LIGHT OF MENORAH

Rev John Ferret
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The study of the Bible in its historical context - with a focus on the archaeology, history, geography, customs , culture, and even the languages of the ancient Middle East. WE ask what did they understand THEN - the original intent of the Lord - so that we can expand and enrich our understanding NOW and thus become true disciples of Adonai Yeshua as in John 8:31-32.

  1. 2h ago ·  Video

    Truth Nuggets - 17 - Mirror of Passover: Chiasm of the Lambs

    TRUTH NUGGET #17 Jesus is the Lamb of God and the original Bible never says He is the Passover Lamb. This is clear in the ancient Greek manuscripts like Codex Sinaiticus dated to 330 A.D. We said He is the Passover Lamb. It is easy to see why but the Bible like the NASB or the KJV, the best translations from the ancient Greek and the Hebrew, state Jesus is the Passover and NOT the Passover Lamb in 1 Cor. 5:7. But, if we see Jesus as distinct from the Passover Lamb, if we see Jesus as the Lamb of God, these lambs on Passover create an amazing picture of God's redemption of His people, Israel, through Moses the first redeemer, and God's ultimate redemption of Jew and Gentile, the whole world, through Messiah Jesus the Ultimate Redeemer. Once again God has created an amazing literary structure in His Bible that creates a mirror to help us see His awesome truth. Let us now study the Mirror of Passover and see the centrality of the Cross from Genesis to Revelation. Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

  2. 1d ago ·  Video

    Truth Nugget 16 - GOD WITH US IN OUR HIGH PLACES - Psalm 56:8 & 118:33

    TRUTH NUGGET #16   For Hebrews they have a Middle East mindset unlike us who have a Greek mindset (Western). For Hebrews they represent major theological concepts many times in pictures. Like Jesus as a Jewish Rabbi telling teaching us that we are branches of the true vine and He is the true vine. In the psalms the writers like David use this Hebrew mindset and create pictures that those who lived in 1200 or 1000 or 900 B.C. would completely understand from the culture of those days. This video will consider two dramatic "pictures" of major attributes of the Lord in Psalm 52:8 and Psalm 18:33 and Hab. 3:18-19. Does His word give us specifics as to how He does support us and help us in trials, troubles, suffering, and perhaps even in death?  The Bible seems to give us a picture of times of trouble and suffering.  The Bible seems to picture them as "high places" - like dangerous steep high cliffs that we must walk, saint and sinner, as we live and persevere in a fallen world. These pictures present amazing truths of our Lord and His love for us His people that can only be understood if you are Hebrew and lived in David's day of the days of Messiah Jesus. Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

  3. 2d ago ·  Video

    Truth Nuggets 15 vidcast Purim - Not By Chance But By Design

    In this vidcast (video) we focus on a small detail the Lord inserted in the book of Esther.  For all my years I have never heard anyone teach on it - it was mentioned but no one took it deeper.  This small detail we all have read it.  But, it seems it doesn’t jog our minds to perhaps pursue what the small detail means and why it is there.  But, when we do.  WOW!! So, some say God is not in the book of Esther. That’s right!  There is no mention of God or of faith or religious Jewish practices.  But, this is God’s inspired book.  Thus, call it His TORAH תּוֹרָה which does not mean law but instruction or the Lord's teaching.  What is the Lord trying to get at in the book of Esther?  Some things are very very obvious.  But, we miss things.  Why? We are so disconnected for studying the Bible in its historical context.  When we do this small detail in the book of Esther will lead us to places that will blow us away. So, in this inspired book of the Lord, He is teaching us.  He is giving us His TORAH תּוֹרָה.  Could it be He is connecting us to the Gospel and the Messiah and His redemption plan?  Could it be that the book of Esther is part of His design and plan but we have failed to see it since that small detail is something we’ve ignored?  The answer is YES.  Watch the video.  All this is not my theory, opinion, or view.  It is The Very Word of God and wait till you see where this takes us.  Amazing. Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

  4. 3d ago ·  Video

    Exodus - 8 - Exod. 3:9-17 MY NAME FOREVER

    What an amazing event we are studying; Moses meets Eloheem, our God, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob at the location of the burning bush on the "Mountain of God" in the Sinai region.  In this podcast we have two major things we will focus on in Exod. 3:9-17.  The first is the uncanny connection between Moses and the Messiah.  Moses is called the First Redeemer among some rabbinic scholars and the coming Messiah is called the Ultimate Redeemer.  As Moses was chosen we read that Jesus, the Messiah (in English from the Greek, the Christ), is the chosen of God in Luke 9:35.  As Moses was sent, the Messiah too, Jesus, was sent as we read in John 20:21.  Is there more? And, are we somehow involved?  Does this relate to us?  Consider, Israel was a born again people in the New Covenant at Sinai, the mountain of God, and we, Jew and Gentile, who proclaim Jesus as Lord and Savior, are born again and are part of the New Covenant established at Jerusalem, the mountain of God, as in Isa. 2:1-3 or 66:20.  Wait a minute that's us!  Is there more?  You bet. The second major focus is that for the first time, God makes His own personal name ( יהוה‎ Yahvay) known.  But, recall, one purpose of this study is to hear Jesus' words as He said them between 24-30 A.D. when all they had was the Hebrew Scriptures (a.k.a. the Old Testament - I don't like using that.  They are not OLD).  We hear Him say in John 5:39 that all scripture testifies of Him.  Their main Bible books then were the Torah תּוֹרָה, the first five books of the Bible; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.  Thus, one purpose in this study is to "see" Jesus in the Torah תּוֹרָה!  And, you guys, WOW, does the Torah ever tell us of the Ultimate Redeemer and the Gospel of the Kingdom.  That's why I call the Torah podcast series THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MOSES.  Wait till you see how the giving of God's name ( יהוה‎ Yahvay) in the first Passover season to Moses at the mountain of God (Exod. 3:1) is related to Jesus during the Last Supper in the Passover season as the mountain of God (Isa. 2:1-3). In this podcast I said I would provide two links to two articles on how mistaken many Gentiles and Jews are today in trying to pronounce God's personal name - יהוה‎ Yahvay.  Notice I pronounce it Yahvay and not Yahway.  For one reason there is no "W" sound in Hebrew.  I have other reasons as well but this is "one hill I will not die on."  If you say it is pronounced Yahweh or another way, I respect your view, I disagree, but to me this is not worth the argument.  I rely on solid scholars, proven to me over time, that the pronunciation of His name is probably lost forever until Messiah returns.  But, there are many who claim that His name is pronounced YEH HOE SHOO AH.  So, here's the links to two articles explaining how God's name with no vowel marks (יהוה‎)and God's name with vowel marks ( יְהוָה ) leads to this error.  The vowel marks were put there to tell readers NOT to pronounce the name with the marks but to substitute the word Adonai (אֲדֹנָי -same vowel marks).    The first article is found at the website for the Jerusalem School of the Synoptic Gospels.  You may need to JOIN the school to access the 100's and 100's of scholarly articles written by Godly Gentiles and Jews both Christian and part of Judaism.  Here's the link - https://www.jerusalemperspective.com/2610/ The second article is from 119Ministries.  I do not promote 119Ministries but their article is spot on as per the historical background of the development of the Bible and the Masorite Hebrew scholars.  Here's the link - https://www.119ministries.com/teachings/articles/why-gods-name-is-not-yehovah/ Who is this guy, Rev. Ferret?  (Ferret ... teaching at the Great Pyramid - Giza Egypt) What's his background?  Why should we take time to listen to him?  Here's a link to check out his background - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

  5. 4d ago ·  Video

    Genesis 11 - Gen. 3:24 - THE WAY IS CLOSED

    The way is closed to the tree of life and the Father.  How can we get back?  How do we come again to be with our Abba, to dwell with Him in His Kingdom?  There has to be a way?   In this lesson, in this verse of Gen. 3:24, we see what Jesus meant in John 5:39 when He said that Scripture testifies of Himself.  He said it between 24-30 A.D. in the Temple Courts.  The only Bible they knew then was the Torah, the Prophets (HaNevi'im) and the Writings (HaKetuvim) or the TaNacK, the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament.  Old?  Nothing old about it - it is God's word and God said His word is the Bread of Life. Rev. Ferret (above - in a tomb in the necropolis of the ancient city of Hierapolis in Turkey) - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

  6. 5d ago ·  Video

    Leviticus 5 - Lev. 5:1-6:7 - The Guilt Offering - We were Formed by the Lord

    This podcast focuses on the Guilt Offering in Lev. 5:1-6:7.  More than trying to understand the Guilt Offering and its purpose given by Yahvay, the Lord, we also wonder how the Hebrews THEN may have understood this offering and what it may have meant to them.  Remember, all nations in those days did sacrifices.  It was a common almost everyday practice.  For the Hebrews THEN sacrifices were nothing new.  But, there is a huge difference; this time God gives exact details on the sacrifices and this is not like pagan sacrifices and the pagan gods.  The specifications are from God Himself and not made up by man.  This was new, this was amazing, this was awesome.   It is critical that you have listened to all the previous lessons up to this point.  The background details provided and so important to get an idea of the Levitical sacrifices that were God designed and ordered.  I urge you to listen to the previous lessons.  The links to lessons 1-4 are given at the end of this comment section.  An important lesson I mentioned is to understand that the Hebrews THEN coming out of Egypt had probably assimilated into the pagan Egyptian culture.  If not assimilation then they clearly intimately participated in the Egyptian culture and came under the influence of the Egyptian worldview, Egyptian mythology, and the Egyptian gods.  Below is a link that you can access to study this idea.  To understand the integration of the Hebrews into the Egyptian culture is so key to understand these sacrifices in depth and what God was teaching them and US.  For once we understand God's TORAH תורה, which means INSTRUCTION and not law, we also see that what the Lord was teaching them THEN is for all us NOW.  Here's the link to Exodus - 4 - Part 2 - Exod. 2:11-25 HEBREWS BECOME LIKE EGYPTIANS -  ASSIMILATION ... https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/the-gospel-according-to-moses-lesson-4-part-2-exod-211-25/ The Hebrews THEN were probably intimately aware of the Egyptian worldview and how mankind related to the gods of Egypt.  They probably had a good knowledge of the ancient Egyptian creation accounts and that mankind for the Egyptians was not made in the "image" of the gods and humans for the most part were nothing more than another part of creation and were only there to serve the gods.  The Hebrews knew that the gods had no means for one who has "sinned" to be forgiven and accepted again.  All they had was the Book of the Dead and that they would be judged after death and hopefully be found to be a good person woethy of living with the gods.  I mentioned in this podcast I'd link you to important resources to understand the creation myths of the Egytians which helps us see clearly that our God, the true and only creator God, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, and the God of Israel, created mankind as a key part of His plan and that male and females are formed and constructed in THE IMAGE OF YAHVAY, the Image of God.  Nothing else in all creation had the status and position of us men and women in God's eyes. Here's the links. 1) My podcast entitled Genesis - 5 part 2 - Gen. 1:1-2  God Creates Chaos - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/the-gospel-according-to-moses-genesis-11-2lesson-5/ 2) Great short video The Egyptian Creation Myth - https://youtu.be/uTy49JlgJZE?si=oOc50lwG4d40SsDX 3) The Origin of the World in Egyptian Mythology -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K1dolK5uf0&t=1s 4) An awesome paper entitled Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths: From Watery Chaos to Cosmic Egg July 13, 2021 Glencairn Museum News | Number 5, 2021 https://www.glencairnmuseum.org/newsletter/2021/7/13/ancient-egyptian-creation-myths-from-watery-chaos-to-cosmic-egg 5) A great resource on the Egyptian gods.  Click on the name of a god to get details as to who that god is and was and what he or she was all about from THE LAND OF THE PYRAMIDS - https://www.landofpyramids.org/ https://www.landofpyramids.org/names-of-egyptian-gods.htm Here are the links to all the lessons in Leviticus so far. Leviticus Lesson 1 part 1 - Introduction https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/leviticus-lesson-1-part-1-introduction/ Leviticus Lesson 1 part 2 - holiness, repentance, revival https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/leviticus-lesson-1-part-2-introduction-holiness-repentance-revival/ Leviticus Lesson 2 part 1 - Lev. 1 - 2 - BURN IT ALL UP https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/leviticus-2-lesson-1-lev-1-2-burin-it-all-up/ Leviticus Lesson 2 part 2 - Lev. 1 - 2 - BURN IT ALL UP https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/leviticus-2-part-2-lev-1-2-burin-it-all-up/ Leviticus 3 - Lev. 3:1-17 - The Shepherd Brought Us Near (See Comment Section - awesome videos ofThe Good Shpeherd) https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/leviticus-3-lev-31-17-the-shepherd-brought-us-near/ Leviticus Lesson 4 part 1 - Lev. 4:1-35 - The Sin Offering - "What's the Gospel?" https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/leviticus-4-part-1-lev-41-35-byad-rooma-the-high-hand/ Leviticus Lesson 4 part 2 - The Sin Offering and The Gospel of the Kingdom https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/leviticus-4-part-2-the-gospel-of-the-kingdom/ For me I never saw how important this study was.  Leviticus, the first seven chapters, were difficult reading with all the detail and specifics.  It was like a manual for my snowblower.  It was not something interesting to read at all.  I prayed a lot about this and I strongly believe the Lord opened my mind and heart to consider the historical context of these chapters.  I felt the Lord showed me that these chapters had a lot more for the Hebrew THEN and us as disciples of Yeshua NOW than a description of each sacrifice and its purpose.  I began to see that these sacrifices were given to the Hebrews out of love for each person, young or old, rich or poor.  The Lord, Yahvay, did this to show them, His treasured possession and us who He is and how much He loved us.  I hope and pray after listening to these lessons you will be able to understand our God, our Lord, in a deeper and more profound way and begin to feel His love for us, the ones made in His image so that we could fill the earth with the IMAGE OF THE LORD, the IMAGE OF THE MESSIAH, THE CHRIST. Rev. Ferret - who is this guy? (Ferret - leading a Bible study tour to Egypt - at Kufu's Pyramid Giza Pyramid) What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

  7. Oct 23 ·  Video

    Truth Nuggets 14 - Purim (Pooreem) - NOT BY CHANCE BUT BY DESIGN

    The Jewish feast of Purim פּוּרִים‎ (pronounced in Hebrew Poo Reem) commemorates the deliverance by Esther of all the Jews from annihilation.  It has been glamorized recently in the movie called, “One Night With the King.”  It is also celebrated among the Jewish people annually.  But, the book of Esther has always been problematic for the rabbis.  It is totally secular in that God is never mentioned nor any aspects of the Jewish faith or ritual.  This is one reason why the book of Esther nearly didn’t make it into the Jewish canon, the accepted books of the Hebrew Scriptures.  It is also possibly why no portions of the book of Esther were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.  The other issues in the book of Esther, her being in the pagan harem of king Ahasuerus, better known as Xerxes, or spending one night with the king sexually, were also very problematic with the rabbis and they tried to make up new made up interpretations to make Esther the Bible’s Cinderella; to make Esther a pure, devout, Godly, young lady.  These rabbinic views have affected the way both Jews and Christians understand the story to such an extent that the real meaning of these events has been lost amidst Jewish tradition and legend. In this podcast we will put the book of Esther into its historical context.  We will not ignore the difficult aspects that are presented in The Very Words Of God.  And as we do we will come to see and understand the bigger picture of the book and what it means.  For me after studying these events in their historical context, I have been overwhelmed by the glory of the Lord in this book.  For me I will not be surprised to one day see Esther (she’ll probably being using her Hebrew name then, Hadassah) in the wedding party on the day of the wedding feast of the Lamb.  In this podcast I mentioned a paper detailed the harems of ancient Persia.  The link is shown below.  Link –  https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/harem-i Also, some of you may like to see the archaeological site of ancient Susa.  Check out this short video on ancient Susa and the remains of the palace of Darius the king before Ahasuerus or Xerxes, the king in the book of Esther. Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkTCPELkvI Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  (Ferret ... in Petra Jordan on a research trip) What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

  8. Oct 22

    Truth Nuggets - 13 - Psm. 15:1-3 Head & Heart & Hands & Feet

    There is a concept so prevalent in the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament - nothing "old" about it) and in the Messianic Texts (the New Testament) and my 1st teacher in Israel, Ray Vander Laan, termed it as, “Head and Heart and Hands and Feet.”  Over and over again we read the about being righteous and it is pictured in the way we talk or hear or listen (our head) or in our work or results of what we do (hands)  and in the ways we walk (feet) – walk in the commands of the Lord and walk in our own ways.  It is also pictured in the way we think or our emotions of feelings (heart).  Just consider the text in the prophet Isaiah. "Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head There is nothing sound in it, Only bruises, welts and raw wounds, Not pressed out or bandaged, ... So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood." (Isa 1:5-15) In one chapter we see this concept played out quite clearly.  The rebelliousness against God is pictured using the concept “head and heart and hands and feet.”  Another place this is seen is in the consecration of the high priest Aaron and his sons.  Consider … "Then you shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram. "You shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the lobes of his sons' right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar. (Exo 29:19-20) In the Torah Commentary by the Messianic Jewish scholar, Tim Hegg, he says that these body parts in the ancient Middle East and among the ancient Hebrews came to mean hearing and obeying the Torah of the Lord using the ear (Head).  The right hand symbolizes one’s work.  Aaron had his hand dedicated to the daily work of the sacrifices of the Lord (Hand).  His feet symbolize that he walk according the God’s ways and maintain his right standing before God in his daily movements in life (Feet).  There are two verses that you may remember that deal with the heart.  In these verses we see that the heart is the source of our wickedness and our evil ways and thoughts.  Consider … "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways (feet), According to the results of his deeds(hands). (Jer 17:9-10) "But the things that proceed out of the mouth(head) come from the heart, and those defile the man. "For out of the heart come evil thoughts (heart), murders(hands), adulteries(hands), fornications(hands), thefts (hands), false witness(head)., slanders(head). (Mat 15:18-19) In Psalm 15:1-3 we again come across this "picture" of head and heart and hands and feet.  Let's delve into this and see the dramatic place it takes us.  Let's study this idea God seems to use to teach from Genesis to Revelation.  Come let's learn about Head and Hearts and Hands and Feet. Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  (Ferret - on the Nile at Luxor Egypt) What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0

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The study of the Bible in its historical context - with a focus on the archaeology, history, geography, customs , culture, and even the languages of the ancient Middle East. WE ask what did they understand THEN - the original intent of the Lord - so that we can expand and enrich our understanding NOW and thus become true disciples of Adonai Yeshua as in John 8:31-32.

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    Rev John Ferret
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    2020 - 2026
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