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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Out of Egypt

Before we take a look at Matt. 2:14,15 let's back up and do a little review.

First, why am I taking the time to post all of these "fulfillment" prophecies and everything that will follow?  I am doing all of this in answer to anyone who whould ask me "why have you chosen to reject the New Testament and its savior"?

If a person would look at everything with a magnifying glass and without their emotions I would say most if not all would say the New Testament does not align itself with what is written in the Old.  In my Honors Old Testament class, my freshman year of college, my professor told all 10 of us who made that class, the whole of the Scriptures is founded upon the Torah, the first 5 books of the Old Testament.  Every single doctrine can be found there.  So, that being said, if there is anything that does not add up and does not align with the Torah, a:  it is being taken out of context, b:  our understanding is wrong and must be changed to align or I will add a third item, c:  what has been written is false.

Let's review.
1.  the Hebrew word is not virgin, but young maiden or woman.  In this case the Hebrew is specific, it is the young woman which is here.  The prophecy has a fulfillment within a certain time frame.  One that is very short, not many years in the future.

2.   The prophecy in Micah was changed in Matthew to try and make it fit.  This is tampering with the Word of Hashem, it is changing it by taking away from it or adding to it.

3.  Jeremiah 31, has nothing to do with babies being killed, this verse was ripped out of its context.  The context of Jeremiah 31 has to do with the reuniting of the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel.

Now let us consider Matt 2:14, 15 and the prophecy in Hosea 11:

Mat 2:14  And rising up, he took the Child and His mother by night and departed for Mitsrayim,
Mat 2:15  and remained there until the death of Herodes, to fill what was spoken by יהוה through the prophet, saying, “Out of Mitsrayim I have called My Son.”1 Footnote:1Ex. 4:22-23, Hos. 11:1, Rev. 21:7


Matthew is claiming that this child born of Mary is the first born son of god.  So, is this supported by the Old Testament?  Is there someone else who  Hashem says is His first born?

Hos 11:1  “When Yisra’ĕl was a child, I loved him, and out of Mitsrayim I called My son.
Hos 11:2  “They called to them, so they went from their face. They slaughtered to the Baʽals, and burned incense to carved images.
Hos 11:3  “And I taught Ephrayim to walk, taking them by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them.
Hos 11:4  “I drew them with ropes of man, with cords of love, and I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. And I bent down, fed them.
Hos 11:5  “No, let him return to the land of Mitsrayim, and let Ashshur be his sovereign, because they refused to repent!
Hos 11:6  “And the sword shall whirl in his cities, and it shall demolish his gate bars, and consume, because of their own counsels.
Hos 11:7  “My people are bent towards backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He lifts none of them up.
Hos 11:8  “How could I give you up, Ephrayim? How could I hand you over, Yisra’ĕl? How could I make you like Aḏmah? How could I set you like Tseḇoyim? My heart turns within Me, all My compassion is kindled.

Hosea is referring to Ephraim, or the 10 northern tribes of Israel.  Where does Hosea get his information from?  

Exo 4:19  And יהוה said to Mosheh in Miḏyan, “Go, return to Mitsrayim, for all the men are dead who sought your life.”
Exo 4:20  So Mosheh took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Mitsrayim. And Mosheh took the rod of Elohim in his hand.
Exo 4:21  And יהוה said to Mosheh, “As you go back to Mitsrayim, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I am going to harden his heart, so that he does not let the people go.
Exo 4:22  “And you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Yisra’ĕl is My son, My first-born,
Exo 4:23  so I say to you, let My son go to serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, see, I am killing your son, your first-born.” ’ ”


It is very clear from the Scripture, Israel is the first born son of Hashem, not a single man that the New Testament is based upon.  There are also other reasons that this man cannot be the Messiah or anointed one and those reasons will come with time after I have gone through the fulfillment texts in Matt.  Or if you would like to do some homework on your own.  Look at the genealogies in Matt. do a comparison study.  1.  there are two kings in Israel's past who the anointed one must absolutely come from.  Who are they?  Do the lines given in Matt and Luke follow these two men's line?  Also there is one part of the line which Hashem cursed and said, anyone from these men will never sit on the throne of the kingdom.  Who were they and are they in the lines mentioned in Matt and Luke.  If I have wetted your appetite, don't wait on me to fill in your blanks, do the research.  Until next time.  Study and open your eyes to the truth. Do not let emotions dictate what you chose to believe.

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Rachel Weeping For Her Children

Mat 2:16  Then Herodes, having seen that he was fooled by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and he sent forth and slew all the male children in Bĕyth Leḥem and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learnt from the Magi. 
Mat 2:17  Then was filled what was spoken by Yirmeyahu the prophet, saying, 
Mat 2:18  “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning – Raḥĕl weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they were no more.” 


Matthew uses the quote from Jeremiah 31:15 to support his view that this was fulfilled when JC was born and Herod sent soldiers to slay all male children two years and younger.  My question is this.  Does the context of Jeremiah 31 support the use that Matthew puts it to?  

Jer 31:12  “And they shall come in and shall sing on the height of Tsiyon, and stream to the goodness of יהוה, for grain and for new wine and for oil, and for the young of the flock and the herd. And their being shall be like a well-watered garden, and never languish again. 
Jer 31:13  “Then shall a maiden rejoice in a dance, and young men and old, together. And I shall turn their mourning to joy, and shall comfort them, and shall make them rejoice from their sorrow, 
Jer 31:14  and shall fill the being of the priests with fatness. And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness,” declares יהוה. 
Jer 31:15  Thus said יהוה, “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing, bitter weeping, Raḥĕl weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.” 
Jer 31:16  Thus said יהוה, “Hold back your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work,” declares יהוה, “and they shall return from the land of the enemy. 
Jer 31:17  “And there is expectancy for your latter end,” declares יהוה, “and your children shall return to their own country. 

This passage that Matthew quotes is in the middle of a chapter which is talking about the establishing of the New Covenant.  These particular verses speak of bringing back the scattered tribes of Ephraim. or the northern 10 tribes.  Rachel was weeping because her children were scattered.  She is told to stop her weeping as Hashem will be bringing them back.  In Matthew, there is not a chance of the children coming back.  So, is this an accurate use of Jeremiah 31:15?  Have the 12 tribes been re-united?

What outside sources declare the order and the carrying out of the mass killing of the babies as ordered by Herod?  There are none.  Matthew is the only source which states this event.

Next time we shall look at "out of Mitsraim or Egypt"



Sunday, July 15, 2018

Fulfillment text number 2

OK, These verses in the Torah, the first 5 books of the Bible, become extremely important when we consider the next fulfillment passage that is in the book of Matthew.  This is one reason in which the Jewish people choose to disregard the Christian's New Testament.

Deu 4:2  “Do not add to the Word which I command you, and do not take away from it, so as to guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am commanding you.
Deu 12:32  “All the words I am commanding you, guard to do it – do not add to it nor take away from it

Let us begin by looking at Matthew.
Mat 2:5  "In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:
Mat 2:6  'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,
for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.' "

This is supposed to be a quote from the Hebrew prophet Micah.
Mic 5:2  “But you, Bĕyth Leḥem Ephrathah, you who are little among the clans of Yehuḏah, out of you shall come forth to Me the One to become Ruler in Yisra’ĕl. And His comings forth1 are of old, from everlasting.” Footnote: 1Or His appearances.

We will look at this phrase by phrase.
1.  'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah
1.  “But you, Bĕyth Leḥem Ephrathah, you who are little among the clans of Yehuḏah

2.  for out of you will come a ruler
2.  out of you shall come forth to Me the One to become Ruler in Yisra’ĕl.

Ok, so far so good,  now look at the last section.

3.  who will shepherd my people Israel.' "
3.  And His comings forth are of old, from everlasting.”

Matt changes the last section to give it an appearance of talking about the Messiah.  He totally changes what Micah is saying by taking out and adding something completely different.

Matt says "who will shepherd my people Israel."  Micah says that "his comings forth are of old..."
Matthew is saying that Micah is talking about a messiah coming out of Bethlehem.  Micah on the other hand was describing a city of old.  Micah is writing about 300 years after King David

Who has the right to change the Word of Hashem to make it say something completely different than the original writer.  

 His origins "is from old, from the ancient days" is a modifier.  It modifies Bethlehem of Judea.

Questions to ask concerning the text of Matthew.
1.  All Jerusalem was troubled at the coming of the magi.  What extra biblical sources are there that would document something of this magnitude?

2.  What extra biblical sources document the killing of the babies?

3.  Does the writer try making his text conform to the life of Moses for a special reason?

4.  Why, if the scribes and priests knew where the messiah was to be born, did they not go and worship him as well?

5.  Why does Matthew always say it is the gentiles who recognize the Jewish messiah over the Jewish people themselves who have been studying the Scriptures for centuries?

A.  There are no outside sources that bring support to Matthew's claims.  Not Jewish, Roman or other.

B.  Archealogy History does not back up the account that Matthew gives.  Quirinius, the governor of Syria in 6 CE did not rule at the same time as Herod the Great.  Herod's rule ended when he died in 4 BCE.  Archelaus, Herod's son then ruled.  There is no Roman record of an Empire wide tax during the reign of Caesar Augustus.  If there had been there would have been a mass migration taking place as people traveled back to their homelands and there is no evidence of the upheaval this would have caused in travel, economies and other areas when migrations take place.

Take time and consider the above and what it means.  I will not do this for you.
We will be back to look at the next fulfillment prophecy next time.  I will give you a clue.  It is also in the second chapter of Matthew.

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Isaiah 7 and Matt. continued.

Ok, first let's review from the last post.
1.  Context of Isaiah 7:  Two neighboring kings have come and besieged Jerusalem.  Hashem has told Isaiah to tell the wicked king Ahaz, he would be delivered because of a promise made to King David.  There will be a sign given.  The sign is not the "almah" but something else.

2.  The Almah.  Hebrew for a virgin is betulah not almah.  Almah used also in other places in the Scriptures means maiden, not particularly one who is a virgin.

3.  The Hebrew also uses a prefix H'almah, meaning "the young maiden" or this particular maiden you see here before you.  It cannot mean one who is 700 years in the future.  In particular it is pointing out Isaiah's wife, who is also a prophetess.

Many other translations today now use the word young maiden and not virgin.

OK, now let's proceed.  NET Bible.

Isa 7:14  For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
Isa 7:15  He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.
Isa 7:16  Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.

Is the way the child is conceived the sign?  No, the sign is the maturity of the child and what happens before he is able to reject evil and choose good.  The two kings opposing Jerusalem will be done away with.  This is again foretold in Isaiah 8:4.  for before the child knows how to cry out, 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."
This could have very well happened within a year's time frame, not 700 years in the future.  We are able to see the confirmation of the prophecy being completed in II Kings 15:29-30 and also in II Kings 16: 5-9.  

I personally find the genealogies in Scripture fascinating.  They have been given for a reason.  The reason can often be found in the meaning of the names.  What the names mean in the original language, Hebrew.  Isaiah was told the names of his children would have specific meanings.  Isaiah means "the salvation of G-d".  Isaiah's sons names have special meaning as well.  You take time and look them up for yourself.


Now let's compare both the Matt and Isaiah portions.

1.  A specific time table was given.  
       a.  before the child knows evil and good, 
       b. by the time he can say mommy or daddy.
2.  A specific young maiden was pointed out

Matthew has taken out the definite article of a certain maiden and has instead inserted the word a virgin.  There is also an indefinate article, meaning that this "virgin" cannot be pointed out to others.

Matthew also says that the "virgin" is not yet pregnant, whereas the Hebrew in Isaiah says that she is already pregnant.  This appears in the perfect/past tense in the Hebrew.

Now, who will call the boy's name Immanuel?

Isaiah tells us "she will call"  Isaiah's wife will call his son Immanuel.  Now where in Matthew or any of the other gospels does Mary ever call Jesus Immanuel?  In the book of Luke, Mary was instructed to call him Jesus.  Matthew replaces the "she" with "they".  

The Torah clearly teaches it is the father alone who gives his children their tribal identity.  For Jesus to have been of the tribe of Judah, his father must have been from the tribe of Judah, not G-d.  Also, if you look closely at the fact Joseph was getting ready to put Mary away quietly because he thought she was unfaithful.  They were in essence married.  What does the Torah say about taking another man's wife.  G-d by impregnating Mary would be breaking His own law.  


If you would like to move ahead and look at the next Matthew fulfilled prophecy it is in Matt. 2:5  "In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:

Mat 2:6  'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, 
are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, 
for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.' "