Month: November 2023

Word Reading:

Psalm 80: 17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
    the son of man you have raised up for yourself.

Psalm 110:1 “The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”

Hebrew 12: 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

We have a high priest at the right of Elohim’s throne taking our shame, finisher of our faith, took on the judgement we deserve that he may rise on the 3rd day. \

Psalm 79, 80 summaries

The word of the hashem came to me and thus saith the children of Israel were going through a rough time, in these two chapters the anger of hashem was on his people because the holy temple wasn’t not clean. (similarly, to Joshua 20). So, David asks the people to confess their iniquities, and that the lord preserve them from death. They had been mocked and derided by people that surrounded them. They were taunted, but as David the sheep of your pasture will give thanks to Elohim forever. He prayed sevenfold be returned on their head for they taunted you, O lord. [Psalm 79 vs 12]. David made a prayerful intercession that they had been brought very low. The lord should restore them, O Elohim; let your face shine us, who restoreth our soul? who restored all job had lost? Who raised Yeshua from the dead and restored him to his rightful place, at the right hand of the throne of Elohim? Yeshua was raised from the dead so he could reconcile us and restore us back to Elohim, and his face will shine on us.

Joshua 20 summary

Adonai said to Joshua (a type of savior):

That there should be cities of refuge such that a manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there, (our sins). So, there will be a refuge from the avenger of blood (death). The manslayer will move to the cities of refuge (as there were no churches) until he could explain his case to the elders of that city. In verse 5 even if the avenger of blood pursues him the elders are not give up the manslayer into his hand, because he struck his Neighbour unknowingly, and did not hate him in the past. In verse 6, he is to remain in that city of refuge until he stands before the congregation for judgement until the death of him who is high priest at the time (Yeshua), then the manslayer may return to his own town and his own home, to the town from which he fled. Verse 9 concludes with the people of Israel and for the stranger sojourning among them (gentiles), that anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he might not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

The story depicts the savior making intercession for our sins (the manslaughter), he is our refuge and keeps us from the avenger of blood (death which the devil gave to us) who seeks judgement for sin we do, when we don’t know better.

Luke 23

Rings more than the same pattern, we see Herod enthusiastic to see Jesus however upon seeing Yeshua, Yeshua did not answer him. so, Herod begins to treat Yeshua with contempt and mockery basically derided him. Previously, Jesus was with Pilate and Pilate questioned him and said I find no fault in this man, when he saw that Yeshua was not from his jurisdiction, he transferred him to Herod. Herod and Pilate became friends on the day of Yeshua’s (our refuge) judgement and death before that day they had been enemies. therefore, Pilate and Herod said that they found no fault in the man deserving of death (reference Psalm 79, Joshua 20 and the manslaughter not deserving of death) verse 15, so they opted to punish and released Barabas. A man convicted for insurrection stated in the city for murder (manslaughter Joshua 20). Proverbs 17:15 “Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent– the LORD detests them both.” 1 Corinthians 13:6-7, Love does not rejoice with evil but delight in the truth.

Even still Pilate desired to release Yeshua in verse 20; but they kept shouting “Crucify him! Crucify him!) the third time Pilate said what evil hath he done; I find no guilt in him deserving death. Joshua 20 shows the sin of a man not desiring mercy for a sin he didn’t commit intentionally; however, Yeshua knew no sin. So, they released Barabbas, and delivered Yeshua over to the will of the people. In verse 28, the women and daughter wept for Yeshua, and Yeshua responded to them and saith “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children, verse 29 it says for behold the days are coming when they will say “blessed be the baren women womb that had never bore and the breast that never nursed”. same word as the sermon at the mount.

Matthew 24:19

“How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! ²⁰ Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.”

In Luke 23 vs 35, the soldiers mocked him saying he saved others let him save himself, if you are the King of the Jews. [verse 38 -39] one of the criminals said, do you not fear Elohim, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation.

So, they killed the holy one of Israel. John 19: 10-11

¹⁰ Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have ^[a]power to crucify You, and power to release You?”

¹¹ Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore, the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

Take-away:

Even when we have the same sentence for condemnation, some people will still have no fear of Elohim.

As with Jesus as Job they destroyed his body but could not kill him (death). Matthew 10: 28 “And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” My heart and my flesh may fail but Elohim is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73: 26.

Yeshua is our refuge when we fall short in Joshua 20.

The cross shows us the love of Elohim and our hearts towards him, he became a refuge to us and we condemn him to death, but he still restored us back to the father.

Songs of Solomon calls out a church who confesses her love Yeshua in this case, Songs of Solomon 1: 3 “So your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore, virgins love you.”
It’s in the church we declare our salvation and love for Yeshua by confessing him as hashem our savior. It is the church where we wait for Christ return. The Parable of the five foolish and five wise virgin brides who awaits the bride return.

Matthew 25 vs 1 saith
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep”.

Both Songs of Solomon 1 and Matthew 25 speaks of a virgin bride who are to have oil and await the bridegroom. no wonder, the scripture saith seek the lord while he may be found Isaiah 55:6-7. The second bride called rose of Sharon begins to say in Songs of Solomon 2 vs 8 “The voice of my beloved!
    Behold, he comes,
leaping over the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.”

Rose of Sharon hears the voice of the bride, A delighted bride with oil in chapter 1. Matthew 25: 6-9

At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

⁷ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

⁹ “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Songs of Solomon 3 reveals how the Son of Man will return, in verse 6 as the groom arrives for his wedding perfumed with myrrh and frankincense and verse 10 show his carriage he rides on as Gold (the gift given to Yeshua when he was born by the 3 wise men from the east.) “Go out, O daughter of Zion, and look upon King Solomon.”

Songs of Solomon 8: 14 make haste, my beloved and be like a gazelle or a young stag on mountains of spices. Yes, we wait for Yeshua, Matthew 25: 13 saith:

But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you; I don’t know you.’

¹³ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

As I close with Ephesians 5: 26 – 28:

²⁶ That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

²⁷ That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

²⁸ So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Takeaway

As we await Yeshua’s return, we ought to remember that he is coming for a virgin (new creation church, reborn in him – cleansed, holy and anointed) with oil in our lamps (anointed) who delights in him (the alabaster box – she washed his feet with her hair, perfumed oil and tears – a picture of worship).

Solomon as a King built temples (house of Elohim) made with hands, whereas Yeshua built temples not made with hands. Solomons church i.e. his bride was different, so the bride of Christ is diverse from every tribe, nation and tongues. And so, the son of man came to save the lost.

You are loved by the kings of kings. Jesus loves you.

(1) CeCe Winans- You Are Loved – YouTube

Song credit – Songs of Solomon

(1) Alabaster Box – YouTube

(1) Holy And Anointed One – YouTube

it is Yahweh that judges all things because he makes the sunshine on the just and the unjust (Matthew 5: 45), also Yeshua makes no error and there is no favoritism with him, therefore he justifies us, and accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. (Acts 10: 34). So, we can’t trust in our own understanding of what we think is just but what Yahweh says is just. Proverbs 3 says trust in the Yahweh, with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in ALL YOUR WAYS (ways of doing things, thinking) acknowledge Yahweh and he will direct my path.

Similarly, when Paul was on the Island of Malta, the men by the beach saw a snake hanging on his head and said one to another that he was a murderer (of course in the past Paul murdered, before he became reformed), Acts 28:4.

they also expected Paul to die by the snake’s attack, but he shook it off, but he didn’t die. So, they change their mind(s) and saw he was a god (verse 6).

How fickle? whether it is the case of Jezebel (guilty of wickedness) or Cornelius (accepted from every nation and thus clean) or Paul (called a murderer). it is Yahweh who justifies both the living and the dead. Thus, he is the one who avenges where there is need to. it is so easy for us to change our mind, to judge by gentiles or jews what is clean or unholy but it Yeshua who justifies.

Yeshua judges the earth. Acts 10:41-42

Elohim decides who gets a sit at the right and the other at the left in your glory.” Mark. 10:37

Today, we begin with the story of Elisha summoning a man from amongst the prophets and told him to dress well, take a flask of oil with him to Ramoth Gilead. When he gets there, he is to look for Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi and pour the flask of oil on his head “to declare him king of Israel as it was said of Elohim”. He did this swiftly and asked Jehu to destroy the house of Ahab to avenge the blood of his servant and those shed by Jezebel.

When the young prophet sent by Elisha made a prophecy on how Ahab, Jezebel and the people of Israel would end up on Vengeance. His fellow officers laughed and called the young prophet a Maniac (verse 11). Jehu replied that the prophets saying was not TRUE. (ironic). But his comrade persisted he tells them. So, Jehu repeated what the young prophet said, and they (his comrades) quickly took their cloak and spread them under him on the base step, proclaimed ‘Jehu is King’ with a trumpet.

So, Jehu’s men went to Joram (the king of Israel), who was on guard at Ramoth Gilead against Hazael, King of Aram. So as, Joram return to recover from his wounds the Arameans inflicted on him (resting), Ahaziah king of Israel went down to see him; and thus, Jehu came afterward to Joram who asked him if he came in peace (twice), but Jehu responded twice saying “what do you have to do with peace? fall in behind me’. Thus, Joram took two reporting servants had reacted, but neither were coming back. Therefore, the 3rd look-out (reporting servant) suggested it was Jehu the son of Nimshi – who drives like a maniac was there.

Joram the king of Israel and Azariah King of Judah rode out on their chariots to meet Jehu at the plot ground which belonged to Naboth. There Joram saw Jehu and asked him again, if he came in peace. But Jehu replied ‘as long as all idolatry and witchcraft of your mother (Joram mother) abounds, how can there be peace.

As Joram called out to his friend ‘treachery’, he was shot between his shoulders and slumped to death on the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. Jehu then recounts the word of hashem with Bikar and the prophecy against Ahab and his son saying ‘Yesterday, I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his son(s), declares Elohim, and I will surely make you pay for it on this plot of ground. The word of Elohim was fulfilled that day.

Azariah, king of Judah saw what happened and wanted to flee but was shot too and died at Megiddo, where he was trying to escape. Jehu had asked the soldier that knew what had happened in Jezreel to not let the story slip.

nevertheless, when Jehu entered the gate of Jezebels house, she asked Jehu, have you come in peace, Zimri, you murder of your masters. But Jehu gathered the Eunuch to his side and asked that she be thrown down from the window, where she arranged her hair. They threw her down and her blood splattered on the wall, there horses trampled her underfoot. Jehu asked that since she was a king’s daughter she should be buried. but they found nothing but her skull, feet and her hands. The word of Elijah the Tish bite was fulfilled. Jezebel was marred by DOGS beyond the point of recognition were no one could say this is Jezebel.

Rapport

The word of Elohim was Elohim was first fulfilled on Naboth’s field then the word of Elijah was fulfilled. So, the word of the LORD was first fulfilled then the word of the prophet (Son of Man), Elijah (translated as Elohim is Yahshua).

As we talked about the fulness in Yeshua and Elohim being different (Ephesians 4: 12-14, Ephesians 3:19) we see more disparity here.

Wickedness will not release those that practice it. Ecclesiastes 8:8 (As no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it). As the heart of man is desperately wicked, but the practice of wickedness is evil. Jezebel had killed prophets, killed Naboth and it seemed she was getting away with it until Jehu was anointed. (It’s funny Elihu is translated God is he and Jehu is translated Yah is he).

Pointers

Wickedness in practice is likened to witchcraft.

Prophecy from Elohim and the prophet were fulfilled.

Yeshua avenges Naboth, Deuteronomy 32:35 – It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them. Hebrews 10:30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 2 Peter 2:3.

Sometimes, the people who speak about peace most times, are not at peace. (Jezebel asked do you come in peace, Joram her son asked the same question, but Jehu replied as long as witchcraft and idolatry abound, there can’t be peace).

The time of Jezebel as a ruler with Ahab must have been really terrible, for young prophets as they called them Maniacs ‘2 Kings 9 vs 11′ and thus because they called the young prophets’ maniacs, Jehu was also called a maniac too (‘2 Kings 9 vs 20).

The judgement on Jezebels family was swift and done in a day.

Jezebel seems to have known that despite Jehu trying to hide his acts in Jezreel, he had murdered her son and thus called Jehu “the murderer of his masters”.

This is the first place I’ve seen DOGS in the bible. (It seems the dogs knew Jezebel was wicked).

Acts 10 vs 34, 36. It is the good news of peace that comes through Christ Yahshua (Jehu – translated Yah is peace) brought peace to Israel.

Elohim appointed Yeshua, the judge of the living and the dead, so all prophecy testifies of him. (disparity seen again). Acts 10: 41-42. When Yeshua judged Naboth’s death and justified him through (Jehu – Yah is he), prophecy was fulfilled – testifying of Yah.

Lionel Peterson – When the Righteous Prosper (Shouts Of Joy) – YouTube

Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.

¹⁵ Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. – 1 John 3:15-17, Matthew 5.

I came across this juxtaposing scripture and wondered how Yeshua would ask us to hate mother and father to be his disciples but if we hate our brother again, we are murderer, hence we do not have eternal life. So, i went on to read 1 John 3: 17 further and saw “But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?”

Leviticus 19:17
You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.

Similarly, I read the story of Amnon in 2 Samuel 13:22 and Absalom, now Amnon tricked Absalom sister to committing incest and the bible says. “And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.” Since, Absalom never said a word good or bad to Amnon, nothing hateful came out of his mouth but in his heart, he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar, which led to him killing Amnon. When Absalom killed Amnon, it was revealed he hated his brother and thus murdered him. Therefore, Luke 12: 2-3 “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.³ Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.” HOLDS.

When we come to God as its said Luke 14:26, we hate our sin this why we hate ourselves and thus people around us who practice this. John 3:20
Everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. So, when Job saith in Job 10:1 “I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.” He had already exposed the state of his heart to light. When Paul says in Romans 7: 20 -21 “²⁰ Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.²¹ I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.” He had exposed the state of his heart at that point, to seek help from Elohim. Once sin is exposed, it is confessed so hate in this form is akin to displeasure about something rather than a desire to murder or sin more. Proverbs 28:13 “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”

A hatred hidden in the heart speaks of murder and that spoken speaks of displeasure. Shalom.

Songs

(1) A heart like Yours by Cece Winans with lyrics – YouTube