Download eleven FREE booklets to tell Passover story from Moses Birth to the First Passover. Glue the booklets into a File Folder to create a lapbook. Subscribe at the bootom of this page (this is a new list, we had trouble with our last list). A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays Learn the teaching method God uses ... Read More »
Passover 2017 will begin in the evening of Monday, April 10and ends in the evening of Tuesday, April 18 The Bible story of Passover has more light, more splendor, more vividness, and a richer application to life than any other story in the book of Exodus. Moses and his brother Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him that the Lord said ... Read More »
To commemorate the miraculous turn of events recorded in Esther, Purim is celebrated with feasts, sending gifts of food to friends and the needy, and with the reading of Esther, the story of Purim. The earliest descriptions of Purim celebrations, from the Second Temple and Mishnaic eras, offer no indication of the partying that is associated with the festival today. ... Read More »
Subscribe at the bottom of this page to receive access to nine free printable pages of copy work using Old and New Testament Passover Bible verses. Text is supplied in dotted print for younger children to practice tracing letters with lined space for older children to copy passages. A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays Learn the teaching method God uses to teach ... Read More »
When I began learning about the Bible holidays I learned a lot from Neil and Jamie of Jewishjewels.org. They began the ministry of “Love Song to the Messiah” in 1978 to share the Good News with the Jewish people and to teach the Church about its Jewish roots. Learn how the Light of the World celebrated this beautiful Festival of Lights and see ... Read More »
When the Maccabean Jews rededicated the Temple and themselves unto God, the result was a miraculous manifestation of light. Oil that naturally would have burned for only one day supernaturally burned for eight days, signifying God’s approval upon the efforts of his people to separate themselves and their sanctuary to him. The same thing happens with us. When we dedicate ... Read More »
Hanukkah begins sundown December 24, 2016. Many Christians are celebrating Hanulkah this year. WHY? We study a Hebrew book-written by Hebrews; we serve a Hebrew Lord-who had Hebrew disciples; we desire to follow the first century church-which was first predominately Hebrew; and through Christ, we are grafted into a Hebrew family! It makes sense to study the Hebrew culture. To ... Read More »
Fifty days after Passover is Shavout. Fifty days after the Exodus God gave the Ten Commandments. Each day the Israelites are commanded to count the Omer, as they experienced their journey from captivity (Egypt) to freedom (Sinai). God declares, “You shall then COUNT seven complete weeks after the day following the Passover holiday when you brought the Omer as a wave offering” ... Read More »
This is the best balanced Bible study I have used in 29 years homeschooling! and its FREE! You can watch a video with your children every morning, and/or read transcripts at and download slideshows for each chapter. Tom Bradford walks you through the Torah and Prophets ONE chapter at a time revealing history and Hebrew view as well as how the OT ... Read More »
This little booklet will walk you through your Seder step-by-step! Haggadah is a Hebrew word that means the telling.The Haggadah is the Order of Service for the Passover Seder Dinner. A copy is used by each participant and is essential for understanding and participation. This Haggadah is inexpensive and functional and for a Christian Seder. This 24 page booklet tells ... Read More »
Why are Christians Celebrating Passover? More and more Christians are learning about our rich Hebraic heritage through Bible study and celebrating God’s holidays. TIME Magazine identified growing Christian interest in our faith’s Jewish heritage as one of the ten top trends. Passover teaches us about Jesus The early Christians observed Passover The seder is a special fellowship with God Passover is ... Read More »
Purim begins Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The story of Purim is one of many episodes in God’s dealings with His people. The Jews were saved physically at this point in their history. The time of their full salvation and the complete fulfillment of God’s prophecies given to Abraham was drawing nigh. It happened five hundred years later with the coming of adon Yeshua ... Read More »
Purim 2015 begins in the evening of Wednesday, March 4. The story starts with a beauty contest in which Esther is chosen to be the new queen. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, ... Read More »
This year Purim begins in the evening of Wednesday, March 23, 2016. “Esther,” an eight-part series by Zola Levitt Presents. Esther #1: Beautiful Inside and Out Does God use women? Yes, He does! We begin by considering Esther’s rise and wicked Queen Vashti’s demise, and note how God elevates individuals to places of influence—then as now. Esther #2: Chosen for ... Read More »
LoveIsrael.org will be broadcasting a special Hanukkah message December 6th-13th, 2015 on The Church Channel (TCC). I will post here too as available. This broadcast can be seen on The Church Channel (TCC) which is available on Dish Network channel 258, DirecTV channel 371 and on many cable outlets on Wednesday, December 9 at 8:30 pm Eastern, 7:30 pm Central, 6:30 ... Read More »
Hanukkah begins the evening of December 6. Download the free stickers at the bottom of this page. Confused about seeing Hanukkah on this blog? Read Why are Christians Celebrating Hanukkah. Hanukkah Resources Free Hanukkah Stickers Let’s Make a Scrap-Lapbook: Hanukkah If you want to learn about Hanukkah a crafty way see the Hanukkah Lapbook. Celebrate Jesus, the Light of the ... Read More »
I watched television with the rest of the world as the Paris tragedy unfolded on Friday evening though Saturday. My mother called me and remarked how ISIS did what they set out to do, terrorized us. Use Your Sword Against Terror! I admit I was terrorized by all the violance and grief until I grabbed my Bible and plunged into God’s comfort. Hiding ... Read More »
Most Christians don’t know about the Fall Holidays of ancient Israel; Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and Tabernacles (Sukkoth). If the spring festivals so clearly prophesied the first coming of Messiah, it stands to reason that the fall festivals are also prophetic of His second coming. The way these holidays are celebrated reveals specific information of the way they will ... Read More »
The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach This book will instruct you, step by step, how to give your child a Bible-focused, comprehensive education from preschool through high school; one that will train him or her to read, to study, to understand, to love to learn and, most importantly, to desire and seek true wisdom. This approach can be used for ... Read More »
God’s kindness and severity is a hard concept to grasp. Trying to understand God’s character with our Greek views, legalistic religion, and false assumptions leads to muddled misunderstandings. Only when we hear His message with His Spirit do you hear freedom. God’s way are unfathomable to our small minds, but you can be sure His ways are just, righteous, pure, and in love. My pastor, Tom ... Read More »
Originally Published 6/27/2011 Last updated 2/13/2013 For permissions to reprint, see below. Acts 10: 9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance 11 and saw ... Read More »
Firstfruits speaks of resurrection. When the Pharisees asked Jesus for a sign (a miracle or wonder), Jesus rebuked them and then said the only sign would be three days and three nights in the center of the earth as Jonah was in the belly of the whale. Jesus died on Passover. Death could not hold our Messiah. On the third day He arose triumphantly from the grave! Read More »
The Holiday of Lights -- celebrating the miracle of a little oil that lasted eight days, and continues to illuminate our lives to this day. Jesus preached three sermons in which he declared Himself the “light of the world,” and all three could have been during Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. Read More »
From the very beginning of the New Testament era, the question of the proper relationship of the believer to the law of God outlined in the Hebrew Scriptures has been a subject of heated debate. Within the Christian community, there are two polarized extremities of thought concerning the law of God and its effect upon believers in Jesus Christ. Jesus ... Read More »
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