Shabbat Meeting - Esther 1:10-22 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on April 1, 2023.
Ephesians 6:1-9 - God's Instructions for Parents, Children, Employers, Workers
From Ephesians 6:1-9, Gideon Levytam directs our attention to the apostle Paul’s appeal to children, fathers, servants and masters. All believers are called to submit to the Lord’s instruction in His Word. If children are to receive the promised blessing from God, they must obey and honour their fathers and mothers. God had commanded His people Israel to honour their father and their mother, that their days may be long upon the land which the LORD God had given them. Fathers are not to provoke their children to anger, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Employees are called to do their work faithfully, remembering that they are servants of the Lord Jesus the Messiah. Employers are reminded to treat their workers well, keeping in mind that they are accountable to the living God who knows all things. It is the will of the Lord to bless His people who seek to live their lives for His honour and glory.
Prophecies of the Messiah - The Seed of Judah (הַמָּשִׁיחַ זָרְעוֹ שֶל יהוּדָה)
From the 49th chapter of the book of Genesis, Gideon Levytam points to the seventh prophetic promise found in the Hebrew Scriptures concerning the promise of the coming Messiah. The Messiah - הַמָּשִׁיחַ would be from the Seed of Judah, who was one of the twelve sons of Jacob. When Jacob was old and ready to die, he called his twelve sons, saying, "gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days". To Judah he said, "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be." Genesis 49:10. The Messiah would enter this world through the royal line of Judah, He would be born into a kingly line in order to rule as king over His people Israel. As predicted, beginning with King David, the sceptre of kingship continued on until the exile of the tribe of Judah to Babylon. History, and the New Covenant records the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, that He was born to the line of Judah. Luke 3:3. While Jesus was rejected, and died as a substitute at His first coming, Jacob's prophetic promise stands, that unto Shiloh, (A Title of the Messiah), shall the gathering of the people be. We read in Revelation 5:5; Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. This promise is yet future, when Israel and all the nations of the world will come to recognize that the Lord Jesus / Shiloh, is the Messiah, who will rightfully rule as king of kings and Lord of Lords.
Shabbat Meeting - Esther 1:1-9 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on March 25, 2023.
Daniel 8:1-8 - Daniel's Vision of the Ram, the Goat, and the Horn
From Chapter 8:1-8 of the prophecy of Daniel (דָנִיאֶל), brother Gideon Levytam speaks on Daniel’s vision during the reign of king Belshazzar of Babylon. Daniel received another vision from God, transporting him to Shushan, the capital city of Persia, prior to Babylon being defeated by Persia. In this vision, Daniel saw a ram, and a goat that came with speed against the ram and smote him. The ram represented the Medo-Persian Empire, and the goat with its horn represented the Grecian Empire. God shows Daniel what will take place in the future, when the Grecians will defeat Medo-Persia and become the next great, strong Empire. God, who is sovereign, knows all that will take place in the future. In His Providence, God directs and controls everything that goes-on in the Empires of the world, in relation to His people Israel.
Shabbat Meeting - Jonah 4:1-11 (יֹונָה)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on March 18, 2023.
Ephesians 5:25-33 - Husbands Love Your Wives as Messiah Loved the Assembly
From Ephesians 5:25-33, Gideon Levytam expounds on Paul's appeal to believing husbands. Proper, godly conduct between husbands and wives, reflects the relationship of the Lord Yeshua to His redeemed people. Paul emphasizes the Headship of the Lord Jesus in relationship to the assembly. Jesus the Messiah is the head, and His people are His body. When husbands love their wives, they mirror the love of the Lord Jesus the Messiah, who willingly died, as a sacrifice for His assembly. Godly husbands are called to love their wives, to nourish and cherish them as their own bodies. In doing so, they reflect the great mystery concerning Jesus the Messiah and His assembly.
Shabbat Meeting - Jonah 3:1-10 (יֹונָה)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on March 11, 2023.
Prophecies of the Messiah - The Seed of Jacob (הַמָּשִׁיחַ זָרְעוֹ שֶל יַעֲקֹב)
From Genesis and Numbers, Gideon Levytam points to the sixth prophetic promise found in the Hebrew Scriptures concerning the coming of the Messiah. The Messiah would come from the Seed of Jacob, who's name was later changed to Israel / יִשְׂרָאֵל by God. According to Genesis 25, Jacob's mother Rebekah was barren. His father Isaac intreated the LORD and Rebekah his wife conceived twins, who struggled together while yet inside her. Rebekah turned to the LORD in prayer, and the LORD responded, informing Rebekah what would befall her children in the future. The LORD told her, "Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder (Esau) shall serve the younger (Jacob)," Genesis 25:23. Esau carelessly sold his birthright to his brother Jacob, and then Jacob deceived his father Isaac, thus receiving the blessings of the first born. When Jacob was fleeing to his mothers family, the LORD spoke to him in a dream, saying, "I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac ... in thee (Jacob) and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed". Genesis 28:13-15. The promised seed of Jacob is Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, who entered into this world through Jacob / Israel's descendants, becoming the Redeemer to all who trust in Him.
Shabbat Meeting - Jonah 2:2-10 (יֹונָה)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on March 4, 2023.