Today let’s deal with the question of why the Nazarite is strictly forbidden from eating grapes. The Scripture doesn’t give us a direct answer but the Jewish scholars give us an answer that makes really good sense. The first point I want to make is that in Scripture Israel is often symbolized by the grapevine. […]

“Throughout the period for which he has consecrated himself to Adonai, he is not to approach a corpse. He is not to make himself unclean for his father, mother, brother or sister when they die, since his consecration to God is on his head.  Throughout the time of his being a nazir he is holy for Adonai.”-Numbers 6:6-8 Let’s go […]

“Adonai said to Moshe, “Tell the people of Israel, ‘When either a man or a woman makes a special kind of vow, the vow of a nazir, consecrating himself to Adonai; he is to abstain from wine and other intoxicating liquor, he is not to drink vinegar from either source, he is not to drink grape juice, and he is […]

Today I want to show you some surefire NT evidence that Paul kept the Law even AFTER his encounter with the risen Yeshua. Let’s take a look at some Biblical passages from the Book of Acts. “On hearing it, they praised God; but they also said to him, “You see, brother, how many tens of […]

We are now dealing with the fascinating topic of the office of the Nazarite or NAZIR in Hebrew. I left off by saying that what the office of NAZIR was, its customs and how it operated evolved over the centuries. In scholarly circles, you’ll be told there are two kinds of Nazarites. You’ll be told […]