Isaiah 40–41 Isaiah 40:27–41:16,The Soncino Edition Pentateuch introduces its commentary to this Haftorah portion as follows: The Sedrah [Parashah] opens with the call of Abraham and [YHVH] bidding, “Be thou a blessing” unto all the families of the earth. Such, … Continue reading
What is the chief attribute of Yehovah Elohim? It is holiness, for this is what Scripture revealed that the spirit beings in his heavenly throne room are chanting day and night. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw … Continue reading
The 50 day count of the omer (the countdown to Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost) began last Sunday. Today is the fourth day of the first week of seven weeks of the counting of the omer. What is … Continue reading
Acts 1:5, Baptized with the Holy Spirit. We Need Spiritual Activation To enter into a relationship with YHVH Elohim, our Creator and Father in heaven, and to become his sons and daughters, we must be spiritually activated. Man is comprised … Continue reading
Chag HaMatzot (The Feast of Unleavened Bread): An Overview Chag HaMatzot or the Feast of Unleavened Bread is the second annual festival on YHVH’s biblical calendar, and occurs on the fifteenth day of the month of the Abib, which is … Continue reading
Isaiah 26:3, Peace. Heb. shalom. This word is spelled in its undiminished form (i.e. shin, lamed, vav, mem sofit) here containing the Hebrew letter vav (as opposed to other places in the Hebrew Scriptures where shalom is spelled deffectively [i.e. … Continue reading
Isaiah 25:7, The surface of the covering. This is a cryptic passage. What does it mean? Other translations render it as follows: And on this mountain He will swallow up the covering which is over all peoples, even the veil … Continue reading