Sabbath Thoughts And Reflections

We bid the listeners and viewers of The Messianic Torah Observer podcast and its YouTube channel farewell after its 8-year run.

The Apostle Paul wrote that the Hebrews had been baptized into Moses in the Red Sea. How is this so? And what does this mean to us today? What connection does the miracle of the Red Sea crossing have with New Testament baptism?

Our Torah Reading for this Shabbat reveals to us what walking in God's divine guidance and protection looks like for the one who is in a covenant relationship with the All Mighty.

We find in this week's Torah Reading the critical key to knowing God, which is remembering and obeying.

God's people are commanded to be joyful during Sukkot-The Feast of Tabernacles. But given the challenging-difficult times we're living, where do we find true joy? Well, the Feast of Tabernacles holds the secret to the season of our joy.

When you think about Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, what goes through your mind? No doubt the required fast. Right? But would you be shocked to know that the LORD requires far more from us than a fast?  We're going to get to the heart of Yom Kippur in this discussion.

What are the realities of the Feast of Trumpets, otherwise known as Yom Teruah to God's people? Why should this day matter to you? We discuss and learn the salvific issues associated with this set-apart day of the LORD.

As I'm posting this installment of TMTO, the Fall Feasts of the LORD will be upon us in a little more than a week. So, in preparation I've elected to conduct a general overview of the Fall Feasts to prepare us to receive these set-apart days.

In this final installment to our death, the grave, and the resurrection series, we separate the error of the rapture error from the truth of the resurrection of the dead.

The mysterious story contained in our Torah Reading this week of Zipporah circumcising her son to save the life of Moses highlights for us the central truth that even the small things of covenant and Torah matter to God.

News Flash! The Renewed Moon WAS sighted over the land of Isra'el today, S-nday, 8/28/2022. Therefore, wherever you may reside on the earth, at sundown on 8/28/2022, we will begin the 6th Month of Father's Sacred Calendar year. Chag Semeach Rosh Chodesh. Blow the Shofar and Rejoice!

This 47th Torah Portion of the 3-year reading cycle highlights Moses' encounter with God. We learn from this historic encounter about one of God's greatest character traits: that He is Holy. We discuss the ramifications that God's holiness poses to Messianics in various areas of their faith walk.

In this 45th Torah Reading we learn of the deaths of the Patriarchs Jacob and Joseph. From their story we gain an essential understanding of death, the grave, and the afterlife, especially as it relates to God's set-apart people. This is part 2 of a discussion on the subject of death, the grave, and the resurrection.

In this 45th Torah Reading we learn of the deaths of the Patriarchs Jacob and Joseph. From their story we gain an essential understanding of death, the grave, and the afterlife, especially as it relates to God's set-apart people. This is part-1 of a discussion on the subject of death, the grave, and the afterlife.

In this TMTO Sabbath Thoughts and Reflections, we discuss the practical elements of the Jewish Memorial Day of the 9th of Av (aka Tisha B'Av) as well as how we who are the redeemed of God relate and identify with Israel, who God called by name.

The denominationalists have used Colossians 2:16-17, along with similar passages, to promote their anti-Torah agenda. These have ignored the context in which this passage was originally written and have fashioned a false narrative that strips away the elements of God's righteous Way of Life He gifted for His chosen people. But in this installment of TMTO, we expose the error of their twisted interpretations and set straight the true purpose and meaning of this key Pauline passage.

Many have used 1 Timothy 4:1-5 as proof that God's dietary laws have been done away with along with the rest of Torah, making the consumption of any meats permissible by the would-be child of God. But is this Pauline passage actually releasing God's people to eat whatever they want? We examine this passage to see if the Church's teachings on this passage are indeed true.

Paul writes in Romans 5:20 that Torah was given to increase sin so that grace may increase even more. Is the apostle saying that Torah causes people to sin or sin more than if Torah was not present in their lives? We examine this key Pauline passage from a Messianic perspective to see if indeed Torah has the effect of increasing sin in our lives.

One thing that is missing in just about every individual's life outside of those who possess a true covenant relationship with the Almighty is peace or shalom. We're talking about peace or shalom with the Eternal from an inward assurance standpoint and peace/shalom from a righteousness and eternal security standpoint.  It is vitally important for everyone to be at peace with their Creator. But how does one go about obtaining this peace. We discuss what is needed to find this peace in this installment of TMTO: Finding Peace with God-Eternal Life and a Blessed Assurance.

Shavuot-Pentecost is upon us, and we must come to terms as to what this set-apart day on Father's calendar has to do with us today. So, we set out in this post to discover the Messianic implications and applications of Shavuot for the 2022 Netzari.