True Dominion
Through Yeshua’s Incarnation, he became a model for humanity. The author of Hebrews applied Psalm 8, a psalm that celebrates humanity, to Yeshua in his Incarnation…
The Incarnation: God’s Dwelling With Man
As Yeshua comes down the mountain, His focus is at first on the disciples. In v.16, they are in the midst of a debate with the scribes who found an ideal opportunity to try to undermine the disciples in the eyes of am Yisrael, (the Jewish people) because they were unable to perform a miracle of healing…
A Suffering Father and His Son
As Yeshua comes down the mountain, His focus is at first on the disciples. In v.16, they are in the midst of a debate with the scribes who found an ideal opportunity to try to undermine the disciples in the eyes of am Yisrael, (the Jewish people) because they were unable to perform a miracle of healing…
Standing Amazed
Why was the crowd amazed since Yeshua had not done any miracle or taught anything as of yet since His descent from the mountain? While the word amazed is found 11 times in Mark, it is taken from 4 different Greek words, and this one used here describes the highest level of amazement. It describes an alarmed and fearful reaction
The Voice from Heaven
Let us be keenly aware of the presence of the Tri-Unity of God leading to this most important historical event; the resurrection which changed the course of this world…
To Him You Will Listen
There is something that the Lord says which is of utmost importance when it comes to Yeshua. These words, “Listen to Him” were given at the Transfiguration…
The Pentecost Pledge
The great majority of Hebrew Scripture prophecies concerning judgments and wars end with a word of encouragement, just like prophecies concerning the Lord’s coming. We see this same pattern in Mark…
New Life Requires a New Identity
What does it mean to be ashamed of Jesus? (Marc 8:34) It means to be embarrassed about our faith. Many hide it. They never speak about it nor demonstrate it because they are ashamed…
Discovering His Identity
The nature of the Messiah (or the question of “Who is Yeshua”) has been a topic under debate for the past 2000 years, even into our present day. When we read the writings of the early Yeshua-following communities, the question of “Who is Yeshua” resulted in many theories…
The Son
There are two main titles for the Messiah in the New Covenant: Son of God and Son of Man. While most people think that Son of God refers to the divine nature of the Messiah, and Son of Man refers to the human nature of the Messiah, it is actually the opposite which is true.