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I’ve Been Through the Desert with a Lion Who’s Named
This portion is called B’midbar (In the Desert), and it was read this year on May 16. Don’t worry, I will catch up! This portion covers the first census of Israel, the substitution of the Levites on behalf of the… Continue reading
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Rest and Freedom by His Regulation: Shmita, Jubilee, Israel, and Human Value
In this post, I will cover the Shmita and the significance of the latter blessing that will ultimately be found in Messiah, the Jubilee (or Yovel) and how that ties to both Messiah and the unfulfilled destiny of Israel, and… Continue reading
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How God Speaks Through His Appointed Times
The Parsha reading that I will cover in this entry is Emor (Speak), which was read in synagogues on May 2 this year. From this portion, I will cover the standard of holiness for the priests, the standard of perfection… Continue reading
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The Day of Atonement, the Goats, and the Crimson Thread
I am super excited to get into this next Parsha, which is a double portion, Acharei Mot (After the Death) and K’doshim (Holy People), which was read in synagogues for April 25 this year. Jesus, as Messiah, not only fulfilled… Continue reading
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Going down to the River
Leviticus 12:1-13:59Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42-5:19 Leviticus 14:1-15:33Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3-20 This Torah portion, scheduled for April 18, 2026, covers the laws for cleanliness and purification for women who give birth, for lepers, for diseased objects and homes, and healthy and… Continue reading
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Distinguish between the Clean and Unclean
As I catch up on the Torah schedule, my post for today is about Shmini (Eighth), scheduled to be read April 11, 2026. This portion covers the first sacrifice Aaron and his sons make to the Lord after being consecrated,… Continue reading
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The Order, Fire, Clay Pot, and Third Day
I continue my series discovering the Messiah in the weekly Parsha schedule that might even go back to the time of Ezra, who began regular public readings of the Scriptures after the Babylonian exile. This post is about Tzav (Give… Continue reading
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God’s Everlasting Plan for Israel
Replacement theology says God has replaced Israel with the Church because they rejected the Messiah, that they are at best just like any other nation. The world apart from church theology says Israel is an evil baby-killing occupier guilty of… Continue reading
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The Sin Offering and the Guilt Offering He Called for
I think this will be my last post on the Torah portion reading Vayikra, cited above. I really want to address the Haftarah too and how that related to God’s eternal plan for Israel and the world through Messiah, but… Continue reading
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The Peace Offering He Called for
The Hebrew words translated as peace offering are zevah shelamim (“sacred gift of greeting”). What is the Hebrew greeting? Shalom. What does shalom mean? Peace. This peace is a wholeness of being in body, mind, spirit. The shelamim, translated as… Continue reading
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