Friday, February 20, 2015
TM
February
21, 2015
Shabbat
Shalom Loved One! You
are much loved!
Again, some have asked why we are on a
different schedule of the Torah Cycle than the mainstream and the Orthodox. For
me it is about restoration of all things---and the answer is continued at the
end of this study.
Yahweh is SPIRIT.
Yahweh is LOVE. Yahweh is LIGHT. These traits are what we believers pursue when
we seek Him with all our hearts- we die and He begins to live in us- as we are
changed into His image by our choice to die to self and pursue Him. He stands
at the door of our hearts and knocks seeing who will open and allow Him to
fellowship with us. These that allow Him full access will walk in His love-
which never fails, they will worship Him in spirit and truth- they will have no
deceit or hidden and dark things in them. Remember when Yahshua said that
hasatan comes but he has no hold on me? We need to repent and bring into the
light all hidden and dark things and walk in the light as He is light—Yahshua paid
that we can make ourselves ready as the Bride of Messiah and become the
manifested sons and daughters of YHWH! Then- hasatan will have no hold on us-
and we will do exploits and things Yahshua promised that are greater things
than He did…sounds incredible…but who will seek Him like that among us? If we
do, (Whosoever will) we will be like Him and walk as He walked and enter the
destiny He created for all of us- to walk again in His Garden- restored Adams
and Eves- with intimacy and purpose…with the CREATOR AS HIS TREASURE!
Please do not assume just because you inherited something from the Church
System OR Judaism that it is acceptable before our Creator; He is watching over
His word; not our additions and subtractions (Adding
our own pagan feast dates or removing His commanded Feasts from our worship or
even changing them to suit us—it must come from revelation which comes from RELATIONSHIP) That word
is established in Heaven- Psalm
119:89
Forever, O יהוה, Your word stands firm (Settled-established) in the heavens. Consider the childhood game of Hide
and seek--- He is not hiding so we will be without excuse if we do not find
Him. Many are called to the Wedding Feast but very few want to make themselves
ready; and we will not be allowed in unless we do!
The Kingdom is built on revelation or simply put- relationship
with the Father revealing TRUTH!
Matthew 16:15 He said to them, “And you, who do you say I am?” Matthew 16:16 And Shimʽon Kĕpha answering, said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the
living Elohim.” Matthew 16:17 And יהושע answering, said to him, “Blessed
are you, Shimʽon Bar-Yonah, for flesh and blood has not
revealed this to you, but My Father in the heavens. Matthew 16:18 “And I also say to you that you
are Kĕpha, and on this rock (Comment-
the rock or foundation that will build the Kingdom is revealed from
relationship with the Father) I shall build my assembly, and the gates of the grave (Or Hell) shall
not overcome it. Matthew 16:19 “And I shall give you the keys of the reign of the heavens,
and whatever you bind 1 on earth shall be having been bound 1
in the heavens, and whatever you loosen1 on earth shall be having
been loosened1 in the heavens.” Footnote:
1Binding and loosening is Heḇrew idiom for exercising authority (to prohibit and permit). (Comment:
Authority is given with trust and relationship)
Matthew 22:14 “For
many are called, but few are chosen.”1
Footnote: 1 See 20:16.
Many
are called but few are chosen? I remember telling Yahshua (Jesus) when I read that long ago. “That doesn’t seem fair---you
call many but not all…and you only choose a few? He responded with love- “Son- only a FEW
will seek me or even desire any relationship with me, they only know about me-
they do not take the time and effort to really know me- it is about
relationship—and that is their CHOICE.”
Let’s look again at where believers
will spend their eternities.
The
largest group by far as the pattern given of the Tabernacle to Moses- are Outer Court believers—Heaven
awaits you first… born again but not diligently seeking the face of Yahweh. Why
first? Because when the fiery trial and great troubles come from The Great
Tribulation you will not be ready- your testimony will and must be cut short
with death. You have not made yourself ready as a BRIDE. You will be known as a
foolish virgin- born again and heaven bound- but not usable to produce much
fruit for the Kingdom- which glorifies our Father in Heaven. The enemy comes to
kill, steal, and destroy and without intimate relationship- you will be
welcomed home early.
A
much smaller and intimate group of believers will abide in the Inner court or Holy Place of believers—
those seeking Yahweh and aware of the times- but not seeking the throne room
and the intimacy of the Father…filled with His Ruach---but not being a DOER OF
THE WORD often. Yahshua told me long ago
this parable; “A man who can pray in the Ruach (Holy Spirit-unknown tongues) offering mysteries to YHWH and DOES
NOT is likened to a man who can read and does not---this man has no advantage
over the man who is illiterate and cannot read at all. We really should seek
Him (Including me!) while He may be
found!
Jeremiah
29:11 ‘For I
know the plans I am planning for you,’ declares יהוה, ‘plans of peace and not of
evil, to give you a future and expectancy (Hope). Jeremiah 29:12 ‘Then you shall call on me, and shall come and pray to me,
and I shall listen to you. Jeremiah 29:13
‘And you shall seek me, and shall find me, when
you search for me with all your heart 1. Footnote: 1 Deuteronomy
4:29, Joel 2:12 Jeremiah 29:14 ‘And I shall be found by you,’ declares יהוה, ‘and I shall turn back your captivity, and shall gather you
from all the gentiles and from all the places where I have driven you, declares
יהוה. And I shall bring you back to the place
from which I have exiled you.’
The remnant
of believers (Is this the 144,000 mentioned?) are the
few that really seek Him with their whole hearts---or spirit soul and body-
they worship Him in spirit and truth- this tiny remnant will abide in the Most
Holy Place —as Yahweh promised –IF you seek me with your whole heart (No multi-tasking allowed- we must really
seek Him) you WILL find me—these are believers who seek the presence of
Yahweh as much as the air they breathe- and by getting in His presence in
worship or setting aside time for Him alone--- grow in the nature of the
LAMB…so they can enter the Throne room and presence more readily each time.
These make time to be with Him DAILY.
I want to share what Yahshua
dropped into my spirit to help me and now you understand; His love is
UNCONDITIONAL- like a loving Father’s is- because He IS LOVE, However; His
promises are forthcoming and guaranteed from our believing Him and IF we really
believe Him- we will receive them and HONOR HIM by willingly obeying Him
(DO THE GOSPEL) as we seek truth and He reveals to us personally. Here’s what
He shared: those of us who will obey Him and to the extent we choose
to forsake all others in our own self determined levels of obedience; we will be His TREASURE; and NO ONE will be able to remove
us from His hand and plan for our lives! No matter what fiery trials come at
us- no matter what storm is put in our faces by hasatan to try and get us to
speak words of agreement with the plan of hell rather than the words of
agreement with our Messiah and King- the word made flesh that dwelled among us
and is our DELIVERER! We can easily surmise for this that love to our Creator
is shown by our obedience (Honor) and He considers those that disobey Him to
hate Him like He spoke of Ěsaw!
YOU ARE TREASURE?
Exodus 19:3 And Mosheh
went up to Elohim, and יהוה called to him from the mountain, saying,
“This is what you are to say to the house of Yaʽaqoḇ, and declare to the
children of Yisra’ĕl: Exodus 19:4 ‘You have
seen what I did to the Mitsrites, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and
brought you to Myself. Exodus 19:5 ‘And now, if you diligently obey
My voice, and shall guard My covenant, then you shall be My
treasured possession above all the peoples – for all the earth
is Mine – Exodus 19:6 ‘and you shall be to Me a reign of priests
and a set-apart nation.’ Those are the words which you are to speak to the
children of Yisra’ĕl.”
REPENTING and asking for
forgiveness; note who the covenant is for…BLESSING OR CURSE?
Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to יהוה
my Elohim, and made confession, and said, “O יהוה,
great and awesome Ěl, guarding the covenant and the kindness to those who
love Him, and to those who guard His commands. Daniel 9:5 “We
have sinned and done crookedness; did wrong and rebelled- to turn aside from
your commands and from your right-rulings. Daniel
9:6 “And we have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke
in Your Name to our sovereigns, our heads, and our fathers, and to all the
people of the land. Daniel 9:7 “O יהוה, to You is the righteousness, and to us
the shame of face, as it is this day – to the men of Yehuḏah, to the
inhabitants of Yerushalayim and all Yisra’ĕl, those near and those far off in all the lands to which you have
driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against you.
Daniel 9:8 “O Master to us is the shame of
face, to our sovereigns, to our heads, and to our fathers, because we have
sinned against you. Daniel 9:9 “To יהוה our Elohim are the compassion's and
forgiveness’s, for we have rebelled against Him. Daniel
9:10 “And we have not obeyed the voice of
יהוה our Elohim, to walk in His Torot,
which He set before us through His servants the prophets. Daniel 9:11 “And all
Yisra’ĕl- we have transgressed Your Torah, and turned aside, so as not to obey
your voice. So the curse and
the oath written in the Torah of Mosheh the servant of Elohim have been poured
out on us, for we have sinned against Him.
Note HOW Messiah confirms
His covenant (Notice that YHWH
confirms His words and promises as we do
them or not do them---as a blessing or a curse depending on our response)…He brings upon us great evil which
may already be at work…or protection provision and reward for the obedient;
that we may produce fruit for His Kingdom
Daniel 9:12 “And He has confirmed His words, which He
spoke against us and against our rulers who judged us, by bringing upon us great evil. For under all the
heavens there has not been done like what was done to Yerushalayim. Daniel 9:13
“As it is written in the Torah of Mosheh, all this evil has come upon
us, and we have not entreated the face of יהוה
our Elohim, to turn back from our crookednesses, and to study your truth. Daniel 9:14 “Hence יהוה has watched over the evil and has brought
it upon us. For יהוה our Elohim is
righteous in all the works which He has done, but we have not obeyed His voice.
Daniel 9:15
“And now, O יהוה our Elohim, who
brought your people out of the land of Mitsrayim with a strong hand, and made
Yourself a Name, as it is this day – we have
sinned, we have done wrong! Daniel 9:16 “O
יהוה, according to all your righteousness, I
pray, let your displeasure and your wrath be turned away from your city
Yerushalayim, your set-apart mountain. For, because
of our sins, and because of the crookednesses of our fathers, Yerushalayim and
your people have become a reproach to all those around us.
A prayerful question remains for you and I concerning
what is the Confirmation of the Covenant?
Some believe this is a peace treaty made and confirmed by the anti-christ.
I am not one who believes that. Please consider what I suggest that our Messiah
confirms His covenant with His people for one 7. (7 year period- the last 7) How will that look? I expect if we are and have been obedient to His commands (Covenant keeper) we will supernaturally
be empowered to do exploits and escape and endure (DO THE GOSPEL)
as Yahshua tells us to pray:
(Luke 21:29) And He spoke a parable to them, “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. (Luke 21:30) “When they have already budded, observing it, you shall know
for yourselves that summer is now near. (Luke
21:31) “So
you also, when you see these matters take place, know that the reign of
Elohim is near. (Luke 21:32) “Truly, I say to you,
this generation shall by no means pass away till all shall have taken place.
(Luke 21:33)
“The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but
my words shall by no means pass away. (Luke
21:34) “And
take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down by gluttony, and
drunkenness and worries of this life, and that day come on you suddenly.
(Luke 21:35)
“For it shall come as a snare on all those dwelling on the face of all the earth. (Luke 21:36) “Watch then at all
times, and pray that you be counted worthy to escape all this about to take
place, and to stand before the Son of Aḏam.” (Comment: escape and endure that we may
be overcomers as it is those that overcome who become Priests and Kings
in the Kingdom- would you promote a disobedient servant? This “escaping and
enduring” may be all supernatural and reserved for those who draw very near to
our King and know Him intimately in praise and worship—who have become the
BRIDE- sons and daughters)
We must forsake
traditions that are not lined up with His Torah (Instructions- Word): Our
doctrines (DOINGS) MUST line up with the word forever established in Heaven if
we expect our Creator to confirm His word with signs and wonders following as also
He told Jeremiah- “I
am watching over my word to perform it!”
He still desires intimacy and that
comes from WILLING obedience as that is the only sacrifice
that is acceptable to Him! A heart to obey will always receive
more instructions whereas a heart in rebellion will be cut off and allowed to
stumble until REPENTANCE comes!
Yahshua reminds us: (John 14:20) “In
that day (Comment:
Hebrew idiom for Day of the Lord) you shall know that I am in My Father and you in me, and I in
you. (John 14:21) “He
who possesses my commands and guards (does) them; it is he who
loves me. And he who loves me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him
and manifest myself to him.” Then we read 1 John: (1 John 2:15) Do not love the
world or that which is in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.1 Footnote: 1 James 4:4. (1 John 2:16) Because all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father but is of the
world. (1 John 2:17) And the world passes
away, and the lust of it, but the one doing the desire of Elohim remains
forever.
Loved
One- we are manifesting as the sons and daughters of the Creator as we learn to
yield and obey.
It is called She’mah (HEAR
AND OBEY) O’ Israel! May our loving Creator give us the ears to hear Him
and the courage to obey Him!
(1 John 3:1) See what love the Father has given us, that
we should be called children of Elohim! For this reason the world does not know
us, because it did not know Him. (1 John 3:2) Beloved ones, now we are children of Elohim.
And it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is
revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. (1 John 3:3)
And everyone having this expectation in Him cleanses himself, as He is
clean. (1 John 3:4) Everyone doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is
lawlessness. (1 John 3:5)
And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him
there is no sin. (1 John 3:6) Everyone staying in Him does not sin. Everyone sinning has neither seen Him nor known Him.1
Footnote: 1 See 2:4 & 3 John v. 11. (1 John 3:7)
Little children, let no one lead you astray. The
one doing righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.1
Footnote: 1 See 2:29. (1 John 3:8)
The one doing sin is of the devil, because the devil has sinned from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of Elohim was manifested: to destroy the works of the devil.1 Footnote: 1See Titus 2:14. (1 John 3:9)
Everyone having been born of Elohim does not sin, because His seed stays
in him, and he is powerless to sin, because he has been born of Elohim.
“DOING” the Gospel is not only guarding
our tongues to agree with YHVH’s words but keeping ourselves pure and undefiled
from the world and its systems and culture of whoredoms which contain pagan
traditions. Obedience to Torah is FREEDOM!
PURE RELIGION and undefiled is this- take care of widows
and orphans and keep ourselves from being polluted (naturally) by the world and its culture! (James
1:21) Therefore
put away all filthiness and overflow of evil, and receive with meekness the
implanted Word, 1 which
is able to save your lives. Footnote: 1 See
Matthew 13:4-23. (James 1:22) And become
doers of the Word, and not hearers only,
1 deceiving yourselves. Footnote: 1 See Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:46-49,
Luke 8:21, Romans 2:13, Hebrews 4:11, Revelation 22:14. (James 1:23) If anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a
doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror, (James 1:24) for he looks at himself, and goes away,
and immediately forgets what he was like. (James 1:25) But he that looked
into the perfect Torah, that of freedom, 1 and continues in
it, not becoming a hearer that forgets, but a doer of work, this one shall
be blessed in his doing of the Torah. Footnote: 1 See 2:12. (James
1:26) If
anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but
deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless. (James 1:27) Clean and undefiled religion before the Elohim and Father
is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep
oneself unstained (Unpolluted) from the world.
Really want to know the will of YHWH for your life? Do we really want
to know? Here’s how; offer our bodies as a living sacrifice- that is fast and
pray and READ and MEDITATE on His Word- yes Torah, the prophets and the Renewed
Covenant!
(Rom 12:1) I call upon you, therefore, brothers, through
the compassion of Elohim, to present your bodies a living offering – set-apart,
well-pleasing to Elohim – your reasonable worship. (Rom
12:2) And do not be conformed to this world (Pollution
and defiled), but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, (Meditating on the Word) so that you
prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.
(His will)
This Weeks Torah Scriptures: Re’eh See/Behold
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17; Isaiah
54:11-55:11; 1 John 4:1-6; 2 Kings Chapters 4, 5, 6
Blessings or Curses from Obedience or
Disobedience- We get to choose!
(Keep in mind it is
not legalism to obey YHWH- that’s called obedience and brings forth blessings-
it is legalism to obey man’s added rules and traditions- which Yahshua says
makes the word of none effect!)
(Deuteronomy 11:26)
‘See, I am setting before you
today a
blessing and a curse: (Deuteronomy
11:27) the blessing, when you
obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I command you
today; (Deuteronomy
11:28) and the curse, if you do
not obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim,
but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other mighty
ones which you have not known. (Deuteronomy 11:29) ‘And it shall be, when יהוה
your Elohim has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you
shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ěyḇal. (Deuteronomy 11:30) ‘Are they not beyond the Yardĕn,
toward the setting sun, in the land of the Kenaʽanites who dwell in the desert
plain opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinth trees of Moreh? (Deuteronomy 11:31)
‘For you are passing over the Yardĕn to go in to possess the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, and you shall
possess it and dwell in it, (Deuteronomy 11:32) and shall guard to do all the laws and
right-rulings which I am setting before you today.’ (Deuteronomy 12:1)
“These are the laws and right-rulings which you guard to do in the land
which יהוה Elohim of your fathers is giving you to
possess, all the days that you live on the soil. (Deuteronomy
12:2) “Completely destroy all the
places where the nations which you are dispossessing served their mighty ones,
on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. (Deuteronomy 12:3)
“And you shall break down their altars, and smash their pillars, and
burn their Ashĕrim with fire. And you shall cut down the carved images of their
mighty ones and shall destroy their name 1
out of that place. Footnote: 1 The names of
the gentile deities (mighty ones). (Deuteronomy 12:4)
“Do not do so to יהוה your Elohim, (Deuteronomy 12:5)
but seek the place which יהוה your Elohim chooses,
out of all your tribes, to put His Name there, for His Dwelling Place, and
there you shall enter. (Deuteronomy 12:6) “And there you shall take your burnt
offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your
hand, and your vowed offerings, and your voluntary offerings, and the
firstlings of your herd and of your flock.(Deuteronomy
12:7) “And there you shall eat
before יהוה your Elohim, and shall rejoice in all that
you put your hand to, you and your households, in which יהוה
your Elohim has blessed you. (Deuteronomy 12:8) “Do not do as we are doing here today
– each one doing whatever is right in his own eyes 1.
Footnote: 1 See Judges 17:6 & 21:25. (Deuteronomy 12:9)
“Because you have not yet entered the rest and the inheritance which יהוה your Elohim is giving you. (Deuteronomy 12:10)
“But you shall pass over the Yardĕn, and shall dwell in the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you to inherit, and
He shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and you shall dwell
in safety. (Deuteronomy 12:11) “And it shall be that unto the place which יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell
there, there you are to bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, and
your offerings, and your tithes, and the contributions of your hand, and all
your choice offerings which you vow to יהוה.
(Deuteronomy 12:12) “And you shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim, you and your sons and your daughters, and your
male servants and your female servants, and the Lĕwite who is within your
gates, since he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
Do not eat blood!
(Deuteronomy 12:13) “Guard yourself
that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see, (Deuteronomy 12:14) except in the place which יהוה chooses, in one of your tribes, there you
are to offer your burnt offerings, and there you are to do all that I command
you. (Deuteronomy 12:15) “Only, whatever your being desires you shall slaughter
and eat, according to the blessing of יהוה
your Elohim which He has given you, within all your gates. The unclean and the
clean do eat of it, of the gazelle and the deer alike. (Deuteronomy
12:16) “Only, the blood you do not eat, pour it on the earth like
water. (Deuteronomy 12:17) “You are not allowed to eat within your gates
the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or of the
firstlings of your herd or your flock, or of any of your offerings which you
vow, or of your voluntary offerings, or of the contribution of your hand. (Deuteronomy 12:18)
“But eat them before יהוה your Elohim, in the
place which יהוה your Elohim chooses,
you and your son and your daughter, and your male servant and your female
servant, and the Lĕwite who is within your gates. And you shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim in all that you put your hands
to. (Deuteronomy 12:19) “Guard yourself that you do not forsake the
Lĕwite as long as you live in your land. (Deuteronomy
12:20) “When יהוה your Elohim enlarges your border as He has promised you, and
you say, ‘Let me eat meat,’ because you long to eat meat, you eat as much meat
as your being desires. (Deuteronomy 12:21) “When the place where יהוה
your Elohim chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you shall
slaughter from your herd and from your flock which יהוה
has given you, as I have commanded you, and you shall eat within your gates as
much as your being desires. (Deuteronomy 12:22) “Only, as the gazelle and the deer are eaten,
so you are to eat of it. The unclean and the clean alike eat of it. (Deuteronomy 12:23)
“Be firm not to eat the blood,
for the blood is the life, do not eat the life with the meat. Deuteronomy 12:24) “Do not eat it you pour it on the
earth like water. (Deuteronomy 12:25) “Do
not eat it, that it might be well
with you and your children after you, when you do what is right in the eyes of יהוה. (Deuteronomy 12:26) “Only, the set-apart gifts which you
have, and your vowed offerings, you are to take up and go to the place which יהוה chooses. (Deuteronomy
12:27) “And you shall make your
burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of יהוה
your Elohim. And the blood of your offerings is poured out on the altar of יהוה your Elohim, and you eat the meat. (Deuteronomy 12:28)
“Guard, and obey all these words which I command you, that it might be
well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and
right in the eyes of יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 12:29)
“When יהוה your Elohim does cut
off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you dispossess
them and dwell in their land, (Deuteronomy 12:30)
guard yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are
destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire about their mighty ones,
saying, ‘How did these nations serve their mighty ones? And let me do so too.’1 Footnote:
1 See also 18:9, Leviticus. 18:3, Jeremiah 10:2, Ezekiel 11:12 &
20:32, Ephesians 4:17, and 1 Peter 4:3 (Deuteronomy
12:31) “Do not do so to יהוה
your Elohim, for every abomination which יהוה
hates they have done to their mighty ones, for they even burn their sons and
daughters in the fire to their mighty ones. (Deuteronomy
12:32) “All the words I am commanding you, guard to do it – do not add to it nor take away from it.1 Footnote: 1
See also 4:2, Proverbs 30:6, Revelation 22:18-19.
No matter how many signs and wonders you see don’t follow pagan traditions!
(Deuteronomy 13:1)
“When there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he
shall give you a sign or a wonder, (Deuteronomy 13:2) and the sign or the wonder shall come true,
of which he has spoken to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other mighty ones –
which you have not known – and serve them,’ (Deuteronomy
13:3) do not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams,
for יהוה your Elohim is trying you to know whether you love יהוה your Elohim
with all your heart and with all your being. (Deuteronomy 13:4) “Walk after יהוה
your Elohim and fear Him, and guard His commands and obey His voice, and serve
Him and cling to Him. (Deuteronomy 13:5) “And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams
is put to death, because he has spoken apostasy against יהוה
your Elohim – who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim and redeemed you
from the house of bondage – to make you stray from the way in which יהוה your Elohim commanded you to walk. Thus
you shall purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy
13:6) “When your brother, the son
of your mother, or your son or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or
your friend who is as your own being, entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go
and serve other mighty ones’– which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,
(Deuteronomy 13:7) of the mighty ones of the people which are
all around you, near to you or far off from you, from one end of the earth to
the other end of the earth – (Deuteronomy 13:8) do not agree with him or listen to him, nor
shall your eye pardon him, nor spare him or conceal him, (Deuteronomy 13:9)
but you shall certainly kill him. Your hand is first against him to put
him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people, (Deuteronomy 13:10) and you
shall stone him with stones until he dies, because he sought to entice you away
from יהוה your Elohim, who brought you out of the
land of Mitsrayim, from the house of bondage. (Deuteronomy
13:11) “And let all Yisra’ĕl hear
and fear, and not again do any such evil matter as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:12)
“When you hear someone in one of your cities, which יהוה your Elohim gives you to dwell in, saying, (Deuteronomy 13:13) ‘Some men, sons of Beliyaʽal,
have gone out of you midst and led the inhabitants of their city astray,
saying, “Let us go and serve other mighty ones” ’ – mighty ones whom you have
not known – (Deuteronomy 13:14) then you shall
inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And see if the matter is true and
established that this abomination was done in your midst, (Deuteronomy 13:15)
you shall certainly smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of
the sword, putting it under the ban, and all that is in it and its livestock,
with the edge of the sword. (Deuteronomy 13:16) “And gather all its plunder into the middle
of the street, and completely burn with fire the city and all its plunder,
before יהוה your Elohim. And it shall be a heap
forever, never to be built again. (Deuteronomy 13:17) “And none of that which is put under the ban
is to cling to your hand, so that יהוה
turns from the fierceness of His displeasure and shall show you compassion,
love you and increase you, as He swore to your fathers, (Deuteronomy 13:18) when you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard all His commands which I command you
today, to do what is right in the eyes of יהוה
your Elohim.
No tattoos- REPENT! Eat in obedience and get healthy- BLESSING!
(Deuteronomy 14:1)
“You are the children of יהוה your Elohim. Do not cut yourselves nor shave the front
of your head for the dead, (Deuteronomy 14:2) for you are a set-apart people to יהוה your Elohim, and יהוה
has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a treasured possession above all the
peoples who are on the face of the earth. (Deuteronomy
14:3) “Do not eat whatever is abominable. (Deuteronomy
14:4) “These are the living
creatures which you do eat: ox, sheep,
and goat, (Deuteronomy 14:5) deer, and gazelle,
and roebuck, and wild goat, and mountain goat, and antelope, and mountain
sheep. (Deuteronomy 14:6) “And every beast that has a split hoof
divided in two, chewing the cud, among the beasts, you do eat. (Deuteronomy 14:7)
“But of those chewing the cud or those having a split hoof completely
divided, you do not eat, such as these: the camel, and the hare, and the
rabbit, for they chew the cud but do not have a split hoof, they are unclean
for you. (Deuteronomy 14:8) “And the pig is unclean for you, because it
has a split hoof, but does not chew the cud. You do not eat their flesh or touch
their dead carcasses. (Deuteronomy 14:9) “These
you do eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales you do
eat. (Deuteronomy 14:10) “And whatever does not have fins and scales
you do not eat, it is unclean for you. (Deuteronomy
14:11) “Any clean bird you do eat, (Deuteronomy 14:12) but these you do not eat: the eagle, and the
vulture, and the black vulture, (Deuteronomy 14:13) and the red kite, and the falcon, and the
buzzard after their kinds, (Deuteronomy 14:14) and every raven after its kind, (Deuteronomy 14:15)
and the ostrich, and the nighthawk, and the seagull, and the hawk after
their kinds, (Deuteronomy 14:16) the little owl, and the great owl, and the
white owl, (Deuteronomy 14:17) and the pelican, and the carrion vulture, and
the fisher owl, (Deuteronomy 14:18) and the stork, and the heron after its kind,
and the hoopoe and the bat. (Deuteronomy 14:19) “And every creeping insect that flies
is unclean for you, they are not eaten. (Deuteronomy
14:20) “Any clean bird you do
eat. (Deuteronomy 14:21) “Do
not eat whatever dies of itself. Give it to the stranger who is within your
gates, to eat it, or sell it to a foreigner. For you are a set-apart people to יהוה your Elohim. Do not cook a young goat in
its mother’s milk. (Deuteronomy 14:22) “You shall
tithe without fail all the yield of your grain that the field brings forth year
by year. (Deuteronomy 14:23) “And you shall eat before יהוה your Elohim, in the place where He chooses to make His Name
dwell, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and of the
firstlings of your herds and your sheep, so that you learn to fear יהוה your Elohim always. (Deuteronomy 14:24)
“But when the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to bring
the tithe, or when the place where יהוה
your Elohim chooses to put His Name is too far from you, when יהוה your Elohim is blessing you, (Deuteronomy
14:25) then you shall give it in silver, and shall take the silver in
your hand and go to the place which יהוה
your Elohim chooses. (Deuteronomy 14:26) “And you shall use the silver for whatever
your being desires: for cattle or sheep, for wine or strong drink, for whatever
your being desires. And you shall eat there before יהוה
your Elohim, and you shall rejoice you and your household. (Deuteronomy 14:27)
“And do not forsake the Lĕwite who is within your gates, for he has no
part nor inheritance with you. (Deuteronomy 14:28) “At the end of every third year you bring out
all the tithe of your increase
of that year and store it up within your gates. (Deuteronomy
14:29) “And the Lĕwite, because he has no portion nor
inheritance with you, and the sojourner and the fatherless and the widow who
are within your gates, shall come and eat and be satisfied, so that יהוה your Elohim does bless you in all the work of your hand which
you do.
Release of Debts
(Deuteronomy 15:1)
“At the end of every seven years you make a release of debts. (Deuteronomy 15:2)
“And this is the word of the release: Every creditor is to release what
he has loaned to his neighbor; he does not require it of his neighbor or his
brother, because it is called the
release of יהוה. (Deuteronomy 15:3)
“Of a foreigner you could require it, but your hand is to release
whatever is owed by your brother. (Deuteronomy 15:4) “Only, there should be no poor among you. For
יהוה does greatly bless you in the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you to possess as an
inheritance, (Deuteronomy 15:5) only if
you diligently obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard to do
all these commands which I am commanding you today. (Deuteronomy
15:6) “For יהוה your Elohim shall bless you as He promised you. And you
shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. And you shall rule over
many nations, but they do not rule over you. (Deuteronomy
15:7) “When there is a poor man
with you, one of your brothers, within any of the gates in your land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, do not harden
your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, (Deuteronomy
15:8) for you shall certainly open your hand to him and certainly lend
him enough for his need, whatever he needs. (Deuteronomy
15:9) “Be on guard lest there be
a thought of Beliyaʽal in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of
release, is near,’ and your eye is evil against your poor brother and you give
him naught. And he shall cry out to יהוה
against you, and it shall be a sin in you. (Deuteronomy
15:10) “You shall certainly give
to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for
this reason יהוה your Elohim does
bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. (Deuteronomy 15:11)
“The poor one does not cease from the land. Therefore I am commanding
you, saying, ‘You shall certainly open your hand to your brother, to your poor
and to your needy one, in your land.’ (Deuteronomy
15:12) “When your brother is sold
to you, a Heḇrew man or a Heḇrew woman, and shall serve you six years, then
let him go free from you in the seventh year. (Deuteronomy
15:13) “And when you send him
away free from you, let him not go away empty-handed. (Deuteronomy
15:14) “You shall richly supply
him from your flock, and from your threshing-floor, and from your winepress.
With that which יהוה has blessed you with,
give to him. (Deuteronomy 15:15) “And you shall remember that you were a slave
in the land of Mitsrayim, and יהוה your Elohim redeemed
you. Therefore I am commanding you this word today. (Deuteronomy
15:16) “And it shall be, when he
says to you, ‘I do not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house,
because it is good for him with you, (Deuteronomy
15:17) then you shall take an awl
and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant
forever. Do the same to your female servant. (Deuteronomy
15:18) “Let it not be hard in
your eyes when you send him away free from you, for he has been worth a double
hired servant in serving you six years. And יהוה
your Elohim shall bless you in all that you do. (Deuteronomy
15:19) “Set apart to יהוה your Elohim all the first-born males that
come from your herd and your flock. Do no work with the first-born of your
herd, nor shear the first-born of your flock. (Deuteronomy
15:20) “You and your household
are to eat it before יהוה your Elohim year by
year in the place which יהוה chooses. (Deuteronomy 15:21)
“But when there is any defect in it, lame or blind, or has any evil
defect, do not slaughter it to יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 15:22)
“Eat it within your gates – the unclean and the clean alike – as the
gazelle, and as the deer. (Deuteronomy 15:23) “Only, do not eat its blood, pour it on the
ground like water.
I expect “the” Month (not
many months) of the Aviv starts the year…
(Deuteronomy 16:1)
“Guard the month of Aḇiḇ,
and perform the Passover to יהוה your Elohim,
for in the month of Aḇiḇ יהוה your Elohim brought
you out of Mitsrayim by night. (Deuteronomy 16:2)
“And you shall slaughter the Passover to יהוה
your Elohim, from the flock and the herd, in the place where יהוה chooses to put His Name. (Deuteronomy
16:3) “Eat no leavened bread with
it. For seven days you eat unleavened bread with it, bread of affliction,
because you came out of the land of Mitsrayim in haste – so that you remember
the day in which you came out of the land of Mitsrayim, all the days of your
life. (Deuteronomy 16:4) “And no leaven should be seen with you in
your entire border for seven days neither should any of the meat which
you slaughter in the evening on the first day stay all night until morning.
(Deuteronomy 16:5) “You are not allowed to slaughter the
Passover within any of your gates which יהוה
your Elohim gives you, (Deuteronomy 16:6) but at the place where יהוה
your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell, there you slaughter the Passover in
the evening, at the going down of the sun, at the appointed time you came out
of Mitsrayim. (Deuteronomy 16:7) “And you shall roast and eat it in the place
which יהוה your Elohim chooses, and in the morning
you shall turn and go to your tents. (Deuteronomy
16:8) “Six days you eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is a
closing festival to יהוה your Elohim – you do no work. (Deuteronomy 16:9)
“Count seven weeks for yourself. Begin to count seven weeks from the
time you begin to put the sickle to the grain. (Deuteronomy
16:10) “And you shall perform the
Festival of Weeks to יהוה your Elohim,
according to the voluntary offering from your hand, which you give as יהוה your Elohim blesses you. (Deuteronomy 16:11)
“And you shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim, you and your son and your daughter, and
your male servant and your female servant, and the Lĕwite who is within your
gates, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are in your midst,
at the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses
to make His Name dwell. (Deuteronomy 16:12) “And you shall remember that you were a slave
in Mitsrayim, and you shall guard and do these laws. (Deuteronomy
16:13) “Perform the Festival
of Booths for seven days after the ingathering from your threshing-floor and
from your winepress, (Deuteronomy 16:14) and
you shall rejoice in your festival, you and your son and your daughter, and
your male servant and your female servant, and the Lĕwite, and the stranger and
the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates. (Deuteronomy 16:15)
“For seven days you shall observe a festival to יהוה your Elohim in the place which יהוה
chooses, because יהוה your Elohim does
bless you in all your increase and in all the work of your hands, and you shall
be only rejoicing! (Deuteronomy 16:16) “Three
times a year all your males appear before יהוה your Elohim in the place which He chooses: at the Festival of
Unleavened Bread, and at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Booths.
And none should appear before יהוה empty-handed (Tithe),
(Deuteronomy 16:17) but each one with
the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of יהוה
your Elohim which He has given you.
Storms will come but look at these promises for us and our children! We
must speak His word- it will produce what He sent it for!
(Isaiah 54:11)
“O you afflicted one, tossed with storm, and not comforted, see, I am
setting your stones in antimony, and shall lay your foundations with sapphires,
(Isaiah 54:12) and shall make your battlements
of rubies, your gates of crystal, and all your walls of precious stones, (Isaiah 54:13) and all your children taught by יהוה, and the peace of your children great. (Isaiah 54:14) “In righteousness you shall be established – far
from oppression, for you shall not fear, and far from ruin, for
it does not come near you. (Isaiah 54:15) “See, they shall indeed assemble, but not
because of me. Whoever shall assemble against you falls for your sake! (Isaiah 54:16)
“See, I myself have created the blacksmith who blows the coals in the
fire, who brings forth an instrument for his work. And I have created the
waster to destroy. (Isaiah 54:17) “No
weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which raises against
you in judgment you shall prove wrong. This is the inheritance of the servants
of יהוה, and their righteousness from me,”
declares יהוה.
(Isaiah
55:1) “Oh everyone who thirsts, come to the waters.
And you who have no silver, come, buy and eat. Come buy wine and milk without
silver and without price. (Isaiah 55:2) “Why do you weigh out silver for what is not
bread, and your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat
what is good, and let your being delight itself in fatness. (Isaiah 55:3) “Incline
your ear, and come to me. Hear so that your being lives. And let me make an
everlasting covenant with you, the trustworthy kindnesses of Dawiḏ.
(Isaiah 55:4)
“See, I have given Him as a witness to the people, a Leader and a
Commander for the people. (Isaiah 55:5) “See, a nation you do not know you shall
call, and a nation who does not know you run to you, because of יהוה your Elohim, and the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, for He has
adorned you.” (Isaiah 55:6) Seek יהוה while He is to be found, call on Him while He is near. (Isaiah 55:7)
Let the wrong forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let
him return to יהוה, who has compassion on him, and to our
Elohim, for He pardons much. (Isaiah 55:8) “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,” declares יהוה.
(Isaiah 55:9)
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher
than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah
55:10) “For as the rain comes
down, and the snow from the heavens, and do not return there, but water the
earth, and make it bring forth and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to
the eater, (Isaiah 55:11) so is my Word that goes forth from my mouth – it does not return to me
empty, but shall do what I please, and shall certainly accomplish what I sent
it for.
Beware, loved one, of the anti-messiah spirit- there is no other redeemer
than Yahshua!
(1 John 4:1)
Beloved ones, do not believe every spirit, but prove the spirits,
whether they are of Elohim, because many false prophets have gone out into the
world. (1 John 4:2) By this you know the Spirit of Elohim: Every spirit that confesses that יהושע Messiah has come
in the flesh is of Elohim, (1 John 4:3) and
every spirit that does not confess that יהושע Messiah has
come in the flesh is not of Elohim. And this
is the spirit of the anti-messiah which you heard is coming, and
now is already in the world. (1 John 4:4) You are of Elohim,
little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater
than he who is in the world.1 Footnote:
1 See Messiah in you in Explanatory Notes. (1 John 4:5)
They are of the world, therefore they speak as of the world, and the
world hears them. (1 John 4:6) We are of Elohim – the one knowing Elohim
hears us. He who is not of Elohim
does not hear us. By this we know the Spirit of the Truth and the spirit of the
delusion.
There is always deliverance and reward for those who help YHWH’s anointed!
(2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 4:3)
And he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your
neighbors, empty vessels, do not get a few. (2 Kings
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.” (2 Kings 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.
(2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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.” (2
Kings 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. (2 Kings 4:12) And he said to Gĕḥazi his servant, “Call
this Shunammite woman.” So he called her, and she stood before him. (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 4:15)
And he said, “Call her.” So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.
(2 Kings 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!” (2 Kings 4:17)
And the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had
come, of which Elisha had spoken to her. (2 Kings
4:18) And the child grew. And it
came to be on a day that he went out to his father, to the reapers, (2 Kings 4:19) and he said to his father, “My head,
my head!” And he said to a servant, “Take him to his mother.” (2 Kings 4:20)
So he took him and brought him to his mother, and he sat on her knees
till noon, and died. (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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.”
(2 Kings 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!” (2 Kings
4:24) And she saddled the donkey
and said to her servant, “Drive and go, do not slow down, except I speak to
you.” (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 4:28) And she said, “Did I ask a son of my master?
Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?” (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings
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.” (2 Kings 4:32) And Elisha came into the house and saw the
child was dead, lying on his bed, (2 Kings 4:33)
and he went in, and shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to יהוה. (2 Kings 4:34) And he went up and lay on the child, and put
his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands,
and stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm.
(2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings 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. (2 Kings
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. (2
Kings 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.” (2 Kings 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.’ ” (2 Kings 4:44) and he set it before them, and they
ate and had some left over, according to the word of יהוה.
YHWH’s power is above all the standing armies- even today!
(2 Kings 5:1)
And Naʽaman, commander of the army of
the sovereign of Aram, was a great man in the eyes of his master, and highly
respected, because by him יהוה had given deliverance to Aram. And he was
a brave man, but leprous. (2 Kings 5:2)
And the Arameans had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a
young girl from the land of Yisra’ĕl, and she served the wife of Naʽaman. (2 Kings 5:3)
And she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet
who is in Shomeron! Then he would recover him of his leprosy.” (2 Kings 5:4)
And Naʽaman went in and reported to his master, saying, “Thus and thus
spoke the girl who is from the land of Yisra’ĕl.” (2
Kings 5:5) And the sovereign of
Aram said, “Go, enter, and let me send a letter to the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl.”
And he went and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces
of gold, and ten changes of garments. (2 Kings 5:6) And he brought the letter to the sovereign of
Yisra’ĕl, which said, “And now, when this letter comes to you, see I have sent
Naʽaman my servant to you, so that you shall recover him of his leprosy.” (2 Kings 5:7)
And it came to be, when the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl read the letter, that
he tore his garments and said, “Am I Elohim, to kill and keep alive, that this
man sends a man to me to recover him of his leprosy? For consider now, and see
how he is seeking an occasion with me!” (2 Kings 5:8) And it came to be, when Elisha the man of
Elohim heard that the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl had torn his garments, that he sent
to the sovereign, saying, “Why have you torn your garments? Please let him come
to me, so that he knows that there is a prophet in Yisra’ĕl.” (2 Kings 5:9)
So Naʽaman came with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the
entrance of the house of Elisha. (2 Kings 5:10)
And Elisha sent a messenger to him,
saying, “Go, and you shall wash seven times in the Yardĕn, that your flesh
might be restored to you, and be clean.” (2 Kings
5:11) But Naʽaman became wroth,
and went away and said, “See, I said to myself, ‘He would certainly come out to
me, and stand and call on the Name of יהוה
his Elohim, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leprosy.’ (2 Kings 5:12)
“Are not the Aḇanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Dammeseq, better
than all the waters of Yisra’ĕl? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” And he
turned and went away in a rage. (2 Kings 5:13) And his servants came near and spoke to him,
and said, “My father, if the prophet had spoken to you a great matter, would
you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be
clean’?” (2 Kings 5:14) Then he went down and dipped seven times in
the Yardĕn, according to the word of the man of Elohim. And his flesh was
restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. (2 Kings 5:15)
And he returned to the man of Elohim, he and all his company, and came
and stood before him and said, “See, now I know that there is no Elohim in all
the earth, except in Yisra’ĕl. And now, please take a gift from your servant.” (2 Kings 5:16)
But he said, “As יהוה lives, before whom I
stand, I do not accept it.” And he pressed on him to accept it, but he refused.
(2 Kings 5:17)
Then Naʽaman said, “If not, please let your servant be given two
mule-loads of earth, for no longer is your servant going to make a burnt
offering and slaughtering to other mighty ones, but to יהוה.
(2 Kings 5:18)
“יהוה grant forgiveness to your servant in this
matter: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he
leans on my hand, and I bow down in the house of Rimmon; when I bow down in the
house of Rimmon, יהוה, please grant
forgiveness to your servant in this matter.” (2 Kings
5:19) Then he said to him, “Go in
peace.” And when he had gone from him some distance,
Servant of YHWH- Do Not Sell Out For Money and Things!
(2 Kings 5:20) But Gĕḥazi, the
servant of Elisha the man of Elohim, said to himself, “Look, my master
has spared Naʽaman this Aramean, while not receiving from his hands what he
brought. But as יהוה lives, I shall run
after him and take whatever from him.” (2 Kings 5:21)
And Gĕḥazi pursued Naʽaman. And when
Naʽaman saw him running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him,
and said, “Is there peace?” (2 Kings 5:22) And he said, “Peace. My master has sent me,
saying, ‘Look, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to
me from the mountains of Ephrayim. Please give them a talent of silver and two
changes of garments.’ ” (2 Kings 5:23) And
Naʽaman said, “Please accept two talents.” And he urged him, and bound two
talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and handed them to
two of his servants. And they bare them ahead of him. (2
Kings 5:24) And when he came to
the high place, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the
house, and let the men go, and they went. (2 Kings
5:25) And he went in and stood
before his master, and Elisha said to him, “Where did you go, Gĕḥazi?” And he
said, “Your servant did not go anywhere.” (2 Kings
5:26) But he said to him, “Did
not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you?
Is it time to accept silver and to accept garments, and olive-trees and
vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male and female servants? (2 Kings 5:27)
“So let the leprosy of Naʽaman
cling to you and your descendants forever.” And he went out from him as
leprous as snow. (2 Kings 6:1) And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha,
“See, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. (2 Kings 6:2)
“Please, let us go to the Yardĕn, and let every man take a log from
there, and let us make there a place to dwell.” And he answered, “Go.” (2 Kings 6:3)
Then the one said, “Please undertake to go with your servants.” And he
answered, “I shall go.” (2 Kings 6:4) And he went with them, and they came to the
Yardĕn, and they cut down trees.
YHWH can pay off our debts and know the enemy’s plans! Greater
is He that is in you than he that is in the world! This is good NEWS!
(2 Kings 6:5)
And it came to be, as one was cutting down a tree that the iron axe head
fell into the water. And he cried out and said, “Oh my master, for it was borrowed!” (2 Kings 6:6)
And the man of Elohim said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the
place. And he cut off a stick, and threw it in there, and made the iron float. (2 Kings 6:7) And he said, “Pick it up.” And he reached
out his hand and took it. (2 Kings 6:8) And the sovereign of Aram was fighting
against Yisra’ĕl, and took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp is in
such and such a place.” (2 Kings 6:9) And the man of Elohim sent to the sovereign
of Yisra’ĕl, saying, “Be on guard, do not pass this place, for the Arameans are
coming down there.” (2 Kings 6:10) The sovereign of Yisra’ĕl then sent to the
place of which the man of Elohim had spoken to him, and warned him, so that he
was on his guard there, not once, and not twice. (2
Kings 6:11) And this greatly
troubled the heart of the sovereign of Aram. And he called his servants and
said to them, “Declare to me! Who among
us is for the sovereign (King) of
Yisra’ĕl?” (2 Kings 6:12) And one of his servants said, “None, my
master, O sovereign, for Elisha, the prophet who is in Yisra’ĕl, declares to
the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl the words that you speak in your bedroom.” (2 Kings 6:13)
And he said, “Go and see where he is, so that I send and get him.” And
it was reported to him, saying, “See, he is in Dothan.” (2 Kings 6:14) And he sent
horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and
surrounded the city. (2 Kings 6:15) And the servant of the man of Elohim rose
early and went out, and saw an army, surrounding the city with horses and
chariots. And his servant said to him, “Oh, my master! What do we do?” (2 Kings 6:16)
And he answered, “Do not fear,
for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” (2 Kings 6:17)
And Elisha prayed, and said, “יהוה, I pray, open
his eyes and let him see.” And יהוה opened the
eyes of the young man, and he looked and saw the mountain covered with horses
and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (2 Kings 6:18)
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to יהוה,
and said, “Strike this nation with blindness, I pray.” And He struck them
with blindness according to the word of Elisha. (2
Kings 6:19) And Elisha said to
them, “This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and let me bring
you to the man whom you seek.” But he led them to Shomeron. (2 Kings 6:20)
And it came to be, when they had come to Shomeron, that Elisha said, “יהוה, open the eyes of these men so that they
see.” And יהוה opened their eyes, and they looked and saw
they were in the midst of Shomeron! (2 Kings 6:21) And when the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl saw them,
he said to Elisha, “My father, should I smite? Should I smite?” (2 Kings 6:22)
But he said, “Do not smite. Do you smite those whom you have taken
captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them and let
them eat and drink and go to their master.” (2 Kings
6:23) And he made a great feast
for them. And after they ate and drank, he let them go, and they went to their
master. And the bands of Aramean raiders came no more into the land of
Yisra’ĕl. (2 Kings 6:24) And after this it came to be that Ben-Haḏaḏ
the sovereign of Aram mustered all his army, and went up and besieged Shomeron.
Famine in the land is promised those nations who turn away from YHWH! Uh-
O!
(2 Kings 6:25)
And there was a great scarcity of food in Shomeron. And see, they
besieged it until a donkey’s head went at eighty pieces of silver, and
one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five pieces of silver. (2 Kings 6:26)
And it came to be, as the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl was passing by on the
wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help, my master, O sovereign!” (2 Kings 6:27)
And he said, “If יהוה does not help you,
where do I find help for you; from the threshing floor or from the winepress?” (2 Kings 6:28)
And the sovereign said to her, “What is troubling you?” And she
answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son and let us eat him today, and
tomorrow we eat my son.’ (2 Kings 6:29) “So we cooked my son, and ate him. And I said
to her on the next day, ‘Give your son and let us eat him.’ But she has hidden
her son.” (2 Kings 6:30) And it came to be, when the sovereign heard
the words of the woman, that he tore his garments. And as he passed by on the
wall, the people looked and saw the sackcloth on his body, underneath. (2 Kings 6:31)
And he said, “Elohim do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha son
of Shaphat remains on him today.” (2 Kings 6:32) And Elisha was sitting in his house, and the
elders were sitting with him. And the sovereign sent a man ahead of him,
but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how
this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the
messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound
of his master’s feet behind him?” (2 Kings 6:33) While he was still speaking with them, then
see, the messenger came down to him, and he said, “Look, this evil is from יהוה, why should I wait for יהוה any longer?”
Loved One- here’s a short story I
shared a few years (several times
now) ago about
a man who wrote about experiencing YHWH’s presence – seeking Yah’s Ruach will be
of great importance for us, BECOMING “LOVE”
"In memory of Walter
Beuttler who went beyond seeking God for His blessings; he sought God for
Himself. The student body of Western Pennsylvania Bible Institute was abuzz.
Walter Beuttler was coming next week to speak to us. I had never heard Walter
speak so I really didn’t know what to expect. I thought to myself though that
he must be some speaker to have the older students so excited. There weren’t too
many speakers they were excited about because they had heard so many. The day
finally arrived. The church was packed. Not only with students, but
people had driven for miles to be at chapel that day. I thought to myself that this guy must be something to cause such excitement. What kind of preacher is he? Maybe he’s a jumping jack like one of my favorite preachers Jumping Jack Stewart? Perhaps his voice thunders like Jim Salvador when he gets excited in the Lord? Maybe he’s bouncy and funny like Mac McClure who I always loved to hear preach when I was a boy? Wonder if he plays the guitar and sings like Mike McCracken does? What’s so special about this guy; what is it that’s causing so much excitement?
When Walter walked into the chapel with Hubert Bunney that day I thought to myself, "He’s an ordinary looking guy. Nice suit, shiny shoes, old. Wonder what the fuss is about?" I looked toward the platform and noticed a desk and a swivel chair. I couldn’t remember ever seeing a desk and a chair on a platform before especially in a
Pentecostal service. We sang a bit. It was good but it seemed that we were somewhat distracted that morning. I realized what it was. Everyone who knew him was anxious to hear from Walter. Finally Brother Bunney introduced him and he slowly walked to the platform and sat down in the swivel chair. I thought to myself, "This is
interesting. Never saw this before. The chandeliers are safe." He had us turn our Bibles to Acts 14:26-28 and began to tell us stories. Stories? I thought to myself. And the way he told them he wasn’t even that great of a
storyteller. He spoke slowly with not a whole lot of variation in his voice. I scanned the church to see the reaction of others. Were they as disappointed as I was becoming? They didn’t seem to be. They listened very intently as if in
anticipation. What were they expecting I thought? I decided to listen closer. As I listened to him I began to hear something a little different then what I was used to. When he talked about Jesus he didn’t just pump out information about Him. He talked about Jesus as though he were his friend. This got my attention and I started to listen more intently. I realized that the stories were a little more than stories. They were stories about adventures that he’d had with his friend Jesus. He traveled the world teaching about his friend. He told us that he usually traveled alone, but not alone, because of the companionship of the presence of God. I listened as he told of the time he and Jesus were flying over the Atlantic together on their way to London. They were having a good time when Jesus said to him, "I’ll meet you beside the pyramids Walter." And then it seemed like the Lord took off. When Walter landed in London he bought a ticket to Egypt, arrived there, went to the pyramids and sat down. When he sat down he sensed the presence of his friend. Shortly an Egyptian businessman came and sat down beside them. Walter knew that he was the reason the Lord wanted to come to Egypt. It wasn’t long until Walter began talking to him about his friend and the Egyptian asked if the Lord would be his friend too. Walter told him that Jesus wanted to be his friend, introduced him to Jesus, then got back on a plane and resumed his trip. He and his friend. Walter told us of several adventures that he’d had with his friend that day. I’ll never forget this one he told. When he arrived in Bangkok he discovered that his baggage had been lost. He decided to go to the motel and wait until he received a call saying that his baggage had arrived. No such call came so he decided to go back to the airport and go to the conveyor belt to check. Nothing. He’d pretty much reconciled himself to the fact that his baggage was lost and figured on buying replacements. As he turned to leave the conveyor belt suddenly he felt the presence of the Lord. It seemed to him that the Lord didn’t want to leave the conveyor belt. Walter thought to himself that if the Lord wanted to stay at the conveyor belt he should too. Walter began to appreciate the presence of his friend and began to worship him. He got caught up in worship when suddenly his luggage appeared on the belt. It had gotten mixed up with the luggage of another flight. When Walter finished telling us stories about his friend that day he did an interesting thing. He slowly turned his back to the congregation, and just waited. I thought, I haven’t seen this before. No one moved. A holy hush took over. There was total silence for several moments when suddenly a woman stood crying. She began to confess sins to the whole church. I couldn’t believe it. Walter? He just continued to wait with his back to the congregation until she was finished. No sooner had she finished and someone else stood and began to confess their sins to the church. Person after person stood. Eventually I stood as well. The presence of God was electrifying. It was serious. Compassionate, loving; all that! When finally things quieted down again Walter Buettler turned back to the congregation and thanked us for loving his friend and walked off the platform."
people had driven for miles to be at chapel that day. I thought to myself that this guy must be something to cause such excitement. What kind of preacher is he? Maybe he’s a jumping jack like one of my favorite preachers Jumping Jack Stewart? Perhaps his voice thunders like Jim Salvador when he gets excited in the Lord? Maybe he’s bouncy and funny like Mac McClure who I always loved to hear preach when I was a boy? Wonder if he plays the guitar and sings like Mike McCracken does? What’s so special about this guy; what is it that’s causing so much excitement?
When Walter walked into the chapel with Hubert Bunney that day I thought to myself, "He’s an ordinary looking guy. Nice suit, shiny shoes, old. Wonder what the fuss is about?" I looked toward the platform and noticed a desk and a swivel chair. I couldn’t remember ever seeing a desk and a chair on a platform before especially in a
Pentecostal service. We sang a bit. It was good but it seemed that we were somewhat distracted that morning. I realized what it was. Everyone who knew him was anxious to hear from Walter. Finally Brother Bunney introduced him and he slowly walked to the platform and sat down in the swivel chair. I thought to myself, "This is
interesting. Never saw this before. The chandeliers are safe." He had us turn our Bibles to Acts 14:26-28 and began to tell us stories. Stories? I thought to myself. And the way he told them he wasn’t even that great of a
storyteller. He spoke slowly with not a whole lot of variation in his voice. I scanned the church to see the reaction of others. Were they as disappointed as I was becoming? They didn’t seem to be. They listened very intently as if in
anticipation. What were they expecting I thought? I decided to listen closer. As I listened to him I began to hear something a little different then what I was used to. When he talked about Jesus he didn’t just pump out information about Him. He talked about Jesus as though he were his friend. This got my attention and I started to listen more intently. I realized that the stories were a little more than stories. They were stories about adventures that he’d had with his friend Jesus. He traveled the world teaching about his friend. He told us that he usually traveled alone, but not alone, because of the companionship of the presence of God. I listened as he told of the time he and Jesus were flying over the Atlantic together on their way to London. They were having a good time when Jesus said to him, "I’ll meet you beside the pyramids Walter." And then it seemed like the Lord took off. When Walter landed in London he bought a ticket to Egypt, arrived there, went to the pyramids and sat down. When he sat down he sensed the presence of his friend. Shortly an Egyptian businessman came and sat down beside them. Walter knew that he was the reason the Lord wanted to come to Egypt. It wasn’t long until Walter began talking to him about his friend and the Egyptian asked if the Lord would be his friend too. Walter told him that Jesus wanted to be his friend, introduced him to Jesus, then got back on a plane and resumed his trip. He and his friend. Walter told us of several adventures that he’d had with his friend that day. I’ll never forget this one he told. When he arrived in Bangkok he discovered that his baggage had been lost. He decided to go to the motel and wait until he received a call saying that his baggage had arrived. No such call came so he decided to go back to the airport and go to the conveyor belt to check. Nothing. He’d pretty much reconciled himself to the fact that his baggage was lost and figured on buying replacements. As he turned to leave the conveyor belt suddenly he felt the presence of the Lord. It seemed to him that the Lord didn’t want to leave the conveyor belt. Walter thought to himself that if the Lord wanted to stay at the conveyor belt he should too. Walter began to appreciate the presence of his friend and began to worship him. He got caught up in worship when suddenly his luggage appeared on the belt. It had gotten mixed up with the luggage of another flight. When Walter finished telling us stories about his friend that day he did an interesting thing. He slowly turned his back to the congregation, and just waited. I thought, I haven’t seen this before. No one moved. A holy hush took over. There was total silence for several moments when suddenly a woman stood crying. She began to confess sins to the whole church. I couldn’t believe it. Walter? He just continued to wait with his back to the congregation until she was finished. No sooner had she finished and someone else stood and began to confess their sins to the church. Person after person stood. Eventually I stood as well. The presence of God was electrifying. It was serious. Compassionate, loving; all that! When finally things quieted down again Walter Buettler turned back to the congregation and thanked us for loving his friend and walked off the platform."
Shalom to your heart and home loved
ones! I pray you are becoming love
as that is compatible with the Kingdom of Heaven…
Thurston
Why we are on a different schedule of the
Torah Cycle than the mainstream and the Orthodox. For me it is about
restoration of all things- which sometimes means walking alone. I start over
annually when YHWH’s year starts over; this is not to say that I am correct and
others are wrong, I just happen to believe we will never challenge our older
brother Judah by following his traditions. I expect Judah will be moved by our
obedience to His Torah (Words of Scripture) and seeing YHWH’s signs and wonders
following our obedience-
Does the statement above mean we are not to grab the tzitzit of
Yehuda and take hold and learn from them? Of
course not, we absolutely should learn of them and from them- just not
ingest and keep that which is traditions that go against His words! Especially
since we are the ten (Ten
scattered northern tribes scattered for Easter and sun god day worship which
parallels closely as a pig slop eating prodigal brother)
Let’s look again
together; (Zechariah
8:22) ‘And many peoples and strong nations
shall come to seek יהוה of hosts in Yerushalayim, and to pray
before יהוה.’ (Zechariah
8:23) “Thus said יהוה of hosts, ‘In those days (Now? YES and in the future also!) ten men from all languages of the nations take hold, yea, they shall take
hold of the edge of the garment of a man, a Yehuḏite1,
saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1John 4:22.
