Friday, April 25, 2014
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April 26, 2014
Shabbat
Shalom Loved One!
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What’s happening Loved Ones? The
world and its system seem to be doing exactly what was foretold. It is getting
darker and darker. I don’t have to prove anything here; our own government is
rampant with wickedness and most are fast asleep as even the local governments
are being armed for war. Hopefully, we are getting brighter with more light in
us, as we draw nearer to our Master and King. We are told to arise and shine
and then told of great (Thick-gross) darkness that will come.
Let’s remember the biblical scenario together as
we can expect the same deliverance IF we respond in like manner: FIRST- the
goal that’s promised for us drawing near as darkness covers the earth.
Let’s look
at the biblical story that shares our dilemmas today as we are scattered around
the earth. It appeared absolutely HOPELESS and that is a great place to
remember the battle is not ours- but our Elohim’s – as He alone can delivers
us- when we seek Him with all our being and cry out in our desperation.
Note that we are as
Yehoshaphat and we will need to fast and seek Yahweh and remind Him of His
promises as we put Him in remembrance- though our sins are as scarlet – He will
make us as white as snow!
2 Ch 20:1
and after this it came to be that
the children of Mo’aḇ and the children of Ammon
came in, and with them some of the peoples, against Yehoshaphat to battle. 2 Ch 20:2 and they came and spoke to Yehoshaphat,
saying, “A great army is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Aram. And
see, they are in Ḥatsatson Tamar,” which is Ěn Geḏi. 2 Ch 20:3 And Yehoshaphat was
afraid, and set his face to seek יהוה, and
proclaimed a fast throughout all Yehuḏah. 2 Ch 20:4 And Yehuḏah
gathered to inquire of יהוה, even from all the
cities of Yehuḏah they came to seek יהוה.
2 Ch 20:5 And
Yehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Yehuḏah and Yerushalayim, in the House of
יהוה, in front of the new courtyard, 2 Ch 20:6 and said, “O יהוה Elohim of our fathers, are You not Elohim
in the heavens, and do You not rule over all the reigns of the nations, and in
Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to stand against
You? 2 Ch 20:7 “Are
you not our Elohim? You have driven out the inhabitants of this land before your
people Yisra’ĕl, and gave it to the seed of Aḇraham Your friend forever.
2 Ch 20:8 “And they
dwell in it, and have built You a set-apart place in it for Your Name, saying,
2 Ch 20:9 ‘If evil
does come upon us, such as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or scarcity of
food, we shall stand before this House and in Your presence – for Your Name is
in this House – and cry out to You in our distress, and You do hear and save.’ 2 Ch 20:10 “And now, see,
the children of Ammon and Mo’aḇ, and Mount Sĕʽir, whom You would not let
Yisra’ĕl invade when they came out of the land of Mitsrayim, for they turned
from them and did not destroy them, 2 Ch 20:11
and see, they are repaying us by coming in to drive
us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. 2 Ch 20:12 “O our Elohim,
would you not judge them? For we are
powerless against this great army that is coming against us. And we do not know
what to do, but our eyes are upon you.” 2 Ch 20:13 And all Yehuḏah, with their little ones, their wives, and their
children, stood before יהוה. 2 Ch 20:14 And the Spirit of יהוה
came upon Yaḥazi’ĕl son of Zeḵaryahu, son of Benayah, son of Yeʽi’ĕl,
son of Mattanyah, a Lĕwite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly, 2 Ch 20:15 and he said, “Listen, all Yehuḏah, and you inhabitants of
Yerushalayim, and Sovereign Yehoshaphat! Thus said יהוה
to you, ‘Do not fear, nor be afraid of the face of this great army, for the
battle is not yours, but Elohim’s. 2 Ch 20:16
‘Go down against them tomorrow. See, they are
coming up by the ascent of Tsits, and you shall find them at the end of the
wadi before the Wilderness of Yeru’ĕl. 2 Ch 20:17
‘It is not for you to fight in this. Position
yourselves, stand still and see the deliverance of יהוה
with you, O Yehuḏah and Yerushalayim!’ Do not be afraid nor fear, go out
against them tomorrow, for יהוה is with you.” 2 Ch 20:18 And Yehoshaphat
bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Yehuḏah and the
inhabitants of Yerushalayim fell down before יהוה,
to bow themselves before יהוה. 2 Ch 20:19 And the
Lĕwites, of the children of the Qehathites and of the children of the Qorḥites
stood up to praise יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl
with exceedingly loud voice. 2 Ch 20:20 and they rose early in the morning and went out into the
Wilderness of Teqowa. And as they went out, Yehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear
me, O Yehuḏah and you inhabitants of Yerushalayim: Trust in יהוה your Elohim and be steadfast, trust His prophets and prosper.”
No swords or weapons of self-defense—PRAISERS ARE SENT! Next we see the
enemy killing themselves! And we get their spoil—hehe their hummers, food,
gold, whatever hey owned!
2 Ch 20:21 And after
consulting with the people, he appointed those who should sing to יהוה, and who should praise the splendor of
set-apartness, as they went out before the army and were saying, “Give thanks
to יהוה, for His kindness is everlasting.” 2 Ch 20:22 and when they
began singing and praising, יהוה set ambushes against
the children of Ammon, Mo’aḇ, and Mount Sĕʽir, who had come against Yehuḏah,
and they were smitten. 2 Ch 20:23 Then the children of Ammon and Mo’aḇ stood up against
the inhabitants of Mount Sĕʽir to destroy and annihilate them. And when they
had made an end of the inhabitants of Sĕʽir, they helped to destroy one
another. 2 Ch 20:24 and when Yehuḏah came at the lookout in
the wilderness, they looked toward the army and saw their dead bodies, lying on
the ground, and none had escaped. 2 Ch 20:25 And Yehoshaphat
and his people came to take away their spoil, and they found among them a great
amount of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they
stripped off for themselves, more than they could take away. And they were
three days plundering the spoil, for it was much. 2 Ch 20:26 and on the
fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beraḵah, for there they blessed יהוה. Therefore the name of that place was
called The Valley of Beraḵah to this day. 2 Ch 20:27 Then
they returned, every man of Yehuḏah and Yerushalayim, with Yehoshaphat in
front of them, to go back to
Yerushalayim with joy, for יהוה had made them rejoice over their enemies. 2 Ch
20:28 and they came to Yerushalayim, with
harps and lyres and trumpets, to the House of יהוה.
2 Ch 20:29 and
the fear of Elohim was on all the reigns of the lands when they heard that יהוה had fought against the enemies of
Yisra’ĕl. 2 Ch 20:30 Then the reign of Yehoshaphat was at peace, for his
Elohim gave him rest on all sides. 2 Ch 20:31 Thus Yehoshaphat reigned over Yehuḏah –
thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years
in Yerushalayim. And his mother’s name was Azuḇah the daughter of Shilḥi. 2 Ch 20:32 And he walked
in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it, doing what was
right in the eyes of יהוה.
We too will rejoice over our enemies if
we seek Him in our desperation crying out and reminding Him of His promises!
Joshua 1:7 “Only
be strong and very courageous, to guard to do according to all the Torah which
Mosheh My servant commanded you. Do not turn from it right or left, so that you
act wisely wherever you go. Joshua 1:8 “Do not let
this Book of the Torah depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day
and night, so that you guard to do according to all that is written in it. For
then you shall make your way prosperous (Successful), and act wisely.
Isa 60:1 “Arise, shine, for your light has
come! And the esteem of יהוה has risen upon you. Isa 60:2 “For look, darkness covers the earth- and
thick darkness the peoples. But יהוה arises over you, and His esteem is seen upon you. Isa 60:3 “And the
gentiles shall come to your light 1,
and sovereigns to the brightness of your rising. Footnote: 1 Isa. 60:19, 20, Rev. 21:23, 24.
Isa 60:4 “Lift up
your eyes all around and see: all of them have gathered, they have come to you;
your sons come from afar, and your daughters are supported on the side. Isa 60:5 “Then you shall
see and be bright, and your heart shall throb and swell, for the wealth of the
sea is turned to you, the riches of the gentiles come to you.
Pro
3:3 let not kindness and truth
forsake you – bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your
heart, Pro 3:4 thus finding favor and good
insight in the eyes of Elohim and man. Pro 3:5 Trust in יהוה with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; Pro 3:6 know Him in all your ways, and He makes all your paths
straight. Pro 3:7 do not be wise in your own eyes 1; fear יהוה and turn away from evil 2. Footnotes: 1 Isa.
5:21 2 Job 28:28.
Who can expect deliverance and where will our help come from? (Is there deliverance even coming?)
Will our money
(wealth) deliver us? Let’s look together at two witnesses where it is
ESTABLISHED…
(Ezekiel 7:15) ‘The sword is outside, and the pestilence and
the scarcity of food inside. He who is in the field dies by the sword, and he
who is in a city, scarcity of food and pestilence devour him, (Ezekiel 7:16)
while they who escape of them shall escape and be on the mountains like
doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, each for his crookedness. (Ezekiel 7:17)
‘All hands go limp, and all knees become as water. (Ezekiel 7:18)
‘And they shall gird on sackcloth, and be covered with trembling. And
shame shall be on every face, and baldness on all their heads. (Ezekiel 7:19)
‘They throw their silver into the streets, and their gold becomes as
filth. Their
silver and their gold is unable to deliver them in the day of the wrath of יהוה. They do
not satisfy their appetite, nor fill their stomachs, because it has been their
stumbling-block of crookedness.
(Zephaniah 1:14) Near is the great
day of יהוה,
near and hurrying greatly, the noise of the day of יהוה.
Let the mighty man then bitterly cry out! (Zephaniah 1:15) That day is a Day
of Wrath, a day of distress and trouble, a day of waste and ruin, a day of
darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, (Zephaniah 1:16)
a day of ram’s horn (Shofar) and alarm – against the walled cities and against the
corner towers. (Zephaniah 1:17) “And I shall
bring distress on men, and they shall walk like blind men – because they have
sinned against יהוה, and their blood
shall be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.” (Zephaniah 1:18)
Neither
their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the Day of the Wrath of יהוה. And by the fire of His jealousy all the earth shall be
consumed, for He makes a sudden end of all those who dwell in the earth.
Those that hold YAH and His Word in High esteem (Awe)
and fear Him…
(Psalms 33:18) See, the eye of יהוה is on those
fearing Him, on those waiting for His kindness, (Psalms 33:19) to deliver their being from death, and
to keep them alive during scarcity of food. (Psalms 33:20) Our being has longed for יהוה;
our help and our shield is He. (Psalms 33:21) For
our heart does rejoice in Him, for we have put our trust in His set-apart Name.
(Psalms 33:22)
Let your kindness, O יהוה,
be upon us, even as we wait for you.
(Psalms 121:1) I lift up my eyes to the hills; Where does
my help come from? (Psalms 121:2) My help comes from יהוה, Maker of the heavens and earth. (Psalms 121:3)
He does not allow your foot to be moved; He
who watches over you does not slumber. (Psalms 121:4) See,
He who is guarding Yisra’ĕl neither slumbers nor sleeps. (Psalms 121:5) יהוה is your guard; יהוה is your shade
at your right hand. (Psalms 121:6)
The sun does not strike you by day or the
moon by night. (Psalms 121:7) יהוה guards you from all
evil; He guards your being. (Psalms 121:8) יהוה guards your
going out and your coming in now and forever.
I expect all of us (No matter where we live) can insert our country and understand!
(Ezekiel 14:12) And the word of יהוה came again to me, saying, (Ezekiel 14:13) “Son of man,
when a land sins against Me to commit a
trespass, and I shall stretch out My hand against it, and cut off its supply of
bread and send scarcity of food on it, and cut off man and beast from it,
(Ezekiel 14:14)
even though these three men, Noaḥ, Danieli’ĕl, and Iyoḇ, (Job) were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their
righteousness,” declares the Master יהוה. (Ezekiel 14:15)
“If I cause an evil beast to pass through
the land, and it shall bereave it, and it shall be a wasteland, so that no man
passes through because of the beasts, (Ezekiel 14:16) even
though these three men were in it, as I live,” declares the Master יהוה, “they would deliver neither sons nor
daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land is a wasteland. (Ezekiel 14:17)
“Or if I bring a sword on that land, and I
shall say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I shall cutoff man and beast from
it, (Ezekiel 14:18) even though these
three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Master יהוה, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, for they alone
would be delivered. (Ezekiel 14:19) “Or if I send a
pestilence into that land, and I shall pour out My wrath on it in blood, to cut
off from it man and beast, (Ezekiel 14:20) even though
Noaḥ, Danieli’ĕl, and Iyoḇ were in it, as I live,” declares the Master יהוה, “they would deliver neither son nor
daughter. They would deliver their own lives by their righteousness.” (Ezekiel 14:21)
For thus said the Master יהוה, “How much more it shall be when I send my four evil judgments
on Yerushalayim: the sword and scarcity of food and evil beasts and pestilence,
to cut off man and beast from it? (Ezekiel 14:22) “But
see, there shall be left in it a remnant that is brought out, both sons and
daughters. See, they are coming out to you, and you shall see their ways and
their deeds, and shall be comforted concerning the evil which I have brought upon
Yerushalayim – all that I have brought upon it.
One example of our Great Deliverance when we determine WHO we will serve…
(Daniel 3:13) Then Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar, in rage and
wrath, gave orders to bring Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo. Then they
brought these men before the sovereign. (Daniel 3:14) Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar spoke and said to them,
“Is it true, Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo that you do not serve my Elohim,
and you do not do obeisance to the gold image which I have set up? (Daniel 3:15)
“Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, the flute,
the zither, the lyre, the harp, the pipes, and all kinds of instruments, and
you fall down and do obeisance to the image which I have made, good! But if you
do not do obeisance, you are immediately thrown into the midst of a burning
furnace of fire. And who is the Eloah who does deliver you from my hands?” (Daniel 3:16)
Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo answered and said to the
sovereign, “O Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
(Daniel 3:17) “For if so, our Eloah
whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning furnace of fire and from
your hand, O sovereign – He does deliver! (Daniel 3:18) “But
if not, let it be known to you, O sovereign, that we do not serve your Elohim,
nor do we do obeisance to the gold image which you have set up.”
(Daniel 3:19) Then Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar was filled with
wrath, and the expression on his face changed toward Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and
Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo. He responded and gave orders that they heat the furnace seven
times more than it was usual to heat it. (Daniel 3:20) And he commanded some of the strongest men of
his army to bind Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo, and throw them into the
burning furnace of fire. (Daniel 3:21) So these men were bound in their coats, their
trousers, and their turbans, and their other garments, and were thrown into the
midst of the burning furnace of fire. (Daniel 3:22) Thereupon, because the sovereign’s order was
urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men
who took up Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo. (Daniel 3:23) And these three men,
Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo, fell down bound into the midst of the
burning furnace of fire. (Daniel 3:24) Then Sovereign Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar was amazed,
and stood up in haste and spoke and said to his counselors, “Did we not throw
three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the
sovereign, “Certainly, O sovereign.” (Daniel 3:25) He answered and said, “Look! I see four men
loose, walking in the midst of the fire. And they are not hurt, and the form of
the fourth is like the Son of Eloah.” (Daniel 3:26) Then Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar went near the mouth
of the burning furnace of fire. He spoke and said, “Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and
Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo, servants of the Most High Eloah, come out, and come here.” Then
Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo came from the midst of the fire. (Daniel 3:27)
And the viceroys, the nobles, and the governors, and the sovereign’s
counselors gathered together, seeing these men on whose bodies the fire had no
power, and the hair of their head was not singed nor was their garments changed;
nor did the smell of fire come on them. (Daniel 3:28) Neḇuḵaḏretstsar responded and said,
“Blessed be the Eloah of Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo, who sent His
Messenger and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and changed the
sovereign’s order, and gave up their bodies that they should not serve or do
obeisance to any Eloah except their own Eloah! (Daniel 3:29) “Therefore I make a decree
that whoever of any people, nation, or language who speaks any wrong against
the Eloah of Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo, his limbs shall be taken,
and his house made a dunghill, because there is no other Eloah who is able to
deliver like this.” (Daniel 3:30)
Then the sovereign promoted Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo in the
province of Baḇel.
Since we expect His help and DELIVERANCE; we now review VAIN WORSHIP; (Which we must overcome to expect His DELIVERANCE) as I don’t think this can be overstated; Here’s
why we MUST forsake the traditions that are not lined up with His Torah (Instructions- Word-Law): 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!”— (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. Would you
and I really sacrifice a potential intimate relationship with our Creator to
keep our church, family and friends happy with us? YIKES! This is a question that demands a verdict as YHWH will hold
us accountable for our loving
obedience or what He considers (Such
as Esau’s record) hate in
rebellion and disobedience.
OUR RELATIONSHIPS
I want us to recognize that our Creator wants
today; and wanted then- a relationship with each and all of us; but in our fear
we rejected His presence at Mt Sinai (still works that way today for the most
part) Today, we must be careful to not be desiring acceptance from our family
and friends and denying our own responsibilities to our Creator first and
foremost. Yep our ancestors of the faith asked to let Moses talk to us only-
keep Elohim away- Guard against FEAR! The fearful are thrown into hell’s flames
with the drunks, whores and sorcerers! 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 obey will always receive more
instructions whereas a heart in rebellion will be cut off and allowed to
stumble until REPENTANCE comes!
Our results
are guaranteed for obedience in doing and guarding His commands- not man made
ones
we may
have inherited in “Churchianity” or even Judaism! 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 and
FEAR NOT!
He promises us:
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 bring1 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 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 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.
Here are this Week’s Torah Scriptures: Vayera “And he appeared”
Genesis 18:1-22:24; 2 Kings 4:1-37; 2 Peter 2:4-11
Should
we not also fellowship with our Elohim and make Him welcome by obedience and
set-apart living? Do we also laugh at YHWH’s promises thinking our needs are
too vast? Perhaps we should consider that YHWH could have delivered even 1- as
nothing is too hard for Him and truly He can deliver us also. Note also that
YHWH does not hide His plans from those who walk in humble obedience and
relationship.
(Genesis 18:1) And יהוה appeared to
him by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ, while he was sitting in the tent door in
the heat of the day. (Genesis 18:2) So he lifted his eyes and looked, and saw
three men standing opposite him. And when he saw them, he ran from the tent
door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, (Genesis 18:3) and said, “יהוה,
if I have now found favor in your eyes, please do not pass your servant by. (Genesis 18:4)
“Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest
yourselves under the tree. (Genesis 18:5) “And let me bring a piece of bread and
refresh your hearts, and then go on, for this is why you have come to your
servant.” And they said, “Do as you have said.” (Genesis 18:6) So Aḇraham ran into the
tent to Sarah and said, “Hurry, make ready three measures of fine flour, knead
it and make cakes.” (Genesis 18:7) And Aḇraham ran to the herd, took a tender
and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hurried to prepare it. (Genesis 18:8)
And he took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set
it before them, and he stood by them under the tree as they ate. (Genesis 18:9)
And they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “See, in
the tent.” (Genesis 18:10) And He said, “I shall certainly return to you
according to the time of life, and see, Sarah your wife is to have a son!” And
Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him. (Genesis 18:11)
Now Aḇraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age, and Sarah was
past the way of women. (Genesis 18:12) And Sarah laughed within herself, saying,
“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my master being old too?” (Genesis 18:13)
And יהוה said to Aḇraham, “Why did Sarah laugh,
saying, ‘Shall I truly have a child, since I am old?’ (Genesis 18:14) “Is any matter too hard for יהוה? At the appointed time I am going to return to
you, according to the time of life, and Sarah is to have a son.” (Genesis 18:15)
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. And
He said, “No, but you did laugh!” (Genesis 18:16) And the men rose up from there and looked
toward Seḏom, and Aḇraham went with them to send them away. (Genesis 18:17)
And יהוה said, “Shall I hide from Aḇraham what I
am doing, (Genesis 18:18) since Aḇraham is
certainly going to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the
earth shall be blessed in him? (Genesis 18:19) “For I have known him, so that he commands
his children and his household after him, to guard the way of יהוה, to do righteousness and right-ruling, so that יהוה brings to Aḇraham what He has spoken to him.” (Genesis 18:20)
And יהוה said, “Because the outcry against Seḏom
and Amorah is great, and because their sin is very heavy, (Genesis 18:21)
“I am going down now to see whether they have done altogether according
to the outcry against it that has come to me, and if not, I know.” (Genesis 18:22)
So the men turned away from there and went toward Seḏom, but יהוה still stood before Aḇraham. (Genesis 18:23)
And Aḇraham drew near and said, “Would you also destroy the righteous
with the wrong? (Genesis 18:24) “Suppose there are fifty righteous within the
city, would you also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous
that were in it? (Genesis 18:25) “Far be it from you to act in this way, to
slay the righteous with the wrong, so that the righteous should be as the
wrong. Far be it from you! Does the Judge of all the Earth not do right?” (Genesis 18:26)
And יהוה said, “If I find in Seḏom fifty righteous
within the city, then I shall spare the entire place for their sakes.” (Genesis 18:27)
And Aḇraham answered and said, “Look, please, I who am but dust and
ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to יהוה,
(Genesis 18:28) “Suppose there are five less than
the fifty righteous, would you destroy the entire city for lack of five?” And
He said, “If I find there forty-five, I do not destroy it.” (Genesis 18:29)
And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there are found forty?”
And He said, “I would not do it for the sake of forty.” (Genesis 18:30) And he
said, “Let not יהוה be displeased, and
let me speak: Suppose there are found thirty?” And He said, “I would not do it
if I find thirty there.” (Genesis 18:31) And he said, “Look, please, I have taken it
upon myself to speak to יהוה: Suppose there are
found twenty?” And He said, “I would not destroy it for the sake of twenty.” (Genesis 18:32)
And he said, “Let not יהוה be displeased, and
let me speak only this time: Suppose there are found ten?” And He said, “I
would not destroy it for the sake of ten.” (Genesis 18:33) Then יהוה went away as soon as He had ended speaking to Aḇraham. And
Aḇraham returned to his place.
Angels sent to clean things up and bring YHWH’s righteous judgment…many of
us know that Sodom has been located and is peppered with “brimstone”
(encapsulated sulfur) tested and found to burn at 5000 degrees Fahrenheit and
produce poison gas. This is so hot the human body burned at this temperature is
reduced to SALT! Note Lot and how when we associate with ungodly we think
ungodly living is okay and natural and we are vexed in the spirit also…but
there remains a judgment by fire loved one.
(Genesis 19:1) And the two messengers (Angels) came to Seḏom
in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the
gate of Seḏom. And when Lot saw them, he rose up to meet them, and he bowed
himself with his face toward the ground, (Genesis 19:2) and he said, “Look, please
my masters, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and
wash your feet, and rise early and go your way.” And they said, “No, but let us
spend the night in the open square.” (Genesis 19:3) But he urged them strongly, and they turned in
to him and came into his house. And he made them a feast, and baked unleavened
bread, and they ate. (Genesis 19:4) Before they lay down, the men of the city,
the men of Seḏom, both old and young, all the people from every part
surrounded the house. (Genesis 19:5) And they called to Lot and said to him,
“Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, and let us
‘know’ them.” (Genesis 19:6) So Lot went out to them through the doorway,
and shut the door behind him, (Genesis 19:7) and
said, “Please, my brothers, do not do evil! (Genesis 19:8) “Look, please, I have two
daughters who have not known a man. Please, let me bring them out to you, and
do to them as you wish, only do no deed to these men, because they have come
under the shadow of my roof.” (Genesis 19:9) But they said, “Stand back!” And they said,
“This one came in to sojourn, and should he always judge? Now we are going to
treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came
near to break down the door. (Genesis 19:10) But the men reached out their hands and
pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. (Genesis 19:11) Then they
struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small
and great, and they wearied themselves to find the door. (Genesis 19:12)
And the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? A son-in-law, and
your sons, and your daughters, and whomever you have in the city – bring them
out of this place! (Genesis 19:13) “We are going to destroy this place, because
the cry against them has grown great before the face of יהוה, and יהוה has sent us to
destroy it.” (Genesis 19:14) And Lot went out and spoke to his
sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this
place, for יהוה is going to destroy this city!” But to his
sons-in-law he seemed to be as one joking. (Genesis 19:15) And when morning dawned,
the messengers urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Get up, and take your wife and your
two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the
city.” (Genesis 19:16) And while he loitered, the men took hold of
his hand, and his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, יהוה having compassion on him, and they brought
him out and set him outside the city. (Genesis 19:17) And it came to be, when they had brought them
outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind (I have
heard that “looking behind” is a Hebrew idiom for going back- which apparently
Lot’s wife did- that test will be for us also in the days of great trials
ahead) you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest
you be consumed.” (Genesis 19:18) And Lot said to them, “Oh no, יהוה! (Genesis 19:19) “Look, please, your servant has found favor
in your eyes, and you have increased your kindness which you have shown me by
saving my life, but I am unable to escape to the mountains, lest calamities
overtake me and I die. (Genesis 19:20) “Look, please, this city is near enough to
flee to, and it is small. Please let me escape there – is it not a small matter
– and let my life be saved?” (Genesis 19:21) And He said to him, “Look, I have favored you
concerning this matter also, without overthrowing this city for which you have
spoken. (Genesis 19:22) “Hurry and escape there. I am not able to do any deed until you arrive
there.” So the name of the city was called Tsoʽar. (Genesis 19:23) the sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Tsoʽar. (Genesis 19:24) and יהוה rained sulphur and fire on Seḏom and
Amorah, from יהוה
out of the heavens. (Genesis 19:25) So He overthrew those cities, and all the
plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. (Genesis 19:26)
But his wife looked back
from behind him, and she became a post of salt. (Genesis 19:27) And Aḇraham arose early
in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before יהוה, (Genesis 19:28)
and he looked toward Seḏom and Amorah, and toward all the land of the plain.
And he looked and saw the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a
furnace. (Genesis 19:29) Thus it came to be, when Elohim destroyed the
cities of the plain, that Elohim remembered Aḇraham, and sent Lot out of the
midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt. (Genesis 19:30)
And Lot went up out of Tsoʽar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two
daughters were with him, for he was afraid to dwell in Tsoʽar. And he and his
two daughters dwelt in a cave. (Genesis 19:31) And the first-born said to the younger, “Our
father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us, as is the way
of all the earth. (Genesis 19:32) “Come, let us make our father drink wine and
lie with him, so that we preserve the seed of our father.” (Comment: seems we create our own Ishmael’s when we take YHWH’s
promises and try and help Him!) (Genesis 19:33) So they made their father drink wine that
night. And the first-born went in and lay with her father, and he was not aware
of it when she lay down or when she arose. (Genesis 19:34) And it came to be on the
next day that the first-born said to the younger, “See, I lay with my father
last night. Let us make him drink wine tonight as well, and you go in and lie
with him, so that we keep the seed of our father.” (Genesis 19:35) So they made their father
drink wine that night as well. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he
was not aware of it when she lay down or when she arose. (Genesis 19:36)
Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. (Genesis 19:37)
And the first-born bore a son and called his name Mo’aḇ, he is the
father of the Mo’aḇites to this day. (Genesis 19:38) And the younger, she also bore a son and
called his name Ben-Ammi, he is the father of the children of Ammon to this
day.
YHWH watches over His TREASURE- He told me one time (before I even knew about the Scripture) that- “you are my treasure because you obey me- and
those that will not obey me cannot keep and control my treasure” Later, I found a scripture that said He
calls His own who are obedient to His commands (Torah) -- His treasure!
(Genesis 20:1) And Aḇraham set out from there to
the land of the South, and dwelt between Qaḏĕsh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.
(Genesis 20:2)
And Aḇraham said concerning Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And
Aḇimeleḵ sovereign of Gerar sent and took Sarah. (Genesis 20:3) But Elohim came to
Aḇimeleḵ in a dream by night, and said to him, “See, you are a dead man
because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.” (Genesis 20:4)
However, Aḇimeleḵ had not come near her, and he said, “יהוה, would you slay a righteous nation also? (Genesis 20:5)
“Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself
said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and in the innocence of
my hands I have done this.” (Genesis 20:6) And Elohim said to him in a dream, “Yea, I
know that you did this in the integrity of your heart, and so I kept you from
sinning against me. For this reason I did not let you touch her. (Genesis 20:7)
“And now, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and let him pray
for you and you live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall
certainly die you and all that are yours.” (Genesis 20:8) So Aḇimeleḵ rose early in the morning, and
called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their hearing. And the
men were greatly frightened. (Genesis 20:9) And Aḇimeleḵ called Aḇraham and said to
him, “What have you done to us? In what have I sinned against you that you have
brought on me and on my reign a great sin? You have done matters to me that
should not be done.” (Genesis 20:10) And Aḇimeleḵ said to Aḇraham, “What did
you have in view, that you have done this matter?” (Genesis 20:11) And Aḇraham said, “Only
because I said to myself, the fear of Elohim is not in this place, and
they shall kill me for the sake of my wife. (Genesis 20:12) “And yet, she is truly my
sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother,
and she became my wife. (Genesis 20:13) “And it came to be, when Elohim caused me to
wander from my father’s house that I said to her ‘this is your kindness that
you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, “He is my
brother.” ’ ” (Genesis 20:14) Then Aḇimeleḵ
took sheep, and cattle, and male and female servants, and gave them to
Aḇraham. And he returned Sarah his wife to him. (Genesis 20:15) And Aḇimeleḵ said, “See,
my land is before you, dwell wherever it is good in your eyes.” (Genesis 20:16)
And to Sarah he said, “See, I have given your brother a thousand pieces
of silver. See, it is to you a covering of eyes before all who are with you and
before all others, and you are cleared before everyone.” (Genesis 20:17)
And Aḇraham prayed to Elohim, and Elohim healed Aḇimeleḵ, and his
wife, and his female servants, so they bore children, (Genesis 20:18) for יהוה had closed up all the
wombs of the house of Aḇimeleḵ because of Sarah, Aḇraham’s wife. (Genesis 21:1) And יהוה visited Sarah
as He had said, and יהוה did for Sarah as He
had spoken.
Here we see the Father of our faith- having produced fruit of his own and
now bearing the troubles and heartaches that helping YHWH produces-
(Genesis 21:2) So Sarah conceived
and bore Aḇraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which Elohim
had spoken to him. (Genesis 21:3) And Aḇraham called the name of his son who
was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him; Yitsḥaq. (Genesis 21:4) And Aḇraham circumcised his son Yitsḥaq when he was eight days
old, as Elohim had commanded him. (Genesis 21:5) And Aḇraham was one hundred years old
when his son Yitsḥaq was born to him. (Genesis 21:6) And Sarah said, “Elohim has
made me laugh, and everyone who hears of it laughs with me.” (Genesis 21:7)
And she said, “Who would have said to Aḇraham that Sarah would nurse
children? I have borne him a son in his old age.” (Genesis 21:8) And the child grew and was
weaned, and Aḇraham made a great feast on the day that Yitsḥaq was weaned. (Genesis 21:9)
And Sarah saw the son of Haḡar the Mitsrite, whom she had borne to
Aḇraham, mocking. (Genesis 21:10) So she said to Aḇraham, “Drive out this
female servant and her son, for the son of this female servant shall not
inherit with my son, with Yitsḥaq.” (Genesis 21:11) And the matter was very evil in the eyes of
Aḇraham because of his son. (Genesis 21:12) But Elohim said to Aḇraham, “Let it not be
evil in your eyes because of the boy and because of your female servant. Whatever
Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice, for in Yitsḥaq your seed is
called. (Genesis 21:13) “And of the son of the female servant I also
make a nation, because he is your seed.” (Genesis 21:14) And Aḇraham rose early in
the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, which he gave to Haḡar,
putting it on her shoulder, also the boy, and sent her away. And she left and
wandered in the Wilderness of Be’ĕrsheḇa. (Genesis 21:15) and the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy
under one of the shrubs. (Genesis 21:16) And she went and sat down about a bow shot away, for she said, “Let me not see the death of the boy.” And she sat opposite
him, and lifted her voice and wept. (Genesis 21:17) And Elohim heard the voice of the boy, and
the messenger of Elohim called to Haḡar from the heavens, and said to her,
“What is the matter with you, Haḡar? Do not fear, for Elohim has heard the
voice of the boy where he is. (Genesis 21:18) “Arise, lift up the boy and hold him with
your hand, for I make a great nation of him.” (Genesis 21:19) And Elohim opened her
eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water,
and gave the boy a drink. (Genesis 21:20) And Elohim was with the boy, and he grew and
dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. (Genesis 21:21) And he dwelt in the
Wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of
Mitsrayim. (Genesis 21:22) And it came to be at that time that Aḇimeleḵ
and Piḵol, the commander of his army, spoke to Aḇraham, saying, “Elohim is
with you in all that you do. (Genesis 21:23) “And now, swear to me by Elohim, not to be
untrue to me, to my offspring, or to my descendants. Do to me according to the
kindness that I have done to you and to the land in which you have dwelt.” (Genesis 21:24)
And Aḇraham said, “I swear.” (Genesis 21:25) And Aḇraham reproved Aḇimeleḵ because of a
well of water which Aḇimeleḵ’s servants had seized. (Genesis 21:26) And Aḇimeleḵ said, “I do
not know who has done this deed. Neither did you inform me, nor did I hear
until today.” (Genesis 21:27) So Aḇraham took sheep and cattle and gave
them to Aḇimeleḵ, and the two of them made a covenant. (Genesis 21:28)
And Aḇraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. (Genesis 21:29)
And Aḇimeleḵ asked Aḇraham, “What are these seven ewe lambs which you
have set by them?” (Genesis 21:30) And he said, “Take these seven ewe lambs from
my hand, to be my witness that I have dug this well.” (Genesis 21:31) So he called that place
Be’ĕrsheḇa, because the two of them swore an oath there. (Genesis 21:32)
Thus they made a covenant at Be’ĕrsheḇa. And Aḇimeleḵ raised with
Piḵol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the
Philistines. (Genesis 21:33) And he planted a tamarisk tree in
Be’ĕrsheḇa, and there called on the Name of יהוה, the Everlasting Ěl. (Genesis 21:34) And Aḇraham sojourned in the land of
the Philistines many days.
Here I am Yah! Can we also say-- I will obey even unto death- knowing that
you YHWH can keep your promises in spite of me and that OBEDIENCE IS BETTER
THAN SACRIFICE! Hallelu-YAH! Note that most extra biblical text
or should I say what was once considered biblical before recent changes- showed
that Isaac was not a little boy but a grown man who also trusted YHWH to
provide the provision of sacrifice… YHWH YIREH means YHWH’s provision seen……
Hallelu-YAH!
(Genesis 22:1) And it came to be after these events that
Elohim tried Aḇraham, and said to him,
“Aḇraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” (Genesis 22:2)
And He said, “Take your son, now, your only son Yitsḥaq, whom you love,
and go to the land of Moriyah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one
of the mountains which I command you.” (Genesis 22:3) And Aḇraham rose early in the morning and
saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Yitsḥaq his
son. And he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the
place which Elohim had commanded him. (Genesis 22:4) And on the third day Aḇraham lifted his eyes
and saw the place from a distance. (Genesis 22:5) So Aḇraham said to his young men, “Stay here
with the donkey while the boy and I go over there and worship, and come back to
you.” (Genesis 22:6) And Aḇraham took the wood of the burnt
offering and laid it on Yitsḥaq his son. And he took the fire in his hand, and
a knife, and the two of them went together. (Genesis 22:7) And Yitsḥaq spoke to
Aḇraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.”
And he said, “See, the fire and the wood! But where is the lamb for a burnt
offering?” (Genesis 22:8) And Aḇraham said, “My son, Elohim does
provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” And the two of them went
together. (Genesis 22:9) And they came to the place which Elohim had
commanded him, and Aḇraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order.
And he bound Yitsḥaq his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. (Genesis 22:10)
And Aḇraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son, (Genesis 22:11) but the Messenger of יהוה called to him from the heavens and said, “Aḇraham, Aḇraham!”
And he said, “Here I am.” (Genesis 22:12) And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the
boy, nor touch him. For now I know that you fear Elohim, seeing you have not
withheld your son, your only son, from me.” (Genesis 22:13) And Aḇraham lifted his
eyes and looked and saw behind him a ram caught in a bush by its horns, and
Aḇraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering instead
of his son. (Genesis 22:14) And Aḇraham called the name of the place, ‘יהוה Yireh,’
as it is said to this day, “On the mountain יהוה
provides.” (Genesis 22:15) And the Messenger of יהוה
called to Aḇraham a second time from the heavens, (Genesis 22:16) and said, “By Myself I have
sworn, declares יהוה, because you have
done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, (Genesis 22:17)
that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your
seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and
let your seed possess the gate of their enemies. (Genesis 22:18) “And in your seed all the nations of the
earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” (Genesis 22:19)
Then Aḇraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went
together to Be’ĕrsheḇa. And Aḇraham dwelt at Be’ĕrsheḇa. (Genesis 22:20) and it came to be after these events
that it was reported to Aḇraham, saying, “See, Milkah too has borne children
to your brother Naḥor: (Genesis 22:21) “Uts
his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Qemu’ĕl the father of Aram, (Genesis 22:22) and Keseḏ, and Ḥazo, and Pildash,
and Yiḏlaph, and Bethu’ĕl.” (Genesis 22:23) And Bethu’ĕl brought forth Riḇqah. These
eight Milkah bore to Naḥor, Aḇraham’s brother. (Genesis 22:24) His concubine, whose name
was Re’uwmah, also bore Teḇaḥ, and Gaḥam, and Taḥash, and Maʽaḵah.
Trusting YHWH when it seems only more lack will come from this giving thing-
Obedience always brings blessings- even life from the dead!
(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 lie 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.
We must STOP transgressing His Torah (Instructions-Law) or EXPECT and prepare for His righteous
judgments!
(2 Peter 2:4) For if Elohim did not spare the messengers (Angels) who sinned, but sent them to
Tartaros, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be kept for judgment, (2 Peter 2:5)
and did not spare the world of old, but preserved Noaḥ,
a proclaimer of righteousness, and seven others, bringing in the flood on the
world of the wicked, (2 Peter 2:6) and having reduced to ashes the cities of
Seḏom and Amorah condemned them to destruction – having made them an
example to those who afterward would live wickedly, (2 Peter 2:7) and rescued
righteous Lot, who was oppressed with the indecent
behavior of the lawless 1 Footnote: 1 The
Greek word here, and in 3:17, is athesmos (not the usual one, anomos)
but it also means “lawless.” (2 Peter 2:8) (for
day after day that righteous man, dwelling among them, tortured his righteous
being by seeing and hearing their lawless works), (2 Peter 2:9) then
יהוה knows how to rescue the reverent
ones from trial and to keep the unrighteous unto the day of judgment, to be
punished, (2 Peter 2:10)
and most of all those walking after the flesh in filthy lust and
despising authority – bold, headstrong, speaking evil of esteemed ones, (2 Peter 2:11)
whereas messengers who are greater in strength and power do not bring a
slanderous accusation against them before the Master.
Loved
One, we need to remember this warning about the days we live in and turn and
walk by His Word (Spirit and not fact or flesh
realm):
(2 Timothy 3:1) But know this, that in the last days hard times shall come.
(2 Timothy 3:2)
For
men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, thankless, wrong-doers, (2 Timothy 3:3) unloving,
unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, haters of good, (2 Timothy 3:4) betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim, (2 Timothy 3:5) having a form of reverence 1 (godliness) but denying
its power. And turn away from these! Footnote:
1 See v. 13, Isa. 24:5-6, Mt. 24:12, Rom. 1:30-31, 2 Thess. 2:3-11. (2 Timothy 3:6)
For among them are those who creep into
households and captivate silly women loaded down with sins, led away by various
lusts, (2 Timothy 3:7) always learning and never able to come to the knowledge
of the truth.
I pray you and
I learn to walk in the spirit
(Guard our words and choose LIFE) and not according to the lusts and directions
of the flesh or facts. (Yahshua said, “My words are SPIRIT!”) That
we may each repent quickly. I further pray we ALWAYS forgive and speak forgiveness
and blessings on those who do and have done evil against us, that we may keep
our right standing before Him. Many will need the pure love that comes from the
Father (Due to obedience and building our relationship as His TREASURE) to
break forth and come to our King - especially in days of great trial and
darkness! This is how they will recognize us; that we have love for one another
and our King! Please- we must remember- it is the LOVE of YHWH that draws men
to repentance- not our knowledge!
Thanks for your continued prayers for Billie and me- they are cherished-
You are much loved!
Shalom to
your heart and home Loved One!
Thurston
