From the end of the Book of Genesis to the beginning of the Book of Exodus story when Moses is born, there is a span of hundreds of years. Jacob’s 12 sons and many of their descendants have all died in Egypt and the Children of Israel have become a multitude of approximately one million people in bondage (Exodus 1:14) …
Vayak’hel (He Assembles), P’kudei (Accounts)
In this portion, Moses addresses the entire nation and charges them with the privilege of building the Tabernacle. Much of the text is a repetition of the directions given in the previous chapters. Israel’s ability to create a setting for יהוה’s Presence is a measure of its greatness and, indeed, a primary reason for its very existence. Its future history …
VA’EIRA I appeared (to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob)
Exodus 6:2 And Elohim spoke to Moses and said to him, I am יהוה: 3 And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, by the name of El Shaddai, but by My name יהוה I was not known to them. C-MATS Question: What was יהוה saying to Moses? יהוה rebuked Moses harshly: Many times I revealed Myself to …
Passover / Feast of Unleavened Bread
What did Yahusha suffer at the hands of the Roman soldiers? Crucifixion was not devised by the Romans but was used extensively by them for punishment and execution during the first century, and is arguably the most painful and horrific death sentence ever carried out. He was oppressed, yet when He was afflicted He opened not His mouth; as a …