The phrase “The deeds of the forefathers are a sign for the children” encapsulates a foundational principle in Jewish thought: that the lives and actions of the patriarchs serve as spiritual and historical templates for their descendants. This concept, though not stated verbatim in the Talmud, is deeply rooted in …
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Bible AI: How to Use —and Not Use— ChatGPT for Studying the Bible
by Dr. Eitan Bar 2 minutes readArtificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT are powerful, but they come with real limitations—especially when it comes to studying the Bible. An AI model doesn’t know right from wrong, truth from falsehood. It only knows what has been written, uploaded, and debated across the internet over the past few decades. Because …
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The New Testament tells us that, according to the Old Testament prophecy, Jesus was born through a supernatural birth – his mother was a virgin. This is based on the verse Isaiah 7:14 where it says: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive …
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According to the prophecies in Old Testament, the Messiah must be a descendant of David. In the New Testament the apostle Paul starts his letter to the church in Rome: “Jesus the Messiah, our Lord, who was descended from David according to the flesh.” (Romans 1:3) In the past, nobody questioned that Jesus was a descendant of David, neither historians nor the Sages.This was because the …
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“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of …
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The Crucifixion Foretold by Zechariah 12
by Dr. Eitan Bar 5 minutes readWe are all very familiar with the famous icon of “the Crucified Jesus”, probably mostly recognized as the symbol of Christianity. But what if we told you that this image of the pierced Messiah is actually a biblical Jewish concept? And what if we told you that there is a …
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What Does It Mean That God Has a Son? Isn’t That a Pagan Concept?
by Dr. Eitan Bar 7 minutes readWhat does it mean that God has a son? Did God have intercourse, go into labor and deliver the son of God? Of course not! In the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament), the angels, who partake in the heavenly and spiritual nature of God (in contrast to the fleshly and …
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Psalm 22 – The Prophecy About The Crucified Messiah
by Dr. Eitan Bar 8 minutes readPsalm 22: Possibly the most famous prophetic psalm about the Messiah! Much like Isaiah 53, it describes the Messiah’s torment, rejection and death: “To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?Why are you so far from saving me, from …
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Long ago, the rabbis used to read Isaiah 53 in synagogues, but after the chapter caused arguments and great confusion, the rabbis decided that the simplest thing would be to just take that prophecy out of the Haftarah readings in synagogues.1 That’s why today when we read Isaiah 52, we stop …
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Rapture Theory Debunked: “Caught Up in the Clouds” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
by Dr. Eitan Bar 6 minutes readThis article – an excerpt from my book “Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind” – is meant to help you disprove, refute, and debunk the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory (aka “Left Behind”) In 1 Thessalonians 4, Paul provides instruction on living a life pleasing to God, particularly emphasizing …
