Join Beth Tikkun as we complete our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we determine the actual time of Yeshua’s resurrection and look at three important events that happened around that time. We also consider an amazing insight from R’ Yechiel Tzvi Lichtenstein concerning the authority God gave to Messiah after His resurrection. Visuals: Matthew 28
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we complete chapter 27 as we consider many of the details of Yeshua’s crucifixion and discover some fascinating insights. We also discuss each of the two possible locations in Jerusalem where His death and burial may have occurred. Visuals: Matthew 27b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we learn some important insights from Yeshua’s silence during His presentation to Pontius Pilate. We also learn a valuable lesson from Simon of Cyrene. Visuals: Matthew 27a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we learn about olive oil production and consider how it pictures Yeshua’s internal and external sufferings in Gethsemane and Calvary. Then we analyze a number of the illegalities of His trial, and finish with a comparison of Judas’ betrayal and Peter’s denial of their […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we take a meditative walk through Yeshua’s Passover Seder with His disciples. We learn some fascinating details about the prayers that were prayed, the songs that were sung, and especially about what “the blood of the covenant” means. CORRECTION: During the teaching, Grant accidentally […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we compare the accounts in all four gospels of a woman anointing Yeshua’s feet or head. Then we consider the question of what to do when we encounter apparent contradictions or errors in the Scriptures. And if God inspires a “contradiction” in the Bible, is it […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we take a look at the parable of the Absent Landowner (at the end of chapter 24) and see how it is deeply connected to, and illustrated by the parables of The Ten Virgins and The Talents. We see how these two parables answer […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we consider Yeshua’s fifth, and last, discourse. In this chapter He addresses the disciples’ questions concerning the end of the age and His return. This prophetic chapter has been a source of confusion and contention for centuries, but we try to sort through and get some […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we discuss “the seat of Moses” and Yeshua’s cryptic words about following the teachings of the Pharisees. We look into the ramifications of spiritual blindness and why Yeshua denigrated the Scribes and Pharisees as He did. We also discover a fascinating connection between the […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze the four questions asked of, and by Yeshua during the four days of His examination in the Temple. We also take a fascinating look at the Passover Hagaddah and consider the four questions asked there, and the four sons, and the four […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we discover an amazing menorah pattern created by Yeshua’s parables about father, sons and vineyards. We also gain insight into the essence of the Stone that the builders rejected. Visuals: Matthew 21c-22a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we compare Yeshua’s statements about faith moving mountains. He says this twice, once in chapter 17 and again here in chapter 21. As we compare these two contexts and amazing menorah pattern reveals itself that invites a closer look. We also are introduced to […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we examine the back story of Yeshua’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem and analyze the many scriptural quotes that are employed in its description. We also discover a fascinating “fig tree” theme running through the first half of this chapter. Visuals: Matthew 21a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we encounter the “chapter of proper perspective”, as each event and parable it contains is aimed at adjusting the reader’s outlook from a purely physical one to a spiritual one. Also, each event and parable contains pairs of something. After an overview of the […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we revisit the subject of divorce and remarriage and then take a closer look at Yeshua’s encounter with the rich young ruler and their hidden conversation. We finish with a new insight into Yeshua’s statements about the wealthy, camels, and the eye of a […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. While Grant and Robin were on vacation, Grant enlisted the services of his big brother, Bryan, to fill in. You will really enjoy this masterful treatment of the second half of Matthew 18. Visuals: (No visuals for this teaching)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we compare the transfiguration on the mountain with the exorcism in the valley and discover a prophetic message. Then we consider what Yeshua was really teaching concerning faith the size of a mustard seed (and it isn’t what you think it is!). We then […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Peter’s and Yeshua’s words concerning Yeshua’s death and taking up one’s cross. These familiar words may take on a completely new meaning after this study. We then look at the Transfiguration and consider Yeshua’s words concerning Elijah and John the Immerser and […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we rehearse the work of the High Priest on Yom Kippur in the 1st century Jerusalem Temple. We once again encounter some amazing insights into what Yeshua accomplished for our redemption in these symbols and types. NOTE: Grant mentions that a bull was used for the sin offering for priests and rulers. […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look into three of the four sections of Matthew 16. Each section illustrates our human tendency to see only the surface of a matter at not into its depths. We also discover six principles for how to remedy this problem. Lastly, we take a trip […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s response to the Pharisees concerning ritual hand washing as we discover His brilliant use of remez to issue a hidden rebuke. We learn also about the use of the Hebrews words for “curse” in the Hebrew scriptures. Visuals: Matthew 15 23460
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we compare Herod’s wrong-headed faith with the lack of faith shown by those in Yeshua’s home town. We then analyze Yeshua’s feeding of the 5,000 and glean several principles about spiritual nourishment. We finish with a lively discussion comparing Yeshua’s walking on the water […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we continue our comparison of Yeshua’s seven Kingdom Parable with His seven letters in Revelation 2-3. We discover some astounding evidence that these seven letters and parables provide an historical outline of the Gospel among the Gentiles from the first century until the last days. Be […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze the structure of the first four parables in chapter 13, and discover some new insights. We look into the first parable’s connection to Yeshua’s letter to Ephesus (rev.2:1-7) and Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We also see a hidden clue to the […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we add some final thoughts to last week’s teaching about happiness and explaining the difference between unhappiness and grief. We consider Yeshua’s words concerning His mother and siblings at the end of chapter 12, then we discover some amazing things about parables from the opening verses of […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we use Yeshua’s words concerning the demonic as a springboard to consider the dynamics of the spiritual worlds of light and darkness. This teaching is actually an invitation to undertake a personal study of this subject, and the Visuals provide passages of Scripture for that […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s confrontations with the Pharisees over whether His power was from God’s Spirit or from Satan. Many things are revealed in this conversation, including Yeshua’s words concerning an “evil and adulterous generation”. Visuals: Matthew 12b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s extraordinary teaching concerning the Sabbath as His disciples appeared to be violating it. We discuss the spirit and joy of the Sabbath versus the dangers of reducing it to a legalistic exercise. May you be encouraged to make the gift of Sabbath a treasured […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze John the Immerser’s question to Yeshua (and Yeshua’s answer) and discover that John was not having a crisis of faith at all. We then consider the amazing things Yeshua said about John. We finish with a discussion about two kinds of people: the responsive, […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look into Yeshua’s discourse concerning taking the Gospel of the Kingdom to Israel. We will see that His instructions are quite different from what is in practice today, and even from what He would instruct His disciples later concerning taking the Gospel […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study Yeshua continues His teaching on things new and old as He restores a woman and a little girl. We also look into the significance of the tzitzit and the blue thread of techeilet. Visuals: Matthew 9c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look into tax collecting in 1st century Israel, and gain some new insights into the story of Zaccheus (Luke 19). We then study Yeshua’s words to the Pharisees and His parables about new cloth and new wine. Visuals: Matthew 9b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we begin with a survey of Daniel 7 so as to develop a context for Yeshua’s many uses of the title “The Son of Man”. Then we look into the opening verses of Matthew 9 to see how He uses this title […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we take a close look at Yeshua’s interrupted voyage to meet a troubled gentile on the opposite shore of Galilee. Along the way we learn something about storms, but internal as well as external. (NOTE: Though the entire teaching was recorded, the […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we conclude out study on the subject of hell. In this lesson we address the major questions sent in by our listeners. Visuals: The Savior of All (Pt.3)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue to address the subject of hell. In this lesson we look at how fire is the very essence of God and then consider what Revelation is teaching us about the Lake of Fire. Visuals: The Savior of All (Pt.2)
Join Beth Tikkun as we present a most unusual teaching. For the first time Beth Tikkun’s history we address the subject of hell. What do the Hebrew and Greek scriptures actually say about hell? Is it really true that eternal fiery torment awaits those who have not “accepted Jesus” in this lifetime? What is the history of […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. We begin this study by observing the pattern of prophetic events outlined by the healings described here. Then we compare Moses’ “coming down from the mountain”, with Yeshua’s two descents “from the mountain”. Last of all, we focus on the leper whom Yeshua healed and discover that according […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we begin our analysis of the first miracles of Yeshua as recorded by Matthew. We then compare the healing of the Centurion’s servant with the only other healing of a Gentile in the Gospels and draw some amazing insights. Visuals: Matthew 8a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we complete our discussion of Yeshua’s great sermon. We consider what it means to have performed great works in Yeshua’s name only to be rejected by Him in the coming Kingdom. We also look into the familiar story of the wise man and […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look at how Yeshua’s statement concerning the “straight gate” and the “narrow way” does not refer primarily to life after death, but to the walk of Torah in the here and now. We then consider what a spiritual wolf is and how […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s analogy of stones and bread, and snakes and fish, and consider the deeper meanings of these images. Then we look at what it means to ask, seek, and knock, and how these can powerfully impact our prayer lives. Visuals: Matthew 7b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we consider what Yeshua means when He says ‘Do not judge…”. We also look into His cryptic statement about not throwing “the holy” to the “dogs”, and not casting one’s “pearls” before “pigs”. What was He teaching through these instructions? The answer […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we recap the Sermon on the Mount thus far and consider how everything Yeshua taught is “hidden” in the spiritual. We also compare the right way and the wrong way to come to know God. Visuals: Matthew 6d
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. As Grant returns from his travels in South Africa, pastor David Hargrave shares valuable insights into this third section of Matthew 6.
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. As Grant continues his travels in South Africa, pastor Jim Gergon shares valuable insights into this second section of Matthew 6.
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. As Grant travels in South Africa, pastor Ted Kruse shares valuable insights into this first section of Matthew 6.
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we consider the last three commandments Yeshua selected from the Torah upon which to comment. We also analyze what the Word says about “an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth”. Visuals: Matthew 5f
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we focus on the subject of divorce and remarriage. Visuals: Matthew 5e
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s remarks concerning hatred of one’s brother and lusting in one’s heart. We also consider what is meant by the term Gehenna and how this does not refer to eternal hell. Visuals: Matthew 5d
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