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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 verse Phil. 4:6-7 is a verse for such a time as this. Esther was put in her position for her day and time save all Israel. What about you and me? As Christians we live in dark and difficult times. Forces have risen and are in positions of leadership and influence where things that are good are now evil; things that were bad, evil, are now considered good and righteous. These days of evil and chaos will probably increase and even get worse; the Bible seems to predict this as we get closer to the return of Messiah. So, it is time for true disciples of Adonai Yeshua to rise up and apply His Word and pray; it is time to seek the Lord and run to Him as our refuge. Paul gives us Phil. 4:6-7 as verses that are meant for such a time as this, now, today. We've been given God's instruction and we are now ready for these days; ready for such a time as this.
But this was written around 60 A.D. How did those 1st Christians in Philippi hear this instruction from Paul? They were Messianic Jews for the most part; all they had was the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament. They faced even worse conditions than we face. Their government was lead by a man who was said to be god. It was an evil decadent society beyond what we face today. And soon they'd face the awful persecutions under Rome. Thus, how might have they understood not to be "anxious"? Or to "by prayer"? Or the concept of of God's peace, His shalom? Let's walk with them on their ways and hear the word like them; let them help us broaden our understanding of the Word of Adonai.
Who's John Ferret? What's his background? Why should I listen to this guy? Here's a link to learn a little about Rev. Ferret - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
2 days ago
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SPECIAL LESSON
In lesson 33 we will turn from our focus on the Torah and the book of Genesis to consider the answer to the question, “Why Do This?” Why should we study the Bible in this manner? Why should be put the Bible in its historical context and strive to hear the Bible on its own terms; that is, to hear the Bible as to what it says and what it does not say?
Since I returned from my first study tour to the Middle East in Israel years ago and continuing in my learning since those days, I have found that most lessons I hear from Christians are devoid of the historical context of the Bible. I have found that most teach with no concept of how important it is to understand the word of God as the “first hearers” did. A classic example is the picture of Jesus with the sharp two edged sword in Pergamum in Revelation 2. No one ever has ever taught how the sharp two edged sword and Pergamum are related. No one ever in teachings I heard makes the connection. Why?
Since Pergamum was a center of the worship of the emperor of Rome, we learn that Caesar had the right of the sword; in Latin “ius gladii.” This means that he and his designates had the power of life and death; by his word a person could be immediately executed. This is why Jesus was brought before Pilate. In Greek this is called the right of the
“rhomphaia” – this is the exact word found in Rev. 2:12! Bible historians suggest that Jesus who has the sharp two-edged-sword or “rhomphaia” is in direct confrontation with the emperor. It is not Caesar who has the power over life and death, it is not a man who has absolute power over all. It is Jesus. Only Jesus has the power of the sword, the power of the “rhomphaia.” Amazingly, Jesus is writing this to the only city of the seven that is the center of imperial worship of the emperor. If you are an early believer in Pergamum, you get it, loud and clear!! (Note: the sharp two-edged sword Jesus had was not the word of God as in Eph. 6:17. The Greek word used there is “machaira” or a dagger or short sword. That is our sword – God’s word. No way do we get the sword of the King of Kings!)
However, there is more. For at least the first 100 years of the “church” the only Bible they had was the Hebrew Scriptures commonly known as the Old Testament. Moreover, a majority of the early church were Messianic Jewish people who knew the Torah, the 1st five books of the Bible, as God’s direct instruction (not law) for His chosen people. In the Torah we read …
“See now that I, I am He, and there is no god besides Me; it is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever, If I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand takes hold on justice, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me. I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.” (Deu 32:39-42)
A Messianic Jew in Pergamum would easily associate this verse with Rev. 2:12. Jesus had the sharp two-edged sword. Only He has the power of life and death. That is why murder is forbidden in the Ten Commandments. Thus, Deut. 32:39-42 and Rev. 2:12 proclaim Jesus as God, the God of the Bible, the one true God, God alone. When does Jesus ever say that He is God?? All the time!! But, He does it in the cultural context of the times.
The Bible was written to them, those who first hear it, and not to us. As my first teacher said that we must understand the who and the what and the where of the Bible event to understand the why. This was Ray Vander Laan and I highly recommend you to connect with his ministry, “That the World May Know,” and to start purchasing his DVD’s of Bible lessons in their historical context filmed on site in the Middle East. Here’s a link to his website. Link - https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/
I urge you to check out his free articles and audio lessons. Click on LEARN at the homepage of "That the World May Know."
In this podcast I brought up a story of a 12 year old boy who asked me if Jesus dwells in us. Certainly the Spirit dwells in us; that is exactly what the Bible says (1 Cor 3:16 and 1 Cor 6:19). But in one section of the Bible Jesus teaches us something totally amazing. Check it out ...
"Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.
(Joh 14:10-20)
In these verses we see that the Father is in Jesus and Jesus is in the Father and we are in Jesus and Jesus is in us and thus the Father is in us since the Father is in Jesus. On top of that the Holy Spirit will be given to us by the Father and the Holy Spirit will dwell in us as well!! WOW!! All three in us at the same time. So who dwells in you? Just the Spirit? Just Jesus? Only the Father? No. Who dwells in you? God! It's bigger than we thought.
So come and join me. Let us consider the importance of hearing the Bible on its own terms. Let us consider bringing our brain to the Bible and use our minds and intelligence that God gave us to come to know Him in a deeper and more passionate way so that the fire in us will begin to burn out of control and we will not be able to keep our mouths shut anymore.
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
4 days ago
4 days ago
This is like God's intro to the world. He meets Moses at the burning bush and it's kind of like God saying to Moses and to the world, "Hi y'all. Wanted to introduce myself. I am God." Moreover, God tells Moses and us that He is the God of Moses' father and the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Why repeat? He is God. He is the only God. Why say He is the God Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? Why not say He is God, the God of Moses' father, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Makes more sense, right? But, perhaps something else is going on. Perhaps Adonai says it the way He says it for a very distinct purpose we miss. Not perhaps. Better is, God did it on purpose for a very specific reason.
Here, for the first time, the Lord gives some detail about the Promised Land. He mentions six pagan clans that He will remove so Israel can take over the land. Later in Deuteronomy God does it again but this time ...
"When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the 1) Hittites and the 2) Girgashites and the 3) Amorites and the 4) Canaanites and the 5) Perizzites and the 6) Hivites and the 7) Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you, ..."(Deu 7:1)
We have the addition of one more clan, the Girgashites. You will find this also to be true in the book of Joshua as well. I bring this up since another goal of this Torah study series is to try and grasp how Jesus' disciples, the twelve, may have understood this. Is it possible that Girgashites, where they lived in Israel, and the seven pagan clans or nations might have something to do with Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Christ? We did not live 2000 years ago? The geography of Israel and our Jewish roots are so foreign to us. But, those 12 disciples perhaps got it. Let's return to those days, let's return to understand the Girgashites, where they lived and the SEVEN pagan clans to see how it may be part of two significant events and miracles in the life of Jesus. This is too awesome.
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
7 days ago
7 days ago
In this lesson I mentioned articles available at the excellent scholarly Christian teaching website, “GotQuestions.org.” The first (see link below) is comments and thoughts on the Lord’s command to His people not to mention other false gods nor even use their names. The article provides some interesting thoughts and ideas that will only add to your study of the Bible in this podcast.
The 2nd article is related to the Canaanites. Who are they? What is so important regarding these pagan tribes who inhabited the “Promised Land” the Lord was to give to Israel.
Link 1 - NOT MENTION OTHER GODS https://www.gotquestions.org/names-of-other-gods.html
Link 2 – WHO ARE THE CANAANITES
https://www.gotquestions.org/Canaanites.html
I would recommend the following historical article as well related to the Canaanites - CANAANITE CULTURE - https://biblechat.ai/knowledgebase/old-testament/pentateuch/what-were-religious-practices-beliefs-canaanites/
For the first time in the Bible in Exodus 23 the Lord, יהוה Yahvay, commands the Hebrews that they will do three celebrations only to HIM. They are similar to the feasts practiced among the pagan Canaanites in the “Promised Land.” We know them as the Feast of Unleavened Bread also known as Passover, the Feast of Weeks or Shavuot or Pentecost, and the Feast of Tents or Tabernacles in Hebrew as Sukkot. These are three harvest celebrations in the spring, the early summer, and the fall. At this time we will not go in depth into these festivals. However, the lessons on all of God’s feast (there are eight of them and not seven as taught by many in the church that do not read God’s word carefully) are complete and ready. I mentioned in this podcast that here in the “Comment Section” that I would supply the links to the Playlists for each feast. See the links below.
LOM PLAYLISTS FESTIVALS
PASSOVER - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIXun2BQDKjl7iyVRRkXGHoHaPSPaJ5&si=xCL65TeoFeZBWSlL
SHAVUTO (PENTECOST) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIXun2BQDJ31uU9AwdnzQLWJk3D4wtX&si=Nx2djS43D7jaFRq8
ROSH HASHANA - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIXun2BQDJybx4VnVFW5A9F4xD9DQaO&si=2cfxCkT4Kjtp4t9Q
YOM KIPPUREEM - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIXun2BQDLzBQoWtJ0Fn5eP3u354rO1&si=UPia9hwCT4hnnAD6
SUKKOT (TABERNACLES – TENTS) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIXun2BQDKbIxWITDZMT87a0VGwzTvx&si=duR8PvhFPU3jz1UG
SABBATH/SHABBAT - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIXun2BQDLshZetXi0avkG665YNcI5I&si=-8a_yRhEYbvxwkVd
Who is this guy, Rev. Ferret? 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
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Avram (Abram as pronounced in Hebrew – name hasn’t changed yet to Abraham or Saree to Sarah) is about to walk through the blood path – it is an ancient Chaldean (area of the first kingdom of Babylon) ritual to make a covenant. Avram knows it well since he himself is a Chaldean - Gen. 11:28 & 31. So God is communicating to Avram using things familiar he is familiar with.
This covenant ritual means if one walks through the blood path between the animals the person is saying two things. First, that by walking through one agrees to abide by the covenant. Second, if one breaks the covenant then by walking through the blood of the animals you are saying that if I break the covenant then let it be done to me what has been done to the animals. But, Avram never had to walk through the blood. He was represented by someone else. Just like Jesus and the new covenant we too are represented by someone else. This seems to have everything to do with God’s amazing redemption plan of the human race by grace.
A second major topic in this lesson is who is “the angel of the Lord?” There are 52 occurrences of the phrase "the angel of the Lord" in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament. You can see the verses starting in Genesis to Exodus 3 which is the focus of this lesson.
Gen_16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
Gen_16:9 Then the angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority."
Gen_16:10 Moreover, the angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count."
Gen_16:11 The angel of the LORD said to her further, "Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.
Gen_22:11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."
Gen_22:15 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,
Gen_24:7 "The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.
Exo_3:2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
Who is this? What is it? What do the rabbis say? Some Christian scholars say it is Jesus! How can that be if one studies and asks the question what does the Bible say? No where in the Bible does it even hint at the fact that the angel is Jesus.
Once again we need to BRING OUR BRAIN to the Bible. We all agree this is the inspired word of God. In short we say the Bible is God's word. If so and God never said the angel of the Lord is Jesus, then how do some of our Christian scholars say it is Jesus? It is dangerous to put words in the Bible that are not there. I would rather it be taught with words like "is it possible that the angel of the Lord might be a manifestation of Jesus. Perhaps some Bible verses suggest this might be true." But there are many that seem to say they know the answer and it is their way or the highway. Not a good way to teach God's word.
In this lesson one question I pose, and I will again and again, who do you believe? Do you believe the orthodox rabbis? Do you believe so called Christian scholars? Or do you believe in THE VERY WORDS OF GOD? I suggest to you it must be the latter.
An excellent article on this topic can be found at this link.
Link - https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/who-is-the-angel-of-the-lord.html
Who is this guy, Rev. Ferret? 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
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
There are 52 occurrences of the phrase "the angel of the Lord" in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament. You can see the verses starting in Genesis to Exodus 3 which is the focus of this lesson.
Gen_16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
Gen_16:9 Then the angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority."
Gen_16:10 Moreover, the angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count."
Gen_16:11 The angel of the LORD said to her further, "Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.
Gen_22:11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."
Gen_22:15 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,
Gen_24:7 "The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.
Exo_3:2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
Moses sees the burning bush and in the bush is this enigmatic character, the Angel of the Lord. Who is this? What is it? What do the rabbis say? Some Christian scholars say it is Jesus! How can that be if one studies and asks the question what does the Bible say? No where in the Bible does it even hint at the fact that the angel is Jesus.
Once again we need to BRING OUR BRAIN to the Bible. We all agree this is the inspired word of God. In short we say the Bible is God's word. If so and God never said the angel of the Lord is Jesus, then how do some of our so called Christian scholars say it is Jesus? It is dangerous to put words in the Bible that are not there. I would rather it be taught with words like "is it possible that the angel of the Lord might be a manifestation of Jesus. Perhaps some Bible verses suggest this might be true." But there are many that seem to say they know the answer and it is their way or the highway. Not a good way to teach God's word.
In this lesson one question I pose, and I will again and again, who do you believe? Do you believe the orthodox rabbis? Do you believe so called Christian scholars? Or do you believe in THE VERY WORDS OF GOD? I suggest to you it must be the latter.
An excellent article on this topic can be found at this link.
Link - https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/who-is-the-angel-of-the-lord.html
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
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Recently an associate of mine asked me about the Parable of the Talents in Matthew's Gospel in chapter 25. There are some who say that God is teaching us concepts regarding investing our money. This is highly doubtful once we consider the textual context (the words before and even after the parable) and the historical context. A highly credible archaeologist, Dr. Ben Witherington III (an American New Testament scholar. Witherington is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church), said that TEXT with no CONTEXT is a PRETEXT for what we want the words to mean. Thus, no context means you can make up your own meaning. This is dangerous and is frequently done in the church today and in many seminaries who have abandoned the study of the Bible in its historical setting.
The parable of the TALENTS is in context. It is similar to what has come before and after. It starts in Matt. 24:36 and the context ends in Matt. 25:46. Jesus is teaching about His return. As you study these verses you'll notice there are always two groups or two types of individuals. There will be two men or women in a field and one will be left behind and the other taken. There will be a faithful servant and an evil servant or there will be 5 sensible virgins and 5 foolish or sheep and goats. There will be good and faithful servants who act on faith and an unfaithful servant who did not do anything but lived in fear. The parable of the TALENTS falls right in the middle of all this. That's the context. It has nothing to do with your abilities, your "talents," your God given blessings or the proper way to invest. It has everything to do with the Kingdom of the Lord and who were are in His Kingdom now and before He returns.
Jesus taught this parable 2000 years ago to His disciples. That Jesus ONLY taught His disciples is clear as this parable, and the parable of the Wise and Foolish virgins, is in a section that begins in Chapter 24 of Matthew's Gospel when Jesus was on the Mt. of Olives. His disciples came to Him and started asking Him about the end times. The Parable of the Talents is taught to His disciples; it was Jesus and His 12 only. For those disciples raised in Judaism of Jesus' day they heard this parable in ways that differ with how we look at it as Christians in the 21st century. Let's return to HEAR what they heard THEN so that we can have the Spirit of the Lord expand our understanding NOW. Once we do we can then understand that from this parable we should ask daily, in every circumstance, in all situations, מה ישוע היה עושה, Mah Yeshua Hayah Osay - what would Jesus do. Thus, we are like our "rabbi" and thus we are true disciples doing the works He gave us after being saved by grace. (Eph. 2:8-10)
One of the great teacher/scholars I had the chance to study under in my masters program was Dr. Brad Young. His website link is https://www.bradyoung.org/ He wrote a book entitled, "The Parables," which gives us the Jewish 1st century context of many key parables of Jesus. I highly recommend this book and you can easily obtain it at Dr. Young's website or at Amazon and other book outlets. Below is a link to an article that Dr. Young wrote that will enhance your study ...
Link - https://www.bridgesforpeace.com/letter/what-did-that-parable-really-mean/
Another awesome view of this parable in its 1st century Jewish context is found at a Messianic scholarly site called TorahClass.com. They show that the parable is related to another famous parable about the characteristics of disciples in the Kingdom, the Parable of the Four Soils. Here's the link -
https://www.torahclass.com/lessons/new-testament/matthew/lesson-86-ch25/
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
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
WALK THE BLOOD PATH WITH GOD!!
This lesson will complete the study on the character of Melchizedek (in Hebrew – Malkee Tzadik – “my righteous king”) and try and understand what is meant by the phrase that Jesus is of the “order” of Melchizedek. Order? Is this a Catholic thing; like the order of Dominicans or Franciscans or the Jesuits? Far from it. Once we understand the Hebrew the explanation is so clear and simple. God is trying to teach us His instruction, His Torah. He is not trying to confuse us or them, 2000 and 3000 years ago.
A huge topic in this lesson is the concept of FAITH. What does it mean to have faith? Is it simply a mental acceptance of a concept in reality? For instance I have a favorite coffee shop in our area. I believe every time I go there the coffee will be awesome. And, it is! But, this is a mental acceptance based upon my prejudice that this coffee is excellent.
In Gen. 15:6 one reads that Abraham BELIEVED in God and then God said based upon this that Abraham was righteous. OK, does that mean we only need a mental acceptance of the existence of God along with grace to be saved? Is that all this is saying? It must be more since Abraham already knew that God was real in Genesis 12 when Abraham obeyed God and left Haran for Canaan. There must be something deeper going on here.
Once again we in the church have few leaders and teachers trained in Biblical Hebrew or Greek. We have few leaders and teachers trained in understanding the Bible in its historical context. Thus, it results in terrible misconceptions of God’s word of faith and belief; a classic example is Gen. 15:6.
In this lesson I said I would provide you with a critically important article that takes us into the Hebraic understanding. You need to read this article. Matter of fact I recommend the Messianic ministry called, “Netivyah,” (means the way of the Lord) in Jerusalem and their Bible studies and lessons. One can check out their “store” at their website and find the magazines in English. You can click on them and download them for free. The links are below …
Link to the article from Netivyah on the translations of faith – https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x44xe0eypsudr81/AAAlaxKIvFqtrNO5JBnizAVla?dl=0
Link to the website for Netivyah ministries in Jerusalem - https://netivyah.org/
Another major topic is the covenant ritual God orders Abraham to prepare. It was something very familiar for Abraham as we will see in this podcast. Avram (Abram as pronounced in Hebrew – name hasn’t changed yet to Abraham or Saree to Sarah) is about to walk through the blood path – it is an ancient Chaldean (area of the first kingdom of Babylon) ritual to make a covenant. Avram knows it well since he himself is a Chaldean - Gen. 11:28 & 31. So God is communicating to Avram using things familiar he is familiar with.
This covenant ritual means if one walks through the blood path between the animals the person is saying two things. First, that by walking through one agrees to abide by the covenant. Second, if one breaks the covenant then by walking through the blood of the animals you are saying that if I break the covenant then let it be done to me what has been done to the animals. But, Avram never had to walk through the blood. He was represented by someone else. Just like Jesus and the new covenant we too are represented by someone else. This seems to have everything to do with God’s amazing redemption plan of the human race by grace.
Check out the articles below for further study to enhance your understanding ...
Link 1- "Walking the Bloodpath" - https://makingtalmidim.blogspot.com/2013/06/walking-bloodpath.html
Link 2 - "Consider Abraham" - https://www.bridgesforpeace.com/letter/consider-abraham/
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
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
The Hebrews cried out but they did not cry out to the Lord. The Bible is crystal clear on this. The Hebrew word for "cry out" is H2199 זעק pronounced ZA-A-KA. According to the Gesenius Hebrew Lexicon it is more a shriek of terror or a loud cry of total despair. Their ZA-A-KA made it to God's ears and then He remembered what's going on. Huh? Did God forget? Your Bible in English implies that God forgot! This is crazy.
It is very interesting that Moses chose H2199 זעק ZA-A-KA to use. Is it possible that the Hebrews cried out and it had something to do with the fact that the pharaoh died and a new pharaoh, his son, will now ascend to office? The Hebrew grammar and the archaeology says yes but there is even more. It looks as God Himself had a hand in all this. It could be the Lord needed to do something to His people to give them a good reason to leave Egypt. I mean, come on gang, why leave Egypt, the world's most powerful and richest kingdom then, and go back to Canaan? How do you get the Hebrews to want to leave and follow some 80 year old shepherd out of Egypt into the snake and scorpion infested deadly wilderness?
Moses enters the scene. He is the chosen redeemer of the Lord to get His people out of Egypt and to the Promised Land. One of the first things that happens is Moses comes to "The Mountain of God." It is so cool that this mountain moves - it's like God's RV. Yup, "The Mountain of God" moves from one place to another. Did you know that? It is a picture of the ultimate plan of God. And it's all right there, in the Bible, as plain as day. How do we miss it?
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
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
You may recall that the Hebrews were said to be building the storage cities of Pithom and Rameses. You can read this in …
Exo 1:11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to afflict them with hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Problem. We have studied that the Hebrews left Egypt in 1446 B.C. and Rameses the Great (a.k.a. as Rameses II), the supposed pharaoh of the Exodus as per the late date (the wrong date) did not come to power until 1279 B.C. reigned until 1213 B.C. So there are no cities named Rameses in the Nile Delta in 1446 B.C. The city, later called Rameses, is called Avaris in the 15th century B.C., the time of the Exodus. You can visit this site today. It is called Tel el-daba. So, what’s going on?
Also, in this lesson, we deal with the city of Dan in the days of Abraham. The events in chapter 15 are close to 2091 B.C. when Abraham and Sarah entered Canaan. The city of Dan was named by the tribe of Dan – Dan is the son of Jacob the grandson of Abraham – when they moved north and captured the city of Laish (pronounced Lay Esh). This is clear when we read …
Jdg 18:29 They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born in Israel; however, the name of the city formerly was Laish.
So, Abraham comes to a city called Dan, as we read in the Bible, and the city of Dan is not even there yet! This is nuts! What is going on? Is the Bible wrong? Was it written later in 3rd or 2nd century B.C.? We need to find out and again show the truthfulness of the Bible.
In lesson 30 in Genesis 15 we then come across this verse …
Gen 14:17 Then after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley). And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.
Who is this guy? There are some who say it’s Jesus! That’s crazy. Some rabbis say it is Shem or the son of Shem the son of Noah. Consider a few references from ancient Jewish (non-biblical) literature …
- Melchizedek was Shem the son of Noah, a priest most high." (Pirke De Rabbi Eliezari)
- "And Melchizedek is Shem, the son of Noah." (Rashi, Commentaries, Genesis 14:18)
- "And Melchizedek is Shem, the son of Noah." (Talmud, Tr. Nedarim32)
That Melchizedek is Shem or his son is a major error since Melchizedek is the king of Salem. Salem is probably Jerusalem. At this time when Abraham and Melchizedek meet, Salem is a Jebusite city. The Jebusites are a clan of the pagan Canaanites. The rabbis show they dismiss real history and make up their own opinions which are in total conflict with historical truth.
So, who is this guy? Not Jesus. Not Shem. Not the son of Shem. How do we understand this enigmatic Bible character?
Come and join us in lesson 30. Come and do what your Lord commanded you to do if you are a TRUE Christian, a real disciple of Rabbi Yeshua.
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