Patrick Shannon outlines the Torah portion, Bemidbar, highlighting the section about the Levites being taken instead of Israel’s firstborn. Then, following a pattern throughout the Scriptures of how the firstborns have been replaced by others, he shows who Yeshua replaced as YHVH’s firstborn and concludes with how we fit into this pattern today.
Rick Ortiz presents an outline of this Torah portion and highlights the meaning of the Jubilee which Yeshua proclaimed by quoting Isaiah 61.
R. Paul Falk discovers the answers to some interesting questions about being “holy” or one of two kinds of “unclean,” by looking at the teachings and example of Yeshua who actually became unclean in both ways.
Patrick Shannon studies the first command in this Torah portion, “Be holy” and cuts through the murkiness of our deceiving translations to reveal the actual meaning of this command and how to obey it and fulfill our purpose to “bear much fruit.”
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R. Paul Falk shines a bright light on the dark motives of the Pharisees which Yeshua warns against as their “yeast.” As His disciples today, we must be very careful of this spreading agent that causes puffing up.
In this Torah portion, R. Paul Falk shows us from the meaning of the Hebrew word for leprosy that this ancient infection is actually a metaphor for a very dangerous, spreading heart disease with which any of us could be infected.
Patrick Shannon focuses on Leviticus 12 which is about childbirth to answer several questions about why reproduction causes us to be unclean.
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R. Paul Falk shows how the Torah portion regarding clean and unclean meats relates to Peter’s vision on the roof regarding how we are to show the light of Torah to the people of the nations.
R. Paul Falk presents the parable of the talents entrusted to three different stewards and shows how the one who hid the single talent is likened to other examples of hiding throughout the scriptures, including light that is hidden under a bushel. A glimpse into the actual meaning of several parables for those who have ears to hear, and a somber exhortation for how we hear.
Rick Ortiz outlines the various sacrifices in this week’s Torah portion with some interesting correlations with the offerings of Cain and Abel in Genesis.