Like it or not, you are an animal. It’s a jarring consideration, no doubt. It’s not all you are, but that animal instinct does make up a part of you. The first step to overcoming it is to acknowledge it. In Part Two of Lessons In Leviticus, we’ll discuss how the Torah's sacrificial system leads us toward taming that animal inside us and living a life for God and our fellow human.

Did Yeshua come to get rid of the sacrificial system? Isn't that what he mean when he quoted Hosea by saying, "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice"? The answer may surprise you. Join us in this challenging series to learn more about the purpose and function of the sacrificial system, particularly how Yeshua would have viewed it.

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God is mercy. God is justice. We know that Yeshua demonstrates the “fullness of deity” as Colossians says, which suggests that he, too, would represent both mercy and justice. His death and resurrection clearly demonstrates mercy toward us. But what role did the cross play in restoring justice? This is a very significant concept that every believer should understand. We’ll examine it together in this message.

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“I am not ashamed of the name above names.” These are some of the lyrics to a well-known worship song. It speaks of the exalted status of Yeshua and the Father’s apparent acknowledgment that Messiah’s name is above all. However, there’s a problem. Yeshua himself never says or even suggests this. Have we missed something in the interpretation of Philippians 2:9? Let's find out together.

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Part 2 of this series explores some similarities between the story of the golden calf and the crucifixion of the Messiah. Both were rooted in rejection of God’s offer to live in a just world. Last week we saw Moses intercede for mercy beyond justice. This week we look at Yeshua doing the same thing, and then some!

When God hands man perfection we tend to soil it pretty quickly. In the garden we chose to disobey the one rule God gave us. At Sinai we said we would obey, but chose the opposite instead. Both Moses and Yeshua pleaded for Hashem's mercy to be poured out on humanity to save us from the consequences of our actions. How do these two individuals work together to help us turn from our self-destructive nature? Tune in to find out.

Jesus Lives In My Heart. It’s a beautiful concept. I invited Jesus into my heart and he lives inside me. Where does that come from. Is that true? Could it be that the Torah and the exhaustive instructions about the Tabernacle have influenced this idea. You might be surprised.

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Parsha Terumah takes us into the seemingly monotonous and extravagant detail surrounding the construction and function of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. No other subject receive more Torah real estate than this, but most people don’t even read it. Why? They have no connection to its deeper meaning and personal relevance. If God thinks the Tabernacle is this important, maybe we should too. Let’s discuss.

The Torah can be confusing, especially to our Western minds. But the difficulty was accounted for by the author of the Torah! A system of interpretation was set in place from Mt. Sinai. Sadly, it was lost or rejected by the early church. We’ll discuss how, why, and what we can do about it.

When Jethro saw how Moses was handling the needs of the Children of Israel in the wilderness, he told him, "What you're doing is not good!" There is something insidious that we are doing today that is also "not good." The problem is that, like Moses, most of us don't know we are doing it, nor do we truly understand the consequences.