We are in the process of talking about “bloodguilt”, a subject that is given very little if any discussion in both Christian churches and Jewish synagogues. As I mentioned yesterday, it’s no secret that the shedding of blood plays a central role throughout the Scriptures. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, […]

I’m feeling a little uncomfortable today because I know darn well that I’m going to be touching on a topic that is very, very sensitive to adherents of Judaism: the idea of BLOOD ATONEMENT. When believers of the Messianic faith affirm that blood atonement is the central and most important form of atonement in the […]

Today we begin Deuteronomy Chapter 21. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. “If, in the land Adonai your God is giving you to possess, a murder victim is found lying in the countryside; and the perpetrator of the murder is not known; then your leaders and judges […]

In my last post I introduced the Law of Herem which is a principle 99% of all Bible teachers, preachers and pastors anywhere in the world know absolutely nothing about. Or if they do know about it (highly doubtful though), I can certainly guarantee they ain’t preaching or teaching about it in their congregations. To […]

In my last post, I left you with the following question: Why did God go out of His way to instruct Israel to NOT wipe out their own food resources by destroying the fruit trees when laying siege to the Canaanite cities? I also mentioned that the person who knows the answer to this can consider […]