Posted by Navah on Apr 17, 2017 in The Messiah
The present author will ask the reader to read first the article What is Love? for a better understanding of what “love” is from Hebraic perspectives. If this is already done, we proceed in reading from John 21, where Yeshua asked Shimon Kefa (Simon Peter) three peculiar questions. That was now the third time Yeshua was manifested to His disciples after He was raised from the dead (Joh 21:14). We read, Shimon, son of Yonah, do you love (ἀγαπάω) Me more than...
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Posted by Navah on Apr 11, 2017 in The Exiles
Who wrote the Book of Esther? We should notice that throughout the entire Book of Esther, Elohim of Israel is not mentioned neither by His Name, nor by any of His titles. All commentators of the Book of Esther have noticed this fact but made the conclusion that although He is not mentioned by name or title even once, He was still in control behind the scenes to protect His people. And while the present author completely agrees with this conclusion, he took an unorthodox...
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Posted by Navah on Apr 8, 2017 in The Exiles
Today millions of Jews around the world celebrate Purim as a deliverance from a certain Holocaust, and rightly so. The Jews in Persia were on the brink of extermination and had Mordecai and Queen Esther done nothing or not enough, all Jews would have perished in the Holocaust and there would have been no Purim to celebrate. However, is Purim all about childish plays and making fancy “hamantaschen” cookies named after Haman, one of the world’s most...
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Posted by Navah on Apr 4, 2017 in The Appointed Times of YHVH
The First-fruits is considered a purely agricultural holiday under the shadow of Passover and is virtually unknown. However, by His obedience to His Father’s will to take our punishment on the cross and with His resurrection, Yeshua made the First-fruits the greatest of all appointed times of YHVH. Without the fulfillment of the First-fruits as a day of the resurrection of the Lamb of YHVH, the Pesach, all other appointed times make little sense, and our faith has no...
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Posted by Navah on Mar 29, 2017 in The Appointed Times of YHVH
In Rabbinical Judaism the Festival of the First-fruits (HaBikkurim) is considered a purely agricultural holiday, in the Messianic movement this day goes almost unnoticeable under the shadow of the Passover, and in the Christianity, it is simply unknown. And the reason being is that this forgotten festival is seen as a festival within the Festival of the Unleavened Bread (Chag Matzot), and sadly it has become “too little” to notice. However, the appointed time of...
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Posted by Navah on Mar 23, 2017 in The Appointed Times of YHVH
The Lamb of YHVH and the unleavened bread are not to be forgotten, but to serve as a reminder from generation to generation of what YHVH did for us in Egypt. And if the Festival of the Unleavened Bread is to be remembered throughout the generations, Yeshua the Messiah is also to be remembered as the Lamb of YHVH. This article is a continuation of the articles regarding the Festival of Unleavened Bread Part I and Part II and will focus on how Yeshua the Messiah fulfilled the...
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Posted by Navah on Mar 15, 2017 in The Appointed Times of YHVH
Should we sacrifice lamb today and eat it for the Festival of the Unleavened Bread (Chag Matzot)? Actually, these are two separate questions which we will answer in this article. But let us recall from Part I of this series that Pesach (Passover) is not a name of feast, nor is it a name of day. Pesach is not a feast at all, but the Passover lamb for the feast of the Unleavened Bread observed for seven days: from the fifteenth until the twenty-first day of the first month of...
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Posted by Navah on Mar 12, 2017 in The Appointed Times of YHVH
In the Rabbinical Judaism the Passover and the Festival of the Unleavened Bread (Chag Matzot) seem to be fused into one feast. We need to clarify that according to the Torah, the actual Appointed Time is the Feast of Unleavened Bread, while “the Passover” is not part of it; Passover is the sacrificial lamb for the feast. In the article Introduction to the Appointed Times of YHVH we discussed the festive seasons and the days which YHVH called מוֹעֲדִים...
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Posted by Navah on Mar 4, 2017 in The Messiah
The words “Do not sell wisdom, instruction, and understanding” belong to the richest and wisest man ever born. Yet, he says when you obtain the truth (wisdom) from the Scripture, do not sell it for money. In this article we will study what his descendant Yeshua the Messiah says concerning this controversial topic of selling wisdom, instruction, and understanding. In Mat 10:8 he says: “Freely you have received, freely you give”. Obtain truth and do...
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Posted by Navah on Mar 3, 2017 in The Name of YHVH
The Creator of the universe says about His Name Yehovah: “This is My Name forever!” And Elohim said to Mosheh, “I exist who I exist.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I exist’ has sent me to you.’ And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Israel, ‘Yehovah Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Avraham, the Elohim of Yitschak, and the Elohim of Ya’akov, has sent...
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Posted by Navah on Mar 2, 2017 in The Appointed Times of YHVH
Shabbat was the first appointed time set by YHVH from the very beginning of His creation. Here we will discuss the Shabbat and the Messiah, or how Yeshua the Messiah fulfills the Shabbat day and the role He plays in the Redemption Plan of YHVH. We will also discuss what the Rabbinical literature says about the Messiah, and also how the Messiah’s mission has been encoded in the names of the first ten generation in the Book of Genesis. Shabbat: the first appointed time...
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Posted by Navah on Feb 25, 2017 in The Appointed Times of YHVH
In Rabbinical Judaism, “Do not kindle a fire on Shabbat” is seen as a “concept” which is understood as do not kindle any fire on Shabbat. This verse is seen not just as a Torah command but as a concept which forbids lighting even a candle on the Shabbat. Do not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Shabbat day. (Exo 35:3) This “concept” teaches that the fire can be kindled before the Shabbat and the fire can burn during the...
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