With only 2 lessons left before the 6th Sabbath of Shavuot, it’s hard to believe that I’m just getting around to the ‘Ten Commandments’ now. I supposed if Yah waited for months after Israel’s liberation from Egypt, then I shouldn’t have been hasty in discussing them either. I… Read More »“The Ten Debarim” (aka “The Ten Commandments)
Acts 1:3, 9-11, “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself… Read More »“Ascension Day” — A Time of Testing and the Number 40
Exodus 19:9, “And Yah said to Moses, “Behold I am coming to you in a thick cloud.” 9:16, “On the morning of the third day, there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain…” 9:18, “Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke, because YHWH had descended on it in fire.… Read More »Darkness, Fear, and Dread
Exodus 19:3-8, “YHWH called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and, tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.… Read More »Yah’s Special Treasure (aka Israel)
Yesterday’s introduction to our campsite at Exodus 19 cleansed our pallet or erased the slate, resetting our expectations and preparing us for the show that is about to begin. In the opening few verses of this chapter, I imagine Israel as an audience of antsy and impatient theater… Read More »The Number Three: Perpetual Life in Messiah
We’ve arrived at Exodus, Chapter 19, and more importantly, we’ve arrived at the foot of Mt. Sinai. We’ve left Raphidim, in the Wilderness of Sin, and are now at the Wilderness of Sinai. Read Day #14 for a reminder of definitions and context, but clearly this is where Yah intended to… Read More »The Wilderness
As we close up this fifth complete week since the Feast of First Fruits, we are getting closer and closer to our destination. We aren’t simply heading for Mt. Sinai, or even the the tippy-top of Mt. Sinai. As the people will learn on Shavuot itself, the true… Read More »Steadfast Love: Going With The Flow
Shavuot is typically described as the appointed time celebrating the “giving of the law” or “the sending of the Holy Spirit”, but I hope that these last 4 weeks have shown more of a relational progression, rather than just one event or a single theme. Every hero of faith… Read More »Torah, Mitzvah, Choq, & Mishpat
Jethro and company are the first “friendlies” that we’ve met on The Way to Shavuot, and there is a concept in Exodus 18 that will repeat again and again throughout Scripture, and resonate for all time—the power of our testimony, through Messiah and Yah The Father. Exodus 18:1,… Read More »The Power Of Our Testimony
As we’ve looked closer at the language and imagery in Exodus 18, anticipation is building toward a future choice Israel will be asked to make on Shavuot. The hints of both receiving help and becoming a “helper” are numerous. The Kenite connection, and the choice offered to Hobab,… Read More »Gentiles, Sojourners, and Israel