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...
Category: Sod Teachings
Fig Tree Updated: 8 Part teaching
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 (6 parts)
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...
John: Woman Caught in Adultery
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...
Gospel of John: A Prophet from Galilee
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...
Gospel of John: Out of His Belly
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...
Gospel of John: Last Great Day of the Festival
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...
Gospel of John: Five Loaves and Two Fish
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...
Gospel of John: Pool Called Bethesda
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...
Four More Months
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...