Paul’s letter to the church in Rome is divided into 16 chapters. In order to be familiar with the text that we will be studying, may I exhort you to carefully read the whole book of Romans once through – and then read through the appropriate chapters prior to each study, formulating any questions which […]
Genesis – An Overview
October 18, 2013 by
The book of Genesis covers the period from the beginning of creation to the death of Joseph. This a period of about two-thousand-three-hundred years. The book of Exodus to the last prophet Malachi covers the period from the exodus from Egypt to approximately four years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a period of about […]
Messianic Good News Torah Study Guide
October 18, 2013 by
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, Jesus explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. (Luke 24:27) All the prophets prophesied not but of the days of the Messiah (Sanhedrin 99a). The world was created but only for the Messiah (Sanhedrin 98b). Midrash means “inquiry” and seeks to go […]
Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38)
December 5, 2012 by
The story of Joseph (Genesis chapters 37 to 50) is interrupted in Genesis chapter 38 by a record of the origins of the tribe of Judah. Joseph prefigured Messiah in many details of his life, i.e. as the chosen son, whom his brothers despised and rejected, but later bowed down to,[1] but Joseph was not […]
Increase our faith! – Luke 17:5-10
October 6, 2012 by
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Suppose one of you had a servant ploughing or looking after the sheep. Would he […]
All Israel will be saved – Understanding Romans 9-11
October 5, 2012 by
Introduction In chapters nine to eleven of his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul deals with the questions: “Did God reject His people? Had God’s promises to Israel failed?” “Yes,” might be a natural, but unenlightened conclusion in view of Paul’s teaching of the first eight chapters – namely that the Gospel is the […]
Ezekiel’s Temple and the outflow of living waters – Where did the Spirit descend at Pentecost?
October 5, 2012 by
This is and edited version of chapter 12 of Mauro’s book, ‘The Hope of Israel’. Chapters 40 to 46 inclusive of the Book of Ezekiel contain the record of a vision given to that prophet, in which he was shown the pattern of a temple and its various appointments, the arrangements, gates, courts, and chambers, […]
The Resurrection of the Dead
October 5, 2012 by
This is the fifth of the six topics listed in Hebrews 6 as the elementary teachings of Christ and the foundation of the Christian faith. également en Français Abraham was not only promised a blessing – you will become a great nation and through you all the nations of the earth will be blessed – but also a place where […]
The Laying on of Hands
October 5, 2012 by
This is the fourth of the six topics listed in Hebrews 6 as the elementary teachings of Christ and the foundation of the Christian faith. également en Français God revealed Himself to certain men and woman and worked through them to fulfil His purpose. These were faithful to God’s call – not only by their own obedience, […]
Instruction about Baptisms
October 5, 2012 by
This is the third of six topics described in Hebrews 6 as the ‘elementary teachings of Christ’ and the ‘foundation’ of the Christian faith. également en Français The Greek word βάπτισμα (baptisma) describes an immersion in water, as practiced by John the Baptist and also on those professing faith in Jesus, but is also used in the sense of […]
