What is Fear?
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The Evidential Property of Fear
Recap Fear is a personal battle that I am determined to master. I would say overcome but this study has helped me to understand that fear isn’t something that can be overcome. Rather, it is something we must all understand and learn to navigate. My greatest achievements were accomplished, not in the absence of fear, […]
The Struggle To Obey
Right now I am in the midst of something I can’t quite explain. It is as though all the Yah has taught me over the past 2 years is now required to be put into practice. I am facing internal battles and external trials that has always existed, but that I am just becoming aware […]
Is Murder Ever Excused?
Is murder ever excused? This has been a question that has nagged at me for as long as I can remember. One of the ten commandments clearly states, “Thou shalt not kill.” Yet, most bible believers, including Christians, seem to have found an amendment that states, “except in self-defense”, “except in retaliation”, “except in vengeance”, “except […]
Heg Hasaccot: Feast of Booths
The Feast of Booths/Coverings is only five days after the Day of Atonement. It is an eight-day sabbath, whereby, no one worked for profit and the Israelite community prepared feasts and animal skins daily. On the eighth day, they rested from their communal activities. Unlike the Day of Atonement, the Feast of Booths is a […]
Yowm Hacafarim: Day of “Atonement”
As I continue to study these holy days, I am learning that they first had a practical application before representing a spiritual truth. Take, for example, the passover. Initially, it wasn’t a holy day in the sense we think of it today but a life or death situation in which our ancestors were to be obedient to […]
Shabatown Zacarown: Sabbath of Remembrance
Leviticus doesn’t say much about this observance; however, a more elaborate instruction is provided in Numbers 29. According to Leviticus, this Sabbath of Remembrance only had three instructions. The first is a grieving or shouting set-apart meeting. Most translations translate the word תרועה, which is literally “shout” or “you will shout her” or “she will shout” […]
Feast of First Fruits
This observance was specifically given because Israel would enter into the land which was given to them by God. (Leviticus 23:10) On the surface, when reading the Hebrew, it’s very practical in nature. Contrarily, English makes it sound like some strange ritual. Ultimately, Yahuwah gives Israel step by step instructions for reaping and celebrating their first […]
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Closely tied to the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread is a seven-day observance. According to Exodus 12:18, it begins on the evening of the 14th day of the first month, meaning it occurs concurrently with Passover. However, Leviticus 23:5 says that it begins on the 15th day of the first month. Due to this, […]
Pesach: The Passover
The Passover was first practiced just before the Exodus of God’s people out of Egypt. For practical reasons Yahuwah, through Moses, ordered the Israelites to get dressed and ready to run and to eat quickly, because it was Yahuwah’s Passover. (Exodus 12:11) During this event, Passover lambs were slaughtered to be eaten and their blood […]