Friday, March 17, 2017
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March 18, 2017
Shabbat Shalom Loved One!
This study is attached for printing and at the website below. Some of you 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 my answer is repeated at the end of this study! Yahweh is restoring all things; that includes us who were once DRY BONES! All who KNOW (Not know about) HIM and call on Him will be delivered- HalleluYAH!
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LOVED ONE, this past few weeks we have looked at our lives as learning to trust our Master. We shared my friend Daniel’s teaching on the ROUND PEN again, how we, like an unbroken wild horse want to be SELF- controlled and are often unwilling to submit to Him who gives life. We often want to (Some of us continually) jump the fence to our imagined “freedom”. We shared that TESHUVEH or Repentance is turning away from our self-directed will and learning to trust by turning all of our attention to our Master and King who created us- who only wants the very best for us- and knows much better than us. That is why we need to learn to HEAR and OBEY and stay inside the INSTRUCTION PEN, The Torah and ALL the words of Yahweh (Spoken to Moses andwords spoken by Yahshua- who is THE WORD) where He is allowed permission and will guide our lives and protect us from the enemy of our souls! Repenting is only for us or at least those of us who really want removal of the legal but perhaps unknown demonic traps, schemes, and plans against each of us and our family blood lines due to INIQUITIES; which allow demonic attacks against us and our loved ones! We also shared last week about how to rid ourselves of all UNBELIEF—because frankly loved one, if we will rid ourselves of unbelief and iniquities- ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR US WHO WILL BELIEVE!
A little more review from last week…about TESHUVA!
Then, I want us to seriously consider getting real about our own belief systems as truth seekers. We cannot continue to be okay with our unbelief and evil speaking– we must be diligent truth seekers. When we think we have arrived, we are in deep trouble because as Yahshua warned- we will repent before the great and terrible Day of Yahweh. (Spirit of Elijah- as likened to John the Baptist who came preaching REPENT!)
I hear too often, “well, we are just sinners.” THAT PROCESS IS NONSENSE. That comment will allow us to continue as sinners- expecting to miss the mark…hmm… actually it is more serious than that- it actually opens the door to- I will sin and it’s okay, greasy grace. Grace allows us to FLEE SIN, not live in it and accept it! Yahshua, via the Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit) spoke to me about that many years ago, saying, “Do not call filthy what I have cleansed! You may sin but you are not a sinner- you may sin as an action, but that is NOT who you are as a being! You will REPENT and follow me. Stop agreeing with that evil speaking!”
You see loved one, we are the blessed by Yahweh! He truly watches over His word to perform it as we agree with Him on all matters pertaining to life and godliness!
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who shall not walk in the counsel of the wicked, and shall not stand in the path of sinners, and shall not sit in the seat of scoffers, Psalm 1:2 but his delight is in the Torah of יהוה, and he meditates in His Torah day and night. Psalm 1:3 for he shall be as a tree planted by the rivers of water that yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither, and whatever he does prospers. Psalm 1:4 the wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind blows away. Psalm 1:5 Therefore the wicked shall not rise in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. Psalm 1:6 for יהוה knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked comes to naught.
Since I want to add to last week’s study on prayer and fasting with some learned practices and insights from prayer and fasting; that as a reminder can help each of us overcome some awkward mistakes that make fasting and prayer much harder, we will start with reviewing our need for fasting and prayer. Then we will talk briefly, as an introduction, about REPENTANCE- which Yahshua promised must happen before He returns—perhaps or likely, there are some traps set in this area of our walks that we are blinded to.
We will quickly re read these scriptures for planting this understanding in us, but then we will look at how we are often defeated in our fasting and prayer by common mistakes and misunderstandings in our DOING.
Once we really understand prayer and fasting rids us of our unbelief—no matter what the facts are; we will fast and pray—because ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THE ONE THAT BELIEVES!
FACTS VERSUS TRUTH
LOVED ONES; what can we learn today from our victories and failures in prayer? Father has reminded me again that no prayer is EVER answered based on NEED. If they were answered based on how needy we are- frankly Loved One- there would be NO NEED on the planet Earth. Father told me many years ago that no man on Earth since His man Adam had ever starved to death that would worship Him unashamedly; although many had starved to death, they knew not how to worship and give thanks when they saw no provision. We should all remember a vital point- it requires believing or faith TO RECEIVE FROM HEAVEN- sometimes we just cannot say “THANK YOU” and believe it unless we SEE it first. Truthfully, if we can see it- that is Not Trust or Faith- that is REPORTING the facts. We are told no not walk by the facts- indeed He reminds us His righteous ones will walk by faith and goes on to remind us that without our believing (faith) we cannot possibly please Yahweh! Remember our believing (faith) comes by hearing and hearing (At least apart from the gift of faith which is given for others only as the Ruach wills)
Loved One, if we continually see and hear facts (the flesh/sight realm) then we will establish and guarantee our unbelief. It is important that we rid ourselves of unbelief by fasting and prayer as the scriptures reveal that effort to be the required method provided for removal of our unbelief. Remember the topic was never some big demon when Yahshua taught on belief and unbelief and He spoke- “This type only goes by fasting and prayer!” We need to remind ourselves that wrestling is the most “in your face warfare” there is- and our wrestle with hasatan is to the death and our weapons are not flesh but are mighty for victory. We only win when we are so assured of His victory for us in spite of the overwhelming facts and storms against us- when we violently take it by FORCE and enforce the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth. Yahshua guarantees that by speaking these words; (Matthew 11:12) “And from the days of Yoḥanan the Immerser till now the reign of the heavens is violated, and the violent seize it.1 Footnote: 1 See Luke\. 16:16-17 which explains it more clearly.
SHOULD YOU AND I CONSIDER OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REMOVE UNBELIEF AND BECOME WHO WE WERE DESIGNED TO BECOME?
Seems to do so would require us to fast and pray and in so doing become BELIEVERS!
Look below to see what hinders our faith walk! WHEN we fast---not IF!
Here are some of the misunderstandings, practices and beliefs that hinder our ridding ourselves of UNBELIEF in our efforts with prayer and fasting! Remember and consider first; fasting and prayer is for all believers. Not IF you fast- but WHEN you fast.
Matthew_6:16 “And 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_9:14 Then the taught ones of Yoḥanan came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your taught ones do not fast?”
Matthew_9:15 and יהושע said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days shall come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they shall fast.
Mark_2:18 and the taught ones of Yoḥanan and of the Pharisees were fasting. and they came and said to Him, “Why do the taught ones of Yoḥanan and of the Pharisees fast, but your taught ones do not fast?”
Mark_2:19 and יהושע said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast.
Mark_2:20 “But the days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shallfast in those days.
Luke_5:35 “But days shall come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.”
Seek the Father about when and how long you might fast- and pray. Fasting alone will not produce the fruit you desire or rid yourself of UNBELIEF so that you have the victories you seek; it is fasting and prayer.
Once you determine with a peace in your heart what you have heard, accept His word to you and submit with agreement- then speak as you ask for His help to complete. Make up your mind to be an overcomer.
It is wise to start and finish a shorter fast first and build on your success. Perhaps 1-3 days is a place to start. Remember that this act of submission and afflicting yourself puts your spirit man in position to direct—instead of your flesh directing. The spirit brings life and the flesh brings death, they are in war with one another for leadership of you.
Make sure you get your body in position to fast- don’t eat sweets, coffee, etc. for several days prior to starting a fast- eat greens, salads vegetables, water melon etc.; otherwise your body will struggle greater removing toxins and such—and you will have headaches for up to 3 days needlessly. Drink water- and if possible add lemon or lime juice to keep your PH level alkaline. NO sugar- as it produces an acidic ph in your body. Your body is the Temple of Yahweh—not your ruler. Don’t announce to everyone that you are fasting. You may have to tell those who may cook for you, but ask them to be discrete. You don’t want your reward stolen.
Matthew_6:16 “And 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.
After you have finished a short fast with victory- give Him thanks and praise for seeing you to victory and for HIM achieving your prayer requests- whether you SEE IT yet or not, matters not. Fasting is a way of life, build on your fasts and determine to go on longer fasts for bigger victories- and EXPECT those victories. Even if you fail during your fast, don’t give up- repent and ask Father to help you and grow your will to overcome your flesh man. Don’t condemn yourself- we are willing and able and we can grow in our victory. Don’t beat yourself up- resolve to overcome- you are an overcomer- start again and again if necessary. Expect to be tempted while fasting, Yahshua was tested and tempted while on a 40 day fast- expect you will too. Everyone will offer you your favorite meals; just tell them you are not eating, but thanks. RESOLVE within to OVERCOME.
Now we will look again at our need to REPENT to ever become one who overcomes- the Bride without spot or blemish, as He changes NOT, and that leaves us to repent and change into His image. We are crucified in Him- we no longer rule- live, but He dwells in us- the life we live in the body, we live by faith and trust in HIM. Speak Galatians 2:20 over your life, you will find that He grows in you as you submit and allow yourself to become less and allow Him to become more.
TESHUVAH- (repent) we are now required to turn our stiff necks and follow Him and His instructions (Torah). Here’s what the Ruach demands I teach/remind us about today. Yah-Chanan- (John the Immerser spoken as Hebrew) means Yahweh’s Mercy- and what did he come preaching? REPENT- TESHUVAH as that is the only way to His mercy- Let’s look:
(Matthew 3:1) And in those days Yoḥanan the Immerser came proclaiming in the wilderness of Yehuḏah, (Matthew 3:2) and saying, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has come near!” (Matthew 3:3) For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ” 1 Footnote: 1 Isaiah 40:3. (Matthew 3:4) And Yoḥanan had a garment of camel’s hair, and a leather girdle around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:5) Then Yerushalayim, and all Yehuḏah, and all the country around the Yardĕn went out to him, (Matthew 3:6) and they were immersed by him in the Yardĕn, confessing their sins. (Matthew 3:7) And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “Brood of adders! Who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath? (Matthew 3:8) “Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance, (Matthew 3:9) and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Aḇraham as father.’1 for I say to you that Elohim is able to rise up children to Aḇraham from these stones. Footnote: 1John 8:33-34, Romans. 9:8. (Matthew 3:10) “And the axe is already laid to the root of the trees. Every tree, then, which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 3:11) “I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear. He shall immerse you in the Set-apart Spirit and fire. (Matthew 3:12) “His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He shall thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor, and gather His wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff He shall burn with unquenchable fire.”
Let’s take a closer look at ourselves before we must stand in His presence! Should we not cleanse ourselves now or at least ask our loving Father- Is there anything that will be burned up as wood, hay, and stubble when I am in your presence- that I considered gold, silver, and precious? ANYTHING I NEED TO REPENT OF? Let’s consider carefully and humble ourselves. It seems that when we think all is well and there is nothing to be repentant about; we may be deceived by the enemy of our souls.
(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 (submit to His Instructions- receive the engrafted word) yourselves to Elohim. Resist the devil1 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! (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.
Remember loved one, we are the last day’s assembly of believers or His body, so it is quite probable that we have been deceived in certain areas of our lives. Here’s what He reminded me:
(Revelation 3:13) “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ (Revelation 3:14)“And to the messenger of the assembly in Laodikeia write, ‘The Amĕn, the Trustworthy and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of Elohim, 1 says this: Footnote: 1 Colossians 1:15, Hebrews 1:6. (Revelation 3:15) “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot. (Revelation 3:16) “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth. (Revelation3:17) “Because you say, ‘Rich I am, and I am made rich, and need none at all,’ and do not know that you are wretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked. (Revelation 3:18) “I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, 1 (Trust- belief- faith in spite of what is seen) so that you become rich; and white garments(Robes of Righteousness that come from DOING the Gospel and OBEDIENCE to His Instructions-Torah), so that you become dressed, so that the shame of your nakedness might not be shown; and anoint your eyes with ointment, (Filled with His Ruach which guides us into all truth) so that you see. Footnote: 1 Psalms 19:10, Psalms 119:72 & 127, Proverbs 30:5. (Revelation 3:19) “As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent. (Revelation 3:20) “See, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I shall come in to him and dine with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:21) “To him who overcomes I shall give to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. (Revelation 3:22) “He, who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ ”
Let’s become OVER COMERS loved one; since His promise is to those that overcome! Now we turn our hearts to this week’s Torah Scriptures and receive His BLESSINGS! Hallelu-YAH!
Here are this Week’s Torah Scriptures: Ki Tavo “When You Enter In”
Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8; Isaiah 60:1-22; Romans 11:1-15
First fruits declare to Heaven who is most important to us- Yahweh still hears us and sees our tears and afflictions! Note also you and I are responsible to WHERE our tithe goes- we are not omitted from responsibility to give where He says- He does not give that responsibility to a religious organization, but to each of us individually!
(Deuteronomy 26:1) “And it shall be, when you come into the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, (Deuteronomy 26:2) that you shall take some of the first of all the fruits of the soil which you bring from your land that יהוה your Elohim is giving you, and shall put it in a basket and go to the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell there. (Deuteronomy 26:3) “And you shall come to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, ‘I shall declare today to יהוה your Elohim that I have come to the land which יהוה swore to our fathers to give us.’ (Deuteronomy 26:4) “And the priest shall take the basket from your hand and place it before the altar of יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 26:5) “And you shall answer and say before יהוה your Elohim, ‘My father was a perishing Aramean, and he went down to Mitsrayim and sojourned there with few men. And there he became a nation, great, mighty, and numerous. (Deuteronomy 26:6) ‘But the Mitsrites did evil to us, and afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us. (Deuteronomy 26:7) ‘Then we cried out to יהוה Elohim of our fathers, and יהוה heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression. (Deuteronomy 26:8) ‘And יהוה brought us out of Mitsrayim with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm, with great fear and with signs and wonders. (Deuteronomy 26:9) ‘And He brought us to this place and has given us this land, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” (Deuteronomy 26:10) ‘And now, see, I have brought the first-fruits of the land which You, O יהוה, have given me.’ Then you shall place it before יהוה your Elohim, and bow down before יהוה your Elohim, (Deuteronomy 26:11) and shall rejoice in all the good which יהוה your Elohim has given to you and your house, you and the Lĕwite and the stranger who is among you. (Deuteronomy 26:12) “When you have completed tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, and have given it to the Lĕwite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, and they have eaten within your gates and have been satisfied, (Deuteronomy 26:13) then you shall say before יהוה your Elohim, ‘I have put away the set-apart portion from my house, and also have given it to the Lĕwite, and to the stranger, and to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all Your command which You have commanded me. I have not transgressed your commands, nor have I forgotten. (Deuteronomy 26:14) ‘I have not eaten any of it when in neither mourning, nor have I removed any of it for any unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the voice of יהוה my Elohim, I have done according to all that you have commanded me. (Deuteronomy 26:15) ‘Look from Your set-apart dwelling place, from the heavens, and bless Your people Yisra’ĕl and the land which You have given us, as You swore to our fathers, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’ (Deuteronomy 26:16) “Today יהוה your Elohim is commanding you to do these laws and right-rulings. And you shall guard and do them with all your heart and with all your being.(Deuteronomy 26:17) “You have today caused יהוה to proclaim to be your Elohim, and to walk in His ways and guard His laws, and His commands, and His right-rulings, and to obey His voice. (Deuteronomy 26:18) “And יהוה has caused you to proclaim today to be His people, a treasured possession, as He has spoken to you, and to guard all His commands, (Deuteronomy 26:19) so as to set you high above all nations which He has made, for a praise, and for a name, and for esteem, and for you to be a set-apart people to יהוה your Elohim, as He has spoken.”
Guard them= DO them! Obedience brings blessings and Disobedience guarantees these curses!
(Deuteronomy 27:1) And Mosheh, with the elders of Yisra’ĕl, commanded the people, saying, “Guard all the commands which I am commanding you today. (Deuteronomy 27:2) “And it shall be, on the day when you pass over the Yardĕn to the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, that you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and plaster them with plaster, (Deuteronomy 27:3) and write on them all the Words of this Torah, when you have passed over, so that you go into the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as יהוה Elohim of your fathers has spoken to you. (Deuteronomy 27:4) “And it shall be, when you have passed over the Yardĕn, that on Mount Ěyḇal you set up these stones, which I command you today, and you shall plaster them with plaster, (Deuteronomy 27:5) and build an altar to יהוה your Elohim there, an altar of stones – do not use an iron tool on them. (Deuteronomy 27:6) “Build the altar of יהוה your Elohim with complete stones and you shall offer burnt offerings on it to יהוה your Elohim, (Deuteronomy 27:7) and shall offer peace offerings, and eat there, and rejoice before יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 27:8) “And you shall write all the Words of this Torah on the stones – plainly and well.” (Deuteronomy 27:9) And Mosheh and the priests, the Lĕwites, spoke to all Yisra’ĕl, saying, “Be silent and hear, O Yisra’ĕl: This day you have become the people of יהוה your Elohim, (Deuteronomy 27:10) and you shall obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, and do His commands and His laws which I command you today.” (Deuteronomy 27:11) And Mosheh commanded the people on that day, saying, (Deuteronomy 27:12) “These are to stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have passed over the Yardĕn: Shimʽon, and Lĕwi, and Yehuḏah, and Yissasḵar, and Yosĕph, and Binyamin. (Deuteronomy 27:13) “And these are to stand on Mount Ěyḇal to curse: Re’uḇĕn, Gaḏ, and Ashĕr, and Zeḇulun, Dan, and Naphtali. (Deuteronomy 27:14) “And the Lĕwites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Yisra’ĕl: (Deuteronomy 27:15) ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to יהוה, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:16) ‘Cursed is he who makes light of his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:17) ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:18) ‘Cursed is he who misleads the blind in the way.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:19) ‘Cursed is he who twists the right-ruling of the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:20) ‘Cursedis he who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s bed.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:21) ‘Cursed is he who lies with any beast.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:22) ‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:23) ‘Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:24) ‘Cursed is he who smites his neighbor secretly.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:25) ‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent being.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’ (Deuteronomy 27:26) ‘Cursed is he who does not establish the Words of this Torah.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amĕn!’
WE DILIGENTLY OBEY! Note: His blessings will overtake us- hehe we cannot get away from them!
(Deuteronomy 28:1) “And it shall be, if you diligently obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard to do all His commands which I command you today, that יהוה your Elohim shall set you high above all nations of the earth. (Deuteronomy 28:2) “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim: (Deuteronomy 28:3) “Blessed are you in the city, and blessed are you in the field. (Deuteronomy 28:4) “Blessed is the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock – the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. (Deuteronomy 28:5) “Blessed is your basket and your kneading bowl. (Deuteronomy 28:6) “Blessed are you when you come in, and blessed are you when you go out. (Deuteronomy 28:7) “יהוה causes your enemies who rise against you to be smitten before your face – they come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. (Deuteronomy 28:8) “יהוהcommands the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and shall bless you in the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you. (Deuteronomy 28:9) “יהוה does establish you as a set-apart people to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim and walk in His ways. (Deuteronomy 28:10) “And all peoples of the earth shall see that the Name of יהוה is called upon you, and they shall be afraid of you. (Deuteronomy 28:11) “And יהוה shall make you to have plenty of what is good, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land of which יהוה swore to your fathers to give you. (Deuteronomy 28:12) “יהוה opens to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. And you shall lend to many nations, but you do not borrow. (Deuteronomy 28:13) “And יהוה shall make you the head and not the tail. And you shall be only on top, and not be beneath, if you obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim, which I command you today, to guard and do. (Deuteronomy 28:14) “And do not turn aside from any of the Words which I am commanding you today, right or left, to go after other mighty ones to serve them. (Deuteronomy 28:15) “And it shall be, if you do not obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard to do all His commands and His laws which I command you today, that all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you: (Deuteronomy 28:16) “Cursed are you in the city, and cursed are you in the field. (Deuteronomy 28:17) “Cursed is your basket and your kneading bowl. (Deuteronomy 28:18) “Cursed is the fruit of your body and the fruit of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. (Deuteronomy 28:19) “Cursed are you when you come in, and cursed are you when you go out. (Deuteronomy 28:20) “יהוה sends on you the curse, the confusion, and the rebuke in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the evil of your doings by which you have forsaken Me. (Deuteronomy 28:21) “יהוה makes the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from the land which you are going to possess. (Deuteronomy 28:22) “יהוה smites you with wasting disease, and with inflammation, and with burning, and with extreme heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew. And they shall pursue you until you perish. (Deuteronomy 28:23) “And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you iron.
Continued CURSES!
(Deuteronomy 28:24) “יהוה makes the rain of your land powder and dust; from the heavens it comes down on you until you are destroyed. (Deuteronomy 28:25) “יהוה causes you to be defeated before your enemies – you go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall become a horror to all the reigns of the earth. (Deuteronomy 28:26) “And your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth, with no one to frighten them away. (Deuteronomy 28:27) “יהוה shall smite you with the boils of Mitsrayim, with tumors, with the scab, and with the itch, from which you are unable to be healed. (Deuteronomy 28:28) “יהוה shall smite you with madness and blindness and bewilderment of heart. (Deuteronomy 28:29) “And you shall be groping at noon, as a blind man gropes in darkness, and not prosper in your ways. And you shall be only oppressed and plundered all the days, with no one to save you. (Deuteronomy 28:30) “You become engaged to a wife, but another man does lie with her. You build a house, but do not dwell in it. You plant a vineyard, but do not use its fruit. (Deuteronomy 28:31) “Your ox is slaughtered before your eyes, but you do not eat of it. Your donkey is violently taken from before you, and it is not given back to you. Your sheep are given to your enemies, with no one to save them. (Deuteronomy 28:32) “Your sons and your daughters are given to another people, and your eyes look and fail for them all day long, and your hand powerless. (Deuteronomy 28:33) “A people whom you have not known eat the fruit of your land and all your labors. And you shall be only oppressed and crushed all the days. (Deuteronomy 28:34) “And you shall be maddened because of the sight which your eyes see. (Deuteronomy 28:35) “יהוה smites you in the knees and on the legs with evil boils of which you are unable to be healed, and from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. (Deuteronomy 28:36) “יהוה brings you and the sovereign whom you set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other mighty ones, wood and stone. (Deuteronomy 28:37) “Thus you shall become astonishment, a proverb, and a mockery among all the peoples to which יהוה drives you. (Deuteronomy 28:38) “You take much seed out into the field but gather little in, for the locust consumes it. (Deuteronomy 28:39) “You plant vineyards, and shall labor, but you neither drink of the wine nor gather, for the worm eats it. (Deuteronomy 28:40) “You have olive trees in your entire border, but do not anoint with oil, for your olives drop off. (Deuteronomy 28:41) “You bring forth sons and daughters, but they are not with you, for they go into captivity. (Deuteronomy 28:42) “Locusts possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground. (Deuteronomy 28:43) “The sojourner who is among you rises higher and higher above you, but you come down lower and lower. (Deuteronomy 28:44) “He lends to you, but you do not lend to him. He is the head, and you are the tail. (Deuteronomy 28:45) “And all these curses shall come upon you, and they shall pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard His commands and His laws which He commanded you. (Deuteronomy 28:46) “And they shall be upon you for a sign and for a wonder, and on your seed, forever. (Deuteronomy 28:47) “Because you did not serve יהוה your Elohim with joy and gladness of heart for all the plenty, (Deuteronomy 28:48) you shall serve your enemies whom יהוה sends against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in need of all. And he shall put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you. (Deuteronomy 28:49) “יהוה brings a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you shall not understand, (Deuteronomy 28:50) a fierce-looking nation, which shows no regard for the elderly nor show favor to the young, (Deuteronomy 28:51) and they shall eat the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your land, until you are destroyed. They leave you no grain, nor new wine, nor oil, nor the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you. (Deuteronomy 28:52) “And they shall besiege you at all your gates till your high and fenced walls, in which you are trusting, come down in all your land. And they shall besiege you at all your gates in all your land which יהוה your Elohim has given you. (Deuteronomy 28:53) “And you shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters whom יהוה your Elohim has given you, in the siege and distress in which your enemies distress you. (Deuteronomy 28:54) “The man among you who is tender, and who is very delicate, his eye is evil against his brother, against the wife of his bosom, and against the rest of his children whom he leaves behind, (Deuteronomy 28:55) against giving any of them the flesh of his children that he eats, because it is all that has been left to him in the siege and distress with which your enemy distresses you in all your gates. (Deuteronomy 28:56) “The tender and the delicate woman among you, who have not tried to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her delicateness and tenderness, her eye is evil against the husband of her bosom, and against her son, and against her daughter, (Deuteronomy 28:57) and against her seed which comes out from between her feet, and her children whom she bears, for she eats them in secret for lack of all, in the siege and distress with which your enemy distresses you in all your gates. (Deuteronomy 28:58) “If you do not guard to do all the Words of this Torah that are written in this book, to fear this esteemed and awesome Name, יהוה your Elohim, (Deuteronomy 28:59) then יהוה shall bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues, great and lasting plagues, and grievous and lasting sicknesses. (Deuteronomy 28:60) “And He shall bring back on you all the diseases of Mitsrayim, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you, (Deuteronomy 28:61) also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in the book of this Torah, יהוה does bring upon you until you are destroyed. (Deuteronomy 28:62) “And you shall be left with few men, although you had become as numerous as the stars of the heavens, because you did not obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 28:63) “And it shall be that as יהוה rejoiced over you to do you good and increase you, so יהוה does rejoice over you to destroy you and lay you waste. And you shall be plucked from off the land which you go to possess. (Deuteronomy 28:64) “And יהוה shall scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other mighty ones, which neither you nor your fathers have known, wood and stone. (Deuteronomy 28:65) “And among those nations you are to find no rest, nor have a resting place for the sole of your foot. But there יהוה shall give you a trembling heart, and failing eyes, and sorrow of being. (Deuteronomy 28:66) “And your life shall be hanging in suspense before you, and you shall fear day and night, and not be certain of your life. (Deuteronomy 28:67) “In the morning you say, ‘Oh that it were evening!’ And at evening you say, ‘Oh, that it were morning!’ because of the fear of your heart, with which you fear, and because of the sight which your eyes see. (Deuteronomy 28:68) “And יהוה shall bring you back to Mitsrayim in ships, by a way of which I said to you, ‘You are never to see it again.’ And there you shall be sold to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one to buy.”
(Deuteronomy 29:1) These are the words of the covenant which יהוה commanded Mosheh to make with the children of Yisra’ĕl in the land of Mo’aḇ, besides the covenant which He made with them in Ḥorĕḇ. (Deuteronomy 29:2) And Mosheh called all Yisra’ĕl and said to them, “You yourselves saw all that יהוה did before your eyes in the land of Mitsrayim, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land. (Deuteronomy 29:3) “Your eyes saw the great trials, the signs, and those great wonders. (Deuteronomy 29:4) “But יהוה has not given you a heart to know and eyes to see and ears to hear, till this day. (Deuteronomy 29:5) “And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your garments have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet. (Deuteronomy 29:6) “You ate no bread and drank no wine nor strong drink, so that you might know that I am יהוה your Elohim. (Deuteronomy 29:7) “And when you came to this place, Siḥon sovereign of Ḥeshbon and Oḡ sovereign of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we smote them, (Deuteronomy 29:8) and took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Re’uḇĕnites, and to the Gaḏites, and to half the tribe of Menashsheh.
Darkness must and will come from our disobedience on Planet Earth, but those of us who TESHUVAH (REPENT AND TURN TO FOLLOW HIM) will be a great light in vast darkness!
(Isaiah 60:1) “Arise; shine, for your light has come! And the esteem of יהוה has risen upon you. (Isaiah 60:2) “For look, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness the peoples. But יהוה arises over you, and His esteem is seen upon you. (Isaiah 60:3) “And the gentiles shall come to your light 1 and sovereigns to the brightness of your rising. Footnote: 1 Isaiah 60:19, 20, Revelation. 21:23, 24. (Isaiah 60:4) “Lift up your eyes all around and see: all of them have gathered, they have come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are supported on the side. (Isaiah 60:5) “Then you shall see and be bright, and your heart shall throb and swell, for the wealth of the sea is turned to you, the riches of the gentiles come to you. (Isaiah 60:6) “A stream of camels covers your land, the dromedaries of Miḏyan and Ĕphah; all those from Sheḇa come, bearing gold and incense, and proclaiming the praises of יהוה. (Isaiah 60:7) “All the flocks of Qĕḏar are gathered to you, the rams of Neḇayoth serve you; they come up for acceptance on my altar, and I embellish my esteemed House. (Isaiah 60:8) “Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? (Isaiah 60:9) “Because the coastlands wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, to the Name of יהוה your Elohim, and to the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, because He has adorned you. (Isaiah 60:10) “And the sons of foreigners shall build your walls, and their sovereigns serve you. For in my wrath I have smitten you, but in my delight I shall have compassion on you. (Isaiah 60:11) “And your gates shall be open continually; they are not shut day or night, to bring to you the wealth of the gentiles, and their sovereigns in procession. (Isaiah 60:12) “The nation and the reign that do not serve you shall perish; and those gentiles shall be utterly laid waste. (Isaiah 60:13) “The esteem of Leḇanon shall come to you, cypress, pine, and the box tree together, to embellish the place of my set-apart place. And I shall make the place of my feet esteemed. (Isaiah 60:14) “And the sons of those who afflicted you come bowing to you, and all those who despised you shall bow themselves at the soles of your feet. And they shall call you: City of יהוה, Tsiyon of the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl. (Isaiah 60:15) “Instead of you being forsaken and hated, so that no one passes through you, I shall make you an everlasting excellence, a joy of many generations. (Isaiah 60:16) “And you shall drink dry the milk of the gentiles, and shall milk the breast of sovereigns. And you shall know that I, יהוה, your Savior and your Redeemer, am the Elohim of Yaʽaqoḇ. (Isaiah 60:17) “Instead of bronze I bring gold, and instead of iron I bring silver, and bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. And I shall make your officers peace, and your magistrate’s righteousness. (Isaiah 60:18) “Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor ruin within your borders. And you shall call your walls Deliverance, and your gates Praise. (Isaiah 60:19) “No longer is the sun your light by day, nor does the moon give light to you for brightness, but יהוה shall be to you an everlasting light, and your Elohim your comeliness. (Isaiah 60:20) “No longer does your sun go down, nor your moon withdraw itself, for יהוה shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended. (Isaiah 60:21) “And your people, all of them righteous, shall inherit the earth forever – a branch of my planting, a work of my hands, to be adorned. (Isaiah 60:22) “The little shall become a thousand and the small one a strong nation1. I, יהוה, shall hasten it in its time.” Footnote: 1 See 41:14, Daniel 2:34-44.
(Romans 11:1) I say then, has Elohim rejected His people? Let it not be! I also am a Yisra’ĕlite, of the seed of Aḇraham, of the tribe of Binyamin. (Romans 11:2) Elohim has not rejected His people whom He knew beforehand.1 or do you not know what the Scripture says of Ěliyahu, how he pleads with Elohim against Yisra’ĕl, saying, Footnote: 1 Psalms 94:14. (Romans 11:3) “יהוה, they have killed your prophets and overthrown your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”? (Romans 11:4) But what does the answer of Elohim say to him? “I have left for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baʽal.” (Romans 11:5) So therefore also, at this present time a remnant according to the choice of favor has come to be. (Romans 11:6) And if by favor, it is no longer of works, otherwise favor is no longer favor. And if it is of works, it is no longer favor; otherwise work is no longer work. (Romans 11:7) What then? Yisra’ĕl has not obtained what it seeks, but the chosen did obtain it, and the rest were hardened. (Romans 11:8) As it has been written, “יהוה has given them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see and ears not to hear, unto this day.” (Romans 11:9) Dawiḏ also says, “Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block and recompense to them, (Romans11:10) let their eyes be darkened, not to see, and bow down their back always.” (Romans 11:11) I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Let it not be! But by their fall deliverance has come to the gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy. (Romans 11:12) And if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the gentiles, how much more their completeness! (Romans 11:13) For I speak to you, the gentiles, inasmuch as I am an emissary to the gentiles, I esteem my service, (Romans 11:14) if somehow I might provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. (Romans 11:15) For if their casting away is the restoration to favor of the world, what is their acceptance but life from the dead?
Loved One, we really do pray YOU make every effort to love the Creator according to His desires and not our learned ones that are filled with many inherited pagan ritual both in Christianity and Judaism. I pray that we may each look inwardly and turn- yes turn our own stiff necks toward Him and follow Him in loving obedience- that all the blessings He has planned for us may OVERTAKE US! Further, our overcoming is only achievable by our willingness to submit and obey in REPENTANCE! We really must decrease and allow, by our determined choices, for Him to INCREASE in us- the HOPE OF GLORY!
Shalom to your heart and home loved one!
Thurston
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- which sometimes means walking alone. I start over annually when Yahweh’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 Yahweh’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 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 from here forward!) 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.
