Weekend Meditation--Seeking Direction, In a Misdirected World

Psalm 32; Matthew 26:28; Romans 3:20; Psalm 119:105; Galatians 3:23; Ezekiel 44:29; James 2:24; Hosea 4:6; Galatians 3:10; Deuteronomy 27:26; Matthew 15:3; Leviticus 18:5; Romans 10:5; Deuteronomy 4:29; Proverbs 8:17; Jeremiah 29:12-14; Isaiah 55:6-7;  Lamentations 3:25; Matthew 7:7-8; Psalm 40:16, 63:1, 34:10, 119:10, 119:2, 9:10; 1 John 3:4

We are walking in today:  Weekend Meditation--Seeking Direction, In a Misdirected World


Witness edify throughout the Bible: G3619 oikodomē act of building up one who promotes another's growth in wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness
Romans 14:19; 1 Corinthians 10:23, 14:3-4, 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:11

This arrangement of the 613 principles, the law of our Lord God Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is from the book by Rabbi Ralph Messer, Torah: Law Or Grace? Kingdom Principles For Kingdom Living.  This book can be ordered online here or in the store if you are in the Denver area here.  http://store.torah.tv/browse.cfm/torah:-law-or-grace-book/4,4821.html

The Third Commandment Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 
237. You shall not swear falsely, thereby desecrating the Name of your God --Leviticus 19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
238. You shall not mate your animal into another species --Leviticus 19:19Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
239. You shall not round off the edge of your scalp --Leviticus 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
240. You shall not destroy the edge of your beard --Leviticus 19:27
241. You shall not place a tattoo upon yourself --Leviticus 19:28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
242. You shall not follow the traditions of the Canaanite nations --Leviticus 20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
243. You shall sanctify God's holy Name --Leviticus 22:23 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you,
244. You shall not desecrate God's holy Name --Leviticus 22:32
245. A Woman shall submit to the law of jealousies (Sotah) --Numbers 5:15-27 15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance. 16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord: 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water: 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse: 19 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: 20 But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband: 21 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; 22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water: 24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter. 25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the Lord, and offer it upon the altar: 26 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water. 27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.  
246. The Nazir shall not drink new or aged wine --Numbers 6:3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
247. The Nazir shall not drink vinegar of wine nor aged wine --Numbers 6:3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
248. The Nazir shall not drink anything in which grapes have been steeped --Numbers 6:3

As we return to our Hebraic roots and find the intended meaning and purpose of scripture, we have a cry in our hearts.  How did we get so far off track?  How did we come to disregard the instructions of Elohim, Yahweh found in His word?  Fiveamprayer how did we get so misdirected by this world?  Much like when we are driving on a road trip and we are in an unfamiliar area and we get turned around.  What do we do when we have no way to orient our direction?  For those who live in Denver Colorado we know that the mountains are west and from there determine our direction that we should go.  We have the same land marks throughout scripture.  As with most things of great import, it all starts at the beginning.  But what happens when we throw out the beginning and start at the middle and then go to the end?  This is the case with the Greek view of the New Testament or rather the Renewed Covenant.  The term in itself gives rise to the idea that the previous portion of the Bible is the 'old' and fallen out of disuse for now the 'new' is here.  Is this really the case?  Throughout the Renewed Covenant we have Yeshua, Paul and others quoting text from the 'old' found in the Tanakh.  If new is new, should there be any previous reference to this 'new' information?  What is is purposed that the disciples, Paul and Yeshua were studying before teaching others?  Can it be possible that they would teach first and then years later even after death, they would have their teaching written down and returned to them to teach from the future? Certainly not!  The davar Elohim, the word of God stands forever and is not reversed, ever!  What the children of Israel received from Yahweh on Mt. Sinai is His instructions to walk holy and righteous before Him.  The Torah.  He made a covenant with them on and cared for them dearly.  The teachings found in the Torah is so that they people would be holy for He is holy.  Leviticus 11:45 For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.  Would He want His people to walk before Him a righteous and holy God, any other way?  Where would the people come to know the way to live?  He had to teach it to them!  Due to the misunderstanding, misinterpretation and misdirection of Paul's teachings we have in our current day been subjected to upholding only select portions of the 'old' and only study the 'new'.  Yet the whole Bible was given to us for the direction of our lives!  2 Timothy 3:16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  The initial instructions and then the settings where they were either applied or disregarded, we find the consequences or blessing relating to the people's actions.  From the public speakings of Yeshua, He had ample time to tell every one that the Torah was done away with, but upon closer review we find that repeatedly He says, 'if you love Me you will keep my commandments.'   His teaching on the greatest commandment, that those who disregard the commandments will be considered least in the kingdom of Yahweh.   No where can we find a statement, I, Yeshua the Son of Man, the Word made flesh, disregard, cast off and no longer uphold My word, Myself, that is over.  But with the Greek mindset that is exactly what is believed, taught and rehearsed.  Ok, Fiveamprayer, now is time for a course correction that we would actually arrive at our destination instead of continuing going around and around in circles in confusion and frustration!  1 Corinthians 14:40 (KJV) Let all things be done decently and in order.  Where would we find what is decent and in order?  In our actions and confession that the blood covers all, yet we keep running to the altar every week?  Certainly not!  Is is the lawless, choose your own way for the blood covers all Greek mindset approach, that has gotten us so off course!  Nor does that sound like decent or orderly behavior!  Remember that those who are lawless are those who do not want to up hold His teaching and instruction.  The actions directed by Yahweh are fruitful in producing good fruit.  However, it is these lawless actions that are upheld in the world, no matter how much we want to be free, the absence of direction and instructions only leads to the bondage of sin.  For a person who traveled from another country but was not familiar with our traffic laws, would still need to follow them or they can be stopped by the police, for not stopping at a red light.  In getting caught not following the traffic laws that all have been taught, they would receive a ticket.  This practice is not just to help the person learn it is also for the safety of others.  In the hopes that there is not a next time, which could result in bodily damage or even death.  The seriousness of these instructions is to give us a long and successful life!  That those who are disobeying His directions can lead to reduced success by Yahweh's measure and shortened life.  As our mothers would have us eat our vegetables as children, because we did not understand the benefits of a healthy diet while our bodies were still developing; which gives us a better foundation than being malnourished and having health problems in our later years.  So this false idea of freedom outside of direction or the Torah is just that, false!  The truth is now encircling the Earth and casting aside all of the layers of lies that have been set upon us and our previous generations!  Now is the time that those lies that were so delicately crafted in antiquity, be demolished in the light of His awesome truth that will shake and tremble until only the pure and true stands steady and everlasting.  To listen to this awesome teaching again click here.