This is Restoration of Torah Ministries' Weekly Newsletter for the Sabbath Beginning Friday Night at Sundown, April 21, 2023
Shalom and welcome to everyone who is new to the Restoration of Torah Ministries' Weekly Newsletter.
The purpose of this newsletter is to 1) encourage YOU to study the weekly Torah Portion (Parashat HaShavuah in Hebrew) and form a firm foundation for your faith in the Hebrew Scriptures, 2) share information with you that appears on the RTM SubStack, 3) grow in the grace and knowledge of Messiah Yeshua and 4) in general, you'll learn about what's going on at Restoration of Torah Ministries.
The Weekly Torah Portion!
All the Torah portions you love in both the 1-Year and 3-Year formats!
Study Lesson for the 1-Year Torah Cycle
The 1-Year Torah Cycle Reading
Shalom All! May Adonai bless you this Shabbat. The yearly Torah reading for this shabbat is entitled Metzora/Tazria and it extends from Leviticus 12:1 - 15:33! When I originally wrote these Torah portions Tazria and Metzora were separate lessons and not combined as they are this year, so I will give you both of them to study!
Metzora/Tazria are two of the most important Torah portions to understand Messianic prophecy!!!!!! So . . . don’t skip them. They are extremely important. Both lessons will give you the Haftarah and Apostolic readings within the lessons.
Shabbat Shalom!
The Yearly Torah Portion - Parashat Tazria!
The Yearly Torah Portion - Parashat Metzora!
Study Lesson for the 3-Year Torah Cycle
The 3-Year Torah Cycle Reading
Shalom All! May Adonai bless you this coming Shabbat. The 3-Year Torah Cycle reading (#80) for this shabbat is number 2 of 3 readings from the Torah portion known as Tzav and it extends from Leviticus 6:12 - 7:38. The Haftarah reading is Malachi 3:4-12. The Apostolic reading is Luke 6:39-49. You can access the lesson by clicking on the link below.
Shabbat Shalom!
The Yearly Torah Portion - Parashat Tzav!
Why and How Gentile Christians Left Their Jewish Roots Part I
RTM’s Latest SubStack Article!
This series of articles will look at why and how gentile Christianity left its Jewish roots. The series has many quotes from first hand sources about some of the major events that occurred to change the Jewish sect of followers of Yeshua into what is known today as Christianity. The “church” started off totally Jewish. What happened to transform the early Jewish sect into the gentile church? The two articles that comprise this series will provide some answers!
Click on the picture to go to the article!
Resurrection in the Tanakh
Is now available on the RTM YouTube Channel!!!
In Luke 24:25-27 & 44-48 Yeshua stated emphatically that His death, burial and resurrection in 3 days was prophesied in the Torah, Prophets and Psalms! Yet most believers, when asked to give an example of Yeshua’s death, burial and resurrection in 3 days FROM THE TORAH ONLY, are hard-pressed to find even ONE specific example. This is THE teaching that will "open the Scriptures" to you just like what happened to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus! Strap in and buckle up because you are going to be taken on a tour through the entire Tanakh where you will learn all about the prophesies of Yeshua's death, burial and resurrection in 3 days! More importantly, you will learn that the idea of resurrection on day 3 is NOT A NEW TESTAMENT CONCEPT. It is thoroughly rooted in the Tanakh (Old Testament), and one of the major topics of the Tanakh! Thus, this series of teachings will give you an OLD TESTAMENT FOUNDATION concerning concept of resurrection on day 3!
Coming to the RTM YouTube Channel Soon!
Messianic Isaac!
Of all the stories found in the Bible, the episode of the Binding of Isaac found in Genesis 22:1-19 is one of its most enigmatic texts. Bible commentators and scholars of every generation have taken their turn at unraveling its seemingly hidden meaning. Known in Jewish thought as Akedat Yitzchaq (The Binding of Isaac), this story is extremely important to Jews and Christians alike. Its importance to Jewish people is primarily seen in the amount of time devoted to studying it throughout the year. First of all, it is read once per year as part of the yearly Torah cycle during the Torah portion known as Vayeira (And He appeared), which extends from Genesis 18:1 – 22:24. Next, observant Jews read it daily because it is one of the readings performed during the Morning Prayer service also known as the Shacharit service. Thus, it is read an additional 365 days of the year. Finally, it’s also read during the Rosh Hashanah service as a special reading. Therefore, an observant Jew could potentially read this story at least 367 times per year!
The importance of the binding of Isaac to Christians is based upon the role this story plays in their view of the purpose of the death of Yeshua the Messiah. According to Christian theology, the binding of Isaac serves as a prophetic picture of the willingness of Adonai to allow His only begotten Son to be executed on behalf of sinful mankind for the forgiveness of their sins. Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice Isaac and Isaac’s willingness to be sacrificed are seen as prophecies of the willingness of Adonai to allow Yeshua, His Son, to be sacrificed and the willingness of Yeshua to be sacrificed as an atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world.
This teaching series will take a DEEP look into the binding of Isaac, where we’ll see and understand some of the most fantastic messianic prophecy in the Bible. There is so much here, you will truly be satisfied once you’ve tasted Messianic Isaac - Coming soon!
RTM's Music CD - The Sign of the Messiah
The Sign of the Messiah is RTM’s anointed worship CD featuring 11 original songs written by Tony & Tina Robinson. It's available by CD from the RTM marketplace. The CDs are very beautiful and have a full 12-page booklet with all the lyrics written for you in an easy to read format.
It’s also available electronically from ALL major online music stores including - Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Instagram/Facebook, TikTok/Resso, Google Play/YouTube, Amazon, Soundtrack by Twitch, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, iHeartRadio, ClaroMusica, Saavn, Anghami, KKBox, NetEase (beta), Tencent (beta), Triller (beta), MediaNet, Shazam. Just search for Tony & Tina Robinson or The Sign of the Messiah.
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