Friday, November 25, 2016
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Shabbat Shalom Loved One!
Why are we on a different schedule of the Torah Cycle than the mainstream and the Orthodox? For me it is about restoration of all things- explanation continued at end of this week’s study!
Once again, here’s a great link for audio Bible- http://www.bible.is/download/audio Free Bible Audio- even some choices dramatized Click here for a document by Bobby Conner- titled- IMPORTANT Pray Now After the Election
Here are the links again from Dr. Bruce Allen at the Full Gospel Businessmen Convention:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94S9SPfFpyM (45 minutes)
Here’s some of the study from last week as a review- I believe it is critical to those of us who wish to be the WISE VIRGIN, BRIDE of Messiah Yahshua, and YAHWEH’S REMNANT.
I was told many years ago that to obey Torah would put you back under the LAW and LEGALISM! But Father has proven to me that is a LIE! Legalism is obeying the man-made CRAPPETH (KJV) of TRADITIONS, (I must share I got that KJV from a Cowboy Church Pastor that I absolutely love!) I do not fail to mention, that includes the FEASTS AND PAGAN HOLIDAYS and other lies that both Judaism and Christianity have added. It has become apparent to me what is plainly stated below by our Creator! Seems ONLY A REMNANT is coming forth usable by the Master for these end times we seem to be approaching!
Yahshua specifically warned us WHEN it would ALL be fulfilled: So I asked myself and now you- IS HEAVEN AND EARTH PASSED? Answer: Not even in our wildest imagination! (I suspect there are many Pastor, Teacher, and Evangelists LEASTS- Selah)
Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets.e I did not come to destroy but to complete. Footnote: e The Law and the Prophets is a term used for the pre-Messianic Scriptures. Matthew 5:18 “For truly, I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one yod or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah till all be done (Fulfilled-complete).f Footnote: f Luke_16:17. Matthew 5:19 “Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.
The REMNANT will be the obedient and humble from Judah and Ephraim who are scattered across the earth presently- from the Valley of DRY BONES- as we will become His flesh again to do His will on the earth!
Remember with me; the larger stick is the 10 Northern tribes represented as ISRAEL and EPHRAIM- the younger son of Joseph blessed by Jacob-Israel to be the fruitful nation- they will be joined back together as ONE witness in His hand- as this was why Yahshua came- to save the lost sheep of Israel and likened to Joseph joining the family back together as ONE!
The Valley of Dry Bones (Us who are becoming ALIVE IN HIM again- THE REMNANT)
Ezekiel 37:1 the hand of יהוה was upon me and took me out by the Spirit of יהוה, and set me down in the midst of the valley. And it was filled with bones. Ezekiel 37:2 And He made me pass among them, all around, and see, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and see, they were very dry. Ezekiel 37:3 And He said to me, “Son of man, would these bones live?” And I said, “O Master יהוה, You know.” Ezekiel 37:4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and you shall say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of יהוה! Ezekiel 37:5 Thus said the Master יהוה to these bones, “See, I am bringing into you a spirit, and you shall live. Ezekiel 37:6 “And I shall put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, and cover you with skin and put a spirit in you, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am יהוה.” ’ ” Ezekiel 37:7 And I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, and there was a rattling. And the bones came together, bone to bone. Ezekiel37:8 And I looked and saw sinews and flesh came upon them, and skin covered them, but there was no spirit in them. Ezekiel 37:9 He then said to me, “Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and you shall say to the spirit, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “Come from the four winds, O spirit, and breathe on these killed ones, so that they live.” ’ ” Ezekiel 37:10 And I prophesied as He commanded me, and the spirit came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, a very great army. Ezekiel 37:11 And He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Yisra’ěl. See, they say, ‘Our bones are dry, our expectancy (Hope) has perished, and we ourselves have been cut off!’ Ezekiel 37:12 “Therefore prophesy, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “See, O My people, I am opening your burial-sites and shall bring you up from your burial-sites, and shall bring you into the land of Yisra’ěl. Ezekiel 37:13 “And you shall know that I am יהוה, when I open your burial-sites, My people, and bring you up from your burial-sites. Ezekiel 37:14 “And I shall put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall settle you in your own land. And you shall know that I יהוה have spoken, and I have done it,” declares יהוה.’ ” I Will Be Their God, They Shall Be My People Ezekiel 37:15 and the word of יהוה came to me, saying, Ezekiel 37:16 “And you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it, (Comment: The Two Sticks or branches will be the WITNESSES)
(One of Two Branches or STICKS) ‘For Yehuḏah and for the children of Yisra’ěl, his companions.’
Then take another stick (TWO of Two Branches or Sticks) and write on it, ‘For Yosěph, the stick of Ephrayim, and for all the house of Yisra’ěl, his companions.’
Ezekiel 37:17 “Then bring them together for yourself into one stick, and they shall become one in your hand. Ezekiel 37:18 “And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’ Ezekiel 37:19 say to them, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “See, I am taking the stick of Yosěph, which is in the hand of Ephrayim, and the tribes of Yisra’ěl, his companions. And I shall give them unto him, with the stick of Yehuḏah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in My hand.” ’ Ezekiel 37:20 “And the sticks on which you write shall be in your hand before their eyes. Ezekiel 37:21 “And speak to them, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “See, I am taking the children of Yisra’ěl from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and shall gather them from all around, and I shall bring them into their land. Ezekiel 37:22 “And I shall make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Yisra’ěl. And one sovereign shall be sovereign over them all, and let them no longer be two nations, and let them no longer be divided into two reigns. Ezekiel 37:23 “And they shall no longer defile themselves with their idols, nor with their disgusting matters, nor with any of their transgressions. And I shall save them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and I shall cleanse them. And they shall be My people, and I be their Elohim, Ezekiel 37:24 while Dawiḏ My servant is sovereign over them. And they shall all have one shepherd and walk in My right-rulings and guard My laws, and shall do them. Ezekiel 37:25 “And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Ya‛aqoḇ My servant, where your fathers dwelt. And they shall dwell in it, they and their children and their children’s children, forever, and My servant Dawiḏ be their prince forever. Ezekiel 37:26 “And I shall make a covenant of peace with them – an everlasting covenant it is with them. And I shall place them and increase them, and shall place My set-apart place in their midst, forever. Ezekiel 37:27 “And My Dwelling Place shall be over them. And I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be My people. Ezekiel 37:28 “And the nations shall know that I, יהוה, am setting Yisra’ěl apart, when My set-apart place is in their midst – forever.” ’ ”
HOPEFULLY WE AGREE; ONLY A REMNANT SHALL BE SAVED as HIS WITNESSES- from Judah and Ephraim (Delivered, healed, made whole and saved- USABLE FOR THE MASTER)
Joel 2:28 “And after this it shall be that I pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men dream dreams, your young men see visions. Joel 2:29 “And also on the male servants and on the female servants I shall pour out My Spirit in those days. Joel 2:30 “And I shall give signs in the heavens and upon the earth: blood and fire and columns of smoke, Joel 2:31 the sun is turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of יהוה. Joel 2:32 “And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of יהוה shall be delivered.b For on Mount Tsiyon and in Yerushalayim there shall be an escape c as יהוה has said, and among the REMNANT (survivors) whom יהוה calls. Footnotes: b Acts_2:21, Romans_10:13. c Isaiah_4:2-3, Obadiah_1:17, Revelation_14:1.
Zechariah_8:6 "Thus says YAHWEH of hosts: 'If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?' Says the LORD hosts.
Zechariah_8:11 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,' says YAHWEH of hosts.
Zechariah_8:12 'For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew—I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.
Zechariah_14:2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Malachi_2:15 But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
Romans_9:27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: "THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL BE AS THE SAND OF THE SEA, THE REMNANT WILL BE SAVED.
Romans_11:5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
HIS REMANT IS DRAWING NEAR- to become His Bride; we are commanded to NOT learn the ways of the heathens!
We escape and endure as those awake, sober and alert and about our Father’s business!
(Luke 21:31) “So you also, when you see these matters take place, know that the reign of Elohim is near. (Luke21:32) “Truly, I say to you, this generation shall by no means pass away till all shall have taken place. (Luke21:33) “The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall by no means pass away. (Luke 21:34) “And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down by gluttony, and drunkenness and worries of this life, and that day come on you suddenly. (Luke 21:35) “For it shall come as a snare on all those dwelling on the face of all the earth. (Luke 21:36) “Watch then at all times, and pray that you be counted worthy to escape all this about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Aḏam.”
This escape does not represent Pre-tribulation rapture- we are to escape and endure and produce fruit which alone glorifies our Father and what a blessing to still be standing when He returns- Hallelu-Yah! No need for fear- Our Elohim holds the wicked men of the earth (and the demonic spirits infesting/directing them) in DERISION as He laughs at them! Draw near to our Father and FEAR NOT! Okay we will now take a closer look again at Halloween and make some decisions about how we guide our children.
Loved One; last week we reminded ourselves we must SPEAK THE WORD OF TRUTH AND NOT THE FACTS OR WHAT IS SEEN! Remember; Yahshua reminds us; His words are Spirit and Life. We will not be allowed to have His power if we speak the facts- that disagree with Him- remember the facts (giants in the land) are temporal (temporary) and subject to change whereas His words and agreeing with them are eternal- He reminds us that Heaven and Earth will pass away but His words will remain forever! Hallelu-Yah- walking in a demonstration of His power (which is becoming an ever apparent need) requires a humbling obedience on our parts loved one. Can we even imagine becoming Kings and Priests in the Millennial Kingdom if we won’t even obey Him in this day? Would you and I be so foolish to elevate our servants that will not obey us? Do we honestly think our King and Messiah will make those among us who choose to disobey Him Kings and Priests to teach and help direct others to His truths and instructions?(Torah) Are we among them that erroneously believe we are now finally under grace? The Scriptures declare Noah found grace in His eyes. Obviously, so did Adam and Eve as they were not killed but covered with bloody animal skins. Do we find ourselves believing grace has done away with the Law or instructions (Torah)? Since 1 John declares KJV (1 John 3:4) whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Scriptures (1 John 3:4) everyone doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. Would we be so deceived that we believe Yahshua did away with sin which is transgression against the Torah (Law/Instructions) and therefore paid the price so that GRACE allows us to sin now without penalty? YHWH forbid us!
What do the instructions of Yahweh say?
(Romans 10:8) But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” – that is, the word of belief (trust/faith) which we are proclaiming: (Romans 10:9) that if you confess (speak) with your mouth the Masterיהושע (The WORD made flesh who dwells among us) and believe in your heart that Elohim has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved (Delivered, saved, healed, made whole). (Romans 10:10) For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, and so is saved. (Romans 10:11) Because the Scripture says, “Whoever puts his trust in Him shall not be put to shame.”
He is no respecter of persons but as He told Jeremiah- He is watching over His word to perform it! (Jeremiah 1:12) And יהוה said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to do it.”
The Ruach will guide us into more truth as we receive the engrafted word and become DOERS of what has been revealed. (Romans 2:13) Not the hearers of the Torah are righteous in the sight of Elohim, but the doers of the law 1 shall be declared right. Footnote: 1Matthew 7:21-27, James 2:14-24.
When we receive (A decision and choice we each make) the engrafted word- we will both submit and obey by our doing or likely we also are deceived or at least prone/susceptible to hasatan’s attack. If we choose to not receive and DO-OBEY then we are in rebellion. (1Samuel 15:22) Then Shemu’ĕl said, “Does יהוה delight in burnt offerings and slaughtering, as in obeying the voice of יהוה? Look, to obey is better than an offering, to heed is better than the fat of rams. (1Samuel 15:23) “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, (witchcraft) and stubbornness is as wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of יהוה, He also does reject you as Sovereign (King).” I expect He will also reject us as Kings and Priests for disobedience- YIKES!
(James 1:21) Therefore put away all filthiness and overflow of evil, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, 1 which is able to save your lives. Footnote: 1 See Matthew 13:4-23. (James 1:22) And become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, 1 deceiving yourselves. Footnote: 1 See Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:46-49, Luke 8:21, Romans 2:13, Hebrews 4:11, Revelation 22:14. (James 1:23) If anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror, (James 1:24) for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like. (James 1:25) But he that looked into the perfect Torah, that of freedom, 1 and continues in it, not becoming a hearer that forgets, but a doer of work, this one shall be blessed in his doing of the Torah. Footnote: 1 See 2:12.
How many of us still want to fit in, be accepted by unbelieving and mocking worldly friends and family members? It is time we make ourselves ready and quit playing with fire- we now must become the bride making ourselves ready! We must pray for them but become set apart!
(James 4:4) Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with Elohim? 1 Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim. Footnote: 1 Matthew 13:22, Luke 4:5-6, Luke 14:33, Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:15-17. (James 4:5) Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the Spirit which dwells in us intensely crave unto envy? (James 4:6) But He gives greater favor. Because of this He says, “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favor to the humble.” (James 4:7) So then subject (submit- receive and do or SHE’MAH-Hear and Obey) yourselves to Elohim. Resist the devil1 and he shall flee from you. Footnote: 1 Or adversary. (James 4:8) Draw near to Elohim and He shall draw near to you. Cleanse hands, sinners. And cleanse the hearts, you double-minded! (James 4:9) Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to dejection. (James 4:10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master, and He shall lift you up. (James 4:11) Brothers, do not speak against one another. He that speaks against a brother and judges his brother speaks against Torah and judges Torah. And if you judge Torah, you are not a doer of Torah but a judge. (James4:12) There is one Lawgiver and Judge, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?
SINCE THANKSGIVING WAS JUST CELEBRATED IN THE USA; ONE OF OUR MAIN TOOLS FOR VICTORY IS PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
(Psalms 22:3) Yet you are set-apart, Enthroned on the praises of Yisra’ĕl. KJV uses inhabits… Psalms 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His Name. Psalms 105:1 give thanks to יהוה! Call upon His Name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. Psalms 106:1 Praise Yah! Oh, give thanks to יהוה, For He is good! For His kindness is everlasting. Psalms 106:47 Save us, O יהוה our Elohim, and gather us from among the gentiles, to give thanks to your set-apart Name, to exult in your praise. Psalms 107:1 give thanks to יהוה! He is good, for His kindness is everlasting.
Loved One, we are thankful and seems the world of believers is CONTINUING TO PRAY for righteousness to prevail and hidden and dark things to come into the Light! I hope we do not believe that the political process alone will bring us deliverance when evil puppeteer men rule behind the scene- or at least have and will continue to try to exert and force their mostly satanic ideas and control our world today? (Yahshua promised it would be as the Days of Noah- with fallen angels mating with women as in Genesis 6:4 and the world and its occupants becoming more evil to some of our bewilderment and unbelief!) My continued prayer for you and all your loved ones and yes- Billie and me and our loved ones is that whatever it takes, whether an angel or person, that YHWH sends workers (angels or people as both are fine) to bring us all to REPENTANCE and GIVES US HIS POWER (Or more specifically empowers us to RECEIVE what He has already given us in Luke 10:19) to overcome all the power of hell and then gathers us into His harvest. That we take serious these days and MAKE OURSELVES READY as His bride!
Therefore, we put aside all manner and avenues of deceit, evil, envying, and evil words that report apparent facts but disagree with His word and drink the pure word of YHWH and draw near to Him who made Heaven and Earth and all that is seen and unseen! This life is quite temporary in this flesh body so knowing this let’s live our lives that we may believe YHWH- that if we ask ANYTHING that is according to His word, and we know He hears us; we KNOW we have the things we have asked for! Hallelu-YAH! (1 John 1:9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive usour sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 5:14) And this is the boldness that we have in Him, that if we ask whatever according to His desire, He hears us. (1 John 5:15) And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask,we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
Now OBSERVE the promise of Yahweh for a nation like us (USA) that disobeys His commands and follows after their own ways! I have placed the script in red because Yahshua is this commanded word:
(John 1:1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. (John 1:2) He was in the beginning with Elohim. (John 1:3) All came to be through Him, 1 and without Him not even one came to be that came to be. Footnote: 1Ephesians 3:9, Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 11:3, 2 Peter 3:5, Psalms 33:6. (John 1:4) In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (John 1:5) And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Since we just finished Leviticus- I thought it would do us well to remember and consider- many of you realize that in the Bible code in Hebrew every 70th letter spells TORAH (instructions not LAW) in Genesis and Exodus pointing to Leviticus and every 70th letter in Numbers and Deuteronomy spell Torah backwards pointing to Leviticus- while Leviticus spells Yahshua (Jesus) in Hebrew every 7 letters! I suspect the Creator of the Universe wants us to understand who He really is!
I have posted these promises by Yahshua in red to us in the USA UNLESS WE REPENT!
(Leviticus 26:14) ‘But if you do not obey Me, and do not do all these commands, (Leviticus 26:15) and if you reject My laws, or if your being loathes My right-rulings, so that you do not do all My commands, but break My covenant, (Leviticus 26:16) I also do this to you: And I shall appoint sudden alarm over you, wasting disease and inflammation, destroying the eyes, and consuming the life. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. (Leviticus 26:17) ‘And I shall set my face against you, and you shall be smitten before your enemies. And those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. (Leviticus 26:18) ‘And after all this, if you do not obey me, then I shall punish you seven times more for your sins. (Leviticus 26:19) ‘And I shall break the pride of your power, and shall make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. (Leviticus 26:20) ‘And your strength shall be spent in vain and your land will not yield its crops, nor do the trees of the land yield their fruit. (Leviticus 26:21) ‘And if you walk contrary to me, and refuse to obey Me, I shall bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins, (Leviticus 26:22) and send wild beasts among you, which shall bereave you of your children. And I shall cut off your livestock, and make you few in number, and your highways shall be deserted. (Leviticus 26:23) ‘And if you are not instructed by me by these, but walk contrary to me, (Leviticus 26:24) then I also shall walk contrary to you, and I myself shall smite you seven times for your sins. (Leviticus 26:25) ‘And I shall bring against you a sword executing the vengeance of my covenant, and you shall gather together in your cities, and I shall send pestilence among you, and you shall be given into the hand of the enemy. (Leviticus 26:26) ‘When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back to you your bread by weight and you shall eat and not be satisfied. (Leviticus 26:27) ‘And if in spite of this, you do not obey me, but walk contrary to me, (Leviticus 26:28) then I shall walk contrary to you in wrath. And I myself shall punish you seven times for your sins. (Leviticus 26:29) ‘And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and eat the flesh of your daughters. (Leviticus 26:30) ‘And I shall destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-pillars, and put your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols. And my being shall loathe you. (Leviticus 26:31) ‘And I shall turn your cities into ruins and lay your set-apart places waste, and not smell your sweet fragrances. (Leviticus 26:32) ‘And I shall lay the land waste, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. (Leviticus 26:33) ‘And I shall scatter you among the gentiles and draw out a sword after you. And your land shall be desert and your cities ruins, (Leviticus 26:34) and the land enjoy its Sabbaths as long as it lays waste and you are in your enemies’ land. Then the land would rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. (Leviticus 26:35) ‘As long as it lays waste it rests, for the time it did not rest on your Sabbaths when you dwelt in it. (Leviticus 26:36) ‘And as for those of you who are left, I shall send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee. And they shall flee as though retreating from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues. (Leviticus 26:37) ‘And they shall stumble over one another, as from before a sword, when no one pursues. And you shall be unable to stand before your enemies. (Leviticus 26:38) ‘And you shall perish among the gentiles, (Heathen) and the land of your enemies shall eat you up, (Leviticus 26:39) and those of you who are left rot away in their crookedness in your enemies’ lands, and also in their fathers’ crookednesses rot away with them. (Leviticus 26:40) ‘But if they confess their crookedness and the crookedness of their fathers, with their trespass in which they trespassed against me, and that they also have walked contrary to me, (Leviticus 26:41) and that I also have walked contrary to them and have brought them into the land of their enemies – if their uncircumcised heart is then humbled, and they accept the punishment of their crookedness, (Leviticus 26:42) then I shall remember my covenant with Yaʽaqoḇ, and also my covenant with Yitsḥaq, and also remember my covenant with Aḇraham, and remember the land. (Leviticus 26:43) ‘For the land was abandoned by them, and enjoying its Sabbaths while lying waste without them, and they were paying for their crookedness, because they rejected my right-rulings and because their being loathed my laws. (Leviticus 26:44) ‘And yet for all this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I shall not reject them, nor shall I loathe them so as to destroy them and break my covenant with them. I am יהוה their Elohim. (Leviticus 26:45) ‘Then I shall remember for their sake the covenant of the ancestors whom I brought out of the land of Mitsrayim before the eyes of the nations to be their Elohim. I am יהוה.’ (Leviticus 26:46) These are the laws and the right-rulings and the Torot 1 which יהוה made between Himself and the children of Yisra’ĕl on Mount Sinai by the hand of Mosheh. Footnote: 1 Torot - plural of Torah, teaching.
(Isaiah 49:24) Is prey taken from the mighty, and the captives of the righteous delivered? (Isaiah 49:25) Yes- said יהוה, “Even the captives of the mighty are taken away; and the prey of the ruthless is delivered. I strive with him who strives with you, and I save your children. Hey now that’s FAMILY BENEFITS! He contends with our enemies and delivers and saves our children!
Here is our instruction to tame our tongues:
(James 3:10) Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be so. (James 3:11) Does the fountain send forth the sweet and the bitter from the same opening? (James 3:12) My brothers, is a fig tree able to bear olives, or a grapevine figs? So neither is a fountain able to make salt and sweet water. (James 3:13) Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works in meekness of wisdom. (James 3:14) But if you have bitter jealousy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast against and lie against the truth. (James 3:15) This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but it is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. (James 3:16) For where jealousy and self-seeking are, there is confusion and every foul deed. (James 3:17) But the wisdom from above is first clean, then peaceable, gentle, ready to obey, filled with compassion and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
We start our lives as believers as BABIES but we are commanded to grow up and walk by trust and faith!
Obstacles and difficulties will mature us (Hebrews 5:12) For indeed, although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first elements of the Words of Elohim. And you have become such as need milk and not solid food. (Hebrews 5:13) For everyone partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. (Hebrews 5:14) But solid food is for the mature whose senses have been trained by practice to discern both good and evil. Let us consider carefully loved one. Growing up spiritually is of vast importance – perhaps even more important than our physical growing up. We are to be found BLAMELESS at our King’s appearing so we must grow up now: (1Th 5:23) And the Elohim of peace Himself set you completely apart, and your entire spirit, and being (soul), and body - be preserved blameless at the coming of our Master יהושע Messiah!
The scriptures below are each worth our prayerful considerations. Here’s the thought I believe He wants me to address for our benefit BEFORE we must stand in front of Him. “There is NO reconciliation apart from repentance!” Anger is a manifestation of pain, and left unchecked leads to rebellion. We have all been hurt, abandoned, rejected, or made to feel inferior by someone (or many) during our lives. Let’s get free!
Here are some verses from a short verse search that speak volumes to us living today. If these things were true when Yahshua first came as a type of Joseph- suffering servant to gather the 12 brothers (Family- lost sheep of Israel) How much more are they true-- do you and I suppose they are for us who are living now when He is coming again as King of Israel- The Lion of Judah to restore His brothers (Israel- You and I). I would expect the Kingdom of Heaven is closer now than then…remember we must forgive to be forgiven Loved One (YHWH moves mountains but bring a shovel) - look with me: (Isaiah 1:18) “Come now, and let us reason together,” says יהוה. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:19) “If you submit and obey (willing and obedient), you shall eat the good of the land; (Isaiah 1:20) but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword,” for the mouth of יהוה has spoken. Loved One, before we look at what YHWH told me to share with you (ABOUT FAMILY GIFTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO BELIEVERS AS PART OF HIS FAMILY); let’s once again remind ourselves why you and I and they are Family and as such you (we) are “Loved Ones”!
I consider all “Truth Seekers” family and therefore loved ones. Once again, here’s why; (Matthew 12:46) While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak with him.(Matthew 12:47) Then one said unto him, Behold, your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak with you. (Matthew 12:48) But he answered and said unto him that told him, who is my mother? And who are my brothers?
Matthew 12:49 and having stretched out His hand toward His taught ones, He said, “See My mother and My brothers! Matthew 12:50 “For whoever does the desire of My Father who is in the heavens is My brother and sister and mother.” c Footnote: c See Luke_8:21 where the wording differs slightly.
Understand if we are willing to humble ourselves and submit to the will of YHWH and do the Father’s will (His TORAH /Instructions) we are a part of Yahshua’s (Jesus’) family!
Have WE inherited lies? Most Likely!
We should also realize a truth; as we plainly see the Prophet Jeremiah prophesied that in the DAY OF AFFLICTION (Comment: Hebrew idiom for Jacob’s Trouble or also known as the Great Tribulation in the last days) we would recognize (YHWH reveals truth) and become aware of the fact that we have added to and subtracted from His FEASTS and commands! These are lies that really don’t please Him because they have pagan roots and are man-made (added and subtracted from the WORD) traditions that make the word of YHWH of none effect!
(Jeremiah 16:19) O Yahweh, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there Is no profit. (Deuteronomy 4:2) “Do not add to the Word which I command you, and do not take away from it 1, so as to guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am commanding you. Footnote: 1 See also 12:32, Proverbs 30:6, Revelation 22:18-19.
Can we really even imagine thinking we were serving YHWH our whole lives’ and hear Him tell us we inherited lies and were workers of Lawlessness (Torahlessness)- that He never knew us and to depart from us; that we actually were disobedient following pagan traditions we inherited? This experience would and will cause many to go screaming in horror, weeping and gnashing of teeth, into the flames of hell! Oh Yah- Change us NOW! Reveal your TRUTH to us that we may be pleasing in your sight! Nothing is too hard for you YHWH! You are family (LOVED ONES) if you are humble enough to be a truth searcher. One who desires truth and obedience to your Creator- more than you want acceptance from men and their traditions. This group of LOVED ONES would include us who are willing to pick up our burial stake and follow Him. Why do I use burial stake? Because you and I must be willing to decrease as He increases in us. He changes not and that only leaves you and I to do the changing!
We must be willing to humble ourselves and accept the engrafted word when we discover truth. This losing our life for Him is not just physical. As we are changed into His image we are losing our old person (ality) and gaining HIM!
(Matthew 5:6) Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. To the degree we are hungry for Him
Let’s get hungry for more of Him and less of us- I suspect we will be most happy not to hear these words from Yahshua!
(Matthew 15:9) ‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ ”1 Footnote: 1 Isaiah 29:13, Mark 7:7, 2 Kings 17:19.
FAMILY PROTOCOL IS IMPORTANT- (Especially if we expect gifts- he he) (Matthew 15:4) “For Elohim has commanded, saying, ‘Respect (honor) your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ (Ephesians 6:1) Children, obey your parents in the Master, for this is right. (Ephesians 6:2) “Respect (honor) your father and mother,” which is the first command with promise, (Ephesians 6:3) in order that it might be well with you, and you might live long on the earth.” Finally- let’s look at the KJV about renewing our minds in His Scripture promises regarding knowing His will in Romans 12:1-2 (Soul- mind will and intellect) and see: (3 John 1:2) Beloved, I wish above all things that thou may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.
Do we want to be blessed to be a blessing like Isaac was? Let’s give our parents honor and more importantly (possibly setting precedence) our Heavenly Father honor and LIVE UNDER AN OPEN
HEAVEN! Do we really understand that obedience brings blessings and disobedience brings curses?
Approaching YHWH and entering His presence! Reminder about Giving Thanks and Praises!
Also realize that if you are in great warfare- enter His gates (Doorway) giving thanks- remember the old song- “Count your blessings, count them one by one, count your many blessings see what YHWH has done and then PRAISE HIM as demon spirits cannot hang around and get you down when He is present! Hallelu-YAH! (Psalms 22:2) O My Elohim, I call by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but I find no rest. (Psalms 22:3) Yet you are set-apart YHWH, Enthroned on the praises of Yisra’ĕl. KJV uses inhabits…
Psalms_100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His Name. Psalms_105:1 Give thanks to יהוה! Call upon His Name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. Psalms_106:1 Praise Yah! Oh, give thanks to יהוה, For He is good! For His kindness is everlasting.
Receiving our last (New Covenant) Torah portion this week will help us to walk in His miracle gifts in these days ahead known as Jacob’s Troubles, so let’s be open- study and receive so we can be used to produce fruit that remains!.
With genuine thankful hearts- which are counting our blessings one by one- let’s turn our hearts and minds to this week’s Torah portion Loved Ones! Of course, you and I can reject this and continue to wonder why we walk in no power to help others….
Here are this Week’s Torah Scriptures: Bamidbar “In the Wilderness”
Numbering Israel and Assigning their Portion and Place of Service-
(Numbers 1:1) And יהוה spoke to Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, saying, (Numbers 1:2) “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head, (Numbers 1:3) from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army in Yisra’ĕl. Number them by their divisions, you and Aharon. (Numbers 1:4) “And a man from every tribe should be with you, each one the head of his father’s house. (Numbers 1:5) “And these are the names of the men who stand with you. From Re’uḇĕn: Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy’ur. (Numbers 1:6) “From Shimʽon: Shelumi’ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai. (Numbers 1:7) “From Yehuḏah: Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏaḇ. (Numbers 1:8) “From Yissasḵar: Nethanĕ’l, son of Tsuʽar. (Numbers 1:9) “From Zeḇulun: Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon. (Numbers 1:10) “From the sons of Yosĕph: From Ephrayim: Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ. From Manasseh: Gamli’ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur. (Numbers 1:11) “From Binyamin: Aḇiḏan, son of Giḏʽoni. (Numbers 1:12) “From Dan: Aḥiʽezer, son of Ammishaddai. (Numbers 1:13) “From Ashĕr: Paḡʽi’ĕl, son of Oḵran. (Numbers 1:14) “From Gaḏ: Elyasaph, son of Deu’ĕl. (Numbers 1:15) “From Naphtali: Aḥira, son of Ěnan.” (Numbers 1:16) These are the ones called from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads of the thousands of Yisra’ĕl. (Numbers 1:17) And Mosheh and Aharon took these men, who were called by name,
(Numbers 1:18) and they assembled the entire congregation together on the first day of the second month. And they declared their ancestry by clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one head by head. (Numbers 1:19) As יהוה commanded Mosheh, so he registered them in the Wilderness of Sinai. (Numbers 1:20) And the children of Re’uḇĕn, Yisra’ĕl’s first-born, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male head by head, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:21) those who were registered of the tribe of Re’uḇĕn were forty-six thousand five hundred. (Numbers 1:22) From the children of Shimʽon, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, of those who were registered, according to the number of names, every male head by head, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:23) those who were registered of the tribe of Shimʽon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. (Numbers 1:24) From the children of Gaḏ, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:25) those who were registered of the tribe of Gaḏ were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. (Numbers 1:26) From the children of Yehuḏah, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:27) those who were registered of the tribe of Yehuḏah were seventy-four thousand six hundred. (Numbers 1:28) From the children of Yissasḵar, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:29) those who were registered of the tribe of Yissasḵar were fifty-four thousand four hundred. (Numbers 1:30) From the children of Zeḇulun, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:31) those who were registered of the tribe of Zeḇulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. (Numbers 1:32) From the sons of Yosĕph, the children of Ephrayim, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:33) those who were registered of the tribe of Ephrayim were forty thousand five hundred.(Numbers 1:34) From the children of Menashsheh, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:35) those who were registered of the tribe of Menashsheh were thirty-two thousand two hundred. (Numbers 1:36) From the children of Binyamin, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:37) those who were registered of the tribe of Binyamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred. (Numbers 1:38) From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:39) those who were registered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. (Numbers 1:40) From the children of Ashĕr, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:41) those who were registered of the tribe of Ashĕr were forty-one thousand five hundred. (Numbers 1:42) From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army, (Numbers 1:43) those who were registered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred. (Numbers 1:44) These were those registered, whom Mosheh and Aharon registered, with the leaders of Yisra’ĕl, twelve men, each one for his father’s house. (Numbers 1:45) And all those that were registered of the children of Yisra’ĕl, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army in Yisra’ĕl, (Numbers 1:46) all those that were registered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
Set Apart- Levites
(Numbers 1:47) But the Lĕwites were not registered among them by their fathers’ tribe, (Numbers 1:48) because יהוהhad spoken to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 1:49) “Only the tribe of Lĕwi you do not register, nor take a census of them among the children of Yisra’ĕl. (Numbers 1:50) “Instead, appoint the Lĕwites over the Dwelling Place of the Witness, over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They bear the Dwelling Place and all its furnishings, and they attend to it, and camp around the Dwelling Place. (Numbers 1:51) “And when the Dwelling Place is to go forward, the Lĕwites take it down. And when the Dwelling Place is to be set up, the Lĕwites set it up. And the stranger who comes near is put to death. (Numbers 1:52) “And the children of Yisra’ĕl shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own banner, according to their divisions, (Numbers 1:53) but let the Lĕwites camp around the Dwelling Place of the Witness, so that there be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl. And the Lĕwites shall guard the duty of the Dwelling Place of the Witness.” (Numbers 1:54) And the children of Yisra’ĕl did according to all that יהוה commanded Mosheh, so they did.
YHWH has ORDER in the camp! (Numbers 2:1) And יהוה spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon, saying, (Numbers 2:2) “The children of Yisra’ĕl are to camp, each one by his own banner, beside the sign of his father’s house. Let them camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance.” (Numbers 2:3) And on the east side, towards sunrise: those of the banner of the camp of Yehuḏah camp according to their divisions. And the leader of the children of Yehuḏah: Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏaḇ. (Numbers 2:4) And his army with their registered ones: seventy-four thousand six hundred. (Numbers 2:5) Those camping next to him are the tribe of Yissasḵar, and the leader of the children of Yissasḵar: Nethanĕ’l, son of Tsuʽar. (Numbers 2:6) and his army with its registered ones: fifty-four thousand four hundred. (Numbers 2:7) Then the tribe of Zeḇulun, and the leader of the children of Zeḇulun: Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon. (Numbers 2:8) And his army with its registered ones: fifty-seven thousand four hundred. (Numbers 2:9) All the registered ones of the camp of Yehuḏah, according to their divisions: one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. These depart first. (Numbers 2:10) On the south side: the banner of the camp of Re’uḇĕn according to their divisions, and the leader of the children of Re’uḇĕn: Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy’ur. (Numbers 2:11) And his army with its registered ones: forty-six thousand five hundred. (Numbers 2:12) And those who camp next to him: the tribe of Shimʽon, and the leader of the children of Shimʽon: Shelumi’ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai. (Numbers 2:13) And his army with their registered ones: fifty-nine thousand three hundred. (Numbers 2:14) Then the tribe of Gaḏ, and the leader of the children of Gaḏ: Elyasaph, son of Reʽuw’ĕl. (Numbers 2:15) And his army with their registered ones: forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. (Numbers 2:16) All the registered ones of the camp of Re’uḇĕn, according to their divisions: one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. And they are the second to depart. (Numbers 2:17) And the Tent of Meeting, the camp of the Lĕwites, shall move out in the middle of the camps. As they camp, so they move out, everyone in his place, by their banners. (Numbers 2:18) On the west side: the banner of the camp of Ephrayim according to their divisions, and the leader of the children of Ephrayim: Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ. (Numbers 2:19) And his army with their registered ones: forty thousand five hundred. (Numbers 2:20) And next to him the tribe of Menashsheh, and the leader of the children of Menashsheh: Gamli’ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur. (Numbers 2:21) And his army with their registered ones: thirty-two thousand two hundred. (Numbers 2:22) Then the tribe of Binyamin, and the leader of the children of Binyamin: Aḇiḏan, son of Giḏʽoni. (Numbers 2:23) And his army with their registered ones: thirty-five thousand four hundred. (Numbers 2:24) All the registered ones of the camp of Ephrayim, according to their divisions: one hundred and eight thousand one hundred. And they are the third to depart. (Numbers 2:25) On the north side: the banner of the camp of Dan, according to their divisions, and the leader of the children of Dan: Aḥiʽezer, son of Ammishaddai. (Numbers 2:26) And his army with their registered ones: sixty-two thousand seven hundred. (Numbers 2:27) And those who camp next to him: the tribe of Ashĕr, and the leader of the children of Ashĕr: Paḡʽi’ĕl, son of Oḵran. (Numbers 2:28) And his army with their registered ones: forty-one thousand five hundred. (Numbers 2:29) Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali: Aḥira, son of Ěnan. (Numbers 2:30) And his army with their registered ones: fifty-three thousand four hundred. (Numbers 2:31) All the registered ones of the camp of Dan: one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They depart last, with their banners. (Numbers 2:32) These were registered ones of the children of Yisra’ĕl by their fathers’ houses. All who were registered according to their divisions of the camps: six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. (Numbers 2:33) But the Lĕwites were not registered among the children of Yisra’ĕl, as יהוה commanded Mosheh. (Numbers 2:34) And the children of Yisra’ĕl did according to all that יהוה commanded Mosheh. So they camped by their banners and so they departed, each one by his clan, according to their fathers’ houses.
Protocol and the Set Apart
(Numbers 3:1) And these are the generations of Aharon and Mosheh when יהוה spoke with Mosheh on Mount Sinai.(Numbers 3:2) And these are the names of the sons of Aharon: Naḏaḇ, the first-born, and Aḇihu, Elʽazar, and Ithamar.(Numbers 3:3) These are the names of the sons of Aharon, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to act as priests.(Numbers 3:4) And Naḏaḇ and Aḇihu had died before יהוה when they brought strange fire before יהוה in the Wilderness of Sinai. And they had no children. So Elʽazar and Ithamar acted as priests in the presence of Aharon their father.(Numbers 3:5) And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, Numbers 3:6) “Bring the tribe of Lĕwi near, and set them before Aharon the priest, and they shall serve him, (Numbers 3:7) and shall guard his duty and the duty of all the congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the Dwelling Place. (Numbers 3:8) “And they shall guard all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the duty of the children of Yisra’ĕl, to do the service of the Dwelling Place. (Numbers 3:9) “And you shall give the Lĕwites to Aharon and his sons. They are the given ones, given to him from among the children of Yisra’ĕl. (Numbers 3:10) “And appoint Aharon and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.” (Numbers 3:11) And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 3:12) “Now look, I myself have taken the Lĕwites from among the children of Yisra’ĕl instead of every first-born who opens the womb among the children of Yisra’ĕl. And the Lĕwites shall be mine, (Numbers 3:13) because all the first-born are Mine. On the day that I struck all the first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, I set apart to myself all the first-born in Yisra’ĕl, both man and beast. They are Mine, I am יהוה.” (Numbers 3:14) And יהוהspoke to Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
(Numbers 3:15) “Register the children of Lĕwi by their fathers’ houses, by their clans. Register every male from a month old and above.” (Numbers 3:16) So Mosheh registered them according to the word of יהוה, as he had been commanded. (Numbers 3:17) And these were the sons of Lĕwi by their names: Gĕreshon, and Qehath, and Merari. (Numbers 3:18) And these are the names of the sons of Gĕreshon by their clans: Liḇni and Shimʽi. (Numbers 3:19) and the sons of Qehath by their clans: Amram and Yitshar, Ḥeḇron and Uzzi’ĕl. (Numbers 3:20) And the sons of Merari by their clans: Maḥli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Lĕwites by their fathers’ houses. (Numbers 3:21) From Gĕreshon came the clan of the Liḇnites and the clan of the Shimʽites. These were the clans of the Gĕreshonites. (Numbers 3:22) Their registered ones, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, their registered ones were seven thousand five hundred. (Numbers 3:23) The clans of the Gĕreshonites were to camp westward, behind the Dwelling Place, (Numbers 3:24) and the leader of the fathers’ house of the Gĕreshonites: Elyasaph, son of La’ĕl. (Numbers 3:25) And the duty of the children of Gĕreshon in the Tent of Meeting was the Dwelling Place, and the tent with its covering, and the covering of the door of the Tent of Meeting, (Numbers 3:26) and the screens of the courtyard and the covering of the door of the courtyard, which is around the Dwelling Place and the altar, and their cords, according to all its service. (Numbers 3:27) And from Qehath came the clan of the Amramites, and the clan of the Yitsharites, and the clan of the Ḥeḇronites, and the clan of the Uzzi’ĕlites. These were the clans of the Qehathites. (Numbers 3:28) In number, all the males, from a month old and above, were eight thousand six hundred, guarding the duty of the set-apart place. (Numbers 3:29) The clans of the children of Qehath were to camp on the south side of the Dwelling Place. (Numbers 3:30) The leader of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Qehathites; was Elitsaphan, son of Uzzi’ĕl. (Numbers 3:31) And their duty was the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the utensils of the set-apart place used in the service, and the covering, and all its service. (Numbers 3:32) And Elʽazar, son of Aharon the priest, was to be chief over the leaders of the Lĕwites, with oversight of those who guard the duty of the set-apart place. (Numbers 3:33) From Merari came the clan of the Maḥlites and the clan of the Mushites. These were the clans of Merari. (Numbers 3:34) The number of their registered ones; all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred. (Numbers 3:35) The leader of the fathers’ house of the clans of Merari; was Tsuri’ĕl, son of Aḇiḥayil. These were to camp on the north side of the Dwelling Place. (Numbers 3:36) And the appointed duty of the children of Merari was the boards of the Dwelling Place, and its bars, and its columns, and its sockets, and its utensils, and all its service, (Numbers 3:37) and the columns of the courtyard all around, with their sockets, and their pegs, and their cords. (Numbers 3:38) And those who were to camp before the Dwelling Place on the east, before the Tent of Meeting, were Mosheh and Aharon, and his sons, guarding the duty of the set-apart place, and the duty of the children of Yisra’ĕl. But the stranger who came near was to be put to death. (Numbers 3:39) All the registered ones of the Lĕwites, whom Mosheh and Aharon registered at the command of יהוה, by their clans, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand. (Numbers 3:40) And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Register all the first-born males of the children of Yisra’ĕl from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. (Numbers 3:41) “And you shall take the Lĕwites for Me – I am יהוה – instead of all the first-born among the children of Yisra’ĕl, and the livestock of the Lĕwites instead of all the first-born among the livestock of the children of Yisra’ĕl.” (Numbers 3:42) And Mosheh registered all the first-born among the children of Yisra’ĕl as יהוה had commanded him. (Numbers 3:43) And all the first-born males, by the number of names, from one month old and above of their registered ones, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three. (Numbers 3:44) And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 3:45) “Take the Lĕwites instead of all the first-born among the children of Yisra’ĕl, and the livestock of the Lĕwites instead of their livestock. And the Lĕwites shall be Mine, I am יהוה. (Numbers 3:46) “And for the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three of the first-born of the children of Yisra’ĕl, who are more than the number of the Lĕwites, (Numbers 3:47) you shall take five sheqels for each one, head by head – take it by the sheqel of the set-apart place, the sheqel of twenty gĕrahs. (Numbers 3:48) “And you shall give the silver, the ransom of those who are in excess among them, to Aharon and his sons.” (Numbers 3:49) And Mosheh took the ransom silver from those who were over and above those who were ransomed by the Lĕwites.(Numbers 3:50) From the first-born of the children of Yisra’ĕl he took the silver, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five pieces, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place. (Numbers 3:51) And Mosheh gave their ransom silver to Aharon, and to his sons, according to the word of יהוה, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
More Protocol—we put away whoring which is adultery is idolatry to YHWH. He removes them “In That Day” a Hebrew Idiom for the Day of YHWH (Times of His Vengeance)- Times of Trouble- (Jacob’s or Israel the people- many of whom are GRAFTED IN) The Day of the Lord!
(Hosea 2:1) “Say to your brothers, ‘O my people,’ and to your sisters, ‘O, compassioned one.’ (Hosea 2:2) “Strive with your mother, strive, for she is not my wife, nor am I her Husband! Let her put away her whoring from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts, (Hosea 2:3) lest I strip her naked, and shall set her up as on the day she was born, and shall make her like a wilderness, and shall set her like a dry land, and shall put her to death with thirst.(Hosea 2:4) “And I shall not have compassion on her children, for they are the children of whoring. (Hosea 2:5) “For their mother has whored, she who conceived them has acted shamelessly. For she said, ‘I go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my linen, my oil and my drink. Hosea 2:6) “Therefore, see, I am hedging up your way with thorns, and I shall wall her in, so that she does not find her paths. (Hosea 2:7) “And she shall pursue her lovers but not overtake them, and shall seek them but not find them. Then she shall say, ‘Let me go and return to my first husband, for then it was better for me than now.’ (Hosea 2:8) “And she did not acknowledge that I gave her grain, and new wine, and oil, and increased her silver and gold which they prepared for Baʽal. (Hosea 2:9) “Therefore I shall turn back and shall take my grain in its time and My new wine in its season, and I shall take away My wool and My linen covering her nakedness. (Hosea 2:10) “And now I shall uncover her shame before the eyes of her lovers, and no one shall deliver her from my hand. (Hosea 2:11) “And I shall cause all her rejoicing, her festivals, her New Moons, and her Sabbaths, even all her appointed times, to cease, (Hosea 2:12) and lay waste her vines and her fig trees, of which she has said, ‘these are my rewards that my lovers have given me.’ And I shall make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. (Hosea 2:13) “And I shall punish her for the days of the Baʽals to which she burned incense and adorned herself with her rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, and forgot Me,” declares יהוה. (Hosea 2:14) “Therefore, see, I am alluring her, and shall lead her into the wilderness, and shall speak to her heart, (Hosea 2:15) and give to her vineyards from there, and the Valley of Aḵor as a door of expectation. And there she shall respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Mitsrayim.
(Hosea 2:16) “And it shall be, in that day,” declares יהוה, “that you call Me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘My Baʽal.’ (Hosea 2:17) “And I shall remove the names of the Baʽals from her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name. (Hosea 2:18) “And in that day I shall make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping creatures of the ground, when bow, and sword, and battle I break from the earth. And I shall make them lie down in safety. (Hosea 2:19) “And I shall take you as a bride unto me forever, and take you as a bride unto me in righteousness, and in right-ruling, and kindness and compassion. (Hosea 2:20) “And I shall take you as a bride unto me in trustworthiness, and you shall know יהוה. (Hosea 2:21) “And it shall be in that day that I answer,” Declares יהוה, “that I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth, (Hosea 2:22) and the earth answer the grain and the new wine and the oil, and they answer Yizreʽĕl. (Hosea 2:23) “And I shall sow her for myself in the earth, and I shall have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion. And I shall say to those who were not my people, ‘You are my people,’ while they say, ‘My Elohim!’ ”
FAMILY GIFTS are for the benefit of others- as the Ruach wills, we can accept and give these gifts away—so let’s receive them and walk in them!
YHWH does NOT want us ignorant concerning spiritual gifts—let’s not remain ignorant- but study and show ourselves approved- rightly dividing the Word of Truth! Yahshua has given us His power to trample on snakes and scorpions (All the demonic realm opposing us with stormy facts) and OVERCOME all the power of the enemy! So let’s read and receive power! Honestly, the more we read and believe and DO- the more we will be trusted and trust Him that we may DO His works on the earth. These are given (NOT for self-exaltation or our own benefit) for the benefit of others as the Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit) wills and intends. Nine gifts! Let’s consider carefully who we ascribe these gifts to. To assign the works of the Ruach to works of hasatan is called “Blaspheming the Set Apart Ruach” and will NOT be forgiven- in this age OR in the age to come! No one can make us receive these-
YOU AND I MUST BE OPEN TO BE USED AND HUNGRY FOR TRUTH! (1 Corinthians 12:1) And concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant. (1 Corinthians 12:2) You know that you were gentiles, 1 led away to the dumb idols, even as you might be led. Footnote: 1 Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians4:17, 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:5. (1 Corinthians 12:3) Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of Elohim says יהושע is a curse, and no one is able to say that יהושע is Master except by the Set-apart Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:4) And there are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:5) There are different kinds of services, but the same Master. (1 Corinthians 12:6) And there are different kinds of workings, but it is the same Elohim who is working all in all. (1 Corinthians 12:7) And to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profiting, (1 Corinthians 12:8) for to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit, (1 Corinthians 12:9) and to another belief-faith- trust by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit, (1 Corinthians 12:10) and to another operations of powers, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, and to another kinds of unknown tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues. (1 Corinthians 12:11) But one and the same Spirit works all these, distributing to each one individually as He intends. (1 Corinthians 12:12) For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is the Messiah. (1 Corinthians 12:13) For indeed by one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Yehuḏim or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink into one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:14) For indeed the body is not one member but many. (1 Corinthians 12:15) If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” does it therefore not belong to the body? (1 Corinthians 12:16) And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” does it therefore not belong to the body? (1 Corinthians 12:17) If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? If all the body hearing, where would be the smelling? (1 Corinthians 12:18) But now Elohim has set the members, each one of them, in the body, even as He pleased. (1 Corinthians 12:19) And if they all had been one member, where would the body be? (1 Corinthians 12:20) And now, there are indeed many members, but one body.
Loved One, my prayer for you is that you humble yourself by your own free will and hunger and thirst for His power to help you help others in the days ahead- which I believe we are interesting times and called to do exploits and miracles in His name and FEAR NOT! We only Fear Yahweh! Time we draw near to Him!
Shalom to your home Loved One,
Thurston
Continued explanation of the Torah Cycle restart at beginning of months… It is about YHWH restoring all things which sometimes means we are walking alone. I start over annually when YHWH’s year starts over; this is not to say that I am correct and others are wrong, I just happen to believe we will never challenge our older brother Judah by following his traditions. I expect Judah will be moved by our obedience to His Torah (Words of Scripture) and seeing YHWH’s signs and wonders following our obedience- Does the statement above mean we are not to grab the tzitzit of Yehuda and take hold and learn from them? Of course not, we absolutely should learn of them and from them- just not ingest and keep that which is traditions that go against His words! Especially since we are the ten (Ten scattered northern tribes scattered for Easter and sun god day worship which parallels closely as a pig slop eating prodigal brother)
Let’s look; (Zechariah 8:22) ‘And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek יהוה of hosts in Yerushalayim, and to pray before יהוה.’ (Zechariah 8:23) “Thus said יהוה of hosts, ‘In those days (Now? YES and in the future also!) Ten men (10 scattered northern tribes called Ephraim and Israel) from all languages of the nations take hold, yea, they shall take hold of the edge of the garment of a man, a Yehuḏite 1, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1 John 4:22.
