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February 8, 2014
Shabbat
Shalom Loved One!
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Loved
Ones, I know you are Truth Searchers and will enjoy the biblical observations
in this week’s study that will help 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!
He is watching over His word; not our additions and subtractions (Adding
our own inherited pagan feast dates or spoken differently-removing and
replacing His commanded Feasts from our worship)
Speaking
of worship, I need to go there; maybe this is for you, but I know it is for me!
When was the last time you just set aside the time to start your day worshiping
Him and praising His wonderful love and mercy which emanates from being in His
presence? Too long for me; I get way too busy with LIFE, just making a living
(Hehe certainly attempting to!) and the hundreds of things that happen daily,
call it busy-ness. This morning as I awakened and came to work on the Bible
Study- (It’s 1:47 am Friday here in Texas) I was prompted by that small sweet
spirit to come and worship first- then I would have something to give you. It
is easy to remove our joy and our first love with our varying activities and
stresses of life. Something the devil is hoping for as he and his dominions
work relentlessly to arrange stress and compromise for us. We must and can overcome!
Even our own flesh gets in our way as the flesh, soul and spirit man wrestle
for our leadership.
Have you
found that to happen to you also; where the Heavens seem as brass? The Prince
of Peace must be our King and actually put first if we are to walk I His
SHALOM. Other than that it is only vain worship—dead and mote. It becomes
RELIGION or DUTY quickly and our joy of our
salvation- DELIVERANCE from every attack and plunder of the enemy of our souls.
What a subtle compromise and guaranteed loss by hasatan’s subtle attach added
to our busy-ness and or lazy habits which must include our ignorance of the
attack and our wrong conclusion that having a FORM OF GODLINESS means anything
to our Creator. YES, I obeyed that small precious voice and thoroughly enjoyed
it. It was refreshing and as I started one of my heart’s cries bubbled from my
spirit deep within; “Father create in me a pure heart and renew a right
spirit within me.”
I want to
encourage you to do the same JUST NOW or as Reg and Lynette, dear friends from
South Africa, would share JUST NOW -NOW- which apparently really means
immediately, whereas Just Now means –sometime soon. (Hehe, I still have such
wonderful memories from those loved ones in the Family of Yahweh from South
Africa and Namibia!) Please drop your plans and spend what time you can right
now singing His praises! Spending some time in His presence giving Him thanks
and praises will restore your joy, attitude, and your soul’s outlook- I
encourage you- BLESS HIM, GET IN HIS PRESENCE for a few minutes or few hours
and BE RESTORED- He is in the continual restoration business. Good thing too-
because the cares of this life, deceitfulness of riches and the lusts (or
desires) of our souls-
NKJV (Mat 13:20) But he who
received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and
immediately receives it with joy; (Mat 13:21)
yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a
while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word,
immediately he stumbles. (Mat 13:22) Now he who received
seed among the thorns is he, who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Or shown again here in KJV in Mark- (Mar 4:18) And
these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, (Mar 4:19) And the cares of
this world, and the deceitfulness
of riches, and the lusts of
other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. These scriptures are Yahshua warning us to guard our first love. I’ll share with you a few scriptures that raced- yes
raced through my spirit as I worshiped Him; they will bless you also- as His
word has the power to accomplish the thing it was sent for! (Psalm 100:3)
Know that יהוה, He is Elohim; He has made us, and we are
His – His people and the sheep of His pasture. (Psalm 100:4) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with
praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His Name. (Psalm 100:5) For יהוה
is good; His kindness is everlasting, And His truth, to all generations.
Rev 2:4 “But I hold this
against you, that you have left your
first love. Rev 2:5 “So remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do
the first works, or else I shall come to you speedily and remove your lampstand
from its place, unless you repent. Rev 2:6
“Yet this you have, that you hate the works of the
Nikolaites, (Note: Nicolaitans
are the ones Yahshua hates- because it means religious systems that do
not allow the Body of Messiah to minister to one another and seek
truth--- Nico=Conquer and Laity=people or a system that controls and or
manipulates the people) which I also hate. Rev 2:7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
To him who overcomes 1 I shall give to eat
from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of Elohim.” ’2 Footnote: 1 This word (and its noun) is used 17 times in the
Book of Revelation. Remember: the name Yisra’ĕl means to overcome with Ěl. 2 See 22:2&14.
(Note:
Israel is WHO we are; we are required to overcome—stopping to worship or better
yet starting our day with worship makes us at SHALOM with Him or one with Him.)
Our FIRST love is all that is
acceptable as worship- a sacrifice of praise as we remember that He has ALWAYS
desired the circumcision of our hearts.
(John 4:23)
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the
true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father
also does seek such to worship Him. (John 4:24) “Elohim is Spirit,
and those who worship Him need to worship in spirit and truth.”
I must
confess also that obviously our flesh and likely also our souls (minds, wills,
and emotions) will not want to bow to the spirit man in us and humbles
ourselves and dance with raised hands in abandoned (reckless?) worship and
praise—especially when things may be tough! But recently, it occurred to me
that is the best time worthy to be deemed a sacrifice of praise. Loved One- it
is our overcoming that allows our King to inhabit our existence as He inhabits the
praises of His people- if you have felt forsaken or forgotten- perhaps Heaven
seemed brass to you like it did me- TRY IT- I encourage you- dance like King
David danced with reckless abandon and a pure heart! Nothing could be more important
than our simple to Him RESTORATION and RENEWAL! Start… (Psalm 51:10)
Create in me a clean heart, O Elohim, and renew a steadfast spirit
within me. (Psalm 51:11) Do not cast me away from your presence, and
do not take Your Set-apart Spirit from me. (Psalm 51:12) Restore to me the joy of your
deliverance, and uphold me, Noble Spirit! (Psalm 51:13) Let me teach transgressors
your ways, so that sinners turn back to you. Way
too often we are wayyyy too conscious
of what others think; as we don’t want to draw attention to
ourselves---hmm mostly they are not paying attention anyway—so if you
have no private place (If you do get there and worship!) don’t
worry about others and what they think- instead be consumed with what He thinks
and learn to love on Him! We really need to get the joy and peace from our
being consumed by the awesome Elohim who loves us and we can do this by
learning to dance like David danced!
My last reminder that I thought as I worshiped this morning was about Him
inhabiting or being enthroned on our praises and worship! (Psalm 22:3) Yet you are set-apart, Enthroned
on the praises of Yisra’ĕl. (Psalm 22:4) Our fathers trusted in you;
they trusted, and you delivered them. (Psalm 22:5) They cried to You, and were delivered; They
trusted in you, and were not ashamed.
(2Sa 6:11) And the ark of יהוה remained in
the house of Oḇĕḏ-Eḏom the Gittite three months, and יהוה
blessed Oḇĕḏ-Eḏom and his entire house. (2Sa 6:12) And it was reported to Sovereign Dawiḏ,
saying, “יהוה has blessed the house of Oḇĕḏ-Eḏom and
all that he has, because of the ark of Elohim.” Dawiḏ then went and brought up
the ark of Elohim from the house of Oḇĕḏ-Eḏom to the City of Dawiḏ with
rejoicing. (2Sa 6:13) And it came to be, when those bearing the ark
of יהוה had gone six steps, that he slaughtered
bulls and fatted sheep. (2Sa 6:14) And Dawiḏ danced
before יהוה
with all his might. And Dawiḏ was wearing a linen shoulder garment.
(2Sa 6:15)
Thus Dawiḏ and all the house of Yisra’ĕl brought up the ark of יהוה with shouting and with the sound of the
ram’s horn.
Remember with me that keeping HIS
Sabbath is a SIGN forever between Him and His grafted in people:
(Exodus 31:15) ‘Six days
work is to be done; and the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, set-apart to יהוה. Everyone doing work on the Sabbath day shall certainly be put
to death. (Exodus 31:16) ‘The children of Yisra’ĕl shall guard the
Sabbath and observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting
covenant. (Exodus 31:17) ‘Between
Me and the children of Yisra’ĕl it is a sign forever. In six days יהוה made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He
rested and was refreshed.’ ”
The
CONFIRMATION OF THE COVENANT is of great import as this is what starts the
final 7 years before the LAST TRUMP. Could this CONFIRMATION actually be our
Messiah confirming His COVENANT with His people? I know most of
us learned that was the anti-Christ but we learned a lot of thing that were
just not so also. This thought might- at the least- require some prayerful
consideration—as best I can find- I see no other COVENANT MAKER AND
KEEPER---Biblically! Seven years of good and the start of seven years of tough
times, likened to Joseph? That possible seven years of blessing by the hand of
our Elohim to start an awakening and harvest of souls? Or like many believe-
TOO LATE? Well if any of this resonates with you, I believe Yahweh will only
have a remnant- that is tested by fire but that will not exclude provision for
is heart’s desire- the gathering and increasing of His FAMILY---restoration
like Joseph did. Obviously it may be judgment confirming Messiah’s covenant
stated in Daniel 9:27 below as general and vast but could certainly include the Zechariah 5 thermonuclear war,
especially if we see State Department Kerry and the Pope get the Passover time Peace
Agreement to divide Jerusalem this year. You must decide for yourself of
course. I for one would certainly prefer having an additional 7 years…I think.
REPENTING and asking for
forgiveness; note who the covenant is for…BLESSING OR CURSE?
Dan 9:4 And I
prayed to יהוה my Elohim, and made confession, and said,
“O יהוה, great and awesome Ěl, guarding the
covenant and the kindness to those who love Him, and to those who guard His
commands. Dan 9:5 “We have sinned and done crookedness; did
wrong and rebelled- to turn aside from your commands and from your
right-rulings. Dan 9:6 “And we have not
listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your Name to our
sovereigns, our heads, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. Dan 9:7 “O יהוה,
to You is the righteousness, and to us the shame of face, as it is this day –
to the men of Yehuḏah, to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim and all Yisra’ĕl,
those near and those far off in all the lands to
which you have driven them, because of their trespass which they have
trespassed against you. Dan 9:8 “O
Master to us is the shame of face, to our sovereigns, to our heads, and to our
fathers, because we have sinned against you. Dan 9:9
“To יהוה our Elohim are the compassion's and
forgiveness’s, for we have rebelled against Him. Dan 9:10 “And we have not obeyed the voice of
יהוה our Elohim, to walk in His Torot,
which He set before us through His servants the prophets. Dan 9:11 “And all
Yisra’ĕl- we have transgressed Your Torah, and turned aside, so as not to obey
your voice. So the curse and
the oath written in the Torah of Mosheh the servant of Elohim have been poured
out on us, for we have sinned against Him.
Note HOW Messiah confirms His covenant…He brings upon us great evil
which may already be at work…or protection provision and reward for the
obedient; that we may produce fruit for His Kingdom
Dan 9:12 “And He has confirmed
His words, which He spoke against us and against our rulers who judged
us, by bringing upon us great evil.
For under all the heavens there has not been done like what was done to
Yerushalayim. Dan 9:13 “As it is written in the Torah of Mosheh, all
this evil has come upon us, and we have not entreated the face of יהוה our Elohim, to turn back from our
crookednesses, and to study your truth. Dan 9:14
“Hence יהוה
has watched over the evil and has brought it upon us. For יהוה our Elohim is righteous in all the works which He has done, but
we have not obeyed His voice. Dan 9:15 “And now, O יהוה
our Elohim, who brought your people out of the land of Mitsrayim with a strong
hand, and made Yourself a Name, as it is this day –
we have sinned, we have done wrong! Dan 9:16
“O יהוה, according to all your righteousness, I
pray, let your displeasure and your wrath be turned away from your city
Yerushalayim, your set-apart mountain. For, because
of our sins, and because of the crookednesses of our fathers, Yerushalayim and
your people have become a reproach to all those around us.
So again please consider that a prayerful
question remains for you and I concerning what is the Confirmation of the
Covenant? Some believe this is a peace treaty made and confirmed by the
anti-Christ. I am not one who believes that. I suggest that our Messiah
confirms His covenant with His people for one 7. (Comment: 7 year period- the
last 7 or the first?) How will that look? I expect if we are and have been
obedient to His commands (Covenant keeper) we will supernaturally be empowered
to do exploits and escape and endure as Yahshua tells us to pray about these
serious events that will be forthcoming:
Luke 21:16 “And you shall also be betrayed by parents and brothers and
relatives and friends. And some of you shall be put to death. Luke 21:17 “And you shall be
hated by all because of My Name. Luke 21:18
“But not a hair of your head shall be lost at all. Luke 21:19 “Possess your
lives by your endurance! Luke 21:20 “And when you see Yerushalayim surrounded by armies, then
know that it’s lying waste is near. Luke 21:21 “Then let those in
Yehuḏah flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of her
go out, and let not those who are in the fields enter her. Luke 21:22 “Because these are days
of vengeance, to fill all that have been written. Luke 21:23 “And woe to those
who are pregnant and to those who are nursing children in those days! There
shall be great distress in the earth and wrath upon this people. Luke 21:24 “They shall fall
by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And
Yerushalayim shall be trampled underfoot by the gentiles until the times of the
gentiles are filled. Luke 21:25 “And there shall be
signs in the sun, and moon, and stars, and on the earth anxiety of nations, in
bewilderment at the roaring of the sea, and agitation, Luke 21:26 men fainting from fear and the expectation of what is coming
on the earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. Luke 21:27 “And then they
shall see the Son of Aḏam coming in a cloud with power and much esteem. Luke 21:28 “And when these matters
begin to take place, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption
draws near.” (Luke 21:29)
And He spoke a parable to them, “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. (Luke 21:30) “When they have already budded, observing it, you shall know
for yourselves that summer is now near. (Luke 21:31) “So
you also, when you see these matters take place, know that the reign of
Elohim is near. (Luke 21:32) “Truly, I say to you,
this generation (Comment: which generation? Answer: the one
that sees these things come to pass) shall by no
means pass away till all shall have taken place. (Luke 21:33) “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.” (Comment: escape and endure
that we may be overcomers as it is those that overcome who become Priests
and Kings in the Kingdom- would you promote a disobedient servant?)
I want to share again what Yahshua
dropped into my spirit for you; His love is UNCONDITIONAL- However; His
promises are forthcoming and guaranteed from our believing Him and IF we really
believe Him- we will obey Him as we seek truth and He reveals to us personally.
Here’s what He shared: those of us who will obey Him and to the
extent we choose to forsake all others in our own self determined levels of
obedience; we will be His TREASURE; and NO ONE will be able to remove us
from His hand and plan for our lives! No matter what fiery trials come at us-
no matter what storm is put in our faces by hasatan to try and get us to speak
words of agreement with the plan of hell rather than the words of agreement
with our Messiah and King- the word made flesh that dwelled among us and is our
DELIVERER! We can easily surmise for this that love to our Creator is shown by
our obedience and He considers those that disobey Him to hate Him like He spoke
of Ěsaw!
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 still watching over HIS word to perform it- so let’s speak agreement with
Him!
(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 the commands of men.’ ”1 Footnote: 1 Isa.
29:13, Mk. 7:7, 2 Ki. 17:19.
And
the King James:
(Mat 15:8) this people
draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their
heart is far from me. (Mat 15:9) But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines (doings) the commandments
of men.
(Mar 7:6) He answered and said unto them, well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is
written, this people honoureth me with their
lips, but their heart is far from me. (Mar 7:7) Howbeit in vain
do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (Mar 7:8) For laying aside the
commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots
and cups: and many other such like things ye do (Mar 7:9) and he said unto them, Full well ye reject
the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
He still desires intimacy and that
comes from WILLING obedience as that is the only sacrifice
that is acceptable to Him! A heart to obey will always receive
more instructions whereas a heart in rebellion will be cut off and allowed to
stumble until REPENTANCE comes!
Yahshua reminds us: (John 14:20) “In
that day (Comment:
Hebrew idiom for Day of the Lord) 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 (does) 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 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! May our loving Creator give us the ears to hear Him and the courage to
obey Him!
(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 3:5) And you know that He was manifested to take
away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. (1Jn 3:6) Everyone staying in Him does not sin. Everyone sinning has neither seen Him nor known Him.1
Footnote: 1 See 2:4 & 3 John v. 11. (1Jn 3:7)
Little children, let no one lead you astray. The
one doing righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.1
Footnote: 1 See 2:29. (1Jn 3:8) The
one doing sin is of the devil, because the devil has sinned from the beginning.
For this purpose the Son of Elohim was manifested: to
destroy the works of the devil.1 Footnote:
1 See Titus 2:14. (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.
“DOING” the Gospel is not only guarding
our tongues to agree with YHVH’s words but keeping ourselves pure and undefiled
from the world and its systems and culture of whoredoms which contain pagan
traditions. Obedience to Torah is FREEDOM!
PURE RELIGION and undefiled is this- take care of widows
and orphans and keep ourselves from being polluted (naturally) by the world and its culture! (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
Mt. 13:4-23. (James 1:22) And become
doers of the Word, and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves. Footnote: 1 See Mt. 7:24-27, Luke. 6:46-49, Luke.
8:21, Rom. 2:13, Heb. 4:11, Rev. 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. (James 1:26) If
anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but
deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless. (James 1:27) Clean and undefiled religion before the Elohim and Father
is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep
oneself unstained (Unpolluted) from the world.
Really want to know the will of YHWH for your life? Do we really want
to know? Here’s how; offer our bodies as a living sacrifice- that is fast and
pray and READ and MEDITATE on His Word- yes Torah, the prophets and the Renewed
Covenant!
(Rom 12:1) I call upon you, therefore, brothers, through
the compassion of Elohim, to present your bodies a living offering – set-apart,
well-pleasing to Elohim – your reasonable worship. (Rom 12:2) And do not be conformed to this world (Pollution
and defiled), but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, (Meditating on the Word) so that you
prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.
(His will)
This Weeks Torah Scriptures: Re’eh See/Behold
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17; Isaiah 54:11-55:11 (Extended 6 verses); 1
John 4:1-6; 2 Kings Chapters 4, 5, and 6
Blessings
or Curses from Obedience or Disobedience- We get to choose! (Keep
in mind it is not legalism to obey YHWH- that’s called obedience and brings
forth blessings- it is legalism to obey man’s added rules and traditions- which
Yahshua says makes the word of none effect!)
(Deuteronomy 11:26)
‘See, I am setting before you
today a
blessing and a curse: (Deuteronomy 11:27) the blessing, when you
obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I command you
today; (Deuteronomy 11:28) and the curse, if you do
not obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim,
but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other mighty
ones which you have not known. (Deuteronomy 11:29) ‘And it shall be, when יהוה
your Elohim has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you
shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ěyḇal. (Deuteronomy 11:30) ‘Are they not beyond the Yardĕn,
toward the setting sun, in the land of the Kenaʽanites who dwell in the desert
plain opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinth trees of Moreh? (Deuteronomy 11:31)
‘For you are passing over the Yardĕn to go in to possess the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, and you shall
possess it and dwell in it, (Deuteronomy 11:32) and shall guard to do all the laws and
right-rulings which I am setting before you today.’ (Deuteronomy 12:1)
“These are the laws and right-rulings which you guard to do in the land
which יהוה Elohim of your fathers is giving you to
possess, all the days that you live on the soil. (Deuteronomy 12:2) “Completely destroy all the
places where the nations which you are dispossessing served their mighty ones,
on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. (Deuteronomy 12:3)
“And you shall break down their altars, and smash their pillars, and
burn their Ashĕrim with fire. And you shall cut down the carved images of their
mighty ones and shall destroy their name 1
out of that place. Footnote: 1 The names of
the gentile deities (mighty ones). (Deuteronomy 12:4) “Do not do so to יהוה your Elohim, (Deuteronomy 12:5) but seek the place which יהוה your Elohim chooses, out of all your
tribes, to put His Name there, for His Dwelling Place, and there you shall
enter. (Deuteronomy 12:6) “And there you shall take your burnt
offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your
hand, and your vowed offerings, and your voluntary offerings, and the
firstlings of your herd and of your flock.(Deuteronomy 12:7) “And there you shall eat
before יהוה your Elohim, and shall rejoice in all that
you put your hand to, you and your households, in which יהוה
your Elohim has blessed you. (Deuteronomy 12:8) “Do not do as we are doing here today
– each one doing whatever is right in his own eyes 1.
Footnote: 1 See Judges 17:6 & 21:25. (Deuteronomy 12:9)
“Because you have not yet entered the rest and the inheritance which יהוה your Elohim is giving you. (Deuteronomy 12:10)
“But you shall pass over the Yardĕn, and shall dwell in the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you to inherit, and
He shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and you shall dwell
in safety. (Deuteronomy 12:11) “And it shall be that unto the place which יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell
there, there you are to bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, and
your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your hand, and all
your choice offerings which you vow to יהוה.
(Deuteronomy 12:12) “And you shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim, you and your sons and your daughters, and your male
servants and your female servants, and the Lĕwite who is within your gates,
since he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
Do not eat blood!
(Deuteronomy 12:13) “Guard yourself
that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see, (Deuteronomy 12:14) except in the place which יהוה chooses, in one of your tribes, there you
are to offer your burnt offerings, and there you are to do all that I command
you. (Deuteronomy 12:15) “Only, whatever your being desires you shall
slaughter and eat, according to the blessing of יהוה
your Elohim which He has given you, within all your gates. The unclean and the
clean do eat of it, of the gazelle and the deer alike. (Deuteronomy 12:16) “Only, the blood you do not eat, pour it on the earth like water.
(Deuteronomy 12:17) “You are not allowed to eat within your gates
the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or of the
firstlings of your herd or your flock, or of any of your offerings which you
vow, or of your voluntary offerings, or of the contribution of your hand. (Deuteronomy 12:18)
“But eat them before יהוה your Elohim, in the
place which יהוה your Elohim chooses,
you and your son and your daughter, and your male servant and your female
servant, and the Lĕwite who is within your gates. And you shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim in all that you put your hands
to. (Deuteronomy 12:19) “Guard yourself that you do not forsake the
Lĕwite as long as you live in your land. (Deuteronomy 12:20) “When יהוה your Elohim enlarges your border as He has promised you, and
you say, ‘Let me eat meat,’ because you long to eat meat, you eat as much meat
as your being desires. (Deuteronomy 12:21) “When the place where יהוה
your Elohim chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you shall
slaughter from your herd and from your flock which יהוה
has given you, as I have commanded you, and you shall eat within your gates as
much as your being desires. (Deuteronomy 12:22) “Only, as the gazelle and the deer are eaten,
so you are to eat of it. The unclean and the clean alike eat of it. (Deuteronomy 12:23)
“Be firm not to eat the blood,
for the blood is the life, do not eat the life with the meat. Deuteronomy 12:24) “Do not eat it you pour it on the
earth like water. (Deuteronomy 12:25) “Do
not eat it, that it might be well
with you and your children after you, when you do what is right in the eyes of יהוה. (Deuteronomy 12:26) “Only, the set-apart gifts which you
have, and your vowed offerings, you are to take up and go to the place which יהוה chooses. (Deuteronomy 12:27) “And you shall make your
burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of יהוה
your Elohim. And the blood of your offerings is poured out on the altar of יהוה your Elohim, and you eat the meat. (Deuteronomy 12:28)
“Guard, and obey all these words which I command you, that it might be
well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and
right in the eyes of יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 12:29)
“When יהוה your Elohim does cut
off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you dispossess
them and dwell in their land, (Deuteronomy 12:30)
guard yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are
destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire about their mighty ones,
saying, ‘How did these nations serve their mighty ones? And let me do so too.’1 Footnote:
1 See also 18:9, Lev. 18:3, Jer.10:2, Ezekiel 11:12 & 20:32, Eph.
4:17, and 1 Peter 4:3 (Deuteronomy 12:31)
“Do not do so to יהוה your Elohim, for
every abomination which יהוה hates they have done
to their mighty ones, for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire
to their mighty ones. (Deuteronomy 12:32) “All
the words I am commanding you, guard to do it – do
not add to it nor take away from it.1
Footnote: 1 See also 4:2, Prov. 30:6, Rev.
22:18-19.
No matter how many signs and wonders you see don’t follow pagan traditions!
(Deuteronomy 13:1)
“When there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he
shall give you a sign or a wonder, (Deuteronomy 13:2) and the sign or the wonder shall come true,
of which he has spoken to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other mighty ones –
which you have not known – and serve them,’ (Deuteronomy 13:3) do not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams,
for יהוה your Elohim is trying you to know whether you love יהוה your Elohim
with all your heart and with all your being. (Deuteronomy 13:4) “Walk after יהוה
your Elohim and fear Him, and guard His commands and obey His voice, and serve
Him and cling to Him. (Deuteronomy 13:5) “And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams
is put to death, because he has spoken apostasy against יהוה
your Elohim – who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim and redeemed you from
the house of bondage – to make you stray from the way in which יהוה your Elohim commanded you to walk. Thus you shall purge the
evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:6) “When your brother, the son of your mother,
or your son or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is
as your own being, entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other
mighty ones’– which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers, (Deuteronomy 13:7)
of the mighty ones of the people which are all around you, near to you
or far off from you, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth – (Deuteronomy 13:8)
do not agree with him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pardon him,
nor spare him or conceal him, (Deuteronomy 13:9) but you shall certainly kill him. Your hand
is first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the
people, (Deuteronomy 13:10) and you shall stone him with stones until he
dies, because he sought to entice you away from יהוה
your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, from the house of
bondage. (Deuteronomy 13:11) “And let all Yisra’ĕl hear and fear, and not
again do any such evil matter as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:12) “When you hear someone in
one of your cities, which יהוה your Elohim gives you
to dwell in, saying, (Deuteronomy 13:13) ‘Some
men, sons of Beliyaʽal, have gone out of you midst and led the inhabitants of
their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other mighty ones” ’ – mighty
ones whom you have not known – (Deuteronomy 13:14)
then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And see if the matter
is true and established that this abomination was done in your midst, (Deuteronomy 13:15)
you shall certainly smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of
the sword, putting it under the ban, and all that is in it and its livestock,
with the edge of the sword. (Deuteronomy 13:16) “And gather all its plunder into the middle
of the street, and completely burn with fire the city and all its plunder, before
יהוה your Elohim. And it shall be a heap
forever, never to be built again. (Deuteronomy 13:17) “And none of that which is put under the ban
is to cling to your hand, so that יהוה
turns from the fierceness of His displeasure and shall show you compassion,
love you and increase you, as He swore to your fathers, (Deuteronomy 13:18) when you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard all His commands which I command you
today, to do what is right in the eyes of יהוה
your Elohim.
No tattoos- REPENT! Eat in obedience and get healthy- BLESSING!
(Deuteronomy 14:1)
“You are the children of יהוה your Elohim. Do not cut yourselves nor shave the front
of your head for the dead, (Deuteronomy 14:2) for you are a set-apart people to יהוה your Elohim, and יהוה
has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a treasured possession above all the
peoples who are on the face of the earth. (Deuteronomy 14:3) “Do not eat whatever is abominable. (Deuteronomy 14:4) “These are the living
creatures which you do eat: ox, sheep,
and goat, (Deuteronomy 14:5) deer, and gazelle,
and roebuck, and wild goat, and mountain goat, and antelope, and mountain
sheep. (Deuteronomy 14:6) “And every beast that has a split hoof
divided in two, chewing the cud, among the beasts, you do eat. (Deuteronomy 14:7)
“But of those chewing the cud or those having a split hoof completely
divided, you do not eat, such as these: the camel, and the hare, and the
rabbit, for they chew the cud but do not have a split hoof, they are unclean
for you. (Deuteronomy 14:8) “And the pig is unclean for you, because it
has a split hoof, but does not chew the cud. You do not eat their flesh or touch
their dead carcasses. (Deuteronomy 14:9) “These
you do eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales you do
eat. (Deuteronomy 14:10) “And whatever does not have fins and scales
you do not eat, it is unclean for you. (Deuteronomy 14:11) “Any clean bird you do eat, (Deuteronomy 14:12) but these you do not eat: the eagle, and the
vulture, and the black vulture, (Deuteronomy 14:13) and the red kite, and the falcon, and the
buzzard after their kinds, (Deuteronomy 14:14) and every raven after its kind, (Deuteronomy 14:15)
and the ostrich, and the nighthawk, and the seagull, and the hawk after
their kinds, (Deuteronomy 14:16) the little owl, and the great owl, and the
white owl, (Deuteronomy 14:17) and the pelican, and the carrion vulture, and
the fisher owl, (Deuteronomy 14:18) and the stork, and the heron after its kind,
and the hoopoe and the bat. (Deuteronomy 14:19) “And every creeping insect that flies
is unclean for you, they are not eaten. (Deuteronomy 14:20) “Any clean bird you do
eat. (Deuteronomy 14:21) “Do
not eat whatever dies of itself. Give it to the stranger who is within your
gates, to eat it, or sell it to a foreigner. For you are a set-apart people to יהוה your Elohim. Do not cook a young goat in
its mother’s milk. (Deuteronomy 14:22) “You shall
tithe without fail all the yield of your grain that the field brings forth year
by year. (Deuteronomy 14:23) “And you shall eat before יהוה your Elohim, in the place where He chooses to make His Name
dwell, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and of the
firstlings of your herds and your sheep, so that you learn to fear יהוה your Elohim always. (Deuteronomy 14:24)
“But when the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to bring
the tithe, or when the place where יהוה
your Elohim chooses to put His Name is too far from you, when יהוה your Elohim is blessing you, (Deuteronomy 14:25) then you shall give it in silver, and shall take the silver in
your hand and go to the place which יהוה
your Elohim chooses. (Deuteronomy 14:26) “And you shall use the silver for whatever
your being desires: for cattle or sheep, for wine or strong drink, for whatever
your being desires. And you shall eat there before יהוה
your Elohim, and you shall rejoice you and your household. (Deuteronomy 14:27)
“And do not forsake the Lĕwite who is within your gates, for he has no
part nor inheritance with you. (Deuteronomy 14:28) “At the end of every third year you bring out
all the tithe of your increase
of that year and store it up within your gates. (Deuteronomy 14:29) “And the Lĕwite, because he has no portion nor
inheritance with you, and the sojourner and the fatherless and the widow who
are within your gates, shall come and eat and be satisfied, so that יהוה your Elohim does bless you in all the work of your hand which
you do.
Release of Debts
(Deuteronomy 15:1)
“At the end of every seven years you make a release of debts. (Deuteronomy 15:2)
“And this is the word of the release: Every creditor is to release what
he has loaned to his neighbor; he does not require it of his neighbor or his
brother, because it is called the
release of יהוה. (Deuteronomy 15:3)
“Of a foreigner you could require it, but your hand is to release
whatever is owed by your brother. (Deuteronomy 15:4) “Only, there should be no poor among you. For
יהוה does greatly bless you in the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you to possess as an
inheritance, (Deuteronomy 15:5) only if
you diligently obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard to do
all these commands which I am commanding you today. (Deuteronomy 15:6) “For יהוה your Elohim shall bless you as He promised you. And you
shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. And you shall rule over
many nations, but they do not rule over you. (Deuteronomy 15:7) “When there is a poor man
with you, one of your brothers, within any of the gates in your land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, do not harden
your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, (Deuteronomy 15:8) for you shall certainly open your hand to him and certainly lend
him enough for his need, whatever he needs. (Deuteronomy 15:9) “Be on guard lest there be
a thought of Beliyaʽal in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of
release, is near,’ and your eye is evil against your poor brother and you give
him naught. And he shall cry out to יהוה
against you, and it shall be a sin in you. (Deuteronomy 15:10) “You shall certainly give
to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for
this reason יהוה your Elohim does
bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. (Deuteronomy 15:11)
“The poor one does not cease from the land. Therefore I am commanding
you, saying, ‘You shall certainly open your hand to your brother, to your poor
and to your needy one, in your land.’ (Deuteronomy 15:12) “When your brother is sold
to you, a Heḇrew man or a Heḇrew woman, and shall serve you six years, then
let him go free from you in the seventh year. (Deuteronomy 15:13) “And when you send him
away free from you, let him not go away empty-handed. (Deuteronomy 15:14) “You shall richly supply
him from your flock, and from your threshing-floor, and from your winepress.
With that which יהוה has blessed you with,
give to him. (Deuteronomy 15:15) “And you shall remember that you were a slave
in the land of Mitsrayim, and יהוה your Elohim redeemed
you. Therefore I am commanding you this word today. (Deuteronomy 15:16) “And it shall be, when he
says to you, ‘I do not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house,
because it is good for him with you, (Deuteronomy 15:17) then you shall take an awl
and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant
forever. Do the same to your female servant. (Deuteronomy 15:18) “Let it not be hard in
your eyes when you send him away free from you, for he has been worth a double
hired servant in serving you six years. And יהוה
your Elohim shall bless you in all that you do. (Deuteronomy 15:19) “Set apart to יהוה your Elohim all the first-born males that
come from your herd and your flock. Do no work with the first-born of your
herd, nor shear the first-born of your flock. (Deuteronomy 15:20) “You and your household
are to eat it before יהוה your Elohim year by
year in the place which יהוה chooses. (Deuteronomy 15:21)
“But when there is any defect in it, lame or blind, or has any evil
defect, do not slaughter it to יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 15:22)
“Eat it within your gates – the unclean and the clean alike – as the
gazelle, and as the deer. (Deuteronomy 15:23) “Only, do not eat its blood, pour it on the
ground like water.
I expect “the” Month (not
many months) of the Aviv starts the year…
(Deuteronomy 16:1)
“Guard the month of Aḇiḇ,
and perform the Passover to יהוה your Elohim,
for in the month of Aḇiḇ יהוה your Elohim brought
you out of Mitsrayim by night. (Deuteronomy 16:2)
“And you shall slaughter the Passover to יהוה
your Elohim, from the flock and the herd, in the place where יהוה chooses to put His Name. (Deuteronomy 16:3) “Eat no leavened bread with
it. For seven days you eat unleavened bread with it, bread of affliction,
because you came out of the land of Mitsrayim in haste – so that you remember
the day in which you came out of the land of Mitsrayim, all the days of your
life. (Deuteronomy 16:4) “And no leaven should be seen with you in
your entire border for seven days neither should any of the meat which
you slaughter in the evening on the first day stay all night until morning.
(Deuteronomy 16:5) “You are not allowed to slaughter the
Passover within any of your gates which יהוה
your Elohim gives you, (Deuteronomy 16:6) but at the place where יהוה
your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell, there you slaughter the Passover in
the evening, at the going down of the sun, at the appointed time you came out
of Mitsrayim. (Deuteronomy 16:7) “And you shall roast and eat it in the place
which יהוה your Elohim chooses, and in the morning
you shall turn and go to your tents. (Deuteronomy 16:8) “Six days you eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is a
closing festival to יהוה your Elohim – you do no work. (Deuteronomy 16:9)
“Count seven weeks for yourself. Begin to count seven weeks from the
time you begin to put the sickle to the grain. (Deuteronomy 16:10) “And you shall perform the
Festival of Weeks to יהוה your Elohim,
according to the voluntary offering from your hand, which you give as יהוה your Elohim blesses you. (Deuteronomy 16:11)
“And you shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim, you and your son and your daughter, and
your male servant and your female servant, and the Lĕwite who is within your
gates, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are in your midst,
at the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses
to make His Name dwell. (Deuteronomy 16:12) “And you shall remember that you were a slave
in Mitsrayim, and you shall guard and do these laws. (Deuteronomy 16:13) “Perform the Festival
of Booths for seven days after the ingathering from your threshing-floor and
from your winepress, (Deuteronomy 16:14) and
you shall rejoice in your festival, you and your son and your daughter, and
your male servant and your female servant, and the Lĕwite, and the stranger and
the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates. (Deuteronomy 16:15)
“For seven days you shall observe a festival to יהוה your Elohim in the place which יהוה
chooses, because יהוה your Elohim does
bless you in all your increase and in all the work of your hands, and you shall
be only rejoicing! (Deuteronomy 16:16) “Three
times a year all your males appear before יהוה your Elohim in the place which He chooses: at the Festival of
Unleavened Bread, and at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Booths.
And none should appear before יהוה empty-handed (Tithe),
(Deuteronomy 16:17) but each one with
the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of יהוה
your Elohim which He has given you.
Storms will come but look at these promises for us and our children! We
must speak His word- it will produce what He sent it for!
(Isa 54:11) “O you
afflicted one, tossed with storm, and not comforted, see, I am setting your
stones in antimony, and shall lay your foundations with sapphires, (Isa 54:12) and shall make your battlements of
rubies, your gates of crystal, and all your walls of precious stones, (Isa 54:13) and all your children taught by יהוה, and the peace of your children great. (Isa 54:14) “In righteousness you shall be established – far
from oppression, for you shall not fear, and far from ruin, for
it does not come near you. (Isa 54:15) “See, they shall indeed assemble, but not
because of me. Whoever shall assemble against you falls for your sake! (Isa 54:16)
“See, I myself have created the blacksmith who blows the coals in the
fire, who brings forth an instrument for his work. And I have created the
waster to destroy. (Isa 54:17) “No
weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which raises against
you in judgment you shall prove wrong. This is the inheritance of the servants
of יהוה, and their righteousness from me,”
declares יהוה.
(Isa 55:1) “Oh everyone who thirsts, come to the waters.
And you who have no silver, come, buy and eat. Come buy wine and milk without
silver and without price. (Isa 55:2) “Why do you weigh out silver for what is not
bread, and your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat
what is good, and let your being delight itself in fatness. (Isa 55:3)
“Incline your ear, and come to me. Hear so that your being lives. And
let me make an everlasting covenant with you, the trustworthy kindnesses of
Dawiḏ. (Isa 55:4) “See, I have given Him as a witness to the
people, a Leader and a Commander for the people. (Isa 55:5) “See, a nation you do not
know you shall call, and a nation who does not know you run to you, because of יהוה your Elohim, and the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, for He has
adorned you.” (Isa 55:6) Seek יהוה while He is to be found, call on Him while He is near. (Isa 55:7) Let
the wrong forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return
to יהוה, who has compassion on him, and to our
Elohim, for He pardons much. (Isa 55:8) “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,” declares יהוה.
(Isa 55:9)
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher
than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa 55:10) “For as the rain comes
down, and the snow from the heavens, and do not return there, but water the
earth, and make it bring forth and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to
the eater, (Isa 55:11) so is my Word that goes forth from my mouth – it does not return to me
empty, but shall do what I please, and shall certainly accomplish what I sent
it for.
Beware, loved one, of the anti-messiah spirit- there is no other redeemer
than Yahshua!
(1Jn 4:1) Beloved
ones, do not believe every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of
Elohim, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1Jn 4:2) By
this you know the Spirit of Elohim: Every
spirit that confesses that יהושע Messiah has
come in the flesh is of Elohim, (1Jn 4:3) and
every spirit that does not confess that יהושע Messiah has
come in the flesh is not of Elohim. And this
is the spirit of the anti-messiah which you heard is coming, and
now is already in the world. (1Jn 4:4) You are of Elohim,
little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater
than he who is in the world.1 Footnote:
1 See Messiah in you in Explanatory Notes. (1Jn 4:5) They
are of the world, therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears
them. (1Jn 4:6)
We are of Elohim – the one knowing Elohim hears us. He who is not of Elohim does not hear us. By this we know the Spirit
of the Truth and the spirit of the delusion.
There is always deliverance and reward for those who help YHWH’s anointed!
(2Ki 4:1) And a
certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha,
saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared
יהוה. And the lender has come to take my two
sons to be his slaves.” (2Ki 4:2) And Elisha said to her, “What should I do for
you? Inform me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your female
servant has none at all in the house except a pot of oil.” (2Ki 4:3) And
he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors, empty
vessels, do not get a few. (2Ki 4:4) “And when you have come in, you shall shut
the door behind you and your sons. Then pour it into all those vessels, and set
aside the filled ones.” (2Ki 4:5) So she went from him and shut the door behind
her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her, and she poured it out.
(2Ki 4:6)
And it came to be, when the vessels were filled, that she said to her
son, “Bring me another vessel.” But he said to her, “There is not another
vessel.” And the oil ceased. (2Ki 4:7) So she went and informed the man of Elohim,
and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt. And you and your sons
live on the rest.” (2Ki 4:8) And it came to be on a day that Elisha went
to Shunĕm, where there was a prominent woman, and she urged him to eat some
food. And it came to be, as often as he passed by, that he turned in there to
eat some food. (2Ki 4:9) And she said to her husband, “Look, I know
that this is a set-apart man of Elohim, who passes by us continually. (2Ki 4:10)
“Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall, and let us put a
bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand. And it shall be,
whenever he comes to us, let him turn in there.” (2Ki 4:11) And it came to be on a day
that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there. (2Ki 4:12) And
he said to Gĕḥazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her,
and she stood before him. (2Ki 4:13) And he said to him, “Please say to her,
‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What is there to be done for
you? Should I speak on your behalf to the sovereign or to the commander of the
army?’ ” And she answered, “I am dwelling among my own people.” (2Ki 4:14) And
he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gĕḥazi answered, “Well, she
has no son, and her husband is old.” (2Ki 4:15) And he said, “Call her.” So he called her,
and she stood in the doorway. (2Ki 4:16) And he said, “About this time next year you
shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my master, man of Elohim, do not lie
to your female servant!” (2Ki 4:17) And the woman conceived, and bore a son when
the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had spoken to her. (2Ki 4:18) And
the child grew. And it came to be on a day that he went out to his father, to
the reapers, (2Ki 4:19) and he said to his
father, “My head, my head!” And he said to a servant, “Take him to his mother.”
(2Ki 4:20)
So he took him and brought him to his mother, and he sat on her knees
till noon, and died. (2Ki 4:21) And she went up and laid him on the bed of
the man of Elohim, and shut the door on him, and went out. (2Ki 4:22) And
she called to her husband, and said, “Please send me one of the young men and
one of the donkeys, so that I hurry to the man of Elohim and return.” (2Ki 4:23) And
he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither the New Moon nor the
Sabbath.” And she said, “It is well!” (2Ki 4:24) And she saddled the donkey and said to her
servant, “Drive and go, do not slow down, except I speak to you.” (2Ki 4:25) And
she went, and came to the man of Elohim at Mount Karmel. And it came to be,
when the man of Elohim saw her at a distance that he said to his servant
Gĕḥazi, “See, the Shunammite woman. (2Ki 4:26) “Please run now to meet her, and say to her,
‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’
” And she answered, “It is well.” (2Ki 4:27) And she came to the man of Elohim at the
hill, and she caught him by the feet, but Gĕḥazi came near to push her away.
But the man of Elohim said, “Leave her alone, for her being is bitter in her,
and יהוה has hidden it from me, and has not
revealed it to me.” (2Ki 4:28) And she said, “Did I ask a son of my master?
Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?” (2Ki 4:29) And he said to Gĕḥazi, “Gird up your loins,
and take my staff in your hand, and go. When you meet anyone, do not greet him,
and when anyone greets you, do not answer him. And you shall lay my staff on
the face of the child.” (2Ki 4:30) And the mother of the child said, “As יהוה lives, and as your being lives, I do not
leave you.” And he rose and followed her. (2Ki 4:31) And Gĕḥazi went on ahead of them, and laid
the staff on the face of the child. But there was no voice and there was no
hearing, so he went back to meet him, and reported to him, saying, “The child
has not awakened.” (2Ki 4:32) And Elisha came into the house and saw the
child was dead, lying on his bed, (2Ki 4:33)
and he went in, and shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to יהוה. (2Ki 4:34) And he went up and lay on the child, and put
his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands,
and stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm.
(2Ki 4:35)
And he returned and walked back and forth in the house, then went up and
stretched himself out on him. And the child sneezed seven times, and the child
opened his eyes. (2Ki 4:36) And he called Gĕḥazi and said, “Call this
Shunammite.” So he called her. And she came in to him, and he said, “Pick up
your son.” (2Ki 4:37) Then she went in and fell at his feet, and
bowed herself to the ground, and picked up her son and went out. (2Ki 4:38) And
Elisha returned to Gilgal. And the scarcity of food was in the land, and the
sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, “Put
on the large pot, and cook stew for the sons of the prophets.” (2Ki 4:39) And
one went out to the field to gather plants, and found a wild vine, and gathered
wild cucumbers from it, filling the skirt of his garment, and came and sliced
them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were. (2Ki 4:40)
They then served it to the men to eat. And it came to be, as they were
eating the stew, that they cried out and said, “O man of Elohim, there is death
in the pot!” And they were unable to eat it. (2Ki 4:41) And he said, “Then bring
some flour.” And he put it into the pot, and said, “Serve it to the people to
eat.” And there was no evil matter in the pot. (2Ki
4:42) Now a man came from Baʽal
Shalishah, and brought the man of Elohim bread of the first-fruits, twenty
loaves of barley bread, and newly ripened grain in his knapsack. And he said,
“Give it to the people to eat.” (2Ki 4:43) And his servant said, “What? Do I set this
before one hundred men?” And he said, “Give it to the people to eat. For thus
said יהוה, ‘Eat and have some left over.’ ” (2Ki 4:44) and he set it before them, and they ate
and had some left over, according to the word of יהוה.
YHWH’s power is above all the standing armies- even today!
(2Ki 5:1) And Naʽaman,
commander of the army of the sovereign of Aram, was a great man in the eyes of
his master, and highly respected, because by him יהוה had given
deliverance to Aram. And he was a brave man, but leprous. (2Ki 5:2) And the Arameans had gone out on raids, and
had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Yisra’ĕl, and she served
the wife of Naʽaman. (2Ki 5:3) And she said to her mistress, “If only my
master were with the prophet who is in Shomeron! Then he would recover him of
his leprosy.” (2Ki 5:4) And Naʽaman went in and reported to his
master, saying, “Thus and thus spoke the girl who is from the land of
Yisra’ĕl.” (2Ki 5:5) And the sovereign of Aram said, “Go, enter,
and let me send a letter to the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl.” And he went and took
with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten
changes of garments. (2Ki 5:6) And he brought the letter to the sovereign of
Yisra’ĕl, which said, “And now, when this letter comes to you, see I have sent
Naʽaman my servant to you, so that you shall recover him of his leprosy.” (2Ki 5:7) And
it came to be, when the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl read the letter, that he tore his
garments and said, “Am I Elohim, to kill and keep alive, that this man sends a
man to me to recover him of his leprosy? For consider now, and see how he is
seeking an occasion with me!” (2Ki 5:8) And it came to be, when Elisha the man of
Elohim heard that the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl had torn his garments, that he sent
to the sovereign, saying, “Why have you torn your garments? Please let him come
to me, so that he knows that there is a prophet in Yisra’ĕl.” (2Ki 5:9) So
Naʽaman came with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the entrance of the
house of Elisha. (2Ki 5:10) And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,
“Go, and you shall wash seven times in the Yardĕn, that your flesh might be
restored to you, and be clean.” (2Ki 5:11) But Naʽaman became wroth, and went away and
said, “See, I said to myself, ‘He would certainly come out to me, and stand and
call on the Name of יהוה his Elohim, and wave
his hand over the place, and recover the leprosy.’ (2Ki 5:12) “Are not the Aḇanah and
the Pharpar, the rivers of Dammeseq, better than all the waters of Yisra’ĕl?
Could I not wash in them and be clean?” And he turned and went away in a rage. (2Ki 5:13) And
his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet
had spoken to you a great matter, would you not have done it? How much more
then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” (2Ki
5:14) Then he went down and
dipped seven times in the Yardĕn, according to the word of the man of Elohim.
And his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. (2Ki 5:15) And
he returned to the man of Elohim, he and all his company, and came and stood
before him and said, “See, now I know that there is no Elohim in all the earth,
except in Yisra’ĕl. And now, please take a gift from your servant.” (2Ki 5:16) But
he said, “As יהוה lives, before whom I
stand, I do not accept it.” And he pressed on him to accept it, but he refused.
(2Ki 5:17)
Then Naʽaman said, “If not, please let your servant be given two
mule-loads of earth, for no longer is your servant going to make a burnt
offering and slaughtering to other mighty ones, but to יהוה.
(2Ki 5:18)
“יהוה grant forgiveness to your servant in this
matter: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he
leans on my hand, and I bow down in the house of Rimmon; when I bow down in the
house of Rimmon, יהוה, please grant
forgiveness to your servant in this matter.” (2Ki 5:19) Then he said to him, “Go in
peace.” And when he had gone from him some distance,
Servant of YHWH- Do Not Sell Out For Money and Things!
(2Ki 5:20) But Gĕḥazi, the
servant of Elisha the man of Elohim, said to himself, “Look, my master
has spared Naʽaman this Aramean, while not receiving from his hands what he
brought. But as יהוה lives, I shall run
after him and take whatever from him.” (2Ki 5:21) And Gĕḥazi pursued Naʽaman. And when Naʽaman
saw him running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said,
“Is there peace?” (2Ki 5:22) And he said, “Peace. My master has sent me,
saying, ‘Look, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to
me from the mountains of Ephrayim. Please give them a talent of silver and two
changes of garments.’ ” (2Ki 5:23) And Naʽaman
said, “Please accept two talents.” And he urged him, and bound two talents of
silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and handed them to two of his
servants. And they bare them ahead of him. (2Ki 5:24) And when he came to the high place, he took
them from their hand, and stored them away in the house, and let the men go,
and they went. (2Ki 5:25) And he went in and stood before his master,
and Elisha said to him, “Where did you go, Gĕḥazi?” And he said, “Your servant
did not go anywhere.” (2Ki 5:26) But he said to him, “Did not my heart go with
you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to accept
silver and to accept garments, and olive-trees and vineyards, and sheep and
cattle, and male and female servants? (2Ki 5:27) “So
let the leprosy of Naʽaman cling to you and your descendants forever.”
And he went out from him as leprous as snow. (2Ki 6:1) And the sons
of the prophets said to Elisha, “See, the place where we dwell with you is too
small for us. (2Ki 6:2) “Please, let us go to the Yardĕn, and let
every man take a log from there, and let us make there a place to dwell.” And
he answered, “Go.” (2Ki 6:3) Then the one said, “Please undertake to go
with your servants.” And he answered, “I shall go.” (2Ki 6:4) And he went with them, and
they came to the Yardĕn, and they cut down trees.
YHWH can pay off our debts and know the enemy’s plans! Greater
is He that is in you than he that is in the world! This is good NEWS!
(2Ki 6:5) And it came
to be, as one was cutting down a tree that the iron axe head fell into the
water. And he cried out and said, “Oh my master, for it was borrowed!” (2Ki 6:6) And the man of Elohim said, “Where did it
fall?” And he showed him the place. And he cut off a stick, and threw it in
there, and made the iron float. (2Ki 6:7) And
he said, “Pick it up.” And he reached out his hand and took it. (2Ki 6:8) And
the sovereign of Aram was fighting against Yisra’ĕl, and took counsel with his
servants, saying, “My camp is in such and such a place.” (2Ki 6:9) And
the man of Elohim sent to the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl, saying, “Be on guard, do
not pass this place, for the Arameans are coming down there.” (2Ki 6:10) The
sovereign of Yisra’ĕl then sent to the place of which the man of Elohim had
spoken to him, and warned him, so that he was on his guard there, not once, and
not twice. (2Ki 6:11) And this greatly troubled the heart of the
sovereign of Aram. And he called his servants and said to them, “Declare to me!
Who among us is for the sovereign (King)
of Yisra’ĕl?” (2Ki 6:12) And one of his servants said, “None, my
master, O sovereign, for Elisha, the prophet who is in Yisra’ĕl, declares to
the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl the words that you speak in your bedroom.” (2Ki 6:13) And
he said, “Go and see where he is, so that I send and get him.” And it was
reported to him, saying, “See, he is in Dothan.” (2Ki 6:14) And he sent horses and
chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the
city. (2Ki 6:15) And the servant of the man of Elohim rose
early and went out, and saw an army, surrounding the city with horses and
chariots. And his servant said to him, “Oh, my master! What do we do?” (2Ki 6:16) And
he answered, “Do not fear, for those who
are with us are more than those who are with them.” (2Ki 6:17) And Elisha prayed, and said, “יהוה, I pray, open
his eyes and let him see.” And יהוה opened the
eyes of the young man, and he looked and saw the mountain covered with horses
and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (2Ki 6:18) And
when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to יהוה,
and said, “Strike this nation with blindness, I pray.” And He struck them
with blindness according to the word of Elisha. (2Ki 6:19) And Elisha said to them,
“This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and let me bring you to
the man whom you seek.” But he led them to Shomeron. (2Ki 6:20) And it came to be, when
they had come to Shomeron, that Elisha said, “יהוה,
open the eyes of these men so that they see.” And יהוה
opened their eyes, and they looked and saw they were in the midst of Shomeron! (2Ki 6:21) And
when the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, should
I smite? Should I smite?” (2Ki 6:22) But he said, “Do not smite. Do you smite
those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and
water before them and let them eat and drink and go to their master.” (2Ki 6:23) And
he made a great feast for them. And after they ate and drank, he let them go,
and they went to their master. And the bands of Aramean raiders came no more
into the land of Yisra’ĕl. (2Ki 6:24) And after this it came to be that Ben-Haḏaḏ
the sovereign of Aram mustered all his army, and went up and besieged Shomeron.
Famine in the land is promised those nations who turn from YHWH! Uhhh- O!
(2Ki 6:25) And
there was a great scarcity of food in Shomeron. And see, they besieged it until
a donkey’s head went at eighty pieces of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of
dove droppings for five pieces of silver. (2Ki 6:26) And it came to be, as the sovereign of
Yisra’ĕl was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help,
my master, O sovereign!” (2Ki 6:27) And he said, “If יהוה
does not help you, where do I find help for you; from the threshing floor or
from the winepress?” (2Ki 6:28) And the sovereign said to her, “What is
troubling you?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son and
let us eat him today, and tomorrow we eat my son.’ (2Ki 6:29) “So we cooked my son, and
ate him. And I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son and let us eat him.’
But she has hidden her son.” (2Ki 6:30) And it came to be, when the sovereign heard
the words of the woman, that he tore his garments. And as he passed by on the
wall, the people looked and saw the sackcloth on his body, underneath. (2Ki 6:31) And
he said, “Elohim do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha son of
Shaphat remains on him today.” (2Ki 6:32) And Elisha was sitting in his house, and the
elders were sitting with him. And the sovereign sent a man ahead of him,
but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how
this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the
messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound
of his master’s feet behind him?” (2Ki 6:33) While he was still speaking with them, then
see, the messenger came down to him, and he said, “Look, this evil is from יהוה, why should I wait for יהוה any longer?”
Loved One- since we are on the topic of intimacy with our Creator; here’s a
short story I shared a few years ago about a man who wrote about experiencing YHWH’s
presence – seeking Yah’s Ruach will be of great import for you and I--- ENJOY.
"In memory of Walter Buettler who went beyond seeking God for His blessings; he sought God for
Himself. The student body of Western Pennsylvania Bible Institute was abuzz.
Walter Buettler was coming next week to speak to us. I had never heard Walter
speak so I really didn't know what to expect. I thought to myself though that
he must be some speaker to have the older students so excited. There weren't too
many speakers they were excited about because they had heard so many. The day
finally arrived. The church was packed. Not only with students, but people had driven for miles to be at chapel that day. I thought to myself that
this guy must be something to cause such excitement. What kind of preacher is
he? Maybe he’s a jumping jack like one of my favorite preachers Jumping Jack
Stewart? Perhaps his voice thunders like Jim Salvador when he gets excited in
the Lord? Maybe he’s bouncy and funny like Mac McClure who I always loved to
hear preach when I was a boy? Wonder if he plays the guitar and sings like Mike
McCracken does? What’s so special about this guy; what is it that’s causing so
much excitement?
When Walter walked into the chapel with Hubert Bunney that day I thought to myself, "He’s an ordinary looking guy. Nice suit, shiny shoes, old. Wonder what the fuss is about?" I looked toward the platform and noticed a desk and a swivel chair. I couldn't remember ever seeing a desk and a chair on a platform before especially in a Pentecostal service. We sang a bit. It was good but it seemed that we were somewhat distracted that morning. I realized what it was. Everyone who knew him was anxious to hear from Walter. Finally Brother Bunney introduced him and he slowly walked to the platform and sat down in the swivel chair. I thought to myself, "This is interesting. Never saw this before. The chandeliers are safe." He had us turn our Bibles to Acts 14:26-28 and began to tell us stories. Stories? I thought to myself. And the way he told them he wasn't even that great of a storyteller. He spoke slowly with not a whole lot of variation in his voice. I scanned the church to see the reaction of others. Were they as disappointed as I was becoming? They didn't seem to be. They listened very intently as if in anticipation. What were they expecting I thought? I decided to listen closer. As I listened to him I began to hear something a little different then what I was used to. When he talked about Jesus he didn't just pump out information about Him. He talked about Jesus as though he were his friend. This got my attention and I started to listen more intently. I realized that the stories were a little more than stories. They were stories about adventures that he’d had with his friend Jesus. He traveled the world teaching about his friend. He told us that he usually traveled alone, but not alone, because of the companionship of the presence of God. I listened as he told of the time he and Jesus were flying over the Atlantic together on their way to London. They were having a good time when Jesus said to him, "I’ll meet you beside the pyramids Walter." And then it seemed like the Lord took off. When Walter landed in London he bought a ticket to Egypt, arrived there, went to the pyramids and sat down. When he sat down he sensed the presence of his friend. Shortly an Egyptian businessman came and sat down beside them. Walter knew that he was the reason the Lord wanted to come to Egypt. It wasn't long until Walter began talking to him about his friend and the Egyptian asked if the Lord would be his friend too. Walter told him that Jesus wanted to be his friend, introduced him to Jesus, then got back on a plane and resumed his trip. He and his friend. Walter told us of several adventures that he’d had with his friend that day. I’ll never forget this one he told. When he arrived in Bangkok he discovered that his baggage had been lost. He decided to go to the motel and wait until he received a call saying that his baggage had arrived. No such call came so he decided to go back to the airport and go to the conveyor belt to check. Nothing. He’d pretty much reconciled himself to the fact that his baggage was lost and figured on buying replacements. As he turned to leave the conveyor belt suddenly he felt the presence of the Lord. It seemed to him that the Lord didn't want to leave the conveyor belt. Walter thought to himself that if the Lord wanted to stay at the conveyor belt he should too. Walter began to appreciate the presence of his friend and began to worship him. He got caught up in worship when suddenly his luggage appeared on the belt. It had gotten mixed up with the luggage of another flight. When Walter finished telling us stories about his friend that day he did an interesting thing. He slowly turned his back to the congregation, and just waited. I thought, I haven’t seen this before. No one moved. A holy hush took over. There was total silence for several moments when suddenly a woman stood crying. She began to confess sins to the whole church. I couldn't believe it. Walter? He just continued to wait with his back to the congregation until she was finished. No sooner had she finished and someone else stood and began to confess their sins to the church. Person after person stood. Eventually I stood as well. The presence of God was electrifying. It was serious. Compassionate, loving; all that! When finally things quieted down again Walter Buettler turned back to the congregation and thanked us for loving his friend and walked off the platform."
When Walter walked into the chapel with Hubert Bunney that day I thought to myself, "He’s an ordinary looking guy. Nice suit, shiny shoes, old. Wonder what the fuss is about?" I looked toward the platform and noticed a desk and a swivel chair. I couldn't remember ever seeing a desk and a chair on a platform before especially in a Pentecostal service. We sang a bit. It was good but it seemed that we were somewhat distracted that morning. I realized what it was. Everyone who knew him was anxious to hear from Walter. Finally Brother Bunney introduced him and he slowly walked to the platform and sat down in the swivel chair. I thought to myself, "This is interesting. Never saw this before. The chandeliers are safe." He had us turn our Bibles to Acts 14:26-28 and began to tell us stories. Stories? I thought to myself. And the way he told them he wasn't even that great of a storyteller. He spoke slowly with not a whole lot of variation in his voice. I scanned the church to see the reaction of others. Were they as disappointed as I was becoming? They didn't seem to be. They listened very intently as if in anticipation. What were they expecting I thought? I decided to listen closer. As I listened to him I began to hear something a little different then what I was used to. When he talked about Jesus he didn't just pump out information about Him. He talked about Jesus as though he were his friend. This got my attention and I started to listen more intently. I realized that the stories were a little more than stories. They were stories about adventures that he’d had with his friend Jesus. He traveled the world teaching about his friend. He told us that he usually traveled alone, but not alone, because of the companionship of the presence of God. I listened as he told of the time he and Jesus were flying over the Atlantic together on their way to London. They were having a good time when Jesus said to him, "I’ll meet you beside the pyramids Walter." And then it seemed like the Lord took off. When Walter landed in London he bought a ticket to Egypt, arrived there, went to the pyramids and sat down. When he sat down he sensed the presence of his friend. Shortly an Egyptian businessman came and sat down beside them. Walter knew that he was the reason the Lord wanted to come to Egypt. It wasn't long until Walter began talking to him about his friend and the Egyptian asked if the Lord would be his friend too. Walter told him that Jesus wanted to be his friend, introduced him to Jesus, then got back on a plane and resumed his trip. He and his friend. Walter told us of several adventures that he’d had with his friend that day. I’ll never forget this one he told. When he arrived in Bangkok he discovered that his baggage had been lost. He decided to go to the motel and wait until he received a call saying that his baggage had arrived. No such call came so he decided to go back to the airport and go to the conveyor belt to check. Nothing. He’d pretty much reconciled himself to the fact that his baggage was lost and figured on buying replacements. As he turned to leave the conveyor belt suddenly he felt the presence of the Lord. It seemed to him that the Lord didn't want to leave the conveyor belt. Walter thought to himself that if the Lord wanted to stay at the conveyor belt he should too. Walter began to appreciate the presence of his friend and began to worship him. He got caught up in worship when suddenly his luggage appeared on the belt. It had gotten mixed up with the luggage of another flight. When Walter finished telling us stories about his friend that day he did an interesting thing. He slowly turned his back to the congregation, and just waited. I thought, I haven’t seen this before. No one moved. A holy hush took over. There was total silence for several moments when suddenly a woman stood crying. She began to confess sins to the whole church. I couldn't believe it. Walter? He just continued to wait with his back to the congregation until she was finished. No sooner had she finished and someone else stood and began to confess their sins to the church. Person after person stood. Eventually I stood as well. The presence of God was electrifying. It was serious. Compassionate, loving; all that! When finally things quieted down again Walter Buettler turned back to the congregation and thanked us for loving his friend and walked off the platform."
Thanks for your love directed
prayers for Billie and me! Loved One, I 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 is love) 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! Loved One, I pray YOU make every effort to
love the Creator according to His desires and not our learned ones that are
filled with pagan ritual both in Churchianity and Judaism. Your
continued prayers for Billie and me- are cherished- we thank you! Remember as
you worship- all demonic attacks MUST CEASE in His presence!
Shalom to your heart and home loved
ones!
Thurston
Why
we are on a different schedule of the Torah Cycle than the mainstream and the
Orthodox. For me it is about restoration of all things- which sometimes means
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 again together; (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
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:
1John 4:22.
