Weekend Meditation: We Must Begin To Understand The Kingdom Concept of Kings!!!!

Exodus 19


We are walking in today: Weekend Meditation:  We Must Begin To Understand The Kingdom Concept of Kings!!!!

Witness understanding throughout the Bible:   H8085 shama`--to listen, give heed, to understand

Proverbs 1:5  A wise man will hear, H8085 and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

 
 
The Torah  ...............

 Deuteronomy 4:6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your  understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear H8085 all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

    

The prophets  ..................  
 Nehemiah 8:2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear H8085 with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

The writings  ...........................
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Kings 3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding H8085 heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 3:11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern H8085 judgment;

Exodus 19:5-6 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 5 Now if you will pay careful attention to what I say and keep my covenant, then you will be my own treasure from among all the peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you will be a kingdom of cohanim for me, a nation set apart.’ These are the words you are to speak to the people of Isra’el.”

1285. berith ►Covenant in Hebrew
Strong's Concordance
berith: a covenant
Original Word: בְּרִית
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: berith
Phonetic Spelling: (ber-eeth')
NASB Translation
allied (1), allies* (1), covenant (275), covenants (1), El-berith* (1), league (2), treaty (4).

con·cept [ˈkänˌsept] NOUN
1. an abstract idea; a general notion:
"structuralism is a difficult concept" ·
synonyms: idea · notion · conception · abstraction · theory · hypothesis · belief · conviction · opinion · image · impression · picture
• a plan or intention; a conception: "the center has kept firmly to its original concept"
• an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity: "a new concept in corporate hospitality"
• Philosophy an idea or mental picture of a group or class of objects formed by combining all their aspects.
• (Of a car or other vehicle) produced as an experimental model to test the viability of new design features.

KINGDOM CONCEPT #1--UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPT OF KINGS

Popular uprisings against the remaining monarchies in the name of the pursuit of democracy have become the craze of today’s self-proclaimed freedom fighters.

In some cases it may be justifiable; in many of the instances cited, these kingdoms are filled with contradictions, abuse, oppression, social extremes, and dictatorial administrations.

However, it must also be noted that many of the democracies in our world today are also plagued with the same defects and shortcomings.

In essence, the problem is not the king, the kingdoms, or even the form of government, but the defects in the human nature that functions in any of these systems.

Yet the kingdom concept is the only one presented, preached, promoted, taught, and established by Christ throughout His ministry.

Yeshua’ message of the Kingdom was foreshadowed in the Old Testament centuries before He was born in Bethlehem. Here are two examples. The first one indicates God’s motivation for delivering the slave clans of Israel from Egyptian oppression:

“Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites (Exodus 19:5-6).

In the second example, we see the Old Testament Messianic promise declared by the prophet Isaiah, strongly indicating the governmental aspects of the Kingdom mandate: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.

And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over His kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this (Isaiah 9:6-7).

Yeshua’s message was clearly kingdom focused and not religiously motivated: From that time on Yeshua began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matthew 4:17).

Yeshua went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people (Matthew 4:23).

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted (Matthew 5:3-4).

For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20).

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9b-10).

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well (Matthew 6:33).

Yeshua went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness (Matthew 9:35).

As you go, preach this message: “The kingdom of heaven is near” (Matthew 10:7).

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you (Matthew 12:28).

He replied, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them” (Matthew 13:11).

When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart (Matthew 13:19a).

Yeshua told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field” (Matthew 13:24).

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field” (Matthew 13:31).

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough” (Matthew 13:33).

My purpose for listing all of these statements is to show and emphasize the preoccupation Yeshua had with the kingdom concept rather than a religion. The original ideal kingdom concept is distinct from the earthly version even though it contains many of the same components and concepts of all kingdoms.

In the fullness of time, Yeshua came to the earth and reestablished the Kingdom. Because only a king can establish a kingdom, this act alone reveals that Christ is the King. The Bible, the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven, leaves no doubt as to the Kingship of Yeshua.

Perhaps the clearest statement of all is found in the 18th chapter of the Gospel of John where Yeshua, mere hours before His execution by crucifixion, has a revealing exchange with Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of the province of Judea.

“Are you the king of the Jews?”…Yeshua said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king then!” said Pilate.

Yeshua answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked (John 18:33b,36-38a).

Yeshua said, “My kingdom is not of this world,” and “My kingdom is from another place,” clearly implying that He was a King. He was speaking of the Kingdom of Heaven.

God created us for kingship—for dominion—and inside each of us is a latent kingdom consciousness striving for expression. This consciousness reveals itself in various ways, such as in our natural resistance to being ruled or controlled by any other person and our continual longing to control the circumstances of our own lives.

That is what finally connected me to  Yeshua—when I realized that He could teach me how to run life, not let life run me. I learned that I could control my own circumstances.

While it is natural to desire power over things and circumstances, desiring power over people is another matter. Seeking to influence people, public opinion, and public policy through kingdom principles is always appropriate, but pursuing despotic power over other people for personal gain at their expense is a corruption of our natural quest for power. Desiring to control our own life is one thing; desiring to control others’ lives is another.

Shema Selah we must obtain His understanding of the kingdom to return to the original plan for our lives!!  https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1540947905983320/?l=7073689749413200812