Good 32 minute sermon showing that Yah is one person. Always has and always will be.

God's promise to Abram in Genesis 12:1 is a deliberate counterpoint to the hubris of Nimrod and Babel. Nimrod said "Come together against God, and let's make our name great", but God said "Go out for me, and I will make your name great."

When the Israelites crossed the Jordan, they left the pillar of smoke and fire behind, but God still went with them. Our natural state, at least in this world, is to live in obedience to God, but somewhat separated. He wants us to grow, to show up to battle with our own weapons and armor, to till our own fields, even while he fights for us and brings the rains in their season. We can't always feel his presence, but he is always there. Even when we can't see Him in the midst of our struggles and sorrows, God holds up the faithful.
Joshua 24

And when they cried to YHVH, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians and made the sea come upon them and cover them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness a long time.
Joshua 24:7

Smoke or thick clouds is a frequent manifestation of the presence of God. The pillar of smoke and fire was God whose presence separates His people from all the nations of the world. God hid Israel from Egypt, hid Egypt beneath the sea, then revealed himself to Israel. It's impossible for the world/Egypt to fully comprehend the Kingdom/Israel. A pillar of darkness lies between us.

Why did Edom receive their inheritance before Israel? Because God had greater plans for Israel. He needed to elevate them in the eyes of the world and refine them for his purposes. Remember that when you see people who started with more than you.

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The Lord's Prayer in Luke
By Dr. Garth Grenache
and His Uncanny Valley Orchestra
2024:11:4


Father Yah,
let thy name be consecrated!

Let thy kingdom arrive!

Our oncoming day's bread be thou giving to us the day-by-day way.

And forgive thou our sins for us;
for we ourselves also are forgiving
for everyone owing to us.

And bring thou not us into a trial.

The Rosh Chodesh has been sighted from Israel on 11/3/2024, marking the beginning of the 9th scriptural month.

The New Moon was sighted from:

* Jerusalem at 4:59 by Devorah Gordon, followed by Gil Ashendorf

* Tiberias at 5:15pm by Maureen Chkolnik, followed by Dennis Chkolnik

Rosh Chodesh Sameach!

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102
By Dr. Garth Grenache
and His Uncanny Valley Orchestra
2024:11:5

In times of woe, when I'm distressed,
O YAH, incline Your ear to me.
My days like smoke are swift, compressed;
My bones, a firebrand's agony.

My heart is smitten, withered, dry;
Forgotten is my daily bread.
Like pelican and owl, I cry,
A sparrow on a rooftop, dread.

My foes reproach me through the day;
I've eaten ashes, tears I've drunk.
Your wrath has cast me far away;
My days, a shadow, have I shrunk.

But You, O YAH, forever reign;
Your name endures through every age.
Arise, have mercy on Siyyon's plain;
The time has come to turn the page.

Your servants love her stones and dust;
The nations soon will fear Your name.
In glory, YAH, You've shown Your trust;
You've heard the prayers of those in shame.

This song we write for future days,
When people yet unborn will sing.
From heaven's height, You set Your gaze
To free the captives, hope to bring.

In Siyyon, they'll declare Your praise;
When kingdoms gather in one voice.
Though now my strength fails in my ways,
Your endless years make me rejoice.

The earth and skies, Your hands have made;
They'll perish, change like garments old.
But You remain, Your glory stayed;
Your servants' seed You will uphold.

[Outro: repeat and fade]

Your faithful love, through ages long,
Endures beyond all earthly measure.
Our hearts, once weak, in You grow strong;
Your presence is our lasting treasure.

There's a parallelism spanning Genesis chapters 12-14. #lechlecha #lekhlekha

Blessings | Travel | Oaks | Altar | Conflict/kidnapping/wealth

A [ 12:1-2 – Promise of land and descendants
B [ 12:4 – Abram commanded to move
C [ 12:6 – Abram went to the oak of Moreh at Shechem
D [ 12:7 – Built an altar
E [ 12:11-20 – Conflict with a king, Sarai taken and returned, wealth obtained

A [ 13:14-16 – Promise of land and descendants
B [ 13:17 – Abram commanded to move
C [ 13:18 – Abram went to the oaks of Mamre at Hebron
D [ 13:18 – Built an altar
E [ 14:1-24 – Conflict with kings, Lot taken and returned, wealth refused

https://soilfromstone.blogspot.....com/2018/12/paralle

Recently, the baseball World Series happened. The team I have rooted for since childhood was in it. I only watched about 3 innings of one game. Why?

I don't really care about them any more. Since coming to my current walk, I have found I have dropped quite a bit. There are several things I used to care a lot about, but now just seem trivial.

Politics, TV shows, movies, books, sports, comics, etc... Things I would wait and anticipate when a new release was coming out. Things I would stay up to date with the latest information. Things I would geek out for and buy merch to wear and have. I just gave them all up.

While thinking about this, knowing "my team" was in the World Series and I wasn't watching, a verse came to mind:

Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

While the context of what Jesus/Yeshua was speaking about he states at the end: God and money, I believe this can play out in other ways as well.

While I was into baseball, I was really into my team. When it was political season, I was really into my party. When the new season of my TV show came out, I was making sure I was available for it. And so on...

I can't say that during this time that I had the same zeal for God or His Word. Sure, in my mind they were first, but in reality they weren't.

Today, I can say I have a different story. Those things that mattered to me so much, don't. My course has been corrected and I am now focused on what I should have been all along. I have a new "team" to focus on.

Can I still be involved in those things? From time to time, sure. That is part of why I only watched 3 innings of one game. I found I had more important things to do.

What team are you hanging on to? Is it keeping you from a deeper walk?

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