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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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Aug 6, 2026
Aug 6, 2026
29 min
In John 5:39 Jesus teaches that SCRIPTURE testifies of Himself. It is easy to show He said this betwem 24-30 A.D. when all they had was the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament, Jesus' Bible. Again and again in the series "The Gospel According to Moses" we have seen how key veerses of Genesis and Exodus do testify of Jesus, the coming Messiah. Exodus chapter 40 is no exception. It is so awesome how Exodus 40 testifies of Jesus but also shows the Exodus and God's rescue of His treasured people, the Hebrews, is part of the Lord's amazing redemption plan of all those made in His image - US!! Jew and Gentile.
It is critical that along with this video you also watch the video PASSOVER 6 - DID WE MISS SOMETHING. Here's the link ...
In this vidcast (video podcast) check out the critical information that is found in the comment section. This video, along with the vidcast on Exodus 40, show that Messiah may have likely been born on Passover!
This completes the lessons on Exodus. There is a Jewish custom to recite the following when one completes a book of Torah.
Pronounced ...
Ka Zack Ka Zack VayNeet Ka Zayk
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(John & Robin somewhere in the Middle East)
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
Aug 5, 2026
Aug 5, 2026
28 min
THE STORY OF JOSEPH - lesson 6
GOD'S PARADIGM OF SALVATION OF THE WORLD
In this podcast I overviewed the amazing dating of the Hebrew Bible by the great scholar Edwin Thiele. I mentioned in the podcast that how did I come up with the date of 1916 B.C. for the year Joseph entered Egypt at age 17. So, as promised, this rest of this article is to give more detail on Edwin Thiele’s work and how we get to these dates. Again, this is not something I came up with. I don’t teach my opinion or my speculations as fact.
I have studied the great scholar Edwin Thiele's work on the dating in 1 Kings 6:1 …
Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel (Jacob’s other name) came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD
Edwin Thiele’s work and research is documented in his book,
“The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings.” He shows that the 4th year of Solomon's reign is 966 B.C. which means the Hebrews left Egypt in 1446 B.C. (we get this by adding 966 and 480 or 966+480 = 1446 B.C. since we are going back in time). But, how did Edwin Thiele come up with this date? You’ll hear many us this date but they will NOT know the source. They will not be able to give you the historical research to show where this date came from its total reliability. However, in Edwin’s book this is shown. Thiele is the one who gave us this date of 966 B.C. Let’s go see what Thiele discovered.
Thiele was studying the ancient king lists of the ancient Assyrians. In these lists, one called the Eponym Canon, references a solar eclipse in the reign of Assur-dan III in the month of Simanu. Astronomers today easily found the date of this astronomical event as June 15, 763 B.C. The Assyrians used this solar eclipse to give dates of the reigns of their kings dating from 892 to 648 B.C. These king lists developed by the ancient Assyrians became their calendar. Thiele saw that this seemed to be an accurate calendar and could be used to understand dates of events in other cultures and among other ancient peoples like the Hebrews in Israel. But, was the Assyrian “calendar” correct? Was it accurate? Thiele needed to find another “calendar” that would support the dating in the Assyrian calendar.
Thiele discovered another ancient writing, the CANON OF PTOLEMY, a Greek astronomer 70-161 A.D. His writings relate to Middle Eastern history and include a very interesting event; it was a lunar eclipse that happened on March 19, 721 B.C. which was an easy date for our contemporary astronomers to determine. This lunar eclipse and the dating used from this event in the Canon of Ptolemy result in another “calendar” if you will. When one matches the Canon of Ptolemy with the Assyrian “calendar” one verifies the accuracy of the other. Thiele discovered two amazing documents with two amazing astronomical events that resulted in precise dating of key events and reigns of kings in ancient time. So, how does this help us in Bible dating?
Since the Assyrian king list and its dates are now found by archaeology to be accurate we now know the exact dates of the reign of Shalmaneser III. He reigned from 859-824 B.C. Two of these years are critical for us. The 6th year of Shalmaneser’s reign and the 18th year. First, let’s focus on the 6th year of his reign.
A tall rock with ancient writing was discovered in Turkey in 1851. It is called the Kurkh Stele (image is public domain accessed at Wikimedia). On this stele Shalmaneser write about the battle of Qarqar. This battle occurred in the 6th
year of his reign which now has easily been determined from the Assyrian king list as 853 B.C. What is so awesome is on the stele the Assyrian king gives names of the kings he fought against in the battle. Ready for this? Here’s our connected to the Bible. Shalmaneser fought against Ahab who was married to Jezebel. The Bible says that Ahab ruled for 22 years as we read in 1 Kings 16:29 …
Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
So, the next question is of the 22 years of Ahab’s reign, when did he fight in the battle of Qarqar? On top of that when did Ahab die? If we knew that then we’d know then Ahab started to rule as king of Israel, the northern 10 tribes.
In the year 1846 another amazing stone was discovered. It is now known as the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (image is public domain accessed at Wikimedia). On this stone pillar there is an amazing picture; the picture and
description is of king Jehu kneeling and paying tribute to the Assyrian king, Shalmaneser III. Jehu became the king in Israel 12 years after Ahad died. Just consider 2Ki 10:35-36 …
And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son became king in his place. Now the time which Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
Jehu reigned as king for 28 years. On the Black Obelisk Assyrian ancient records state that it was the 18th year of Shalmaneser III when Jehu paid homage to Shalmaneser. But, the 18th year of Shalmaneser’s reign from the ancient Assyrian king’s list is 841 B.C. But, Ahab fought the battle of Qarqar in 853 B.C. as we saw on the Kurkh Stele. Subtracting 853 and 841 is 853-841=12. There were 12 years between the battle of Qarqar and when Jehu offered tribute to Shalmaneser. The Bible helps us with those 12 years. First we read in 2 Kings 8:25-26 that Ahaziah the son of Ahab became king after Ahab and was king for one year. Then in 2 Kngs 1:17 and 3:1 we find that Jehoram, the son of Ahab and Ahaziah’s brother became king when Ahaziah died and was king for 12 years. Thiele also discovered that the first year of Jehoram’s reign was what is called an accession year. He officially became king after the accession year so only served for 11 years.
So, let’s put this all together. In 841 B.C. Jehu offers tribute to Shalmaneser III as we just saw. 841 B.C. is 12 years after the battle of Qarqar in 853 B.C. in which Ahab fought. But, Ahab is killed in another battle as one can read in 1 Kings 22:29-40. And in the 12 years after Ahab’s death his son Ahaziah reigns for 1 year and then his other son Jehoram reigns for 11 years (we’re not counting the accession year). But, Jehu becomes king after Jehoram. We know the year. It is 12 years after the battle of Qarqar of 841 B.C. Which means Ahab dies in 853 B.C. in the same year as the battle of Qarqar and shortly thereafter. This is huge!! We now have the date of Ahab’s death. Why is this so important?
From this date of 853 B.C. based upon real archaeology and history and also supported by the Bible, we can now go backwards in time to Solomon. For example, Ahab dies in 853 B.C. but reigned for 22 years. Ahab’s reign then starts in 874 B.C. when his dad, Omri dies. But Omri was king for 12 years as we read in 1 Kings 16:23. We go back and through other connections between the kings of Judah and the kings of Israel we come to the year when Solomon became king. Solomon became king in 970 B.C. Now we can take this to the verse that we first considered 1 Kings 6:1 …
Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel (Jacob’s other name) came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign (966 B.C.) over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD
If the 4th year of Solomon’s reign is 966 B.C. then 480 years prior to this the sons of Jacob (Israel) left Egypt. Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt in 1446 B.C. that we get by adding 966+480=1446 B.C. From the Assyrian King list that Thiele discovered we now have the precise year of the Exodus. Once we have this date things get very interesting very fast.
As an “fyi” you can study this in more depth at the following links. These are scholarly sites that help us understand the amazing and awesome work of Edwin Thiele to gives us the dating in the Bible. Here’s the links to check out …
Article 1 – great extensive summary of Thiele’s work
https://www.andrews.edu/library/car/cardigital/Periodicals/AUSS/1996-2/1996-2-12.pdf
Article 2 – a second awesome scholarly article on the exactness of Thiele’s Bible chronology and its almost universal acceptance
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1497&context=auss
Let’s continue and take these dates into the events of Exodus and the events in the life of Joseph. Jacob is Israel in the phrase "the sons of Israel" so this can be understood to mean that the sons of Jacob left Egypt in 1446 B.C. and in Exo. 12:4-41 …
Now the time that the sons of Israel (Jacob) lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt
This might be understood that Jacob (Israel) entered Egypt 430 years prior or in 1876 B.C. All this from the dates Thiele came up with for the battle of Qarqar, Ahab's death, and the date of the 4th year of Solomon's reign.
In 1446 B.C. Moses is 80 (Exo 7:6-7) and the likely Pharaoh at the time of the Exodus was Amenhotep II. If Moses was 80 then Moses was born in 1526 B.C. and the Pharaoh then is probably Ahmoses I. Ahmoses I defeated the Hyksos and could it be that Ahmoses enslaved the other Semites in the delta, the Hebrews, since Ahmoses needed to strengthen his northern border and stamp out the potential threat that could come from the Hebrews? Ahmoses did build forts on his northern border. This means he may have considered the Hebrews potential enemies since they we Semites just like the Hyksos. What better way to stamp out the threat then by enslaving the Hebrews. Since Ahmoses I reign was probably 1570-1544 B.C. he could have put the clamps down on the Hebrews years before Moses' birth in 1526 B.C.
Returning back to 1446 B.C. and substituting the name Jacob for Israel one may conclude that Jacob (Israel and his sons) entered Egypt 430 years earlier or in the year 1876 B.C. At this time Jacob (Israel) tells Pharaoh that he is 130 years old as found in Gen. 47:8-9. He died 17 years later in 1859 B.C. as noted in Gen. 47:28. Knowing Jacob's age upon entering Egypt and the year (thanks Edwin!!) we can then easily find the following ...
* Jacob born in 2006 B.C. since he was 130 in 1876
* Isaac was born in 2066 B.C. since Isaac was 60 at Jacob and Esau's birth Gen. 25:26
* Since Abraham is 100 at the birth of Isaac in 2066 B.C. - as we find in Gen. 21:5 - then Abraham was born in 2166 B.C.
* Abraham left Haran for Canaan when he was 75 years old or in the year 2091 B.C. as found in Gen. 12:4
Knowing the years of these events provides me with an interesting door that I have not entered yet. If I go through the door I would be able to research what is going on in Egypt, the names of the pharaohs, and I could study the culture and history of Canaan and much more. For example if I know the dating of when Abraham is in Canaan, might archaeology help me determine who Abimelech was that Abraham made a covenant with at Beer Sheba? Could I determine using archaeology living conditions in the northern Negev and in ancient Hebron?
Once again taking Thiele's work and expanding its connection to the events prior to the Exodus, there is a very interesting result when this is applied to the life of Joseph. See the chart below ...
Since Jacob (Israel) was 130 when he entered Egypt in the year 1876 B.C. and died 17 year later in 1859 B.C. one can easily determine the connection between the ages of Joseph, the events in his life as found in Genesis, and the years these events would've occurred. Use the chart above as a help as we go through the following. Also, get your Bible handy and check the verses used.
Starting in Gen. 37:2 we find Joseph is 17 and he begins his work as 2nd in command of Egypt at age 30. He is 37 at the end of the 7 years of plenty in Gen. 41:53 and 39 or 40 in 2nd year of the famine when his brothers come to Egypt and later, probably the same year, Joseph meets his father Jacob again in Gen. 45:6, 47:9. So, if Joseph is 39 or 40 when he meets his dad again and then Joseph is 56 or 57 when his dad dies 17 years later in 1859 B.C. we can now go back and assign years to the events in Joseph's life. It is fascinating to consider that Joseph probably served under three pharaohs. He started his work at age 30 in the year 1886/87 B.C. or the 12th Dynasty in Egypt. The pharaoh in office at the time was Senusret II. His reign ends in perhaps 1878 B.C. and Joseph would've been 38 years old and the seven years of famine would've ended. The 7 years of famine would start 1879 or 1880 B.C. and continue into the reign of Senusret III. See the chart below ...
Above chart from Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press, London 2004
Joseph would serve under Senusret III (under this pharaoh all the Egyptians sold their land to the king and seemingly the government became centralized), Amenemhat III, and died in 1806 B.C. under Amenemhat IV. Knowing the pharaohs is interesting that Senusret III took all the control away from the provincial governors in upper and lower Egypt that seems to relate to the events in Genesis where all Egyptians sold everything including their land (the possession that implies power) to Joseph (ala pharaoh). Another fascinating thing to consider is the area of Faiyum - the amazing oasis west of the Nile. Consider the following ...
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Accessed from the awesome and credible scholarly site on ancient Egypt -www.ancient.eu/Fayum/
It is interesting to assign actual years of the events in Joseph's life that are a result of Thiele's work as per the ancient Assyrian calendar. When we do we see that the pharaohs connected to Joseph's reign were using the ancient area of Faiyum to irrigate and reclaim agricultural land. Why? What's the big deal? Is there some reason to reclaim needed agricultural land and provide irrigation for other areas? Perhaps this is connected to Joseph and 7 years of plenty and the 7 years of famine. And when we assign years we find that the pharaoh who would've been the pharaoh in the 7 years of famine where the land all came under the control or the king is Senusret III. And he historically did something similar as we find in the account in Genesis.
The last thing that was very exciting is extending the dating into the years before the Exodus and into the life of Joseph. We find that Joseph died in 1806 B.C. (chart above) and this was 280 years before Moses was born in 1526 B.C. However, Jacob and entered Egypt when he was 130 (1876 B.C.) , he died when he was 147 (1859 B.C.) when Joseph was 56/57 years old. This means the "sons of Israel" or Jacob and his family lived for 17 years in Egypt until Jacob dies. Joseph was 57 (I will use 57 for ease of calculation) when Jacob dies and lived another 53 years when he died at 110 as we read in Gen. 50:22. That means the "sons of Israel" or the "sons of Jacob" lived another 53 years in Egypt until Joseph died for a total of 70 years. But, Joseph died 280 years before Moses was born. Finally, Moses and the Hebrews leave Egypt when Moses was 80. So, the Hebrews lived 70 years in Egypt till Joseph died, another 280 years till Moses was born, and 80 more years till they left Egypt or a total of 430 years. This is the exact number as found in Exod. 12:40. I have always asked myself where did this number come from? No one has explained it to me. And then I extended Thiele's work into the Exodus and beyond. I was "blown away" that Thiele's work verified Exod. 12:40 by me taking his work and assigning years to the Bible events. This was so so exciting to say the least. And we now read Gen. 39:1-4 knowing the year is actually happened, Joseph enters Egypt in 1916 B.C.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ... teaching in Egypt at Khufu's 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
Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
59 min
In this podcast I mentioned the hatred between the Jews of Jesus’ day and the Samaritans. So, to add to your study here are two links to two articles at the wonderful scholarly site (GotQuestions.org). Each article is different, even though they both deal with the Jews and the Samaritans. This is all related to the verse …
“You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.'”(Mat 5:43)
No where in the Bible is there a statement that we are to hate our enemies. Not even hinting at such an idea. It was something taught among certain rabbis, some of the Pharisees, and the congregation at Qumran, those who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Here are the links …
Article 1 – https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-a-Samaritan.html
Article 2 - https://www.gotquestions.org/Samaritans.html
Related to this is the article written by David Bivin. He is the founder of the amazing scholarly site called Jerusalem Perspective. The article is entitled, “Us and Them: Loving Both.” His article sheds more light on the unbiblical teaching in Jesus’ day to hate one’s enemy. To access this article use the link below. But, this site is members only. If you would like to join to access the 100’s and 100’s of articles and resources to enhance your Bible reading and study you’ll have to register and pay an annual fee of $60. If you are serious about your study of God’s word then you MUST join Jerusalem Perspective.
Link to Bivin’s article - https://www.jerusalemperspective.com/1873/?srsltid=AfmBOooN_sRB572G1-eJOOFgw9i3W-ZfxojtR5gsjri9fp8M4JCnQIiF
I also brought up two Bible teaching videos by the Messianic Jewish rabbi, Rabbi Jonathan Cahn. He has done two videos that relate to the pope’s order that all priests in the Catholic church must bless LGBTQ unions; in other words to give their unions some semblance of respect from the Catholic church. God has declared unequivocally that these unions are seriously sinful and totally forbidden. Pope Francis is saying he has the authority to disregard the very words of God.
Below find the two links to the videos. I highly recommend you watch both. The second video is about a documented unbelievable event that seemingly is a sign from the Lord of His total rejection of what Pope Francis did. You won’t believe it. But, make sure you watch video 1 and the video 2.
Video 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES6SD6RVcuo
Video 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1iCW5Lsd80
This Bible study podcast is about the Biblical concept of love. Biblical love is not about emotions or feelings or physical desire or passion. God want us to love regardless of how we feel or our emotions related to a certain person or group. It has a lot to do with DOING and ACTING and not about feelings. In this podcast I referenced two awesome articles that show that Jews in Israel do what the Torah says in that they do the right thing to another human even though they are Israel’s evil enemy like Hamas in Gaza or the Palestinians. Here are the two articles that you can read yourself that document that when Jesus orders us to love our enemy He is teaching right from the Torah and Jesus is adding to and enhancing His teaching that He gave us in the Hebrew Scriptures or God’s Instruction or תּוֹרָה TORAH.
Article from the American Journal of Public Health - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5719710/
Article from Israel Forever Foundation - https://israelforever.org/interact/blog/caring_for_enemy_soldiers/
Related to the article above is the oath taken by the Israeli armed forces. They truly live by God’s Instruction or תּוֹרָה TORAH or the very words of Jesus – “love your enemy (do the right thing, act humanely, act with mercy and compassion even for your enemy) and pray for those that persecute you.” Below is that oath referenced in the article above from the Israel Forever Foundation.
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
Jul 29, 2026
Jul 29, 2026
32 min
As one examines Exod. 25-31 and 35-39 one finds a repeat – almost word for word in some cases – of verses related to the construction of the Tabernacle. In the first instance it is God giving detailed instructions to Moses about the construction and the details of the garments of the High Priest and the Priests of the Sanctuary and their ordination ceremony. In the second case, in chapters 35-39, we read about the actual construction of the Mishkan HaKodesh, the Holy Dwelling place of the Lord, or His Ohel HaKodesh, the Holy Tent (tabernacle in Latin just means tent). So, we ask why the repeat of so many verses almost word for word.
This has led a few Bible scholars to develop the DOCUMENTARY HYPOTHESIS or the theory that the Torah was not written by only one man, namely Moses.
Thus, this makes Jesus, the Lord, God Himself, a liar when Jesus says the Torah are the books of Moses. If they were written by special groups and more than one person, then Jesus should not say the Torah are the books of Moses implying Moses is the author. Jesus is God and this creates a real problem as per the character of the Lord.
However, a Jewish scholar, highly recognized and considered a superb Bible historian, Torah expert, and Hebrew scholar, Umberto Cassuto, found the answer to this repetition! He found archaeologically that in the ancient near east those ancient peoples when writing about the construction of a special temple would repeat what they wrote. The first writing was to show how a god or gods gave instruction to build the special temple. The repeat was to describe the actual construction leading to the dedication. This fits the Torah.
First … here’s some background on Umberto Cassuto.
UMBERTO CASSUTO
Umberto (Moshe David) Cassuto, an early 20th-century Italian historian, rabbi, and scholar, wrote a popular Hebrew commentary on the Bible, as well as more detailed commentaries on the Book of Genesis and part of the Book of Exodus. His commentary is marked by an assumption that in order to understand the Bible, one must understand the Ancient Near-Eastern cultural context in which it was composed. As such, he incorporates archeological findings, his understanding of ancient Semitic languages, and literary tools into his analysis of biblical verses.
Cassuto in his own words discussing the repetition found not only in Exodus but throughout the Hebrew Scriptures.
REPETITION IN EXODUS
“The subject of the founding and building of a temple was a kind of permanent literary genre in the ancient literatures of the East; In it, it was customary to first come the divine speech describing the plan of the Temple in all its details and grammar, and then the story of the action, which repeats in an equal or similar way the description in the divine speech. And this is nothing more than a special detail of a general method, the method of repetition that was very popular with the writers of the ancient East.”
(Accessed from https://www.sefaria.org/Cassuto_on_Exodus.35.2?lang=bi)
Here are two links to two articles that are a must read. These again will enhance and expand your understanding that Moses DID write the Torah and that the Documentary Hypothesis has been proven wrong.
ARTICLE ON MOSES AS THE SOLE WRITER OF TORAH
https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/moses/evidence-mosaic-authorship-of-torah/
SCHOLARLY ARTICLE BY CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS USNG CASSUTO’S FINDINGS
https://biblearchaeology.org/research-articles/the-documentary-hypothesis/
Once again I provide the article on Jesus’ teaching about the Rabbi/Talmid model of His day. He taught it precisely and accurately but NOT IN ENGLISH. And He did not teach it IN GREEK but in HEBREW. We in the church are commanded by the Lord to go and make disciples (talmidim in Hebrew). And yet few churches even understand what Jesus meant when He mentioined disciples or talmidim. Probably since so fe in the church know the Gree or the Biblical Hebrew and how to connect the Greek to the Hebrew. Check it out …
DID JESUS EVER SPEAK OF THE RABBI DISCIPLE RELATIONSHIP?
DID HE EVER TEACH US USING HIS CULTURE?
NOT IN ENGLISH OR GREEK
BUT HEBREW!!
Jesus said, "A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. (Luk 6:40)
Pupil? Nope. The Greek word used here is μαθητής
mathētēs (Strongs number G3101) meaning a learner, disciple or a pupil. But, Jesus is speaking Hebrew and not Greek. What is the Hebrew word for disciple? It is Talmid (תַּלְמִיד) Strongs umber H8527 (pronounced talmeed). The plural form is Talmidim (תַּלְמִידִים) (pronounced talmideem).
Teacher? Nope. The Greek word used here is διδάσκαλος
Didaskalos (Strongs number G1320) meaning instructor, doctor, master, teacher. The Hebrew word in Jesus’ day that διδάσκαλος Didaskalos translates is RAV ( רַב )(Strongs number is H8227) meaning master. The Hebrew word RAVEE רבי meaning “my master.” So when Jesus is called “RABBI” in the Gospels in Hebrew He is being called RAVEE רבי or “my master.”
So, so far, Luke 6:40 can be read …
"A TALMID is not above his RAV but TALMIDIM, after they have been fully trained, will be like their RAV.” (Luk 6:40)
FULLY TRAINED – Nope. Better is “after he has been made καταρτίζω katartizō (Strongs number is G2675) meaning complete or perfect or finished). In Jesus’ day a TALMID of a RAV was finished when the RAV saw that his talmid was ready to go in the name of the RAV to teach the Bible just like the talmid’s master or his rav.
Now we read Luke 6:40 from the Hebrew …
"A TALMID is not above his RAV but TALMIDIM, after they have finished, will be like their RAV.” (Luk 6:40)
BE?? – Nope. The Greek word used here is ὡς hōs (Strongs; number 5613) meaning “exactly like.” It translates the Hebrew letter used as a prefix KEE כְּ meaning just like, identical, the same as, be like. So we finally come to the complete translation from the English to the Greek to the Hebrew of Luke 6:40.
"A TALMID is not above his RAV but TALMIDIM, after they have finished, will be EXACTLY LIKE their RAV.” (Luk 6:40)
The RAV and TALMID Relationship
To be a talmid was a highly esteemed honor. The relationship between a RAV (we’d say rabbi) and his talmidim went far beyond basic education:
Total Dedication: A talmid would often leave their former life, home, and family to follow their rabbi full-time.
Imitation: The primary goal of a disciple was not just to know what the rabbi knew, but to become exactly like the rabbi. This meant absorbing the rabbi's lifestyle, character, and interpretation of the scriptures.
Walking in the Dust: Ancient Jewish writings describe disciples following their teacher so closely that they became covered in the "dust of the rabbi's feet".
See this video Bible study from Light of Menorah ministries.
Part 1 of what is a disciple - https://youtu.be/JZv2YhSoya8?si=_WidHCq2RTtDVl5R
Link to part 2 - https://youtu.be/m9pNgjAI18g?si=CThLTsg5uLD9gtId
Check out these links from Ray Vander Laan’s website entitled THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW …
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/rabbi-and-talmidim
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1539
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1540
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1540
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1568
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1557
In this Bible study podcast I brought up the verse 1 Cor. 3:16 that we are THE TEMPLE of God and the “you” in the verse in Greek is plural! Check out the Bible study podcasts I did on these verses.
Truth Nuggets #3 part 1 – https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/truth-nuggets-lesson-3-part-1/
Truth Nuggets #3 part 2 - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/truth-nuggets-lesson-3-part-2/
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
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
34 min
One of the first things Moses does is to gather all Israel and begin to teach them everything God told him since Exod. 20:19. The Hebrews at this time, the time when Moses cam down from the mountain the 2nd time, knew none of all the things we've studied since the giving of the Ten Commandments. Moses starts with the law of the Sabbath (Shabbat in Hebrew). What we find is God talks about these commandments and says for those who love me as they keep my commandments. And one of them is the law of Shabbat. It probably is the most important of God's "feasts." But, this commandment along with the other nine are God's commandments. It is more impacting than when one reads it.
When did Jesus ever say He is God? He did many times in the New Testament. We missed it since few of our teachers today know Greek or Hebrew or realize Jesus spoke Hebrew. Few of our teachers today know how to take the English to the Greek and to the Hebrew. Few if any of our teachers have studied the Bible in its historical context or to understand the Jewish roots Old Testament of the New Testament. In this lesson we studied one of Jesus’ statements when He said …
"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” (Joh 14:15)
When He said this there was NO New Testament. All they had when He said this was the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament with the five foundational books being the Torah or Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. So, if you are a Jew in Jesus’ day and you hear these words you’ll know that the Hebrew word for commandments is MITZAVOT מצוות (H4687). The word to keep is SHAMAR שמר (H8104). The Jewish disciples of Jesus wee brought up on the Torah and knew the following …
“…but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep (SHAMAR שמר) My commandments (MITZAVOT מצוות).” (Exo 20:6)
“…but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep (SHAMAR שמר) My commandments (MITZAVOT מצוות).” (Deu 5:10)
God is using the words joining the idea of loving Him to keeping His commandments. Jesus is saying the same thing. Not in English but in Hebrew. So, what is Jesus saying to them in His day, the Jews brought up on Torah? Jesus is saying that He is God, the God of the Bible.
In a previous lesson we took a look at an alternative way of “looking” at the concept of what the church calls the TRINITY. The standard way we look at Jesus is one person of three persons. But, studying the Greek we find that an alternative viable “picture” of this concept. Here’s the link to that lesson - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qavkp-1b03249
We found in this lesson that Jesus is a “FACE” of God of God’s many faces. Check it out. It makes so much more sense that when Jesus says, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments,” that He is saying He is God, one of the faces of God.
In this lesson we also focused on the Lord’s Sabbath or SHABBAT in Hebrew. Few Christians ever study the history of how the Roman church changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. Few Christians ever study the concept of the Sabbath. Below you’ll find two links. The first is to an excellent article that highlights the historical development of the change. It is a great article to start your further study of the most important of God’s feast that are actually in Hebrew called His “Appointed Times” or Moedim (מועדים). God has NO feasts. He has only appointed times that He commands.
Link to article - https://www.sabbathtruth.com/sabbath-history/how-the-sabbath-was-changed
The second link is to the “playlist” of a series of lessons I did on Shabbat for Christians. It starts out with lessons that are introduced by saying whether you do Shabbat as per the Bible or as per the Church, we need to study what is the Sabbath as per the very words of God. Also, inherent in the series is how does the Sabbath testify of Jesus. Jesus said that scripture testifies of Himself. So if the Shabbat is the most important of God’s APPOINTED TIMES we’d better understand how Shabbat testifies of Jesus. Here’s the link …
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcIXun2BQDLshZetXi0avkG665YNcI5I
Finally, we come to Jesus’ words …
"A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. (Luk 6:40)
As we take the English to the Greek and the Greek to the Hebrew we find that Jesus was telling us about the relationship of a disciple (talmid) and His rabbi (ravee). The relationship is between a rabbi and his disciples is so misunderstood in the church that for the most part few churches today know how to “make disciples” as Jesus commanded and NOT converts.
DID JESUS EVER SPEAK OF THE RABBI DISCIPLE RELATIONSHIP? DID HE EVER TEACH US USING HIS CULTURE?
NOT IN ENGLISH!!
Jesus said, "A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. (Luk 6:40)
Pupil? Nope. The Greek word used here is μαθητής
mathētēs (Strongs number G3101) meaning a learner, disciple or a pupil. But, Jesus is speaking Hebrew and not Greek. What is the Hebrew word for disciple? It is Talmid (תַּלְמִיד) Strongs umber H8527 (pronounced talmeed). The plural form is Talmidim (תַּלְמִידִים) (pronounced talmideem).
Teacher? Nope. The Greek word used here is διδάσκαλος
Didaskalos (Strongs number G1320) meaning instructor, doctor, master, teacher. The Hebrew word in Jesus’ day that διδάσκαλος Didaskalos translates is RAV ( רַב )(Strongs number is H8227) meaning master. The Hebrew word RAVEE רבי meaning “my master.” So when Jesus is called “RABBI” in the Gospels in Hebrew He is being called RAVEE רבי or “my master.”
So, so far, Luke 6:40 can be read …
"A TALMID is not above his RAV but TALMIDIM, after they have been fully trained, will be like their RAV.” (Luk 6:40)
FULLY TRAINED – Nope. Better is “after he has been made καταρτίζω katartizō (Strongs number is G2675) meaning complete or perfect or finished). In Jesus’ day a TALMID of a RAV was finished when the RAV saw that his talmid was ready to go in the name of the RAV to teach the Bible just like the talmid’s master or his rav.
Now we read Luke 6:40 from the Hebrew …
"A TALMID is not above his RAV but TALMIDIM, after they have finished, will be like their RAV.” (Luk 6:40)
BE?? – Nope. The Greek word used here is ὡς hōs (Strongs; number 5613) meaning “exactly like.” It translates the Hebrew letter used as a prefix KEE כְּ meaning just like, identical, the same as, be like. So we finally come to the complete translation from the English to the Greek to the Hebrew of Luke 6:40.
"A TALMID is not above his RAV but TALMIDIM, after they have finished, will be EXACTLY LIKE their RAV.” (Luk 6:40)
The RAV and TALMID Relationship
To be a talmid was a highly esteemed honor. The relationship between a RAV (we’d say rabbi) and his talmidim went far beyond basic education:
Total Dedication: A talmid would often leave their former life, home, and family to follow their rabbi full-time.
Imitation: The primary goal of a disciple was not just to know what the rabbi knew, but to become exactly like the rabbi. This meant absorbing the rabbi's lifestyle, character, and interpretation of the scriptures.
Walking in the Dust: Ancient Jewish writings describe disciples following their teacher so closely that they became covered in the "dust of the rabbi's feet".
See this video Bible study from Light of Menorah ministries – Part 1 of what is a disciple - https://youtu.be/JZv2YhSoya8?si=_WidHCq2RTtDVl5R
Link to part 2 - https://youtu.be/m9pNgjAI18g?si=CThLTsg5uLD9gtId
Check out these links from Ray Vander Laan’s website entitled THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW …
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/rabbi-and-talmidim
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1539
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1540
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1540
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1568
https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/preview/1557
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
Jul 24, 2026
Jul 24, 2026
55 min
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
Jul 23, 2026
Jul 23, 2026
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
Jul 22, 2026
Jul 22, 2026
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
Jul 21, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
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
Jul 20, 2026
Jul 20, 2026
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