Tag: bible
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Ransom and Participation: Two Ways of Understanding the Atonement
The Ransom Theory of Atonement and the Participation Theory of Atonement are different ways of explaining what Jesus accomplished through His incarnation, death, and resurrection. Yet they need not compete with each other. In fact, they fit together remarkably well. Ransom emphasizes our liberation from bondage, while Participation emphasizes our union with Participation emphasizes our…
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Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12,
Torah Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12, Prophets Joshua 1:1-18, and Gospel Acts 1:1-14 Yeshua in the Final Torah Portion: From Moses to Joshua to the Restoration of All Things The Story Does Not End With Moses Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12 brings us to one of the most moving moments in all the Torah. Moses, the servant of Yahweh, has reached…
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Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 32
Song of Moses TORAH: Deuteronomy 32:1–52PROPHETS: Hosea 14:2–10; Joel 2:15–27GOSPEL: Matthew 18:21–35 At first glance, Deuteronomy 32, Hosea 14, Joel 2, and Matthew 18 may appear to address very different subjects. Moses sings about Israel’s rebellion and Yahweh’s judgment. Hosea pleads with Israel to return to Yahweh. Joel calls a devastated nation to repentance and…
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Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8
Moses Wrote Things That Would Be Fulfilled in Yeshua In Luke 24:44, the risen Yeshua told His disciples that everything written about Him “in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8 is especially interesting in that light. At first it may appear to contain mainly agricultural offerings,…
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Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17
The Hidden Teacher Is Revealed and Universalist Themes in Light of Isaiah 30:20 and Acts 3:21 Isaiah gave Israel a remarkable promise: “Although Yahweh has given you bread of privation and water of oppression, He, your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will behold your Teacher.” Isaiah 30:20 Believers have long understood…
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Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 03:23-7:11
Yeshua and Universalist Themes in Light of John 1:45 and Acts 3:21 Moses Wrote of Yeshua In John 1:45, Philip joyfully announced to Nathanael, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Yeshua of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” This declaration reveals that the Torah is ultimately a testimony…
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Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 01-3:22
Yeshua in Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22 and Universalist Themes in Light of Hebrews 3:5 and Acts 3:21 Moses Testified of Yeshua Hebrews 3:5 declares, “Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later.” The writer of Hebrews explains that Moses’ ministry was never…
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Torah Portion: Numbers 27B – Six Ancestors of the Five Daughters
A Hidden Portrait of Yeshua and the Restoration of All Things. Reading Biblical Genealogies Through the Lens of Yeshua Biblical genealogies often appear to modern readers as little more than lists of names, yet throughout Scripture names frequently carry theological significance. They reveal character, destiny, covenant purpose, and sometimes profound prophetic symbolism. While the Bible…
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Torah Portion: Numbers 25:10–30:1: Messianic Foreshadowings and Universal Restoration Themes
Finding Yeshua in the Torah In Luke 24:27, Yeshua is reported as telling the two disciples on the road to Emmaus “beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.” This remarkable statement encourages believers to search even the most obscure portions of the…
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AI: Plundering AI
My request of Chat GPT: This is “far out” and strange: Is there any connection between the city of AI in Joshua 7 and 8 and Artificial Intelligence (AI), because if there is, we are allowed to take and use its “spoil and “plunder” as per Joshua 8:2 and 8:27. “How do you like them…