Friday, July 24, 2015
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July 25, 2015
Shabbat Shalom
Loved One!
This
study is attached for ease of print and study format. YHWH is restoring all things and that includes us
who were once DRY BONES! Mighty is He
whose mercy endures forever! All who
call on His name will be delivered!
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 is continued at end of this week’s study…
We are seeing so
many miracles nowadays in the ministry! Yesterday I met a genuine PHILIP who
recently translated to do ministry! All is possible to those who seek Yahweh
with all their hearts! Funny thing about that---Philip was actually his name! I
want to encourage you Loved One- start believing beyond your old standards and
expectations! Nothing is impossible to him who believes! Last week’s thoughts we will quickly review
and we will now add to our list; let’s consider our thoughts family; we probably
all agree on some- and may have never even considered others. Our study will be
short as we are traveling internationally just now. IF we are to move into the miraculous- we increase
our odds to have an OVERCOMING TESTIMONY! Here are a few we likely agree
on:
(1) We must be “born again” spiritually to
discern spiritual matters in truth. 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural
man does not receive the matters of the Spirit of Elohim, for they are
foolishness to him, and he is unable to know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1
Corinthians 2:15 But he who is spiritual discerns indeed all matters,
but he himself is discerned by no one.
(2) We, like Queen Esther, probably realize we
were specifically born for this day and age- the final battle between light and
darkness- good and evil- at the end of the age.
Esther 4:13
And Mordeḵai commanded them to answer
Ester, “Do not think within yourself to escape in the sovereign’s palace any
more than all the other Yehuḏim. Esther 4:14
“For if you keep entirely silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall
arise for the Yehuḏim from another place, while you and your father’s house
perish. And who knows whether you have come to the reign for such
a time as this?”
(3) We need to have our eyes spiritually opened
and know the hope of our calling to walk in the perfect will and destiny our
Creator made us for. Ephesians 1:15 For this reason I too, having heard of your
belief in the Master יהושע and your love for all the set-apart ones, Ephesians 1:16
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Ephesians 1:17
that the Elohim of our Master יהושע
Messiah, the Father of esteem, would give you a spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of Him, Ephesians
1:18 the eyes of your
understanding 1 being enlightened, so that you know what is the
expectation (Hope) of His calling, (His Destiny) and what are the riches of the esteem of His inheritance in the
set-apart ones, Footnote: 1 Luke 24:45.
(4) We should draw very near to our Father and
be about His business and gain His protection, direction, provision, and
direction as He commands His mighty angels about us.
James 4:4
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that
friendship with the world is enmity with Elohim? 1 Whoever
therefore intends to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim.
Footnote: 1 Matthew 13:22, Luke 4:5-6, Luke
14:33, Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:15-17. James 4:5
or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the Spirit which
dwells in us intensely crave unto envy? James 4:6
But He gives greater favor. Because of this He says, “Elohim resists the proud,
but gives favor to the humble.” James 4:7 So
then subject yourselves to Elohim. Resist the devil 1
and he shall flee from you. Footnote: 1 or
adversary. James 4:8 Draw near to Elohim and He shall draw near to you. Cleanse
hands, sinners. And cleanse the hearts, you double-minded!
(5) We must be empowered by Yahshua baptizing
us of His Ruach and FIRE to be able to produce and fruit and testimony that
remains. Act 1:8
“But you shall receive power when the Set-apart Spirit has come upon you,
and (Then) you shall be my witnesses in Yerushalayim, and in all Yehuḏah and
Shomeron, and to the end of the earth.” Luke 3:16 Yoḥanan answered, saying to them all, “I indeed immerse
you in water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal straps I am not
worthy to loosen. He shall immerse (Mikveh-baptize)
you in the Set-apart Spirit and fire.
(6) We must learn to agree with His words and
speak them- and not the current “facts” for any lasting victory against the
enemy of our souls. Matthew 12:31 “Because of this I say to you, all sin and blasphemy shall be
forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven men. Matthew 12:32 “And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Aḏam, it shall be forgiven him, but whoever
speaks against the Set-apart Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in
this age or in the age to come. Matthew 12:33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make
the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, for a tree is known by its fruit. Matthew 12:34 Brood of
adders! How are you able to speak what is good – being wicked? For the mouth
speaks from the overflow of the heart Matthew 12:35 “The good man brings
forth what is good from the good treasures of his heart, and the wicked man
brings forth what is wicked from the wicked treasure. Matthew 12:36 “And I say to you
that for every idle
word men speak, they shall give an account of it in the Day of
Judgment. Matthew 12:367 “For by your words you shall be
declared righteous, and by your words you shall be declared unrighteous.”
(7) We overcome by the blood of the LAMB and
our testimony- or what we speak and do! Revelation 12:11 and they
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and
they did not love their lives to the death. Luke 10:18
and He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like
lightning from heaven. Luke 10:19 Behold, I give you the
authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the
enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:20 nevertheless do
not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice
because your names are written in heaven."
(8) We
must become truth searchers and change (Repent)
because He changes not- that only leaves us to do the changing to become like
Him! Malachi
3:6 “For I am יהוה, I shall not change 1, and you, O sons of Yaʽaqoḇ,
shall not come to an end. Footnote: 1 James. 1:17. Hebrews 13:8 יהושע Messiah
is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
We’ll add 2 thoughts to our arsenal as OVERCOMERS!
(9) We must rid ourselves of UNBELIEF and ONLY BELIEVE if
we expect miraculous help!
Mark 5:22
and see, one of the rulers of the congregation came,
Ya’ir by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet, Mark 5:23 and begged Him
strongly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come, lay your
hands on her to heal her, and she shall live.” Mark
5:24 And He went with him. And a large crowd was
following Him, and they were thronging Him. Mark
5:25 And
a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, Mark 5:26 and had suffered much from many physicians, and spent all
that she had and was no better, but rather became worse. Mark 5:27 having heard about יהושע, she came behind Him in the
crowd and touched His garment, Mark 5:28 for she said, “If I only touch His garments, I shall be made
well.” Mark 5:29 and immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in
her body that she was healed of the affliction. Mark
5:30 and immediately יהושע,
knowing in himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd
and said, “Who touched My garments?” Mark 5:31
and His taught ones said to Him, “You see the crowd is
thronging you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” Mark
5:32 And He was looking around to see her who
did this. Mark 5:33 And the woman, fearing
and trembling, knowing what was done to her, came and fell down before Him and
spoke to Him all the truth. Mark 5:34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your belief has healed you. Go
in peace, and be relieved from your affliction.” Mark 5:35 as He was speaking, they came
from the ruler of the congregation’s house, saying to him, “Your
daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” Mark 5:36 but having heard
the word that was spoken, יהושע said to the ruler of
the congregation, “Do not be afraid – ONLY BELIEVE!” Mark 5:37 And He allowed no
one to follow Him except Kĕpha, and Yaʽaqoḇ, and Yoḥanan the brother of
Yaʽaqoḇ. Mark 5:38 so they came to the house of the ruler of the congregation,
and saw a commotion, and much weeping and lamenting. Mark 5:39 and coming in He
said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is
sleeping.” Mark 5:40 and they were laughing at Him. And when He had put them all
out, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with
Him, and went in where the child was lying. Mark
5:41 and taking the child by the hand He said to
her, “Talitha, qumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
Mark 5:42 and
immediately the girl rose up and was walking, for she was twelve years old. And
they were completely astonished. Mark 5:43 But He ordered them many times that no one should know it,
and said that she should be given food to eat.
(10) We rid ourselves of unbelief BY PRAYER AND FASTING!
Read for yourself with the understanding of the topic Yahshua is teaching is
BELIEF or UNBELIEF—not the size of some demon. All must bow to His name- in
Heaven and earth and under the earth! I will point out the topic but you must
ask the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) for wisdom and revelation so you
may walk in the victory and understand how to ALWAYS overcome and rid yourself
of UNBELIEF- then ALL things are possible to the one that believes! Remember
THINK on these things whatever is honest and pure- the GOOD REPORT- the “think” is a term for ENVISION or IMAGINE
– a quality of a son or daughter of the Creator!
Mark 9:9
and as they were coming down from the mountain, He
ordered them not to relate to anyone what they saw, till the Son of Aḏam had risen from the dead. Mark
9:10 and they kept this matter to themselves,
debating what the rising from the dead meant. Mark
9:11 And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the
scribes say that Ěliyahu has to come first?” Mark
9:12 And He said to them, “Ěliyahu indeed, having come first, restores all matters 1.
And how has it been written concerning the Son of Aḏam, that He is to suffer
much and be despised? Footnote: 1 Matthew
17:11, Acts 3:21. Mark 9:13 “But I say to you that even Ěliyahu has come, and they did to
him whatever they wished, as it has been written of him.” Mark 9:14 and coming to the
taught ones, He saw a large crowd around them, and scribes disputing with them.
Mark 9:15 And
immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were greatly astonished, and
running near, greeted Him. Mark 9:16 And He asked the scribes, “What are you disputing with them?”
Mark 9:17 And
one of the crowd answering, said, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who has a
dumb spirit. Mark 9:18 “And wherever he seizes him, he throws him down, and he foams
at the mouth, and gnashes his eeth, and he wastes away. And I spoke to your
taught ones that they should cast him out, but they were not able.” Mark 9:19 And He answered him and said, “O (1 Topic) unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I
put up with you? Bring him to me.” Mark 9:20 so they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him,
immediately the spirit threw him into convulsions. And falling on the ground,
he rolled about, foaming at the mouth. Mark
9:21 And He asked his father, “How long has he
been like this?” And he said, “From childhood, Mark
9:22 and often he has thrown him both into the
fire and into the water to destroy him. But if it is at all possible for you,
have compassion on us and help us.” Mark 9:23
and יהושע said
to him, “If you are able to believe, all is possible to him (2) who believes.” Mark 9:24 and immediately the father of the child cried out and said
with tears, “I believe Master, help (3) my unbelief!” Mark 9:25 and when יהושע saw that a crowd came running together, He
rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You deaf and dumb spirit, I order
you, come out of him, and never again enter into him!” Mark 9:26 and crying out, and
convulsing him much, it came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that
many said that he was dead. Mark 9:27 But יהושע, taking him by the
hand, lifted him up, and he arose. Mark 9:28
and when He came into a house, His taught ones asked Him separately, “Why were we unable to cast him
out?” Mark 9:29 And He said to them,
“It is impossible for this kind
(TOPIC: UNBELIEF) to come out except
through prayer
and fasting.”
Here’s
what He answers them about the same question in the Gospel of Matthew- Note-
He does not say because the demon is so powerful…when we rid ourselves of
unbelief by fasting and prayer- ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! So make the effort
loved one TEST THIS FOR YOURSELF and in the process start growing up
spiritually to an OVEWRCOMER! Matthew 17:20 And יהושע said to them, (4) “Because of your unbelief, for truly, I say to you,
if you have belief as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, ‘Move
from here to there,’ and it shall move. And no matter shall be impossible for
you.
Yahshua warns us; (Matthew 15:7) “Hypocrites! Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about
you, saying, (Matthew 15:8) ‘This people
draw near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their
heart is far from Me. (Matthew 15:9) ‘But in vain
do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ ”1 Footnote: 1 Isaiah
29:13, Mark 7:7, 2 Kings 17:19.
Loved One, most of us have inherited lies and not
understood how deceitful hasatan is; even using RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS to blind us
from pure relationships with Him. Most of us know by now there is NO pre-tribulation rapture
but our Elohim is mighty and even in the fiery furnace our loving Creator can
and will deliver us who trust Him! He will deliver us even in fiery trials- all He requires
is that we believe Him and our actions show it. FAITH/Trust =believing Him and
can produce nothing for us without actions that agree with our beliefs! This is
a reminder of why we draw near to Him by reading and rightly dividing the
Scriptures; Faith without action is dead just like a man without the spirit man
is dead and the flesh goes back to dirt; faith without actions can produce
nothing- Here is what
RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS can do- deny the POWER OF YHWH yes- even deny His gifts are
available for us today; we must build our RELATIONSHIP with YHWH! Even
when we think we know Him well- I suspect we put Him in a box and confine Him
to what we believe is possible! ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THOSE
THAT BELIEVE!
When will we see
such wickedness where men will love themselves and love pleasure more than
Yahweh/Yahuah?
(2
Timothy 3:1) But know this, that in
the last days
hard times shall come. (2 Timothy 3:2) For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of
money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, thankless,
wrong-doers, (2 Timothy 3:3) unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without
self-control, fierce, haters of good, (2 Timothy 3:4) betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim,
(2 Timothy 3:5)
having a form of Godliness –reverence 1 but denying His power. And turn away from these!
Footnote: 1 See v. 13, Isaiah 24:5-6,
Matthew 24:12, Romans 1:30-31, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-11. (2 Timothy 3:6)
For among them are those who creep into households and captivate silly
women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, (2 Timothy 3:7) always learning and never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth.
(James
2:17)
So also belief (faith-trust), if it
does not have works, is in itself dead. (James 2:18) But someone might say, “You have belief (faith-trust), and I have works.” Show
me your belief (faith-trust) without
your works, and I shall show you my belief (faith-trust)
by my works. (James 2:19) You believe that Elohim is one. You do well.
The demons also believe – and shudder! (James 2:20) But do you wish to know, O foolish man, that
the belief (faith-trust) without the
works is dead? (James 2:21) Was not Aḇraham
our father declared right by works when he offered Yitsḥaq his son on the
altar? (James 2:22) Do you see that the belief (faith-trust)
was working with his works, and by the works the belief (faith-trust)
was perfected? (James 2:23) And the Scripture was filled which says,
“Aḇraham believed Elohim, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.” And
he was called, “Elohim’s friend.” (James 2:24) You see, then, that a man is declared right
by works, and not by belief (faith-trust) alone.
Why is “doing the word” so important?
Yahshua
told me many years ago that if we really heard Him (Hear and Do- Listen and
Obey- the She’mah) we would DO what He
said! We cannot have what He promised without adding actions to what we say
we believe and that saddens Him. He really wants to reward those that seek Him
diligently! Understand with me that faith or belief comes by hearing and
hearing the word- but once we receive that engrafted word and become a doer of
it; we can receive (Exchange our trust for His promise) the things hoped for-
the Scripture promise!
(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.
(Hebrews 11:1)
And belief (faith-trust) is
the substance of what is expected, the proof of what is not seen. (Hebrews 11:2)
For by this the elders obtained witness. (Hebrews
11:3) By belief (faith-trust), we understand that the
ages were prepared by the word of Elohim, so that what is seen was not made of
what is visible. (Hebrews 11:4) By belief (faith-trust),
Heḇel offered to Elohim a greater slaughter offering
than Qayin, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, Elohim
witnessing of his gifts. And through it, having died, he still speaks. (Hebrews 11:5)
By belief (faith-trust),
Ḥanoḵ was translated so as not to see death, “and was not found because
Elohim had translated him.” For before his translation he obtained witness,
that he pleased Elohim. (Hebrews 11:6) But without
belief (faith-trust) it is impossible to please Him,
for he who comes to Elohim has to believe that He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him.
YHWH does not want us ignorant of His
gifts- He really does want to bless,
direct, protect and provide for us to be witnesses and produce fruit that
remains! We should realize that we- apart from His intervention and help- we
will have our testimonies cut short by the enemy of our souls and those who are
following the orders of hasatan. We must actually believe He wants to use us (Witness) for the benefit of others to
allow any benefit to follow; so since faith and trust (belief) comes by hearing the word- read and hear these Scriptures
often and then ACT as though we believe Him- I expect He would not make these
available if during the times of our distress and testing we did not really
need His help. If these gifts are available to believers Loved One; they
certainly should be (and are)
available to us as obedient DOERS OF THE TORAH! Seems that Yahshua (The word made flesh that dwelled among us) knew we would be ignorant of the
possibility that it requires us believing His promises for miracles and His
supernatural help!
(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 Thessalonians 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 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
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.
(Jeremiah 16:19) O יהוה, (Yahweh) my strength and my stronghold
and my refuge, in the day of
distress the gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the
earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited only
falsehood (lies), futility, and there
is no value in them.” 1 Footnote: 1 See
Psalms 147:19, Isaiah 2:3, Isaiah 60:2-3, John 4:22, Romans 2:20, Romans 3:2,
Romans 9:4 (Jeremiah 16:20) Would a man make mighty ones for himself,
which are not mighty ones? (Jeremiah 16:21) “Therefore see, I am causing them to know,
this time I cause them to know my hand and my might. And they shall know that
My Name is יהוה!” (YHWH-
Yahweh)
KJV: (Jeremiah 16:19)
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of
the earth, and shall say, surely our fathers have
inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
(Jeremiah 16:20) Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? (Jeremiah
16:21) Therefore, behold, I will
this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might;
and they shall know that my name is The
LORD. (YHWH)
Here is what Yahshua warned us concerning these days
upon us truth searcher;
KJV (Matthew
24:21) then shall be great
tribulation; such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be. (Matthew 24:22) And except those days
should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake
those days shall be shortened. Scriptures
(Matthew 24:21) “For
then there shall be great distress, 1 such as has not been since the
beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. Footnote: 1 Or great pressure, or great
affliction. (Matthew 24:22) “And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be
saved, but for the sake of the chosen ones those days shall be shortened. Here
is the shadow picture we can also expect: (Act 7:11) “Then a scarcity
of food and great distress came over all the land of Mitsrayim and
Kena‘an, and our fathers found no food.
BELIEF
AND FAITH AS A DOER OF TORAH- WE are the ones addressed below by James- who are
dispersed (scattered) for accepting the pagan
worship we inherited- scattered all over the world- we repent to be RESTORED!
COUNT IT ALL JOY?? YEP!
(James
1:1) Yaʽaqoḇ,
a servant of Elohim and of the Master יהושע Messiah, to the twelve tribes who are in the dispersion (Scattering around the world): Greetings. (James
1:2) My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, (James 1:3) knowing that the proving of your belief (faith-trust) works endurance. (James 1:4)
And let endurance have a perfect work, so that you be perfect and
complete, lacking in naught. (James 1:5) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of
Elohim, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it shall be given
to him. (James 1:6) But he should ask in belief (faith-trust), not doubting, for he who
doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. (James 1:7)
For that man should not think that he shall receive whatever from the
Master – (James 1:8) he is a double-minded man,
unstable in all his ways. (James 1:9) And let the lowly brother boast in his
exaltation, (James 1:10) but the rich in his
humiliation, because as a flower of the field he shall pass away. (James 1:11)
For the sun rose with burning heat, and withered the grass, and its
flower fell, and its pretty appearance perished. So also the rich man shall
fade away in his ways. (James 1:12) Blessed is the man who does endure trial, for
when he has been proved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Master
has promised to those who love Him. (James 1:13) Let no one say when he is enticed, “I am
enticed by Elohim,” for Elohim is not enticed by evil matters, and He
entices no one. (James 1:14) But each one is enticed when he is drawn away
by his own desires and trapped. (James 1:15) Then, when desire has conceived, it gives
birth to sin. And sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death. (James 1:16)
Do not go astray, my beloved brothers. (James
1:17) Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom
there is no change, nor shadow of turning.1
Footnote: 1 See Malachi. 3:6. (James 1:18)
Having purposed it, He brought us forth by the Word of truth, for us to
be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures. (James
1:19) So then, my beloved
brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, (James 1:20) for the wrath of man does not work the
righteousness of Elohim. (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 you. 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. (VAIN) (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 ourselves unstained (unpolluted) from the world.
Loved One, my
prayer continues for you and me today; that we as TRUTHSEARCHERS FEAR NOT and have faith increased to match our obedience and a willingness to
humble ourselves to submit our tongues to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to
guide us into all truth and teach us of things to come! I add to that- that we walk in His power and come to a humility that
allows Him to trust us with His GIFTS OF HIS SPIRIT! That our prayers are
given thanks for instead of continually asking- that we show actions that
indicate we believe the promises of Yahshua regardless of the current storms
and circumstances! HalleluYAH- that all our loved ones come into the Kingdom
forever! That we not “turn back” but stand diligently and please YHWH with our
trust and faith that we are pleasing Him- so He can bring deliverance to ALL
our loved ones! May they also taste and see the LORD (YHWH) is good and His
mercy endures forever!
As a review; how do we FEAR NOT and hunger and thirst for
righteousness for more intimacy with Him who created all things?
(James 4:7) So then subject (submit/humble) yourselves to Elohim. Resist the devil1 and he shall flee from you. Footnote: 1Or adversary. (James 4:8) Draw near to
Elohim and He shall draw near to you. Cleanse hands, sinners. And cleanse the
hearts, you double-minded! (James
4:9) Lament and mourn
and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to dejection. (James 4:10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master,
and He shall lift you up. You and I must change and receive the engrafted
word of LIFE, (HUMBLE OURSELVES) turn in repentance and OBEY HIM. We can
no longer say we love Him and not do what He says! (Luke 6:46) And why do
you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Do WE
call Him Lord and Master but not obey Him? Are we of those that think His LAW
(Commentary: Law was translated that but it is Torah-Instructions in Hebrews) is
done away with and ALL fulfilled? Hopefully, we will rethink that
position! Is Messiah reigning in Jerusalem? The Spring Feasts alone are fulfilled.
Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Shavuot were fulfilled
down to the day, hour and minute! He was the Passover Lamb, 3 days later the
High Priest was still in seclusion as was prescribed of the High Priest prior
to offering the thanksgiving for the first fruits of the Earth, when He
said “Don’t touch me Mary, I have not yet ascended to My Father.” He is and was the High Priest! Seven sevens (weeks) later He sent the Ruach HaKodesh
(Holy Spirit) on Shavuot, the anniversary of giving the Torah (Law) at Mt.
Sinai. He came the first time to be Messiah Ben Joseph, the
suffering servant to be the Lamb of YHWH (God)
sacrifice.
He is coming a second
time very soon as Messiah Ben David, the Reigning King! He
will rule His Kingdom from Jerusalem! Is He now ruling? NO. It is not all
fulfilled! Let’s look at what Yahshua said about the Law being done away
with and WHEN this will occur! (Matthew
5:17) Think not
that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfill. (Matthew 5:18) For verily I say unto you, until heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, until all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:19) Whosoever therefore
shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall
be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Even to us casual observers, heaven and earth have
not passed! Let’s acknowledge that fact as a truth and return to Him as we
study this week’s portion and allow Him to restore ALL things- especially us!
(Jeremiah 30:3) 'For behold, days are coming,' declares
YHWH, 'when I will
restore the
fortunes of my people Israel and Judah.' (Comment: this
means you and I who are grafted into Israel by grace by faith in Yahshua and
are heirs now of Abraham according to the promise) YHWH says, 'I will also
bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall
possess it.'" (Jeremiah 30:16) 'Therefore all who devour you will be
devoured; and all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity;
and those who plunder you will be for plunder, And all who prey upon you I will
give for prey. (Jeremiah 30:17) 'For I will restore you to health and
I will heal you of your wounds,' declares YHWH, 'because they have called
you an outcast, saying: "It is Zion; no one cares for her."' (Jeremiah 30:18) "Thus says YHWH, 'Behold, I will restore the
fortunes of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his dwelling places;
and the city will be rebuilt on its ruin, and the palace will stand on its
rightful place. (Jeremiah 30:19) 'From them will proceed thanksgiving and
the voice of those who celebrate; and I will multiply them and they will not be
diminished; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant. (Jeremiah 30:20) 'Their children also will be as formerly, and their
congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all their
oppressors. (Jeremiah 30:21) 'Their leader shall be one of them, and
their ruler shall come forth from their midst; and I will bring him near and he
shall approach me; for who would dare to risk his life to approach me?'
declares YHWH. (Jeremiah 30:22) 'You shall be my people, and I will be your Elohim.'"
Understanding
our WORDS AND ACTIONS must agree with His from for our witness to be usable and
us to be worthy and allowed to continue our witness- that we produce fruit that
remains even in Great Tribulation- let’s turn
our hearts to this week’s Torah Cycle:
This week’s Torah Scriptures:
Mishpatim- “Ordinances- Judgments”
Exodus
21:1-24:18; Jeremiah 34: 8-22 and 33:25-26; Matthew 5:33-7:21 (extended
to 7:29)
(Exodus 21:1)
“These are the right-rulings which you are to set before them: (Exodus 21:2)
“When you buy a Heḇrew servant, he serves six
years, and in the seventh he goes out free, for naught. (Exodus 21:3) “If he comes
in by himself, he goes out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife
shall go out with him. (Exodus 21:4) “If his master has given him a wife, and she
has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children are her master’s,
and he goes out by himself. (Exodus 21:5) “And if the servant truly says, ‘I love my
master, my wife, and my children; let me not go out free,’ (Exodus 21:6) then his master shall bring him before
Elohim, and shall bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master
shall pierce his ear with an awl. And he shall serve him forever. (Exodus 21:7)
“And when a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she does not
go out as the male servants do. (Exodus 21:8) “If she is displeasing in the eyes of her
master who has engaged her to himself, then he shall let her be ransomed. He
shall have no authority to sell her to a foreign people, because of him
deceiving her. (Exodus 21:9) “And if he has engaged her to his son, he is
to do to her as is the right of daughters. (Exodus
21:10) “If he takes another wife,
her food, her covering, and her marriage rights are not to be diminished. (Exodus 21:11)
“And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out for
naught, without silver. (Exodus 21:12) “He who strikes a man so that he dies shall
certainly be put to death. (Exodus 21:13) “But if he did not lie in wait, but Elohim
delivered him into his hand, then I shall appoint for you a place where he is
to flee. (Exodus 21:14) “But when a man acts presumptuously against
his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you are to take him even from my
altar to die. (Exodus 21:15) “And he who smites his father or his mother
shall certainly be put to death. (Exodus 21:16) “And he who kidnaps a man and sells him, or
if he is found in his hand, shall certainly be put to death. (Exodus 21:17)
“And he who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to
death. (Exodus 21:18) “And when men strive together, and one smites
the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to
his bed, (Exodus 21:19) if he rises again and
walks about outside with his staff, then he who smote him shall be innocent. He
only pays for lost time and sees to it that he is completely healed. (Exodus 21:20)
“And when a man smites his male or female servant with a rod, so that he
dies under his hand, he shall certainly be punished. (Exodus
21:21) “But if he remains alive a
day or two, he is not punished; for he is his property. (Exodus 21:22) “And when
men strive and they shall smite a pregnant woman, and her children come out,
yet there is no injury, he shall certainly be punished accordingly as the
woman’s husband lays upon him. And he shall give through the judges. (Exodus 21:23)
“But if there is injury, then you shall give life for life, (Exodus 21:24) eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for
hand, foot for foot, (Exodus 21:25) burn for
burn, wound for wound, lash for lash. (Exodus 21:26) “And when a man smites the eye of his male or
female servant, and destroys it, he is to let him go free for the sake of his
eye. (Exodus 21:27) “And if he knocks out the tooth of his male
or female servant, he is to let him go free for the sake of his tooth. (Exodus 21:28)
“And when an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall
certainly be stoned, and its flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox is
innocent. (Exodus 21:29) “However, if the ox was previously in the
habit of goring, and its owner has been warned, and he has not kept it
confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox is stoned and its
owner also is put to death. (Exodus 21:30) “If a sin-covering is laid upon him, then he
shall give the ransom of his life, whatever is laid on him. (Exodus 21:31)
“Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this
right-ruling it is done to him. (Exodus 21:32) “If the ox gores a male or female servant, he
is to give to their master thirty sheqels of silver, and the ox is stoned. (Exodus 21:33)
“And when a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover
it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, (Exodus 21:34)
the owner of the pit is to repay, he is to give silver to their owner, and the
dead beast is his. (Exodus 21:35) “And when the ox of a man smites the ox of
his neighbor and it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the
silver from it, and also divide the dead ox. (Exodus
21:36) “Or if it was known that
the ox was previously in the habit of goring, and its owner has not kept it
confined, he shall certainly repay ox for ox, while the dead beast is
his.
Constitution of the Kingdom- Torah- NO
WITCHCRAFT allowed!
(Exodus 22:1)
“When a man steals an ox or a sheep, and shall slaughter it or sell it,
he repays five cattle for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. (Exodus 22:2)
“If the thief is found breaking in, and he is smitten so that he dies,
there is no guilt for his bloodshed. (Exodus 22:3) “If the sun has risen on him, there is guilt
for his bloodshed, he shall certainly repay. If he has not the means, then he
shall be sold for his theft. (Exodus 22:4) “If the theft is indeed found alive in his
hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he repays double. (Exodus 22:5)
“When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare, and lets
loose his livestock, and it feeds in another man’s field, he repays from the
best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. (Exodus 22:6) “When fire
breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain, or standing
grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall certainly repay.
(Exodus 22:7)
“When a man gives silver or goods to his neighbor to guard- and it is
stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he repays double. (Exodus 22:8)
“If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be
brought before Elohim to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s
goods. (Exodus 22:9) “For every matter of transgression, for ox,
for donkey, for sheep, for garment, or for whatever is lost which another
claims to be his, let the matter of them both come before Elohim. And whomever
Elohim declares wrong repays double to his neighbor. (Exodus
22:10) “When a man gives to his
neighbor a donkey, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to watch over, and it dies, or
is injured, or is driven away while no one is looking, (Exodus
22:11) let an oath of יהוה be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his
neighbor’s goods. And the owner of it shall accept that, and he does not repay.
(Exodus 22:12)
“But if it is indeed stolen from him, he repays to its owner. (Exodus 22:13)
“If it is torn to pieces, then let him bring it for evidence, he does
not repay what was torn. (Exodus 22:14) “And when a man borrows from his neighbor,
and it is injured or dies while the owner of it is not present, he shall
certainly repay. (Exodus 22:15) “But if its owner was with it, he does not
repay. If it was hired, he is entitled to the hire. (Exodus
22:16) “And when a man entices a
maiden who is not engaged, and lies with her, he shall certainly pay the
bride-price for her to be his wife. (Exodus 22:17) “If her father absolutely refuses to give her
to him, he pays according to the bride-price of maidens. (Exodus 22:18)
“Do not allow practicers of witchcraft to live.
(Exodus 22:19)
“Anyone lying with a beast shall certainly be put to
death. (Exodus 22:20) “He who slaughters to a mighty one, except to
יהוה only, is put under the ban. (Exodus 22:21)
“Do not tread down a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners
in the land of Mitsrayim. (Exodus 22:22) “Do not afflict any widow or fatherless
child. (Exodus 22:23) “If you do afflict them at all – if they cry
out to me at all, I shall certainly hear their cry, (Exodus
22:24) and my wrath shall burn and I shall slay you with the sword, your
wives shall be widows and your children fatherless. (Exodus
22:25) “If you do lend silver to
any of my people, the poor among you, you are not to be like one that lends on
interest to him. Do not lay interest on him. (Exodus
22:26) “If you take your
neighbor’s garment as a pledge at all, you are to return it to him before the
sun goes down. (Exodus 22:27) “For that is his only covering, it is his
garment for his skin. What does he sleep in? And it shall be that when he cries
to me, I shall hear, for I show favor. (Exodus 22:28) “Do not revile Elohim, nor curse a ruler of
your people. (Exodus 22:29) “Do not delay giving your harvest and
your vintage. Give me the first-born of your sons. (Exodus
22:30) “Likewise you are to do
with your oxen, with your sheep. It is to be with its mother seven days. On the
eighth day you give it to me. (Exodus 22:31) “And you are set-apart men to me, and you do
not eat any meat which is torn to pieces in the field, you throw it to the
dogs.
No lies or FALSE
WITNESS and the Feasts of YHWH starting with the Sabbath!
(Exodus 23:1)
“Do not bring a
false report. Do not put your hand with the wrong to be a malicious witness.
(Exodus 23:2)
“Do not follow a crowd to do evil, nor bear witness in strife so as to
turn aside after many, to turn aside what is right. (Exodus 23:3)
“And do not favor a poor man in his strife. (Exodus
23:4) “When you meet your enemy’s
ox or his donkey going astray, you shall certainly return it to him. (Exodus 23:5)
“When you see the donkey of him who hates you lying under its burden,
you shall refrain from leaving it to him, you shall certainly help him. (Exodus 23:6)
“Do not turn aside the right-ruling of your poor in his strife. (Exodus 23:7)
“Keep yourself far from a false matter, and do not kill the innocent and
the righteous, for I do not declare the wrong right. (Exodus
23:8) “And do not take a bribe,
for a bribe blinds the seeing one and twists the words of the righteous. (Exodus 23:9)
“And do not oppress a sojourner, as you yourselves know the heart of a
sojourner, because you were sojourners in the land of Mitsrayim. (Exodus 23:10)
“And for six years you are to sow your land, and shall gather its
increase, (Exodus 23:11) but the seventh year
you are to let it rest, and shall leave it, and the poor of your people shall
eat. And what they leave, the beasts of the field eat. Do the same with your vineyard
and your olive yard. (Exodus 23:12) “Six days you are to do your
work, and on the seventh day you rest, in order that your ox and your donkey
might rest, and the son of your female servant and the sojourner be refreshed.
(Exodus 23:13)
“And in all that I have said to you take heed. And make no mention of
the name of other mighty ones, let it not be heard from your mouth. (Exodus 23:14)
“Three 1 times
in the year you are to observe a festival to me: Footnote: 1 The Festivals of יהוה are grouped in three, for three
different times of the year. (Exodus 23:15) “Guard the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you eat unleavened
bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Aḇiḇ – for
in it you came out of Mitsrayim – and do not appear before me empty-handed;
(Exodus 23:16) and the Festival of the Harvest, the first-fruits of your
labors which you have sown in the field; and the Festival of the Ingathering at
the outgoing of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors
from the field. (Exodus 23:17) “Three times in the year all your males are
to appear before the Master יהוה. (Exodus 23:18)
“Do not offer the blood of my slaughtering with leavened bread, and the
fat of my offering shall not remain until morning. (Exodus
23:19) “Bring the first of the first-fruits of your land
into the House of יהוה your Elohim.
Do not cook a
young goat in its mother’s milk. (Exodus 23:20) “See, I am sending a Messenger before you to
guard you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. (Exodus 23:21)
“Be on guard before Him and obey His voice. Do not rebel against Him,
for He is not going to pardon your transgression, for My Name is in Him. (Exodus 23:22)
“But if you diligently obey His voice and shall do all that I speak, and
then I shall be an enemy to your enemies and a distresser to those who distress
you. (Exodus 23:23) “For My Messenger shall go before you and
shall bring you in to the Amorites and the Ḥittites and the Perizzites and the
Kenaʽanites and the Ḥiwwites and the Yeḇusites, and I shall cut them off. (Exodus 23:24)
“Do not bow down to their mighty ones, nor serve them, nor do according
to their works, but without fail overthrow them and without fail break down
their pillars. (Exodus 23:25) “And you shall serve יהוה your Elohim, and He shall bless your bread and your water. And
I shall remove sickness from your midst. (Exodus
23:26) “None shall miscarry or be
barren in your land. I shall fill the number of your days. (Exodus 23:27)
“I shall send my fear before you, and cause confusion among all the
people to whom you come, and make all your enemies turn their backs to you. (Exodus 23:28)
“And I shall send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Ḥiwwite,
the Kenaʽanite, and the Ḥittite from before you. (Exodus
23:29) “I shall not drive them
out from before you in one year, lest the land become a waste and the beast of
the field become too numerous for you. (Exodus 23:30) “Little by little I shall drive them out from
before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. (Exodus 23:31)
“And I shall set your border from the Sea of Reeds to the Sea of the
Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River, for I shall give the
inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before
you. (Exodus 23:32) “Do not make a covenant with them nor with
their mighty ones. (Exodus 23:33) “Let them not dwell in your land, lest they
make you sin against me when you serve their mighty ones, when it becomes a
snare to you.”
Drawn near for 40
days and nights! Eating and drinking with YHWH!
(Exodus 24:1)
And to Mosheh He said, “Come up to יהוה, you and
Aharon, Naḏaḇ and Aḇihu, and seventy of the elders of Yisra’ĕl, and you
shall bow yourselves from a distance. (Exodus 24:2)
“But Mosheh shall draw near to יהוה by himself, and let them not draw near, nor let the people go
up with him.” (Exodus 24:3) And Mosheh came and related to the people all
the Words of יהוה and all the right-rulings.
And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the Words which יהוה has spoken we shall do.” (Exodus 24:4)
And Mosheh wrote down all the Words of יהוה,
and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the
mountain, and twelve standing columns for the twelve tribes of Yisra’ĕl. (Exodus 24:5)
And he sent young men of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and they offered
burnt offerings and slaughtered peace slaughterings of bulls to יהוה. (Exodus 24:6) And Mosheh took half the blood and put it in basins
and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. (Exodus
24:7) And he took the Book of the
Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that יהוה has spoken we shall do, and obey.” (Exodus 24:8)
And Mosheh took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said,
“See, the blood of the covenant which יהוה
has made with you concerning all these Words.” (Exodus
24:9) And Mosheh went up, also
Aharon, Naḏaḇ, and Aḇihu, and seventy of the elders of Yisra’ĕl, (Exodus 24:10) and they saw the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl,
and under His feet like a paved work of sapphire stone, and like the heavens
for brightness. (Exodus 24:11) Yet He did not stretch out His hand against
the chiefs of the children of Yisra’ĕl! And they saw Elohim, and they ate and
drank. (Exodus 24:12) And יהוה
said to Mosheh, “Come up to me on the mountain and be there, while I give you
tablets of stone, and the Torah and the command which I have written, to teach
them.” (Exodus 24:13) And Mosheh arose with his assistant Yehoshua,
and Mosheh went up to the mountain of Elohim. (Exodus
24:14) And he said to the elders,
“Wait here for us until we come back to you. And see, Aharon and Ḥur are with
you. Whoever has matters, let him go to them.” (Exodus
24:15) And Mosheh went up into
the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. (Exodus
24:16) And the esteem of יהוה dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days.
And on the seventh day He called to Mosheh out of the midst of the cloud.
(Exodus 24:17)
And the appearance of the esteem of יהוה was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, before
the eyes of the children of Yisra’ĕl. (Exodus
24:18) And Mosheh went
into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And it came to be that
Mosheh was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
Covenant is
FOREVER!
(Jeremiah 34:8)
The word which came to Yirmeyahu from יהוה, after
Sovereign Tsiḏqiyahu had made a covenant with all the people who were at
Yerushalayim to proclaim release to them: (Jeremiah
34:9) that everyone was to set free his male and female slave, the
Heḇrew man and the Heḇrew woman, no one was to keep a Yehuḏite, his brother,
enslaved. (Jeremiah 34:10) And when all the heads and all the people who
had come into the covenant heard that each one was to set free his male and
female slaves, and not keep them enslaved any longer, they obeyed and released
them. (Jeremiah 34:11) But afterward they changed their minds and
made the male and female slaves return, whom they had set free, and brought
them into subjection as male and female slaves. (Jeremiah
34:12) Therefore the word of יהוה came to Yirmeyahu from יהוה, saying, (Jeremiah 34:13) “Thus
said יהוה the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, ‘I Myself made a
covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of
Mitsrayim, out of the house of bondage, saying, (Jeremiah
34:14) “At the end of seven years each one should set free his Heḇrew
brother, who has been sold to him. And when he has served you six years, you
shall let him go free from you.” But your fathers did not obey me nor incline
their ear. (Jeremiah 34:15) ‘And you recently turned and did what was
right in my eyes, each man proclaiming release to his neighbor. And you made a
covenant before me in the house which is called by My Name. (Jeremiah 34:16)
‘But you turned back and profaned My Name, and each one of you took back
his male and female slaves, whom he had set free, at their pleasure, and
brought them into subjection, to be your male and female slaves.’ (Jeremiah 34:17)
“Therefore thus said יהוה; ‘You have not obeyed
me in proclaiming release, each one to his brother and each one to his
neighbor. See, I am proclaiming release to you,’ declares יהוה, ‘to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the scarcity of food!
And I shall make you a horror to all reigns of the earth. (Jeremiah 34:18)
‘And I shall give the men who are transgressing my covenant, who have
not established the words of the covenant which they made before me, when they
cut the calf in two and passed between the parts of it: (Jeremiah 34:19) the heads of Yehuḏah, and the heads of
Yerushalayim, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land who
passed between the parts of the calf. (Jeremiah 34:20) ‘And I shall give them into the hand of their
enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. And their corpses shall
be for food to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth. (Jeremiah 34:21)
‘And I shall give Tsiḏqiyahu sovereign of Yehuḏah and his heads into
the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life, and
into the hand of the sovereign of Baḇel’s army that has withdrawn from you. (Jeremiah 34:22)
‘See, I am commanding,’ declares יהוה,
‘and shall bring them back to this city, and they shall fight against it and
take it and burn it with fire. And I shall make the cities of Yehuḏah a ruin
without inhabitant.’ ” (Jeremiah 33:25)
“Thus said יהוה, ‘If my covenant is not with day
and night, and if I have not appointed the laws of the heavens and earth, (Jeremiah 33:26) then I would also reject the descendants of Yaʽaqoḇ and Dawiḏ my
servant, so that I should not take of his descendants to be rulers over the
descendants of Aḇraham, Yitsḥaq, and Yaʽaqoḇ. For I shall turn back their
captivity, and have compassion on them.’ ”
READING THE RED! Yahshua teaches the TORAH
(Word) and RUACH (Spirit) - Obeying/Doing His Commands from the heart!
(Matthew 5:33) “Again,
you heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but
shall perform your oaths to יהוה.’ (Matthew 5:34)
“But I say to you, do not swear at all, neither by the heaven, because
it is Elohim’s throne; (Matthew 5:35) nor by the earth, for it is His
footstool; nor by Yerushalayim, for it is the city of the great Sovereign; (Matthew
5:36) nor swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white
or black. (Matthew 5:37) “But let your
word ‘Yea’ be ‘Yea,’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ and what goes beyond these is from
the wicked one. (Matthew 5:38) “You
heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,’ (Matthew
5:39) but I say to you, do not resist the wicked. But whoever slaps you on your
right cheek, turn the other to him also. (Matthew 5:40) “And he who wishes to sue you and take away
your inner garment, let him have your outer garment as well. (Matthew
5:41) “And whoever compels you to go one
mile, go with him two. (Matthew 5:42)
“Give to him who asks of you, and from him, who wishes to borrow from
you, do not turn away. (Matthew 5:43)
“You heard that it was said, 1 ‘You shall love your neighbor
and hate your enemy.’ Footnote: 1Hate your enemy was “said,”
not “written.” (Matthew 5:44) “But I say
to you, love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating
you, and pray for those insulting you and persecuting you, (Matthew 5:45) so that you become sons of your Father in the
heavens. Because He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good and sends
rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.1 Footnote: 1Lk.
6:35, Acts 14:16-17. (Matthew 5:46) “For
if you love those loving you, what rewards have you? Are the tax collectors not
doing the same too? (Matthew 5:47) “And
if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Are
the tax collectors not doing so too? (Matthew 5:48) “Therefore, be perfect, 1 as your
Father in the heavens is perfect. Footnote: 1 Exodus 17:1, Psalms 119:1, 1 John
2:5, Hebrews 6:1.
Yahshua-
Teaching us how to pray! (Seek
Him first!)
(Matthew 6:1) “Beware of doing your kind deeds before men,
in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in
the heavens. (Matthew 6:2) “Thus, when
you do a kind deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do, in
the congregations and in the streets, to be praised by men. Truly, I say to
you, they have their reward. (Matthew 6:3)
“But when you do a kind deed, do not let your left hand know what your
right hand is doing, (Matthew 6:4) so that your kind deed shall be in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret shall Himself reward you openly. (Matthew
6:5) “And when you pray, you shall not
be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the congregations and
on the corners of the streets, to be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they
have their reward. (Matthew 6:6) “But
you, when you pray, go into your room, and having shut your door, pray to your
Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall
reward you openly. (Matthew 6:7) “And
when praying, do not keep on babbling like the gentiles. For they think that
they shall be heard for their many words. (Matthew 6:8) “Therefore do not be like them, for your
Father knows what you need before you ask Him. (Matthew 6:9) “This, then, is the way you should pray: ‘Our Father who is in the heavens, let Your Name be set-apart,
(Matthew 6:10) let your reign come, let your desire be done on
earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:11) ‘Give us today our daily bread.
(Matthew 6:12) ‘And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors. (Matthew 6:13) ‘And do not lead us into trial,
1 but deliver us from the wicked one – because yours is the
reign and the power and the esteem, forever. Amĕn.’ Footnote: 1See
26:41. (Matthew 6:14) “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father shall
also forgive you. (Matthew 6:15)
“But if you do not forgive men their trespasses,
neither shall your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew
6:16) “When you fast do not be sad-faced
like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that they appear to be
fasting to men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward. (Matthew
6:17) “But you, when you fast, anoint
your head and wash your face, (Matthew 6:18) so that you do not appear to men
to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father
who sees in secret shall reward you openly. (Matthew 6:19) “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on
earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, (Matthew
6:20) but lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do
not break in and steal. (Matthew 6:21)
“For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also. (Matthew
6:22) “The lamp of the body is the eye.
If therefore your eye is good, all your body shall be enlightened. (Matthew
6:23) “But if your eye is evil, 1
all your body shall be darkened. If, then, the light that is within you is
darkness, how great is that darkness! Footnote: 1This is a Heḇrew idiom – a good eye means to be generous, while an
evil eye means to be stingy. (Matthew 6:24)
“No one is able to serve two masters, for either he shall hate the one
and love the other, or else he shall cleave to the one and despise the other.
You are not able to serve Elohim and mammon.1 Footnote: 1Personification
of wealth. (Matthew 6:25) “Because of
this I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you shall eat or drink,
or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than the food and
the body more than the clothing? (Matthew 6:26)
“Look at the birds of the heaven, for they neither sow nor reap nor
gather into storehouses, yet your heavenly Father does feed them. Are you not
worth more than they? (Matthew 6:27)
“And which of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his life’s
span? (Matthew 6:28) “So why do you
worry about clothing? Note well the lilies of the field, how they grow. They
neither toil nor spin, (Matthew 6:29) and I say to you that even Shelomoh in
all his esteem was not dressed like one of these. (Matthew 6:30) “But if Elohim so clothes the grass of the
field, which exists today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much
more you, O you of little belief? (Matthew 6:31) “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What shall we
eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ (Matthew 6:32) “For all these the gentiles seek for. And
your heavenly Father knows that you need all these. (Matthew 6:33) “But seek first the reign of
Elohim, and His righteousness, and all these matters shall be added to
you. (Matthew 6:34) “Do
not, then, worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow shall have its own worries. Each
day has enough evil of itself.
(Matthew 7:1) “Do not judge, lest you be judged. (Matthew
7:2) “For with what judgment you judge,
you shall be judged. And with the same measure you use, it shall be measured to
you. (Matthew 7:3) “And why do you look
at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the plank in your own
eye? (Matthew 7:4) “Or how is it that
you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the splinter out of your eye,’ and see,
a plank is in your own eye? (Matthew 7:5)
“Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you shall
see clearly to remove the splinter out of your brother’s eye. (Matthew
7:6) “Do not give what is set-apart to
the dogs, nor throw your pearls before the pigs, lest they trample them under
their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. (Matthew 7:7) “Ask
and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be
opened to you. (Matthew 7:8) “Everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and
to him who knocks it shall be opened.
Do not fear receiving evil (a demon for
example when you ask for the Holy Spirit) when you ask from YHWH- every GOOD
and PERFECT gift is from Father
(Matthew 7:9) “Or is there a man among you
who, if his son asks for bread, shall give him a stone? (Matthew
7:10) “Or if he asks for
a fish, shall he give him a snake? (Matthew 7:11) “If you then, being wicked, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is
in the heavens give what is good to those who ask Him!
We
NEED more of His Spirit to be a witness and walk the NARROW PATH! (Act 1:8)
“But you shall receive power
when the Set-apart Spirit has come upon you, and you
shall be my witnesses in
Yerushalayim, and in all Yehuḏah and Shomeron, and to the end of the earth.”
(Matthew 7:12) “Therefore, whatever you wish men to do to
you, do also to them, for this is the Torah and the Prophets. (Matthew
7:13) “Enter in through the narrow
gate! Because the gate is wide – and the way is broad – that leads to
destruction, and there are many who enter in through it. (Matthew
7:14) “Because the gate is narrow and
the way is hard pressed1 which leads to life, and there are few who
find it. Footnote: 1 or the way is afflicted. (Matthew 7:15) “But beware of the false prophets, 1
who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are savage wolves.
Footnote: 1 See v. 23
Becoming DOERS of the TORAH with actions that confirm our belief- and not hearing only!!
(Matthew 7:16)
“By their fruits you shall know them. Are grapes gathered from thorn
bushes or figs from thistles? (Matthew 7:17) “So every good tree yields good fruit, but a
rotten tree yields wicked fruit. (Matthew 7:18) “A good tree is unable to yield wicked fruit,
and a rotten tree to yield good fruit. (Matthew 7:19) “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is
cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 7:20) “So then, by their fruits you shall know them
– (Matthew 7:21) “Not everyone who says to me, Master,
Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the
desire of My Father in the heavens. (Matthew 7:22) “Many shall say to me in that day, ‘Master,
Master, have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name,
and done many mighty works in Your Name?’ (Matthew
7:23) “And then I shall declare
to them, ‘I never knew you, depart from me, you who
work lawlessness!’1 Footnote: 1
See v. 15. (Matthew 7:24) “Therefore everyone who hears these words of
mine, and does them, shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock, (Matthew 7:25)
and the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. (Matthew 7:26)
“And everyone who hears these words of mine, and
does not do them, 1 shall be like a foolish man who built his
house on the sand, Footnote: 1John 3:36. (Matthew 7:27) and the rain came down, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and great
was its fall.” (Matthew 7:28) And it came to be, when יהושע had ended these words, that the people were astonished at His
teaching, (Matthew 7:29) for He was teaching
them as one possessing authority, and not as the scribes.
Loved Ones- thank
you for your wonderful throne reaching prayers- Hallelu-YAH! Thank YOU! Let’s
build up our most set apart trust and faith by continually (without ceasing
prayer) praying in the Spirit because our Deliverer is coming! Let’s study
and build up our trust in His gifts that He gives for the benefit of others!
Shalom to
your heart and home,
Thurston
Continued
explanation of the Torah Cycle restart at the 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.
