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Greetings, dear friends! I’m thrilled that you’ve been following my blog, where I explore a wide range of topics related to the Bible in its original ancient—often Jewish and Hebraic—context.
I don’t believe the Bible needs to be rewritten, but I’m convinced it desperately needs to be reread with fresh eyes.
In the Think & Interact section of my blog (accessible via the menu), I cover topics grouped into categories like Torah, Hebrew, Gospels, Paul, Mary, Prayer, and Hot Topics. However, I’ve noticed that some of you have questions that don’t neatly fit into these categories. To address this, I’m creating a dedicated space for those off-topic questions.
If you’ve been pondering something, this is your perfect opportunity to ask! Many of you appreciate my honest approach to theology—I’ll always admit when I don’t know something. Transparency is important to me, so you’ll know when I’m certain and when I’m not.
I invite you to submit your questions here. Are you ready to dive in? Simply leave your question in the comments section below.
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One thing that I have notice among you Hebrew scholars is the reluctance to impact wrong Christian hermaneutics and thus theology .....You know Hebrew and so why don't you communicate with those in error? Good example is Daniel Chapter 9....have you not noticed the error upon error in their skewed interpretation which has been taught from generation to generation? Now they have 95% of Protestants thinking that there must be a 7-year tribulation and that 9:27 is all about the Anti-Christ his covenant-------which is just the opposite of what the early Church fathers believed and makes no sense both grammatically and with context!
It must be because we lack your overconfidence and arrogance.
Evening Doc.
Can you send me that information which is titled “He has Risen” please
Thank you
Regards
Mlungisi Fani
From South Africa, Cape Town
email: fani2405@gmail.com
I only have this article on the the topic https://drelisblog.com/easter-as-christian-passover/ did you mean something more specific? What ressurection is?
Jesus refers to Jonah's three days and three nights in the belly of the giant fish when He speaks of the time He would be in the grave. There are many who believe and teach He was there part of three days as in two partial days and a full day. Others teach a full three days from sundown to sundown each day. Which is correct? Three full days or three days including partial days?
Jesus’ reference to “three days and three nights” in Matthew 12:40 aligns with the Jewish understanding of inclusive reckoning, where any part of a day counted as a full day. Thus, His burial from late Friday afternoon (Good Friday) to early Sunday morning (Resurrection Sunday) constitutes three days: Friday (partial), Saturday (full), and Sunday (partial). This matches the “sign of Jonah” as understood in Jewish tradition, where a portion of a 24-hour period was considered a day and a night. While some argue for a literal 72-hour period, the biblical timeline and Jewish custom support the inclusive reckoning, making both descriptions valid depending on interpretive framework.
I take Genesis chapter 34 in which the 12 brothers and sister Dina conspired and convinced the men of Shekem to be circumcised, then when at a disadvantage, the brothers killed all the men in a the of gross barbarity which toi this day is used as a guide of moral conduct and an exemplar of “Right Conduct” by the Freemasons, a wholly Jewish construct whose god is found in Genesis 33 as El-El-O-Eh-Israel. Today in the news in London, two Iranians were arrested for allegedly spying on the Jewish community; perhaps there ought to be an investigation into the Freemasons not only spying on gentiles but in breaking businesses, denying justice, committing fraud etc.
Best I understand your comment, Paul, you don't much like Israel and Jews :-). The only problem with your interpretation and reading everyone unrelated into the story is that the story actually is condemned by Jacob (Father of Israel) and serves as a bad example in the Torah for behavior within Israel. Jacob in the end of this life, said, “Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel." (Genesis 49:5-7)
Dr Eli, I have a question in regards to what happens to those who are still waiting for the Messiah to come when they die in the Jewish culture. I know they believe in God and it concerns me for those who are fighting today for their nation Israel with them dying not knowing Jesus as their Messiah, especially those who lost their lives during the October 7th attack on Israel.
Bobbi, I remember discussing this with an academic dean of a seminary I graduated from many moons ago. He said to me in response basically to the same question: "We know of only one sure way to come to God and be accepted by Him (through Jesus). What else God may do I don't know. It is his prerogative, completely."
I agree with this assessment.
Do the passover lamb, Manna , and the 12 loaves (bread of presence) in the tabernacle prefigure Christ being present in the Eucharist?
Yes, these Old Testament elements profoundly prefigure Christ's presence in the Eucharist. The Passover lamb, whose blood saved Israel from death, is a direct type of Christ, "our Passover lamb" (1 Corinthians 5:7), sacrificed to save us from sin. Its flesh was consumed in a sacred meal, prefiguring the Eucharistic feast.
The manna, the "bread from heaven" that sustained Israel, was a foreshadowing. Jesus explicitly identifies Himself as the "true bread from heaven" (John 6:32), contrasting the manna, which offered temporary life, with His flesh, given for the life of the world.
Finally, the twelve loaves of the Bread of the Presence, placed continually in the Tabernacle as an offering to God, signify God's enduring covenant with His people. They prefigure Christ, the eternal Bread of Life, who is truly, really, and substantially present in the Eucharist—the new manna and the perfect, perpetual sacrifice fulfilling all these types.
Shalom Dr. Eli,
I'm trying to reconcile some scripture located in the book of Romans. In chapter 2 the scriptures says, God will judge the actions of those that have heard the Torah, and those that have not heard the Torah, but, do what is moral and ethical. This judgement, for those that do what is good under both conditions are they rewarded with residence with God? I'm confused with the many scripture references of, only through Jesus is a person/spirit able to reside with the Lord.
Am I in error if I say, acceptance of Christ is first then judgement for actions is based on actions of the Torah or moral/ethical standard.
I hope I've provide enough of my thoughts to provide the reconciliation I seek.
Or, could you explain a better view of the scriptures to reconcile the words of Saul in Romans 2.
Clinton
Shalom Clinton, you are touching on a key tension in Romans. Paul is not offering two ways to be saved. He is establishing God’s righteous standard: that a doer of the law, not a hearer only, would be justified (Romans 2:13). This includes Gentiles who instinctively do what the Torah requires (v. 14).
However, Paul’s point is diagnostic, not soteriological. He is showing what God’s justice demands, only to conclude that no one actually meets it: "There is no one righteous, not even one" (Romans 3:10). All have sinned (3:23). Therefore, your view is correct: Acceptance of Christ must come first. Judgment according to deeds (Romans 2:6-7) then demonstrates the reality of that faith—the evidence of a heart truly transformed by the Spirit (v. 29). Salvation is through Messiah alone; our actions confirm whose we are.
Kindly explain Ezekiel 28: 11 - 19. Who is the reference to the one in the garden of Eden and was made perfect? Is that the king of Tyre?
Here you go, sir - https://drelisblog.com/lucifer-or-king-of-tyre/
Jeff, shalom! If I succeed this week, I will publish an article on this topic. I am alreadying thinking it through.
I have missed your studies on The Plaques and Plunders of the Egyptians
It's not ready yet :-). I started writing it but never finished it. May pick it up again one day. Thank you for your reminder.
Dr. Eli!
I am so grateful to you fulfilling Abba's call, teaching the gentile brothers and sisters His ways! You already discern the hunger we have to see and understand the scriptures!
Can you please give a teaching on Psalm 23: "prepares a table before us in the presence of our enemies"???
Shalom Eli!
Dear Joseph, Thank you so much, my brother! This is a good idea, and I will start thinking about it and see when the Lord will mature my thought to write on this topic. But this is a great idea! Also, thank you also for your support! It means a lot and is truly needed.