There is a debate (even in scholarship) as to whether the text at hand refers to a woman miscarrying or going into labor and having a live-birth. There’s also discussion as to whether the harm mentioned here is just to the woman or also to the child growing inside the woman. This lesson looks at all the variables, and pulls some interesting information from the Septuagint text as well as the writings of the ancient Jewish historian Philo.
Feb 12, 2023•32 min
Before getting into the intricacies of this law, groundwork must be laid as to how Hebrews thought of conception and pregnancy. In this lesson I talk about some common sense arguments and then look at some key Scriptures from Genesis, Psalms, and Luke.
Feb 05, 2023•29 min
We can’t harm others and expect to not have to make it right by actual, tangible means. This lesson deals with physical altercations between friends (or people in general), and it also covers the proper understanding on ancient master-to-slave relationships in Hebrew culture. I talk about the prophet use of the “rod of correction” as well.
Jan 29, 2023•37 min
Why did Yahweh give the Apostles of Yeshua the ability to speak in languages they had never learned? This lesson takes us all the way back to Genesis, and then walks through some key texts in the Law (Deuteronomy 28:49) and the Prophets (Isaiah 28:11; Jeremiah 15:5). It ends with an impactful look at the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Jan 22, 2023•49 min
This sermon looks at 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Matthew 7:21-23, and Titus 1:15-16 in order to determine what power Paul is telling Timothy that some people deny. It’s so important that we always read and interpret Scripture in context, else we will come up with all sorts of fanciful doctrines. I critique the modern day Charismatic Church in this sermon, and I do not apologize for it.
Jan 07, 2023•40 min
If you’ve never studied about Hanukkah you really should. I encourage you to start by reading 1 Maccabees 1-4 and 2 Maccabees 6, 7, and 10. This lesson centers in on the dedication some of the Israelites had towards Yahweh during a time of extreme persecution, calling us all to examine our own dedication to Yahweh.
Dec 31, 2022•40 min
What exactly happened in Acts 2 in regards to foreign tongues? Is the modern Pentecostal experience biblically affirmed? Listen carefully with an open bible to learn some things you rarely hear taught even though they are right there in a popular chapter in the New Testament.
Dec 24, 2022•47 min
I look here at (1) the Father’s attitude towards the killing or murder of Yeshua, (2) the salvation sermons preached by a primary Apostle of Yeshua [Peter], (3) and some objections given to my view based upon Isaiah 53 and Matthew 27. There’s a ton of info in this lesson, so get your Bible out and follow closely.
Dec 16, 2022•46 min
Here I present the older view of the atonement: Ransom + Christus Victor. There was a cosmic battle between Yahweh and Satan, and it had to do with Satan being the deceiver back in the Garden of Eden. Listen to learn how the death of Yeshua actually does pay the price for our sins.
Dec 09, 2022•35 min
Was Yeshua a ritual sacrifice to Yahweh in the same way the animal sacrifices were? Have you ever given it any thought? Sometimes Genesis 22 is used to support this view (or one similar), but are we reading it properly? This lesson calls us to stretch our minds spiritually and not grumble and dismiss something just because we don’t feel like changing our understanding.
Dec 02, 2022•38 min
I cover some background of why we need reconciliation with the Almighty, and then I walk through some verses in John 10 about Yeshua’s role as the good shepherd. This is the intro lesson to a series about correctly understanding what Yeshua did on the cross, sometimes called “atonement theory.”
Nov 25, 2022•32 min
We are admonished by the Apostle Paul to think on true, honorable, just, and pure things. Many today entertain the exact opposite, even to the point of falsely accusing people, or concocting the most fanciful idea inside their mind without any facts. This lesson is a strong warning to heed the true and reject all else.
Nov 23, 2022•27 min
There is so much missed in Acts 2:2-4 because we don’t understand things in a first century Israeli context. What exactly were the “tongues of fire,” and why would all the Israelites attending need to hear about the Almighty in their own dialect when they had already been hearing it for years in Hebrew? This lesson also begins to show that the “speaking in tongues” was not unintelligible babble or gibberish.
Nov 16, 2022•45 min
Kidnapping, at first look, seems like something we don’t have to deal with, but just a little bit of research will show that children are being abducted on a much larger scale than we think. May we guard the lives of our children, and be aware of our surroundings even as adults. I also deal with the subject of war conquest and the taking of spoils, and I look at a parallel statement Yeshua made to Deuteronomy 20.
Nov 09, 2022•35 min
Honor to one’s parents is paramount in Scripture, so much so that there are things you can do (or not do) towards them that warrant the death penalty. I cover Yeshua giving us inspired commentary on what it means to honor mom and dad, and I also deal with the oft repeated falsehood that “the Bible teaches to stone disobedient children.”
Nov 02, 2022•38 min
Before we understand what took place in Acts 2, we need to understand what Pentecost is and how important it was to Hebrews (Israelites) in the first century A.D.
Oct 26, 2022•41 min
After Judas defected there was an empty place for an apostle filled by Matthias. How did the remaining 11 apostles choose who would fill the place? Was there criteria?
Oct 03, 2022•38 min
This lesson covers the supremacy of Peter among the original Apostles of Yeshua, the prophecy about Judas (in the Psalms), the "Field of Blood," a rabbinical concept of "iron sharpening iron," and finally a look at the supposed contradiction in the two accounts of Judas' death. You may have to listen to this one twice to take it all in.
Sep 26, 2022•43 min
I now go into the individual laws listed in Exodus 21:12-17, beginning with the law against murder. What makes murder so evil? Towards the end I talk some about how we are all guilty of some form of this sin and need to repent and do better.
Sep 11, 2022•34 min
This lesson wraps up the series within the series on Capital Punishment. I talk about the idea that some laws are only for Israel or those who have joined to the Covenant, while other laws are earth-wide. It might seem like a strange concept at first, but take an attentive listen and consider all the Scriptures given. I do conclude that laws against murder, adultery, rape, and kidnapping should be enforced by all governments of the world, and punished by death.
Sep 04, 2022•45 min
This lesson continues to pull from the base text in our Torah study of Exodus 21:12-17, but compares it with Yeshua’s encounter with the adulteress in John 8:2-11. Was Yeshua violating the law of Moshe? Was he teaching us a new and better way?
Aug 28, 2022•32 min
This lesson covers what a Sabbath day’s journey is, an introductory to the 11 apostles of Yeshua (left at this time), and a balanced approach on Mary (Miriam) the mother of the Master. There is also a practical aspect on unified prayer that you don’t want to miss.
Aug 19, 2022•40 min
We now move into the next section of law (in Exodus 21) which covers five sins which are also crimes, capital crimes. Yahweh’s system of government calls for the death penalty on such criminals. This lesson is an overview and explanation of the death penalty.
Aug 12, 2022•33 min
This is the final lesson in this current string of lessons about slavery laws in Scripture. There is so much we learn about in particular and in general principle in Exodus 21:1-11, but because too many people give a knee-jerk reaction to the Bible’s endorsement of slavery (proper) little to no diligent attention is every given to this section. Many scholars have worked through it, but few church-men give it the time of day. Listen to learn of several points we can learn about life by studying E...
Aug 05, 2022•33 min
What was the last thing Yeshua told his disciples before he left this earth? This lesson centers in on how Yeshua being taken away from this earth (ascending into heaven) was unique yet at the same time a common theme from the Hebrew Bible. We can be assured that just as Yeshua physically left this earth, Yeshua will physically return to this earth.
Jul 29, 2022•35 min
This lesson delves into further proofs that the daughter sold into another family as an “amah” (maidservant, servant-girl), is sold for the purpose of becoming a prominent wife in the new family. I cover the proper treatment of a daughter, the proper treatment of a wife, and the permission in Hebrew Scripture for a man to take on an additional, second wife.
Jul 21, 2022•41 min
This is one of those texts that makes the hair stand up on the back of modern culture’s neck. The problem is, people (both secular and churched) have only heard one line, out of context, from Exodus 21:7, and then go right to arguing against the law of Yahweh in some way. This lesson aims to transport our minds back to ancient near-eastern culture and the context of the Hebrew Bible, and see just how perfect Yahweh’s law continues to be. It may surprise you to hear about a modern parallel of sor...
Jul 07, 2022•36 min
Part 2 in the Acts series. In this lesson brother TJ discusses some chronology between Luke 24 and Acts 1, what it meant for the apostles to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, the kingdom being restored to Israel, a rightful perspective on eschatology, and what it meant to be a witness of Yeshua to the ends of the earth. It's packed with good information. I'd encourage you to listen to it at least twice.
Jun 30, 2022•30 min
Among the Hebrews a welfare system was set up so that someone poor, debt-ridden, or needing to pay restitution was able to become a servant to another, wealthy Hebrew. Sometimes this was even done for life.
Jun 21, 2022•34 min
This is an introductory lesson to the concept of a lunar-based Sabbath.
Jun 15, 2022•50 min
