IF NOT FOR THE REMNANT
“Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel, for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land.” Hosea 4.1 From TishaB’Av to TishaB’Av, from biblical times to today, if not for the remnant, where would Jews be? […]
MAKING SENSE OF MELISSA
Sometimes, a tragedy arrives like a divine signpost, urging us to pivot in our lives. It might spotlight a harmful habit we’ve ignored or a neglected responsibility calling for attention. The Hebrew words for “whirlwind” are סוּפָה (sufah), סַעַר (sa’ar), and שְׂעָרָה (se’arah). These words are also translated as “storm”, “tempest”, “to rage” and are […]
GUILT IS PROOF OF GOD’S DESIGN
“Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.” Psalm 52.1 esv Guilt is Proof of God’s Design and Why Atheists Turn to Scapegoats. Feelings of guilt and shame are not accidents. They are built into human nature by our Creator. They show up in every […]
TWO BATTLES: ONE THEME
In Jewish history, two major battles took place on the 13th of Adar in defense against evil enemies who were plotting the destruction of the Jews. The first battle is against the Persian Empire in the 4th century BCE as described in the Book of Esther. Evil Haman plotted to wipe out the Jews on […]
THE PHENOMENA OF TORAH
The weekly Torah portion, known as ‘parashat hashavua,’ is a longstanding Jewish tradition where a specific section of the Five Books of Moses (the Torah) is read aloud in synagogues around the world each Shabbat, following a fixed annual cycle that completes the entire Torah over the course of a year. We just finished this […]
DO THE MATH
Isaiah 45:7 — “I form the light and create darkness: I make peace and create evil: I the LORD do all these things”. This post is about the 7 that leads us to 8. With Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, around the corner, I was thinking about the supernatural meaning of Eight nights. Biblically or spiritually speaking, 8 […]
THE RELUCTANT PROPHET
Ezekiel 3:17-19 — “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from […]
IT’S OFFICIALLY THE SEASON OF THE 25TH
The Hallmark Channel has started playing non-stop Christmas episodes, so it is officially “the season” of the 25th. For Christians, the 25th is clearly Christmas Day in December. For the Jew, it is the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev, when Hanukkah begins. Soon the internet air waves will be filled with Christmas songs […]
THE POWER OF A CONTRITE HEART
Simchat Torah is through. Temple scrolls around the world have been rolled back to the beginning. IN THE BEGINNING…THE LORD SAID, “I will blot out man…for I am sorry that I have made them.” Genesis 6.7 WHY? “…the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the […]
JONAH KNEW WHO SPOKE TO MOSES IN THE CLEFT OF THE ROCK
Shadows in the Rock: From Moses’ Cleft to Messiah’s Empty Tomb—A Tapestry of Divine Mercy and Mediation In the shadowed crevices of sacred scripture, where rock meets revelation, a profound biblical drama unfolds—one that bridges the thunderous peaks of Sinai with the quiet despair of Golgotha. At its heart lies a single, striking image: Moses […]