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Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 6
In part 6 of this series, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us deeper into “what is the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit)?”, specifically, what it does and what is its purpose. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant...
Mark Call – Parsha “Vaetchanan” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
This parsha is arguably THE parsha for what might be called "Vital Readings," things that get read and quoted so frequently that they are often committed to memory, too. Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for the second installment of "the Words" (parsha...
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 5
In the first section of Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson wraps up the idea of the doctrine of the Trinity by going to Luke 4:1, the account of Yeshua being led by the Spirit into the wilderness. Then Rabbi Berkson addresses the notion that...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – DEVARIM (The 2 x 4 Generation)
Question: What’s different about Moses’ delivery of words in Devarim from his addresses in the other books of Torah?
Answer: He uses more textual hints rather than direct hits, such as “Tophel and Lavan” rather than explicitly point out their quarrelings, slanders, and complaints (tophel) about manna (lavan, white). He’s subtler with the second generation, which has the ability to read deeper meanings in his words. The previous generation was the “2 x 4 Generation.” In his lesson on Devarim, a rabbi said even if you hit them upside the head with a 2 x 4, they’d argue, rebel, shift blame, and complain.
Question: What’s different about the generation receiving the Devarim?
Answer: They received Moses’ teaching words of rebuke silently, without pointing out the obvious. These were the mistakes of the previous generation, the 2 x 4s.
Let’s learn from the rebukes of this week’s Torah Portion.
Mark Call – Parsha “Debarim” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
The study this week moves into the final Book in the Torah, Debarim. Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for an introduction to "the Words" (Ha Debarim, Deuteronomy/Debarim 1:1-3:22) that Moshe spoke to ALL of the sons of Israel during the final month of...
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 4
Understanding the Ruach/Spirit - Part 4 deals mainly with the question, “What is the Holy Spirit”, in Hebrew, Ruach haKodesh or ‘The Spirit of Elohim'. This lesson deals mainly with the idea of the doctrine of the Trinity; that the Holy Spirit, or Ghost as the...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – MATTOT & MASEI (The Avengers of Blood)
The Torah portions Mattot/Masei hold two commandments that at first glance, are unrelated. At second glance, they both instruct Israel about blood revenge. In the case of the Midianites who seduced Israel to idolatry and sexual immorality, “Moses spoke to the people, saying, ‘Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the Lord’s vengeance on Midian.'” (Nu 31:3)
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 15
The teachers continue the study of YermeYahu/Jeremiah chapter 15. And it is here that the prophet references the "Greater Exodus," still to come.
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 3
Rabbi Steve Berkson continues where we left off in part two on the subject of The Spirit of haSatan vs The Spirit of Elohim as we move into part three. Rabbi Berkson begins in 1 John 5:18-19 where we learn about guarding ourselves and not allowing the “wicked one” to...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – PINCHAS (The Backward Curses)
Deriving the curse from the blessing in Bilaam’s prophecy.
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 15 con’t.
The teachers take a continued look at the Book of Jeremiah/YermeYahu, to finish chapter 15, and then into chapter 16, where the prophet "expresses his concern" about the things he must tell a rebellious people, and we see indications of an exile still in progress, but...
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Understanding the Ruach/Spirit | Part 2
What do you understand about the “Holy Spirit” or “Ruach haKodesh”? Is your understanding congruent with what the Bible reveals? Is this Spirit a separate ‘entity’, coequal and co-existent with the Creator and the Son? In part 2 of this series, Rabbi Steve Berkson...
