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Last week we looked at how YHVHs people are like sheep, chewing the cud,
and at leadership and what YHVH requires of them. We also looked at the Two
Witnesses and the revealing of Yshua the Messiah in the Last Days.
Remember, our aim is to find Messiah in the pages of this Book as well as to
seek the messages He has for His people who live in the Last Generation
before His return.
The Book of Deuteronomy is compiled in the last few days of Moses life when
he reached the age of 120. This was when Moses spoke his last words to the
children of Israel, before his death. The words of a dying man are very
significant, and Moses would have only spoken those words that were the
closest to his heart, the things that carried him through difficult times, sharing
the wisdom and last minute advice he thought would be beneficial for his loved
ones in his life.
When you are old, living the last days of your life, what will you say and do?
You will gather your children, grandchildren, friends and everybody you know,
to speak your last words to them. In the Book of Deuteronomy Moses reiterates
the importance of keeping YHVHs Commandments, studying His Word, not
adding or subtracting from it, and walking in His Word to the best of your
abilities. This is the heart and central message of Deuteronomy, making this
Book so important to all those who read and study it.
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The first part of this verse looks as follows in the Hebrew text (read from right to
left):
Deut 7:12
aleph-tav (et) you hear/listen/obey because And it shall be
The first thing to note is the stand-alone aleph/tav in this verse. The
aleph/tav appears in peculiar places throughout the Hebrew Scriptures and
points to the Messiah who Himself declared that He was the alpha and the
omega (aleph / tav in Hebrew), the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Considering this implication, this first part of Deuteronomy 7:12 would then
read:
Everything in the Torah is given to man through the Aleph-Tav and everything
that is created is spoken into existence through the Aleph-Tav.
Gen 1:1 In the beginning Elohim created the heaven and the
earth
In Hebrew it reads (from right to left):
Creation consists of 7 days, and the first verse consists of seven words. In the
middle of these seven words, we find a word et that is not translated in our
English Bibles. The word et or Aleph-Tav that represents the Aleph-Bet
or the Hebrew Alphabet, with Aleph the first letter and Tav the last letter of the
22 letters. The Aleph-Bet also represents the whole Hebrew Language that is
contained in these 22 letters. This means that everything to the left of the
Aleph-Tav in Gen 1:1 (heavens and earth), is spoken through the Hebrew
Language (Aleph-Tav) through the One Who is the Aleph-Tav, the Messiah.
John 1:1-4 In the beginning (Bresheet) was the Right in Hebrew means Spiritual
Word (et), and the Word (Aleph-Tav) was with and everything on the Right
Elohim, and the Word (Yshua) was Elohim. 2 The comes from YHVH. Left in
same was in the beginning with Elohim. 3 All things Hebrew represents the physical,
were made by Him; and without Him was not His Creation and where we are.
anything made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and
the life was the light of men.
In the context of Deut 7:12; when you hear, listen and obey the words of Yshua
(the Word of YHVH), THEN His creative power will do a work in your life, the
same way He spoke and created all things in the beginning. This makes these
words (Dvarim) so important for YHVHs restoration/re-creation process in the
lives of His people. If you remove any part of His Word, then you will not be fully
restored/created in that area of your life.
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Hear and Do Receive Wage
Deut 7:12 And it shall be, because (ekev) you
hear
Verse 12 opens, in the Hebrew, with Vhaya ekev
tishmaun.
Vhaya means And it shall be; but also,
And you shall do.
tishmaun, we have a form of the word shema or to hear and do.
ekev or ekeb is the key word in the Torah Portion and is generally
translated as because. We see that its meaning includes as a result of
or consequently. In other words, if you do something, then (ekev) or as
a result, will receive something as a result. This is why ekev is
sometimes translated as reward or wages.
What is interesting is that tishmaun is the future tense, from the verb shma,
suggesting that there will be those who hear and obey in the future; not just
when these words were spoken and written, making this Commandment
applicable to future generations as well.
Every Commandment in the Torah is based on this principle; when you hear
and obey, it will result in something. To put it in todays terms; when you go to
work and perform the duties you will get your wage at the end of the month,
fortnight or week. This implies that if you follow and obey YHVHs
Commandments, it is like being employed by Him and you follow the
stipulations in your Letter of Offer (faith in Yshua) and Position Description,
(YHVHs Torah). Yshua used this same analogy to describe the Kingdom of
YHVH:
Matt 20:1-8,8 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went
out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2 Now when
he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into
his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour and saw others
standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and said to them, You also go into the
vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went. 5 Again he
went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. 8 So when
evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the
labourers and give them their wages (ekev), beginning with the last to
the first.
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Kerem has the gematria of 260 and relates to the following words:
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What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does
not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and
destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, Depart in peace,
be warmed and filled, but you do not give them the things which are
needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it
does not have works, is dead.
Works are called mitsvots in Hebrew and your works are none other than
obeying YHVHs Commandments. These are not your works, but these are the
good works (mitsvots), which YHVH prepared beforehand that we should
walk in them (Eph 2:10)
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YHVH will deal with the Jews and they will wrestle with Him until He
changes their walk and characters. We who come from the nations, need to
embrace the Jews with open arms, not biting or slandering them, but
lovingly accepting them as part of the twelve Tribes of Israel. With this, I do
not say that we accept the things that are non-Scriptural, but they have much
to offer, and we can learn a lot from them.
YHVH's Discipline
Last week we looked at examples where YHVH said no.
Discipline is the suppression of
This week we will look at YHVH's discipline. His base desires, and is usually
discipline is not only fatherly but also motherly. The Book understood to be synonymous
of Proverbs links "Shaddai," one of the names of YHVH, with self-restraint and control.
with YHVHs discipline. Discipline is when one uses
Prov 3:11-12 My son, do not despise the discipline reason to determine the best
of YHVH, and do not loathe His reproof; For course of action regardless of
whom YHVH loves He reproves, As a father the one's desires.
son whom he delights in.
Job 5:17 Behold, happy is the man whom God (Elowah) corrects:
therefore despise not thou the discipline of the Almighty (Shaddi):
Shaddai is first used in Scripture in Gen 17:1 where Abram was 90 years old
and YHVH revealed Himself as El Shaddai, instructing Abram to walk (halak)
before Him and be perfect. This was the day Abrams name changed to
Abraham, receiving a hey h or Ruach, which is the anointing of the Spirit of
YHVH. The number 90 has supportive significance, connecting with the
following words that also add up to 90:
lamech meaning powerful.
yaw-sak meaning to anoint.
mayim meaning water.
From these meanings, we see that being anointed by the Spirit of YHVH and
having the water, which is the Word of YHVH, makes you powerful, as we
learned later how Abrahams strong faith is recognised throughout history. This
gives us the insight that our faith is based on the Word and the anointing of
YHVHs Spirit, not just one or the other, but both.
Perfect is the word tamiym meaning integrity, truth:without blemish,
complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-
ly), whole. When you look at the Hebrew letters, it reveals more insight on how
to be perfect (blameless) before YHVH. YHVHs discipline is there to help us to
become perfect.
Tamiym consists of two parts, tav , which means yoke and cross and
mayim , which means water. You are only perfect when you have both
these symbols in your life; the tav that is the yoke you carry, the application
of your faith in a practical way, and secondly, mayim or the water of the Word
that cleanses and nourishes you. All these meanings together with the
symbolism of the Hebrew letters is similar to this passage in relation to the Body
of Messiah and the Bride:
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Eph 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Messiah loved the
Assembly and gave Himself up for her 26to sanctify her, cleansing Her by
the washing with water through the Word, 27and to present Her to
Himself as a glorious Assembly, without spot or wrinkle or any such
blemish, but holy and blameless.
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The Bondservant was seen as a son in the house of his master, and it was as
if he was adopted as a child into his masters household. Yshua, our
Master, explained what His family looks like.
Mark 3:31-35 Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing
outside they sent to Him, calling Him. 32 And a multitude was sitting
around Him; and they said to Him, Look, Your mother and Your
brothers are outside seeking You. 33 But He answered them,
saying, Who is My mother, or My brothers? 34 And He looked around in
a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, Here are My mother and
My brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of Elohim is My brother and
My sister and mother.
This explains the duties of a Bondservant; to do the will of YHVH, obeying His
house rules, confirming that you are a brother, sister or mother.
If we are brothers and sisters of Yshua in the Household of YHVH, then we
should follow the example of our older Brother, Yshua, and do the will of the
Father as He did. Yshua obeyed His Fathers will (rules, wishes,
commandments), even unto death. He did not comply to somebody elses
understanding of His Fathers will (man-made traditions) because He was in a
relationship with His Father and knew what was expected of Him as a Son.
This is not the concept of being chosen, in relation to salvation and the
Kingdom. No, everybody is chosen to be restored so that they can enter the
Kingdom of YHVH, but only a few are chosen to be leaders, who will facilitate
this process. Matt 22 tells the Parable of the King who prepared a Wedding
Feast for His Son, but none of the guests turned up. The King sent out servants
to remind the guests of the wedding, but they still refused to come, and some
invited guests killed the messengers.
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The King was furious and sent His armies to kill the murderers and destroy their
cities and gave an open invitation for anyone to come and attend the Wedding
Feast. On the day, the King approached the Guests and found one without a
wedding garment. The King ordered to remove this person and cast him outside
with those who had refused to respond His invitation.
Spiritual Insight: The King is YHVH and the Son getting married is Yshua
the Messiah. The guests on the first invitation list are the Sons of Israel, and
the servants they killed were YHVHs Prophets. The messengers are sent to
all the nations, good and bad, to respond to the invitation of the King. The
time will come when the King will send out His Armies to destroy those who
killed His messengers and also destroy their kingdoms (religions, sects,
denominations). Those who responded to the Invitation are welcome to
celebrate the Wedding Feast with YHVH; the only requirement is that they
have to be clothed in a wedding garment. Those who attend the Wedding
without an appropriate garment will not be welcome but will be cast into the
darkness outside with the rest of the guests who did not bother answering
the call of YHVH.
We need to find out what the Wedding Garment represents because that is a
prerequisite for attending the Wedding Feast.
Rev 19:6-9 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great
multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals
of thunder, crying out, Hallelujah! For YHVH our Elohim the Almighty
reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the Marriage
of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; 8 it was
granted Her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and purefor the
fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. 9 And the angel said to me,
Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of
the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of Elohim.
The wedding garment is made from fine linen that represents the righteous
deeds of the saints or sanctified ones.
Heb 2:10-12 For it was fitting for Him, for
whom are all things and by whom are all things, in
bringing many sons to glory, to make the Captain of
their salvation perfect through sufferings.11 For both
He who sanctifies and those who are being
sanctified are all of One, for which reason He is not
ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying: I will
declare Your Name to My brethren;
Yshua is not ashamed to call those brethren, who sanctified themselves,
because they are the ones with the fine linen garments, cleansed by the
washing of the water of His Word (Eph 5:26). They will join the King as the
Bride and will celebrate the Wedding with Yshua the Bridegroom.
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YHVH explicitly declares Himself to be Israels Husband in several places in the
Prophets:
Husband is the word ba-al meaning husband, wife, to rule over, to marry
and to be married.
Redeemer is the word ga-al meaning Kingsman Redeemer, linking it to
the marriage between Boaz and Ruth.
Israel were accused of committing adultery, this is only possible if they were
bethrowed or married to YHVH.
These witnesses prove the concept of the Bride and why the Berit Chadashah
did not come up with something that is not founded in the TaNaK (OT).
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