The Counting of the Omer, the Thirty-First day, making Four weeks and Three days of the Omer. We Are Not To Add To Nor Take Away From The Scriptures!!!

Deuteronomy 4

We are walking in today:  The Counting of the Omer, the Thirty-First day, making Four weeks and Three days of the Omer.  We Are Not To Add To Nor Take Away From The Scriptures!!!


Witness diminish & increase throughout the Bible:  diminish H8393 tĕbuw'ah--produce, product, revenue, income
&
increase--H1639 gara--to diminish, withdraw, do away, take from, clip

Leviticus 25:16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for according to the number of the years of the fruits does he sell unto thee.

Torah:  Genesis 47:24, Exodus 5:8, 5:19, 23:10; Leviticus 19:25, 23:39, 27:18; Numbers 9:7, 18:30; Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32, 14:22, 16:15

Prophets:  Jeremiah 2:3, 12:13, 26:2; Nehemiah 9:37; Ezekiel 5:11, 16:27, 48:18

Writings:  Joshua 5:12; Ecclesiastes 3:14, 5:10; 2 Kings 8:6; 2 Chronicles 31:5; Psalms 107:37; Proverbs 3:9, 8:19, 10:16

Proverbs 13:11 The riches of vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.

Deuteronomy 4:2
2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.


Teth

Psalm 119:65-72

65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.


Teth
Ancient Name: Thet
Pictograph: Basket
Meanings: Surround, Contain, Mud
Sound: Th


History & Reconstruction
The original pictograph for this letter is , a container made of wicker or clay. Containers were a very important item among the nomadic Hebrews. They were used for storing grains, tools, foods, housewares and other items. Wicker baskets were used as nets for catching fish. The meanings of this letter are basket, container, store and clay.

The twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet is a tav, with a "t" sound. It is unlikely that the original Hebrew had two letters with the same sound. When the Greeks adopted the Hebrew alphabet this letter became the Greek theta. It is likely that the original sound for this letter was a "th," as adopted by the Greeks.

The Modern Hebrew name for this letter is tet, but probably originally pronounced thet, which means "mud" or "clay," materials used to make baskets.

The Early Semitic letter remained unchanged into the Middle Semitic script, but became in the Late Semitic script. The Late Semitic letter became the Θ (Theta) in the Greek alphabet, the Modern Hebrew ט and our number 6.


Biblical Interpretation

6. Do Not Add to or Remove From Scripture

This next principle is of great importance, for if we fail to adhere to this, we will not come to fully know Messiah, nor our Heavenly Father.

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. (Deuteronomy 4:2)

What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. (Deuteronomy 12:32)

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:6)


For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:18-19)


For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. (Revelation 22:18-19)

This principle tells us first, that we are not to add to, or take from, the Words of Scripture. Fair enough.

But most Bible Teachers today have taught that Messiah Himself has done this very thing — that He added to, and removed from, the Words of Scripture!

When Messiah was walking on the earth, in His own body, if He had added or removed anything from Scripture, He would have broken the Law — He would have violated Torah, which is committing a sin

(1John 3:4) If Yahushua had committed any sin at all, He would have been unfit as a perfect, sinless sacrifice — and He would have been disqualified from being our Redeemer and Savior! Instead, He became a sacrifice, and His walk of obedience to Torah became an example for His people to follow today!

Let us look at an example, to see what this means for us today. There are many examples today of removing words from Scripture, and adding words to Scripture. We can see one example by merely reading the Scriptures. In this example, we will look at Isaiah 42:8, to see what it says, according to various translations.

Notice the following passage in several translations:

"I am יהוה, that is My Name...." (Isaiah 42:8a — The Scriptures 1998)

"I am YHWH: that is my name...." (Isaiah 42:8a RNKJV — Restored Name King James Version)

"I am YAHWEH; that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8a HRB — Hebrew Roots Bible)

"I am Yahweh; that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8a LEB — Lexham English Bible)

"I am Jehovah, that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8a ASV — American Standard Version)

"I am Jehovah, this is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8a YLT — Young's Literal Translation)

"I am ADONAI; that is my name...." (Isaiah 42:8a CJB — Complete Jewish Bible)

"I am God, that's my name...." (Isaiah 42:8a MSG — The Message)

"I am the LORD: that is my name...." (Isaiah 42:8a KJV — King James Version)

"I am the Lord, that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8a NRS — New Revised Standard)


Notice in the above passages, that the true, Hebrew name of Yahuweh can be seen in a few translations. In most modern translations, however, the translators have removed His true name — and have added the title 'LORD' or 'Adonai' in place of His name!


7. First Obey and Do — And Then We Will Know and Understand

This principle is the most basic expression of Biblical Faith!

Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. (John 7:16-17)

In the above passage, we see that if we will do [make, produce, bring forth] Father's will, then we shall know [perceive, understand] the doctrine [teaching, instruction]

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:40)

The word 'believe' as used in Scripture is from the Hebrew perspective, as opposed to the Greek perspective. The Greek perspective says, "What I 'think' is what I believe." This is merely a mental agreement of certain facts being true, and is not Biblical belief. The Hebrew perspective, on the other hand, says, "What I 'do' proves what I believe." To 'believe' in the Scriptural sense, therefore, is an action that we take, that reveals what we think.

Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. (Deuteronomy 4:5-6)

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favor ['Grace'] and good understanding in the sight of God and man. (Proverbs 3:1-4)

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep [guard, watch; obey] thy precepts. (Psalms 119:100)

Some may consider this type of obedience a 'blind' obedience to the Word. Yes, a lack of understanding is a form of blindness. But as we see throughout the Scriptures, Our Heavenly Father sometimes gives this 'blindness' to His children for a purpose, and then removes the blindness to fulfill His purposes.

Abba is looking for those who have Faith — those who see Messiah, and who choose to 'believe' on Him — that is, who choose to obey and do, even though they do not yet know or understand.  Shema Selah let us obey and do first and allow Him to give us knowledge and understanding as we continue in His instruction!!  Facebook LIVE video