As we get into the first of the twelve pronouncements Jacob made over his sons, keep in mind he is not talking about the destiny of each person individually but is speaking to their many descendants and what will transpire in their tribal history. The tribal unit was the typical social structure in those days […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 49. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here.  “And Jacob called his sons and said, ‘Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days’“ -Genesis 49:1 After my extensive treatment of Jacob’s blessings over Manasseh and Ephraim […]

I’m going to be broaching another topic that I’m going to have to speculate on to some degree. Did you know that the list of tribes in the Torah is different than the list of tribes given to us in the Book of Revelations? THE TORAH LISTING -1- Reuben -2-Simeon -3-Judah -4-Zebulun -5-Isaachar -6-Dan -7-Gad […]

Today I’m going to tackle what could possibly be one of the most perplexing theological questions of all time. Who or what is a “spiritual Jew”? The reason this is such a challenging issue to wrestle with is because it goes to the very core of our self-identity, who we feel we are in God. […]

Today I want to discuss how Jacob’s prophecy that Ephraim would become the “fullness of the Gentiles” actually pertains to the Gentiles themselves. So far we’ve talked about how the Ephraim-Israelites were absorbed by the Gentile nations and how the the descendants of these 10 lost tribes have now been rediscovered and are in the […]