Weekly Torah Readings: Tazria
(from One New Man Bible translated by William Morford) Tazria Circumcision and Purification 12.1. And the LORD* spoke to Moses saying, 2. “Speak to the children of Israel saying, If a woman has conceived seed and borne a male, then she will be unclean seven days...
Heroines of the Bible: Sarah
Genesis 17:15. And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you will not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.1 16. And I shall bless her and give you a son also from her. Yes, I will bless her and she will be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will...
Heroines of the Bible: Rahab
Rahab, who hid the spies sent to Jericho by Joshua risked her life when she took them to her roof and hid them from the king’s messengers. From this heroic act, she not only preserved her life and the lives of her family, she became part of the lineage of Y'shua....
Quantities of Gold. Silver, and Bronze in the Tabernacle
The quantities of the metals alone are staggering; Gold: 29 talents, 2,175 lbs. 34,800oz $45,240,000 2018 prices c. $1,300/oz. 730 shekels 18 lbs. 292oz 3,796,000 That comes to $49,036,000 Silver: 100 talents, 7,500...
Passover 8th Day Torah Reading
(from the One New Man Bible translated by William Morford) Firstborn of Herd and Flock 15:19. “All the firstling males that come from your herd and your flock you will sanctify to the LORD* your God. You will do no work with the firstling of your ox or shear the...
Heroines of the Bible – Jochebed
Jochebed, Moses’ mother: Exodus 2.1. And there went a man from the house of Levi and took a daughter of Levi for a wife. 2. And the woman conceived and bore a son and when she saw that he was a goodly child, she hid him for three months. 3. Then when she could no...
Heroines of the Bible: Miriam the mother of Y’shua
Miriam, mother of Y’shua who was probably a teenager when Gabriel came to her at night. Luke 1:30. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Miriam, for you have found favor with God. 31. And behold you will conceive in your womb and you will bear a Son and will...
Celebrate the Passover
Every year Christians celebrate Easter, but every year Jesus celebrated the Passover. The last thing Christ did with his disciples before His Crucifixion was to celebrate the Passover, and in celebrating the sacrifice of a lamb, became the Sacrificial Lamb. If there’s...
Heroines of the Bible: Noah’s Wife
Genesis 6:18. “But with you I shall establish, ratify, My covenant and you will come into the box (ark), you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. Noah’s wife and daughters-in-law; Noah’s wife had to have great patience and understanding while her...
Heroines of the Bible – Abigail
Abigail is an awesome woman whose character shone clearly when she had an evil husband. 1 Samuel 25:2. And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel and the man was very great and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and he was shearing...