Does the Passover lamb in the Old Testament connect to Jesus as the Passover Lamb in the New Testament?

In this episode of The Jewish Road Podcast, we explore the connection that gives away the entire reason Jesus came, to give His life as a ransom for many. We bridge the gap between Act One (the Old Testament) to Act Two (the New Testament), tracing the story of the Passover lamb to Jesus. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

And by the way, you don’t have to be a religious scholar to appreciate this podcast. We may go deep, but we try to keep things fun and friendly. We provide insightful commentary on scripture that will make you think about your faith in a new way.

Listen to our latest episode of The Jewish Road Podcast now!

Isaiah 11; Matthew 26, 1 Corinthians 5; John 1, 13-17

Does the Passover lamb in the Old Testament connect to Jesus as the Passover Lamb in the New Testament?

In this episode of The Jewish Road Podcast, we explore the connection that gives away the entire reason Jesus came, to give His life as a ransom for many. We bridge the gap between Act One (the Old Testament) to Act Two (the New Testament), tracing the story of the Passover lamb to Jesus. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

And by the way, you don’t have to be a religious scholar to appreciate this podcast. We may go deep, but we try to keep things fun and friendly. We provide insightful commentary on scripture that will make you think about your faith in a new way.

Listen to our latest episode of The Jewish Road Podcast now!

Isaiah 11; Matthew 26, 1 Corinthians 5; John 1, 13-17

Does the Passover lamb in the Old Testament connect to Jesus as the Passover Lamb in the New Testament?

In this episode of The Jewish Road Podcast, we explore the connection that gives away the entire reason Jesus came, to give His life as a ransom for many. We bridge the gap between Act One (the Old Testament) to Act Two (the New Testament), tracing the story of the Passover lamb to Jesus. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

And by the way, you don’t have to be a religious scholar to appreciate this podcast. We may go deep, but we try to keep things fun and friendly. We provide insightful commentary on scripture that will make you think about your faith in a new way.

Listen to our latest episode of The Jewish Road Podcast now!

Isaiah 11; Matthew 26, 1 Corinthians 5; John 1, 13-17

Ever wondered why the plagues of Egypt are recounted in the Torah?

In this episode of the Jewish Road Podcast, we take a deep dive into the plagues of Egypt. In the creation narrative, God brings order from chaos. We see in the plagues, that these are not just "bad things" that happen to Egypt, but God is reversing the creation narrative, moving from order to chaos, and then back to order again. God is demonstrating His power so not only all of Egypt would know He is God, but so would Israel. And even more so, that we would know He is God.

Join us as we explore this fascinating topic! Each plague has its own unique story and message. You won't want to miss this episode!

Listen to our latest episode on the plagues of Egypt now!

Genesis 1; Exodus 7-9

Are you looking for a deeper understanding of Passover?

On this episode of the Jewish Road Podcast, we explore Exodus 12 and the command to Israel, and subsequent generations, to observe the Passover. We focus on the instructions concerning the lamb and the blood on the doorposts. This was the only means of salvation and would later point to Jesus, the Lamb of God, our only means of salvation.

You will gain a deeper understanding of one of Israel’s most important holidays. The podcast is filled with insightful commentary that will make you think about this holiday in a new way and give the background from the Old Testament (Act One) to set up as a precursor to the New Testament (Act Two).

Ever wondered about the story of Moses and Pharaoh?

In this episode of the Jewish Road Podcast, we explore one of the most famous stories from the Bible. We start with a Pharoah who knew not Joseph but came to know Moses, and more importantly, the God who sent him. God demonstrates his power in the plagues of Egypt, but it's not only His power being displayed, but there is also something else God shows of Himself, and it's the very thing Pharoah seems to be interested in.

Join us on this journey as we explore one of history's most famous stories and discover what lessons we can learn from it today.

Listen to this episode now on our website or anywhere you listen to podcasts!

Exodus 1-12

The bones of Joseph.

Wondering about the story of Joseph and how it connects to Passover?

Join us on this episode of the Jewish Road Podcast as we explore the precursor to the Passover story. You’ll learn about Joseph’s life, his request to be buried in the Promised Land, and how that connects to the Exodus story.

This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about the Jewish faith and its connection to history.

Key Passages:

Genesis 50

24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” 26 So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Exodus 13

18 But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle. 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.”

Joshua 24

32 As for the bones of Joseph, which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt, they buried them at Shechem, in the piece of land that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.

Hebrews 11

22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.

Empires and Kingdoms.

A moment to contextualize the moment we find ourselves in, what’s happening in our world today. The stage is being set. The actors are taking their place. The classic battle between allegiance to empire or kingdom is being waged. As we have gone through history, we have seen the Pharaohs building their empire demanding total commitment through oppression against the backdrop of a God leading His people through the wilderness, like a shepherd leads His sheep. We have seen empire rear its ugly head: Nebuchadnezzar and the empire of Babylon, Herod and the empire of Rome, Hitler and the Third Reich.

This week we’ve seen Vladimir Putin demand allegiance to the Russian empire.

“Do not think to yourself that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

By their wit and wile – though behind the scenes orchestrated by God – Esther and Mordecai foiled Haman’s plot. Following Haman’s execution and the deliverance of the Jews, Esther and Mordecai established a feast for future generations to celebrate their people’s survival for “their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration” (Esther 9:22).

And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews… obliging them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same, year by year, as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies… that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor. (Esther 9:20-22)

"Some sort of national security threat is going on."

That was the call from the flight tower in Burbank yesterday, and for seven minutes yesterday, planes were grounded. North Korea fired off a hypersonic missile and the surrounding nations scrambled.

It's hard to know what's going on in the world, and it seems like every day the news is worse. 

It feels like we're living in the end times. Wars and rumors of wars, natural disasters, economic instability.

With tensions between the nations coming to a boil, missiles being tested turning up the heat, where is God at, and how does all of this impact the Biblical calendar and God's plan for the nation of Israel? 

In a special breaking podcast episode, we talk through God's eyes on Israel and what in the world is going on.

Are you looking for a good laugh? We have the perfect solution!

We have a bonus podcast episode for you. Our bonus episode is packed with some of our "best of" Jewish humor from season one. How is it possible that we have a "best of" already in the first season? You're asking too many questions!

If you want to finish out this tough year with some laughs, then our show is just what your Jewish doctor ordered. You’ll be laughing out loud in no time!

Sit back and relax as we take care of all your laughter needs for today! 

And if you missed any of our other episodes, this is the perfect time to check them out. 

See you for season TWO coming Spring 2022!

Jesus did NOT begin His existence with His birth out of the womb of Mary.

He is the eternal Son of God. He “became” flesh in the womb of Mary through the supernatural work of the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit). It was a miracle from the beginning to end!

We want the birth of Jesus to be relevant to our Jewish people as the Messiah intended it to be. 

We want to highlight the incarnation through Jewish eyes and provide an understanding of what this word, incarnation, could mean if you are a Jew reading this.

We want the birth of Jesus to be relevant to our Gentile Christian brothers and sisters as we reclaim the Jewishness of Jesus, especially in His birth. 

We’re not telling you to throw away the tree and get rid of the presents, but to faithfully examine Scripture and your remembrance of the birth of Jesus, and celebrate it for what it truly is, not for what it has become. We’re not going to be any more prescriptive than that, but to ask you to bring deep meaning to the annual celebration. 

Wherever you may find yourself during this season, our hope is that you find yourself getting curious. This means for many of us we will begin to challenge our preconceived notions and traditions, and seriously contemplate what the birth of this baby, the Promised Messiah of Israel, means for us today.

To read our eBook, "5 Questions Every Jew Should Be Asking About Christmas" go to our website at thejewishroad.com/christmas to download it for free.

THE MESSIAH WAS TO BE BORN OF A VIRGIN.

When we approach the subject of the virgin birth, whether Jew or Gentile, we tend to think about the story we are most familiar with: Mary and Joseph, the baby in the manger, angels and shepherds. Though this miracle is a complicated thing to explain, we are dancing in familiar space in the Christian world. For us Jews, exploring this topic means we have wandered into foreign territory that’s “not for us.” At least that’s what our mothers told us. 

The subject we’re talking about is obviously Christmas and yet, it has nothing to do with anything Jewish. But does anybody meditate on the deeper significance of what was going on that day in Bethlehem? For Jews, it’s a non-issue. For many Gentiles, they don’t want the ugliness of the cross to interfere with the stocking celebration. 

It seems pretty obvious that as our culture has become more and more secularized, it has also become enamored with a one-dimensional, simplistic view of reality that leads us to focus so much on the story and the sweetness of a baby boy that we can forget the bigger reason for the season. 

Question number two in our series is, "When will the Messiah be born?" Knowing WHEN the Messiah (Jesus) would come is important to know whether He has actually already come, is still yet to come, or maybe even both.

THE MESSIAH MUST COME WHILE THE SECOND TEMPLE WAS STILL STANDING.

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.” (Malachi 3:1)

Malachi was not promising that Elijah would appear before the first coming of Messiah, but before the second. Malachi says Elijah would come before the second coming: 

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”

(Malachi 4:5-6)

It's December, and the Jewish people are once again bombarded with confusing messages about Christmas. Instead of trying to make sense of it all, we usually go to the movies and order in Chinese food.

The problem is that many of these messages are not only inaccurate but they also present a false picture of the incarnation and who Jesus really is.

On one hand, when approaching Christmas, the Jewish people can see it as embracing a "cultural Christmas" with the trees, tinsel, and Santa Claus.

On the other hand, the other option the Jewish people see is to embrace the more "Christian Christmas" of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in the manger. For the Jewish people, there’s always been an aversion to Jesus. Not that Jesus is bad, “he just isn’t for us.”

The problem for the Jew is that both of these options feel divorced from the "Jewish roots" of a Jewish Messiah being born and fulfilling the words of Jewish prophets hundreds of years earlier.

This series of podcasts is based on our new eBook is an answer to restoring Jewish eyes to the incarnation narrative. You can download it at thejewishroad.com/christmas. There's so much to be said on this topic, however for our purposes we focused on just "5 Questions Every Jew Should Be Asking About Christmas." 

These five questions will help us understand what has been hidden from the Jewish people for centuries - that Yeshua (Jesus) was in fact born a Jew as He claimed. This episode is looking at the question, "Where will the Messiah be born?"

Are you looking for a way to celebrate Hanukkah with your family? Should you as a Christian even celebrate Hanukkah? Is it allowed?

The Jewish Road Podcast is here to help. We know that it can be difficult to find the right words and traditions, so we’re going to share some ideas on how you can make this holiday special. You might even discover something new about your faith in the process!

Celebrating Hanukkah has never been easier than it will be after listening to our podcast. This year, let us help you create memories that will last a lifetime. It’s time for your family tradition of Hanukkah to get a start, or an upgrade! Let us show you how easy it is by tuning into our podcast today!

Check out our Instagram account @thejewishroad for our Quick Guide To Celebrate Hanukkah At Home.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the Jewish people during that 400 year gap between the Old Testament and New Testament?

The story of Hanukkah is an incredible one. It’s a story of God working behind the scenes in faithfulness to His people, despite another ruler trying to wipe out the Jewish people and the promised seed of David.

This podcast tells this incredible story so you may know the WHOLE story! You won’t want to miss it! 

Many already know about a 400-year gap between what we call Act One (Old Testament) and Act Two (New Testament), Malachi to Matthew, that in the end, waits for a deliverer, who would be Jesus. But there is another 400-year gap we wanted to address that occurs more than a thousand years earlier that sets the stage for a deliverer as well.

Join us for our latest episode of The Jewish Road Podcast and learn the parallels between the two accounts and new some new info on the life, and even more important, the death of Joseph. You won’t want to miss this one, so click now and listen in!

Have you ever heard of Simchat Torah? Nope, didn't think so.

This is a holiday that happens on the Jewish calendar that is unique. In the telling of this holiday lies an important truth: the centrality of the Torah in Jewish life.

This is one of the more unique holidays we celebrate as Jews. You won't see a section in Target with all of the latest "Simchat Torah Decor," though it could be fun, just not profitable.

There are some things that happen during this holiday that have a direct impact on how we live our lives as "people of the Book." And you don't have to be Jewish to appreciate and learn from this time.

This is an episode you don't want to miss if you're interested in what goes on inside the synagogue during this time of year or if you just want to learn more about Judaism and why we do what we do!

So grab your favorite vintage bottle of Manischewitz, sit back, relax and enjoy The Jewish Road Podcast - Episode #10 - "Joy of the Word."

The gospel of John talks about a feast called "the Feast of Booths." This is a festival to celebrate their harvest and remember how God provided and protected them in the desert. His Presence was also "with" the people, and we track the Presence of God throughout the Bible.

The Feast of Booths (or Sukkot in Hebrew) is also a time where the Jewish people give thanks for all that God has given them. In this episode, we will explore what this ancient Jewish tradition means, why it was important to Jesus' disciples during his ministry, and what is its significance for us today and in the time to come!

Key Passages: Leviticus 23; Ezekiel 10, 11; John 1, 7, 8, 9; 1 Corinthians 3; Revelation 21, 22

Sukkot commemorates the 40 years Moses spent leading Jews out of slavery and into freedom. It takes place on the 15th day of the seventh month on the Hebrew Calendar, Tishri, or Sunday, September 19, 2021. From there it goes on for eight days.

Jewish tradition teaches that to remember our time in the desert, we should build a sukkah (booth) at home and decorate it with palm branches and leafy boughs of trees, and hang fruit from the makeshift ceiling, both of which are meant to remind us of Israel's harvest season.

We also eat all kinds of different foods inside the sukkah because they represent abundance and joyous celebration. The goal is not to do these things perfectly but rather to try to connect as much as possible with what life was like for our ancestors in the desert.

In addition to being a time for looking back on the past, Sukkot is also a time for looking forward. More on that in the next episode. For this episode of The Jewish Road Podcast, we will take a look at this Festivals of Booths from Act One, and trace the presence of God with His people throughout.

Key Passages: Exodus 12; Leviticus 3; Numbers 29; Jeremiah 2; Ezekiel 10-11