Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Matthew: Connecting the Covenants, Part 7 - The Beatitudes

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Matthew 5 begins with Yeshua seeing the crowds and ascending a mountain. Sound familiar? Moses ascended a mountain in view of the crowds and...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Matthew: Connecting the Covenants, Part 6 - Yeshua's Ministry Begins

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We are now in chapter 4, beginning with verse 12. Following His baptism and temptation, Yeshua got ready to start His ministry.  He was 30 y...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Matthew: Connecting the Covenants Part 5: The Testing of Messiah in the Wilderness

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I should hardly have to write about the connection to the Hebrew scriptures in Matthew chapter 4, because Matthew recorded them for us regar...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Sukkot and the Great Harvest to come

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I interrupt my trek through Matthew's gospel to bring you a holiday greeting.  Happy Sukkot!  Happy Feast of Booths!  Happy Feast of Tab...

Matthew: Connecting the Covenants, Part 4 – Vipers and Yeshua’s Baptism

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We left off in Matthew with crowds of people coming from all over Israel to hear John the Immerser and getting dunked in the river by him. E...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Matthew: Connecting the Covenants, Part 3 - Chapter 3A - John the Immerser

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Matthew 3 introduces us to John the Baptist, but we are not told too much about him.   Luke chapter 3 tells us he is the miracle son of the ...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Matthew: Connecting the Covenants, Part 2 - Chapter 2: Wise Men and an Evil King

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Welcome to part two of connecting the covenants!   I have decided to put the New Covenant scriptures in red and the corresponding Hebrew scr...