What does it mean in Deuteronomy 26:5 where it says “my father was a Syrian”? What is the 2nd Tithe? What are the secret ingredients of Keith’s breakfast green drink? Where is God’s “holy habitation”? What is the one thing God will do with all His heart and with all His soul? Is the glorious
How is the rebellious son cursed by hanging on a tree? Did Keith break Torah by shooting the neighbor’s trash can conquering dog? What is the relationship between the verses regarding plowing, sowing, and weaving material? Is there a secret Methodist formula to making tzitzit? What does it mean to come into the presence of
If we are not to make a sacred pillar, why was Jacob’s pillar accepted? Must we always have two or three witnesses? Who has the authority today? Are we guilty of rejecting Yehovah as King? What of the Harry Potter question and how far do we take Deuteronomy 18:9-14? Who is the prophet likened unto Moses?
Can one worship the true God without adhering to His commandments? What about altars other than the main altar? Who exactly were the corrupt men of “beliya’al”? Where is the son of God mentioned in the Old Testament? What kind of birds are the ra’ah & the da’ah? How can we possibly understand the deep and complex riddle, “Do not boil a kid in its mother’s milk”? Are there three tithes or only one? When did the Israelites leave Egypt, by day or by night?
Does God send the hornet or does He send fear? Is He a terrible and dreadful God? Concerning Deuteronomy 7:26, how far should we swing from the “cursed thing”? Does a land “flowing with milk and honey” equate to a lot of cows and bees? Should we give thanks before or after a meal? Did Moses chisel the second tablets? Yehovah is the God of gods, but are there other gods?
Vaetchanan is perhaps the crown jewel of Torah portions. It contains the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4. But what do the Hebrew words “Shema” and “Echad” mean and why is this single verse so important? Also in this program: Is Jesus/Yeshua a victim of character assassination? What are the Noahide laws? Was the covenant made with us or our fathers? What is the 1st commandment?
This week Nehemia Gordon, Keith Johnson, and Jono Vandor discuss the Torah portion of Devarim covering Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22. The trio begins by noting how the Greek mistranslation of the title of Devarim as “Deuteronomy” muddles its meaning. With the book’s title settled, a puzzle appears in the very first verse: How could Moses have spoken from the “east side” of the Jordan? And the hits just keep on coming as they expound on giants and ghosts; on which is worse—a thief in the night or a highway robber; on the one thing that could not be found in all of Canaan, and exactly whose idea was this anyway? Gordon closes with an example from the Portion of the über-diligence of the scribes who preserved these wonders for us.
We have reached the final portion for the Book of Numbers! Among the topics we discuss the question: how are the gentiles who join themselves to Yehovah, spoken of in Isaiah 56, assigned to one of the twelve tribes as Calev was assigned to Judah? In other words, could Keith one day be a Levite?
What is the Torah involving vows and does it differ between man and woman? Why didn’t Balaam the son of Beor die according to his request in Numbers 23:10? What is the relationship between the Midianites and Israel? How can we reconcile Numbers 31:15-18 And Ezra 10:18-19?
What is the qualification of the first born? Who inherits the land if a father has no sons but only daughters? Did Pinchas impale a princess of Midian? Double portion or two thirds – what did it mean for Moses to impart some of his glory to Joshua, or Elijah’s spirit to Elisha?
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