Lesson date: 3/17/5854AA

Why study Deuteronomy? Why study Torah? Deuteronomy is the most quoted book in the B’rit Hadasha (NT). If it was good enough for Yeshua, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Sha’ul and the rest it is good enough for me. Since we read Deuteronomy for the sabbatical year it has been my favorite book of Torah because it encapsulates the other 4 books. People often forget that when the writers of the B’rit Hadasha were writing their letters Torah was the authority: Timotiyos Bět/2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is breathed by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for setting straight, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of Elohim might be fitted, equipped for every good work.”

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In the past we have discussed the various “principles” of of Biblical exegesis and compared that to the Hebrew model of exegesis. Christianity has roughly 30 different levels or “principles” in exegesis of Scripture/Hermeneutics. Hebrew has 4. Naturally the rabbis insist that there is actually a fifth that has to be used in order to ‘truly’ understand the Kabbalah, (the Jewish book of black magic compiled while dispersed in Babylon). Always steer clear of rabbis and deeper meanings. The four levels are represented as an acronym PaRaDeS:

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Lesson date: Rosh Chodesh Month 4/5854AA

In verse one we see the Children of Yisrael turning and “went up the way” to Bashan – H1316 – בּשׁן  – bâshân BDB Definition: Bashan = “fruitful”. Psa 22:12  Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong ones of Bashan have encircled Me.

Eze 39:18  “Eat the flesh of the mi ghty, drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams and lambs, of goats and bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 3 — Giants, giants, giants →

Lesson date: Rosh Chodesh Month 4/5854AA

Chapter 4 begins with an exhortation of Mosheh: Deu 4:2  “Do not add to the Word which I command you, and do not take away from it, so as to guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am commanding you.

We see it again: Deu 12:32  “All the words I am commanding you, guard to do it – do not add to it nor take away from it.

And again: Pro 30:6  Do not add to His Words, Lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.

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Lesson date: 4/8/5854

And Mosheh called ALL Yisrael – all 12 tribes: Jas 1:1  Yaʽaqoḇ, a servant of Elohim and of the Master יהושע Messiah, to the twelve tribes who are in the dispersion: Greetings.

And what do we see next? Hear – guard – do!

Verse 2 – Deu 5:2  “יהוה our Elohim made a covenant with us

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Lesson date: 4/15/5854AA

Deu 6:1  “And this is the command, the laws and right-rulings which יהוה your Elohim has commanded, to teach you to do in the land which you are passing over to possess,

The Commands: H4687 – מִצְוָה – mitsvâh – mits-vaw’ = a command, whether human or divine (collectively the Law): – (which was) commanded (-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

The Laws: H2706 – חֹק – chôq – khoke = an enactment; hence an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage): – appointed, bound, commandment,

Right-rulings: H4941 – מִשְׁפָּט – mishpâṭ – mish-pawt’ = properly a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (particularly) divine law,

Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 6 — The Covenant of Love or, How to recognize the Mark of the Beast →

Lesson date: 4/22/5854AA

Hittites: חִּתִּי Ḥittiy – Strong’s H2850 – meaning “sons of Ḥeth” or “terror”.

Girgashites: – גִּ ר גשִּי Girgashiy – Strong’s H1622 – means “dwelling on a clayey soil” or ‘clay dwellers’ or ‘unsure foundation’.

Amorites: – אֱמֹרִּי Emoriy – Strong’s H567 – meaning ‘cave dwellers’. amar – Strong’s H559 which means, ‘utter, say, speak’ which can mean “boasters”.

Kena’anites: – כנַעֲנִּי Kena’aniy – Strong’s H3669 ‘zealous, lowlands people, brought down, defeated or made low’.

Perrizites: – פרִּזִּי Perizziy – Strong’s H6522 – means ‘belonging to a village’, ‘rustic village’ or ‘having a breach in the wall’.  Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 7 — Seven Nations Greater and Mightier than You or, The Enemy of YHVH is our Enemy, not our Friend →

Lesson date: 10/02/5857AA

Please forgive me if this offends anyone but there is a phrase in Arabic that speaks well to the subject of humility. It is not meant to be obscene but rather illustrative. It goes like this: “Humility, like virginity, is lost the first time it is used.”

This saying has its roots in the fact that many powerful men will claim to come from “humble” beginnings or to be humble in their lives. Many of these “humble” men live in multimillion dollar mansions and own one or more airplanes or jets. One of these humble men stated a year or so ago that if “Jesus were alive today He would have a jet”. The only record we have of Yeshu’a riding anything was a donkey’s colt.

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Lesson date: 4/29/5854AA

Verse 1 – Shama, O Yisrael – YHVH’s call, rather plea for us to return from serving false gods and to return to Him. Shama – H8085 – שָׁמַע – shâma‛ – shaw-mah’ – A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience,)

“You are passing over(H5674)(H853) the Yardĕn today”

The word being used for “pass over” is ‘abar – H5674. This is not the same word used for passover which is pasach which is where we get Pesach. Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 9 — The Destiny of America →

Lesson date: 5/7/5854AA

Verse 1 – Central theme in the first exchange between YHVH and Mosheh was that YHVH did all the work: Exo_31:18  And when He had ended speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Mosheh two tablets of the Witness, tablets of stone, written with the finger of Elohim.

YHVH cut the stones and smoothed them out and then wrote upon them with His finger. In verse 1 of Deb. 10 Mosheh has to cut and smooth the stones himself.

In my own life I have noticed how easy it is to forget something if I have not written it out on paper myself. Just imagine how well we would remember something if we had to cut stones out of solid rock and then smooth them out as though they were the headstone of a grave. H6458 – פּסל – pâsal – BDB Definition:1) to cut, hew, hew into shape. H3871 – לֻחַ    לוּחַ – lûach    lûach – loo’-akh, loo’-akh From a primitive root; probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal: – board, plate, table. These were not ordinary stones. Why not? Because these stones would be a witness one against us.

Continue reading Debarim (Deuteronomy) 10 — Same Words, New Stones; Same Words, New Heart, or, “The Second Coming?” →