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A MEETING AT THE WELL (by J. Ben Avraham) The old woman slowly made her way along the dry, dusty road that passed through the Samaritan city of Sychar. This same road lead to Jacob's well, which the old patriarch had allotted to his son Joseph and his descendants. As a young woman, she had...

TWO CRIMINALS, TWO DECISIONS, ONE SOLUTION: (Luke 23:39-43) It happened more than 2000 years ago; we all know the story. It was on one of the sadder Passover celebrations, yet the thousands of passover lambs sacrificed years prior all led to this one sacrifice lamb, the Lamb of God who would...

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Shalom to all. I wanted to briefly talk about two commandments from Deuteronomy, which I forgot to mention the other day in the article, "Commandments from Deuteronomy for this day and age." So, here are two more. If you look at them, you can agree that they are also for today: DEUT...

Parashah: Ki Tetse” (when you go out) DEUT 21:10-25:19 In this Bible/Torah study, we encounter numerous common-sense commandments that are relevant today, and we can also examine some commandments to see how we can apply them, perhaps not so much literally, but spiritually and morally...

Torah (Bible) portion: “Shoftim” (judges) DEUT: 16:18: -21:9 This parashah starts off with; “Judges (shoftim) and officers (shoterim) (We could also call them police) shalt thou make thee at thy gates, which YHVH thy Elohim giveth thee…. they shall judge the people with 'righteous...

ISAIAH 54:11-55:5 The Prophet Isaiah speaks as directed by the Holy Spirit, as a father who comforts his children, promising them blessings, but begins with “Unhappy, storm-tossed one”, meaning that Israel has been through a lot, deportation to Babylon, destruction of the temple...

Parashah: “Re’eh” (see) DEUT: 11:26-16:17 Re’eh means “see,” yet it is not so much “physical sight” but “insight” To be aware of following the LORD , his commandments, through our faith walk. It is also about “understanding” (Binah) Adonai’s will for us, understanding more Torah...

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ISAIAH 49:14-51:3 Israel cries out, “The LORD hath forsaken me and forgotten me,” but the prophet, through the Holy Spirit, assures the people, NO, the LORD has NOT forsaken you. There is a big difference between “abandonment, forgetfulness, and chastisement”. The fact that YHVH has...

He has called us to be "servants" to serve others, as Jesus served, taught the Torah, and died to set us free from the curse of sin. That includes taking out the trash on Sunday nights and Thursday nights, climbing those stone steps, and tying the bags tight so the street dogs don't rip them open

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PARASHAH: Ekev (as a result) DEUT: 7:12-11:25 “Now, O Israel, what does Adonai your Elohim ask of you? Only to fear Adonai your Elohim, walk in His Ways, Love Him, and Serve Him, with all of your heart and all of your soul” (10:12) I am jumping the gun a little bit, but just “how...

“HONOR Thy Father and Thy Mother.” This goes without explanation. I think it is common sense for children to honor and obey their parents, for they are the ones who raise them up. Yet the Fathers and Mothers have a GREAT responsibility, to raise them in the knowledge of God and his word. If not...

PARASHAH; “V’et’ Chanan” (and I pleaded) DEUT 3:23-7:11 Moses continues to recount the experiences of his life to the Children of Israel as his life comes to a close. He is like a father on his deathbed, and causes all of his children to come near and listen to their father’s experiences, or...

Parashot: “D’varim” (Words) DEUTERONOMY 1:1-3:22… We begin the final book of the original five books of the Torah, in which Moshe wrote down all the statutes, commandments, precepts, details, and other instructions that Adonai dictated to him to record. We must remember that Israel...

PSALM 23: "A verse-by-verse understanding" (part 6) VS 6: "GOODNESS AND GRACE WILL PURSUE ME EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE, AND I WILL LIVE IN THE HOUSE OF ADONAI FOR YEARS TO COME" CJSB (Complete Jewish Study Bible) "SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ME ALL THE...

In Numbers 33:1,2 it reads, “These were the wanderings of B’nei Israel who went out of the land of Egypt under the leadership of Moshe and Aaron. Moshe recorded their DEPARTURES, stage by stage as directed by YHVH; and these are the stages of their DEPARTURES. We see in these 2 verses...

Bible study portions “Matot v’ Masei” (Tribes and Journeys of) Numbers 30:1-32:42, 33:1-36:13 We need to be careful when making “vows.” Adonai takes seriously “promises” that we make, especially using “His” Holy Name (YHVH). We might have said in times before words like: “I swear to...

It is like this, free choice, yet God knows our choices. It is like a room, and the front door has a sign which reads, " All are welcome who enter" When you enter, you see the sign on the back of the door, "Welcome to my room, homeward bound." God knew you would enter and thus he had your...