Posts by Steven Ger
The Feast of Trumpets: Messiah as God's Obedient Son
Steven Ger
15 September 2019
Israel's three Fall Festivals—Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles—are grouped together within a three-week window. They afford us an annual opportunity to see a three-dimensional portrait of our messiah, Jesus, as we peer through that window and see Him through Jewish eyes. Th...
Day of Atonement: Messiah is Perfect High Priest and Sacrifice
Steven Ger
10 September 2019
Israel's three Fall Festivals—Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles—are grouped together within a three-week window. They afford us an annual opportunity to see a three-dimensional portrait of our messiah, Jesus, as we peer through that window and see Him through Jewish eyes. There are three key reasons for every...
The Feast of Tabernacles: The Messiah as God in Residence
Steven Ger
10 September 2019
Israel's three Fall Festivals—Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles—are grouped together within a three-week window. They afford us an annual opportunity to see a three-dimensional portrait of our messiah, Jesus, as we peer through that window and see Him through Jewish eyes. There are three key reasons for ever...
The Indwelling Torah: Exploring the Jewish Heart of Pentecost
Steven Ger
30 May 2017
The Feast of Shavuot, or Pentecost, will be celebrated in 2020 on the last Sunday in May. It marks both the anniversary of the giving of the Law to the Jewish nation and the giving of the Spirit to the Jewish believers; a celebration of both the theophany at Mount Sinai and of the indwelling at Mount Moriah. Y...
Embracing the Jewishness in Your Congregation
Steven Ger
05 April 2017
A Jewish person’s Jewishness is, by definition, conferred by circumstance of birth. For most Jewish believers, to ignore this God-given distinction is to disparage the rich heritage God has bestowed on us to share with the world. While the church consists of believing Jew and Gentile together in a new c...
The Remnant of Israel in the Church Age: Theological and Practical Considerations for the Church
Steven Ger
29 March 2017
Although one is hard-pressed to even find the word “remnant” in the index of many fine theologies, of dispensational orientation or otherwise, the theology of remnant is crucial to a proper understanding of the relationship between Jewish and Gentile believers. The concept of remnant is studded throughout th...
Zechariah: Minor Prophet with a Major Message
Steven Ger
28 March 2017
“Thus says the LORD: I will return to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem” Purpose Statement Zechariah relays God’s word to encourage the returned Jewish exiles to take heart amidst uncertain circumstances and finish rebuilding the Temple, because the Lord plans to ...
Messiah is Our Atonement
Steven Ger
04 October 2016
The Day of Atonement, in Hebrew, Yom Kippur, reveals critical aspects of the Messiah’s role. This Holy Day illuminates Jesus’ mission as a satisfactory sacrifice to remove sin and illustrates His resurrection ministry as our great High Priest. The Biblical term, Yom Kippurim, can be translated, The Day o...
Messiah According to Isaiah Part 2
Steven Ger
11 August 2015
We return our attention to the prophet Isaiah for a second helping of his timeless message regarding our Messiah. In chapter 9 the prophet builds upon chapter 7’s intriguing revelation that the Messiah will be born of a virgin and given the designation, “God with us.” In an extraordinary...
Messiah According to Isaiah Part 1
Steven Ger
28 June 2015
Due to the overwhelmingly favorable response we received on the last series in this column on the prophet Jeremiah, it seems appropriate to once again delve into the vast theological wealth of the prophets. We now begin a series based on the writings of the "prince of prophets", Isaiah; specifically what we...