Bereishis/Genesis
Genesis 1:1 – 6::8
Please pray this
Prayer before reading
Prayer
In the name of Yahushua
Our Messiyah,
I pray for the Spirit of Understanding
The Spirit of Knowledge and
The Spirit of Wisdom
As I read through this Parasha
That the Truth of Torah may
Come forth. Amen
The
word Torah can have different meaning, deending on the context in which it is
used. Torah come from the Hebrew word Yaroh,
which means “teaching or instructions.”
Although
Torah is often mistranslated as “Law,”
from the Greek word Nomos, this is incorrect and gives one the impression that
the Torah is a legal document or set of laws, which it is not. Thus the term
legalish is place against anyone who keep the law.
In
the general sense, Torah refers to the whole body, both the Written and the
Oral Torah. The Written Torah can be seen, philosophically, as the Constitution
of the Heavenly Kingdom. It is the oweners manual for the human soul which
desire to elevate itself spiritually.
The
Oral Torah explains and elaborates upon the Written Torah. The Torah is a
direct communication from the CREATOR, to Moses and the Prophets, and it
imparts what to do and what not to do, and how righteous men in history walk
according to its rules anf regulations.
Messianic
Judaism teaches that the highest Commandments “Mitzvah” is to study the
Scripture. It is through the study of Torah, the Scripture, we are accorded an
understanding of the wisdom and purpose of the 613 Mitzvot as well as the
purpose for our individual lives.
Hebrew
tradition expresses the belief that the ultimate purpose of Torah is to provide
humanity with spiritual sustenance, to draw humanity back to spiritual
fellowship. As every country has a constitution, the Torah is the Constitution
of the Heavenly Kingdom
A
common usage the Torah refers specifically to the Five Books of written by
Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Number, and Deuteronomy. In the another
common usage, Torah refers, generally to one’s spiritual perspective or
opinion, as in the expression “Tell me your Torah,” which means “What is your
spiritual perspective on the subject.”
Hebrew
culture teaches that the Torah is the hand of the CREATOR extends, reaching across
the vast gap that seperates us from HIM. Kabblah view the Written Torah as a
composition of letters that are nothing less than configuration of Divine
Light, the Essence of the CREATOR, the Supernal Wisdom of YAHWEH, which
encompasses and comprise all of Creation.
Therefore,
the Torah is seen as the method by which humanity can get to know the CREATOR,
by repairing the gap between our own limited individual consciousness and the
Holy Spirit “The CREATOR Consciousness.”
We
begin a new cycle of Torah study after every Succot, with the realization that
the Torah is not a history book, but that it is the reason for the creation of
humans in the grand scheme of things in El “יהוה” YAHVEH’S
Kingdom.
It
usually begins with Beresheet, which means “in
the beginning” it is the Torah portion read during, the first Shabbat of
the Torah reading cycle, a very important day. The Zohar tells us that each of the seven days of Creation referred to
by a number: second day, third day, fourth day, fifth day, sixth day. The Torah
never called the first day yom rishon, or the first day, as we migh expect, but
rather yom echad “one day.”
This
proclaim that one day, a continuous progressive tense, when we decide to start
our six day of creation, the Light of the Creation will be revealed to us. One day and I hope it is today for all
sinners, will come together in unity, we would never again have any doubt about
the need to gather as one and to become attuned to each other as a single
spiritual entity.
Why
is the act of gathering so important in the Hebrew mind set. The Hebrew
Kabbalist teaches that, by giving others the ability to do their spiritual
works is even more important than doing our own. We should think about this
Shabbat as a time when we celebrate our own connection with the Divine Light
for ourselves and our families.
Even
more valuable is the role we play as a conduit for others to be drawn to this
Divine Light. This dual consciousness we experience on Beresheet is to
celebrate our union and other union with the Divine Light. Beresheet calls on
us to remember, renew, and progress towards the other days of Creation, so we
can received more of the Divine Light in the lives of ourselves and our family.
As
we seek to increase spiritually by experience the 54 Torah Portion, we should
consider Beresheet as the start of the first day of Creation, or the different
stages of Divine Light. One of the many significant stories in Beresheet is the
experience of Adam and Eve, with the snake, and the Tree of Knowledge of Good
and Evil, which begins with the CREATOR putting Adam and Eve in “Gan Eden” the Garden of Eden. When the
CREATOR Place Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, HE tells them that they may
eat from all the tree of the Garden except one, “Etz haDa’at Tov veRa,” the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil.
The
snake “our evil inclination” Eve “the flesh” then trick her into breaking the
CREATOR’S Command. When Eve gave the idea to Adam and he took her suggestion,
they both fall spiritually, bringing the kingdom of darkness into their lives.
In
my journey or quest to discover or should I say, uncover the truth; I will
begin by praying for the Spirit of Truth, the Spirit of Understanding, the
Spirit of Knowledge, and the Spirit of Wisdom. It is the Holy Spirit, the Set
Apart Spirit that will lead us into all spiritual truth.
Beresheet
awakens us to realize that, that there is an opponent in this world, and we
must be cautious of him. If Eve had possessed that one piece of information, we
all would not be here, struggling to bring our Light to Maturity. If the
CREATOR is the never ending Light, why did HE allow the Snake to enter the
Garden? The answer has to do with free will. The CREATOR wants us to choose to
be obedient to HIM, to be virtuous because we choose to be and not because we
have to.
Since
it was Adam and Eves free will that led to there expulsion from the Garden, it
must be our free will also to return to that spiritual paridise. The only way
to remove the pain, suffering and death that entered into our lives and this
world, is to overcome the Opponent who make us doubt, who keep on misleading
us.
The
Opponent also gives us the ability to grow spiritually, for without resistance
there is no growth. Only in this way can we achieve “bila hameavet lanetzach,” the removal of pain, suffering, and death
from our world.
The
Spirit has revealed to me that there was a rebellion in the Kingdom of Heavens
Genesis
1:1 Beresheeth Bara, Elohim, Et, hashamayim v-et
ha-aretz. This is the Hebrew rendition for chapter1:1.
Beresheeth: means in the
beginning. Question! In the beginning of what? The answer I will give is: in
the beginning of the re-creation story. The whole purpose of Creation is to
restore the Kingdom
of Heavens
The
Hebrew Text define Elohim as (Gods or Mighty Ones), there purpose was to
re-establish the Kingdom, with faithful
servants. Continuing with Genesis 1:1 the Hebrew word ta the first and last word of the Hebrew alphabet,
(Aleph-Taf) in Greek (Alfa and Omega)represents the Word. This is equal to the
Greek “Alfa and Omega” and the English the A and Z. These two letters represent
the complete written Word.
Most
English translation conveniently left out this (ta)(Aleph – Tav) in their translation of the
Scripture. Most Scriptures says that in the beginning God created the Heavens
and the earth. But this is not what the Hebrew text says.
The
Correct translation should have said that “in the beginning the “אלהים” Elohim
“Gods” Created the Word, then the Heavens and
the Word was used to create the Earth”.
Genesis
1:26 says let Us make man
in our image. Who then is this us? This
‘us’ refers to the plurality of the Godhead, in Hebrew language it is called
Elohim. The singular name for God is El, and Elohim is the plural name for Gods
or the Mighty Ones.
The
paragraph below is taken from the Hebrew text of Genesis 1:1 below it is the
Tranleration into the english. Hebrew read from right to left.
The
english translation of the Hebrew is as folow. Bereeshet
bara elohim et HaShamayim v-et ha-aretz.
Bereeshet means in the
beginning, Bara means created, elohim means gods, et
means the word, HaShamayim means the
heavens, v-et means and the word, ha-aretz means
the earth.
In
the Hebrew language, spiritual beings are called (god) or mighty one, and gods
are called Elohim or the mighty ones. In the beginning of the Creation process
the Mighty Ones created the Word, the Heavens, and the Word created the Earth.
John
chapter 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with the Mighty One, and the Word was the voice of the Mighty One. 2 the
Word was in the beginning with the Mighty One. 3All things were made
through it, and without it nothing was made that were made. 4In The
Word was life, and the life was the light of men. 5And the light
shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
In
the beginning the Elohim created the substance of the heavens and the substance
of the earth. The first thing that the Mighty-Ones Created was the Word; and
therefore everything in the Heavens was created according to that Word.
Therefore, the Word is the Constitution of the Heavenly Kingdom
If
we use the analogy of the computer; we know that the Physical world is the
computer, the Holy Spirit is the Operating System and the Word is the
Application program. Therefore, all things in the Kingdom of Heavens, must be
done according to the fruits, or attributes of the Spirit, as is stated in:
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness,
self-control.
After
their fall, the children of darkness no longer have access to the ligh. This
light was the Word to the children of light, those angels who did not rebel.
John describe this very well when he said “In The Word was life, and
the life was the light of men. And the light”Word” shines in the darkness, and
the darkness did not comprehend it.” One
could used the anology of the light buld, the bulb that shine was connected to
the Power, the word, while the bulds that were darkned were disconnected from
the Word.
With
this in mind, let us examine what it says in Genesis 1:2 And
the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the
deep. And the Spirit of EL YAHVEH moved upon the face of the waters. Some translations of Scripture say that the earth
came to be without form. This formlessness means that things were not in their
right order. Remember, that I said earlier that there was a war and a rebellion
in the Heavens. During a war, chaos usually reigns supreme, and things get
pushed out of their proper order. We must always remember that Elohim, The
Mighty Ones are an Elohim of order and not confusion.
In
Genesis 1:2, it says that void, emptiness, a vacancy was now in the Kingdom of Heavens
The darkness spoken of here
in Genesis 1:2 is not merely the absence of light, but a specific attitude as
spoken of in Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create
darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I YAHVEH do all these things. Until then, light, and darkness, good and bad,
truth and untruth did reside together. They function in a mixture, implying
that patches of light and darkness were intermixed with one another. Now back to the beginning of the re-creation story.
On the 1st day of creation.
The Holy Name of the Universal Father is “YAHVEH,” was
blotted out of the consciousness of the inhabitance of the part of the Universe
dominated by Lucifer. This verse says that the earth became Tohu, this
Hebrew word means formless and Bohu means empty or void of the Holy
Spirit dwelling in the mind of the inhabitance of the earth.
The
earth was without order and void of the Word, because the source of light was
removed from the water which sustains the earth and the Spirit of YAHVEH came
and vibrates upon the face of the water. Meaning that the Holy Spirit came and
causes a shaking, a stirring of the water. As the Holy Spirit today create an
understanding of the Word, by His ministry, the Holy Spirit came at that time
to stir up the water, to separate light from darkness, truth from lies. Before
there can be a separation, there must be a spiritual understanding.
Human is 95% water, when
the Holy Spirit impress upon our heart, when He begins to move upon our lives,
it will cause a separation, our first day of Creation will begin.
Genesis 1:3 And
The Might “Elohim”Ones said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4And
Elohim saw the light, that it was good: and Elohim divided the light from the
darkness. 5And the Elohim called the light Day, and the darkness he
called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. From Genesis 1:1 – 2:7 we learn about the History of
Creation.
The
above verses begins a chronological description of the re-creation of the
Kingdom of the Heavens . Verse 4-5 says that the Mighty Ones “Elohim” saw that it
was good to separate light from darkness, so it was decreed that light and
darkness should not mingle, but should function separately. So The Mighty One
called the light day and the darkness they called night and decreed that it was
good, meaning it needed no further improvement.
We
learn also that in Numbers 14:34 and Ezra 4:6 I have appointed to you
each day for a year. Therefore, each day
of creation represents one Torah Cycle or one yearly cycle of Passover,
Pentecost, and Succot. We also know that the new Torah Cycle starts right after
Sukkoth, hence this Parasha: Bereshith, gets its name.
How does this apply to you and I? When we first come
to justification, or in other words to be saved; it is then that we begin to
read through the Torah for the 1st time. It is during this first
year or day or first Torah Cycle, that we learn through the Spirit of Truth,
what is right and what is wrong; we learn truth from lies, light from darkness.
When we read through the Torah for the first time with the Spirit of
Understanding, then The Holy Spirit will show us, and will also teach us what
is right and what is wrong, what is Tahor and what is Tamia? The Kingdom of Heavens
This is the first work of the Holy Spirit, which
gives us the Spirit of Truth. Even though the light was created on the 1st
day it did not receive its final assignment until the 4th day. I
Thess 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that
day should overtake you as a thief. 5Ye are all the children of
light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of
darkness.
Ephes 5:7 Be not ye
therefore partakers with them. 8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now
are ye light in YAHVEH: walk as children of light: 9(For the
fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10Proving
what is acceptable unto YAHVEH. 11And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12For it is a
shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. At the end of this first day the Mighty Ones spoke
of it with the expression: “it is good”.
Gen 1:4 And Elohim saw the light, that it was good. And Elohim
separated the light from the darkness. – In our first year or first day of
Creation, it is always good when we learn to separate light from darkness,
truth from lies, right from wrong. The Elohim decided that this was the course
of action in the creation of a perfect son. The base of the Menorah show above
is an illustration of this truth. The foundation of the Kingdom of Heavens
I will use
the building of the Menorah with all its parts to explain the sixth days of
creation. In the mouth of two or three witnesses let every doctrine be established.
The Spirit of
Truth
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Eph 5:8 For you were once darkness,1 but
now you are light in the
Master. Walk as children of light – Footnote: 2:2 in which you once walked according to
the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air,
of the spirit that is now working in the sons of
disobedience, 4:18, having been darkened in their understanding,
having been estranged from the life of Elohim, because of the ignorance that is
in them, because of the hardness of their heart. At the end of the first day of Creation
or the first year of our spiritual journey,
as we read through the Torah, as the children of light, we learn to separate
the things of light from the things of darkness, truth from lies, right from
wrong.
In Beresheet, the Torah says: In creating
our world, the CREATOR saw the Light that it was good. This first light was the
Menorah. It was concelled from the children of darkness, but revealed to the
children of Light.
Through our study of Torah, each person
can attract this spirit of Light and elevate ourseves spiritually. As there is
seven day of Creation for the Children of Light, there are seven days of destruction
for the children of darkness.
The 2nd day of
Creation.
Genesis
1: 6And The Mighty Ones”Elohim” said, Let there be a
firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the
waters. 7And The Mighty Ones made the firmament, and divided the
waters, which were under the firmament from the waters that were above the
firmament: and it was so. 8And The Mighty Ones called the firmament
Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Although
the Heavens were created before the 1st day, it was still in a state
of flux as it were. On the 2nd day The Mighty Ones sets a division
between the waters above and the waters below. We know that water represents
doctrine or teaching. We know that the water that come from above is fresh and
clean, and is able to nourish humanity and provides the essential water for the
plants; but the water under the firmament is full of salt and cannot be used
for irrigation.
During
our 2nd day of our spiritual creation, we will be able to set or
decern between the teachings of Torah and the Philosophy, the teachings of man.
In this 2nd day of creation, we will learn to distinguish the
difference between ‘man’s commandments’ and the teachings of Torah, which comes
from the Mighty Ones.
Too
often the commandments of men; such as holy Communion, Good Friday, holy
matrimony, Christmas day, Easter, plays too much of an important part in our
lives. Why? Because the Church have not yet experienced their 1st day of
Creation. The Mighty Ones did not say it was good about this day!
The 3rd Day of
Creation.
Genesis
1:9And The Mighty Ones said, Let the waters under the
Heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and
it was so. 10And the Mighty One called the dry land Earth; and the
gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and The Mighty One saw that it
was good. 11And the Mighty Ones said, Let the earth bring forth
grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his
kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12And the earth brought forth
grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit,
whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and the Mighty Ones saw that it was
good. 13And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Up
until this point the entire earth was submerged under water. On this third day,
The Mighty Ones decreed that a boundary be set for the waters under the
firmament, therefore preparing the way for the forming of the dry land,
vegetation, animals and ultimately for man. Why was there a limit placed on the
water under the firmament? Could it be that we are being told that it is the
Mighty Ones who establishes or determines the proper limits for all of
creation? This aspect of the Mighty One’s activity means that They alone
determines the proper limits to creation and to every individual human being’s
resources and also suffering. This aspect of Elohim as the One who determines
what is sufficient and sets limits, is alluded to by one of His Names: El SHADDAI,
from the word enough, or sufficient.
The
waters under the firmament, represent both salt and frest water. The teaching
of man and the teaching of Torah.
The waters that were above the
firmament – Mayim Duchrin – is a Hebrew term for
Divine Energy flowing downward from the CREATOR to humanity, like a rain from
the Heavens that nourishes life on earth. Mayin Dechurin, like Mayin Yahyin
living waters, can stimulate people to offer thanksgiving to ABBA YAHWEH, Yayin
Nukvin. When this exchange between the CREATOR and the Created, it is called in
the Hebrew “itaruta dela’eilah” an awakening fro above.
Mayin Nukvin “vapour” is a term for Divine Energy
frowing upwards, from humanity to the CREATOR, like a spring bursting forth,
shooting water into the heavens. This is frest water void of the contamination
of salt. Mayin Nukvin can occur when a person perform a Commandment, sending
Divine Energy from the person to the CREATOR. This person Mitzvah can in turn
stimulate a return flow of benevolence from the CREATOR back to the person,
this is called “itaruta deletata” an awakening from below. This process begins
to take place during the second day of Creation.
Even
though the earth was created before, the dry land did not appear until the
third day. The land was neither visible until a limits was placed on the waters
under the firmament. A look at the word earth: this name means in Hebrew
to run, to rush, or to desire. The Mighty Ones began to create the earth and
cause it to produce or sustain vegetation and also animal life. Even though the
dry land is one-third of the surface of the Earth, it is surrounded by
two-thirds salt water. It is the water from Heavens that falls as rain that
produces life on the dry land. It is this stage in our spiritual growth that
our spiritual desire begins to manifest itself.
In
creating the herbs yielding seed, the Mighty Ones commanded that the vegetation
should grow its own seed within it self, so that it could multiply. In the
Garden of Eden were placed two specific trees. One was the doctrine of the Tree
of knowledge of Good and Evil and the other was doctrine of the Tree of Life.
Both trees were given the potential to reproduce. As the seed for all plants
was established on this 3rd day of creation. The seed represents
the: Character, potential the spiritual talent of each individual, will begin
to manifest itself during our third year of been saved.
Likewise
the seed of who we are called to be on planet earth will begin to show it-self
from the 3rd day of our creation. We are admonished not to pick the
fruit of a tree until after the 1st three years. When we are in our
3rd day of creation then our gifts or calling will begin to manifest
itself, but we cannot walk in those areas until after the 4th year.
In every seed the DNA sequence is place that will determine the physical make
up and the long-Gevity of the plant. As the DNA of every plant was establish,
so is our spiritual DNA manifest on this day of Creation.
The
earth brought forth germination when the true name of EL YAHVEH is planted on
earth, that when ABBA YAHVEH receiveth HIS proper conformation, according to
the 248 Positive and 365 negative commandment.
This
principle is clear in Leviticus 19: 23 And when ye shall
come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then
ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as
uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. 24But in the
fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise YAHVEH withal. 25And
in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you
the increase thereof: I am YAHVEH your Elohim. Here we see that even though the seeds are planted it will not come to
maturity for a while. At the end of this day the Mighty Ones said that it was
also good!
The 4th Day of
Creation
Genesis
1:14 and the Mighty Ones said, Let there be lights in the
firmament of the Heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for
signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15And let them be for lights in
the firmament of the Heavens to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16And
the mighty Ones made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and
the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17And
the Mighty Ones set them in the firmament of the Heavens to give light upon the
earth, 18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide
the light from the darkness: and the Mighty One saw that it was good. 19And
the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
The
illumination that had been started on the 1st day was set in place
on the 4th day. Even though all the potential of Creation were
created on the 1st day, each was set in place on the 4th day
when it was commanded. In our spiritual development, the Spirit of YAHVEH, and
the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding would be developed on the 4th
day. Our ability to be led by the Holy Spirit and our ability to walk according
to Torah and also our ability to understand or discern spiritual things would
be fully developed.
The
creation of the first three days and those of the next three days both parallel
and compliment one another. As light was separated on the 1st day
and luminaries were set in place on the 4th. The seas and atmosphere
were created on the 2nd day, and aquatic life and birds were created
4 days later. The dry land and vegetation were created on the 3rd,
and was populated by human on the 6th day.
At
this stage of our spiritual development the spiritual nature begins to display
spiritual authority over our human or earthly desires. No longer are we driven
by every doctrine of man, but by every Word written in the Holy Scriptures. As
a young man spiritually, the believer would be very strong in the word, yet he
or she still have some more fine-tuning to take place. Their lives would become
a sign for others to see, even though the Spirit of Counsel and Authority and
Knowledge and the Fear of Elohim are not yet fully developed.
Of
these three luminaries, one would display the glory of Heavens, the other would
dominate the day, and the last would dominate the night. These lights would
clearly cause a distinction between the darkness of sin and the light of
righteousness. The great luminary: the sun will dominate by day and its light
will be seen everywhere, even in places where its direct rays do not reach. And
the smaller light the moon will dominate the night. As believers are we
dominating our environment or are we reflecting the light of Messiyah in the
darkness in other people’s lives? At the end of this day the Mighty Ones said
that it was good!
This forth day is also
the year when the brightest and best among the group that is experiencing the
forth day are separated for advance Torah study.
Gen 1:16 And
Elohim made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser
light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 And Elohim set them in the firmament of the
heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and
over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and The Elohim saw that
it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. - We know that light represent the Kingdom of Heaven
Those
who are represented by the moon and the stars may go into ministry of help or
even into business venture.
Even
though everyone is required to learn Torah, it is only those who are the
brightest is required to be set apart to be Torah teachers. From this year or
from this day on, those who are chosen will go on or separated for more advance
teaching.
Exo 13:12 That thou shall set apart unto YAHVEH all that opened
the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the
males shall be YAHVEH'S. Psa 4:3 But know that YAHVEH hath set
apart him that is godly for himself: YAHVEH will hear when I call unto him.
Notice in Exodus the first
born are set apart like the best and the brightest. I might even say that these
were the best ten percent of every class or group were given or chosen for
advance training.
The rest
who were not chosen can still continue their Torah teaching until they reach
their desired goal.
Even
among Yahushua followers, He chooses 12 disciples to receive in-depth teaching.
Those who would be with Him every day.
Mat 10:1 and when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave
them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease. 2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is
called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his
brother; :3 Philip, and Bartholomew;
Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus,
whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who
also betrayed him. 5 These twelve
Yahushua sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the
Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house
of Yisrael. 7 And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom
of Heaven
Mar 3:14 And he choose twelve,
that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Luke 6:13 And when it was day,
he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he
named apostles;
Notice in Luke 6:13 the text says that when it was
day. Did we not read in Genesis 1:16 that the greater light rules the day? This
great light was Messiyah who was ruling the day, and His disciples were the
lesser light.
It seems to me that Yahushua in choosing His Disciples,
also fulfilled Torah. He choose the best and the brightest within His group to
be His disciples. These
twelve were given the mandate to preach the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven
We are
told in the following Scripture Lev 19:23 And when ye
shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food,
then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be
as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof
shall be holy to praise YAHVEH withal.
25 And in the fifth year shall ye
eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am
YAHVEH your EL.
On the
forth day or forth year we shall not harvest the fruit of a tree. This is a
physical principle with a spiritual meaning. On the forth year we must set
aside certain people unto YAHVEH. On the fifth year we may start to used them
as Yahushua send out His Disciples, sending them out two by two.
The 5th Day of
Creation
Genesis
1:20And the Mighty Ones said, Let the waters bring forth
abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the
earth in the open firmament of Heavens. 21And the Mighty Ones
created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters
brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his
kind: and the Mighty Ones saw that it was good. 22And the Mighty
Ones blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in
the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23And the evening and the
morning were the fifth day.
The
command that the waters teem with life given by the Mighty Ones, gave the sea
the power to produce marine life, whereupon the water became filled with living
creatures. Therefore, the power was given to Philosophy the doctrines of man,
and religious institutions to be successful and reproduce. This is the reason
why Darwin
As believers we are not
to criticize the world system for been successful. Scripture says that the
world system are smarter than us!!! Luke
16:8 And YAHVEH commended the unjust
steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in
their generation wiser than the children of light. This is a sad condemnation of the
children of light.
The
Mighty Ones created various sizes of sea creatures. Twice in the sixth days of
creation we see the term ‘and Elohim created’, the first is on the 5th
day and the other is when He created man. The Mighty Ones gave them a special
blessing for them to multiply. Even those people who have not overcome their
animal natures were given the opportunity to grow and multiply.
If
they were not blessed, or given the right to flourish, then it is conceivable
that the evil one would set out to destroy them. The evil one cannot destroy
anything that the Mighty One has created; and it is only humans who were given
the dominion over mature that can do so.
The
term’ be fruitful and multiply’, taken in this context, the phrase becomes a
blessing; and the creatures would have the capacity to populate the earth. As
humans grows, so too would the animals and vegetation grow to support them;
that is why every resource on earth is a renewable commodity.
We
know that the trees represent doctrines, therefore eating of the Tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, is to embrace the philosophy of man or things that
will us to advance socially or politically, to add to Torah things that the
Torah did not say. At this stage of one’s spiritual development, the believer
has the ability or the authority in themselves to overcome the teachings of
certain doctrines. They have the ability to flirt with certain teachings and
yet not be spiritually contaminated by it. At the end of this day the Mighty
ones also said that it was good!
The 6th Day of
Creation
Genesis 1:24And
the Mighty יהוה Ones said, Let the earth bring forth the
living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the
earth after his kind: and it was so. 25And the Mighty Ones made the
beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing
that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and the Mighty ones saw that it
was good.
Adam and Eve are the first created human
beings, as describe in the Torah account of creation. They were originally
created with heavenly attributes, Adam was very much above and beyond what we
as humans experience today. Their home was the Garden of Eden “Gan Eden” it
existed on a higher spiritual dimension than what we experience today.
This
spiritual paradises was close in proximity to the Creator; therefore Adam and
Eve experience no sense of separation between them and the CREATOR. This state
of unity only last until the Fall. For a true understanding of Creation, we
must first look at the two different account of Creation in Genesis.
In
genesis 1: 26And the Mighty Ones said, Let us make man in
our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth 27So
the Mighty Ones created man in his own image, in the image of Elohim created he
him; male and female created he them. 28And the Mighty One blessed
them, and Elohim said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdeu it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. – In the second account of the Creation of man in
verse 2:7
And Elohim formed the man out of dust from the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils breath of life. And the man became a living being. 8 And יהוה Elohim planted a garden in Ěḏen, to the east, and there He put the man whom He had formed. There is no
mention of the soul of the human being in the first report. In the second,
however, we read that the human is invested with a soul from the Breath of the
CREATOR, and it specifically states that the man then become a living being. In
this report we are given very clear indications that Adam received a soul, the
breath of Life, which in the Hebrew text root as Neshamah, the Hebrew term for
the righteous soul.
Later in the same verse, we read that Adam is invested with life force, the
text tells us, Adam became a living being. Going to the Hebrew text again, we
see term vpnl l’nefesh, which
means that the life force given to Adam is accomplished through investing Adam with a Nefesh, which is the Hebrew term
for another level of soul: that which animates creatures and gives life to the
physical body, sometimes referred to as the natural or animal soul.
The descrepancies
arising from these two accounts, explain that, in the first account, male and
female was created simultaneously, at least, if not as one androgynous human
being. They further explain that the second account explicitly describe the
formation of woman from the rib of the man, with no mention of the name, Adam,
Genesis 1: 27So the Mighty Ones created man in his own
image, in the image of Elohim created he him; male and female created he them. – We see again in
Eze 1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man,
and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox
on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. If Adam and Eve was created like the CREATOR, we
also know that there are other living Creatures in the Heavens with multiple
faces. That a different study.
Genesis 5:1 reads “This is the book of the genealogy of Aḏam. In the day that Elohim created man, He made him in the
likeness of Elohim.” – In both of these text, we again see plurality, by
using the words us, our, and them, as well as dualsexuality references in the
Creation of the human race, not to mention that the Hebrew text reads the Adam,
not simply Adam.
When the CREATOR created Adam Reshon the first human, man was androgynous.
That is why it says, male and female he created them. Two in one. This seems to
imply that the first Adam was created with two faces, and then severed the Adam
into two beings, one male and one female. The Hebrew word mynp always translated
faces, however in the English it is called face singular. No one can see the
Faces of YAHWEH and live.
It seem that both Adam and Eve shared the same vital organs, this
assumption is supported by Adam’s statement when he says this is now bones of
my bones and flesh of my flesh. This point is further supported by the Hebrew
word for female, ishah, which is a
derivative of ish, the Hebrew word
for male.
29And the Mighty Ones said, Behold, I have
given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and
every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall
be for meat. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of
the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is
life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31And the Mighty Ones saw every thing that he
had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning
were the sixth day.
The
Elohim said let us make man who knew how to unite images and likeness, as it is
created, they will have dominion over the fish of the sea, all manner of
teaching; over the fowls of the air - evil spirit; over the cattle – the
fleshly nature, in fact they will have total control of creation.
The
climax of Creation was at hand. Animal life was created first, and then human
life. The whole purpose of creation is to create many perfect sons, these sons
are sons of righteousness or the Order of Melchizedek. The final piece of the
puzzle or principle of creation will be in place. Man’s ability to choose
between good and evil was established on the 1st day. Those who will
choose ‘good’ must earn that position by the choice that they make; and will be
obedient even unto death. That was the purpose of the 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th and 6th days of Creation, to build on the
foundation that was establish on the 1st day
The
last thing to be created was the animal, or the last thing to be over come is
our animal nature. Even though the animals were created to supply man with food
and transportation, it would be the source of one of our greatest test. Our
flesh was created to carry our godly nature our spirit. Of all the clean
animals you should eat, but the swine shall not be food for you. This was the
directive that was given to man. Today, pork is the most widely used source of
meat in the world. This principle demonstrates that man will have a form of
godliness, cloven hooves, yet they do not obey the strict dietery laws of
Torah. A swine will eat anything it is given, a sheep will not.
As
most of today religious is plague with the swine mentality, one who believes
yet does not spend the time to carefully scrutinize what they believe in.
Let
the earth bring forth, this term
implies that a concealed or dormant presence was being brought into existence.
What we today call Mother Nature was set in motion. We do not know which season
was the first to start, but we could say that it was spring, for spring starts
the ball rolling. Living creatures are independent living breathing beings,
which is capable of reproducing their own species. The Mighty Ones endowed each
species, with ever senses and faculties that are required to thrive; we call
this the DNA marker. The Mighty Ones said that’ it was good’; this expression
of approval always applies to a facet of Creation at its completion.
Animals,
fishes, vegetable and mineral existence were completed and labeled as ‘good’ as
soon as they were created, because they had neither the ability nor the
requirement to develop themselves any further. There was no further development
require for man on that day.
The
Mighty Ones said: “let US make Man”. The El of these Mighty Ones is EL
YAHVEH. Let me explain: the Hebrew word echad:
represents one in plurality. For example, I have five fingers yet they are
apart of one hand. Each of my fingers can work independently, yet they are not
independent of my Hand.
Man
was made with great deliberation among the Mighty Ones. The purpose was to
create sons who would prove their faithfulness to His Kingdom by the things
that they experienced. Man was given the simple task of establishing dominion
over all creation. In the creation of man, EL YAHVEH breathed into man His very
essence: His Spirit or a part of Himself and man became a living Soul. Man was
given the charge to rule over creation; the fish of the sea, the birds of the
air, and over the animals. Man was perfect, he only need to prove his
obedience.
In
the spiritual this means that man should rule over or overcome, the different
religious teachings that comes from the different religions, and he should
distinguish between the different evil spirits that the birds of the air
represent, and lastly over our different animalistic nature, which the
different animals represent.
At
that time in the history of the world there was a independent mindset created
by Lucifer, which cause the angels to follow him. That was the only thing Adam
and Eve had to overcome. It was not until they eat of the Tree of the Knowledge
of Good and Evil that man’s flesh became an obstitcle to overcome. Notice that
they were naked and it was not an issue. After the forbidden fruit was eaten,
then both Adam and Eve cloth themselves in leaves, religion.
The
creation of man after the likeness of the Mighty One, the Torah, and Adam was
the theoretical expression of the Word. Man was supposed to be the fulfillment
of the Word here on earth. The Word made ‘flesh’ is the absolute fulfillment of
the Word in human form. Every One of the Mighty Ones are a fulfillment of the
Word, the Word is the very image of the Mighty Ones. Among all the living
creatures, man alone is endowed like his Creator, with a sense of morality,
reason and with free will. He can choose to love EL YAHVEH and be in spiritual
communion with Him, as Adam and Eve did in the beginning. Man alone can direct
his actions through reasoning; it is in this sense that man was described as
being created in the image and likeness of the Mighty Ones.
According
with the Divine purpose, the world was created to be inhabited by human, and
all the necessities to sustain a productive life were placed at our disposal.
The first commandment given earlier to man, was to be
fruitful and multiply. I am quite sure this command does not only apply
to the natural, but even more so to the spiritual. Anyone who neglects this has
abrogated a positive commandment, incurring great punishment; because he or she
has demonstrated that they do not wish to comply with the Divine will to
populate the world. The creating of planet earth was and still is to produce
mature sons for the Kingdom
of Heavens
After
the rebellion of Lucifer, they were children of light and children of darkness
still living on Earth. The children of Light were place in the Garden of Eden
and the children of darkness were in the land on Nod. Lucifer wanted to convert
the entire earth into the kingdom of darkness, that is why He deceives Eve, who
deceives Adam, or you might even say Lucifer tried to prevent the restoration
of the Kingdom of
Heavens
Adam
and Eve was supposed to be the children of light who would manifest the very
presence, the Names of the Creator here on earth. In the beginning when Adam
was place in the Garden, he had knowledge of the Holy Name of YAHVEH, and He
taught it to his son Seth and Seth to his son Enosh. In the days of Enosh the
sons of Adam began to call on the name YAHVEH, Gen 4:26.
Satan
continued his deceiving efforts to destroy the thoughts of the Universal Father
and His Name YAHVEH, in the minds of mankind.
He
increased his attack by introducing the name of other Elohim “gods” to mankind
to distract us from the use and belief of the Universal Father, YAHVEH El
Elyon.
Man
was given an herbal diet in the beginning. We see this in the description of
the two trees in the middle of the Garden, the Tree of the knowledge of Good
and Evil, and the Tree of Life. This
herbal diet in the spiritual was only the ability to overcome the various false
doctrines of Lucifer. When man sinned, and his flesh became more prevalent, we
now had to overcome both the false doctrine of Lucifer, now we must also
overcome the flesh. The eating of flesh is a sign that we must consumed, or
control, or grow spiritually from the desire of the flesh.
It
was not important to slay any animal since blood was not a requirement for
drawing near to the Mighty One. Also slaying of our animal nature was not an
option, since man was controlled by the Word that flows from the Mighty One. To
all the living creatures on the Earth the Mighty Ones gave plants that produce
seeds for food. The knowledge of the use of these various plants was given to
us, to be used for our food. We are told further on in Scripture, that the
leaves of the tree of life, are for the healing of the nations in Revelation
22.
The
tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the false doctrines of Lucifer, the
children of darkness eat from that tree; the Tree of life was the Torah, this
is the tree that the children of light eat from.
The
second command was to eat fruits that produce seeds. These types of fruits were
to be food for those who are being led by the Spirit. Even the animals were
commanded to eat only vegetables. If those who are controlled by the animal
nature, were to eat a steady diet of the tree of life, they too would be an
over-comer. The advent of Mad Cow disease was due to the animals eating other
animal part, that was included in their feed. Carnivorous animals were not an
issue at the creation of this earth. But the fall of man brought about flesh
eating in our diet.
Everything
that was created up until then was for a specific purpose and was able to act
according to the designed parameters. Torah declares that Creation in its
entirety was good, and the individual components were described as being good;
also after the Mighty Ones placed Man in the Garden, He said that it was very
good! The components of Creation were even more amazing in combination than
they are individually. At the conclusion of the sixth day, when the Mighty Ones
created a perfect son who could walk and talk with Him, He then proclaimed that
is was very good! This is the whole purpose of the Recreation story, and our
Designer is still trying to create more perfect sons. Every day of Creation so
far is to show those who are spiritually minded; EL YAHVEH’s perfect plan in
creating mature sons. The sixth day is distinguished from the other days of
creation, because this is the one in which all His productive work was
completed, that is why it was described as ‘very good’.
At
the end of the sixth day when Adam was created he was a perfect, there was not
blemish in him. His only obligation was to prove his loyalty to the Father. He
was given one command do not eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil,
do not feed at the tree where the children of darkness eat. We are a chosen
generation, a peculiar people; our inheritance is not like the children of
darkness. The formula is still there, every human who require to reach
perfection, must follow the same perfect pattern.
The
Word will not return void, for it cannot be destroyed, it cannot change, not
one jot or one title of the word be change until it accomplish, the purpose for
which it was design, to produce a set of sons of Righteousness, which is describe
as the Order of Melchizedek.
In the Hebrew Cosmogony,
the first chapter of Genesis “Bereshith”, speaks of the unfolding process of
recreation from an already existing world that fell under disrepute. Creation
was called forth by “eheiyeh Asher Eheiyed” I will be what I will to be, at
Teferet, the focal point of the Atsilutic Tree.
Here, Elohim created,
formed or makes a new world. In Genesis, the earth became the breeding ground
of spiritual manifestation, where the mature sons were produce, within a period
of seven spiritual days.
This creation process was a
step by step unfolding of the Tree of life, with each day represent a level of
spiritual manifestation, until it culminate into the last day of creation,
completing the creation which was consider to be very good
In Genesis 1:27, say in the Hebrew “Vayibra Elohim et Ha
Adam,” so Elohim Created Adam. In Genesis 2:7, it also says “YAHVEH Elohim
Vayitzer et Ha Adam,” and YAHVEH Elohim formed Adam. Meaning that EL YAHVEH
created Adam to be formed in HIS image.
Chapter 2
This second chapter of Genesis expresses the formative
aspect of the Sefirah called “Olam Ha Yitzirah,” the world to creation
“”pattern.. Yitzirah is the spiritual realm of differentiation where the spirit
of the Briatic “breeding ground,” realm undergo countless modification into
individual types and forms called humans.
This world is known as the
Garden of Eden, in which the genderless human was created in Genesis 2:27, this
was later differentiated into the distinctions of Adam the male, and Eve the
female.
This
Asiyah “As it should be”, world emerges out of the one above and is the
world in which we humanity, as descendant of Adam and Eve lives. It is a world
of spiritual light and darkness; liquids, solid and gas matter, a world in
which our spirit experience all things through our five human sense.”
The
Asiyah world is populated by what is called in the Hebrew, Tachutonium, those
who dwell below, and refers to all the beings in this worlds of the flesh. The
Elohim “gods” of the upper world, who dwell above in the Heavens, cannot be perceived
through the five sense of the lower world, earth.
The
inhabitants of upper world plays an important part in our development, we do
not directly perceive their presence yet we are nevertheless affected by them,
as natural rhythmus, suggestive affected, planetary cycles, period of history,
human spiritual progress.
Within this creative world of Briah, there is what is also
known in the Hebrew language as Kelippot, or the world of shells. This
concept recognizes the existence of demonic or destructive spiritual forces.
Their task is to test goodness, and though they appears to be evil, they are in
reality working for Elohim as outlined in the story of Job.
Satan
being the master deceiver and tester, these spiritual forces function to
disrupt the goal of our Creative Father, to produce righteous son, of the Order
of Melchizedek. These spiritual beings or demonic forces, used their testing
abilities of the Kelippot “keep your mind on,” and seek to use it against humanity.
Adam
like all human possess free will, the ability to choose as to what they will be
influenced by. First man was only given false doctrine as a test, since Adam
and Eve eat of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, humanity has been
given an added obstacle to overcome the flesh or human desire. As human, we
must choose or exercise the power of manifesting both good and evil, and this
is where the six days of Creation, playes an important part in our recreation
story.
Gen 2:1 Thus
the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their array. - The second
chapter of Genesis begins with the intended goal of creation, by the Creator
Himself; is the restoration of the Kingdom
of Shamaim
It
says in this verse that the heavens and the earth was complete, everything was
set in order again. The Sons of the Order of Melchizedek whose leader is
Yahushua, will take their rightful place around the Throne with YAHVEH EL
ELYON, the Most High Power of Powers through whom all things are possible.
Gen 2:2 And on the seventh day Elohim completed His work which He
had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
- The second verse established the
timetable for the re-creation of the Heavens. It says by the 7th day
the Mighty Ones completed His work, which He had started on the 1st
day, so He rested on the 7th. This Sabbath is the re-establishing of
the original Glory and purity of the Heavens before the rebellion. Those who
are now a part of the Kingdom that is to come, will be a loyal bunch of
believers, of the Order of Melchizedek, where rebellion will no longer be an
issue; and where the fruit of the Spirit rules supremely.
Gen 2:3 And Elohim blessed the seventh day and set it apart,
because on it They rested from all Their
work which Elohim in creating had made. – The restoration of the kingdom of Heavens
The solemn observance of
one day in seven, as a day of holy rest and holy work, to YAH’s honor, is the
indispensable duty of all those to whom EL YAHVEH has revealed His Holy
Sabbaths.
The way of Sabbath-sanctification
is the good old way, Jer. 6:16. Sabbaths are as ancient as the world; and I see
no reason to doubt that the Sabbath, being now instituted in innocence, was
religiously observed by the Children of Light throughout the patriarchal age.
The Sabbath of YAHVEH is
truly honorable, and we have reason to honor it, honor it for the sake of its
antiquity, its great Author, the sanctification of the first Sabbath by the Holy
ELOHIM Himself, and by our first parents in innocence, in obedience to HIM.
The Sabbath day is a
blessed day, for YAHVEH blessed it, and that which he blesses is blessed
indeed. YAHVEH has put an honor upon it, has appointed us, on that day, to
bless him, and has promised, on that day, to meet us and bless us.
The Sabbath day is a holy
day, for the Elohim has sanctified it. They has separated and distinguished it
from the rest of the days of the week, and They has consecrated it and set it
apart to himself and his own service and honor.
By celebrating the rest
of Elohim the true sons of light, publicly display their desire to finishing
the work of our redemption, we may and ought to act faithful upon this original
institution of the Sabbath day, and to commemorate the purpose of creation,
which is to create perfect sons for the Kingdom. We honor the great Creator, by
fulfilling the purpose of our creation, who is therefore worthy to receive, on
that day, blessing, and honor, and praise, from all religious assemblies.
Exo 31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Yisrael, saying,
Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you
throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am EL YAHVEH that doth
sanctify you. 14 Ye shall keep the
sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall
surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall
be cut off from among his people. IT IS A SIGN! Between YAHVEH and I.
The 7th day of
Creation
On
the 7th day, the Sabbath is introduced with the declaration that the
Heavens and the earth were completed, as El Yahushua stand before the Mighty
Ones in their final intended state of harmonious perfection, which is a far cry
from the rebellious surroundings which was created by the Evil one. Adam was
place in the Garden to multiply and produce children of Light, to minister or
to bring the garden to maturity, by tilling the soil and working the land. Like
the servants who were given various talents, the one who was punished was the
one who did not show a profit.
Yahushua
has fulfilled the mandate and has brought many sons to perfection. Where the 1st
Adam failed the 2nd Adam Yahushua has succeeded. The 2nd
Adam: Yahushua the High priest of our salvation will rule and reign for a
thousand years, which is known as the millennium rule, while the Evil one will
be bound up for a thousand years. The Sabbath day is a prophetic indicator of
the Messiyah’s reign.
From
an individual point of view, the Sabbath rest symbolizes for us the coming into
the fullness off our Master and Savior El Yahushua HaMashiach, thereby
achieving perfection. He became the living Torah, an earthly manifestation of
the Word or the living Word dwelling in an earthly body, and learning obedience
through the things that He experience in the flesh.
Why
is He the Living Word? Every thing in His life was done according to the Word,
the Constitution of the Heavenly
Kingdom
He
had to die on the 14th Day of the 1st month, He had to
arise from the dead 3 day and 3 nights later, He had to ascend into Heavens 7
days before Pentecost to be anointed our High Priest Exodus 29:35-27. These are
only some of the Scripture He fulfilled. No other human can lay claim to this
most remarkable of spiritual achievement.
The
Mighty Ones blessed the Sabbath with an abundant goodness, for on it there is a
renewal of physical procreative strength, and also there is a renewal of
physical strength, and an even greater capacity to reason and exercise the
intellect. The Mighty Ones sanctified it that no work was to be done on it. The
plain meaning of the verse is that the Sabbath is sanctified above the normal
course of physical activity in this world. Ordinarily, man must work to earn
their livelihood, but not on the Sabbath for it is forbidden.
Even
though no work was permitted on the Sabbath, yet there were still un-going
processes of creation. All the living creatures of creation were given the
ability to reproduce themselves each according to its own species. Therefore,
we are all allowed to improve ourselves spiritually on the Sabbath. We learnt
that on the 5th and 6th day of creation the plants and
animals were given the right to be fruitful. There will come a time when the
physical world will cease to be, and only the spiritual world will exist.
Spiritual growth or spiritual development will be the main activity in the
Kingdom to come, where the children of Light will shine like the stars in the
heavens.
Now
that we have seen the general purpose of the Creation story, from Genesis 2:4
on we will get into the specifics. The specifics has to do with man and
creation, the Garden of Eden; man in the Garden; the companion for Adam and the
Serpent’s enticement. Also why the sinners are punished, and man’s expulsion
from the Garden. We will look at Cain and Abel, and the descendants of Cain, at
Lamech’s plea, and the genealogy of mankind which will bring us to the prelude
to the flood.
Man and
Creation
Gen 2:4 These are the
births of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that יהוה Elohim made earth and heavens. – Earth was a part of the Kingdom of Heaven
This is the 1st
mention in the Torah of the Hebrew Name יהוה, which
denotes YAHVEH of all the Mighty Ones. He created the world in conjunction with
the counsel of the other Mighty Ones,’ Let US make man in Our own image’ and He
inscribed in man His attribute of mercy, to teach that He would temper His
justice with compassion towards man. The Name יהוה also signifies the
eternity of EL YAHVEH, because its letters are also those of the words hyhyw
hwh hyh, “He was, He
is, and He will be”. Everything in
the universe must have a moment when it came into existence, but EL YAHVEH is
infinite; He transcends time and space. Therefore, יהוה (YAHVEH) is the proper name for the King of all the
Mighty Ones.
Gen 2:5 Now no shrub of the field was yet on the earth,
and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for יהוה Elohim had not sent rain on the
earth, and there was no man to till the ground, - We read in this
verse that there was a time on earth when there was no plant life, there were
no rain also. Much like the surface of the other heavenly bodies. Why was
water, and life place on earth? There was no human life on earth at the time
before the first day of Creation.
Planet earth was created for the sole purpose of producing a Messiyah. One
who would fulfilled the commandments perfectly and sit at the Right Hand of our
Father. There was no need for the physical manifestation of shrub or herbs on
the earth, the only tree was the Tree of life, there was no other false
doctrine the entire Universe was under one doctrine, the Torah, the Living
Word.
There was no need for Father YAHVEH to send the Torah, for the ministry of
the Holy Spirit, the Mist that came up from the earth was all that was require.
Gen 2:6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the
entire surface of the ground. – This verse describe the preliminary steps
of Adam’s creation: The Elohim causes the deep to rise, forming a mist or
low-flying cloud filled with water or “Holy Spirit” to moister the dust, from
which Adam the flesh was created. It is similar to a kneader who first pours in
water and then he kneads the dough. Here we have water and soil, the spirit and
the flesh. This flesh was not the same flesh as he have today. That was the
flesh that Adam had before we fell.
Gen 2:7 And Elohim formed the man out of dust from
the ground, and breathed into his nostrils breath of life. And the man became a
living being. – The Elohim made man out of the both the lower earthly and the upper
heavenly matter: his body from the dust of the lower world and his soul from
the spirit the upper world.
When man speaks, he speaks from within
himself, indicating that man’s words should be a part of Elohim’s essence, as
it were.
This soul made man a living being, which can
be defines as a speaking spirit. This life, this position is only unique to man
and which only Elohim could create, by blowing into him. This is what elevates
man above the animals; the ability and responsibility to used his intelligence
to become like Messiyah, like the Elohim.
Gen 2:8 And יהוה Elohim planted a garden in Ěḏen, to the east, and there He put the man whom He had formed. – From this verse to the end of this
chapter, we read about life in the Garden of Eden. יהוה establish
a garden on earth and place Adam in it that men may again call on HIS Holy Name
of YAHVEH. This garden was place in Eden
Formed man outside of the garden so that he
could see the world of thorns and thistles; only then EL YAHVEH led man into
the Garden, an indicator of the Perfect Will of the Creator. This may have been
done to show Adam the alternative before he was given the first Commandment.
Gen 2:9 And out of the
ground יהוה Elohim made
every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, with the tree
of life in the midst of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil. - At this point in our study
we will focus on the events that led to the emergence of Man.
The creation of plants
signifies that YAHVEH recognizes and provides the basic needs of man; and as
man carry out his spiritual responsibilities it would then yield to man its
fruit. Our Heavenly Father will not send rain if no one is there to work the
land. The same is true with the Word, unless there is an ox, or a minister to
work the land, there will be no crops. This is one of the principles of the
Kingdom. He does not cast His Words among swine. This is why we have so must
contaminated bibles today.
The tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, is our ability to choose for our self what we think is right
and what we think is wrong. Adam was told do not eat or do not learn, or do not
acquire the right or ability to choose for yourselves.
The various religion in
existence today is a result of we trying to choose for our selves what we think
what is right and what is wrong.
At creation the natural
impulse of Adam was to do good. Although they knew in the abstrace that there
was such a thing as sin, it was not something that they desired. Now by eating
of the tree, which embodied a mixture of good and evi, they brought the evil
inclination into themselves and made it apart of their diminish nature.
Once they ate from the
tree, they change the nature of man, they change the programming of man. From
that moment on, Man was born with both the Good and the evil inclination, embodied
in his Ego, such as: whoring, uncleanness, indecency, adultery. idolatry, drug sorcery, hatred, quarrels, jealousies,
fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, murders, and drunkenness,
As Adam and
Eve were originally created to do good, now through study, and self discipline,
man must curb his new nature and desires, and inculcate into himself a desire
for good and a revulsion for evil.
Gen 2:10 And a river went
out of Ěḏen to water the garden, and from
there it divided and became four riverheads. – The whole purpose of the Garden was to be a source of
Water for the whole world, much like the Torah should have flow from Yisrael,
to the world. The river, the Torah was divided into four, flowing into the four
corners of the world, by Adam and his sons, if they had remained pure.
The
Torah says in Genesis 2:10 that a single source of water flowed from the Garden
and branched into four rivers to water the four corners of the Earth. This is
symbolic of the Rock in the wilderness where the water of life flowed from to
give water to the Children of Yisrael. The river either watered the Tree of
Life in us or the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. This is the free
choice we are all given.
The four rivers are
similar to the four cups of wine at Passover, represent four stage to our
spiritual development. The first cup – I shall take
you out, justification, bethroal. EL YAHVEH would remove the Hebrew people by a
Mighty Hand from the burden of slavery to sin, even before they were permitted
to leave the country and while they were still the chattels of Egypt Egypt
The second cup – I shall
rescue you, Sanctification. EL YAHVEH would take Egypt
The third cup – I shall redeem
you, accept, pay the bride price. The splitting of the Red Sea, when EL YAHVEH
outstretch arm with great judgment crushed Egypt
The forth Cup – I shall take
you, marriage feast of the lamb. EL YAHVEH took the Children of Yisrael as His
people when He gave them the Torah at Mt. Sinai
Gen 2:11 The name of the
first is Pishon, it is the one surrounding the entire land of Ḥawilah
Gen 2:12 And the gold of
that land is good. Bdellium is there, and the shoham stone. –
Gen 2:13 And the name of the second river is Giḥon, it is the one
surrounding the entire land
of Kush
Gen 2:14 And the name of
the third river is Ḥiddeqel, it is the one which goes toward the east the rivers of Ashshur. And the fourth river is
the Euphrates . - The third river was redemption. The forth river was
the Acceptance. Adam was place in the Garden to work and to guard it. Since the
Torah mentioned the river above, that the tree of the garden grew on their own
accord and the river is obviously there to watered the plants.
Adam
was to work the garden through the Study of Torah and the performance of the
positive commandments, and to guard it by refraining from forbidden activities.
This means that man’s task
in this world is to serve YAHVEH. If he does that, then his material needs will
be satisfied, as Adam’s every need was meet while he was obedient.
Gen 2:15 And יהוה
Elohim took the man and put him in the garden of Ěḏen to work it and to guard it. – Adam job was to work or till and to guard,
much like it is the Mighty Hand of YAHVEH job is to teach the Good New of the
Torah and to safe guard the integrity of Torah. The Garden of Eden described in
this verse is the original home into which ABBA YAHWEH placed Adam and Eve. The
Torah Gan Eden exist in a dimension that vibrationally higher than our present
world, existing above and beyond that which human being an normally perceive.
With the original intention of living in the Service to ABBA YAHWEH by
fulfilling the Commandments “Mitzvot,” Adam, Eve and the rest of humanity,
though living in a more challenging world, still have the charge to serve a
Living EL, by keeping the Commandments.
When a mature soul, become divested from its body at death, I can reenter
the original Garden of Eden, where it will experience an exalted level of joy,
pleasure and Divine Light, created by the proformancing the Commandments while
in the flesh.
Gen 2:16
And יהוה
Elohim commanded the man, saying, “Eat of every tree of the garden, - When a command is given, it is usually
given by EL “יהוה” YAHVEH, not the Elohim.
Gen 2:17 but do
not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for in the day that you
eat of it you shall certainly die.” – On the day the evil impulses of the fruit of
the flesh was turn on in man, it made it almost impossible for man to attain
the goal of spiritual perfection. That is why out of the countless billions of
souls born to women, only one Man have attained this loft state of Perfection.
Since Adam lived to be 930 years, it is clear that he did not die as soon
as he ate the fruit. Rather, he would become subject to death, whereas if he
had never sinned, his holiness would have kept him alive forever.
Again, scripture says that one day is like a thousand year, and Adam only
lived 930 years 70 years short of 1000 or one day. So Adam did die the day he
eat of the tree of good and evil.
On
the 5th day the Mighty Ones caused trees to sprout from the ground;
every tree that was pleasing to the sight and it was good for food. The Mighty Ones thought it necessary to place
the Tree of Life and the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the midst of
the dwelling of Adam and Eve. Wherever we live as humans it will be a source to
test us.
Even
in Paradise we will find some form of testing.
By placing these two trees in the middle, He made sure that they could not be
miss it. It is obvious that both of the inhabitants of the Garden had to come
across it in their every day walk.
From
a spiritual point of view, we also must choose between eating of the Tree of
Life, in an exclusive and totally obedient walk with EL YAHVEH or compromise
our walk by choosing what we want to do. The Tree of Life presents to us one
choice, but the Tree of Good and Evil present to us two choices. However, in
the Kingdom there is no democracy!
Man
was essential perfect at creation, no improvements were requiring. However the
evil-one trick her into thinking that there were something more to gain. If you
eat of this tree you will become like EL YAHVEH, knowing good from evil. Our
physical and spiritual development must be solely according to the Creator
specification.
From
that time in history, when Adam fell into sin, everyone after that was born
with a sin nature; unlike Adam who was created as a full-grown man. He was now empowered with a modified version
of himself, and with the evil inclinations, called desire: such as greed,
selfishness, and lust for whatever suits his developing appetites. But through
study, and self-discipline, he may learn to curb his sinful nature and desires,
and inculcate into himself a desire for good and revulsion for evil.
Verse 18 – 25 describe a companion for Adam. This passage
does not describe a new creation, it merely elaborates upon the making of the
creatures in 1:25.
EL YAHVEH knew that Adam
would need a companion. Her purpose was not for reproduction purposes, for Adam
had been created with that function in himself.
YAHVEH wanted Adam to have
a companion or support in ministry, providing him with the challenges of a good
union.
As the spirit the man is
joined to the flesh the woman. Our Creator was giving Adam an example of the
full plan of salvation. He wanted to take the desire of the flesh out of the
body. He wanted to illustrate to Adam that he needed something to overcome,
something important to him, a formidable opponent, as our flesh is to us today.
Adam named his helper Ishah “woman” because she was taken
from Ish “man”. The name comes from eish or fire, because man is unique among
all living beings in characteristic symbolized by fire: verse and enthusiasm,
lust and initiative.
These character enable man to achieve
dominance, thought the attaining wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
But
the same fire can cause the mass destruction that has marred humanity since
creation. Through control and direction, that fire inside every man can create
a spiritual Kingdom, that surpassed the Angels. Just look at the hair on the
back of every male, it grows in the shape of the universe.
The presence of godliness in human beings is expressed by
the letter that are added to their names: a y
in the name cya and a h in the
name hca. Those two letters spell
the Divine Name hy, because YAHVEH must be
glorified in the union of both man and woman.
If YAHVEH is not allowed in the union, they are left with a
mere ca, a distructive fire,
that will not only harm themselves, but other around them.
Gen 2:18 And יהוה Elohim said, “It is not good for
the man to be alone, I am going to make a helper for him, as his counterpart.”
– EL
YAHVEH decided what the best source of action needed to produce the desired
effect in us. Woman, Eve was created to be Adam help mate, not his boss. If the
man is worthy she will be an helper, if he is unworthy, she will be against
him.
The Hebrew word adam means “of
the earth” indicating Adam’s existence is inextricable linked with the earth. A
close analysis of Torah text reveals that the Adam was created as the template
for YAHWEH’S creation of the human being, primal man, prototype, universal man.
Adam is the symbol of synchronistic unified
working whole and is also the living embodiment and reflection of the CREATOR.
The name Adam is sometimes used to refer to the Nehamah, the righteous soul within every human being. Another
common use of Adam in Hebrew culture is in describing the Olamot “Worlds” where the soul of fallen man is describe as the
soul of the world “lower world” while the upper world is describe as Adam.
Gen 2:19 And from the ground
יהוה Elohim formed every beast of the field
and every bird of the heavens, and brought them to the man to see what he would
call them. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
- An
instance of the creatures’ subjection to man, and his dominion over them: Every
beast of the field and every fowl of the air YAHVEH brought to Adam, either
by the ministry of angels, or by a special instinct, directing them to come to
man as their master, teaching the ox betimes to know his owner.
Therefore, YAHVEH gave
man libery and sense of the domain he had granted him, and put him in
possession of his dominion over the creatures. YAHVEH brought them to him, that
he might name them. Because Adam was still, at that point unify with the
CREATOR, he had no sense of duality, he did not arbitrarily select the animals;
rather he ascertained each animal essence, as they relate to the Kingdom.
A proof of his knowledge,
as a creature endued with the faculties, both of reason and speech, and so taught
more than the beasts of the earth and made wiser than the fowls of the heaven,
Job 35:11.
A proof of his power. It
is an act of authority to impose names (Dan. 1:7), and of subjection to receive
them. The inferior creatures did now, as it were, do homage to their prince at
his inauguration, and swear fealty and allegiance to him. If Adam had continued
faithful to his Elohim, we may suppose the creatures themselves would so well
have known and remembered the names Adam now gave them as to have come at his
call, at any time, and answered to their names.
YAHVEH gave names to the
day and night, to the firmament, to the earth, and to the sea; and he calleth
the stars by their names, to show that he is the supreme Lord of these. But
he gave Adam leave to name the beasts and fowls, as their subordinate lord;
for, having made him in his own image, he thus put some of his honor upon him.
Gen 2:20 So the man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the heavens,
and to every beast of the field. But for the man there was not found a helper
for him, as his counterpart. – In the Torah’s
cocept, a name is not simply a convention, but it reflect the nature of each
creature and its role in the total scheme of the universe. As we find over and
over in Torah, the name of a person had a profound significance that expressed
their mission. Adam had the power to recognize the essence of every animal and
name it accordingly. Having this insight into every creature, he realized that
none of them corresponded to his essence, socially and intellectually.
Gen 2:21 So יהוה Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept. And He took
one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. - The making of
the woman, to be a help-meet for Adam. This was done upon the sixth day, as was
also the placing of Adam in paradise, though it is was mentioned after an
account of the seventh day’s rest; but what was said in general (ch. 1:27),
that YAHVEH made man male and female, is more distinctly related here.
That Adam was first
formed, then Eve (1 Tim. 2:13), and she was made of the man, and for the man (1
Co. 11:8, 9), all which are urged there as reasons for the humility, modesty,
silence, and submissiveness, of that sex in general, and particularly the
subjection and reverence which wives owe to their own husbands.
Yet man being made last
of the creatures, as the best and most excellent of all, Eve’s being made after
Adam, and out of him, puts an honor upon that sex, as the glory of the man, 1 Co. 11:7. If man is the head, she is the body, a body to
her husband, the body of the visible creation.
That Adam slept while his
wife was in making, that no room might be left to imagine that he had herein directed
the Spirit of YAHVEH, or been his counselor, Isa. 40:13. He had been made
sensible of his want of a mate to help; but, YAHVEH having undertaken to
provide him one, he does not afflict himself with any care about it, but lies
down and sleeps sweetly, as one that had cast all his care on YAHVEH, with a
cheerful resignation of himself and all his affairs to his Maker’s will and
wisdom. YAHVEH - YIREH, let YAHVEH provide when and whom he pleases. If we
graciously rest in YAHVEH, YAHVEH will graciously work for us and work all for
good.
That YAHVEH YIREH caused
a sleep to fall on Adam, and made it a deep sleep, that so the opening of
his side might be no grievance to him; while he knows no sin, YAHVEH YIREH will
take care, he shall feel no pain. When YAHVEH YIREH, is his providence, does
that to HIS people which is grievous to flesh and blood, HE not only consults
their happiness in the issue, but by HIS grace, HE can so quiet and compose
their spirits as to make them easy under the sharpest operations.
That the woman was made
of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over
him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be
beside him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.
Adam lost a rib, and without any diminution to his strength or comeliness (for,
doubtless, the flesh was closed without a scar); but in lieu thereof he had a
help mate for him, which abundantly made up his loss: what YAHVEH takes away
from his people he will, one way or other, restore with advantage.
In this (as in many other
things) Adam was a figure of him that was to come; for out of the side of
Messiyah, the second Adam, flow blood and water the ingredient that would
purify humanity. Out of Adam side came Eve the one he should bring to maturity,
when he slept the sleep, the deep sleep, in order to which his side was opened,
and there came out blood and water, blood to protect Yisrael the wife and water
to remove her transgression. See Eph. 5:25, 26.
Gen 2:22 And the rib which יהוה Elohim had taken from the man He made into a woman, and He brought her to
the man. – Man is both spirit and flesh. Notice
that the women was not taken out of mans head, but his side, his flesh. The
purpose of Creation is to take the influence of the flesh out of man. Man was
given a responsibility to take care of the garden and Eve was to help him. Man
was to be the head while the women was to be the body which support the head.
The head should never ill-treat the body, if he want it to support him.
Gen 2:23 And the man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. This
one is called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of man.”- Adam made it clear in this verse that
Eve was his flesh and bones, it never says she was his head. That wife that is of YAH’s making by special grace,
and of YAH’s bringing by special providence, is likely to prove a help-meet for
a man.
From YAHVEH, as his
Father, Adam received her: "This is now bone of my bone. Adam did
not say she is the brain of my brain or spirit of my spirit, but flesh of my
flesh. Now I have some one to work with, and which all the creatures could not
help Adam to fulfilled the great commission.
Adam could not have
brought any of the Animals to perfection, even though he could communicate with
them. Just ask the serpent whom they communicate with. The gift of a woman is
for both of them to fulfill YAHVEH purpose together. As sinful man perfection
can only be achieve when a man and a woman joined together.
There are characteristic
that a man and a woman individually posses that must be brought together under
the influence of Torah and the Holy Spirit that are essential for our spiritual
development. It is called our ego.
If we look at the
Menorah, the six branches are all spoken of in Proverbs as “Her” while the main
stem the Spirit of YAHVEH is the only masculine spirit. The six stem of the
Menorah is like six ribs, growing or taken out of the side of the man.
Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares. 21
She cries out in the chief concourses, At the openings of the gates in
the city She speaks her words:
2: 2 So
that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding, 4 If you seek her
as silver,
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in YAHVEH with all your heart, And lean not on your own
understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He
shall direct your paths. In Proverbs 3:5 The Spirit of YAHVEH is call Him and
He.
Spirit of YAHVEH “Him”
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Spirit of understanding ‘Her’ The ribs
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Haftaras
Isaiah 42:5 – 43:10
Who speaks and fulfills,
all of Whose words are true and righteous. Trustworthy are Your Words, not one
of Your Word is turn back to its origin unfulfilled, for You are he El of all
Elohim, trustworthy and compassionate King. Blessed are You, יהוה, the El Who is trustworthy in all His
Words.
Isa 42:10
Sing to יהוה a new
song; His praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and
all that is in it, you coastlands and you inhabitants of them! - The song of joy and praise which should be given to
the glory of יהוה: Sing unto YAHVEH a new song, a
New-Testament song. The giving of Messiyah for a light to the Gentiles verse
6, was a new thing, and very surprising.
The apostle speaks of it
as a mystery which, in other ages, was not made known, as it is now revealed, that
the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, Eph. 3:5, 6. Now, this being the new
thing which יהוה declares,
the newness of the song which is to be sung on this occasion is this, that
whereas, before, the songs of YAHVEH were very much confined to the temple at
Yerushalayim (David’s psalms were in the language of the Jews only, and sung by
them in their own country only.
When they were in a
strange land, they hung their harps on the willow-trees and could not sing YAHVEH’s
song, as we find, Ps. 137:2-4), now the songs of holy joy and praise shall be
sung all the world over.
By those that live in the
end of the earth, in countries that lie most remote from Yerushalayim. From
the uttermost parts of the earth have we heard songs, ch. 24:16. This was
fulfilled when believers was planted in every land.
By mariners and
merchants, and those that go down to the sea, that do business in great
waters, and suck the riches of the sea, and so make themselves masters of the
fulness thereof and all that is therein, with which they shall praise YAHVEH,
and justly, for it is HIS, Ps. 24:1; 95:5.
By the inhabitants of
the rock, and those that dwell on the tops.
Isa 42:11 Let the wilderness
and its cities lift up their voice, the villages where Qĕḏar
dwells. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the
mountains. - The Hebrew traded little at sea; if therefore YAH’S
praises be sung by those that go down to the sea, it must be by Gentiles.
Sea-faring men are called upon to praise YAHVEH, Ps. 107:23. 3.
By the islands and the
inhabitants thereof, and again, verse 12. Let them declare HIS praise in
the islands, the isles of the Gentiles, probably referring to the islands
of Greece.
By the wilderness and
the cities thereof, and the villages of Kedar. These lay east from Yerushalayim, as the islands
lay west, so that the gospel songs should be sung from the rising of the sun to
the going down of the same.
The whole Gentile world
had been like an island, cut off from communication with YAH’s church, and like
a wilderness, uncultivated and bringing forth no fruit of the Spirit to EL
YAHVEH; but now the islands and the wilderness shall praise יהוה.
of the mountains, not only the Gentiles, but the poorest and meanest
and most despicable, those that dwell in cottages, as well as those that
inhabit cities and villages. The rude and most barbarous, as the mountaineers
commonly are called, shall be civilized by the gospel. Or by the inhabitants of
the rock may be meant the inhabitants of that part of Arabia
which is called the rocky.
Perhaps the neighboring
countries might shared in the joy of the Yisraelites when they returned out of
Babylon, some of them might even joined with them in their praises; but we find
that it was not to any such degree, as might fully answer this illustrious
prophecy.
One must conclude that it
reaches further, and was fulfilled in that which many other prophecies of the joy
of the nations are describe in the New-Testament was fulfilled in, the
conversion of the Gentiles to the faith of Messiyah Scriptural Judaism. When
they are brought into the church they are brought to give glory to YAHVEH; then
they are to him for a name and a praise, and they make it their business to
praise EL YAHVEH. He is glorified in them and by them.
Isa 42:12 Let them
give esteem to יהוה, and declare His praise in the coastlands. – The Gentile nations shall share equally with the Believers in the
Renewed Covenant blessings, and therefore shall join in praises and acts of
worship. There shall be Assemble set up in Gentile nations and they shall sing
a new song.
The conversion of the
Gentiles is often foretold under this notion, as appears, Rom. 15:9–11. It is
here promised that the praises of Yah’s grace shall be sung with joy and
thankfulness.
Isa 42:13 יהוה goes forth
like a mighty man. He stirs up ardour like a fighter. He cries out, yea, shout
aloud. Over His enemies He shows Himself mighty. - It comes all to one
whether we make these verses (as some do) the song itself that is to be sung by
the Gentile world or a prophecy of what YAHVEH will do to make way for the
singing of that song, that evangelical new song.
He
will appear in his power and glory more than ever. So He did in the preaching
of His Gospel, in the divine power and energy which went along with it, and in
the wonderful success it had in the pulling down of Satan’s stronghold.
Isa 42:14 “I have kept silent from of old, I have been
still and held Myself back. Like a woman in labor I now cry out, I pant and
gasp at once. – EL YAHVEH had long held his peace, and been still, and refrained
himself, while he winked at the times of the ignorance of the Gentile world
(Acts 17:30), and suffered all nations to walk in their own ways (Acts 14:16); but now he
shall go forth as a mighty man, as a man of war, to attack the devil’s kingdom
and give it a fatal blow. The going forth of the gospel is thus represented,
Rev. 6:2
Isa 42:15 “I lay waste mountains and hills, and I dry up
all their plants. And I shall make rivers become coastlands, and I dry up pools.
- He
shall conquer by the power of His Name: He shall prevail against His
enemies, shall prevail to make them friends, Col. 1:21. Those that
contradict and blaspheme His gospel, YAH shall prevail to put them to silence
and shame.
YAHVEH
will destroy and devour at once all the oppositions of the powers of darkness.
Satan shall fall as lightning from Heavens, and he that had the power of death
shall be destroyed. As a type and figure of this, to make way for the
redemption of the Hebrews out of Babylon
In
accomplishing this destruction of Babylon
Thus,
when the gospel shall be preached, it shall have a free course, and that which
hinders the progress of it shall be taken out of the way.
Isa 42:16 “And I shall lead the blind by a way they
have not known – in paths they have not known I lead them. I make darkness
light before them, and crooked places straight. These matters I shall do for
them, and I shall not forsake them. - יהוה will manifest His favor and grace towards
those whose spirits He had stirred up to follow Him, as Ezra 1:5.
Those who ask
the way to Zion
In the
conversion of Paul, he was struck blind first, and then יהוה revealed His Son to him, and made the
scales to fall from his eyes. They are weak in knowledge, and the truths of יהוה at first seem unintelligible.
But יהוה will make darkness light before them, and knowledge shall be easy to
them. They are weak in duty, the commands of יהוה seem impracticable, and insuperable
difficulties are in the way of their obedience; but יהוה will make crooked things straight; their way shall be plain, and the yoke
easy. Those whom יהוה brings into the right way His Spirit will guide them.
As a type of
this Set Apart Spirit will lead these newly discovered Hebrew, when they return
out of captivity, in a ready road to their own land again, and nothing shall
occur to perplex or embarrass them in their journey.
These are
great things, and kind things, very great and very kind; but lest any should
say, "They are too great, too kind,
to be expected from יהוה
by such an undeserving people as that of the Jews, such an undeserving world as
that of the Gentiles,’’
YAHVEH adds, These things will I do
unto them, take my word for it I will, and I will not forsake them; He that begins to show this great mercy
will go on to do them good.
Isa 42:17 “Those
who trust in idols, who say to the moulded images, ‘You are our mighty ones,’
shall be turned back, utterly ashamed. – יהוה will particularly put those to confusion
who adhere to idols notwithstanding the attempts made by the preaching of the
gospel to turn them from idols: They
shall be turned back, and greatly ashamed, that foolishly trust in graven
images.
When the Babylonians
shall see how the Hebrew, who they formally had despise, are owned and
delivered by the Elohim whom they
worship without images, and the Gentiles when they see how idolatry falls
before the preaching of the gospel, will be scattered like darkness before the
light of the sun, and melts like snow before heat.
They shall be ashamed
that they ever said to these molten images, “You are our gods”; for how can those idols, help in
their worshippers? Who cannot even help themselves, nor save themselves from
falling to the ground? In the time of this reformation, when many will turn
from their ungodly way, being generally deserted, to becomes unfashionable, it
may be hoped that those who will not be reclaimed from idol worship, will
eventually be ashamed of it.
Isa 42:18 “Hear, you deaf! And look, you
blind, and see. - The prophet, spoken with the use of physical
Handicap metaphor to encourage the believing Hebrews who waited for the
consolation of Yisrael, he turns to those among them who were unbelieving, for
their conviction and humiliation.
Among
those who were in captivity in Babylon
In
them there was a type of the Hebrews who rejected The Messiyah and were
rejected by him, and then fell under the curse of Deuteronomy 28:15 – 68, while
those who believed were inheriting the blessing of Deuteronomy 28:1 -14; for
they were broken, and ruined, and remain dispersed unto this day.
The
call that is given to these people: "Hear,
you deaf, and attend to the joyful sound, and look you blind, that you may see the joyful light.’’
There
is no absurdity in this command, nor is it unbecoming the wisdom and goodness
of יהוה to call us to do what is righteous and
good; for these dead have natural benefits which they may employ so as to do
better than they do; supernatural grace is given to those who labor under a
moral impotency for that which is good.
This
call to the deaf to hear and the blind to see is like the command given to the
man that had the withered hand to stretch it forth; though he could not do
this, because it was withered, yet, if he had not attempted to do so, he would
not have experience the healing power of faith, and his healing was owing, both
to his action and the divine power.
Isa 42:19 “Who is
blind but My servant, or deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is blind as he
who is at peace, and blind as servant of יהוה? - The
character that is given of them: Who is blind, but my servant, or deaf as my
messenger? The people who presses to be Hebrews were professional YAH’s
servants, their priests and elders his messengers (Mal. 2:7); but they were
deaf and blind.
The verse before may be
understood as spoken to the Gentile idolaters, whom יהוה calls deaf and blind,
because they worshipped gods that were so.
"But,’’ says he, "no wonder you are
deaf and blind when my own people are as bad as you, and many of the so-called
Ministers are also set upon idolatry.’’
He complains of their
spiritual dilemma as blind; and of their stubbornness as they are deaf. They
were even worse than the Gentiles themselves. What is best becomes, when
corrupted, the worst. "Who is so willfully, so scandalously, blind and
deaf as my servant and my messenger, as Jacob who is my servant (ch. 41:8), and
as their prophets and teachers who are my messengers?
Who is blind as he that
in profession and pretension is perfect, that should come nearer to perfection
than other people, their priests and prophets?
The one prophesies
falsely, and the other bears rule by their means; and who so blind as those
that will not see when they have the light shining in their faces?’’
It is a common thing, but
a very sad thing, for those that in profession are YAH’s servants and
messengers to be themselves blind and deaf in spiritual things, ignorant,
erroneous, and very careless.
Blindness and deafness in
spiritual things are worse in those that profess themselves to be YAH’s
servants and messengers than in others. It is in them the greater sin and
shame, the greater dishonor to יהוה, and to themselves a greater damnation.
Isa 42:20 “You see
much, but do not observe; ears are open, but do not hear.” - The prophet goes on to describe the blindness and
obstinacy of the Hebrews nation, just as our Savior describes it in His time
(Mt. 13:14, 15): Seeing many things,
but thou observes not.
Multitudes are ruined for
want of observing that which they cannot see; they perish, not through
ignorance, but mere carelessness. The Hebrew people in our Savior’s time saw
many proofs of His divine mission, but they did not observe them; they seemed
to open their ears to Him, but they did not hear, that is, they did not heed,
did not understand, or believe, or obey, and then it was all one as if they had
not heard.
Isa 42:21 It has delighted יהוה, for the sake of His
righteousness, to make the Torah great and esteemed. – The care יהוה will take for the honor of his own name, notwithstanding their
blindness and deafness, especially of His word, which יהוה has magnified above all His name.
Shall the unbelief and
obstinacy of men make the promise of EL YAHVEH of no effect? YAHVEH forbid, Rom. 3:3, 4. No, though they are blind and deaf, יהוה will be no loser in his glory: YAHVEH
is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; not well pleased with their
sin, but well pleased in the manifestation of His own righteousness, in
rejecting them for rejecting the great salvation. EL YAHVEH speaks as one well
pleased, ch. 1:24: Ah! I will ease me of my adversaries; and Eze. 5:13, I
will be comforted.
The scripture was
fulfilled in the casting off of the Jews as well as in the calling in of the
Gentiles, and therein YAHVEH will be well pleased. He will magnify the law
(divine revelation in all the parts of it) and will make it honorable.
The law is truly honorable, and the things written in it are great things; and,
if men will not magnify it by their obedience to it, יהוה will magnify it himself by punishing them
for their disobedience.
He will magnify the law
by accomplishing what is written in it, He will magnify its authority, its
efficacy, its equity. He will do it at last, when all men shall be judged by
the law of liberty, James 2:12. He is doing it every day. What is it that יהוה is doing in the world, but magnifying the
law and making it honorable?
Isa 42:22 But this
is a people robbed and plundered, all of them are snared in holes, and they are
hidden in prison houses. They have become a prey, with no one to deliver – for
plunder, and no one to say, “Restore!” - The
calamities יהוה will
bring upon the Hebrew nation for their wilful blindness and deafness. They are robbed
and spoiled.
Those that were impenitent
and unreformed in Babylon
They were some of them snared
in holes, and others hidden in prison-houses. They cannot help
themselves, for they are snared. Their friends cannot help them, for they are
hidden; and their enemies have forgotten them in their prisons.
They, and all they have,
are for a prey and for a spoil; and there is none that delivers either by force
or ransom, nor any that dares say to the proud oppressors, Restore.
There they lie, and there
they are likely to lie. This had its full accomplishment in the final
destruction of the Yisrael nation by the Romans, which יהוה brought upon them for rejecting the gospel
of Messiyah.
Isa 42:23 Who
among you gives ear to this, pays attention and hears for the time to come? - The
counsel given them in order to their relief; for, though their case be sad, it
is not desperate.
The generality of them
are deaf; they will not hearken to the voice of YAH’s word. He will therefore
try His rod, and see who among them
will give ear to that. We must not despair concerning those who have
been long reasoned with in vain; some of them may, at length, give ear and
obey.
If one method not take
effect, another may, and sinners shall be left inexcusable. The numerous curses
of Deut 28:15 – 68 speaks volume to this.
All of us may, if we will, hear the voice of יהוה, and we are called and invited to hear it.
It is worth while to
enquire who they are that perceive יהוה speaking to them and are willing to hear
him.
Of the many that hear the
voice of יהוה there are
very few that obey it or heed it, that hear it with attention and application.
In hearing the word we
must have an eye to the time to come. We must hear for hereafter, for what may
occur between us and the grave; we must especially hear for eternity. We must
hear the word with another world in our eye.
Isa 42:24 Who gave
Yaʽaqoḇ for plunder, and Yisra’ĕl to the robbers? Was it not יהוה, He against whom we sinned? For
they would not walk in His ways, and they did not obey His Torah! -
The counsel is, to acknowledge the hand of יהוה in their afflictions, and, whoever were
the instruments, to have an eye to him as the principal agent: "Who gave Jacob and Yisrael,
that people that used to have such an interest in Heavens and such a dominion
on earth, who gave them for a spoil to
the robbers, as they are now to the Babylonians and to the Romans?
Did
not YAHVEH? You know He did; consider
it then, and hear His voice in these judgments.’’
To acknowledge that they
had provoked יהוה thus to
abandon them, and had brought all these calamities upon themselves.
These punishments were
first inflicted on them for their disobedience to the laws of יהוה: It is He against whom we have sinned; the prophet puts himself into the
number of the sinners, As Dan. 9:7, 8.
"We
have sinned; we have all brought fuel
to the fire; and there are those among us that have willfully refused to walk
in his ways.’’ Jacob and Yisrael would never have been given up to the robbers
if they had not by their iniquities sold themselves.
Therefore it is, because they have violated the commands of
the law, that יהוה has
brought upon them the curses of the law; He has not dropped, but poured upon them the fury of His anger and
the strength of battle, all the desolations of war, which have set him on fire round about; for EL
YAHVEH surrounds the wicked with His favors.
Observed the power of
YAH’s anger; there is no resisting it, no escaping it. See the mischief that
sin makes; it provokes YAHVEH to anger against a people, and so kindles a
universal conflagration, sets all on fire.
Isa 42:25 So He
has poured on him His burning displeasure and the strength of battle, and it
set him on fire all around, yet he did not understand. And it burned against
him, yet he did not take it to heart! - These judgments were continued upon them for their senselessness and
incorrigibleness under the rod of יהוה.
These are the law that
was place on the outside of the Ark
The fire of YAH’s wrath
kindled upon him, and he knew it not,
was not aware of it, took no notice of the judgments, at least not of the hand
of יהוה in them.
Nay, it burned him, and, though he could
not then but know it and feel it, yet he laid
it not to heart, was not awakened by the fiery rebukes he was under nor
at all affected with them. Those who are not humbled by less judgments must
expect greater; for when יהוה judges He punish with the intent to convert.
Chapter
43
The contents of this
chapter are much the same with those of the foregoing chapter, looking at the
release of the Hebrew out of their captivity, but looking through that, and
beyond that, to the great work of man’s redemption by Yahushua our Messiyah,
and the grace taught in the gospel, which through Him all believers may partake
of.
In verse 1 -7 we read
about the precious promises made to YAH’s people in their affliction, of His
presence with them, for their support under it, and their deliverance out of
it.
Isa 43:1 But now, thus
said יהוה,
your Creator, O Yaʽaqoḇ, and He who formed you, O Yisra’ĕl, “Do not fear, for I
have redeemed you. I have called you by your name, you are Mine. - This chapter has a plain connection with the close of the foregoing
chapter, but a very surprising one.
It was said that Jacob
and Yisrael would not walk in YAH’s ways, and that when He corrected them for
their disobedience, they became stubborn and harden their heart; and now one
would think it should have being logical to follow or YAHVEH would utterly abandon
and destroy them; but no, the next words are, but now, fear not, O Jacob! O Yisrael!
I
have redeemed thee, and thou art mine.
Though many among them were untraceable and incorrigible, yet יהוה would continue His love and care for His
people, and the body of that nation should still be reserved for mercy.
YAH’s goodness takes
occasion from man’s badness to appear so much the more illustrious. Where sin abounded, grace did much more
abound (Rom. 5:20), and mercy rejoices
against judgment, as having prevailed and carried the day, Jam.
Now the sun, as risen, as
breaking out all of a sudden from behind a thick and dark cloud, shines the
brighter, and with a pleasing surprise. The expressions of YAH’s favor and
good-will to His people are very high, and speak abundance of comfort to all
the spiritual seed of upright Jacob and praying Yisrael; for to us is this gospel preached as well as
unto those that were captives in Babylon, Heb. 4:2. Here we have an
explanation of the purpose of Creation to produce more perfect sons.
Isa 43:2 “When you
pass through the waters, I am with you; and through rivers, they do not
overflow you. When you walk through fire, you are not scorched, and a flame
does not burn you. – When we as believers experience an overwhelming opinion
of the religious persuasion contrary to Torah, it will not sweep us away with
it. The spirit of Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding will see us trought.
Fire represent situation that could consume us, example trials and
tribulation such as what Job experience. Yet, our mind will come thought it
untouched.
It is sometime puzzling when I see believers suffering from mental health
issues. This verse teaches me that I will walk thought the fire unaffected.
The promise of YAH’s care
and concern for His people and the interests of His church and kingdom among
men. Jacob and Yisrael, though in a sinful miserable condition, shall be looked
after.
We are YAH’s workmanship, created by Him unto good works,
Eph. 2:10. He has created us as He formed them, not only given them a Spirit
but His Spirit, formed them trough life circumstance into a peculiar people,
and incorporated them by the words of His covenant.
The new creature,
wherever it is found, is of YAH’s forming, and He will not forsake the work of His own hands. We are the people
of His purchase: He has redeemed us. Out of the land of Egypt where He first
redeemed them, and out of many another bondage, in His love, and in His pity (ch. 63:9); much more will He take
care of those who are redeemed with the blood of His Son, first born Son
Yahushua.
Isa 43:3 “For I am
יהוה
your Elohim, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, your Saviour; I gave Mitsrayim (Egypt ) for your ransom, Kush
and Seḇa in your place. – Today
we are יהוה peculiar
people, whom HE has distinguished from others, and set apart for himself: HE
has called them as HE called us by name, as those HE has a particular intimacy
with and concern for, and they are his, are appropriated to him and he has a
special interest in them.
He is their Elohim in
covenant: I am YAHVEH thy EL,
we worshipped Him an according to His rules engaged by the promise HE made in
HIS Word, the Holy One of Yisrael,
the EL of Yisrael; for the true Elohim is a holy one, and holiness becomes his
house. And upon all these accounts he might justly say, Fear not, and again Fear
not. Those that have יהוה for themselves need not
fear who or what can be against them.
Isa 43:4 “Since
you were precious in My eyes, you have been esteemed, and I have loved you. And
I give men in your place, and peoples for your life. - The former instances of this care. יהוה has purchased them dearly: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, much like the
Bride Price a young man pay for a Virgin; for Egypt was quite laid waste
by one plague after another, all their first-born were slain and all their men
of war drowned; and all this to force away for Yisrael’s deliverance from them.
True believers are
precious in YAH’s sight; they are His jewels, His peculiar treasure (Ex. 19:5);
He loves them, His delight is in them, above any other people.
His church is His
vineyard. And this makes YAH’s people truly honorable, and their name great;
for men are really what they are in YAH’s eye.
When the forces of
correction, that they might be diverted from falling upon Yisrael, were
directed by Providence to fall upon Egypt , Ethiopia
Isa 43:5 “Do not
fear, for I am with you. I shall bring your seed from the east, and gather you
from the west. - Those of us
that were scattered and dispersed in other nations should all be gathered in
and share in the blessings of the promise.
Some of the seed of Yisrael were dispersed
into all countries, east, west, north, and south, or into all the parts of the
country of Babylon; but those whose spirits יהוה stirred up to go to Yerushalayim should be
fetched in from all parts; divine grace should reach those that lived in remote
places, and at the greatest distance from each other; and, when the time should
come, nothing should prevent their coming together to return as a body, in
answer to that prayer (Ps. 106:47), Gather
us from among the heathen, and in performance of that promise (Deu.
30:4).
Isa 43:6 “I shall
say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth – If any believers is sent
or driven to the utmost parts of the Earth, they the YAHVEH our EL gather thee, which we will find pleasing on behalf of the
children of the captivity, Neh. 1:9.
Isa 43:7 all those
who are called by My Name, whom I have created, formed, even made for My
esteem.” - But who are the seed of Yisrael that He shall
carefully gathered in? He tells us in this verse that they are such as יהוה has marked for mercy.
We are called by His
name; they make a profession of the pure religion, and are distinguished from
the rest of the world by their covenant-relation to and denomination from him by keeping the
Sabbath.
They are created for His glory; the spirit of
Yisraelites is created in them, and they are formed according to the will of יהוה, and these shall be gathered in.
Those only are fit to be
called by the name of יהוה that are created by His grace for His glory; and those whom יהוה has created and called shall be gathered
in to Messiyah as their head and hereafter to Heavens as their home. He shall gather in His elect, the Mature
Believers from the four corner of the Earth.
This promise points at
the gathering in of the dispersed of the Gentiles, and the strangers scattered,
by the gospel of Yahushua, who died to gather
together in one, the children of יהוה that were scattered abroad.
For the promise was to
all that were afar off, even as many as YAHVEH our EL shall call and create.
The Holy Spirit is with the true church, those who keep the Commandments, and
therefore let her not fear; none that belong to her shall be lost.
Isa 43:8 He shall
bring out a blind people who have eyes, and deaf ones who have ears. - יהוה here challenges the worshippers of idols
to produce such proofs of the divinity of their false gods as even this very
instance (to go no further) of the redemption of the Jews out of Babylon
furnished the people of Yisrael with, to prove that their Elohim is the true
and living Elohim, and He only.
Isa 43:9 All the
nations shall be assembled, and the peoples be gathered. Who among them declares
this, and show us former events? Let them give their witnesses, to be declared
right; or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”- The patrons of idolatry are here called to appear,
and say what they have to say in defense of their idols. Their gods have eyes
and see not, ears and hear not, and those that make them and trust in them
are like unto them; so David had said (Ps. 115:8).
To which the prophet
seems here to refer when he calls idolaters blind people that have eyes, and
deaf people that have ears.
They have the shape,
capacities, and faculties, of men; but they are, in effect, destitute of reason
and common sense, or they would never worship gods of their own making. "Let
all the nations therefore be gathered together, let them help one another,
and with a combined force plead the cause of their dunghill gods; and, if they
have nothing to say in their own justification, let them hear what the Elohim
of Yisrael has to say for their conviction and confutation.’’
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. - YAH’s witnesses are subpoenaed,
or summoned to appear, and give evidence on HIS behalf: "You, O Yisraelites! all you that are called by my name, you are all my witnesses, and so is my servant whom I have chosen.’’ It
was Messiyah himself that was so described (ch. 42:1), My servant and my elect. Observe,
All the prophets that
testified of Messiyah, and Yahushua himself, the great prophet, are here
appealed to as YAH’s witnesses.
YAH’s people are
witnesses for HIM, and can attest, upon their own knowledge and experience,
concerning the power of His grace, the sweetness of His comforts, the tenderness
of His providence, and the truth of His promise.
They will be forward to
witness for HIM that HE is gracious and that no word of HIS has fallen to the
ground.
HIS prophets are in a
particular manner witnesses for HIM, with whom HIS secret is, and who know more
of HIM than others do. But the Messiyah especially is given to be a witness for
him to the people; having lain in his bosom from eternity, He has declared him.
Renew Covenant
Rev 22:6 - 23
Rev 22:6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true.
And יהוה
Elohim of the set-apart prophets has sent His messenger to show His servants
what has to take place with speed. – We have here a solemn ratification of
the contents of this book, and particularly of this last vision (though some
think it may not only refer to the whole book, but to the whole renewed Covenant,
yea, to the whole of Scripture, completing and confirming the Torah.
This is
confirmed by the name and nature of that Mighty One who gave out these
discoveries: HE is the YAHVEH Elohim,
faithful and true, and so are all His sayings.
Rev 22:7 “See, I am coming speedily! Blessed is
he who guards the words of the prophecy of this book.” – By the messengers HE chooses, to reveal
these things to the world; the holy angels showed them to holy men of YAH; and
He would not employ HIS saints and angels in deceiving the world.
Rev 22:8 And I,
Yoḥanan, saw and heard these matters. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to
worship before the feet of the messenger who showed me these matters. – They will soon be
confirmed by their accomplishment: they are things that must shortly be done;
Yahushua will make haste, He will come quickly, and put all things out
of doubt; and then those will prove to be the wise, will be happy men who have
believed and kept His words.
Rev 22:9 And he said to me, “See, do not! For I
am your fellow servant, and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who are
guarding the words of this book. Worship Elohim.” – By the integrity of
the Torah which had been the apostle’s guide and interpreter in these visions;
a mature believer integrity was such that he not only refused to accept
religious adoration from John, but once and again reproved him for it.
He who was so
tender an affection for the honor of YAHVEH, will be so displeased with that
which was wrong to YAHVEH, he would never come in His name to lead the people
of YAH into mere dreams and delusions; and it is a still further confirmation
of the sincerity of this apostle that he confesses his own sin and folly, into
which he had now again relapsed, and he leaves this verse as an example of his
failing: this shows he was a mature, faithful servant.
Rev 22:10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy
of this book, because the time is near. – By the order given to leave the book of the prophecy open, to be
seen by all, that they might labor to understand it, that they might make their
objections against it, and compare the prophecy with the events.
EL YAHVEH
here deals freely and openly with all; HE does not speak in secret, but calls
every mature believer to witness to the declarations made here.
Rev 22:11 “He who does wrong, let him do more wrong; he who is
filthy, let him be more filthy; he who is righteous, let him be more righteous;
he who is set-apart, let him be more set-apart. - By the effect this book, must be kept open, the effect it will
have upon men; those that are filthy and unjust will take occasion thence to be
more so, but it will confirm, strengthen, and further sanctify those that are
upright before EL YAHVEH; it will be a source of life to some and of death to
others
Rev 22:12 “And see, I am coming speedily, and My reward is with Me, to give to each according to his work. See Mt. 16:27, John 5:29.- The Christian religion teaches us the there will be a judgment. This verse says that HE is coming back with HIS reward. To the level of maturity we reach here on earth, we will be rewarded accordingly.
Those in the Outer-court,
servant in Heavens, Rev 7:15, those in the Holy Place
Rev 22:13 “I am the
‘Aleph’ and the Tav, ta the
Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. – This verse illustrate what יהושע our Messiyah achieve. - The
first thing Elohim created was the Word, the Aleph and the Tav, the first and
last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The King James bible does not translate the
Hebrew word ta in Genesis
1:1. It was conveniently left out of the Scripture.
John
1:1 however, correctly translate it as in the beginning was the Word. The Word
is the standard by which our reward will be measured by. The commandments will
be the standard that will determine what reward we received. That is why we are
constantly being admonish to keep the commandments of Yahushua, became the Word
by living according to the Word. We too will be ask to do the same. We can
become the Word, when the Word resides in us.
Rev 22:14 “Blessed are those1 doing His commands,2
so that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter
through the gates into the city. Footnotes: 1See Mt.
Rev. 22:14 was quoted, as it is
here given, by Tertullian (CE 208), and by Cyprian (CE 251) – see the
well-known Antenicene Fathers.-
Rev 22:15 “But outside are the dogs
and those who enchant with drugs, and those who whore, and the murderers, and
the idolaters, and all who love and do falsehood.1 Footnote: 1See 21:27, 2 Thess. 2:11 - It is a book that condemns and excludes
from Heavens all wicked, unrighteous persons, and particularly those that love and make lies, and
therefore can never be itself a lie. It is confirmed by the testimony of Yahushua, which is the Spirit of prophecy.
What is the Truth? The truth is anything that is written in Torah. The
child who says he did to take the cookie, when infact he did, is not telling a
lie. He is just being self protecting. However the person who says the 4th
commandment was nail to the cross is a liar, and the truth is not in them.
Dogs are those believers who return to what they knew to be false of
what has been rejected before. Have you ever seen those people who you tell
them that Sunday is not the Sabbath yet they still attend Sunday service.
Rev 22:16 - I, יהושע, have sent My messenger to
witness to you these matters in
the assemblies. I am the Root and the Offspring of Dawiḏ,1 the
Bright and Morning Star.” Footnote: 1Isa. 11:1 & 10,
Rev. 5:5. - Messengers have been sent to witness to them; as a witness was send to
Pharaoh before judgment comes.
Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say,
“Come!” And he who hears, let him say, “Come!” And he who thirsts, come! And he
who desires it, take the water of life without paying! – It is confirmed by
the joint testimony of the Spirit of YAHVEH, and that gracious Spirit that is
in all the true members of the church
of MESSIYAH
Rev 22:18 For I witness to everyone hearing the words of the
prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to them, Elohim shall add to him the
plagues that are written in this book, - It is confirmed by a most solemn sanction, condemning and
cursing all who should dare to corrupt or change the word of YAHVEH, either by
adding to it or taking from it.
He that adds to the word of YAHVEH draws down
upon himself all the plagues written in this book; and he who takes any
thing away from it cuts himself off from all the promises and privileges of it.
Rev 22:19 and if anyone
takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, Elohim shall take away
his part from the Book of Life, and out of the set-apart city, which are
written in this Book. – This sanction is like a flaming sword, to guard the canon
of the scripture from profane hands. Such a fence as this YAWEH set about the
law (Deu. 4:2), and the whole Old Testament (Mal. 4:4), and now in the most
solemn manner about the whole Scripture, assuring us that it is a book of the
most sacred nature, divine authority, and of the last importance, and therefore
the peculiar care of the great Elohim YAHVEH.
Rev 22:20 He that
bears witness of these matters says, “Yes, I am coming speedily.” Amĕn. Yes,
come, Master יהושע! – We have now come to
the conclusion of the whole, and that in three things:— Yahushua’s
farewell to His church. He seems now, after He has been discovering these
things to his people on earth, to take leave of them, and return to Heavens.
While in Heavens He sits at the Right and of His Father making atonement for
us.
He parts with
them in great kindness, and assures them it shall not be long before He comes
again to them: Behold, I come quickly.
As when
Yahushua ascended into Heavens, after His resurrection, He parted with a
promise of His gracious presence, so here He parts with a promise of a speedy
return. If any say, "Where is the promise of Yahushua coming, when so many
ages have passed since this was written?’’ let them know Yahushua is not slack
to His people, but long-suffering to His enemies.
His coming
will be sooner than they are aware, sooner than they are prepared, sooner than
they desire; and to His people it will be seasonable.
The vision is
for an appointed time, and will not tarry. He will come quickly; let
this word be always sounding in our ear, and let us give all diligence that we
may be found of Him in peace, without spot and blameless.
Rev 22:21 The favor of our Master יהושע Messiyah be with the set-apart ones. Amĕn. – The grace that is so essential for our spiritual growth may it be with us always as we journey to our ultimate destination.
Grace has the same spiritual declaration as favor. If it was not for that
favor we would not have a second chance to redo that test we have just failed.
Sin is the failure to do that which is required of us as a citizen of the Kingdom of Heavens
Sin tells us the level of commitment we have made to learn the Commandment,
Precepts, Statues and Judgment of the Kingdom of Heavens
The whole purpose of Torah is to define the
parameters of the kingdom
of Heavens Kingdom
of Heavens
Most of us believe that when we achieved our
spiritual goals, something new will appear in our lives or things will somehow
change. It is not going to happen. When pain, suffering, and death are finally
removed forever, the result will not be something new. It will be like seeing
beauty where it was all along, or like looking all over the house for our keys,
only to come back to our desk to see that they were sitting right there all
along.
As believers we need to realize that
perfection exist now. Yes right where you are. We were created in the image of
YAHVEH, the perfection of this world is here now. Our work is simply to remove
the illusion that tells us otherwise, and the best way to o it is together.
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