BIBLE STUDY LESSON 11

SERIES S --- THE SON OF YHVH

THE MILLSTONE

STEWARDSHIP AND SERVICE

From Luke 16:1-17:10

Yeshua told another story to His disciples. [A rich man had a steward managing his affairs, but this steward was stealing the man’s money. The man called the steward in and fired him. ‘Get the accounts in order and then you will have to leave,’ he said. But the steward began to think about his future. ‘What kind of work will I find?’ he wondered. ‘I can’t dig and I’m ashamed to beg.’ Then he had an idea which would make many people indebted to him, so that they would help him later. The steward called in each person who owed his master something, and reduced that person’s debt. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked one. ‘A hundred barrels of oil,’ the man replied. ‘We’ll make that fifty,’ the steward replied. ‘Let’s make out a new bill.’ Another came in and the steward asked him, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man answered, ‘A hundred sacks of wheat.’ Then the steward said, ‘We’ll make that eighty, so let’s make out a new bill.’ The rich man admired this dishonest steward for being so shrewd. The people of this world often handle business affairs much more shrewdly than the people of YHVH. But I tell you that it is wise to be good stewards over your earthly possessions so that when they are gone you will have built up riches in your eternal home. If you do not faithfully handle worldly wealth wisely, how can you expect to have far greater riches placed in your stewardship? And if you are not a good steward over the money which belongs to others, why do you think you will be entrusted with the ownership of money? No one can serve two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve YHVH and worldly things at the same time.] The Pharisees scoffed at this, for they loved money and they pretended to serve YHVH at the same time. [You pretend to serve YHVH,] Yeshua told them. [But YHVH sees in your hearts, so the godly image you pretend to men is repulsive to YHVH. Until John the Baptist came, YHVH spoke to you through the Law of Moses and the messages of the prophets. But John introduced the Gospel of YHVH’s Kingdom, and crowds gather to hear about it. The Gospel doesn’t cancel the Law, for heaven and earth would pass away before it would. Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries the woman who was divorced commits adultery. A rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, and lived in luxury every day. But a man named Lazarus lay in poverty at his gate, covered with sores. As he begged for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs came to lick his open sores. At last, this poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man died about the same time, but he went to Hades. In torment, he looked up and saw Lazarus far away with Abraham. [‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me,’ he cried out. ‘Send Lazarus to put some water on my tongue to cool it, for I am suffering in these flames.’ But Abraham answered, ‘While you were alive you had many good things and Lazarus had bad things; now he is comforted and you are suffering. Anyway, there is a great chasm between us so that you cannot come here, and those who are here cannot go over there.’ Then the rich man begged Abraham, ‘Please send Lazarus back to my father’s home to warn my five brothers so they will not come here.’ But Abraham answered, ‘They already have the Scriptures, the Law of Moses and the Prophets, to warn them. Why don’t they listen to what they have?’ Then the rich man said, ‘Oh, if only someone would return from the dead, they would repent.’ But Abraham answered, ‘If they will not listen to the Scriptures, neither will they listen to someone who rises from the dead.’] Later, Yeshua spoke with His disciples. [Children will always face temptations, of course,] Yeshua told them. [But woe to the man who causes that temptation. He would be better off with a millstone tied to his neck and thrown into the sea than to cause one little child to stumble. So be on guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him! If he repents, forgive him! Even if he sin against you seven times a day, forgive him, as long as he repents each time.] [Adonai, increase our faith!] the disciples begged. [All you need is faith as big as a mustard seed,] Yeshua answered. [If you had that much, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Rise from the ground and be planted into the sea,’ and it would obey you. Will a slave sit down to eat as soon as he returns from ploughing in the field or taking care of sheep? No, of course not, for his master expects him to first get dressed and prepare his dinner and serve him until he is satisfied, then the slave may eat and drink. Then does the master thank the slave for doing all these things? No, of course not, for the slave did only what was commanded. So when you do all that YHVH has Commanded, say, ‘We do not deserve any special praise, for we have done only that which we should have done for our Master.’]

COMMENTARY

DINNER AT A WEALTHY ROMAN’S HOME

A wealthy Roman of New Testament times would find the modern way of eating a meal very strange. In his day, only poor people ate sitting in chairs around a table. The rich preferred the custom of reclining on couches during a meal. At dinner parties, three people usually shared one couch. Each guest lay on his left side, supported by his left arm. His right hand remained free to receive the food served by the slave who attended him. Each person brought his own napkin, which he spread out before him. Because it was impolite to eat while wearing sandals, another slave had already removed the guests’ shoes and washed their feet by the time the meal was served. The evening meal in the home of a wealthy Roman family often lasted three or four hours. Each of the several courses was served from elegant silver, glass and pottery dishes. The Romans did not use forks, they brought the food to their mouths with their fingers. Spoons, however, were used to eat soup and ladle sauces. After the slaves cleared away the dishes, they returned the sandals for the guests preparing to leave.

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BIBLE STUDY LESSON 10

SERIES S --- THE SON OF YHVH

THE LOST

THE ONE LOST SHEEP

From Luke 14:25-15:32

Great crowds of people continued to gather around Yeshua, so He taught them again. [If any of you want to follow Me, and be My disciple, you must put Me first in your life, even above father, mother, wife, children, brothers or sisters. You must even put Me above your own life. To be My disciple, you must first take up your cross and follow Me. However, do not enter into this until you fully know the cost, just as you would first figure the cost if you were to build a tower, or building, to be sure that you can finish it. If you don’t, you may have only enough money to build the foundation, and people would laugh at you. Or, if you were a king about to go into battle, you would first sit down with your counsellors to see if your army of ten thousand could defeat the army of twenty thousand marching toward your kingdom. If not, you would send a delegation to negotiate a truce while the other army is still far away. So, what I am telling you is that you must count the cost and be willing to give up everything else to become My disciple. Salt is good to have, but if it has lost its salty qualities, it becomes worthless, for what can it season? It is not even good as fertilizer, so it is thrown out. If you want to understand what I say, listen carefully.] The Jewish leaders and teachers of the Law began to complain when they saw tax collectors and known sinners attending Yeshua’ sermons, for they felt that Yeshua was associating with them. [He not only associates with them, but even eats with them,] they grumbled. Then Yeshua told them this parable. [If any of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, will you not leave the ninety-nine safely behind to search for the lost one? When you find it, you will carry it home on your shoulders, call your friends and say to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.’ In the same way there will be even greater joy in heaven when one sinner repents than for the ninety-nine who do not need to repent. If a woman who has ten silver coins loses one, will she not light a lamp and sweep the house until she finds it? When she does find it, she will call her friends and neighbours together and say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way there will be even greater joy in heaven when one sinner repents.] Yeshua continued with another parable, [Once a man had two sons. The younger one approached his father and said, ‘I want the half of your estate that I will inherit someday, but I want it now.’ The father divided the estate and gave this son his half. Soon after that the younger son took his money to a distant country and wasted it on loose living. But when it was gone, a famine arose and he was soon living in poverty. At last, he found a job with a nearby farmer, feeding his pigs. He was so hungry that he thought of eating the carob pods which he fed to the pigs, for no one gave him food. At last, this son realized what was happening to him. ‘My father’s hired workers have far more to eat than I do,’ he thought. ‘I will return home to my father and will tell him that I have sinned against him and against heaven. I will tell him that I am not worthy to be his son and ask him to make me a hired servant.’ The son left the pigpen and returned home. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and with great compassion ran and hugged him and kissed him. The son started to tell the father that he had sinned against him and against heaven and was no longer worthy to be called his son. But the father called for his servants and ordered the best robe for his son and a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet. ‘Kill the fattened calf and we will have a feast, for my son was dead, but is alive again; he was lost, but has been found.’] The feast began. When the older son came from the field, he heard music and dancing, and asked a servant what was going on. ‘Your brother has come home, so your father has killed the fattened calf to welcome him safely home.’ The older son was so angry that he refused to go in to the feast. Then the father came out to talk with him. [‘For years I have served you and obeyed your every command,’] the older son said to his father, [‘but you have not even given me a little goat, so that I could have a feast with friends. But when this son of yours comes home, after spending his inheritance on harlots, you kill the fattened calf for him.’] [‘My dear son, we have lived and worked together these years, so that whatever I have has been yours also,’ the father answered. ‘But I thought your brother was dead. Now he is back, alive and well. He was lost. Now he is found. Isn’t that good reason for us to celebrate?’]

COMMENTARY

LAMPS OF YESHUA’ TIME

People in Bible lands were afraid of the night-time hours because the darkness could hide murderers and thieves. For protection, every home that could afford the fuel kept a lamp burning all night long. When it was time for sleep, the lamp was filled with olive oil and the wick lighted with a flame from the cooking fire. It was set on a lamp stand or a ledge on the wall where the light could fill the room with its dim glow. Because the wick soon burned so low that the flame began to die, the lamp had to be tended several times during the night. The odour of a wick burning out would awaken the woman of the house. Like the ten virgins in Moshiach’s parable, she had to adjust the wick and refill the lamp.

#korach accused Moses of the very thing that Korach was guilty of: self-aggrandizement. Projection is typical behavior of people who cry about fairness. Moses didn't promote himself, but #korah did. Numbers 16:3

Moses's first response to Korah's rebellion was to pray on their behalf. "Pray for those who persecute you." Numbers 16:4

God's anointing isn't subject to vote or argument. God chooses whom He will. Complaining that God's anointed is anointed is a complaint against God, not the man. Those who reject Moses aren't rejecting Moses at all. They're rejecting God's anointing, God's Law, God's sovereignty. Numbers 16:5,11

?Y'hi
And Elohim said, "light be!" Bereshith 1:3
Elohim - Mighty One, Our Creator.
V'yomer - he said
Y'hi ohr - light be. Y'hi - yod, heh, yod, is based on the same word that is the foundation of the Creator of the universe's Name.
Based on the verb "to be", a name of action!

Ohr - Figuratively light of life, more than physical light? (Mishlĕ 6:23).

?For you have exalted above everything Your name and Your word. KJ Version ?

I bow myself toward Your set-apart Hĕḵal, And give thanks to Your Name For Your loving-commitment and for Your truth; For You have made great Your Word, Your Name [shem], above all.?
Tehillim (Psalms) 138:2 TS2009

?Moshe asked, show me your glory...
?And יְהֹוָה came down in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, יְהֹוָה. And יְהֹוָה passed before him and proclaimed, “יְהֹוָה,יְהֹוָה, an Ěl compassionate and showing favour, patient, and great in loving-commitment and truth?
Shemoth (Exodus) 34:5‭-‬6 TS2009
?and [if] My people upon whom My Name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I shall hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin and heal their land.?
Diḇre haYamim Bĕt (2 Chronicles) 7:14 TS2009
? “For this is the covenant I shall make with the house of Yisra’ĕl after those days, declares יְהֹוָה: I shall put My Torah in their inward parts, and write it on their hearts. And I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be My people.???
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 31:33 TS2009
????Yeshua is DIVINE (Adjective) of, relating to, or proceeding directly from El Elyon (G-d), the Supreme Being & YeHoVaH is THE DEITY (Noun) El Elyon (G-d); Supreme Being.
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