Torah – Highway to Holiness

Yeshua’s Atonement

30 Apr 201522 Sep 2016

There is a danger of having no regard for Yeshua’s identity or for His atonement. The danger is eventually being cast into the lake of fire. Very few really want…

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The Danger of False Witness

Exodus 20:16 and Deuteronomy 19:16 both say: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” When we think of false witness, several events in Scripture should come to mind:…

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Transmission of Ritual Contamination

Leviticus 11 begins by describing the dietary laws (laws of kashrut): Meat of animals that don’t chew the cud and/or those without split hooves are unclean. Sea creatures without fins…

Tzara’at or Leprosy

3 Feb 20126 Feb 2012

We are about to discuss what many consider to be a complicated topic called tzara’at. The main reason this can be hard for the average person to properly understand is…

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The Woman’s Purification After Childbirth

28 Jan 201214 Sep 2018

Women contract tumah (ritual contamination) through childbirth. The time period of the woman’s purification after childbirth differs and is based on the sex of the child as explained in Leviticus…

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Revisiting the Ten Commandments in Leviticus

Leviticus 19 has several similarities with the Ten Commandments. Some commands concern worshiping God and others concern our relationship with those around us. As chapter 19 begins, we are reminded…

Forbidden Mixtures

13 Jan 201221 Jan 2012

Did you know God has a verse that deals with forbidden mixtures? This only the first of many questions I’ll be asking you today. First, let’s see the verse I’m…

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Forbidden Forms of Sexual Immorality

5 Jan 20121 Aug 2017

Leviticus 18 describes forms of sexual immorality which the Lord has forbidden. Those who obey the Lord’s commandments will have life through them. Sexual relations with close relatives are forbidden. …

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Don’t Eat Blood Or Meat Sacrificed to Idols

30 Dec 20114 Jan 2012

When the Jerusalem council met regarding what to require from the new Gentile believers, they basically summarized the requirements from Leviticus 17–18. Leviticus 17 deals with the sanctity of blood…

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Mourning for the Dead

The Levitical priesthood had a higher standard of holiness than that for the common Israelite. According to Leviticus 21, the Levitical priests were not to defile themselves for the dead…

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Law of Separation From The Holy Things

According to Leviticus 22:1-9, the Lord commanded the priests to separate themselves from the holy things when they are unclean. The “holy things” include the priestly portions of the sacrificial…

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Vows, Dedications, Devoted Things, and Tithes

Today, I’d like to look at vows, dedications, devoted things, and tithes mentioned in Leviticus 27 and hopefully, understand some of their spiritual significance. Vows are basically promises that can…

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Obedience Brings Blessings While Lawlessness Brings Curses

17 Nov 201119 Nov 2011

The Lord promised to bless the nation of Israel if they obeyed His commandments and to curse them if they disobeyed Him. The blessings and the curses are found in…

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Avoid the Occult

Deuteronomy 18:9-14 commands us to avoid the occult by saying, “When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow…

Sh’mittah – The Year of Release From Debt

4 Nov 20116 Nov 2011

According to Deuteronomy 15, the people of Israel were commanded to have a sh’mittah or year of release from debt. This year was the seventh year of a specific seven…

Destroy High Places and Offer True Worship

27 Oct 20115 Nov 2011

Totem PoleBefore the Israelites entered the Promised Land, the Lord commanded them to destroy the High Places (altars and poles) of foreign Gods and to offer Him true worship…

Grace and Mercy in Both Covenants

14 Oct 20114 Nov 2011

Today we will see that grace and mercy were both part of the Old Covenant just as it is in the New Covenant. In addition, we will see that the…

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Seven Canaanite Nations

1 Oct 201110 Oct 2011

In Deuteronomy 7:1-5, Moses told the Israelites who survived the plague of Baal of Peor, "When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you go to possess,…

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King Og of the Land of Bashan

23 Sep 201127 Oct 2011

One thing that fascinates me about the Word of God is that each time I look at it, I might see something different than before. Within the historical narrative there…

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Cities of Refuge

15 Sep 20117 Nov 2011

In Numbers 35, the people were to establish six cities of refuge for anyone who accidentally killed another person to flee to once they had entered the Promised Land. These…

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Vengeance on the Midianites

Today we’ll see the significance of the vengeance on the Midianites that took place in Numbers 31 but before we do, let’s review some of the Scripture that precedes it. …

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Formula for the Great Apostasy

3 Sep 20117 Nov 2011

The cause of the Great Apostasy is found in the book of Numbers. Before we get to it, let’s review some history and see a few parallels along the way. …

Bitten By Serpents

26 Aug 20117 Jul 2019

Have you ever been bitten by serpents? Today, we'll look at why the Israelites were bitten by them. In Numbers 21, the people left Mount Hor after mourning over Aaron’s…

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Korah’s Rebellion

20 Aug 20115 Nov 2011

As Numbers 15 ends, the Lord told Moses to instruct the people of Israel to make and put tzitzit (tassels) containing a blue thread on the corners of their garments…

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Twelve Spies Explore the Land

12 Aug 20115 Nov 2011

As we read through the book of Numbers, we’ve come to the point where the Israelites are anxious to enter the Promised Land. Miraculous and sobering events are behind them…

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Moses’ Cushite Wife

5 Aug 20114 Jan 2013

Numbers 12 begins with Miriam and Aaron criticizing Moses because of the Ethiopian (Cushite) woman he had married. Many are troubled by this passage because in Exodus, the Bible says…

Complaining and God’s Provision Led to Greed for Meat

29 Jul 201111 Aug 2019

Numbers 11 begins with the mixed multitude complaining in the wilderness. This made the Lord so angry that His fire burned some of them in the outskirts of the camp…

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The Nazirite Vow

Today, we will look at Numbers 6 which describes the Nazirite vow, a vow of separation to the Lord. Hopefully, the Lord will reveal its significance to us. Numbers 6:1-4…

The Law of Jealousy

15 Jul 20115 Nov 2011

Shortly after Numbers 5 begins, it describes the law for a jealous husband. This law was to be carried out when a jealous man suspected that his wife had committed…

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Numbering the People

8 Jul 201126 Oct 2011

When people begin to read the book of Numbers, they tend to skip all of the information regarding the numbering of the people. Like genealogies, most tend to think numbering…