Ecclesiastes 1:9-18 - The Vanity of Human Wisdom and Knowledge Without God.
From Chapter 1:9-18 of the study on the Book of Ecclesiastes, (Kohelet - קֹהֶלֶת). Brother Gideon Levytam points to king Solomon’s admission, that nothing is new under the sun. King Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹֽה) shares with his people, how he had given his whole heart to searching-out, with his own human wisdom, after everything that is on the earth, under the sun. He discovered that all the knowledge and wisdom he had acquired, did not satisfy him, because without God, his wisdom and knowledge of all things, only brought him grief and sorrow. Solomon sought to convey to his people that joy and blessing, can only come, when God Himself is the centre in the lives of His people.
Daniel 9:25-27 - The Divine Time Frame for Messiah's First and Second Coming
From Chapter 9:25-27 of the prophecy of Daniel (דָנִיאֶל), brother Gideon Levytam continues to speak on the divine time frame that God set forth for the first and second coming of the Messiah. Gabriel instructed Daniel concerning the length of years before Daniel’s people, Israel, would be restored to God, through the atoning death of the promised Messiah. God decreed that the seventy times seven of years, שָׁבֻעִים שִׁבְעִים (490 years) for Israel’s restoration would begin in 445 B.C., the time when Nehemiah received permission to go and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. These 490 years were to be divided into three different time periods in Israel’s history. The first seven weeks of years (49 years), than sixty-two weeks of years (434 years) and than one week of years (7 years) together a total of 490 years. During these 490 years the Messiah would come, first, to die for the sin of Israel, and the whole world, and years later at His second coming the Messiah would return, and restore Daniel’s people back to God.
Daniel 10:1-6 - A Unique Man Daniel Saw by the River of Hiddekel
From Chapter 10:1-6 of the prophecy of Daniel (דָנִיאֶל), brother Gideon Levytam introduces the final vision which Daniel saw in chapters 10,11,12., concerning that which would befall his people in the latter days. From the first six verses of Daniel 10, we learn that Daniel was concerned for his people, and was in mourning for three full weeks, without eating or washing. At the end of these days of mourning, Daniel was carried away in a vision to the great river Hiddekel. A unique man clothed in linen, and girded with fine gold, who’s face and eyes shone, and who's feet were as brass, appeared unto Daniel ready to share with him concerning the latter days.
Shabbat Meeting - Revelation 1:4-20 (הִתְגָלוּת)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on July 1, 2023.
Daniel 9:24 - Seventy Times Seven Years (490 years) for Israel’s Final Restoration
From Chapter 9:24 of the prophecy of Daniel (דָנִיאֶל), brother Gideon Levytam points to Gabriel's instruction to Daniel, concerning the timing of Israel’s final restoration to God. God decreed, that seventy times seven of years, שָׁבֻעִים שִׁבְעִים (490 years), will pass before Daniel’s city, Jerusalem, and Daniel’s people, Israel, will be restored and the Messianic Kingdom will be established. The seventy times seven of years, will bring about the following six-fold spiritual and everlasting blessing for Daniel’s people of Israel, and ultimately for the whole world. 1) to finish the transgression, 2) to make an end of sins, 3) to make reconciliation for iniquity, 4) to bring in everlasting righteousness, 5) to seal up the vision and prophecy, and 6) to anoint the most Holy.
Ecclesiastes 1:2-8 - All is Vanity. What Profits Man in All His Labour Under the Sun?
From the study on the Book of Ecclesiastes, (Kohelet - קֹהֶלֶת). Brother Gideon Levytam sets before us the opening question which king Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹֽה) asks in this divinely inspired book. Solomon failed to listen to his father, king David’s advice, and his warning not to turn away from his loving God. Solomon is now challenging Israel, and all people, with this important question, "What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun"? Solomon points to the reality that without God, all is vanity and empty. People are born and people die, generations come and generations go, the sun rises and sets, the wind goes around in circuits, and life continues, filled with labour and dissatisfaction. In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon addresses the dissatisfaction that people experience in their lives, when God is not the centre of their lives.
Shabbat Meeting - Revelation 1:1-3 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on June 24, 2023.
Daniel 9:15-23 - Gabriel Helps Daniel Understand God's Program for Israel
From Chapter 9:15-23 of the prophecy of Daniel (דָנִיאֶל), brother Gideon Levytam emphasizes Daniel’s deep concern for his people Israel. Burdened for the restoration of his people to the city of Jerusalem, Daniel cries to God saying, "O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do". In His grace, God sends his messenger, the angel Gabriel, who touches Daniel and informs him as to the purpose of his coming. Gabriel was sent to give Daniel the needed skill from God, in order to understand God’s full program for the final restoration of His people Israel.
Shabbat Meeting - Esther 9:20 - 10:3 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on June 17, 2023.
Ecclesiastes 1:1 - Introduction to the Book of Ecclesiastes (קֹהֶלֶת)
From the study on the Book of Ecclesiastes, Kohelet in Hebrew, (קֹהֶלֶת). Brother Gideon Levytam gives us an introduction to one of the most interesting portions in the Word of God. This unique book begin with these words. "The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem”. Ecclesiastes 1:1. In his older years, Kohelet, that is king Solomon, spoke to the assembled people of Israel, reminding them to remember their Creator God in the days of their youth and at all times. Ecclesiastes is a compilation of king Solomon’s convicting messages to his people, desiring to keep them from forgetting their God, and making the same mistakes that he himself had made earlier in his own life.