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Messianic Life
an ezine on the lifestyle for those who follow Messiah and Torah
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Upfront 2
Torah 3
Practical 5
Torah
Common Sense 6
Torah
Following the 10
Living Torah
Sukkot 12
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practical application of Torah for everyday life...
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and Naomi as his own and the role he plays Job 19:25: But I
because he would have let’s get on with showing know that my Redeemer
to purchase the property how this role ties in Ye- lives, and that He will be
from both Naomi and shua to God and in do- the final one remaining
Ruth and Ruth’s name ing that we can show upon the earth.
would remain attached that God and Yeshua are Once again the con-
to the inheritance. Why entwined and that one cept of the Redeemer
is this important in the cannot exist without the but in this instance it is
context of what we are other and that they are reaffirmed that the Re-
studying here? joined ‘at the hip’ as deemer is a direct refer-
The concept of the they say. ence to God. Why? Be-
kinsman redeemer ap- Exodus-Shemot 15:13: cause even in the Ortho-
plies to the Messiah Ye- With Your kindness You dox translation of the
shua because He is the guided this people that Tanach the word Re-
only begotten Son of the You redeemed; You led deemer is capitalized
Father so therefore He with Your might to Your indicating that the Re-
inherits the right to the holy abode. deemer is God.
And again in role of kinsman re- This passage of This idea is re-
Isaiah deemer through His Fa- Scripture lays out that it enforced in Psalm
41:14: Fear ther God. So how would is God who redeems. He 78:35: They would re-
not, O worm that affect us? It affects has redeemed His peo- member that God was
us because if we grasp ple and His people is their Rock, and the Most
of Jacob, O the concept of the kins- Israel. Now what we High God their Re-
men of Is- man redeemer we real- need to consider at this deemer.
rael, [for] I ize that if we were cre- point is who is Israel? Is And again in Isaiah
help you— ated by God through His Israel just the Jewish 41:14: Fear not, O
Son Yeshua then we are people? Many would worm of Jacob, O men
the word of
ALL, each and every have you think so be- of Israel, [for] I help
the Lord and one of us, related by cause the House of Eph- you—the word of the
your Re- blood to Yeshua. And if raim was scattered to Lord and your Re-
deemer, the that were not enough in the four corners of the deemer, the Holy One of
Holy One of and of itself each and earth and only Judah Israel.
every one of us who ac- returned from their exile Isaiah 44:6: Thus
Israel. cept Yeshua as Messiah intact. But let us look at said the Lord, King of
become further en- Deuteronomy 29:13-14. Israel and its Redeemer,
twined with Yeshua Not with you alone the Lord, Master of Le-
through the Ruach of do I seal this covenant gions: I am the first and
God in that we become and this imprecation, I am the last, and aside
spiritually connected to but with whoever is from Me there is no God.
Yeshua. So this extends here, standing with us He is the Redeemer
the idea of the kinsman today before the Lord, and God! This is from
redeemer right on down our God, and with the mouth of the
from Yeshua to you and whoever is not here prophet Isaiah put there
me and everyone who with us today. by God Himself. Could it
will ever be or has been. The covenant that be made any plainer
It is only through the was established between than this? God is the
rejection of Yeshua as Israel and God involved Redeemer and He is
Messiah which causes us each and every person God.
to then reject Him as that was standing before Isaiah 49:26: And I
our kinsman redeemer. God that day and each will feed your tormen-
When we do this we are and every person who tors their own flesh, and
acting just like the rela- was not there that day. they will become drunk
tive in Ruth who re- What does that mean? on their own blood as on
jected the role of kins- The implication is very sweet wine; then all
man redeemer because strong that all who flesh will know that I am
he did not want to forfeit joined themselves to the Lord, your Savior
his own inheritance. Israel would become and your Redeemer, the
So having laid out part of Israel and enti- Mighty One of Jacob.
the premise for under- tled to the covenant that
standing the concept of God made with Israel. Continued on page 32
the kinsman redeemer That means you and me!
V OLUME 1, ISSUE 1 P AGE 5
being at the
the Evening (Erev) festivities. time. What do I value the 29:13
But what about the Sab- most? Income? Fulfilling and [Note 4] Romans 12:18
baths (Shabbatim) and the living out Torah? Doing what I [Note 5] Shalom Bayit
commensurate days of rest? If can to work and participate in or Shalom
Biblical Festivals my boss agrees to assign me to
the morning shift I will still
the Feasts? Such is the sharp
edge of the Word of God [Note
Bayis
(Hebrew: שלום
need to coordinate to have the 7], which side of the line am I? " ; ביתpeace at
I have a new job that re- Shabbatim off. Somehow I Am I soulish or spiritual? home") is the
quires me to work rotating have the impression that going The sages tell us that Jewish reli-
shifts and come in at odd through all of these adminis- heaven has accorded us a spe- gious concept
hours like 5:30 AM, 1:30 PM, trative gymnastics would put cific amount of income each of household
and 9:30PM. My boss affords a bit of a frown on my boss‟ week, nothing more and noth- harmony and
me some leniency in that he face. So to be a blessing to him ing less [Note 8]. This means good relations
tries to ensure I have Friday [Note 4] I need to make things that our decision to work, between man
evenings free so I can lead the as simple as I can and boil whatever it is, will not gain or and wife.
Erev Shabbat Torah Class. them down to one of two sim- lose us anything. Which could Tractate Shab-
With Sukkot coming on the ple options. mean that the money I earned bat (23b)
event horizon at the end of My particular situation has might have to pay for the re- [Note 6] 1Samuel 25:2-
September I am faced with a a small twist in it in that I have pair of a car accident incurred 37
conflict. On the one hand I am been asked to teach in the on the way home from work. [Note 7] Proverbs
confronted with the fact that I morning at a remote location On the other hand, G-d 21:19, Prov
need to provide for my family an hour and a half away from BLESSES us when we partici- erbs 27:15,
and do my best to ensure that I where I live. So if I request to pate in His Feasts [Note 9]. Hebrews 4:12
am an indispensable asset, work just mornings and ask to My final decision? I will ask [Note 8] Rabbi Pin-
assuring continued employ- have the Shabbatim off, I will to be taken off the schedule for chas, “a per-
ment. On the other hand it is have to also ask for an addi- the week by explaining to my son‟s suste-
my heart‟s desire to participate tional day off on the appointed boss the importance of the nance is meas-
in the mitzvah of keeping the day OR I will have to grace- Feasts to me. It is a blanket ured for him
Feasts of the Lord. Feasts, fully decline the invitation to move for him, simple and ele- from Rosh
which are not “attendance speak. gant. It simplifies the week for HaShanah”
optional” according to Scrip- The Sages admonish us to me so I can actually relax and [Note 9] Deuteronomy
ture [Note 1]. keep the home as peaceful as REJOICE in the Feast without 12:6-7
On the one hand, G-d is possible [Note5] and to do this Having to sweat bullets about
more concerned with life than I need to consult with my wife. getting enough sleep and get-
he is with ritual [Notes 2]. You may find that she cuts ting to work on time. It will
P AGE 6
shua null and void or I can gest that perhaps we don‟t friend came into my office
believe that the Apostle Paul understand what those great one day and dropped a copy
loved The Messiah literally men are really saying and it‟s of Batya Wootten‟s book,
to his death and would never time to put on our Berean “Who Is Israel” on my desk
stand opposed to what He robes and seek GOD‟s glory, and challenged me to read it. But a few,
says and teaches. Then I tell “It is the glory of God to conceal Not being one to ever shy
them that I choose the latter. things, but the glory of kings is from the proverbial „thrown who have
Paul loved Yeshua and rec- to search things out.” (Pro gauntlet‟ … I read it.
ognized that He was The Son 25:2) Without telling my Bride the ears to
of the Great I AM; He would And some will clear their anything about it, I then chal-
eventually give his life in throats and watch the birds lenged her to read it. About hear, will
service to Him. He would devour the seeds you cast. three quarters of the way
never, ever contradict what Others will listen and get through, she abruptly closed listen and
The Son of The Living GOD excited, but then fall back to the book, looked at me and
says and teaches. And nei- sleep as the seed finds only said, “Well now, this changes
protect the
ther should I. rocky soil. A few will think everything.” In our lives
The fact of the matter is hard on what you‟ve said, together, I don‟t think there
seeds you
that Paul was a staunch be- but their traditional teaching has ever been a greater un-
will not allow the seedling to
cast. They
liever in Yeshua. The fact of derstatement.
the matter is that Paul‟s ene- grow. Like many of you, The
But a few, who have the
will nourish
mies had to resort to lie about Father has led us into a wil-
him; Act 21:21, “and they have ears to hear, will listen and derness experience; into a
them and
been told about you that you protect the seeds you cast. season of learning, growing
teach all the Jews who are They will nourish them and and relying on Him like they will
among the Gentiles to forsake they will grow … and grow never before. It has been a
Moses, telling them not to cir- …. and grow. time of transitioning from grow...and
cumcise their children or walk milk to meat. Like many of
according to our customs.” From our house to yours you, we have no fellowship grow...and
But Paul tells us in his SHALOM! save that over the internet,
own words that he has done Ran the telephone and what peri- grow...
nothing to violate God‟s P.S. And now a little about odicals we receive in the mail
commands or contradict any- me. from our beloved teachers.
thing Messiah Yeshua has I was raised and taught in I currently
said; Act 24:14, “But this I a traditional fundamental live in Clever,
confess to you, that according to Southern Baptist manner (yes Missouri with
the Way, which they call a sect, that includes heapin‟ helpin‟s my beautiful
I worship the God of our fathers, of fried chicken and „tater Bride and com-
believing everything laid down salad). After graduation rade in life
by the Law and written in the from High School, I enlisted Brenda. We
Prophets” in the United States Navy, have three
Then I tell my friends I serving two tours of duty in grown chil-
believe every word Yeshua Viet Nam in the „Brown Wa- dren, two
has spoken to be the truth ter‟ portion of that service. grandchildren
and know they believe the After discharge, I chose and two little
same. Then I ask if it rings the field of law enforcement noisy fur balls
true to their common sense for my career, serving 20 known as York-
to use the words of Paul, or years with the Riverton, shire Terriers,
Peter or James or anyone for Wyoming Police Depart- Boomer and
that matter to nullify any- ment / Wind River Indian Twink, and a
thing The Messiah has al- Reservation and four years great motorcy-
ready spoken and taught as as Chief of Police in Buffalo, cle for cruising
truth (again referencing Wyoming. While serving in the Missouri back roads.
Matt. 5:17-18). Then I sug- the capacity of Chief, a dear
P AGE 8
parthenos - par-then'-os -Of ter unto this man to When he died on Golgotha, come boldly
unknown origin; a maiden; by wife, and he hateth her; he gave up this spirit of life unto the throne
implication an unmarried Deu 22:17 And, lo, he hath and the veil (representing the of grace, that we
daughter: - virgin. given occasions of hymen) was rent in two. may obtain
speech against her, say- Gen 2:7 And the LORD mercy, and find
Another aspect is that ing, I found not thy God formed man of the grace to help in
the bread of the offering daughter a maid; and dust of the ground, and time of need.
could not be partaken of yet these are the tokens breathed into his nos- Eph 4:8 Wherefore
unless the man had refrained of my daughter's virgin- trils the breath of life; he saith, When
from sexual relations with ity. And they shall and man became a liv- he ascended up
his wife. In the case of spread the cloth before ing soul. on high, he led
Miriam and Joseph, she had the elders of the city. captivity cap-
not only been a virgin but The womb represented The first thing to be torn tive, and gave
they refrain from any sexual the Holy of Holies and the in two when he entered this gifts unto men.
activity throughout her preg- "hymen" symbolized the cur- world was the veil (hymen)
tain (veil) that was before and the last thing to be torn A hint of this
nancy. Once again mirroring
this Holy place. The only in two upon leaving this very fact is evi-
the idea of a chaste virgin.
way to enter into the Holy of world was the veil. denced in John‟s
Mat 1:25 And knew her not
Holies was with blood As you may see, it is as gospel account. Here
till she had brought
forth her firstborn son: through this veil. Yeshua in Ecclesiastes says, “What has is a question to those
and he called his name both his birth and his death been, will be”. It appears that that read this. Where
JESUS. (his descending and ascend- nearly every move, every in John has the hint
Just as Yeshua entered ing) broke through these action, nuance, and word of this event been
into the Holy of Holies veils and the sign of this was that Yeshua gave us was to recorded?
through tearing the veil in the water and the blood. fulfill the words of Torah. In the next issues I
two, so He entered into this When the soldier took My first choice to use in this want to give more
world through a veil when the spear and pierced the column was the birth and evidence of this mir-
he was born. This was one of Messiah‟s side, out came death because it began and ror image design
the reasons that Mary blood and water. The same ended his earthly mission. and how perfectly it
(Miriam was to be a virgin) took place at the birth of Ye- Following the words of the is woven throughout
and the reason that the Torah shua, when he broke through angelic beings and sensing the pages of the Bi-
was so demanding on the the hymen and exited the that if he shall return as he ble.
precepts of the virgin and the womb, he was brought forth went, isn‟t it only plausible
signs of her virginity. in the water and the blood. that as he came, he would David Pennington is
Deu 22:13 If any man take a Mat 27:50 Jesus, when he leave? married to wife Rita
wife, and go in unto her, had cried again with a Another reason for this with a son Jared and
and hate her, loud voice, yielded up thought is because many daughter Jessica
Deu 22:14 And give occa- the ghost. have not grasped the impor- (with five grandchil-
sions of speech against Mat 27:51 And, behold, the tance of knowing some of the dren). David has
her, and bring up an evil veil of the temple was concepts behind the virgin
rent in twain from the
been evolving in the
name upon her, and say, birth. We may say that it is
top to the bottom; and Messianic fold for at
I took this woman, and important, but fail to have
the earth did quake, and least fifteen years.
when I came to her, I the reasons that it is. He
found her not a maid: the rocks rent; He started in the
came forth from an earthly
Deu 22:15 Then shall the When Yeshua was born, church over thirty
womb and the veil to bring
father of the damsel, the first major event that
salvation but returned to the years ago and was
and her mother, take transpired after his emerg- Heavenly Womb through the ordained into the
and bring forth the to- ing from the womb (Holiest ministry about
veil to give salvation. After
kens of the damsel's vir- of Holies) and the tearing in twenty years ago.
his ascension, he gave gifts
ginity unto the elders of two of the hymen (veil) was David can be
unto man and the greatest
the city in the gate: his initial intake of lifegiving reached at
gift of all was our salvation.
Deu 22:16 And the damsel's breath. This is the spirit that
Tanakh
father shall say unto the makes the child a living soul.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore @embarqmail.com
elders, I gave my daugh-
P AGE 10
erbs 10:12 , James 5:19-20 so that we are one in Him, cal fruit for Sukkot because
Therefore, the festival of Suk- Jew and Gentile, the Two of the seeds that are a re-
kot is a call to fraternal unity, Houses reunified under the minder of the manna and
and it is a duty to invite one same G-d and His Torah. But because of its crown, remi-
another under the Sukkah to before anything, He has to niscent of that of the Great
rejoice together for G-d‟s come back to Jerusalem, the King.
kindness. It is the festival of city of the Great King, and to If you were able to ob-
fraternal love! invite us all to celebrate Suk- tain Lulav, shake it in front of
kot and to celebrate Him, the the Sukkah to symbolize fra-
It is also the festival of water Living Torah! ternal unity.
and rain. Prayers are said to Start with the blessing upon
bring the first rains, blessings It was also on that date that the wine, Kiddush
for the dried earth. Yeshua decided to come in (sanctification) then on the
flesh to bring us the Light bread motzi (taken out of,
For this occasion, during the (see our study on the birth of dragged). Sukkot
period of the Temple, sev- Yeshua)
enty bulls were offered for « Blessed are you Hashem, means booth
the atonement of the seventy Pesach: the deliverance
our G-d, King of the uni- or tent, a
nations of the world! Shavuot: the gift of the Holy
Spirit verse, Who created the
The portion of the prophets‟ Rosh Hashana: His coming fruit of the vine » temporary
writings read at this time is back « Blessed are you Hashem, dwelling,
the messianic celebration of Yom Kippur: our sins have our G-d, King of the uni-
Sukkot in Zachariah 14. been forgiven verse, Who brought forth reminding us
The eighth day is called Sim- Sukkot: His messianic reign
the bread from the earth »
chat Torah, the joy of the To- Chanukka: He is the Light of of the
rah, a convocation to cele- the world
brate the end of the annual Purim: the defeat of Amalek May the L-rd bless you in wanderings
reading cycle of the Torah. this day of joy and fraternal
What about the body of the Let‟s prophetically celebrate unity, while we are awaiting of the people
Mashiach, the Kehila Sukkot while awaiting the that day when we can rejoice
together in Jerusalem! of Israel in
(assembly) of G-d today? glorious celebration to come,
with Yeshua! the desert. It
The good news is we are all in- Chag Sameach
vited to Jerusalem to celebrate ____________________ Happy festival! also reminds
the coming back of the Great
King and His Reign together
with the people of Israel. He is
the source of living water and in
Celebration of the
festival חג שמח us that we
are
Him we find the true fraternal Build a booth keeping
unity, in the shelter of His the sky and the stars visible sojourners in
wings. On that day, the earth Make decorations about Unless otherwise noted,
Israel; add garlands, kids‟ Scripture quotations are from the earth...
will be filled with His knowl-
edge. He will be proclaimed drawings, symbols of the the Complete Jewish Bible
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P AGE 14
of service) by lot, the one group During his service, Zachariah of complete rest for remember-
equally with the other, since is visited by the Angel ing, a holy convocation an-
both the descendants of El„azar Gabriel, the guardian of Is- nounced with blasts on the sho-
and the descendants of Itamar rael far. Leviticus 23:24
had officers of the sanctuary and
officers of God. 1 Chronicles But the angel said to him, This convocation is also
24:5 “Don‟t be afraid, Z‟kharyah; called Rosh Hashanah, which
the seventh for Hakotz, the because your prayer has been means: “head of the year”,
eighth for Aviyah, 1 Chronicles heard. Your wife Elisheva will traditionally admitted as the
24:10 bear you a son, and you are to birthday of the Creation. It is The Bible
name him Yochanan. Luke 1:13 the traditional Jewish New
There were also 12 army di- Year although the Bible says doesn‟t say
visions also divided covering Elizabeth becomes pregnant:. that Nissan is the first month.
all the months the months of anything
the year. When the period of his Temple Second holy convocation:
service was over, he returned about it:
The people of Isra‟el, registered home. Following this, Elisheva “The tenth day of this seventh
according to their clan leaders, his wife conceived, and she re- month is Yom–Kippur; you are instead
were drafted for army duty un- mained five months in seclu- to have a holy convocation, you
der captains of thousands and of sion, saying, Luke 1:23 are to deny yourselves, and you many pagan
hundreds, and officers serving are to bring an offering made by
the king, in divisions of 24,000 10 TEVET è Elizabeth 6th fire to ADONAI. You are not to divinities
each, for month–long terms of month of pregnancy do any kind of work on that day,
duty covering all the months of because it is Yom–Kippur, to anterior to
the year. 1 Chronicles 27:1 11 I make atonement for you before
SHVAT
ADONAI your God. Anyone Yeshua were
This repartition of the divi- who does not deny himself on
12 I
sions of service at the Temple ADAR that day is to be cut off from his worshipped
established by King David 1 NIS- I people; and anyone who does
was still in use in the time of SAN any kind of work on that day, I at the
Herodius at the second Tem- 2 IYAR I will destroy from among his
ple period. This is the reason people. You are not to do any winter
3 I è Miryam‟s nine
Luke uses this chronology to SIVAN kind of work; it is a permanent
month of preg-
situate the birth of John the regulation through all your gen- solstice, and
nancy
Baptist. John‟s father, Zacha- erations, no matter where you
4 TA- I especially
riah, was on duty at the Tem- MUZ live. It will be for you a Shabbat
ple according to his division, 5 AV I of complete rest, and you are to
on the 2nd part of the 4th deny yourselves; you are to rest on the 24th
6 ELUL I on your Shabbat from evening
month, the first month being
the month of Nissan up to 7 the ninth day of the month until of
I è Yeshua’s birth
the biblical calendar . TISHRE the following evening.” Leviti-
(Ex12 :2) . Y cus 23:27-32 December...
The third holy convoca- If we count back the nine Gilbert and Sa-
tion: months of pregnancy of brina, French and Israeli,
Miryam until the concep- Ephraim and Judah cou-
“Tell the people of Isra‟el, tion by the Holy Spirit, ple, four children, back to
„On the fifteenth day of this starting from the 15th of Israel a year now. We
seventh month is the feast of Tishrey (Sukkoth), we started a Messianic web-
Sukkot for seven days to obtained the end of site in France and we
ADONAI. Leviticus 23:34 Kislev. It is during this teach people Torah and
period that the eight days Hebraic sources for 7
This Feast of Tabernacles of Chanukah are cele- years.
is Sukkoth; it is part of brated: Chanukah is the
the three feasts called Feast of the Light and the We wrote different
shalosh regalim, the pil- consecration of the Tem- books: Messianic Passover
grimage feasts. Sukkoth ple: Haggadah; Shavuot: the call
is one of the three main of Mount Sinai and the
convocations of the year He is the light of the gifting of the Ruach Hako-
with Pesach (Easter) and world desh; Messianic commen-
Shavuot (Pentecost).All taries of the weekly Parasha.
the men adult had to go The L-rd’s birthday:
to Jerusalem to celebrate We started a couple of
the L-rd and offer sacri- If Pesach has been re- years ago an International
fices. placed by Easter, Sha- Distance Messianic Yeshiva
vuot by Pentecost and and have French speak-
This is why there was no the Shabbat by Sunday, ing students from differ-
more room in the inns in the Feasts of Tishrey ent countries. Our Ye-
Jerusalem and why the (Yom Kippur, Sukkoth shiva material will soon
shepherds brought a big and Simchat Torah) re- be translated into English
amount of animals for mained intact and un- and Hebrew and our
the sacrifices and had to changed .They are a sign goal is to reach our peo-
watch them outside the for us: ple here in the Land.
city all night long.
He is the head of the www.soucatdavid.israeli
The eighth day of Suk- Creation (Rosh Hasha- net.org
koth is Simchat Torah, nah).
the joy of the Torah. We The Renewed Cove-
celebrate the end of the He is the ultimate sacri- nant by the light of
Torah reading cycle and fice for all the people
the Torah.
the new starts with (scapegoat of Kippur)
dances around the Torah
scrolls. There is a great And He invited all the
rejoicing in the streets. nations of the world to
rejoice with Him, for the
Yeshua said about Him- Feast of Sukkoth, in Jeru-
self that He came to fulfil salem at the end of the
the Torah and His deeds times!
are fully in synchronism
with the appointed times Finally, everyone remaining
of the Torah. He was from all the nations that
born on the month of came to attack Yerusha-
Tishrey for the Feast of layim will go up every year
Sukkoth and was circum- to worship the king,
cise the eighth day (Luc 2 ADONAI–Tzva‟ot, and to
-21) for Simchat Torah. keep the festival of Sukkot.
Zechariah 14:16
V OLUME 1, ISSUE 1 P AGE 17
To provide a welcoming community for disfranchised Jews and Christians that they can
participate in - without the requirement of membership.
To celebrate the God given Sabbath and Feasts as best we can with a whole heart,
as taught in Exodus 20:10-11 and Leviticus 23:1-44
placent, who have no need away with. I was missing the Finally, after literally
for new understanding or foundational words of Moshe, 40 years of wandering in the
their sleep disturbed. the teachings of Solomon in wilderness of tradition and cir-
Hebrews 5:12: For Proverbs, the Psalms of David cling the mountain of worship-
when for the time ye ought to be and the writings of the prophets. ing on Yom Rishon (Sunday), I
teachers, ye have need that one 1 Peter 2:2: As new- faced it with Truth and it crum-
teach you again which be the born babes, desire the sincere bled before my eyes. Like Is-
first principles of the oracles of milk of the word, that ye may rael, I had traveled a long way After stumbling
God; and are become such as grow thereby: to get there, but was home at
have need of milk, and not of After experiencing the last. from pillar to
strong meat. “Church System” first hand as a Deut. 2:3: Ye have compassed
“Lay Minister” I decided to this mountain long enough: turn post searching
It is hard for me to
understand how so many can walk away from mainstream you northward.
for truth I
teach “Replacement Theology” Christianity and search for the YHVH guides us in all
and that the Torah is done away “old paths”. I joined with a “Truth” if we search for it. discovered the
with. There are still those who faith community that some re- When we live in Truth we live
teach that the Lord’s Day is ferred to as Amish, but were in Yeshua haMashiach for He is Hebrew roots
Sunday and Sunday is the actually Anna Baptist Brethren. Truth. I’m O.K. now I can rest
They stated they walked in obe- in Torah. He is Torah. The of our faith
Christian Sabbath. There are so
many errors that live on and are dience to the entire Bible, liter- Ruach is my teacher. He shows
and who I am
held up only by men’s words. ally where ever possible. They me what to pluck up and pull
My heart goes out to those who had uniform dress codes and down. in the big
have closed their minds. With fences all over the place. This When I left worshiping
all the learning tools we mod- was a community of believers in Church on Yom Rishon I be- picture. A
erns have at our disposal, how who did many things according gan Sabbath worship with To-
to scripture, but like all the other rah observant believers. When I friend shared
will anyone have an excuse for
perpetuating these falsehoods. denominations they were yoked gave up eating unclean things I with me a copy
Matthew 7:22-23: to the dictates and traditions set was prepared already to eat
Many will say to me in up by man ( Sunday Worship, what YHVH declares as clean. of Dean and
that day, Lord, Lord, have we Easter, ect.,). When I backed away from
During the course of Easter…I replaced it with Pass Susan
not prophesied in thy name?
and in thy name have cast out my faith journey, I was baptized Over and the list continues to go
Wheelock‟s
devils? and in thy name done 7 times, according to different on.
many wonderful works? 23And tradition. One denomination Anytime we reject a “Hebrew
then will I profess unto them, I only recognized their own bap- pagan falsehood we need to
never knew you: depart from tism as valid. Another accepted incorporate the truth into our Roots”
me, ye that work iniquity. all baptisms. I was baptized lives. Batya’s books, Sterns
twice indoors and once outdoors Complete Jewish Bible and a newsletter and
During my journey I
served in prayer groups, on in moving water during freezing good Jewish calendar have been
a book by
Church boards, in choirs, quar- weather. I was dipped back- helpful to my wife and I for
tets, as an evangelistic crusade wards one time for the Father, these things. The entire Bible Batya
counselor, a local hospital night Son and Holy Spirit, which seems new and exciting when
Chaplin and I was a pastor for a symbolized death, burial and we read it with a Hebrew per- Wootten…
small church for 6 years. I resurrection. I was baptized by spective.
two difference denominations After stumbling from ”Who is
served in a Baptist Church,
Nazarene Church, Brethren that dipped me frontward one pillar to post searching for truth Israel”.
Church; I even had a short flir- time forward for each entity of I discovered the Hebrew roots
tation with Catholicism, all the the Godhead separately. The of our faith and who I am in the
Saints and Mary. I even learned KJV bible puts an “and” be- big picture. A friend shared
the rosary mantra. I studied tween each. Father and Son and with me a copy of Dean and
other Eastern Religions in col- Holy Ghost and the dipping had Susan Wheelock’s “Hebrew
lege. Even while I served I was to be forward because Jesus Roots’ newsletter and a book by
still a babe. I needed the foun- bowed his head and gave up the Batya Wootten….”Who is Is-
dation. I was told that the New ghost. Each denomination has rael”. Thus began my second
Testament was all I needed and developed justification for their new beginning.
that the Law had been done particular traditions. Now I study scripture
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with excitement and pur- will be in YHVH’s family, YHVH has turned my
pose. I worship with a the place of safety, my ref- mourning into dancing.
multi-racial Torah obser- uge. Psalm 30:11
vant spirit filled faith com- In the end I learned Thou hast turned
munity. There is true joy there are several levels of for me my mourning into
there and it comes forth in understanding in Torah. I dancing: thou hast put off
Hebraic dance and praise. I learned about the spiritual my sackcloth, and girded
enjoy an intimate relation- significance of numbers in me with gladness; He had
ship with YHVH and the scripture. The Ruach used turned our mourning into
Ruach speaks to my heart this knowledge to change dancing. . I look for
all the time. These are my life. I believe since my YHVH in everything. I
things I had never experi- wife of 34 years had passed purchased the wedding ring
enced before. I sit under away in 1998 that a man my before I knew the spiritual
the teaching of Pastor Terry age should be resigned to significant of numbers. The
Swedlund at Shalom Al living alone probably for ring has eleven tiny dia-
Yisrael the rest of his life. In Au- mond points on each side.
(www.shalomalyisrael.org). gust of 2005 I realized that I In scripture the number
His wife Shoshana had been grieving the loss eleven means disorder.
operates a Judaic gift shop of my companion for seven There is a small cluster in
in the storefront meeting- years. My new scriptural the middle that connects
house in Englewood, Ohio. understanding of numbers both sides. Together the
It is a great little congrega- told me that my grieving two sides add up to twenty-
tion with wonderful teach- was complete. I also realize two which means light.
ings and leaders with a real that the eighth year that I Yeshua is the light that
commitment to teaching was entering biblically brings order from chaos.
Torah and Spirit. I praise represents new beginnings. There are six small points
YHVH for such an oasis. For some reason I felt re- that make up a star in the
I know who I am. lease and encouragement cluster with one in the cen-
I am part of the remnant of from this understanding. ter adding up to seven the
Israel, an alien in this land, Maybe YHVH is really number of divine comple-
but a citizen of the concerned about every as- tion, or perfection.
“Commonwealth of Israel”. pect of our lives? Maybe The point is
I am part of the body of He is beginning to guide my YHVH’s hand is guiding,
Mashiach, the chosen and life in a very real and prac- cautioning and encouraging
espoused bride of Yeshua. tical way? me now in new ways since I
I am learning how to please A short time there began walking in the Torah
Him from “Torah”. He after I met Sharon a won- and Spirit.
honors my study as the derful Torah observant Isra-
highest form of praise and elite believer. We began
He communicates directly eating dinner together and
to my heart through revela- sharing Erev Shabbat. We
tion. There is no other book believe YHVH placed us
or writings that can be together. The THIRD
trusted completely. There NEW BEGINNING had
is not one man who’s words been given to me. I have
are always true and without never known any couple
error. The Bible is true in more compatible or happier
it’s original form and lan- than we are. It was a mira-
guage and it belongs to the cle that we even met. So, I
believer, cover to cover. can’t share how I live out
I need no man - Torah without this account
made fences to keep me of how we met. When His
from sin. I have YHVH’s “Way” became our Way
boundaries presented YHVH blessed. Sharon and
clearly in Torah. If I stay in I were married under the
Torah I will stay in Him chupah with joy and danc-
and if I am truly in Him I ing. Sharon is a dancer and
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given by God. Such as, Looking into God‟s first Messianic novel and
the laws of restitution, “If Torah, we will find that faith based short story
you borrow something He asks us to do many series.
from your neighbor and things. But the sum of
it becomes stolen or lost Torah is to love Adonai Ministry contact info:
you are to make restitu- our God with all our Way of the King
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neighbor”. and to love our neighbor
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Torah is all about from we will look deeper into
its own description you these two great mitzvot.Y Email address:
will begin to see that the wayofthek-
Torah, are the “Teachings “HaShem (The ing@yahoo.com
and Instructions of Name) and or Adonai
HaShem”. (My Lord) is used in ref-
erence to the Sacred
In our culture the Name Y-H-W-H in all
words “law” and our articles. This is done
“commandments” have out of personal convic-
become negative. The tion.
Hebrew word that is
translated into the Eng- Out of personal con-
lish as “commandment” viction the Lev HaTorah
is „mitzvah‟ singular or department uses
„mitzvoth‟ plural. The “HaShem (The Name)
word mitzvah can mean and or Adonai (My Lord)
commandment but it also in reference to the Sacred
connotes much more. Name Y-H-W-H in all its
Stated in the book, Mitz- articles.
voth – A Sourcebook for
the 613 Commandments, Terry, his wife
author Ronald H. Isaacs Doyala and their two
writes, daughters Amber and
Allison attend Bethavara
“Judaism has always Hebraic Assembly in
been a religion of action Cleveland, TN where
and deed than belief and Terry is one of the Torah
creed. Learning was in- teachers of the Bethavara
tended to lead to doing. community.
To that end, Jewish con- In 2005 Terry began
duct has been governed Way of the King Minis-
by a series of command- tries. The ministry is a
ments, known in Hebrew teaching ministry reach-
as mitzvoth. The scope of ing out to the Christian
meaning of the word and Messianic world.
mitzvah is a wide one. It The ministry has pro-
denotes commandment, duced one book,
law, obligation, and „Counting the Omer a
deed, while connoting Daily reflection and Jour-
goodness, value, piety, nal Vol. 1”. Terry is cur-
and even holiness.” rently working on his
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By Hadassah Veirs
The Shunam- Obedience to Torah The prophet Elisha was
passing to Shunem,
mite Woman ~ In Hebrew Shunem probably from the Via
Lessons and The Nameless means “double resting Maris, and there was a
encourage- Hostess place”.It was in very great woman who con-
ment for 2 Kings 4:8-37
close proximity to the strained him to eat.
Via Maris, an ancient Please take note that
Messianic trade route still in exis- Elisha was not asking
Women tence today. It linked for bread, but the Shu-
Egypt with Damascus nammite woman in
Today and is also known as obedience to Torah
the International Costal offered and encour-
Highway, and in an- aged him to eat. I
cient times - Way of would go as far to say
the Philistines. At the that she did not do it
Philistine Plain, the for him alone. Showing
road branches off into hospitality is a Torah
two directions. One command.
The story of the Shu- continues to follow the (Deuteronomy 10:18)
nammite woman is an Mediterranean, while
excellent illustration of the other heads more In Biblical times hospi-
how we as women are inland towards the Jez- tality was extremely
to live our lives before reel Valley. Shunem important. Travel took
YHWH. Her story takes was located close to days, sometimes weeks
place at the city this road, and for those and water was pre-
Shunem, located in traveling this may have cious. There was also
northern Israel in the been the perfect place robbers and unsavory
territory of Issachar. to rest and refresh individuals to contend
(Avishag who nursed yourself before con- with. One never knew
King David in his old tinuing on. Here we who to trust - pretty
age was also from find the Shunammite much like today. In
Shunem.) Scripture de- woman at the very be- these days we can
scribes her as “a great ginning of the passage, travel quickly from one
woman”, probably in obedience to Torah. place to another, how-
wealthy, highly re- ever that does not re-
spected and well It fell on a day, that lease us from helping
known in the area. Her Elisha passed to one another. The Shu-
husband was an older Shunem, where was a nammite woman obvi-
man and they were great woman; and she ously took this obliga-
childless. These are constrained him to eat tion seriously since she
things that the casual bread. So it was, that was in a location where
reader will learn, but as often as he passed she could see people
there is so much more by, he turned in there who were passing by
to our nameless host- to eat bread. (2 Kings to offer them suste-
ess! 4:8) nance.
pitality is the friendly make, Please, a little Even though she was a
treatment of guests or chamber on the wall; and woman of wealth and was
strangers. I am reminded let us set for him there a respected herself, she did
of our Messiah’s words bed, and a table, and a not fail to show respect to
when he said, For if you seat, and a lamp stand: her husband by involving
love those who love you, and it shall be, when he him in the matter and
what reward do you have? comes to us, that he shall leaving the final decision The
Don't even the tax collec- turn in there. (2 Kings 4:9) to him. Very often women Shunammite
tors do the same? If you see a thing that needs to
only greet your friends, It is said that woman are be done, and immediately was a woman
what more do you do than more spiritually discerning we dig right in and do it. who also had
others? Don't even the tax than men, and perhaps There is nothing wrong
collectors do the same? this is how she recognized with this. YHWH made us respect for her
(Matthew 6:46-47) Elisha was a prophet of this way. However, we husband. Eevn
Elohim. When we live for should always show re-
In the parable of the YHWH and strive to do His spect for our husband’s though she was
Good Samaritan, the ulti- will we are able to recog- position in the home. This a woman of
mate example of hospital- nize this in others. does not make us subser-
ity, the victim was robbed, vient - it makes us part- wealth and
beaten and stripped. His She then takes Torah ners. In marriage we are
was respected
garments, either by color obedience a step further two halves working to-
or the way they were by suggesting to her hus- gether and complimenting herself, she did
worn, would have identi- band that they provide one another. The relation-
not fail to
fied him, or where he was him with a comfortable, ship between the woman
from, but they were stolen. and private place in their and her husband was one show respect
The men who passed by, a home where he rest for a of mutual respect, as we
to her husband
priest and a Levite, un- time before continuing see in the narrative that he
doubtably would have on. This reveals to us her trusted her judgement. by involving
helped the stranger if he compassion and love for This trust did not come
him in the
had been one of them, but YHWH by seeking to aid from seeking to satisfy her
they did not know so they His servant. Just from what own whims, but in making matter and
passed him by. The Sa- we know of her so far, El- her husband a part of
leaving the
maritan, not having any isha’s room was not some- whatever happened in
idea who this man was, or thing that was hastily their home. final decision
what his beliefs were, got thrown together by his
to him.
him off the road, cared for hostess. He would have Contentment
his injuries, and made ar- had everything he needed,
rangements for his future and I imagine his room He said to him, Say now to
care. would have been very her, Behold, you have
pleasant and comfortable. been careful for us with all
At some point in during She would not have given this care; what is to be
Elisha’s going back and the prophet of YHWH any- done for you? would you
forth past Shunem, the thing less! be spoken for to the king,
woman sensed that he was or to the captain of the
a prophet of God. She said Respect for her Husband host? She answered, I
to her husband, See now, I dwell among my own peo-
perceive that this is a holy The Shunammite was a ple. (2 Kings 4:13)
man of God, that passes woman who also had re-
by us continually. Let us spect for her husband. When we are obedient,
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Why will you go to him Was it well? We those who are righteous
today? it is neither new wouldn’t think so ! Her and faithful. Just as the
moon nor Sabbath. (2 son was dead, but she Shunammite woman ex-
Kings 4:23) This verse lets knew that the God who pected a miracle, so we
us know that people did had miraculously given also should expect YHWH
indeed gather together on her the child, could also to act on our behalf, what-
these days to hear the restore him. Because of ever the circumstances.
Word from the prophets her faith she could say The Shunammite Hadassah
and teachers. Her re- with assurance, “It is well.” woman was kind and gen-
sponse was a simple one, How do we react erous, with a humble Veirs has an
but the strength and faith when disaster strikes? heart; who showed respect
behind those words was Does our faith get lost in for her husband, was con- online
powerful. It shall be well. the panic? Our first reac- tent, and had great faith in
The distance from tion should be to seek YHWH in the midst of per- magazine
her home to Mt Carmel YHWH, and those who be- sonal tragedy. Her faithful
for women
was at least 20 miles. To lieve in Him to pray with actions regained the life
us that may seem minimal, us and for us. of her son. Although we called
but she was going by don- He went up, and are never given her name,
key. I was curious as to lay on the child, and put everything that is impor- “Sarah‟s
how long it would take a his mouth on his mouth, tant about her is revealed.
donkey to travel that dis- and his eyes on his eyes, This is a woman who is Tent.”
tance, and was surprised and his hands on his focus is on YHWH and it
to learn that they can go hands: and he stretched shines through in every
as fast as 30 mph on rocky himself on him; and the thing she did.
terrain. It was very possi- flesh of the child grew
ble that she was able to warm. Then he returned, Hadassah has been mar-
reach Elisha at Mt. Carmel, and walked in the house ried to husband James for
and then return with him once back and forth; and 25 years. They are the par-
before nightfall, since she went up, and stretched ents of six children, and
told the servant that ac- himself on him: and the we have home schooled
companied her, “Drive, child sneezed seven times, for 12 years. They cur-
and go forward; slacken and the child opened his rently reside in northern
me not the riding, except I eyes. Ohio. As she searched the
bid thee.” (2 Kings 4:24) He called Gehazi, and Internet for information
Gehazi, the servant said, Call this Shunammite. she realized how little
of Elisha saw her coming So he called her. When there was specifically for
while she was afar off. she was come in to him, women who believed in
(Could she have been he said, Take up your son. Yeshua, and were being
wearing something that (2King 4:34-36) called to Torah obedience.
identified her to him?) He There are some It wasn't long before
informed Elisha, who sent who are unaware that the Sarah's Tent (an online
sent Gehazi to inquire if all dead were raised before magazine) was born.
was well with her, her hus- Yeshua’s time on earth. YHWH has sent some
band and the child. Here Those miracles were per- wonderful women to work
Elisha was probably think- formed before, during, with her, and it is our
ing as her husband was - it and after Yeshua. He does hope that this publication
is not a new moon or a not change, and will al- will encourage, support,
Sabbath. Again she re- ways come to save, heal, and inspire as you walk in
sponded, “It is well.” and stand in the way for obedience to the Father.
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Continued from page 4: will nurse from the milk ing that they are one yet
of the nations and from different, then he is say-
In this passage we see the breast of kings will ing that there is more
God referring to Himself you nurse; then you will than one God and if he
as not only the Re- realize that I, the Lord, is saying that then he
deemer but as Savior. am your Savior and your buys into the trinity con-
This is very important Redeemer, the Mighty cept.
because the Hebrew One of Jacob.
used in this passage is: Please keep in mind
Is %[e y vi A m Moshiach Isaiah 63:16: For
You are our Father;
that just because a con-
cept or idea has become
Yeshua which is the Hebrew
word for anointed one
though Abraham may
not know us and Israel
tainted with paganistic
trappings that it does
God? and while it can be used
to identify a king,
may not recognize us,
You, the Lord, are our
not mean that the whole
concept of idea is bad.
prophet, etc., it is used Father; “our Eternal Re- Remember that the To-
in this passage to iden- deemer is Your Name. rah has existed from the
tify the Lord, God, as beginning and that pa-
both Savior and Re-
deemer and this is from 5769 ~l'A[ `owlam {o ganism has its birth in
Babylon with Nimrod.
the Orthodox Jewish -lawm'} or ~l'[o `olam The truth of who God is
translation of the preceded the paganistic
Tanach. The concept of {o-lawm'} long dura-
tion, antiquity, futurity, ideas that came later.
a Savior was not a for- Why does the nature of
eign idea to the Israel- for ever, ever, everlast-
ing, evermore, perpet- God have to line up with
ites of old. It is a foreign our thinking? Why do we
idea to the Jewish peo- ual, old, ancient, world,
ancient time, long time find it necessary to put
ple of today in the sense God into a limited box or
that it relates to Yeshua (of past), (of future), for
ever, always, continuous confine just so that we
but in Orthodox Judaism can be comfortable with
the idea of the Messiah existence, perpetual,
everlasting, indefinite or our thoughts or beliefs?
is one that is prayed for God is God and can do
daily. So in their own unending future, eter-
nity whatever He desires.
Scriptures God identifies
Himself as both Savior Corinthians 1:30: It is
and Redeemer taking on God has always been
and will always be. He is His doing that you are
the aspects of the kins- united with the Messiah
man redeemer (blood our Father and Eternal
Redeemer forever. This Yeshua. He has become
relative) and Savior, the wisdom for us from God,
Messiah. Can it be idea of forever means
what has been, is and and righteousness and
shown any plainer than holiness and redemption
this that the Lord is God will be which perfectly
describes the nature of as well!
and as God He has cho-
sen to take upon Himself God. He has always
been. As He said Him- 629 avpolu,trwsij apo-
both aspects of the re-
quirements for redeem- self—I AM! So from this lutrosis {ap-ol-oo'-tro-
ing His people and sav- we must conclude that sis}
ing them. But I know Yeshua has always been a releasing effected by
that you might be saying because He is the payment of ransom, re-
at this point that he has Moshiach, the anointed demption, deliverance,
not shown us that Ye- One. He has not simply liberation procured by
shua is God. Is not Ye- been chosen by God for the payment of a ran-
shua accepted as the a purpose but He has som
Messiah and if so then is always been the same
not God identifying Him- as God has always been. This is the same con-
self as the Messiah in So they are one and the cept as the Hebrew word
this passage of Scrip- same yet different. Now for redeemer or redemp-
ture? please do not jump on tion. That one has
me for that statement. bought the redemption
Isaiah 60:16: You You are probably saying for a price.
to yourself, if he is say- Ephesians 1:7: In
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union with Him, through the Word, and the Word was 6697 rWc tsuwr {tsoor}
shedding of His blood, we with God, and the Word
are set free—our sins are was God. He was with God or rcu tsur {tsoor}
forgiven; this accords with in the beginning. All things rock, cliff, rocky wall, cliff,
the wealth of the grace. came to be through Him, rock (with flat surface),
and without Him nothing block of stone, boulder,
859 a;fesij aphesis {af'-es made had being. In Him rock (specific), rock (of
-is} was life, and the life was God), rock (of heathen
release from bondage or the light of mankind. The gods) Rock
imprisonment, forgiveness light shines in the dark-
or pardon, of sins (letting ness, and the darkness has
them go as if they had not suppressed it. 4043 !gEm' magen {maw-
never been committed), gane'} also (in pl.) fem.
remission of the penalty D e u t e r o n o m y - De va r i m hNgIm. miginnah {meg-in-
32:15: Jeshrun became fat
Now I am beginning to and kicked. You became naw'} shield, buckler Only God
present the concept that fat, you became thick, you
along with redemption and became corpulent—and it 4 498 sAnm' ma now c
can wipe
saving comes the idea of deserted its Maker, and {maw-noce'}
forgiveness. This forgive- was contemptuous of the flight, refuge, place of es-
ness is for sin and only God Rock of its salvation. cape, flight, refuge, place away our
can offer that forgiveness. of escape
So if God refers to Himself Interesting enough the
as Savior, Redeemer and title of this Book of the sins.
the Forgiver of sins and Ye- Torah is Devarim, which in 3467 [v;y" yasha` {yaw-
shua took this upon Himself the Hebrew means words. shah'}
then is this a mere empow- Where the word Maker is to save, be saved, be de-
ering on the part of God of used here in the Hebrew it livered, to be liberated, be
a mere mortal or is this that actually says Elohah, which saved, be delivered, to be
part of God that is the Mes- means God or god. Who is saved (in battle), be victo-
siah? the Rock of its salvation? rious, to save, deliver, to
Here in the Orthodox Jew- save from moral troubles,
Colossians 2:9: For in ish translation the word to give victory to
Him, bodily, lives the full- Rock is capitalized indicat-
ness of all that God is. ing that Rock in this pas- This passage just about
sage is referring to the sums it all up about who
Isaiah 43:25: I, only I, Messiah. The Messiah is a God is. And after reading
am He Who wipes away Jewish or Hebrew concept this passage you don’t
your willful sins for My sake, not a concept unique to come to the same conclu-
and I shall not recall your Christianity alone. Christi- sions that I do that God
sins. anity draws its roots, its and Yeshua are the same
nourishment from Judaism or share the same attrib-
Only God can wipe away and Hebraic customs, tra- utes then nothing much
our sins. So if only God can ditions, beliefs and teach- beyond what I am saying
remove our sins and Yeshua ings. So the idea that Ye- will sink in. We need to
can do the same then Ye- shua is God is a Jewish or drop our preconceived no-
shua cannot be a mere Hebraic one not just a tions about God and accept
mortal empowered by God Christian one. what He says about Him-
for this purpose but must self in Scripture. He could
be without a shadow of a 2 Samuel 22:2-3: He not make it any clearer
doubt God! I am not making said: The Lord is my Rock, that God is Yeshua and
this assumption based on my Fortress, and my Res- that He and He alone can
my interpretation of Scrip- cuer. God, my Rock in forgive sins and is Salva-
ture but I am basing my Whom I take shelter, my tion and our Redeemer
belief on the word of God. Shield, and the Horn of my
And who is the Word of Salvation, my Stronghold 1 Chronicles 16:23: Sing
God? and my Refuge. My Savior, to the Lord, everyone on
You save me from vio- earth, announce His salva-
John-Yochanan 1:1-5: lence. tion daily.
In the beginning was the
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tree that He just passed doa' 'adon {aw-done'} sage from Matthew based on
out and that His followers this passage from 2 Samuel
took Him away and He firm, strong, lord, master, and many other passages in
lived His life in seclusion. lord, master, reference to the Tanach that speak about
And people believe this! men, superintendent of the Messiah being a Rock
How amazing is the delu- household, of affairs, mas- and that Rock being God.
sion that hasatan can place ter, king, reference to God,
upon us. The only one that the Lord God, Lord of the It says this in Colossians
can benefit from this lie whole earth, lords, kings, 1:14-17: It is through His
straight from the pit of hell reference to men, proprietor Son that we have redemp-
is satan! How can we of hill of Samaria, master, tion—that is, our sins have
benefit from a lie of this husband, prophet, governor, been forgiven. He is the visi-
magnitude except to deny prince, king, reference to ble image of the invisible
who Yeshua is and what God, Lord of lords (probably God. He is supreme over all
His purpose was and is. = "thy husband, the Lord"), creation, because in connec-
my lord, my master, refer- tion with Him were created
Revelation 7:10: and ence to men, master, hus- all things—in heaven and on The Lord
they shouted, “Victory to band, prophet, prince, king, earth, visible and invisible,
our God, who sits on the father, Moses, priest, theo- whether thrones, lordships,
throne, and to the Lamb!” phanic angel,captain, general rulers or authorities—they
is God and
recognition of superiority, have all been created
reference to God, my Lord,
Now, of course, you
my Lord and my God, Adonai
through Him and for Him. He the Rock
can make the claim that in existed before all things, and
this passage it is referring (parallel with the Lord) He holds everything to-
to God, the Lord, sitting on The Jewish interpretation gether. is God
His throne and to Yeshua, here is that the second refer-
the Lamb, standing at His ence to Lord is to mean not If this is not a description of
right hand and if so then Lord by master, a secondary God then you tell me what it
Yeshua could not be God meaning to imply that the is. Of course, once again, if
because He is separate Lord, who they acknowledge, you want to disregard this
from God. is the first reference is not passage, because it was
the second reference be- written by Rav Shaul-Paul
It says this in Psalm cause if they acknowledged then by all means please be
110:1: Regarding David, a that the second Lord was the my guest. People, just open
psalm. The word of the same as the first then they yourselves up to the truth of
Lord to my master, “Wait would have to be acknowl- what God’s Word has to say
at My right, until I make edging that God is more than to you. How God manifests
your enemies a stool for one and they will not do Himself is His concern alone.
your feet.” that. He does not need any help
2 Samuel 22:32: For who from us to describe just who
In other translations it is is God besides the Lord, and God is and how He chooses
commonly rendered as The who is a Rock besides our to show Himself. If this pas-
affirmation of Jehovah to God? sage of Scripture has one
my Lord: 'Sit at My right The Lord is God and the thing in common with the
hand, Till I make thine Rock is God. Tanach (Hebrew Scriptures)
enemies thy footstool.' it is that they acknowledge
Matthew-Mattityahu 16:18: I and accept that God is the
also tell you this: you are Source for all things in crea-
3068 hw" ho y> Yehovah Kefa” [which means „Rock‟], tion. All that this passage is
{yeh-ho-vaw'} and on this rock I will build going further with is to say
Jehovah = "the existing my Community, and the that Yeshua is that manifes-
One", the proper name of gates of Sh‟ol will not over- tation of God who existed in
the one true God, unpro- come it. the beginning as God, who
nounced except with the created all things because He
vowel pointings of 0136 Is this Rock Peter? Not in is God and that we have re-
the context of 2 Samuel demption, forgiveness for
22:32. The Rock is God and our sins because He is God
0113 !Ada' 'adown {aw- therefore Yeshua and Yeshua and only God can offer that.
done'} or (shortened) ! is making a statement about
Himself to Peter in this pas- To be continued next issue...
Until next time... with Mordecai Silver
We trust you have enjoyed this first, word, just by its being there at all, tells us its His custom was, He went into the
of what we hope and pray, will be many importance that the Strong’s editors could synagogue on the Sabbath day, and
not leave it out. While the definition talks stood up to read.
more issues of Messianic Life magazine.
about the Mosaic law, which of course is ref- Yeshua went into the synagogue on
The articles will vary and our desire is erencing the Torah, it also takes into account the Sabbath day, as was His custom.
that they will uplift you, educate you, help Jewish tradition. Some may say, “Well today the Sabbath
you, and most of all, bring honor to our This is very important because it is a posi- day is the first day of the week.” I would
Master, Yeshua and His Father. tion I have upheld for many years. One can- have to strongly disagree because the
not remove the Jewishness of the Messianic only one who can change the Sabbath
Torah is not just a word to me, one that
walk without removing the heart of our walk. day is Yeshua or His Father and I find no
can mean several things to different peo-
Yeshua was Jewish and lived as a Jew. Scriptural evidence telling me either one
ple. To some it implies the Law given on
Whether one defines the traditions as being did so. In fact, if we take to heart what
Mount Sinai and now having been done
Jewish or Hebraic it all comes back to one Luke 4:16 is telling us, it should be suffi-
away with through Messiah Yeshua. The
thing and one thing only: WHAT WOULD cient enough for us that Yeshua hon-
problem here is what was Yeshua talking
about when He said: John 14:15 "If you YESHUA DO? This is not referring to the ored the Sabbath day on the seventh
love Me, keep My commandments.” ethical and day in accordance with the Torah.
The question you have to ask yourself moral teach- Exodus 20:9 Six days you shall
is what commandments was Yeshua talk- ings of our labor and do all your work, 10 but
ing about? Master. We the seventh day is the Sabbath of the
are also talk- LORD your God. In it you shall do no
ing about work: you, nor your son, nor your
1785 evntolh, entole {en-tol-ay'}
our Mes- daughter, nor your male servant, nor
Meaning: an order, command, charge,
siah’s lifestyle your female servant, nor your cattle,
precept, injunction, that which is pre-
as well. The nor your stranger who is within your
scribed to one by reason of his office, a
Gospel ac- gates.
commandment, a prescribed rule in ac-
counts con- Yeshua is in obedience to the Torah.
cordance with which a thing is done, a
tain many a He is our example and the One we are
precept relating to lineage, of the Mosaic
story about to follow and imitate in all things. The
precept concerning the priesthood, ethi-
how Yeshua Sabbath is usually one of the first things
cally used of the commandments in
lived and the new-comers to the Messianic Walk or
the Mosaic law or Jewish tradition
world in Hebrew Roots are exposed to. It is not
(emphasis mine)
which He lived and ministered. Here is one an easy thing to follow the ways of To-
example: rah. We have all been there and have
Note the Strong’s meaning, especially
Luke 4:16 So He came to Nazareth, faced what each one of you who is new
the part that I placed in bold type.
where He had been brought up. And as to this walk have faced. Hang in there!
Though it is the last definition of the