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A VISIT TO FISHER'S HOUSE. Fisher's House, as some called it, was an old yellow Stucco house located near one of the main streets of Yorktown Heights, N.Y. It had been abandoned since, probably, the middle 1930s. My friend Michael and I visited Fisher's house way back in 1967. At...

PARASHA: “Vayikra” (and he called) LEVITICUS 1:1-5:26 The word “VaYikra” (in the original Hebrew) is interesting, as it occurs 3 times. It means “called to (and a person’s name) In other words, Adonai called Moses from where “he was” to where “Adonai is,” to “bridge the gap of distance.” The...

THE BOOK OF ESTHER (Megillah Esther) A look at Chapter 9. Is there something special? The Book of Esther is the only book in the Bible where the sacred name of God (YHVH) is never mentioned. Yet the outcome and activities, the plots, were all ordained by God. He saw to it that the events...

The Faces of God: EXODUS 33:11-34:7. Here’s an interesting question: “Does God have faces? If yes, how many? First of all, we know that this is not literal, since God is Spirit, so to say that He has a face or faces is 'personification." Attributing human attributes to HIS divine being...

A LOOK AT THE BOOK OF ESTHER, A long time ago, in a palace called Sushan, in the kingdom of Persia, there was a king named Ahasuerus who had just a little too much to drink. He called for his wife and for more wine, and he got the wine, but not the wife! His wife Vashti refused to come, "I...

1 KINGS 5:12-6:13 The Tabernacle was used for many years after the Israelites left Egypt. It followed “the Children of Israel” when they crossed over the Jordan, but 480 years later, it was replaced by the First Temple, built by King Solomon. It must have been magnificent. The Ark of...

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY PORTION: (Torah Portion) I hope that all of you who viewed the videos from the series: "FROM DRY BONES TO FILLED LUNGS" Lessons 1-16 learned a lot. This series was created and taught by our Messianic Rabbi Gus Elowitz at Beth Yeshua Congregation. He is now in glory, and...

FROM DRY BONES TO FILLED LUNGS: LESSON 16 (final lesson in the series) THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD How do we know that the Bible is God's inspired Word? Is it inspired? And if yes, by whom? Why do we have the Bible? One way we can look at it, is that it is Basic Instructions Before...

EXODUS 25:1-27:19 "Terumah" (contributions, offerings) In this study, we see that a request is made for a “free-will offering” so that the Tabernacle can be built and its furnishings. As we remember, when the Israelites left Egypt, they took quite a treasure that the Egyptians gave them so...

JEREMIAH 34:8-22, 33:25-26 Jeremiah is known as the “weeping prophet” because Israel had returned to idolatry and corruption. YHVH sends him with a message to Israel, “Repent” and “turn from your sins”, one of the sins was to go back on their word. Jeremiah told them that God had said...

PARASHA: “Mishpatim” (Judgments) “God's Jurisprudence for His chosen people.” It is very interesting how this Torah/Bible study portion begins in the original Hebrew language: "V'eileh ha mishpatim." "AND these are the judgments, or rulings..." When a verse begins with "and" (the Hebrew letter...

From Dry Bones to Filled Lungs: Lesson 15 of 16 The Calendar for the First Coming of the Messiah Yeshua Looking at Daniel 9:24-27, we see the prophecy of the First coming of our LORD and Savior, Messiah Yeshua. He came as "Yeshua Ben Yosef" (Jesus, son of Joseph), the legal son of Joseph...

EXODUS 18:1-20:26 We see in this study a lot of wisdom on the part of Moses and Yitro, his father-in-law. First, we learn that Moses had sent his wife and children back to stay with their father and grandfather. I believe that, for safekeeping, when one sees danger, it is wise to care for one's...

PARASHAH: “B'shalach” (when he let go) EXODUS 13:17-17:16.... We are coming down to the “show down” where Pharaoh gets his just desserts, and gets what he deserves for defying the God of Israel, going back on his word to “let Israel go”, you cannot pursue Israel without getting hurt, and...

Exodus 10:1-13:16: “And the LORD said unto Moshe, ‘Go in unto Pharaoh’…” Strange, the word “Go” in Hebrew is “Sh’lach”, but the Hebrew scriptures read “Bo” (enter) so, in reality, the Word of God is saying, “Enter, or Come in unto Pharaoh” But why? One way of looking at this is that Adonai is...

EZEKIEL 28:25-29:21 The prophet speaks through the Holy Spirit and affirms that, even though Israel has been scattered throughout the world's countries, they will be returned to their land in the future. It is already happening; Israel was recognized as a nation in 1948, and since then...

PARASHA: “Va’era” (and I appeared) EXODUS 6:2-9:35 YHVH speaks to Moshe saying that when he appeared to Abraham, he revealed himself as “El Shaddai” which means “God Almighty” or “God all-powerful, yet he did not reveal himself as he did to Moshe, with Moshe he revealed himself with the more...

Lesson 14 of 16 in the Bible study series "From Dry Bones to Filled Lungs" (By Faith Ye Must be Born Again) John 3 Who was Nikodemus? Did he understand or not understand what it meant to be 'born again'? The Pharisees had some ideas about being 'born again,' but not in the way Yeshua/Jesus...

EXODUS 1:1-6:1 We enter into a new era, Jacob/Israel and Joseph are now in the past, yet their legacy continues, in “Am Yisrael” (The People of Israel). ”70 souls” entered Mitzraim (Egypt). It is interesting that the Hebrew word “Nefesh” is used for “souls,” yet the word is in the singular...

PARASHA: “VaYechi” (and he lived) GEN 47:28-50:26 In this, we see Jacob (Israel) in his last days, he prepares to “go the way of all men” (as King David put it), Jacob is getting ready to die. He prepares himself and ensures that his sons and grandsons are blessed, so they know what lies ahead...