Shiyur ב

Please take your Bris Chadasho and read Besoras Lukas perek א , pasukim כו-לה and Besoras Matisyahu perek א , pasukim יח-כה . These passages establish the background of how Yeshua was born as no one else ever has been, without any earthly father.

Now for this shiyur, please read Besoras Yochanon perek א , pasukim יט-נא . These pasukim focus on telling us about two events. The first is about the formal witness of Yochanon the Toyvler concerning Yeshua ha-Moshiach. The second is the gathering of several talmidim to Yeshua.

Twice Yochanon refers to the Moshiach as the Lamb of Hashem. This introduces us to the fact that Yeshua came into the world to give his life as a Korban for the sins of humanity. Yochanon perek א , posek כט says, “Behold, the Lamb of Hashem, who takes away the sin of the world.” Only he could do this. All the sacrifices that yidn made during the time of the Ohel Moed and the Beis ha-Mikdash were not enough for the permanent forgiveness of sins and could only cover them up until the next korban for sin was sacrificed because animals could never completely remove the sins of humans. Ha-Kodesh Baruch-Hu commanded these korbanos in anticipation of the coming Moshiach, who would completely remove and forgive sin from our lives and provide the gift of salvation for everyone who believes.

Probably all these ideas seem scary to you, but it is more important to believe the truth than to stay comfortable in the darkness of ignorance. If you honestly ask ha-Kodesh Baruch-Hu to allow you to see the truth about the Moshiach, He will not fail to answer your request, nor will He ever lie to you. Once he shows you the truth, however, you must not fail to believe it, no matter how surprising it is or what the cost. So if you dare, ask Hashem right now: “Hashem, please show me the truth about Yeshua and bias ha-Moshiach and help me to believe whatever it is you reveal to me.”

Please answer the following questions by marking the box next to the correct answer:

Why did Yochanon ha-Toyvler come?

[ ] to live in the desert and do tevilah

[ ] to be the Moshiach

[ ] to take the place of Eliyahu ha-novi

[ ] to prepare the way for bias ha-Moshiach

Who announced Yeshua’s birth?

[ ] the angel Mikail

[ ] the angel Gavriel

[ ] Melek Yerushalayim

[ ] Yochanon ha-Toyvler

Where did Yochanon ha-Toyvler do his tevilos?

[ ] the River Nile in Mitzrayim

[ ] Yam ha-Galil

[ ] the River Yarden

[ ] a mikveh

According to posek כט , what takes away our sins?

[ ] Yeshua

[ ] tevilah

[ ] tefillah

[ ] tzeduko

What happened during Yeshua’s tevilah?

[ ] the Sanhedrin put him in cherem because he became a Christian

[ ] the River Yarden split into two and he walked across on dry land

[ ] Yochanon ha-Toyvler had a vision about the acharis ha-yamim

[ ] the Ruach ha-Koydesh descended on Yeshua like a dove

Who bore witness that Yeshua was Ben ha-Elokim in this perek? (you can mark more than 1 answer)

[ ] Philip

[ ] Natanel

[ ] Yochanon ha-Toyvler

[ ] the Ruach ha-Koydesh

Why did Yochanon’s talmidim begin to follow Yeshua?

[ ] Yochanon did not do enough miracles for them

[ ] they heard Yochanon say Yeshua was Ben ha-Elokim

[ ] Shimon told them about Yeshua’s tevilah

[ ] they saw that Yeshua davened with kavanah

Why did Natanel doubt that Yeshua could be the Moshiach?

[ ] Yeshua did not have enough talmidim

[ ] he thought that Philip was lying

[ ] Yeshua came from Natzeret

[ ] he followed another rebbe

What caused Natanel to follow Yeshua?

[ ] Yeshua knew his character and saw him under a fig tree before they ever met

[ ] he heard what Andrew, Shimon, and Philip said about Yeshua’s Toryeh

[ ] he saw a vision of Yeshua sitting with ha-Kodesh Baruch-Hu

[ ] he read what Targum Yonatan said about Moshiach ben Yosef

Of whom did Moishe Rabbenu and the novi’im write, according to Philip?

[ ] Yochanon ha-Toyvler

[ ] Yeshua

[ ] the Sanhedrin

[ ] Natanel

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