Lesson date: Rosh Chodesh

First, looking at Mosheh is reminding the Children of Yisr’ael is that they have a covenant with YHVH and he is not telling they have a “new” covenant with YHVH. Like Yeshu’a, Moshe is reminding the Children of Yisra’el what that covenant is. Also, like Yeshua he does not say, “This is the covenant” but rather he says “these are the words” of the covenant.

As you know, the word for covenant is: H1285 – בּרית – berı̂yth – BDB Definition: 1) covenant, alliance, pledge. This is simple enough, right. So, right here in Chapter 29 we are seeing the B’rit Hadasha, the Renewed Covenant in the hearts and minds of the people, or as we know it in today’s Christianity “The New Testament”. Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 29 →

Lesson date: xx/09/5857AA

Verse 1 –  “When all these words come upon you”. The word used for “come” is “bo” and it indeed means to come or to go but, it means a lot more than that. It could be said, “When all these words befall you” or, “When all these words enter you(r) ((thick skull)) or, fall upon or, light upon. In other words, when the seriousness of these words hit you, then what? We will wake up and be in the nations where YHVH has driven us because we refused to obey them: Jas 1:22 And become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 30 →

Lesson date: 10/7/5854AA

Verse 1 – As I mentioned, this verse begins in a similar fashion to Lev. 1:1 = wayyiqra = “and He called out” but here we see, spoken of Mosheh, wayyilek = “And he went (walked) out”. The primary implication is the Mosheh walked in a manner of life. Today, we would say “he walked in the way” and here is the implied part, “as he had always walked.” Or, “he continued to walk in the way as he walked out.”

The root word for wayyilek is H1980 Halak. When you look at halaq in the pictographic Hebrew it says more: Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 31 “Passing over” or, “Be strong and courageous” →

Lesson date: 10/14/5854AA

Verse 1 – הַאֲזִינוּ – ‘ha’azinu’ “Give ear” comes from H238 – אָזַן – ‘âzan – aw-zan’

A primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from H241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), that is, (by implication) to listen: – give (perceive by the) ear, hear (-ken).

The meaning is “cup your hand around your ear” but it goes deeper than this it is much like “shama” you hear by obeying. That is why I titled this lesson “Listen up!” because the verb form here makes this a command, not an option.

Once again we see Mosheh calling the heavens and the earth to witness what he is about to say. Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 32 — “Listen up!” →

Lesson date: 10/21/5854AA

Verse 1 – “the man of Elohim” – this is the only time that this phrase is used in Torah and it is not used by Mosheh but rather by Yehoshua (Joshua) about Mosheh. Please notice where Yehoshua uses it again:

Jos 14:6  And the children of Yehudah came to Yehoshua in Gilgal, and Kalĕḇ son of Yephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the word which יהוה said to Mosheh the man of Elohim concerning you and me in Qaḏĕsh Barnĕa.

What is the standard by which a man ((or woman)) is called by Elohim? Interestingly we find it in the B’rit Hadasha from no less than Sha’ul:  1Ti 6:11  But you, O man of Elohim, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, reverence, belief, love, endurance, meekness.

1Ti 6:12  Fight the good fight of the belief, lay hold on everlasting life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

2Ti 3:16  All Scripture is breathed by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for setting straight, for instruction in righteousness,

2Ti 3:17  that the man of Elohim might be fitted, equipped for every good work. Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 33 — Man of Elohim →