Weekend Meditation--Rise Up, Speak The Written Word!

 Jeremiah 36, 26:2; 2 Chronicles 26:2-3; 2 Kings 23:34-35; Jeremiah 22:13-19, 46:2; Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 3:15-17; Isaiah 40:8; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:7, 2:24; 2 John 1:6; Psalm 12:6; Joshua 23:6-8


We are walking in today:  Weekend Meditation--Rise Up, Speak The Written Word!


Witness refresh throughout the Bible:  H5582 ca`ad to support, sustain, stay, establish, strengthen, comfort
Proverbs 11:25; Genesis 18:4-6; 1 Kings 13:7; Proverbs 25:13; Song of Solomon 2:5; Acts 3:19-20; Philemon 4:7, 1;20

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 or in the store if you are in the Denver area here.  http://store.torah.tv/browse.cfm/torah:-law-or-grace-book/4,4821.htmlThe Seventh Commandment  Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

​442. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter -- Leviticus 18:11  The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
443. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister  --Leviticus 18:12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
444. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister -- Leviticus 18:13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
445. You shall not uncover the nakedness of the wife of your father's brother --Leviticus 18:14  Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
446. You shall not lie carnally with your father's brother -- Leviticus 18:14
447. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's wife -- Leviticus 18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
448. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a your brother's wife --Leviticus 18:16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

449. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter --Leviticus 18:17
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
450. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her son's daughter --Leviticus 18:17
451. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter's daughter --Leviticus 18:17
452. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman in addition to her sister, to make them rivals, in her lifetime  --Leviticus 18:18 Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.
453. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman in her time of separation  -- (Niddah) Leviticus 18:19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity.
454. You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife  --Leviticus 18:20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.
455. A man shall not lie carnally with another man, it is a abomination  --Leviticus 18:22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
456. You shall not lie with any animal  --Leviticus 18:23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
457. A woman shall not stand before an animal for mating, it is a perversion  --Leviticus 18:23
458. A man shall marry the virgin he has seduced and give her father fifty silver shekel --Deuteronomy 22:29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days.
​​459. A man shall not divorce the virgin he has seduced and married --Deuteronomy 22:29​

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Here we have Jeremiah who was sent to speak all the words that Yahweh told him.  He was to speak the word of the Elohim without diminishing one word!  He was so full of what Almighty God had spoken that he called for a scribe to write them down and read them to the kings' advisers before reading these words to the king himself.  So many of us today, have or experienced people that will rearrange His word, add or delete His word to suit themselves or a particular situation.   The word that he was called to speak was to those who were to be believers and on the inside of the situation.  Now why would true followers of Yahweh's word not want to hear what His prophet has to say?  Could cutting up the scroll and burning it, ever alter what was said?  The words of the Lord God, King of the Universe can not be altered!  The people who have begun mixing their worship with the ways of the world, may consider that action would lessen their power.  All that He speaks come to pass--blessed be His name forever that He does not just utter anything.  Too bad many of us can not say the same!  Could it be that they were combining the things from the world with what  Yahweh had directed them to do?  Now before you start pointing any fingers, what things have you left undone that Adonai instructed you to complete?  This is something we can all easily fall prey to but should that be any kind of excuse?  Certainly not!  We must determine, decide and establish tasks and habits that align us with His instructions.  Some things are already established but when we really have a heart for pleasing our Heavenly Father we do them willing with joy in our hearts.  This suit your own lifestyle Bible reconstruction must stop!!  Twisting His words until you 'appear' to be right, does not make you right!  Only doing what He directs us makes us right.  Even if we have a heart to do right and still don't quite meet the goal, it is showing that we are willing to try until we learn and can do much better.  The disregard because it can't be done perfectly is not acceptable either.  That shows you have no intention to hear and listen to His instructions.  These instructions are for the benefit of our lives, families, marriages and finances!  When you want to get the maximum benefit out of your equipment, you read the manual, right?  If not you have to go through the delay of trial and error to find out all of the features and benefits of that particular item.
Fiveamprayer we have to take a serious look at our words!  We have spoken many things that were not His word!  That we would dare to not stand up and stand out for what is righteous and holy!  But what is righteous and holy?  All that Yahweh has spoken!  With more study and knowledge to know what is to be done.  What is the instructions that are given?  We see with both the prophet and the scribe were given what to do and with their hearts firmly placed in obedience to Yahweh's instruction did that just that--even at great risk to themselves.  Who do you highly regard above all others?  We can plainly see that they counted Him worthy!  What do you call worthy? Where do we position ourselves when conflict comes up?  We have the majority versus the remnant--yet we have to find that which is true and not merely fact.  Not being afraid to walk alone, yet you are not alone for Yeshua lives in us.  When we choose do we choose what is right or what is popular?  Go back to listen to this teaching again, there may come a time when you will have to say what thus says the Lord Yahweh and stand against many.  To hear this weekend meditation again, click here.

Weekend Meditation, Truth Is Eternal--Facts Change

John 4; Romans 1:25; John 8:44; Ephesians 4:25-27; John 14:6; Ephesians 5:19; Ecclesiastes 11:1; John 16:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Acts 17:10-11; 2 Timothy 2:5; John 13:17; Genesis 3:5; Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:2,9; Matthew 6:33; John 7:17; Psalms 42:1-2; Matthew 16:24-26; Luke 9:62; Hebrews 12:12; 1 Corinthians 15:31; Luke 8:18; Hebrews 3:12-19, 4:6; 2 Corinthians 6:1-2; 1 Corinthians 9:24

We are walking in today:  Weekend Meditation, Truth Is Eternal--Facts Change


Witness intercede throughout the Bible:  H6293 paga` to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession
Exodus 8:4, 8:24-26, 9:28, 10:17-18; 1 Samuel 2:24-26; Isaiah 59:16; Jeremiah 7:16, 27:18; Esther 4:8, 10:3; Hebrews 7:24-26

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 or in the store if you are in the Denver area here.  http://store.torah.tv/browse.cfm/torah:-law-or-grace-book/4,4821.html
The Seventh Commandment  Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

432. You shall be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it --Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 

433. You shall punish a seducer according to the law --Exodus 22:16-17 16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

434. You shall not approach your close relative to uncover nakedness -- Leviticus 18:7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

435. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father  --Leviticus 18:7

436. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother --Leviticus 18:7

​437. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife  --Leviticus 18:8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

438. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister --Leviticus 18:9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
439. You shall not uncover the nakedeness of your son's daughter -- Leviticus 18:10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. 
440. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter's daughter -- Leviticus 18:10
441. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter -- Leviticus 18:10
This study this morning is looking at a very familiar scripture that many can and will quote from memory.  But is that a bad thing? Certainly not but the familiarity to the scripture may not allow us to closely listen and consider what is really being said.  Lets take a closer look at this scritpture, that we may find immense comfort in saying, that was also uttered by Christ to the woman at the well.  John 4:23-24 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.  So when we look at the scripture slowly we have to look at who are the worshipers and how are they to worship Almighty God, Yahweh?  Have we in error thought that any worship was suitable for the Creator of the universe?  Could we have been fooled into worshiping someone or something else?  Could our worship--not be for real?
So lets take a look at a couple of things.  We have quite a few things to consider.  We have true ignorance, the lack of information or understanding of what is going on.  On the other hand we have the intentional overlooking of what is true to maintain another standard, usually man made.  While this man made standard has been agreed upon by many and has come to identify groups of people who all believe the same--does it make it true?  Does sheer number count give validity to what is in question?  Can there be a fewer number who have determined the truth by seeking and studying scripture, has been revealed by the Holy Spirit that which man made standards could never conceive?  This is similar to those who have studied an object scientifically and have found that what they determined at the beginning is not actually true.  As the study progresses over the years with various scientists the 'fact' changes with more study or research.  This is not the case with that which is true.  The truth is just that, true.  It will never change.  Regardless of the time spent in study and various seekers will only find more truth.  This is the case when we take scripture back to its proper context and original language.  That should actually be our baseline for review, else with mistranslations and incorrect context we are already starting off at a terrible disadvantage that as time continues gets more and more off track from the original point.
There is something that shifted us very early on in our proper worship of Yahweh.  We find in Genesis 3:5 where Eve is speaking to the snake in the garden and became convinced that she needed the fruit of the tree she was directed not to eat, to be made wise like Yahweh.  This lie was to cause doubt in who Eve and Adam were.  Genesis 1:26-28 (KJV) 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, 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. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.  The lie of the serpent is that they would be like Elohim, in their disobedience.  Where else do we see a desire to be like the most high?  Isaiah 14:12-15 (KJV) 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.  This desire to rise to be like the Most High comes from the devil.  When we see that mankind was created in His image yet the devil was not and in the garden both Adam and Eve fell for the lie.  Here lies the danger that leads us back to Yeshua at the well where He tells us that Yahweh is seeking worshipers to worship Him in spirit and in truth.  The belief in the lie in the garden that we can be equal with our Creator means that we would be on same level as Him.  Thus we could worship ourselves.  This terrible error has led many into the idea that they have no need for God because they have wrought all that they have and will have--with their own capabilities.  Yet their 'universe' would not begin to even compare to the handiwork of Yahweh.  This shifting of our thoughts not only changes how we think but also how we operate in the world.  Becoming totally self-sufficient would there be a need for anyone or anything?  However this is a short lived idea that has to be re-manufactured often to keep many attached to it.  Take large storms or other weather events that are termed 'acts of God'.  But how can that be, if you are equal to Him could they be 'acts of Tim'?  Certainly not because we have not that power in and of ourselves.  The other danger in the lie is that those who persist in it, perpetuate it will be clouded into believing it as truth and destroyed by the weight of the deceit that is dissolved by a love for the truth, study of scripture and seeking Him in His word.  The perfect example of this is the Berans who after Paul's teachings would pour over the scriptures to find if what he had said was true.  Not wanting to be swayed by any person, no matter their appearance or elegance with words--they would rejected the teaching if not able to be confirmed by scripture.  How much would our lives change if we did the same?  Truly sought out understanding from His word to be matched up to the teachings that you receive?  To hear more of this weekend mediation click here.

Torah Portion--Nasso/Count Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25, Philippians

Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25, Philippians

We are walking in today:  Torah Portion--Nasso/Count  Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25, Philippians

Witness lift up throughout the Bible:  H7311 ruwm to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted, to be high, be set on high, to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted, to be lifted, rise

Genesis 40:13; Deuteronomy 32:40; Psalm 24:7, 27:5-7, 63:5, 146:8; Job 11:15; James 4:10; John 8:28, 1 2:32; 1 Peter 5:6

This portion includes the Aaronic blessing that is said at the end of our call by Pastor Lucinda and said at many other services.  This was done once all had been completed by the priests that they would lift up their hands and bless the people.  'May the Adonai bless you and keep you.  May Adonai  make His face to shine upon you.  May He lift up His countenance upon you and give you His peace'.  The next chapter we have the heads of the tribes bringing offerings to the tabernacle for the dedication.  The leaders of the tribes brought these items for the dedication of the tabernacle on their appointed day.  They brought clean animals for sin, burnt, peace offerings as well as plates, bowls, incense, and meal mingled with oil.  Once all the offerings were brought to the tabernacle for 12 days for each of the leaders of tribes the grand total of what was offered for the dedication appears in --Numbers 6:84-88 84 This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:  85 Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:  86 The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. 88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.  To hear more of this teaching click here.

Operating Under The Mantle Of Revelation/You, Woman--Are Important To Life

Judges 4, 5, 3:1-6; Acts 2:42; 1 Timothy 2:7; Ephesians 4:11-15; Acts 16:4; Job 22:28; 1 Samuel 17:29; Acts 2:43; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Acts 5:12, 19:11-12, 4:33; Daniel 7:21-22; Genesis 1:28; Judges 11:29-40, 16:1, 8:22-28; Genesis 2:21-24, 3:20; Proverbs 3:15

We are walking in today:  Operating Under The Mantle Of Revelation/You, Woman--Are Important To Life

Witness fight for you throughout the Bible:  H3898 lacham to do battle, make war, engage in war
Exodus 14:4; Deuteronomy 1:30, 3:22, 20:4; 2 Chronicles 20:17; Proverbs 23:11; Job 40:32

Fiveamprayer, we have been learning about what Yahweh has purposed for our lives over the last couple of months.  This walk or rather our return to our Hebraic roots and mindset, shows us where we missed His measurements.  We find that we have indeed in many cases toiled in vain.  Striving for man determined purposes which is not the assignment that He, Yahweh has given us.  Looking at some unlikely heroes at first glance allows us to see that on this journey if we don't allow for course corrections we will certainly be off course and not end up at the correct destination.   We have in the book of Judges, the children of Israel who are in a tough place.  This is the time before the kings and after Joshua dies who was the first judge.  We meet Deborah a judge who would be met under the palm tree to hearing cases and making decisions, who directs the solider Barak to fight the enemy who had been oppressing the people.  As we continue in the text they find that they were not without friends who supported them.  Here enters Jael who is a Kenite who took in the fleeing great warrior, Sisera who was loosing the battle against Israel.  In what appeared as kindness was feed milk and a blanket to rest and hide from his enemies in Jael's tent.  Once he slept upon the ground, she comes up with the tent peg and hammers it through his temples into the ground fast.  With the actions of these two women, the children of Israel had peace for 40 years.  This is not just a favorable story but one of importance for it is repeated twice.  We know when the Bible repeats things it is bringing emphasis to it.  When we know and walk in the purpose that we were made and crafted for--our very lives bring Him glory!  In our natural understanding it would seem that this could not happen.  We know that with Yahweh that all things are possible.  Those who have been assigned and sent are already equipped to complete the assignment.  Those who come with His word on their lips and heart will not agree nor promote the obsolete practices that have crept in unawares--that is sapping the strength of the community.  The breaking of bondage and chains of the man-determined practices that are abominable to Yahweh can not be stomached by those that are aligned for the divine assignment!  Walking in His light and allowing that light to shatter and scatter the lies, deceit and darkness that the church has come under the guise of.  This liberty of His truth and freedom to obey His instructions will pull the people out of the weary drudges of the past.  Standing in the face of any disobedience and will not be moved until the task is complete--this is the position of those aligned for divine assignment.
When we don't know or understand the purpose of a thing, that leads to confusion and abuse of that thing.  The shifting of roles, idenities and approved behaviors causes much abuse and confusion. When we go back to the beginning to find the instruction book of how to live and direct our lives we clear up all confusion.  There is no more self-defining of ourselves.  What does His word say about it?  That is the final word and the only word with power to be completed.  Women are incubators and will foster and germinate everything that they are given.  We had great examples of that from Deborah and Jael in the idea and process that was placed inside of them to being the completed plan 'to birth' at the appropriate time.  The glue that holds the family together, the teacher who instructs and cares for her children, the support and guidance for her husband are some of the roles that the woman will walk in during her life.  Due to the opinions of many, woman have been misplaced out of Yahweh's plan due to misinterpretation and here comes Abba our Father to let us know that women are important!  We, women are apart of His plan!  If woman was not necessary or needed--why would He place Adam into a deep sleep and take a rib and craft with His hands the 'help-meet that is suitable for him'?  This was not an afterthought!  This is a clear plan of purpose that we begin to see in Genesis 3 where the woman and the serpent are to war against each other, her seed crushing it's head and the serpent biting his heel.  Know that all things that He has set forth is according to His purpose.  Women of Yahweh, walking in the Torah, find the principles to take back the families, communities, churches for the kingdom of Elohim!  There is nothing like a mother fighting for her children--that is not a fight that anyone but the mother can win!  This instruction is to build up and be strengthened to stand and not move--don't back up, don't turn around.  Stand and stand therefore for all that He will do--will be accomplished!  As Esther had to stand in the face of her people being taken annihilated and risking her life, approaching the king without permission which is a death sentence without his pardon.  What is is that you have to stand and not move on?  Where has Yahweh placed you to be a beacon of light, showing His truth?  Know that He is sending out others to fight but you are to stand.  We don't have to back up--you are a law abiding citizen!  The law is not an concern unless you break it--we are following His instructions and they actually support us!  Don't you know that when we walk in the Torah we find that the Torah is keeping us--not the other way around!?  To hear this teaching again click here.

Character Check--The Maverick

Exodus 5:1-9, 7:10-14, 7:16-23, 8:1-15, 11:1-10, 12:29-33, 14:5-10, 14:27-28; Daniel 3:1-20, 3:23-28


We are walking in today:  Character Check--The Maverick
 
Witness maverick throughout the Bible:  an unothordox or independent person, independent in behavior or thought especially in resisting policies of a group to which they belong--non conformist, free spirit, original, eccentric, decenter, loose cannon, resist
Zechariah 3:1; Job 9:4; Eccelasties 4:12; Daniel 11:15; Luke 21:15; Acts 7:51; Romans 9:19, 13:2; Ephesians 4:18, 6:13; Hebrews 12:4; James 4:7









The person who is labeled a maverick are those who resist outer rules they relate to people and inner rules how they relate to Yahweh.  This resistance to all the rules we have a perfect example with pharoah when Moses comes to ask for the children of Israel to go three days journey to worship the God of the Hebrews.  Yet with every plague and display of power, his heart is hardened to not allow the people to leave even after Moses prays to lift the plague.  This refusal to honor the requests from others is another characteristic of the maverick.  Yet mavericks are great leaders, very convincing of those around them to get on board with their 'plan'.  Mavericks don't inquire about what they are being charged to do--they just won't do it.  They are not interested in further details because they have no intention of competing the task--it had not even crossed their mind that they would even lift a hand to begin.  They are very competitive and like to show that they can do it better than anyone else.  Unfortunately, mavericks only learn through pain.  That is how they learn--as we see with pharoah who allowed them to leave with the death of his first born son.  Once they were gone, he reversed himself and then pursued them to the Red Sea.  Mavericks don't stop until they drop, we see that pharoah and his army were all in pursuit even into the Red Sea--where they lost their lives.
Another example of the maverick is in the book of Daniel with the three Hebrew boys--Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah who did not question nor plead to the king why they will not follow the king's decree.  They were upfront with the king to let him know that they will not bow nor worship the statute or any one but He who is worthy, Yahweh alone.  Even while facing the fiery furnace they did not budge.  That is the maverick trait in full effect.  This unmovable, standing fast personality will not complete a list of things to do.  They are best directed, indirectly in things that they think are their idea.  These are two examples of the maverick--let us be unmovable and steadfast in the things of Yahweh!  That we will not turn back or turn around.  This type of stubbornness can be beneficial since they don't stop until they drop.  So keep going forward for the kingdom of Yahweh as we have in the book of Daniel.  To hear this again click here

Being A Character, Or Finding His Proper Character?

Mark 1:16-20; John 8:31, 13:13-15; Luke 14:26; 1 Corinthians 2:11; John 6:44; 1 Corinthians 2:7-14; Ecclesiastes 3:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:23-28; Revelation 3:21, 5:10, 20:4; Romans 10:2


We are walking in today:  Being A Character, Or Finding His Proper Character?

Witness language throughout the Bible: H8193 saphah lip, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
Genesis 11:1, 11:6-7, 11:9; Jeremiah 5:16; Zephaniah 13:9; Psalm 81:5, 114:1-2; Acts 2:6

Building our character, but what is it?  Character is what we are in the dark, you know when no one is looking or could see--what is your behavior?  What are your fundamental rules of engagement?  How do we interact with others?  We have what we are taught or learned from others--only with direction from an infallible source can direct or correct us to be in proper actions.  The actions deemed proper by the community or authority.  The instructions that we have left off, the Torah will teach us about His character Yahweh.  How He sees His people and how they are to interact with each other.  Do we make conscious efforts to choose the right choices?  That is a major point in building of our character.  We are free to choose but will we choose the right choice?  This progression from one choice to the next choice allows for development of our character.  This is allowed for us for we have the scales removed from our eyes to accomplish this.  Otherwise we are not free to choose for we do not have the ability to 'see' each choice.  Our mind has to be more than open to the truth but actually be in action to move towards the truth throughout our actions and decisions.  Can we say in our daily lives would we be seen as Christ-like?  Or is that only our perception?  Now we all have various opinions but this review according to scripture would we actually line up with the way that He lived while walking on the Earth?  The development of character is very important and must be seen and viewed as a ongoing process that we would not fall backwards in getting into other practices or habits.  Hold fast to the instructions of Yahweh but be careful not to set others at opposition by having this action placed in higher standards than care for those in the community.  A charge that some of the pharisees were accused of by Yeshua when He saw how they upheld the commands over legitimate human needs.  Don't forget that the 613 instructions are for us to know how to treat those in the community as well as our relationship with Yahweh.  To hear this again click here.

Weekend Meditation--The Oracle of God

Romans 3; Deutronomy 4:6-10; Acts 7:38; 1 Peter 4:11; Hebrews 5:12; 1 Kings 8:10; 2 Chronicles 2; Malachi 3:1; Haggai 2:7; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Jeremiah 31:31; Ezekiel 11:18; Acts 1:41, 2:5; Leviticus 23:19; Acts 2:7, 2:36-40, 2:46, 2:11; Matthew 23:2; Isaiah 11:12 Mark 7:7; John 1:14

We are walking in today:  Weekend Meditation--The Oracle of God

Witness complete and giver throughout the Bible-- H8549 tamiym whole, entire, sound, wholesome, unimpaired, innocent, having integrity.  
Leviticus 23:15; Colossians 2:10. 4:12
H5414 nathan bestow, grant, permit, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
Proverbs 19:6; Matthew 9:8; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Hebrews 10:29; James 4:12 

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 or in the store if you are in the Denver area here.  http://store.torah.tv/browse.cfm/torah:-law-or-grace-book/4,4821.html
The Fifth Commandment Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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397.  A king shall not have too many wives --Deuteronomy 17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

398. A king shall not greatly increase silver and gold for himself --Deuteronomy 17:17

399. The king shall write for himself two copies of the Torah --Deuteronomy 17:18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

400. You shall observe the overtures for peace and war --Deuteronomy 20:11-12 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

401. A man who issues a slander against a virgin of Israel shall be punished --Deuteronomy 22:18-19 18 And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him; 19 And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.

402. A man who issues a slander against a virgin of Israel shall not divorce her all his days --Deuteronomy 22:19

403. The bill of divorce shall be a written document --Deuteronomy 24:1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

404. You shall not remarry your divorced wife after she has remarried another man --Deuteronomy 24:4  Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

405. A husband shall not be obligated from home for the first year --Deuteronomy 24:5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

406. The brother of a man who dies childless shall marry his brother's wife (Levirate Marriage) --Deuteronomy 25:5

If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.​

Fiveamprayer, lets take a look at Romans chapter 3 and find if Yahweh will remain faithful, even when we are unfaithful?  He upholds the covenant even when we don't but does that mean that we no longer have to put forth effort to live our lives according to the covenant?  All of His word stands--it stands forever!  We may be given a time for our mistakes but we are not to continue in our mistakes and disobedience to Yahweh.  That is why He has us reading 10 principles every week that we would come to learn, follow and understand the 613 principles that is what the world was built upon, how we are to come before Him and how we are charged to treat each other.  In our error they were thrown out and disregarded, yet no where in scriptures whether the first or second half is it said that any part of His word has failed or been reversed.  Yeshua came to bring the Torah to a greater understanding that is the meaning of fulfill in Hebrew, not to cause it to cease.  That is why He says I did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it.  The Hebraic understanding of abolish is the incorrect interpretation of the Torah or Moses' teachings.  The direction that He give to those who are the temple teachers at the time--was to do what they teach but not what they do for they do not live their lives according to what they teach!  
The importance of His words, the oracles, the Davar Elohim, Word of God is that they can only be placed or reside in the place that is suited for His Spirit to rest.  One of the first places that we can find this resting is on Mount Sinai when the people recieved the Torah.  This was at the conclusion of the 50 days of counting from the feast of first fruits.  The instructions that the children of Israel are directed in making the tent of meeting, the mobile moving tabernacle.  The place where His presence rested over the ark of the covenant that held the tablets of the 10 commandments.  This same presence of Yahweh rested also in the temple of Solomon that was built with what King David collected for him, before his death.  The new temple was the new resting place for the ark of the covenant and where the people assembled to meet Yahweh according to the feast days and the appointed times.  This temple stood for many years until it was destroyed and the second temple was built.  The word of God, the davar Elohim, the first oracles of God resided in the ark.  He will only have His word in the place that He designates.  Fiveamprayer, He has called us out to cross over into our Hebraic roots.  In going back to the original, starting from the beginning we will find why He is drawing us back to Him.  Will we seek to walk in His statues and judgements?  Being in a actual relationship where we have our part to play.  We can no longer sit back and be inactive, we have what we are to fulfill.  Because of you answering His call He comes to write the Torah in our hearts and minds that we will be His tabernacle, His temple the place where His oracles reside.  We are His place where His Spirit rests, the carriers of His word.  We must try to walk in all of His instructions to the best of our ability.  With repetition we will get better and it will soon become a habit and firm part of our lifestyle that we don't consciously think about it.  Like everything that we learn in our youth or years ago with the repeating of the action--becomes a habit.  We are seeking to make or maintain good habits take less effort and will allow for our life to run smoothly which was His design!  He does not want His people to toil over every decision when He has given us all of the directions for marriages, family, time with Yahweh, finances, health--every area of our lives!  He did not leave anything out yet, we did when we would not follow His benefits that were given to us, to preserve, protect and prosper us.  Go back to the beginning, that is where we got off track.  Consider a builder who did not set the proper foundation due to being in a hurry to put on the roof.  Yes the roof is important and needed for the completing of the structure of the house.  Due to the haste of the builder who did not allow the foundation to cure to the proper strength with time, caused the house to have one of the walls to fall in and one of the others to have a hole at the bottom where it meets the foundation.  Now will this be some thing that can be repaired?  Upon inspection they find cracks throughout the foundation and deemed a condemned structure.  Now the house will have to be knocked down and begun again.  Wouldn't it be better to start off properly than to continue with a condemned structure that is in need of constant and desperate repairs?  What kind of life can you live if you are in constant fear of the roof falling in at any minute?  When the foundation could be layed and built upon properly?  The oracle of God that is mentioned in the second half of the Bible is the same word of God, that Moses received on the top of the mountain.  Fiveamprayer we have to go back and get this right!  Walking in the totality of His word from Genesis to Revelation!  The whole word is what He gave us and and we must apply this to our lives, study to know Him truly and that we will know how we are to operate and live in the community.  Take time to look at these scriptures to find were we got off track and return to the way, the truth and the life directed in His word!  To hear this again click here.