We are walking in today: Weekend Meditation--Teshuva of The Tongue!!!
Witness tongue throughout the Bible: H3956 lashown spelled lamed, shin, vav, nun--
tongue of men, organ of speech, language, tongue of animals, tongue of fire, wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped), from H3960; used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), babbler, bay, evil speaker, talker
Psalm 34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
The Torah: Genesis 10:5, 10:20, 10:31; Exodus 4:10, 11:7; Deuteronomy 28:40
Prophets: 2 Samuel 23:2; Nehemiah 13:2; Isaiah 3:8, 32:4, 33:19, 45:23, 54:17, 57:4; Jeremiah 5:15, 9:3, 9:5, 9:8; Zephaniah 3:13, 8:23
Writings: Joshua 10:21; Esther 1:22, 8:9; Job 5:21, 15:5, 20:12, 27:4, 33:2; Psalm 5:9, 10:7, 12:3-4, 37:30, 39:1, 39:3, 45:1, 51:14, 55:9, 64:3, 64:8, 120:2; Proverbs 12:18-19, 15:2; Song of Solomon 4:11
Psalm 35:28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
495. You may eat grapes to your fill from your neighbor's vineyard --Deuteronomy 23:24
496. You shall not lift a sickle against the standing grain of your neighbor --Deuteronomy 23:25When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.
497. You shall not take a lower or upper millstone as a pledge --Deuteronomy 24:6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
498. You shall not enter your neighbor's home to take collateral for a debt --Deuteronomy 24:10-1110 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.
499. You shall not sleep with a poor man's collateral --Deuteronomy 24:12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
500. You shall return the collateral of a poor man when the sun sets --Deuteronomy 24:13
501. You shall pay a worker his wages on the day of his hire --Deuteronomy 24:15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.
505. You shall not muzzle an ox in its threshing --Deuteronomy 25:4
506. You shall not possess false weights and measures --Deuteronomy 25:13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
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
The Eighth Commandment--Exodus 20:13 Thou shall not steal
494. You shall not take grapes in a vessel from your neighbor's vineyard --Deuteronomy 23:24 When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
495. You may eat grapes to your fill from your neighbor's vineyard --Deuteronomy 23:24
496. You shall not lift a sickle against the standing grain of your neighbor --Deuteronomy 23:25When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.
497. You shall not take a lower or upper millstone as a pledge --Deuteronomy 24:6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
498. You shall not enter your neighbor's home to take collateral for a debt --Deuteronomy 24:10-1110 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.
499. You shall not sleep with a poor man's collateral --Deuteronomy 24:12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
500. You shall return the collateral of a poor man when the sun sets --Deuteronomy 24:13
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.
501. You shall pay a worker his wages on the day of his hire --Deuteronomy 24:15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.
502. You shall not take the garment of a widow as collateral --Deuteronomy 24:27
502. You shall not take the garment of a widow as collateral --Deuteronomy 24:27
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
503. You shall leave the forgotten bundle of your harvest in the field --Deuteronomy 24:19
503. You shall leave the forgotten bundle of your harvest in the field --Deuteronomy 24:19
When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
504. You shall not turn back to take a forgotten bundle from your field --Deuteronomy 24:19 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
504. You shall not turn back to take a forgotten bundle from your field --Deuteronomy 24:19 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
505. You shall not muzzle an ox in its threshing --Deuteronomy 25:4
506. You shall not possess false weights and measures --Deuteronomy 25:13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
Our world reveals what is hidden within our hearts, and therefore-because words and thoughts are intimately connected- we must be careful about what we think and how we esteem others.
Judging favorably is better than judging critically, The sages say that our judgment carries weight and it is always good to judge favorable when judging. When your thoughts of someone is positive and aligned with heaven messengers are dispatched. But when we do the exact opposite, our thoughts are aligned with HaSatan. More over there is great danger when we accuse others of wrong doing, since we open up ourselves to the same judgment. It takes great wisdom to offer Godly correction to others.
Mathew 7:3-5
3 Why do you see the splinter in your brother’s eye but not notice the log in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ when you have the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite! First, take the log out of your own eye; then you will see clearly, so that you can remove the splinter from your brother’s eye!
How you think and pray determines the bounds or course of your life. Your hearts' song is defining the course of your life--listen!! Guard your heart, for the issues of life come from it. Our thoughts and words are ultimately constant prayers and offering, but who are they being offered to?
Proverbs 4:24 Keep crooked speech out of your mouth, banish deceit from your lips.
Yeshua spoke of good and evil treasure of the heart that produces actions expressed by words. The focus here is not the use of profanity or vulgar words, but on the condition of the heart. Our inward motives determines our thinking, which in turn effects the way we act and use words. We must be on guard from the evil tongue by focusing on what is worthy, lovely, and of a good report.
May the words of my mouth be acceptable to the Lord, or strength and redeemer. Amen
Luke 6:45 The good person produces good things from the store of good in his heart, while the evil person produces evil things from the store of evil in his heart. For his mouth speaks what overflows from his heart.
Phil 4:8 In conclusion, brothers, focus your thoughts on what is true, noble, righteous, pure, lovable or admirable, on some virtue or on something praiseworthy.
Shema, selah let us take time to consider this weekend meditation, while we teshuvah--return to our natural state!
Judging favorably is better than judging critically, The sages say that our judgment carries weight and it is always good to judge favorable when judging. When your thoughts of someone is positive and aligned with heaven messengers are dispatched. But when we do the exact opposite, our thoughts are aligned with HaSatan. More over there is great danger when we accuse others of wrong doing, since we open up ourselves to the same judgment. It takes great wisdom to offer Godly correction to others.
Mathew 7:3-5
3 Why do you see the splinter in your brother’s eye but not notice the log in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ when you have the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite! First, take the log out of your own eye; then you will see clearly, so that you can remove the splinter from your brother’s eye!
How you think and pray determines the bounds or course of your life. Your hearts' song is defining the course of your life--listen!! Guard your heart, for the issues of life come from it. Our thoughts and words are ultimately constant prayers and offering, but who are they being offered to?
Proverbs 4:24 Keep crooked speech out of your mouth, banish deceit from your lips.
Yeshua spoke of good and evil treasure of the heart that produces actions expressed by words. The focus here is not the use of profanity or vulgar words, but on the condition of the heart. Our inward motives determines our thinking, which in turn effects the way we act and use words. We must be on guard from the evil tongue by focusing on what is worthy, lovely, and of a good report.
May the words of my mouth be acceptable to the Lord, or strength and redeemer. Amen
Luke 6:45 The good person produces good things from the store of good in his heart, while the evil person produces evil things from the store of evil in his heart. For his mouth speaks what overflows from his heart.
Phil 4:8 In conclusion, brothers, focus your thoughts on what is true, noble, righteous, pure, lovable or admirable, on some virtue or on something praiseworthy.
Shema, selah let us take time to consider this weekend meditation, while we teshuvah--return to our natural state!
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