Sukkot: The Water Drawing (5 parts)
Although the water drawing ceremony is not specifically mentioned in the Bible, it developed into a unique and rich celebration by the time of the Second Temple Period. Allusions to this ceremony can be...
Although the water drawing ceremony is not specifically mentioned in the Bible, it developed into a unique and rich celebration by the time of the Second Temple Period. Allusions to this ceremony can be...
This series begins with a discussion on the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which the sages concluded was a fig tree. Rashi, for instance, made an interesting observation about the tree saying,...
The Wedding Week examines the pattern of sevens in the ancient wedding and connects those sevens to the creation week, the 7 years of the Sh’mittah, the seven annual festivals, the 70 years of...
There were specific instructions to deal with a woman caught in the act of adultery that included the “sotah,” which was a ceremony for the “one who had strayed.” There were also special instructions...
The people were expecting a prophet to come like Moshe but they couldn’t understand how he could come from the Galilee. This teaching explains how the area of the Galilee was prophetically important to...
This teaching reveals the significance of Yeshua’s statement “out of his belly” by examining the Gihon Spring, the main water supply for Jerusalem and the Pool of Shiloach where the ceremony of the water...
The last great day of the festival in John seven is Hoshanah Rabbah or the day of the Great Salvation, which takes place on the seventh day of Sukkot. The themes of this day...
This session focuses on the significance of the various numbers as they relate to the Messianic kingdom. It examines the 5000 fed, the 5 loaves of bread, and the 2 fish, which all point...
This session compares the experience of the crippled man at the pool of Bethsaida with Israel and their time at Kadesh. Just as this man waited 38 years to be healed as he tried...
This teaching focuses on John 4 and the story of the woman at the well at the time of Shavuot. It also explains the reason Yeshua used the expression “four more months and then...