From a Messianic Notzerim Perspective: Passover & the Feast of Unleavened Bread – Removing the Leaven of Mistimed Presumption
In the biblical calendar the 14th of Aviv is when the Passover lamb is slain and the diligent search for and removal of all leaven (chametz) must begin—before the seven days of Unleavened Bread start on the 15th. “Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread… from the first day you shall remove leaven from your […]
The Marred Visage of the Suffering Servant: Yeshua as the Compressed Prototype for Israel’s Collective Redemption
In the heart of the Suffering Servant prophecy, the prophet Isaiah declares of the coming Messiah: “Just as many were appalled at You, His appearance was marred beyond that of a man, And His form beyond the sons of mankind.” (Isaiah 52:14, NASB) This is not poetic exaggeration. Yeshua — the perfect Suffering Servant — […]
A Teaching on “Fishers of Men”: part 2
Participating in Yehovah’s Ancient Plan to Regather the Lost Sheep of Israel (John 21, Luke 5, Jeremiah 16:16, and the True Meaning of Being “Sent”) 1. Peter’s Boastful Pride and His Great Fall Before the crucifixion, when Yeshua warned the disciples that they would all fall away that night, Peter boldly declared: “Even if all […]