When we live the way we are designed to live the promise from the Creator is to bless everything that we are involved with. Deuteronomy 7:13, “He will love and bless you. He will make the number of your people grow. He will bless you with children. He will bless your fields with good crops. He will give you grain, new wine and oil. He will bless your cows with calves and your sheep with lambs. This is the way it will be in the land he promised your ancestors he would give you.” (ICB)

Thought for Today: Tuesday July 25:

Did you know: Adonai Elohiym washes the eyes by tears in this world today, until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more.

BIBLE STUDY LESSON 20

SERIES V --- JOURNEYS FOR YESHUA

VOYAGE TO ROME

PAUL’S VOYAGE TO ROME

From Acts 27:1 -26

In his trial at Caesarea, Paul had appealed to Caesar, so not even the governor could stop that. Arrangements were made, and when the time came for Paul to sail for Rome, he was placed with some other prisoners under a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. The group boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which would make several stops along the coast of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, accompanied Paul on the trip to help take care of him. The first stop was at Sidon, where Julius, who was very kind to Paul, allowed him to visit his friends and have them care for him. From there, the ship sailed on the sheltered side of Cyprus, for the winds were blowing fiercely. The journey took them past the coasts of Cilicia and Pamphylia, and then to their next stop at Myra, in the province of Lycia, where they boarded an Egyptian ship bound for Italy. During the next several days, sailing was slow and difficult against the wind. At last, they came near Cnidus, then proceeded with increasing difficulty against the wind, sailing south of Crete near Salmone. The ship struggled at last into the harbour at Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. By this time, the sailing schedule was much delayed, and it was late in the year, a dangerous time for ships to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Paul mentioned this to the centurion. [I am quite sure that we will have great loss to the ship and its cargo if we go on now,] Paul told him. [There is also great risk to our lives.] But the centurion listened instead to the captain and the owner of the ship. Fair Havens was not a good harbour to stay for the winter, so the ship’s officers decided to make a run for Phoenix, a harbour farther west on Crete, which faced southeast and northeast, and thus had exposure only to the northwest and southwest. One day when there was only a light south wind blowing, they felt confident to leave. They set sail and ran close to the shore of Crete. Suddenly a northeaster swept upon them from the island, bringing hurricane-force winds. The ship was caught, for it was unable to sail into the wind toward Crete, so the sailors were forced to let the ship run before the wind. While passing under the shelter of a small island named Clauda, the sailors quickly brought in the lifeboat which had been trailing behind, and tied ropes around the hull of the ship to keep it from breaking apart. A new fear arose now, that the ship would be driven into the shallow water with quicksand, called Syrtis, off the northern coast of Africa. They dropped the sea anchor to slow the ship. The storm continued to be violent the next day, so the sailors began throwing cargo overboard. With no relief in sight the following day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard. The storm continued for several days, with no sight of the sun or stars. At last, even the veteran sailors gave up all hope of being saved. No one had eaten for quite some time now. But Paul stood among the men to speak. [You should have listened to me, for I warned you about this,] he said. [However, cheer up, for not one person will perish, even though we will lose the ship. Tonight, an angel of the YHVH Whom I serve, and to Whom I belong, stood beside me. He told me to have no fear, that I would go before Caesar and that all of you would be spared. Cheer up, men, for I am sure that YHVH will make it happen exactly as He told me. However, you should know that we will be stranded on an island.]

COMMENTARY

CRETE

Compared to the great empires of the ancient world, Crete was only a tiny speck of land in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Its western half was wild and mountainous, covered by a great forest of Cyprus trees. Only in the east was the ground level enough to farm. But Crete had one great advantage: it lay in the centre of the ancient world like a stepping-stone between the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. Its many natural harbours made it a convenient stopping place for merchant ships crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Crete’s most prosperous cities grew up around the island’s coast, but in Roman times they were notorious centres of evil. Pirates and thieves swarmed in the harbour towns. Even though Crete was in decay by the first century, its history and myths were glorious. According to Greek mythology, Crete was the birthplace of Zeus. It was also the scene of the god’s marriage to Europa, a mortal woman. Their son, Minos, grew to be the great sea king of Crete. Although King Minos may have been a real person, there are so many legends about him that it is impossible to know what is truth and what is fiction. He is said to have ended piracy in the Aegean Sea and conquered the army of Athens. But the most famous King Minos myth tells of his building a great maze of corridors called a labyrinth. It housed the Minotaur, a man-eating monster who was half bull and half man. The period of Minoan civilization in Crete is named for this legendary king. It flourished during the days of the Egyptian pharaohs, reaching its peak about the time of Moses. The Minoans were skilled sailors who traded with many nations in the ancient world. The Egyptians knew them as {Keftiu} and the Jews named them {Caphtorim.} They were also famous as the builders of the great palace of Knossos. Visitors to this day still marvel at the remains of its numerous rooms and brilliant wall paintings. The pictures on vases and walls portray the Minoan men with bronzed skin and black hair. The women wear long, bell-shaped skirts and elaborate hairstyles. Not much is known about their daily life, but figurines show them dancing, playing musical instruments and performing acrobatics. The remains of the Minoan culture reveal their great skill as artists and craftsmen. Archaeologists have discovered beautiful Minoan jewellery and skilfully made tools. The Minoan civilization declined after a Greek tribe from the mainland invaded the island, and Crete never again reached its former level of importance. In 66 B.C. it was conquered and placed under Roman control. No one knows when the first Jews settled on Crete. One hundred fifty years before Moshiach there were already many on the island. The Book of Acts says that Jews from Crete were in Jerusalem on the Day of Shavuot. Perhaps they became the first missionaries to bring the Gospel to Crete. Paul briefly landed on the island when a winter storm forced his ship to take shelter at Fair Havens. Because he was a prisoner on his way to trial in Rome, he was not free to preach the Gospel publicly. Perhaps it was on this journey that Paul left Titus behind to work with the church in Crete. From his prison cell in Rome, the apostle sent Titus a letter encouraging him in his duties as a pastor. According to believer tradition, Titus became the first bishop on the island and the patron saint of Crete.

Jesus is greek for 'hail zeus'. Iesous/Iasous is 4 idols names combined including Zeus. Christ is the Greek idol, Christus. BC is Before the romans started calling their idols 'christs'. Amen is the pagan idol Amen-raw. God is Gad the pagan idol of fortune from Genesis 30 whom Leah named her child after. Idolatry is sin which will always lead to death. Yahshua means 'Yah Salvation'. Yeahua is short for Yehoshua which is Joshua; only up to about 600 years ago because that's how old the letter 'J' is. Messiah is already the Greek translation of Ha'Masiach, which means 'Anointed One' so looking to change 'Messiah' is intentional idolatry. I used to be a Christian and I make videos targeting those who are supposed to know better. Refusing to seek set-apartness is to love sin.

"And Yahweh shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according unto all the curses of the covenant, that is written in the book of this Law."

De 29

No man is an island, everyday life consists of many different processes working together for a strong, healthy, and functioning house. As the responsibilities continue to build in regards to my own house. I have identified various areas of weakness in both it, and myself, whether it is not enough time or energy (bandwidth), a lack of knowledge, underdeveloped skill sets, or an inability to procure or produce certain resources.

As I seek to strengthen these weaknesses in my own house, I have, upon reflecting on these subjects, noticed similarities extending to the community as a whole and how it functions. Since the community itself is made up of many houses, strengthening your house, strengthens the community. Every house is strong in some areas and weak in others but when working together as a community, the community can offset those weaknesses.

Below, I have compiled a list of things I have identified as needed for the sustainment and functioning of a house as well as a community. How many of these skill sets does your house possess and are they of viable proficiency to be extended to the community?

Medical/Dental
Veterinary/Animal Husbandry
Lawyer/Legal/Financial
Craftsman/Construction
Mechanic/Maintenance
Engineering/Manufcaturing
Food/Animal Processing
Ranching/Farming
Childcare/Teaching/Education
Communications
Logistics

I am SOOO gosh darn tired. This is my creative brain waves right now: