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TORAH:
Exodus 18:1-20:26
PROPHETS:
Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:2-7
NEW TESTAMENT:
Matthew 5:1-48, 15:1-11, 19:16-30;
Acts 6:1-7;
Romans 2:10-29, 7:1-8-15;13:8-10;
Ephesians 6:1-3;
1 Timothy 3:1-14;
2 Timothy 2:2;
Titus 1:5-9;
Hebrews 8:10; 12:18-29; James 2:8-13;
1 Peter 2:9-10;
1 John 2-5;
Revelation 12:10-17
TORAH
Jethro means remnant in Hebrew. Connections to the bride of Christ and the 10 Virgins.
The time period we have been studying since pasha Bo is the 7 weeks between the crossing of the Red Sea and the giving of the Torah at MT Sinai. This is the counting of the Omer, which happens after Passover, 7 Sabbaths from the day of the Seder meal until Pentecost/Shavuot which happens to be on the same day at the giving of the commandments at Mt Sinai or the betrothal of Israel.
Around 1500 year after this, on the same day, the Holy Spirit comes down onto the disciples. I will also submit to you on this me day, is when the 70 languages were set at the Tower Of Babel due to the events we get from Acts 2.
Please note: Acts 2 is NOT the birth of the church! The birth of the Church was at Sinai on the same day 1500 years earlier as the last words of Stephen says:
"This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:" Acts 7:38
It was not the first time the Ruach HaKodesh was out poured. It has been out-poured on people throughout all history. Adam was made to be filled with it. Prophets were filled with the Spirit to prophesy
This pasha has 2 voices: The voice that sounds wise and good and the voice of wisdom. Which one will you chose? Jethro's voice is one of limited human reason. It sounds intellectually diplomatic and does make sense to be honest. It will influence most people, but unfortunately does it lead them to YHVH? Or does it take them away? The second voice is YHVH's. His voice will change us and redefine who we are. It is more powerful and more reliable to put trust into because He does not make mistakes. YHVH's thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways.
Moses judges the people. This is a picture of Messiah when we come before Him on Judgement Day.
We have not even received the Torah yet and Moses himself says:
"When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws." Exodus 18:16
Hold on! How does Moses know the Torah and the statues and the decrees and the judgements of God if he has not even received them yet? Unless they were already given or in other words, in existence. These laws were well know in the conscience, in the minds and in the hearts from all the patriarchs from Adam to Joseph. Adam lived for over 900 years as well as the many other Pre-Flood patriarchs. They had enough time, and brain capacity (over 10 % of their brains were used,) so you can only imagine what our spiritual forefathers knew back then. Probably more than us who have the whole Word of God right in front of us everyday! The great great grand parents lived along side their great great grand children, so there is no need to write down information. Their minds were so advanced than they are today, that i believed acted like a computer. Consider:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God." John 1:1-2
Now remember the Torah is the foundation of all of God's Word. Therefore the commandments of God were given in the Garden. Evidence of Cain and Abel who clearly knew a sacrificial system which is ONLY explained in the Torah of how to do it. And when Noah is commanded to bring 2 of every UNCLEAN animals (pigs, dogs, cats, kangaroos) and 7 of every CLEAN animals (cows, turkeys, sheep, chicken.) Again, the foods laws are ONLY given in the Torah.
Verse 14 and 18 of chapter 18 reiterates that we were not made to do God's work alone, but as a whole body. When we work alone, it will be easier for the enemy to snatch us up for the picking.
"And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." Genesis 2:18
So you can justify the idea here that Jethro is anchoring his suggestions on this scripture and therefore should be edifying to the people. If it is based off Scripture than the argument can be made that this is not the carnal and deceiving voice of man, but a man trying to do what God says to do, with serenity. He made us to not work alone. Consider this in relation to Genesis 2:18:
" If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.” Exodus 18:23
But, in verse 19, red-flags start to pop up probably because of Jethro's pride and righteous attitude going over the top. In comparison to YHVH's suggestions later, Jethro's doctrine was eclipsed. He is saying that they will be with God if they follow him. That's was not a wise move. Jethro started off good, but here he feed his arrogance too much, making him a voice of man rather than for God as Moses was. He literally says, listen to me. The delivery of a sincere message was off because of his fallen state. Or also, maybe he was just trying to look wonderful by shielding his nerves in front of about 2 million people. Who knows. Only God knew His heart of how his suggestion was even dangerous to the people.
Verse 20 and 21 is the first Godly governmental congregational system and leadership which was founded by Jethro. This is the exact same system used by the apostles but they only just allowed the Holy Spirit inside of it so it can come alive. Jethro, not Moses, came up with the church governmental system. This has been abused by the modern Christendom encouraging of hyper-grace, the addition/ Nicolaitan model, dispensationalism and Judaeo rabbinic traditions. This will be connected to the 144000 in the Greater Exodus in the future, so clearly the idea originally in mind from Jethro was a good idea and God will probably use it again in the Greater Exodus by utilising the 144000. These leaders are only true leaders because they understand who the true leader is - YHVH. Jethro did not seem to understand that. His fleshy voice smothered his likely sincere scriptural based view. He did not even acknowledge that he could be wrong. He just said it as if it is always right. No good. We must humble ourselves if we have a scriptural based opinion.
Time for some Greek philosophy:
See how competitive and arrogant the Greek mindset is? But remember, the wisdom of man is sketchy and deceptive. It ultimately leads to coming to embrace Satan's New World Order of a centralised power of an oligraphic control of the masses. What almost all these philosophers like Plato (who has said SOME things that are true, but is wrong with most of his ideas) have in common is that they do not trust the God that created existence. They disregard to hear what God really means in His Word. This is largely dominated by a metaphysical and philosophical, Greco-Roman mindset that you are something if you just imagine it in your mind. Greeks are all about the individual - "I THINK therefore I AM." That is the polar opposite to the simplistic and humble, "WE DO THEREFORE WE ARE" which implies cohesion and community. You can think you are saved, but it is another thing to show that you are saved! If you trust too much in your intellect, you end up like Victor Frankenstein. Family killed by a Nephilim giant that he created, believing he is so great that it is soon revealed to be his ultimate hubris - DO NOT PLAY IN GOD'S POSITION UNLESS HE TELLS YOU SO!
YHVH's words are good. They are spirit. They are life and health and peace.
Notice how this mountain (MT Sinai) is burnt at the top. It happened when YHVH came down in fire. Paul says it is in Saudi Arabia. Why? Because he went there.
"For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children." Galatians 4:25
YHVH at Sinai is offering a much more intimate form of b'rit (covenant) than that which the patriarchs enjoyed. In other words, it is an offer of passionate betrothal.
My special treasure in Hebrew refers to a feminine noun meaning "to shut up, to enclose, or lock up, as one locks up a treasure in a secure place."
We are a holy nation and a peculiar people. We CANNOT assimilate into an other nation, culturally, philosophically or otherwise.
The people responded, "i will do all that you have commanded." This is the exact same marriage language used when the priest read out questions and the wife responses "i do."
The Israelites affirm their commitment to do His commandments, even though they have no idea what they are. This is the key. We need to get the heart right, to soften it so YHVH can then write His Torah on our heart easier.
YHVH says to wash your clothes before you come before me. This connections to the requirements we must follow to do what YHVH likes. Consider queen Esther. All the other maidens wanted to wear what they liked to see if it impressed king Ahasuerus, but Esther asked the king's right hand man (Yeshua), what do you think? She submits to the one that knows the king. Washing clothes equals sanctification and satisfaction equals obedience of following the commandments. It is an idium. The Hebrew mindset saw this as an idium pf following Torah
No one can go on the mountain as an act of mercy. YHVH's presence is so powerful that it will utterly obliterate us in our fleshly bodies. This is why in the New Testament that it is spoken that we will get new bodies.
Once a man and a woman agreed to be married a ceremony was held before they would officially pledge their troth (be betrothed) to each other. This troth pledging ceremony came to be called erusin and kiddushin (satisfaction or setting apart which is holy.) Even after this troth pledging ceremony the couple would continue to live lives separately, sometimes for years, while the bridegroom prepared a marital home especially for his bride to be, and the bride would diligently prepared herself to become the bride for which the bridegroom contracted. When the preparation of both families progressed to a point that the bridegroom's father felt the families were already a second ceremony called nissuin (consummation) was held. It was after this second ceremony that the bridegroom and bride began to live together as husband and wife. In the Greater Exodus, He will take His people back to the wilderness and prepare them for the second ceremony.
Here is something interesting. There is a document the bridegroom is to prepare for his beloved called the Shitre Erusin. This document is the fundamental document of commitment. It is read so it can he well ingrain in the bride's mind so she can be delivered at the bride-to-be ceremony of betrothal. Sounds awfully a lot like the Torah.
The second document is to prepare the bride is called the Ketubah. Founded on the Shitre Erusin, this document evidences the satisfaction of the bridegroom with his bride-to-be after testing and the trailing of the betrothal period. The Ketubah is a renewal and a extension of the vows made in the Erusin and is also delivered to the bride in the full ceremony of marriage. It during this period that the bride gets herself ready for the full marriage ceremony. This is exactly what is happening with us.
The huppa is a covering that acts as a shelter to the couple while they get married. Note how YHVH comes down of that mountain in a great cloud to cover then all.
They way the trumpet of God is described is EXACTLY like what all these people reporting mysterious skyquakes all over the world. They describe what sounds like whales in the sky, farting elephants, train horns and the blasts of brass orchestra. See my video of the Feast of Trumpets at 13:08 while watching, keep this in mind:
"All of Mount Sinai smoked, because Yahweh descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice." Exodus 19:18-19
The Old Covenant was just the giving of the Law. But the New Covenant, it is written on our hearts, which means, it is something we would want to do rather than not. This is interesting that the first and the last letters of the Torah spell the Hebrew word heart. He is writing His heart on ours. Two hearts becoming one. The greatest love story ever written is the Bible. He is coming back for spotless bride. We become spotless by the Word of God and we dirty ourselves when we walk by the flesh..
In Hebrew, The 10 Commandments are called the Prophetic Words. The whole purpose of them is to act like an Shitre Erusin document to be given to the bride-to-be. It is an instrument that explains the promises and expectations of the bridegroom. They are a way that we can get into a more deeper relationship with Yeshua and ultimately YHVH. These 10 Words hangs off the two most important ones: Love the LORD thy God, and love thy neighbour. The 4th Beast or Little Horn will try all he can to destroy them. A Baphomet statue literally took the place of a ran over Ten Commandments statue in Arkansaw. Look what it says here about the 4th Beast (Rome):
"He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time." Daniel 7:25
FIRST WORD: YHVH is God. This is not typically the first one but in the Hebrew, it is very clear that this is. It start with the letter aleph (in numerical form is 1). That is supposed to be the first "commandment." Sounds weird if we call it a commandment because it is not. It is a marriage betrothal. He has come to bring us out of the world and out of the bondage of sin, death and into life and peace and joy. We need to know Elohim before we know the rest of the Words.
SECOND WORD: Thou shalt not have another god before Him. You shall not have any graven images of anything that you are worshipping (that includes pictures of Marry, Jesus and the apostles that people kiss, as if that picture is more important than God.) Sadly, these mistakes that we make serving these pagan gods (demons) effect our grand children and our great grand children through epi-genetics. When breaking this Word, you are cursing your own future children that did not even do the sin. When we show our love to Him by not breaking this Word, we are showing mercy to thousands that actually want to listen to God. If we also put something over God that we see as more important, we are committing idolatry. It does have to be pagan worship. It can be addictions, family, friends, a game, an item or a person. YHVH does not want us to use your creativity to distort His works of Creativity. Cough, cough - GMOS, A.I.I find it ridiculous how people call Percy Jackson and the ancient epics myth, but yet they worship the exact same gods by admiring and drooling over these new superhero movies. It's easy to turn the filter off so you can be conditioned, but with your flitter on, you realise how many people have utterly spat at the 1st and 2nd commandment. I can't look at Rick Riordan, DC and Marvel stuff kindly anymore. If you say to love Jesus, then keep His commandments.John 14:15. If don't, St John says you're a lair and the truth is not in you. 1 John 2:4. See the documentary Replacement Gods to see ancient pagan gods being worshipped today.
THIRD WORD: Thous shalt not carry the YHVH"s God's name in vain. On the surface, it means do not swear using His name. But this also can mean blasphemies and alos be making His name meaningless. Some blasphemies can be consider unforgivable like the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. As a human wife should never bring dishonour or say anything that brings shame upon the bridegroom, we should never say anything to dishonour the name of our King - the Bridegroom. It is those that use God's name for things that are unholy and claim God's claim but are not part of His Kingdom are breaching this Word. YHVH's name in Hebrew is His character. We are in NO MEANS spit at the face of His character! Do not make it worthless or replaced. You can also break this command by not doing what He says
FOURTH WORD: Ha! The only commandment that the church forgot to remember begins with the word REMEMBER! The Shabbat is like date night. YHVH set this appointed time so we can be in a close relationship with Him.We are not to do any work (labour or anything that takes effort, so flicking on a light switch is okay.) It is supposed to be the best day of the week, because it is the only day we can just chill out, study the Torah as we are doing now and sped time with family and have a good time (in a holy way. Not in how this world defines as having a good time.) It is not just a day of rest, it is a sign between us and YHVH. Just as a wedding ring is an unmistakable sign of a marriage covenant, so is the Sabbath when we rest in Him.
"It is a sign between me and the children of Israel FOREVER (not until the cross!); for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’” Exodus 31:17
Logic. How is resting a burden to you? We are to refresh our batteries for the next coming week. I am telling you now as a year 12 student, the Sabbath day is been probably the only reason i am able to get my grade that little bit higher. This is a day for us, not the other way around.This a day that i really really treasure. I cannot explain to you have much of a blessing this day is when we just let Him breath life into us.But it also tells us to not make other do work for you, which includes buying things. You also cannot use another day because He has blessed it. It was the "Holy" Catholic Church that charged the day to SUNday. The god Ra is Evil in Hebrew, literally the word for evil is ra. There is nothing wrong with gathering on a Sunday, but it is wrong think that is the Sabbath rather than Saturday which comes from the word Shabbat.
The next 6 words are quite straight forward. But the problem is, most people stop there. God continues to give Words and instructions which add up to 613. Of course most of these are requires for certain types of people like priests, kings, woman, farmers ect. So it should be around 100 or 200. God is actually giving us the divine way to run a governmental system for society. By doing it His way, we will not have a world like we see today.
Verse 18 and 19 of Chapter 20 puts a funny picture in my head of a immature response of a bride running away from the bridegroom with fear and nervousness.
Partial obedience is disobedience.
YHVH commands us to build an altar His way without our own creative ideas. His is perfect, and we try to ruin it.
The one thing we should know is that following men, no matter how charismatic that are, now matter how religious and wise the seem, we are not to hearken unto to them for the bride of YHVH must only and will listen to Him. Feel from the strangers that try to lead us away from Yeshua.
YHVH says He will make a covenant with His people in 3 days and then make himself known. Yeshua was in the tomb for 3 days and rose again to be with Hos people.
The people know they cannot be in God's presence. They need Moses as a mediator - which is a type in shadow of Yeshua who is the mediator. The reason why they wanted Moses up there because it was quite a scary sight.
The upper room (the top of MT Sinai) was filled with the charged power of God that the mountain remains burnt until this day. This is like a holy of hollies that only the appointed or the high priest can come in into. It is not a do and do not lists. They are promises that act in a way that is less burdensome then a lists of laws. This is a marriage covenant. It should be lead by the heart because He is in us. Just let Him live through you, the natural byproduct is to love Him and love people.
If you are unsure about following Torah, 1 John cleans it all up and explains it so we can understand it better.
It makes me wonder as Rob Skiba does that if people teaching against the law are really saved. It says that you do not love God and the truth is not in you if you teach against the Torah. A truly saved person would be getting excited to be able to serve God.
If you teach and obey the commandments to the best of your ability then you will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven. If you do not, you will be less in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus is stating there will be a status hierarchy in Heaven.
Isiah was brought up to the place of God's throne where the Seraphim angels are is similar when Moses went up alone into MT Sinai.
The same as YHVH gave the Torah on MT Sinai, could it be that the coal giving to Isiah by the seraphim like the Torah? It was placed on his tongue, and the Torah is meant to be on our mouths and to speak clean things in the midst of a unclean people.
"Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed." Isaiah 6:10
This is what YHVH did when He introduced His covenant to His bride to be.
"And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land." Isaiah 6:12
Just at MT Sinai went God's presence came down like fire, the people tried to move a far off. The same language is used here.
Isaiah 9:6 is a prophecy of the Messiah's birth.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
The sermon on the mount is a prophetic fulfilment of the promises and teachings God/Yeshua was teaching on Mt Sinai.
We are salt. We cannot hid our lamps underneath and bushel. We must be a light to the world. To do this is to do is good works (commandments) and they will automatically see this light.
Just let Jesus explain to you, how His example to do the Torah is perfect and how He says it is not done away with:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." Matthew 5:17-18
Yeshua does not make the commandments harder, He explains them better. Before the physical act of killing is done and the physical deed of adultery is done, it is proceeded by a through in the heart to desire to do that thing. This is why Jesus says it breaks the commandments to look at a woman and lust after her because lusting in your mind is want leads to the physical act of adultery. Jesus is revealing the Torah.
When Jesus says to pluck out your offending right eye and cast it it out and cut off your right hand, does not mean to physically do it or to get rid of the Mark of the Beast as dispensational teachers teach. It mean to cut yourself off from pornography and anything that can lead you to lust after a woman. This is something i am just now starting to overcome through Messiah.
Yehsua's sermon on the mount is the Torah revealed in it full truest form after it has been drowned by the commandments and traditions of men (Pharisees.)
Yeshua is clearly saying the transgression of God's commandments is foolish. What comes out of a man defiles him if he speaks evil against his parents.
If we want to enter into life, keep the Torah with a whole heart. The rich man keep the commandments but was not humble or had them written on his heart, that is why he went away sorrowful because he had pride. What is also find interesting is that Yeshua picked the latter half of the 10 Commandments, which is loving people. The rich man says that he has done all that and Yeshua interesting does not give the remaining commandments to loving God, but He posed a scenario that illustrates it. That is to give up your riches to gain riches in Heaven. The man had money above God and that is why he was offended. Yeshua uses very strategic dialogue. The man failed to do the other half of the commandments which is to love God. Money was his god.
The 12 disciples judge the people in groups just as Jethro suggested. Again, more proof his suggestion was biblical and right.
We need to give up anything that we find that is comforting and that is keeping us away from God, we must leave it behind and follow Yeshua - the walking Torah.
Read Acts 6 so you can see the same system that Jethro commissioned still in practised by the disciples. Is that a sinful thing? No. However, one of them, Nicolas, forms the Nicolaitan model which Yeshua hates. These might be the some who were of us, as John speaks, and that when out. If they do not turn or repent, their menorah or light will be removed. They hid their lamp under a bushel. We must be a light on a hill.
Its amazing to me just how utterly blind some people are today saying that Paul taught against the law (Torah). What idiotic, unbiblical thing to say is that!
"(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified." Romans 2:13
And this here says that Gentiles can do the Torah too, but went they do it as if it is their nature, then the Torah is written on your hearts as it should be! YOU CANNOT BE UNDER SOMETHING THAT IS IN YOUR HEART! Paul is describing what people like me and many others are waking up to do:
"For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)" Romans 2:14-15
Paul is saying that the will of God is His law (Torah).
If we say thing like do not commit adultery to something, Paul is asking, are we hypocrites that do it too? We must each Torah but most importantly, DO Torah.
Paul explains to us that when we are in Christ are like a bride about to be married to Him. It would be stupid to break those promises if we are in Christ.
We only know what sin is by knowing the law.
"What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet." Romans 7:7
Paul says that doing Torah is doing things of the Spirit.
The spirit of adoption happens when we are grafted into Israel.
Love is the fulfilling of the law. The Torah is literally all about love of God and people.
This is betrothal language:
"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:" Hebrews 8:10
Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant (law written on stone) and Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (law written on our hearts and minds.)
If you do the Torah well, and trip over once, you have sinned as if you broke all. This is why Jesus and grace come in so He forgives us to move on and keep on going to serve YHVH.
1 John 2 and 3 is one of my favourite scriptures. Do i need to say any more? This summarise the Law - it is pure love! That is what the Torah is. LOVE! I will just let it speak for itself. READ THIS CAREFULLY PLEASE:
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."
Jonathon Karagiannis - 26/1/19
The time period we have been studying since pasha Bo is the 7 weeks between the crossing of the Red Sea and the giving of the Torah at MT Sinai. This is the counting of the Omer, which happens after Passover, 7 Sabbaths from the day of the Seder meal until Pentecost/Shavuot which happens to be on the same day at the giving of the commandments at Mt Sinai or the betrothal of Israel.Around 1500 year after this, on the same day, the Holy Spirit comes down onto the disciples. I will also submit to you on this me day, is when the 70 languages were set at the Tower Of Babel due to the events we get from Acts 2.
Please note: Acts 2 is NOT the birth of the church! The birth of the Church was at Sinai on the same day 1500 years earlier as the last words of Stephen says:
"This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:" Acts 7:38
It was not the first time the Ruach HaKodesh was out poured. It has been out-poured on people throughout all history. Adam was made to be filled with it. Prophets were filled with the Spirit to prophesy
This pasha has 2 voices: The voice that sounds wise and good and the voice of wisdom. Which one will you chose? Jethro's voice is one of limited human reason. It sounds intellectually diplomatic and does make sense to be honest. It will influence most people, but unfortunately does it lead them to YHVH? Or does it take them away? The second voice is YHVH's. His voice will change us and redefine who we are. It is more powerful and more reliable to put trust into because He does not make mistakes. YHVH's thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways.
Moses judges the people. This is a picture of Messiah when we come before Him on Judgement Day.
We have not even received the Torah yet and Moses himself says:
"When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws." Exodus 18:16
Hold on! How does Moses know the Torah and the statues and the decrees and the judgements of God if he has not even received them yet? Unless they were already given or in other words, in existence. These laws were well know in the conscience, in the minds and in the hearts from all the patriarchs from Adam to Joseph. Adam lived for over 900 years as well as the many other Pre-Flood patriarchs. They had enough time, and brain capacity (over 10 % of their brains were used,) so you can only imagine what our spiritual forefathers knew back then. Probably more than us who have the whole Word of God right in front of us everyday! The great great grand parents lived along side their great great grand children, so there is no need to write down information. Their minds were so advanced than they are today, that i believed acted like a computer. Consider:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God." John 1:1-2
Now remember the Torah is the foundation of all of God's Word. Therefore the commandments of God were given in the Garden. Evidence of Cain and Abel who clearly knew a sacrificial system which is ONLY explained in the Torah of how to do it. And when Noah is commanded to bring 2 of every UNCLEAN animals (pigs, dogs, cats, kangaroos) and 7 of every CLEAN animals (cows, turkeys, sheep, chicken.) Again, the foods laws are ONLY given in the Torah.
Verse 14 and 18 of chapter 18 reiterates that we were not made to do God's work alone, but as a whole body. When we work alone, it will be easier for the enemy to snatch us up for the picking.
"And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." Genesis 2:18
So you can justify the idea here that Jethro is anchoring his suggestions on this scripture and therefore should be edifying to the people. If it is based off Scripture than the argument can be made that this is not the carnal and deceiving voice of man, but a man trying to do what God says to do, with serenity. He made us to not work alone. Consider this in relation to Genesis 2:18:
" If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.” Exodus 18:23
But, in verse 19, red-flags start to pop up probably because of Jethro's pride and righteous attitude going over the top. In comparison to YHVH's suggestions later, Jethro's doctrine was eclipsed. He is saying that they will be with God if they follow him. That's was not a wise move. Jethro started off good, but here he feed his arrogance too much, making him a voice of man rather than for God as Moses was. He literally says, listen to me. The delivery of a sincere message was off because of his fallen state. Or also, maybe he was just trying to look wonderful by shielding his nerves in front of about 2 million people. Who knows. Only God knew His heart of how his suggestion was even dangerous to the people.
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| Alcibiades (450 - 404 BC) was a cowardly narcissistic, demagogue and an Athenian statesman, orator, and general during the Peloponnesian War. He is literally the embodiment of direct democracy and his actions lead to the destruction of Athens. Despite his charming looks, this man is guilty for sacrilege, a traitor, is untrustworthy and ambitious to glorify himself rather than the people. How does one become so corrupt and immoral? Well it would not surprise you that his teacher was Socrates himself. Socrates who taught, Plato then Arsitrole then Alexander. These people are the creators of the Greek Mindset that has destroyed our understanding of YHWH and His word. And it does not take much research to see how wicked these founding fathers of this mindset were. |
Verse 20 and 21 is the first Godly governmental congregational system and leadership which was founded by Jethro. This is the exact same system used by the apostles but they only just allowed the Holy Spirit inside of it so it can come alive. Jethro, not Moses, came up with the church governmental system. This has been abused by the modern Christendom encouraging of hyper-grace, the addition/ Nicolaitan model, dispensationalism and Judaeo rabbinic traditions. This will be connected to the 144000 in the Greater Exodus in the future, so clearly the idea originally in mind from Jethro was a good idea and God will probably use it again in the Greater Exodus by utilising the 144000. These leaders are only true leaders because they understand who the true leader is - YHVH. Jethro did not seem to understand that. His fleshy voice smothered his likely sincere scriptural based view. He did not even acknowledge that he could be wrong. He just said it as if it is always right. No good. We must humble ourselves if we have a scriptural based opinion.
Time for some Greek philosophy:
Arete
In its basic sense, means "excellence of any kind". The term may also mean "moral virtue". In its earliest appearance in Greek this notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function: the act of living up to one's full potential.
In the Homeric poems, Arete is frequently associated with bravery, but more often with effectiveness. The man or woman of Arete is a person of the highest effectiveness; they use all their faculties—strength, bravery and wit—to achieve real results. In the Homeric world, then, Arete involves all of the abilities and potentialities available to humans.
In some contexts, Arete is explicitly linked with human knowledge, where the expressions "virtue is knowledge" and "Arete is knowledge" are used interchangeably. The highest human potential is knowledge and all other human abilities are derived from this central capacity. If Arete is knowledge and study, the highest human knowledge is knowledge about knowledge itself; in this light, the theoretical study of human knowledge, which Aristotle called "contemplation", is the highest human ability and happiness.
The Aristeuein-ideal (ai en aristeuein (A(h)-in aris- TEV- in)- 'Always to be best')
According to the Iliad, the goal of all men of honour in archaic Greece was to always be the first and superior to the others. This ideal was called the aristeuein- or aristeia-Ideal. In Homer's days, this ideal was mainly based on performance skills in speaking and fighting, and included wisdom, self-restraint, loyalty, and bravery (e.g., leading armies in the front row). For decades, prestige, which was a requisite for might, originated in speaking ability and military virtues. This is true for the cases of both Solon and Peisistratos by Herodotus and by Aristotle in the Athenaion Politeia. In addition, success at the Olympic Games, especially in the field of four-horse chariot racing, was a peaceful way to gain prestige
According to the Iliad, the goal of all men of honour in archaic Greece was to always be the first and superior to the others. This ideal was called the aristeuein- or aristeia-Ideal. In Homer's days, this ideal was mainly based on performance skills in speaking and fighting, and included wisdom, self-restraint, loyalty, and bravery (e.g., leading armies in the front row). For decades, prestige, which was a requisite for might, originated in speaking ability and military virtues. This is true for the cases of both Solon and Peisistratos by Herodotus and by Aristotle in the Athenaion Politeia. In addition, success at the Olympic Games, especially in the field of four-horse chariot racing, was a peaceful way to gain prestige
Sophrosyne ('no excess') is an ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind, which when combined in one well-balanced individual leads to other qualities, such as temperance, moderation, prudence, purity, and self-control.
Stasis (strife) is a term in Greek political history. It refers to: the constant feuds between aristocrats in archaic Greece (horizontal McInerny), and their struggles to attain the best in title (aristos is Greek for "the best") both in terms of prestige and property. (also vertical "class struggle")
This is bad. Jole Osteen's wife embodies this self-centred Hellenistic form of godliness. It is Arete wrapped up in a modern Christian package. See JP in this video at 20:59See how competitive and arrogant the Greek mindset is? But remember, the wisdom of man is sketchy and deceptive. It ultimately leads to coming to embrace Satan's New World Order of a centralised power of an oligraphic control of the masses. What almost all these philosophers like Plato (who has said SOME things that are true, but is wrong with most of his ideas) have in common is that they do not trust the God that created existence. They disregard to hear what God really means in His Word. This is largely dominated by a metaphysical and philosophical, Greco-Roman mindset that you are something if you just imagine it in your mind. Greeks are all about the individual - "I THINK therefore I AM." That is the polar opposite to the simplistic and humble, "WE DO THEREFORE WE ARE" which implies cohesion and community. You can think you are saved, but it is another thing to show that you are saved! If you trust too much in your intellect, you end up like Victor Frankenstein. Family killed by a Nephilim giant that he created, believing he is so great that it is soon revealed to be his ultimate hubris - DO NOT PLAY IN GOD'S POSITION UNLESS HE TELLS YOU SO!
YHVH's words are good. They are spirit. They are life and health and peace.
Notice how this mountain (MT Sinai) is burnt at the top. It happened when YHVH came down in fire. Paul says it is in Saudi Arabia. Why? Because he went there.
"For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children." Galatians 4:25
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| MT Jabel Lawz AKA MT Sinai, is found in Saudi Arabia. This site is closed off from tourist by the Saudi government. |
YHVH at Sinai is offering a much more intimate form of b'rit (covenant) than that which the patriarchs enjoyed. In other words, it is an offer of passionate betrothal.
My special treasure in Hebrew refers to a feminine noun meaning "to shut up, to enclose, or lock up, as one locks up a treasure in a secure place."
We are a holy nation and a peculiar people. We CANNOT assimilate into an other nation, culturally, philosophically or otherwise.
The people responded, "i will do all that you have commanded." This is the exact same marriage language used when the priest read out questions and the wife responses "i do."
The Israelites affirm their commitment to do His commandments, even though they have no idea what they are. This is the key. We need to get the heart right, to soften it so YHVH can then write His Torah on our heart easier.
YHVH says to wash your clothes before you come before me. This connections to the requirements we must follow to do what YHVH likes. Consider queen Esther. All the other maidens wanted to wear what they liked to see if it impressed king Ahasuerus, but Esther asked the king's right hand man (Yeshua), what do you think? She submits to the one that knows the king. Washing clothes equals sanctification and satisfaction equals obedience of following the commandments. It is an idium. The Hebrew mindset saw this as an idium pf following Torah
No one can go on the mountain as an act of mercy. YHVH's presence is so powerful that it will utterly obliterate us in our fleshly bodies. This is why in the New Testament that it is spoken that we will get new bodies.
Once a man and a woman agreed to be married a ceremony was held before they would officially pledge their troth (be betrothed) to each other. This troth pledging ceremony came to be called erusin and kiddushin (satisfaction or setting apart which is holy.) Even after this troth pledging ceremony the couple would continue to live lives separately, sometimes for years, while the bridegroom prepared a marital home especially for his bride to be, and the bride would diligently prepared herself to become the bride for which the bridegroom contracted. When the preparation of both families progressed to a point that the bridegroom's father felt the families were already a second ceremony called nissuin (consummation) was held. It was after this second ceremony that the bridegroom and bride began to live together as husband and wife. In the Greater Exodus, He will take His people back to the wilderness and prepare them for the second ceremony.
Here is something interesting. There is a document the bridegroom is to prepare for his beloved called the Shitre Erusin. This document is the fundamental document of commitment. It is read so it can he well ingrain in the bride's mind so she can be delivered at the bride-to-be ceremony of betrothal. Sounds awfully a lot like the Torah.The second document is to prepare the bride is called the Ketubah. Founded on the Shitre Erusin, this document evidences the satisfaction of the bridegroom with his bride-to-be after testing and the trailing of the betrothal period. The Ketubah is a renewal and a extension of the vows made in the Erusin and is also delivered to the bride in the full ceremony of marriage. It during this period that the bride gets herself ready for the full marriage ceremony. This is exactly what is happening with us.
The huppa is a covering that acts as a shelter to the couple while they get married. Note how YHVH comes down of that mountain in a great cloud to cover then all.
They way the trumpet of God is described is EXACTLY like what all these people reporting mysterious skyquakes all over the world. They describe what sounds like whales in the sky, farting elephants, train horns and the blasts of brass orchestra. See my video of the Feast of Trumpets at 13:08 while watching, keep this in mind:
"All of Mount Sinai smoked, because Yahweh descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice." Exodus 19:18-19
The Old Covenant was just the giving of the Law. But the New Covenant, it is written on our hearts, which means, it is something we would want to do rather than not. This is interesting that the first and the last letters of the Torah spell the Hebrew word heart. He is writing His heart on ours. Two hearts becoming one. The greatest love story ever written is the Bible. He is coming back for spotless bride. We become spotless by the Word of God and we dirty ourselves when we walk by the flesh..
In Hebrew, The 10 Commandments are called the Prophetic Words. The whole purpose of them is to act like an Shitre Erusin document to be given to the bride-to-be. It is an instrument that explains the promises and expectations of the bridegroom. They are a way that we can get into a more deeper relationship with Yeshua and ultimately YHVH. These 10 Words hangs off the two most important ones: Love the LORD thy God, and love thy neighbour. The 4th Beast or Little Horn will try all he can to destroy them. A Baphomet statue literally took the place of a ran over Ten Commandments statue in Arkansaw. Look what it says here about the 4th Beast (Rome):
"He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time." Daniel 7:25
FIRST WORD: YHVH is God. This is not typically the first one but in the Hebrew, it is very clear that this is. It start with the letter aleph (in numerical form is 1). That is supposed to be the first "commandment." Sounds weird if we call it a commandment because it is not. It is a marriage betrothal. He has come to bring us out of the world and out of the bondage of sin, death and into life and peace and joy. We need to know Elohim before we know the rest of the Words.
SECOND WORD: Thou shalt not have another god before Him. You shall not have any graven images of anything that you are worshipping (that includes pictures of Marry, Jesus and the apostles that people kiss, as if that picture is more important than God.) Sadly, these mistakes that we make serving these pagan gods (demons) effect our grand children and our great grand children through epi-genetics. When breaking this Word, you are cursing your own future children that did not even do the sin. When we show our love to Him by not breaking this Word, we are showing mercy to thousands that actually want to listen to God. If we also put something over God that we see as more important, we are committing idolatry. It does have to be pagan worship. It can be addictions, family, friends, a game, an item or a person. YHVH does not want us to use your creativity to distort His works of Creativity. Cough, cough - GMOS, A.I.I find it ridiculous how people call Percy Jackson and the ancient epics myth, but yet they worship the exact same gods by admiring and drooling over these new superhero movies. It's easy to turn the filter off so you can be conditioned, but with your flitter on, you realise how many people have utterly spat at the 1st and 2nd commandment. I can't look at Rick Riordan, DC and Marvel stuff kindly anymore. If you say to love Jesus, then keep His commandments.John 14:15. If don't, St John says you're a lair and the truth is not in you. 1 John 2:4. See the documentary Replacement Gods to see ancient pagan gods being worshipped today.THIRD WORD: Thous shalt not carry the YHVH"s God's name in vain. On the surface, it means do not swear using His name. But this also can mean blasphemies and alos be making His name meaningless. Some blasphemies can be consider unforgivable like the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. As a human wife should never bring dishonour or say anything that brings shame upon the bridegroom, we should never say anything to dishonour the name of our King - the Bridegroom. It is those that use God's name for things that are unholy and claim God's claim but are not part of His Kingdom are breaching this Word. YHVH's name in Hebrew is His character. We are in NO MEANS spit at the face of His character! Do not make it worthless or replaced. You can also break this command by not doing what He says
FOURTH WORD: Ha! The only commandment that the church forgot to remember begins with the word REMEMBER! The Shabbat is like date night. YHVH set this appointed time so we can be in a close relationship with Him.We are not to do any work (labour or anything that takes effort, so flicking on a light switch is okay.) It is supposed to be the best day of the week, because it is the only day we can just chill out, study the Torah as we are doing now and sped time with family and have a good time (in a holy way. Not in how this world defines as having a good time.) It is not just a day of rest, it is a sign between us and YHVH. Just as a wedding ring is an unmistakable sign of a marriage covenant, so is the Sabbath when we rest in Him.
"It is a sign between me and the children of Israel FOREVER (not until the cross!); for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’” Exodus 31:17
Logic. How is resting a burden to you? We are to refresh our batteries for the next coming week. I am telling you now as a year 12 student, the Sabbath day is been probably the only reason i am able to get my grade that little bit higher. This is a day for us, not the other way around.This a day that i really really treasure. I cannot explain to you have much of a blessing this day is when we just let Him breath life into us.But it also tells us to not make other do work for you, which includes buying things. You also cannot use another day because He has blessed it. It was the "Holy" Catholic Church that charged the day to SUNday. The god Ra is Evil in Hebrew, literally the word for evil is ra. There is nothing wrong with gathering on a Sunday, but it is wrong think that is the Sabbath rather than Saturday which comes from the word Shabbat.
The next 6 words are quite straight forward. But the problem is, most people stop there. God continues to give Words and instructions which add up to 613. Of course most of these are requires for certain types of people like priests, kings, woman, farmers ect. So it should be around 100 or 200. God is actually giving us the divine way to run a governmental system for society. By doing it His way, we will not have a world like we see today.
Verse 18 and 19 of Chapter 20 puts a funny picture in my head of a immature response of a bride running away from the bridegroom with fear and nervousness.
Partial obedience is disobedience.
YHVH commands us to build an altar His way without our own creative ideas. His is perfect, and we try to ruin it.
The one thing we should know is that following men, no matter how charismatic that are, now matter how religious and wise the seem, we are not to hearken unto to them for the bride of YHVH must only and will listen to Him. Feel from the strangers that try to lead us away from Yeshua.
YHVH says He will make a covenant with His people in 3 days and then make himself known. Yeshua was in the tomb for 3 days and rose again to be with Hos people.
The people know they cannot be in God's presence. They need Moses as a mediator - which is a type in shadow of Yeshua who is the mediator. The reason why they wanted Moses up there because it was quite a scary sight.
The upper room (the top of MT Sinai) was filled with the charged power of God that the mountain remains burnt until this day. This is like a holy of hollies that only the appointed or the high priest can come in into. It is not a do and do not lists. They are promises that act in a way that is less burdensome then a lists of laws. This is a marriage covenant. It should be lead by the heart because He is in us. Just let Him live through you, the natural byproduct is to love Him and love people.
PROPHETS AND NEW TESTAMENT
Peter is quoting from Exodus 19:6:
"And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel."
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;" 1 Peter 2:9
If you are unsure about following Torah, 1 John cleans it all up and explains it so we can understand it better.
It makes me wonder as Rob Skiba does that if people teaching against the law are really saved. It says that you do not love God and the truth is not in you if you teach against the Torah. A truly saved person would be getting excited to be able to serve God.
If you teach and obey the commandments to the best of your ability then you will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven. If you do not, you will be less in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus is stating there will be a status hierarchy in Heaven.
Isiah was brought up to the place of God's throne where the Seraphim angels are is similar when Moses went up alone into MT Sinai.
The same as YHVH gave the Torah on MT Sinai, could it be that the coal giving to Isiah by the seraphim like the Torah? It was placed on his tongue, and the Torah is meant to be on our mouths and to speak clean things in the midst of a unclean people.
"Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed." Isaiah 6:10
This is what YHVH did when He introduced His covenant to His bride to be.
"And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land." Isaiah 6:12
Just at MT Sinai went God's presence came down like fire, the people tried to move a far off. The same language is used here.
Isaiah 9:6 is a prophecy of the Messiah's birth.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
The sermon on the mount is a prophetic fulfilment of the promises and teachings God/Yeshua was teaching on Mt Sinai.
We are salt. We cannot hid our lamps underneath and bushel. We must be a light to the world. To do this is to do is good works (commandments) and they will automatically see this light.
Just let Jesus explain to you, how His example to do the Torah is perfect and how He says it is not done away with:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." Matthew 5:17-18
Yeshua does not make the commandments harder, He explains them better. Before the physical act of killing is done and the physical deed of adultery is done, it is proceeded by a through in the heart to desire to do that thing. This is why Jesus says it breaks the commandments to look at a woman and lust after her because lusting in your mind is want leads to the physical act of adultery. Jesus is revealing the Torah.
When Jesus says to pluck out your offending right eye and cast it it out and cut off your right hand, does not mean to physically do it or to get rid of the Mark of the Beast as dispensational teachers teach. It mean to cut yourself off from pornography and anything that can lead you to lust after a woman. This is something i am just now starting to overcome through Messiah.
Yehsua's sermon on the mount is the Torah revealed in it full truest form after it has been drowned by the commandments and traditions of men (Pharisees.)
Yeshua is clearly saying the transgression of God's commandments is foolish. What comes out of a man defiles him if he speaks evil against his parents.
If we want to enter into life, keep the Torah with a whole heart. The rich man keep the commandments but was not humble or had them written on his heart, that is why he went away sorrowful because he had pride. What is also find interesting is that Yeshua picked the latter half of the 10 Commandments, which is loving people. The rich man says that he has done all that and Yeshua interesting does not give the remaining commandments to loving God, but He posed a scenario that illustrates it. That is to give up your riches to gain riches in Heaven. The man had money above God and that is why he was offended. Yeshua uses very strategic dialogue. The man failed to do the other half of the commandments which is to love God. Money was his god.
The 12 disciples judge the people in groups just as Jethro suggested. Again, more proof his suggestion was biblical and right.
We need to give up anything that we find that is comforting and that is keeping us away from God, we must leave it behind and follow Yeshua - the walking Torah.
Read Acts 6 so you can see the same system that Jethro commissioned still in practised by the disciples. Is that a sinful thing? No. However, one of them, Nicolas, forms the Nicolaitan model which Yeshua hates. These might be the some who were of us, as John speaks, and that when out. If they do not turn or repent, their menorah or light will be removed. They hid their lamp under a bushel. We must be a light on a hill.
Its amazing to me just how utterly blind some people are today saying that Paul taught against the law (Torah). What idiotic, unbiblical thing to say is that!
"(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified." Romans 2:13
And this here says that Gentiles can do the Torah too, but went they do it as if it is their nature, then the Torah is written on your hearts as it should be! YOU CANNOT BE UNDER SOMETHING THAT IS IN YOUR HEART! Paul is describing what people like me and many others are waking up to do:
"For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)" Romans 2:14-15
Paul is saying that the will of God is His law (Torah).
If we say thing like do not commit adultery to something, Paul is asking, are we hypocrites that do it too? We must each Torah but most importantly, DO Torah.
Paul explains to us that when we are in Christ are like a bride about to be married to Him. It would be stupid to break those promises if we are in Christ.
We only know what sin is by knowing the law.
"What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet." Romans 7:7
Paul says that doing Torah is doing things of the Spirit.
The spirit of adoption happens when we are grafted into Israel.
Love is the fulfilling of the law. The Torah is literally all about love of God and people.
This is betrothal language:
"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:" Hebrews 8:10
Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant (law written on stone) and Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (law written on our hearts and minds.)
If you do the Torah well, and trip over once, you have sinned as if you broke all. This is why Jesus and grace come in so He forgives us to move on and keep on going to serve YHVH.
1 John 2 and 3 is one of my favourite scriptures. Do i need to say any more? This summarise the Law - it is pure love! That is what the Torah is. LOVE! I will just let it speak for itself. READ THIS CAREFULLY PLEASE:
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
Not all brothers and sisters have it right, we are all on a journey an different stages of refinement. There is blessing to obey your parents and follow the commandments. The curse of the law is the consequences - death.
Keep does not mean obedience. It means guard and protect.
Revelation 12 speaks of Israel in the Greater Exodus. We will be taken on eagles wings to the wilderness next time too. It is the same figure of speech in Exodus Chapter 19.
ShalomJonathon Karagiannis - 26/1/19
