Deuteronomy 6:4 – “Shema Yisra’el, Yahweh Eloheynu, Yahweh echad!” “Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, is one” is how this verse is traditionally translated. The words translated “the LORD” in Hebrew, however, are actually the proper name of God, i.e. Yahweh. It is Yahweh who is our God, who is one. Shema [שָׁמַע H8085];… Continue reading The Foremost Command – Shema!
The Tabernacle
Pointing to Yeshua Exodus 25:8-9: "And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them. In accordance with all that I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle and of all its furniture, so you shall make it." Exodus 29:45-46: "I will dwell among the Israelites, and I will be… Continue reading The Tabernacle
The Priestly Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26 – “Yahweh blesses you and keeps you. Yahweh makes his face shine upon you and is gracious to you. Yahweh lifts his countenance upon you and makes you whole.” (PJT) A Little Iffy Traditional English translations often infuse a sense of if Yahweh or Adonai is willing, that the blessing might have already… Continue reading The Priestly Blessing
The Prodigal Father
Luke 15:11-24 This parable, commonly labeled the Parable of the Prodigal Son, parallels the story of mankind, with a few differences. In this parable, there is a father who has two sons; one – the younger son – who takes his inheritance and squanders it; and the second – the older son – who remains… Continue reading The Prodigal Father
Eight Little Words
Judges 6:25 – “Take the bull that belongs to your father and a second bull seven years old, and use them to pull down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father and cut down the Asherah that is beside it and build an altar to Yahweh on the top of this stronghold in… Continue reading Eight Little Words
The Thief in the Night
2 Peter 3:10 – “But the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night . . .” 1 Thessalonians 5:1 – “For you know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” Historical Pattern The phrase, thief in the night, is yet another… Continue reading The Thief in the Night
The Amazing Sixth Hebrew Letter
Genesis 1:1 – “בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ” (“In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth”). The waw is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it is used in scripture for the first time in the sixth word. The meaning of the word is – hook, as a connecting… Continue reading The Amazing Sixth Hebrew Letter
Rapture Parallels, Patterns, Pictures, and Types 