Ephesians 1:15-18 - God’s Inheritance in the Saints (אֶל־הָאֶפְסִיִּים)
From Ephesians 1:15-18a, Gideon Levytam emphasizes the earnest prayer of God’s servant Paul for the people that God had redeemed. Paul prayed for God’s people to be enlightened and to know the riches of the person of Jesus the Messiah, understanding that they belong to Him and are His inheritance.
The Seven I AMs of Jesus the Messiah - The Bread of Life (לֶחֶם הַחַיִּים)
Gideon Levytam presents the first of the seven I AM statements found in John 6:35. "I Am The Bread of Life" (אָנֹכִי הוּא לֶחֶם הַחַיִּים). In proclaiming to be the Bread of Life, Jesus the Messiah who fed the multitudes with bread, just as God provided manna to Israel, wanted His hearers to understand that He had come from heaven and taken on human nature alongside His divine nature, in order to die a substitutionary death for the sin of the world. Through His death and resurrection, Yeshua provided eternal life to anyone who would believe in Him.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke) (מָשָל הָכֶבֶש שֶאָבָד)
In Luke 15, we see that many in Israel came to listen to Jesus the Messiah as He graciously taught God's Word. When the religious leaders observed this, they murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them". Yeshua responded to their murmurings with a three-fold parable. In the first of the three, called the Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-7), Yeshua demonstrates God's love for lost sinners, who just as the sheep are lost and far away from God, needing to be restored. Jesus the Messiah is the true shepherd who came from heaven to seek and to save those that are lost, ultimately giving His life to save them that believe in Him.
Ephesians 1:13-14 - Hearing and Believing the Gospel, Sealed with the Spirit (אֶל־הָאֶפְסִיִּים)
From Ephesians 1:13-14, Gideon Levytam points to the order God has set in His Word, leading to eternal salvation. When the gospel is preached and believed, the true believer in Jesus the Messiah receives the Holy Spirit, as a seal of their redemption.
The Seven I AMs of Jesus the Messiah - Introduction (מָבוֹא)
Gideon Levytam introduces the seven I AM statements that Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, declared of Himself.
The Parable of Counting the Cost (מָשָל חִשוּב הָהוֹצָאוֹת)
In the Parable of Counting the Cost, Gideon Levytam shows us that when speaking to the multitudes, Jesus the Messiah emphasized the need for them to count the cost of being His disciple. It is one thing to believe on the Lord and receive forgiveness of sins, but it is another to follow Him in a world that rejects Him, and will reject them as well.
Ephesians 1:8-12 - God’s Eternal Plan to Gather All Things in Messiah (אֶל־הָאֶפְסִיִּים)
From Ephesians 1:8-12, Gideon Levytam explains how God in His wisdom planned that, in the fulness of times, He will gather together all things in the heavens and the earth, under the person of Jesus the Messiah.
The Parable of the Great Supper (מָשָל הָסְּעוּדָה הָגְדוֹלָה)
Gideon Levytam relays the important lesson that Jesus the Messiah taught in the Parable of the Great Supper. He warns all man against refusing God’s invitation to come to Him by faith and receive His offer of Salvation. Refusing God's invitation to receive forgiveness through Yeshua the Messiah meant eternal separation from God, once the door of God’s grace was shut.
Ephesians 1:5-7 - Predestinated, Redeemed, and Accepted in the Beloved Messiah (אֶל־הָאֶפְסִיִּים)
From Ephesians 1:5-7, Gideon Levytam shares how God, who is Sovereign, predestinated a people for Himself according to His own good pleasure and made them acceptable through His beloved Son, Jesus the Messiah, who by his death provided forgiveness of sins and complete redemption.
The Parable of the Invited Guests (מָשָל הָאוֹרְחִים הַקְּרוּאִים)
Gideon Levytam shows how in the Parable of the Invited Guests, Jesus the Messiah warns the religious leaders of His day not to seek prominence or an elevated position for themselves. Yeshua / Jesus, whose life here on earth is our greatest example, taught that God will humble the proud and exalt the humble.