Friday, January 24, 2014
TM
January
25, 2014
Shabbat
Shalom Loved One!
www.shabbatshalomlovedone.blogspot.com Torah Studies www.seedtime2harvest.com w/video audio to build our trust in Messiah! Please
listen closely to the audio link (Steve
Berkson) highlighted below!
We make ourselves ready as a BRIDE and virgin
(pure heart) with oil in her lamp. YHWH is restoring all things; that
includes us who were once DRY BONES! All
who KNOW (Not know about) HIM
and call on Him will be delivered- HalleluYAH!
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!
I added
an audio here about the seriousness of what I am teaching today from someone
who is far more serious than most of us about the religious system that deceives
many who will be totally surprised and screaming as they enter hell's flames! It
is a tough but worthwhile listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyG2b5ro51s&feature=em-share_video_user
Can
we even imagine that He will tell us when we must stand before Him for judgment-
“DEPART FROM ME
YOU WORKER OF LAWLESSNESS- I NEVER KNEW YOU!” (Those who have
believed the lie that the TORAH or Moses and the Prophets are DONE AWAY WITH)
Hey loved ones they were doing miracles and GOOD WORKS in His name! What is
more concerning is that Yahshua did not argue with them as they made their case
before Him- only mentions that He NEVER knew them! Hey these “lawless
one” who are they? What sort of laws were they breaking? Were they murderers,
whores, drug dealers and thieves? Possibly, but normally these types of
classifications don’t always EXPECT to go into the Kingdom due to their good
works and casting out don’t know for sure who these told to DEPART are but they
sound like pretty good “Christians” who were deceived by RELIGION- that the Law
is done away with so there was no need to try and obey as it was written- but
perhaps like they determined to worship Him any way they saw fit to- including
pagan based holidays which were nice family TRADITIONS! Here are Yahshua’s
words for our serious considerations for a need for us to REPENT of some wrong
beliefs we may have held and perhaps even holding now. Remember, both Judah
(Judaism) and the Church under sun god worshiper Constantine added and took
away the commands which are written! So we all better be sober and alert and
look at our own practices. Here is Yahshua speaking:
(Mat 7:19) “Every tree that does
not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Mat 7:20) “So then, by their fruits you shall know them – (Mat 7:21) “Not everyone who
says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he
who is doing the desire of My Father
in the heavens. (Mat 7:22) “Many shall say to Me in that day, ‘Master, Master, have
we not prophesied in Your Name,
and cast out demons in Your Name,
and done many mighty works in Your
Name?’ (Mat 7:23) “And
then I shall declare to them, ‘I never knew you, depart from Me, you who work
lawlessness!’1 Footnote: 1 See v. 15.
Loved Ones, Yahshua is pretty serious about us leaving traditions
that are not Biblical or in His word. We were mostly raised up in traditions
such as Easter, Christmas, Lent and others that have some pretty disturbing
pagan origins that He expects us to depart from. Let’s look at what anyone will
find with just a little bit of honest research. (EASTER,ASTARTE: Fertility
Goddess, time when the Easter priests would impregnate the young virgins at the
“sunrise service” then when they had babies 3 months old at the next Easter- the
ceremony included dipping the fertility eggs of Easter into the red blood of
these just sacrificed babies and say “Have a prosperous and fertile new year!”),
(Christmas:
Winter solstice celebration of Saturnalia or sun god worship when the sun
appeared to grow larger again), and (Lent: the 40 days of weeping for Tammuz
or fasting so that Tammuz would have a great afterlife with what you were not
eating as he was killed while hunting a wild pig when he was 40- then they
would kill the pig and have it for Easter ham the following day!)
I know you may be thinking like I once did- THAT’S NOT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME! I also had believed Easter
represented the resurrection of Yahshua (Jesus);
and Christmas the birth of Yahshua; and Lent being the time (40 days) of introspection and repentance
leading up to Easter! Even when I learned that I was still thinking that’s not
what it means to me- it’s still okay because to me it is a celebration to honor
my Lord. As I contemplated my decision to stay the course even after I learned
what I just shared above- that is when I heard the small still voice of the
Holy Spirit question me, “Does it matter what it means
to you; should not your real concern be what it means to ME?” Don’t learn the
ways of the pagans and say you are worshiping ME! This is why
Yahshua is quite serious (even demanding)
we come apart from her or prepare to partake of her plagues!
Let’s consider together loved one- VERY CAREFULLY because we are on thin
ice before Him on these matters! Some of us
have believed the lie that the LAW (The Torah,
Word, Instruction, Moses and the Prophets- the Old Testament) is done away
with, but that is EXACTLY
OPPOSITE OF WHAT YAHSHUA has warned us: (Mat 5:17) “Do not think that I came to destroy the
Torah or the Prophets. 1
I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. (Comment: Only the Spring Feasts are
fulfilled- such as He is the Passover Lamb, He is the High Priest of First
fruits resurrection of the dead and Shavuot- or Pentecost as the Holy Spirit
was poured out where we are empowered to sin no more- however; the Fall Feasts
will start to be fulfilled when Yahshua comes again at Feast of Trumpets- the
Hebrew idiom is the DAY that no man knows the day or hour it begins) Footnote: 1 The Law and the Prophets is a term
used for the pre-Messianic Scriptures. (Mat 5:18) “For
truly, I say to you, till the heaven
and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall by no means pass from the
Torah till all be done. (fulfilled)
(Comment/question- Is heaven and earth still here? If so we must conclude it is
not ALL fulfilled and therefore the LAW is still valid).1 Footnotes: 1 Luke
16:17. (Mat 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. (Note: There are many teachers who teach the Law (Torah and the Prophets) is DONE AWAY WITH who Yahshua
names PASTOR LEAST! Not
Pastor great one like some assumed!) This is SCARY and should be duly noted by
us all!
He does not need us making up Set-Apart or Holy Days for us to set
apart as a means of honor or worship of Him! That’s what the Moedim already are
(Hebrew word for Appointments, Feasts,
Set-Apart times) and are clearly written in His word that they already are.
These are not the “FEASTS or HOLIDAYS” of the Jews. The word declares they are
the Feasts or Set-Apart Days of YHWH- Yahweh- the Lord! Remember with me John
Chapter One; that in the beginning (Genesis-
Creation- even at Mt. Sinai) was the word, and the word was with Elohim (God) and the word was Elohim: John 1:1 In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was
Elohim. Remember also that the word
became flesh and dwelled among us- but He was in the
beginning! (Genesis- Creation- even at Mt.
Sinai) There is no getting around this, so let’s see what He says as He
warns us precisely and soberly about these matters of our not so “okay
traditions.” Mark 7:6 And He answering, said to them, “Well did Yeshayahu prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it
has been written, ‘This people respect Me with their lips, but their heart is
far from Me. Mark 7:7 And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings (doctrines) the commands of men.’ 1 Footnote: 1 See
Isa. 29:13, 2 Ki. 17:19 and Mt. 15:3-9. Mark 7:8
“Forsaking the
command of Elohim, you hold fast the tradition of men.” Mark 7:9 And
He said to them, “Well do you set aside the command of Elohim, in order to guard your
tradition. Also
look at this in the NKJV- how we actually nullify the word and its promises by keeping our traditions
as more important than OBEYING HIS WORDS WRITTEN: See what Yahshua says: (Matthew 15:6b) is certainly
released from respecting his father or mother.’ So you have
nullified the command of Elohim by your tradition. (Matthew 15:7)
“Hypocrites! Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about
you, saying, (Matthew 15:8) ‘This people draw
near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their heart is
far from Me. (Matthew 15:9) ‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the
commands of men.’ ”1 Footnote: 1 Isa. 29:13, Mk. 7:7, 2 Ki. 17:19. “Vain”
in the Greek means folly- useless and worthless; having no value whatsoever. In
the Hebrew (H7723) it means evil as destructive;
literally ruin by deceit, useless, morally wrong, idolatry, false and lying.
Loved one; it is very evident
that Yahshua is warning us that IF we decide to continue to “fit in” and keep
our family and church traditions that are not Biblical- we will have worshipped
in VAIN! Quickly look above again at
what the word vain means in the GREEK and HEBREW- it is a SEVERE warning from
our coming KING!
As if that was not enough to make us ponder how Yahshua will really treat
us when He comes again as our JUDGE and KING here’s more of why we must forsake
traditions that are not lined up with His Torah (Instructions- Word): Our doctrines
(DOINGS) MUST line up with the word forever established in Heaven if we expect
our Creator to confirm His word with signs and wonders following as also He
told Jeremiah- “I
am watching over my word to perform it!”— He is not watching over our words to perform them UNLESS
they are His words!
(Jeremiah 1:11) And the
word of יהוה came to me, saying, “What do you see,
Yirmeyahu?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” (Jeremiah 1:12)
And יהוה said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over
my word to do it.” (Matthew 15:8) ‘This people draw near to me with their
mouth, and respect me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. (Matthew 15:9)
‘But
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as teachings (Doctrines) the commands of
men.’ ”1
Footnote: 1 Isa. 29:13, Mk. 7:7, 2 Ki.
17:19.
Our Torah portion today reminds
about why Yahshua is warning us about VAIN TRADITIONS! We are COMMANDED to NOT
add to nor diminish His Torah/Word/Instructions because we don’t get to add
set-apart days or holidays as though He has prescribed them- WE (MANKIND) HAVE
NO RIGHTS to add to or subtract from His word: (Deuteronomy 4:1)
“And now, O Yisra’ĕl, listen to the laws and the right-rulings which I
am teaching you to do, so that you live, and shall go in and possess the land
which יהוה Elohim of your fathers is giving you. (Deuteronomy 4:2)
“Do not add to the Word which I
command you, and do not take away from it1, so as to guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am commanding you.
Footnote: 1 See also 12:32, Prov. 30:6,
Rev. 22:18-19.
Guard against FEAR! The fearful are
thrown into hell’s flames with the drunks, whores and sorcerers! We are not
fearful but FAITHFUL! He wants us to trust Him who has power to both kill the
body and throw us into hell fires! Hasatan is only a created being allowed only
to test the bride to see who she is- really- yes even in the fiery furnace- we
can trust our mighty Elohim who sent Yahshua to pay the price of bitter waters
and death of the whoring, adulterous bride that He may come again for a bride
who makes herself READY! Hallelu-YAH!
He still
desires intimacy and that comes from WILLING obedience as that is the only sacrifice that is acceptable to
Him! A heart to
HEAR and OBEY will always
receive more instructions whereas a heart in rebellion- a “rebellious stand” will
be cut off until REPENTANCE or death comes!
Results guaranteed for obedience and guarding His commands- not man
made ones! Note guaranteed Generational Curses or Blessings based on our
response to His WORDS (Instructions-Torah)! Some think they are “hiding” their sin- hehe- there is no hidden sin
from our Creator; as He will always deliver the JUST results- yes even to our
children’s grandchildren if need be! Flee sin- FEAR NOT!
For I, יהוה your Elohim am a jealous Ěl, visiting the crookedness of the
fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate
me, (Exodus 20:6) but showing kindness to thousands, to those who love me and
guard my commands. (Exodus 20:7) “You do not
bring 1 the Name of יהוה your Elohim to naught, for יהוה does not leave the
one unpunished who brings His Name to naught. Footnote: 1 Or
lift up, or take. (Exodus 20:8) “Remember the
Sabbath day, to set it apart. (Exodus 20:9) “Six days you labor, and shall do all your work, (Exodus 20:10) but the seventh day
is a Sabbath1 of יהוה your Elohim. You do not do any work – you, nor your son, nor
your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle,
nor your stranger who is within your gates. Footnote:
1 There are other Sabbaths, but this is the weekly Sabbath. (Exodus 20:11) “For in six days יהוה
made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested
the seventh day. Therefore יהוה blessed the Sabbath
day and set it apart.
Loving our neighbors as ourselves! How our Creator values and determines
this…
(Exodus 20:12) “Respect your father and your mother, so that your days are
prolonged upon the soil which יהוה your Elohim is giving
you. (Comment: this is the first
command with a promised result- that we live long on the Earth and prosper and
that is certainly not limited to financial prosperity at all): (Ephesians 6:1) Children, obey your parents in the Master,
for this is right. (Ephesians 6:2) “Respect 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.”
KJV-
If you and I obey these commands (Torah/Instructions); we qualify as loving our neighbor as
ourselves. You and I would never murder ourselves (unless we had demons). If we loved our neighbor we would never want
his wife, or steal from him/her; we would not report something that we were not
an eyewitness to; we would not steal his servants, or any of his possessions. (Exodus 20:13) “You do not murder.
(Exodus 20:14)
“You do not commit adultery. (Exodus 20:15) “You do not steal. (Exodus 20:16) “You do not bear false
witness against your neighbor. (Exodus 20:17) “You do not covet your neighbor’s house; you
do not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female
servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, or whatever belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:18)
And all the people saw the thunders, the lightning flashes, the sound of
the ram’s horn, and the mountain smoking. And
the people saw it, and they trembled and stood at a distance, (Exodus 20:19) and said to Mosheh, “You speak with
us and we hear, but let not Elohim speak with us, lest we die.” (Exodus 20:20)
And Mosheh said to the people, “Do not
fear, for Elohim has come to prove you, and in order that His fear be before
you, so that you do not sin.” (Exodus 20:21)
So the people stood at a distance, but Mosheh drew near the thick
darkness where Elohim was. (Exodus 20:22) And יהוה
said to Mosheh, “Say this to the children of Yisra’ĕl: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from
the heavens. (Exodus 20:23) ‘You do not make besides me mighty ones of
silver, and you do not make mighty ones of gold for yourselves. (Exodus 20:24)
‘Make an altar of earth for me, and you shall slaughter on it your burnt
offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every
place where I cause My Name to be remembered I shall come to you and bless you.
Yahshua reminds us: (John 14:20) “In that day you shall know that I am in My Father and you in
me, and I in you. (John 14:21) “He who possesses my commands and guards them, it is he who
loves me. And he who loves me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him
and manifest myself to him.” Then
we read 1 John: (1Jn 2:15) Do not love the
world or that which is in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not
in him.1 Footnote: 1 James 4:4. (1Jn 2:16) Because all that is in the world – the lust
of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the
Father but is of the world. (1Jn 2:17) And the world passes away, and the lust of
it, but the one doing the desire of Elohim remains forever.
Loved
One- we are truly manifesting as the sons and daughters of the Creator as we
learn to yield and obey. It is
called She’mah (HEAR AND OBEY) O’
Israel! (1Jn 3:1) See what love the Father has given us, that
we should be called children of Elohim! For this reason the world does not know
us, because it did not know Him. (1Jn 3:2) Beloved ones, now we are children of Elohim.
And it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is
revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. (1Jn 3:3) And
everyone having this expectation in Him cleanses himself, as He is clean. (1Jn 3:4) Everyone
doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. (1Jn 3:9)
Everyone having been born of Elohim does not sin, because His seed stays
in him, and he is powerless to sin, because he has been born of Elohim.
We are becoming His
family daily as we die to self! Hallelu-YAH! Remember; “SIN” is defined as
doing away with the law or Torahlessness in 1st John 3 and a look at
our heart attitude of loving our neighbor as ourselves- remember the vast power of our words and
their ability to direct our steps! (Pro 18:21)
Death
and life are in the power of the tongue, and those loving it eat its fruit.
Here are this Week’s Torah Scriptures: Ve’etchanan “And I Pleaded/Sought”
Deuteronomy 3:23-7:1; Isaiah 40:1-31 (Extended); Mark 12:28-44 (Extended)
Father
really wants us to obey Him that He may extend His promises to us! Look at the
pattern we learn from Moses-
(Deuteronomy 3:23) “And I pleaded with יהוה at that time, saying, (Deuteronomy 3:24) ‘O Master יהוה, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your
strong hand, for who is a mighty one in the heavens or on earth who does
according to your works and according to your might? (Deuteronomy 3:25) ‘I pray, let me pass over
and see the good land beyond the Yardĕn, this good hill country, and Leḇanon.’
(Deuteronomy 3:26) “But יהוה
was enraged with me, for your sake, and would not listen to me, and יהוה said to me, ‘Enough of that! Speak no more
to me about this matter. (Deuteronomy 3:27) ‘Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your
eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and look with your
eyes, for you do not pass over this Yardĕn. (Deuteronomy 3:28) ‘But charge Yehoshua, and
strengthen him and make him brave, for he shall pass over before this people
and causes them to inherit the land which you see.’ (Deuteronomy 3:29) “And we dwelt in the valley
opposite Bĕyth Peʽor.
We are commanded to: NOT ADD TO or DIMINISH His Instructions!
(Deuteronomy 4:1) “And now, O Yisra’ĕl, listen to the laws and
the right-rulings which I am teaching you to do, so that you live, and shall go
in and possess the land which יהוה Elohim of your
fathers is giving you. (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, Prov. 30:6, Rev. 22:18-19. (Deuteronomy 4:3) “Your eyes have seen what יהוה did at Baʽal Peʽor, for יהוה your Elohim has destroyed from your midst all the men who
followed Baʽal Peʽor. (Deuteronomy 4:4) “But you who are clinging to יהוה your Elohim are alive today, every one of you. (Deuteronomy 4:5)
“See, I have taught you laws and right-rulings, as יהוה my Elohim commanded me, to do thus in the land which you go to
possess. (Deuteronomy 4:6) “And you shall guard and do them, for this is
your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples who hear all
these laws, and they shall say; ‘Only- a wise and understanding people is this
great nation!’ (Deuteronomy 4:7) “For what great nation is there which has
Elohim so near to it, as יהוה our Elohim is to us,
whenever we call on Him? (Deuteronomy 4:8) “And what great nation is there that has such
laws and righteous right-rulings like all this Torah which I set before you
this day? (Deuteronomy 4:9) “Only, guard yourself, and guard your life
diligently, lest you forget the Words your eyes have seen, and lest they turn
aside from your heart all the days of your life. And you shall make them known
to your children and your grandchildren. (Deuteronomy 4:10) “The day when you stood
before יהוה your Elohim in Ḥorĕḇ, יהוה said to me, ‘Assemble the people to me and I make them hear My
Words, so that they learn to fear me all the days they live on the earth and
teach them to their children.’ (Deuteronomy 4:11) “And you came near and stood
at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of
the heavens – darkness, cloud, and thick darkness. (Deuteronomy 4:12) “And יהוה
spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard a voice of words, but saw
no form, you only heard a voice. (Deuteronomy 4:13) “And He made known to you His covenant which
He commanded you to do, the Ten Words, and He wrote them on two tablets of
stone. (Deuteronomy 4:14) “And יהוה
commanded me at that time to teach you laws and right-rulings, for you to do
them in the land which you pass over to possess. (Deuteronomy 4:15) “Therefore, diligently
guard yourselves, for you saw no form when יהוה
spoke to you at Ḥorĕḇ out of the midst of the fire, (Deuteronomy 4:16) lest you should do
corruptly and shall make for yourselves a carved image in the form of any
figure – the likeness of male or female, (Deuteronomy 4:17) the likeness of any beast
that is on the earth or the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the heavens,
(Deuteronomy 4:18) the likeness of any creature that creeps on
the ground or the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth; (Deuteronomy 4:19)
and lest you lift up your eyes to the heavens, and shall see the sun,
and the moon, and the stars – all the host of the heavens – and you be drawn
away into bowing down to them and serving them, which יהוה
your Elohim has allotted to all the peoples under all the heavens. (Deuteronomy 4:20)
“But יהוה has taken you and
brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Mitsrayim, to be His people, an
inheritance, as it is today. (Deuteronomy 4:21) “And יהוה
was enraged with me because of your words, and swore that I would not pass over
the Yardĕn, and that I would not enter the good land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance. (Deuteronomy 4:22)
“I am to die in this land, I am not passing over the Yardĕn, but you are
passing over, and shall possess that good land. (Deuteronomy 4:23) “Guard yourselves, lest you
forget the covenant of יהוה your Elohim which He
made with you, and shall make for yourselves a carved image in the form of
whatever יהוה your Elohim has forbidden you. (Deuteronomy 4:24)
“For יהוה your Elohim is
a consuming fire, a jealous Ěl. (Deuteronomy 4:25) “When you bring forth children and grandchildren, and shall grow
old in the land, and shall do corruptly and make a carved image in the form of
whatever, and shall do what is evil in the eyes of יהוה
your Elohim to provoke Him, (Deuteronomy 4:26) “I shall call the heavens and earth to
witness against you on that day, that you soon completely perish from the land
which you pass over the Yardĕn to possess – you do not prolong your days in it
but are completely destroyed. (Deuteronomy 4:27) “And יהוה
shall scatter you among the peoples, and you shall be left few in number among
the gentiles where יהוה drives you. (Deuteronomy 4:28)
“And there you shall serve mighty ones, the work of men’s hands, wood
and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. (Deuteronomy 4:29)
“But from there you shall seek יהוה
your Elohim, and shall find, when you search for Him with all your heart 1 and with all your being. Footnote: 1 Jer. 29:13. (Deuteronomy 4:30)
“In your distress, when all these words shall come upon you in the latter
days, then you shall return to יהוה your Elohim and shall
obey His voice. (Deuteronomy 4:31) “For יהוה
your Elohim is a compassionate Ěl, He does not forsake you, nor destroy you,
nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them. (Deuteronomy 4:32)
“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the
day that Elohim created man on the earth, and ask from one end of the heavens
to the other end of the heavens, whether there has been a Word as great as
this, or has been heard like it. (Deuteronomy 4:33) “Have any people ever heard the voice of
Elohim speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? (Deuteronomy 4:34)
“Or has Elohim tried to go and take for Himself a nation from the midst
of a nation by trials, and by signs, and by wonders, and by battle, and by a
strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great fearsome deeds, according to
all that יהוה your Elohim did for you in Mitsrayim
before your eyes? (Deuteronomy 4:35) “You have been shown it, to know that יהוה Himself is Elohim; there is no one beside
Him. (Deuteronomy 4:36) “From the heavens He let you hear His voice,
to instruct you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His
words out of the midst of the fire. (Deuteronomy 4:37) “And because He loved your fathers, therefore
He chose their seed after them, and brought you out of Mitsrayim with His
Presence, with His great power, (Deuteronomy 4:38) to drive out from before you nations greater
and stronger than you, to bring you in, to give you their land as an
inheritance, as it is today. (Deuteronomy 4:39) “And you shall know today, and shall recall
to your heart that יהוה Himself is Elohim in
the heavens above and on the earth beneath; there is none else. (Deuteronomy 4:40)
“And you shall guard His laws and His commands which I command you
today, so that it is well with you and with your children after you, and so
that you prolong your days on the soil which יהוה
your Elohim is giving you for all time.” (Deuteronomy 4:41) Then Mosheh separated three
cities beyond the Yardĕn, toward the rising of the sun, (Deuteronomy 4:42) for him who killed someone to flee there, he
who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without having hated him in time past,
and might flee to one of these cities and live: (Deuteronomy 4:43) Betser in the wilderness in the level land for the Re’uḇĕnites,
and Ramoth in Gilʽaḏ for the Gaḏites, and Golan in Bashan for the
Menashshites. (Deuteronomy 4:44) And this is the Torah which Mosheh set before
the children of Yisra’ĕl. (Deuteronomy 4:45) These are the witnesses, and the laws, and
the right-rulings which Mosheh spoke to the children of Yisra’ĕl after they
came out of Mitsrayim, (Deuteronomy 4:46) beyond
the Yardĕn, in the valley opposite Bĕyth Peʽor, in the land of Siḥon sovereign
of the Amorites, who dwelt at Ḥeshbon, whom Mosheh and the children of
Yisra’ĕl had smitten after they came out of Mitsrayim. (Deuteronomy 4:47) And they took possession of
his land and the land of Oḡ sovereign of Bashan, two sovereigns of the
Amorites, who were beyond the Yardĕn, toward the rising of the sun, (Deuteronomy 4:48) from Aroʽĕr, which is on the bank
of the wadi Arnon, even to Mount Siyon, which is Ḥermon, (Deuteronomy 4:49) and all the desert plain beyond
the Yardĕn as far as the Sea of the Araḇah, below the slopes of Pisgah.
HEAR! Master; give us ears to hear you and the courage to obey! TEN
WORDS!
(Deuteronomy 5:1) And Mosheh called all Yisra’ĕl, and said to
them, “Hear, O Yisra’ĕl, the laws and right-rulings
which I speak in your hearing today. And you shall learn them, and guard to do
them. (Deuteronomy 5:2) “יהוה our Elohim
made a covenant with us in Ḥorĕḇ. (Deuteronomy 5:3) “יהוה
did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here
today, all of us who are alive. (Deuteronomy 5:4) “יהוה
spoke with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. (Deuteronomy 5:5)
“I stood between יהוה and you at that time,
to declare to you the Word of יהוה – for you were afraid
because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain – saying: (Deuteronomy 5:6)
‘I am יהוה your Elohim who
brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of bondage. (Deuteronomy 5:7)
‘You have no other mighty ones against my face. (Deuteronomy 5:8) ‘You do not make for
yourself a carved image, any likeness of which is in the heavens above, or
which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth, (Deuteronomy 5:9)
you do not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, יהוה your Elohim, am a jealous Ěl, visiting the crookedness of the
fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate
me, (Deuteronomy 5:10) but showing kindness to
thousands, to those who love me and guard my commands. (Deuteronomy 5:11) ‘You do not bring 1 the Name of יהוה
your Elohim to naught, for יהוה does not leave him
unpunished who brings His Name to naught. Footnote: 1
Or lift up, or take. (Deuteronomy 5:12) ‘Guard the Sabbath day, to set it apart, as יהוה your Elohim commanded you. (Deuteronomy 5:13)
‘Six days you labor, and shall do all your work, (Deuteronomy 5:14) but the seventh day is a Sabbath 1 of יהוה
your Elohim. You do not do any work – you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor
your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor
any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, so that your
male servant and your female servant rest as you do. Footnote:
1 See footnote at Ex. 20:10. (Deuteronomy
5:15) ‘And you shall remember
that you were a slave in the land of Mitsrayim, and that יהוה
your Elohim brought you out from there by a strong hand and by an outstretched
arm. Therefore יהוה your Elohim commanded
you to observe the Sabbath day. (Deuteronomy 5:16) ‘Respect your father and your mother, as יהוה your Elohim has commanded you, so that
your days are prolonged, and so that it is well with you on the soil which יהוה your Elohim is giving you. (Deuteronomy 5:17)
‘You do not murder. (Deuteronomy 5:18) ‘You do not commit adultery. (Deuteronomy 5:19)
‘You do not steal. (Deuteronomy 5:20) ‘You do not bear false witness against your
neighbor. (Deuteronomy 5:21) ‘You do not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor do
you desire your neighbor’s house, his field, nor his male servant, nor his
female servant, his ox, nor his donkey, or whatever belongs to your neighbor.’ (Deuteronomy 5:22)
“These Words יהוה spoke to all your
assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the
thick darkness, with a loud voice, and He added no more. And He wrote them on
two tablets of stone and gave them to me. (Deuteronomy 5:23) “And it came to be, when
you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was
burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and
your elders, (Deuteronomy 5:24) and said, ‘See,
יהוה our Elohim has shown us His esteem and His
greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. Today we
have seen that Elohim speaks with man – and he lives! (Deuteronomy 5:25) ‘And now why should we die?
For this great fire is consuming us. If we hear the voice of יהוה our Elohim any more, then we shall die. (Deuteronomy 5:26) ‘For who
is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living Elohim speaking
from the midst of the fire, as we have, and does live? (Deuteronomy 5:27) ‘You go near and hear all
that יהוה our Elohim says, and speak to us all that יהוה our Elohim says to you, and we shall hear
and do it.’ (Deuteronomy 5:28) “And יהוה
heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and יהוה
said to me, ‘I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have
spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken. (Deuteronomy 5:29)
‘Oh, that they had such a heart in them- to fear me and to guard all my
commands always, so that it might be well with them and with their children
forever! (Deuteronomy 5:30) ‘Go, say to them, and “Return to your tents.”
(Deuteronomy 5:31) ‘But you, stand here by me, and let me speak
to you all the commands, and the laws, and the right-rulings which you are to
teach them. And they shall do them in the land which I am giving them to
possess.’ (Deuteronomy 5:32) “And you shall guard to do as יהוה your Elohim has commanded you – do not turn aside, to the right
or to the left. (Deuteronomy 5:33) “Walk in all the way which יהוה your Elohim
has commanded you, so that you live and it be well with you. And you shall
prolong your days in the land which you possess.
All His promises are His Kingdom! The King’s Domain! Let’s enter in Loved
One!
(Deuteronomy 6:1) “And this is the command, the laws and
right-rulings which יהוה your Elohim has commanded, to teach you to
do in the land which you are passing over to possess, (Deuteronomy 6:2) so that you fear יהוה your Elohim, to guard
all His laws and His commands which I command you, you and your son and your
grandson, all the days of your life, and that your
days be prolonged. (Deuteronomy 6:3) “And you shall hear, O Yisra’ĕl, and shall guard to do,
that it might be well with you, and that you increase greatly as יהוה Elohim of your
fathers has spoken to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
“Hear,
O Yisra’ĕl: יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one! (Hebrew word for one here is echad- meaning
absolute union and agreement!) (Deuteronomy 6:5) “And you shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with
all your being, and with all your might. (Deuteronomy 6:6) “And these Words which I am
commanding you today shall be in your heart, (Deuteronomy 6:7) and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak of
them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie
down, and when you rise up, (Deuteronomy 6:8) and
shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between
your eyes. (Deuteronomy 6:9) “And you shall write them on the doorposts of
your house and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:10) “And it shall be, when יהוה
your Elohim brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to
Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Yaʽaqoḇ, to give you great and good cities which
you did not build, (Deuteronomy 6:11) and houses filled with all kinds of goods,
which you did not fill, and wells dug which you did not dig, vineyards and
olive trees which you did not plant, and you shall eat and be satisfied – (Deuteronomy 6:12)
be on guard, lest you forget יהוה
who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, from the house of bondage. (Deuteronomy 6:13)
“Fear יהוה your Elohim and serve
Him, and swear by His Name. (Deuteronomy 6:14) “Do not go after other mighty ones, the
mighty ones of the peoples who are all around you, (Deuteronomy 6:15) for יהוה your Elohim is a
jealous Ěl in your midst, lest the displeasure of יהוה
your Elohim burn against you, then He shall destroy you from the face of the
earth. (Deuteronomy 6:16) “Do not try יהוה
your Elohim as you tried Him in Massah. (Deuteronomy 6:17) “Diligently guard the
commands of יהוה your Elohim, and His
witnesses, and His laws which He has commanded you. (Deuteronomy 6:18) “And you shall do what is
right and good in the eyes of יהוה, that it might be
well with you, and you shall go in and possess the good land of which יהוה swore to your fathers, (Deuteronomy 6:19)
to drive out all your enemies from before you, as יהוה
has spoken. (Deuteronomy 6:20) “When your son asks you in time to come,
saying, ‘what is the meaning of the witnesses, and the laws, and the
right-rulings which יהוה our Elohim has
commanded you?’ (Deuteronomy 6:21) then you
shall say to your son, ‘we were slaves of Pharaoh in Mitsrayim, and יהוה brought us out of Mitsrayim with a strong
hand, (Deuteronomy 6:22) and יהוה sent signs and wonders, great and grievous, upon Mitsrayim,
upon Pharaoh, and upon his entire household, before our eyes. (Deuteronomy 6:23)
‘And He brought us out from there, to bring us in, to give us the land
of which He swore to our fathers. (Deuteronomy 6:24) ‘And יהוה
commanded us to do all these laws, to fear יהוה
our Elohim, for our good always, to keep us alive, as it is today. (Deuteronomy 6:25)
‘And it is righteousness for us when we guard to do all this command
before יהוה our Elohim, as He has commanded us.’ (Deuteronomy 7:1)
“When יהוה your Elohim brings you into the land which
you go to possess, He shall also clear away many nations before you: the
Ḥittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Kenaʽanites and the
Perizzites and the Ḥiwwites and the Yeḇusites, seven nations greater and
mightier than you. (Deuteronomy 7:2) “And when יהוה
your Elohim gives them over to you, you shall smite them and put them under the
ban, completely. Make no covenant with them, and show them no favor. (Deuteronomy 7:3)
“And do not intermarry with them – you do not give your daughter to his
son, and you do not take his daughter for your son, (Deuteronomy 7:4) for he turns your sons away from following me, to serve other
mighty ones. Then the displeasure of יהוה
shall burn against you and promptly destroy you. (Deuteronomy 7:5) “But this is what you do to
them: Break down their altars, and smash their pillars, and cut down their
Ashĕrim, and burn their carved images with fire. (Deuteronomy 7:6) “For you are a set-apart
people to יהוה your Elohim. יהוה
your Elohim has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a treasured possession
above all the peoples on the face of the earth. (Deuteronomy 7:7) “יהוה
did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more numerous than
any other people, for you were the least of all peoples, (Deuteronomy 7:8) but because of יהוה loving you, and because of Him guarding the oath which He swore
to your fathers, יהוה has brought you out
with a strong hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand
of Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim. (Deuteronomy 7:9) “And you shall know that יהוה your Elohim, He is Elohim, the trustworthy Ěl guarding covenant
and kindness for a thousand generations with those who love Him, and those who
guard His commands, (Deuteronomy 7:10) but repaying those who hate Him to their
face, to destroy them. He does not delay to do so with him who hates
Him, He repays him to his face. (Deuteronomy 7:11) “And you shall guard the command, and the
laws, and the right-rulings which I command you today, to do them.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and His people scattered everywhere!
Prepare the way for His return!
(Isa 40:1) “Comfort, comfort
my people!” says your Elohim. (Isa 40:2) “Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim, and cry
out to her, that her hard service is completed, that her crookedness is
pardoned, and that she has received from the hand of יהוה double for all her sins.” (Isa 40:3) The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
“Prepare the way of יהוה; make straight in the
desert a highway for our Elohim. (Isa 40:4) “Let every valley be raised, and every
mountain and hill made low. And the steep ground shall become level, and the
rough places smooth. (Isa 40:5) “And the esteem of יהוה
shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see it. For the mouth of יהוה has spoken.” (Isa 40:6) The voice said, “Cry out!”
and he said, “What do I cry?” “All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is
like the flower of the field. (Isa 40:7) “Grass shall wither; the flower shall fade,
when the Spirit of יהוה has blown on it!
Truly the people are as grass! (Isa 40:8) “Grass shall wither, the flower shall fade, but
the Word of our Elohim stands forever 1.”
Footnote: 11 Peter 1:24-25. (Isa 40:9)
You, who bring good news to Tsiyon, get up into the high mountain. You,
who bring good news to Yerushalayim, lift up your voice with strength, lift it
up, be not afraid. Say to the cities of Yehuḏah, “See your Elohim!” (Isa 40:10)
See, the Master יהוה comes with a strong
hand, and His arm rules for Him. See, His reward is with Him, and His
recompense before Him. (Isa 40:11) He feeds His flock like a shepherd; He
gathers the lambs with His arm, and carries them in His bosom, gently leading
those who are with young. (Isa 40:12) Who has measured the waters in the hollow of
his hand, and measured the heavens with a span, and contained the dust of the
earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a
balance? (Isa 40:13) Who has meted out the Spirit of יהוה, or as His counselor taught Him? (Isa 40:14)
With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in
the path of right-ruling? Who taught Him knowledge, and showed Him the way of
understanding? (Isa 40:15) See, nations are as a drop in a bucket, and
are reckoned as dust on the balance. See, He lifts up isles as fine dust. (Isa 40:16)
And Leḇanon is not enough to burn, nor its beasts enough for a burnt
offering. (Isa 40:17) All nations before Him are as a non-entity,
and they are reckoned by Him as less than a speck, and emptiness. (Isa 40:18)
And to whom would you liken Ěl? And what likeness would you compare to Him?
(Isa 40:19)
The workman molds a graven image, and the goldsmith overspreads it with
gold, and the silversmith casts silver chains. (Isa 40:20) He who is too poor for
such an offering chooses a tree that does not rot. He seeks for himself a
skilled craftsman to prepare a carved image that does not totter. (Isa 40:21)
Did you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you
from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? (Isa 40:22) It
is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like
grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them
out like a tent to dwell in, (Isa 40:23) who brings princes to naught, shall make the
rulers of the earth as emptiness. (Isa 40:24) Hardly have they been planted, hardly have
they been sown, hardly has their stock taken root in the earth, when He shall
blow on them and they wither, and a whirlwind take them away like stubble. (Isa 40:25) “And
to whom then do you liken me, or to whom am I compared?” says the
Set-apart One. (Isa 40:26) Lift up your eyes on high and see. Who has
created these? He who is bringing out their host by number, He calls them all
by name, by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power – not one
is missing. (Isa 40:27) Why do you say, O Yaʽaqoḇ, and speak, O
Yisra’ĕl, “My way is hidden from יהוה,
and my rights are overlooked by my Elohim”? (Isa 40:28) Did you not know? Have you
not heard? The everlasting Elohim, יהוה, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is
weary. His understanding is unsearchable. (Isa 40:29) He
gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength.
(Isa 40:30)
Even youths shall faint and be weary, and
young men stumble and fall, (Isa 40:31)
but those who wait on יהוה renew their strength,
they raise up the wing like eagles, they run and are not weary, they walk and
do not faint.
We love YHVH with all our heart by loving obedience and we love our neighbor
as ourselves by receiving our Messiah’s love and giving it to others!
(Mark 12:28) And one of the scribes coming near, hearing
them reasoning together, knowing that He had answered them well, asked Him,
“Which is the first command of all?” (Mark 12:29) And יהושע answered him,
“The first of all the commands is, ‘Hear, O Yisra’ĕl, יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one.
(Yahshua
quotes the She’mah Deuteronomy 6:4) (Mark 12:30) ‘And you shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with
all your being, and with your entire mind, and with all your strength.’ This is
the first command. (Mark 12:31) “And the second,
like it, is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other
command greater than these.” (Mark 12:32) And the scribe said to Him, “Well said,
Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one Elohim, and there is no
other besides Him. (Mark 12:33) “And to love Him with all the heart, and with
all the understanding, and with all the being, and with all the strength, and
to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the burnt offerings and
offerings.” (Mark 12:34) And when יהושע
saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are
not far from the reign of Elohim.” And after that no one was bold enough
to question Him. (Mark 12:35) And יהושע
responding, said, while teaching in the Set-apart Place, “How is it that the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son
of Dawiḏ? (Mark 12:36) “Dawiḏ himself said
by the Set-apart Spirit, ‘יהוה said to my Master,
“Sit at My right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool of your feet.” ’ (Mark 12:37) “Dawiḏ himself
calls Him ‘Master.’ In what way then is He his Son?” And the large crowd
heard Him gladly. (Mark 12:38) And in His teaching He was saying to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long
robes, and like greetings in the market-places, (Mark 12:39) and the best
seats in the congregations, and the best places at feasts, (Mark 12:40) who are
devouring widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers. These shall receive
greater judgment.” (Mark 12:41) And sitting opposite the treasury He saw how
the people put copper into the treasury. And many rich ones put in much. (Mark 12:42)
And a poor widow came and threw in two small copper coins, which amount
to a cent. (Mark 12:43) And calling near His taught ones He said to
them, “Truly, I say to you that this poor widow has put
in more than all those putting into the treasury, (Mark 12:44) for they all put in out of their excess, but she out of her
poverty put in all that she had, her entire livelihood.”
Loved One, I pray we
walk in the spirit and not according to the lusts and directions of the flesh.
That we may each repent quickly wherever we miss and stumble. That we will actually take
Yahshua’s warning serious to come apart from what He considers VAIN TRADITIONS!
I further pray we ALWAYS forgive and speak forgiveness and blessings on those
who do and have done evil against us. They need our love of the Father
(Obedience) to break forth and come to our King! This is how they will
recognize us; that we have love for one another and our King! It is the LOVE of
YHWH that draws men to repentance- not
our knowledge!
I
also pray YOU and I make every effort to love the Creator according to His
ways and desires and not our learned ones that are filled with pagan ritual
both in Churchianity and Judaism. I pray you gain an ear to hear Him and the
courage to obey Him!
Thanks for your
continued prayers for Billie and me- they are cherished! Thank you! THANK YOU!
You are much loved! We must count our blessings and REJOICE! Fear not and worry not! YHWH is on
His throne laughing at and holding evil leaders in derision… so let’s think on
what He promises and His good reports!
(Philippians 4:4) Rejoice in יהוה always, again I say, rejoice! (Philippians 4:5) Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Master is near. (Philippians 4:6)
Do not worry (be anxious) at
all, but in every matter, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to Elohim. (Philippians
4:7) And the peace of Elohim,
which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through
Messiah יהושע. (Philippians 4:8) For
the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is righteous,
whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is
any uprightness and if there is any praise – think on these things.
Shalom to
your home Loved One,
Thurston
Continued
explanation of 2012-13 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 Yehuḏite1,
saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1John 4:22.
