Daniel Botkin
- Aug 26, 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
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Daniel Botkin
- Aug 19, 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
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Daniel Botkin
- Aug 12, 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
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Daniel Botkin
- Aug 5, 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
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Daniel Botkin
- Jul 29, 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
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Daniel Botkin
- Jul 22, 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
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Daniel Botkin
- Jul 15, 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
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Daniel Botkin
- Jul 8, 2018
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 1, 2018
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
- Jun 24, 2018
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
- Jun 17, 2018
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
- Jun 10, 2018
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 3, 2018
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
- May 27, 2018
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
- May 20, 2018
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 Lifelong L
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Daniel Botkin
- May 13, 2018
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
- May 6, 2018
The Need For a Pentecostal Pentateuchal Revival
According to Jewish tradition, the Pentateuch (Torah) was given on the Day of Pentecost. According to Acts, the Holy Spirit was likewise giv
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Daniel Botkin
- Apr 29, 2018
Appointed Times: Is He the Lord of Your Calendar?
How an individual uses his time is indeed of utmost importance. But in addition to the "how," there is another aspect of our stewa
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Daniel Botkin
- Apr 22, 2018
Focusing on the Surpassing Glory of Messiah: That We May be One
The modern Messianic Jewish Movement began in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when great numbers of Jewish people came to the conclusion tha
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Daniel Botkin
- Apr 15, 2018
Things That Should be Left Behind
As I write this, Passover, the festival of freedom, has passed. Now we are counting the seven Sabbaths to Shavuot (Pentecost), the anniversa
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Daniel Botkin
- Apr 8, 2018
Forty Exciting Days: Always Watching for Yeshua to Appear
Like John said to Peter after the net filled with fish, “It is the Lord,” we realize that it is the Lord orchestrating the events around us.
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Daniel Botkin
- Apr 1, 2018
MATZAH: Time to End the Deadly Myth and Bring Peace to the Passover Table
MATZAH, transliterated into English as matzah, matzoh, or matzo, is unleavened bread. The history of matzah goes back to early Biblical time
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Daniel Botkin
- Mar 25, 2018
HORSERADISH and Other Items on the Seder Plate
In the spring of 2000, I had a solo exhibition of my artwork at Peoria’s Contemporary Art Center. My exhibition consisted of around thirty
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Daniel Botkin
- Mar 18, 2018
Water to Wine: The Miracle of a Transformed Life
By the time most of you read this, our congregation will have celebrated New Year's Eve on the evening of March 16. That's when the
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