BIBLE STUDY LESSON 21

SERIES S --- THE SON OF YHVH

TWO TINY COINS

A WIDOW’S MITE

From Matthew 23:1-39; Mark 12:38-44; Luke 20:45-21:4

Yeshua warned His disciples and others in the crowd about the religious leaders. [The scribes and Pharisees are pretending to be Moses, the Lawgiver. Even though you may try to follow their Laws, do not try to follow their example, for they burden you with unreasonable demands which they themselves will not follow. They show off their good deeds, trying to appear holy before others, making their prayer boxes larger and garment fringes longer. They love to sit in the place of honour at banquets and in the most important seats in the synagogues, and long for people to greet them respectfully in the marketplaces, calling them ‘Rabbi’ or ‘Master.’ You should not let others call you names like that, for YHVH alone is your Rabbi and you are like brothers, on the same level of importance. You should also not address someone as Father, for only YHVH in heaven is your Father; and do not let others call you Master, for only the Moshiach is your Master. Whoever would be greatest among you must be the servant. Whoever wants first place, must be humbled, for the road to glory is through humility. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are hypocrites, for you refuse to enter the Kingdom of heaven and you block the way for others to enter. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are hypocrites, for you evict widows from their homes while you make long prayers, so you are doubly condemned. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are hypocrites, for you travel far and wide to make one convert, then turn him into a son of hell like yourselves. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are blind guides. You tell people they may swear by the temple, without binding themselves to the oath; but if they swear by the gold of the temple, they will bind themselves. Blind guides, which is greater, the gold or the temple which sanctifies it? You also say that people may swear by the altar without binding themselves to the oath; but if they swear by the offering upon the altar, they will bind themselves. Blind guides! Which is greater, the offering or the altar which sanctifies it? When you swear by the altar, you swear by it and everything on it. When you swear by the temple, you swear not only by the temple, but by Adonai Who dwells within it. When you swear by heaven, you swear by YHVH’s throne and by Him who sits upon it. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are hypocrites. You tithe even the last herb in your garden; mint, dill and cumin; but you ignore the far more important things, such as justice, mercy and faith. It’s all right to tithe the small things, but not to the neglect of the more important ones. Blind guides! You strain a gnat from something while you swallow a camel. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are hypocrites. You make sure that the outside of the cup or dish is spotlessly clean, but inside it is filthy with extortion and greed. Blind Pharisees! Clean the inside first so that the whole cup or dish will be clean. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, clean and beautiful on the outside, but foul and corrupt inside. You put on a holy appearance to others while you are rotting inside with hypocrisy and sin. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. You are hypocrites. You build tombs for the prophets which your ancestors murdered, and decorate the graves of the righteous men they killed. You say that you would not have joined them in shedding the blood of the prophets, as your fathers did, but you are admitting that you are their sons and therefore condemn yourselves. The truth is that you are following in their footsteps with just as much evil. You are serpents, a brood of serpents, so how shall you escape the judgment of hell? I will send prophets, wise men and writers. You will murder some by crucifixion, flog others in your synagogues and persecute them from city to city. You will therefore be guilty of all the blood of righteous people from that of righteous Abel to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the altar and sanctuary of the temple. The sins of all generations will come to a focus upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders prophets and stones those whom YHVH sends to her! How often I wanted to gather your people as a hen gathers her chicks to protect them under her wings, but you refused. And now your house will become desolate, for you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of Adonai.’] After that, Yeshua sat in the treasury of the temple with the disciples, and watched how people put money into the collection boxes. Some wealthy people put in large amounts, but one poor widow dropped in two small copper coins, called mites, which were almost worthless. [I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others,] Yeshua told His disciples. [They put in only surplus money, but this poor woman put in all she owned, even her last penny.]

COMMENTARY

THE COURTS OF THE TEMPLE

Herod’s temple was so large that it took forty-six years to build. The project was begun almost fifteen years before Yeshua was born and was still not completely finished when He died. Even as it was being constructed, the Jews continued to offer sacrifices on the altar while other parts of the temple were still being built. Building the house of YHVH was much more difficult than building an ordinary house. YHVH’s presence in the inner sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, made the temple a place of special sacredness. Only the priests were allowed to approach the altar, and even they were required to perform their duties barefoot because the ground on which they walked was holy. Since an ordinary workman was not permitted to enter, priests had to be trained as carpenters and masons so that they could build the Holy of Holies. The temple was surrounded by a series of courtyards. As the priests passed through the courts, they climbed several sets of stairs until they stood before the temple at the top of Mount Zion. The outer courtyard was built on the lowest level and was the largest area surrounding the temple. It was called the Court of the Gentiles because it was open to all visitors, Jew and non-Jew alike. Always the scene of much activity, children played on the marble floor, their parents bargained with merchants, and money-changers haggled with their customers over the value of foreign coins. It was these merchants and moneychangers whom Yeshua drove out of the courtyard. A low wall separated the Court of the Gentiles from the rest of the temple area. Stone plaques set in the wall warned non-Jews not to go beyond its boundary under penalty of death. Only Jews who had a sacrifice to offer could go farther. The next area was called the Women’s Court. Its entrance was marked by the Beautiful Gate, whose large bronze doors were so heavy that it took the strength of twenty men to open them. Inside the Women’s Court was a special section reserved for Jewish women who had come to worship in the temple. In this court there were nine trumpet-shaped collection boxes where the people could pay the temple tax and make their offerings of money. Up a flight of fifteen stairs, the Nicanor Gate separated the Women’s Court from the Court of Israel. Only Jewish men and priests could go beyond its gold and silver doors. The Court of Israel was a small section separated from the Priest’s Court by a low railing. From here, the men of Israel could watch the priests offer the sacrifices they had brought. Only the priests were allowed to step up the single stair and pass through the railing that separated the inner court from the remainder. In the centre stood the altar on which the sacrifices were burnt. Behind the altar, the laver rested on the backs of twelve bronze lions. Twelve more steps led into the temple itself, which was divided into two sections -- the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies. In the Holy Place was the menorah, the incense altar and the table of showbread. It was separated from the Holy of Holies by an embroidered curtain. In this innermost sanctuary only, the high priest was permitted to enter, and that only once a year. On the Day of Atonement, he entered the Holy of Holies and sprinkled the blood of the sacrifice on the place where the Ark of the Covenant once stood. Because the Ark had been destroyed long ago, the Holy of Holies was empty except for the rock that marked the spot from which it was missing.

"A righteous man falling down before the wicked, is a troubled well and a corrupt spring."

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THIS WEEK
Chukat-Balak חֻקַּת־בָּלָק
Statute/Balak

Torah : Numbers 19:1-25:9
Prophets : Micah 5:6-6:8
Gospel : John 19:38-42; Matthew 21:1-11

Portion Outline

Torah
Numbers 19:1 Ceremony of the Red Heifer
Numbers 20:1 The Waters of Meribah
Numbers 20:14 Passage through Edom Refused
Numbers 20:22 The Death of Aaron
Numbers 21:1 The Bronze Serpent
Numbers 21:10 The Journey to Moab
Numbers 21:21 King Sihon Defeated
Numbers 21:33 King Og Defeated
Numbers 22:1 Balak Summons Balaam to Curse Israel
Numbers 22:22 Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel
Numbers 22:41 Balaam's First Oracle
Numbers 23:13 Balaam's Second Oracle
Numbers 24:1 Balaam's Third Oracle
Numbers 24:15 Balaam's Fourth Oracle
Numbers 25:1 Worship of Baal of Peor

Prophets
Mic 5:7 The Future Role of the Remnant
Mic 6:1 God Challenges Israel

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Resilience Tip #003 - EMP Protection

Hello Everyone,

Its been a while, I have been working on some video content going over this topic, however considering the continuing escalations of the world, and the fact that the videos are not yet ready. I want to post some quick information regarding my solutions for EMP protection for sensitive electronic items. The videos I am working on deomstrate this concept in practice as well as, show some sizing variations to help determine what size might be needed for your items and discuss what you may want to consider storing for post EMP situations. I am also thinking about doing some tests regarding water penetration. In the mean time here is a quick write up, regarding what I currently employ and why.

Knowing that EMP protection can get rather expensive, the most cost effective way I have found to potect sensitive electronics is using Faraday Bags. They are inexpensive and can be nested to multiply protection, while maintaining a somewhat small maleable form factor allowing for ease in transnportation. When sealed properly they also double as a weather barrier and in combination with Gripstics bag seals items are easy to access while creating a great repeatable seal. Its a little more costly than tape or bag/binder clips but it works much better for keeping the bags sealed as the tension is maintained along the entire length of the bag. Also the ease of installation/removal of the Gripstics really minimizes the hassle of accessing frequently used items, while still allowing for rapid deployment if necessary.

These are the bags I use in combination with the Gripstics for a majority of my storage needs.


I do use some NEST-Z (They come with a Ziplock Seal) for items that are accessed daily, however the issue I have run into with the NEST-Z bags is the ziplock seal tends to come unglued over time. For this reason I recommend the regular bags and the Gripstics for maximum realiability. You can find the NEST-Z bags in the link below.


If you want to learn more about EMP protection I would highly suggest checking out disasterpreparer's website as well as his youtube channel where he tests and discusses various scenarios and solutions. Also for some real EMP tests on items check out Sol-Arks videos at the bottom.

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BIBLE STUDY LESSON 20

SERIES S --- THE SON OF YHVH

THE GREATEST COMMAND

THE SADDUCEES AND THE RESURRECTION

From Matthew 22:23-46; Mark 12:18-37; Luke 20:27-44

While Yeshua was in the temple, some Sadducees approached Him with a question. They hoped to trick Him, so that He might accidentally say something to support their view that there was no resurrection after death. [Teacher, the Law of Moses says that when a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow so that the children would inherit the dead man’s property. There were once seven brothers. The first married a woman, then died without children. The second married his brother’s widow, but he died without children. The widow married each of the remaining brothers, as each died and left her to the next. At last, she died. In the resurrection, whose wife would she be, for she was married to each of them?] [Your question is wrong,] said Yeshua. [That is because you don’t know the Scriptures or the Power of YHVH. People marry in this world, but not when they are resurrected into the next life. Your real problem is that you don’t believe in the resurrection! People who rise from the dead rise to die no more, and they become like the angels of YHVH. Don’t you remember what Moses said at the burning bush? He called Adonai the YHVH of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, so they were still living when Moses spoke, resurrected from the dead. The people who heard Yeshua’ answer was amazed at it. Even the scribes standing nearby said, [Teacher, You have given a good answer.] After that, the Sadducees asked Him no more questions. But the Pharisees had another question for Yeshua. One of them, a scribe, asked, [Which is the most important Commandment in the Law of Moses?] Yeshua answered, [You shall love Adonai your YHVH with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. The second most important one is that you shall love your neighbour as yourself. No other Commandments are greater than these.] [You are right, Teacher,] the scribe replied. [You have said correctly that Adonai is one, and that there is no one greater, and to love Him with heart, understanding and strength, and to love one’s neighbour as himself is even more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.] [You are close to the Kingdom of YHVH,] Yeshua told this man. But while the Pharisees were gathered around Him, Yeshua asked them a question. [What do you say about the Moshiach? Whose son, is He?] [David’s son.] they answered. [Then why did David, guided by Ruach HaKodesh, say, ‘Adonai said to my Adonai, sit at My right hand, until I put Your enemies under Your feet?’ If David called the Moshiach Adonai, how then could He be David’s son?] No one could answer that question. And after that time, no one dared to question Yeshua publicly again.

COMMENTARY

JERUSALEM’S WATER SYSTEM -- TEMPLE CISTERNS

The temple ceremonies required many gallons of water every day. Each morning the large brass laver that stood in the Priest’s Court was emptied and filled with fresh Water. The underground bathhouse beneath the temple platform also demanded a continuous water supply. Because the nearest spring was far below in the Kidron Valley, another source of water was needed to supply the temple. A complicated system of underground tanks to store water was dug out of the rock beneath the temple platform. These cisterns or reservoirs were fed by the winter rains as well as the water piped in from Solomon’s Pools. When all the cisterns were full, they could hold over twelve million gallons, enough to provide the temple with water throughout the year. Some of the temple cisterns were larger than others. The largest was called the Great Sea because it formed a large underground lake. It was so big that it could hold more than two million gallons of water. It was connected with the other cisterns by a network of underground tunnels that crisscrossed under the temple courts. Together they formed a complicated water-supply system in the dark regions below the ground, hidden from the eyes of temple visitors.