Thought for Today: Thursday June 08:

Remember today! The grace of YHVH means something like:

Here is your life -- You might never have been but you are because the party woudn’t have been complete without you.
Here is the world -- Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. Yeshua is with you. Nothing can separate you and Him. It is for you He created the universe. He loves you.

BIBLE STUDY LESSON 07

SERIES R --- THE GOOD SHEPHERD

TAMER OF THE SEAS

THE TAMING OF A STORM

From Mark 4:35-41

That evening Yeshua said to His disciples, [Let’s go over to the other shore.] When the crowds had been sent home, the disciples took Yeshua into their boat and, with some other boats, set sail for the opposite side of the Sea of Galilee. But a storm with violent winds blowing came over the sea. The waves rose high, splashing over the sides of the boat until it was in danger of sinking. While this happened, Yeshua was asleep in the back of the boat, resting His head on a cushion. The disciples quickly woke Yeshua, shouting above the noise of the wind, [Adonai, don’t You care that we’re about to sink?] Yeshua stood up and gave orders to the wind and the sea. [Be still!] He said. At once the wind quieted and the waves calmed until all was at peace. [Why are you so afraid?] Yeshua asked His disciples. [Do you have no faith?] But they were even more frightened, now when they saw what He had done. [Who is He?] they began to whisper. [Even the wind and the waves obey Him.]

THE TAMING OF A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN

From Mark 5:1-20

When Yeshua and His friends arrived on the other shore, in the land of the Gerasene, a man filled with demons rushed out from the tombs to meet Him. The man was so strong that he always broke the shackles and chains that people tried to put upon him. Night and day he wandered among the tombs and hills, screaming and cutting himself with sharp stones. When the man had seen Yeshua in the distance, he ran and threw himself before Him. When Yeshua Commanded the demons to come out, they let out a piercing scream. [What will You do with us, Yeshua, Son of the Most High YHVH?] the demons cried out. [We beg you, by the Name of YHVH, not to torment us.] Then Yeshua asked the demons, [What is your name?] [Legion,] the demons answered, [for there are many of us here in this man.] Again, the demons begged Yeshua not to send them to some faraway place. Nearby a large herd of pigs grazed by the mountains. The demons begged Yeshua to send them into the pigs, so He let them do it. At once the entire herd, about two thousand pigs, rushed down the side of the steep hill into the water and were drowned. The man who had been taking care of the pigs ran into town to tell what had happened. Hearing of this event the people of the town came out to see what was going on. There was the man who had been filled with demons, sitting before Yeshua, clothed and normal. When the people saw this and heard an account of what had happened, they were afraid and begged Yeshua to go away. While Yeshua was getting into the boat to leave, the man who had been healed pleaded with Yeshua to let him go, too. [You must go back to your own home instead,] Yeshua told him. [Tell your family and friends what Adonai has done for you and what mercy He has shown you.] The man did go home and went from city to city in all of the Decapolis, telling what Yeshua had done for him. Throughout these ten cities, people were filled with wonder when they heard his message.

COMMENTARY

MANY MOODS OF THE SEA OF GALILEE

The Sea of Galilee sits like a giant bowl of water among the hills of Galilee. The water is about one hundred fifty feet deep. But the surface is about six hundred eighty feet below sea level. Thus, this is no ordinary lake, but an inland sea capable of many moods. At times violent windstorms sweep down from the hills and stir the water into giant waves. Some waves as high as twenty feet have been reported in recent years. These storms may come without a cloud in the sky, a drop of rain, or a bolt of lightning. Within a short time, the sea may be as peaceful as a mirror. Spring wildflowers growing on the shores add another dimension to the changing personality of the sea, accenting it with a rainbow of colours. Barren hills with scrub brush, rich fertile valleys, stately trees, short palms, and golden fields of grain add to the variety of life surrounding the moody bowl of water. The Sea of Galilee constantly changes its moods. At one time violent, another time calm; at one time a mirror of silver, another a ripple of deep blue; at one time a rainbow of colour; another a bleak grey of early morning fog. This changing scene must have been a constant delight to the people who lived there.

"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life"

Re 3

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again
J 3.3

#proverbs, especially chapter 12, has a lot to say about when to speak and when not to speak and to whom. Even people with the best of intentions have evil in their hearts and will use the most innocent words against you.

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So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.
Numbers 12:15 ESV

The people had great affection for all three of Amram's children. None-the-less, Torah doesn't hide family dirt. In fact, it often highlights the flaws of its "protagonists" so that God can use them to show us what not to do.

BIBLE STUDY LESSON 06

SERIES R --- THE GOOD SHEPHERD

MORE KINGDOM PARABLES

A HARVEST OF WEEDS AND THE END OF THE WORLD

From Matthew 13:34-43

Whatever Yeshua taught the crowds was given through these parables. As an Old Testament prophecy had predicted, He often taught them through such stories. Many years before, the Psalmist had said about the coming Moshiach, [I will speak to them in parables, I will reveal secrets hidden from the beginning of the world.] When the crowds had left and Yeshua had gone home, the disciples came to Him and asked, [Tell us the meaning of the story of the thistles.]

Here is the answer that Yeshua gave: [I am the one who sows the good seed. The field is the world and the good seeds are those who belong to My Kingdom. The thistles are those who belong to Satan, and the enemy who sowed the thistle seed is Satan himself. The harvest is the end of time and the reapers are the angels. As the weeds are gathered into bundles to be burned, so it will be at the end of time. I will send out My angels and they will gather those who practice evil and burn them in a fiery furnace, where people cry and grind their teeth. Then those who belong to YHVH will shine like the sun. If you have ears, you should listen!]

BURIED TREASURE

From Matthew 13:44

Once again Yeshua told a parable. [The Kingdom of heaven is like some treasure which a man found buried in a field. He hid it again, then went away and joyfully sold all that he had so that he could buy that field.]

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEARL OF ALL

From Matthew 13:45-46

Here is another story that Yeshua told about heaven: [The Kingdom of heaven is like a pearl buyer who travelled to many places to buy pearls. On one trip, he found a pearl that was worth more than any other. The man immediately went home and sold everything he had so that he could buy that beautiful pearl.]

A STORY OF A NET

From Matthew 13:47-50

[The Kingdom of heaven is like a great net that is let out into the sea, gathering many kinds of fish into it. When it is full, men pull it to the shore and sit down to sort the fish. The good fish are put into their vessels and the worthless ones are thrown away. This is the way it will be at the end of time. Angels will come to separate the evil people from the godly people and will throw the evil people into a great fire. Then there will be much crying and grinding of teeth.]

TREASURES NEW AND OLD

From Matthew 13:51-52

[Do you understand what I am saying?] Yeshua asked. [Yes,] the people answered. [We do understand.] Then Yeshua replied, [Every disciple of Mine who first studies the Law is like the master of a house who has both old and new treasures in his storehouse.] Yeshua was saying that both the old covenant and the new would be like treasure houses to such a person.

COMMENTARY

FISHING ON THE SEA OF GALILEE

Fishing was not playing; it was hard work. The fisherman did not sit with a pole in hand, waiting for fish to bite his bait. Instead, he went out with other fishermen in boats to look for their catch. Since a pole, line and hook were too slow, they used nets to sweep up hundreds of fish. Some of the same methods used in Bible times are still used today, as may be seen in the pictures on these pages. Two kinds of nets were most common -- the drag net and the cast net. The drag net is a long strip, several feet wide, pulled between two boats. The boats gradually brought the ends of the net together, forming a circle. Then the net, fish and all, were hauled onto the boats. The cast net was about ten feet wide and shaped in a circle. Thrown into the water, the lead weights at the bottom caused the net to sink and trap the fish inside it.

Joseph faced many painful trials. And yet, through a series of miraculous events, Joseph's situation eventually changed entirely. God used everything he went through to bring him where he needed to be. On top of that, God gave him two sons, one whom he named Manasseh "because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household" (Genesis 41:51). The other he named Ephraim "because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering" (Genesis 41:52). Sometimes you might face difficulties that seem utterly unbearable at the moment. Maybe you're going through loss or betrayal and are reluctant to believe that God cares or that you'll ever heal from your heartache. While it's difficult to see past the current situation, our God can turn things around and bring us to a place where we can honestly say, "God has made me forget all my trouble" and "has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering." Don't give up.

And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I YHVH make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. "
Numbers 12:6

God doesn't normally speak in an audible voice. Dreams and visions are his usual mode of communication to his prophets.