“613 Commandments?!”
“Six hundred and thirteen commandments?! Forget it! I couldn’t even remember that many rules, let alone obey all of them!” That is often...
Daniel Botkin
Nov 27, 2022


If . . . Then . . . Using Our God-Given Common Sense to Think Things Through
“If... then...” statements are used many places in the Bible. Sometimes they are used to make a point by the line of reasoning called in...
Daniel Botkin
Aug 8, 2021


The Necessity of Non-Punitive Suffering
For disciples of Yeshua, the events of the Hebrews’ Exodus from Egypt and the subsequent forty years in the wilderness are supposed to be
Daniel Botkin
Apr 4, 2021


PASSOVER: A Time for Separating Hebrews from Egyptians
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who put everybody into one of two categories, and those who don’t. I do because the Bible
Daniel Botkin
Mar 28, 2021


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
Daniel Botkin
May 10, 2020


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
Daniel Botkin
Apr 26, 2020


The Jethro Model: Of God or Man?
What is the Jethro model? For readers who may not be very familiar with the Bible, we are not talking about television's Jethro Bodine o
Daniel Botkin
Feb 16, 2020


Compromise: Identifying Enemy Warfare Tactics
Compromise can be good or bad, depending on the situation. It can be good when trying to make a decision that will satisfy everyone. For exa
Daniel Botkin
Feb 2, 2020


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
Jan 12, 2020


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 22, 2019

