Friday, June 6, 2014
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Shabbat Shalom Loved
One!
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Why
we are on a different schedule of the Torah Cycle than the mainstream and the
Orthodox. For me it is about restoration of all things- explanation is
continued at end of this week’s study…
Loved One- Billie and I ask if you would you utter a quick prayer for
our oldest grandson who just graduated last night from High School? That Yahweh
would direct, protect, prepare, provide for and use mightily in his life as he
moves 1000’s of miles off to college? Christian Kendall is bright and full of
promise—we just want to make sure he is launched and stays on course for
Yahweh! Thanks—you guys are awesome lovers of Yahweh!
Last few
weeks we’ve discussed: WE NEED HIS POWER TO OVERCOME and we still do! Specifically; last week we addressed the
absolute and vital need for yielding our tongues to the Ruach and praying in
His Set Apart Spirit! He is no respecter of persons- everyone CAN or better put
MAY pray in the Ruach—it is true that not everyone will. This praying in the
Ruach is an act of your and my will as Sha’ul proclaimed “I” speak in tongues
more than you all…- NOTE an act of his will. This is vastly different from one
of the 9 gifts of the Ruach where there MUST be interpretation and is for the
benefit of others—so there must be interpretation with the gift of tongues- it
is an act of benefiting others! PRAYING IN THE RUACH is empowering you to have
Him praying for you and building up your faith and trust in Him—no matter what
the overwhelming storm looks like! It is
for building up your own Set Apart Spirit and becoming an OVERCOMER! Remember the
importance of not fearing and the provisions YHWH has made for us to be
over comers! We considered
the power of our words agreeing with Him and how intimacy in
worship brings His presence because He inhabits the praises of His people
and being filled with His Ruach! (Pro
18:21) Death and life are in the
power of the tongue, and those loving it eat its fruit!
DO NOT FEAR! OUR KING IS STILL SITTING ON THE THRONE! (Rev 3:10) 'Because you have
kept the word of my perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of
testing, (Comment: not a pre-tribulation
rapture- but His assurance and protection through the storms) that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those
who dwell on the earth. (Rev 3:11) 'I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one
will take your crown. (Rev 3:12) 'He who overcomes,
I will make him a pillar in the temple of my Elohim, and he will not go out
from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of my Elohim, and the name of
the city of my Elohim, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from
my Elohim, and my new name. (Rev 3:13) 'He who has an ear,
let him hear what the Ruach HaKodesh says to the assemblies.' (This is not a pre-tribulation rapture, He
promises to protect and use us even in the fiery furnace- so let’s be usable!) Loved One, who are we really? Were we
really born for such a time as this? Is this really the “End of the Age”? These questions are being
answered by unfolding events and by our testimony- that is what we say and what we do
about these unfolding events. We shall
overcome by the Blood of the Lamb of YHWH and our Testimony or
not overcome at all. All Creation is groaning for the sons and daughters of
YHWH to manifest. Seems we will be tried by fire to see if we will walk by His
Ruach (Spirit) or not. Why is it so important that you and I overcome
our fears and trials?
(Rev 21:7) He that overcomes
shall inherit all things; and I will be his Elohim, and he shall be my son. (Rev 21:8) But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable,
and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire
and brimstone: which is the second death.
We are not
under condemnation Loved One- hasatan alone is condemned and he purposes
to put on us- the death and condemnation pronounced on him…
Are we fearful? YHWH did not give us a spirit of fear… (2Ti 1:7) For Elohim has not given us a spirit of
cowardice (Fear), but of power and of
love and of self-control (Sound mind).
We must clean up and
make ourselves ready as His BRIDE and allow Him to make us who were once DRY
BONES to become the restored! We cannot follow
those of various religious systems who are described here as this sounds a lot
like modern Churchianity: (Ezek 22:26)
"Her priests have done
violence to my law (Torah/Instructions) and have
profaned my holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the
profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the
clean; and they hide their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profaned
among them.” (He said MY Sabbaths- seems we can’t pick
our own)
Are WE
Laodicean’s? Well… NOT if we were DRY
BONES but as Ezekiel prophesied- and we are among those coming alive as His
body. Note the three conditions
of our warning from Yahshua below!
Why are these days so critical and we
must truly repent in sackcloth and ashes so to speak? I believe we are in the
last days Laodicean age that Yahshua warned us about: (Rev
3:14) "To the angel of the assembly in
Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true
Witness, the Beginning of the creation of YHWH, says this: (Rev 3:15) 'I know your
deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. (Rev 3:16) 'Because you are
lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold; I’ll
spit you out of my mouth. (Rev 3:17) 'Because you say,
"I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and
you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and
naked, (Rev 3:18) I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire (faith-believing- which is true riches)
so that you may become rich, and white garments (Pure and undefiled robes of righteousness) so that you may clothe
yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye
salve (spiritual eyes opened) to
anoint your eyes so that you may see. (Rev 3:19) 'Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be
zealous and repent. (Rev 3:20) 'Behold, I stand at
the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in
to him and will dine with him, and he with me. (Rev
3:21) 'He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I
also overcame and sat down with my Father on His throne.
It is our destiny to
seek Him with all our hearts, soul, and body and walk in His glory realm; His
mercy, compassion, provision, protection and power! (Jeremiah 29:11)
‘For I know the plans I am planning for you,’ declares יהוה, ‘plans
of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and expectancy. (Jeremiah 29:12)
‘Then you shall call on me,
and shall come and pray to me, and I shall listen to you. (Jeremiah 29:13)
‘And you shall seek me, and
shall find me, when you search for me with all
your heart1. Footnote: 1Dt. 4:29, Joel 2:12. (Jeremiah 29:14)
‘And
I shall be found by you,’ declares יהוה,
‘and I shall turn back your captivity, and shall gather you from all the
gentiles and from all the places where I have driven you, declares יהוה. And I shall bring you back to the place from which I have
exiled you.’ (Gen 13:17) "Arise, walk about the land through its
length and breadth; for I will give it to you." (Eph
5:14) That is why He says, “Arise, wake up you who sleep, and arise
from the dead, and Messiah shall shine on you.” (Isa
60:1) “Arise and shine, for your light has come! And the esteem (glory) of יהוה has risen
upon you.
WANT AND NEED PERSONAL BREAK-TROUGH IN YOUR LIFE
LOVED ONE?
As darkness gets darker on Planet Earth—and especially here in the USA- I encourage you also to NOW consider YHWH’s POWER TWINS for overcoming fear and the schemes of our enemy. Again, remember all things are possible for YHWH, the only reason they aren’t for you and I is UNBELIEF!
REVIEW- REVIEW- REVIEW: We’ve talked about this before but it seems to be set up by the Ruach (Holy Spirit) to absolutely discuss and remind ourselves about our need for break-through in our prayers just now.
Unbelief or belief is the real TOPIC in the following Scriptures spoken by Messiah Yahshua! What gets rid of our unbelief? PRAYER AND FASTING according to Yahshua! Let’s look closer at why we can believe that statement: (Mar 9:16) And He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?" (Mar 9:17) And one of the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute; (Mar 9:18) and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it." (Mar 9:19) And He *answered them and *said, "O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to me!" (Mar 9:20) They brought the boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth. (Mar 9:21) And He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.
(Mar 9:22) "It has often thrown him both into the
fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, take pity
on us and help us!" (Mar 9:23) And Yahshua said to him, “‘if you
can?' All things are possible to him who believes."
(Mar 9:24) Immediately the boy's father cried out and
said, "I do believe; help my unbelief.” (Mar 9:25) When Yahshua saw that a crowd was rapidly
gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not
enter him again." (Mar 9:26) After crying out and throwing him into
terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy
became so much like a corpse that most of them
said, "He is dead!" (Mar 9:27) But Yahshua took him by the hand and raised
him; and he got up. (Mar 9:28) When He came into the
house, His disciples began questioning
Him privately, "Why could we not drive it out?" (Looking in Matthew) (Mat 17:20)
And יהושע said to them, “Because
of your unbelief, for truly, I say to you, if you
have belief as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, ‘Move from here
to there,’ and it shall move. And no matter shall be impossible for you.
(Mat 17:21)
“But this kind does not go out except through
prayer and fasting.” So the topic is not some great demon, even the head of all
demons must bow to the name. The problem and topic here is unbelief. We get rid of
unbelief by prayer and fasting! Prayer AND
Fasting, not prayer without fasting or fasting without prayer- THESE ARE
YHWH’S POWER TWINS! If we really want our prayers answered we must be willing to do YHWH’s
requirements. If we really care about our loved ones we will seek YHWH’s face
with prayer and fasting and quit worrying…Yahshua promises in Revelation to
throw the fearful (worriers) into hell with the
adulterers, murderers etc. Why? Because, if that is who we become under great
fiery trials we have trusted the power of hasatan to do us harm, more than the
power of YHWH to deliver us! Could this apply to you and me? NOT IF we pray and fast and overcome! So
let’s be busy about our Father’s business and do it! Remember; Yahshua’s instructions are Hebraic
or Hebrew thought. It is not about mental assent like Greek thought. It is
about being a doer of the word and not a hearer only deceiving ourselves. It is
She’mah O’ Israel or HEAR AND OBEY! Let’s learn to fast
and pray and remove our unbelief!
Loved One- it is
becoming clear that if not Jacob’s Trouble (Not the Jews only trouble-ALL Israel- especially us who claim being
grafted in) certainly trouble anyway- especially
worldwide economic change- is approaching all living on the earth. What is it
that you and I desire to accomplish in our short time here on Planet Earth? Is
it fame, wealth, pleasure, more toys and “stuff” (Not likely- huh?) or possibly
something more lasting…say eternal?
What is worthy of our life’s
mission and accomplishment? Will we allow our
lives to be broken and changed into His image by our own choice or will we soon
be pulverized and destroyed leaving nothing- all our worldly accomplishments
burned up leaving nothing but ash? Mat 21:44 “And he who
falls on this stone (The
Word- Yahshua) shall be broken, 1 but on
whomever it falls, he shall be pulverized.” Footnote:
1Rom. 8:10 & 13, Col. 3:5. (Deuteronomy
30:19) “I have called the heavens and the earth as witnesses today
against you: I have set before you life
and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore you shall choose life, so
that you live, both you and your seed, (Deuteronomy
30:20) to love יהוה your Elohim, to obey His voice, and to cling to Him –
for He is your life and the length of your days – to dwell in the land which יהוה swore to your fathers, to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to
Yaʽaqoḇ, to give them.”
Here’s our prayer Yah suggests below- Our Words direct us! Start today hiding the Word of YHWH in
your heart-memorize some Scripture daily! Use this prayer!
(Luke 21:36) You watch you therefore and pray always, that you may be
accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to
stand before the Son of man. Of course
the goal would be to stand unashamed before Yahshua having produced
fruit that will remain!
(Mat 12:30) “He who is not with me is against me, and he
who does not gather with me scatters abroad. (Mat 12:31) “Because of this I say to you, all sin and
blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not
be forgiven men. (Mat 12:32) “And
whoever speaks a word against the Son of Aḏam,
it shall be forgiven him, but whoever speaks against the Set-apart Spirit, it
shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. (Mat 12:32) “And whoever speaks a word against the Son of
Aḏam, it shall be forgiven him, but whoever
speaks against the Set-apart Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in
this age or in the age to come. (Mat 12:33)
“Either make the tree good and its fruit well, or else make the tree
rotten and its fruit rotten, for a tree is known by its fruit. (Mat 12:34) “You brood of adders! How are you able to
speak what is good – being wicked? For
the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. (Mat 12:35) “The good man brings forth what is good from
the good treasures of his heart, and the wicked man brings forth what is wicked
from the wicked treasure. (Mat 12:36)
“And I say to you that for every idle (careless) word men speak, they shall give an account of it in the
Day of Judgment. (Mat 12:37) “For by your words you shall be declared
righteous, and by your words you shall be declared unrighteous (condemned).”
If no man (male or female) can tame the
tongue, which yields our direction similar to a bridle on a horse or a rudder
on a ship; how then can our tongue be tamed? Too
many “teachers” putting down others and building their own kingdoms- which of
course will be burned with fire! (Pro
18:21) Death and life are in the
power of the tongue, and those loving it eat its fruit.
Summarizing: YHWH knew
we could produce no fruit that would remain. (John
15:5) I
am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same
brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. (John 15:6) If a man abides not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and
is withered; and men gather them, and cast them
into the fire, and they are burned. (John 15:7) If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask
what you will, and it shall be done unto you. (John
15:8) Herein
is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so shall you be my disciples. (John 15:9) As the Father hath
loved me, so have I loved you: continue you in my love. (John 15:10) If you keep my
commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's
commandments, and abide in His love. John 15:16
you have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained
you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he
may give it you. Knowing that we
will produce no fruit that remains on our own, He provided a method for us to
walk in His power and His Spirit- He only requires that we trust Him and yield
our tongues (Direction like a bridle on a
horse or a rudder on a ship) (Act 1:8) But you (YES this means you and I) shall receive power, after that the Set Apart Spirit (Holy Spirit) is come upon you: and you shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Then immediately after
this they all received a
prayer language in Acts 2:4! Listen Loved One, do not think you or I will
produce ANY fruit that will remain apart from His Holy Spirit directing you-
don’t be prideful. Submit (Humble
ourselves) to YHWH and the devil will flee- If we don’t submit our tongues;
hasatan will continue to dominate us. Hint: they spoke as the Spirit gave
utterance- you will have to open your mouth to speak if or most likely when-
you ask Yahshua to give you a supernatural prayer language and baptize you in
His Spirit. Since you are already one of the 10 virgins (born again spiritually) seems natural intelligence to become of
the 5 virgins who have enough oil (power)
to enter the Wedding Feast. Yield and hunger for His help and righteousness
TODAY while He may be found and watch the devil flee as you are FILLED! Whoever
hungers and thirsts for righteousness WILL BE FILLED! Get HUNGRY for Him!
Here’s the picture warning
from Yahshua of us last day’s Assembly of believer’s and why we MUST have His
power demonstrated!
(Rev 3:14) “And to the messenger of the assembly in
Laodicea write, ‘The Amĕn, the Trustworthy and True Witness, the Beginning of
the creation of Elohim, 1 says this: Footnote: 1Col.
1:15, Heb. 1:6. (Rev 3:15) “I know your works, that you are neither
cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot. (Rev 3:16) “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth. (Rev 3:17) “Because you say, ‘Rich I am, and I am made
rich, and need none at all,’ and do not know that you are wretched, and
pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked. (Rev 3:18) “I advise you to buy from me gold refined
(Comment-
faith and trust comes through fiery trials and now I can add prophetic
correction hehe) in the fire, 1 so that you become rich; and white
garments, so that you become dressed, so that the shame of your nakedness might
not be shown; and anoint your eyes with ointment, so that you see. (Most
of us have been blinded by the god of this world and are taken captive to do his
will; yielding our free will to hasatan due to our own disobedience of His
commands- Torah- Instructions- which 1 John defines as SIN!) Footnote: 1Ps.
19:10, Ps. 119:72 & 127, Prov. 30:5. (Rev 3:19) “As many as I love, I reprove and discipline.
So be ardent and repent. (Rev 3:20)
“See, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens
the door, I shall come in to him and dine with him, and he with me. (Rev
3:21) “To him who overcomes (Comment: the fellowship
is only available to him who overcomes!) I shall give to sit with me on my throne, as I
also overcame and sat down with my Father on His throne. (Rev 3:22) “He who has an ear let him hear what the
Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ ” With understanding our need for the Helper and
Comforter He has made available if we so choose to humble ourselves and our
tongues and be the 5 virgins with power and provision (oil of His spirit); Please
join as believers worldwide and
let’s fast and pray and receive His INSTRUCTIONS and power loved
one…that we may run the race well and finish our destinies- those works
He prepared for us to do at the foundation of the Earth! WITH THAT
DECISION CONFIRMED IN OUR SPIRITS; let’s turn our hearts to this week’s
Torah Cycle:
This week’s Torah Scriptures: MIKETZ “At the End”
Genesis
41:11- 44:17; 1 Kings 3:15- 4:1; 1Kings 7:40-50; 1 Cor 2:1-5
(Gen 41:1)
And it came to be, at the end of two years’ time, that Pharaoh had a
dream, and saw him standing by the river, (Gen 41:2)
and saw seven cows coming up out of the river, fine looking and fat, and they
fed amongst the reeds, (Gen 41:3) then saw
seven other cows coming up after them out of the river, ugly and lean of flesh,
and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. (Gen
41:4) And the ugly and lean of
flesh cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke. (Gen 41:5) And
he slept and dreamed a second time and saw seven heads of grain coming up on
one stalk, plump and good, (Gen 41:6) and saw seven lean heads, scorched by the
east wind, coming up after them. (Gen 41:7) And the seven lean heads swallowed the seven
plump and complete heads. Then Pharaoh awoke and saw it was a dream. (Gen 41:8) And
it came to be in the morning that his spirit was moved, and he sent and called
for all the magicians of Mitsrayim and all its wise men. And Pharaoh related to
them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh. (Gen 41:9)
Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my crimes
this day. (Gen 41:10) “When Pharaoh was wroth with his servants,
and put me in confinement in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and
the chief baker, (Gen 41:11) each one of us
dreamed a dream in one night, him and me. Each of us dreamed according to the
interpretation of his own dream. (Gen 41:12) “And there was with us a Heḇrew
youth, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we related to him, and he
interpreted our dreams for us. To each man he interpreted according to his own
dream. (Gen 41:13) “And it came to be, as he interpreted for us,
so it came to be. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.” (Gen 41:14)
Then Pharaoh sent and called Yosĕph, and they hurriedly brought him out
of the dungeon. And he shaved and changed his garments, and came to Pharaoh. (Gen 41:15)
And Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one
to interpret it. Now I myself have heard it said of you that you understand a
dream, to interpret it.” (Gen 41:16) And Yosĕph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is
not in me; let Elohim answer Pharaoh with peace.” (Gen
41:17) And Pharaoh said to
Yosĕph, “See, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river (Gen 41:18) and saw seven cows coming up out of the
river, fine looking and fat, and they fed amongst the reeds, (Gen 41:19) then saw seven other cows coming up after
them, poor and very ugly and lean of flesh, such ugliness as I have never seen
in all the land of Mitsrayim. (Gen 41:20) “And the lean of flesh and ugly cows ate up
the first seven, the fat cows. (Gen 41:21) “Yet when they had eaten them up, no one
would have known that they had eaten them, for they were as ugly as at the
beginning. Then I awoke. (Gen 41:22) “Also, I looked in my dream and saw seven
heads coming up on one stalk, complete and good, (Gen
41:23) then saw seven heads, withered, lean, scorched by the east wind,
coming up after them. (Gen 41:24) “And the lean heads swallowed the seven good
heads. And I spoke to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it
to me.”
Dreams are still prophetic – ask the Ruach (Spirit) to guide you into all truth!
(Gen 41:25) And Yosĕph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of
Pharaoh is one. Elohim has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: (Gen 41:26) “The seven good cows are seven years, and
the seven good heads are seven years – it is one dream. (Gen 41:27) “And the seven
lean and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven
empty heads scorched by the east wind are seven years of scarcity of food. (Gen 41:28)
“This is the word which I spoke to Pharaoh: Elohim has shown Pharaoh
what He is about to do. (Gen 41:29) “See, seven years of great plenty are coming
in all the land of Mitsrayim, (Gen 41:30) but after them seven years of scarcity of
food shall arise and all the plenty be forgotten in the land of Mitsrayim. And
the scarcity of food shall destroy the land, (Gen 41:31)
and the plenty shall not be remembered in the land, because of the scarcity of
food following, for it is very severe. (Gen 41:32) “And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice
because the word is established by Elohim, and Elohim is hastening to do it. (Gen 41:33)
“And now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man, and set him
over the land of Mitsrayim. (Gen 41:34) “Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint
overseers over the land, to take up one-fifth of the land of Mitsrayim in the
seven years of plenty. (Gen 41:35) “And let them gather all the food of those
good years that are coming, and store up grain under the hand of Pharaoh, and
let them keep food in the cities. (Gen 41:36) “And the food shall be for a store for the
land for the seven years of scarcity of food which shall be in the land of
Mitsrayim, and do not let the land be cut off by the scarcity of food.” (Gen 41:37)
And the word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his
servants. (Gen 41:38) And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Could we
find another like him, a man in whom is the Spirit of Elohim?” (Gen 41:39)
Then Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “Since Elohim has shown you all this, there
is no one as discerning and wise as you. (Gen 41:40) “Be over my house, you yourself, and at your
mouth all my people shall kiss – only in the throne I am greater than you.” (Gen 41:41)
And Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “See, I have set you over all the land of
Mitsrayim.” (Gen 41:42) And Pharaoh took his seal-ring off his hand
and put it on Yosĕph’s hand. And he dressed him in garments of fine linen and
put a gold chain around his neck. (Gen 41:43) And he had him ride in the second chariot
which he had. And they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” And he set him
over all the land of Mitsrayim. (Gen 41:44) And Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “I am Pharaoh,
and without a word from you let no man lift his hand or foot in all the
land of Mitsrayim.” (Gen 41:45) And Pharaoh called Yosĕph’s name
Zaphnath-Paʽnĕaḥ. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of
Poti-Pherah priest of On. And Yosĕph went out over all the land of Mitsrayim. (Gen 41:46)
Now Yosĕph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh Sovereign
of Mitsrayim. And Yosĕph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout
all the land of Mitsrayim. (Gen 41:47) And in the seven years of plenty the ground
brought forth generously. (Gen 41:48) And he gathered all the food of the seven
years which were in the land of Mitsrayim, and laid up the food in the cities.
He laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them. (Gen 41:49)
Thus Yosĕph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he
ceased counting, for it was without number. (Gen
41:50) And to Yosĕph were born
two sons before the years of scarcity of food came, whom Asenath, the daughter
of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. (Gen 41:51) And Yosĕph called the name of the first-born
Menashsheh, “For Elohim has made me forget all my toil and my entire father’s
house.” (Gen 41:52) And the name of the second he called
Ephrayim, “For Elohim has caused me to bear fruit in the land of my
affliction.” (Gen 41:53) And the seven years of plenty which were in
the land of Mitsrayim came to an end, (Gen 41:54) and the seven years of scarcity of food began
to come, as Yosĕph had said. And the scarcity of food was in all lands, but in
all the land of Mitsrayim there was bread. (Gen 41:55) But when all the land of Mitsrayim hungered,
and the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, Pharaoh said to all the Mitsrites,
“Go to Yosĕph, do whatever he says to you.” (Gen
41:56) And the scarcity of food
was over all the face of the earth, and Yosĕph opened all the storehouses and
sold to the Mitsrites. And the scarcity of food was severe in the land of
Mitsrayim. (Gen 41:57) And all the earth came to Yosĕph in Mitsrayim
to buy grain, because the scarcity of food was severe in all the earth.
YHWH always had direction for PROVISION and RESTORATION!
(Gen 42:1)
And when Yaʽaqoḇ saw that there was grain in Mitsrayim, Yaʽaqoḇ
said to his sons, “Why do you look at each other?” (Gen
42:2) And he said, “See, I have
heard that there is grain in Mitsrayim. Go down to that place and buy for us
there, and let us live and not die.” (Gen 42:3) And Yosĕph’s ten brothers went down to buy
grain in Mitsrayim. (Gen 42:4) But Yaʽaqoḇ did not send Yosĕph’s brother
Binyamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some harm come to him.” (Gen 42:5) And
the sons of Yisra’ĕl went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the
scarcity of food was in the land of Kenaʽan. (Gen
42:6) And Yosĕph was the governor
over the land, he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And
Yosĕph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.
(Gen 42:7)
And Yosĕph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as a
stranger to them and spoke to them harshly, and said to them, “Where do you
come from?” And they said, “From the land of Kenaʽan to buy food.” (Gen 42:8) So
Yosĕph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. (Gen 42:9) And
Yosĕph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them,
“You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!” (Gen 42:10)
And they said to him, “No, my master, but your servants have come to buy
food. (Gen 42:11) “We are all one man’s sons, we are
trustworthy, your servants are not spies.” (Gen 42:12) But he said to them, “No, but you have come
to see the nakedness of the land.” (Gen 42:13) And they said, “Your servants are twelve
brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Kenaʽan. And see, the youngest is
with our father today, and one is no more.” (Gen
42:14) And Yosĕph said to them,
“It is as I spoke to you, saying, ‘You are spies!’ (Gen
42:15) “By this you shall be
proven: By the life of Pharaoh, you do not leave this place unless your
youngest brother comes here. (Gen 42:16) “Send one of you, and let him bring your
brother, while you are kept in prison. So let your words be proven to see
whether there is any truth in you, or else, by the life of Pharaoh, you are
spies!” (Gen 42:17) And he put them all together in prison for
three days. (Gen 42:18) Now Yosĕph said to them the third day, “Do
this and live, for I fear Elohim: (Gen 42:19) “If
you are trustworthy, let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house,
and you, go, bring grain for the scarcity of food of your houses. (Gen 42:20)
“And bring your youngest brother to me, and let your words be confirmed,
and you do not die.” And so they did. (Gen 42:21) And they said to each other, “Truly, we are
guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the distress of his life when he
pleaded with us, yet we did not listen, that is why this distress has come upon
us.” (Gen 42:22) And Re’uḇĕn answered them, saying, “Did I
not speak to you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the boy,’ and you would not
listen? And see, his blood is now required of us.” (Gen
42:23)
Restoration journey comes with obedient sacrifice called
REPENTANCE!
