What is the Significance of the Abib Barley?

Every detail in the Scriptures is important. The longer we study the Bible, the more our spiritual radar zeroes in on these seeming insignificant details and the more we see how they relate to other details elsewhere in the Scriptures. Pretty soon, … Continue reading

The “Sacrifice” of Isaac at Mount Moriah & Yeshua

Discussing the Prophetic Implications of the Akeidah or Binding of Isaac in Genesis 22 YHVH credited to Abraham’s spiritual account his willingness to sacrifice Isaac as if he had actually done so. In fact, there is an ancient rabbinical tradition that … Continue reading

Yom Teruah begins tonight. Learn more…

Happy Yom Teruah! The fourth biblical holiday (the first one of the fall season) begins tonight according the ancient biblical calendar (as opposed to the modern, rabbinic, Constantine calendar used by most religious Jews and many Messianics). In the Bible, … Continue reading

The Transition Between the Old and New Covenants

Hebrews 8:13, Ready to vanish away.  Many who read this verse assume that the writer is saying that the Torah-law was ready to vanish away ergo the law has been done away. This belief is orthodox Christianity! But is this … Continue reading

The Old or Former Covenant Vs. the New Covenant

Hebrews 8:6, Better covenant … better promises. In the Greek, the word better is kreitton meaning “more useful, more serviceable, more advantageous, more excellent.” The Renewed Covenant is a better covenant for the reasons discussed in the notes in verse … Continue reading

What are the 40 days of Elul and what do you need to do?

Getting in Sync With YHVH Times and Seasons What are the forty days of teshuvah (the Hebrew word meaning “repentance”) all about? Let’s briefly explore this concept to see how why they occur when they do and how they relate … Continue reading