Torah Project
Genesis 1b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our new series called The Torah Project. This series arose out of Grant's desire to write a commentary on the Torah, therefore, these teachings will be based upon each week's progress in the writing...
Genesis 1c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our new series called The Torah Project. This series arose out of Grant's desire to write a commentary on the Torah, therefore, these teachings will be based upon each week's progress in the writing...
Genesis 1d-2a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our new series called The Torah Project. This series arose out of Grant's desire to write a commentary on the Torah, therefore, these teachings will be based upon each week's progress in the writing...
Genesis 2b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our new series called The Torah Project. This series arose out of Grant's desire to write a commentary on the Torah, therefore, these teachings will be based upon each week's progress in the writing...
Genesis 2c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. This series arose out of Grant's desire to write a commentary on the Torah, therefore, these teachings will be based upon each week's progress in the writing project. In this teaching, we...
Genesis 3a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this teaching we try to understand why the Torah uses the same word to describe Adam & Eve as well as the serpent. What do "cunning" and "nakedness" have to...
Genesis 3b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we continue to analyze the serpent's temptation of Eve and compare to his temptation of Yeshua in the wilderness. We review the basic understanding of body, soul, and spirit.  We...
Genesis 3c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we discuss the dialogue between God, Adam, Eve and the serpent. Each conversation contains worlds of meaning and insight that we can only touch upon, but we do delve into...
Genesis 4a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we identify and analyze the similarities between the story of Adam & Eve, and the story of Cain & Abel. Was Cain's sin worse than that of Adam & Eve?...
Genesis 4b-5
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the seven generations of Cain, and compare them to the ten generations from Adam to Noah and make some fascinating discoveries. We also discover some disturbing insights...
Genesis 6a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we begin by zooming in on Lamech's prophecy concerning the birth of his son Noah, and then see how his speech is echoed in God's decision to blot out mankind....
Genesis 6b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we briefly discuss the identity of the "sons of Elohim" and a spiritual principle we can learn from this episode. Then we pose the question, just how righteous was Noah? Then,...
Genesis 6c-7
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we begin by comparing the two "arks" mentioned in the Torah - the ark of Noah, and the ark of Jochabed, in which she placed the infant Moses. This side-by-side...
Genesis 7b-8a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we discover some fascinating insights into the story of Noah. We have a discussion about the impact culture has on view of God's Word. We also look at the bizarre...
Genesis 8b-9a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we take a look at the science behind Noah's flood and address such questions as: Why did life spans shorten after the flood? Why was a rainbow not seen before the...
Genesis 9b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we focus on the closing verses of Genesis 9 and glean insights from Noah's drunkeness, Ham's ungodly response, and Noah's prophetic words. There are many principles contained in this handfull...
Genesis 10-11
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we briefly discuss the Table of Nations found in Genesis 10, and then focus our attention on Nimrod, the world's first political and religious leader. We then consider the differences between...
Genesis 12
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we consider what a towering figure Abraham is in the Bible. We focus on the five instructions God gave Abraham concerning his journey from Ur to Canaan and consider...
Genesis 13
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the dynamics of the relationship between Abraham and Lot. We learn that Lot's decision to move to Sodom in the east was not one of the options  Abraham...
Genesis 14
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the details of "the Battle of the Kings". As we decode the names of the various players in this episode, some amazing insights into spiritual warfare are revealed....
Genesis 15a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the details in the first half of Genesis 15. We discover three steps towards connection with God, how God's communication with Abraham progressively deepened, and the motive behind Abraham's...
Genesis 15b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we walk through the individual features of the Semitic Blood Covenant and see how the blood covenant between God and Abraham forms the core of nearly everything else that transpires in the...
Genesis 16
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze this very odd, short chapter where everyone seems to be behaving badly. However, there are many profound lessons contained in these verses. Visuals: Genesis 16 Medios Visuales: Gén 16
Genesis 17
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we take a close look at the topic of circumcision and gain important insights into what it means. We discover five things in the Bible that require circumcision and gain understanding into...
Genesis 18
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we compare Abraham's riotous laughter in chapter 17 with Sarah's snicker in chapter 18. Why was she rebuked and not Abraham? We also unravel the complicated subject of angels and...
Genesis 19
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze a very strange and dark chapter of Genesis. We discuss the definition of righteousness and try to understand how Lot could be called a righteous man. We ponder the...
Genesis 20
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze some important details revealed in the Hebrew of the opening verses. What is the significance of Abraham relocating to Gerar? What does the Torah mean when it commands that...
Genesis 21a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we consider a word that is a source of controversy in the messianic world though it is used fifteen times in the Tanach (or "Old Testament"). We gain a biblical...
Genesis 21b-22 (Pt1)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we first look at chapter 22, the story of the "Akeidah" - the binding of Isaac. We consider the significance of Mount Moriah, what it means to be tested...
Genesis 21b-22 (Pt 2)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we continue with some fascinating insights into the Akeidah (the binding of Isaac) and then discuss the reason Genesis contains two stories about two brothers who were at enmity with each...
Genesis 21b-22 (Pt-3)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we conclude our discussion of Hagar & Sarah and Ishmael & Isaac as we analyze Paul's comments on this story in Galatians 4:21-31. This often misunderstood passage draws from the...
Genesis 23
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we address the insidious doctrine or Supersessionism, or, better known as Replacement Theology. We go into detail concerning the history and horror of Christendom's self-inflicted wound, and see how chapter...
Genesis 24
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the mission Abraham entrusted to his servant Eliezer to find a bride for Isaac, and we explore the amazing parallels between this story and the holy spirit's search for...
Genesis 25
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we take a peek into the origins of Eastern religions. Then we consider the many principles concerning the body, soul and spirit that are portrayed by Rebekkah's pregnancy, and the birth...
Genesis 26
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the occasions when Abraham and Isaac referred to their wives as their sisters. This occurred three times, and in each case, God revealed the truth in a unique way. These...
Genesis 27
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the well-known story of how Jacob used guile to procure Esau's blessing. This story is often a cause of confusion, but if we look behind the scenes, we may discover...
Genesis 28
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we consider Jacob's dual mission to Padan Aaram and how this reflects Messiah's dual mission to the world. Then, we discuss the ladder Jacob saw in his dream and how it is...
Genesis 29
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we explore the story of Jacob's arrival in Haran and his encounter with Rachel. How is this story similar to, yet very different from Eliezer's encounter with Rebecca? We then look...
Genesis 30a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our  Torah Project series. In this lesson, we discuss the longest paragraph found in the Torah and attempt to understand what God is trying to convey to us through it. We also delve into what is the...
Genesis 30b-31a
Continuing the Torah Project series in Genesis, we focus on Laban as the context for discussions regarding false teachers and an important principle regarding good words from a wicked person. We also ask the question, "What are the dynamics of sharing...
Genesis 31b-32a
In this continuation of the Torah Project, we finish our look at Laban, focusing on how Laban is the Bible's model image of a "fool." After exploring Laban's foolish characteristics in chapter 31, we dip into the book of Proverbs which...
Genesis 32b-33a
Continuing the Torah Project in Genesis, we focus on Jacob's seemingly mysterious wrestling match at the stream called "Jabbok," allowing the Torah to cast light on the fear and stress we all struggle against. With a special focus on 2 Corinthians 1-3, Mark...
Genesis 33b-34
We further our Torah Project series with the fascinating continuation of Jacob's story, drawing lessons from Jacob's heartbreaking fall after what is probably the greatest spiritual high of his life. The rapid descent begins with yet another lie to his brother Esau and leads to...
Genesis 35a
We begin this continuation of the Torah project series with a lengthy reading from Jonathan Cahn's new book, The Paradigm, in which Cahn uses the fall of Israel's northern kingdom as an example pattern for the fall of any nation. The...
Genesis 35b-36
In this Torah Project teaching, we begin by digging into what appears to be a gratuitously inserted verse in the middle of Jacob's narrative, a verse describing the death of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse. The journey brings us to insights about...
Genesis 37a
In this Torah Project teaching, we begin by addressing the question of the validity of extra-biblical sources, especially Jewish sources. We look at several mentions in the Bible of extra-biblical works, explore the Greek word for "oracles" in Romans 3,...
Genesis 37b
Continuing the Torah Project teachings in Genesis 37, we begin by looking in depth at the amazing figure of Joseph, one of the clearest pictures of Messiah in all of Scripture. We start by examining the Hebrew word describing Joseph's...
Genesis 37c
In this Torah Project teaching, we finish our study of Genesis 37 with a review of the key concept of "2 Messiahs" (Mashiach ben Yoseph and Mashiach ben David), and we extend our list of Messianic parallels between the stories...
Genesis 38
NOTE: This post was corrected on February 14th, 2018. The audio file and visuals that appeared here prior to that date were from a previous teaching done in 2010. (Oops!) In this Torah project teaching, we discover a chapter that...
Genesis 39
Continuing the Torah Project teaching series, we dig into the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife, the first of 3 stories in which Joseph is given authority over a domain. Reading Joseph as Messiah and reading Potiphar (and his wife)...
Genesis 41a and Hanukkah
The heart of this Torah project teaching is the question "Can we survive as believers in such a fallen world where society is ever more quickly sliding into darkness?" In pursuit of an answer, we look in detail at the...
Judah and Joseph
In this Torah Project teaching, we closely compare and contrast the two brothers Judah and Joseph, finding in them pictures of the "outer" and the "inner" person, the seen and the unseen. As we explore in this way, we gain...
Genesis 42
Join us for another Torah Project teaching, this time centered on food. This first look at Genesis 42 begins with a connection to the Apostolic Scriptures that deepens our understanding of true "food," spiritual food, with a further insight into...
Genesis 43a
In this Torah project teaching, we begin by comparing the 3D Magic Eye pictures (a type of stereogram) to the Word of God. During the discussion, we review the "top 20" parallels between Joseph and Messiah, and we briefly address...
Genesis 43b-44
This Torah Project teaching begins by looking back to an interesting message contained within Genesis 43 verse 30. We find there the biblical Hebrew word that comes closest to our English word "emotion," "nic'meru," from the root "comer." This amazing...
Genesis 45
We begin this Torah Project teaching by exploring the Hebrew root for the word "book," "s-p-r," using an ancient Jewish approach for engaging the Scriptures described in a new book "Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus" by Lois Tverberg. This...
Genesis 46
Smaller topics in this Torah Project teaching include a unique "poetic" connection between the lives of Jacob and Joseph, the question of why Jacob may have been reluctant to go down to Egypt, the symbolism of Egypt, a small verse...
Genesis 47
We begin this Torah Project teaching by focusing on an important pattern seen clearly in both Joseph's story and in the story of Moses, a pattern that reveals a key to God's intimate revelation of Himself to us. We then...
Genesis 48a
Join us for another Torah Project teaching in Genesis. We begin this lesson by reaching back to chapter 47 to explore the idea that Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, picture Gentile believers. We then focus on an exhilarating verse...
The Genesis of Passover
Join us for this special Passover Torah Project teaching. Using as our starting point the Genesis 46 record of the 70 souls who descended to Egypt, we explore the concept that Israel is formed in the womb of Egypt and...
Genesis 49
In this Torah Project teaching, we focus on Jacob's deathbed blessing of his 12 sons. As we explore this fascinating passage, we bring together the characteristics of the sons, the histories of the tribes descended from them gleaned from both...
Genesis 50
Join us for this final Torah Project teaching in Genesis. We begin this lesson by noting the Jewish discomfort with Joseph's decision to embalm his father's body, drawing from the discussion an important principle about how we are to relate...