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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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We will continue with the verse Gen. 2:3. The Hebrew - not the English - suggests that God stopped creating works that were still yet to be done! Huh? Works yet to be done? Works created but had not even started or were completed? Works for the future? This is too awesome since this implies that we, made in His image, are to go and work just like Him. Hmmm, does the Bible teach that? It suggests right from the "get go" we were created for a purpose. But, did God specify it in His Word and not imply or suggest?
It seems clear also that this implies Jesus as well. He said that He is doing the works given to Him by the Father. He tells those listening to Him then in John 5 that He will even do greater works than what they just saw (He had just healed a man lame for 39 years). On top of that Jesus tells us on the night before He died in John 14 that if we are His true talmideem - His true disciples - that the works the Father gave Him Jesus gives to us and we also will even do "greater works." It is as if Gen. 2:3 is God's first prediction of the good news coming in the future. Now the verse Eph. 2:8-10 makes sense. Yes! We are saved by grace but at the same time we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus (that means we the ones called by His name, we are the ones who state that Jesus is our Lord, our Savior, God, we are His true disciples) for GOOD WORKS created BEFORE HAND!!
This is an amazing connection of Eph. 2:8-10 to the Torah. But, why should it surprise us. When Paul wrote the letter to Ephesus the only Bible they had was the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament.
This lesson will also address the Documentary Hypothesis - a theory that states that Moses never wrote the Torah. We will study this anti-Bible theory and show that it is false. It comes against Jesus' own words when Jesus states clearly many times that the Torah is of Moses or the Torah are the "books of Moses." Below is a link to a deep scholarly article from the Associates for Biblical Research that shows the Documentary Hypothesis is wrong and should be buried forever. Here's the link ... https://www.biblearchaeology.org/research/topics/biblical-criticism-and-the-documentary-hypothesis/2328-the-documentary-hypothesis
On top of that, the Sabbath (שַׁבָּת Shabbat in Hebrew) testifies of Messiah Yeshua, Jesus the Christ. Check it out from one of the chapters in one of the class books from Light of Menorah. Here’s the link - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/owszf7iszt7wkykkonggs/SHADOW-OF-MESSIAH-OVER-THE-SHABBAT.pdf?rlkey=axyzu36d3x1457cmp5z823xrw&st=m5flxovt&dl=0
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
2 days ago
2 days ago
28 min
THE MISSING SIN OFFERING
THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM
In lesson 4 parts 1 & 2 we were able to see the foundation of the Gospel of the Kingdom, the Gospel of Messiah Yeshua, Jesus the Christ. As I mentioned in this video I will give you links to other podcasts that provide additional learning with respect to the fact that the Gospel totally comes out of the Torah and it is totally Jewish. For the Jews in Jesus’ day with the only Bible available to them, the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament, were more likely to grasp the “Good News” and how it related to them then. They knew about the two types of sin God told them about in Torah, and they knew the Gospel was all related to Intentional sin and the fact that through Jesus, through the blood sacrifice of the Lamb of God, only then are one’s Intentional sins cleansed and forgiven and only then is the Torah complete, finished. So, here’s the links to study this in more depth. And remember, please. For each audio or video make sure you check the “Comments” section for even more resources.
Link to Exodus Lesson 76 – WHO CARRIES OUR SINS? – Many times in the Hebrew it is said that God carries our sins. Translators said that meant that God forgives sin. But, there is a word in Hebrew for forgive or forgives. So God carries away our sin. It doesn’t say the sin is forgiven. It is carried someplace. What might this mean? You’ve got to check this out (it starts at minute 22 in the podcast) - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/exodus-76-exod-3312-349-who-carries-our-inquity-transgression-and-sin/
Here’s the link to Truth Nuggets Lesson 28 part 2. Great review of what is the Gospel and its Jewish roots foundation. Once again God teaches about two types of sin, UNINTENTIONAL and INTENTIONAL and that He always meant to provide a means so that the WAY back to the Father is again open - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/truth-nugget-28-lesson-1-part-2-the-living-word-and-the-written-word/
What is Atonement? What is Forgiveness?
In parts 1 &2 of lesson 4 I mentioned that atonement and forgiveness are not the same. Atonement means "covering" or "satisfying" the penalty of sin. It operates in the realm of justice. Leviticus shows that atonement required a sacrifice—an innocent substitute whose blood was offered to pay the debt of the wrongdoer. But forgiveness means wiping away a debt and choosing not to hold an offense against someone anymore. It operates in the realm of mercy. God only grants forgiveness to people, but for us Christians it is legally and morally anchored in the atonement of Christ.
Check out the links below to go deeper.
[1] https://www.gotquestions.org/forgiveness-without-sacrifice.html
[2] https://biblehub.com/topical/a/atonement_and_forgiveness.htm
[3] https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-atonement-and-forgiveness
Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Maimonides on Forgiveness
Rabbi Akiva and the early Sages taught that physical Temple sacrifices were inherently insufficient to atone for deliberate, intentional sins Under Biblical law, standard individual sacrifices were strictly reserved for unintentional mistakes caused by carelessness or ignorance. When the Second Temple was destroyed in 70 AD, it created a massive spiritual crisis because the Jewish people could no longer offer any sacrifices at all. Through this, Rabbi Akiva emphasized that direct repentance (teshuvah), a broken heart, and an unmediated relationship with God are what truly cleanse a person. While a sacrifice could never fix an intentional sin, true teshuvah has the power to transform even intentional malice into an opportunity for divine forgiveness. While several sages expanded on this concept, Rabbi Akiva specifically revolutionized how Judaism views the mechanics of forgiveness, purification, and the human relationship with God.
Rabbi Maimonides (the Rambam) also teaches that sacrifices are explicitly designated for unintentional sins rather than willful, defiant acts of rebellion. In his legal code, he clarifies that the standard biblical sin-offering is strictly reserved for those who violate a commandment by mistake or lack of awareness. Maimonides emphasizes that a physical sacrifice has no magical or automatic cleansing power on its own. In He outlines that sincere repentance (Teshuvah) - consisting of remorse, ceasing the sin, and verbal confession - is the only mechanism that truly cleanses a person from intentional sin. If a person brought a sacrifice without inner repentance, it was entirely useless—even for an unintentional sin. Conversely, if a person commits a severe, intentional sin, they cannot simply bring an animal to the altar to wipe the slate clean; they must undergo a deep, internal transformation.
Teshuvah is a multi-step process that involves: Feeling sincere remorse.
- Making verbal confession (vidui).
- Correcting the wrong (such as making financial restitution to a victim).
Committing to never repeat the act when faced with the same temptation.
The rabbis were certainly on the path of truth when they said Teshuvah (repentance) is critical to the Lord forgiving us of our Intentional sin. The problem is there was no blood sacrifice in the Torah for Intentional sin. But, Jesus is the Blood Sacrifice and now the Sinai Covenant and the Torah are finished in Jesus. Now through Jesus and His sacrifice we can return to the Father since the WAY (Jesus is the WAY) back to the Father.
Check out the links below to go deeper.
[1] https://jewsforjudaism.org
[7] https://www.derekhlearning.com
[12] [https://henryabramson.com](https://henryabramson.com/maimonides-on-teshuvah/)
[13] [https://reformjudaism.org](https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/torah-commentary/err-human-forgiveness-bring-sacrifice)
[14] [https://rabbisacks.org](https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/vayikra/the-dimensions-of-sin/)
[15] [https://jewsforjudaism.org](https://jewsforjudaism.org/knowledge/weekly/demystifying-the-paradox-of-animal-sacrifices)
[16] https://www.thetorah.com/article/does-an-intentional-sinner-attain-atonement
[17] https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-jewish-view-of-sin/
House of Hillel (Beit Hillel) and the
House of Shammai (Beit Shammai)
GREAT RABBIS WHEN JESUS WAS A TEEN
The disciples of a rabbi are said to be the ones who make up the House of the rabbi. So all the disciples of Rabbi Hillel and said to be the House of Hillel. The disciples of Rabbi Shammai are the House of Shammai.
In classical Jewish thought, intentional sin and the mechanics of repentance (Teshuva) expose a fundamental philosophical divergence between the House of Hillel (Beit Hillel) and the House of Shammai (Beit Shammai).
While biblical law dictates that sacrificial offerings atone almost exclusively for unintentional sins, forgiveness for intentional sins have different solutions if you are of the House of Hillel or the House of Shammai.
- Beit Shammai (Erasure to the Baseline): Shammai’s school operated on the principle of strict justice and rigorous cosmic truth. For them, the goal of Teshuva is to painstakingly erase the sin, scrub away the spiritual defilement, and return the soul to its original, neutral state before the sin occurred. Shammai ruled that they must descend into Gehenna (purgatory) to be refined through suffering before they can arise cleansed. He said argued it would have been better if humans were never created, because the stakes of intentional sin are too high, and human failure is devastating.
- Beit Hillel (Transformation into Merit): Hillel’s school operated on the attribute of loving-kindness (Chessed). They championed the expansive view later echoed throughout the Talmud: when a person repents out of profound love for God, intentional sins are actually transformed into merits. Hillel viewed the energy and passion used to commit the sin as a powerful raw resource that, when redirected toward good, elevates the person to a higher spiritual standing than they occupied before they fell. Hillel said it was better that man was created, focusing on the potential for good deeds and the beautiful capacity for human growth.
Check out the links below for further study.
[2] https://diasporayeshiva.com
WHAT IS MIDRASH?
Midrash can indeed be unbiblical from a strict, literal historical standpoint because its goal is imaginative moral storytelling and legal reasoning rather than modern historical-grammatical reporting. It is used to …
* Filling in Gaps: Midrashic sages often invented backstories—like Abraham smashing his father's idols—that do not appear anywhere in the literal text of the Hebrew Bible. In some cases like in Mark 7:1-13 the Pharisees taught that eating "clean" food while being unclean can make the clean food unclean. This is make up. This is not biblical. God never made up that law. It was a law of the "tradition of men" and not God's Torah. We think it has to do with Jesus making all foods clean. That was added into the text of Mark and was not part of the original Jesus was not making all foods clean but coming against the Pharisees who made up their own laws that were not commanded by His Father.
* Recontextualizing Verses: Rabbis linked completely separate verses or twisted context to generate new ethical rulings or theological lessons, which modern biblical critics recognize as departing from the God’s intent.
* Parabolic Purpose: Traditional Judaism views Midrash as homiletical teaching, metaphor, or oral tradition designed to start a conversation and extract deeper moral truths, not as a ledger of literal events.
In the Gospels, Jesus is highly critical of certain Pharisaic interpretive traditions, which would later form the foundation of Rabbinic Judaism and its classical literature (such as the Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrash). However, modern historical-critical scholars note that Jesus did not reject the interpretive method of midrash itself; rather, he rejected specific hermeneutical priorities and the inflation of oral traditions over the written word of God.
Did Jesus Use Midrash?
Ironically, while Jesus was deeply critical of Pharisaic/proto-rabbinic conclusions, he frequently used the midrashic method itself to expose their logical flaws. Midrash involves probing the text creatively, using wordplay, parables, and juxtaposing separate scriptures to draw out deeper dynamic meanings.
* Sabbath Controversies: When criticized for letting his disciples pluck grain on the Sabbath, Jesus responds using a common midrashic technique (comparing texts) by citing David eating the consecrated showbread (1 Samuel 21) and the priests working in the Temple on the Sabbath. He uses these examples to build a thematic argument: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath" (Mark 2:27).
* Jesus used midrash in this verse -
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY'; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Mat 5:27-28)
He was "building a fence" around the Torah law not to commit adultery. He's saying if you can refrain from looking at a woman to lust after her, you will avoid committing adultery.
* The Heart of Torah: When asked to summarize the law, Jesus links Deuteronomy 6:5 (loving God) with Leviticus 19:18 (loving your neighbor)—a brilliant bit of associative midrash that was actually highly aligned with the lenient, compassionate approach of the famous Pharisaic sage Hillel.
[1] [https://jewinthecity.com](https://jewinthecity.com/2023/07/was-jesus-a-rabbi/)
[2] [https://sharperiron.org](https://sharperiron.org/article/jesus-teaches-old-testament-part-4-midrash-gospels)
[3] [https://www.fbcthomson.org](https://www.fbcthomson.org/post/jesus-calls-the-pharisees-hypocrites-a-study-of-traditions-and-laws-from-matthew-15-1-20)
[4] [https://wholestones.org](https://wholestones.org/2509-2/)
[5] [https://www.gotquestions.org](https://www.gotquestions.org/scribes-and-Pharisees.html)
UNINTENTIONAL AND
INTENTIONAL SIN
An intentional sin is a conscious, deliberate choice to disobey God, whereas an unintentional sin is committed out of ignorance, weakness, or mistake.
The Bible makes a clear distinction between these two types of actions based on the attitude of the heart.
Intentional sin is a planned or willful act against God's commands. The Bible sometimes calls this sin done "with a high hand" or in proud defiance. Examples are: Lying, stealing, or committing murder when you clearly know it is wrong. In the Old Testament law (like in Numbers 15), there was no specific animal sacrifice provided to pardon a defiant, intentional sin. In the New Testament, Christ's sacrifice covers all sin, but intentional sin still requires genuine repentance and a changed heart.
Unintentional Sin is an act that breaks God's law, but is done without full awareness, by accident, or through spiritual weakness. Examples are: forgetting a religious rule, making an error due to ignorance, or failing to realize an action was harmful. The Book of Leviticus set up specific rules and offerings—like bringing a female goat or a young bull—for unintentional sins. Ignorance of the law did not mean the person was guilt-free, but God provided mercy and a way to seek forgiveness once the mistake came to light.
[2] https://www.gotquestions.org
[5] https://www.thegospelcoalition.org
YOMA 86.B – Rabbis Views on
Teshuvah and Intentional Sin from the Talmud (2nd to 4th century A.D.)
אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: גְּדוֹלָה תְּשׁוּבָה שֶׁדּוֹחָה אֶת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״לֵאמֹר הֵן יְשַׁלַּח אִישׁ אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָלְכָה מֵאִתּוֹ
וְהָיְתָה לְאִישׁ אַחֵר הֲיָשׁוּב אֵלֶיהָ עוֹד הֲלֹא חָנוֹף תֶּחֱנַף הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא וְאַתְּ זָנִית רֵעִים רַבִּים וְשׁוֹב אֵלַי נְאֻם ה׳״.
Rabbi Yoḥanan said: Great is repentance, as it overrides even a prohibition of the Torah. How so? As it is stated that God said: “…Saying: If a man sends away his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man’s, may he return to her again? Will not that land be greatly polluted? But you have committed adultery with many lovers; and would you yet return to Me, said the Lord” (Jeremiah 3:1). Indeed, the Torah states: “Her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she has been made impure” (Deuteronomy 24:4). The relationship between the Jewish people and the Holy One, Blessed be He, is compared to that between a husband and wife. Just as it is prohibited for an adulterous wife to return to her husband, it should be prohibited for the Jewish people to return to God from their sins, yet repentance overrides this prohibition.
אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹנָתָן: גְּדוֹלָה תְּשׁוּבָה (שֶׁמְּקָרֶבֶת) אֶת הַגְּאוּלָּה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל וּלְשָׁבֵי פֶשַׁע בְּיַעֲקֹב״, מָה טַעַם ״וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל״ — מִשּׁוּם דְּ״שָׁבֵי פֶשַׁע בְּיַעֲקֹב״.
Rabbi Yonatan said: Great is repentance, which hastens the redemption, as it is stated: “And a redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who repent from transgression in Jacob” (Isaiah 59:20). What is the reason that a redeemer will come to Zion? It is because there are those who repent from transgression in Jacob.
אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: גְּדוֹלָה תְּשׁוּבָה שֶׁזְּדוֹנוֹת נַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ כִּשְׁגָגוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״שׁוּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי כָשַׁלְתָּ בַּעֲוֹנֶךָ״, הָא ״עָוֹן״ — מֵזִיד הוּא, וְקָא קָרֵי לֵיהּ מִכְשׁוֹל. אִינִי?! וְהָאָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: גְּדוֹלָה תְּשׁוּבָה שֶׁזְּדוֹנוֹת נַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ כִּזְכִיּוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וּבְשׁוּב רָשָׁע מֵרִשְׁעָתוֹ וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה עֲלֵיהֶם (חָיֹה) יִחְיֶה״! לָא קַשְׁיָא: כָּאן מֵאַהֲבָה, כָּאן מִיִּרְאָה.
Reish Lakish said: Great is repentance, as the penitent’s intentional sins are counted for him as unwitting transgressions, as it is stated: “Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity” (Hosea 14:2). The Gemara analyzes this: Doesn’t “iniquity” mean an intentional sin? Yet the prophet calls it stumbling, implying that one who repents is considered as though he only stumbled accidentally in his transgression. The Gemara asks: Is that so? Didn’t Reish Lakish himself say: Great is repentance, as one’s intentional sins are counted for him as merits, as it is stated: “And when the wicked turns from his wickedness, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby” (Ezekiel 33:19), and all his deeds, even his transgressions, will become praiseworthy? The Gemara reconciles: This is not difficult: Here, when one repents out of love, his sins become like merits; there, when one repents out of fear, his sins are counted as unwitting transgressions.
אָמַר רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָנִי אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹנָתָן: גְּדוֹלָה תְּשׁוּבָה שֶׁמַּאֲרֶכֶת שְׁנוֹתָיו שֶׁל אָדָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וּבְשׁוּב רָשָׁע מֵרִשְׁעָתוֹ (חָיוֹ) יִחְיֶה״.
Rabbi Shmuel bar Naḥmani said that Rabbi Yonatan said: Great is repentance, which lengthens the years of a person’s life, as it is stated: “When the wicked man turns from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will preserve his life” (Ezekiel 18:27).
(From the website www.Sefaria.org - https://www.sefaria.org/Yoma.86b.6?lang=bi&with=Tosafot%20Rabbi%20Akiva%20Eiger%20on%20Mishnah%20Yoma&lang2=en)
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(John - on the Nile at Luxor Egypt)
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
24 min
What would you say if someone asked you what was the Gospel? More than likely we'd say something like, "It is the 'good news' that Jesus Christ died for human sins and rose from the dead to offer eternal life to all who repent and believe." What would say if you're then asked what's the background behind the Gospel? Like me, before I got my masters in Bible History and delved into the Jewish roots of Christianity, we'd probably have no idea how to respond.
But, Jesus taught the Gospel. What did those Jews in His day hear when Jesus told them of the Gospel? What did they understand? Was it something brand new or was it something they understood?
In this lesson we will study the Sin Offering. Every Jew in Jesus' day knew what this offering was and what it did and what it did not do. Every Jew also knew about Yom Kippur as the day of atonement for their sin. The Sin Offering was a critical part of that day.
So, were their sins atoned for? Were they forgiven? On top of that are atonement and forgiveness the same? If Jews are forgiven of their sins on Yom Kippur, a feast of the Lord, why did Jesus have to come and offer His life so our sins are forgiven? He's the Lord. He gave the Jews the appointed time of Yom Kippur. So, if the offering on Yom Kippur took care of the sins of the Jews, then become a convert to Judism.
So much is not taught in the "church" today. The "church" has abandoned the historical context of the Bible and have separated itself from our Jewish roots. Few pastors know Greek or the Hebrew or the cultural aspects of Israel in Jesus' day. All they know is teaching from the New Testament without understanding that it is all Jewish and comes from the Jewish culture of Jesus' day and before and God's foundational books, the Torah.
So, come and join us to understand the Sin Offering. Come and join us and understand what God says sin is and isn't. Come and join us and understand that once the Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. the Jewish people felt they were in deep trouble without the Temple and the rituals God and ordered and designed. It was as if no Temple then no Judaism. Come and join us and grasp the foundational concepts of the Gospel that only makes sense in the Jewish culture and it comes out of God's Torah, His instruction (not law), the first five books of the Bible. If you do not study Torah, the Bible in Jesus' day, you'll not have the understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom. You'll not get it out of the New Testament. The New Testament comes out of the Old Testament. For Jesus the only Bible He had was the Old Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures with the Torah as the foundational books of God's word; the foundational books of the Gospel.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(John - on the Nile at Luxor Egypt)
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
5 days ago
5 days ago
8 min
Truth Nugget 4 Part 2
The name of God is so special and so holy (kadosh קדוש) - meaning set apart, special, distinct. The rabbis in Jesus' day and even before even made up a new law - don't say God's name so you won't break the commandment that says do not take HIS name in vain. Therefore, in Jesus' day the tetragrammaton, yud hay vav hay יהוה, was not said. Other words were substituted like Adonai meaning ""Lord" or HaShem meaning "the Name." So one might say God's name, יהוה, I pronounce it "Yah Vay," is a name so above other names, so beyond other names, separate and set apart or kadosh קדוש - God even says this about His name.
This is the historical context we need to understand when we read the New Testament. Religious Jews who followed Jesus as Lord, as Savior, as God, knew this. It was part of their everyday culture. Thus, the verses Phil 2:5-11 take on a whole new meaning. We then ask Jesus, "What is your name? What is your REAL name?"
Here are links to the articles I referenced in these podcasts.
Judaism 101 - Jewish law or halakah (one's walk) - http://www.jewfaq.org/halakhah.htm
David Biven's article - "Jesus and the Oral Law: the Unutterable Name of God." -
https://www.jerusalemperspective.com/2087/
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret on the Sea of 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
6 days ago
6 days ago
13 min
This podcast is broken into two separate parts. Part 1 sets up the historical context and part 2 applies it to a special verse about Jesus.
The name of God is so special and so holy (kadosh קדוש) - meaning set apart, special, distinct. The rabbis in Jesus' day and even before even made up a new law - don't say God's name so you won't break the commandment that says do not take HIS name in vain. Therefore, in Jesus' day the tetragrammaton, yud hay vav hay יהוה, was not said. Other words were substituted like Adonai meaning ""Lord" or HaShem meaning "the Name." So one might say God's name, יהוה, I pronounce it "Yah Vay," is a name so above other names, so beyond other names, separate and set apart or kadosh קדוש - God even says this about His name.
This is the historical context we need to understand when we read the New Testament. Religious Jews who followed Jesus as Lord, as Savior, as God, knew this. It was part of their everyday culture. Thus, the verses Phil 2:5-11 take on a whole new meaning. We then ask Jesus, "What is your name? What is your REAL name?"
Here are links to the articles I referenced in these podcasts.
Judaism 101 - Jewish law or halakah (one's walk) - http://www.jewfaq.org/halakhah.htm
David Biven's article - "Jesus and the Oral Law: the Unutterable Name of God." -
https://www.jerusalemperspective.com/2087/
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret on the Sea of 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
7 days ago
7 days ago
40 min
Exodus - 1446 B.C.
In part 1 we focused on real archaeology that shows 1) the Israelites were in Egypt prior to the Exodus and 2) that real archaeology supports the date of the Exodus to the 15 century B.C. or 1446 B.C. In part 2 we will deal with the dates.
In Exod. 12:40 the sons of Israel (Jacob) lived in Egypt 430 years till they left with Moses. Where does that number come from? Why doesn't anyone explain it? Also it is taught to us that the early date of the Exodus was 1446 B.C. and no one ever justifies this date. It is just stated. Why won't anyone help us understand that this date of 1446 B.C. is supported by REAL archaeology and not someone's opinion or speculation. Well, I will. This lesson is to show that the early date of the Exodus, 1446 B.C. is very likely considering the archaeology supporting it and the study of the events in their historical context.
I mentioned I will provide a number of resources and links to help you study further. These links and resources are shown below.
You'll need these slides below to help you put all this together as you are listening.
Link 1 - an article on Edwin Thiele that shows how he connects the Assyrian King List (calendar) to 1 Kings 6:1 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/m9au2fpr9suktj8/Dating%20Old%20Testament%20History%20Thiele.pdf?dl=0
Link 2 - an article by Dr. Bryant Wood on setting of the date for the Exodus - https://biblearchaeology.org/research/chronological-categories/exodus-era/3288-recent-research-on-the-date-and-setting-of-the-exodus
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ... resting in God's shade in His city, Yerooshalayeem)
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
Sep 28, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
33 min
God does something so very interesting. First, God is out side of time. Time only is created when we have the sun and the moon. So, there is no time before the creation. And in Genesis 2:1-3 we see that God makes time kadosh קָדוֹשׁ - which is translated as holy. From the Gesenius Hebrew Lexicon we find that kadosh means to be set apart, to be set aside, to separate as special, to be distinct. Time is the first thing that God makes kadosh or set apart. Pagans make statues holy. Pagans make trees or animals holy. Pagans make buildings holy. Yet, the one God, the only God, He makes time uniquely special. One day per week there is a 24 hour period that we enter into that is special and unique. Why? More than that we read in English that God rested. Rested? God needs a nap? God needs to kick back and "take a load off?" Huh??
Did God rest in the 7th day? Later in Exodus does He also command us to rest on the 7th day, to lay back, to take a nap? The answer is NO!! Absolutely not. Curious? Come join us in lesson 7 and reconnect to those ancient days and to the Hebrew of the Torah and come and learn the Gospel written by Moses under the inspiration of Adonai.
On top of that, the Sabbath (שַׁבָּת Shabbat in Hebrew) testifies of Messiah Yeshua, Jesus the Christ. Check it out from one of the chapters in one of the class books from Light of Menorah. Here’s the link - שhttps://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/owszf7iszt7wkykkonggs/SHADOW-OF-MESSIAH-OVER-THE-SHABBAT.pdf?rlkey=axyzu36d3x1457cmp5z823xrw&st=m5flxovt&dl=0
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
Sep 25, 2026
Sep 25, 2026
9 min
This is session 3 part 2. We continue with the verse 1 Cor 3:16 and 1 Cor 6:19.
In part 1 (see link below if you've not listened to part 1) we saw that in Greek when we read in 1 Cor. 3:1 "YOU are a Temple of God" it does not mean just you as one person. In Greek there are more forms of the word "you." In 1 Cor. 3:1 it is plural meaning "all of you" or "you all" to mean we as one, all of us together, are ONE Temple of God. Each person is NOT a temple but all of us together as the "church" are ONE Temple. If you haven't checked out part 1 to enter that study, here's the link to part 1 that you should listen to before this one. Link - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/truth-nuggets-lesson-3-part-1/
Everyone when asked who dwells in us answers immediately that the Holy Spirit dwells in us. The Bible says it. For sure. But, there's more, much more. When we go deeper into the Biblical Greek we find an awesome concept from the Hebrew scriptures that is so important for us to grasp is times we are living through today.
In this session I mentioned two links I would provide. The first link is to an awesome website that will give you an amazing first hand tour of the Tabernacle Model in Timnah Park in Israel. Some of you may have visited a tabernacle model here in the states. But, to visit this one in Israel is to likely be in the area where the Hebrews actually camped overnight - right where this tabernacle model is located. It is roughly 7 miles from Yovatah on the north and roughly 7 miles or so from Avronah on the south (see Num. 33:34). The head of the park and I discussed this at length when Robin and I took a group there several years back. He was a Jewish Bible historian (named Moses!!) and we both knew that the Hebrews traveled about 7 miles per day (that is why M. Sinai could never be in Saudi Arabia!!). This means when you visit the tabernacle model in Timnah Park you are probably close to their camp sight between Yovatah and Avronah. Here's the link - https://www.holylandsite.com/timna-tabernacle
The second link is to an archaeological website. This site will provide you will a first hand look at the discoveries by Eilat Mazar of Solomon's palace complex just below where the Temple he built for the Lord. This is an awesome resource for your further study - http://templemountlocation.com/eilatMazar-SolomonicWall-RoyalComplex-SolomonPalace.html
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret on the Sea of 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
Sep 24, 2026
Sep 24, 2026
9 min
Links for the Bible study podcasts on Rosh HaShana (Yom Teruah)
Lesson 4 - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/rosh-hashana-yom-teruah-4-1st-last-shofar/
Links for the Bible Study podcasts on Yom Kuppim -
Lesson 1 - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/fall-feasts-of-the-lord-yom-kippureem-episode-1-it-is-finished/
Lesson 4 - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/yom-kippureem-episode-4-the-goat-and-the-lamb-john-539/
Links to the podcasts Bible studies on the feast of Sukkot (Tents) -
Lesson 3 - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/the-appointed-time-of-sukkot-lesson-3-the-bread-from-heaven/
Lesson 4 - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/the-appointed-time-of-sukkot-lesson-4-the-bread-from-heaven/
Link to the article at GotQuestions.org "How Did Jesus FULFILL the Fall Feasts -
Article - httpswww.gotquestions.orgJewish-feasts.html
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret - teaching 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
Sep 24, 2026
Sep 24, 2026
15 min
Truth Nuggets episode 3 is in two parts. The first part focuses on the meaning of how we are the Temple of God as in 1 Cor 3:16-17. Is every Christian a temple? Is my body a temple? If there are 2.5 billion Christians in the world does that mean there are 2.5 billion Temples of God in the world? Or have we missed something since we are not dealing with Biblical Greek. Are we being too self-centered to say we alone are a Temple of God? Yup, we missed something. And we will find what we think is a brand new Christian idea is actually a concept found all the way back to Genesis.
In this session I mentioned two links I would provide. The first link is to an awesome website that will give you an amazing first hand tour of the Tabernacle Model in Timnah Park in Israel. Some of you may have visited a tabernacle model here in the states. But, to visit this one in Israel is to likely be in the area where the Hebrews actually camped overnight - right where this tabernacle model is located. It is roughly 7 miles from Yovatah on the north and roughly 7 miles or so from Avronah on the south (see Num. 33:34). The head of the park and I discussed this at length when Robin and I took a group there several years back. He was a Jewish Bible historian (named Moses!!) and we both knew that the Hebrews traveled about 7 miles per day (that is why M. Sinai could never be in Saudi Arabia!!). This means when you visit the tabernacle model in Timnah Park you are probably close to their camp sight between Yovatah and Avronah. Here's the link - https://www.holylandsite.com/timna-tabernacle
The second link is to an archaeological website. This site will provide you will a first hand look at the discoveries by Eilat Mazar of Solomon's palace complex just below where the Temple he built for the Lord. This is an awesome resource for your further study - http://templemountlocation.com/eilatMazar-SolomonicWall-RoyalComplex-SolomonPalace.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