There's a lot of talk about those horrid Judaizers on the Christian groups in social media. A Judaizer is of course someone who keeps Sabbath, the law and those... ya know Jewish stuff... So I thought that I would do my part in exposing these Judaizers for the world to see.

Here are some Apostolic passages you might want to study alongside #torah parsha #shmot (#exodus 1:1-6:1), plus some commentary and videos: http://www.americantorah.com/2....021/02/18/parsha-she

SIN

In tradition, the seven deadly sins are pride, covetousness / greed, lust, envy, gluttony, anger and sloth / laziness. They are -- deadly -- because they are so common and so easy to fall into. They are also called capital sins:

Part 1 -- Pride:

Pride can be a reasonable or justifiable self-respect or an improper and excessive self-esteem such as conceit or arrogance. The apostle Paul expressed a positive kind of pride when speaking of confidence in Christians -- 2 Corinthians 7:4 -- or of strength in Elohim -- 12:5, 9. However, it is the latter sinful meaning of pride that most frequently appears in the Bible, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. The ten Hebrew and two Greek words generally used for pride refer to being high or exalted in attitude, the opposite of the virtue of humility, which is so often praised and rewarded by YHVH. One other Greek word refers to a person’s being puffed up or inflated with pride or egotism. The idea is that one gives the impression of substance but is really filled only with air -- see for example, 1 Corinthians 5:2; 8:1; 13:4; Colossians 2:18. Pride is basically a sin of attitude and of the heart and spirit. Hence one reads, -- Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin -- Proverbs 21:4. Ecclesiastes 7:8 speaks of being proud in spirit and the psalmist declares, “O Elohim, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty -- Psalms 131:1. Pride is cited in the two lists of the most glaring sins in Scripture. Along with the sins for which YHVH is going to judge the Gentiles, one finds insolence, arrogance and boasting -- Romans 1:30. Included with the sins that will be prevalent in the last days, Paul includes boasting, arrogance and conceit -- 2 Timothy 3:2-4. As with so many of the sins of attitude, pride cannot remain internalized. It can infect one’s speech; boasting is one way by which this sin can appear in one’s speaking -- see the passages referred to above and also Malachi 3:13. Pride can also appear in the way one looks at another person. Hence, the Scriptures speak of -- haughty eyes -- in Proverbs 6:17 or, as it could also be rendered, -- a proud look. The psalmist speaks of a person with haughty looks and arrogant heart -- Psalm 101:5; see also Proverbs 30:13. Pride may also take the ugly form of contemptible treatment of others -- Proverbs 21:24. One of the illustrations of this in the Scripture is the way in which the Pharisees and other Jewish leaders treated and spoke of those beneath their social level -- for example, Matthew 23:5-12; John 9:34. They especially despised tax collectors and sinners. Outstanding examples of proud people can be found in both Testaments. Pride was the downfall of King Uzziah who, because of this sin, dared to offer incense on the altar of incense and was smitten with leprosy as his punishment from Elohim -- 2 Chronicles 26:16. Hezekiah, after his healing by Elohim, became proud of heart and brought YHVH’s anger upon himself, Judah and Jerusalem -- 32:25-26. The Pharisee praying in the temple, comparing himself with the humble tax collector, is another example -- Luke 18:9-14. Herod’s refusal to give YHVH the glory for his greatness brought judgment from YHVH: Herod was eaten by worms and died for his sin of pride -- Acts 12:21-23. In fact, Ezekiel 28 which describes the pride of the leader of Tyre, is taken by many biblical scholars to refer, in a deeper sense, to the fall of the evil one in the beginning. Pride can bring about the downfall not only of individuals but also of nations. This was the sin that is specifically mentioned as leading to other sins and that ultimately brought about the removal of both Yisrael and Yehudah from the land of Canaan -- Isaiah 3:16; 5:15; Ezekiel 16:50; Hosea 13:6; Zephaniah 3:11. It is also the specific sin that brought about the downfall of the king of Assyria -- Isaiah 10:12, 33 -- and of the king of Moab -- Jeremiah 48:29. Because of its deadliness, Yisrael is specifically warned against pride and the tendency to forget YHVH that so often stems from it -- Deuteronomy 8:14. In the light of the preceding discussion, it is no surprise to read in the Scriptures that pride is one of the seven things that Elohim hates -- Proverbs 6:17. It is also said by two different writers that Elohim opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble -- see James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5; see also Proverbs 3:34 and 18:12, to which James and Peter may be referring. The words of Mary, the mother of Yeshua, in her hymn of praise to Elohim may summarize the attitude of YHVH and the Scripture toward pride: -- His Mighty Arm does tremendous things! How He scatters the proud and haughty ones! He has taken princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly -- Luke 1:51-52.

HOW CAN PRIDE DESTROY OUR LIFE?

PRIDE LURES US INTO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF GOD.
The wicked say to themselves, YHVH isn’t watching! He will never notice! -- Psalm 10:11. There is an incompatibility between blind arrogance and the presence of Elohim in our heart. The proud person depends on himself or herself rather than on YHVH. This causes Elohim’s guiding influences to leave his or her life. When YHVH’s Presence is welcome, there is no room for pride, because He makes us aware of our true self.

PRIDE UNDERMINES OUR FAITH.
Because of their unbelief, He couldn’t do any mighty miracles among them except to place His hands on a few sick people and heal them. -- Mark 6:5. Yeshua could have done greater miracles in Nazareth, but He chose not to because of the people’s pride and unbelief. The miracles He did had little effect on the people because they did not accept His message or believe that He was from Elohim. Therefore, Yeshua looked elsewhere, seeking those who would respond to His miracles and message.

PRIDE CAN CUT US OFF FROM YHVH AND OTHERS.
I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before Elohim. For the proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honoured. -- Luke 18:14. The Pharisee in Yeshua’s parable did not go to the temple to pray to Elohim but to announce to all within earshot how good he was. The tax collector went recognizing his sin and begging for mercy. Self-righteousness is dangerous. It leads to pride, causes a person to despise others and prevents him or her from learning anything from Elohim. The tax collector’s prayer should be our prayer because we all need YHVH’s mercy every day. Don’t let pride in your achievements cut you off from Elohim.

PRIDE DISTORTS OUR VIEW OF OURSELF AND OTHERS.
Moshiach Himself has made peace between the Jews and Gentiles by making us all one people. He has broken down the wall of hostility that used to separate us. -- Ephesians 2:14. Jews and Gentiles alike could be guilty of spiritual pride -- Jews for thinking their faith and traditions elevated them above everyone else, Gentiles for trusting in their achievements, power or position. Spiritual pride blinds us to our own faults and magnifies the faults of others. Be careful not to become proud of your salvation. Instead, humbly thank YHVH for what He has done and encourage others who might be struggling in their faith.

A 19th century Eskimo man hears from Yah and begins telling his people that the shamans power is not greater than the power from on high. This Eskimo man begins to tell his people what he heard from Yah, which includes the #sabbath. His story proves that Yah can reach people anywhere.

On this date in history, 12/19/1787: Federalist No 24 on the powers necessary to the common defense is published in the Independent Journal. #otd #tdih #federalistpapers http://www.historycarper.com/1....787/12/19/federalist

https://youtube.com/shorts/VH8_kzO3Nnk

#readmethebiblegarth now has the whole book of Ezekiel 1-48 in Hebrew with translation, & the Lawful Literal Version, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?l....ist=PLvpqSEOjm625MyT

The Ezekiel 44 Hebrew for 2022 recording gives the reasons for (& results of) scribal errors, and why it is better to consider ALL the manuscripts -the many preservations of Scripture- & seek the original reading that best explains all variants, rather than to choose a manuscript to be 'God's Word' for us.

The Ezekiel 45 Hebrew for 2022 recording includes a note about future animal sacrifices in the coming temple of YHWH. The law of sacrifices is not done away with, though it be not effectuated at the present time, and though it be not required to enter the heavenly holy of holies by the blood of Yeshua's New Covenant.

Does doing YHWH commands mean 'trusting ones own righteousness'?! Not at all! The Ezekiel 33 LLV132 for 2022 recording explains what it means to 'trust ones own righteousness' rather than to walk by faith/faithfulness -which has always saved people: the faithfulness that keeps hearing & keeps doing what He has commanded and commands, to the end.

Covering cherub?! The 'Ezekiel 28 Hebrew for 2022' reading explains the differences between the Masoretic & (the earlier) Greek witnesses to the early Hebrew text in Ezekiel 28:12-19, a passage which many Christians assume is a history of a 'Lucifer' they think Isaiah 14:12 refers to. The uncertain foundations of this 'Lucifer the Covering Cherub' myth are exposed. The passages denounce human kings. Ezekiel 28:12-19 denounces the king of Tyre, who is therein likened to the priest-like Adam cast out of the set-apart place of God's garden in Eden.

The Hebrew for 2022 recordings demonstrate the Grenache tonal reading method for the Hebrew text which brings out the meaningful divisions of verses, according to semantic meaning of the cantillation marks found in the Masoretic text.

#readmethebiblegarth now includes a new recording of Hosea 1-2 in Hebrew with translation, and in the Lawful Literal Version, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?l....ist=PLvpqSEOjm625MyT

The Hebrew for 2022 recordings demonstrate the Grenache tonal reading method for the Hebrew text which brings out the meaningful divisions of verses, according to semantic meaning of the cantillation marks found in the Masoretic text.

Shalom Shalom family?

Jeremiah 7:24 
But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.

Psalm 103:1-4
Praise YHVH, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy Name. Praise YHVH, my soul, and forget not all His benefits who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.

Isaiah 43:18-19
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I Am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.

Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship YHVH acceptably with reverence and awe, for our "YHVH is a consuming fire."

How many times have your prayers gone up to YHVH Elohim and while He fulfilled your request you are morbid in the way it is done, because your thoughts were different? YHVH does things differently because He knows what we need, how it should be done and when it should be. We don't always see results immediately and things does not materialise with suddenly unless it is in the plan of YHVH. A seed is like a prayer we insert into the ground. The more we pray, we nurture it and prepare the ground. It needs water to help it grow, that is love and appreciation. When the seed is stubborn it will take a long time to grow. All seeds are dead and life grow from it as a miracle. This season is the season of planting. While YHVH sends His provision of rain, the seed forms into life. It starts growing because we show appreciation, to all things YHVH provides for.

YHVH is our provider. YHVH YIREH

In the right season your harvest will grow. Nurture it with thankfulness and love. Give thanks in every way to YHVH.

Our Heavenly Father, we come before Thee this day with renewed Spirit of righteousness and give thanks for all the blessings You bestowed upon us. We Thank You for life, for the rain in it's right season and the harvest fields You prepare for us. We thank You for the gifts in our daily life and abilities we have. Please renew our minds, heart and spirit to always stand in joy and Thanksgiving. Guard our minds from evil thoughts and guard us from all that is not from You. We give thanks for every provision and the sparing of life. We give thanks for Your Amazing Grace and Mercy. We give thanks for being Yours. Thank You for Your faithfulness and giving us reason to believe in Your will for us. Forgive us our sins and trespasses against Thee and others. Help us to see the goodness of Your Holy presence. Fill us today with love for You and others. Thank you Yeshua HaMashiach for being the perfection of love, putting your life down so we may live a life free from sin. Let Thy Kingdom come and will be done on earth as in heaven. Amein

Be blessed and stay blessed ?