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ISRAEL: A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS

ISRAEL: A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS

Mark Robinson The purpose of the priesthood was to represent sinful people before a holy God. As was shown in the article, PRIEST: The Peoples Representative before God, this responsibility belonged to the Levites. The Levites themselves, though, also needed...

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KING: God’s Appointed Ruler

KING: God’s Appointed Ruler

by Ken Overby Moses’ final instructions to guide Israel into nationhood before they entered the promised land foresaw their desire for a king. God gave them divine prerequisites for a king in addition to the tribal origin from Judah in Genesis 49:10. First, God must...

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PRIEST: The People’s Representatives Before God

PRIEST: The People’s Representatives Before God

by Rusty Guin Throughout the Bible priests are mentioned over 780 times. The first priest mentioned was Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18, the priest of the most high God, El Elyon in Hebrew. The Levitical priesthood was established by God in the nation of Israel. There...

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PROPHET: God’s Spokesman to the People

PROPHET: God’s Spokesman to the People

Rev. Mark Robinson Long before the first priest (from the tribe of Levi) or king (from the tribe of Judah) arrived on the scene in ancient Israel, prophets graced the pages of biblical history. Unlike the priest and the king, the prophet, though certainly called by...

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Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah 1

by Rev. Mark Robinson The first chapter of Zephaniah brings us front and center with the theme of this book - the "Day of the LORD." There are two parts to the "Day of the LORD." One of unparalleled wrath and judgment from God followed by great blessings from God. The...

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Introduction to Zephaniah

Introduction to Zephaniah

by Rev. Mark Robinson Zephaniah, which means "Yahweh hides," is the writer of this book addressed to the people of Judah and covers the period of 640-609 B.C. Most of the writing was done before the fall of Ninevah in 612 B.C. (see 2:13) and likely after the cleansing...

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PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES

PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES

By Ken Symes Pharisees and Sadducees are two of the major groups found in the New Testament and are nowhere in the Old Testament. Who are these groups? When did they come into the world of Judaism? What did they believe? As one reads the Bible it is important to...

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Communion – In light of Jewish History and Culture

Communion – In light of Jewish History and Culture

Ken Overby In order to understand how the first century church observed Communion, it is necessary to grasp a history of the Jewishness of the early church. The followers of Yeshua, referred to as those of the “Way,”1 never thought of themselves as anything other than...

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Christian Baptism in the light of the Jewish Mikveh

Christian Baptism in the light of the Jewish Mikveh

by Rev. Mark Robinson Baptism in the Christian world is a religious ritual that has, in many instances, taken on an importance far beyond its simple origins. There are Christian denominations, Catholicism and Church of Christ among others, that embrace the...

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THE SIN NATURE: A JEWISH AND BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING

THE SIN NATURE: A JEWISH AND BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING

By Ken Symes There are five branches of Judaism.  Reconstructionist Judaism is secular and denies the existence of a personal God and a Divine revelation. Thus, they do not accept the Bible in any form only stressing the Jewish culture with no real religious emphasis....

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Bar Mitzvah and the Age of Accountability

Bar Mitzvah and the Age of Accountability

By Ken Overby Does Scripture address what is referred to as “the age of accountability”? How can a parent discern when a child reaches that age? Why do Rabbis set 13, bar mitzvah age, as the age when a child becomes a responsible adult under the Mosaic covenant? When...

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