Our Orthodox Jewish brethren have a rabbinic prophecy about a man they call Moshiach ben Yosef (Messiah the son of Joseph). It is tempting to think that this is the same person as Yeshua the Messiah, since Yeshua is our Messiah, and since He was born to Yosef (Joseph) and Miriam (Mary). Mattityahu (Matthew) 1:16 […]
The Zohar (Radiance) is an esoteric Jewish mystical book. It is not part of Nazarene Israel’s canon. We do not encourage you to read this book, and we have many reservations about it. However, it is one of many extra-canonical books (Apocrypha, Jasher, Enoch, etc.) that exist, and we cannot prohibit scholars from reading them. […]
Imagine that you and your family are at dinner in your home. A strange man lets himself into your house, sits down at your table, and starts eating your food. When you ask him what on earth he thinks he is doing, he tells you he is “building your kingdom.” You are big into kindness, […]
Because human nature is evil, the strong conquer and oppress the weak. Yeshua tells us that it is not to be like that among us. Rather, the strong are to serve the weak, while the weak respect and support their shepherds out of love for Yeshua. Mattityahu (Matthew) 20:25-28 25 But Yeshua called them to […]
When Yahweh called me to the Two-House movement (or Hebraic Roots) in 1999, I was led to understand that the reason we did not have a separated priesthood or a clergy is that we are all part of the royal priesthood that the Apostle Kepha (Peter) speaks of in 1 Peter 2:9. Kepha Aleph (1 […]
Earlier we saw how mankind rebelled against Yahweh. However, Yahweh is not mocked, so He set forth a multi-faceted, multi-phase campaign to bring a remnant of us back into joyful, eager submission to His authority. The first step was to allow our forefathers to enter bondage in Egypt, which forged our identity as a nation. […]
As we saw in Nazarene Israel, Yeshua (Jesus) told us to go into all nations, and make more disciples. This is often called the Great Commission. Mattityahu (Matthew) 28:19-20 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them in My name*, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded […]
There is an old children’s tale about a little red hen who found some wheat. She decided to plant it, so she could harvest enough to bake bread. First she asked the other animals to help her plant the wheat, and then to help harvest the crop, thresh the grain, grind it into flour, and […]