Tag: Torah Portions

Messianic Torah Portion Vayakhel

Messianic Torah Portion Vayakhel show us the Holy Spirit in action in the Old Testament with the building of the Tabernacle!

Moses Illustrates the Gospel

Moses Illustrates the Gospel: this Torah portion parallels Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) mission and role to a degree that must be miraculous. I open with a very broad overview of why to study the whole bible and the true goal of the Gospel. Highlights of this study are establishing the role of mediator, parallels between Moses and Yeshua, and the Book of Life.

Messianic Torah Portion Tetzaveh

Messianic Torah Portion Tetzaveh establishes anointing, Yahweh’s mechanism for identifying people He calls for specific missions. Anointing is associated with light, oil, high office, and specifically Yeshua the Messiah, Jesus the Christ. This Torah portion also establishes the concept of holiness, something our civilization has forgotten. Holiness is a hierarchal structure where believers must understand that certain things are off-limits, regardless of how much you may know or do.

Messianic Torah Portion Terumah

Messianic Torah Portion Terumah shows how the Hebrews overwhelmingly did not contribute to the making of the golden calf. The building of the temple included the work of the nations, showing Yahweh’s house was meant for all mankind. This all ties into the building up of the church, where each individual’s talents and expected to be used to edify the entire body of Messiah.

Messianic Torah Portion Mishpatim

Messianic Torah Portion Mishpatim (Laws)

This is the section of Torah after the Ten Commandment but before the golden calf incident. The laws given to Moses are very fair and this shows the original intent was not to have a Levitical priesthood but for each man to be able to commune with YHVH himself through the altars of stone. Within this section, though, are specific commands that Sanhedrin broke in order to kill the Messiah. Most noteworthy were to give credence to false witnesses and to follow the masses in doing evil.

Messianic Torah Portion Yitro (Jethro)

Messianic Torah Portion Yitro (Jethro)

This portion includes Moses being reunited with is first wife and children through his father-in-law Jethro. Moses greets Jethro by bowing, shachah in Hebrew, proskuneo in Greek, which shows that we cannot use this action to determine who God is without specific context. Moses listens to Jethro and establishes a tiered leadership infrastructure just before the people get the Ten Commandments. Loving God is equated with keeping His commandments, which we strive to do. We also delve into the New Testament context and applications of the Ten Commandments showing that the Torah continues to be valid and in force until the end of days.

Messianic Torah Portion Beshalach

Messianic Torah Portion Beshalach (When He Sent)

The Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb

Messianic Torah Portion Vaera

Messianic Torah Portion Vaera (I appeared) chronicles the beginning of the Exodus. In our study, we parallel the plagues of Exodus with those in Revelation 6 and contrast the purposes of each set of plagues.

Messianic Torah Portion Shemot

Messianic Torah Portion Shemot is the beginning of the book of Exodus. This study is prefaced with the origin of the word Exodus and how there will only every be the one Exodus. We spoke about the remarkable parallels between Shemot and the end times. And, as always, why the Torah is so important to the New Testament.