“At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions left Egypt.”-Exodus 12:41 We’re told that about 600,000 men left Egypt. But altogether, I would say considerably more than two million actually left. First, the 600,000 figure consists of only men eligible for military service between the ages of about 20 to 50 […]
E12-9: What did Paul mean when he said a TRUE JEW is one inwardly, not outwardly?
A lot of bewilderment seems to arise whenever I talk about the distinction between “spiritual Israel” and “physical Israel”. Let’s try to clear up this confusion by going back to the basics. First, in the beginning, before the Hebrew people and the nation of Israel ever existed, the idea of Israel was just a thought in God’s […]
E12-8: Replacement theology-One of the BIGGEST errors the church ever made
I think one of the main reasons behind a lot of the theological confusion existing today is that we try too hard to apply a black-and-white Greek linear way of thinking to Scriptural realities that cannot so easily be fitted into nice and easy-to-understand categorical boxes. The general black-and-white assumption prevalent in so many churches […]
E12-7: The same Torah applies both to the native-born Hebrew and the foreigner
“A foreigner residing among you who wants to celebrate the Lord’s Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat it. The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.”-Exodus 12:48-49 I’ve met a lot of […]
E12-6: The saving blood of the Lamb applied equally to Israel and Egypt
“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive […]