A Reminder of His Presence

PARASHAT BEHAALOT’HA (WHEN YOU KINDLE) BAMIDBAR (NUMBERS) 8:1–12:6 HAFTARAH: ZECHARIAH 2:10-4:7 (2:14 IN THE HEBREW BIBLE) A very wise man once told me that “we are in the ministry of reminders”; I believe this is … Read More

The Realness of His Presence

Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle) Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1–12:6 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 (2:10 in the Hebrew Bible) How does God’s presence translate into our everyday lives? In other words, what are the things that we would … Read More

The Testimony of His Presence

Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle) Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1–12:6 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7 (2:14 in the Hebrew Bible) In this week’s Parashah, we read an amazing and dramatic description of when God’s presence came to dwell among … Read More

The Menorah: A Prophetic Symbol

Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle) Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1–12:6 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 As I was reading this week’s Parasha and Haftara one word connected the two, which is the “Menorah”. In the vast majority of English … Read More

Take Every Thought Captive

Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle) Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1–12:6 As I was preparing to write the blog this week, I kept returning to the same Scripture again and again, which is Numbers 12:1. It is a … Read More

Yeshua, the “Face” of the Menorah

Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle) Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1–12:6 An interesting translation issue came up as I was reading the parasha for this week from the book Bamidbar (Numbers). The second verse of chapter eight in … Read More

Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle)

Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1–12:6 As I was reading the Parasha for this week, one verse jumped out at me:They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break a bone of it; according to all the … Read More

Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle)

Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1-12:6 In this week’s parasha, we find the Children of Israel complaining of their situation in the wilderness. Numbers 11 opens with a description of the state of mind of the people of … Read More