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15 Bo – Day 4
Sh’moth 11:4-12:20
And Mosheh said, “Thus said YHWH, ‘About midnight I am going out into the midst of Mitsrayim, and all the first-born in the land of Mitsrayim shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the first-born of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the first-born of cattle.
‘And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Mitsrayim, such as has never been or ever shall be again.
‘But against any of the children of Yisra’ěl no dog shall move its tongue, against man or against beast, so that you know that YHWH makes distinction between Mitsrayim and Yisra’ěl.’
“And all these servants of yours shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people at your feet!’ And after that I shall go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in great displeasure.
But YHWH said to Mosheh, “Pharaoh is not going to listen to you, in order to multiply My wonders in the land of Mitsrayim.”
And Mosheh and Aharon did all these wonders before Pharaoh, however, YHWH strengthened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not let the children of Yisra’ěl go out of his land.
And YHWH spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon in the land of Mitsrayim, saying, “This new moon is the beginning of new moons for you, it is the first new moon of the year for you.
“Speak to all the congregation of Yisra’ěl, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this new moon each one of them is to take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.
‘And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the beings, according to each man’s need you make your count for the lamb.
‘Let the lamb be a perfect one, a year old male. Take it from the sheep or from the goats.
‘And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same new moon. Then all the assembly of the congregation of Yisra’ěl shall slay it between the evenings.
‘And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.
‘And they shall eat the flesh on that night, roasted in fire – with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
‘Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire, its head with its legs and its inward parts.
‘And do not leave of it until morning, and what remains of it until morning you are to burn with fire.
‘And this is how you eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Pěsaḥ of YHWH.
‘And I shall pass through the land of Mitsrayim on that night, and shall strike all the first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, both man and beast. And on all the mighty ones of Mitsrayim I shall execute judgment. I am YHWH.
‘And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I shall pass over you, and let the plague not come on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Mitsrayim.
‘And this day shall become to you a remembrance. And you shall celebrate it as a festival to YHWH throughout your generations – celebrate it as a festival, an everlasting law.
‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. Indeed on the first day you cause leaven to cease from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that being shall be cut off from Yisra’ěl.
‘And on the first day is a set-apart gathering, and on the seventh day you have a set-apart gathering. No work at all is done on them, only that which is eaten by every being, that alone is prepared by you.
‘And you shall guard the Festival of Matzot, for on this same day I brought your divisions out of the land of Mitsrayim. And you shall guard this day throughout your generations, an everlasting law.
‘In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the new moon, in the evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the new moon in the evening.
‘For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, that same being shall be cut off from the congregation of Yisra’ěl, whether sojourner or native of the land.
‘Do not eat that which is leavened – in all your dwellings you are to eat unleavened bread.’”

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Tehillah 94 - Day 4 (Yom Revi’y)
O YHWH, Ěl of vengeance; O Ěl of vengeance, shine forth!
Raise Yourself up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.
YHWH, how long are the wrong, How long are the wrong going to exult?
They pour forth words, They speak arrogantly; All the workers of wickedness boast in themselves.
They crush Your people, O YHWH, And they afflict Your inheritance.
They kill the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
Yet they say, “Yah does not see, And the Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ pays no heed.”
Take heed, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when would you become wise?
He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
He who disciplines the nations, Does He not reprove – The One teaching man knowledge?
YHWH knows the thoughts of man, That they are but a breath.
Blessed is the man You discipline, O Yah, And instruct out of Your Torah, To give him rest from the days of evil, Until the pit is dug for the wrong.
For YHWH does not leave His people, Nor does He forsake His inheritance.
For judgment returns man to righteousness, And all the upright in heart follow it.
Who would rise up for me against evil-doers? Who would stand up for me against workers of wickedness?
If YHWH had not been my help, My being would soon have settled in silence.
When I said, “My foot has slipped,” Your mercy, O YHWH, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me, Your comforts delighted my being.
Would a throne of destruction, Which devises trouble by law, Be joined with You?
They band together against the life of the righteous, And declare innocent blood wrong.
But YHWH is my defense, And my Elohim the rock of my refuge, And brings back on them their own wickedness, And cuts them off in their own wrongdoing; YHWH our Elohim does cut them off.
Come, let us sing to YHWH! Let us raise a shout to the Rock of our deliverance.
Let us come before His face with thanksgiving; Let us raise a shout to Him in song.
For YHWH is a great Ěl, And a great King above all mighty ones.

And YHVH gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people.
Exodus 11:3

Neither the Egyptians nor the Hebrews knew yet what the final plague would be, but the Egyptian people were already favorably disposed to give the Hebrews whatever they wanted. Only Pharaoh's heart remained hardened against them. In v7 even the animals were humbled before Israel and wanted them to go free. The dogs were more knowledgeable and obedient to God than was Pharaoh.

I don't know if I've expressed it well, but I want all of you to know how much I appreciate you! From the beautiful posts of sunsets & flowers, to the thought provoking conversations and questions..I love it all. Rhy has worked really hard to provide this platform for us, & he participates in the contemplating and discussing as much as any of us, so special thanks to Rhy & his family for making the joining of all of us together possible! Thank you all for helping me grow and understand the things of the spiritual realm as well as the practical applications of Scripture to this linear reality. I hope that one day soon, we will all be united with full understanding of the Word and everything Yah wishes to reveal to us. We may have some turbulent times between now & then, but if we can hold fast to the Word & one another, we can persevere. May Yah bless you all! Shalom.

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 ESV

It is better to make yourself low than to build yourself up and wait for God to tear you down. You might ride high for a brief time, but the fall will be so much more unpleasant and deeper than the lows you could have chosen.

Consider Yeshua who voluntarily made himself low in the form of a man, and then even lower as a homeless teacher who associated with the outcasts of society. He was elevated again to the right hand of the father. Those who take the spoils and honor now already have all the reward they will ever receive.

See the instruction concerning the wedding feast in Luke 14:7-11. "Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

There are some interesting parallels between Jacob's Exodus from Laban and the Hebrews' Exodus from Egypt:

They both fled oppression in a foreign land, plundered their oppressors, corrupted their new lives with the idols of their former captors, crossed a body of water, and formed a covenant at #sukkot. There are probably more parallels than that.
#biblepatterns

In many ways American culture mirrors that of ancient Egypt. We talk about death. We sing about it. We imitate it. We watch movies about it. We are always at war. We have chosen to embrace death and to reject the God of Life.

https://www.americantorah.com/....2017/02/01/choosing-

They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the people of Israel had light where they lived.
#exodus 10:23 #bo

Why didn't the Hebrews leave immediately after the three days of darkness while Egypt was weak? God didn't tell them to leave then because he wasn't through with Pharaoh yet. It was only right before the tenth plague that God told the Hebrews to prepare to leave. Judgment doesn't end until judgment is complete.

'Records from Boston, starting in 1811, reveal recurring smallpox epidemics beginning around 1837. Despite the introduction of vaccination mandates in 1855, epidemics continued to occur in 1859 to 1860, 1864 to 1865, and 1867, with a particularly severe outbreak from 1872 to 1873. The continual reoccurrence of these epidemics in Massachusetts indicates that stringent vaccination regulations had no positive impact on curbing smallpox.

According to the research article, “SmallPox and Revaccination,” published in the 1881 Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, “The latest epidemic that of 1872–1873, having proved fatal to 1,040 persons, was the most severe (https://list.mailexpress.com/l....inks/xr4kR500zI~331/ that has been experienced in Boston since the introduction of vaccination.”
 
In Chicago, despite 95 percent vaccination coverage by 1868 and mandatory vaccination after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a severe smallpox epidemic occurred in 1872. Over 2,000 people contracted smallpox, and more than a quarter of these died (https://list.mailexpress.com/l....inks/xr4kR500zI~331/ with the highest fatality rate among children under age 5.
Europe: No Decline After Vaccination
Throughout the Western world, epidemics were more severe in highly-vaccinated populations.
 
Dr. G. W. Harman published an article in the 1900 medical journal Medical Brief (https://list.mailexpress.com/l....inks/xr4kR500zI~331/
entitled “A Physician’s Argument Against the Efficacy of Virus Inoculation,” highlighting widespread smallpox cases among vaccinated individuals in England, France, and Germany.

The death rate for smallpox declined after 1872, but there is no evidence that vaccination had anything to do with it. In the early 1900s, death from smallpox all but vanished from England...'

On this date in history, 01/16/1788: Federalist No 39 on the plan of government and republican principles is published in the Independent Journal. #otd #tdih #federalistpapers https://www.historycarper.com/....1788/01/16/federalis