judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
God Weeps & the Torah as God’s Daughter Paid Members Public
Rabbinic tradition describes the Torah as God’s daughter who speaks and complains to him: תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַקּוֹרֵא פָּסוּק שֶׁל שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים וְעוֹשֶׂה אוֹתוֹ כְּמִין זֶמֶר, וְ
The Rabbis on God’s Living, Speaking Voice Paid Members Public
The Talmud contains an interesting story in respect to Exodus 19 and 20 when God descended upon Mount Sinai in order to allow the Israelites to hear his Voice audibly. According to the rabbis, the Israelites died after hearing the Divine Voice which caused the Voice to complain to God!
Worshiping the Messianic King Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote specific Old Testament texts, which Jewish traditions interprets as Messianic prophecies, in order to show that the nations are commanded to worship the Messiah. I will provide those Jewish traditions to affirm the Messianic understanding of thes verses. All emphasis will be mine. Psalm
Zohar: The Holy Spirit of Messiah Paid Members Public
The Jewish book of mysticism called the Zohar interprets Gen. 1:26 as the words that the Shekinah spoke to God himself: וְלָא עוֹד אֶלָּא דְּעַזָּא וַעֲזָאֵל הֲווּ מְקַטְרְגֵי עֲלֵיהּ
Gen. 6:1-4: The Hybrid Seed of Angels Paid Members Public
In this article I will be citing some early and ancient Jewish and Christian interpretations of Genesis 6:1-4, where the sons of God that came into the daughters of human beings to have sex with them are explicitly identified as angels. It was during this time that the Nephilim
Rabbis Confirm: All the Prophets Were Christians! Paid Members Public
Rabbinic Judaism teaches that all the prophets announced the coming days of the Messiah: אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: כׇּל הַנְּבִיאִים כּוּלָּן לֹ
Maimonides: Seeing the Incorporeal God Paid Members Public
Moses Maimonides was a 12th–13th century AD Jewish theologian/philosopher who was heavily influenced by the Greek notions of God’s incorporeality and impassibility, which caused him to allegorize and anthropomorphize much of the Hebrew Bible. Maimonides explained away OT verses, which speak of God appearing invisible, tangible ways,
The Jews Pierce Jehovah Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers in 2019, pp. 1285-1300. All emphasis will be mine. Zechariah 12:10-13:1 The Pierced Messiah DANIEL E.