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4/15/24

Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen

What sticks out for me, is the fact that the days are not named. So, who said the seventh day is Sunday? Every month the seventh day does not fall on a Sunday. So, here's how I celebrate the Sabbath. The first seventh day of every month. For me is the Sabbath. 

‭Berĕshith (Genesis) 1:1-31 
[1] In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth. [2] And the earth came to be formless and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of Elohim was moving on the face of the waters. [3] And Elohim said, “Let light come to be,” and light came to be. [4] And Elohim saw the light, that it was good. And Elohim separated the light from the darkness. [5] And Elohim called the light ‘day’ and the darkness He called ‘night.’ And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, one day. [6] And Elohim said, “Let an expanse come to be in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” [7] And Elohim made the expanse, and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. And it came to be so. [8] And Elohim called the expanse ‘heavens.’ And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, the second day. [9] And Elohim said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it came to be so. [10] And Elohim called the dry land ‘earth,’ and the collection of the waters He called ‘seas.’ And Elohim saw that it was good. [11] And Elohim said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the plant that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth.” And it came to be so. [12] And the earth brought forth grass, the plant that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And Elohim saw that it was good. [13] And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, the third day. [14] And Elohim said, “Let lights come to be in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and appointed times, and for days and years, [15] and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth.” And it came to be so. [16] And Elohim made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and the stars. [17] And Elohim set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, [18] and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And Elohim saw that it was good. [19] And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, the fourth day. [20] And Elohim said, “Let the waters teem with shoals of living beings, and let birds fly above the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.” [21] And Elohim created great sea creatures and every living being that moves, with which the waters teemed, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And Elohim saw that it was good. [22] And Elohim blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and increase, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” [23] And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, the fifth day. [24] And Elohim said, “Let the earth bring forth the living being according to its kind: livestock and creeping creatures and beasts of the earth, according to its kind.” And it came to be so. [25] And Elohim made the beast of the earth according to its kind, livestock according to its kind, and all that creep on the earth according to its kind. And Elohim saw that it was good. [26] And Elohim said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the livestock, and over all the earth and over all the creeping creatures that creep on the ground.” [27] And Elohim created the man in His image, in the image of Elohim He created him – male and female He created them. [28] And Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said to them, “Be fruitful and increase, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over all creeping creatures on the earth.” [29] And Elohim said, “See, I have given you every plant that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed, to you it is for food. [30] And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to every creeping creature on the earth, in which there is a living being, every green plant is for food.” And it came to be so. [31] And Elohim saw all that He had made, and see, it was very good. And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, the sixth day.

4/9/24

The Truest Tuesday

What are your priorities?
What are you consistent with?

Romiyim (Romans) 2:1-29
[1] Therefore, O man, you are without excuse, everyone who judges, for in which you judge another you condemn yourself, since you who judge practise the same wrongs. [2] And we know that the judgment of Elohim is according to truth against those who practise such wrongs. [3] And do you think, O man, you who judge those practising such wrongs, and doing the same, that you shall escape the judgment of Elohim? [4] Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and tolerance, and patience, not knowing that the kindness of Elohim leads you to repentance? [5] But according to your hardness and your unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of Elohim, [6] who “shall render to each one according to his works”: [7] everlasting life to those who by persistence in good work seek for esteem, and respect, and incorruptibility; [8] but wrath and displeasure to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness; [9] affliction and distress on every human being working what is evil, of the Yehuḏi first, and also of the Greek; [10] but esteem, respect, and peace to everyone working what is good, to the Yehuḏi first and also to the Greek. [11] For there is no partiality with Elohim. [12] For as many as sinned without Torah shall also perish without Torah, and as many as sinned in the Torah shall be judged by the Torah. [13] For not the hearers of the Torah are righteous in the sight of Elohim, but the doers of the Torah shall be declared right. [14] For when nations, who do not have the Torah, by nature do what is in the Torah, although not having the Torah, they are a torah to themselves, [15] who show the work of the Torah written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or even excusing, [16] in the day when Elohim shall judge the secrets of men through יהושע Messiah, according to my Good News. [17] See, you are called a Yehuḏi, and rest on the Torah, and make your boast in Elohim, [18] and know the desire of Elohim, and approve what is superior, being instructed out of the Torah, [19] and are trusting that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, [20] an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Torah. [21] You, then, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who proclaim that a man should not steal, do you steal? [22] You who say, “Do not commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abominate idols, do you rob temples? [23] You who make your boast in the Torah, through the transgression of the Torah do you disrespect Elohim? [24] For “The Name of Elohim is blasphemed among the nations because of you,” as it has been written. [25] For circumcision indeed profits if you practise the Torah, but if you are a transgressor of the Torah, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. [26] So, if an uncircumcised one watches over the righteousnesses of the Torah, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned as circumcision? [27] And the uncircumcised by nature, who perfects the Torah, shall judge you who notwithstanding letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the Torah! [28] For he is not a Yehuḏi who is so outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. [29] But a Yehuḏi is he who is so inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in Spirit, not literally, whose praise is not from men but from Elohim.

4/8/24

Total Eclipse!

Another chapter about blessings in the hallelujah scriptures. I wondered about AI, ( artificial intelligence )  was going to be similar to the whitewashing of Jesus Christ and the Bible.

 And then after reading Isaiah 61, I realized everything is for our good. And nothing or no one can separate us from the love.

‭Yeshayah (Isaiah) 61:1-11 ‬
[1] The Spirit of the Master יהוה is upon Me, because יהוה has anointed Me to bring good news to the meek. He has sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound, [2] to proclaim the acceptable year of יהוה, and the day of vengeance of our Elohim, to comfort all who mourn, [3] to appoint unto those who mourn in Tsiyon: to give them embellishment for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. And they shall be called trees of righteousness, a planting of יהוה, to be adorned. [4] And they shall rebuild the old ruins, raise up the former wastes. And they shall restore the ruined cities, the wastes of many generations. [5] And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the foreigner be your ploughmen and your vinedressers. [6] But you shall be called, ‘Priests of יהוה,’ ‘Servants of our Elohim’ shall be said of you. You shall consume the strength of the nations, and boast in their esteem. [7] Instead of your shame and reproach, they rejoice a second time in their portion. Therefore they take possession a second time in their land, everlasting joy is theirs.[8] “For I, יהוה, love right-ruling; I hate robbery for ascending offering. And I shall give their reward in truth, and make an everlasting covenant with them. [9] “And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring in the midst of the peoples. All who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed יהוה has blessed.” [10] I greatly rejoice in יהוה, my being exults in my Elohim. For He has put garments of deliverance on me, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. [11] For as the earth brings forth its bud, as the garden causes the seed to shoot up, so the Master יהוה causes righteousness and praise to shoot up before all the nations!

4/7/24

Stop Selling Suffering Saturday-Happy Preparation Sabbath Day!

Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 26:1-28 
[1] Like snow in summer, and rain in harvest, So esteem is not fitting for a fool. [2] As a bird wanders, as a swallow flies about, So a curse without cause does not come. [3] A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back. [4] Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also become like him. [5] Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he become wise in his own eyes. [6] He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off feet, drinks damage. [7] The legs of the lame hang limp So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. [8] Like one binding a stone in a sling, So is he who gives esteem to a fool. [9] A thorn goes into the hand of a drunkard So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. [10] An archer who wounds anyone, Is he who hires a fool or any passer-by. [11] As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly. [12] Have you seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more expectancy for a fool than for him. [13] The lazy one says, “There is a lion in the way! A fierce lion is in the streets!” [14] As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy one turn on his bed. [15] The lazy one buries his hand in a dish; It tires him to bring it back to his mouth. [16] The lazy one is wiser in his own eyes Than seven rendering advice. [17] A passer-by meddling in a strife not his own Is like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears. [18] Like a madman who throws sparks, arrows, and death, [19] So is a man who deceived his neighbour, And says, “I was only joking!” [20] For lack of wood, the fire goes out. And without a slanderer, strife ceases. [21] As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. [22] The words of a slanderer are as dainty morsels, Which go down into the inner parts of the heart. [23] Burning lips with an evil heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross. [24] He who hates, pretends with his lips, And lays up deceit within him; [25] Though he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart. [26] Hatred is covered by deceit. His evil is disclosed in the assembly. [27] Whoever digs a pit falls into it, And whoever rolls a stone, it turns back on him. [28] A lying tongue hates its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth works ruin.

4/4/24

The Team Time Of A Thousand Thursday

‭Diḇre haYamim Aleph (1 Chronicles) 1:1-54 
[1] Aḏam, Shĕth, Enosh, [2] Qĕnan, Mahalal’ĕl, Yereḏ, [3] Ḥanoḵ, Methushelaḥ, Lemeḵ, [4] Noaḥ, Shĕm, Ḥam, and Yapheth. [5] The sons of Yapheth: Gomer, and Maḡoḡ, and Maḏai, and Yawan, and Tuḇal, and Mesheḵ, and Tiras. [6] And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath and Toḡarmah. [7] And the sons of Yawan: Elishah and Tarshishah, Kittim and Roḏanim. [8] The sons of Ḥam: Kush and Mitsrayim, Put and Kena‛an. [9] And the sons of Kush: Seḇa, and Ḥawilah, and Saḇta, and Ra‛mah, and Saḇteḵa. And the sons of Ra‛mah: Sheḇa and Deḏan. [10] And Kush brought forth Nimroḏ; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. [11] And Mitsrayim brought forth the Luḏim, and the Anamim, and the Lehaḇim, and the Naphtuḥim, [12] and the Pathrusim, and the Kasluḥim from whom came the Philistines, and the Kaphtorim. [13] And Kena‛an brought forth Tsiḏon, his first-born, and Ḥĕth, [14] and the Yeḇusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, [15] and the Ḥiwwite, and the Arqite, and the Sinite, [16] and the Arwaḏite, and the Tsemarite, and the Ḥamathite. [17] The sons of Shĕm: Ěylam, and Asshur, and Arpaḵshaḏ, and Luḏ, and Aram, and Uts, Ḥul, and Gether, and Mesheḵ. [18] And Arpaḵshaḏ brought forth Shelaḥ, and Shelaḥ brought forth Ěḇer. [19] To Ěḇer were born two sons: the name of one was Peleḡ, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Yoqtan. [20] And Yoqtan brought forth Almoḏaḏ, and Sheleph, and Ḥatsarmaweth, and Yeraḥ, [21] and Haḏoram, and Uzal, and Diqlah, [22] and Ěyḇal, and Aḇima’ĕl, and Sheḇa, [23] and Ophir, and Ḥawilah, and Yoḇaḇ. All these were the sons of Yoqtan. [24] Shĕm, Arpaḵshaḏ, Shĕlah, [25] Ěḇer, Peleḡ, Re‛u, [26] Seruḡ, Naḥor, Teraḥ, [27] and Aḇram, that is Aḇraham. [28] The sons of Aḇraham: Yitsḥaq and Yishma‛ĕl. [29] These are their genealogies: The first-born of Yishma‛ĕl was Neḇayoth, and Qĕḏar, and Aḏbe’ĕl, and Miḇsam, [30] Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Haḏaḏ, and Tĕma, [31] Yetur, Naphish, and Qĕḏemah. These were the sons of Yishma‛ĕl. [32] And the sons born to Qeturah, Aḇraham’s concubine: Zimran, and Yoqshan, and Meḏan, and Miḏyan, and Yishbaq, and Shuwaḥ. The sons of Yoqshan: Sheḇa and Deḏan. [33] And the sons of Miḏyan: Ěphah, and Ěpher, and Ḥanoḵ, and Aḇiḏa, and Elda‛ah. All these were the children of Qeturah. [34] And Aḇraham brought forth Yitsḥaq. The sons of Yitsḥaq: Ěsaw and Yisra’ĕl. [35] The sons of Ěsaw: Eliphaz, Re‛u’ĕl, and Ye‛ush, and Ya‛lam, and Qoraḥ. [36] And the sons of Eliphaz: Tĕman, and Omar, Tsephi, and Gatam, and Qenaz, and Timna, and Amalĕq. [37] The sons of Re‛u’ĕl: Naḥath, Zeraḥ, Shammah, and Mizzah. [38] And the sons of Sĕ‛ir: Lotan, and Shoḇal, and Tsiḇ‛on, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ětser, and Dishan. [39] And the sons of Lotan: Ḥori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna. [40] The sons of Shoḇal: Alyan, and Manaḥath, and Ěyḇal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Tsiḇ‛on: Ayah and Anah. [41] The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Ḥamran, and Eshban, and Yithran, and Keran. [42] The sons of Ětser: Bilhan, and Za‛awan, and Ya‛aqan. The sons of Dishan: Uts and Aran. [43] And these were the sovereigns who reigned in the land of Eḏom before any sovereign reigned over the children of Yisra’ĕl: Bela son of Be‛or, and the name of his city was Dinhaḇah. [44] And when Bela died, Yoḇaḇ son of Zeraḥ of Botsrah reigned in his place. [45] And Yoḇaḇ died, and Ḥusham of the land of the Tĕmanites reigned in his place. [46] And when Ḥusham died, Haḏaḏ son of Beḏaḏ, who struck Miḏyan in the field of Mo’aḇ, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Awith. [47] And Haḏaḏ died, and Samlah of Masrĕqah reigned in his place. [48] And Samlah died, and Sha’ul of Reḥoḇoth-by-the-River reigned in his place. [49] And Sha’ul died, and Ba‛al-Ḥanan son of Aḵbor reigned in his place. [50] And Ba‛al-Ḥanan died, and Haḏaḏ reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pai. And his wife’s name was Mehĕtab’ĕl the daughter of Matrĕḏ, the daughter of Mĕyzahaḇ. [51] And Haḏaḏ died. And the chiefs of Eḏom were Chief Timnah, Chief Alyah, Chief Yethĕth, [52] Chief Oholiḇamah, Chief Ělah, Chief Pinon, [53] Chief Qenaz, Chief Tĕman, Chief Miḇtsar, [54] Chief Maḡdi’ĕl, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Eḏom.

4/2/24

Therefore True Threat Thinking Tuesday

Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 19:1-37 
[1] And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, [2] “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘Be set-apart, for I יהוה your Elohim am set-apart. [3] ‘Each one of you should fear his mother and his father, and guard My Sabbaths. I am יהוה your Elohim. [4] ‘Do not turn to idols, and do not make for yourselves moulded mighty ones. I am יהוה your Elohim. [5] "‘And when you slaughter a slaughtering of peace offerings to יהוה, slaughter it for your acceptance. [6] ‘It is eaten the same day you slaughter it, and on the next day. And that which is left on the third day is burned with fire. [7] ‘So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable, it is not accepted, [8] and he who eats it bears his crookedness, because he has profaned the set-apart offering of יהוה, and that being shall be cut off from his people. [9] ‘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. [10] ‘And do not glean your vineyard or gather every grape of your vineyard, leave them for the poor and the stranger. I am יהוה your Elohim. [11] ‘Do not steal, do not lie, do not deceive one another. [12] ‘And do not swear falsely by My Name and so profane the Name of your Elohim. I am יהוה. [13] ‘Do not oppress your neighbour or rob him. The wages of him who is hired is not to remain with you all night until morning. [14] ‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling-block before the blind, but fear your Elohim. I am יהוה. [15] ‘Do no unrighteousness in right-ruling. Do not be partial to the poor or favour the face of the great, but rightly rule your neighbour in righteousness. [16] ‘Do not go slandering among your people. Do not stand against the blood of your neighbour. I am יהוה. [17] ‘Do not hate your brother in your heart. Reprove your neighbour, for certain, and bear no sin because of him. [18] ‘Do not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people. And you shall love your neighbour as yourself. I am יהוה. [19] ‘Guard My laws. Do not let your livestock mate with another kind. Do not sow your field with mixed seed. And do not put a garment woven of two sorts of thread upon you. [20] ‘And when a man has intercourse with a woman who is a female servant, engaged to a man, and to be ransomed, but she has not been ransomed nor set free, there should be an inquiry. But they are not put to death, because she was not free. [21] ‘And he shall bring his guilt offering to יהוה, to the door of the Tent of Appointment, a ram as a guilt offering. [22] ‘And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before יהוה for his sin which he has done. And the sin which he has sinned shall be forgiven him. [23] ‘And when you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall reckon their fruit as uncircumcised. For three years it is as uncircumcised to you, it is not eaten. [24] ‘And in the fourth year all its fruit is set-apart – praises to יהוה. [25] ‘And in the fifth year you eat its fruit, so that it increases its yield to you. I am יהוה your Elohim. [26] ‘Do not eat meat with the blood. Do not practise divination or magic. [27] ‘Do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of your beard. [28] ‘And do not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor put tattoo marks on you. I am יהוה. [29] ‘Do not profane your daughter by making her a whore, so that the land does not whore, and the land becomes filled with wickedness. [30] ‘Guard My Sabbaths and reverence My set-apart place. I am יהוה. [31] ‘Do not turn to mediums, and do not seek after spiritists to be defiled by them. I am יהוה your Elohim. [32] ‘Rise up before the grey-headed. And you shall favour the face of an old man, and shall fear your Elohim. I am יהוה. [33] ‘And when a stranger sojourns with you in your land, do not oppress him.[34] ‘Let the stranger who dwells among you be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Mitsrayim. I am יהוה your Elohim. [35] ‘Do no unrighteousness in right-ruling, in measurement of length, in weight, or in measuring liquids. [36] ‘Have right scales, right weights, a right ĕphah, and a right hin. I am יהוה your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim. [37] ‘And you shall guard all My laws and all My right-rulings, and do them. I am יהוה.’ ”