Recent content by Ben Abraham

THREE TABERNACLES? OR THREE IN ONE? EXODUS 38-40 Continuing in our commentary in Exodus 38-40, the Tabernacle in the desert seems to be mentioned/referred to in three ways; 1. HaMishkan (The Tabernacle) 2. HaMishkan, HaOhel Moed (The Tabernacle, Tent of Meeting) 3. HaMishkan, HaEidut (The...

Bible Portion: "VaYekel" ( and he assembled) and "Pikudei" (accountings of) EXODUS 35:1-40:38 The original commentary for this portion of study is very long. I sent it to our Messianic congregation members, but for the sake of those in the Forum groups, I will shorten it a bit, and concentrate...

PARASHA: “Ki Tisa” (when you elevate) EXDOUS 30:11-34:35 This parashah starts by numbering the people, those who are 20 years old and older, Each person has to give one-half shekel of silver. Why the count? This counts those old enough for the Army, the first IDF (Israel Defense Forces). Since...

PARASHA: “Tetsaveh” (you shall command) EXODUS 27:20-30:10 In this parashah, we will see the preparation of the Menorah, and the clothing of the priests. The study starts out with preparing olive oil to fill the lamps of the Menorah, The Torah tells us that it was a “permanent light” (Ner...

“Stop giving already, we have enough”. Can you imagine a pastor or rabbi from a church or synagogue that would say that to his congregation, “OK brothers and sisters, we have enough money for all of our needs, you can stop giving..” I don't think that will ever happen, When one gives of his or...

Parashah: “T'rumah” (elevated offerings) EXODUS 25:1-27:19 In this Torah (Bible) study we see that a request is made for a “free-will offering” so that the Tabernacle can be built and the furnishings for the same. As we remember, when the Israelites left Egypt, they left with quite a treasure...

JEREMIAH 34:8-22, 33:25-26 Jeremiah is known as the “weeping prophet” because Israel had returned to idolatry, and corruption, YHVH sends him with a message to Israel, “Repent” and “turn from your sins”, one of the sins was to go back on their word. Jeremiah told them that God had said...

Torah portion: “Mishpatim” (Judgments) “bringing to light the meaning of some difficult commandments EXODUS 21:1-24:18 This Torah study starts with "V'eleh haMishpatim" "and these are the laws..." This is a continuation of the last study! We learned about the 10 Commandments, now, these are...

THE THREE TREES (A devotional) There existed three trees. Three trees with three meanings. Three destinies for all of mankind. What are those three trees? The first two trees were in the Garden of Eden. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. The Tree of the...

PARASHA: “Yitro” (Jethro) EXODUS 18:1-20:26 We see in this parashah, a lot of wisdom on the part of Moshe and Yitro, his father-in-law. First, we learn that Moshe had send his wife and children back to stay with father and grandfather. I believe for safe-keeping, when one sees danger, it is...

YHVH takes them across the Sinai Peninsula to entice the Egyptians, to utterly finish destroying them thus ending the powerful rule of Egypt, Egypt never recovered from that defeat. The times of Egyptian power and glory under Thutmoses, Narmer, Cheops, and pharaohs of past dynasties were now at...

PARASHAH: “B'shalach” (when he let go) EXODUS 13:17-17:16 We are coming down to the “showdown” where Pharaoh gets what he deserves for defying the God of Israel, going back on his word to “let Israel go”, you cannot pursue Israel without getting hurt, and Pharaoh and his army got to drink...

JEREMIAH 46:13-28 600 years later, after the fall of Egypt at Passover, disaster strikes again, this time, YHVH uses Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon as the instrument of destruction against Egypt. It seems like Egypt was not humbled after the Passover experience. You would think that the...

Do we follow wholeheartedly? Or do we pick and choose? Do we follow the Torah only when convenient? Or parts that won’t interrupt our lifestyles? Do we follow some commandments and not follow others saying “These aren’t for us, only for Israel” If we are picking and choosing, then we are like...

PARASHA: “BO” (enter) EXODUS 10:1-13:16 The Parasha starts; “And the LORD said unto Moshe; ‘Go in unto Pharaoh’…” Strange, the word “Go” in Hebrew is “Sh’lach”, but the Hebrew scriptures read “Bo” (enter) so, in reality, the Word of God is saying; “Enter, or Come in unto Pharaoh” But why? One...