The Messianic Torah Observer

The Messianic Torah Observer is an online ministry designed and intended for Torah Observant Believers in Y'shua Messiah. Thus we encourage Torah Living --but Torah Living Y'shua-style. Additionally we provide our listeners with the happenings and goings on in and around the Hebrew Roots communities. We accomplish much of this through Rod Thomas' discussions on his personal life journey as a Hebrew Roots--Disciple of Y'shua Messiah. The True Faith--the Hebrew Roots of the Christian Faith--profoundly affected and changed forever Rod's life and in turn he shares his thoughts and perspectives with you so that you too will experience the tremendous and untold spiritual riches available to each of us who answers the call to true discipleship. We disavow and reject denominationalism at any and every level. The Bible forms the basis of his perspectives and thoughts. Shalom.

The Messianic Torah Observer is a religion podcast hosted by Rod Thomas, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Rod Thomas hosts The Messianic Torah Observer, a religion show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #23

  The Feast of Tabernacles 2026

  Sep 24, 202630 minS6025

  Beloved, Sukkot is far more than a memorial of our wilderness sojourn. In this installment of The Messianic Torah Observer, we turn to Leviticus 23, John 1:14, Zechariah 14, Revelation 7, Nehemiah 8, Psalm 27, and Isaiah 4 to examine the Feast of Tabernacles from the ground up, the top down, and the inside out. We consider what it means that Yeshua tabernacled among us, why every surviving nation will go up to Yerushalayim to keep Sukkot in the Kingdom Age, and how the fragile sukkah teaches the people of Yehovah to live as exiles whose security is found in Him alone. The Kingdom is coming; in the meantime, we build, remember, and rejoice. Halleluyah!

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  Episode #23

  Ha'azinu and Shabbat Shuva: The Song of Moses, Teshuvah, and Yom Kippur

  Sep 17, 202647 minS6025

  Beloved, Ha'azinu is more than Moshe's final message to Yisra'el. It is the Song of Moshe. It is a Covenant witness deliberately placed in the mouths of our Jewish cousins by the so-called sages of old so that Yah's warning, judgment, and His promise of restoration would not be forgotten. In this installment of The Messianic Torah Observer, we walk through Deuteronomy 32 and examine why Yah chose poetry and song to preserve truth across generations. We trace the song's movement from the faithfulness of "The Rock," through Yisra'el's rebellion and scattering, to Yehovah's final vindication and atonement. We then connect Ha'azinu with Revelation 15 and the Song of the Lamb, showing how Moshe's ancient song points forward to redemption in Yeshua HaMashiyach. In the second movement, we turn to Shabbat Shuva—the Sabbath of Return that stands between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur. Drawing from Hosea 14 and Matthew 18, we consider what teshuvah truly requires. Biblical repentance is not merely an emotion; it is a deliberate change of direction toward Yehovah, accompanied by honest words, renounced idols, restored relationships, and Covenant forgiveness. If you are preparing your heart for the Day of Atonement, seeking a deeper Hebraic understanding of repentance, or studying Parashat Ha'azinu, this teaching calls you to return while there is still time. Today is the day of salvation, beloved.

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  Episode #22

  The Hidden Feast: Yom Teruah, the New Moon, Hannah's Prayer, and the Return of the King

  Sep 10, 202654 minS6025

  This episode explores Yom Teruah (aka the Day of the Blowing of Trumpets) as the only feast in the biblical calendar given no explanation, the only feast that begins on the New Moon when the moon is dark and hidden, and the only feast whose arrival literally could not be known in advance. Drawing from Leviticus 23 , Matthew 24:36 , 1 Samuel 1–2 , and the ancient two-witness system for declaring the new month, this teaching reveals why Yom Teruah is the most prophetically loaded day of the biblical calendar year and what it means for the return of Yeshua . The episode also explores Hannah's silent prayer as the Haftarah key to the feast's theology and unpacks the Ten Days of Awe that Yom Teruah opens.

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  Episode #22

  The King Is in the Field: Elul, Yeshua, and the Meeting Your Jewish Cousins Are Still Waiting For?

  Aug 27, 20261h 6mS6026

  Beloved, the traditional month of Elul carries with it one of the most beautiful pictures in all of Jewish thought: a King leaves His royal palace and walks into the field where His subjects live, labor, repent, and long to be reconciled. But as moving as that image is, the question remains: who is this field-wandering King? Well, in this teaching, we take the Elul tradition seriously, but we also bring it under the authority of Torah, the Prophets, the Writings, and the testimony of the Brit Chadasha, aka the New Testament. From the love declaration of Song of Solomon 6:3 to the face-seeking cry of Psalm 27; from Isaiah's shepherd-King to Zechariah's humble King riding upon a donkey; and from Deuteronomy's promise of a circumcised heart to Yeshua's invitation in Matthew 11, the witness is clear. The King in the field is Yeshua. He has already come. He is accessible. He bids His people come, take His yoke, learn of Him, and find rest for their souls.

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  Episode #21

  Yeshua and Ki Teitzei: The Torah Fulfilled Through Mercy

  Aug 21, 20268 minS6026

  This installment of the Messianic Torah Observer connects the weekly Torah reading Ki Teitzei with the teachings of Yeshua in the Sermon on the Mount, showing that Moshe and Messiah are not at odds with one another. Rather, they stand as two powerful witnesses in one divine conversation that reveals the heart and intent of Torah. Through topics such as divorce, vows, retaliation, generosity, justice, and compassion, this teaching highlights how Yeshua fulfills Torah by drawing Yah's people beyond external compliance and into Kingdom righteousness that flows from a transformed heart.

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