SHEVA (Seven)
It seems to be a rather important number in the Bible, meaning many things; completeness, perfection, divine order, Shabbat peace and oath (shavuah). For example: This a small sample being 32 out of 404 mentions.
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 […]
A Clear Teaching on Leavened vs. Unleavened Bread
Leaven is not sin. Leaven is the visible outward results and manifestations of the Kingdom of Heaven. In the parable, Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven that a woman hid in three measures of flour until the whole batch was leavened (Matthew 13:33). This is the positive, true leaven: the empowering of […]
Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:8 — Not Abolishing TORAH, But Elevating it to the Higher Reality Yeshua Empowers! (A Deep Dive Against the Traditional Christian “Torah Law is Destroyed” View)
Shalom family! I’ve been digging deep into 1 Corinthians 5 with some solid back-and-forth, and I need to lay this out fully for Facebook because the traditional Christian teaching that “the Torah/mitzvot are done away with” or “Paul is hyper-spiritualizing everything so we don’t keep the literal commands” is flat-out dismantling the plain text. I’m […]
First Biblical Month and the Aviv Barley
Shalom family and friends, Today marks the 14th day of the Aviv (Abib) — the biblical first month determined by Yehovah’s two-stage process: Aviv barley reaching the stage where heads are filled with dough that can be parched in fire (Leviticus 2:14), confirmed in the land of Israel, followed by the sighting of the new […]
Feast of Unleavened Bread Reflections: Purging Every Leaven as We Count the Omer
Feast of Unleavened Bread Reflections: Purging Every Leaven as We Count the OmerShalom, family! As we walk through the Feast of Unleavened Bread — removing every trace of leaven from our homes and lives — we are now counting the Omer. The count began yesterday on the weekly Shabbat (the first day of the seven-week […]
The Crucifixion of Messiah: According to the Cochin Hebrew Matthew, a Second Witness to the Hebrew Perspective of the Appointed Times of Yehovah
Housed at Cambridge University Library, the Travancore-Cochin Hebrew Matthew (MS Oo.1.32) is a 17th – 18th century rabbinical Hebrew translation preserved among the Cochin Jews in India. This version is attributed to Ezekiel Raḥabi and reflects a Hebrew-oriented perspective. MS Oo.1.32 isn’t the only Hebrew Matthew (e.g., Shem Tov’s version exists) but does provide unique […]