Joseph a type of YESHUA!

Everything in the Tanakh (The Old Testament) points to YESHUA which is why He says in John 5:39-40 (Hebrew)” Take pleasure in the writings! Wherein you think you will have everlasting life, and they are those WHICH BEAR WITNESS OF ME! But you do not take pleasure in coming to Me that you may have everlasting life.”  The scriptures all bear witness of YESHUA and I did a video on the parallels between Isaac and YESHUA which also confirms this. If you have not seen that video, you can view it here: https://youtu.be/hQ9javdMfn4

This week, I want to cover the parallels between Joseph and YESHUA and how Joseph was a type of YESHUA! All of the scriptures with (Hebrew) in parenthesis are taken from Hebrewgospels.com

Matthew 27:6-11 (Hebrew)

“Then the chief of the priests took the thirty coins and said, “It is not a worthy thing that we place them in the house of the Sanctuary, for it is the price of blood. And when they had taken counsel together they bought a field from a potter in order to bury the strangers there. And because of this, that field is called Chaqal Dema, that is, the field of the blood—until this day. And then the word from Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “And they took thirty coins of silver, which is the value wherewith the sons of Yisra’el valued Him, and they brought with them a field of a potter”—just like our Adon (Master) decreed. And YESHUA stood before Pilate—he asked Him saying, “Are you the KING OF THE YEHUDIM (Jews)?” And YESHUA said to him, “YOU ARE SAYING IT.”

Joseph and YESHUA both sold for 30 coins

Matthew 26:14-15 (Hebrew)

“Then one of His twelve talmidim (disciples) who is called Yehudah Ish-Qeriot (Judas Iscariot) went to the chief of the priests, and said to them, “What do you want to give, that I should deliver YESHUA to you? So they vowed to him THIRTY COINS OF SILVER.”

John 18:36 (Hebrew)

“YESHUA answered, “My kingdom is not from this world; if this world had been my kingdom-in truth-My servants would have resisted, that I would NOT BE SOLD to the Jews.”

Testament of Gad 2:1-3

“I confess now my iniquity, my children, that oftentimes I desired to kill him (Joseph), because I hated him from my heart. Moreover, I hated him yet more for his dreams; and I desired to lick him up from the land of the living, even as an ox licks up the grass of the field. Therefore Simeon and I SOLD him to the Ishmaelites for THIRTY PIECES OF GOLD, and ten of them were hid, and showed the twenty to our brothers.

I believe silver was intended here instead of gold, but nonetheless 30 coins were used in both transactions.

More connections with the #30

What are the other connections with the number 30?

Genesis 41:39-46 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

Verse 39-41 “So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since ELOHIM has shown you all this there is no one as discerning and wise as you---you will be in charge of my household; all my people will be ruled by what you say. Only when I rule from my throne will I be greater than you.” Verses 46-49 “Joseph was THIRTY YEARS OLD when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt; then he left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled through all the land of Egypt. During the seven years of abundance, the earth brought forth heaps of produce. He collected all the food of these seven years in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities---the food grown in the fields outside each city he stored in that city. Joseph stored grain in quantities like the sand on the seashore, so much that they stopped counting, because it was beyond measure.”

Luke 3:23 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“YESHUA was about THIRTY YEARS OLD when He began His public ministry…”

The 12th letter in the Hebrew aleph-beit is “Lamed” which is a picture of a staff and represents the number 30! Lamed means leader, teacher, guide, yoke, or bind.

So, at 30 years old Joseph became governor/leader of Egypt and guided the decisions for how to store up grain. And at 30 years old, YESHUA our Leader, Teacher, and Shepherd Who guides the flock began His public ministry.

Both hated and plotted to be killed

Genesis 37:4 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they began to hate him and reached the point where they couldn’t even talk with him in a civil manner.” Verse 18 “They spotted him in the distance, and before he arrived where they were, they had already plotted to KILL HIM.”

Matthew 12:14 (Hebrew)

“And then the Pharisees went out and held a council against Him (YESHUA)—by means they would BE ABLE TO KILL HIM.”

Matthew 27:24-25 (Hebrew)

“And when Pilate saw that he was not reaching anything, but that they still cried out, he took water and washed his hands before the people, and said, “I am he who does not know of the blood of this righteous man. Take heed for yourselves.” So all the total answered, “LET HIS BLOOD BE UPON US AND UPON OUR SONS!”

Price of Blood

Matthew 27:6 (Hebrew)

“It is not a worthy thing that we place them in the house of the Sanctuary, for it is the PRICE OF BLOOD.”

Testament of Zebulon 3:1-3

“For I had no share in his PRICE, my children. But Simeon and Gad and six other brothers took the PRICE of Joseph, and bought sandals for themselves, and their wives, and their children, saying, ‘We will not eat of it, for it is the PRICE OF OUR BROTHER’S BLOOD, but we will assuredly tread it under foot, because he said he would be king over us, and so let us see what will become of his dreams.”

Brothers and gentiles will bow!

Genesis 37:5-10 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Joseph had a dream which he told his brothers, and that made them hate him all the more. He said to them, “Listen while I tell you about this dream of mine. We were tying up bundles of wheat in the field when suddenly my bundle got up by itself and stood upright; then your bundles came, gathered around mine and PROSTRATED THEMSELVES BEFORE IT.” His brothers retorted, “Yes, you will CERTAINLY BE OUR KING. You’ll do a great job of bossing us around! And they hated him still more for his dreams and for what he said. He had another dream which he told his brothers: “Here, I had another dream, and there were the sun, the moon and eleven stars PROSTRATING THEMSELVES BEFORE ME.” He told his father too, as well as his brothers, but his father rebuked him: “What is this dream you have had? Do you really expect me, your mother and your brothers to come and prostrate ourselves before you on the ground?”

Genesis 42:6 (Complete Jewish scriptures)

“Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. Now when Joseph’s brothers came and PROSTRATED THEMSELVES BEFORE HIM TO THE GROUND.”

Genesis 41:41-45 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Pharaoh said to Joseph, “here, I place you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, had him clothed in fine linen with a gold chain around his neck and had him ride in his second best chariot; and they cried before him. “BOW DOWN!”

Just as Joseph’s brothers and the Egyptians bowed down to him, so shall it be with YESHUA our King as that His brothers and the world will bow down before Him.”

Philippians 2:9-11 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Therefore ELOHIM raised Him to the highest place and gave Him the Name above every name; that in honor of the Name given YESHUA, EVERY KNEE WILL BOW—in heaven, on earth and under the earth---and every TONGUE will acknowledge that YESHUA the Messiah is MASTER to the esteem of ELOHIM the Father.”

Zechariah 14:16-19

“Finally, everyone remaining from all the nations that came to attack Jerusalem will go up every year to worship the King, YAHWEH-TSVA’OT, and to keep the Festival of Sukkot. If any of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the king, YAHWEH-TSVA’OT, no rain will fall on them. If the family of EGYPT doesn’t go up, if they refuse to come, they will have no annual overflow from the Nile; moreover, there will be the plague with which YAHWEH will strike the nations that don’t go up to keep the festival of Sukkot. This will be EGYPT’S punishment and the punishment OF ALL THE NATIONS that don’t go up to keep the festival of Sukkot.”

King

Testament of Zebulon 3:3

“But we will assuredly tread it under foot, because he said he would be KING OVER US, and so let us see what will become of his dreams.”

Matthew 27:11 (Hebrew)

“And YESHUA stood before Pilate—he asked Him saying, “Are you the KING OF THE YEHUDIM (Jews)? And YESHUA said to Him, “YOU ARE SAYING IT.”

Jospeh proclaimed that he would be a ruler over them, and his brothers sarcastically said in Genesis 37 “Yes, you will CERTAINLY BE OUR KING.” And here YESHUA is making that same proclamation which was also rejected! When YESHUA says “You are saying it”, He is confirming what is being asked of Him. An example of this is found in:

Matthew 26:24-25 (Hebrew)

“And a man who walks with me will betray the Son of ELOAH (God), as it was prophesied of him. Woe to him!—To the man by whom the Son of the virgin will be betrayed: It would have been a good thing for him if he had not been born.” Then that man (Yehudah (Judas) who delivered him) answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” So YESHUA answered and said to him, “YOU ARE SAYING IT.”

Matthew 26:63-65 (Hebrew)

“So the chief of the priests said to Him, “I adjure you by the living EL that you tell us whether you are the Mashiach (The Messiah), The Son of the living EL.” Then YESHUA said unto him, “YOU ARE SAYING IT. Truly I say to you that you will ALSO see the Son of the virgin sitting to the right side of EL, and coming with the clouds of the heavens.” Then the chief of the priests rent his garment and said, “This man speaks blasphemy!”

The high-priest knew exactly what YESHUA was saying which is why he tore his clothes and accused YESHUA of blasphemy for saying He was EL. YESHUA confirmed that He is the Messiah the Son of the living YAHWEH, then He further went on to solidify His statement by saying, “You will ALSO see the Son of the virgin sitting on the right side of EL, and coming with the clouds of the heavens.” So going back to Pilate’s question we can see that YESHUA was confirming this truth.

Matthew 27:11 (Hebrew)

“And YESHUA stood before Pilate—he asked Him saying, “Are you the KING OF THE YEHUDIM (Jews)? And YESHUA said to Him, “YOU ARE SAYING IT.”

Matthew 27:11 (Amplified Scriptures)

“Now YESHUA stood before Pilate the governor, and the governor asked Him, “Are you the King of the Jews? {IN AFFIRMATION} YESHUA said to him, “IT IS AS YOU SAY.”

Other confirmation of this in:

John 19:19-21 (Hebrew)

“(Now Pilate wrote a saying, and put it on the warp and woof (execution-stake). And this was its language: YESHUA of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.) So many of the JEWS read this writing, for that place where YESHUA was hanged is near the city. And it was written in Hebrew and Greek and Latin language. So the rulers of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The KING OF THE JEWS,’ BUT THAT HE WAS SAYING THAT HE IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

We can clearly see that YESHUA was not denying Who He was because the Jews said that they didn’t claim Him as King but that “He was saying that He is the King of the Jews.”

John 1:49 (Hebrew)

“Netanel answered Him and said, “Rabbi, You are the Son of ELOAH-YOU ARE THE KING OF YISRA’EL!” YESHUA answered and said to him, “Are you able to BELIEVE because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will still see greater things than this.” And He said to him, “In truth I say to you that you will see the heavens opened, and the messengers of ELOHIM ascending and descending because of the Son of man.”

2 Kings 9:12-13 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“They said, “You’re being evasive. Come on, tell us the truth.” Then he (Yehu) said, “This is exactly what he said to me and how he said it: ‘Here is what YAHWEH says: “I have anointed you KING OVER YISRA’EL.” At this, they hurried each one to take his cloak AND PUT IT UNDER YEHU at the top of the stairs. Then they blew the shofar and proclaimed, “YEHU IS KING!”

2 Kings 9:13 (Amplified Scriptures)

“Then they hastily took every man HIS GARMENT AND PUT IT [FOR A CUSHION] UNDER YEHU…”

The same way they CUSHIONED the ground for the king Yehu is the same thing the people did for YESHUA recognizing who He was!

Matthew 21:8 (Hebrew)

“And they brought the female donkey and the foal, AND THEY LAID THEIR GARMENTS ON THE ROAD. AND OTHERS CUT OFF BRANCHES FROM TREES AND SOFTENED THE ROAD WITH THEM.”

Mark 11:8-10 (Hebrew)

“Then many people STRIPPED OFF THEIR GARMENTS IN THE WAY, and other people were cutting off branches from the trees and SOFTENED THE ROAD. And those who were walking before Him, and those who were following after Him cried out, and said, “Hoshi’einu blessed Savior! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of YAHWEH AND blessed KING WHO IS A SAVIOR FROM THE HEAVENS!”

Luke 1:31-33 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Look! You will become pregnant, you will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him YESHUA. He will be great, He will be called Son of Ha’Elyon (The Highest). YAHWEH, ELOHIM, will give Him the THRONE of His forefather David; and He will RULE the House of Jacob FOREVER---there will be no end to His Kingdom.”

Given over to gentiles

Genesis 37:28 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“So when the Midianite merchants, passed by, they drew and lifted Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for a half a pound of silver shekels to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph on to Egypt.”

Matthew 20:18-19

“See! We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of EL will be delivered into the hands of the chiefs of the priests and wise ones of the law, and they will sentence Him to death, and will DELIVER HIM TO THE GENTILES.”

Brothers didn’t recognize them

Genesis 42:8 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“So Joseph recognized his brothers, but THEY DIDN’T RECOGNIZE HIM.”

Joseph’s brothers did not recognize him, the same way YESHUA’ brothers did not recognize Him as the promised Messiah and handed Him over to be crucified.”

Isaiah 53:1-8 (Aramaic)

“Who has believed our report? And to whom is the arm of YAHWEH revealed? For He grew up before Him like an infant and like a root out of the dry ground; He had no form nor comeliness; and we saw that He had no beauty, WE DENIED HIM. He is despised and humbled of men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and we turned our faces away from Him; we despised Him and we esteemed Him not.” Verse 8 “He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who can describe His anguish? For He was cut off out of the land of the living; and some of the EVIL MEN OF MY PEOPLE STRUCK HIM.”

Both saved others

Genesis 45:5-8

“But don’t be sad that you sold me into slavery here or angry at yourselves, because it was ELOHIM who SENT ME AHEAD OF YOU TO PRESERVE LIFE. The famine has been over the land for the last two years, and for yet another five years there will be neither plowing nor harvest. ELOHIM sent me ahead of you to ensure that you will have descendants on earth and TO SAVE YOUR LIVES IN A GREAT DELIVERANCE. So it was not you who sent me here, but ELOHIM.”

Matthew 27:42 (Hebrew)

“And like these words, the high priest and the scribes and the wise ones and all the aged ones spoke unto Him—mocking about Him, and saying, “HE SAVES OTHERS, but is He not able to save Himself? If You are King of Yisra’el—come down from the warp and woof (execution-stake), that we may see it and believe you.”

Isaiah 53:5-6

“But He was slain for OUR SINS, He was afflicted for our INIQUITIES; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have strayed; we have turned every one to his own way; and YAHWEH has laid upon Him the iniquities of us ALL.”

Joseph saved his brothers and the world from a physical famine, and YESHUA saved the world’s souls from a spiritual famine by dying for our iniquities, because we were all dead men walking in our transgressions!

2 Corinthians 5:14 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“For the Messiah’s love has hold of us, because we are convinced that one Man DIED ON BEHALF OF ALL MANKIND (which implies that ALL MANKIND WAS ALREADY DEAD), and that He died on behalf of all in order that those who live should not live any longer for themselves but for the One who on their behalf died and was raised.”

1 John 4:9-10 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Here is how ELOHIM showed His love among us: ELOHIM sent His only Son into the world, so that through Him we MIGHT HAVE LIFE. Here is what love is: not that we have loved ELOHIM, but that He loved us and SENT HIS SON to be the atonement for our iniquities.”

Forgave those who hated them

Genesis 50:15-21 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “Joseph may hate us now and pay us back in full for all the SUFFERING WE CAUSED HIM.” So they sent a message to Joseph which said, “Your father gave this order before he died: ‘Say to you Joseph, “I beg you now, please FORGIVE YOUR BROTHERS’ CRIME AND WICKEDNESS IN DOING YOU HARM.” So now, we beg of you, forgive the crime of the servants of the ELOHIM of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him; and his brothers too came, prostrated themselves before him and said, “Here, we are your slaves.” But Jospeh said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Am I in the place of ELOHIM? You meant to do me harm, but ELOHIM meant it for good---so that it could come about as it is today, with many people’s lives being saved. So don’t be afraid---I will provide for you and your little ones.” In this way he comforted them, speaking kindly to them.”

Luke 23:33-34 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“When they came to the place called the Skull, they nailed Him to a stake; and they nailed the criminals to stakes, one on the right and one on the left. YESHUA said. “Father, FORGIVE THEM; THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING.”

Joseph’s brothers caused him much suffering though they did not understand what they were doing and were forgiven and in the process many lives were saved, just as YESHUA’s brothers caused Him much suffering and they did not know what they were doing yet He forgave them and through His blood many lives are saved for those who profess YESHUA as their Savior and live for Him!

As always may YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

Kiss the SON!

This is a very interesting verse that has more meaning than it seems on the surface, so let’s examine what this verse means.

Psalms 2:12 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Kiss the SON, lest He be angry, and you perish along the way, when suddenly His anger blazes. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him.”

Psalms 2:12 (Aramaic)

“Kiss the SON, lest He be angry, and you perish from His way while His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.”

Kiss The Son:

1 Samuel 10:1 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Then Samuel took a flask of oil he had prepared and poured it on Saul’s head. He KISSED HIM and said, “YAHWEH has ANOINTED YOU to be prince (king) over his inheritance.”

Psalms 45:7 (Aramaic)

“You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore EL (YESHUA), Your EL (YAHWEH), has ANOINTED YOU with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”

When Samuel anointed Saul as king he kissed him, which is a sign of reverence, respect, and honor to him as ruler. Likewise, YAHWEH has anointed YESHUA as KING AND PRIEST; therefore, we must kiss the Son YESHUA to show reverence, respect, and honor to the Melech ha’Melechim (The King of kings)!

The etymology for the word “kiss” is “Nashaq” pronounced (naw-shak’) and is Strong’s H5401 which means “through the idea of fastening up; to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also as a mode of attachment), to EQUIP WITH WEAPONS:- armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.”

The peshat (the literal meaning) is to kiss the Son YESHUA as our King/Priest and the remez (the hint to a deeper spiritual meaning) is to equip ourselves to fight for YESHUA! What are the weapons that we should be equipping ourselves with?

Ephesians 6:10-18 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Finally, grow powerful in union with the Master, in union with His mighty strength! Use all the ARMOR AND WEAPONRY THAT ELOHIM PROVIDES, so that you will be able to stand against the deceptive tactics of the Adversary. For we are not struggling against human beings, but against rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers governing this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm. So take up every peace of WAR EQUIPMENT ELOHIM PROVIDES; so that when the evil day comes you will be able to resist; and when the battle is won, you will still be standing. Therefore, stand! Have the belt of truth buckled around your waist, put on righteousness for a breastplate, and wear on your feet the readiness that comes from the GOOD NEWS OF SHALOM. Always carry the shield of trust, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the Evil One. And take the helmet of deliverance, along with the sword given by the Spirit, that is the Word of ELOHIM; as you pray at all times, with all kinds of prayers and requests, in the Spirit, vigilantly and persistently, for all ELOHIM’s people.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“For although we do live in the world, we do not WAGE WAR IN A WORLDLY WAY; because the WEAPONS we use to WAGE WAR ARE NOT WORLDY. On the contrary, they have ELOHIM’s power for DEMOLISHING STRONGHOLDS. We demolish arguments and every arrogance that raises itself up against the knowledge of ELOHIM; we take every thought captive and make it obey the Messiah.”

Ephesians 4:7-13 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Each one of us, however, has been given mercy to be measured by the Messiah’s bounty. This is why it says, “After He went up into the heights, He led captivity captive and He gave gifts to mankind.” Now this phrase, “He went up,” what can it mean if not that He first went down into the lower parts, that is, the earth? The One who went down is Himself the One who also went up, for above all of heaven, in order to fill all things. Furthermore, He gave some people as emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers. Their task is to equip ELOHIM’s people for the work of service that builds the body of the Messiah, until we all arrive at the unity implied by trusting and knowing the Son of ELOHIM, at full manhood, at the standard of maturity set by the Messiah’s perfection.”

Matthew 24:14 (Hebrew)

“And then the GOOD NEWS, will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all the peoples, and then will the end come.”

1 Corinthians 12:4-12 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Now there are different kinds of gifts, but the Same Spirit gives them. Also there are different ways of serving, but it is the same Master being served. And there are different modes of working, but it is the same ELOHIM working them all in everyone. Moreover, to each person is given the particular manifestation of the Spirit that will be for the common good. To one, through the Spirit, is given a word of wisdom; to another, a word of knowledge, in accordance with the same Spirit; to another, faith, by the same Spirit; and to another, gifts of healing, by the one Spirit; to another, the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another, the ability to judge between spirits; to another, the ability to speak in different kinds of tongues; and to yet another, the ability to interpret tongues. One and the same Spirit is at work in all these things, distributing to each person as He chooses. For just as the body is one but has many parts; and all the parts of the body, though many, constitute one body; so it is with the Messiah. For it was by one Spirit that we are all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free; and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”

This is how we go to war and fight for YESHUA by equipping ourselves and others with the truth of Torah and the Good News to strengthen the Body of Messiah so they can operate within the gift that He has given each of us, and praying for others knowing this is a spiritual and not a physical battle. By doing these things you are a soldier in the army of YAHWEH!

2 Timothy 2:3 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Accept your share in suffering disgrace as a GOOD SOLDIER OF THE MESSIAH YESHUA.”

Lest He be angry, and you perish along the way, when suddenly His anger blazes

It is better to commit your life as a sold-out disciple and solider of YESHUA and serve Him by your own free will, because when it is all said and done every knee will have to bow before Him regardless! You might as well do it now while you can and walk in His mercies versus waiting for His wrath to be kindled upon you!

Philippians 2:9-11 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Therefore ELOHIM raised Him to the highest place and gave Him the Name above every name; that in honor of the Name given YESHUA, EVERY KNEE WILL BOW—in heaven, on earth and under the earth---and every TONGUE will acknowledge that YESHUA the Messiah is MASTER to the esteem of ELOHIM the Father.”

Paul tells us that at the end, EVERY TONGUE will confess that YESHUA THE MESSIAH IS MASTER! Which is why we plead with humanity to do it while there is an opportunity to do so!

Romans 10:9 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“That if you acknowledge publicly with your MOUTH that YESHUA IS MASTER and trust in your heart that ELOHIM raised Him from the dead, you will be delivered.”

The consequences for rejecting YESHUA’s free gift of atonement for you, not accepting YESHUA as the Messiah, EL the Son, The Creator dying for His creation is this:

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“And to give rest along with us to you who are being troubled, when the Master YESHUA is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a fiery flame. Then He will punish those who don’t KNOW ELOHIM, that is, those who DON’T LISTEN to the GOOD NEWS of our Master YESHUA and obey it. They will suffer the just penalty of ETERNAL DESTRUCTION, far away from the face of the Master and the esteem of His might.”

(CJB) How blessed are all who take refuge in Him. (Aramaic) Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him

Revelation 14:12 (Hebrew)

“Here is the hope of the set-apart ones, and here are those who DO THE COMMANDMENTS OF YAHWEH,AND BELIEVE IN YESHUA.”

Psalms 17:7 (Aramaic)

“Make Your SET-APART ONE (YESHUA) a wonder and a Savior to those WHO TRUST; but let Him prevail against those that rise up against Your right hand.”

John 16:33 (Hebrew)

“These things I speak to you, in order that you may have shalom (peace) in ME ALONE—for you will have distress in the world; but TRUST IN ME, for I, I have conquered the world.”

Will you kiss the Son YESHUA our King? Will you bow down and worship Him? Will you stand and fight for Him with the spiritual weapons ELOHIM has equipped you with? Will you stand and endure until the end? Will you trust in Him? If you said “YES” you made the best decision ever!

As always may YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

Good News proclaimed in Wilderness? Hebrews 4 explained!

Hebrews 4 has many physical and spiritual layers contained within it that we will examine such as the Good News, The Shabbat, and eternal life!

Hebrews 4:1-11 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Therefore, let us be terrified of the possibility that, even though the promise of entering His rest remains, any one of you might be judged to have fallen short of it; for GOOD NEWS has been proclaimed to us, just as it was to them. But the message they heard didn’t do them any good, because those who heard it did not combine it with trust. For it was we who have trusted who enter the rest. It is just as He said, “And in My anger, I swore that they would not enter My rest.” He swore this even though His works have been in existence since the founding of the universe. For there is a place where it is said, concerning the seventh day, “And ELOHIM rested on the seventh day from all His works.” And once more, our present text says, “They will not enter My rest.” Therefore since it still remains for some to enter it, and those who received the Good News earlier did not enter, He again fixes a certain day, “Today,” saying through David, so long afterwards, in the text already given, “Today, if you hear ELOHIM’s voice, don’t harden your hearts.” For if Joshua had given them rest, ELOHIM would not have spoken later of another “day.” So THERE REMAINS A SHABBAT-KEEPING for ELOHIM’s people. For the one who has entered ELOHIM’s rest has also rested from His own works, as ELOHIM did from His. Therefore, let us do our best to enter that rest; so that no one will fall short because of the same kind of disobedience.”

Verse 2:

“For GOOD NEWS has also been proclaimed to us, just AS IT WAS TO THEM.”

The Orthodox Jewish Scriptures says “For indeed we have had Besuras Ha Ge’ulah preached to us, just as they did also…”

HebrewforChristians.com says Besorah Ha Ge’ulah means “Tidings of Redemption” and the four “gospels” which begin with “Ha BESORAH ‘al-pi’ which means “The Tidings according to the title of the author.” An example would be “The Tidings according to Matthew” because he wrote a version of the Good News according to what he witnessed.

So, in the Peshat (the literal meaning of the scripture): The “Good News” is that YAHWEH was bringing the Israelites into the promised land as He had sworn to our ancestors.

Genesis 15:7-14 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Then He said to him, “I am YAHWEH, who brought you out from Ur-Kasdim to give you this land as your possession.” He replied, “YAHWEH, ELOHIM, how am I to know that I will possess it?” He answered him, “Bring me a three-year old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year old ram, a dove and a young pigeon.” He brought him all these, cut the animals in two and placed the pieces opposite each other; but he didn’t cut the birds in half. Birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. As the sun was about to set, a deep sleep fell on Abram; horror and great darkness came over him. YAHWEH said to Abram, “Know this for certain: your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs. They will be slaves and held in oppression there four hundred years. But I will also judge that nation, the one that makes them slaves. Afterwards, they will leave with many possessions. As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. Only in the fourth generation will your descendants COME BACK HERE, because only then will the Amorites be ripe for punishment.”

Exodus 3:17 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“And I have said that I will lead you up out of the misery of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites to a LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY.”

Deuteronomy 6:10-12 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“When YAHWEH your ELOHIM has brought you into the LAND HE SWORE TO YOUR ANCESTORS Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that He would give you---cities great and prosperous, which you didn’t build; houses full of all sorts of good things, which you didn’t fill; water cisterns dug out, which you didn’t dig; vineyards and olive trees, which you didn’t plant…”

The Remez (The hint to a deeper spiritual meaning): The Good News is YESHUA because He was proclaimed to them, just as He is with us today because YESHUA was there amongst them! This is how Moses knew to accept the persecution for YESHUA!

Hebrews 11:24-26 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“By trusting, Moses, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose being mistreated along with ELOHIM’s people rather than enjoying the passing pleasures of iniquity. He had come to regard ABUSE SUFFERED ON BEHALF OF THE MESSIAH as greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes fixed on the reward.”

Yes, YESHUA was there the entire time as Paul also tells us in:

1 Corinthians 10:1-4 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“For, brothers, I don’t want you to miss the significance of what happened to our fathers. All of them were guided by the pillar of cloud, and they all passed through the sea, and in connection with the cloud and with the sea they all immersed themselves into Moses, and they all ate the same food from the Spirit, and they all drank the same drink from the Spirit---for they drank from a Spirit-sent Rock which followed them, and THAT ROCK WAS THE MESSIAH.”

1 Peter 1:18-20 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“Since you know that neither with perishable silver nor with gold you were redeemed from your vain doings which you had by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of that Lamb, in which is not spot nor blemish, namely the MESSIAH: WHO WAS KNOWN BEFOREHAND TO THIS, BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WORLD, and was manifested at the termination of the times for your sakes; Who, by means of Him, have believed in ELOHIM who raised Him from the dead and conferred esteem on Him; that your faith and hope might be in ELOHIM.”

Revelation 14:6 (Hebrew)

“Then I saw a messenger fly in the midst of the heavens, and he had ONE GOOD NEWS to make known to those who dwell on the earth, and to all the peoples and the nations.”

The footnote for “Good News” says or “ONE GOSPEL.”

What is the definition of Gospel? According to Oxford languages is “The TEACHING OR REVELATION OF MESSIAH.”

Revelation 14:6 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And I saw another Messenger flying in heaven; and with blood, he had the EVERLASTING GOOD NEWS TO PROCLAIM to dwellers on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people…”

Revelation 14:6 (Amplified Bible)

“Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven, with an ETERNAL GOSPEL TO PREACH to the inhabitants of the earth, to every nation tribe and language and people…”

The words eternal and everlasting are interchangeable, and we know eternal means lasting or existing forever, and we see that the Good News of YESHUA is eternal and was known even in the wilderness! But what about Abraham? Abraham knew as well because He saw YESHUA!

John 8:56-59 (Hebrew)

“Abraham your father desired to see My day, and HE SAW IT, AND REJOICED.” The Jews said unto Him, “You do not even have fifty years of age yet, and has Abraham seen You?” So, YESHUA said to them, “Truth I say to you that before Abraham existed I, I AM! Then they brought stones to cast them on Him; but YESHUA hid Himself and went out of the Sanctuary.”

I have done a message on Abraham seeing YESHUA and I’ll include the link here and the description box: https://youtu.be/xm60orkG7WE

“But the message they heard didn’t do them any good, because those who heard it did not combine it with trust.”

It takes more than just hearing a message, it also requires obedience and trusting what is heard. Shema in Hebrew means to “HEAR AND OBEY!”

Revelation 14:12 (Hebrew)

“Here is the hope of the set-apart ones, and here are those who DO THE COMMANDMENTS OF YAHWEH, AND BELIEVE IN YESHUA.”

Jude 1:4-5 (Hebrew)

“For some sons of man came in among them—of those who were already written up (recorded) for this condemnation—and they were wicked ones, and invalidated the steadfast-love of YAHWEH in arrogance, and they did NOT BELIEVE in YAHWEH AND HIS MESSIAH. But I want to make you known, that He who brought His people out of Egypt, killed those who DID NOT BELIEVE, TWO TIMES.”

So again, we have more witnesses that our ancestors in the Old Testament knew about YAHWEH and YESHUA but chose not to believe. And verse five gives us the context of the Old Testament by referring to “they” meaning those who YAHWEH and YESHUA brought out of Egypt but they did not believe and were killed by Him twice for it.

Verse 3

“For it is we who have trusted who ENTER THE REST. And in My anger, I swore that they would not enter My rest.”

Peshat (The literal meaning): Those who trusted and obeyed YAHWEH and YESHUA entered the physical land of Canaan as He promised! While the disobedient did not!

Numbers 14:20-24 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“YAHWEH answered, “I have forgiven, as you have asked. But as sure as I live, and that the whole earth is filled with the esteem of YAHWEH, none of these people who saw My esteem and the signs I did in Egypt and in the desert, yet tested Me these ten times, and did not listen to My voice, will see the land I swore to their ancestors! None of those who treated Me with contempt will see it. But my servant Caleb because he had a different Spirit with him and has fully followed Me—him I will bring into the land he entered, and it will belong to his descendants.”

Psalms 95:8-11 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“If only today you would listen to His voice: “Don’t harden your hearts, as you did at Meribah, as you did on that day at Massa in the desert, when your fathers put Me to the test; they challenged Me, even though they saw My work. For forty years I loathed that generation; I said, ‘This is a people whose hearts go astray, they DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW I DO THINGS.’ Therefore I swore in My anger that they would not enter my rest.”

We know that Joshua, Caleb and their descendants, and the children of the rebellious parents who said that their children would be prey in the wilderness entered into the promised land.

Remez (The hint to a deeper spiritual meaning): Those of us who trust and obey YAHWEH and YESHUA will enter into the promised land.

2 Peter 3:11-13 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“As therefore all these things are to be dissolved; what persons should you be, in Set Apart CONDUCT AND IN THE FEAR OF ELOHIM, expecting and desiring the coming of the day of ELOHIM in which the heavens being tried by fire will be dissolved and the elements being ignited will melt? But we, according to His promise, expect NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH IN WHICH RIGHTEOUSNESS DWELLS.”

The righteous will possess the land while the unrighteous/disobedient will not, because only righteousness will dwell in the Kingdom to come.

End of verse 3 and 4

” He swore this even though His works have been in existence since the founding of the universe. For there is a place where it is said, concerning the seventh day, “And ELOHIM rested on the seventh day from all His works.”

Jubilees 2:30

“On this WE (ELOHIM and angels) GUARDED THE SHABBAT IN THE HEAVENS before it was made known to any flesh to guard Shabbat on the earth.”

Genesis 2:2-3 (Samaritan)

“And in the sixth day ELOHIM completed His work which He had done. And He RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY from all His work which He had done. And ELOHIM blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which ELOHIM had created to do.”

Verse 5-7

The writer of Hebrews is reiterating and stressing his previous points about rebellion and not entering the promised land.

Verse 8

“For if Joshua had given them rest, ELOHIM would not have spoken later of another “day.”

Joshua in Hebrew is “Yehoshua”, and it means “YAHWEH is Salvation” just as YESHUA the shortened form means “YAHWEH is Salvation.” The Peshat (The literal meaning) is that Joshua brought the Israelites into the promised land:

Joshua 1:1-3 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“After the death of Moses the servant of YAHWEH, YAHWEH said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, Moses my servant is dead. So now, get up and cross over the Jordan, you and all the people, to the LAND I AM GIVING THEM, the people of Yisra’el. I am giving you every place you will step on with the sole of your foot, as I said to Moses.”

Deuteronomy 28:13-14

 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“YAHWEH will make you the head and not the tail; and you will BE ONLY ABOVE, NEVER BELOW---if you listen to observe and obey the commandments of YAHWEH your ELOHIM and not turn away from any of the words I am ordering you today, neither to the right nor the left, to follow after other elohim and serve them.”

The remez (the hint to a deeper spiritual meaning): The same way Joshua brought the children of Yisra’el into the promised land is the same way YESHUA brings us into the promised land when He comes back to reign:

Daniel 7:13-27 (Aramaic)

“I saw in the night visions, and behold one like the SON OF MAN (YESHUA) came upon the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days (YAHWEH), and they brought Him. And there was given to Him DOMINION and esteem and a KINGDOM, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him; His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom is one that shall not be destroyed.” Verse 27 “And the dominions and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven shall BE GIVEN TO THE SET-APART PEOPLE OF THE MOST HIGH, whose kingdom is an EVERLASTING KINGDOM, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.”

Revelation 2:26 (Hebrew)

“And whosoever overcomes, I will GIVE NATIONS AS HIS INHERITANCE, and he will lead them with a rod of iron, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.”

Verse 9

” So THERE REMAINS A SHABBAT-KEEPING for ELOHIM’s people.”

Hebrews 4:9 (Aramaic)

“It is therefore the DUTY OF THE PEOPLE OF ELOHIM TO KEEP THE SHABBAT.”

In the peshat (the literal meaning) means that we must enter a literal physical rest on the 7th Day Shabbat

The Remez (the hint to a deeper spiritual meaning) means we keep the literal 7th Day Shabbat as we wait to enter to the everlasting rest (Shabbat) when YESHUA comes back to reign!

2 Peter 3:8

“Moreover, dear friends, do not ignore this: with YAHWEH, ONE DAY IS LIKE A THOUSAND YEARS AND A THOUSAND YEARS LIKE ONE DAY.”

So based off the creation week in Genesis 1, each day represents a thousand years, so after 6,000 years of humanity YESHUA will return being that ELOHIM created all things and finished it all on the 6th day and rested on the 7th day! Being that each age is divided up into 2,000 years it makes sense, because from the time of creation to Abraham was 2,000 years, from Abraham to YESHUA was 2,000 years, and the age we are currently in from YESHUA until the end of this age is 2,000 years and would mark a total of 6,000 years. The other view is 7,000 years of humanity and then the rest, either way the text is pointing to a literal rest and an eternal rest to come.

“For the one who has entered ELOHIM’s rest has also rested from His own works, as ELOHIM did from His.”

Genesis 2:2-3 (Samaritan)

“And in the sixth day ELOHIM completed His work which He had done. And He RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY from all His work which He had done. And ELOHIM blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which ELOHIM had created to do.”

YAHWEH showed us how to enter to His rest just as He did from His own by giving twice as much manna on the 6TH Day because they would not find it in the field on the 7th Day! He was showing His children how important His Shabbat is and how to enter His rest, to prepare us for the spiritual one to come.

Exodus 16:26-27 (Aramaic)

“Six days you shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the Shabbat, in it there shall be none. And it came to pass that there went out some of the people on the seventh day to gather, and they found none. And YAHWEH said to Moses, how long will you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws? See, YAHWEH has given you the Shabbat, therefore He gives you on the sixth day BREAD FOR TWO DAYS…”

Verse 11

“Therefore, let us do our best to enter that rest; so that none will fall short because of the same kind of disobedience.”

The choice is yours to obey or disobey! We see that Hebrews 4 is not an exhortation to break the Shabbat Day and do what we want, rather, it has a physical and spiritual component and gives us the complete picture.

Romans 2:13 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“For it is not merely the hearers of Torah whom ELOHIM considers righteous; rather, it is THE DOERS OF WHAT TORAH SAYS WHO WILL BE MADE RIGHTEOUS IN ELOHIM’s SIGHT.”

James 1:22 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Don’t deceive yourselves by only HEARING what the Word says, BUT DO IT!”

Luke 11:28 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“But He (YESHUA) said, “Far more blessed are those who HEAR THE WORD OF ELOHIM AND OBEY IT!”

Revelation 14:12 (Hebrew)

“Here is the hope of the set-apart ones, and here are those who DO THE COMMANDMENTS OF YAHWEH, AND BELIEVE IN YESHUA.”

As always may YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name! Shalom!

Where is the LAW/TORAH today?

I have been stating for a while that YAHWEH has His children returning back to the ancient paths of worship and a big part of that is the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient writings. In the message we will discuss the phases of the eternal Torah/Law and why it still applies for ALL believers today! The conclusion of this message is one that Christians need to hear and truly meditate on!

The Dead Sea Scrolls version of the scriptures lists the Book of 1 Enoch with the Prophets, which means that the righteous Zadok Priests, Levites, and proselytes who converted to “The Way” knew this book was inspired and canon. What does Enoch tell us about the Torah?

Enoch 99:2

“Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, and TRANSGRESS THE ETERNAL LAW, and transform themselves into what they were not; into sinners. They shall be trodden under foot upon the earth.”

What does eternal mean? Lasting OR EXISTING FOREVER; WITHOUT END OR BEGINNING!

Notice that Enoch says that those who transgress the eternal law turn themselves into sinners/transgressors! This matches exactly what John the disciple of YESHUA said, because there is only one way to transgress against ELOHIM and that is against His laws!

1 John 3:4 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Everyone who keeps sinning is VIOLATING TORAH---INDEED, SIN IS VIOLATION OF THE TORAH.”

And why did YESHUA die?

Titus 2:14 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“He (YESHUA) gave Himself up on our behalf in order to free us from ALL VIOLATION OF TORAH and purify for Himself a people who would be His own, eager to do good.”

So, as I always say, “YESHUA came to die because we broke the law, how do we go on continuing to break the law when that is the reason why He died?” Enoch’s words are a prophetic warning for those who want to continue in their lawless deeds when it contradicts the law being eternal.

Enoch 108:1-3

“Another book which Enoch wrote for his son Methuselah and for those who will come after him, AND KEEP THE TORAH IN THE LAST DAYS. You who have done good shall wait until an end is made of those who work evil; and an end of the might of the transgressors . And wait indeed until SIN/INIQUITY (1 John 3:4) has passed away, for their names shall be blotted out of the book of life and out of the set-apart books, and their seed shall be destroyed forever, and their beings shall be slain, and they shall cry and make lamentation in a place that is a chaotic wilderness, and in the fire shall they burn; for there is no earth there.”

So being that the Torah is eternal, this means that Abraham obeyed the commandments, but what form of the Torah was it? Many will point to Galatians as proof that Abraham did not keep the commandments because of what Paul wrote.

Galatians 3:17-19 (Aramaic)

“And this I say, that the covenant which was previously confirmed of ELOHIM in Messiah cannot be repudiated (rejected) and the promise nullified by the law which came four hundred and thirty years later. For if the inheritance is by the law, then it would not be as the fulfillment of promise; but ELOHIM gave it to Abraham by promise. Then what is the use of the law? It was added because of TRANSGRESSION, till the coming of the heir to whom the promise was made; and the law as given by angels by the hand of a mediator.”

So, the belief is that the Torah came 430 years later and that Abraham did not keep any commandments, is this true? No, because we see Abraham obeying the commandments of the Torah BEFORE the 10 commandments were given on Mount Sinai.

Phase 1

2 Baruch 57:1-2

“And after these, you saw bright waters; they are the springs of Abraham, also his generations and the advent of his son and of his son’s son and of those who are like them. Because at that time, the UNWRITTEN TORAH WAS NAMED AMONG THEM, THE WORKS OF THE COMMANDMENTS WERE THEN FULFILLED, and the belief in a future judgment was then born, and the hope for a world that will be renewed was then built, and the promise of the life that is coming after this planted.”

What Paul is saying is that the Torah was in an unwritten form during the days of Abraham, but it was not written in stone until 430 years later on Mount Sinai. Some examples of the Torah being eternal and obeyed by Abraham are as follows:

Genesis 26:5 (Samaritan)

“Because Abraham your father obeyed My voice and kept My CHARGE, MY COMMANDMENTS, MY STATUTES AND MY LAWS.”

The etymology for the word law here is H8451 which is “TORAH”.

Sirach 44:19

“Abraham was a great father of many people: in esteem was there none like him; WHO KEPT THE LAW OF ELYON (EL MOST HIGH) and WAS IN COVENANT WITH HIM: He established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was tested, he was found faithful.”

Covenant of Damascus 3:1-4

“Abraham did not walk in it (lust), and he was accounted a friend of ELOHIM BECAUSE HE KEPT THE COMMANDMENTS OF ELOHIM and did not choose his own will. And HE HANDED THEM DOWN TO ISAAC AND JACOB, WHO KEPT THEM, and were recorded as friends of ELOHIM and party to the Covenant.”

Genesis 18:19

“For I have made Myself known to him, so that he will give orders to his children and to his household after him to KEEP THE WAY (Psalms 119:1) of YAHWEH and to do what is right and just, so that YAHWEH may bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.”

And that is exactly what Abraham did!

Jubilees 20:1-3

“And in the forty-second jubilee, in the first year of the seventh week, Abraham called ISHAMEL,, AND HIS TWELVE SONS, ISAAC AND HIS TWO SONS, AND THE SIX SONS OF QETURAH, AND THEIR SONS. And he commanded them that they should GUARD THE WAY OF YAHWEH (PSALMS 119:1), and that they should work RIGHTEOUSNESS (Deuteronomy 6:25), and each love his neighbor, and act in this way among all men; that they should each walk this way with regard to them as to do judgment and righteousness on the earth. That they should circumcise their sons, according to the covenant which He (YAHWEH) had made with them, and not deviate to the right hand or the left of all the paths which YAHWEH had commanded us.”

Jubilees 22:1

“And it happened in the first week in the forty-fourth jubilee, in the second year, that is, the year in which Abraham died, that ISAAC AND ISHMAEL came from the Well of the Oath to CELEBRATE SHAVUOT, that is, the Feast of the first-fruits of the harvest to Abraham, their father, and Abraham rejoiced because his two sons had come.”

So Abraham taught the unwritten Torah to all of his children and their sons. Why was the written form of the Torah added 430 years later? Because of transgressions and the people needed a visible remember to obey it, unlike Abraham who not only had great trust in YAHWEH to leave his own country and his father’s household to go to a place that He would show him, to offer up his son Isaac, but also to obey the Torah without having to see it written on stone.

Jubilees 6:17-18

“For this reason it is ordained and written on the heavenly tablets, that they should celebrate the FEAST OF SHAVUOT in this month once a year, to renew the covenant every year. And this whole Feast was CELEBRATED IN HEAVEN (ETERNAL) from the day of creation until the days of Noah: twenty-six Jubilees and five weeks of years. And Noah and his sons guarded it for seven jubilees and one week of years, until the day of Noah’s death. And from the day of Noah’s death HIS SONS DID AWAY WITH IT, until the days of Abraham, AND THEY ATE BLOOD. But Abraham guarded it, and Isaac and Jacob, and his children guarded it UP TO YOUR DAYS, AND IN YOUR DAYS THE CHILDREN OF YISRA’EL FORGOT IT UNTIL YOU CELEBRATED IT FRESH ON THIS MOUNTAIN.”

The children of Yisra’el ate blood which is forbidden and forgot the commandment to celebrate Shavuot unlike our righteous ancestors did. This is clear rebellion against YAHWEH as lawlessness began to increase.

Jasher 9:5-6

“And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to Noah and his son Shem, and he remained with them to learn the correction of YAHWEH and His ways, and no man knew where Abram was, and Abram served Noah and Shem his son for a long time. And Abram was in Noah’s house thirty-nine years, and Abram knew YAHWEH from three years old, and he went in the ways of YAHWEH until the day of his death, as Noah and his son Shem had taught him. And ALL THE SONS OF THE EARTH IN THOSE DAYS GREATLY TRANGRESSED AGAINST YAHWEH, AND THEY REBELLED AGAINST HIM and they served other elohim, and THEY FORGOT YAHWEH who had created them in the earth; and the inhabitants of the earth made for themselves, at that time, every man his own el (god); elohim of wood and stone which could neither speak, hear, nor deliver, and the SONS OF MEN SERVED THEM AND THEY BECAME THEIR ELOHIM.”

Jubilees 22:16-19

“And now, my son Jacob, remember my words, and guard the commands of Abraham your father. Separate yourself from the nations, and do not eat with them. And do not do according to their works, and do not become their associate. For their works are unclean, and all their ways are a pollution and an abomination and uncleanness. They offer their slaughtering’s to the dead and they worship evil spirits, and they eat over the graves, and all their works are vain and empty. They have no heart to understand and their eyes do not see what their works are, and how they err in saying to a piece of wood, ‘You are my elohim,’ and to a stone, ‘You are my master and you are my deliverer.’ And they have no heart. And as for you, my son Jacob, may EL ELYON help you. And the ELOHIM of the heavens bless you and remove you from their uncleanness and from all their error.”

I believe the “sons of Noah” is a representation of the nations that sprung forth from his sons in Genesis 10 “The Table of the nations” and the more lawlessness increased from eating blood to forsaking Shavuot and YAHWEH altogether led to YAHWEH’s people needing the Torah to written in stone, since you can’t obey the unwritten form as Abraham did, then I’ll give you something you can see.

As we saw from Jubilees chapter 6 and 20 that Shavuot was celebrated by Abraham which matches the scriptures above about him obeying the commandments before it was given to Moses! And where is Shavuot found? In the Torah:

Deuteronomy 16:9

“You are to count seven weeks; you are to begin counting seven weeks from the time you first put your sickle to the standing grain. You are to observe the FESTIVAL OF SHAVU’OT (Weeks) for YAHWEH your ELOHIM with a voluntary offering…”

Abraham was also the first to celebrate Sukkot

Jubilees 6:21

“And he (Abraham) built tabernacles for himself and for his servants on the Feast, and HE WAS THE FIRST TO CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES ON THE EARTH.”

Leviticus 23:33 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“YAHWEH said to Moses, “Tell the people of Yisra’el, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the FEAST OF SUKKOT FOR SEVEN DAYS TO YAHWEH.”

Phase 2 Written in Stone:

Because of transgressions and complete rebellion mentioned above they needed a visible remember to obey the Torah, so it went from an unwritten form to a written form!

Exodus 24:12 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“YAHWEH said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay there. I will give you the STONE TABLETS WITH THE TORAH AND THE MITZVOT (COMMANDMENTS) I HAVE WRITTEN ON THEM, SO THAT YOU CAN TEACH THEM”

Jubilees 1:1

“And it happened in the first year of the exodus of the children of Yisra’el out of Egypt, in the third month, on the sixteenth day of the month, that YAHWEH spoke to Moses, saying, “Come up to Me on the Mount, and I will give you TWO TABLETS OF STONE OF THE TORAH AND OF THE COMMAND, WHICH I HAVE WRITTEN, THAT YOU MAY TEACH THEM.”

Jubilees 33:15-16

“And let them not say, “to Rueben was granted life and forgiveness after he had laid with his father’s concubine, and to her also though she had a husband, and her husband Jacob, his father, was still alive.” For until that time there had not been REVEALED the statute and judgment AND TORAH IN ITS ENTIRETY for all mankind, but in your days IT HAS BEEN REVEALED AS A TORAH OF APPOINTED TIMES AND OF DAYS, AND AN EVERLASTING TORAH FOR THE EVERLASTING GENERATIONS.”

Even though the Torah is eternal and was first given in its unwritten form, it had not been fully revealed in it’s entirely until Mount Sinai, where laws like incest were unveiled, which is the context being explained in chapter 33 of Jubilees.

We saw the 10 commandments were written in stone and other examples of visual reminders to obey the commandments are:

Numbers 15:38 (Samaritan)

“And they shall be to you, as tzit-tzit (fringes) for you to LOOK AT THEM AND REMEMBER ALL THE COMMANDMENTS OF YAHWEH, AND DO THEM, and not go after your own heart and your own eyes, that you are playing as a harlot following them.” For that you shall REMEMBER to do all My commandments, and be set-apart to your ELOHIM.”

Deuteronomy 27:1-8 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Then Moses and all the leaders of Yisra’el gave orders to the people. They said, “Observe all the mitzvot (commandments) I am giving you today. When you cross the Jorden to the land YAHWEH your ELOHIM is giving you, you are to set up LARGE STONES, put plaster on them, and, after crossing over, WRITE THIS TORAH ON THEM, EVERY WORD—so that you can enter the land YAHWEH your ELOHIM is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as YAHWEH, the ELOHIM of your ancestors, promised you. When you have crossed the Jordan, you are to SET UP THESE STONES, as I am ordering you today, On Mount Eival (Ebal); and put plaster on them. There you are to erect an altar to YAHWEH your ELOHIM, an altar made of stones. You are not to use any iron tool on them, but are to build the altar of YAHWEH your ELOHIM of uncut stones; and you are to offer burnt offerings on it to YAHWEH your ELOHIM. Also you are to sacrifice peace offerings, eat there and be joyful in the presence of YAHWEH your ELOHIM. YOU ARE TO WRITE ON THE STONES ALL THE WORDS OF THIS TORAH VERY CLEARLY.”

Joshua 8:30 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Then Joshua built an altar to YAHWEH, the ELOHIM of Yisra’el, on Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of YAHWEH had ordered the people of Yisra’el to do (this is written in the book of the Torah of Moses), an altar of uncut stones that no one had touched with an iron tool. On it they offered burnt offerings to YAHWEH and sacrificed peace offerings. HE WROTE THERE ON THE STONES A COPY OF THE TORAH OF MOSES, INSCRIBING IT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF YISRA’EL.”

YAHWEH gave the Torah in stone to Moses, told the people to wear fringes as a reminder to keep the commandments, and then had a copy of the Torah written again in stone clearly for all of Yisra’el and proselytes to see as a visible reminder, to learn, hear, and obey the Torah!

Phase 3

Jeremiah 31:31-33 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Here, the days are coming,” says YAHWEH, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Yisra’el and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers on the day I took them by their hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt; because they, for their part, violated My covenant, even though I, for My part, was a husband to them,” says YAHWEH. For this is the covenant I will make with house of Yisra’el after those days,” says YAHWEH: “I WILL PUT MY TORAH WITHIN THEM AND WRITE IT ON THEIR HEARTS; I will be their ELOHIM, and they will be My people.”

YAHWEH gave us a New Covenant through His Son YESHUA which had nothing to with doing away with any of the laws!

Hebrews 12:24 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“To the Mediator of a NEW COVENANT, YESHUA; and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better things than that of Abel.”

The New Covenant is this: The Torah is written on the tablets of our hearts instead of tablets of stone. YESHUA is our High-Priest in the Order of Melchizedek meaning that He is King, Priest, and Prophet, and His Priesthood is more superior than the Levitical Priesthood and it also predates the Levitical Priesthood. Unlike the human high priests like Aaron who died at 123 years old, YESHUA does not die for He is eternal and intercedes for us continually at the throne, and unlike the human high-priests, YESHUA does not have to make continual slaughtering offerings for transgressions because YESHUA was perfect and without iniquity, Aaron had to atone for his own iniquities because he was a human as we see in Leviticus 16.

Hebrews 7:15-17 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“It becomes even clearer if a “different kind of priest,” one like Melchizedek, arises, one who became a priest not by virtue of a rule in the Torah concerning physical descent (Aaron’s line), but by virtue of the power of AN INDESTRUCTIBLE LIFE. For it is stated, “You are a Priest FOREVER, to be compared with Melchizedek.”

Psalms 110:4 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“YAHWEH has sworn it, and He will never retract—“You are a Priest forever, to be compared with Melchizedek.”

Now that the Torah is written on our hearts as a part of the New Covenant we have a desire, a hunger and thirst to obey the commandments of the Torah through the leading of the RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit) as it is written:

John 16:13 (Hebrew)

“But when that RUACH (SPIRIT) OF TRUTH will come, He will teach you ALL TRUTH.”

What is the truth?

Psalms 119:142 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Your righteousness is eternal righteousness, and your TORAH IS TRUTH.”

Psalms 119:151 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“You are close by, YAHWEH; and ALL YOUR MITZVOT (COMMANDMENTS) ARE TRUTH.”

The New Covenant forgives of all of our transgressions by the bled YESHUA shed for us, YESHUA being our High Priest in the order of Melchizedek, and to write the Torah on our hearts, and be lead by the RUACH HA’KODESH to obey the Torah.

So the question I present is this, Christians say the “Torah/Law is done away with!” But, how can you remove something that is written on your heart? If you remove your heart then you will die; likewise, if you remove the Torah which is on your heart you will die! Again, Enoch warned saying:

Enoch 99:2

“Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, and TRANSGRESS THE ETERNAL LAW, and transform themselves into what they were not; into sinners. They shall be trodden under foot upon the earth.”

Luke 10:25-28 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“An expert in Torah stood up to try and trap Him by asking, “Rabbi, what should I do to obtain ETERNAL LIFE?” But YESHUA said to him, “What is written in the TORAH? How do you read it?” He answered, “You are to love YAHWEH your ELOHIM with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your understanding; and your neighbor as yourself.” That’s the right answer,” YESHUA said. “DO THIS, AND YOU WILL HAVE LIFE.”

The whole context of this scripture was about how to obtain eternal life and the expert in Torah summed up the 10 commandments, which is a summary of the entire Torah. The first four commandments shows how to love YAHWEH and the last six shows us how love our neighbor as ourselves. Notice how YESHUA said if you obey the Torah you will have eternal life? This matches what is written in the Torah.

Leviticus 18:5 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“You are to observe MY LAWS AND RULINGS; if a person DOES THEM, HE WILL HAVE LIFE THROUGH THEM; I AM YAHWEH.”

Ezekiel 20:21 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“But the children too rebelled against Me. They did not live by MY LAWS or observe MY RULINGS, TO OBEY THEM, which, if a person DOES, HE WILL HAVE LIFE BY THEM.”

In conclusion, the Torah is eternal and it stands for all believers today. The Torah went from an unwritten form to a written form in stone, to now being written on our hearts, so lets us “Shema” hear and obey the written Torah and have trust in YESHUA the Living Torah!

Aaron’s Ancient prophecy!

Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, we continue to see the gold contained within it. Everything from true doctrine versus the teachings of Rabbinical Judaism to the amazing prophecies about YESHUA! And Aaron the first high-priest of Yisrael prophesied the coming of our great High-Priest YESHUA HA’MASHIACH!

Testament of Aaron 4Q540-4Q541 (4= fourth cave, Q= Qumran, and 540/541= 540th and 541st scroll or document found.)

Column #4

“His wisdom will be great. He will make atonement for all the children of His generation. He will be sent to all the sons of His generation. His word will be as the word of heaven, and His teaching will be in accordance with the will of ELOHIM. His eternal sun will burn bright. The fire will be kindled in all the corners of the earth. It will shine into the darkness. Then the darkness will vanish from the earth and the deep darkness from the dry land. They will speak many words against Him. There will be numerous lies. They will invent stories about Him. They will say shameful things about Him. He will overthrow His evil generation and there will be great wrath. When He arises there will be falsehood and violence, and the people will wander astray in His days and be confounded.”

We will go through this prophecy line by line and see how accurate this prophecy was before YESHUA walked the earth!

His wisdom will be great:

1 Kings 5:9-11 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“ELOHIM gave Solomon exceptional wisdom and understanding, as well as a heart as vast as the sandy beach by the sea. Solomon’s WISDOM surpassed the WISDOM of the people from the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was WISER THAN EVERYONE---wiser than Eitan the Ezrachi and wiser than Heiman, Kalkol and Dara the sons of Machol; so that his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.”

1 Kings 10:1-5 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“When the queen of Sheva heard what was being said about Solomon because of the Name of YAHWEH, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem accompanied by a very great retinue (entourage), including camels bearing spices and gold in great abundance, and precious stones. When she appeared before Solomon she spoke with him about everything on her heart, and Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king that he could not explain to her. After the queen of Sheva had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built, the food at his table, the manner of seating his officials, the manner in which his staff served him, how they were dressed, his personal servants and his burnt offering which he offered in the house of YAHWEH, it left her breathless.”

Matthew 12:42 (Hebrew)

“And the queen of Sheva will stand up for the day of judgment with this nation and will punish it, for she came from the end of the world to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and here is ONE WISER THAN SOLOMON.”

Even though Solomon was the wisest man in the world, the wisdom of YESHUA surpassed his for He had great wisdom being EL (Mighty One) The Son!

He will make atonement for all the children of His generation:

Matthew 26:26-28 (Hebrew)

“And when they sat to eat YESHUA took the bread, and blessed it, and did a prayer of thanksgiving, and broke it and said, “Take and eat, for this is My body. And afterwards He took the cup, and did a prayer of thanksgiving and gave it to them, and said, “Drink this—all of you for this the blood of the new, which will be shed to ATONE YOUR INIQUITIES.” 

John 8:36 (Hebrew)

“But if the Son makes ATONEMENT for you with haste, you will be free men.”

John 19:30 (Hebrew)

“So when YESHUA had tasted the vinegar, He said, “It is completed and ended!” And He bowed His head and sent His Spirit to His Father.”

He will be sent to all the sons of His generation:

Matthew 15:24 (Hebrew)

“But He answered, “I am not sent, except to the sheep that are lost—the house of Yisra’el.”

His word will be as the word of heaven:

John 1:9-11 (Hebrew)

“He is truly a lamp; and He shines on every man in this world. He is eternal; and the world was made by Him; but the world does not recognize Him, NEITHER THE POWER OF HIS WORDS—even those who do not receive Him.”

Mark 11:10 (Hebrew)

“And those who were walking before Him, and those who were following after Him cried out, and said, “Hoshieinu (Save us) blessed Savior! Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of YAHWEH and blessed be the KING WHO IS A SAVIOR FROM THE HEAVENS!”

John 6:36-38 (Hebrew)

“But this I say to you because you saw Me and yet you did not believe in Me. Everyone the Father gave Me comes to Me, and he who comes to Me I will not cast out. For I, I descend FROM THE HEAVENS, not in order to do My own will, only the will of Him who sent Me.”

Messianic Apocalypse (Dead Sea Scrolls)

“For the HEAVENS and the earth will LISTEN TO HIS MESSIAH (ANOINTED ONE), and all that is in them will not turn away from the precept of the set-apart ones.”

His teaching will be in accordance with the will of ELOHIM:

John 7:40 (Hebrew)

“Then some of the crowd of the people, when they heard His (YESHUA’s) words, said, “THIS IS THE TRUE PROPHET!”

Deuteronomy 18:18-19 (Samaritan)

“I will raise up a PROPHET from among their brothers like you. And I will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. And it shall come about that whoever will not listen to His words which He shall speak on My behalf, I Myself will require it of him.”

John 12:49-50 (Hebrew)

“For I do not speak of Myself; but the Father who sent Me, He commanded Me to speak and to command and I know that His commandment is everlasting life. And that WHICH I SPEAK IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE FATHER SPEAKS—SO I SPEAK.”

John 7:14-16 (Hebrew)

“But in the middle of the Feast, YESHUA went up into the Sanctuary and taught. And the Jews were astonished and said, “How does this One who did not learn, know literature?” YESHUA answered and said, “My teaching IS NOT MINE, BUT IT IS FROM HIM WHO SENT ME.”

Matthew 5:17 (Hebrew)

“Do not think that I came to throw down the Torah and the Prophets, on the contrary, I came to CONFIRM.”

His eternal sun will burn bright. The fire will be kindled in all the corners of the earth:

Isaiah 42:1-4 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Here is My Servant, Whom I support, My chosen One, in Whom I take pleasure. I have put My Spirit on Him; He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry or shout; no one will hear His voice in the streets. He will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick. He will bring forth justice according to truth; He will not weaken or be crushed until He has established justice on the earth, and the coastlands wait for His Torah.”

Isaiah 49:6 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“He has said, “It is not enough that you are merely My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and restore the offspring of Yisra’el. I will also make you a LIGHT TO THE NATIONS, so My salvation can spread to the ends of the earth.”

Luke 2:29-32 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“Now, YAHWEH, according to Your word, Your servant is at peace as You let him go; for I have seen with my own eyes Your salvation, which You prepared in the presence of all peoples a LIGHT THAT WILL BRING REVELATION TO THE GENTILES and esteem to Your people Yisra’el.”

Then the darkness will vanish from the earth and the deep darkness from the dry land:

Proverbs 6:23 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“For the mitzvah (command) is a LAMP, TORAH IS LIGHT…”

Darkness represents the wickedness and/or ignorance of the people not knowing the true way, but YESHUA the Light (Living Torah) teaches it to them.

John 1:4-5 (Hebrew)

“For He is life- this life is the lamp of men. And the LAMP DOES SHINE in the gloom; but the gloom and darkness do not have power over it.”

Matthew 4:12-16 (Hebrew)

“When YESHUA heard that John had been seized, He turned His face to Galilee and left Nazareth His city, and He sojourned in the city Kephar Nachum, by the sea shore of the districts of Zebulon and Naphtali, in order that the prophecy of Isaiah the prophet should be fulfilled, saying “The land of Zebulon and Naphtali, is again restored, the way of the sea of Jordan valley of Galilee, the people who abide in the way of THICK DARKNESS saw LIGHT, AND A SHINING LAMP appeared unto those who abide in the shadow of death.”

Isaiah 9:1- (Complete Jewish Bible)

“The people living in DARKNESS have seen a GREAT LIGHT; upon those living in the land that lies in the shadow of death, LIGHT HAS DAWNED.”

They will speak many words against Him:

Matthew 12:10 (Hebrew)

“And when He had passed on further, He came to their house of assembly. And there was a man with the hand dried out. And they asked Him if it was proper to cleanse him on the Shabbat, in order that they could SLANDER HIM.”

Matthew 12:22-24 (Hebrew)

“And then they sent a satan-possessed one to Him, blind and dumb, and He healed him in such a way that he spoke and saw. And all the people were astonished and looked and said, “How could this not be the Son of David?” But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “This man does not drive out the demons except by the power of Ba’al-Zevuv, the prince of the demons.”

John 8:48-59 (Hebrew)

“So the Jews answered and said, “Do we rightly say that you are a Samaritan? You have some of Ha-Satan!” YESHUA answered, “There is not a demon in Me, but I honor My Father; while you despise Me. And I do not seek My honor; it is another who seeks it, and He judges true judgment. I say to you in truth that if one establishes My words, he will never die in eternity.” Then the Jews said, “Now we know Ha-Satan holds onto You! Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and now You say that if one keeps Your words, death will not happen to him forever! Are you greater than Abraham our father who died, and the prophets who died? Who is it that exalts You with these honors except You Yourself?”

John 9:13-16 (Hebrew)

“Then they brought him (the blind man) to the Pharisees, and said that YESHUA had made clay on the Shabbat, and opened that man’s eyes. So the Pharisees asked him, “In what manner did He restore your sight for you?” And he said unto them, “He made clay, and placed it on my eyes; and I stoop up and saw!” Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “THIS MAN IS NOT FROM EL, for He does not keep the Shabbat.” But others said, “How is a transgressing man able to do these signs?” So there was a great division among them.”

Testament of Levi 16:3

“And you will persecute righteous men, and hate the reverent and you will despise the words of the faithful. And a Man who renews the Torah in the power of the Most High, you WILL CALL HIM A DECEIVER.”

Matthew 27:62-63 (Hebrew)

“And the day which came after the Passover, the chiefs of the Pharisees and the priests came to Pilate saying, “Master, we remember that that DECEIVER said that He would stand up alive (resurrect).”

There will be numerous lies. They will invent stories about Him. They will say shameful things about Him:

John 8:41 (Hebrew)

“You do the work of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We, were not born out of fornication, we have one EL and One Father.”

They assumed YESHUA was born out of fornication and said a very shameful thing about Him, not understanding that He was born of the RUACH HA’KODESH through the virgin Mary.

Matthew 1:18-20 (Hebrew)

“And the birth of YESHUA MASHIACH was thus: while the mother of YESHUA MASHIACH was betrothed and Joseph; before they were joined together she was pregnant from RUACH HA’KODESH. So Joseph, being righteous but not willing to deliver her to death, rather wanted to go to divorce her in secret. And while he was planning this, the messenger of YAHWEH appeared unto Joseph in a dream, and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for what she conceived, she conceived by RUACH HA’KODESH.”

Matthew 28:11-15 (Hebrew)

“And when they went, some of the guards came to Jerusalem, and reported to the chiefs of the priests everything that had happened. Then they gathered the elders and held a council, and they gave a great amount of silver to the guards, that they should say that His (YESHUA’s) disciples came in the night while they were sleeping, and stole Him. And they said, “When Pilate gets to know this, we will attain that you will be safe.” So they took the silver and did what they told them. And these things are reported among the Jews until this day.”

Instead of accepting the fact that YESHUA was not a deceiver, but rather He is the Messiah who died and rose on the third day as He said He would, they chose to reject Him and invent a story to say that His body was stolen by the disciples, and this lie has been passed down ever since.

He will overthrow His evil generation and there will be great wrath:

Luke 19:41-44 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“When YESHUA had come closer and could see the city, He wept over it, saying, “If you only knew today what is needed for shalom! But for now it is hidden from your sight. For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will set up a barricade around you, encircle you, hem you in on every side, and dash you to the ground, you and your children within your walls, leaving not one stone standing on another and all because you did not recognize your opportunity when ELOHIM offered it!”

Testament of Levi 16:3-4

And a man who RENEWS THE TORAH (Matthew 5:17-20) in the power of the Most High, you will call Him a deceiver; and at last you will rush upon Him and Kill Him, not knowing His dignity, taking INNOCENT BLOOD through wickedness upon your heads. And your SET-APART PLACES WILL BE LAID WASTE EVEN TO THE GROUND BECAUSE OF HIM.        

When He arises there will be falsehood:

Testament of Levi 16:1-2

“And now I have learned in the book of Enoch that for seventy weeks you will go astray, and profane the priesthood, and pollute the slaughtering’s. And you will MAKE VOID THE TORAH, and set the words of the prophets at nothing by evil perverseness.”

Matthew 15:8-10 (Hebrew)

“This people which honors Me with words but their heart is far from Me, they honor Me in vain, IMPOSING YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMANDMENTS OF THE MEN.”

Violence:

Isaiah 52:14 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Just as many were appalled at Him, because He was so disfigured that He didn’t even seem human and simply no longer looked like a man…”

Matthew 27:24-35 (Hebrew)

“And when Pilate saw that he was not reaching anything, but that they still cried out, he took water and washed his hands before the people, and said, “I am he who does not know (innocent) of the blood of this righteous man. Take heed for yourselves.” So all the total answered, “Let His blood be upon us and upon our sons!” And then he released Bar-Even, and delivered to them YESHUA—beaten—to lift Him up with warp and woof (execution-stake).” Now the servants of Pilate had taken YESHUA to the great house of the judges, and the people gathered around, and they stripped Him, and covered Him with a garment of fine red linen, and set a crown of thorns upon His head, and a reed in the right hand, and bowed the knew before Him, saying, “May YAHWEH save you, King of the Jews.” And they spat on Him and took the reed, and smote on His head.” Verse 35 “And when they had hanged Him up they divided His clothes among themselves by the lot…”

Galatians 3:1 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“You stupid Galatians! Who has put you under a spell? Before your very eyes YESHUA the Messiah was clearly portrayed as having been put to death as a criminal!”

The people will wander astray in His days and be confounded:

Wander in confusion with no direction because they killed the Living Torah Who is the Light to the path and the only way to eternal life! They chose to walk in Oral Torah versus the truth, so they chose to walk in darkness and confusion instead of the light of the truth.

Isaiah 8:14 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“He is there to be a sanctuary. But for both the houses of Yisra’el He will be a stone to stumble over; a rock obstructing their way; a strap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”

Luke 2:34 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Simon blessed them and said to the child’s mother, Mary, “This child will cause many in Yisra’el to fall and to rise, He will become a sign whom people will speak against; moreover, a sword will pierce your own heart too. And this will happen in order to reveal many people’s inmost thoughts.”

Covenant of Damascus pg. 24 #3

“Scornful men arose, spraying lying waters on Yisra’el to lead them astray to WANDER IN THE WILDERNESS, WHERE THERE IS NO WAY (Psalms 107:40).”

The Torah is THE WAY (Psalms 119;1) So they wandered in the wilderness (lost) to dry up without the Torah and without the Torah and YESHUA being the Living Torah there is no life!

Leviticus 18:5 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“You are to observe My laws and rulings; if a person does them, he will have LIFE through them; I am YAHWEH.”

John 14:6

“YESHUA said, I AM THE WAY, and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Refusing to except the free gift of atonement that YESHUA gave us by shedding His blood for our iniquities is not an option! YESHUA is the ONLY way to eternal life and this is an ancient truth known by our ancestors throughout the scriptures and the Dead Sea Scrolls! As always may YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

Do NOT COOK on SHABBAT!

A year ago, I uploaded a video on YouTube regarding a correction to a previous message about food preparation on the Shabbat titled “Important questions for Shabbat,” and in this brief correction video I explained that I no longer keep food warm using a crockpot on the Shabbat. And just to be clear cooking food on the Shabbat was never an option to begin with nor the use of a microwave. So, I would like to give a detailed explanation as to why I no longer even use a crockpot to warm up food.

Exodus 16:23 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“And it came to pass that on the SIXTH DAY they gathered TWICE AS MUCH BREAD, two omers for one person; and all the elders of the congregation came and told Moses. Moses said to them, This is what YAHWEH has said, Tomorrow is a day of set apart rest a Shabbat to YAHWEH; bake that which you will bake today, and cook what you will cook; and that which is left over, KEEP IT COLD for yourselves until the morning.” Verse 35 “And the children of Yisra’el did eat manna for FORTY YEARS until they came to an inhabited land; they did eat manna until they reached the border of the land of Canaan.”

The traditional interpretation of this scripture was not cook on the Shabbat, but that strict interpretation has come into question over the past few years, and many are allowing it, but praise YAHWEH for revealing the truth through the ancient texts like the Aramaic and the Dead Sea Scrolls. As we can see Moses not only told them not to gather the manna, but also that they must cook and bake whatever they would be eating for the Shabbat, so that they would not have to cook it on the Shabbat which would require a fire. Furthermore, YAHWEH gave TWICE as much manna on the sixth day (the preparation day) to truly show that He wants His children to completely rest on the Shabbat. YAHWEH has already given us the pattern to follow, which means that we need to prepare everything on the sixth day (Friday) before the sunsets. The weekly seventh day Shabbat is a Shabbat Shabbaton, a day for complete stopping/complete ceasing from all activity! And this occurred for forty years in the wilderness so that they would truly get the point!

Jubilees and the Zadok priests in the Damascus Document agree with what is written in the Aramaic. Firstly, is the book of Jubilees inspired and authoritative?

Torah.com says this: “What is “Torah” in Second Temple Texts? In the Second Temple Period, “Torah was not limited to the Five Books of Moses. The Book of Jubilees and the Temple Scroll saw themselves as “Torah”…”

Jubilees 2:29

“Declare and say to the children of Yisra’el: the Torah of this day both that they should guard Shabbat on it, and that they should not forsake it IN THE ERROR OF THEIR HEARTS. It is not lawful to do any work on it which is unseemly, to do their own pleasure, AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT PREPARE ANYTHING TO BE EATEN OR DRUNK ON IT, and it is not lawful to draw water, or bring in, or take out through their gates any burden, WHICH THEY HAD NOT PREPARED FOR THEMSELVES ON THE SIXTH DAY in their dwellings.”

Preparing food on the Shabbat is an “error of the heart” because the “desire” of man is to do what pleases the flesh, and the flesh wants to make the Shabbat like the other six days which produces justification for violating the Shabbat. An “error of the heart” is the perfect explanation because we have already been warned about the heart.

Jeremiah 17:9 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“The HEART IS STUBBORN ABOVE ALL THINGS: who can understand it?”

Proverbs 14:12 (Aramaic)

“There is a way which SEEMS RIGHT TO A MAN, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”

Jubilees 50:9

“You shall do no work WHATSOEVER on Shabbat Day EXCEPT WHAT YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR YOURSELVES ON THE SIXTH DAY, so as to eat, and drink, and rest, and keep Shabbat FROM ALL WORK ON THAT DAY, and to bless YAHWEH your ELOHIM, Who has given you a day of Feast and a set-apart day, and a day of the set-apart kingdom for all Yisra’el is this day among their days forever.”

No matter how anyone tries to define what constitutes as work, Jubilees says that cooking is work! This goes completely against anyone who is saying you can cook up some beef bacon, eggs, grits, biscuits, with some freshly squeezed orange juice on the Shabbat!

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines prepare as: “The meaning of PREPARE is to make ready BEFOREHAND for some purpose, use, or activity.”

In the Damascus Document, under the section titled “Shabbat Laws” it is written:

Covenant of Damascus 10:22

“Let no person EAT ANYTHING ON THE SHABBAT EXCEPT WHAT HE HAS PREPARED (BEFORE THE SHABBAT).”

Covenant of Damascus 10:22 (Penguin classics)

“NO MAN shall eat on the Shabbat day except that which IS ALREADY PREPARED.”

The Zadok priests who followed YAHWEH completely followed the exact instructions that Moses gave to the children of Yisra’el in the wilderness and what is written in Jubilees. Furthermore, a footnote from Steven Fraade on page 98 states:

 “10:22: except what has been prepared (before the Shabbat). Food preparation could not take place on the Shabbat, but had to have been COMPLETED BEFORE THE SHABBAT BEGAN. For the same rule, see Jubilees 2:29; 50:9. This may be based on the manna story, Exodus 16:5, 29, in which the food for the seventh day was delivered on the sixth. Josephus (J.W. 2.147) speaks on the Essenes preparing their food on the day before the Shabbat so as NOT TO HAVE TO KINDLE A FIRE ON THE SHABBAT.”

They are not “Essenes” but rather the Zadok Priests, Levites, and converts of the Way. And they did not cook on the Shabbat nor did they warm food on the Shabbat, because a fire would have to be used to do both. We also have another witness with the Samaritans.

In the Samaritan Torah on page 204, Benyamim Tsedaka the translator explains how the Samaritans observe the Shabbat:

“31:14 And you are to keep the Shabbat, for it is set-apart to you”---‘Till present times the Israelite Samaritans have kept the Shabbat AS IT IS WRITTEN, IN A VERY STRICT WAY. On Friday afternoon PREPARATIONS for the Shabbat begin including washing, and purifying the body, and changing the weekday clothes to Shabbat clothes. The clothing for the men includes a long-sleeved floor length robe in different colors, thick for the wintertime and light for the spring and summertime. It is tied with a belt, the same material as the robe. When entering the synagogue heads are covered. The priests wear red turbans on weekdays and white turbans on the Shabbat. The women of the family, along with the children, PREPARE THE FRIDAY EVENING MEAL. When the Shabbat draws near, the COOKED FOOD IS TAKEN OFF THE STOVE AND COVERED BY A THICK BLANKET.”

On page 206 he states:

“Young boys, and girls begin to read with the group around the age of seven. At the end of the reading, hot drinks (STORED IN THERMOSES BEFORE SHABBAT) and pastries are served. Afterwards, the people retire to their Shabbat morning meals, prepared by the women. THIS MEAL CONSISTS OF A LARGE VARIETY OF COLD SALADS.”

This again is a direct match with Exodus 16:23 in the Aramaic “bake that which you will bake today, and cook what you will cook; and that which is left over, KEEP IT COLD for yourselves until the morning.” The Samaritans interpretation and observance of the Shabbat matches what we read about the Qumran community in the Damascus Document and what Josephus said about them not kindling a fire on the Shabbat for food.

We see that the Samaritans take the cooked food off of the stove before the Shabbat to  and cover it with a thick blanket to keep the food warm, and if they want a hot drink, it is liquid that has been kept warm in a thermos, and not heated on a stove nor a microwave. And if there was any doubt, we see that they eat cold salads on the Shabbat.

The warning:

Covenant of Damascus 12:2-3

“Anyone who is controlled by the spirits of Belial and teaches apostasy/rebellion shall be judged as a NECROMANCER OR WIZARD. ANYONE WHO LEADS PEOPLE ASTRAY BY TEACHING THEM TO DEFILE/PROFANE THE SHABBATS or Festivals (AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW HIM) should not be put to death but, instead it is the responsibility of the order of the Sons of Adam (custody of men) to watch him, and when he is healed of HERESY, he should be watched for seven years and then allowed back into the Congregation.”

Cooking on the Shabbat profanes the Shabbat because it is work, and those who teach others to profane the Shabbat are viewed as heretics, necromancers and wizards, and not just them, but also those who follow them, so this is not a light matter.

Covenant of Damascus 1:18

“These “SEEKERS OF SMOOTH THINGS” chose deceit and LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW.”

 Seekers of smooth things are those who are lax and lenient in their interpretation of the Torah to appease the flesh! One thing we must always keep in mind is:

1 John 5:3 (Aramaic)

“For this is the love of ELOHIM, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are NOT DIFFICULT.”

It cannot be a coincidence that Exodus 16:23, Jubilees, The Zadok Priests, and the Samaritans all agree that there is no cooking on the Shabbat, and we have witnesses against the warming of food as well! Let us return to the ancient path and put our desires aside on the Shabbat! There are plenty of delicious foods to eat cold or room temperature such as salads, subs, cakes, cookies, sardines, smoked fish, fruits, vegetables and more, this is by no means an exhaustive list and there are many great creative ideas out there.

As always may YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

YESHUA in Daniel 9 prophecy!

Daniel 9:25-26 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of the Messiah the King shall be seven times seven weeks; the people shall return and build Jerusalem, its streets, and its broad ways at the end of the appointed times. After sixty-two times seven weeks, MESSIAH SHALL BE SLAIN, and the city shall be without a ruler; and the set-apart city shall be destroyed together with the coming king; and the end thereof shall be a mass exile, and at the end of the war, desolations are determined.”

The Messiah shall be slain was prophesied in many places matching the prophecy of Daniel and then fulfilled:

Zechariah 12:10 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“And I will pour out on the house of David and those living in Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer; and they will look upon Me (YAHWEH) WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED, and they shall mourn for Him (YESHUA) as they mourn for an only son, and shall grieve for Him as they grieve over the first-born.”

Psalms 22:16 (Septuagint)

“For many dogs have circled Me: the assembly of the wicked doers has surrounded Me: THEY PIERCED MY HANDS AND MY FEET.”

John 19:32-37 (Hebrew)

“So the soldiers came and broke the thighs of those who were hanged up with YESHUA; but one of the soldiers took a lance in his hand and thrust YESHUA, and opened His side for Him. And those who saw it do witness of this, also he who knows that he speaks the truth-in order that you may believe in Him. For when all these things were done, the scripture was fulfilled which says, “You must not break any bone in it.” And again another scripture says. “AND THEY WILL LOOK UNTO ME WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED.”

During the seven times seven weeks which is the first 49 years of this prophecy in Daniel, Artaxerxes gave the decree to restore Jerusalem’s wall. Then the prophecy in Daniel says after the 62 times 7 weeks the Messiah will be slain, so 62 X 7=434 years stemming from the first 49 years of the prophecy to restore Jerusalem. Therefore, by adding 434 years with the first 49 years we get 483 total years. Further confirmation of this is in the book by Ken Johnson titled “Ancient Dead Sea Scroll Calendar” on page 86 he says “In the early third century, ancient church father Julius Africanus wrote a book entitled, “On the weeks and This Prophecy.” Only fragments remain today; but in fragment 16, he tells us how to calculate the exact date by converting the years to days and changing them from the Jewish prophetical calendar to the Roman calendar used in his day. Julius says that the “SEVENTY WEEKS’ PROPHECY OF DANIEL 9 STARTED WHEN ARTAXERXES GAVE THE DECREE IN HIS TWENTIETH YEAR.” Years later, Sir Robert Anderson recreated the conversion process for our modern calendar as follows: first, the sixty-nine weeks of years ENDS WITH THE MESSIAH’s death. If we multiply 69 times 7 this gives us the 483 prophetic years between Artaxerxes’ decree and the DEATH OF THE MESSIAH.”

It was important to establish the significance of the 483 years because there is a hidden message embedded within the number 483 that ties in with YESHUA and what He came to do within this prophecy!

483 in the Hebrew Lexicon is the word “illem” pronounced “il-lame’” origin (H481) and defined by Brown-Driver’s-Brigg’s as “MUTE, SILENT, dumb, unable to speak”.

So, the prophecy in Daniel tells us that YESHUA would be slain, which means to be crucified and this occurred in 483 prophetic years and the number 483 in Hebrew means to be SILENT just as YESHUA was before being put to death!

Isaiah 53:6-8 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“We all, like sheep, went astray; we turned, each one, to his own way; yet YAHWEH laid on Him the guilt of all of us. Though mistreated, He was submissive He did NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH. Like a Lamb led to be slaughtered like a sheep SILENT before its shearers, HE DID NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH. After forcible arrest and sentencing, He was taken away; and none of His generation protested His being cut off from the land of the living for the crimes of My people, who deserved the punishment themselves…”

Matthew 27:12-14 (Hebrew)

“And when the chiefs of the priests had slandered Him, and the elders of the people after them, HE DID NOT ANSWER A WORD. Then Pilate said unto Him, “Do you not hear how many witnesses we have against You?” But YESHUA DID NOT ANSWER ANYTHING, so Pilate was amazed.”

Mark 14:59-61 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“For many people gave false evidence against Him, but their testimonies didn’t agree. Some stood up an gave this false testimony: “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with hands; and in three days I will build another one, not made with hands.” Even so, their testimonies didn’t agree. Then the high priest stood up in the front and asked YESHUA, “Have you nothing to say to the accusations these men are making?” But HE REMAINED SILENT AND MADE NO REPLY…”

Acts 8:26-35

“An malach (angel) of YAHWEH said to Philip, “Get up, and go southward on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to ‘Azah, the desert road.” So he got up and went. On his way, he caught sight of an Ethiopian, a enuch who was a minister in charge of all the treasure of the Kandake, or queen, of Ethiopia. He had been to Jerusalem to worship; and now, as he was returning home, he was sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah. The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot, and stay close to it.” As Philip ran up, he heard the Ethiopian reading from Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you’re reading? He asked. How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” And he invited Philip to climb up and sit with him. Now the portion of the Tanakh (Old Testament) that he was reading was this:

‘He was like a sheep led to be slaughtered; like a lamb SILENT before the shearer, HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH. He was humiliated and denied justice. Who will tell about His descendants, since His life has been taken from the earth?”

“The eunuch said to Philip, “Here’s my question to you is the prophet talking about himself or someone else?” Then Philip started to speak beginning with that passage, He went on to tell him the GOOD NEWS ABOUT YESHUA.”

As shown earlier the number 483 in the Hebrew Lexicon is the word “Illem” pronounced “il-lame’” and it is spelled Aleph, Lamed, Mem.

Aleph is a picture of an Ox head and means: STRONG, EL, Power, Leader

Lamed is a picture of a Shepherd Staff and means: leader, teach, yoke, TO, bind

Mem is a picture of water and means: chaos, mighty, BLOOD

When we combine these letters together we get: STRONG EL TO shed His BLOOD!

John 1:29 (Hebrew)

“And on the next day John saw YESHUA who came unto Him; and he said, “Behold this is EL, WHO TAKES AWAY THE INIQUITES FROM THE WORLD.”

So we see in the Daniel prophecy that there were 483 prophetic years from the decree of Artaxerxes until the death of YESHUA and the etymology for the number 483 in Hebrew (il-lame) shows exactly what YESHUA was prophesied to do, which included Him being silent as He was led away to be crucified for the world.

Daniel 9:26

“And the set-apart city shall be destroyed together with coming king; and the end thereof shall be a MASS EXILE.”

YESHUA prophesied that the Second Temple would be destroyed, which means that YESHUA had to come and die before the destruction of the second temple, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel.

Matthew 24:1-2 (Hebrew)

“Then YESHUA departed from the Sanctuary, and as He was walking away, His disciples approached Him in order to show Him the buildings of the Sanctuary. So He answered and said to them,” Do you see all these things? Truly I say to you that a stone will not be left on a stone that will not be laid waste.”

Luke 19:41-44 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“When YESHUA had come closer and could see the city, He wept over it, saying, “If you only knew today what is needed for shalom! But for now it is hidden from your sight. For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will set up a barricade around you, encircle you, hem you in on every side, and dash you to the ground, you and your children within your walls, leaving not one stone standing on another and all because you did not recognize your opportunity when ELOHIM offered it!”

Testament of Levi 16:1-5

“And now I have learned in the book of Enoch that for seventy weeks you will go astray, and PROFANE THE PRIESTHOOD, and pollute the slaughtering’s. AND YOU WILL MAKE VOID THE TORAH, AND SET THE WORDS OF THE PROPHETS AT NOTHING by evil perverseness. And you will persecute righteous men, and hate the reverent, and you will despise the words of the faithful. And a man who RENEWS THE TORAH (Matthew 5:17-20) in the power of the Most High, you will call Him a deceiver; and at last you will rush upon Him and Kill Him, not knowing His dignity, taking INNOCENT BLOOD through wickedness upon your heads. And your SET-APART PLACES WILL BE LAID WASTE EVEN TO THE GROUND BECAUSE OF HIM. And you will have no place that is clean; but you will be a curse among the nations and a DISPERSION until He will again visit you and in pity, and will receive you through faith and water.”

This prophecy was fulfilled in 70 AD by the Roman army under the command of Titus when the Second Temple was destroyed, which occurred about 40 years after YESHUA was crucified.

So, as we can see the scriptures are the living words of YAHWEH and everything that was prophesied to happen came to pass and are historical facts. And we can also see that everything points to YESHUA! Furthermore, Daniel prophesied this would happen 500 years before YESHUA walked the earth! YESHUA is EL who was made flesh, STRONG EL TO shed His BLOOD as we saw from the Hebrew word il’lame for silent, He died, rose, and ascended into heaven before the destruction of the second temple in 70 AD! YESHUA is undoubtedly EL the Son of YAHWEH, Who died for the iniquities of the world! Repent and give your lives to Him completely because without accepting His free gift of atonement no one will be saved and this goes for everyone and all religions, HalleluYAHWEH!

May YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

Was YESHUA created?

There are many believers in the Torah community and other religions that believe YESHUA was created by YAHWEH the Father as the first act of creation. This is a false and dangerous doctrine that comes from the heretical belief called Arianism. The definition of Arianism by Oxford languages is “an influential HERESY denying the divinity of Messiah, originating with Alexandrian priest Arius (c. 250-336). Arianism maintained that the Son of ELOHIM was CREATED by The Father and was therefore neither coeternal with the Father nor consubstantial (of the same substance or essence used especially of the three persons of the Triune-ELOHIM).”

Indeed, it has been a very influential heresy that has been embraced proudly by many to this day. I will disprove this heresy with the Hebrew, Aramaic, and the early church fathers such as Polycarp and Irenaeus who came before Arius  who invented the unscriptural doctrine of Arianism. The scriptures that are used as so-called “proof texts” for the naysayers will point to Revelation 3:14 and Colossians 1:15, so I will address Revelation 3:14 first.

Revelation 3:14 (Most translations)

“And to the messenger of the assembly of Laodicea write: Thus says Ahmein, the faithful witness, THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION OF ELOHIM, says this…”

So based off their interpretation of this scripture they believe that YESHUA was the first to be created amongst the entire creation. This is false, so now let’s see what YESHUA is really saying.

Revelation 3:14 (Hebrew)

“And to the messenger of the assembly of Laodicea write: Thus says Amein, the faithful witness, THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION…”

In the Hebrew, YESHUA is saying that He was here from the beginning and is the Creator of the creation of YAHWEH, not the first to be created! How do we know that YESHUA is saying He is the Creator?

John 1:1-3 (Hebrew)

“In the beginning the SON was ELOAH (God). The SON OF EL (God) was both with EL, and the SON OF EL was ELOAH. This One was IN THE BEGINNING WITH EL. ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM; AND WITHOUT HIM NOTHING WAS MADE, OF THAT WHICH WAS MADE.”

John 1:3 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“Everything existed THROUGH HIS HANDS, and without Him, not even one thing existed of the things which have existed.”

In the third footnote of the Aramaic English New Testament Andrew Gabriel writes “Literal Aramaic reading; “through His hands” indicated the WORD AS A CREATIVE FORCE, LIKE A SCULPTOR working under the orders of a King.”

Isaiah 48:16 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Come close to Me, and listen to this: SINCE THE BEGINNING I have not spoken in secret, since the time THINGS BEGAN TO BE, I HAVE BEEN THERE; and now YAHWEH ELOHIM has sent Me and His Spirit.”

Furthermore, other translations of Revelation 3:14 match all the scriptures that have been presented, and make it abundantly clear that YESHUA wasn’t saying that He was created but rather that He was the Creator.

Revelation 3:14 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And to the Messenger of the assembly which is at Laodicea, write: “These things says the Ahmein, the witness, the faithful, the true, THE CHIEF OF THE CREATION OF ELOHIM.”

Revelation 3:14 (Compete Jewish Bible)

“To the angel of the Messianic Community in Laodicea write: ‘Here is the message from the Ahmein, the faithful and true witness, THE RULER OF ELOHIM’S CREATION…”

Revelation 3:14 (Amplified Bible 1987 edition)

“And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Ahmein, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, THE ORIGIN AND BEGINNING AND AUTHOR OF ELOHIM’s CREATION.”

Cambridge dictionary defines author as “A person who BEGINS OR CREATES SOMETHING.”

Hebrews 1:8-12 (Amplified Bible)

“But about the SON [The Father says to Him], “Your throne, O EL (GOD), is FOREVER AND EVER, and the scepter of [absolute] righteousness is the scepter of His Kingdom. You have loved righteousness [integrity, virtue, uprightness in purpose] and have hated lawlessness [injustice, iniquity] therefore EL, Your EL, Has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions.” And You, Master, LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH IN THE BEGINNING, AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS; they will perish, BUT YOU REMAIN [forever and ever]; and they will all wear out like a garment, and like a robe You will roll them up; like a garment they will be changed. But You are the same [forever], and Your years WILL NEVER END.” But to which of the angels has the Father ever said, “Sit at My right hand [together with Me in royal dignity], until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet [in triumphant conquest]”? Are not all the angel’s ministering spirits sent out [by ELOHIM] to serve (accompany, protect) those who will inherit salvation? [Of course they are!]

Psalms 102:25-28

“At the beginning You founded the earth; the heavens are the work of Your hands. Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.  But You remain the same, and Your YEARS WILL NEVER END. The children of Your servants will continue, and their descendants will be established before You.”

Melito of Sardis (died in 180 AD)

“He that hung up the earth in space was Himself hanged up; He that fixed the heavens was fixed with nails; He that bore up the earth was born up on a tree; the Master of all was subjected to ignominy (public shame) in a naked body---EL (GOD) put to death!...In order that He might not be seen, the luminaries turned away, and the day became darkened---because they slew EL, who hung naked on the tree…This is He WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH, AND IN THE BEGINNING, TOGETHER WITH THE FATHER, FASHIONED MAN; who was announced by means of the law and the prophets; who put on a bodily form in the Virgin; who was hanged upon the tree; Who was buried in the earth; Who rose from the place of the dead, and ascended to the heights of heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father.”

Let’s now let’s examine Colossians 1:15:

Colossians 1:15 (Most translations)

“Who is the likeness of the invisible ELOHIM, the FIRST-BORN OF ALL CREATION.”

This scripture is another one used as “proof-text” that YESHUA was created, because they believe that Paul is saying that He is first of YAHWEH’s creation, just as they attempt to do with Revelation 3:14. But is this the correct interpretation of this scripture? No! The scriptures CANNOT contradict itself and ELOHIM is not the author of confusion. The term “first-born” is confusing many because they are reading the scriptures with a “western mindset” versus an “eastern mindset”, so let’s view some other translations to clear up this passage and then explain the context.

Colossians 1:15 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“He is the visible image of the invisible ELOHIM. HE IS SUPREME OVER ALL CREATION…”

Colossians 1:15 (Amplified Bible)

“He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen ELOHIM [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the PREEMINENT ONE, THE SOVEREIGN, AND THE ORIGINATOR] OF ALL CREATION.”

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “Preeminent” as “Having PARAMOUNT RANK, DIGNITY, OR IMPORTANCE: OUSTANDING, SUPREME.”

So, we see the words rank and supreme in the definition of the word preeminent and the exact word that was used in the Complete Jewish Bible and the Amplified Bible agrees by using the words SOVEREIGN AND ORGINATOR OF ALL CREATION! Even in the TS2009 version there is a footnote for Colossians 1:15 which says: See (Hebrews 1:6; Revelation 3:14). In other words, Colossians 1:15 matches all the scriptures that were covered above regarding Revelation 3:14 that YESHUA is the AUTHOR, CHIEF, RULER, SUPREME, ORGINATOR, and SCULPTOR of YAHWEH’s creation and NOT a part of the creation!

Furthermore, reading the next verse in Colossians gives us the entire context of what Paul was saying:

Colossians 1:16 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Because in connection with Him WERE CREATED ALL THINGS IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, WHETHER THRONES, RULERSHIPS OR AUTHORITIES—THEY HAVE ALL BEEN CREATED THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIM.” He EXISTED BEFORE ALL THINGS, and He holds everything together.”

Colossians 1:16 (thearamaicscriptures.com)

“And by Him, everything was created that is in the Shmaya (the heavens) and in the Ara (the earth); all that is seen, and all that isn’t seen; if Thrones, and if Dominions, and if Principalities, and if Authorities, EVERYTHING BY HIS HAND (i.e. Power) AND BY MEANS OF HIM, HAVE BEEN CREATED.”

The wording in from the Aramaicscriptures.com of “Everything by His hand” sounds just like what I quoted earlier from the Aramaic English New Testament:

John 1:3 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“Everything existed THROUGH HIS HANDS, and without Him, not even one thing existed of the things which have existed.”

Therefore, we can easily conclude that Revelation 3:14 and Colossians 1:15-16 all agree with John 1, Hebrews 1, Genesis 1 and Isaiah 48:16 that YESHUA is the eternal Creator and not the created and destroys the false heretical doctrine of Arianism.  

YESHUA is Eternal

Eternal is defined by Oxford languages as “LASTING OR EXISTING FOREVER; WITHOUT END OR BEGINNING.” Synonyms for the same word are EVERLASTING AND NEVER-ENDING.”

“Without end or beginning” included in the definition of eternal is a perfect match for the description of YESHUA in the Book of Hebrews! which means that YESHUA was UNCREATED!

Hebrew 7:3 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Neither his father nor his mother is recorded in the genealogies; and neither the BEGINNING OF HIS DAYS NOR THE END OF HIS LIFE, BUT LIKE THE SON OF ELOHIM, his priesthood abides forever.”

John 1:9-11 (Hebrew)

“He (YESHUA) is truly a lamp; and He shines on every man in this world. He is ETERNAL; and the WORLD WAS MADE BY HIM; but the world does not recognize Him, neither the power of His words.”

John 3:17-18 (Hebrew)

“For ELOAH did not send His Son into the world in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through Him. Whosoever believes in Him will not be judged, but whosoever does not believe in Him is already judged—because he does not believe IN THE ETERNAL, THE ONE-ALONE BEGOTTEN SON OF ELOAH.”

John 8:24-25 (Hebrew)

“Unless you believe that I AM HE (Exodus 3:14), you will die in your iniquity. Then they said to Him “You, who are you?!” So YESHUA answered and said to them, “THE ANICENT ONE, who speaks many things unto you, and speaks of you, and judges.”

Micah 5:1-2 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“But you, Bethlehem near Efrat, so small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth to Me the future ruler of Yisra’el, whose ORIGINS are far in the past, BACK IN ANCIENT TIMES.”

The Amplified Bible version leaves a footnote that says, “LITERALLY THE DAYS OF ETERNITY.”

Eternity defined by Merriam-Webster is “the quality or state of being ETERNAL. Infinite time. LASTING THROUGHOUT ETERNITY.”

Polycarp and Irenaeus the early church fathers

Polycarp was a disciple of John who walked with YESHUA and Polycarp was a bishop of the assembly of Smyrna and wrote a letter to the Philippians in 108 AD:

Polycarp letter to the Philippians Chapter 12:

“For I trust that you are well versed in the Sacred Scriptures, and that nothing is hid from you; but to me this privilege is not yet granted. It is declared then in these Scriptures, be angry, and transgress not, and, let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Ephesians 4:26 Happy is he who remembers this, which I believe to be the case with you. But may the EL (God) and Father of our YESHUA HA’MASHIACH, and YESHUA MESSIAH Himself, who is the Son of EL, AND OUR ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST, build you up in faith and truth, and in all meekness, gentleness, patience, long-suffering, forbearance, and purity; and may He bestow on you a lot and portion among His saints, and on us with you, and on all that are under heaven, who shall believe in our Master and EL (God) YESHUA HA’MASHIACH, and in His Father, who raised Him from the dead.”

Irenaeus who was a disciple of Polycarp, wrote in his book Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 19):

2. “For this reason [it is, said], “Who shall declare this generation? Isaiah 53:8 since “He is a man, and who shall recognize Him?” Jeremiah 17:9 But he to whom the Father which is in heaven has revealed Him, Matthew 16:16 knows Him, so that He understands that He who “was not born either by the will of the flesh, or by the will of man,” John 1:13 is the Son of man, this is Messiah, the Son of the living ELOHIM. For I have shown from the Scriptures, that no one of the sons of Adam is as to everything, and absolutely, called EL (GOD), or named Master. But that He is Himself in His own right, beyond all men who ever lived. EL, AND MASTER, AND KING ETERNAL, AND THE INCARNATE WORD, proclaimed by all the prophets, the apostles, and by the Spirit Himself (RUACH HA’KODESH), may be seen by all who have attained to even a small portion of the truth.”

“According to Crosswalk, traditional Arianism holds that YESHUA was created by ELOHIM as the first act of creation. However, Irenaeus believed that YESHUA was NOT A CREATED BEING but rather He was UNCREATED EL.”

We can see that this is true from the words of Irenaeus himself by stating that YESHUA is EL (GOD), Master, KING ETERNAL, and the Incarnate Word. So, we have three of the early church fathers in Polycarp, Irenaeus, and Melito of the first century, who were not too far removed from YESHUA’s day who agree that YESHUA is ETERNAL!

Ambrose of Milan (338-397) The Proceedings from the Council of Aqueila 25)

“It is written that Messiah suffered: He suffered then in respect of His flesh: in respect of His ELOHIM-head He has IMMORTALITY. He WHO DENIES THIS, IS A DEVIL.”

Let us return to the ancient paths of worship and follow the true doctrine of the scriptures and turn away from all heresy in these last days.

As always may YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

FORGOTTEN FEASTS and PROPHECY: New Wine and New Oil!

We have covered Passover, The Feast of Unleavened Bread, First-Fruits, and Shavuot. Now, we will cover two more appointed times that most are unfamiliar with that are found in the Temple Scroll which are New Wine and New Oil. Praise ELOHEINU (Our ELOHIM): YAHWEH, YESHUA, and the RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit) for returning us back to the ancient paths of worship.

 On Shavuot we begin counting 50 days to get arrive at New Wine which is on July 23rd on our Gregorian calendars but technically the 3rd Day of the 5th month; and then 50 days after New Wine will be New oil which falls on September 10th, which is the 22nd day of the 6th month. These are not High-Shabbats, so you do not have to take off from work, but they are appointed times that we are to still observe. We will discuss details of each of appointed time, what to do, prophecies concerning each one, and scriptures supporting these feasts in the 66 books.

New Wine

The Feast of New Wine is called “Chag Tirosh (Tee-Roshe)” in Hebrew and found written in the Temple Scroll which states:

Temple Scroll Column 19:11-16 and 21:3-10

“And you shall count for yourselves from the day you bring in the new meal-offering to YAHWEH, the bread of the first-fruits (Shavuot), SEVEN WEEKS. Seven complete weeks there shall be until the day AFTER THE SEVENTH SHABBAT; you shall count to the fiftieth day and you shall present FRESH WINE for a liquid offering of four hins from all the clans of Yisra’el, a third of a hin on behalf of each clan, and they shall present with the wine on this day a burnt offering to YAHWEH of twelve rams from every head of the thousands of Yisra’el.” Column 21:3-10 “And they shall DRINK FROM THE NEW WINE; the priests shall drink there first, and the Levites second, and after them all the sons of Yisra’el shall drink, the leaders of the divisions first…there. And after them, all the people from the greatest to the least shall begin to DRINK FRESH WINE AND TO EAT RIPE AND UNRIPE GRAPES from the vines for on this day they shall atone for the new wine. And the sons of Yisra’el SHALL REJOICE BEFORE YAHWEH, ETERNAL STATUTES for their generations in all their villages. AND THEY SHALL REJOICE ON THIS DAY, AT THE APPOINTED TIME, when they begin to pour our the liquid-offering, fresh potent wine, upon the altar of YAHWEH year by year.”

Exodus 32:18 (Septuagint)

“And Moses said, it is not the voice of those who begin the battle or the voice of those who begin the cry of defeat, but the voice of those who BEGIN THE BANQUET OF WINE I hear.”

As stated above “The Feast of New Wine’ in Hebrew is “Chag Tirosh” and the Septuagint records it as a “Banquet”! Synonyms for the word banquet are FEAST, festivity, or meal. So, it appears from the Septuagint reading that Moses was very familiar with the Feast of New Wine as the children of Yisra’el were REJOICING and having a good time, which is a command given for this day.

As we see in the Temple Scroll, YAHWEH says celebrate New Wine at its appointed time, which is the 3rd day of the 5th month and July 23rd on our Gregorian calendars, which is 50 Days after Shavuot. We are commanded to rejoice on this day just as we were commanded to rejoice on Shavuot (Deuteronomy 16:11) and we are to eat grapes and drink wine or grape juice; furthermore, YAHWEH says it’s an eternal statute which means forever.

Meaning of New Wine and prophetic importance

As with the rest of the Appointed Times that all point to YESHUA, so do The Feast of New Wine and the Feast of New Oil. And I see the same wine connection with the marriage supper of the Lamb as discussed in the Passover message!

Matthew 26:27-29 (Hebrew)

“And afterwards He TOOK THE CUP and did a prayer of thanksgiving, and gave it to them, and said, “DRINK THIS-all of you, for this is the blood of the new, which will be shed to atone for your iniquities. And I say to you faithfully that from now and onward, I WILL NOT DRINK OF THIS SMOOTHNESS OF THE VINE UNTIL THAT DAY THAT I WILL DRINK IT WITH YOU ANEW IN THE KINGDOM OF MY FATHER.”

Here YESHUA is using Wedding language that His disciples would have understood according to the ancient Galilean weddings: During the betrothal ceremony in Galilee the bridegroom would pour a cup of WINE called the “CUP OF JOY” and give it to the bride to drink. At this point she can either accept the covenant/proposal by drinking the wine or reject the covenant by not drinking the wine. After she drinks the cup of joy (the wine) then the bridegroom publicly says, “You are consecrated to me according to the Law of Moses and I WILL NOT DRINK THIS CUP UNTIL I DRINK IT NEW WITH YOU IN MY FATHERS HOUSE.”

Again, we see the marriage terminology that YESHUA used to describe Him marrying Yisra’el and wine was used, just as we see YESHUA turn water to WINE during the WEDDING/MARRIAGE on The Feast of NEW WINE in Galilee recorded in John 2. So, as we see the drinking of the wine is an ancient Galilean custom as YESHUA turns the water into wine in GALILEE. The connection is MARRIAGE AND WINE as we saw YESHUA mention on Passover. As stated earlier from the Temple Scroll is that New Wine is celebrated on the THIRD DAY of the 5th month:

John 2:1-10 (Hebrew)

“Now on the THIRD DAY a MARRIAGE was held in Gelilah (Galilee), and Mary the mother of YESHUA was there. And YESHUA was called to the marriage with his talmidim (disciples). So when they were lacking WINE at the MARRIAGE, the mother of YESHUA said unto Him, “They do not have any wine. YESHUA answered her, “Woman, what is that to Me or to you? My time is not due yet.” The mother of YESHUA said to the attendants, “You must do everything He tells you!” (Now there were six water jars of stone there, being placed according to the custom of the cleansing of the Jews; and every one of the water jars holds two or three measures.) Then YESHUA said to them, “Fill all the water jars with water.” Therefore they filled them with as much water as they could hold. Then YESHUA said to them, “Take out from them, and bring it, and give some to drink to the leader of ceremonies.” So they brought it to her. And when the leader of ceremonies had tasted the water (they saw that He TURNED IT INTO WINE—she did not know where it came from—but the servants, those who brought the water to the leader of ceremonies knew it) she called the betrothed man and said to him, “Every man first sets down the good wine, and after they are satisfied, then the inferior remainder of wine; but you concealed the GOOD WINE until now!”

So, we see the double meaning of marriage and the Feast of New Wine being done on the same day. We are also commanded to rejoice on this day, the same way we rejoiced with the “cup of joy” being betrothed to YESHUA by entering into covenant with Him as we await His second coming to reign with Him. This appointed time of New Wine seems to be a REMINDER for us to not forget the Passover connection with the Marriage Supper of the Lamb as a prophetic event. The same way YAHWEH told us to REMEMBER that we were slaves in Egypt on Shavuot 50 days earlier!

Deuteronomy 16:12

“REMEMBER that you were a slave in Egypt; then you will keep and obey these laws.”

Also, new wine can represent overflowing with abundance during YESHUA’s reign and the New Jerusalem in eternity.

Numbers 13:17-24 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Moses sent them to reconnoiter (survey) the land of Canaan, instructing them, “Go up to the Negev and into the hills, and see what the land is like. Notice the people living there, whether they are strong or weak, few or many; and what kind of country they live in, whether it is good or bad; and what kind of cities they live in, open or fortified. See whether the land is fertile or unproductive and whether there is wood in it or not. Finally, be bold enough to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” When they left it was the SEASON FOR THE FIRST GRAPES TO RIPEN. They went up and reconnoitered (surveyed) the land from the Tzin Desert to Rechov near the entrance to Hamat. They went up into the Negev and arrived at Hevron; Achiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the Anakim, lived there. (Hevron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) They came to the Eshkol Valley; and there they cut off a branch bearing ONE CLUSTER OF GRAPES, which they carried on a pole between two of them; they also took pomegranates AND FIGS. That place was called the Valley of Eshkol [cluster], because of the cluster which the people of Yisra’el cut down there.”

Micah 4:1-8 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“But in the acharit-hayamim (end of days) it will come about that the mountain of YAHWEH’s house will be established as the most important mountain. It will be regarded more highly than the other hills, and peoples will stream there. Many gentiles will go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of YAHWEH, to the house of the ELOHIM of Jacob! He will teach us about His ways, and we will walk in His paths.” For out of Zion will go forth Torah, and the word of YAHWEH from Jerusalem. He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for many nations far away. Then they will hammer their swords into plow-blades and their spears into pruning-knives; nations will not raise swords at each other, and they will no longer learn war. Instead, each person will SIT UNDER HIS VINE AND FIG TREE, with no one to upset him, for the mouth of YAHWEH-Tzva’ot has spoken. For all the peoples will walk, each in the name of its elohim; but we will walk in the Name of YAHWEH our ELOHIM forever and ever. When that day comes, “says YAHWEH, “I will assemble the lame and gather those who were dispersed, along with those I afflicted. I will make the lame a remnant and those who were driven off a strong nation. YAHWEH will RULE THEM ON MOUNT ZION FROM THAT TIME FORTH AND FOREVER.”

2 Baruch 29:5

“Also, the earth will yield its fruits TEN-THOUSANDFOLD. A SINGLE VINE will have a THOUSAND BRANCHES, AND A SINGLE BRANCH will produce A THOUSAND BUNCHES OF GRAPES, and a single bunch of grapes will produce a THOUSAND GRAPES, and a SINGLE GRAPE WILL PRODUCE A KOR OF WINE.”

One grape will produce a “kor” of wine and the scriptural usage is defined according to bible.knowing-jesus.com is “kor, a measure (usually dry) a dry or liquid measure equal to 10 ephahs or baths, a dry measure containing 6.25 bushels, a LIQUID MEASURE OF 58 GALLONS (263 L).” This sounds like abundant blessings to me!

The etymology for the word “Vine” is “Gephen” H1612 and Strong’s defines it as “From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine (as twining), ESPECIALLY THE GRAPE:-vine, tree.” Brown-Drivers-Briggs says in 1c “of prosperity”.

The same way the Israelites went to spy out the land of Canaan and saw the goodness, prosperity and grapes in abundance and brought back grapes and figs, is the same promise of abundance/prosperity and blessing we will have when YESHUA returns as each man will sit under his own VINE and FIG TREE. Also, as YESHUA changed the water to wine and it ended up being the best, is how those who are married to YESHUA and endure to the end will receive the best in the 1,000 reign and eternity.

1 Corinthians 2:9 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“But, as the Tanakh says, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard and no one’s heart has imagined all the things that ELOHIM has prepared for those who love Him.”

However; those who refuse to enter into the marriage covenant with YESHUA, by returning to the ancient path, keeping the commandments of the Torah and trusting in YESHUA will find themselves on the opposite end the wine/grape blessings because they chose to continue in spiritual fornication with Babylon.

Revelation 14:9-10 (Hebrew)

“And after this, the third messenger came and said with a great voice, “If one does his prayer to the carved image and to the animal, and take the sign on his hand or on his forehead this one will DRINK OF THE WINE OF FURY OF YAHWEH, which is the cup of fury, and He will be punished with fire and brimstone before His set-apart messengers and the Lamb.”

Revelation 14:17-18 (Hebrew)

“And another messenger came to the heavens, and in his hand was a sickle. Then another messenger went out from the altar (and he had control over the fire), and he cried out with a loud voice to him who had the sickle and said, ‘Thrust with your sickle and HARVEST THE GRAPES OF THE EARTH, for its fruits are ripe.” So the messenger thrust with His sickle and HARVESTED THE GRAPES OF THE EARTH, and cast them into the great WINEPRESS of the fury of YAHWEH. And the WINEPRESS was outside the city, and the BLOOD OF THE WINEPRESS went up to the bridle of the horses, a way of one thousand six hundred stretches of field.”

Isaiah 63:1-6 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Who is this, coming from Edom, from Bozrah with clothing stained crimson, so magnificently dressed, so stately In His strength? “It is I, Who speak victoriously, I, well able to save.” Why is your apparel red, your clothes like someone TREADING A WINEPRESS? “I have trodden THE WINEPRESS alone; from the peoples not one was with me. So I TROD them in My anger, trampled them in My fury; so their LIFEBLOOD spurted out on My clothing, and I have STAINED MY GARMENTS; for the day of vengeance that was in My heart and My year of redemption have come. I looked, but there was no one to help, and I was appalled that no one upheld Me. Therefore My own arm brought Me salvation, and My own fury upheld Me. In My anger I trod down the peoples made them DRINK WITH MY FURY, then poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

Isaiah 63:1-3-4 (Septuagint)

“Who is this that has come from Edom, with red garments from Batzerah? So beautiful in His apparel with mighty strength? I reason about righteousness and saving judgment. Why are your garments red and your garments as if fresh from a trodden winepress? I AM FULL OF TRODDEN GRAPES and from the nations there is not a man with me; and I trampled them in my fury and dashed them to pieces as earth; and brought down their blood to the earth.” For the day of recompense has come on them and the year of redemption is at hand.”

Prophetically concerning New Wine is marriage and abundant blessings for the those in covenant with ELOHIM and wrath for those who are not in covenant with Him!

New Oil

The Feast of New Oil is called “Chag Yitzhar” in Hebrew and is found written in the Temple Scroll which states:

Temple Scroll Column 21:12-16 and Column 22:14-16

“And you shall count for yourselves from this day (New Wine) SEVEN WEEKS, SEVEN TIMES, FORTY-NINE DAYS; SEVEN COMPLETE WEEKS there shall be until the DAY AFTER THE SHABBAT, the Seventh One. You shall count to the FIFIETH DAY, and then you shall present new oil from the dwellings of the clans of the sons of Yisra’el, half a hin, one from each clan, NEW OIL PRESSED (Olive oil). And they shall present the first of the fresh oil upon the altar of the burnt offering, first-fruit offerings before YAHWEH. Column 22:14-16 “Afterwards, THEY SHALL EAT FROM THE OLIVES AND ANOINT THEMSELVES WITH THE NEW OIL, for upon this day they shall atone for all the fresh oil of the land before YAHWEH, once in a year. THEN THEY SHALL REJOICE, ALL THE SONS OF YISRA’EL, in all their dwellings before YAHWEH, an ETERNAL STATUTE.”

The Temple Scroll says to celebrate New Oil, which is the 22nd day of the 6th month or September 10th on our Gregorian calendars, which is 50 Days after New Wine. We are commanded to rejoice on this day just as we were commanded to rejoice on Shavuot and New Wine (Deuteronomy 16:11) and we are to eat olives, olive oil, and anoint ourselves with olive oil. YAHWEH also says that this is an eternal statute. This is not a High-Shabbat; however, it’s still important that we observe it.

The meaning of New Oil:

Leviticus 24:1-4 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“YAHWEH said to Moses, “Order the people of Yisra’el to bring you pure oil from CRUSHED OLIVES FOR THE LIGHT, TO KEEP THE LAMPS burning always. Outside the curtain of the testimony in the tent of meeting, Aaron is to arrange for the light to be kept burning always from evening until morning before YAHWEH; this is to be a permanent regulation through all your generations. He is always to keep in order the LAMPS ON THE PURE MENORAH BEFORE YAHWEH.”

Temple Scroll Column 21:15 (Penguin Classics)

“You shall then offer NEW OIL from the homes of the tribes of the children of Yisra’el, a half a hin from a tribe, NEW BEATEN OIL…oil on the altar of the holocaust (burnt offering), first-fruits before YAHWEH.” Column 22 “….shall expiate with it for all the congregation before YAHWEH…with this oil, half a hin…[according to the statute, a holocaust an offering by fire, of soothing [odor to YAHWEH…WITH THIS OIL THEY SHALL LIGHT THE LAMPS…”

Olives were used to light the menorah/lamp to burn continually and YESHUA is the lamp that shines forever!

Revelation 21:23

“The city has no need for the sun or the moon to shine on it, because ELOHIM’s esteem gives it LIGHT and its LAMP IS THE LAMB.”

Isaiah 60:19

“No more will the sun be your light by day, nor will moonlight shine on you; instead YAHWEH will be your LIGHT FOREVER and your ELOHIM your esteem. No longer will your sun go down; your moon will no longer wane; for YAHWEH will be YOUR LIGHT FOREVER; your days of morning will end.”

A reminder that YESHUA is the Light of the world:

John 8:12 (Hebrew)

“And YESHUA said, “I AM THE LAMP OF THE WORLD; whosoever comes after Me will not walk in darkness and gloom; but He will indeed have life.”

James 1:17-18 (Hebrew)

“Every good gift comes from above, from the LIGHT OF THE FATHER, and with Him there is no change, nor alteration of LIGHT and darkness. And He has shown to us according to His will, by the word of truth, so that we can be FIRST-FRUITS of His creation.”

As we saw from the Temple Scroll is that the first-fruits of fresh-pressed olive oil were used to light the lamps, just as we are to be the first-fruits of new oil to be a LIGHT amongst the world by teaching them through the leading of the RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit).

Matthew 5:13-16 (Hebrew)

“And it happened furthermore, that YESHUA MASHIACH said unto His talmidim (disciples), “YOU ARE THE INSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD (Matthew 28:19), 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 the 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.”

Covenant of Damascus (Community Rule Part 1) pg. 66

#7 Fruit of the Spirit-Spirit of Truth

“The WAY OF LIGHT IN THIS WORLD is to enlighten of the minds of ALL MEN by making STRAIGHT THE PATH of true righteousness and TEACHING THEIR HEART TO REVERENCE ALL THE COMMANDS OF ELOHIM!”

YESHUA is The Light of the World and taught the truth of Torah, just as we are to follow in His footsteps by being a light to the world and teaching the commands of the Torah and telling them to trust in the Living Torah (YESHUA)!

1 John 2:6 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“A person who claims to be continuing in union with Him ought to conduct his life the way He did.”

 Again, we accomplish this by the leading of the RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit) Who is a representation of the oil that goes inside the lamp.

Matthew 25:1-13 (Hebrew)

“And then the heavenly kingdom will be like ten virgins who took their LAMPS and went to the path to the bridegroom and the bride. Five of them were foolish and five of them were wise. And the five foolish ones did take their lamps. And while the bridegroom delayed to come, all ten virgins slept for long—until the middle of the night. A man shouted, ‘Get up! Behold the bridegroom is coming, go out to him to the path! Then all the virgins got up and lit all their lamps. And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us of YOUR OIL, for our lamps have gone out.’ But the wise ones answered and said, ‘Perhaps it will not be sufficient for us, go to the sellers and buy for yourselves.’ But as they went to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready, entered with him into the wedding and the door was shut behind them. And afterwards came the foolish virgins, and cried, ‘Master, master, open for us!” But he answered and said, ‘Truth-I do not know who you are.’ Therefore you must be awake, for you do not know the day and the hour.”

All ten virgins had lamps, so what does the lamp represent?

Proverbs 6:23

“For the MITZVAH (COMMAND) is a LAMP, TORAH IS LIGHT…”

Why were they wise virgins?

Deuteronomy 4:4-6 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“But you who STUCK with YAHWEH your ELOHIM are still alive today, every one of you. Look, I have taught you laws and rulings, just as YAHWEH your ELOHIM ordered me, so that you can behave accordingly in the land where you are going in order to take possession of it. Therefore, observe them; and follow them; for then all peoples will see you as having WISDOM and understanding. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, ‘This great nation is surely a WISE and understanding people.”

Oil goes inside the lamp to bring forth LIGHT so we can see and walk on the path:

Psalms 119:105 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Your WORD IS A LAMP for my foot and LIGHT ON MY PATH.”

The same way that oil goes INSIDE THE LAMP to bring forth the light, is the same way the RUACH HA’KODESH DWELLS INSIDE OF US to bring forth the light of the Torah so we can see clearly to WALK ON THE ANICENT PATH.

Jeremiah 6:16 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask about the ANCIENT PATHS, ‘Which one is the good way?’ TAKE IT, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, “We will not take it.”

This happens when we surrender to Him (The Set-Apart Spirit) and let Him lead us:

John 16:13 (Hebrew)

“But when that RUACH (SPIRIT) OF TRUTH will come, He will teach you ALL TRUTH.”

The RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit) will lead us into all truth! And what is the truth?

Psalms 119:142

“Your righteousness is eternal righteousness, and Your TORAH IS TRUTH.”

So the wise virgins kept the commandments of the Torah as they stuck with YAHWEH as Moses mentioned in Deuteronomy 4:6! The wise virgins were filled with the RUACH HA’KODESH who leads us into all truth, which is the Torah. The foolish virgins had lamps (the commandments) giving them the appearance from the outside that they were keeping the commandments like Pharisees, but rather walked in their own traditions of the oral torah; and anyone who chooses to go their own way opposite of the written Torah, which YESHUA rebuked:

Matthew 15:8-10 (Hebrew)

“This people which honors Me with WORDS but their heart is far from Me, they honor Me in vain, IMPOSING YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMANDMENTS OF THE MEN.”

Just because you are holding the lamp (the outer appearance) doesn’t mean your heart is circumcised (inwardly) to walk in the complete truth and bearing the fruits of the Spirit:

Matthew 23:25

“Woe to you hypocritical Torah-teachers and Pharisees! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but the INSIDE they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the INSIDE of the cup, so that the outside may be clean too.”

So, with no oil aka the RUACH HA’KODESH, they did not bear the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), nor walked in the truth of the Torah, so they were found to be empty vessels and not ready; and therefore left outside the kingdom. They were tares who grew up with the wheat and got exposed at the time of the end.

Matthew 13:28-30 (Hebrew)

“And he said to them, ‘The enemy-man did this thing.’ So the servants said, ‘Do you want that we should go and gather it?” But he said: ‘No, that you do not root up the wheat with the thistles. Leave everything until the harvest. And at the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers. ‘First gather the thistles, and bind them in burdens and burn them, but gather the wheat into my granary.”

Romans 8:14-17 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“All who are led by ELOHIM’s SPIRIT are ELOHIM’S SONS. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to bring you back again into fear; on the contrary, you received the Spirit, who makes us SONS and by whose power we cry out, “Abba!” (that is, “Dear Father!”) The Spirit Himself bears witness with our own spirits that we are CHILDREN OF ELOHIM; and if we are children, then we are also HEIRS, HEIRS OF ELOHIM and JOINT-HEIRS WITH THE MESSIAH.”

Covenant of Damascus (Community Rule Part 1) pg. 66-67

#7 Fruit of the Spirit-Spirit of Truth

“The WAY OF LIGHT IN THIS WORLD is to enlighten of 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 spirit of: Meekness, patience, gentleness, eternal goodness, intelligence, understanding, potent wisdom (trusting in ELOHIM for everything and depending on His great mercy), knowledge (in all plans), enthusiasm (for righteousness), set-apart purpose (with all seriousness), kindness (for all the sons of truth), magnificent purity (hating all unclean idolatry), temperance (wise behavior in everything), self-control (concealing the truth of the mysteries of knowledge). These are the foundation FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (Galatians 5:22-23) 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 SPIRTUAL SONS with all the eternal blessings. They will receive joy with ETERNAL LIFE, and a crown of esteem clothed in light.”

Paul is quoting the teaching of the Zadok priests that he was familiar with, which again confirms the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls. So, without the RUACH HA’KADOESH no one can be a son of ELOHIM, and if you aren’t a son of ELOHIM, you will not be joint-heirs to share in the kingdom to come, which means we all need the oil in our lamps and bearing the fruits of the Spirit, and walking in complete truth! The foolish virgins were amongst the wise until the end, just as we see the wheat amongst the tares!

Anointing as priests

Temple Scroll 22:15

“THEY SHALL EAT FROM THE OLIVES AND ANOINT THEMSELVES WITH THE NEW OIL”

As mentioned earlier we are anoint ourselves with olive oil on The feast of New oil. I see this a symbolism of the future prophecy for us being anointed to reign with YESHUA as priests.

Isaiah 61:3 (Amplified Bible)

“To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following: To give them a TURBAN instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning], The OIL OF JOY instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit. So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with ELOHIM], the planting of YAHWEH, that He may be esteemed.”

ELOHIM will give us turbans which is what the priests wore:

Exodus 28:36 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘Set-apart to YAHWEH.’ You shall fasten it on the front of the TURBAN with a blue cord. It shall be on Aaron’s forehead…”

The same “OIL OF JOY” that the righteous servants of YAHWEH are anointed with in Isaiah 61:3, are the same words used to describe the anointing oil on YESHUA:

Psalms 45:7-8 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Your throne, ELOHIM, will last forever and ever; you rule your kingdom with a scepter of equity. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore ELOHIM, Your ELOHIM, has ANOINTED YOU WITH THE OIL OF JOY in preference to your companions.” Your robes are all fragrant with MYRRH, ALOES, AND CASSIA…”

YESHUA is the anointed High Priest and King and the righteous will be anointed to serve as priests with Him. Priests must be anointed to serve before YAHWEH just as kings and prophets were, as we see in scripture:

Leviticus 8:12 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“He (Moses) poured some of the ANOINTING OIL on Aaron’s head and ANOINTED HIM, to consecrate him. Moses brought Aaron’s sons, clothed them with tunics, wrapped sashes on them and put HEADGEAR (Strongs #4021 is Migba’ah for TURBAN) on them, as YAHWEH had ordered Moses.”

Then we will be ready to fulfill what YAHWEH wanted from the beginning:

Exodus 19:5-6 (Samaritan)

“And now then, if you will indeed obey My voice, and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a KINGDOM OF PRIESTS, AND A SET-APART SUPER POWER. These are the words that you shall speak to the Sons of Yisra’el.”

Revelation 1:5-6 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And from YESHUA the Messiah, the Witness, the Faithful, the First-born of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth; who has loved us, and released us from our iniquities by His blood; and has made us a KINGDOM OF PRIESTS TO ELOHIM THE FATHER: to whom be esteem and power, for ever and ever. Ahmein.”

Revelation 5:10 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And you have made the KINGS AND PRIESTS to our ELOHIM; and they reign on the earth.”

Revelation 20:5-6 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“This is the first resurrection. Blessed and Set Apart is he that has part in the first resurrection: over them the second death has no dominion; but they will be, and are PRIESTS OF ELOHIM AND OF HIS MESSIAH; and they will reign with Him the thousand years.”

So we started off by drinking the CUP OF JOY to be betrothed to YESHUA and ends with the OIL OF JOY to be anointed to reign with YESHUA forever as priests!

Other scriptures about new wine and oil

In scripture we can usually find New Wine and New Oil mentioned together, and here are some examples to show that the Temple scroll did not add anything to the scriptures, but rather reveals what has been hidden which gives us a new meaning when we read them in scripture now.

Deuteronomy 7:13 (Samaritan)

“And He will love you, and bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your grain,….YOUR NEW WINE, and YOUR OIL, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, in the land that YAHWEH swore to your forefathers to give you.”

The Samaritan Torah translates it beautifully as “New Wine”, the etymology for the word New Wine is “Tiyrosh” #8492 defined by Brown-Driver’s-Briggs as: WINE, FRESH OR NEW WINE, must, FRESHLY PRESSED WINE. Strong’s concordance says: in the sense of expulsion; must or FRESH GRAPE JUICE (as squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine: (new, sweet) wine.

And the etymology for “Oil” is “Yitshar” #3323 and defined by Brown-Driver’s-Briggs as: FRESH OIL, shining (pure) oil.

Deuteronomy 11:14 (Samaritan)

“And He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and the late rain, that you may gather in your grain YOUR NEW WINE, AND YOUR OIL.”

Deuteronomy 12:17-18 (Samaritan)

“You are not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain….your NEW WINE, OR YOUR OIL, or the firstborn of your herd or your flock, or any of your votive offerings which you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution of your hands.”

Numbers 18:12 (Samaritan)

“All the best of the FRESH OIL and all the best of the FRESH WINE and of the grain, the FIRST FRUITS of those which they give to YAHWEH, I give them to you.”

Nehemiah 10:39 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“For the people of Yisra’el and the descendants of Levi are to bring the grain, WINE AND OLIVE OIL to the rooms where the equipment for the sanctuary, the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the singers are. We will not abandon the house of our ELOHIM.”

Haggai 1:11 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“In fact, I called for a drought on the land and on the hills, on the grain, THE WINE AND THE OLIVE OIL, on what the ground brings up, on men, animals and on all that hands produce.”

Let us rejoice on these appointed times and think of the prophetic significance of them as we return to the ancient paths of worship. As always may YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

Shavuot/Pentecost!

Last week, we discussed First-Fruits and how we were to begin counting the 50-days to get to Shavuot. Shavuot means “weeks” in Hebrew being that we have to count 7 complete weeks to arrive to Shavuot. Shavuot is also known as the Festival of First Fruits, Festival of Weeks or Pentecost (Which means 50 in Greek). Shavuot is on June 4th on our Gregorian calendars which is technically the 15th day of the 3rd month and is a High Shabbat, which means we are not allowed to work. In this message we will discuss who celebrated Shavuot, importance of Shavuot, and instructions for Shavuot and the freewill offering.

Shavuot scriptures:

Exodus 23:16 (Samaritan)

“And the FESTIVAL OF THE HARVEST OF THE FIRST FRUITS of your labors of which you have sown in the field…”

Exodus 34:22

“And you shall make the FEAST OF WEEKS, THE FIRST FRUITS OF THE WHEAT HARVEST…”

Numbers 28:26

“And on the day of FIRST FRUITS, when you bring a new grain offering to YAHWEH at your FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT, you have a set-apart gathering, you do no work.”

Deuteronomy 16:9-12 (Samaritan)

“You shall count seven weeks to yourselves; begin to count the seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. And then you shall keep the FEAST OF WEEKS with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hands, which you shall give as YAHWEH your ELOHIM blessed you. And you shall rejoice before YAHWEH your ELOHIM, you, and your son, and your daughter your male slave, and your female slave, and the Levite who is in your gates, and the PROSELYTE, and the orphan, and the widow, who are in your midst…

Temple Scroll Column 19:7-9

“And this day shall be for you a set-apart convocation, ETERNAL STATUTES for their generations, ALL LABORIOUS WORK THEY SHALL NOT DO ON IT. It is the FEAST OF WEEKS AND THE FEAST OF FIRST-FRUITS for a memorial forever.”

Jubilees 6:21

For it is the Festival of SHAVUOT AND THE FEAST OF FIRST-FRUITS: This Feast is twofold and double nature: according to what is written and engraved concerning it, celebrate it.”

Luke 9:12-16 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“The day began to draw to a close. The Twelve came to Him and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go and get lodging and food in the towns and farms around here, because where we are is a remote place. But He said to them, “Give them something to eat, yourselves!” They said, “We have no more than five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we ourselves are supposed to go and buy food for all these people! (For there were about five thousand men.” He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about FIFTY each.”

John 6:9 (Hebrew)

“Here is a young man who has five loaves of BARLEY BREAD and two fishes—but what will that be among all of them?”

YESHUA told them to sit in groups of 50 which represents the 50 Day count to Shavuot and Shavuot is the beginning of the barley harvest, and YESHUA fed them barley loaves of bread! I believe that this is a spiritual connection pointing to Shavuot and the abundance of the barley harvest to show that our ELOHIM provides, just as YESHUA provided an abundance of barley bread to feed the 5,000 and had 12 baskets left over.

Let’s look at Scripture to see who celebrated Shavuot and who was born on it!

Modern day Christianity says that the Appointed Times of YAHWEH are for the Jews only and that Apostle Paul did away with the law. However, you will see that Paul himself observed Shavuot as all the righteous men of scripture did.

 Acts 20:16 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“For Paul had decided to bypass Ephesus on his voyage, in order to avoid losing time in the province of Asia, because he was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if possible to CELEBRATE SHAVUOT.”

1 Corinthians 16:8

“But I will remain in Ephesus UNTIL SHAVUOT…”

Why was Paul hurrying to be a Jerusalem for Shavuot? Was he following the Torah?

Deuteronomy 16:16 (Aramaic)

“Three times in a year shall all your memorial gifts be brought before YAHWEH your ELOHIM in the place which He shall choose; in the Feast of Unleavened Bread, SHAVUOT (The FEAST OF WEEKS), and The Feast of Tabernacles; and you shall not appear before YAHWEH your ELOHIM empty handed…”

Jubilees 6:15-21

“And He gave to Noah and his sons a sign that there should not be a flood on the earth again. He placed a rainbow in the cloud for a sign of the everlasting Covenant that there should not be a flood again on the earth to destroy it all the days of the earth. For this reason it is ordained and written on the tablets of the heavens, that they should celebrate the FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT IN THIS MONTH  ONCE A YEAR to RENEW the Covenant every year.” And this whole Festival was celebrated in the HEAVENS FROM THE DAYS OF CREATION TILL THE DAYS OF NOAH: twenty-six Jubilees and five weeks of years. And Noah AND HIS SONS OBSERVED IT for seven Jubilees and one week of years, till the day of Noah’s death. And from the day of Noah’s death his sons forsook it until the days of Abraham, and they ate blood “But ABRAHAM OBSERVED IT, AND ISAAC, and JACOB, AND HIS CHILDREN OBSERVED IT up to your days, and in your days the children of Yisra’el forgot it until you celebrated it anew on this mountain. And you shall command the children of Yisra’el to observe this Festival in all their generations for a Command unto them; one day in the year in this month (3rd month) they shall celebrate the Festival. For it is the Festival of SHAVUOT AND THE FEAST OF FIRST-FRUITS: This Feast is twofold and double nature: according to what is written and engraved concerning it, celebrate it.”

 Numbers 28:26

“And on the day of FIRST FRUITS, when you bring a new grain offering to YAHWEH at your FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT, you have a set-apart gathering, you do no work.”

Both Jubilees and Numbers shows that First-Fruits and Shavuot are connected and are the same feast. Especially, since we counted the 50 days starting on First-Fruits.

Jubilees 15:1

 “And in the fifth year of the fourth week of this Jubilee, in the THIRD MONTH, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH (15th Day) ABRAM CELEBRATED the Festival of the First-Fruits (Shavuot) of the grain harvest.”

 There are only 30 days in a month on the Zadok Priestly calendar spelled out in Enoch and Jubilees; therefore, we know that the middle of the month is the 15th day. Our earliest indication of this is found if Genesis 7:24 which reads:

 “And the waters were mighty on the earth, one hundred and fifty days.”

 30 days X 5 months= 150 days; therefore 12 months X 30 days in a month= 360 days in a base year. Then Enoch tells us to add one intercalary day at the end of each season of spring, summer, fall, and winter to get a total of 364 days.

 Jubilees 22:1

 “And it came to be in the first week in the forty-fourth Jubilee, in the second year, that is, the year in which Abraham died, that ISAAC AND ISHAMEL came from Beersheba to celebrate the FEAST OF SHAVUOT-that is, THE FEAST OF THE FIRST-FRUITS of the harvest-to Abraham, their father. And Abraham rejoiced because his two sons had come.”

 Jubilees 44:1-5

 “And Yisra’el (Jacob) took his journey from Haran from his house on the new month of the THIRD MONTH, and he went on the way of Beersheba, and he offered an offering to the ELOHIM of his dad Isaac on the seventh of this month. And Jacob remembered the dream that he had seen at Beyth El, and he feared to go down to Egypt. And while he was thinking of sending word to Joseph to come to him, and that he would not go down, he remained there seven days, if it came to be he should see a vision as to whether he should remain or go down. AND HE CELEBRATED the HARVEST FESTIVAL OF THE FIRST-FRUITS with old grain, for in all the land of Canaan there was not a handful of seed, for scarcity of food was over all the beasts and cattle and birds, and also over man.” And on the sixteenth day YAHWEH appeared to him, and said to him, “Jacob, Jacob…”

 As we see it was the 7th day of the 3rd month when Jacob offered an offering to ELOHIM, then 7 more days passed which puts us on the 14th day of the 3rd month, and on the next day being the 15th day of the 3rd month Jacob celebrated Shavuot. After the celebration of Shavuot YAHWEH spoke to Jacob the next day which was the 16th.

 Tobit 2:1 (Apocrypha)

 “Now when I had come home again and my wife Hannah was restored to me with my son Tobi, at the FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT-which is the (kodesh) set-apart Feast of the SEVEN WEEKS-there was a good dinner prepared for me, for which I sat down to eat.”

 As we see in one of the books that was removed from the Scriptures that was included in the 1611 KJV, Tobit celebrated Shavuot and notice he says “the kodesh (set-apart) feast of the seven weeks” and we know that we count 50 days which is 7 completed Shabbats to arrive at the date of June 4th (15th day of the 3rd month). Tobit was a righteous man and he understood we should keep the appointed times even while he was in exile in Nineveh. He followed the command according to how it is written in the Torah which says:

 Leviticus 23:15-16

 “And from the morrow after the Shabbat, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you shall count for yourselves: SEVEN COMPLETED SHABBATS, then you shall bring a new grain offering to YAHWEH.”

 2 Maccabees 12:31-32

 “They thanked them, desiring them to continue being friendly toward them. And so they came to Jerusalem-The FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT was approaching. And AFTER the FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT, they went out against Gorgias the governor of Edom, who came out with three thousand footmen and four hundred horsemen.

 Jubilees 16:13

 “And in the middle of the sixth month YAHWEH visited Sarah and did to her as He had spoken, and she conceived. And she bore a son in the THIRD MONTH, and in the MIDDLE OF THE MONTH (15th Day) at the time of which YAHWEH had spoken to Abraham, on the Festival of the First-Fruits (Shavuot) of the Harvest, Isaac was born.”

 Jubilees 28:15

 “And again Jacob went in to her, and she conceived, and bore him a fourth son, and he called his name Judah, ON THE FIFTEENTH OF THE THIRD MONTH (SHAVUOT), in the first year of the fourth week.” Isaac and Judah were both born on Shavuot.

 As we can see from all the scriptures above is that Noah and his sons, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Apostle Paul, Maccabees, and Tobit all observed Shavuot, The Festival of First-Fruits aka Pentecost. Further pointing to the fact that Noah and Abraham celebrated the Feast before there ever was a Jew.

 Covenant cut with Abraham on Shavuot:

 Genesis 15:17

 “And it came to pass that when the sun had set and it was dark, behold there appeared a smoking furnace and a burning torch passed between those pieces. On that day YAHWEH made a covenant with Abram…”

Jubilees 14:7-20

 “And He said to him, “I am YAHWEH who brought you out of Ur Kasdim, to give you the land of the Kana’anites (Cannanites) to possess it forever. And I will be ELOHIM to you and to your seed after you.” And he said, “Master, Master, how will I know that I will inherit it? And He said to him, “Bring Me a heifer of three years, and a goat of three years, and a sheep of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a pigeon.” And he took all these in the MIDDLE OF THE MONTH.”

  For the context to see what month it was we need to go back to verse 1 of this same chapter:

Jubilees 14:1

 “After these things, in the fourth year of this week, on the first day of the THIRD MONTH the WORD of YAHWEH came to Abram in a dream.”

 Jubilees 14: 10-19 continued:  And he was dwelling at the oak of Mamre, which is near Hebron. And he built there an altar, and slaughtered all these animals; and he poured their blood upon the altar, and divided them in the middle, and laid them over against each other; but he did not divide the birds. And birds came down upon the pieces, and Abram drove them away, and did not allow the birds to touch them.” Verse 20 And ON THAT DAY we cut a covenant with Abram, just as we had covenanted with Noah in THIS MONTH (Jubilees 6:15-21); and Abram renewed the Feast and ordinance for himself forever.”

 The covenant was cut with Abraham in the middle of the month being the 15th day of 3rd month.

Jacob and Laban make covenant on Shavuot:

 Jubilees 29:5

 “And in the seventh year of the fourth week Jacob turned toward Gilad in the first month, on the twenty-first day. And Laban pursued after him and overtook Jacob in the mountain of Gilad in the THIRD MONTH, on the thirteenth day. Verse 7 And on the FIFTEENTH of those days (15th Day of 3rd month) Jacob made a banquet for Laban, and all for all who came with him, and Jacob swore to Laban that day, and Laban swore also to Jacob, that neither should cross the mountain of Gilad to the other with evil purpose.”

 Genesis 31:46-49 (Complete Jewish Bible)

 “Then Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather some stones”; and they took stones, made a pile of them and ate there by the pile of stones. Laban called it Y’gar-Sahaduta [“pile of witness” in Aramaic], while Jacob called it Gal-‘Ed [“pile of witness” in Hebrew]. Laban said “This pile witnesses between me and you today.” This is why it is called Gal-‘Ed and also HaMitzpah [the watchtower], because he said, “May YAHWEH watch between me and you when we are apart from each other.”

 What is the importance of this day?

The importance of this day is connected with the 50-day count on first-fruits which is why it’s called Shavuot the festival of the first-fruits. ELOHIM was telling Moses that He was taking His people to a fertile land that He was giving them and would like them to acknowledge this gift. Each spring, when the harvest of the year is available the people should bring their initial crops (first-fruits) to the priest to acknowledge them before ELOHIM. YAHWEH wants us to acknowledge that He has provided for us by bringing our best offering to Him; and it also shows our trust in Him by offering our best knowing that He will provide an abundant harvest and bless us. So, when Shavuot comes 50 days later, they would reap a harvest of barely/wheat.

How do we celebrate Shavuot? Instructions!

 There are many traditions and celebrations that surround Shavuot in modern day Judaism such as the giving of the Torah to Moses; however, Jubilees 1 shows us the tablets of stone of testimony were given on the 16th which was a Monday and not on Sunday the 15th.

Jubilees 1:1

“And it happened in the first year of the exodus of the children of Yisra’el out of Egypt, in the THIRD MONTH, ON THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH, that YAHWEH spoke to Moses, saying, “Come up to Me on the Mount, and I will give you two tablets of stone of the Torah and the command, which I have written, that you may teach them.”

So stemming from that belief they will read the 10 commandments on Shavuot. Is it wrong to read the 10 commandments? No! I just want to point out that their reason for doing so is not established on the facts and furthermore we are told to have a set-apart convocation/reading on the appointed times which means that we should be reading scriptures that pertain to that certain appointed.  Another tradition of Judaism is the eating of dairy products, trust me, I’m NOT saying we cannot eat ice cream or cheesecake on this day, I’m merely pointing out that these traditions are not commanded in scripture.  How are we to observe this day according to scripture?

 Shavuot/Pentecost is a NO work day. So remember that June 4th is a High Shabbat of no work.

 Leviticus 23:21 (Aramaic)

“And you shall proclaim on that same day, that it may be a set-apart gathering for yourselves, you do NO SERVILE WORK ON IT a Law forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.”

Leviticus 23:21 (Samaritan)

“And on this same day you shall READ as well. You are to have a set-apart READING. YOU SHALL DO NO LABORIOUS WORK. It is to be a perpetual statute in all your dwelling places throughout your generations.”

Numbers 28:26 (Aramaic)

“And on the day of FIRST FRUITS, when you bring a new grain offering to YAHWEH at your FEAST OF WEEKS, you have a set-apart gathering, YOU DO NO MANNER OF HARD WORK.”

Numbers 28:26 (Samaritan)

“On the day of the FIRST-FRUITS, when you present a new grain offering to YAHWEH in your FEAST OF WEEKS, you shall have a SET-APART READING. YOU SHALL DO NO LABORIOUS WORK.”

Temple Scroll Column 19:7-9

“And this day shall be for you a set-apart convocation, ETERNAL STATUTES for their generations, ALL LABORIOUS WORK THEY SHALL NOT DO ON IT. It is the FEAST OF WEEKS AND THE FEAST OF FIRST-FRUITS for a memorial forever.”

Freewill offering:

Deuteronomy 16:9-12 (Samaritan)

“You shall count seven weeks to yourselves; begin to count the seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. And then you shall keep the FEAST OF WEEKS with a TRIBUTE OF A FREE-WILL OFFERING of your hands, which you shall give as YAHWEH your ELOHIM blessed you. And you shall rejoice before YAHWEH your ELOHIM, you, and your son, and your daughter your male slave, and your female slave, and the Levite who is in your gates, and the PROSELYTE, and the orphan, and the widow, who are in your midst…

The definition of tribute according to Oxford languages is: an act, statement, OR GIFT THAT IS INTENDED TO SHOW GRATITUDE, RESPECT, OR ADMIRATION.”

What a beautiful opportunity to be able to show YAHWEH how much gratitude, respect, and admiration you have for Him by giving the best free-will offering you can according to how He has blessed you, and doing so with a joyful heart!

An example of the type of attitude believers should have towards the voluntary/freewill offering is defined perfectly in Exodus 35:

Exodus 35:5 (Aramaic)

“Take from among you AN OFFERING for YAHWEH; whosoever is of A WILLING HEART, let him bring an OFFERING to YAHWEH, gold, silver, and brass, blue, purple, and scarlet material…”

Exodus 35: 20-22 (Aramaic)

“And the whole congregation of the children of Yisra’el departed from the presence of Moses. And they came, everyone who was WILLING in HIS HEART and everyone whose spirit made him willing, and they brought offerings for YAHWEH, to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all its service, and for the set-apart vestments. And they came, both MEN AND WOMEN, as many as were WILLING-HEARTED, and brought bracelets and earrings and rings and necklaces and all sorts of jewels of gold; and every man that had set aside an offering of gold brought it to YAHWEH.”

Exodus 36:5-7 (Aramaic)

“And they said to Moses, the people bring much more than is necessary for the service of the work which YAHWEH commanded to make. And Moses gave command, which the heralds proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the things they had to make, and some was LEFT OVER.”

Exodus 30:22 (Samaritan)

“And the men brought with the women, every GENEROUS-HEARTED, brought a bracelet and nose ring a ring, an earring, and an adornment, all articles of gold, and all…that presented AN OFFERING of gold to YAHWEH.”

2 Corinthians 9:6-9 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“Here’s the point: he who plants sparingly also harvests sparingly. Each should GIVE ACCORDING TO WHAT HE HAS DECIDED IN HIS HEART, NOT GRUDGINGLY OR UNDER COMPULSION, FOR ELOHIM LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER. Moreover, ELOHIM has the power to provide you with every gracious gift in abundance, so that always in every way you will have all you need yourselves and be able to provide abundantly for every good cause—as the Tanakh says, “He gave generously to the poor; his righteousness lasts forever.”

The people brought so much that they had to stop them from bringing anything else, this is the cheerful giver that YAHWEH seeks especially when He is the One who has provided everything we have to begin with. And as Paul wrote to the Corinthians about being cheerful givers was concerning a gift to the saints and the poor. Examples of a free-will offering that we can do today can be donating to a ministry, giving to the poor, giving to orphans and widows, etc. This is not an exhaustive list, but you can pray to our ELOHIM and see how He leads you concerning this.

Rejoice:

YAHWEH also commands EVERYONE to rejoice before Him on this day. We are not to be sorrowful or in a bad mood because YAHWEH clearly commands us to be joyous on this day.

Deuteronomy 16:11-12 says:

“And you shall REJOICE before YAHWEH your ELOHIM, YOU AND YOUR SON AND YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOUR MANSERVANT AND YOUR MAIDSERVANT AND THE LEVITE WHO IS WITHIN YOUR TOWNS AND THE PROSELYTE AND THE FATHERLESS AND THE WIDOW WHO IS AMONG YOU.”

Remember the slavery in Egypt:

Deuteronomy 16:12

“And you must remember that you were a bondman in Egypt; so you shall observe and do these statutes.”

Shavuot/Pentecost is the last Moedim/Appointed Time of the spring/summer and as you can see YAHWEH wants us to remember that He brought us up out of Egypt and on Shavuot we are to remember that we were slaves in Egypt. He wants us to remember this fact so that we do not backslide and forget His blessings. By having us remember that we were slaves keeps our focus on Him and His commandments, so we do not become disobedient.

To renew the Covenant from the flood:

Jubilees 6:16

“He placed His rainbow in the cloud for a sign of the everlasting Covenant that there should not be a flood again on the earth to destroy it all the days of the earth. For this reason it is ordained and written on the tablets of the heavens, that they should celebrate the FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT in this month once a year, to RENEW THE COVENANT every year.”

Two loaves baked WITH LEAVEN and its meaning:

Leviticus 23:17-18

“Bring from your dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread, of two-tenth parts of fine flour they are, BAKED WITH LEAVEN, first-fruits to YAHWEH.” And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year and one young bullock and two rams; they shall be for a burnt offering to YAHWEH, with their grain offering and their drink offering made by fire, an offering for a SWEET SAVOR to YAHWEH.”

Note:  1/10 of an ephah is 2 quarts which is 8 cups, so 2/10 of an ephah is a total of 16 cups of flour or 8 cups of flour per loaf. The Complete Jewish Bible says “A gallon of flour” which equates to 16 cups.

Ephesians 5:2

“And walk in love; as the MASHIACH also have loved us and has given up Himself for us, and offering and a sacrifice to ELOHIM for a SWEET SAVOR.”

Leviticus 23:19

“Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a transgress offering and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of PEACE OFFERING.”

Ephesians 2:17-20 (Amplified Bible)

“And He came and preached the Good News of PEACE  to you (Gentiles) who were far way, and PEACE to those (Jews) who were near. For it is through Him that we both have a direct way of approach in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens [outsiders without rights of citizenship], but you are fellow citizens with the saints (ELOHIM’s people), and are members of ELOHIM’S household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Messiah YESHUA Himself as the Chief Cornerstone, in whom the whole structure is JOINED TOGETHER…”

We see in Leviticus 23:19 that a “Peace Offering” was required on Shavuot and Paul mentions that YESHUA brought “Peace” to both native-born and gentiles by Him shedding His blood for us all to be joined together as One Body, with Him at the head, which represents the two loaves baked with leaven.

Revelation 14:4 (Parenthesis mine)

“These are they who have not defiled themselves with, for they are virgins. These are they who followed the Lamb wherever He went, these have been REDEEMED by YESHUA from among men, the FIRST-FRUITS TO ELOHIM and the Lamb.”

The native-born and the righteous gentile convert (proselyte) are one, meaning those who keep the commandments and trust in YESHUA will be the first-fruits, similar to those two loaves and Paul’s connection. And the same way the first-fruits is the BEST of the barley harvest is the same way that those who follow YESHUA to the end are THE FIRST-FRUITS the BEST (righteous) of the earth who followed the Lamb YESHUA wherever He went.

 These events connect to the RUACH HA’KODESH being poured out on Shavuot as we see Jews and proselytes joined in with Yisra’el devout men as ONE. A perfect connection of the instructions that are mentioned in the Torah concerning Shavuot.

Summary of instructions:

Shavuot is about giving thanks for the blessings of YAHWEH, giving a freewill/voluntary offering, rejoicing, renewing the Covenant YAHWEH cut with Noah, NO WORK, remembering that we were slaves in Egypt, baking two loaves of bread with leaven as first-fruits and the pouring out of the RUACH HA’KODESH  (Set-Apart Spirit.)

Giving of the RUACH HA’KODESH/The Set-Apart Spirit

Another important fact for this day is the promise that YESHUA gave before He ascended into heaven. YESHUA tells us in:

John 16:7 (Hebrew)

“But I say the truth to you. It is better for you that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you at all, but if I go, I shall send Him to you.”

It was important for YESHUA to ascend into heaven because He sent the RUACH HA’KODESH to dwell within us and verse 13 He tells us what the Set Apart Spirit will do:

“But when that RUACH of truth will come, He will teach you all truth. For He will not speak of His own heart, only the words which He hears He will speak, and make known to you those words. He will esteem Me-from My Father He will take, and will make known to you all the things which are My Father’s-which are Mine-and He will make them known to you.”

The RUACH HA’KODESH will guide and us lead us into all truth; and show us how to obey the commandments just as Paul says in Romans 8 and Galatians 5. It is important to mention YESHUA’s promise of The SET-APART SPIRIT during the Festival of Shavuot because The SET-APART SPIRIT was poured out on His disciples on this very day.

 Acts 2:1-4 says: (Aramaic)

“And when the day of SHAVUOT/Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one purpose in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the RUACH HA’KODESH/Set-Apart Spirit, and began to speak in various languages as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

The Book of Ruth is worth reading because it ties into Shavuot

 Ruth 1:22 says:

“So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country, of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of the BARLEY HARVEST (SHAVUOT).”

Another interesting connection with the Book of Ruth and Shavuot is the command that YAHWEH gave concerning the land, He says in:

Leviticus 19:9-10

“And when you reap the harvest of your land, do not completely reap the corners of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. And do not glean your vineyard or gather every grape of your vineyard, leave them for the poor and the stranger. I am YAHWEH your ELOHIM.”

Leviticus 23:22

“And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not make clean riddance of the corners of your field when you reap, neither shall you gather any gleaning of the harvest: you shall leave them for the poor, and to the stranger: I am YAHWEH your ELOHIM.”

Deuteronomy 24:19-22

“When you reap your harvest in you field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. Let it be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow, so that YAHWEH your ELOHIM might bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive trees, do not examine the branch behind you. Let it be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not glean behind you. Let it be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.”

YAHWEH made a specific command to not be greedy and clean the fields out when you reap the harvest because you are supposed to leave what is left for the poor, stranger, fatherless, and widow. The connection was made in Ruth, because Boaz did exactly as YAHWEH commanded:

Ruth 2:2-7 says:

 “And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean heads of grain AFTER him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her; Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field AFTER the reapers; as it turned out, she came to the part of the field belonging to Bo’az, the near relative of Elimelek.”

As we see Boaz was obedient to YAHWEH’s command from the Torah and Ruth who was a widow benefited by being able to glean over his fields and also find favor in the sight of Boaz. And a side note is that Boaz and Ruth were blessed to be in the lineage of YESHUA:

1 Chronicles 2:11-15 (Aramaic)

“Nashon brought forth Salmon, and Salmon brought forth Boaz; Boaz brought Obed, and Obed brought forth Yishai (Jessie); and Jessie brought forth Eliyab his first-born, and Abinadab the second, and Shim’a the third, Nethan’el the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ostem the sixth, Eliho the seventh and David the eighth.”

Matthew 1:5-6 (Hebrew)

“Salmon begot Boaz, Boaz begot Oved, Oved begot Yishai (Jessie). Jessie begot David—the king od Yisrael…”

And YESHUA comes from the blood line of David which makes Him the rightful heir to the throne. Let us prepare our hearts to get ready to rejoice before our Father YAHWEH and His Son YESHUA filled with joy through the RUACH HA’KODESH and enjoy the last Festival of the spring/summer before it picks back up again in the fall. As always please share this with those who need to hear this important message and may YAHWEH barak (bless) you in YESHUA’s Name!