As always, the words that YESHUA spoke from the original Hebrew manuscripts carry more weight and meaning as we can see what He truly taught! We as His priests and disciples have a job to do, which is to be a light and instruction to the world.
Matthew 5:13-16 (Hebrewgospels.com)
“And it happened furthermore, that YESHUA MASHIACH said unto His disciples, “YOU ARE THE INSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD, but the instruction is cut off by them who are not saved, and nothing else is fit, except to cast them to the street and trample them. The LIGHT OF THE WORLD is not able to hide the city that rests on the mountain. No man lights a lamp in order to set it under a covering, but to set it upon the menorah, in order to give light to all those who are in the house. So let your lamp shine before all, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father who is in the heavens.”
Philippians 2:14-15 (Aramaic)
“Do all things without disputing and doubting, that you may be sincere and blameless, like the innocent children of ELOHIM, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you SHINE AS LIGHTS IN THE WORLD; for you are to them the LIGHT OF LIFE, for my pride and esteem in the day of Messiah; for I have not run in vain nor labored in vain.”
Matthew 28:19 (Hebrewgospels.com)
“Therefore go preach to ALL THE PEOPLES, and immerse them in the Name of the Father and the Son and of RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit), AND TEACH THEM, AND KEEP ALL THAT I COMMANDED YOU.”
Matthew 5:17 (Hebrewgospels.com)
“Moreover YESHUA MASHIACH said to His disciples, “Do not think that I came to throw down the Torah and the Prophets, on the contrary, I CAME TO CONFIRM.”
In the Community Rule which was the FIRST PHASE of the Zadok Priests BEFORE the arrival of the Teacher of Righteousness and the Damascus Document says this in Ken Johnsons translation of the Damascus Document page 66 titled the Fruit of the Spirit-Spirit of Truth:
“The Way of Light in this world is to ENLIGHTEN THE MINDS OF ALL MEN by making straight the PATH OF TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS and TEACHING THEIR HEART TO REVERENCE ALL THE COMMANDS OF ELOHIM! Men should have a spirit of: Meekness, patience, gentleness, eternal goodness, intelligence, understanding, potent wisdom, knowledge, enthusiasm for righteousness, set-apart purpose, kindness, magnificent purity (hating all unclean idolatry), temperance, self-control. These are the foundation fruit of the Spirit for the Sons of Truth in this world. The reward for those who walk in these will be healing and peace with long life. They are spiritual sons with all the eternal blessings. They will receive joy with eternal life, and a crown of esteem clothed in light.”
Community Rule (Complete Dead Sea Scrolls) page 102
“These are their ways in the world for the enlightenment of the heart of man, and so that all the paths of true righteousness may be made straight before him, and so that the FEAR OF THE LAWS OF ELOHIM MAY BE INSTILLED IN HIS HEART…
YESHUA says that we are the instruction of the world, which is a perfect match to what we read in the Dead Sea Scrolls which is to enlighten the minds of ALL MEN and teach them to reverence ALL the commandments of ELOHIM! Plus, if you notice that Paul’s description of the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-25 is a match to what was written in the Dead Sea Scrolls! The Good News is to be preached, which is that YESHUA delivered us from our transgressions by dying for us on the execution stake and saving us from the punishment that we deserve, but also to tell the world about the Torah!
Wisdom of Solomon 18:4
“For their enemies deserved to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, those who had kept your children imprisoned, through whom the imperishable LIGHT OF THE LAW WAS TO BE GIVEN TO THE WORLD.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“Here is the final conclusion, now that you have heard everything: Fear ELOHIM and KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS; this is what BEING HUMAN IS ALL ABOUT.”
Testament of Levi 14:4
“But if you are darkened through transgressions, what, therefore, WILL ALL THE NATIONS DO, WHO LIVE IN BLINDNESS? Yes, you will bring a curse upon our race, because THE LIGHT OF THE TORAH-which WAS GIVEN TO LIGHTEN EVERY MAN…”
4th Ezra 5:27
“And from all the multiple of peoples, thou has gotten for thyself one people; and to this people whom thou hast loved, thou hast given THE TORAH, WHICH IS APPROVED BY ALL.”
To sum it all up I’ll say this, we are priests under YESHUA’s order of Melchizedekian priesthood, if you have not seen the message I did on this topic please view it here: https://youtu.be/RZtI7sfXDx0?si=GpYtVyHQH-TxSaoQ.
Peter and Paul both understood this:
1 Peter 2:9 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
9 “But you are a chosen people,[e] the King’s Cohanim (PRIESTHOOD),[f] a set-apart nation,[g] a people for ELOHIM to possess![h] Why? In order for you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
Romans 15:16 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“To be a servant of the Messiah YESHUA for the Gentiles, with the PRIESTLY DUTY of presenting the Good News of ELOHIM, so that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, made set-apart by the RUACH’ HA’KODESH.”
The Levites and priests operated inside the physical temple, but we are priests who operate outside of the physical temple because we are the temple filled with the RUACH HA’KODESH (1 Corinthians 3:16). The priesthood still exists, there was just a transformation of the priesthood, the same way there was a transformation of the Torah from being written on the tablets of stone to being written on our hearts!
And what was one of the duties of the priests and Levites? It was to teach the Torah!
Deuteronomy 33:8-10 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
Of Levi he said: “Let your tumim and urim be with your pious one, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you struggled at M’rivah Spring. 9 Of his father and mother he said, ‘I don’t know them’; he didn’t acknowledge his brothers or children. For he observed your word, and he kept your covenant.10 They will TEACH JACOB YOUR RULINGS, YISRA’EL YOUR TORAH. They will set incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.”
Malachi 2:7-9 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“A PRIESTS lips should safeguard knowledge, and people should SEEK TORAH FROM HIS MOUTH, because HE IS THE MESSENGER OF YAHWEH-TZVA’OT. But you turned away from the path, you caused many to fail in the Torah, you corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says YAHWEH-TZAV’OT. Therefore I have in turn made you contemptible and vile before all the people, because you did not keep MY WAYS but were partial in APPLYING THE TORAH.”
Testament of Levi 14:3-4
“For as the heaven is purer in the sight of YAHWEH than the earth, so also you should be, as the LIGHTS OF YISRA’EL, purer than all the nations. But if you are darkened through transgressions, what, therefore, WILL ALL THE NATIONS DO, WHO LIVE IN BLINDNESS? Yes, you will bring a curse upon our race, because THE LIGHT OF THE TORAH-which WAS GIVEN TO LIGHTEN EVERY MAN-you desire to destroy by TEACHING COMMANDS CONTRARY to the judgments of ELOHIM.”
Nehemiah 8:9 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“Nehemiah the governor, ‘Ezra THE PRIEST and TORAH-TEACHER and the LEVITES WHO TAUGHT THE PEOPLE said to all the people, “Today is consecrated to YAHWEH your ELOHIM; don’t be mournful, don’t weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they HEARD THE WORDS OF THE TORAH.”
Leviticus 10:8-11 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“YAHWEH said to Aaron, “Don’t drink any wine or other intoxicating liquor, neither you nor your sons with you, when you enter the tent of meeting, so that you will not die. This is to be a permanent regulation through all your generations, so that you will distinguish between the set-apart and the common, and between the unclean and the clean; and so that you will TEACH THE PEOPLE OF YISRA’EL ALL THE LAWS OF YAHWEH has told them through Moses.”
2 Chronicles 17:7-9 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“In the third year of his reign (Yehosaphat) he sent his leading men, Ben-Chayil, ‘Ovadyah, Z’kharyah, N’tan’el and Mikhayahu TO TEACH in the cities of Judah: with them were the LEVITES Sh’ma’yahu, N’tanyahu, Z’vadyahu, ‘Ash’el, Sh’miramot, Y’honatan, Adoniyahu, Tuviyahu and Tov-Adoniyah, THE LEVITES; and with them Elishama and Y’horam THE PRIESTS. THEY TAUGHT in Judah, HAVING A SCROLL OF THE TORAH OF YAHWEH with them; they circulated through all the cities of Judah, TEACHING AMONG THE PEOPLE.”
We are in the instruction of the world; and what are we to teach the world as priests in the order of YESHUA’s Melchizedekian priesthood?
Revelation 14:12 (Hebrewgospels.com)
“Here is the hope of the set-apart ones, and here are those who DO THE COMMANDMENTS OF YAHWEH, AND BELIEIVE IN YESHUA.”
As always may YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!