Podcast appearances and mentions of messiah yeshua

Using the Exodus story as a powerful metaphor, Rabbi Steve Berkson beautifully guides us through the journey from slavery to freedom. This message encourages us to believe in the possibility of change and deliverance, inspired by the Israelites' escape from Egypt. It reminds us that real deliverance involves personal growth, not just external help. From Romans chapters 6 and 7, Rabbi Berkson expounds on the internal struggle between the law of the flesh and the law of the mind, emphasizing the importance of winning the battle of the mind for true freedom. Using analogies and biblical references, he illustrates this struggle and highlights the need for us to actively choose to follow the law of righteousness rather than the law of sin.From Slavery to Freedom (Freeing Your Mind) | Part 3• Intro/Review• Continuing Step 3 - I shall redeem you• Romans 6:16 – You are servants to whom you obey• Romans 6:1-6 – Shall we continue to sin?• Romans 6:7-10 – Previous wrongs were pardoned • Romans 6:11 – Dead to sin, but alive to Elohim• Romans 6:13-15 – You are not under the law, but under favor• Romans 6:16 – Two sets of laws? • Romans 6:17-19 – Because of the ignorance • Romans 6:20-23 – Free from righteousness? • Romans 7:14-25 – Discovering the two sets of laws• Romans 7:15-16 – I don't know what I'm doing • You sicko! • Romans 7:20-23 – Kill that zombie • Romans 7:24-25 – Messiah Yeshua revealed the reality• What's your excuse? • You will serve somebody • Will you be judged approved or not?• Two different voices• You can win that fightListen to the Afterburn tomorrowSubscribe to be notified of new content each week.Learn more about MTOI:https://mtoi.orgThe MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-appFollow MTOI:https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 

We recommend listening to the teaching "From Slavery to Freedom (Freeing Your Mind) | Part 2" before this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect.” Simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after Rabbi Berkson's intense weekly teachings. This Afterburn Q&A session lets your mind and soul absorb more understanding (oxygen).• Does Eph 2:3 imply that we were enslaved by our feelings?• Transitioning from a slave to a servant• Does the word ‘enmity' in Genesis 3:15 have the same meaning as in Ephesians?• Marlene's thoughts: Yahweh is not the thought police?• Chris' thoughts: Authority of the air?• Teaching Paul's writings is difficult unless…• There's nothing behind this authority…• What if we were truly ONE?• Why do people reject the Torah?• Melissa's thoughts• Please use this term consistently… • More insight on Ephesians 2:11-12• The Temple sacrifices and Messiah Yeshua's death• Is submission to Torah the foundation of the “born-again process”?• Who is our enemy?• “Fleshly” vs. Set-Apart/HeavenlySubscribe to be notified of new content each week.Learn more about MTOI:https://mtoi.orgThe MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-appFollow MTOI:https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 

Using the Exodus story as a powerful metaphor, Rabbi Steve Berkson beautifully guides us through the journey from slavery to freedom. This message encourages us to believe in the possibility of change and deliverance, inspired by the Israelites' escape from Egypt. It reminds us that real deliverance involves personal growth, not just external help. Rabbi Berkson, referencing Ephesians chapter two, highlights the significance of grasping its core message: to overcome hostility and accept the grace available to everyone through Messiah Yeshua by following the path that Elohim has laid out in His Torah.• Intro/Review• Yahweh's Role in the Process - Step 3• Ephesians 2:1-2 Authority over nothing?• Ephesians 2:3 The battle for your mind• Ephesians 2:4-7 Favor equals graciousness• Ephesians 2:8 If we act in belief…• Ephesians 2:9 What kind of moron…?• Something funny about Ephesians 2:5• Back to zero• Ephesians 2:10 We should walk in these… • Ephesians 2:11 Two groups of people• Ephesians 2:12 Having no expectation and without Elohim• Ephesians 2:13-15 Messiah abolished what? • Ephesians 2:16 Restored to favor• Ephesians 2:17-22 No longer strangers, but fellow citizens Learn more about MTOI:https://mtoi.orgThe MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-appFollow MTOI:https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 

In this week's podcast of Heaven Shaking the Persian Bear, we'll take a look at another Bear king of the East who was drawn into the river as a pattern for the future triumph of the virtuous woman and Messiah Yeshua in Revelation. Hint: the Bear gets torched.

We recommend listening to the teaching, From Slavery to Freedom (Freeing Your Mind) | Part 1, before listening to this episode.Afterburn: also known in the fitness world as the “afterburn effect.” Simply put, the more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes afterward. This effect could occur spiritually after Rabbi Berkson's intense weekly teachings. This Afterburn Q&A session lets your mind and soul absorb more understanding (oxygen).• Hardship / Struggle / Growth • Staying healthy as you age• Transforming• Hardhearted• What is Messiah Yeshua's “burden”? (Matt 11:30)• What is the difference between my mind limiting me and me living in reality?• The “Feedback Loop”• After coming into Torah observance, I still felt lost until…• Am I righteous enough?• Does Yahweh get tired of us sometimes?• Where's the tangible proof of our being forgiven today?• The “Lord, Lord Guys”? (Matt 7:21-23)• Livestream questions and comments Subscribe to be notified of new content each week.Learn more about MTOI:https://mtoi.orgThe MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-appFollow MTOI:https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 

Using the Exodus story as a powerful metaphor, Rabbi Steve Berkson beautifully guides us through the journey from slavery to freedom. This message encourages us to believe in the possibility of change and deliverance, inspired by the Israelites' escape from Egypt. It reminds us that real deliverance involves personal growth, not just external help. The focus then gently shifts to Ephesians 4:17, urging us to let go of “futility of the mind” and embrace a fresh way of thinking and living in alignment with Elohim's will.It also highlights how a hardened heart, filled with pride and ego, can block us from recognizing our faults and receiving forgiveness. This hardening, which often stems from a distorted view of reality and denial of truth, can foster callousness that hinders our spiritual growth. Overcoming it calls for humility, awareness of our true nature, and a willingness to shed the old ways to develop a renewed mindset inspired by Messiah Yeshua's teachings.From Slavery to Freedom (Freeing Your Mind) | Part 1• Intro• Exodus 6 - Yahweh has heard your moaning and groaning• The four parts of Yahweh's role in our journey to freedom• What is enslaving us today? (Ephesians 4:17)• Fly or splat - Removing the roadblocks • Renew the spirit of your mind• Philippians 2 - Let this mind be in you…• Ephesians 4:24-29 – How we should behave • When you do this, you grieve the set-apart spirit • He causes you to recognize what is enslaving you• He shows you the way to escape • The growth comes in the struggle Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowSubscribe to be notified of new content each week.Learn more about MTOI:https://mtoi.orgThe MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-appFollow MTOI:https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 

When God commanded us as Israel to do a "Shmittah" or a Jubilee year (every 7 years let the land rest without being farmed for a solid year) ... God also promised to give us enough food in the sixth year for a 3 year buffer - with other sources of food promised as well. Messiah Yeshua we are told in Matthew 16 called this dynamic in "the lesson of the loaves" – and urged us to learn it, and not forget it. So - here - we ponder into this pattern to weave to deeply into our soul's expectations. Shavuah tov, and Enjoy!

Join me for a Yeshua-focused journey through the double Torah reading of Behar–Bechukotai as we reflect on Sh'mittah, Jubilee, covenant faithfulness, obedience, blessing, discipline, redemption, and the call to Kingdom living. Together, we will explore how these timeless instructions reveal Yah's heart for His people and point us toward the deeper rest, restoration, and discipleship found in Messiah Yeshua.   n this installment, I invite you to walk with me through Behar–Bechukotai as we examine Sabbath rest, Jubilee, covenant obedience, and the redemptive Kingdom life that Torah points us to in Yeshua.

7 takeaways from this study See worship as drawing near, not “paying dues.” The offerings are about approaching the Presence of God. Prayer, study, and obedience/service are ways of coming close to God, not checking religious boxes. Offer God your best, not your leftovers. Unblemished animals and “most holy” portions challenge modern habits of giving God the spare time, spare energy, or spare money. Malachi 3 shows that careless, cheap offerings reveal the heart. Let God deal with your inner life, not just your behavior. Leviticus' focus on kidneys and heart, and Luke 6's focus on tree and fruit, call you to ask: “What is going on inside me — desires, motives, patterns — not just what people see?” Practice real repentance, not just ritual or words. Sin and guilt offerings require confession, turning, and (when needed) restitution. Luke 6's “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord' and do not do what I say?” presses this home. Stay alert to “spiritual gravity” and small compromises. Malachi's priests did not collapse in one day. Little allowances, tiredness, and apathy piled up. Guard the “altar fire” of your heart through regular self‑examination and renewal. Choose teachers carefully and expect to become like them. Yeshua's warnings about blind guides and the pupil becoming like the teacher mean your podcasts, books, and leaders shape your character. Seek voices that love holiness, humility, and truth. Build your life on doing, not just hearing. The wise builder in Luke 6 hears and acts. Tie every insight you gain — from Leviticus, Malachi, or the Gospels — to at least one concrete step of obedience in relationships, work, or worship. The offerings in Leviticus form a pattern of drawing near to God. The central word for “offering” in Leviticus is קָרְבָּן korban. It comes from the root קָרַב karav (to approach, to draw near). The offerings are not about feeding God. They are about approach. The Tabernacle and later the Temple functioned as visible reminders of God's holiness dwelling among His people. Since God is perfectly holy, sin and impurity could not simply be ignored. The sacrificial system provided God-appointed means for cleansing, atonement, restoration, and worship. These offerings were not random religious inventions but gracious instructions from God Himself. They pointed both backward and forward: backward toward humanity's need for reconciliation after the fall in Eden, and forward toward the future work of Messiah. The goal is that all of those who are far away from God to be brought near to Him.  Leviticus 1–7 therefore describes how people who are “far off” come near to the presence of the LORD (Ephesians 2:13). The movement is from outside the camp toward the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle represents God's dwelling in the midst of Israel (Exodus 25:8). The offerings are the God-given means for that approach. The New Testament later reflects this same movement. Hebrews speaks of drawing near with confidence to the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16). The vocabulary and imagery echo the earlier pattern of korban — approach. In Hebrew thought, sacrifices were not merely primitive rituals or attempts to manipulate God. The entire system was designed to teach Israel how sinful human beings could approach a holy God while remaining in covenant relationship with Him. The sacrifices taught lessons about repentance, thanksgiving, fellowship, substitution, holiness, and obedience. These passages are not disconnected religious texts from different eras, but part of one continuous revelation from the God of Israel. Together they demonstrate God's desire for holiness, covenant faithfulness, sincere worship, repentance, and transformed hearts. The Torah, the Prophets, and the teachings of Yeshua all work together harmoniously and reveal the same divine character and purposes. The five main offerings in Leviticus Leviticus 1–7 presents five primary offerings: עֹלָה olah (burnt offering, whole ascending offering) מִנְחָה minchah (grain or tribute offering) שְׁלָמִים shelamim (peace or fellowship offering) חַטָּאת khatat (sin or purification offering) אָשָׁם asham (guilt or reparation offering) Leviticus 1–5 describe these from the worshiper's perspective. They answer the questions, “When do I bring this?” and “Why?” Leviticus 6–7 return to the same offerings. They speak from the priest's vantage point of leading the worshipper on the approach Each section starts with, “This is the law (תּוֹרַת torat) of the…” (Leviticus 6:9; 6:14; 6:25; 7:1; 7:11). The order also shifts. In Leviticus 1–5, the sequence is burnt, grain, peace, sin, guilt. In Leviticus 6–7, the order becomes burnt, grain, sin, guilt, peace. For the priests, the path ends with peace. This shift hints at an intended trajectory for the worshipper: consecration, gratitude, cleansing, restitution/restoration, and finally shared fellowship. ‘Soothing aroma’ and ‘most holy’ Leviticus repeats the phrase רֵיחַ נִיחוֹחַ reach nichoach (soothing or pleasing aroma). For example, in the burnt offering: “an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD” (Leviticus 1:9 NASB95). The phrase does not imply that God enjoys smoke as such, particularly when unpleasant things are burning. It points to His pleasure in obedient, wholehearted devotion. Another key term is קֹדֶשׁ קֳדָשִׁים kodesh kodashim (holy of holies, most holy). Some offerings, or their remainders, belong to this category (Leviticus 6:17; 7:1; 7:6). The inner sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, also bears this designation (Exodus 26:33–34). The phrase marks degrees of holiness. It divides between ordinary use and what belongs uniquely to God. In several offerings, contact with a most holy portion communicates holiness. “Anyone who touches them will become consecrated” (Leviticus 6:18 NASB95). This direction, holiness moving outward, anticipates the sanctifying effect of Messiah's work. The burnt offering The burnt offering, עֹלָה olah, appears first. The word comes from עָלָה alah (to go up, ascend). The entire animal (except the hide, which goes to the priest) ascends in smoke (Leviticus 1:9; 7:8 NASB95). The worshiper leans his hand on the animal's head. The Hebrew verb is סָמַךְ samach (to lean, to lay hand upon). This gesture conveys identification and transfer. The offering is voluntary. It expresses total dedication. All of the animal goes up. The act teaches that the whole self belongs to God. The text states, “It will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf” (Leviticus 1:4 NASB1995). The root for atonement is כפר kaphar (to cover, to purge). The daily burnt offering, the תָּמִיד tamid (continual) offering, keeps this pattern always before Israel (Numbers 28:3–8). The fire on the altar must never go out (Leviticus 6:12–13). The Hebrew uses the verb כבה kabah (to quench, to extinguish). Priests must not quench the fire. This fire later connects with prophetic images of unquenchable judgment and refining. The grain offering The grain offering, מִנְחָה minchah, often accompanies the burnt offering. The term can mean tribute or present. It comes from the produce of the land. The worshiper brings fine flour with oil and frankincense (Leviticus 2:1). The offering excludes leaven (חָמֵץ chametz) and honey (דְּבַשׁ devash) when burned on the altar (Leviticus 2:11). This absence signifies purity and the avoidance of corruption or sweetness. A memorial portion (אַזְכָּרָה azkarah) goes up in smoke. The priests eat the remainder in a holy place (Leviticus 2:2–3; 6:16). This remainder is kodesh kodashim. It sustains those who minister. The grain offering expresses thanksgiving and dedication of labor. It acknowledges that what grows, and what human hands produce from it, comes from God. It also functions as an accessible offering for the poor who may not afford larger animals. The grain offerings, when offered in the right spirit, are an attitude of gratitude to God for what He has done and when we express gratitude to God for what He has done for us, it can become infectious and others will feel emboldened and an encourage to also express gratitude to God for His blessings.  The peace offering The peace offering, שְׁלָמִים shelamim, is related to שָׁלוֹם shalom (peace, completeness, well-being). It can be brought for thanksgiving, fulfillment of a vow, or a freewill expression of joy (Leviticus 7:11–16). The animal may be male or female but must be without defect (Leviticus 3:1). The fat and certain inner parts, including kidneys and liver, go on the altar (Leviticus 3:3–5). The breast is waved. The right thigh belongs to the priest (Leviticus 7:30–34). The offerer and family eat the remaining meat in a communal meal. This offering pictures fellowship. God receives His portion. The priest receives his. The worshiper and household share the rest. It displays restored relationship and shared joy. The phrase reach nichoach again describes God's pleasure in restoration (Leviticus 3:5). It was a peace offering in the sense that it was offered and eaten communally within the household, but it was also a sin offering, because it was offered to cover over sin and protect those offering it from taking on the consequences of their sin. So if someone asks, “Is the Pesach offering a sin offering or a peace offering?” The answer is “Yes!”  The sin offering The sin offering, חַטָּאת khatat, addresses unintentional sins and impurities (Leviticus 4:1–2). The root חָטָא khata means to miss the mark or go astray. The type of animal varies by the status of the offender. A priest or the whole congregation brings a bull. A leader brings a male goat. An ordinary person brings a female goat or lamb. Very poor worshipers may bring birds or even flour (Leviticus 4:3–32; 5:11). The blood's placement depends on the case. In some instances, the priest brings it into the holy place and sprinkles it before the veil and on the horns of the incense altar (Leviticus 4:5–7). In other cases, he applies it to the horns of the altar of burnt offering (Leviticus 4:25). Fat still goes on the altar. For high-level offerings, the remainder of the animal goes outside the camp and burns there (Leviticus 4:11–12). For others, the priests eat the meat in a holy place (Leviticus 6:26). The pattern highlights both expiation and contamination. Sin defiles the sanctuary, even when unintentional. The blood purifies sacred space. The carrying of the carcass outside the camp anticipates later reflections on Messiah’s suffering “outside the gate” of Jerusalem (Hebrews 13:11–13 NASB95). The guilt offering The guilt or reparation offering, אָשָׁם asham, deals with offenses that include a debt or breach of trust (Leviticus 5:14–26 and 7:1–10). The offenses include misusing holy things, false dealing with a neighbor in matters of deposit, robbery, oppression, or failure to return lost property (Leviticus 6:2–3). The offender must first restore what he took. He then adds one fifth (20%) and gives it to the injured party (Leviticus 6:5). After restitution, he brings a ram without defect as the אָשָׁם asham (Leviticus 6:6). The priest makes atonement. “It will be forgiven him” (Leviticus 6:7 NASB95). This offering shows that reconciliation with God runs through reconciliation with neighbor. It rejects the idea that one can “be right with God” while ignoring unresolved wrongs against others. It also distinguishes between healthy guilt that leads to restoration and destructive shame that traps a person in despair. Repentance is not merely emotional regret but involves concrete acts of restoration and accountability.  Substitution and pattern Across these offerings, substitution appears. Innocent animals die. The text never portrays them as morally guilty. They bear consequences in the place of the sinner. The visual and sensory impact teaches gravity. It shows that sin brings death and that mercy has a cost. Blood played a central role in the sacrificial system because Scripture teaches that the life is in the blood. Blood represented life given in place of another life. This principle of substitution formed an important theological foundation for understanding Messiah's atoning work. From a Messianic Jewish perspective, Yeshua did not abolish the sacrificial themes of Leviticus but fulfilled and embodied them. He became the perfect sacrifice who fully accomplished what the Temple sacrifices symbolized and anticipated.  Hebrews later calls the Levitical system “a shadow of the good things to come” (Hebrews 10:1 NASB95). A shadow is not unreal. It has shape and direction. It points beyond itself. The pattern of approach, cleansing, substitution, and fellowship prepares readers to understand later fulfillment. In Matthew 5:23–24 during the Sermon on the Mount, Yeshua taught His disciples that a person cannot genuinely draw near to God while knowingly remaining in unresolved sin, bitterness, or injustice toward another person. Yeshua was intensifying the Torah's ethical demands by teaching that reconciliation and repentance are part of true worship. A person cannot genuinely draw near to God while knowingly remaining in unresolved sin, bitterness, or injustice toward another person. The sacrificial system was never intended to function mechanically or magically. God always cared about the condition of the heart behind the offering. A sacrifice without repentance, obedience, or covenant faithfulness was unacceptable. This theme became especially important in the transition to the Book of Malachi. Malachi 3: Fire, priests, and weary worship Malachi prophesied after the return of the remnant of Israel from exile in Babylon and Persia. The Temple was standing again. Sacrifices resumed. Yet spiritual apathy spread. The priests were offering defective animals. They treated their calling lightly (Malachi 1:6–8, 13). People tired of serving God. Malachi 3 speaks into this situation. “Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me.” Malachi 3:1 NASB95 The passage then describes Adonai coming to His temple as a refiner's fire and launderer's soap (Malachi 3:2). He “will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the LORD offerings in righteousness” (Malachi 3:3 NASB95). The fire language recalls the altar fire in Leviticus that must not go out (Leviticus 6:12–13). In Malachi, the problem is not lack of ritual. It is poor quality and wrong heart. Priests “despise” the table of the LORD by their offerings and attitudes (Malachi 1:7). God announces that He will refine them. He will restore offerings that truly please Him. God's goal was not merely punishment but restoration. The priests and people had drifted from covenant faithfulness, yet God still called them to return. This reflects the covenant loyalty and mercy of God toward Israel. The famous declaration, “I the Lord do not change,” is evidence of God's faithfulness to His promises. Israel survived not because of its own righteousness but because of God's unchanging covenant commitment. Malachi also addresses tithes and support of the priesthood (Malachi 3:8–10). People withhold what sustains those who minister. This connects back to Leviticus, where parts of offerings and tithes feed the priests and their families. Neglect of this support undermines faithful service and signals distrust of God's provision. Spiritual gravity and backsliding Rabbi Daniel Lapin likened the struggle against sin in the world to “spiritual gravity.” If gravity acts and no one resists it, objects fall. Similarly, if spiritual decline goes unopposed, people slide downward. Scripture often warns of “backsliding.” Hosea speaks of “a stubborn heifer” and of God's people “bent on turning from Me” (Hosea 4:16; 11:7 NASB95). Jeremiah describes a people who “went backward and not forward” (Jeremiah 7:24 NASB95). Small compromises accumulate. Priests in Malachi's day likely did not plan to profane worship. They accepted slightly blemished animals. They became careless. Over time, standards eroded. Slowly, they let the fire on the altar of their hearts die down and go out. The Torah and Prophets together urge watchfulness. They call leaders and people to “tend the fire.” They stress the need for continual renewal and honest self-examination. The scriptures do not promote manipulative prosperity theology, rather, they emphasize that generosity, faithfulness, and trust in God remain important covenant principles. God desires wholehearted devotion rather than empty religious performance. Luke 6: Exercise discernment and judgement on oneself first Luke 6 contains a section sometimes called the Sermon on the Plain. In verses 39–49 Yeshua tells a series of short parables that connect to themes from Leviticus and Malachi. First, He warns, “A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?” (Luke 6:39 NASB95). This speaks to discernment in choosing teachers. In Malachi's time, priests functioned as blind guides when they treated holy things lightly. In any age, leaders who ignore God's word risk leading others into moral and spiritual collapse. Leaders who lack spiritual clarity cannot produce healthy communities. Second, He says, “The pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40 NASB1995). Training aims at likeness. Priests in Leviticus model holiness. They eat most holy portions in a holy place. They teach people to distinguish between holy and common (Leviticus 10:10–11). Disciples in Luke learn to resemble their Master in character and obedience. Followers of Messiah Yeshua are called to reflect His character, values, mercy, humility, and obedience. This reflects a deeply Jewish understanding of discipleship in which students sought not only to learn teachings but also to imitate the life of the rabbi. Third, He uses the image of the speck and the log (Luke 6:41–42 NASB1995). A person who tries to remove a speck from a brother's eye while a log remains in his own behaves as a hypocrite. Yeshua was not prohibiting all moral discernment or accountability. Instead, He condemned self-righteous judgment and hypocritical condemnation. This aligns with the sacrificial system's insistence on purity in those who minister. It also responds to Malachi's charge that priests and people blame others while ignoring their own compromises. Fourth, He speaks of trees and fruit. “For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit” (Luke 6:43 NASB1995). He concludes, “For his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart” (Luke 6:45 NASB1995). Here καρδία (kardia) (heart) functions like Hebrew לֵב (lev) (heart). The inner life shows itself outwardly. Offerings and rituals without love and justice reveal a diseased tree, however impressive the leaves. This idea also related to the role of spiritual leadership. Just as bad trees cannot produce good fruit, corrupt leaders cannot produce healthy spiritual communities. Yeshua's warnings echoed prophetic concerns found throughout the Hebrew Scriptures regarding false shepherds, corrupt priests, and hypocritical leaders. Finally, He tells the parable of the two builders (Luke 6:46–49 NASB1995). One hears His words and acts on them. That person builds on rock. Floods cannot shake the house. The other hears but does not act. That person builds on soil without foundation. The same flood destroys that house. Hearing good teachings alone is insufficient. True discipleship requires obedience and action. Leviticus taught Israel how to approach God faithfully. Malachi rebuked the people for abandoning covenant obedience while maintaining outward religion. Yeshua likewise warned that merely calling Him “Lord” without obedience is spiritually empty. Inner life: kidneys, heart, and fire The Bible also frequently uses imagery of kidneys and heart. The Hebrew term for kidneys is כְּלָיוֹת kelayot (kidneys). The heart is לֵב lev. Together they describe the deep inner life. Psalm 26:2 says, “Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart” (Psalm 26:2 NASB95). Literally, God tests “kidneys and heart.” These terms appear in sacrificial contexts, where kidneys and certain fats go on the altar. The visual burning of these inner parts symbolizes the offering up of deep impulses and desires. It anticipates later teaching on inner transformation. Ezekiel 36:26–27 promises a new heart and a new spirit (Ezekiel 36:26–27). Hebrews 4:12 speaks of the word of God judging “the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB95). Fire, too, functions as an image for inner reality. The unquenched altar fire points to continual devotion and God's active presence. Malachi's refining fire points to God's work in purifying His people. Acts 2 later uses divided tongues as of fire to mark the Spirit's coming upon the gathered disciples (Acts 2:3). 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Dr. Ellie Paley joins us as this years Visiting Scholar for our Wondrous Wisdom Weekend. She discusses how the pattern of Eden plays out for the nation of Israel and those who are in the Messiah.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. As he continues in Ephesians chapter 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson untangles common misunderstandings about disobedience, sin, covenant, and what it truly means to love Messiah Yeshua. • What are “empty words”? • What does it mean to be “a partaker with them”? • Who are you to “have no fellowship with”? From there, Rabbi Berkson takes us to 1 Timothy chapter 1 and explains how some have missed the goal of the command given by Paul to his disciple, namely a clean heart, a good conscience, and a sincere belief, and have turned aside to senseless talk, some even teaching that the Torah no longer applies to us today, just that we believe and love Messiah. Then Rabbi Berkson moves us to 2 Peter chapter 1, where we see Peter telling us that we have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by the righteousness of our Elohim and Savior Messiah Yeshua. Rabbi Berkson also points out that belief in Elohim and His Messiah is just the foundation, and that you need to “add” to that foundation certain things. • What is “Kingdom Access”? Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. Learn more about MTOI: https://mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org

From the book "Why Don't Jews Believe In Jesus" by Dr Eitan Bar and Presented by Gadi Hyer https://a.co/d/0aN5ZrM5Disclaimer: Any views or opinions presented in this podcast are personal and belong to the content creator. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company or individual. Note - The passage of Scripture read out loud in the beginning of each podcast episode will be in Hebrew followed by the direct translation in English from the Complete Jewish Study Bible. Come listen to something different!Shalom Aleikhem ÜBetokhëikhem, Akhaí Va'Akhyotaí BaMashíakh Yeshua! Peace be upon you and within you, my dear brothers and sisters in Messiah Yeshua!Yesha'yahu (Isa) 40:3-5 CJB[3] A voice cries out: “Clear a road through the desert for ADONAI! Level a highway in the ‘Aravah for our God! [4] Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill lowered, the bumpy places made level and the crags become a plain. [5] Then the glory of ADONAI will be revealed; all humankind together will see it, for the mouth of ADONAI has spoken."https://bible.com/bible/1275/isa.40.3-5.CJBYochanan (Jhn) 1:22-23 CJB[22] So they said to him, “Who are you? — so that we can give an answer to the people who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?” [23] He answered in the words of Yesha‘yahu the prophet, “I am The voice of someone crying out: ‘In the desert make the way of ADONAI straight!'”https://bible.com/bible/1275/jhn.1.22-23.CJBAfter most regrettably being silent for almost six months, the manic messianic is returning to you now with a fresh, new podcast! I really wasn't sure which direction to go and had pondered for about four months, all while fighting the usual inner demons...Then, out of nowhere, Iran happened.There was no way in the world that I was going to ignore such a monumentally historical moment and so I had to reroute my entire content previously prepared, prior to the unfolding events occurring in Iran.As soon as I sit my boney butt in my chair, I develop a cold and absolutely none of you need to listen to me whilst nasal and drippy, coughing up one lung...I then recover rather quickly, and Passover Resurrection Sunday rolls around, once again whisking me away from recording any content... All things in ADONAI's perfect timing, Amen....? My dear listeners, believer and nonbeliever alike, we have entered into a time where there is a rather bizzare phenomenon from within the Church. A sudden embrace of Islam while simultaneously the tangible rise in the vehement hatred towards the Jew [the distortion of the statement "Christ is King" and how it's become a slogan for Jew Hate]. Both sides of this coin have a common denominator: both feel as if the Divine reason and purpose for the Jewish people has been revoked and removed, therefore justifying that the world no longer needs the Jews and that Israel has no grounds for existing. On the Christian side, we have the lie of Replacement Theology, where the Church sees itself as the replacement of Israel and that the Jews are out of the picture of Salvation. On the other side of the coin, you have Islam which time and time again declares to wipe out all who reject Islam, claiming superiority and threatening to cover the entire world. This unholy alliance is a very slippery slope, one which America has begun to slide off of...If the Divine reason and purpose for the existence of modern-day Israel is removed, then we are left with a scenario where the remaining two sides, Christianity and Islam, both claim supremacy.Clearly, there is only one winner here and it isn't Mohamed or Allah. I truly believe that church isn't anywhere near ready or prepared for what's coming...Thank you so very much for taking the time to listen and I pray that the content of this podcast episode will bless you in abundance, my dear listeners, believer and nonbeliever alike! Shalom!שלום

Rabbi Howard teaches on this parable about reconciliation.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Rabbi Howard continues his teaching on Matthew chapter 5. ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Rabbi Howard discusses the importance of counting the Omer and its significance to followers of Yeshua. ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Rabbi Steve Berkson offers an in-depth exploration of Scripture to better understand the nature of our adversary, known as HaSatan or the Devil.HaSatan (Did the Devil Make You Do It?) | Part 23• Reset / Review• Revelation 2 – Messiah Yeshua speaks to the congregations• Is your heart no longer in it?• Your ability to overcome is everything• Jews are satan worshipers?• Trustworthy unto death• This death is PERMANENT • The throne of satan• This congregation had a problem with bad teaching• This cuts through everything • Hidden manna and a new name• I know your works• Allowing to teach and lead astray• According to your works• Santa Claus and Yahweh• Those who have not known the depths of satan • They're everywhere • The Morning Star?• Listen and receive Listen to the Afterburn tomorrowSubscribe to be notified of new content each week.Learn more about MTOI:https://mtoi.orgThe MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-appFollow MTOI:https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 

In our study this week we look at the time between Pesach and the crossing of the Red Sea in the context of Psalm 67 which is read each day during the Counting of the Omer.We discuss how the Exodus from Egypt is not just an historical moment in the history of Israel, but how it heralds the redemption that Adonai brings across the whole earth and that the thirst for true justice and equity, freedom from oppression and righteous judgment will be acheived not by force of arms and the warring nations, but by the mercy of Adonai through Messiah Yeshua.We also discuss how this is a template of how we are to live each day as we recognise that our fears and past experiences should not be the main influence of how we live our lives today, but that the transformative power of Adonai's word and the power of the death and resurrection of Messiah Yeshua lead us as we turn away from the misinformed actions of lawlessness that we witness through social media and "influencers".

Rabbi Howard discusses the rich connections between Passover, resurrection, and the 50-day journey to Shavuot.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Rabbi Howard discusses Yeshua filling full the Torah and how he brings it to its intended manifestation or realization.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Part 2 of Rabbi Howard discussing what it means for Yeshua to fill full Torah.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Zamariah Jackson, affectionately known as "Z," is a Jewish follower of Messiah Yeshua. She currently serves as Chair of the Living Free Women's Conference. For quite some time, it has been Z's heartfelt vision to host a powerful gathering for women across the Messianic and Christian spectrum—both Jew and Gentile alike. Her desire is to see women set free from every chain that holds them back, so they can walk boldly in the fullness of all that God has called them to be.In addition, Zamariah serves as the Head Worship Leader at Congregation Ahavat Yeshua in Washington, DC, where she has faithfully ministered for 27 years.A gifted recording artist, producer, and studio engineer, Z has joined forces with two other anointed Messianic worship leaders—Sue Samuel and Kerah Oliveira—to create a powerful new project. Together, as the the Sword & Song Collective, they have written and recorded a collection of anointed songs for their upcoming spiritual warfare album entitled Victory, set for release in 2026.

Rusty takes us through how being freed from slavery didn’t just happen to our forefathers, nor just in a physical way, but even today we are freed from a spiritual Egypt in Messiah Yeshua.

Rabbi Howard discusses what it means for us to be essential for illuminating the world to the reality of G-d in Messiah Yeshua.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Rabbi Howard discusses what it means for us to walk in the light of Messiah.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: ⁠⁠https://bethmessiah.org/⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Rabbi Steve Berkson offers an in-depth exploration of Scripture to better understand the nature of our adversary, known as HaSatan or the Devil.• Reset / Review• Hebrews 2:14• Hebrews 3:7 – Do not harden your heart• They have not known my ways• Sin can be deceptive • That awful word - ‘IF'• This is considered rebellion • Jeremiah 31:31 – If Torah is no longer relevant, then…?• Hebrews 4:1 – Coming up short?• You're not APPLYING it enough• There remains a Sabbath-keeping?• Let us do our utmost to enter into that rest• The Word of Elohim is sharper than a two-edged sword• What are you doing differently?• What is the fear of Yahweh?• Messiah Yeshua, the High Priest • We can come BOLDLY to the throne of favor• PrayerListen to the Afterburn tomorrowSubscribe to be notified of new content each week.Learn more about MTOI:https://mtoi.orgThe MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-appFollow MTOI:https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: 

 Rabbi Ron Goldberg was raised in a Jewish family in New York City.  He began sneaking out to church during his senior year of High School. A friend then gave him the "forbidden" New Testament to read and he soon discovered that Yeshua (Jesus) really is the Jewish Messiah. "After coming to faith in Messiah Yeshua my parents thought about having a funeral for me," Ron stated. "Instead, they sent me to a rabbi for deprogramming and intensive counseling!"His relationship with his parents was very difficult for several years but giving them grandchildren helped restore it. Rabbi Goldberg's wife, Vinu and he, are an inter-faith couple with 5 children.Since 1989 he has served at Messianic Congregations and spoken at churches and Bible studies. "God has called me to raise my voice like a shofar (Isa. 58). I teach about Israel, the Messiah of Israel and the Feasts of Israel (God's Appointments with His children).

Did you know that baptism was practiced in the Old Testament? Learn how baptism, water, and the Holy Spirit draw us closer to God through Messiah Yeshua as Rabbi Schneider continues in this important series on Discovering How the Old and New Testaments Connect! **** FIND JESUS - https://djj.show/YTAFindJesus  **** BECOME A MONTHLY PARTNER - https://djj.show/YTAPartner   **** DONATE - https://djj.show/YTADonate 

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. During the weekend of Shavuot, Rabbi Steve Berkson offers a preview of the Love and Torah teaching by exploring what Shavuot means in your life – a dedication to living with the belief of who and what Messiah Yeshua truly is and becoming like Him. Then, in 2 John, Rabbi Berkson breaks down the first few verses as John writes to a family he might be discipling. The elder reminds them of the important commandment to walk in love as the Father desires. In verse 7, John warns against associating with certain people who could undermine this family’s faith. Among these warnings, John uses the term “anti-Messiah.” Rabbi Berkson explains this term clearly. What does it mean to “possess both the Father and the Son”? (2 John 9) Next, Rabbi Berkson guides us to Romans 12 and explains the author's intent as we read about presenting ourselves as a sacrifice and offering, not conforming to the “mindset of” the world, and understanding the perfect desire and will of the Father. Rabbi Berkson again analyzes these passages to deepen your understanding of what Yah expects from you, so you can do it and receive His blessings. https://mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide Contact MTOI: admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. As he begins this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings out the big guns, challenging you to understand and take action on what you really struggle with – you. • Why do you seem to struggle with your relationships and with yourself? Rabbi Berkson takes us to Philippians 2 to unpack what the Apostle Paul wrote to the assembly in Philippi about how they should conduct themselves in his absence. Paul exhorts those in that assembly to take on the mind of Messiah Yeshua, considering others better than themselves in humility and with awareness of others' needs. • Are you aware that what you do at any given moment may create an adverse condition for somebody else? • Are you giving to others and the Father the kind of attention necessary for a flourishing relationship? • What is meant by “leadership serving” and “submissive serving”? • What are the differences between unity, uniformity, and conforming? • Did Messiah Yeshua or His Apostles ever make the message of the Kingdom “palatable” for their listeners? • We all have our own emotional preferences, but when can those be a bad thing? • Are you the kind of person Yahweh can ‘trust' with forever? • Is there grumbling, complaining, and disputing in the Body of Messiah? Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. https://mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org

ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: https://bethmessiah.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: https://bethmessiah.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Assistant Congregational Leader Jared Shatz discusses Mark 4.ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: https://bethmessiah.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

James and Lola Klein share their journey as Messiah followers and what it means to have a "life well lived."ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: https://bethmessiah.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Love and Torah—what's the connection? This series is based on the “Two Great Commands’: loving Yahweh and loving your neighbor. Continuing with Ephesians 5, Rabbi Steve Berkson highlights how Messiah Yeshua clarified the scriptural meaning of “love your neighbor as yourself” by adding, “love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). What does it truly mean to be ‘walking in darkness’? How can Yahweh see that you hold Him in importance? What institution has He given us that serves as a model for these relationships? How are love and time interconnected, and what exactly is a “generational curse”? Rabbi Steve shares several personal stories to illustrate common issues we all face as we navigate our vertical and horizontal relationships. Once again, Rabbi Berkson breaks down these passages to deepen your understanding of what Yahweh expects so you can fulfill it and receive His blessings. https://mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org

Rabbi Silverman picks up from last week's discussion, with describing what it is to be a "peacemaker."ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: https://bethmessiah.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

In Part 2 Jeffrey D. and Rabbi Ted take another look at Jesus' appearance on earth and His return in glory.  We all tend to have an image of Jesus's outward appearance, perhaps influenced by artwork, or an actor who portrayed Him. A clear physical description of Messiah Yeshua, is not to be found in the Scriptures. And it's not an oversight!

Rabbi Silverman unpacks Shalom, and what it is to be a "peacemaker" (Part 1 of 2)ABOUT BETH MESSIAH CONGREGATION:As a Messianic Jewish synagogue, BMC embraces Yeshua as the Messiah and includes Jewish and Gentile followers of Yeshua from diverse backgrounds. We delight in vibrant community life, lifelong learning, and walking in the way of the L-RD in Messiah Yeshua.LINKS:Website: https://bethmessiah.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethMessiahCongregationColumbusOh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethmessiahcongregation/

Heaven is Shaking the Bear It's a principle of Scripture. Prophecy is not fulfilled only once. It is fulfilled repeatedly at appointed times. It's a cycle, not a one-off. This is why we observe the appointed times of Scripture. What has happened before will happen again, sometimes in a reversal of events. The prophecy is not fulfilled exactly as it was before, but the template doesn't change. At this very moment I write, the Persian people have revolted yet again against the Islamist regime by the millions, taking over streets in city after city in Iran. The coming days will test whether this latest revolt will uproot the Islamists that took power in 1979. The current uprising is estimated to have begun "around December 28." The Biblical Fast of the 10th of Tevet began the morning of December 30, but the 10th of Tevet began the evening of December 29th. Coincidence? That's why we fast the four fasts mentioned in Zechariah. The Fast of the 10th of Tevet remembers the tragedy of the Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, beginning the siege against Jerusalem and the beginning of the end of the First Temple. Babylon was the first beast kingdom, the head of the image. Persia succeeded it, swallowing and enlarging territory. Over the last several days, the Iranian people have been targeting Islamist seminaries, mosques, and institutions. In an interesting reversal, the Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of the exiled Shah (King) of Iran, is the one calling on the Persian people to rise up and overthrow the Islamic clerics' religious governmental hold in favor of a democracy. Many Iranians are calling for the return of the monarchy, tearing down the flags of the Islamic Republic, and putting up the old Iranian flag that flew before the Shah was deposed. Crown Prince Pahlavi's daughter Princess Iman Pahlavi recently married Jewish-American Bradley Sherman. The Persian Queen Esther, was actually Hadassah, a Jewish exile who married the Persian King Ahasuerus. It was a marriage that brought salvation to the Jews nation, designated to die by wicked Haman, may his name be blotted out. Some of the protestors are posting messages, “The Lion and Eagle will rise again together and once again live in peace,” meaning Iran and Israel. “The Lion of Judah and the Lion of Persia will rise again.” I offer no judgment on these things, just to offer a few illustrations of what is being done and said in this revolution. So what we're seeing is a shaking according to the pattern. What happened to Judah in ancient times, the Babylonian siege against Jerusalem and the seat of Israelite religious life, is occurring in Iran, a territory encompassing both the golden lion of Babylon and the silver bear of Medo-Persia. The Persian people are laying siege to the religious centers and strongholds, demanding regime change, tearing down statues of Islamic terrorist “heroes” such as Soleimani. They are repenting of their grandparents' choice of an Islamic beast cleric to lead their nation. They are chanting against the Islamist clerics' funding of weapons, including the rockets, against Israel. They are chanting against the billions paid out to terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah while Iranians go without basic services, such as clean water. The old “sun and lion” flag of pre-Revolutionary Iran is appearing everywhere, even replacing the Islamic Republic's flag on X. Let's backtrack. What precipitated this Tenth of Tevet Iranian Uprising? During Chanukkah, I posted this Scripture from Haggai, which is the prophecy of Chanukkah. Chanukkah is tied prophetically to Daniel's prophecies of “the abomination that causes desolation.” Haggai prophesies that the first day of the event we know as Chanukkah, or the Feast of Dedication, will commemorate a power change, a deliverance from the oppression of a beast government: • “…from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month; from the day when the temple of the LORD was founded, consider: Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you.'” Haggai continues, highlighting that the appointed time of the prophecy will mark a shaking of the heavens and the earth, which is movement within the principalities and powers that govern the nations: • “Then the word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, “Speak to Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, ‘I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the horses and their riders will go down, everyone by the sword of another.' ‘On that day,' declares the LORD of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, My servant,' declares the LORD, ‘and I will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you,'” declares the LORD of hosts.” (Hag 2:18-23) Although the prophecy is specifically for Israel in a time of return and rebuilding after exile, it pinpoints a timetable that runs in the heavenlies, which in turn will affect the earth. The Prophet Haggai's Hebrew name is Chaggai, “my feast.” A chag is an appointed time, usually marked by a feast. While Chaggai prophesies of the time when Chanukkah will occur in the epoch of the Greek leopard beast, it is accepted that Chanukkah was instituted to remember a missed chag of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) because the Temple was not yet cleansed of the abomination that causes desolation, a detail prophesied by Daniel. Sukkot, by the way, was when the Temple was founded, precisely pinpointing Chanukkah, an event that had not yet occurred. That abomination of desolation is not a one-time thing. Each beast kingdom finds a way to do it. There is yet an abomination situated on the Temple Mount. The appointed principalities and powers that rule from the heavenlies were adjusted, shaken out of the way to accommodate the returned status of the Jews from Babylonian captivity and the cooperation of Medo-Persia in the transition. This shaking of principalities and powers is also described in the Book of Revelation, a sign that the twelve tribes have repented, returned, and are ready to take up their appointed control of the twelve gates of Jerusalem, another way of saying they will judge the earth with the reigning Messiah Yeshua. The timetable is of particular interest to us this year because the first day of Chanukkah (24th/25th of Kislev), as Chaggai prophesied, is a day when the principalities and powers were adjusted. Nothing changed in the visible world immediately, but powers of nations shake in the spiritual domain. The next appointed time after Chanukkah is the 10th of Tevet, the Tenth Month, a fast day instituted to mourn the beginning of King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. It was the beginning of the end for Jerusalem and the First Holy Temple. The 10th of Tevet is considered a “minor” fast day because it is not in the Torah, but in the Prophet Zechariah 8:19:   • “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.'”   It is hard to define modern Iran as either Babylon or Persia, especially when it was infused with the Western influence of the third beast Greece during the reign of Alexander. Daniel described the fourth beast Rome as a conglomerate of the kingdoms that had gone before. So are the modern systems of the beast. The bear swallowed the lion. The leopard swallowed the bear. The Roman beast emerged from between the Western Greece bronze beast and the Eastern golden lion and silver bear; Rome swallowed them all, morphing and developing the most effective power tools of each kingdom: military, religion, politics, government, medicine, athletics, arts, philosophy, education...whatever worked. The beast systems work in three stages: ·     Invitation, baiting with things people want ·     Coercion, application of pressure through punishment for non-compliance ·     Death In Iran, the Islamic regime used this exact progression to gain control of a flowering country in the Middle East in 1979. Recognizing that the shah was introducing modern Western technology and changes too quickly for a traditionally conservative nation (think of Marty McFly going from “Earth Angel” to a heavy metal version of “Johnny B. Goode” in under two minutes in Back to the Future), along with too many other historical and political factors to explain short of recommending a reading list, the Islamists baited the youth of the nation, but when the ayatollah took power, it turned into bait-n-switch. When the Iranian people realized it wasn't what they signed up for, it was too late. The compliance squads round up and torture or kill those who object. They repress every rebellion. They persecute the growing underground church. They threaten and imprison the tiny Jewish community still left in the country if they don't speak support for the regime. They imprison, torture, and kill women who don't wear the hijab. That's how the beast works. But today, the beast shakes.   If you are unfamiliar with the Biblical calendar, the beast kingdoms of Daniel's prophecy, or how principalities and powers exert influence over the earth, we have the following available on YouTube, and our Creation Gospel workbook classes will help establish a good foundation for understanding the Biblical feasts and calendar. To enroll, scroll down. The Fast of Tevet A Concise History of the Beast Principalities and Powers Part One Principalities and Powers Part Two Perhaps next week, we can speak more to the abomination that causes desolation and Dobiel, the Prince of Persia who is thought to have fought Gabriel.

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. Continuing our journey through the second of the Two Great Commands, ‘love your neighbor', Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Luke 6:38, where we see Messiah Yeshua continuing to show the contrast between what Rabbi Berkson calls “the Below” and “the Above”. He points out that in order to please the Father, you must be aligned with “the Above”. A component of loving Yahweh and your neighbor is giving. What does that mean, though? Rabbi Berkson clarifies how, when, and why to give. He also points out an incentive to give, noting that whatever we give will be returned, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Rabbi Berkson uses his trip to a Baskin-Robbins™ ice cream store to make the point. In Luke 6:39-40, Messiah Yeshua tells a parable about the blind leading the blind. Rabbi Berkson cautions about where and from whom you get your information as you walk in Torah observance. There's a lot of misinformation out there that presents itself with authority. In verse 41, Yeshua teaches about the plank in your eye and the splinter in your brother's eye. Rabbi Berkson explains how some people take Torah knowledge and use it as a weapon to try to “help” others with their walk. “Correction can only happen correctly in the right relationship.” Then in Luke 6:47-49, Rabbi Berkson tells us that our lives are like building a house. Are we building on the correct foundation, or without one? The key is whether or not we are listening to and doing the words of Messiah. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.

We all tend to have an image of Jesus's outward appearance, perhaps influenced by artwork, or an actor who portrayed Him. A clear physical description of Messiah Yeshua, is not to be found in the Scriptures. And it's not an oversight!

Rabbi Steve Berkson would like to introduce Mr. William Jackson to the MTOI family. Among his many abilities and talents, Mr. Jackson assists Rabbi Berkson with administrative tasks, sings in the Praise Team, and is an accomplished speaker and teacher. In the Gospel of John, chapter 15, Messiah Yeshua gave His disciples final instructions before His execution by the occupying Romans. He told them emphatically, “Stay in Me,” because they could do nothing on their own (John 15:4). What does it mean to “stay in” Messiah? How do we stay connected to Him? Why is it so hard to stay in Him? Why is it so important to stay in Him? To connect the concept of “Stay in Me,” Mr. Jackson takes us to Matthew chapter 25 and expounds on the two parables the Messiah taught there – the Ten Virgins and their lamps and oil, and the man who gave his servants his possessions to invest while he was on a trip. Mr. Jackson offers insights into these parables that few have heard before. You will be encouraged and strengthened by this powerful teaching. Visit our website, https://mtoi.org, to learn more about MTOI. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide You can reach MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m., and every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time for Torah Study Live Stream.

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. In this teaching, we are switching gears to begin covering the second of the two great commands, loving your neighbor as yourself. Rabbi Steve Berkson begins in Luke 10:25 to explore what Messiah Yeshua says. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. Subscribe to enjoy new content each week. Visit our website, https://mtoi.org, to learn more about MTOI. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide You can reach MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m., and every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time for Torah Study Live Stream.

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. Some of the topics covered in this teaching: • John 14:12 – Messiah Yeshua says, “He who believes in Me will also do the works that I do, and even greater works he shall do because I go to my Father.” What “works” is Messiah referring to? • John 14:13 – Can someone ask for something ‘in His Name (authority)' if that one is outside the authority of Messiah? • John 14:16-17 – Do you understand correctly what this “Helper” and the “Spirit of Truth” are? Is it another being? • How does the Christian organization “Mock Messiah” without actually intending to? • What is the one thing that defines those who are part of the Body of Messiah? Rabbi Berkson once again analyzes the words in these passages to help you gain a deeper understanding of what Yah expects from you so that you can obey and receive the blessings. Visit our website, https://mtoi.org, to learn more about MTOI. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide You can reach MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m., and every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time for Torah Study Live Stream.

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Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. Beginning this teaching in John 15:5, Rabbi Steve Berkson explains what Messiah Yeshua meant when He was exhorting His disciples to “stay in Me and He in them,” and how that statement could also be understood as, “if you are in covenant with Me.” Without the Spirit of Messiah (His intrinsic nature) in us, it is impossible to be in covenant with Him and His Father. • What is Covenantal Fruit? Moving on, Rabbi Berkson expands on a crucial point for developing a correct mindset when dealing with those around us, centered on the phrase “he is broken off and thrown away.” This leads him into passages in Matthew 13 and Romans 11 that were not in his notes. • What is the role for the Kingdom that surpasses all of our ‘pay grades'? • Is your being considered a “darnel” or a “tare” predestined? • Do you hold preconceptions about what leadership should look or sound like? What's the danger in that? Rabbi Berkson does a “reset” of a ‘faith idea' most of us have been taught throughout our lives, specifically the notion of “ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you.” What is the terrible word that precedes the Messiah's statement about ‘asking'? Toward the end of the teaching, what started as a side note turned into an inspiring life-coaching moment as Rabbi Berkson discussed being unequally yoked, then shifted focus to those who are single and looking for a mate. A must-watch! Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages to give you a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. Visit our website, https://mtoi.org, to learn more about MTOI. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide You can reach MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m., and every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time for Torah Study Live Stream.

Love and Torah—what's the link? This series focuses on the “Two Great Commands"—loving Yahweh and your neighbor. While many groups claim to believe in the Creator and His Messiah, they often hold differing views. Everyone agrees love is vital, but what does it look like in practice? What actions does it involve? In this series, Love & Torah, Rabbi Steve Berkson offers straightforward biblical insights into these questions. After finishing his study of Psalm 119, which highlights loving Elohim, Rabbi Berkson now turns to how to love others. The Gospel of John, chapter 15, serves as an ideal starting point, as Messiah Yeshua uses agricultural metaphors to teach His disciples about the relationship He desires among believers. • What is the “gap” between the Gardener and the Vine? • What does pruning mean? How does it relate to you? • If Messiah Yeshua calls Himself the “True Vine," could there be false vines? • Why did Messiah Yeshua say, “Stay in Me"? • Why does verse 15:3 mention being clean because of the Word? • What is a direct download from the Ruach? • Do you need to pray before doing anything? • What is “Vertical Awareness”? Rabbi Berkson once again analyzes these passages in detail, helping you gain a deeper understanding of what Yah expects and how you can fulfill it to receive blessings. Visit our website, https://mtoi.org, to learn more about MTOI. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide You can reach MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m., and every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time for Torah Study Live Stream.

Daniah Greenberg is the founder of the Tree of Life Translation of the Holy Bible. A wayward Catholic with Jewish ancestry, she came to faith in Messiah Yeshua, Jesus Christ, during her college years when she ended up lost in a jail cell. Daniah is singularly focused on teaching practical biblical literacy across generations and does so with wisdom and grace. She has appeared on TBN Praise, Point of View Radio, Jewish Voice, Cornerstone, CBN, Daystar, God’s Learning Channel, Watchman Broadcasting and preached at hundreds of churches, synagogues, conferences and retreats. Daniah is a spark plug for community activism and energizes catalytic change wherever she goes. Her hope is to restore not only the Jewish roots of Christian faith, but to actively support faith-filled females who believe they are critically - and equally - valuable to the Kingdom of God. To learn more about Daniah, go to tlvbiblesociety.org You can download the Tree of Life Bible app in Google Play and in the app store You can find the Tree of Life Bible Translation here. You can get a copy of her book, "Biblical Feminism" here. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Many believers were taught to expect a secret “rapture” before tribulation—but is that what Scripture teaches? In A Biblical Test of the Pre-Trib Rapture Doctrine, we test this popular view using only the Word of God. Through passages like Matthew 24, 1 Thessalonians 4–5, 2 Thessalonians 2, and Revelation 20, we discover that the resurrection and gathering of the saints occur after the tribulation and before the wrath of YHWH. This teaching reveals a unified biblical timeline—one return, one first resurrection, one gathering—and calls us to endurance rather than escape.Takeaway: Our hope is not removal from trial but resurrection with Messiah Yeshua and faithfulness until His appearing.

Love and Torah—what's the connection? This series explores the “Two Great Commands'—loving Yahweh and loving your neighbor. In Psalm 119, starting from verse 159, Rabbi Steve Berkson reveals a ‘truth' in King David's repeated pleas to Elohim to “revive” him because he loves Elohim's commandments. Do you feel the need for revival? Romans 10:4 mentions that “Messiah is the end of the Law for righteousness…" in some translations, but does this imply the Law's end, or does the word 'end' have a different meaning? Does 'forever' truly mean forever? Rabbi Berkson challenges the idea of forever, explaining his perspective. Daily life provides evidence that the Brit Hadasha (New Testament) is true—do you know what these signs are? As you strive to become like Messiah Yeshua, what is the most influential factor in your life? Rabbi Berkson again carefully analyzes these passages to deepen your understanding of what Yah expects, so you can act accordingly and receive His blessings. Visit our website, https://mtoi.org, to learn more about MTOI. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide You can reach MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m., and every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time for Torah Study Live Stream.

Listen to part 1, In The Zone | August 2025 | Part 1Rabbi Steve Berkson invites local congregants and online listeners to ask questions or share comments about any aspect of our beliefs.• Opener• Titus 3:10 - Reject a divisive man?• What is the Prayer of Jabez?• The sons of Korach serving in the Temple?• You don't have to understand • Understanding others by the language they use• Elohim does not hear sinners?• John 9:41 - If you were blind, you would have no sin?• To evangelize or not to evangelize?• To bear fruit, stay in the vine?• Against whom did Pharaoh sin?• Does the exodus from Egypt foretell the ministry of Messiah Yeshua?• Yahweh only reveals what you can handle at the momentSubscribe to take advantage of new content every week.To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org.https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwidehttps://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide You can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.