YHWH promised His people that He would bring them into a land filled with all kinds of good fruit, with milk, honey, vines and olives in abundance! However the Master of the Universe also ordered that once He brought His people into this land, that they are to present an annual first fruit offering in...
Author: T.I.M (Yosef ben Avraham)
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Tamar – Princess of Israel
The following article first appeared in Sarah’s Tent Magazine Spring 2013. The book of Samuel narrates a tragic story that cannot help but leave us as readers, cold and sad. The reality is that the Bible is not a history book for the faint-hearted, neither is it a tall tale of make believe stories. Rather...
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One Body Many Members! Or Many Members no Body?
Over the past week Yeshua has really been speaking to me about the concept of being a body of believers that are supposed to function as a unit. Truth is that today we as “Messianics”, Hebrew Roots or believers are so far from being able to function as a body that it is rather scary,...
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So you say the Law Is not For You!
More and more today people say that there is no way that anyone can keep Torah. Why keep that Old Testament stuff is another reply. Most people assume that the problem at Sinai was the laws YHVH gave to Israel, that these laws were flawed and that Yeshua came to abolish or annul them. But again like...
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Sheerah, Biblical architect and daughter of Israel
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there lived a strong daughter of Israel whose family and kin were oppressed by hard taskmasters, in a land that resembled a fiery furnace. Ruled by proud pharaoh’s whose arrogance and sun–worshiping debaucheries defiled the land and made its people appear all the more evil, this strong, beautiful...
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Does YHVH set conditions on His free Gift of Eternal Life?
As i have been studying the book of Revelation more in detail over the past few months and come to see that YHVH desires a Holy People and a chosen generation and a Kingdom of Priests, I have come to see that so many well meaning people who think that all they need to...
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By Whose Authority?
Essentially the issue of the calendar is both a spiritual and historical one. To understand the calendar we have to first understand the history behind the modern day Jewish calendar. In the following study we will take a look at the historical development of the modern day Jewish calendar. We will also journey and ask...
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A Week Long Sukkot Study
Shalom A tradition or belief exists surrounding the seven days of the festival of Sukkot, the belief is that “Ushpizim” the Hebrew word for guests, are entertained in the sukkah each day – one for each day of Sukkot. I have put together a delightful study, on different biblical “guests” which can be used for...
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Time to do things YHVH'S way.
Psa 81:3 Blow the ram’s horn at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our festival day. Psa 81:4 For this is a law for Yisra’ĕl, And a right-ruling of the Elohim of Yaʽaqoḇ. Psa 81:5 He appointed it in Yehosĕph for a witness, When He went throughout the land of...
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What is True Freedom?
The music ended and the Pastor stood up to preach his sermon. He opened his Bible. “Brothers I am here to share with you what true Grace is” “For the word of God says that whom the Son has set free is free indeed”. Everyone in the church said Amen. Truth be told that we...