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Apostolic Writings Be a Berean series Videos

Video: Be a “Berean”

Be a Berean video series

This video starts a study series by Sean Hilton. It will take a page from the Bereans (Acts 17:10-11) who checked what apostle Paul was teaching them from the words of God about Yeshua (Jesus) as the promised Messiah. This series will explore what seem to be contradictory Bible verses on whether “the Law” in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy was abolished or downgraded with Yeshua’s death and resurrection then how a deeper understanding of the language, culture and biblical context can greatly enrich Bible study — Berean-style.

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Apostolic Writings Discussions

John 14:15-31: Where are You going? Where are we going?

Jeff

The questions answered here are the questions “Where is Yeshua going?” and “Where are we going?” We are living in the time of “now and the not yet.” The “now and not yet” of Moses day was the Exodus. The first generation experienced the “not yet” while the second generation experienced the “now.” Their rest is the same as it is today. We need to know where our Provider is. He is with us but He is taking us somewhere else, too.

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Discussions Torah

Priests separate themselves for holy work (Leviticus 22)

Priests separate themselves for holy work

Is this of any value to us in the 21st century? Just as in Leviticus 21, Leviticus 22 is about the function and lifestyle of the High Priest in the physical plane. I want to reiterate this to try to not move this in the 21st century. Imagine you were living in Moshe: You were only a year beyond Mitsraim (Egypt), and you are learning this for the first time.

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Prophets and Writings

Book of Jonah drama

Daniel Agee

In preparation for a study of the small Bible book of Jonah in connection with an exploration of the missions of Yonah and other prophets to the kings of Israel and Yehudah (Judah), we take a light-hearted overview of a serious and perplexing battle between God and His prophet to bring a message of mercy to a foreign people.

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Discussions Torah

Purity of Messiah as Melchizedekian priest foretold (Leviticus 21)

Purity of Messiah

All of Leviticus is primarily addressed to the priesthood, but Leviticus 21 is about qualifications of the High Priest, not regular priests or the lay Israelites. There are things that other Israelites can do, within limits that are totally forbidden to the High Priest. His family, descendants of Aharon (Aaron) is held to a higher standard than other families. This chapter also shows us how holy — set apart — our High Priest, Yeshua, was to be.

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Apostolic Writings Discussions

John 14:1-4 excursus: What is the ‘place’ Yeshua was going to prepare?

Jeff

What did Yeshua mean by, “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places … I go to prepare a place for you” (Jn. 14:2, 4)? It’s about what God promises to do in transforming us along with the world at some later time and about what God promises to do in transforming us now.

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Discussions Torah

Leviticus 20:6-27 part 2: Being ‘cut off’ from Israel

Richard Agee

There are different punishments mentioned in this chapter: death, “cutting off from the people” or childlessness. God is simply warning the Israelites that He will not tolerate these types of sins that are commonly committed in Canaan. He is throwing the Canaanites out because of these kinds of transgressions. He is educating the Israelites and doesn’t want them to commit the same sins that got the Canaanites kicked out of the land. God is telling them what is holy and what is unholy.