Saturday, November 29, 2014
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November 29,
2014
Shabbat Shalom
Loved One! (This study attached
for printing/reading- available at website below)
Remember we are FAMILY! He sets before
us life and death- blessings and curses- and then warns us- Choose Life! A
willing and obedient attitude and position brings us FAMILY GIFTS (Help in our time of need- We must now humble
ourselves and receive His instructions/commands)
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!
Time
for FAMILY TALK! TIME TO GIVE THANKS
FROM WILLING AND OBEDIENT HEARTS! 2 Corinthians 9:6 And this: He who sows sparingly
shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows on blessing shall also reap on
blessing. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each one give
as he purposes in his heart, not of grief or of necessity, for Elohim loves a
joyous giver. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And
Elohim is able to make all favor overflow toward you, that you, always having
all you need in every way, have plenty for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:9 As it has been written, “He
scattered abroad, He gave to the poor, His righteousness remains forever.” 2 Corinthians 9:10
And He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, shall supply
and increase the seed you have sown and increase the fruit of your
righteousness, 2 Corinthians 9:11 being enriched in every way for all
simplicity, which works out thanksgiving to Elohim through us. 2 Corinthians 9:12 because the rendering of this
service not only supplies the needs of the set-apart ones, but also is
overflowing through many thanksgivings to Elohim. 2
Corinthians 9:13 Through the
proof of this service, they esteem Elohim on the submission of your confession
to the Good News of Messiah, and generosity in sharing with them and all men, 2 Corinthians 9:14
and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding
favor of Elohim in you. 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks also to
Elohim for His unspeakable gift!
We must become willing and
humble (Obedient) to
have the blessings from the open windows of Heaven!
Isaiah 1:16 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves
clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Stop doing evil! Isaiah 1:17 “Learn to do good! Seek right-ruling,
reprove the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together,”
says יהוה. “Though your
sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like
crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:19 “If you submit and obey, you shall eat the good of the
land; Isaiah 1:20 but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the
sword,” for the mouth of יהוה has spoken.
(John 3:16)
“For Elohim so loved the world that He gave His only brought-forth Son,
so that everyone
who believes in Him should not perish but possess everlasting life.
(John 3:17)
“Elohim did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that
the world through Him might be saved
(Greek- Sozo and means saved, healed, delivered, and set free from each and every
attack from hell.) (John 3:18) “He who believes in Him is not judged,
but he who does not believe is
judged already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only
brought-forth Son of Elohim. A few years ago Yahshua woke me up with the
scripture John 3:16 three mornings in a row—which to me was a serious point He
was making. The last morning He spoke that to me; He showed me what He
considers a believer to be regarding
this and other verses.
Remember; it is not mental assent like most
of us have thought and been taught- it is not Greek thought, but Hebraic. It is
becoming a DOER of the WORD, and not a hearer only and deceiving ourselves. The
devils BELIEVE (Mental assent but not
submitting and obeying) and shudder! Here is what He showed me so that I
understand what “believing” is to Him; and I suppose this is of life
or death importance since He showed me three times for emphasis!
Here is what He considers a believer to be by His own
definition- not mine and yours- this is why it is life or death importance that
we submit and receive the engrafted word- becoming a DOER and resisting the
devil so that he must flee from the attack on us and our loved ones: (Mar 16:16) “He who has
believed and has been immersed, shall be
saved, but he who has not believed shall be condemned. (Mar 16:17) “And these signs
shall accompany the ones who believe:
In My Name they shall cast out demons, they shall speak with renewed tongues, (Mar 16:18) they shall take
up snakes (not physically- this is
in reference to Luke 10:19 where we are given authority over snakes and
scorpions and ALL the power of hell), and if they
drink any deadly drink it shall by no means hurt them, they shall lay
hands on the sick and they shall get well (recover).” Perhaps you and I should
redefine our pursuit of YHWH and His only begotten Son Yahshua; and our
becoming His definition of a believer! We who are willing to die to ourselves
and become more like Him will walk as He walked! Yes indeed we should be sober
and alert concerning this matter- His love is worthy to walk in humbled fear
and trembling—showing great honor and respect for Him who died for us—THE LIVING WORD!
(1 John 2:4)
The one who says, “I know Him,” and does not guard His commands, is a
liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:5) But whoever guards His Word (Commands), truly the love of
Elohim has been perfected 1 in him. By this we know that we are in Him.2 Footnotes: 1
Gen. 17:1, Psalms 119:1, Mt. 5:48. 2 See 3:24. (1 John 2:6) The
one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He walked.
(John 14:12)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in
me, the works that I do he shall do also. And greater works than these
he shall do, because I go to My Father.
Today, I want to look at some of the areas
in our lives that our decision to DRAW NEAR to Yahweh, walking like Yahshua
walked with humble obedience; which can bring us His help and deliverance from
apparent crushing defeats, obstacles and needs in our lives.
Perhaps
upon acting upon these; we should ask Him to command His angels concerning us
and our loved ones.
REMEMBER FAMILY PROTOCOL IS IMPORTANT- (Especially if we expect help
and deliverance) (Matthew
15:4) “For
Elohim has commanded, saying, ‘Respect (honor)
your father and your mother,’ and,
‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ (Ephesians 6:1)
Children, obey your parents in the Master, for this is right. (Ephesians 6:2)
“Respect
(honor) your father and mother,”
which is the first command with promise, (Ephesians
6:3) in order that it might be
well with you, and you might live long on the earth.” Finally- let’s look at
the KJV about renewing our minds in His Scripture promises regarding knowing
His will in Romans 12:1-2 (Soul- mind
will and intellect) and see: (3 John 1:2) Beloved, I wish
above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth. Do we want to be blessed to be a blessing like Isaac
was? Let’s give our parents honor and more importantly (possibly setting precedence) our Heavenly Father honor and LIVE UNDER AN OPEN HEAVEN! We must now really understand
that obedience brings blessings and disobedience brings curses.
FIRST AREA WE CAN
CORRECT OUR ATTITUDES TO WILLING SUBMISSION!
(Isaiah 1:18)
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says יהוה. “Though your sins are like
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they
shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:19) “If you submit and obey (willing and obedient), you shall eat the good of the land;
(Isaiah 1:20) but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword,”
for the mouth of יהוה has spoken. You can
be assured of your deliverance by the Scripture above- He wants us to bring His
promises and protocol as a reminder- to reason with Him or remind Him of His
word and promises to us.
SECONDLY- WE MUST NOW BRING HIM THANKSGIVING AND COUNT OUR
BLESSINGS- NOT OUR NEEDS AND STORMS. This should be easy for those of us living
in USA because it is Thanksgiving as I work on this study. We are so blessed to
even still have our freedoms realizing the wickedness our rulers prepare. So
this scripture obedience is very important to us who cherish freedom!
We may enter His gates with THANKSGIVING
(How timely for us Americans) and
enter His courts with praises! (Not with
continual murmuring and complaining like the forefathers of our faith did
coming out of Egypt- whether we Americans were robbed in the elections or not-
this is a far bigger battle than elections- it is the battle for our very souls
now) So why would I encourage us to
REPENT and approach Yah’s throne room with protocol and carefully chosen and
humble words? Honestly, loved one, we
must have His provision in all matters now.
Approaching YHWH and entering His presence! Can we say PROTOCOL? Also realize that if you
are in great warfare- enter His gates (Doorway) giving thanks- remember the old
song- “Count your blessings, count them one by one, count your many blessings
see what YHWH’s done and then PRAISE HIM as demon spirits cannot hang around
and get you down when He is present! Hallelu-YAH! (Psalms 22:2) O My Elohim, I call by day, but
you do not answer; and by night, but I find no rest. (Psalms
22:3) Yet you are set-apart, Enthroned on the
praises of Yisra’ĕl. KJV uses inhabits…
Psalms_100:4 Enter into
His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Give thanks
to Him; bless His Name. Psalms_105:1
Give thanks to יהוה! Call upon His Name; Make known His deeds
among the peoples. Psalms_106:1 Praise
Yah! Oh, give thanks
to יהוה, For He is good! For His kindness is
everlasting.
Will we complain and murmur at YHWH like
Israel did in Egypt- or will we draw near to Him giving THANKS?
Hey Loved One- just reading
these few Scriptures again will bring His presence! Hallelu-YAH!
2Sa_22:50 “Therefore I give thanks to You, O יהוה, among
nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
1Ch_16:8 Give thanks to יהוה, call upon His Name, and make known His deeds among the
peoples! 1Ch_16:34 Give thanks to יהוה, for He is good, for His kindness is everlasting! Psalms_7:17
I give thanks to יהוה according to His righteousness, and praise
the Name of יהוה Most High.
Likened to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who all became wealthy for
PURPOSE- to be a blessing!
We must review and remind ourselves why we are
blessed to be a blessing to others! Promises guaranteed by the Creator for
obeying Him and curses guaranteed for disobeying Him! These BLESSINGS AND CURSINGS
apply to many countries including our beloved USA-
(Leviticus 26:3)
‘If
you walk in my laws and guard my commands, and shall do them, (Leviticus 26:4) then I shall give you rain in its season, and the land
shall yield its crops, and the trees of the field yield their fruit.
(Leviticus 26:5) ‘And your
threshing shall last till the time of the grape harvest and the grape harvest
shall last till the time of sowing. And
you shall eat your bread until you have enough, and shall dwell in your land
safely. (Leviticus 26:6) ‘And I shall give peace in the land, and you shall lie
down and no one make you afraid. And I
shall clear the land of evil beasts, and not let the sword go through your
land. (Leviticus 26:7) ‘And you shall
pursue your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you. (Leviticus 26:8)
‘And five of you shall pursue a hundred, and
a hundred of you pursue ten thousand. And your enemies shall fall by the sword
before you. (Leviticus 26:9) ‘And I shall turn
to you and make you bear fruit, and shall increase you, and shall establish my
covenant with you. (Leviticus 26:10) ‘And you shall
eat the old supply, and clear out the old because of the new. (Leviticus 26:11)
‘And
I shall set My Dwelling Place in your midst, and my being shall not reject you. (Leviticus 26:12) ‘And I shall walk in your midst, and shall be your Elohim,
and you shall be my people. (Leviticus 26:13)
‘I am יהוה your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, from
being their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk
upright.
THIRDLY-
REPENT- TURN OUR STIFF NECKS AND FOLLOW HIM IN
LOVING OBEDIENCE!
(Remember:
In the beginning (Genesis/Bereshit) Yahshua was the word, YHWH, was with YHWH
and is YHWH- yes even or especially at Mt Sinai- so we must still obey Him and
His commands, so consider carefully loved one)
(John 14:20)
“In that day you shall know that I am in My
Father and you in me, and I in you. (John
14:21) “He who possesses my commands and guards
them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves me shall be loved by My
Father, and I shall love him and manifest myself to him.”
Loved
Ones- OBEDIENCE = LOVE to YHWH- this is extremely SERIOUS for us living TODAY!
(Leviticus 26:14)
‘But if you do not obey Me, and do
not do all these commands, (Leviticus 26:15) and if you
reject My laws, or if your being loathes My right-rulings, so that you do not
do all My commands, but break My covenant, (Leviticus 26:16)
I also do
this to you: And I shall appoint sudden alarm over you, wasting disease and
inflammation, destroying the eyes, and consuming the life. And you shall sow
your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. (Leviticus 26:17)
‘And I shall set my face against you, and you shall be smitten before
your enemies. And those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee
when no one pursues you.
(Leviticus 26:18)
‘And after all this, if you do not obey me,
then I shall punish you seven times more for your sins. (Leviticus 26:19)
‘And I shall break the pride of your power,
and shall make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. (Leviticus 26:20)
‘And your strength shall be spent in vain
and your land will not yield its crops, nor do the trees of the land yield
their fruit. (Leviticus 26:21) ‘And if you walk
contrary to me, and refuse to obey Me, I shall bring on you seven times more
plagues, according to your sins, (Leviticus
26:22) and
send wild beasts among you, which shall bereave you of your children. And I
shall cut off your livestock, and make you few in number, and your highways shall
be deserted. (Leviticus 26:23) ‘And if you are
not instructed by me by these, but walk contrary to me, (Leviticus 26:24)
then I also shall walk contrary to you, and
I myself shall smite you seven times for your sins.
(Leviticus 26:25)
‘And I shall bring against you a sword executing the vengeance of my
covenant, and you shall gather together in your cities, and I shall send
pestilence among you, and you shall
be given into the hand of the enemy. (Leviticus 26:26)
‘When I have cut off your supply of bread,
ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back to you
your bread by weight and you shall eat and not be satisfied. (Leviticus 26:27)
‘And if in spite of this, you do not obey
me, but walk contrary to me, (Leviticus 26:28) then I shall walk contrary to you in wrath. And I myself
shall punish you seven times for your sins. (Leviticus 26:29)
‘And you shall eat the flesh of your sons,
and eat the flesh of your daughters. (Leviticus
26:30) ‘And
I shall destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-pillars, and put your
carcasses on the carcasses of your idols. And my being shall loathe you.
(Leviticus 26:31)
‘And I shall turn your cities into ruins and lay your set-apart places
waste, and not smell your sweet fragrances. (Leviticus 26:32)
‘And I shall lay the land waste,
and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. (Leviticus 26:33)
‘And I shall scatter you among the gentiles
and draw out a sword after you. And your land shall be desert and your cities
ruins, (Leviticus 26:34) and the land enjoy its Sabbaths as long as it lays waste
and you are in your enemies’ land. Then the land would rest and enjoy its
Sabbaths. (Leviticus 26:35) ‘As long as it lays waste it rests, for the
time it did not rest on your Sabbaths when you dwelt in it. (Leviticus 26:36)
‘And as for those of you who are left, I
shall send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the
sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee. And they shall flee as though
retreating from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues. (Leviticus 26:37)
‘And they shall stumble over one another, as
from before a sword, when no one pursues. And you shall be unable to stand
before your enemies. (Leviticus 26:38) ‘And you shall
perish among the gentiles, (Heathen)
and the land of your enemies shall eat you up,
(Leviticus 26:39) and those of you
who are left rot away in their crookedness in your enemies’ lands, and also in
their fathers’ crookednesses rot away with them.
(Leviticus 26:40)
‘But
if they (WE) confess their (our) crookedness and the crookedness of their (our) fathers, with their trespass in which they trespassed against
me, and that they also have walked contrary to me, (Leviticus 26:41)
and
that I also have walked contrary to them and have brought them into the land of
their enemies – if their uncircumcised heart is then humbled, and they accept
the punishment of their crookedness, (Leviticus 26:42)
then
I shall remember my covenant with Yaʽaqoḇ, and also my covenant with Yitsḥaq,
and also remember my covenant with Aḇraham, and remember the land.
(Isaiah 49:24)
Is prey taken from the mighty, and the captives of the righteous
delivered? (Isaiah
49:25) Yes- said יהוה, “Even the
captives of the mighty are taken away; and the prey of the ruthless is
delivered. I
strive with him who strives with you, and I save your children. Hey
now that’s FAMILY BENEFITS! (Just like the GIFTS are family benefits!) He contends with our enemies and delivers and saves
our children!
Receiving His gifts has been our theme recently and will
help us to walk in His miracle gifts in these days ahead known as Jacob’s
Troubles, so let’s be open- study and receive so we can be used to produce
fruit that remains! Of course, you and I can still reject
this and continue to wonder why we walk in no power to help others….please
understand we will not fool YHWH about our desires here- we must sincerely be
hungry for more of Him! Loved One- it is simple- we must draw near, repent, and
trust Him with His powerful gifts or our testimony will be cut shorter than it
needs be. We can no longer play religion- it must
now be true RELATIONSHIP!
FOURTH
and FINAL- WE MAY NOW RECEIVE FAMILY GIFTS-
they are for the benefit of others- let’s receive them and walk in these!
YHWH does NOT want
us ignorant concerning spiritual gifts—let’s not remain ignorant- but study and show ourselves
approved- rightly dividing the Word of Truth! Yahshua has given us His power to
trample on snakes and scorpions (All the
demonic realm opposing us with stormy facts) and OVERCOME all the power of the enemy!
So let’s read and receive power! Honestly, the more we read and
believe and DO- the more we will be trusted and trust Him that we may DO His
works on the earth. These are given (NOT
for self-exaltation or our own benefit) for the benefit of others as the
Holy Spirit wills and intends. Nine gifts! Let’s consider carefully who we
ascribe these gifts to. To assign the works of the Ruach to works of hasatan is
called “Blaspheming the Set Apart-Ruach”
and will NOT be forgiven- in this age OR in the age to come! No one can make us
receive these- YOU AND I MUST BE OPEN TO BE USED AND HUNGRY FOR TRUTH! Let’s DRAW
NEAR and FEAR NOT!
Read
these- submit- and ask for trust for these gifts to help your loved ones (and
others)!
(1 Corinthians 12:1)
And concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant. (1
Corinthians 12:2) You know that you were gentiles, 1 led
away to the dumb idols, even as you might be led. Footnote:
1 Ephesians. 2:11, Ephesians. 4:17, 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Thess. 4:5. (1 Corinthians 12:3)
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of
Elohim says יהושע is a curse, and no one is able to say that יהושע is Master except by the Set-apart Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:4) And there are different kinds of gifts, but
the same Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:5) There are different kinds of services, but
the same Master. (1 Corinthians 12:6) And there are different kinds of workings,
but it is the same Elohim who is working all in all. (1
Corinthians 12:7) And to each one
is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profiting, (1 Corinthians 12:8) for to
one is given a word of wisdom
through the Spirit, and to another a word
of knowledge according to the same Spirit, (1
Corinthians 12:9) and to another belief-faith- trust by the same
Spirit, and to another gifts of
healing by the same Spirit, (1 Corinthians
12:10) and to another operations of powers, and to
another prophecy, and to
another discerning of spirits,
and to another kinds of unknown
tongues, and to another interpretation
of tongues. (1 Corinthians 12:11) But one and the same Spirit works all these,
distributing to each one individually as He intends. (1
Corinthians 12:12) For as the
body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being
many, are one body, so also is the Messiah. (1
Corinthians 12:13) For indeed by
one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Yehuḏim or Greeks,
whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink into one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:14)
For indeed the body is not one member but many. (1
Corinthians 12:15) If the foot
says, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” does it therefore
not belong to the body? (1 Corinthians 12:16) And if the ear says, “Because I am not an
eye, I do not belong to the body,” does it therefore not belong to the body? (1 Corinthians 12:17)
If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? If all the body
hearing, where would be the smelling? (1 Corinthians
12:18) But now Elohim has set the
members, each one of them, in the body, even as He pleased. (1 Corinthians 12:19)
And if they all had been one member, where would the body be? (1 Corinthians 12:20)
And now, there are indeed many members, but one body.
Here are this Week’s Torah Scriptures: Naso “Accounting/Elevate”
Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25; 1 Acts 21:17-26
Age 30 starts ministry service! Just like
Yahshua did!
(Numbers 4:21)
And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers
4:22) “Take a census also of the sons of Gĕreshon, by their fathers’
house, by their clans. (Numbers 4:23) “Register them, from thirty years old and
above, even to fifty years old, all who enter to perform the service, to do the
service in the Tent of Meeting. (Numbers 4:24) “This is the service of the clans of the
Gĕreshonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: (Numbers
4:25) “And they shall bear the
curtains of the Dwelling Place and the Tent of Meeting with its covering, the
covering of fine leather that is on it, the covering for the door of the Tent
of Meeting, (Numbers 4:26) and the screens of the courtyard and the covering
for the door of the gate of the courtyard, which is around the Dwelling Place
and altar, and their cords, all the equipment for their service and all that is
made for them – so shall they serve. (Numbers 4:27) “Aharon and his sons are to command all the
service of the sons of the Gĕreshonites, their entire burden and all their
service. And you shall appoint to them all the duty of their entire burden. (Numbers 4:28)
“This is the service of the clans of the sons of Gĕreshon in the Tent of
Meeting. And let their duties be under the hand of Ithamar, son of Aharon the
priest. (Numbers 4:29) “As for the sons of Merari, register them by
their clans and by their fathers’ house. (Numbers
4:30) “Register them, from thirty
years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do
the work of the Tent of Meeting. (Numbers 4:31) “And this is the duty of their burden,
according to all their service for the Tent of Meeting: the boards of the
Dwelling Place, and its bars, and its columns, and its sockets, (Numbers 4:32) and the columns around the courtyard
with their sockets, and their pegs, and their cords, with all their equipment
and all their service. And assign to each by name the equipment of the
duty of their burden. (Numbers 4:33) “This is the service of the clans of the sons
of Merari, as all their service for the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of
Ithamar, son of Aharon the priest.” (Numbers 4:34) So Mosheh and Aharon and the leaders of the
congregation registered the sons of the Qehathites by their clans and by their
fathers’ house, (Numbers 4:35) from thirty years old and above, even to
fifty years old, all who entered the service for work in the Tent of Meeting. (Numbers 4:36)
And their registered ones, by their clans, were two thousand seven
hundred and fifty. (Numbers 4:37) These were the registered ones of the clans
of the Qehathites, all those serving in the Tent of Meeting, whom Mosheh and
Aharon registered according to the command of יהוה
by the hand of Mosheh. (Numbers 4:38) And those registered ones of the sons of
Gĕreshon, by their clans and by their fathers’ house, (Numbers
4:39) from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who
entered the service for work in the Tent of Meeting, (Numbers
4:40) the registered ones, by their clans, by their fathers’ house, were
two thousand six hundred and thirty. (Numbers 4:41) These were the registered ones of the clans
of the sons of Gĕreshon, of all who serves in the Tent of Meeting, whom Mosheh
and Aharon registered according to the command of יהוה.
(Numbers 4:42)
And those of the clans of the sons of Merari who were registered, by
their clans, by their fathers’ house, (Numbers 4:43) from
thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who entered the
service for work in the Tent of Meeting, (Numbers
4:44) the registered ones, by
their clans were three thousand two hundred. (Numbers
4:45) These were the registered
ones of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Mosheh and Aharon registered
according to the command of יהוה by the hand of
Mosheh. (Numbers 4:46) All the registered ones of the Lĕwites, whom
Mosheh and Aharon and the leaders of Yisra’ĕl registered, by their clans and by
their fathers’ houses, (Numbers 4:47) from
thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who came to do the
work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting, (Numbers 4:48)
their registered ones were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. (Numbers 4:49)
According to the command of יהוה
they were registered by the hand of Mosheh, each according to his service and
according to his burden, thus were they registered by him, as יהוה commanded Mosheh.
Touch no unclean thing…
(Numbers 5:1)
And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 5:2)
“Command the children of Yisra’ĕl to send out of the camp every leper, and
everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled
1 for a being. Footnote: 1 Defilement
can be imparted from one to another. (Numbers
5:3) “Send out both male and
female, send them outside the camp, so that they do not defile their camps in
the midst of which I dwell.” (Numbers 5:4) And the children of Yisra’ĕl did so, to send
them outside the camp. As יהוה had spoken to Mosheh,
so the children of Yisra’ĕl did. (Numbers 5:5) And יהוה
spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 5:6) “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘When a
man or woman commits any sin that men commit in trespass against יהוה, and that being is guilty, (Numbers
5:7) then they shall confess
their sin which they have done. And he shall restore his guilt in its
principal, plus one-fifth of it, and give it to whom he has been guilty. (Numbers 5:8)
‘But if the man has no relative to restore the guilt to, the guilt which
is restored goes to יהוה, for the priest, in
addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him. (Numbers 5:9)
‘And every contribution of all the set-apart gifts of the
children of Yisra’ĕl, which they bring to the priest, becomes his. (Numbers 5:10)
‘And every man’s set-apart gifts becomes his, whatever any man
gives the priest becomes his.’ ” (Numbers 5:11) And יהוה
spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 5:12) “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say
to them, ‘When any man’s wife turns aside and has committed a trespass against
him, (Numbers 5:13) and a man has intercourse with her, and it is
hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed that she has defiled
herself, and there was no witness against her, nor was she caught, (Numbers 5:14)
and a spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his
wife who has defiled herself, or a spirit
of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife although
she has not defiled herself, (Numbers 5:15) then the man shall bring his wife to the
priest. And he shall bring the offering for her, one-tenth of an ĕphah of
barley flour. He is not to pour oil on it or put frankincense on it, because it
is a grain offering of jealousy, an offering for remembering, for bringing
crookedness to remembrance. (Numbers 5:16) ‘And the priest shall bring her near, and
shall make her stand before יהוה. (Numbers 5:17)
‘And the priest shall take set-apart water in an earthen vessel, and
take some of the dust that is on the floor of the Dwelling Place and put it
into the water.
Yahshua took the bitter waters and the
judgment of DEATH for His adulterous wife- you and me!
(Numbers 5:18) ‘And the priest
shall make the woman stand before יהוה,
and shall uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering for remembering in her
hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy, while the priest holds in his
hand the bitter water that brings a
curse. (Numbers 5:19) ‘And the priest shall make her swear, and say
to the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you have not turned aside to
uncleanness under your husband’s authority, be free from this bitter
water that brings a curse. (Numbers 5:20) “But if you have turned aside under your
husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other
than your husband has lain with you” – (Numbers 5:21) then the priest shall make the woman swear
with the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman – “יהוה make you a curse and an oath among your people, when יהוה makes your thigh waste away and your belly
swell, (Numbers 5:22) and this water that causes the curse shall go
into your inward parts, and make your belly swell and your thigh waste away.”
And the woman shall say, “Amĕn, amĕn.” (Numbers 5:23) ‘And the priest shall write these curses in a
book, and shall wipe them off into the bitter water, (Numbers
5:24) and shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings the
curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her to become bitter. (Numbers 5:25)
‘And the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the
woman’s hand, and shall wave the offering before יהוה,
and bring it to the altar. (Numbers 5:26) ‘And the priest shall take a hand filled with
the offering, as its remembrance offering, and burn it on the altar, and
afterward make the woman drink the water. (Numbers
5:27) ‘And when he has made her
drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and has committed
a trespass against her husband, that the water that brings the curse shall
enter her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall
waste away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people. (Numbers 5:28)
‘But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she shall
be clear and shall conceive children. (Numbers 5:29) ‘This is the Torah of jealousy, when a wife
turns aside under her husband’s authority and defiles herself, (Numbers 5:30)
or when a spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he becomes jealous of
his wife. Then he shall make the woman stand before יהוה,
and the priest shall do to her all this Torah. (Numbers
5:31) ‘And the man shall be clear
from crookedness, but the woman bears her crookedness.’ ”
Nazirite Vow and Aaronic Blessing
(Numbers 6:1)
And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 6:2)
“Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘When a man or woman does
separate, by making a vow of a Nazirite, to be separate to יהוה, (Numbers 6:3) he separates himself
from wine and strong drink – he drinks neither vinegar of wine nor vinegar of
strong drink, neither does he drink any grape juice, nor eat grapes or raisins.
(Numbers 6:4)
‘All the days of his separation he does not eat whatever is made of the
grapevine, from seed to skin. (Numbers 6:5) ‘All the days of the vow of his separation a
razor does not come upon his head. Until the days are completed for which he
does separate himself to יהוה, he is set-apart. He
shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. (Numbers
6:6) ‘All the days of his
separation to יהוה he does not go near a
dead body. (Numbers 6:7) ‘He does not make himself unclean for his
father, or for his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die,
because his separation to Elohim is on his head. (Numbers
6:8) ‘All the days of his
separation he is set-apart to יהוה. (Numbers 6:9)
‘And when anyone dies beside him in an instant, suddenly, and he has
defiled the head of his separation, then he shall shave his head on the day of
his cleansing – on the seventh day he shaves it. (Numbers
6:10) ‘And on the eighth day he
brings two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the
Tent of Meeting, (Numbers 6:11) and the priest shall prepare one as a sin
offering and the other as a burnt offering, and shall make atonement for him,
because he sinned by reason of the dead body. And he shall set apart his head
on that day, (Numbers 6:12) and shall separate
to יהוה the days of his separation, and shall
bring a male lamb a year old, as a guilt offering. But the former days are not
counted, because his separation was defiled. (Numbers
6:13) ‘And this is the Torah of
the Nazirite: When the days of his separation are completed, he is brought to
the door of the Tent of Meeting, (Numbers 6:14) and he shall bring his offering to יהוה: one male lamb a year old, a perfect one,
as a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb a year old, a perfect one, as a sin
offering, and one ram, a perfect one, as a peace offering, (Numbers 6:15)
and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, and
unleavened thin cakes anointed with oil, and their grain offering with their
drink offerings. (Numbers 6:16) ‘And the priest shall bring them before יהוה and prepare his sin offering and his burnt
offering. (Numbers 6:17) ‘And he shall prepare the ram as a peace
offering to יהוה, together with the
basket of unleavened bread. And the priest shall prepare its grain offering and
its drink offering. (Numbers 6:18) ‘And the Nazirite shall shave the head of his
separation at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall take the hair from the
head of his separation and shall put it on the fire which is under the
slaughtering of the peace offering. (Numbers 6:19) ‘And the priest shall take the boiled
shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake from the basket, and one
unleavened thin cake, and put them upon the hands of the Nazirite after he has
shaved his hair of separation. (Numbers 6:20) ‘Then the priest shall wave them, a wave
offering before יהוה. It is set-apart for
the priest, besides the breast of the wave offering and besides the thigh of
the contribution. And afterwards the Nazirite shall drink wine.’ (Numbers 6:21)
“This is the Torah of the Nazirite who vows to יהוה
the offering for his separation, and besides that, whatever else his hand is
able to provide. According to the vow which he takes, so he shall do according
to the Torah of his separation.” (Numbers 6:22) And יהוה
spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 6:23) “Speak to Aharon
and his sons, saying, ‘this is how you bless the children of Yisra’ĕl. Say to
them: (Numbers 6:24) “יהוה bless you and guard you;
(Numbers 6:25)
יהוה make His face shine upon you, and show
favor to you; (Numbers 6:26) יהוה lift up His
face upon you, and give you peace.” ’
Footnote: Verses 24 to 26 is the Priestly Blessing. (Numbers 6:27) “Thus
they shall put My Name on the children of Yisra’ĕl, and I Myself shall bless
them.”
Dedicating the Altar! (Our spirits
(hearts), souls and bodies anointed by our humbled obedience)
(Numbers 7:1)
And it came to be, when Mosheh finished setting up the Dwelling Place,
that he anointed it and set it apart and all its furnishings, as well as the
altar and all its utensils. Thus he anointed
them and set them apart. (Numbers 7:2) And the leaders of Yisra’ĕl, heads of their
fathers’ houses who were the leaders of the tribes and over the ones
registered, drew near, (Numbers 7:3) and they brought their offering before יהוה: six covered
wagons and twelve cattle, a wagon for every two of the leaders, and for each
one a bull. And they brought them near before the Dwelling Place. (Numbers 7:4)
And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Numbers 7:5) “Accept these from them, and
they shall be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting. And you shall
give them to the Lĕwites, each one according to his service.” (Numbers 7:6)
And Mosheh took the wagons and the cattle, and gave them to the Lĕwites.
(Numbers 7:7)
He gave two wagons and four cattle to the sons of Gĕreshon, according to
their service. (Numbers 7:8) And he gave four wagons and eight cattle to
the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar, son
of Aharon the priest. (Numbers 7:9) But to the sons of Qehath he gave none,
because theirs was the service of the set-apart objects, which they bore
on their shoulders. (Numbers 7:10) And the leaders brought the dedication offering
of the altar in the day it was anointed. So the leaders brought their offering
before the altar. (Numbers 7:11) And יהוה
said to Mosheh, “Let them bring their offering, one leader each day, for the
dedication of the altar.” (Numbers 7:12) And the one who brought his offering on the
first day was Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏaḇ, from the tribe of Yehuḏah. (Numbers 7:13)
And his offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was one
hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy sheqels,
according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled with fine
flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:14) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:15) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:16) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:17)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏab
Continuing the gifts on the Altar of YHWH
(Numbers 7:18) On the second day
Nethanĕ’l; son of Tsuʽar, leader of Yissasḵar, brought near. (Numbers 7:19) He brought his offering, one silver dish, the
weight of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of
seventy sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them
filled with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers 7:20)
one gold ladle of ten sheqels, filled with incense; (Numbers 7:21)
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:22)
one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:23) and as a peace offering: two cattle, five
rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of
Nethanĕ’l, son of Tsuʽar. (Numbers 7:24) On the
third day Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon, leader of the children of Zeḇulun: (Numbers 7:25)
his offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was one hundred
and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy sheqels, according to the
sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled with fine flour mixed with
oil as a grain offering; (Numbers 7:26) one gold ladle of ten sheqels, filled
with incense; (Numbers 7:27) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:28) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:29)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon. (Numbers 7:30)
On the fourth day Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy’ur, leader of the children of
Re’uḇĕn: (Numbers 7:31) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;(Numbers
7:32) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:33) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:34) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:35)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy’Ur. (Numbers 7:36)
On the fifth day Shelumi’ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai, leader of the children
of Shimʽon: (Numbers 7:37) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:38) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:39) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:40) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:41)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumi’ĕl, son of
Tsurishaddai. (Numbers 7:42) On the sixth day Elyasaph, son of Deu’ĕl,
leader of the children of Gaḏ: (Numbers 7:43) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:44) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:45) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:46) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:47)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elyasaph, son of Deu’ĕl. (Numbers 7:48)
On the seventh day Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ, leader of the children of Ephrayim:
(Numbers 7:49)
his offering was one silver dish, the weight of which was one hundred
and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy sheqels, according to the
sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled with fine flour mixed with
oil as a grain offering;(Numbers 7:50) one gold ladle of ten sheqels, filled
with incense; (Numbers 7:51) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:52) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:53)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ. (Numbers 7:54)
On the eighth day Gamli’ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur, leader of the children of
Menashsheh: (Numbers 7:55) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:56) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:57) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:58) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:59)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamli’ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur. (Numbers 7:60)
On the ninth day Aḇiḏan, son of Giḏʽoni, leader of the children of
Binyamin: (Numbers 7:61) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:62) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:63) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:64) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:65)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Aḇiḏan, son of Giḏʽoni. (Numbers 7:66)
On the tenth day Aḥiʽezer, son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children
of Dan: (Numbers 7:67) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:68) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:69) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:70) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:71)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Aḥiʽezer, son of Ammishaddai. (Numbers 7:72)
On the eleventh day Paḡʽi’ĕl, son of Oḵran, leader of the children of
Ashĕr: (Numbers 7:73) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:74) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:75) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:76) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:77)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Paḡʽi’ĕl, son of Oḵran. (Numbers 7:78)
On the twelfth day Aḥira, son of Ěnan, leader of the children of
Naphtali: (Numbers 7:79) his offering was one silver dish, the weight
of which was one hundred and thirty sheqels, one silver bowl of seventy
sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, both of them filled
with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; (Numbers
7:80) one gold ladle of ten sheqels,
filled with incense; (Numbers 7:81) one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year
old, as a burnt offering; (Numbers 7:82) one male goat as a sin offering; (Numbers 7:83)
and as a peace offering: two cattle, five rams, five male goats, five
male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Aḥira, son of Ěnan. (Numbers 7:84)
This was the dedication of the altar from the leaders of Yisra’ĕl, when
it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve gold ladles.
(Numbers 7:85)
Each silver dish was one hundred and thirty sheqels and each bowl
seventy sheqels. All the silver of the vessels was two thousand four
hundred sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place. (Numbers 7:86)
The twelve gold ladles filled with incense was ten sheqels each,
according to the sheqel of the set-apart place. All the gold of the ladles was
one hundred and twenty sheqels. (Numbers 7:87) All the cattle for the burnt offering were
twelve young bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, with
their grain offering, and the male goats as a sin offering twelve. (Numbers 7:88)
And all the cattle for the peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the
rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the lambs a year old sixty. This was the
dedication of the altar after it was anointed. (Numbers
7:89) And when Mosheh went into the Tent of
Meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above
the lid of atonement that was on the ark of the Witness, from between the two
keruḇim. Thus He spoke to him.
Nazirite Vow in Action—Message from I AM-
Will we also recognize the MESSENGER- IAM- as Yahshua?
(Judges 13:2)
And there was a certain man from Tsorʽah,
of the clan of the Danites, whose name was Manowaḥ. And his wife was barren
and had not borne. (Judges 13:3) And a Messenger of יהוה appeared to
the woman and said to her, “See now, you are barren and have not borne, but you
shall conceive, and you shall bear a son. (Judges
13:4) “And now, please guard, and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do
not eat any unclean food. (Judges 13:5) “For look, you are conceiving and bearing a
son. And let no razor come upon his head, for the youth is a Nazirite to Elohim
from the womb on. And he shall begin to save Yisra’ĕl out of the hand of the
Philistines.” (Judges 13:6) And the woman came and spoke to her husband,
saying, “A Man of Elohim came to me, and His appearance was like the appearance
of a Messenger of Elohim, very awesome. But I did not ask Him where He was
from, and He did not declare to me His name. (Judges
13:7) “And He said to me, ‘See,
you are conceiving and bearing a son. And now, drink no wine or strong drink,
nor eat any unclean food, for the youth is a Nazirite to Elohim from the
womb to the day of his death.’ ” (Judges 13:8) And
Manowaḥ prayed to יהוה, and said, “O יהוה, please let the Man of Elohim whom you
sent come to us again and teach us what to do for the youth who is to be born.”
(Judges 13:9)
And Elohim listened to the voice of Manowaḥ, and the Messenger of
Elohim came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field, but Manowaḥ
her husband was not with her. (Judges 13:10) And the woman ran hurriedly and informed her
husband, and said to him, “See, He has appeared to me, the Man who came to me
the other day!” (Judges 13:11) And Manowaḥ arose and went after his wife,
and came to the Man, and he said to Him, “Are You the Man who spoke to this
woman?” And He said, “I am.” (Judges 13:12) And Manowaḥ said, “Now let your words come
true! What is to be the rule for the youth’s life and his work?” (Judges 13:13)
And the Messenger of יהוה said to Manowaḥ,
“Let the woman guard all that I said to her. (Judges
13:14) “Let her not eat any food
that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat
any unclean food. Let her guard all that which I have commanded her.” (Judges 13:15)
And Manowaḥ said to the Messenger of יהוה,
“Please let us detain you, and prepare a young goat for you.” (Judges 13:16)
And the Messenger of יהוה said to Manowaḥ,
“Though you detain me, I do not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt
offering, offer it to יהוה.” For Manowaḥ did
not know He was a Messenger of יהוה. (Judges 13:17)
Then Manowaḥ said to the Messenger of יהוה,
“What is your name? When your words come true, then we shall esteem you.” (Judges 13:18)
And the Messenger of יהוה said to him, “Why do
you ask my name, since it is wondrous?” (Judges 13:19) And Manowaḥ took the young goat with the
grain offering, and offered it upon the rock to יהוה.
And He did wondrously while Manowaḥ and his wife looked on. (Judges 13:20)
And it came to be, as the flame went up toward the heavens from the altar
that the Messenger of יהוה went up in the flame
of the altar. And Manowaḥ and his wife were watching, and they fell on their
faces to the ground. (Judges 13:21) And the Messenger of יהוה
did not appear any more to Manowaḥ and his wife. Then Manowaḥ knew that He was a
Messenger of יהוה. (Judges 13:22)
And Manowaḥ said to his wife, “We shall certainly die, because we have seen
Elohim!” (Judges 13:23) But his wife said to him, “If יהוה had been pleased to put us to death, He would not have accepted
a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown
us all this, nor would He have let us hear the like of this!” (Judges 13:24)
So the woman bore a son and called his name Shimshon. And the child
grew, and יהוה blessed him. (Judges
13:25) And the Spirit of יהוה began to move him at Maḥanĕh Dan, between
Tsorʽah and Eshta’ol.
I suspect this is a Nazirite Vow in Action
again…
(Act 21:17)
And when we had arrived in Yerushalayim, the brothers received us
gladly. (Act 21:18) And on the following day Sha’ul went in with
us to Yaʽaqoḇ, and all the elders
came. (Act 21:19) And having greeted them, he was relating one
by one what Elohim had done among the gentiles through his service. (Act 21:20)
And when they heard it, they praised the Master. And they said to him,
“You see, brother, how many thousands of Yehuḏim there are who have believed,
and all are ardent for the Torah. (Act 21:21) “And they have been informed about you that
you teach all the Yehuḏim who are among the gentiles to forsake Mosheh, saying
to not circumcise the children nor to walk according to the practices. (Act 21:22)
“What then is it? They shall certainly hear that you have come. (Act 21:23)
“So do this, what we say to you: We have four men who have taken a vow. (Act
21:24) “Take them and be cleansed
with them, and pay their expenses so that they shave their heads. And all shall
know that what they have been informed about you is not so, but that you
yourself also walk orderly, keeping the Torah. (Act
21:25) “But concerning the
gentiles who believe, we have written and decided that they should keep themselves from what is offered to idols, and blood,
and what is strangled, and whoring.” 1
Footnote: 1 See 15:20. (Act 21:26)
Then Sha’ul took the men on the next day, and having been cleansed with
them, went into the Set-apart Place to announce the completion of the days of
separation – until the offering should be presented for each one of them.
Loved One,
our prayer for you (and I) is that we humble ourselves by our own free will and
hunger and thirst for His power to help us help others in the days ahead- which
I believe are soon to be upon us called “Jacob’s Trouble”. I pray that we do
exploits in His name and FEAR NOT! Hallelu-Yah! I further pray that you and I
DRAW NEAR in relationship with our coming King as we implement the first four
actions shown us today- that we are willing and obedient- confessing our sins
and those of our fathers-( yes even in the faith)! Hallelu-YAH! GIVE THANKS AND
ENTER HIS GATES! I always remember you in my prayers and ask Yahweh to increase
your blessings for praying for Billie and me—yes—back as increase to you and
your loved ones- 30, 60 and 100 fold! THANK YOU!
Shalom to
your home Loved One,
Thurston
Continued explanation of 2012-13 Torah
Cycle restart at beginning of months… It is about YHWH restoring all things which sometimes means we are
walking alone. I start over annually when YHWH’s year starts over; this is not
to say that I am correct and others are wrong, I just happen to believe we will
never challenge our older brother Judah by following his traditions. I expect
Judah will be moved by our obedience to His Torah (Words of Scripture) and
seeing YHWH’s signs and wonders following our obedience- Does the statement above mean we are not to grab the
tzitzit of Yehuda and take hold and learn from them? Of course not, we absolutely should learn of them and from
them- just not ingest and keep that which is traditions that go against His
words! Especially since we are the ten
(Ten scattered northern tribes scattered for Easter and sun god day worship
which parallels closely as a pig slop eating prodigal brother)
Let’s
look; (Zechariah 8:22)
‘And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek יהוה of
hosts in Yerushalayim, and to pray before יהוה.’ (Zechariah 8:23)
“Thus said יהוה of hosts, ‘In those days (Now? YES and in the future also!) Ten men (10 scattered
northern tribes called Ephraim and Israel) from all languages of the
nations take hold, yea, they
shall take hold of the edge of the garment of a man, a Yehuḏite 1, saying, “Let us
go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1 John 4:22.
