THE BLESSING OF JUDAH

Psalm chapter 78




Today we are walking in: The Blessing Of Judah






Gen 12:2

And I will make of thee a great nation, H1471 and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:




nation

Today we look to the word H1471 gowy--nation, people; of descendants of Abraham; of Israel


The Torah testifies...............

Gen 15:14

And also that nation, H1471 whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

Gen 17:5

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations H1471 have I made thee.

Gen 18:18

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, H1471 and all the nations H1471 of the earth shall be blessed in him?



The prophets proclaim..................

Isa 2:2

And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations H1471 shall flow unto it.

Isa 25:7

And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. H1471

Jer 3:17

At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations H1471 shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.




The writings bear witness...........................

Psa 9:17

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations H1471 that forget God.

Psa 9:20

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations H1471 may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Psa 22:28

For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations. H1471






Chapter 4
THE BLESSING OF JUDAH


Yah makes Himself known through praise.


The blessing of Judah is in his name, which is based on the Hebrew word yadah. Yadah means “to revere or worship with extended hands,” “to make confession,” “to p raise,” or “to give thanks, thankful, thanksgiving” (Strong’s, H3034). Thus, Judah’s name is literally a word for praise. “Why is this a blessing?” you may ask. Praise is what attracts Yah’s presence to us.


PRAISE IS Yah’S PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGING YOUR ENVIRONMENT.


Leah very well could have chosen another name for her son, a name that would not have brought him nearly so much blessing. After all, she was the unloved wife of Jacob, who preferred her younger sister, Rachel, to her. So wretched was Leah’s life that Yah showed her mercy and allowed her to have children while Rachel was barren. Even this, however, did not cause Jacob to love her. Yet, after naming her first son Reuben—because Yah had seen and responded to her misery—and her second son Simeon —because she was unloved—Leah chose to praise Yah in the naming of her third son.


Yah was evidently pleased with the name that Leah chose for her son. He loved Judah (see Ps. 78:67-68) and chose him to receive special favor. This was not so for Reuben and Simeon, Judah’s older brothers, or for any of the other of Jacob’s 12 sons. Certainly, Yah could have chosen any of Jacob’s sons to receive the blessing of being the ancestor of King David and of the Messiah, but Yah chose Judah.


Howbeit Yahuah Elohai of Yashar'el chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Yashar'el forever: for he has chosen Yahudah to be the ruler; and of the house of Yahudah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Yashar'el: DIVREI HAYAMIYM RI'SHON (1 CHRONICLES) 28:4 את CEPHER.


The significance of the tribe of Judah as seen in both the Old and New Testaments bears witness to this special favor that Yah bestowed on Judah. In the Old Testament, Judah and his descendants are recognized leaders, a responsibility foretold by his father, Jacob, when he blessed his sons.


Yahudah, you are he whom your brethren shall praise: your hand shall be in the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you. Yahudah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you are gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Yahudah, nor a Torah giver from between his feet, until Shiyloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 49:8-12 את CEPHER.


The leadership of Judah is also seen in other Old Testament passages. In the Book of Judges, when the tribes of Israel go to war against the tribe of Benjamin, Yah tells the Israelites that Judah should be the tribe to lead them into battle:


And the children of Yashar'el arose, and went up to the house of Elohiym, and asked counsel of Elohiym, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Binyamiyn? And Yahuah said, Yahudah shall go up first. SHOFETIYM (JUDGES) 20:18 את CEPHER.


At the dedication of the wall around Jerusalem after the exile, the leaders of Judah were stationed on the walls with two choirs (see Neh. 12:27-31). In addition, in the Psalms, Judah is described as Yah’s scepter: Gil'ad is mine; Menashsheh is mine; Ephrayim also is the strength of my head; Yahudah is my Torah giver; TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 108:8 את CEPHER.


A scepter is the instrument that a king holds in his hand to represent his authority and power. To say that Judah is Yah’s scepter, is thus to say that he is a representative of Yah’s authority and power. This is first fulfilled in King David and his descendants, and ultimately in Yahusha Hamachiach, the Messiah. In the New Testament, Yah’s authority revealed in and through the tribe of Judah is seen in Revelation 5:5, where Yahusha is called the Lion from the tribe of Judah. Judah is also listed in Revelation 7:5 at the head of the tribes who are to be sealed at the end of time.


The favor of Yah in Judah’s life is also seen in Psalm 114:2, where Judah is described as Yah’s sanctuary: Judah became Yah’s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.
The Hebrew word translated here as sanctuary means “a sacred place or thing,” “consecrated, dedicated, hallowed, holiness, holy, saint, sanctuary” (Strong’s, H6944). In other words, Yah’s government and His ruling power were evident in the whole of Israel, but Judah was His headquarters, the distinctive place of His dwelling. As such, Judah experienced Yah’s presence in a way the other tribes did not. Jerusalem and Mount Zion, the mountain on which the Temple stood, were within its boundaries. IN Yahudah is Elohiym known: his name is great in Yashar'el. In Shalem also is his Tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Tsiyon. TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 76:1-2 את CEPHER.


Perhaps this is why the tribe of Judah, the southern kingdom, was spared by Yah long after He destroyed the northern 11 tribes for their apostasy (see 2 Kings 17:18). Yah was preserving the place of His presence. Might it also be that the Mercy Seat of Yah among the people of Judah kept their heart turned toward Yah longer than the hearts of their brothers in the north who did not have this blessing? In any case, Yah’s favor toward Judah caused Him to set up His headquarters in the midst of this tribe. He made Judah His dwelling place, the place of His presence.


The Message of Judah


If the dwelling place of Yah is in Judah, what does this say to us about the significance of Judah? What can we learn from this story so that we too may receive the blessing and favor of the Most High that Judah enjoyed? To answer this, let’s rephrase some of the Scripture quotations from above, inserting the word praise wherever the word Judah is used.


The hand of praise will be on the neck of your enemies (see Gen. 49:8).


Praise shall go first (see Judg. 20:18).


Praise is Yah’s authority and power (see Ps. 108:8).


In praise, Yah is known (see Ps. 76:1).


Praise is Yah’s dwelling place (see Ps. 76:2; 114:2).


Wow! That’s a rather impressive assessment of the purpose and power of praise. Praise is how you come to know Yah. Praise is Yah’s dwelling place, His sphere of influence and authority in your life. In essence, Yah will show up if you praise Him in the midst of your darkest
moments.


This is what Leah, the mother of Judah, did. She chose to praise Yah through the naming of her son instead of telling the world how terrible things were for her. She held a private little praise session despite the scorn of her husband and her sister. The result was, Yah came to her and put His hand of favor on her son.


So often we go looking for Yah when we could be creating an environment that invites Him to come to us. In fact, our human tendency to look for Yah is the reason we have so many religions in our world. People are looking for Yah. They know they need Him, but they don’t know how to get Him. No matter which of the world’s religions you study, you will soon find that they are all motivated by the same thing. Man universally and instinctively knows that he needs Yah, and all his religious beliefs and activities are his efforts to find Him.


ALL HUMAN BEINGS EXPERIENCE AN EMPTINESS OR VOID WHEN Yah IS ABSENT.


This is why I sympathize with those who worship other Yahs. They are looking for what I have found. They are looking for Yah, the Creator of the world. They are looking for Yahusha, the Savior of the world. They are looking for the Ruach HaQadesh, Yah’s truth in the world. Most people probably would not define their search and their religious practices in these terms, but man is universally searching for Yah. We all have this built-in awareness that life as it is does not match life as we need it to be.


Therefore, man’s religious exercises are simply his means of trying to find the presence of Yah. That’s why I can walk up to a Buddhist, a Muslim, or a Hindu with great confidence. I know who they are looking for, and He is part of my life.


Sadly, people of other religions are not the only ones who are looking for Yah. Perhaps you are one of them. You spend much time and effort looking for Him when you don’t have to look for Him at all. He will come to you if you will just praise Him.


Actually, when you learn to live in praise, folks will automatically see Yah in you. They will recognize His presence with you and will see His authority at work in your life. Then they’ll say to you, “What makes you so happy?” to which you’ll have the wisdom to respond, “I’m in my ideal environment, Brother.” “I have my own private incubator all around me every day, Sister.”


Even when your life is full of problems, as it sometimes will be, others will notice that your response is different from that of other people and they’ll ask you, “Why aren’t you afraid? How can you be so calm in the midst of such frightening circumstances?” You can then reply, “I’m not afraid because when troubles and problems come my way, I run to the dwelling place of my Yah through praise and I am safe.”


Just imagine the difference a consistent pattern of praise could make in your life. It would be like having a child named Judah. Every time you spoke to him by name, you would be praising Yah: “Praise Yah, come here.” “Praise Yah, do your homework.” “Praise Yah, it’s time to go to sleep.” Day after day your house would be filled with praise: “Praise Yah, I had an accident but I’m not hurt.”


“Praise Yah, I lost my job but we still have enough money to pay the rent.” “Praise Yah, my back hurts, but I can still walk.”


PRAISE IS YOUR ACCESS, YOUR KEY, INTO THE PRESENCE OF Yah.


Truly, the blessing of Judah was in his name and in the favor Yah showed to him because of his name. The same can be true for you. You can receive the same blessings Judah and his descendants did—the presence of Yah, the power and authority of Yah, the victory of Yah over the difficulties of your life—through your offerings of praise. These blessings are yours because Yah dwells in the people who praise Him as He requires.


PRINCIPLES


1. The name Judah means “praise.”


2. Yah chose Judah for special blessing.


3. Judah was the dwelling place of Yah.


4. Praise is the dwelling place of Yah.


5. All people are seeking Yah.


6. When we praise Yah, we don’t have to look for Him, because He comes to us.
We are the tribe of Judah and we are Yah's dwelling place through Praise! If you never understood why we are studying Kingdom you should get an understanding this morning! My soul cries Holy! As I read this teaching this morning the RUACH is speaking to us so loud Fiveamprayer! Do you know who you are! Wake up this morning and walk in your Yah given authority! The septer will never depart from the hand of Judah! The reason why we can wake up to the truth of the Torah, if we have an ear to hear, is because we are THE LAW GIVER! This is so POWERFUL this morning! If you don't begin to Praise Him constantly I don't know what it will take! We don't have to go looking for Yah! He shows up in our PRAISE! It's out key to trouble! It's our way into the battle of our circumstances! Judah WAKE UP!!!!