Episodes
Oct. 6, 2023
Rejoicing over the Word of God
The beautiful book of Deuteronomy, and the Torah, come to an end this week on a rather depressing note. But we know the rest of the story—what Moses and Joshua died not knowing. We admire their courage and faithfulness to Go…
Sept. 29, 2023
A Reason to Celebrate
The Feast of Tabernacles is the one feast in which the children of Israel were commanded to rejoice for a whole week! It is also the feast that is prophesied to be celebrated by all the nations during the Messianic era. Ther…
Sept. 22, 2023
The Day of Covering
Yom Kippur is translated the “Day of Covering” but was also known as the Day of Judgment, because it was the day on which the High Priest stood before the Lord on behalf of the nation of Israel and made a sacrifice for the a…
Sept. 15, 2023
When You Hear the Trumpet
This week the Jewish people will celebrate Yom Teruah—the day of the blowing of trumpets. The description of this day is a little vague, but deep meaning is found in the use of trumpets for calling the people to attention an…
Sept. 8, 2023
Revealed Secrets
The Jewish people have returned to their ancient homeland and are working hard to uncover hidden artifacts from the biblical time period. I will share about one exciting find that confirms a story we just read in Deuteronomy…
Sept. 1, 2023
What Do You Choose?
God certainly promised tremendous blessings to be upon His people when they walked in obedience to Him. He also promised great hardship if they were to enter into this agreement with Him and then renege on it by disobeying i…
Aug. 25, 2023
How to Do Life
The commandments God gave to the children of Israel were not just about how to worship Him but how to live life—how to engage with the people and world around them. The laws covered religious and civil life, agriculture, bus…
Aug. 18, 2023
A Just God
The book of Deuteronomy reads like an ancient suzerain treaty between a king and his subjects, and most of it is a listing of the stipulations of the agreement—God’s commandments. Included was the establishment of a judicial…
Aug. 11, 2023
Clinging to God
Throughout Deuteronomy Moses continues to command the children of Israel to obey the terms of their covenant with God, and in return, they would be blessed. The choice is theirs’s whether to live such a way as to enjoy bless…
Aug. 4, 2023
The Blessings of Walking with God
The children of Israel had a special calling and relationship with God—not because they were any more special than other people but because of God’s promises to their forefathers. They had been chosen long before, and their …
July 28, 2023
Do You Cherish God’s Word Like This?
Moses is preparing a new generation of Israelites to enter their promised land, and he emphasizes to them the importance of the commandments they have received from God—they are wisdom and the key to a long life enjoying the…
July 21, 2023
The Words of Moses
Some people skip over the book of Deuteronomy thinking it is just repetition of the law. What a mistake that is! One Bible scholar says it is the most important book in the Old Testament and the key to understanding the enti…
July 14, 2023
The Land In Which He Dwells
The book of Numbers comes to an end this week with a reminder of what the whole story is all about. God had promised to give the children of Israel a certain land instructed them how to live on that land, all so He could dwe…
July 7, 2023
Qualifications for Leadership
This week we read two significant stories—both illustrating qualifications for godly leadership. God promised Aaron’s grandson, Phinehas, an everlasting priesthood due to his zeal for God and commitment to righteousness—a ne…
June 30, 2023
A People Alone
God uses an unusual character to confirm the calling on the children of Israel to be a people set apart from the world until the day they birth the reign of the Davidic Messiah on Earth. In the meantime, you and I are called…
June 23, 2023
The Sin of Complaining
Being upbeat and positive is more than just a matter of personality—it is an expression of faith, of acceptance of the will of God, knowing there is always a bright side of His will if we wait for it. In contrast, negativity…
June 16, 2023
How God Sees Your Unbelief
The children of Israel had been made ready to enter their promised land and take possession of it. But something went terribly wrong. They went in to take a quick look around and returned in unbelief. They were afraid of the…
June 9, 2023
What Made Moses Special
Moses had a special role and relationship with God. God spoke with him face to face and in plain language. He even gave Moses a glimpse of His image on Mount Sinai. It is no coincidence that Numbers 12:3 tells us Moses was t…
June 2, 2023
A God Who Loves to Bless
We serve a God who loves to bless His people. The Bible is full of examples of this going all the way back to Abraham. God so wanted His people blessed that he instructed the High Priest Aaron how to pronounce blessing over …
May 26, 2023
Pentecost and the Feast of Weeks
The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot in Hebrew) occurs exactly 50 days after the first Sabbath after Passover and is largely associated with the wheat harvest. However, there is a strong rabbinic tradition that this holiday also comm…
May 19, 2023
Be Counted
This week we begin the book of Numbers—named after two different numberings of the children of Israel contained in its pages. While God is numbering and preparing His children to take possession of their promised land, He al…
May 12, 2023
I Will Remember the Land
The book of Leviticus comes to an end this week with one of the most amazing passages in the entire Bible. It explains the last 2,000 years of history and the miraculous return of the Jewish people to their ancient land that…
May 5, 2023
God’s Calendar
God has a calendar, and it is full of appointed times to meet with Him and remember events of the past, while thanking Him for the present and anticipating the fulfillment of all His promises in the future. These appointed t…
April 28, 2023
The Atoning Sacrifice
If we don’t understand Leviticus and this week’s reading about the Day of Atonement and the sanctity of blood, we will never understand what Jesus came to do and what He accomplished through His death. The need for atonement…