tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73197736786831156632024-03-13T15:11:23.507-05:00Myks Hearts at HomemykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-39845686087578266272018-11-04T17:57:00.001-06:002018-11-04T18:13:55.273-06:00Was Matt 12 fulfilled?Mat 12:15 But יהושע, knowing it, withdrew from there. And large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,<br />
Mat 12:16 and warned them not to make Him known,<br />
Mat 12:17 in order that what was spoken by Yeshayahu the prophet, might be filled, saying,<br />
Mat 12:18 “See, My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My being did delight. I shall put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall declare right-ruling to the nations.<br />
Mat 12:19 “He shall not strive nor cry out, nor shall anyone hear His voice in the streets.<br />
Mat 12:20 “A crushed reed He shall not break, and smoking flax He shall not quench, till He brings forth right-ruling forever.1 Footnote: 1This is according to the Shem-Tob Hebrew text. However, this passage is a quote from Isa. 42:1-3 where it reads right-ruling unto truth.<br />
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Isa 42:1 “See, My Servant whom I uphold, My Chosen One My being has delighted in! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He brings forth right-ruling to the nations. </div>
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Isa 42:2 “He does not cry out, nor lifts up His voice, nor causes His voice to be heard in the street. </div>
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Isa 42:3 “A crushed reed He does not break, and smoking flax He does not quench. He brings forth right-ruling in accordance with truth. </div>
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Isa 42:4 “He does not become weak or crushed, until He has established right-ruling in the earth. And the coastlands wait for His Torah.” </div>
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Isa 42:5 Thus said the Ěl, יהוה, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk on it: </div>
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Isa 42:6 “I am the Lord; I called you with righteousness and I will strengthen your hand; and I formed you, and I made you for a people's covenant, for a light to the nations.</div>
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Once again we are up against the context that is in Isaiah. Is Isaiah speaking about a suffering servant, as in an individual? Or, is the context referring to the first born, Israel as being the suffering servant? The entire context from Isaiah 41 through to Isaiah 54 is extremely important in answering the above question. </div>
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Isa 41:8 “But you, Yisra’ĕl, are My servant, Yaʽaqoḇ, whom I have chosen, the descendants of Aḇraham My friend, </div>
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Isa 41:9 whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest parts, and said to You, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not rejected you. </div>
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Isa 43:10 “You are My witnesses,” declares יהוה, “And My servant whom I have chosen, so that you know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no Ěl formed, nor after Me there is none. </div>
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Isa 43:11 “I, I am יהוה, and besides Me there is no saviour. </div>
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Isa 43:12 “I, I have declared and saved, and made known, and there was no foreign mighty one among you. And you are My witnesses,” declares יהוה, “that I am Ěl. </div>
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Isa 44:1 “But now hear, O Yaʽaqoḇ My servant, and Yisra’ĕl whom I have chosen. </div>
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Isa 44:2 Thus said יהוה who made you and formed you from the womb, who helps you, ‘Do not fear, O Yaʽaqoḇ My servant, and Yeshurun1, whom I have chosen. Footnote: 1A poetical title for Yisra’ĕl, meaning the Straight One or the Upright One. This poetical title is also found in Dt. 32:15, 33:5 & 33:26. </div>
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Isa 44:3 ‘For I pour water on the thirsty, and floods on the dry ground. I pour My Spirit on your seed, and My blessing on your offspring, </div>
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Isa 44:4 and they shall spring up among the grass like willows by streams of water.’ </div>
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Isa 44:5 “One says, ‘I belong to יהוה; another calls himself by the name of Yaʽaqoḇ; another writes with his hand, ‘Unto יהוה,’ and names himself by the name of Yisra’ĕl.</div>
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Isa 44:21 “Remember these matters, O Yaʽaqoḇ, and Yisra’ĕl, for you are My servant! I have formed you, you are My servant, O Yisra’ĕl, do not forget Me! </div>
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Isa 45:4 ‘For the sake of Yaʽaqoḇ My servant, and of Yisra’ĕl My chosen, I also call you by your name, I give you a title, though you have not known Me. </div>
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There are many more chapters and verses that clearly tell us who the suffering servant is. This will suffice for now. However, another question. When is right ruling supposed to be given to all the nations? </div>
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Did JC deliver right ruling to all the nations? If not then this passage of Is. has not been fulfilled.</div>
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What is to happen in the future concerning the nations? </div>
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1. The term from v. 6 a light to the nations, is one that is unique to the book of Isaiah. According to the prophets the Jewish people hold a unique position among the nations. They have been given the special assignment of being mentors to the rest of the world. They are to give spiritual and moral guidance. When HaShem brings the people back to the land He has promised, then the rest of the world will have their eyes opened and look to the people of Israel. It is only then the rest of the world will see and recognize the unique role of the Jewish people (Is. 42, 49, and 60). That which the Jewish people proclaim in their Shema (Deut 6), will one day be recognized by the entire world. </div>
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Zec 14:9 And יהוה shall be Sovereign over all the earth1. In that day there shall be one יהוה, and His Name one. Footnote: 1Isa. 24:23, Dan. 2:44,</div>
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Zec 8:23 “Thus said יהוה of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all languages of the nations take hold, yea, they shall take hold of the edge of the garment of a man, a Yehuḏite1, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.”</div>
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Jer 16:19 O יהוה, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day of distress the gentiles shall come to You from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited only falsehood, futility, and there is no value in them.”1 Footnote: 1See Ps. 147:19, Isa. 2:3, Isa. 60:2-3</div>
mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-5838840527523096022018-09-24T16:46:00.000-05:002018-09-24T22:55:22.667-05:00Context speaks loudly when dealing with Isaiah 53Mat 8:16 And when evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,<br />
Mat 8:17 that it might be filled what was spoken by Yeshayahu the prophet, saying, <span style="color: red;">“He Himself took our weaknesses and bore our sicknesses.”</span><br />
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Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.<br />
Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.<br />
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The context of Isaiah 53: does not support the premise that this refers to a messiah. This chapter is not messianic at all. The church has not done its homework here. The church rips this chapter of Isaiah completely out of it's context in order to promote the idea that Jesus was and is the Messiah.</div>
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There are other things that are also taken out of this chapter in order to promote the church's idea of messiah and we will get to those when we tackle the other fulfillment texts. So first let us take a look at the whole context of Isaiah 53. In order to do that we must go back several chapters.<br />
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Isa 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. </div>
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Isa 41:9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. </div>
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Isa 44:21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. </div>
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Isa 48:20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. </div>
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Isa 49:3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. </div>
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We must understand that the Hebrew in Isaiah 52 and 53 was tampered with by the translators in order to push ahead their point. In chapter 52:4-5 the singular references to Israel were changed into the plural. In chapter 53 the plural references to Israel were changed to singular. If you do not read Hebrew, the original language find someone who does and ask that these be translated for you. To mistranslate this passage would lead one to false conclusions. Here in verses 4 and 5 the words ובחברתו נרפא־לנו׃ have been translated to say: "with his wounds we are healed". This is in the present tense. Correctly translated we find that they should read "we were healed" The nations, in astonishment are speaking of the suffering that Israel has already endured. Being in the past tense this could not possibly be speaking of Jesus in the New Testament. When Isaiah is speaking about the Children of Israel he is not speaking concerning a singular person or coming messiah who has already taken and born the chastisement of the nations. Rather it was Israel who has born this and the leaders of the nations are waking up to realize they have been mislead all along.</div>
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mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-32344621521054054142018-08-21T22:15:00.001-05:002018-08-21T22:15:10.405-05:00Garden Pictures I have a couple of daughters who delight in taking pictures. Here are a select few they have taken of the garden this year. I hope you all have as much delight in looking as we have had in tasting.<br />
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<br />mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-19168969055733585012018-08-08T22:19:00.000-05:002018-09-24T22:55:45.472-05:00Verb tenses carry meaning.Mat 4:13 And leaving Natsareth, He came and dwelt in Kephar Naḥum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zeḇulun and Naphtali,<br />
Mat 4:14 to fill what was spoken by Yeshayahu the prophet, saying,<br />
Mat 4:15 “Land of Zeḇulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Yardĕn, Galil of the gentiles –<br />
Mat 4:16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and upon those who sat in the land and shadow of death, light arose to them.”1 Footnote: 1Isa. 9:1-2.<br />
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New American Standard.<br />
9:2-4 The people who WALK in darkness WILL SEE a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light WILL shine on them. Thou SHALT multiply the nation, thou SHALT increase their gladness; they WILL be glad in Thy presence as with the gladness of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For Thou SHALT break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, AS AT THE BATTLE OF MIDIAN.<br />
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The Jewish Translation.<br />
The people who WALKED in darkness, HAVE SEEN a great light; those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, light HAS shone upon them. You HAVE aggrandized this nation; you HAVE magnified the joy for them; they HAVE rejoiced over You like the joy of the harvest, as they rejoice when they divide spoils. For the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of the one who oppressed him HAVE You broken, AS ON THE DAY OF MIDIAN.<br />
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The 9th chapter of Isaiah concerns a past event in the life of King Hezekiah. This event can be found in 2 Kings 19:15. The verb tenses in this chapter are all past tense. Some modern day translations change the verb tense to that of being future tense to allow for a futuristic messiah. Isaiah<br />
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Hezekiah had gone to the temple to pray and seek Hashem for the salvation of his people. It was only through divine intervention that Jerusalem and Hashem's people could be saved. This passage has nothing to do with a future messiah. The verb tense does not support a future event that Matthew claims is fulfilled.<br />
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What makes it right to change verb tenses from what the original says to something that it does not say? Is this not tampering with the very Word of Hashem? Could this practice not lead people to make wrong conclusions and then perhaps lead them astray. Could this practice even lead to false doctrines and teachings? I think we need to be very careful and search and seek truth. Perhaps those who translated the original Hebrew had purposes that were not altogether wholesome.<br />
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Until next time. thank you for visiting and please continue to seek truth.<br />
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<br />mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-16953568681776180142018-08-01T20:40:00.000-05:002018-09-24T22:56:08.494-05:00The Prophets Said What?Mat 2:23 and came and dwelt in a city called Natsareth – thus to fill what was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Natsarene.”<br />
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For this segment of the fulfilled passages I would like you to do some of the looking for yourself. Call yourself a Scripture detective. <br />
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Start perhaps with a concordance and find where in the entire Old Testament the word Nazareth occurs. From there you can narrow down your search to the books of the prophets as Matthew has already declared for us that it was spoken by the prophets. While you are looking for this particular passage I have downloaded some music for your enjoyment.<br />
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<br />mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-12044951441777408772018-07-29T20:15:00.001-05:002018-09-24T22:56:29.202-05:00Out of EgyptBefore we take a look at Matt. 2:14,15 let's back up and do a little review.<br />
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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"?<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Mat 2:14 And rising up, he took the Child and His mother by night and departed for Mitsrayim,<br />
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<br />
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Hos 11:1 “When Yisra’ĕl was a child, I loved him, and out of Mitsrayim I called My son.<br />
Hos 11:2 “They called to them, so they went from their face. They slaughtered to the Baʽals, and burned incense to carved images.<br />
Hos 11:3 “And I taught Ephrayim to walk, taking them by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them.<br />
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.<br />
Hos 11:5 “No, let him return to the land of Mitsrayim, and let Ashshur be his sovereign, because they refused to repent!<br />
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.<br />
Hos 11:7 “My people are bent towards backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He lifts none of them up.<br />
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.<br />
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Exo 4:19 And יהוה said to Mosheh in Miḏyan, “Go, return to Mitsrayim, for all the men are dead who sought your life.”<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
Exo 4:22 “And you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Yisra’ĕl is My son, My first-born,<br />
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.” ’ ”<br />
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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.</div>
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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.” </div>
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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. </div>
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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, </div>
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Jer 31:14 and shall fill the being of the priests with fatness. And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness,” declares יהוה. </div>
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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.” </div>
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mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-70141454412909431062018-07-15T18:27:00.001-05:002018-09-24T22:57:53.048-05:00Fulfillment text number 2OK, 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.<br />
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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.<br />
Deu 12:32 “All the words I am commanding you, guard to do it – do not add to it nor take away from it<br />
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Let us begin by looking at Matthew.<br />
Mat 2:5 "In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:<br />
Mat 2:6 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,<br />
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This is supposed to be a quote from the Hebrew prophet Micah.<br />
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.<br />
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1. 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah<br />
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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.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">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.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Isa 7:15 He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">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."</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">This could have very well happened within a year's time frame, not 700 years in the future. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">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. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: 14.85px;">1. A specific time table was given. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: 14.85px;"> a. before the child knows evil and good, </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">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.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: 14.85px;">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.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Now, who will call the boy's name Immanuel?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-size: 14.85px;">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". </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">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. </span></span></span><br />
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Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.<br />
Mat 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.<br />
Mat 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.<br />
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.<br />
Mat 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Mat 1:23 Behold,G2400 </span><span style="color: red;">a virgin</span><span style="color: blue;">G3933</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> shall be with child</span><span style="color: blue;">,G2192 G1722 G1064 andG2532 shall bring forthG5088 a son,G5207 andG2532 </span><span style="color: purple;">they shall call</span><span style="color: blue;">G2564 hisG846 nameG3686 Emmanuel,G1694 whichG3739 being interpretedG3177 is,G2076 GodG2316 withG3326 us.G2257 </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Isa 7:14 ThereforeH3651 the LordH136 himselfH1931 shall giveH5414 you a sign;H226 Behold,H2009 </span><span style="color: red;">a virginH5959</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">shall conceive</span><span style="color: lime;">,H2029</span><span style="color: blue;"> and bearH3205 a son,H1121 </span><span style="color: purple;">and shall call</span><span style="color: blue;">H7121 his nameH8034 Immanuel.H6005 </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Isa 7:15 ButterH2529 and honeyH1706 shall he eat,H398 that he may knowH3045 to refuseH3988 the evil,H7451 and chooseH977 the good.H2896 </span></div>
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Mat 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: </div>
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Mat 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. </div>
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Isa 7:1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. </div>
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Isa 7:2 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. </div>
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Isa 7:3 Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; </div>
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Isa 7:4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. </div>
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Isa 7:5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, </div>
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Isa 7:6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: </div>
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Isa 7:7 Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. </div>
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Isa 7:8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. </div>
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Isa 7:9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. </div>
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Isa 7:10 Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, </div>
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Isa 7:11 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. </div>
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Isa 7:12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD. </div>
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Isa 7:13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Isa 7:14 ThereforeH3651 the LordH136 himselfH1931 shall giveH5414 you a sign;H226 Behold,H2009 a virginH5959 shall conceive,H2029 and bearH3205 a son,H1121 and shall callH7121 his nameH8034 Immanuel.H6005 </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Isa 7:15 ButterH2529 and honeyH1706 shall he eat,H398 that he may knowH3045 to refuseH3988 the evil,H7451 and chooseH977 the good.H2896 </span></div>
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Isa 7:17 The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.<br />
Isa 7:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.<br />
Isa 7:19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.<br />
Isa 7:20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.<br />
Isa 7:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;<br />
Isa 7:22 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.<br />
Isa 7:23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.<br />
Isa 7:24 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.<br />
Isa 7:25 And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle. </div>
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In Isaiah, just what in the world is going on?<br />
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There are 3 kings that are mentioned here.<br />
1. Ahaz, king of Judah. You need to know here that the kingdom of Israel was split in two after the death of king Solomon. There were 10 tribes that made of the northern kingdom of Israel and was also called Ephriam because of the largest of the 10 tribes. Judah continued to be ruled by the Davidic line as was promised by Hashem to David. Now, Ahaz was a wicked king but Hashem remembered His promise to David.<br />
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2. Pekah, was the king of Israel, or the northern 10 tribes.<br />
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3. Retsin, was the king of Aram or Syria.<br />
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The ruling dynasty over this whole area were the Assyrians. The Assyrians would later come and take the northern 10 tribes into captivity from which they never have yet returned.<br />
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Kings 2 and 3 have come down to Judah and have besieged Jerusalem because they wanted to revolt against Assyrian rule, Judah remained loyal. Ahaz and the rest of Judah were scared to death of their impending doom. So, because Hashem remains loyal to the covenant He made with David, (II Kings 7:12-16). He sends Isaiah with news that the kings gathered against Jerusalem will fail. Hashem told the wicked Ahaz to name a sign which the wicked king refused to do. So, Isaiah names the sign for him. This sign takes place in the lifetime of the king, not 700 plus years into the future. The goal here is to allow Ahaz to see the hand of Hashem at work instead of relying upon a gentile nation, the Assyrians, to come and save them. Ahaz, would not be alive to see the hand of Hashem at work if he had to wait for the Christian messiah to come 700 years later. 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. So with this background let us dig a little more.<br />
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1. Where in the Isaiah Chapter is there any indication That this is a messianic passage?<br />
G3933<br />
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Of unknown origin; a maiden; by implication an unmarried daughter: - virgin.<br />
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a. "A virgin".... In Matt. the Greek....G3933<br />
παρθένος<br />
parthenos<br />
par-then'-os<br />
Of unknown origin; a maiden; by implication an unmarried daughter: - virgin.<br />
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H1330 betulah<br />
H5288 naar<br />
H5291 naarah<br />
H5959 almah<br />
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Now, let us examine the original Hebrew from Isaiah and how it is also used in the rest of the Scriptures.<br />
H5959<br />
Total HOT Occurrences: 7<br />
עלמה (4)<br />
Gen_24:43, Exo_2:8, Pro_30:19, Isa_7:14<br />
עלמות (3)<br />
Psa_68:26, Son_1:3, Son_6:8<br />
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‛almâh<br />
Total KJV Occurrences: 7<br />
maid, 2<br />
Exo_2:8, Pro_30:19<br />
virgin, 2<br />
Gen_24:43, Isa_7:14<br />
virgins, 2<br />
Son_1:3, Son_6:8<br />
damsels, 1<br />
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עלמה<br />
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BDB Definition:<br />
1) virgin, young woman<br />
1a) of marriageable age<br />
1b) maid or newly married<br />
Part of Speech: noun feminine<br />
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H5958<br />
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1630b<br />
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Almah is not used the same way in all circumstances. Therefore it may not be declaring "a virgin".<br />
In the Hebrew it is much better translated as a young maiden. And most often it does not mean a virgin at all. The better word in the Hebrew which actually means virgin is not used here. That word is betulah.<br />
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Better yet is the way in which the word Almah is used here in the Hebrew<br />
Isa 7:14 לכן יתן אדני הוא לכם אות הנה העלמה הרה וילדת בן וקראת שׁמו עמנו אל׃<br />
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In Hebrew (reading from right to left), the word alma begins with a Hay. This prefix is a definate article. In others words the Hebrew says "This young woman" or "the young woman you see here. The person being pointed out is someone who is known to both the prophet and the king. Mary was not known to either Isaiah or the king. So, Matthew tinkered with the quote and removed the definate article. I have learned that Hebrew does not have an indefinate article.<br />
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There is more to this to work through though, we have just begun. So come back next time where we will start where we have left off.<br />
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mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-27979637228026094242018-06-22T20:51:00.001-05:002018-09-24T22:59:09.916-05:00Study Preliminaries Before we get into looking at the Matthew 1:20-23 and Isaiah 7:14 passages, there are some passages we need to keep in mind.<br />
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1. Deu 12:28 “Guard, and obey all these words which I command you, that it might be well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the eyes of יהוה your Elohim.<br />
Deu 12:29 “When יהוה your Elohim does cut off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land,<br />
Deu 12:30 <span style="color: blue;"> guard yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them</span>, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire about their mighty ones, saying, ‘<span style="color: blue;">How did these nations serve their mighty ones? And let me do so too</span>.’1 Footnote: 1See also 18:9, Lev. 18:3, Jer.10:2, Ezek. 11:12 & 20:32<br />
Deu 12:31 <span style="color: blue;">“Do not do so to יהוה your Elohim, for every abomination which יהוה hates they have done to their mighty ones</span>, for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their mighty ones.<br />
Deu 12:32 “All the words I am commanding you, guard to do it – <span style="color: blue;">do not add to it nor take away from it</span>.1 Footnote: 1See also 4:2, Prov. 30:6,<br />
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1. We are not to worship Hashem in the same way in which other nations have worshiped their idols. You can cross reference what the children of Israel did with the golden calf. They attempted to worship Hashem with it. Human sacrifice was also part of pagan worship.<br />
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2. Do not add or take away from Hashem's instructions.<br />
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Deu 13:1 “When there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he shall give you a <span style="color: blue;">sign or a wonder, </span><br />
Deu 13:2 and the sign or the wonder <span style="color: blue;">shall come true,</span> of which he has spoken to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other mighty ones – which you have not known – and serve them,’<br />
Deu 13:3 do not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, <span style="color: blue;">for יהוה your Elohim is trying you to know whether you love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being.</span><br />
Deu 13:4 “Walk after יהוה your Elohim and fear Him, and guard His commands and obey His voice, and serve Him and cling to Him.<br />
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3. Just because someone does signs and wonders does not mean they are from Hashem. If they teach things that go against the word of Hashem (Torah and Tenak, i.e. the Old Testament) then Hashem is testing you to see if you will remain true to the Word which He has given. Hashem sends us tests!!<br />
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Amo 3:7 For the Master יהוה does no matter unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.<br />
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4. If Hashem is going to do something new, it is revealed first to His prophets.<br />
a. changing the sabbath day? <br />
b. a mashiac to die for sins...?<br />
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Mal 3:6 “For I am יהוה, I shall not change, and you, O sons of Yaʽaqoḇ, shall not come to an end.<br />
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Zec 8:23 “Thus said יהוה of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all languages of the nations take hold, yea, they shall take hold of the edge of the garment of a man, a Yehuḏite, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.”<br />
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5. Here we see that men from the nations go to the Jews to be taught. Not the church, not Messianics or even those who have been grafted in. They go to those who have been guarding the Scriptures through the ages.<br />
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Jer 16:19 O יהוה, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day of distress the gentiles shall come to You from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited only falsehood, futility, and there is no value in them.”1 Footnote: 1See Ps. 147:19, Isa. 2:3, Isa. 60:2-3,<br />
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6. notice it is the Gentiles who come and say they have been taught things that are wrong.<br />
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Now the first passages we will look at. I will post them here and comment next time.<br />
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From the NET Bible. This translation is pretty close to the Hebrew.<br />
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Isa 7:11 "Ask for a confirming sign from the LORD your God. You can even ask for something miraculous."<br />
Isa 7:12 But Ahaz responded, "I don't want to ask; I don't want to put the LORD to a test."<br />
Isa 7:13 So Isaiah replied, "Pay attention, family of David. Do you consider it too insignificant to try the patience of men? Is that why you are also trying the patience of my God?<br />
Isa 7:14 For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign.<span style="color: blue;"> Look</span>,<span style="color: blue;"> this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth</span> to a son. <span style="color: blue;">You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.</span><br />
Isa 7:15 He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.<br />
Isa 7:16 Here is why this will be so: <span style="color: blue;">Before the child knows how</span> to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.<br />
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Isa 7:14 לכןH3651 יתןH5414 אדניH136 הואH1931 לכם אותH226 הנהH2009 <span style="color: blue;">העלמה</span>H5959 הרהH2030 וילדתH3205 בןH1121 וקראתH7121 שׁמוH8034 עמנו אל׃H6005<br />
Isa 7:15 חמאהH2529 ודבשׁH1706 יאכלH398 לדעתוH3045 מאוסH3988 ברעH7451 ובחורH977 בטוב׃H2896<br />
Isa 7:16 כיH3588 בטרםH2962 ידעH3045 הנערH5288 מאסH3988 ברעH7451 ובחרH977 בטובH2896 תעזבH5800 האדמהH127 אשׁרH834 אתהH859 קץH6973 מפניH6440 שׁניH8147 מלכיה׃H4428<br />
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Now How does Matthew treat this?<br />
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Mat 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.<br />
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.<br />
Mat 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,<br />
Mat 1:23 Behold,<span style="color: blue;"> a virgin shall be</span> with child, and shall bring forth a son, and <span style="color: blue;">they shall call </span>his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.<br />
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<br />mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-16348992708628965772018-06-19T21:22:00.000-05:002018-09-24T22:59:32.490-05:00The Challenge! Last April, the one in 2017, Laurie was given some notes from a friend. The notes were about all of the fulfillment prophecies listed in the book of Matthew. Laurie's friends had studied them out and compared them with the original places quoted in the Old Testament. They studied them in context. They came to an astonishing conclusion. That conclusion was these Old Testament passages did not support what the book of Matthew was claiming.<br />
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Laurie, being the studious person she is, started out to prove them wrong, and the rest of us also started our own studies of the "fulfillment passages". As we studied, and talked and worked through these passages, we also came to some very disturbing conclusions, unanimously (except for one daughter who was not looking into it). We worked on these things over and over until June. Then we had to make some difficult decisions. Life-changing decisions. Scary decisions.<br />
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Everyone was hesitant to put what we had found into the practice of our lives. As the head of the family, I decided we could no longer continue on as we had been. It was necessary to put the Scriptures ahead of what our heads were telling us. Voicing what everyone was thinking put us on a totally different track of living. But we didn't know hardly anyone who was doing what we were going to do. We were alone again in our walk. Once the decision was made an amazing thing occurred. We started to stumble on small groups of people, on facebook, who were also making the tough decisions that we had just made. We also were finding people who were asking the same questions that we had already asked.<br />
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So, at this point, let me challenge you to take the Gospel of Matthew and find all of the fulfillment passages and then compare them in the whole context of the Old Testament passage referred to. In some cases you may need to read the context of 10 or more chapters to find out who is actually being talked about. In other cases you may not find anything.<br />
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In the next post I will give you some notes and some videos that were made after we came to our conclusions as aids in your search. We did not have these at the time we started looking into things.<br />
Until then, happy studying.<br />
<br />mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-76295742254223921232018-06-18T20:17:00.001-05:002018-06-18T20:17:55.718-05:00So what remains the same?1. We as individuals and as a family remain the same. We still have the same personalities. Even though we believe differently now, we are the same people we have always been: loving, caring, compassionate, industrious and scholarly.<br />
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2. We still believe the Torah and Tenak are applicable to our lives and the way we live them.<br />
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3. We still homeschool and advocate for that.<br />
<br />4. We still study the Scriptures<br />
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So, what has changed? We have a deeper relationship with the Creator God. and that is where I will begin in the next post.<br />
<br />mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-82902817819047528742018-06-16T21:38:00.001-05:002018-06-16T21:38:47.522-05:00A Year? What can happen in a year? It has been well over a year since I have posted in this format. Can anything substantial happen in a year's time? Well, yes, plenty. As a result our journey for truth resulted in much more in depth study and prayer and much more change in our lives. So, that being said I would like to say most if not all of my previous posts on the Scripture are in error. With this post and the ones following it I would like to correct those errors and hopefully you will bear with me and take time to prayerfully and studiously work through the posts that will follow as I share our journey. I will not be taking earlier posts down for I would like a record of where we were and where we are heading. <br />
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In August last year we had an opportunity open to us to return to Michigan. So we packed up and left in September. We headed north through the upper peninsula and across the bridge. For some of our children this was the very first time they had been in Michigan.<br />
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In the posts following I will tell some of things that we did as family and tell of our spiritual journey.<br />
Over all it has been an amazing trip. I trust that you will return and follow even if you are at odds with us. May the Father strengthen you as you seek Him and His truth.mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-44969864990675496252017-03-10T17:37:00.004-06:002017-03-10T18:37:27.429-06:00Children say it bestWell I was helping Carrie with her bath this after noon she made some comments that make me smile, so I thought I would share them with you.<br />
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Carrie ''I like Fridays best, do you know why?''</div>
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Me '' No''</div>
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Carrie ''Because Friday evening starts Shabbat , and I like the start of Shabbat best. Do you know why?''</div>
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Me ''No, why?''</div>
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Carrie ''Because the start of Shabbat is the part with the longest time in Shabbat till the end of Shabbot.'' </div>
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I thought somebody sure knows how to put other peoples feelings into words- don't you agree?</div>
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And on the subject of children and the things they say, there as been a lot of talk around here lately of the end times and The New Jerusalem causing some of my little sisters to make plans of what they would like to do there. Some of the things that have been said by various sisters... </div>
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" I want to meet Adam and Joseph and talk to them, and maybe sit on Adam's lap''</div>
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" I hope I can ride a dinosaur!"</div>
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" Maybe I can play with a lion!"</div>
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I thought this was too sweet not to share.</div>
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Shabbat Shalom, from our home to yours </div>
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Charisa.</div>
mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-40346904074121995822017-02-10T21:04:00.000-06:002017-03-12T11:02:36.708-05:00Book The Set Apart Family Part 6 Educationhere is the part of my book I am currently working on. This is not the final version of the Education part nor is it complete as I am continuing to study and research.<br />
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<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>EDUCATION </b></u></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">The first spoke which connects Yahweh, the Scriptures and Discipleship</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> is that of education. Education is so much more than filling minds with </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">endless facts and figures. Education begins at conception and continues </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">until death. There are two models of education to consider, the Greek and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the Hebrew. The Greek model of education separates learning from life </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">experience and in the Hebrew model, education is an integral part of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">life which interacts with the rest of life experience. This is where </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">educating at home becomes important. The truth of learning is taught </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in a personal, warm, loving family atmosphere which in turn strengthens </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">family bonds. In this family setting our children see a faith which is </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">real and a vibrant part of every area of our lives. Their own faith is </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">then able to be developed and passed on to future generations. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">So, does it make a difference which model we use? If we were to send </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">our children to a school which was modeled after the Greeks our family </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">relationships would be sacrificed for what some say is efficiency. We </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">could expect age segregation and peer based classrooms. These types of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">classrooms are only able to teach to the lowest common denominator. In </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">other words those who excel and catch on quicker than their peers would </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">need to be held back and slowed down. Something else to consider would be, </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">are we willing to allow those who have lower moral standards to affect </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">our children? This would have the tendency to bring those with higher </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">standards down to their level. Very seldom does it work out the other </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">way around. Teaching done in this way sacrifices the needs of the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">individual in order to teach to the group. Concerning those who would </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">be teachers of our children we must carefully consider that Scripture </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has this to say:</span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Psa 1:1 Blessed is the man who shall not walk in the counsel of the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>wrong, And shall not stand in the path of sinners, And shall not sit </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>in the seat of scoffers, </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Or as I have translated it: </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>To be envied with desire is the man who does not go after the </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>plans or counsels of the wicked,nor remains in attendance with </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>those who sin habitually, nor remains assembled with those who </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>mock Elohim. But he takes joy in the Torah of Yahweh and </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>nourishes his mind upon it day and night Ps. 1:1,2.</i> </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">If we intend to raise up a set-apart generation which is capable of</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> confronting a culture increasingly antagonistic to the core beliefs of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scripture we must embrace the methods which we find in the textbook of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">life, the Scriptures. By sending those which Yahweh has entrusted to our </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">care to a state institution we give up being able to mold and shape the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hearts and minds of our children upon the Word of Elohim. The state is </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">then free to produce those who care more about the needs of the state </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">than the needs of the believing community. They in essence are producing </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">citizens whose loyalties lie with the state, most often without </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">questioning things on a moral, principled level according to the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scriptures. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Martin Luther had this to say. <i>“I am much afraid that schools will </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>prove to be the gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the Holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>one to place their child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount. </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Every institution in which men are not increasingly occupied with the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Word of God must become corrupt.”</i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">We do not desire to fill the minds of our children with what their </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">teachers know. We want our children to become like the Master teacher. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our goal is to shape and mold the character and inclinations of their </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hearts. Knowledge then becomes a byproduct of discipleship. What kind </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of instructions or inspiration do the Scriptures give us for teaching </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">our children? I fully believe it must begin here: </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Pro 1:7 The fear of </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>יהוה</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i> </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>is the beginning of knowledge</i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>1</i></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>; Fools despise wisdom and </i></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>discipline. Footnote: </i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>1</i></span></span></sup></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>See 9:10, Ps. 111:10.</i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "sbl hebrew";"><span lang="en-US"> </span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Pro 9:10 The fear of </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>יהוה </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-US">is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Set-apart</span></i></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-US"> One is understanding</span><sup><span lang="en-US">1</span></sup><span lang="en-US">. Footnote: See 1:7. </span></i></span></span></span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Psa 111:7 The works of His hands are truth and right-ruling, All His orders are </i></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>trustworthy, </i></span></span></span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Psa 111:8 They are upheld forever and ever, Performed in truth and straightness. </i></span></span></span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Psa 111:9 He sent redemption to His people, He has commanded His covenant forever. </i></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Set-apart and awesome is His Name. </i></span></span></span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Psa 111:10 The fear of </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>יהוה </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-US">is the beginning of wisdom, All those doing them have a</span></i></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> good understanding. His praise is standing forever</i></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">H3374 FEAR </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Strongs #3374: AHLB#: 1227-E (N1) </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">E) Ari%(Ari% YRA) ac: ? co: ? ab: F (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel) |kjv: </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">fear, afraid, terrible, dreadful, reverence, fearful| {str: 3372} </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Nm) Ari%(Ari% Y-RA) - F |kjv: fear, afraid, fearful| {str: 3373} </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Nf1) Eari%(Eari% YR-AH) -F |kjv: fear, dreadful, fearfulness| {str: 3374}</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> km) Arfm </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">%(Arfm% MW-RA) - F [df: hrm] [freq. 13] |kjv: fear, terror, dread, </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">terribleness| {str: 4172} </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">H) Eri% </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">(Eri% YRH) ac: Throw co: Rain ab: ?: A throwing of the finger to show </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a direction to walk or live. The throwing of an arrow. The throwing down </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of water in rain. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">V) Eri% </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">(Eri% Y-RH) -I. Throw: [df: ary] II. Rain: III. Teach: To point the way </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">one is to walk in life. [freq. 84] (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) |kjv: teach,</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> shoot, archer, cast, teacher, rain, laid, direct, inform, instruct, show,</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> shooter, through watered| {str: 3384} gm) Erfi% </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">(Erf%i YW-RH) -First rain: [freq. 2] |kjv: first rain, </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">former| {str: 3138} </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">if1) Erft% (Erft% TW-RH) - Teaching: The direction one is to take in life.</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> [freq. 219] |kjv: law| {str: 8451} </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Paul told Timothy </span></pre>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>2Ti 3:14 But you, stay in what you have learned and trusted, having known from </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>whom you have learned,</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>2Ti 3:15 and that from a babe you have known the Set-apart Scriptures, which are able</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> to make you wise for deliverance through belief in Messiah </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>יהושע</i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-US">.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>2Ti 3:16 All Scripture is breathed by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof, </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>for setting straight, for instruction in righteousness,</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>2Ti 3:17 that the man of Elohim might be fitted, equipped for every good work. </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> When we compare the two types of educational systems we see deep differences in the </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> person who imparts knowledge to the student. One depends upon their own </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> personal knowledge and texts. The other stands upon a solid base which is formed out </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.25in;">of love for the student. It is based upon a relationship which desires to impart so much </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> more than worldly knowledge.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The Greeks focused on areas of content while the Hebrews focused upon the context. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Rather than seeing minds as being empty jars to fill the Hebrews see the mind as clay </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> to be molded. The educational process is personalized by spending time, talking </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> with, working with and playing with the students. Deuteronomy 6 makes this clear.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><i>6 and these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart,</i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Deu 6:7 and you shall <b>impress them</b> upon your children, and shall <b>speak of them</b> </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Pro 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For out of it are the sources of life.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Pro 13:20 He who walks with the wise, shall be wise, But the companion of fools suffers evil.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Pro 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he turns not away from it.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">1Ti 3:4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in subjection with all reverence,</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Tit 1:6 if anyone is unreprovable, the husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of loose behaviour, or unruly.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Mat 18:5 “And whoever receives one little child like this in My Name receives Me. </span></i></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Mat 18:6 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">1Co 15:33 Do not be led astray, “Evil company corrupts good habits.”</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">2Co 6:14 Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness?</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">2Ti 2:16 But keep away from profane, empty babblings, for they go on to more wickedness,</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">2Ti 2:18 who have missed the goal concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and overthrow the belief of some.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">2Ti 2:19 However, the solid foundation of Elohim stands firm, having this seal, “</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "sbl hebrew";">יהוה</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"> </span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "sbl hebrew";"><span lang="en-US">knows those who are His,</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span lang="en-US">” Bem. 16:5 and, “Let everyone who names the Name of Messiah turn away from unrighteous-ness.”</span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">1Jn 2:15 Do not love the world nor that which is in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.</span><sup><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">1</span></sup><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"> Footnote: </span><sup><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">1</span></sup><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Jm. 4:4.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">1Jn 2:16 Because all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father but is of the world.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">1Jn 2:17 And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but the one doing the desire of Elohim remains forever.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Php 4:8 For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is righteous, whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any uprightness and if there is any praise – think on these.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Php 4:9 And what you have learned and received and heard and saw in me, practise these, and the Elohim of peace shall be with you.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>POSTED BY </b></span><a href="http://thesestonewalls.com/author/admin/"><span style="color: #1e73be;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">FR. GORDON J. MACRAE</span></b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b> ON JUNE 20, 2012 </b></span><a href="http://thesestonewalls.com/gordon-macrae/in-the-absence-of-fathers-a-story-of-elephants-and-men/#comments"><span style="color: #1e73be;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">26 COMMENTS</span></b></span></span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">committed fathers an endangered species in our culture? Fr. Gordon MacRae draws a troubling corollary between absent fathers and burgeoning prisons.</span></span></span></em></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wade Horn, Ph.D., President of the National Fatherhood Initiative, had an intriguing article entitled “Of Elephants and Men” in a recent issue of </span></span></span><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fatherhood Today</span></span></span></em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> magazine. I found Dr. Horn’s story about young elephants to be simply fascinating, and you will too. It was sent to me by a TSW reader who wanted to know if there is any connection between the absence of fathers and the shocking growth of the American prison population.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some years ago, officials at the Kruger National Park and game reserve in South Africa were faced with a growing elephant problem. The population of African elephants, once endangered, had grown larger than the park could sustain. So measures had to be taken to thin the ranks. A plan was devised to relocate some of the elephants to other African game reserves. Being enormous creatures, elephants are not easily transported. So a special harness was created to air-lift the elephants and fly them out of the park using helicopters.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The helicopters were up to the task, but, as it turned out, the harness wasn’t. It could handle the juvenile and adult female elephants, but not the huge African bull elephants. A quick solution had to be found, so a decision was made to leave the much larger bulls at Kruger and relocate only some of the female elephants and juvenile males.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The problem was solved. The herd was thinned out, and all was well at Kruger National Park. Sometime later, however, a strange problem surfaced at South Africa’s other game reserve, Pilanesburg National Park, the younger elephants’ new home.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rangers at Pilanesburg began finding the dead bodies of endangered white rhinoceros. At first, poachers were suspected, but the huge rhinos had not died of gunshot wounds, and their precious horns were left intact. The rhinos appeared to be killed violently, with deep puncture wounds. Not much in the wild can kill a rhino, so rangers set up hidden cameras throughout the park.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The result was shocking. The culprits turned out to be marauding bands of aggressive juvenile male elephants, the very elephants relocated from Kruger National Park a few years earlier. The young males were caught on camera chasing down the rhinos, knocking them over, and stomping and goring them to death with their tusks. The juvenile elephants were terrorizing other animals in the park as well. Such behavior was very rare among elephants. Something had gone terribly wrong.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the park rangers settled on a theory. What had been missing from the relocated herd was the presence of the large dominant bulls that remained at Kruger. In natural circumstances, the adult bulls provide modeling behaviors for younger elephants, keeping them in line.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Juvenile male elephants, Dr. Horn pointed out, experience “musth,” a state of frenzy triggered by mating season and increases in testosterone. Normally, dominant bulls manage and contain the testosterone-induced frenzy in the younger males. Left without elephant modeling, the rangers theorized, the younger elephants were missing the civilizing influence of their elders as nature and pachyderm protocol intended.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "ek mukta" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To test the theory, the rangers constructed a bigger and stronger harness, then flew in some of the older bulls left behind at Kruger. Within weeks, the bizarre and violent behavior of the juvenile elephants stopped completely. The older bulls let them know that their behaviors were not elephant-like at all. In a short time, the younger elephants were following the older and more dominant bulls around while learning how to be elephants.</span></span></span></div>
mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-63636756809933621452016-12-27T22:57:00.000-06:002016-12-27T22:57:33.299-06:00Ambassadors We are here to be a light to the Way. Where we currently reside if we are believer's in Messiah is not our home or country. An Ambassador represents his home country. If we truly represent the Father we must live the lifestyle we are instructed to by the Father. Consider Sampson. When he was confronting the culture he was effective. When he tried to join the culture he was ineffective
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<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Php 2:15 in order that you be blameless and faultless, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>children of Elohim without blemish in the midst of a </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>as lights in the world, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i></span></pre>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Sampson is an example of being called to be different. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">His was the vow of the Nazarite. He was to be unique, </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">set-apart for Yahweh’s purposes. Sampson was not effective </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in his calling as a visual aid for one reason. He went down </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to the Philistines and </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">rather than being in confrontation to the culture there, he </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">chose to participate in it. This is what I see in the churches </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">today and why following Abba’s instructions are so important. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sampson’s big failure was not so much in violating his Nazarite </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">vow but in beginning to participate in the cultural value </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">system that he was supposed to be confronting. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">It is completely impossible for us to live out this </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elohim – centered existence in confrontation of the cultural </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">values that we live with and with which we disagree if we </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">are openly or even secretly participating in the value </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">system in which we oppose. The great failure of Christianity </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is its tendency to adopt the cultural values and the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lifestyle values of the very culture we are supposed </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to be distinct from. Just as when Sampson lived a </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lifestyle completely separated to Elohim’s values </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">he was effective, so too when we live according to </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Abba’s instructions we can be effective. When Sampson </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">compromised with the value system he represented he </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lost his power and effectiveness. The same thing </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">happens to us. Our task is to be a part of this </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">confrontation between the culture of Elohim and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the culture of the world. Our task begins and ends </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with discipleship for ourselves and our family. We </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">must recognize that <i>“faith is more often than not </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>counter-cultural, that the values it elevates – </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>selflessness, love, faith – are often ignored, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>belittled, or perverted by the society we live in. </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>And if Jesus really is Lord, as the Gospels, the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>apostle Paul, and the church insists, then nothing </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>else is, so why should it matter what society thinks, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>does, or says?”</i><sup><i>3</i></sup><i> </i></span> </pre>
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Today the girls helped their brother-in-law with baking some goodies. For a<br />
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Day 2 of our celebration. For a running commentary on the pictures you can visit my daughters blog at https//www.esthersmeadow.blogspot.com<br />
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We can have fun besides focusing on rededicating our lives the to the Father. Now with that in mind I am giving a couple of articles that pertain to this time of year. <br />
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/jim-staley/christmas-hanukkah-and-the-antichrist-part-1/1893972727490675<br />
https://www.facebook.com/notes/jim-staley/christmas-hanukkah-and-the-antichrist-part-2-when-was-jesus-actually-born/1894592807428667<br />
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Our bodies, according to Paul, are the temple of the living Elohim. 1Co 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the Dwelling Place of the Set-apart Spirit who is in you, which you have from Elohim, and you are not your own? <br />
1Co 6:20 For you were bought with a price, therefore esteem Elohim in your body and in your spirit,1 which are of Elohim. Footnote: 1See 7:23, 1 Peter 1:18-19.<br />
If our bodies have been purchased with a price then we should by all means begin renewing them with the head. Rom 12:1 I call upon you, therefore, brothers, through the compassion of Elohim, to present your bodies a living offering – set-apart, well-pleasing to Elohim – your reasonable worship. <br />
Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.<br />
What do we fill our minds with. ( I speak to myself here). What do we spend time looking at and working on. Do we fill our minds with these things? Php 4:6 Do not worry at all, but in every matter, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to Elohim. <br />
Php 4:7 And the peace of Elohim, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Messiah יהושע. <br />
Php 4:8 For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is righteous, whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any uprightness and if there is any praise – think on these. <br />
Php 4:9 And what you have learned and received and heard and saw in me, practise these, and the Elohim of peace shall be with you.<br />
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<i>if we are filling our minds with everything pure, lovely and good what do we watch on TV. If we are working and striving for what honors and brings Esteem to the Father then we begin to fill our minds with these</i><br />
Deu 6:4 “Hear, O Yisra’ĕl: יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one! <br />
Deu 6:5 “And you shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might. <br />
Deu 6:6 “And these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart, <br />
Deu 6:7 and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up, <br />
Deu 6:8 and shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. <br />
Deu 6:9 “And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. <br />
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Isa 6:9 And He said, “Go, and you shall say to this people, ‘Hearing, you hear, but do not understand; and seeing, you see, but do not know.’ <br />
Isa 6:10 “Make the heart of this people fat, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and shall turn and be healed.” <br />
Isa 6:11 Then I said, “יהוה, until when?” And He answered, “Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, and the houses are without a man, and the land is laid waste, a ruin, <br />
Isa 6:12 and יהוה has removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land. <br />
Isa 6:13 “But still, there is a tenth part in it, and it shall again be for a burning, like a terebinth tree and like an oak, whose stump remains when it is cut down. The set-apart seed is its stump!” mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-65433694799950665552016-12-25T11:16:00.000-06:002016-12-25T11:18:38.054-06:00A Man After Elohim's Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This young lady could hardly wait for the time to light our Menorah. She asked this afternoon, she asked before supper and she worked hard trying to get supper cleaned up so we could gather around the table to light the candles. Before the big ceremony we sat down and discussed why we are celebrating this day which is not one of the Father's Moedim. All the girls could tell you about the importance of being a dedicated follower of the Father. The feast of dedication has begun.</div>
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Psa 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. <br />
Psa 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. <br />
Psa 19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. <br />
Psa 19:10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. <br />
Psa 19:11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. <br />
Psa 19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. <br />
Psa 19:13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. <br />
Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.<br />
Consider King David. Scripture calls him a man after Elohim's own heart. Why. I would say it is because he loved the instructions given to him by the Father. Look over the Psalms. They are filled with love and praise for the Torah. I think people today who say the Father's instructions are no longer valid because they have been done away with are missing something very important. They are missing the very words of the Father to His set apart people. Ps. 1:2,3 Ps. 119. and more. <br />
Here is another very good post on re-dedication .<br />
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http://www.honorofkings.org/why-revival-really-tarries/<br />
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If it is truly your desire to be a man or woman after Elohim's heart I believe you must consider the Father's instructions, Torah to be a vital part of that life style<br />
See also yesterday's post.mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-51896737894236908322016-12-24T12:12:00.001-06:002016-12-24T12:13:32.343-06:00Book part 5. Discipleship<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are beginning to celebrate the feast of dedication </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">or Hanukkah tonight. It is also called the feast of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">lights. We do not do a lot of the traditions </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">associated with this celebration. We do have </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">doughnuts and light the candles. We focus mainly </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">on rededicating our lives to the Father as the temple</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and instruments were rededicated after the Maccabees </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">victory over their oppressors. With this in mind </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I post another part of my book. I trust that this </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">will bless you and encourage you to live the way in </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">which the Father desires all of His children to, Set</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Apart for Him. </span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DISCIPLESHIP:</b></span> </u></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Discipleship is the key point around which all the rest of what </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we do revolves. If we don’t grasp discipleship as a way of life for</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> ourselves we might as well not continue from here. If we picture a </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">wagon wheel with the Scriptures and Yahweh Elohim being the hub and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">discipleship being the rim, the other items being the spokes you </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">will get an accurate picture of what this all looks like. How do we</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> parent our children in ways which encourage discipleship? The end </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">result should be our children internalize the Scriptures and desire </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to follow Elohim whole heartedly. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">In the western world most people function with a Greek mindset. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Greek mindset separates everything into categories and those </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">categories do not overlap. It is linear in its thinking. If we try </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to see things from the Hebraic mindset then everything a person does</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> revolves around one thing. It is a circular way of thinking. Much </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">like a wagon wheel with spokes. That one thing or person happens to</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> be Yahweh Elohim. Paul Schutte talks about these different mindsets</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> concerning education. I would insert it here as a means of what we </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">are trying to do with the discipleship of our family. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Here is an excerpt of his article entitled, “Developing a </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Biblical Philosophy of Education.” You may view the entire document </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by visiting the following website www.rivertownbible.org. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The understanding of these conflicting educational systems is </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>important in determining a Biblical perspective of education. </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Methodology is NOT neutral. Our philosophy will dictate our </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>methodology. Our methodology will affect our outcome. We need to </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>develop a culture and educational methodology that distinctively </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>reflects our love for God. </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">(this goes back to what I was saying about keeping Yahweh’s </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">instructions) </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The Greek model of education shapes our modern American </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>educational theories. Greek education focused on content. Hebrew </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>education focused on relationship. Greek teachers tried to shape </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>students' minds. Hebrew teachers tried to shape students' hearts. </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Greek students were to learn what their teacher knew. Hebrew </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>students were to become what their teacher was. The notion that one </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>can merely teach the mind and body of a child without involving the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>heart and soul is the method of the Greeks. We see no precedent in </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Scripture for the teaching of children's minds for the sake of </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>academia. We are to bring every thought captive to Christ. The mind </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>of Christ is what we are to model and teach.</i><sup><i>4</i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">(This has infiltrated our churches. We have people who know the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scriptures but lack a personal relationship with the Father). </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">A learned scholar, Canon H. Goudge, of the Church of England </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">remarked: </span>
“<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>When the Greek and Roman mind, instead of the Hebrew mind, came </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>to dominate the church” (starting with some of the early church </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>fathers, such as Augustine in the 400’s a.d.) “there occurred a </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>disaster in belief and practice from which we have never recovered, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>either in doctrine or practice.”</i><sup><i>5</i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Personally, if we are to get back to the roots of believing and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">living the way the apostles did, we must start before the time of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Constantine. All of the beliefs from Constantine forward are subject </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to scrutiny and should be carefully considered in light of </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">the whole of Scripture as following the Way has changed since that </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">time. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Jack Deere puts it this way </span>
“<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Knowing the Bible is not the same thing as knowing God. Loving </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the Bible is not the same thing as loving God. Reading the Bible is </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>not the same thing as hearing God. The Pharisees knew the Bible, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>loved the Bible and read the Bible but they did not know, love or </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>hear God.”</i><sup><i>6</i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Scripture defines discipleship this way. </span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Deu 6:5 “And you shall love </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>יהוה </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-US">your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being,</span></i></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-US"> and with all your might. </span></i></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Deu 6:6 “And these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>your heart, </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Deu 6:7 and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up, </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Deu 6:8 and shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>be as frontlets between your eyes. </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Deu 6:9 “And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and</i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> on your gates. </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Also in the New Testament we are told in everything we do, we are to </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">do it with one purpose. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>1Co 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>do all to the esteem of Elohim. </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">This I call discipleship. Discipleship is leading or guiding </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">someone in becoming a follower of a teacher, leader or philosophy. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In our case we become disciples or followers of the Messiah or </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yahshua and the Word of Elohim. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">In discipling our children we want them to be obedient to the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">voice of our Abba El (Daddy Elohim). So the Scriptures become </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">important to us in determining just what it is Abba El desires of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">us or has for us to do. The Scriptures are the Word of Elohim. They </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">are His words for us. When we steep ourselves in His Word we learn </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to recognize His voice. He will not say anything which is contrary </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to His written word. Here we need to be careful that it is His Word </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we are in obedience to and not the teachings or doctrines of men. We </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">desire something different for our family. We want them to be able </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to know, love and hear Elohim and to serve Him with their whole </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hearts. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">David Kupelian in Whistle Blower magizine had this to say about </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the battle believers are involved in today. <i>“Today America and </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Europe are being transformed by Islam because there is a spiritual </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>vacuum in these once Christian lands... all the vain, prideful </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>fantasies of the post-Christian, secular, multiculturalism – </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>worshiping Europeans are crashing down around them. Having traded </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the Christian faith of their fathers for the smug, self-righteous </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>ecstasy of the socialist welfare state. Europeans have no strength </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>left with which to fight back the invading hordes...We need to </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>remember...to realize the bottom line reality that man is a </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>spiritual creature and that he will have faith, one way or the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>other.</i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> If he doesn't embrace true faith, he will embrace false faith. </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>It's not only automatic it's God ordained.” The war before us “ </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>at core a spiritual war and therefore we cannot and will not win </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>it without God. Indeed our national faithlessness, immorality and </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>rebellion against Him, our abandonment of His wholesome laws of life </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and the resulting self doubt and self loathing we experience and the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>perverse policies such self hatred inspires – all this draws the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>barbarian hordes to us. To truly turn the tide of battle and win the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>greater war, we need nothing less than a genuine national awakening, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>a rebirth of faith and trust in Almighty God, and a rediscovery of </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the core biblical values...”</i><sup><i>7</i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">In this book I am suggesting we are unable to meet the coming </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">tide of unbelief unless we turn back to discipleship as outlined </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">here. Not the current discipleship we find in churchianity. But </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">actually becoming a life student of the Messiah. I believe this </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">would include going back and rediscovering that He taught and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">practiced obedience to the instructions of His Father found in the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Torah or the first five books of the Bible. If we truly face the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">facts people are leaving churchianity. It is steeped in traditions </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that are not biblical. So let us go back and find the truth that </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">been lost. </span>
“<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The Hebrew word for disciple is talmid…the word implies one </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>who is constantly learning – a life student. More specifically a </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>disciple is a lifelong student of his rabbi. It is this we are </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>called to create…”</i><sup><i>8 </i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Mat 28:19 “Therefore, go and make taught ones of all the nations, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>immersing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Set-apart Spirit, </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Mat 28:20 teaching them to guard all that I have commanded you. And </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>see, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” Amen. </i></span>
“<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Being a disciple implies that we are fully able to transmit, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>communicate and demonstrate the message of our rabbi through our </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>teaching and our life practice.”</i><sup><i>9</i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">As we will see throughout the remainder of the book the cost of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">discipleship will involve a radical commitment. It may require some </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">radical changes in the way in which we think and live our lives. The </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">question remains, will it be worth it? In this world we live in and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the churches we attend <i>“the influence of our secular culture has </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>rubbed off all signs of our devotion and in many cases caused us to </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>be “Christ like in name only. We have accepted salvation, a label, a </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>creed or a doctrine, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>but have forsaken our master in our daily lives. The disciples Jesus </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>called left everything and followed him…”</i><sup><i>10</i></sup><i> </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">The greatest area of error in Christianity today is that of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">accepting pagan teaching and philosophy and adapting it to teach </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">about our Messiah and discipleship. The Greek philosophers Plato and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Socrates taught<i> “knowledge is virtue. Good depends on the extent of </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>one’s knowledge. Hence, the teaching of knowledge is the teaching of </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>virtue. Herein lies the root and stem of contemporary Christian </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>education. It is built on the Platonic idea that knowledge is the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>equivalent of moral character.”</i><sup><i>11</i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Many pastors in the church are coming to realize that preaching </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">sermons on Sunday just isn’t enough. The people in the pews may </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">comment on how great the sermon was and then go on their merry way </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">without thought of how it can affect the outcome of their own life. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>“These were the very people who were struggling with self-esteem, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>beating their spouses, struggling as workaholics, succumbing to </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>their addictions. Their lives weren’t changing. I had to ask myself </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>why this great knowledge I was presenting didn’t move from their </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>heads to their hearts and their lives. And I began to realize that </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the breakdown in the church was actually based on what we learned in </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>seminary. We were taught that if you just give people information, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>that’s enough!</i><sup><i>12</i></sup></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Discipleship is the key. It is a lifestyle. We do not take in </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">information just to have an idea of what the Master taught. We do </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">not want our lives to be ruled by do’s and don’ts. We follow Abba’s </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">instructions for His people because of our love for Him. He has </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">given us instructions for life in order that our lives become filled </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with meaning and purpose. In internalizing and making His </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">instructions a part of our life we become His set-apart people. We </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">become people that are different from the world around us. We become</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> people who make a difference and in which others can see a </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">difference. We become disciples of Master Yahshua our Messiah. </span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Act 4:13 And seeing the boldness of Kĕpha and Yoḥanan, and perceiving that they were </i></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>unlearned and ordinary men, they marvelled. And they recognised that they had been with </i></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>יהושע</i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-US">.</span></i></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">The New Testament teaches us Yahweh Elohim is spirit. Because He </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is spirit we must worship Him in spirit and in truth. He is known to </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">us by His revelation (spiritual insight) to the human spirit. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The reason and intellect, as we have seen, can cause us to know </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">about Elohim and give us a means to communicate and share what we </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">know. But they fall short of the goal of being able to worship </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elohim. We cannot deeply know Elohim through the gateway of our </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">intellect or emotions. So much of what we see and hear in </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christianity today is geared to touch our emotions and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">intellect. A. W. Tozer had this to say, <i>“Divine truth is of </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the nature of spirit and for that reason can be received only </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>by spiritual revelation….God’s thoughts belong to the spirit </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>world of intellect, and while spirit can embrace intellect, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the human intellect can never comprehend spirit…. Man by </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>reason cannot know God; he can only know about God…. Man’s </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>reason is a fine instrument and useful within its field. It </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>was not given as an organ by which to know God.”</i><sup><i>13</i></sup><i> </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">To put this simply, we can have extensive Bible knowledge, a high</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> powered intellect and super reasoning skills, but these things will </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">not automatically produce within us a deep and lasting spiritual </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">relationship with Yahshua in a way in which we can impart a life-</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">changing revelation of Him to others. Someone once wisely said “It </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is the heart which perceives God, and not the reason.” With these </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">thoughts in mind let us turn our attention to the how of discipleship. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">If discipleship is becoming like your instructor, then we must </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">become like Yahshua. So what was Yahshua like? As we saw at the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">beginning of the book, Yahshua could not do anything apart from the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Father. The words He spoke, the commands He followed were those of </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the Father. Yahshua didn’t follow His own agenda. It was in complete </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">obedience to the Father that He came. Our quest for becoming </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">disciples of Yahshua must also begin with being in obedience to the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Father’s instructions for His set-apart people. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">The Father is pretty explicit in what He expects of those who </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">worship and serve Him. It can be summed up in one word: obedience. </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We can see over and over again in the Scriptures where Yahweh </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elohim tells His people to “guard” or “keep” His instructions and </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">commands. Even Yahshua told His disciples “If you love me keep my </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">commands”. Yahshua did not follow His own agenda. It was in complete </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">obedience to the Father that He came and in the things He said and</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> did. Yahshua was in complete obedience to His Father, and that is </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">where we must start if we desire to be His disciples. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Throughout the Scriptures we find the importance of being in </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">obedience to the instructions of Yahweh. In Deuteronomy we are told </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to guard or keep His commands. This word is a very interesting word </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">picture in the Hebrew. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Strongs #8104: </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">V) .... </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">(.... </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Sh-MR) -Guard: To watch over or guard in the sense of preserving or </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">protecting. [freq. 468] (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Piel, Participle)</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> |kjv: keep, observe, heed, keeper, preserve, beware, mark, watchman,</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> wait, watch, regard, save. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">To consume </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">. Might </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">. Highest, most important </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">When we put these Hebrew letters together we have the definition </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of “consuming with ones might or life, the words that come from the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most High.” It is these words of life we are to impart to our </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">children and families. Not only are we to guard and keep the Father’s</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> instructions, which tell us the way in which we are to walk but we </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">are also to be in obedience to them out of our love for Him. Our </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">obedience does not save us or cause Elohim to look more favorable </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">upon us. It is simply a demonstration of our love for our Father in </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">heaven. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">People often pursue goals in different fields of interest with </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">single-mindedness. They often give themselves wholeheartedly to the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">pursuit of goals which have no ultimate or lasting value. Is it too </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">much to ask that we, who are followers of Yahshua, dedicate </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ourselves to the only goal in life which really lasts for eternity? </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>1Sa 15:22 </i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i> Then Shemu’ĕl said, “Does </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>יהוה</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i> </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>delight in burnt offerings and slaughterings, as in obeying </i></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>the voice of </i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>יהוה</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>? Look, to obey is better than an offering, to heed is better than the fat of rams.</i></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>1Sa 15:23 “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>stubbornness is as wickedness and idolatry</i>. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Let’s look at a couple of other passages that help to shed light </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on our being disciples. </span>
<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>.</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Jos 24:15 “And if it seems evil in your eyes to serve </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>יהוה</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>, choose for yourselves this day whom you are </i></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>going to serve, whether the mighty ones which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the </i></span></span></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>mighty ones of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But I and my house, we serve </i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>יהוה</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>.</i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i>” </i></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: black;">Jos 24:19 </span><span style="color: black;"> Then Yehoshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve </span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: black;">יהוה</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">, for He is a </span></span></i></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">set-apart Elohim, a jealous Ěl is He. He does not bear with your transgression and with </span></span></i></span></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US">your sins, </span></span></i></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">This is part Joshua’s last address to the people of Israel. This </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">statement is found in many homes today, “as for me and my house, we </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">will serve the Lord”. I want to take a deeper look at the word </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“serve”. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">The Hebrew word serve comes from an Aramaic root meaning to do </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">or make. This leads to “work” or “serve”. In the case of service to </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the Most High it becomes an act of worship or obedience. The Hebrew </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">word picture shows a statement of service or obedience as being the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">pathway in which one enters into the family. We must learn to be </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">obedient to the Father’s instructions without trying to impose our </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">own interpretation or desires into what He plainly tells us in the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scriptures. In light of what we find in Matt. I believe this aspect </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is extremely important. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Mat 7:21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the desire </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>of My Father in the heavens. </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Mat 7:22 “Many shall say to Me in that day, ‘Master, Master, have we </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>done many mighty works in Your Name?’ </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Mat 7:23 “And then I shall declare to them, ‘I never knew you, </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>depart from Me, you who work lawlessness!’1 Footnote: 1 See v. 15.</i> </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Allowing ourselves to be disciples and teaching our children to </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">be disciples of Yahshua <i>“involves intentionally overseeing the </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>generational transfer of the faith in such a way that children learn </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>to consistently live all of life under God’s divine rule….We have </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>been called to love Him with all of our heart, mind, soul and </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>strength as well as to love others as ourselves (Luke 10:27 </i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Deut 6).”</i><sup><i>14</i></sup><i> </i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">If we are to accept the call to a life of discipleship we are </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to live our lives counter to the culture around us. It means we are </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to live life with an awareness that constantly demonstrates we are </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">guarding to keep the values and instructions that point the way in </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which we are to go, the very instructions which Yahweh Elohim gave </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to His set-apart people rather than the values and norms of the </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">society in which we live. As we go out and touch the world around </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">us we bring the Word of Elohim to life. This message of the Word </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is so much more important than programs and buildings. It is more </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">important than the acceptance or favor of friends, neighbors or </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">even relatives. In fact, living this way we cannot expect praise, </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">honor or esteem from mankind as we travel this often lonely path we </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">call life. The message of the Word and being counter culture is not </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">about us. It is about living our life so transparent that the message</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> of Yahweh Elohim can be seen through us. This message seen through </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">us is the reflection of the glory or esteem of the one true Elohim </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and Him alone. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Soren Kierkegaard argues in “Fear and Trembling,” if we are not </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">willing to give up the things we love most for Elohim, then we make </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a mockery of our love for Abba El. Even if we give them grudgingly, </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">they in fact become idols in our life and usurp the place which </span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rightfully belongs to Him. To truly be a disciple of the Messiah</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> is to walk a path which has always brought controversy and conflict</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> in its wake. As a result many have partaken in the same fate as our</span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Messiah, Yahshua of Nazareth. </span>
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mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-52323364632467608672016-09-10T13:55:00.000-05:002016-12-25T17:21:44.990-06:00Is Context Important?I have been doing quite a bit of pondering and working through some things people have said to me. So it has been a while since I have last posted. Not only that, but we have been trying to get settled into where we are currently living. Now, getting that all out of the way, let me proceed. <br />
As much as I would like what I have been seeing in the Scriptures to be non-offensive, it is quite plain that much of what the Scriptures say is offensive. It can be offensive to those not wanting to believe the Scriptures, it can be offensive to those wanting to believe their church's doctrine over the plain teaching of what the Scriptures actually say in their totality. This being said, is it my intent and purpose to offend? Of course not; my purpose is and always has been to get people to stop and think about the things they are being taught from the pulpits of their churches. It is getting people to be Bereans and study the Scriptures with their church's doctrine put aside. People take offense because what I have said challenges what the church has been teaching for hundreds of years. People take offense because it is easier than going to the Scriptures and seeing for themselves what the Scriptures teach rather than the church. Today's Christianity looks nothing like what the Messiah taught His followers in the first century. Questions you should be asking are 1. Did Yahshua come to bring in a new religion,? Or 2. did He come to put into practice and fully teach the words of the Father? This leads me to just how important is the context of any verse or phrase in the Scriptures.<br />
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If we pull a verse or a phrase out of its context in the Scriptures we can make it say just about anything we want it to. Take for instance this phrase from Matt 5 that the church chooses to pull out and use to make it say something completely different from what it actually says.<br />
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"I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." <br />
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I have been told by those teaching in the churches that this means the Messiah has done away with the law. He fulfilled it so we do not have to. Question? Does this teaching line up with all of Scripture? Is it even in agreement with all of the context it is in? I dare say this is being misused to bring an inappropriate understanding of the Scriptures. It is used to promote a teaching that goes against the context and the very teaching of the Messiah and the Apostles themselves. Here, look at the immediate context. <br />
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.<br />
Mat 5:18 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.<br />
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<br />
Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.<br />
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The entire context of the passage of chapters 5-7 deals with the future kingdom. In the beatitudes the Messiah takes the Old Testament promise to those who will be participating in the future kingdom, telling the blessings associated with them and also giving the woes to those who will not be inheriting the kingdom. Verses 13-16 are giving the responsibilities believers have while they await the kingdom. Now let's narrow this down to the immediate context.</div>
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Mat 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets.1 I did not come to destroy but to complete. Footnote: 1The Law and the Prophets is a term used for the pre-Messianic Scriptures. </div>
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Mat 5:18 “For truly, I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah till all be done.1 Footnote: 1Lk. 16:17. </div>
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Mat 5:19 “Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens. </div>
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Mat 5:20 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,1 you shall by no means enter into the reign of the heavens. Footnote: 1Mt. 15:3-9, Mk. 7:7-13, John 7:19, Acts 7:53, Rom. 2:23-27, Gal. 6:13. </div>
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The Messiah did not come to abolish, do away or destroy the law, Torah, or instructions of the Father. Now, the church says that the word fulfill means Messhiah fulfilled the instructions of the Father so we do not have to abide by the instructions of the Father. </div>
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Thayer's Greek definitions have this to say about the word.</div>
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to fulfil, i.e. to cause God’s will (as made known in the law) to be obeyed as it should be, and God’s promises (given through the prophets) to receive fulfilment</div>
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A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G4134</div>
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What Yahshua is saying in fulfilling the law or instructions is He is contrasting the true intent of the law with the common Rabbinic interpretation of the day. He is living it fully and making it fully known as the Father intended it to be known.</div>
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If the law or instructions are not done away with this would line up with the teaching of the whole of Scripture. When the Messiah was here He told us that He followed all of the words of the Father completely. Else where in the New Testament we are told to follow in the footsteps of the Messiah, to live as He lived.</div>
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Let's go down further in this section of verses. The law or instructions of the Father will not pass away until the heaven and earth pass away. Are they still here or have I missed something? </div>
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Now, if the law is done away with and that is what we are teaching, according to verse 19 we will be considered the least in the coming kingdom. The reverse then is also true, if we do, or as Deuteronomy and James puts it, if we guard to do the instructions or law of the Father and are teaching that, then we are considered great in the coming kingdom. I myself want to be in the latter category. To guard to do and teach the instructions as a way of demonstrating our love for the Father is what Yahshua tells us in John 14 and 15.</div>
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Verse 20 is the key here. How in the world can our righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees? The Messiah addressed this over and over in the gospels. The righteousness of the leading religious people of his day was an outward show of the instructions. There was something missing and that was what the Messiah was pointing out and ultimately led to His death. The instructions, Torah, law was never intended to be just an outward show. It was always intended to be inward and then demonstrated through the things we said and did. If our outward behavior does not match what is internal then our rightousness is only as good as that of the Pharisees.</div>
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1Jn 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. </div>
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1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. </div>
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1Jn 2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. </div>
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1Jn 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. </div>
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1Jn 2:7 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. </div>
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Luk 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. </div>
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Psa 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. </div>
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Psa 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. </div>
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Psa 19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. </div>
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Psa 19:10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. </div>
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Psa 19:11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. </div>
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When Yahshua said he came to fulfill the law it was with this meaning. He was here to show the Father's instructions were intended to regulate the motives of our hearts as well as what takes place on the outside. Not that He was doing away with them and living them so we would not have to.</div>
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Be Bereans. Search it out. Don't take my word for it. Your eternity is at stake.<br />
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this is an addition to the original post.<br />
Take Peter's vision. churchianity takes this vision totally out of its context to make it say what they desire it to. They use this to say Yahweh Elohim is taking away the food laws and make everything clean. This is in no way what is being said. In order to understand Peter's vision you must continue to read the interpretation which is given here. The Father was telling Peter not that all foods were now clean but the the gentiles could now be grafted into Israel. By the way gentile means "out of covenant". When we are grafted in we then have become part of Israel. Not a Jew, for that is those who are in the tribe of Judah. </div>
mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-41015648599124039032016-08-14T00:31:00.001-05:002016-08-14T00:39:58.169-05:00Tire Trouble Tackled TriumphantlyI am sorry I did not get this done sooner. I was tackling the seepage of 7 inches of rain in our living quarters and was kept busy, some of which I will be posting later. <br />
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I last left you all as we headed into Thursday evening and trying to get a good nights sleep. The journey continued the next day and it was supposed to be a scorcher as well. We woke up late, some closer to 9 am, but it felt good in the cool of the sheets. I took the girls, as they became ready, down to the breakfast nook to get something to eat and to start their day. After seeing that all was progressing I headed out the door to get the last old tire replaced before we hit the road again. While waiting for the tire to be mounted I was getting the supplies that would help us make it through the heat of the day as we headed North. <br />
I made sure we had an extra cooler and ice along with plenty of orange juice. The orange juice seemed to be a big pick me up during the heat of yesterday. We also had about 4 gallons of water and some light snack stuff for the trip. Laurie suggested I get about 4 squirt bottles for the girls to mist themselves with. So we did that and we all had some fun with them on the trip. Carrie sat behind me and made sure I behaved. When I didn't she made sure to squirt me well.<br />
While I was away Laurie was making sure the girls all had showers and started to clean up and pack up so we could load and be on our way as soon as possible. After arriving back at the hotel I started to gather items that would hold ice and melt so we could have cold water as we needed it. I loaded the pets and clothing items from the day before and we finally hit the road around 1 pm. The hotel was very gracious in us leaving a little bit late. We decided we would travel about 1 to 2 hours and then stop to cool off and let the animals also have a break. So, once again we entreated our Heavenly Father for a safe trip and loaded up, did our head count and got going.<br />
We stopped for about a half hour at a rest stop and sat and relaxed in some shade. We then headed for a gas station for some more ice and a longer stop. I treated everyone to some ice cream cones and the attendant made a comment on how well behaved the girls all were while they patiently waited for their ice cream. After continuing on down 80 we noticed there were traffic signs about an accident several miles ahead. When we got closer the traffic was starting to back up. It is a good thing we were heading north at that junction and did not arrive later than we did otherwise we would have had to wait to be able to take our turn north. I also noticed as we headed north that the south bound traffic trying to get on 80 was also backing up. <br />
As the sun began to set we once again headed for a pit stop. We were heading to the gas station and noticed a sign of someone running for <br />
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sheriff. The signs says "crooks" for sheriff. It was also in this community at our pit stop the attendant had a difficult acknowledging the fact that we have a Father who looks after us. As I talked with her concerning our trip and the Father's protecting hand all she would say is that there was certainly a higher power of some sort looking out for us. As we pulled out of the station and headed back down the road we said a prayer for her that Abba would open her eyes to the truth. We had a pleasant trip the rest of the way as the sun went down and the air around us began to cool. We stopped at the last rest area in Iowa for another break and it was a mess. I mentioned it to the attendant and they were already beginning to clean. The most amazing thing about this stop was the flowers. I walked up a sidewalk to throw some garbage out and I was met with the overwhelming fragrance of these beautiful flowers in full bloom.<br />
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For the most part the remaining part of the trip was uneventful apart from the cheers as we entered the state of Minnesota. We arrived without further incident at Olivia around 2:30 in the morning a full 48 hours after leaving Illinois. We got the children all bedded down for the night and began our Sabbath finally getting to bed around 4 am.<br />
There have been more adventures since arriving and I look forward to filling you in on the details in the coming days. Until then may the Father bless your lives as you seek to live for Him. Shalom<br />
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mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-820245850991946752016-08-03T09:45:00.001-05:002016-08-03T09:45:37.022-05:00Tire TroubleWe have now officially traded the heat in central Illinois for the heat in central Minnesota. It took us a long time to get here. We had some breakdowns along the way and had excessive heat stops so we could cool down.<br />
After praying for safety and protection along the way, we hit the road about 2:30 am on Thursday July 21. We made it about an hour down the road when one of the camper tires blew going over a bridge. With the camper and van swaying madly back and forth, Laurie and the girls screaming, I was able to keep the van and camper on the road. I pulled over and checked things out. Everything seemed to check out. All the tires had air. Now, the amazing thing is, right after we got back on the road a couple of the girls had to use the restroom. Talk about timing, when I just get going, I hate stopping so soon. But this stop was of Yahweh. I pulled off at the first available exit that would have what we needed. Since we were at a gas station I thought I might as well fill up so we could go even further before our next stop. After I helped Laurie and the girls out I walked around the camper to double check things. That's when I heard a disturbing sound, the sound of air hissing. It was coming from the rear tire of the camper and then I saw to my dismay a couple of wires poking their way out of the tire. I filled up and then backed the camper to a spot where we would not be in the way. I went into the station and explained our situation. The attendant told me of a place a block away that could possibly help me when they opened. She also mentioned the owner usually stopped at the station on his way to work. We were stopped for the time being. At about 5:30 or 6 a disabled gentleman (he was a rough looking sort of man) stopped to see if we needed any help. He offered me the use of his 3-ton jack, but would have to walk back home first and bring it back with his pickup. I was able to get the tire off and then continued to wait. He stayed around and talked and also introduced me to the co-owner of the repair shop. The owner did not think he had a tire the right size, but this gentleman thought he might know of someone who had a used one. While the ladies sat and waited he drove me around trying to find the right tire. The ladies were also visited by a young man about 13 year of age. Dave, the disabled man, has taken this young man under his wing as he and his mother are on hard times. When looking for a used tire failed, he took his time to take me 20 minutes back into Peoria to get a new one. While at the store I got to thinking about the tires on the camper and something told me to get two instead of just the one I needed. I know who it was that was prompting me: it was Yahweh Almighty, the El who watches over us. I offered to pay this gentleman for his time and gas but he refused and just said to pass it on to others who need help. <br />
In a song we have heard...."on the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again...." We then were able to get back on the road for a time. There were other "appointments" for us later in the day. The sun was up and it was supposed to be hot. We were headed north and almost to our turn off to head west when the dreaded happened again. Another tire, only this time on the other side. So I once again pulled over to the side of the highway, just before a work area. I called 911 to let them know of our situation and began the wait for help. Not only was it hot outside, now it was hot in the seat right next to me. As the sun crept slowly higher in the sky we waited for the state trooper to come so we could get our second tire put on the rim. After the officer arrived, the girls got out of the van and took turns in the cool of the trooper's car. They even received a short tour complete with siren. They told me all about asking to have the handcuffs put on dad. The tire repaired, the animals watered, I asked if there was a hotel that would take animals which would be near by, as we were all suffering from the heat. All in all we traveled about 150 miles in 12 hours. That is just under 10 miles of travel every 45 minutes.<br />
We found a motel and I was able to get Laurie and the girls settled and I then went off to find something for supper. When I got back they were all sleeping. I took a nap for about an hour and then the others were starting to stir. I gave them lots of orange juice and liquids and then as they became more hungry we started on the food. By bedtime we were all ready for some much needed rest. When I finally got everyone to bed and laid down myself I had had one hour of sleep in about 36 hours. That being said, I was still pretty awake. So, I spent time thanking our Protector and Provider for all of his help the last few days. <br />
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To be continued.....mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-60888699357505422712016-07-17T10:16:00.000-05:002016-07-17T10:16:39.874-05:00The Heart Part 2<div class="bodytext" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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The heart is mentioned in Scripture many times. The term “heart” is a very important word because Elohim is so deeply concerned about the inner man or the condition of the heart.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;">1Sa 16:7 But יהוה said to Shemu’ĕl, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him, for not as man sees, for man looks at the eyes, but יהוה looks at the heart.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;">Jer 17:9 “The heart is crooked1 above all, and desperately sick – who shall know it? Footnote: 1See 7:24, 16:12, 18:12, 23:17. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;">Jer 17:10 “I, יהוה, search the heart, I try the kidneys, and give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 0.9375rem; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">These passages teach us that Yahweh looks at and searches the heart, the inner person. Why is the heart so important? Because the issues of life—our actions, works, pursuits, etc.—all proceed from the heart Pro 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For out of it are the sources of life. ;</span></span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">Mat 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also. Mat 12:34 “Brood of adders! How are you able to speak what is good – being wicked? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. Mat 15:18 “But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and these defile the man. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">What we do in word and deed is first of all a product of what we are on the inside.</span></div>
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In His Sermon on the Mount, the Messiah spoke strongly against the mere external, performance-oriented hypocrisy of the religious Pharisees. In Matt 5:17-48, no less than six times He contrasted the mere external approach to the Old Testament Scripture, as it was taught by the Pharisees, with His own teaching which, of course, was accorded with the true design of Elohim's Word. He did this by the following statements:</div>
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“You have heard … but I say to you …” (vss. 21-22)<br />
“You have heard … but I say to you …” (vss. 27-28)<br />
“It was said … but I say to you …” (vss. 31-32)<br />
“You have heard … but I say to you …” (vss. 33-34)<br />
“You have heard … but I say to you …” (vss. 38-39)<br />
“You have heard … but I say to you …” (vss. 43-44)</div>
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What was Messiah showing the people? He was calling their attention to the moral precepts they had been taught by their religious leaders for years, precepts which had their source in the Old Testament Scriptures. But then, with the words, “but I say to you,” He readdressed those same issues as, first and foremost, <i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">matters of the heart</i>. This and only this is the true way to live out the instructions of the Father. A true walk for the believer is in an inward, intimate walk with Elohim by faith. Anything else is nothing more than religious hypocrisy. We then walk according to the instructions as a demonstration of our love for the Father.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 0.9375rem; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">As an example, Messiah teaches us that adultery and murder begin in the heart. You may not have literally committed adultery, but if you look at a woman or a man with that in view, you have already committed adultery. Where? </span></span><i style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In your heart! </i><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;">Mat 5:28 “But I say to you that everyone looking at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 0.9375rem; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">. Our walk with God is always a matter of the heart. This is where the Jews became confused regarding the Father's instructions for His set - apart people. It was so much more than what was taking place on the outside.</span></span></div>
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However, as one of the consequences of the fall, people look on the outward appearance. Elohim, however, is always concerned with the heart, with the reality and condition of what is on the inside. Why? Because if the inside of the cup is clean, so will be the outside.</div>
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mykELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09802162770028172794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319773678683115663.post-30721182173522254132016-07-16T11:32:00.000-05:002016-07-16T11:37:22.536-05:00Home School this Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Photography 101<br />
this was done by our 16 year old<br />
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These next 2 were done by our 13 year old<br />
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Home Ec. This is the quilt that our 13 year old designed and put together with the help of an older neighbor. The skirts were designed and sewn by out 16 year old without much help<br />
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Science. Can you figure out what kind of a moth this is? We did.<br />
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Science. What causes this to happen with trees<br />
I enjoy the light effects on this photo. art project for the future. study <br />
lighting on objects<br />
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We are taking part in a traveling home school journal for <a href="http://funschoolingbooks.com/">Thinking Tree</a>. We were blessed to be able to color and work on a few pages in this journal. It has been sent to the next family in line.<br />
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This page was to be creative on. We had some library books that told what different groups of animals are called using collective nouns. I found out that a "congress" of baboons is inaccurate. It is a "troop". We discovered different books gave differing names and also found some on the internet. <br />
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The girls designed on this page<br />
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A collective art project. This was worked on by most of the family<br />
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