• What exactly is the Sinai Covenant ? – Covenants – Part 4

    What exactly is the Sinai Covenant ? – Covenants – Part 4

    An investigation into the covenant that YHVH made with the people He led out of Egypt. The Sinai covenant is a lot more complex and controversial than the Abrahamic covenant. The Sinai covenant was conceived to be a type of “suzerain treaty” establishing YHVH as king and Israel as the vassal. Why was it necessary…

  • The Abrahamic Covenant – Covenants – Part 3

    The Abrahamic Covenant – Covenants – Part 3

    In our next installment in the series of the Biblical covenants we look into the covenant made with Abraham. Why was Abarham chosen and what exactly was promised to him? It is also interesting to analyze exactly who receives the benefits of this promise. And last we need to take a look at what this…

  • The Fourth Commandment  – Part 1 – Who Changed It?

    The Fourth Commandment – Part 1 – Who Changed It?

    Our Father is a loving Father, and it is His desire to bless us. He is good, and His Word is good. He created the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested. He blessed this day and sanctified it. He made the seventh day; a day set apart from the other,…

  • Breaking the Covenant – Covenants Part 2

    Breaking the Covenant – Covenants Part 2

    In the first post in the series we discussed the concepts of a covenant and looked at some different types and forms of the covenants. In this post we will be looking at the concept of breaking a covenant and how that is different from annulling or voiding an agreement or contract. Very often we…

  • The sins of our fathers and Shavuot

    The sins of our fathers and Shavuot

    Shavuot is known as the Feast of Proclamation. This is what each of us are to do on this day; make a proclamation! What are we to proclaim? We are to call out to Abba YHVH, confessing our iniquity and the iniquity of our fathers. Why do we have to do this and how?

  • Introduction to covenants – Covenants Part 1

    Introduction to covenants – Covenants Part 1

    In the Bible we see a clear description of the relationship between YHVH and His people. This relationship has gone through many ups and downs throughout the history of the Bible. The rules for this relationship are defined in the Bible by the means of a covenant between YHVH and His people. Thus it is…