Darkness & Light - Part 6

What this episode covers

Diving right in to this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson starts us in Matthew 15:1 where we see the Scribes and Pharisees confronting Yeshua about how his disciples did not observe one of the “traditions of the elders”–the ceremonial washing of hands before eating food. • For what purpose did the religious authority of the First Century continually confront Yeshua? • What did the Pharisees do that Yeshua took issue with them about? • Are “traditions” bad and not to be observed at all? • What could Yeshua have done that would have completely destroyed his ministry? • What does the phrase, “blind leading the blind” mean? • What does the true ‘discipleship model’ look like? Rabbi Berkson then takes us to the passage in Isaiah 29:13-24 that Yeshua directly quoted when confronting the Scribes and Pharisees about elevating man-made traditions to the level of Torah, eclipsing actual Torah. In this passage Rabbi Berkson expands on the issue of Light vs. Dark being spoken of by the prophet. He also shares a conversation he had with an atheist in which Rabbi Steve proposed a “what-if” all that we believe turns out to not be true. Then in Luke 1:67-79 Rabbi Berkson shows us another aspect of Light in the purpose of John, a prophet and forerunner of Messiah Yeshua. His purpose was to also be a light to people of that time who were living in darkness, shining on the coming of Messiah, our hope of redemption. In Luke 4:17-21 we see Yeshua again quoting the prophet Isaiah in chapter 61, verses 1-2. Rabbi Berkson takes us to the passage in Isaiah and brings up an interesting point concerning the differences in translations of the Bible. • What translation was Yeshua reading from when he read Isaiah 61:1-2? Finally, Rabbi Berkson takes us into Isaiah 42:1-7, 16 to give more context to Isaiah 61:1-2 as that passage describes a role of the Messiah. Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover • even more dimensions of Darkness and Light. Related Teachings can be found here: • INfocus: Nothing Wrong with Tradition, unless… https://youtu.be/19CYyFwcSD0 • INfocus: What About Jewish Traditions? https://youtu.be/SNOOFiUAPkM • INfocus: Put the Mic Down? https://youtu.be/QTH6Vc2ssqQ • Discovering Your Identity https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9HOA0P9oX9sYCl1svmfxY2AfKCmf8H4 Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For more information about MTOI (Messianic Torah Observant Israel), visit our website at http://www.mtoi.org Join us on Social media! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide Follow us on Instagram: @mtoiworldwide Follow us on Twitter: @mtoiworldwide We are located in Cleveland TN. If you would like to know more about us, we would love to hear from you! Feel free to visit us on our website wwww.mtoi.org, email us at [email protected] or call us at 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services & Torah Study LIVE Streamed on our Main YouTube Channel every Shabbat at 1pm (EST) and every Tuesday for Torah Study Live Stream at 8pm (EST)!