Deuteronomy 6
We are walking in today: Men Of Torah Day--We Must Understand The Kingdom Concept of Lord!!!
Witness image throughout the Bible: H6754 tselem-- image, likeness (of resemblance)
We are walking in today: Men Of Torah Day--We Must Understand The Kingdom Concept of Lord!!!
Witness image throughout the Bible: H6754 tselem-- image, likeness (of resemblance)
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, H6754 after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
The Torah testifies...............
Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image H6754 of God made he man.
The prophets proclaim..................
Ezekiel 7:20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images H6754 of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
The writings bear witness...........................
2 King 11:18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images H6754 brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
The Torah testifies...............
Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image H6754 of God made he man.
The prophets proclaim..................
Ezekiel 7:20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images H6754 of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
The writings bear witness...........................
2 King 11:18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images H6754 brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
Numbers 33:52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, H6754 and quite pluck down all their high places:
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 4 “Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra’el! Adonai our God, Adonai is one]; 5 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources.
lord [lôrd] NOUN
1. someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler:
"lord of the sea" ·
synonyms: magnate · tycoon · mogul · captain · baron · king · industrialist · proprietor · big shot · (head) honcho
UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPT OF LORD
One of the most common words used in Scripture is the word lord. This word does not exist in democracies, socialist societies, or republics, except in the word landlord, in reference to one who owns land. Landlord is the only common remnant of kingdoms in modern governments and Western societies. Yet this concept of lord is one of the fundamental principles of a kingdom. Lordship makes a king unique.
So what’s the difference between a king and a lord? Lordship is only one aspect of a king’s overall identity and status, but it is one of the most important ones. One way to put it is to say that king relates to dominion, while lord relates to domain.
If the word lord relates to a king’s domain, then the lordship of a king is tied up in his territory. To put it another way, if kingship has to do with authority, then lordship has to do with ownership. If a king must have a domain in order to be a king, then all true kings must have and own territory. This is what we call the kingdom lordship principle. You cannot be a king unless you own property.
First, and rather obvious, is that if the king owns everything, then no one in the kingdom owns anything. In a true kingdom, there is no such thing as private property ownership. Kingdom citizens are stewards, not owners.
Second, if the king owns everything, he can give anything to anyone at any time according to his own sovereign choice. In a democracy, if the prime minister or the president gives you property as a personal favor, it is called corruption. But if a king gives you property, it is called royal favor. And no one can question it or protest it because as owner, it is his prerogative to do as he pleases.
KING AND LORD
The Bible, the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven, plainly identifies God as King and Lord of all. One of the most common Hebrew words used to refer to God in the Old Testament is adonai, which literally means proprietor or owner. It is usually translated “lord.” The personal name for God, the Most High, although difficult to translate with complete accuracy, carries the same idea of master, owner, or lord.
The personal name the Most High, wherever it occurs, is replaced with the word “Lord.” This is in keeping with an ancient Hebraic tradition where devout Hebrews so respected and honored God’s name that they would not even speak it or read it aloud to ensure that they did not inadvertently violate the Third Commandment by misusing His name. Instead, they substituted the word adonai, or “Lord.”
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).
May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to man (Psalm 115:15-16, emphasis added).
As Maker and Owner of heaven and earth, God could give any portion of it to anyone He chose. And He chose to give the earth to man, not for man to be owner but ruler/manager, or steward. Here are some additional references verifying God’s rights to Lordship over the property of earth:
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters (Psalm 24:1-2).
For God is the King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted (Psalm 47:7-9).
And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it (Exodus 7:5).
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1a).
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing (Psalm 16:2).
The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the Lord will praise Him—may your hearts live forever! All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before Him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and He rules over the nations (Psalm 22:26-28).
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want (Psalm 23:1).
Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors that the King of glory may come in. Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—He is the King of glory (Psalm 24:7-10).
“The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,” declares the Lord Almighty (Haggai 2:8).
In the same way as the Old Testament reveals God as King and Lord and Owner of all, the New Testament reveals Christ as Lord and Owner of all. The Lordship of Yeshua is also by creative rights and was a natural result of His role in the creation of all things both seen and unseen.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (Genesis 1:3).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made (John 1:1-3).
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word (Hebrews 1:2-3a).
One familiar story about Yeshua drives this point home. Only a week before His death, Yeshua was preparing to enter Jerusalem, but He intended to do it in a very specific way.
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethpage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives,
Yeshua sent two of His disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’” They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” They answered as Yeshua had told them to, and the people let them go (Mark 11:1-6).
In those days, animals such as that colt were valuable commodities as beasts of burden and as transportation. They were like a car is to us today. So untying that colt was no small matter. The modern day equivalent would be as if Yeshua had said,
“Go down to the corner, where you will find a brand-new silver Mercedes sport coupe. The keys are already in it. Bring it here to me.” In the end, one word from the Owner of the colt was all that was necessary. The manager/steward of the colt let it go.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 4 “Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra’el! Adonai our God, Adonai is one]; 5 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources.
lord [lôrd] NOUN
1. someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler:
"lord of the sea" ·
synonyms: magnate · tycoon · mogul · captain · baron · king · industrialist · proprietor · big shot · (head) honcho
UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPT OF LORD
One of the most common words used in Scripture is the word lord. This word does not exist in democracies, socialist societies, or republics, except in the word landlord, in reference to one who owns land. Landlord is the only common remnant of kingdoms in modern governments and Western societies. Yet this concept of lord is one of the fundamental principles of a kingdom. Lordship makes a king unique.
So what’s the difference between a king and a lord? Lordship is only one aspect of a king’s overall identity and status, but it is one of the most important ones. One way to put it is to say that king relates to dominion, while lord relates to domain.
If the word lord relates to a king’s domain, then the lordship of a king is tied up in his territory. To put it another way, if kingship has to do with authority, then lordship has to do with ownership. If a king must have a domain in order to be a king, then all true kings must have and own territory. This is what we call the kingdom lordship principle. You cannot be a king unless you own property.
First, and rather obvious, is that if the king owns everything, then no one in the kingdom owns anything. In a true kingdom, there is no such thing as private property ownership. Kingdom citizens are stewards, not owners.
Second, if the king owns everything, he can give anything to anyone at any time according to his own sovereign choice. In a democracy, if the prime minister or the president gives you property as a personal favor, it is called corruption. But if a king gives you property, it is called royal favor. And no one can question it or protest it because as owner, it is his prerogative to do as he pleases.
KING AND LORD
The Bible, the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven, plainly identifies God as King and Lord of all. One of the most common Hebrew words used to refer to God in the Old Testament is adonai, which literally means proprietor or owner. It is usually translated “lord.” The personal name for God, the Most High, although difficult to translate with complete accuracy, carries the same idea of master, owner, or lord.
The personal name the Most High, wherever it occurs, is replaced with the word “Lord.” This is in keeping with an ancient Hebraic tradition where devout Hebrews so respected and honored God’s name that they would not even speak it or read it aloud to ensure that they did not inadvertently violate the Third Commandment by misusing His name. Instead, they substituted the word adonai, or “Lord.”
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).
May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to man (Psalm 115:15-16, emphasis added).
As Maker and Owner of heaven and earth, God could give any portion of it to anyone He chose. And He chose to give the earth to man, not for man to be owner but ruler/manager, or steward. Here are some additional references verifying God’s rights to Lordship over the property of earth:
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters (Psalm 24:1-2).
For God is the King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted (Psalm 47:7-9).
And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it (Exodus 7:5).
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1a).
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing (Psalm 16:2).
The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the Lord will praise Him—may your hearts live forever! All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before Him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and He rules over the nations (Psalm 22:26-28).
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want (Psalm 23:1).
Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors that the King of glory may come in. Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—He is the King of glory (Psalm 24:7-10).
“The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,” declares the Lord Almighty (Haggai 2:8).
In the same way as the Old Testament reveals God as King and Lord and Owner of all, the New Testament reveals Christ as Lord and Owner of all. The Lordship of Yeshua is also by creative rights and was a natural result of His role in the creation of all things both seen and unseen.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (Genesis 1:3).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made (John 1:1-3).
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word (Hebrews 1:2-3a).
One familiar story about Yeshua drives this point home. Only a week before His death, Yeshua was preparing to enter Jerusalem, but He intended to do it in a very specific way.
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethpage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives,
Yeshua sent two of His disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’” They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” They answered as Yeshua had told them to, and the people let them go (Mark 11:1-6).
In those days, animals such as that colt were valuable commodities as beasts of burden and as transportation. They were like a car is to us today. So untying that colt was no small matter. The modern day equivalent would be as if Yeshua had said,
“Go down to the corner, where you will find a brand-new silver Mercedes sport coupe. The keys are already in it. Bring it here to me.” In the end, one word from the Owner of the colt was all that was necessary. The manager/steward of the colt let it go.
Shema Selah we have to understand that we are made in His image and likeness. The Most High has left an imprint on us!! We must consider the DNA or holy residue that resides in us!! https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1552314538179990/?l=7342332248902665169
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