Bereshit / Genesis 32:3-36:43 Ovadyah / Obadiah 1:1-21 Mattityahu / Matthew 26:36-46 Bereshit {32:11} Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esav: for I fear him, lest he come and strike me, and the ‘em (mothers) with the children. {32:12} You said, ‘I will surely do you good, and [...]

Ellen and I have been blessed, the L-rd allowing us to travel to Africa for the purpose of establishing a Messianic Jewish presence in both Kenya and Nigeria. Our experience in these countries has been eye opening. The commitment of these people, the hunger, the desire to learn more and more about the L-rd, is [...]

There’s something that struck me when I read Parasha Noach (Noah). Noach is part of our weekly Torah readings here at Melech Yisrael. I didn’t include what I found in my weekly d’var Torah, because I wanted to deal with the subject in a newsletter. Also I believe this subject matter is more suited for [...]

Ellen and I have been blessed, the L-rd allowing us to travel to Africa for the purpose of establishing a Messianic Jewish presence in both Kenya and Nigeria. Our experience in these countries has been eye opening. The commitment of these people, the hunger, the desire to learn more and more about the L-rd, is [...]

Shemot / Exodus 33:12- 34:26 Bamidbar / Numbers 28:19- 25 Yechezkel / Ezekiel 37:1-14 Shir Hashirim / Songs of Songs Yochanan / John 5:14-30 Shemot {33:15} He said to him, "If your presence doesn’t go with me, don’t carry us up from here. {33:16} For how would people know that I have found favour in [...]

Devarim / Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Hoshea / Hosea 14:2-10 Yoel / Joel 2:11-27 Micha / Micah  7:18-20 Romim / Romans 10:14-11:12 Parasha Haazinu consists mostly of a song G-d instructed Moshe to write down and teach to b’nei Yisrael (the children of Israel). I commented on this song and the relevance of the use of songs, in [...]

Devarim / Deuteronomy  26:1-29:8 Yeshayahu / Isaiah 60:1-22 Efesim / Ephesians 1:3-6 Devarim {26:16} This day HaSHEM your G-D commands you to do these statutes and huchim (rulings): you shall therefore keep and do them with all your heart, and with all your nefesh (soul). G-d’s commandments are His spiritual laws. If we regard them [...]

Devarim / Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Yeshayahu / Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Romim / Romans 8:31-39 Devarim {10:12} Now, Yisrael, what does HaShem your G-D require of you, but to fear HaShem your G-D, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve HaShem your G-D with all your heart and with all your nefesh (soul), {10:13} [...]

Bamidbar / Numbers 4:21-7:89 Shoftim / Judges 13:2-25 Ma’asei Talmidim / Acts 21:17-26 Bamidbar {4:21} HaShem spoke to Moshe, saying, {4:22} Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their avot’ (fathers’) houses, by their families; {4:23} from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shall you number them; all who [...]

Vayikra / Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Yirmeyahu / Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 Mattityahu / Matthew 22:1-14 Last week I spoke about the number seven and its divine significance. The number seven I said in Scripture stands for the number of G-d, the number of completion. You can understand then why I was so surprised to see this number used so [...]