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.
Shabbat Meeting - Esther 2:1-18 (אֶסְתֵּר)
Live stream of the Holy Scriptures and Israel Shabbat Meeting with Gideon Levytam on April 8, 2023.
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 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.