The days before Yom Kippur are the days of reflection, in which our eternal fate hangs in the balance. During these days of awe and self examination, all Israel stands before the Supreme Judge, wanting the assurance that our names have been inscribed in the Book of Life. If repentance is sincere we must be […]
Come out of her my people
October 4, 2012 by
The story of Joseph is a wonderful allegory of the suffering and exaltation of the Messiah. Joseph’s suffering was all part of God’s purpose for the salvation and deliverance of his people. Joseph was rejected and sold into slavery by his own brothers just as Jesus was rejected by his own people. When Joseph was […]
Rabbinic views . . . on God appearing in human form
October 4, 2012 by
In the 12th century AD Rabbi Moses Maimonides formulated what has come to be known as the thirteen principles of the faith. The third principle is as follows: “I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is not a body, and that He is free from all the accidents of matter, […]
Born of a virgin | Isaiah 9
October 4, 2012 by
Therefore the LORD himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14) The Messiah that is revealed in both the Tenach and the New Testament differs to the concept of the Messiah advanced by modern rabbinical Judaism. The […]
Baptism in Jewish thought
October 4, 2012 by
Immersion in water (baptism), according to Jewish customs and ceremonies, was considered a supreme symbol of consecration. By complete submergence under water one severs all contact with his visible surroundings. Upon re-emergence he begins life anew, like a newborn babe (Yevamot 22a). Converts to Judaism were required to precede their initiation into the new faith […]
HEAR, O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD. שׁמע ישׂראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד
October 4, 2012 by
This is the great confession of the Jewish faith upon which the Jewish conception of God is based. Does the New Testament deny this fundamental principle found in the Tenach and effectively embrace polytheism? Do Christians worship three gods? Let us examine how the God of Israel has revealed himself in the Tenach. God is […]
The real meaning of Kosher
October 4, 2012 by
Many Jews are deceived into believing that if they obey the Torah as best they can they will be assured of a place in the world to come. Rabbinical Judaism is not the religion of Moses and the prophets. It is a humanistic religion based upon man-made laws and traditions which teaches that salvation depends […]
The Kingdom of Messiah
October 4, 2012 by
Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Messiah . . .” (Psalm 2:1-2). The coming of the Messiah and his Kingdom is the pervasive theme of Scripture […]
Next Year in Jerusalem
October 4, 2012 by
How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy (Psalm 137:4-6). Jews […]
“I will bless those who bless you”
October 4, 2012 by
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless […]
