PART 10 B

YESHUA WALKS ON WATER

Immediately, Yeshua constrained His disciples to get into the ship and go to the other side ahead of Him to Beit-Tzaida, while He sent away the people and departed up a mountain to pray. When night arrived the ship was in the middle of the lake and Yeshua was alone on the land. He saw them having trouble rowing because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night Yeshua came out to them walking on the lake and began to pass them by. They all saw him walking on the water and thought it was a ghost, so they screamed. "Be cheerful and do not be afraid." He said. "It is I!" As He went to them into the ship the wind stopped and they were overwhelmingly amazed and confused. They did not consider the distribution of the loaves because their heart was hardened.

PEOPLE TOUCH THE TZITZIT

When they reached the other side of Lake Kinneret, they docked on the shore. As they were coming out of the ship, the people recognized Yeshua and immediately ran throughout the whole region around there. They began to carry around the beds of those who were sick to the places they heard Yeshua was. Whatever villages, cities or countryside He entered; they laid the sick in the streets and begged Him to allow them to touch at least the Tzitzit of His Tallit. Then, all who touched Him were healed completely.

BREAD OF LIFE CONTROVERSY

The day after that, the people who stood on the other side of the lake saw that there was no other boat there except the one which His disciples entered. But Yeshua did not go with his disciples into the boat, so His disciples had left without Him. Then they also took boats (for other boats from Tiberias had arrived) and came to K'far-Nachum looking for Yeshua. When they found Him on the other side of the lake, they inquired of Him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?” Yeshua responded, "Amen, amen! I tell you, you do not seek me because you saw the miracles, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures into eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you. Abba Elohim has certified Him.” “What should we do, so we can also do the works of Elohim?" they asked. "This is the work of Elohim, that you trust Him who He has sent," Yeshua answered. They said, "What sign do You show then, so we can see and trust You? What work do You do? Our fathers ate manna in the desert, as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" "Amen, amen!" Yeshua declared. "I tell you, Moshe did not give you that bread from heaven, but Avi gives you the remembrance bread from Heaven. For the Bread of Elohim is He who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world." They said, "Adonai, from now on give us this bread." "I am the Bread of life. The one who comes to me will never hunger and the one who trusts in me will never thirst," Yeshua instructed. "But I told you that you have seen Me, yet you do not trust. All who Abba gives to Me will come to Me and the one who comes to Me I will never refuse. For I came down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is Abba's will, the One who has sent Me, that I will not lose anyone He has given to Me, but will raise him up again at the last day. This is also the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and trusts in Him, may have eternal life and I will raise them up at the last day." Some leaders of the Yehudim murmured at Him, because He said, "I am the Bread who came down from Heaven." They said, "Is this not Yeshua, the son of Yosef, whose father and mother we know? Why does he say then that he came down from Heaven?" Yeshua said to them, "Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless Abba who has sent me draws him and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall be all taught by Elohim. Therefore, everyone who has heard and has learned of Abba comes to me. No one has seen Abba, except He who is of Elohim. He has seen Abba. Amen, amen! I tell you, the one who trusts in me has eternal life. I am that Bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness but are now dead. I am the Bread who comes down from Heaven which a man can eat and not die. I am the living Bread which came down from Heaven. If any man consumes this Bread he will live forever. And the Bread which I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." Those leaders of Yehudim fumed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us flesh to eat?" Then Yeshua said to them, "Amen, amen! I tell you, unless you consume the flesh of the Son of man and partake of His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever consumes my flesh and partakes of my blood has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed and My blood is libation indeed. He who consumes My flesh and partakes of My blood dwells in Me and I in him. As the living Abba has sent Me and I live by Abba, so the one who consumes Me, even he shall live by Me. This is that bread which came down from heaven {Yeshua pointed to Himself}. It is not the same as your fathers did in eating the manna and are now dead. The one who consumes this bread will live forever." Yeshua said these things while teaching in the synagogue of K'far-Nachum. Many of his disciples, when they had heard it said, "This is a hard saying; who can shema it?” When Yeshua knew in Himself that His disciples murmured at it, He said to them, "Does this offend you? What if you see the Son of man ascend up to where he was before? It is the Ruach {HaKodesh} who gives life. The flesh adds nothing. The words which I speak to you are the Ruach {HaKodesh} and life. But there are some of you who do not trust." For Yeshua knew from the beginning who they were who did not trust and who would betray Him. So He said, "I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is given to him by Avi." From that time many of His disciples departed and walked no longer with Him. Then Yeshua said to the twelve, "Will you go away also?" Shimon Kefa answered, "Adonai, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life. We trust and are sure that You are the Moshiach, the Son of the living Elohim.” Yeshua answered them, "Didn't I choose all twelve of you, yet one of you is a deceiving spirit?" He spoke concerning Yehudah Kir'yot son of Shimon, because it was he who would betray Yeshua, as one of the twelve.

PART 10 A

SECOND REJECTION AT NATZARET

Yeshua left there and came into His own area again and His disciples followed Him. When the
Shabbat arrived He began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard Him that day were astonished, saying, "Where did this person get these ideas? What wisdom is this which has been given to him and how are such mighty deeds produced through his hands? Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Miryam, the brother of Ya'akov, Yosef, Yehudah and Shimon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" So they were offended with Him. Yeshua told them, "A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country and among his own relatives and in his own house." Therefore He could not do a mighty work, except that He laid His hands upon a few sick people and healed them. He was amazed because of their lack of trust. He continued from there to travel and teach all around in the cities, villages and synagogues. He proclaimed the good news of the Kingdom while healing all kinds of diseases and sicknesses. When He saw the crowds He was moved with compassion on them because they were tired and were scattered all over like sheep which have no shepherd.

SHALIACHIM SENT OUT

He instructed His disciples "Do not forget that the harvest is abundant, but the labourers in it are few. You should pray then that the Adonai of the harvest will send labourers out into His harvest." Yeshua called to His twelve disciples, He gave them authority to remove unclean spirits and to heal all kinds of sicknesses and diseases. Yeshua sent out the twelve and commanded them, "Do not travel the road of the Gentiles or enter any city of Shomron. Rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Yisrael. As you travel preach, declaring that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers and raise the dead, cast out deceiving spirits. As freely as you have received, freely share. Prepare no gold or silver or brass in your purses. Don't take a bag of food on your journey or two coats or shoes or even walking canes. Because the labourer is worthy of his food. Into whatever city or town you enter inquire there who in it is trustworthy and stay there until you depart. When you enter a house greet it honourably. If the house is trustworthy let your shalom rest upon it, but if it is not trustworthy let your shalom return to you. If they will not receive you or hear your words shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or city. Amen! I tell you it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Amora [Gomorrah] in the Day of Judgment than for that city. Watch carefully! I send you out like sheep among wolves. So, you need to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. Beware of people, for they will turn you over to the councils and they will beat you in their assemblies. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake as a testimony against them and the Gentiles. When they turn you over do not consider how or what you will speak. What you are to say will be given to you at that time. For it is not yourself who will speak, but it is Ruach HaKodesh of your Abba who speaks in you. Then brother will turn over brother to death and a father will turn over his child and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. You will be hated by all people for my Name's sake, but the one who endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in this city, hurry to another. Amen! I tell you, you will not have travelled to all the cities of Israel until the Son of man arrives {behind you}. The disciple is not above his rabbi, nor the servant above his master. It is adequate that the disciple be like his rabbi and the servant like his master. If they have called the ruler of the house Ba'al-Zebul how much more {defamed will be} those of his household? Do not fear them though! For there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed. Nothing is hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in darkness, speak it in the light. Whatever you hear in your ear, proclaim it on the housetops. Don't be afraid of those who kill the body and are not able to kill the soul. Rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in sheol. Aren't two sparrows sold for small change? Yet one of them will not fall on the ground without your Abba's permission. The very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear because you are more valuable than many sparrows. Whoever will confess Me in front of people, I will confess him also in front of Avi who is in Heaven. But whoever will deny Me before men, I will also deny him in front of Avi who is in Heaven. Don't suppose that I came to bring shalom on earth. I did not come to bring shalom, but instead a sword. For I have come to set a man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother-in-law. A man's enemies will be those of his own household. The one who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, also and the one who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. The one who does not take his execution-stake and follow after me is not worthy of me. The one who finds his life will lose it, but the one who loses his life for my sake will find it. The one who receives you receives Me and the one who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward and the one who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. Whoever gives a cup of cold drink to one of these little ones, simply in the name of a disciple, Amen! I tell you, he will never lose his reward." When Yeshua had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He left again to teach and to preach in their cities.

DEATH OF YOCHANAN

When King Herod heard about Yeshua (for His Name was broadcast everywhere) he said, "Yochanan the Immerser has risen from the dead and therefore mighty acts are demonstrated in him." Others said, "It is Eliyahu." Still others said, "It is a prophet or as one of the prophets." However, Herod said, "It is Yochanan, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead." For Herod himself had sent and arrested Yochanan and bound him in prison because of Herodiah's influence, who was his brother Philip's wife.
Herod had married her, so Yochanan had said to Herod, "It is not permitted in Torah for you to have your brother's wife." Because of this Herodiah had argued against him and would have killed him, but she couldn't because Herod respected Yochanan, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. He had observed Yochanan and when he heard him, he responded with certain deeds and heard him gladly. A convenient day came. Herod on his birthday made a supper to his leaders, high captains and chiefs of Galilee. The daughter of Herodiah came in and danced and it pleased Herod and those who sat there with him. So the king swore an oath to the young woman, "Ask me for whatever you want, up to half of my kingdom and I will give it to you." She went to her mother and asked, "What should I request?" "The head of Yochanan the Immerser," Herodiah replied. Immediately she came back hurriedly to the king and said, "I want you to give me the head of Yochanan the Immerser on a plate." Then the king was full of sorrow that he had sworn the oath, but because of those who sat with him he would not deny her request. Momentarily the king sent an executioner and commanded Yochanan's head be brought. He went and beheaded him in the prison and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the young woman. The young woman took it to her mother. When Yochanan's disciples heard about it they came and carried out his corpse and put it in a tomb.

SHALIACHIM RETURN

The Shaliachim gathered themselves around Yeshua and reported all the things they accomplished and taught. "All of you come with Me into a desert place and rest for awhile," Yeshua said. For many were coming and going, so that they had no leisure, not even to eat. They departed to a desert place privately by ship. The people saw them departing and since many knew Yeshua they ran toward Him from all the cities and out-paced them, eventually catching up to Him.

FIVE THOUSAND FED

When Yeshua came out of the ship, He saw many people and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, so He began to teach them many things. It was close to time for the holy Feast of Pesach. When the day was now almost over His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a desert place and it is getting late. Send them away so they can go into the area around here and into the villages to buy themselves some bread, because they have nothing to eat." Yeshua instructed them, "You give them something to eat." "Are we to go and buy two hundred pounds of bread for them to eat?" they asked, incredulously. Yeshua asked Philip, "Philip, where can we buy bread to feed all these people?" He asked this to test him, because He already had planned what He would do. "Not even two hundred pounds of bread is enough for everyone to have a little bit," answered Philip. Then Yeshua instructed the disciples, "Find out how much food is already here and report back to me." Andrew, Shimon Kefa's brother, reported to Yeshua, "There is a boy here with five matzahs and two small fish. But how can that feed such a crowd?” Yeshua commanded them to make all the people sit down by groups on the green grass. They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. When He had received the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to the heavens and gave the blessing {"Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh ha'olam ha'motzi lechem min ha'aretz} and then broke the matzah and distributed them to His disciples to serve to the groups. Yeshua divided the two fish among them all. Everyone ate and was filled. They gathered twelve baskets full of leftovers including the fish. There were about five thousand men who ate from the loaves.

PART 9 B

DECEIVING SPIRITS OF GADARA

They came safely over to the east side of Lake Kinneret into the area of the Gadara. When Yeshua came out of the boat, there immediately met Him a man possessed with deceiving spirits who had come out of the tombs. The man lived among the tombstones and no one could keep him bound, not even with chains. He had been tied up often with foot shackles and chains, but he simply broke them off into pieces. So, he could not be tamed. Unceasingly, night and day, he was in the mountains and among the graves, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones. But when the man saw Yeshua from a distance, he ran to Him and worshiped Him. Then the man howled with a loud voice. "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" Yeshua commanded. "What have I to do with You Yeshua, Son of Ha'Elyon Elohim? I sincerely request You by Elohim, that You do not torment me," he retorted. Yeshua asked him, "What are you called?" The answer came back, "My name is Legion, because we are many. Please do not send us out into the empty expanse." Near to the hills a large herd of swine was feeding and all the deceiving spirits began to beg Yeshua, "Send us into the hogs, so we can enter into them." Yeshua gave them permission and instantly the unclean spirits went out of the man and entered into the herd of hogs. Suddenly, the entire herd ran and plunged down a cliff into the lake. About two thousand hogs were drowned in the lake. {Pork is unclean and not proper to eat for food, therefore the unclean spirits were allowed to go into the hogs.} Those responsible for feeding the hogs ran away and reported in the town and around the region what had happened. Because of this the people went out to see what was going on. They came to Yeshua and saw the one who was possessed with deceiving spirits called Legion, sitting fully clothed and sober at Yeshua's feet. Those who saw the deliverance told the people what had happened to the man who was possessed with the deceiving spirits. They also told what happened to the hogs. So, the people were afraid and began to beg Yeshua to depart from their boundary. Yeshua returned to the boat and the man who had been possessed with the deceiving spirits pleaded to go with Yeshua. Yet, Yeshua did not allow him, but instead commanded him, "Go home to your friends and tell them what wonderful things YHVH Elohim has done for you, because there was compassion for you." Then the man departed and began to preach in the ten city region of Syria what wonderful things Yeshua had done for him and all the people were amazed.

HEALING WITH THE TALIT

When Yeshua crossed over to the other side of Lake Kinneret again, many people gathered to Him once again near the sea shore. And while He spoke one of the rulers of the synagogue, Yairyah by name, came to Yeshua and when Yairyah saw Him he fell at His feet. "My little daughter is at death's door," he said. "I beg you please, come to my house and lay your hands on her, then she will be healed and live." It was the man's only child and she was twelve. Yeshua went with him and many people followed and were crowding Him. A woman was there who had an issue of blood for twelve years and she had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all the money she had on them and was no better because of it, but rather she became more seriously ill. When she had heard about Yeshua, she came into the crowd from behind Him and touched the Tzitzit of His Tallit. {Tzitzit is the border fringe of the Tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl. The Tallit is the arba-kanfot [four-cornered] garment which Torah commands to be worn by all Israel.} For she said to herself, "If I can touch His Tallit, I will be healed."
Immediately, upon touching His Tallit the flow of her blood stopped and she felt in her body that she was no longer being hurt by the disease. Then Yeshua, knowing instantly that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and inquired, "Who touched my Tallit?" When all denied it, Kefa and the disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, you see the people crowding around you. Why do you ask who touched you?" Yet Yeshua continued to look around to find the one who had done this. Then the woman, with fear and trembling and knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him. She told Him in front of everyone the truth of why she had touched Him and that she was now healed. He said to her, "daughter, be happy! Your trust has healed you! Go in shalom and remain healed from the hurting." While Yeshua was still speaking there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain person's which said to Yairyah, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Rabbi any further?" As soon as Yeshua heard those words He said to Yairyah, "Do not be afraid, just continue to trust." Yeshua did not allow anyone to follow Him to Yairyah' house, except for Kefa and the two brothers, Ya'akov and Yochanan. Coming into the house of Yairyah, He saw the upset and those who wept and wailed loudly. After coming in He said to them, "Why all this fussing and weeping? The girl is not dead. She is only sleeping." The mourners, with mockery, laughed at Him. But when He had ultimately put them all out, He took the father and mother of the girl and the disciples that were with Him and entered the room where she was lying. Then He took her hand and said to her, "Yaladah, Talita cumi." The interpretation is, "Young girl, arise to my Tallit." {Tallit is Hebrew for lamb or fresh thing, as well as the traditional Jewish name for the arba kanfot, the four-cornered garment with fringes/Tzitzit commanded to be worn in the Torah.} Her spirit returned to her and she arose immediately and walked. Those watching were awestruck. Yeshua strictly instructed them to tell no one and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.

TWO BLIND MEN AND A SPEECHLESS MAN

When Yeshua departed from there two blind men followed Him and cried out, "Oh, son of David, have mercy toward us." When He came into the house the blind men came to Him, so Yeshua asked them, "Do you trust that I am able to cure you?" They said "Yes, Adonai." Then He touched their eyes and said, "Then let it happen to you according to your trust." Their eyes were opened and Yeshua strictly instructed them, saying, "Make sure that no one knows about this." However, after they departed they reported what He had done for them throughout the whole region. As Yeshua and His disciples left the house, someone brought to Him a speechless man possessed with a deceiving spirit. When the deceiving spirit was cast out, the speechless man spoke and the crowds were excited, saying, "This has never been seen before in Yisrael." But some of the P'rushim said, "He removes deceiving spirits through the prince of the deceiving spirits."

PART 9 A

PARABLE OF THE SOWER

That same day Yeshua went out of the house and sat by the lake shore. Great crowds gathered around Him, so He went into a boat and sat down while the whole multitude stood on the shore. He taught them many things using parables. He began by saying, "Shema! [Hear!] A sower went out to sow and when he sowed, some seeds fell on the walk way, so the birds came and ate the seed. Some seed fell among stones, where there was not much soil. They sprang up quickly, because there was no depth to the soil. While the sun was up, they were burnt and because their root could not find moisture they withered away. And some seed fell among thorns. When the thorns came up they choked them, so no fruit was produced. But other seed sank into good soil and produced fruit; some a hundred times, some sixty time and some thirty times. Whoever has ears to Shema, let him understand it." Then His disciples came and asked Him in private, "Why do you speak to them using parables?" "Because, it is given to you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it is not given," answered Yeshua. "But to those who are outside the Kingdom, all things are taught in parables. For whoever has, more shall be given to him and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, he will also lose what he has. Therefore, I speak to them using parables. Though they see, they do not really see, and though they hear, they do not really shema, because they do not understand. In them is the fulfilment of the prophecy of Yesha'yahu, which says, 'By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and by seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.' For this population's heart has become grossly weighed down, and their ears of understanding are too dull to shema and they have closed their eyes, in case they might be able to see with their eyes and shema with their ears and should understand with their heart and should do t'shuvah, so that I can forgive them and cure them. However, blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears because they shema. Amen! I tell you, many prophets and righteous people have desired to see those things which you now are seeing, but they did not see them. They wanted to shema those things which you now shema, but they did not understand them. Do you not understand this parable? If not, how will you understand any parable? So then, shema the explanation and understand the parable of the sower. When people hear the Word of the Kingdom, but do not grasp it, the evil-one comes and snatches away the Word that was sown in their heart. The Deceiver does this so they will not trust and be saved. This is what happened to those who received the seed on the walk way. But those who received the seed in a stony place, they shema the Word and joyously receives it immediately. Yet, they do not have any root within, so it endures only a short time. For when they are tested with tribulation or persecution because of the Word, they feel trapped and stumble away. Others received seed among thorns. These have heard the Word, but the cares of this world, along with the deceitful security of riches and lust for pleasure, choke the Word. So they produce no fully ripened fruit. But those who received seed into good ground, they shema the Word and comprehend it. They hold on to it within a beautiful and good heart, so that it bears fruit through cheerful endurance. Some produce thirty times, some sixty times and some a hundred times." Yeshua continued to teach the crowds, "No man lights a lamp and then covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed. Rather, it is put on a stand so those who enter may see the light! So, there is nothing hidden, except for the purpose of eventually being brightly revealed. There is nothing kept a secret, except for the purpose of becoming known at the proper time. If anyone has ears to shema, let him understand. But, listen carefully to what you hear, for it is measured to you in proportion to the measure you have given out. You who shema will be given even more. Because he who has heard is given more and he who does not shema will have what he has heard taken from him."

PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM

Yeshua taught another parable to them, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while he slept a hateful one came and sowed false grain among the wheat and went his way. Then when the blade had sprung up and produced fruit, the false grain also appeared. So the servants of the head of the house came to him and said, 'Adonai, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this false grain come from?' 'A hateful one has done this,' he replied. The servants asked, 'Do you wish for us to go now and pull out the false grain?' But he said, 'No, because pulling out the false grain at this time may prematurely pull up the wheat with them. Let both grow together for now until the harvest. When it is time for the harvest I will tell the reapers to gather together the false grain first and bind them in bundles to burn them, then gather the wheat into my barn.'" Yeshua said, "The Kingdom of Elohim is like when a man sows seed into the soil. At night he goes to sleep and awakes every morning. Eventually the seed springs up and grows, but he does not know how this happens. For the earth produces the fruit automatically. First the blade, then the stalk, after that the full kernel on the stalk. Then when the fruit is ready to surrender itself, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest is standing tall." Another parable Yeshua shared with them was, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. Indeed, this seed is the smallest of all seeds, but when it is grown it is the largest among the herbs and becomes a tree. It is so large that the birds of the sky come to nest in the branches of it. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a woman who took some yeast and concealed it in three measures of meal until all of it was leavened." Yeshua spoke to the crowds only in parables about all these things. In this way the message was provided just as the prophet said, "I will open my mouth in parables. I will speak things which have been kept secret from the foundation of creation." Then Yeshua sent the crowds away and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and requested of Him, "Explain to us the parable of the false grain sown in the field." Yeshua told them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of man. The field is the world. The good seed are the Children of the Kingdom, but the false grain is the children of the evil one. The hateful one who sewed them is the deceiver. The harvest is the end of the age and the reapers are the messengers of Heaven. Just as the false grain is gathered and burned in the fire, so will it happen at the end of this age. The Son of man will send out his heavenly messengers and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause a trap and those who transgress the Torah. The heavenly messengers will throw the transgressors into a furnace of fire, where there will be wailing and teeth grating. Then those who are righteous will radiate brightness like the sun in the Kingdom of their Abba. Whoever has ears to shema, let him understand. The Kingdom of Heaven is also like a treasure which was buried in a field and when a man happened to find it, he buried it there again. Then delighted, he goes and sells everything he owns to buy that field. The Kingdom of Heaven is also like a merchant man, seeking to buy quality pearls. When he found one extremely valuable pearl, he went and sold all the others he had and bought it. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a net thrown into the sea which caught fish of every kind. When it was full, the fishermen drew it to shore, sat down and separated the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. Messengers will come from the separated place and separate the evil ones from among the righteous ones. They will throw them into the furnace of fire and there shall be wailing and teeth grating. Have you understood all these things?" Yeshua asked His followers. "Yes, Adonai," they answered. He replied, "Then you should know that everyone who learns Torah and also is instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven as you have been, is like a man that is head of a house and produces out of his treasure things old and new." When Yeshua had finished these parables, He departed from there.

YESHUA CALMS THE STORM

That same day in the evening, Yeshua directed the disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So, they took Him in a large boat and there were also other smaller boats with Him. There arose a huge whirlwind on the lake. The waves beat against the boat and filled it up. Yeshua was in the stern of the boat, sound asleep on a pillow. So they woke Him and cried out, "Rabbi, don't you care that we are perishing? Save us, Adonai!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the waves and commanded the sea, "Hush! Be quiet!" And the wind stopped and there was a great shalom. Yeshua turned to them, "Why are you so timid? How can you not trust?" But they were terrified and said one to another, "Who, no doubt, is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"

PART 8 B

FIRST ANOINTING OF YESHUA'S FEET

So then, one of the P'rushim, who was called Shimon, asked Yeshua to eat with him. Yeshua went into the house of the P'rush and sat down for dinner. A woman in the town, who was a sinner, knew that Yeshua was having dinner in the house of the P'rush, so she brought an alabaster box of ointment and stood at Yeshua's feet behind Him crying. She knelt and began to wash His feet with her tears and wiped them off with the hair of her head. She kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment. When Shimon, the P'rush who invited Yeshua saw it, he thought to himself, "If this man was a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner." Yeshua knew Shimon's thoughts and said to him, "I have something to tell you." Shimon said, "Rabbi, please speak." Yeshua told this story: "There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. The one owed five hundred gold pieces and the other owed fifty. When neither of them could pay him, he forgave them both outright and released them from obligation. Tell me then, which one of them will appreciate the creditor the most?" "I suppose the one whom he forgave the most," Shimon answered. Yeshua said, "You have judged correctly." Then Yeshua turned to the woman and said to Shimon, "Do you really see this woman as she is? I entered into your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has washed my feet with her tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss my feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint my head, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her sins which are many, are forgiven, because she has much love. However, the one who has only a small amount forgiven, appreciates it only a little." So Yeshua said to her, "Your sins are forgiven. Your trust has saved you. Go in shalom." Others that were at dinner with Him began to think, "Who is this who also forgives sins?" Afterward, Yeshua went throughout every city and village, telling and demonstrating the joyful report of the Kingdom of Elohim. The twelve He chose were with Him, along with certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities. There was Miryam of Magdala, out of whom He cast seven deceptive spirits, Yochanah the wife of Kuza (Herod's minister of finance) and Shoshanah and many others, who helped Yeshua's ministry with their own finances.

YESHUA ACCUSED OF DECEPTION

They went into a house and the multitude came together again, so that they could not even eat dinner. Then one possessed with a deceiving spirit, blind and speechless, was brought to Him. He healed him and the blind and speechless person spoke and could see. All the people were amazed and said, "Isn't this the promised son of David?" When Yeshua's friends heard it they went to stop Yeshua, for they said, "He is beside himself." {He is crazy, in other words.} And some P'rushim and Torah teachers who had come from Yerushalayim said, "He has an unclean spirit and by Ba'al-Zebul [lord of the flies], the prince of the deceptive spirits, he casts out deceptive spirits." {Or, "the lord of the flyers, the prince having power over false winds."} Yeshua called them over to Him and said, "How can the Adversary cast out the Adversary, for if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will be destroyed? A house divided against itself is doomed to fall. If the Adversary rises up against himself, he is finished and will not continue. If I by the power of Ba'al-Zebul cast out deceiving spirits, by whom do your sons cast them out? They will judge you concerning this. For if I, directed by the Ruach of Elohim, cast out deceiving spirits, then the Kingdom of Elohim is here with you. No man can enter into a strong man's house to take his possessions, unless he first binds the strong man. For when the strong one is fully armed, he guards his own court and it is quiet on his property. But when a stronger one comes upon him and defeats him, the stronger one takes away the armour the weaker one had trusted in, then he will ransack his whole house and disperse the booty. The one who is not with me is against me. The one who does not gather with me disperses. Amen! I tell you, every sin will be forgiven the children of mankind, including the blasphemies which they will utter. Even what is spoken against the Son of man will be forgiven. But the one that blasphemes against Ruach HaKodesh of YHVH will never be forgiven and will be liable for eternal punishment. Either let the tree be good and its fruit good or else let the tree be corrupt and its fruit corrupt, because the tree is known by its fruit. There is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit and no corrupt tree produces good fruit. For people do not harvest figs from thorns, nor grapes from a thicket. Oh offspring of serpents, how can you who are evil speak good things? For the mouth will speak whatever fills the heart. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, but an evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I tell you, on judgment day every person will give an account of every idle word which he has spoken. For by your own words you will be justified or by your own words you will be condemned."

A SIGN SOUGHT

Then some Torah teachers and P'rushim demanded, "Rabbi, we desire to see a sign from you." "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign," answered Yeshua. "There will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the Prophet Yonah. For the same as Yonah was exactly three days and three nights in the fish's stomach, so will the Son of man also be exactly three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. As Yonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of man will be the only sign to this generation. The people of Nineveh will rise at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because the people of Nineveh did t'shuvah at the preaching of Yonah. Be aware! One greater than Yonah is here! The queen of the south will rise at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from an extremity of the Earth to hear the wisdom of King Shlomo. Be aware! One greater than Shlomo is here! When an unclean spirit departs from a person, he walks through dry places, seeking rest and not finding any. Then he says, 'I will return to live in my house which I left.' When he returns he finds it unoccupied, orderly and neatly decorated. So he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself and together they enter in and live there. The last state of that person becomes worse than the first state. It’s going to be the same for this evil generation." While Yeshua was talking to the people, His mother and His brothers stood outside waiting to speak with Him, because the crowd prevented them. Then someone told Yeshua, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside. They wish to speak with you." Yeshua said to the person, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" Then pointing toward His disciples He said, "Look, here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever hears the Word of Elohim and then does the will of Avi in Heaven, that one is the same to me as my brother or sister or mother.”

PART 8 A

CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED

When Yeshua finished teaching His Word to the audience of people, He entered into the town of K'far-Nachum again. A certain centurion's servant was there, who was sick and close to death. The centurion was very fond of his servant. So, when he heard about Yeshua, he sought for Him through the Zakenim of the Yehudim, imploring them for Yeshua to come and heal his servant. When the elders came to Yeshua they immediately begged Him, "The centurion is worthy for you to do this for him, for he loves Yisrael and he built us a synagogue." Then Yeshua went with them. When He was not far from the centurion's house, the centurion sent friends to Yeshua with a message which said, "Adonai, do not trouble yourself anymore, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof. I don't think I am worthy to come to you, but simply speak the word and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man put under authority and I have soldiers under my authority and I say to one of them, 'Go, and he goes,' and to another one, 'Come and he comes' and to my servant, 'Do this and he does it.'" When Yeshua heard this He was amazed at the centurion, so He turned around to the people that followed Him and said, "I tell you, I have not found so great a trust before. No, not in all the land of Yisrael. I tell you, many shall come from the east and west and shall sit down with Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya'akov in the Kingdom of Heaven. But some of those supposed to be the Children of the Kingdom shall be turned away and put into outer darkness. There will be weeping and teeth grating." Yeshua said to the centurion's friends, "Go your way. It has happened as you expected." So his servant was healed at the very same moment. Then those the centurion sent returned to his house and found the servant who had been sick completely healed.

DEAD MAN RESURRECTED

The next day, Yeshua went into a town called Nain and many of His disciples went with Him along with many people. When He came near to the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out who was the only son of his mother. She was a widow and many people of the town were with her. When Yeshua saw her He had compassion on her and said, "Don't cry." Then He came and took hold of the funeral palette and those who carried the dead man stopped. He said, "Young man, I tell you to get up." The dead man sat up and began to speak. Then Yeshua turned him over to his mother. Fear came upon all who saw it and they glorified Elohim, saying, "A great prophet has risen up among us and Elohim has visited His people."

YESHUA AFFIRMS YOCHANAN

This rumour about Yeshua being a great prophet went throughout all the region of Yehudah. So the disciples of Yochanan reported this back to him, {that he was considered a great prophet by the people}. Then Yochanan called two of his disciples and sent them to see Yeshua with this message, "Are you the One that was promised to come, the Moshiach or do we look for someone else?" When the men came to Yeshua they said, "Yochanan the Immerser sent us to you to ask you, 'Are you the One that was promised to come, Moshiach or should we look for someone else?'" At that same time Yeshua cured many people of their infirmities, plagues and evil spirits. He also gave sight to many blind people. Then Yeshua said to them, "Go back and tell Yochanan what you have seen and heard, how the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the joyful message is preached. And, blessed is the one who will not be offended with me." When the messengers of Yochanan were gone, Yeshua began to speak to the people concerning Yochanan, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaking in the wind? Think now, what did you go out to see? A man decked out in fine clothes? Of course not! Those who are beautifully clothed live in the comfort found in kings' courts. But, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, but much more than a prophet. This is the one of whom it is written, 'Watch! I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.' For I tell you, among those who have been born of women there is no greater prophet than Yochanan the Immerser, but the one who is least in the Kingdom of Elohim is even greater than him. Yet from the days of Yochanan the Immerser until the present, the Kingdom of Heaven allows itself to be violently treated and the violent abuse it through the use of force. But, all the prophets until Yochanan and the Torah, foretold this would happen. And, if you can comprehend it, Yochanan is the Eliyahu, who was to come. He who can hear it, let him understand." The people who heard Yochanan, even some tax collectors, were justified by Elohim because they were purified with the mikveh officiated by Yochanan. But, some of the P'rushim and Torah teachers rejected the will of Elohim by not receiving the mikveh of Yochanan, thereby hurting themselves. Yeshua continued, "With what will I compare the people of this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplace calling to one another, 'We have played for you, but you have not danced. We have mourned to you and you have not wept.' In like manner, Yochanan came eating no bread and drinking no wine and you say, 'He has a deceptive spirit.' The Son of man comes eating and drinking and you say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a wino, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Well, wisdom will be proven innocent by her children.' Then Yeshua warned the towns where most of His mighty works were done, because they did not do t'shuvah. Trouble upon you, Chora'zin! Trouble upon you, Beit-Zata! For if the mighty deeds which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have done t'shuvah long ago in sackcloth and ashes. So I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the Day of Judgment, than for you. And you, K'far-Nachum, having been exalted to Heaven itself {It being the earthly home of Yeshua}, you will be brought down to sheol. For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would be here today. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment, than for you." At that time Yeshua began to rejoice with Ruach HaKodesh, "I thank you, Oh Abba, YHVH, Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, because You have hid these things from wise sages and have revealed them to those unable to even speak. Abba, it seemed good in Your sight. All things belonging to Avi are released to Me and no man knows the Son, but Abba does. No one knows Abba either, except the Son and the one to whom the Son will reveal Abba. Come to Me now, all you who are weary from labour and are heavily burdened and I will give you rest. Join in the ox-yoke, in tandem, with Me and learn from Me and about Me, for I am harmless and humble in heart. This will bring rest to your souls. For My yoke is employed and My task is easy."

When you eat what your Creator told you not to eat you get the sicknesses He tried to prevent you from getting. When you eat the garbage disposal creatures of the ocean, you consume the garbage they have consumed.
If you get sick after eating them, it’s likely not an allergy to the bug you ate but rather an allergy to what the bug ate before you ate it.

Why not just get biblical?!

Eat clean.
Live clean.

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"He who casteth his lot with a thief, hateth his own soul"
חוֹלֵק עִם־גַּנָּב שׂוֹנֵא נַפְשׁוֹ

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