“What is the Ark of the Covenant?”……Answer: God made a covenant (a conditional covenant) with the children of Israel through His servant Moses. He promised good to them and their children for generations if they obeyed Him and His laws; but He always warned of despair, punishment, and dispersion if they were to disobey. As […]
“What is Good Friday?”……Answer: Good Friday is the Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday. It is celebrated traditionally as the day on which Jesus was crucified. If you are interested in a study of the issue, please see our article that discusses the various views on which day Jesus was crucified. Assuming that Jesus was crucified […]
“What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day?”……Answer: It is often claimed that "God instituted the Sabbath in Eden" because of the connection between the Sabbath and creation in Exodus 20:11. Although God’s rest on the seventh day (Genesis 2:3) did foreshadow a future Sabbath law, there […]
“What is Easter Sunday?”……Answer: There is a lot of confusion regarding what Easter Sunday is all about. For some, Easter Sunday is about the Easter Bunny, colorfully decorated Easter eggs, and Easter egg hunts. Most people understand that Easter Sunday has something to do with the resurrection of Jesus, but are confused as to how […]
“What is the Jubilee?”……Answer: The word "jubilee"-literally "ram's horn" in Hebrew-is defined in Leviticus 25:9 as the sabbatical year after seven cycles of seven (49) years. The fiftieth year was to be a time of celebration and rejoicing for the Israelites. The ram's horn was blown on the tenth day of the seventh month to […]
…Torah scroll Shabbat Shalom John! Welcome to Vayakhel (And He Assembled)-Pekudei (Accounts), this week's Parsha…(Torah Portion). This portion of Torah will be read around the world in synagogues during this…week's Shabbat (Saturday) service. We invite you to read along with us.…Enjoy! … VAYAKHEL (And He Assembled)-PEKUDEI (Accounts)…Exodus 35:1├ö├ç├┤40:38; Numbers 19:1├ö├ç├┤22; Ezekiel 36:16├ö├ç├┤38; I Kings 7:51├ö├ç├┤8:21; […]
“What is the Feast of Weeks?” Answer: Described in Leviticus 23, The Feast of Weeks is the second of the three "solemn feasts" that all Jewish males were required to travel to Jerusalem to attend (Exodus 23:14-17; 34:22-23; Deuteronomy 16:16). This important feast gets its name from the fact that it starts seven full weeks, […]