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The study of the Bible in its historical context - with a focus on the archaeology, history, geography, customs , culture, and even the languages of the ancient Middle East. WE ask what did they understand THEN - the original intent of the Lord - so that we can expand and enrich our understanding NOW and thus become true disciples of Adonai Yeshua as in John 8:31-32.
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THE STORY OF JOSEPH - lesson 5
GOD'S PARADIGM OF SALVATION OF THE WORLD
JUDAH AND TAMAR - PART 2
What is going on? Joseph is nearly killed by his brothers, saved by Rueben, and Judah suggests they sell Joseph to a group of Ishmaelite traders. They sell Joseph and the caravan carries Joseph as a slave to Egypt. The story is just beginning and then out of nowhere comes Genesis 38 and the saga of Judah and Tamer. Why did God cause this baffling interruption to the Joseph story? Perhaps one reason is when we return to Joseph we will see that Joseph will not see his brothers, specifically Judah, for 20 years. In those 20 years Judah has his encounter with his daughter in law, Tamar. So, the Lord may have interrupted the Joseph story to do a kind of “meanwhile back at the ranch” side story. But, this is God’s word! His written word, especially His Torah, is said to be the Way and the Truth and the Life. From the face of it, the Judah and Tamar story, though interesting in itself, is still baffling. There must be something else going on.
The great scholar Nahum Sarna, the author of the JPS Torah Commentary – Genesis, says there must be more to the Judah and Tamar saga since this saga is closed up in scriptural bookends. Here’s the verse just before the Judah and Tamar event …
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh's officer, the captain of the bodyguard. (Gen 37:36)
After this verse is chapter 38 or the Judah and Tamar saga. Then we read the verse in chapter 39:1 – the verse immediately following the Judah and Tamar story …
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. (Gen 39:1)
These two verses are almost identical repeats of each other. It is as if God packed in the Judah and Tamar story between these verses as to say that He engineered it, designed it exactly as is, so as to seemingly tell us this event, the saga of Judah and Tamar is a “big deal” and it critically related to the Joseph story. Now, the Torah itself does not tell us why God inspired Moses to write it tis way. All we can do is guess and speculate. Dr. Sarna is a brilliant mind and awesome scholar and he thinks the story packed in between Gen. 37:36 and Gen. 39:1 is done on purpose to shake up our minds to really focus on Judah and Tamar. There must be a significant reason why God is seemingly calling attention to this interruption. In this podcast we will consider the possibilities. We’ll find it seems to be a story that is intimately connected to the Joseph story and, on top of that, the coming of Jesus! Just wait till you study along with me. The Judah and Tamar saga is a story that gives us insights that God is designing amazing events. He is behind it all. Through all this we see the Cross of Christ in the distant horizon of time being planned by יד האלוהים Yad Eloheim - the hand of God.
The rabbis have a saying for this ...
חיי האבות הם סימנים לבנים
HaYay HaAvot Hem Seemaneem Lay Baneem
The Lives of the Fathers are Signs for the Sons
In light of this the rabbis early on connected Joseph to the Messiah. They said Joseph was a prototype of the Messiah. For us that means Jesus. Over and over again as we see Joseph we see the Messiah, our Jesus. Joseph is God's model of what a savor of the world should be like. We will continue to see these unbelievable connections of Joseph and Jesus. God designed it this way so that Joseph is a picture of the coming Messiah. And, the Judah and Tamar story adds to God’s engineering for Jesus, His birth, and His mission.
Here are some resources to study that will add to your knowledge of these awesome and critically important last chapters of Genesis.
Link 1 - a great article from the awesome website, Hebrew4Christians, focusing on one title of the Messiah the rabbis used in the time after the 3rd century A.D., "Maschiach ben Yosef," or Messiah the son of Joseph. This has to do with the fact the rabbis recognized that the Messiah had to suffer and even die. They also recognized that the Messiah would also be victorious as well and establish the throne of Israel in Jerusalem in the days called "The Messianic Age" or the day Messiah comes to rule and reign - https://www.hebrew4christians.com/Articles/Mashiach_ben_Yosef/mashiach_ben_yosef.html
Link 2- a second article written by my lead teacher in my graduate program, Dr. Ron Mosely that discusses Joseph is a prototype of the the suffering Messiah just like David is a prototype of the conquering Messiah - https://www.academia.edu/3796976/Twice_Rejected_Mashiach_Ben_Joseph
Link 3 - a link to Netivyah ministries in Jerusalem. This is a Messianic Jewish ministry founded by Joseph Shulam, an amazing Jewish scholar who helps us reconnect to our Jewish roots of our faith. This link is to a book written by one of their resident scholars, Elhanan ben Avraham, "Moshiach ben Yosef" (Messiah the Son Of Joseph). I highly recommend you get this book and all the books you can buy from this ministry - https://netivyah.org/product/mashiach-ben-yoseph/
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ... on the Giza Plateau at the Great Pyramid)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
2 days ago
2 days ago
57 min
GOD IS LOVE - A JEWISH CONCEPT
Exodus 34:6-7 is called THE 13 ATRIBUTES OF יהוה (might be translated YAH VAY not YAH WAY - no "w" sound in Hebrew) this done by the rabbis of orthodox rabbinic Judaism after the Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. Below is a chart from www.CalledOutBelievers.org showing how the rabbis came up with the 13.
Each of the attributes has a precise interpretation. Check out the link to an excellent artice as to how the rabbis understood each of the attributes.
From "My Jewish Learning" - https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-13-attributes-of-mercy/
Chesed (חֶסֶד) and Agape (ἀγάπη) - synonyms?
It is easy to search for the definitions of Agape and Chesed. When one sudies these words we find they seem to be synonyms from the Greek and Hebrew. Chesed (חֶסֶד) is a profound Hebrew word (not easily translated into the English) that beautifully encapsulates God's character. While it has been translated into English as "lovingkindness," "steadfast love," "mercy," or "covenant loyalty", it ultimately means an active, relentless, and unbreaking love. It describes a devotedness that goes far beyond what is required.
Jesus taught the parable of the "GOOD SAMARITAN" and this is an example of AGAPE and CHESED. Check out the links to the two five minute Bible study videos I did on this parable. The vidoes also go into the probable location of the parable since the ruins of an inn was discovered on a specific road coming rom Jericho to Jerusalem. If you haven't seen these videos, don't miss them.
Link 1 -
Link 2 - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/five-small-stones-18-par-2-geography-of-the-good-samaritan/
In Judaism, chesed is recognized as one of God's thirteen attributes. It is the foundation of His actions toward humanity—showing grace by providing what we do not deserve, and showing mercy by withholding the punishment we do.
Agape itself is a Greek word (ἀγάπη) used in the New Testament to describe selfless, unconditional, and divine love. Because it is Greek, it doesn't have a direct Hebrew equivalent. However, the exact Hebrew counterpart to this concept is Ahava (אַהֲבָה), which also means deep, active, and devoted love.
While ahava is the general term for love, biblical Hebrew also uses Chesed (חֶסֶד), which is frequently translated as loving-kindness, mercy, or unfailing covenantal love. Chesed is the Old Testament equivalent to the sacrificial, action-oriented love that agape represents in the New Testament.
An interesting article that discusses Agape and Chesed can be found at the link below ...
https://aleteia.org/2024/11/29/from-ahavah-to-agape-the-meanings-of-love-in-scripture/
In this podcast the issue came up related to the words in the verse Exod. 34:7 ...
"... yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations." (Exo 34:7)
So the question is does God punish the descendants of the sinful father for the father's sin. I addressed in detail when we studied the Ten Commandments and I did not want to teach it again. Also, in this lesson we studied the understanding of the English word "WORSHIP" and the question is God jealous? How can He be jealous? Jealousy is a negative human trait. What's going on? The entire lesson on these concepts & questions can be found in the podcasts linked below ...
Link - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/exodus-47-lesson-6-exod-204-6-this-sin-is-a-big-deal/
Finally we found that the rabbis saw a connection between Moses and the Messiah. Their connection was too limited. The connection is too awesome. Moses is a paradigm of the Messiah, one who is like Jesus. I mentioned a podcast i have done that goes into this in a detailed study. Here's the link ...
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret - somewhere in the Galilee)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
3 days ago
3 days ago
52 min
In this Bible study podcast we will complete Exodus 22. Once again we will see that because Jesus' Bible, the Bible He had available when He was here among us, the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament, that Jesus is a great Torah teacher! What we may think as NEW concepts and NEW ideas or teachings that we might assume are 100% Christian, are not. Jesus is teaching Torah and Torah, sometimes the name for the first five books of the Bible, does not mean LAW but TEACHING (Hebrew word H8451 in Hebrew as תּרה Torah - pronounced TOE - RA and it means teaching or instruction coming from the Hebrew word meaning to teach). Jesus in His own words said of the Torah ...
"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill (the Greek word that translates into fulfill is G4137 or πληρόω play-ro'-o and means to complete, to finish). For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven." (Mat 5:17-20)
In these words of Jesus the Greek word that is translated as LAW is G3551 or νόμος pronounced NO - MOS is the same Greek word used in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) to translate the Hebrew word תּרה Torah. Jesus is not speaking about the laws in the first five books of the Bible but the actual words of God, the scriptures themselves, the very word of God, the Bible, God's teaching or instruction. He came not to fulfill the teaching but to COMPLETE IT.
We'll see that in this lesson. We will consider the law in Lev. 19:18 to love our neighbor as ourselves. Who is our neighbor? The Lord in the Torah says it is Egyptians besides one's fellow Hebrew. Check it out in verses Exodus 3:22, 11:2-3, and 12:35. The Lord is clearly implying the Egyptians are to be considered the "neighbors" of the Hebrews. Then the Lord uses the parable of the "Good Samaritan" to take this idea deeper and finally these words of the Lord ...
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." (Mat 5:43-45)
Jesus is not only saying that the hated Samaritans (Jews and Samaritans hated each other) were their neighbors but even our enemies! So, from the Torah written in the 15 century B.C. to the days of Yeshua, we see how the Lord took the basic teaching and expanded upon it and completed it.
To understand Jesus, to understand the Lord we need to understand the Torah, the Hebrew Scriptures. This is our foundation and the foundation of the New Testament. This is so clear in this lesson as we complete Exodus 22.
Here's a great article that I urge you to access. Again it shows that the New Testament, the teachings of Jesus, the Torah of Adonai, has its foundation in the Torah.
Link - https://mymorningmeditations.com/2013/06/20/the-purpose-of-torah-in-new-testament-judaism-part-1/
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8qth6w4e56oub9js1w1gu/BackgrndTeacher-mar-25-2020.pdf?rlkey=f14fr2wmde5fezjmnrny8cycl&st=8kag3nil&dl=0
3 days ago
3 days ago
15 min
TRUTH NUGGET #23
PART 3 OF 3
VIDEO 15 MINUTES
An amazing archaeological discovery was made in the deserts of Sudan. It has everything to do with proving the Exodus - showing that the Exodus probably really happened and when. But, two statements Jesus made in His Last Supper are also connected. One statement in John 14 to Phillip and the other He made in a prayer to the Father.
Come and join us and let's go to the temple of Soleb, built by pharaoh Amenhotep III, the grandson of Amenhotep II who is the likely pharaoh of the Exodus, and see the oldest inscription of the name of the Lord.
I also suggest you connect with Joel Kramer, an evangelical Bible archaeologist. He has done amazing work with teaching the Bible via video based upon the archaeology that proves the veracity of the Bible. His website is https://www.youtube.com/ExpeditionBible. Look for his new video, "The Oldest Yahweh Inscription," to learn more about the Soleb Temple.
Here's the link to directly to the video.
Joel Kramer's video, "The Oldest Yahweh Inscription" - https://sourceflix.com/oldest-yahweh-inscription/
Who is this guy, Rev. Ferret?
(Ferret ... having a coffee before flying to Mexico to teach at the Bible Institute)
What's his background? Why should we take time to listen to him? Here's a link to check out his background - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
4 days ago
4 days ago
17 min
TRUTH NUGGETS #22
PART 2 OF 3
VIDEO 15 MINUTES
An amazing archaeological discovery was made in the deserts of Sudan. It has everything to do with proving the Exodus showing that the Exodus probably really happened and when. But, two statements Jesus made in His Last Supper are also connected. One statement in John 14 to Phillip and the other He made in a prayer to the Father. Come and join us and let's go to the temple of Soleb, built by pharaoh Amenhotep III, the grandson of Amenhotep II who is the likely pharaoh of the Exodus, and see the oldest inscription of the name of the Lord.
I also suggest you connect with Joel Kramer, an evangelical Bible archaeologist. He has done amazing work with teaching the Bible via video based upon the archaeology that proves the veracity of the Bible. His website is www.SourceFlix.com. Look for his new video, "The Oldest Yahweh Inscription," to learn more about the Soleb Temple.
Here's the link to his website and the link directly to the video.
SourceFlix - https://sourceflix.com/
Joel Kramer's video, "The Oldest Yahweh Inscription" - https://sourceflix.com/oldest-yahweh-inscription/
Who is this guy, Rev. Ferret?
(Ferret ... just outside the amazing Al-Khazneh (Treasury - Petra Jordan)
What's his background? Why should we take time to listen to him? Here's a link to check out his background - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
5 days ago
5 days ago
16 min
TRUTH NUGGETS #21
PART 1 OF 3
VIDEO 15 MINUTES
NOTE: video works better on YouTube - link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olDFBQ5pcSs&t=1071s
An amazing archaeological discovery was made in the deserts of Sudan. It has everything to do with proving the Exodus showing that the Exodus probably really happened and when. But, two statements Jesus made in His Last Supper are also connected. One statement in John 14 to Phillip and the other He made in a prayer to the Father. Come and join us and let's go to the temple of Soleb, built by pharaoh Amenhotep III, the grandson of Amenhotep II who is the likely pharaoh of the Exodus, and see the oldest inscription of the name of the Lord.
I also suggest you connect with Joel Kramer, an evangelical Bible archaeologist. He has done amazing work with teaching the Bible via video based upon the archaeology that proves the veracity of the Bible. His website is www.SourceFlix.com. Look for his new video, "The Oldest Yahweh Inscription," to learn more about the Soleb Temple.
Here's the link to his website and the link directly to the video.
SourceFlix - https://sourceflix.com/
Joel Kramer's video, "The Oldest Yahway Inscription" - https://sourceflix.com/oldest-yahweh-inscription/
Who is this guy, Rev. Ferret?
(Ferret ... crossing the Nile at Luxor)
What's his background? Why should we take time to listen to him? Here's a link to check out his background - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
49 min
THE STORY OF JOSEPH - lesson 4
GOD'S PARADIGM OF SALVATION OF THE WORLD
As we see in lessons 1-3 Joseph is 1) hated by his brothers and 2) they are jealous or envious of Joseph and 3) the plot to kill him. But remember the rabbis of old recognized something truly amazing. The Lord is using PARADIGMS or patterns, templates, or models. It is the Lord taking a person or event that becomes a prototype (synonym for paradigm) for another person in the future or an event in the future. The rabbis have a saying for this ...
חיי האבות הם סימנים לבנים
HaYay HaAvot Seemaneem Lay Baneem
The Lives of the Fathers are Signs for the Sons
In light of this the rabbis early on connected Joseph to the Messiah. They said Joseph was a prototype of the Messiah. For us that means Jesus. And just as we will see in this podcast that Joseph is sold for 20 pieces of silver as suggested by Judah (his name in Hebrew is Yehooda), his older brother. We also see that Jesus was betrayed by Judas for 30 pieces of silver. Judas’ name in Hebrew is Yehooda or Judah. Amazing. Over and over again as we see Joseph we see the Messiah, our Jesus. Joseph is God's model of what a savor of the world should be like. Joseph was born of Rachel in a miraculous birth and grew up and saved the world with the bread of the earth. Jesus was born of Mary in a miraculous birth an saved the world with Himself and through Himself with the bread from heaven.
For more resources to study this in more depth check the links below.
Link 1 - a great article from the awesome website, Hebrew4Christians, focusing on one title of the Messiah the rabbis used in the time after the 3rd century A.D., "Maschiach ben Yosef," or Messiah the son of Joseph. This has to do with the fact the rabbis recognized that the Messiah had to suffer and even die. They also recognized that the Messiah would also be victorious as well and establish the throne of Israel in Jerusalem in the days called "The Messianic Age" or the day Messiah comes to rule and reign - https://www.hebrew4christians.com/Articles/Mashiach_ben_Yosef/mashiach_ben_yosef.html
Link 2- a second article written by my lead teacher in my graduate program, Dr. Ron Mosely that discusses Joseph is a prototype of the the suffering Messiah just like David is a prototype of the conquering Messiah - https://www.academia.edu/3796976/Twice_Rejected_Mashiach_Ben_Joseph
Link 3 - a link to Netivyah ministries in Jerusalem. This is a Messianic Jewish ministry founded by Joseph Shulam, an amazing Jewish scholar who helps us reconnect to our Jewish roots of our faith. This link is to a book written by one of their resident scholars, Elhanan ben Avraham, "Moshiach ben Yosef" (Messiah the Son Of Joseph). I highly recommend you get this book and all the books you can buy from this ministry - https://netivyah.org/product/mashiach-ben-yoseph/
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ... standing in the gate of an ancient Canaanite Temple)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
43 min
We are about to study three awesome verses, Exod. 22:18-20. All three refer to commonly accepted practices connected to the immoral and sinful pagan culture in the ancient Near East. All three demand death sentences. What יהוה Yahvay our Lord is teaching us is His total rejection of polytheism and its associated abhorrent practices and rituals. In essence the Lord is teaching the Hebrews then coming out of Egypt that they are to be HOLY. Not the way the church translates holy as without sin or being righteous before God or holy being pure of heart or other ways. The church again dismisses the Hebrew and loses the real idea as to what יהוה Yahvay our Lord is getting at. The Hebrew word used for God wanting His chosen, His elect to be holy is the word קָדֹשׁ or kadosh H6918. It gives us the idea of being separate or ones set apart or those who are distinctly and uniquely different than others. The Lord wants His chosen, His elect, His people to live in such a way that they are not like the pagan polytheists around them. He wants His chosen to be His, set apart, ones who live so that all know they belong to יהוה Yahvay. We remember when He said in His word, in the Torah ...
"For I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth. For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy." (Lev 11:44-45)
We are in His image and thus we are to exhibit those characteristics of our Father. He is קָדֹשׁ kadosh and we are also to be קָדֹשׁ kadosh. This idea carries us into the New Testament. If we are to be disciples of Yeshua, talmideem of Rav Yeshua, then we are to be like Him. Jesus said that He is not of the world and neither are we to be of the world. We are in the world but we are separate, set apart, distinctly different, or not part of the world. Jesus is only teaching from the only scripture they had when He was here, the Hebrew scriptures or the Old Testament and the תּוֹרָה Torah, the first five books of the Bible, considered the foundation of all of God's word in Jesus' day, when He said ...
"I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. (Joh 17:14-16)
So as we study these verses in Exodus we see they are God's intention for them THEN and for us NOW since through the CROSS and the BLOOD of the LAMB, we have become "grafted in" to the olive tree of Israel and through Jesus have become יהוה Yahvay's chosen, His elect, His sons and His daughters.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy? What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
43 min
POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF TORAH SCRIPTURE THAT TESTIFIES OF YESHUA WHO BEARS OUR SIN
(See Exod. 34:7 and 1 Pete. 2:24)
In this podcast we will learn that indeed the Torah in Hebrew testifies of Jesus just like He taught us in John's Gospel in John 5:39. This is not apparent in English and so we miss it again! Few will teach God's word in its historical context and check the Hebrew and not the English. This podcast does and you'll see that the very word of God shows that the Torah testifies of Jesus in ways that are beyond powerful.
One of the first things we encountered in this lesson as what is called "The 13 Attributes of the Lord" that the rabbis came up with. See the chart below from the website www.CalledOutBelievers.org of how the verese Exod. 34:6-8 show these 13 attributes of God.
Also, here's a link to an excellent article on the Jewish understanding of the 13 Attributes from "My Jewish Learning" - https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-13-attributes-of-mercy/
In Christianity we all understand sin as being intentional. We don't say that someone who acted in error or inadvertently or by mistake, committed a sin. Sin for Christian is intentional, done on purpose, or a deliberate action against God. But, in the Bible there are two types of sin, UNINTENTIONAL and INTENTIONAL. This is so clear when youstudy God's instruction on the Sin Offering in Leviticus 4. Consider ...
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them, if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer to the LORD a bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. (Lev 4:1-3)
You can also read what God has to say about this in Numbers 15.
'But when you unwittingly fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the LORD has spoken to Moses, even all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses, from the day when the LORD gave commandment and onward throughout your generations, then it shall be, if it is done unintentionally, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one bull for a burnt offering, as a soothing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering. (Num 15:22-24)
The Sin Offering is thus only for cleansing UNINTENTIONAL sins and not sin as Christians know it, INTENTIONAL.
Jewish scholars agree that there is NO sacrifice or ritual in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament, to forgive intentional sin. There are no number of goats and sheep that can be sacrificed to erase someone's intentional sin. Here's an awesome article that goes into this big time. This Jewish scholarly article thus supports our Christian understanding. What would we expect? It supports the reason why Jesus came. He came to die so our sins (intentional) would be atoned for and we would regain a right standing with God. The Sinai Covenant did not have such a sacrifice. So Jesus came and provided the WAY back to the Father and He can therefore say He came and the Sinai Covenant, as Jesus said, "It is finished." Check out the article. https://www.jewfaq.org/qorbanot.htm#Purposes
In this lesson we focus on Exod. 34:7 where it says about God that He forgives inquity, transgression, and sin. But, the word is not forgives but the Hebrew word NAHSAH (H5375) which has the conceptual idea of carrying a burden, bearing a load, lifiting something up, taking something away. God is giving us an amazing picture of what forgiveness "looks like." What is so awesome is that God, who is Jesus, since Jesus is only a face of the Lord (see lesson 75) carries our sin to a special place and to a special time. He takes our sins to the His Cross.
Shown below are links to Bible lessons I have done that go into these ideas in depth. I list them for your reference so that you can consider studying the very words of God and enhancing your understanding that the 13 Attributes of Yahvay are all about Him, Jesus, who is God, a manifestion of the Lord.
LINKS FOR LOM PODCASTS YOM KIPPUR
1ST – IT IS FINISHED AND 2ND – THE GOAT AND THE LAMB
https://youtu.be/LtiB77wbNd8?si=zDi2upP9WPMh1kh5
https://youtu.be/KoI6_yUnT2w?si=ftKR9QfBLWtcGAEE
TORAH IS FINISHED BY THE CROSS
https://youtu.be/-FSJ0GytjSo?si=yl4PrBP1EkWUDYzO
Also, check out the article I wrote from one of my classbooks. It addresses unintentional and intentional sin, the Hebrew word NAHSAH and how it is used in God's word, and how Jesus as God, the only God, carries our sins like bearing a heavy load to the cross.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret - somewhere in the Galilee)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
48 min
AN ALTERNATIVE VIABLE BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF GOD AS THE FATHER AND GOD AS THE SON AND GOD AS THE HOLY SPIRIT.
As I mentioned in this study I did a podcast that shows Biblically the answer to the question, “Who dwells in us, the Father? The Son? The Holy Spirit?” The answer to the question is YES!! Shown below are the link to the podcast that are critical for Christians to understand the very words of God and the concept that God is the Father and God is the Son and God is the Spirit.
1 COR 3:16 – FATHER & SON & SPIRIT DWELL IN US
https://youtu.be/hiG8QC-bHuk?si=6q7ax_82kEhZQ0x3
https://youtu.be/eZyFEL7OUD0?si=SFHLjPTrUppGibdY
The word for "book" is sefer (סֵפֶר).
- Possessive Endings (Pronominal Suffixes)
In formal and biblical Hebrew, possession is indicated by adding suffixes directly to a shifted, construct form of the noun (sifr-).
|
Owner |
Hebrew |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
|
My |
סִפְרִי |
sifri |
my book |
|
Your (m.s.) |
סִפְרְךָ |
sifrecha |
your book |
|
Your (f.s.) |
סִפְרֵךְ |
sifrech |
your book |
|
His |
סִפְרוֹ |
sifro |
his book |
|
Her |
סִפְרָהּ |
sifrah |
her book |
|
Our |
סִפְרֵנוּ |
sifrenu |
our book |
|
Your (m.pl.) |
סִפְרְכֶם |
sifrechem |
your book |
|
Your (f.pl.) |
סִפְרְכֶן |
sifrechen |
your book |
|
Their (m.) |
סִפְרָם |
sifram |
their book |
|
Their (f.) |
סִפְרָן |
sifran |
their book |
- Modern Spoken Form
In Modern Hebrew, the shel construction is preferred for everyday conversation. You use the base word ha-sefer (הַסֵּפֶר - "the book") followed by the preposition shel and a pronoun.
- My book: ha-sefer sheli (הַסֵּפֶר שֶׁלִּי)
- His book: ha-sefer shelo (הַסֵּפֶר שֶׁלּוֹ)
- Her book: ha-sefer shelah (הַסֵּפֶר שֶׁלָּהּ)
- Our book: ha-sefer shelanu (הַסֵּפֶר שֶׁלָּנוּ)
- Their book: ha-sefer shelahem (הַסֵּפֶר שֶׁלָּהֶם)
- Plural Forms
Hebrew the plural noun sefarim
(ספרים, "books")
In Hebrew, possessive endings (called "pronominal suffixes") are attached directly to nouns to show ownership. For the plural noun sefarim (ספרים, "books"), possession is indicated by replacing the masculine plural ending with specialized suffixes.
Possessive Endings for "Sefarim" (ספרים)
When adding possessive endings, the plural word for books becomes sifrei- (סִפְרֵי) plus the suffix.
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|
Possessor |
Suffix |
Hebrew Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
|
|
My |
י |
סְפָרַי |
sfaráy |
My books |
|
|
Your (m. sg.) |
ךָ |
סְפָרֶיךָ |
sfaréykha |
Your books |
|
|
Your (f. sg.) |
ךְ |
סְפָרַיִךְ |
sfaráyikh |
Your books |
|
|
His |
יו |
סְפָרָיו |
sfaráv |
His books |
|
|
Her |
יהָ |
סְפָרֶיהָ |
sfaréha |
Her books |
|
|
Our |
נו |
סְפָרֵינוּ |
sfaréynu |
Our books |
|
|
Your (m. pl.) |
כֶם |
סְפָרֵיכֶם |
sfaréykhem |
Your books |
|
|
Your (f. pl.) |
כֶן |
סְפָרֵיכֶן |
sfaréykhen |
Your books |
|
|
Their (m.) |
ם |
סְפָרֵיהֶם |
sfaréyhem |
Their books |
|
|
Their (f.) |
ן |
סְפָרֵיהֶן |
sfaréyhen |
Their books |
Usage Notes
- Modern vs. Classical: While these direct suffixes are standard in Biblical Hebrew, formal writing, and religious liturgy, everyday Modern Hebrew almost exclusively uses the preposition shel (של). For example, "my books" is usually expressed casually as hasfarim sheli (הספרים שלי) rather than sfaray.
- Singular vs. Plural Base: Note that sefer (singular, "book") inflects differently. When modifying plural/dual nouns in Hebrew, you will almost always see a yud (י) placed between the noun and the possessive suffix (e.g., sfaray instead of sifri).
For more detailed breakdowns and audio pronunciations, you can visit the Virtual Ulpan or the Hebrew for Christians grammar guides.
Wikipedia article related to Hebrew grammar –
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Hebrew_grammar
Hebrew4Christians grammar section -https://hebrew4christians.com/Grammar/Unit_Six/Pronomial_Suffixes_Singular/pronomial_suffixes_singular.html
Hebrew word for "face" or "presence" is panim (פָּנִים)
The Hebrew word for "face" or "presence" is panim (פָּנִים). It is a grammatically plural noun that takes special, plural-like possessive endings.
The primary possessive endings for panim are detailed in this structured layout:
|
English Meaning |
Hebrew Transliteration |
Hebrew Spelling |
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My face |
panay |
פָּנַי |
|
Our face(s) |
paneinu |
פְּנֵינוּ |
|
Your (m. sg.) face(s) |
panecha |
פָּנֶיךָ |
|
Your (f. sg.) face(s) |
panayich |
פָּנַיִךְ |
|
Your (m. pl.) face(s) |
pneichem |
פְּנֵיכֶם |
|
Your (f. pl.) face(s) |
pneichen |
פְּנֵיכֶן |
|
His / Its face |
panav |
פָּנָיו |
|
Her / Its face |
paneha |
פָּנֶיהָ |
|
Their (m.) face(s) |
pneihem |
פְּנֵיהֶם |
|
Their (f.) face(s) |
pneihen |
פְּנֵיהֶן |
For a complete look at Hebrew grammar paradigms, you can reference the Hebrew for Christians Suffixes Guide - https://hebrew4christians.com/Grammar/Unit_Six/Pronomial_Suffixes_Plural/pronomial_suffixes_plural.html
The following is taken from the Wikipedia articles on the etymology (historical development) of the Latin word PERSONA and the Greek word PROSOPON that eventually became used to translate the word “PERSON.”
PERSONA
The word persona derives from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask.] The usage of the word dates back to the beginnings of Latin civilization. The Latin word derived from the Etruscan word "phersu," with the same meaning, and that from the Greek πρόσωπον (prosōpon). It is the etymology of the word "person," or "parson" in French. Latin etymologists explain that persona comes from "per/sonare" as "the mask through which (per) resounds the voice (of the actor)."
PROSOPON
In Ancient Greek, term prosopon originally designated one's "face" or "mask". Actors in Greek theatre-productions wore specific physical masks on stage, in order to reveal their characters and emotional states to the audience.
The term prosopon had an important role in the development of theological terminology related to the Trinity and to Jesus. It was the subject of many theological debates and disputes, particularly during early centuries of Christian history.
The word prosopon is most commonly used for the self-manifestation of an individual hypostasis (God is understood as one divine essence or being (ousia), but three distinct substances or forms (hypostases): the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Commonly defined as persons in the church after the late 3rd century A.D. Prosopon is the form in which hypostasis appears (prosopon meant “mask” and each form of the essence of God appears as a unique mask or appearance. Later the word person was used for appearence or manifestation or face. Every hypostasis has its own prosopon: face or countenance. It gives expression to the reality of the hypostasis with its powers and characteristics.
Paul the Apostle uses the term when speaking of direct heart-felt apprehension of the face (prosopon) of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6): "For it is the God who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."
THE FACES OF THE LORD
My wife is brilliant. Again and again over the years I see how God has used her to enhance the lessons I taught in class, when I led teaching tours on the trails in Israel, or now in these podcasts. She said the alternative Biblical understanding of the Trinity I presented makes so much sense rather than God in three separate persons. The alternative does not take away from the doctrine of the Trinity but makes it more understanding.
She states that we are made in the image of God. As God has faces, different ways of manifesting Himself to us, so do we. As she explained that when I, her husband, was a son to my father my "face" then was not as my "face" today; that is my manifestation of myself to the world was different 60 years ago. I was the same JOHN, the same human being, but my "face," or my way I was seen in the world, was radically different than today. When I was 60 and leading tours to Israel my "face" was not the same as today. I was the same person. I was not a separate person from myself. I was me. But, then at age 60, I manifested myself differently.
My wife said I had many "faces" but I was still me. I had the face of the son of my father, I had the face of a student at St. John's Univeristy, I had anohter face as a young dad when we started adopting our kids, and I have a face today of a grandfather. All these are "faces" or masks, if you like. It is still me. Who I am is constant but I have a different face at the various stages of my life.
She said it seems then as we are made in His image we, like our Father, have several "faces" or ways of presenting ourselves that differ over time. As time goes on and circumstances change, I am manifested in different ways to those who I encounter. I am still the same person. My essence, or my fundamental core—the unchanging spark of my consciousness, my values, and my authentic presence that persists beneath my physical form and memories and fleeting emotions - does not change and I am still me. This is the same for God. His essence, that which makes God God, does not change but only the way He chooses to manifest Himself to the world, to us, in one of His faces.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret - taking a break from teaching somewhere in the shade in Jerusalem)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0