BIBLE STUDY LESSON 14

SERIES S --- THE SON OF YHVH

TO WORSHIP YHVH

THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR

From Matthew 19:1-15; Mark 10:1-16; Luke 18:1-17

Yeshua told the disciples a story one day to show how they must continue to pray without losing hope that YHVH would answer. [A judge in a certain city had no respect for YHVH or man,] Yeshua told them. [But a widow in that city kept coming to that judge, begging him to help protect her from someone. At first, the judge ignored her, but the woman persisted, so the judge finally decided, ‘I have no respect for YHVH or man, but I will help this woman so that she will stop bothering me, for otherwise she will wear me out.’ Now if the unrighteous judge said that, think how YHVH, the righteous Judge, will bring justice for His people who plead with him day and night? Certainly, He will answer their prayers without delay. However, when I return, how many will I find persistently praying?] Yeshua told another parable to illustrate people who think themselves righteous, and look at others with scorn. [Two men went into the temple to pray,] He said. [One was a Pharisee, who thought himself quite righteous. He prayed to himself, ‘YHVH, I thank You that I am not a robber, a cheat, an adulterer or a sinner like that tax collector over there. I fast twice each week and pay tithes of everything I receive.’ The other man was a tax collector, who had probably cheated people. He stood to one side and beat on his chest in repentance and cried out, ‘YHVH have mercy on me, a sinner.’ This cheating, but repentant, tax collector was so ashamed of his sin that he would not even look toward heaven as he prayed, but he, and not the Pharisee, returned home forgiven! Whoever tries to lift himself up in pride shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be lifted up in honour.] Leaving Galilee, Yeshua went toward Judea, crossing first to the east of the Jordan River. Crowds swarmed around Him as usual and He taught them. Some Pharisees joined the crowds and tried to trap Yeshua with a question about divorce. [Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?] they asked. [Don’t you remember what the Scriptures say about marriage?] Yeshua asked. [It tells us that YHVH made man and woman, and when a man leaves father and mother to marry, he and his wife become one flesh, so they are no longer two, but are one. Man must not separate what YHVH has joined.] [Then why did Moses permit divorce by giving a certificate to a wife and sending her away?] they asked. [Moses did this because of the hardness of hearts,] Yeshua answered. [But it was not YHVH’s plan in the beginning. I tell you also that whoever divorces husband or wife, except for unfaithfulness, and then marries another, commits adultery.] The disciples asked Yeshua about this when they were alone in a house. [If that is the way things are, isn’t it better for people not to marry?] they asked. [Not everyone can accept this,] Yeshua replied. [Only those to whom it is given. Some are born without the ability to unite with a mate, others were made that way by people, and still others refrain from the marriage relationship so they may serve YHVH. Whoever can accept this, let him do it.]

COMMENTARY

WIDOWS

Jewish Law required that people show mercy to a woman whose husband had died. In that way, the Israelites were not like their neighbours, who made no special allowances for widows. Since a woman was totally dependent on her husband for her possessions, food and shelter, Jewish law spelled out very clearly what was to be done for a widow. If the widow had sons, she became their responsibility. If she had none, she could return to her parents, stay with other members of her family, or remain with her husband’s family. She could remarry. Under certain circumstances, she could marry her husband’s brother or his closest male relative; the son of such a union, called a levirate marriage, was considered the dead man’s child. The widow who had little or no income was protected from starvation by Jewish Law. Reapers were commanded to leave grain standing in the corners and edges of the field for the widow to take. A portion of olives and grapes was also left in the orchards and vineyards for her. Every third year, some of the Israelites’ tithe was set aside for the needs of widows. It was forbidden to take a widow’s mourning clothes as security for a loan. Nor could her last ox be taken as payment. But in spite of the Law’s Commandments, the people of Israel did not always show mercy to widows. Often even before her husband was buried, creditors threatened to take away almost everything she owned. If she did not have enough money to pay back her husband’s debts, her house or land could be claimed as payment. If she was so poor that she had nothing, the creditors would take her children as slaves. The Old Testament prophets warned the disobedient Israelites of YHVH’s judgment for their sins, including the bad treatment of widows. Yeshua, too, spoke about the dishonest judge who would not defend the widow until she wore him down with her pleas.

Satan twists good into evil. Fortunately, God takes what Satan meant for evil and turns it to good. Korah and company believed God could be manipulated by his own rules, but they didn't understand his rules. God is a God of order and he follows his own rules, but the rules ALWAYS serve him and his purposes, not our whims.

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In this chapter we see several examples from Yeshua about how to treat people we are ministering to.

When addressing Biblical topics it is important to maintain Biblical authority and Biblical accuracy. Topics such as marriage, divorce, homosexuality, abortion, political leadership and practically every topic known to mankind is addressed in the Bible. When we attempt to address these topics from our own moral view, we fail miserably. But when we use the sacred word of our Creator to address these things, we use His ultimate authority. Deuteronomy 4:2, “Don’t add to these commands. And don’t leave anything out. But obey the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.” (ICB)

I cannot believe I got a decent picture of the Cresent moon! ??And Elohim called the light ‘day’ and the darkness He called ‘night.’ And there came to be?evening and there came to be morning,?
☝️one day.? ( יוֹם אֶחָד yom echad) The word Echad means one, it is never plural. אֶחָד ('ecḥāḏ). The Aleph (א (אלף means one!
Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:5 TS2009

And Elohim said, “Let an expanse come to be in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And Elohim made the expanse, and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. And it came to be so. And Elohim called the expanse ‘heavens.’ And there came to be?evening and there came to be morning,?
✌️the second day.? (י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי)
Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:6‭-‬8 TS2009

And there came to be?evening and there came to be morning,?
?the third day.? (י֥וֹם שְׁלִישִֽׁי)
Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:13 TS2009

?And Elohim said, “Let lights come to be in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for?signs and ?appointed times (moedim), and for days?
and years,?
Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:14 TS2009

And there came to be ?evening and there came to be morning,?
✌️✌️the fourth day.?(י֥וֹם רְבִיעִֽי)
Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:19 TS2009

And there came to be ?evening and there came to be morning,?
?the fifth day.?(י֥וֹם חֲמִישִֽׁי)
Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:23

And Elohim saw all that He had made, and see, it was very good. And there came to be?evening and there came to be morning,?
?☝️the sixth day.?(י֥וֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי)
Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:31 TS2009

?✌️And in the ?seventh day (בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י)?
Elohim completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the
?seventh day (בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י)
from all His work which He had made.
?And Elohim blessed ?
?the seventh day (אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י) and set it apart,?? because on it He rested from all His work which Elohim in creating had made.
Berĕshith (Genesis) 2:2‭-‬3 TS2009
?TORAH?Sabbath starts on the 6th day sunset - and ends on 7th day sunset??

(3 Vayevarech Elohim et Yom HaShevi’i, and set it apart as kadosh: because that in it shabbat (He had rested) from all His work which bara Elohim laasot (G-d created) and made.)
וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י ב֤וֹ שָׁבַת֙
מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת:

The last three words in the story of Creation: “...bara Elōhîm laasot —[He rested from all His work] which G‑d created and made.” The final letters of these three words (אמת),
בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת,
spells the word emet (אֶמֶת). Why? Because G‑d’s painting is imbued with His signature of truth.
⚡️?HIS BANNER is TRUTH?⚡️

"Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit lewdness with her, into great affliction, except they repent them of their works."

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Thought for Today: Thursday June 22:

Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.

BIBLE STUDY LESSON 13

SERIES S --- THE SON OF YHVH

YESHUA WILL RETURN

THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM

From Luke 17:11-37; John 11:45-54

Many of those who mourned with Mary and Martha suddenly realized that Yeshua was the Moshiach, for they saw how He raised Lazarus from the dead. But some returned to the Pharisees and told them about this miracle. The chief priests and Pharisees immediately held a council meeting and asked, [What shall we do? The Man certainly performs miracles, and if He is left alone, He will soon have the whole nation following Him; then the Romans will come and take away our holy place and our nation.] Then Caiaphas, the high priest that year, said to the others, [You ignorant people, don’t you realize that one Man must die for the people so that the whole nation does not perish?] Caiaphas did not realize that he, the high priest, had actually prophesied the atoning death of Yeshua Moshiach for all people. From that time, the leaders plotted how they might kill Yeshua. Yeshua stopped appearing in public before the Jewish leaders, moving to the village of Ephraim near the wilderness, where He stayed for a while with His disciples. On His last journey to Jerusalem, Yeshua passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As He entered a village, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, calling to Him. [Yeshua, Master, please have mercy on us!] When Yeshua saw them, He called, [You will be healed as soon as you go to the priests to show them you are well.] They believed Yeshua and left to find a priest. As they were going, their leprosy disappeared and they were well. One returned to Yeshua, praising YHVH with a loud voice. He knelt down at Yeshua’ feet, thanking Him again and again for what He had done. This man was a Samaritan, whom the Jewish people hated as a half-breed foreigner. [Were there not ten lepers?] Yeshua asked. [The other nine were cleansed also, but where are they? Why is it that only this Samaritan returned to praise YHVH?] Then Yeshua said to the Samaritan, [Stand up and go your way, for your faith has made you well.] Along the way, the Pharisees asked Yeshua when the Kingdom of YHVH would begin. [It won’t begin with conspicuous signs so that people will shout ‘Here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ It is actually here in your midst already.] Later Yeshua talked with the disciples about this. [Someday, after I am gone, you will wish to be with Me again, even for a day. Some will say that I am here, or that I am there, but you must not believe them or go to look for Me where they suggest. When I come again, I will be as visible as the lightning which flashes from one end of the sky to another. First, however, I must suffer and be rejected by this generation. On the day I return, people will be going about their business as though nothing else matters, just as they were in the days of Noah when the Great Flood came. They ate, drank and got married up to the last moment before the Flood came upon them and destroyed them. It was like that also in the days of Lot, for they ate and drank, bought and sold, planted and built until the morning when Lot escaped from Sodom and the city was destroyed by fire and brimstone from heaven. In the same way, people will keep on doing these things until the moment when I shall return. When I return, a man on the roof of his home must not go down to gather his belongings, and the man in the field must not try to return home. Remember Lot’s wife! Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever is willing to give up his life will save it. That night two will be sleeping on the same bed; one will be taken, and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the same place; one will be taken, and the other left. Two will be working together in the field; one will be taken, and the other left.] [Where will these things happen?] the disciples asked. Then He answered, [Where the vultures gather to feed on dead bodies.] No one is sure what He meant by that, but it is thought that He was saying, [Right here, in this corrupt world, as corrupt as it was in the days of Noah and Lot.]

COMMENTARY

THE FOOTSTEPS OF YESHUA: HIS LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM

During Yeshua’ ministry in Galilee, He was very popular among the people. Large crowds gathered around Him wherever He went. The sick came to be healed and mothers brought their children to Him for blessing. Although the Jewish leaders were suspicious of Yeshua, they did not dare try to stop Him. They were afraid of the people’s reaction if any harm came to Him. When Yeshua set out on His last journey to Jerusalem, He left behind the popularity and safety He knew in Galilee. His disciples told Him that it was dangerous to enter Judea. They tried to discourage Yeshua from going to Jerusalem, reminding Him of the religious leaders’ power in the city. But Yeshua would not be persuaded to return to Galilee. Accompanied by His closest disciples, Yeshua set out on His final journey. Although Jerusalem was His goal, He did not follow a straight path that led directly to the city. Along the way Yeshua stopped to visit friends or to heal the sick. Sometimes He took short detours into places that had never heard His teachings. At the border between Galilee and Samaria, He healed ten lepers. Crossing over the Jordan River, He preached among the people of Perea. While Yeshua was still on the eastern side of the Jordan River, a messenger arrived with the news that Lazarus was seriously ill. Yeshua crossed back into Judea and arrived in Bethany four days after His friend’s death. When Yeshua raised Lazarus from the dead, the news of the miracle spread rapidly. As soon as the Jewish leaders heard what Yeshua had done, they began to plot His death. Yeshua and His disciples went back again to Perea, beyond the reach of the religious leaders. As the Passover season approached, Yeshua made the last leg of His final journey. Crossing into Judea near Jericho, Yeshua healed a blind man outside the city. After stopping at Zacchaeus’ house, He continued His journey to Jerusalem. In Bethany He paid a last visit to His friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus. From there, Yeshua set out to make His triumphal entry into Jerusalem.