There is more to hope than sitting passively and waiting for God to move. As Barry Phillips and David Jones explain, hope is a verb. That means for hope to be fulfilled, someone has to take action.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/229....2194/episodes/176920
There is more to hope than sitting passively and waiting for God to move. As Barry Phillips and David Jones explain, hope is a verb. That means for hope to be fulfilled, someone has to take action.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/229....2194/episodes/176920
This playlist shows how to get out of Babylon, or what to do once you hear the call. Topics covered are how to pick a bible, how to read a bible, and how to interpret the bible. Great place to start for a return to original Christianity!
https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLnVmCDVLxr_
111225 / 20th day of the 8th month 5786
WORD FOR TODAY “you reap what you sow”: Hos 10:13 You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, You have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your way, in your numerous warriors,
WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 20:17 Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Ask the LORD how you can serve HIM better
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About the crucifixion of Yeshua Moshiach:
1 – Why was His hands pierced? The answer is because our hands took forbidden fruit from the tree!
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” {Genesis 3:6}
2 – Why was His side pierced? Because Eve was taken from the side of Adam, and Yeshua needed to make atonement for the woman and not the man only!
“And ADONAI YHVH caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and He slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib, which the ADONAI YHVH had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man” {Genesis 2:21-22}
3 – Why was Yeshua’s feet pierced? Because the serpent’s head will be crushed and the woman’s seed shall be bruised by the serpent. It means that satan really wants to mock YHVH’s Promises for our lives. He wants to spoil them and therefore thinks “okay, if my head will be crushed, I will make Yeshua’s feet be nailed to the cross in an attempt to foil the prophecy!
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” {Genesis 3:15}
4 – Why did He wear a crown of thorns? Because Yeshua took the curse of creation on His head to break that curse and to restore that blessing that was lost in the Garden of Eden.
“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;” {Genesis 3:18}
Thus, Yeshua has undone the curses in Genesis on the Cross while simultaneously took our sins, shortcomings and sicknesses upon Himself because of His indescribable Love for mankind.
I was thinking on the food laws this weekend and wondered on Lev 11 which talks of insects:
"All winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you; yet of all winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the ground. Of these you may eat: the whole species of migratory #locust, of bald locust, of cricket, and of #grasshopper. But all other winged insects which are four footed are detestable to you."
All true insects have six legs which is the defining trait of the class Insecta, also known as Hexapoda which literally means “six feet”.
Some bugs however look like they have four legs and I would personally choose not to eat these insects:
- Praying mantises are a classic example. They walk on four legs, while their front pair look more like arms.
- Beetles and ladybugs sometimes tuck their front legs in, making them appear four-legged at a glance.
- Camouflage and posture can also trick the eye. Some insects modify leg use for jumping, burrowing, or sensing, which can make a couple of legs less visible.
But they are all still insects with 6 legs and even the list of insects that are included in the edible list (migratory locust, of bald locust, of cricket, and of grasshopper) walk on 6 feet and not 4.
Why is it said that they walk on 4 feet in this passage if observation tells us that they walk on 6 feet?
Is this because of human intervention in the passage and they wrote down what they believed to be true? If this was given directly by YHWH would it then still have this error in the text?
I have a similar question on the hare and rock badger. Hares practice coprophagy which means that they eat soft fecal pellets to reabsorb nutrients. Rock badgers on the other hand exhibit jaw movements that resemble cud-chewing, but neither of these animals have the necessary multi-chambered stomachs that make chewing the cud possible.
Ancients might have misconstrued that these animals chew the cud, but would YHWH have made such a mistake in saying that they chew the cud knowing He created them not to?
#insects #chewingthecud
BIBLE STUDY --- THE BOOKS OF THE TORAH
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS – PART 2
BEGINNINGS OF THE PRIESTHOOD {8–10}
Though Leviticus looks like a Law book, because it contains so many regulations, it is really a history book describing the events that occurred about a year after the exodus. These chapters remind us of the true character of the book, for they tell how Moses ordained Aaron and his sons to be priests and how they offered their first sacrifices. Awed by the complexity of the ordination rituals, the modern reader may miss the marvel that Aaron should have been appointed high priest. For it was Aaron who had presided over the making of the golden calf and encouraged its worship {Exodus 32}. Had not Moses interceded for Israel, the whole nation would have been destroyed in the wilderness. Here the gracious forgiveness of YHVH is most clear. Aaron, the chief sinner, is appointed chief mediator between YHVH and the people. In the New Testament the career of Peter parallels Aaron’s in some respect. The greatness of the high priesthood is symbolized by the richly decorated robes Aaron wore. He and his sons were anointed with oil, and then Moses offered the three most common sacrifices on their behalf. They were confined to the court of the tabernacle for a week, and it seems likely that some of the rituals were repeated each day. By this means they were set apart from the rest of the people and entirely consecrated to their holy office. By the eighth day the process was complete. Now Aaron and his sons could offer sacrifice. This time, Moses only told them what to do; he did not offer sacrifices himself. Chapter 9 concludes by saying that, after they had offered the sacrifices for themselves and the people, fire came out of the tabernacle to burn up the offerings, thereby displaying YHVH’s approval of their actions. After this, 10:1-2 presents an unexpected turn of events: “Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over it. In this way, they disobeyed Adonai by burning before him a different kind of fire than he had commanded. So, fire blazed forth from Adonai’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before Adonai”. We do not know exactly what is meant by unholy fire. What is important is that the priests did something that YHVH had not Commanded them. The priests were supposed to set an example of total obedience to YHVH’s word: this is the essence of holiness. Instead, they decided to follow their own plans and the consequences were dire. “Aaron was silent” {10:3}. He was warned not even to mourn his sons’ deaths, lest he be suspected of condoning their sin {verses 6-7}. Yet, despite his sons’ actions, Aaron and his surviving sons were confirmed as priests. They were reminded that their job was “to distinguish between what is holy and what is ordinary, what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean. And you must teach the Israelites all the Laws that Adonai has given through Moses” {verses 10-11}. The chapter closes on another note of grace. Although the priests made a mistake in offering one of the sin offerings, YHVH would overlook it on this occasion.
CLEANNESS AND UNCLEANNESS {11–16}
Distinguishing between the unclean and the clean is the theme of chapters 11–15, which prepare for the great Day of Atonement ceremonies of chapter 16. These are designed to cleanse the tabernacle from the uncleanness of the people of Israel, thereby ensuring that YHVH would continue to dwell among them {16:16, 19}. Chapter 11 discusses unclean animals, that is, animals that may not be eaten. Land animals are dealt with first, then fish and birds, and finally various miscellaneous creatures such as locusts and reptiles. To be clean, a land animal must have cloven hooves and chew the cud; that covers sheep and cattle but excludes pigs and camels. Fish must have fins and scales to be edible; without them, they count as unclean. Birds are clean unless they are birds of prey or scavengers that eat carrion. Insects that resemble birds in having wings and two large legs to hop with -- for example, locusts -- are clean. Other flying insects are unclean. All squirming creatures that dart hither and thither, such as lizards, are unclean. The reasons for declaring some animals clean and others unclean has long been a great puzzle. One suggestion is that the unclean animals were used in sacrifice by pagan worshipers or were thought to represent pagan deities. Certainly, some unclean animals were used in pagan worship, but so were some clean ones, and that fact makes this explanation unsatisfactory. A second possibility is that the rules were hygienic: the clean animals were safe to eat whereas the unclean were not. There may be some truth in this explanation, but it is not completely adequate, for some clean animals can be harmful while some unclean ones are all right to eat. Unclean animals could not be eaten, but there was no harm in touching them. Israelites could ride camels, for example. However, all dead animals, unless killed for sacrifice, were unclean. Anyone who touched the carcass of a dead creature became unclean himself and therefore could not enter the tabernacle that day {11:39-40}. The following chapters deal with other conditions that make people unclean. Chapter 12 states that childbirth, or more precisely the bloody discharge that follows childbirth, makes a woman unclean. In Old Testament theology death is the ultimate uncleanness, and conditions that are abnormal or threaten to lead to death are also unclean. When the discharge has ceased, after a fixed period the mother must bring a burnt offering and a sin offering to atone for any sin she may have committed, and to purify the tabernacle that may have been polluted through her uncleanness. Chapters 13–14 deal with the uncleanness caused by skin diseases. Detailed regulations are given to distinguish between different diseases so that the priests can decide whether people are unclean or not. If they are unclean, they must live outside the camp until their skin heals. Traditionally the unclean skin disease has been called leprosy. But this is unlikely to be correct, since leprosy was unknown in the Middle East in Old Testament times. Rather, it was any disease that led to the skin peeling off in patches, such as psoriasis. This explains why the disease might spontaneously get better. If the disease did retreat sufficiently, the sufferer could call the priest, and if the priest was satisfied with the cure, the sufferer could be readmitted to the community after following the rituals prescribed in chapter 14. This also explains what is to be done if patches of mould are found in pieces of cloth or house walls. Chapter 15 explains how men can become unclean through discharges from their sexual organs, due to gonorrhoea or sexual intercourse, while women become unclean through menstruation or a long-term discharge. Part of the purpose of these regulations is to prevent the sacred prostitution that was common in the ancient world. Since sexual intercourse made people unclean, they could not go to worship immediately afterward. Further, the uncleanness of menstruation should have discouraged men from being overfamiliar with unmarried girls. The broad scope of these uncleanness regulations meant that nearly every Israelite would be unclean at some time in his or her life. This uncleanness could contaminate YHVH’s dwelling place, the tabernacle, making it impossible for YHVH to continue to live there. To avert this catastrophe, a Day of Atonement was held once a year. This is the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar, and the ceremonies for it are described in detail in Leviticus 16. There are three acts on the Day of Atonement that are described in this chapter. There was first the special sin offering offered by the high priest, in the course of which the outer altar of burnt offering, the incense altar inside the Holy Place, and finally the Ark itself in the Holy of Holies were sprinkled with blood to purify each part of the tabernacle. This was the one occasion in the year when the high priest entered the presence of YHVH in the Holy of Holies, and elaborate precautions were taken to screen the high priest from YHVH’s holiness {16:2-4, 11-17}. There was another public act that pictured the sins of Israel being taken away. A goat was chosen by lot. Then the high priest placed his hands on its head and recited over it the nation’s sin. This goat was then led away and driven into a solitary place; in later times it was pushed over a precipice. These actions pictured Israel’s sins being carried away, so that they could not disturb the peace between YHVH and his people. The third important feature of the Day of Atonement was public prayer and fasting. This showed that sin could not be eliminated without effort, but only through a complete change of heart by every person in Israel.
RULES FOR DAILY LIFE {17–25}
Whereas the opening chapters of Leviticus are entirely concerned with the godward side of religion, the later chapters are more concerned with practical religious duties toward other persons. However, chapter 17 repeats some of the rules about sacrifice and makes one new one: that all sacrifice must be offered in the tabernacle courtyard. This was to prevent people from secretly worshiping heathen gods. Chapters 18 and 20 spell out the rules governing sexual relations in ancient Israel. Chapter 19 gives further examples of what holiness means in everyday life. Positively, it means helping the poor by leaving some grain behind in the fields at harvest time {19:9-10}; paying people promptly {verse 13}; avoiding gossip {verse 16}; honouring the elderly, helping the immigrant, and being honest in business {verses 32-36}. But holiness goes beyond deeds and words. It should transform thoughts: “Never seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone, but love your neighbour as yourself” {verse 18}. Chapters 21 and 22 discuss how the holy men of Israel, the priests, are to demonstrate their holiness in their lives. First, they must avoid approaching dead bodies unless the dead are very close relatives. Second, they must marry women of known moral uprightness. Third, deformed priests -- for example, a blind or lame priest -- may never offer sacrifices. Here the principle is plain that men who represent YHVH must reflect the perfection of YHVH in normal, healthy bodies. However, those who are temporarily unclean, through skin disease or a discharge, may resume their duties as soon as their uncleanness is cured. Chapter 23 lists the main holy days and the sacrifices that had to be offered on each one. Chapter 24 deals with the lamp and special bread kept within the tabernacle. A case of blasphemy that occurred in the wilderness is mentioned. Because the man actually used the sacred name of YHVH in a curse, he was sentenced to death. Chapter 25 deals with the jubilee year. In every society people fall into debt. Today the effects of debt are somewhat cushioned by state welfare payments and bank overdrafts, but ancient societies did not have such aid available. People in debt had to sell off their family land, on which they depended for their living, or in more serious situations, they could sell themselves into slavery. Once impoverished in this way, it was exceedingly difficult ever to recover one’s land or one’s freedom. But this Law in Leviticus provided an escape. Every 50 years was a jubilee. In this year every slave was released from bondage, and everyone who had sold his land was given it back free. Thus, everyone who fell into debt was given a chance to make a fresh start. Though this Law was primarily designed to help the poor, it also served to prevent the accumulation of too much wealth in the hands of a few rich men.
BLESSINGS, CURSES, AND VOWS {26–27}
Chapter 26 contains the blessings and curses that traditionally concluded a Covenant. Israel is promised great material and spiritual prosperity if she keeps the Law but is warned that tragedy will befall if she is disobedient. Chapter 27 is an appendix dealing with vows and other gifts made to YHVH. When a person promises to give something to YHVH, it becomes holy and cannot be retracted unless a suitable payment is made instead. This chapter sets out the rules about such dedications.
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