Shabbat Meeting - Esther 3:5-15 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on April 29, 2023.
Daniel 8:15-27 - Antiochus Epiphanes, A Grecian King of Fierce Countenance
From Chapter 8:15-27 of the prophecy of Daniel (דָנִיאֶל), brother Gideon Levytam points to the last portion of Daniel's Vision of the Ram, Goat, Horn, and the king of fierce countenance. Gabriel reveals to Daniel that a Grecian king of fierce countenance, will rise up and magnify himself, and he will bring much destruction against Daniel’s people and the Temple. That king was Antiochus Epiphanes, a cruel and brutal Syrian-Grecian king, who persecuted the Jewish people and desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem. Antiochus Epiphanes is a picture of what the antichrist, the false Messiah, will do in the end of days. Jesus the Messiah speaking of the antichrist said; "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, whoso readeth, let him understand". Matthew 24:15. The angel Gabriel told Daniel to shut up the vision, in other words, to keep it to himself, for it shall be for many days.
Ephesians 6:10-12 - Be Strong in the Lord's Strength and Not Your Own
From Ephesians 6:10-12, Gideon Levytam points to Paul's instruction to the Ephesians concerning their spiritual battles. God's people need the Lord’s strength as they face the on-going attacks of satan and his demonic spirits. Daily victory can only be achieved as God’s people draw strength from the Lord Jesus the Messiah, putting on the whole armour of God, in order to be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Shabbat Meeting - Esther 2:19 - 3:15 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on April 22, 2023.
Prophecies of the Messiah - The I AM That I AM (אֶֽהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶֽהְיֶה)
From the third chapter of the book of Exodus, Gideon Levytam points to the eighth prophecy found in the Hebrew Scriptures concerning the coming of the Messiah. The Messiah - הַמָּשִׁיחַ, would be more than just another man, He was the "I AM that I AM" or more correctly, the "I Will Be that which I Will Be" (אֶֽהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶֽהְיֶה). God revealed Himself to Moses in the wilderness, appearing to Moses in a flame of fire, out of the midst of a burning bush which was not consumed by the fire. Speaking from the midst of the fire in the bush, the LORD conveyed to Moses that no fire would be able to consume His people Israel, who He was going to redeem. The self existing LORD, said to Israel that He was the "I AM that I AM”, the "I Will Be that which I Will Be"- (אֶֽהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶֽהְיֶה), promising to be the redeemer who would deliver from bondage those who trust in Him. Many years later, after Israel’s redemption from Egypt, Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah was born to the virgin Miriam for the purpose of becoming the "I AM", the Redeemer, saying, before Abraham was, "I AM", John 8:58, and thus fulfilling the prophecy.
Psalms 5 - David's Morning Prayer to God
From Psalm 5:1-12, brother Gideon Levytam points to David's prayer to God saying, in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee. David knew that His LORD, the God of Israel, is a God who finds no pleasure in wickedness caused by the foolishness of those who reject Him. David, the beloved king of Israel, committed his life to the LORD, stating that he will come into God's house to see mercy and worship the LORD. In his morning prayer to God, he requests that the LORD would cause all who trust and love His Name to rejoice.
Luke 22:7-20 - Jesus, the Passover Lamb
From Luke 22:7-20, brother Gideon Levytam directs our attention to the Lord Jesus the Messiah’s instruction to His disciples, the night before His death. As the Feast of Passover was approaching, Yeshua sent Peter and John to prepare for the Passover. Jesus knew this was to be His last Passover פֶּסַח, before He Himself would become The Passover Lamb, who would die for the sins of the world. It was then, that Yeshua took the unleavened bread, and the cup of wine, instructing His disciples to eat of the unleavened bread (the Matzah), and drink of the wine in remembrance of Himself, as the Lamb of God.
What is the Cross?
From Isaiah 53:6-10, Romans 1:16-17, and other passages found in the New Covenant, brother Gideon Levytam examines Isaiah’s prophecy concerning the coming of the Messiah. Isaiah prophesied to the people of Judah during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, some 750 years before Yeshua / Jesus the Messiah was born. In his prophecy, Isaiah speaks of a person whom the LORD calls “My Servant” עַבְדִּי; relaying to Israel that the Messiah, was the LORD’s Servant, who would live among His people, would suffer, and eventually die a substitutionary death. The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all, Isaiah 53:6. After Jesus the Messiah died on a roman cross, He rose from among the dead, fulfilling the LORD’s pleasure, by providing a way of salvation for mankind. Shaul / Paul referred to this historical event, when he said; " but God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross (the death) of our Lord Jesus Christ”. Galatians 6:14.
Daniel 8:9-14 - The Evil Doings of the Little Horn
From Chapter 8:9-14 of the prophecy of Daniel (דָנִיאֶל), brother Gideon Levytam continues with Daniel’s vision, and the activities of the goat (the Grecian Empire) that defeated the ram (the Medo-Persian Empire). Daniel sees that the horn, (the Grecian Empire), which initially was very strong but eventually breaks down, when Alexander the Great dies at an early age. Following his death, another four strong horns from the Grecian Empire, rose to power, these were four successors to Alexander the Great. Out of one of the successors, rose up a little horn, a king, who exalted himself against God and against God's people Israel. This prideful Grecian-Syrian king, known as Antiochus Epiphanes, defiled the Temple of God in Jerusalem, casting down God’s Law the to the ground, and persecuted God’s people, the Jews. Antiochus Epiphanies was defeated when God stepped in and helped his people, resulting in the cleansing and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, and the establishing of the Feast of חֲנֻכָּה, Hanukkah.
Shabbat Meeting - Esther 2:1-18 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on April 8, 2023.