The Name of God: "I AM THAT I AM"
"And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent m
Daniel Botkin
Dec 23, 2018


A Time for Wheat, a Time for Tares
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven....” (Eccl. 3:1)
From Ecclesiastes chapter 3, we learn that
Daniel Botkin
Dec 16, 2018


Preparing the Way of the Lord: Landscaping & Road Reconstruction
The gospel of Jesus Christ (the good news of Yeshua the Messiah) does not begin with a manifestation of the Messiah Himself. The gospel begi
Daniel Botkin
Dec 9, 2018


Hellenization or Hanukkization: "How Long Halt Ye Between Two Opinions?"
The Hanukkah story is found in the Book of Maccabees, a Jewish inter-testamental book. The Jews, to whom "were committed the oracles of
Daniel Botkin
Dec 2, 2018


Forbid Not To Speak With Tongues
“Forbid not to speak with tongues” (1 Cor. 14:39).
Among Christians there are two extreme views of speaking in tongues.
One extreme view
Daniel Botkin
Nov 25, 2018


Climbing Jacob's Ladder
With some help from his mother, Jacob tricked his father Isaac into giving him the blessing that Isaac had planned to bestow on his firstbor
Daniel Botkin
Nov 18, 2018


What was Nailed to the Cross in Colossians 2:14?
"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to hi
Daniel Botkin
Nov 11, 2018


Heady Days of Dreamers and Devils
It is a Jewish custom to recite a psalm before saying grace after meals. On the six weekdays, Jews recite Psalm 137: "By the rivers of
Daniel Botkin
Nov 4, 2018


The Abomination of Homosexuality
"Queers wear red on Thursdays." At least that was what students said at my high school in 1964. We didn't know where that rumo
Daniel Botkin
Oct 28, 2018


Destined for Stardom
I don't know about you, but I want to be a star. Not a rock star, not a movie star, not a football star, but a star like the ones mentio
Daniel Botkin
Oct 21, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Oct 14, 2018


"It is finished."
“And I [God] will put enmity between thee [the serpent] and the woman, and
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Daniel Botkin
Oct 7, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Sep 30, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Sep 23, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Sep 16, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Sep 9, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Sep 2, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Aug 26, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Aug 19, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Aug 12, 2018


"Church" Versus Ekklesia
The Greek word ekklesia is usually translated "church" in English translations of the New Testament. When people hear the word &qu
Daniel Botkin
Aug 5, 2018


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
Daniel Botkin
Jul 29, 2018


Tisha B'Av and the Book of Lamentations
Tisha B'Av (the 9th day of the lunar month of Av) falls on July 21 this year, but will be observed on July 22. If the morning of Av fall
Daniel Botkin
Jul 22, 2018


The Blessing and the Curse of Independent Thinking
Several years ago I saw a book that was a compilation of testimonies of Jewish people who had come to the conclusion that Yeshua of Nazareth
Daniel Botkin
Jul 15, 2018

