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Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy served Messianic Congregation Kehilat T'nuvah (The Harvest) as an adjunct Torah teacher, writer, research analyst and podcast producer. He has taught Biblical Hebrew, served as Shabbat chazzan, and helped produce public-access television promoting Torah from a Messianic perspective.
“ADONAI said to Moshe, “Tell the people of Isra’el: ‘The designated times of ADONAI which you are to proclaim as holy convocations are my designated times.” (Leviticus 23:1, 2) “ADONAI said to Moshe, “Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘In the seventh month, the first of the month is to be for you a day of complete rest for remembering, a holy convocation announced with blasts on the shofar. Do not
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“ADONAI said to Moshe, “Tell the people of Isra’el: ‘The designated times of ADONAI which you are to proclaim as holy convocations are my designated times.” (Leviticus 23:1, 2) “ADONAI said to Moshe, “Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘In the seventh month, the first of the month is to be for you a day of complete rest for remembering, a holy convocation announced with blasts on the shofar. Do not
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Updated: August 18, 2010 Note: All quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted. Question : Given the antiquity of some of the details of the issues at hand, can we be reasonably sure that the biblical Sabbath day corresponds to our modern seventh-day Saturday? Short Answer : Despite its age, if we are to take God’s
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Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted . *Updated: September 7, 2008 Historically, the book of Galatians has misled Christian commentators due largely to the techniecal discussions of biblical topics ranging from circumcision, to the Torah, to freedom in Christ. In this series, Ariel HaNaviy takes us through a contextual study of Galatians that
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Download the audio for this study: (PART 1) (PART 2) Right Click, “Save As”: (Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth! – 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV) The Hebrew word “hanukkah” (say “chah-noo-kah) literally
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Download the audio for this study: (PART 1) (PART 2) Right Click, “Save As”: Download the PDF: Here (Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth! – 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV) The Hebrew word
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The question has been asked, “Where does Halakha come from?” Well, we all know that Torah comes from Heaven (recorded by human agents, but inspired by the Ruach HaKodesh). God speaks and we must contextualize his instructions so that they fit with each passing generation. All the while, the challenge is to maintain the truth of each word, sorting out descriptive commands from prescriptive commands. Thus, Halakha has been labeled
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Torah Observant “Shomer Mitzvot” A Series on Practical Messianic Living and Apologetics (halakhah) By Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy (Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted) *Updated: March 7, 2008 Anyone with a casual knowledge of the Apostle Paul (also known as Saul) and his writings on the Law of Moses would have to
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Torah Observant “Shomer Mitzvot” A Series on Practical Messianic Living and Apologetics (halakhah) By Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy Tevilah and Mikveh Click here to download PDF (Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted) *Updated: February 2, 2006 Tevilah is the Biblical act of immersing oneself in a natural water source. In ancient times
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Torah Observant “Shomer Mitzvot” (Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted) * Updated: November 29, 1999 In this continuing “mini-series” on practical Messianic living, I want to address an issue, which I believe some non-Jewish believers might have questions on. Many of you might be wondering how us Messianic Jews feel about the application
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Historically, the book of Galatians has been widely misunderstood, due largely to the technical discussions of biblical topics ranging from circumcision, to the Torah, to freedom in Christ. A contextual study of Galatians will help to unravel the letter for both Christians and Jews. To be sure, without a proper background to the book we will forever misread Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles. For this particular study, allow me to
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(Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted) *Updated: September 7, 2008 Historically, the book of Galatians has misled Christian commentators due largely to the technical discussions of biblical topics ranging from circumcision, to the Torah, to freedom in Christ. A contextual study of Galatians will help to unravel the letter for both Christians and
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Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted . *Updated: September 7, 2008 Historically, the book of Galatians has misled Christian commentators due largely to the technical discussions of biblical topics ranging from circumcision, to the Torah, to freedom in Christ. A contextual study of Galatians will help to unravel the letter for both Christians
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Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted . *Updated: September 7, 2008 Historically, the book of Galatians has misled Christian commentators due largely to the techniecal discussions of biblical topics ranging from circumcision, to the Torah, to freedom in Christ. In this series, Ariel HaNaviy takes us through a contextual study of Galatians that
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Just Old Testament observances for ancient Isra’el? Hardly. The biblical Feasts of the LORD are the very command of a righteous Father to His very people in ALL generations. Here’s why. A young man once called us with a question: “Why do you teach that we must keep the Old Testament Feasts? Weren’t they done away, along with the rest of the laws like sacrifices and other rituals?” His question
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This is the first part of a series on practical Messianic living and apologetics (halakah). All quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted. The Hebrew word שׁוֹמֵר “shomer” means “keeper of,” or “to be observant;” in the Qal stem, the root word שָׁמַר “shamar” suggests the idea of “safeguarding.”[1] The Hebrew word מִצְוֺת “mitzvot” is the
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