Tehillim – Psalm 2, the Messianic Psalm – Part 1
This week's study is from Tehillim / Psalms 2: 1-12. The Psalm begins by asking the question לָמָּה רָגְשׁוּ גוֹיִם וּלְאֻמִּים יֶהְגוּ-רִיק: 2:1 Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devi...
Parashat Vayelech, Zaman Matan Torah and Yeshua the Messiah
This week's Parashah is titled Zaman Matan Torah and Yeshua the Messiah. In this weeks study is from Parahsat Vayelech, Moshe gives some closure to Sefer Devarim by explaining the reason why he can no longer lead Yisrael (Devarim / Deuteronom...
Parashat Nitzavim, The Word of the Lord will go before us!
This week's reading is from Parashat Nitzavim (Devarim / Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20) Moshe writes that when the people come to their senses, after having been scattered to the nations in rebellion, and remember the Lord their God, that He will re...
Psalms 1 – Walking in the counsel of God
This week's study is from Tehillim / Psalms chapter 1. The first chapter of the book of Psalms serves as a preface to the entire collection of the five books of the Psalms. The author of this Psalm is speaking of the true blessedness of the r...
Parashat Ki Tavo, Is your use of the name of Yeshua...
In this week’s reading from Parashat “Ki Tavo” (Devarim / Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8) “when you come,” is taken from the opening verse of the text, Moshe warns the people saying וְהָיָה כִּי-תָב
Tehillim – Psalm Study – Introduction
In this study we will be concerned with understanding the psalmists’ words, ideas, and motivation for writing the song/poem. How did the Torah affect the psalmists’ understanding of God, of his relationship with God, and ...
Parashat Ki Tetze, Do our hearts have equal weights and measures?
In this week’s reading from Parashat Ki Tetze (Devarim / Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) Moshe lists 21 Mitzvot fontning a number of topics when the people enter into the Promised Land: (i) Laws relating to prisoner of war (21:10-15), ...
Parashat Shoftim, A Prophet like unto Moshe
In this week’s reading from Parashat Shoftim (Devarim / Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) Moshe writes on the establishment of offices of administration, judges, and officers and the necessity for justice saying כ צֶדֶק ...
The Messiah according to Moses in the Scroll of the Torah
Shalom Everyone,
I am pleased to announce the book titled "The Messiah according to the Scroll of the Torah." I spent one year organizing the weekly Torah studies into book format consisting of 520 pages. The five books of Moses c...
Parashat Re’eh, Hearing the Voice of the Lord and Devoting our...
In this week’s reading from Parashat Re’eh (Devarim / Deuteronomy 11-26-12:28) Moshe says רְאֵה אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה: meaning “See, I ...
Parashat Ekev, The Word of God and the true Bread from...
This week’s reading (Devarim / Deuteronomy 7:12-9:3) Moshe saysוְהָיָה | עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם וַעֲשִֹיתֶם אֹת
Parashat Va’etchanan, A way of life for a people already redeemed!
This week’s reading is from sefer Devarim (Devarim / Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) Parashat Va’etchanan, Moshe is recapitulating (summarizing and restating) the main points during Yisrael’s journey from Mitzrayim to their p...
Parashat Devarim, Yeshua and the Torah
In this week’s reading from Parashat Devarim (Devarim / Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22) Moshe retells the history of what has happened to Yisrael that led the people to remain in the wilderness. The name of the fifth book of Devarim...
Parshiot Matot-Massei, Get rid of the things that cause you to...
This week's reading is a double portion from Parashat Matot and Masei (Bamidbar / Numbers 30:2-36:13). Moshe speaks to the heads of the tribes of the sons if Yisrael saying א וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-...
Parashat Pinchas, Our Tents, Our Bodies, and Sexual Sin.
In this week’s reading from Parashat Pinchas (Bamidbar / Numbers 25:10-26:51) the Lord speaks to Moshe saying that Pinchas, the son of Eleazar, has turned away His wrath from the sons of Yisrael because he was zealous for the Lor...
Parashat Balak, Walking in the way of the Lord and leaning...
In this week’s study from Parashat Balak (Bamidbar / Numbers 22:2-38) Balak king of Moab saw what the children of Yisrael had done to the Amorites and both he and the people of Moab were afraid being very anxious about Yisrael&rs...
Parashat Chukat, Believing by faith or Striking the Rock in Unbelief
In this week’s reading from Parashat Chukat (Bamidbar / Numbers 19:1-22:1) the Lord speaks to Moshe about the “red heifer” ב זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר-צִוָּה יְהוָֹ...
Parashat Korach, Do I have a rebellious spirit before God?
In this week’s reading from Parashat Korach in Bamidbar / Numbers 16:1-17:15, Korach, Datan, and Aviram rose up and assembled themselves against Moshe and against Aharon and questioned whether their role as priests was real...
Parashat Shelach Lecha, Do you acknowledge the truth or do you...
In this week’s reading from Parashat Shelach Lecha (Bamidbar / Numbers 13:1-15:41), the Lord commands Moshe to send men to spy out the land of Canaan which He was giving to the Children of Yisrael (13:1-2). Moshe says יח&...
Calling God "Our Father" is this something new?
Have you ever heard it said that “Our Father” is something Yeshua (Jesus) taught that is new and is only found in the New Testament (NT)? Studying the Scriptures, in reality, referring to the God of Heaven as “Ou...
