Daniel Botkin
Nov 3, 2019
The Two Words that Saved the Planet: "But Noah . . ."
There was a time in history when the Creator was so grieved by the great wickedness of man, and by the continually evil thoughts of man, tha
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Daniel Botkin
Oct 27, 2019
"It is finished."
“And I [God] will put enmity between thee [the serpent] and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it [or ‘he’] shall bruise thy head
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Daniel Botkin
Oct 20, 2019
The Four Species for Sukkot - or is it Five?
Judaism makes much of the arba’a minim, the four species traditionally used in the celebration of Sukkot: the etrog or citron fruit, which i
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Daniel Botkin
Oct 13, 2019
The Feast: What Shall We Call It?
Christians who read the KJV usually know it as the Feast of Tabernacles (Zech. 14 & John 7) or the Feast of Booths (Lev. 23 & Neh. 8
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Daniel Botkin
Oct 6, 2019
Shabbat Shuvah in the Season of Repentance and Atonement
On the Jewish calendar, the Sabbath between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuvah. It is the Sabbath which occurs during yam
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Daniel Botkin
Sep 29, 2019
The Blowing of the Shofar: Discerning the Sound of the Trumpet for Our Generation
Rosh HaShanah, the first of the Fall Feasts, is marked by the blowing of the shofar, the ram's horn. In Biblical times the blowing of tr
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Daniel Botkin
Sep 22, 2019
Apostasy: The Real "Falling Away"
The word apostasy does not appear in the 1611 KJV, but according to Webster's it has been in the English language since at least the 14t
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Daniel Botkin
Sep 15, 2019
The Warrior King and His Captive Bride
Psalm 45, which is subtitled "A Song of loves," begins with these words: "My heart is indicting a good matter: I speak of the
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Daniel Botkin
Sep 8, 2019
COMPROMISE: Nipping it in the Bud
Our family has a board game called Tri-Bond to help develop thinking skills. It provides you with three words or phrases, and you have to fi
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Daniel Botkin
Sep 1, 2019
Biblical Literacy in America, Past & Present
"Atheists, Agnostics, Mormons and Jews Score Best on Religious Knowledge Survey." These are the results of a nationwide poll condu
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Daniel Botkin
Aug 25, 2019
"Church" Versus Ekklesia
The Greek word ekklesia is usually translated "church" in English translations of the New Testament. When people hear the word &qu
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Daniel Botkin
Aug 18, 2019
The Torah-Friendly Reformation: "It's a Whole New Paradigm"
The word paradigm has been around for centuries, but it seems to have become something of a buzz-word in the world of academics and corporat
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Daniel Botkin
Aug 11, 2019
Tisha B'Av and the Book of Lamentations
Tisha B'Av (the 9th day of the lunar month of Av) falls on August 10 this year, but will be observed on August 11. If the morning of Tis
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Daniel Botkin
Aug 4, 2019
ZEAL: The Vaccine Against Apathy
Shortly before Passover, Yeshua went into the Temple and cleaned house. He drove out the sellers of sheep and oxen and doves, poured out the
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 28, 2019
The Deity of Messiah in the Tenach and Other Jewish Writings
Some people reject the idea of a divine Messiah, either because they do not believe in Yeshua (Jesus), or because they do not believe in the
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 21, 2019
The Deity of Messiah in the New Testament
In the Messianic Community a lot of debate swirls around the subject of the Deity of Yeshua. Much of the debate and disagreement is a matter
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 14, 2019
Aaron's Rod: A Picture of Messiah and a Fruitful Life in Him
In Numbers 16 Korah, Dathan, and Abiram challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron. As a result, Yahweh caused the earth to open its mouth
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Daniel Botkin
Jul 7, 2019
JOSHUA AND CALEB: Men of Destiny and Determination
Joshua and Caleb are two Bible characters who really inspire me. These were two men who were willing to stand against the tide. They insiste
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 30, 2019
The Test of Humility: Submission to Imperfect Authority
God's Kingdom is a kingdom of law and order, a kingdom wherein imperfect humans are appointed by God to exercise authority over other im
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 23, 2019
The Superhero: Jewish Origins, Universal Appeal
Growing up as a kid in the 1950s and early 60s, I read a lot of superhero comic books. I even read the Letters pages, where readers sent com
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 16, 2019
Don't be Numb to Numbers
In English we call the fourth book of the Bible “Numbers.” This is a translation of the Latin title of the book, Numeri, which is a transla
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 9, 2019
From Passover to Pentecost
A few years ago I was asked to teach a seminar on “Hebrew Holidays and Their Import For Christians” at Bradley University’s Osher...
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Daniel Botkin
Jun 2, 2019
The Need For a Pentecostal Pentateuchal Revival
In the early years of the twentieth century, God did an amazing thing. He poured out His Spirit in a mighty and marvelous way. All over the
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Daniel Botkin
May 26, 2019
Appointed Times: Is He the Lord of Your Calendar?
I became a born-again Christian in 1972. In the 1970s a popular Christian slogan was "Jesus is Lord!" This slogan was shouted and
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