Disciple of Jesus Christs Memorial Parsha Ki Teitzei: Deuteronomy 23

"It is not only prayer that gives God glory but work... He is so great thalt things give Him glory if you mean they should." (by Gerard Manly Kopkins from A Hopkins Reader, John Pick, ed., New York: Oxford University Press, 1953, quoted in D.M. Dooling, ed., A Way of Working, New York: Anchor Press/ Doubleday, 1979, p. 6.)

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Welcome to the Memorial Parsha of Jesus Christs' Ti Keitzei, in the book of Deuteronomy 21 through Deuteronomy 25. The Haftorah is Isaiah 54. Saturday, August 21st, 2010. 1451 BC

Deuteronomy 23:1-8: Exclusion from the Assembly
Moses commands that the Ammonites and the Moabites shall never enter the congregation of the LORD Thy God. The translation may mean that they shall never serve as priest, to the most High God, in the tabernacle and later the House (temple) of God, first built by Solomon.The sanctuary, which is the earliest history of the church is the Temple of God, in Jerusalem. God forbade that the Ammonites and the Moabites shall serve as the High Priest, forever. (Deuteronomy 23:1-5). Furthermore, you shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity. Now this is where the church splinters from the Temple. First, there are a lot of young people who need the gospel shared with them. Gee. I look out my window and I see hordes of young people in their early twenties that need the gospel shared with them, because of poor lack of leadership. When you are young the last person you want to do is listen to your mother. Sure you are safe, because your parents will never steer you wrong, but when I was a young person, that was not fun. I thank God that I learned everything the hard way, that I am hear to tell you that I am an overcomer, lucky, well better than that just blessed and using every blessing instead of the cursing that I deserved to teach, preach, perform, and write the gospel. Jesus and the Apostle John spoke of the overcomer, what a apostolic prophecy being fulfilled today. (John 14:13-14).

Nevertheless, don't go out there being naive, when Moses commanded that you shall neither seek their prosperity, nor their peace. He is saying this joy that you have the world did not give it, and the world can not take it away. He is saying that their will never be peace, even though you prayer, let them beat their weapons because you want war no more. Have you notice that violent crime spikes during poor economic times. People are living off of each other. A older person understands the statistics and would never reduce the numbers of the population through a possession of an automatic weapon, accidentally firing. Trust and believe when Moses prophesied, he was saying that these people are virulent and are not peaceful, the blood shed will multiply until the judges began to solve the unsolved murders. Gavel time. When Moses prophesied, that you shall not seek their prosperity, he is saying to you and I, that this people will not hire you, they will not give you a second chance, to enter the work force full time in poor economic times because everyone should be working while there is war.

Nehmiah 13:20-30
²⁰ Once or twice the merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside Jerusalem. ²¹ But I warned them and said, "Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will lay hands on you." From that time on they no longer came on the Sabbath. ²² Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and go and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.
      Remember me for this also, O my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love.
 ²³ Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab. ²⁴ Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language of Judah. ²⁵ I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath in God's name and said: "You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves. ²⁶ Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women. ²⁷ Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women?"
 ²⁸ One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. And I drove him away from me.
 ²⁹ Remember them, O my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
 ³⁰ So I purified the priests and the Levites of everything foreign, and assigned them duties, each to his own task. ³¹ I also made provision for contributions of wood at designated times, and for the firstfruits.
      Remember me with favor, O my God.

Deuteronomy 23:4
⁴Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

Joshua 24:

⁵I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.
 ⁶And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.
 ⁷And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.
 ⁸And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
 ⁹Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
 ¹⁰But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
 ¹¹And you went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.
 ¹²And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
 ¹³And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
 ¹⁴Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
 ¹⁵And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.


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Other highlights in chapter 23 of the book of Deuteronomy:

Exclusion form the Assembly; Deuteronomy 23:1-8
Uncleanness in the camp; Deuteronomy 23:9-14
Miscellaneous Law; Deuteronomy 23:15-25

Nehemiah 9:5-11
⁵ Standing on the stairs were the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani and Kenani—who called with loud voices to the LORD their God. ⁵ And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said: "Stand up and praise the LORD your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting. ^[a] "
       "Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. ⁶ You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
 ⁷ "You are the LORD God, who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham. ⁸ You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.
 ⁹ "You saw the suffering of our forefathers in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea. ^{[b] 10} You sent miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name for yourself, which remains to this day. ¹¹ You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.

Deuteronomy 23:8-19: Cleanliness from the Campsite; Miscellaneous laws
Jesus ministry was much like Moses had promised, and that he would raise another son of God, and he would require that you listen to his words. It is very difficult to listen to the words of God through his prophet if you don't have the correct version of the bible. (Deuteronomy 18:18-19). Jesus ministry was unique because the Holy Ghost after baptism was performed through the sign of the sprinkling of water, for all disciples. Although a prayer of consecration consist of devoting yourself to a sacred or high purpose; to dedicate, to make sacred, consecrated; devoted and dedicated; sanctification is also a work of grace. So we know that when we bear witness of the original Hebrew manuscripts that we are following Moses commandments. Like the work of sanctification, the sign of Holy Ghost Baptism, is believing that the you are a sanctified believer in God through the awesome power of the Holy Ghost, which resurrected the Lord Jesus on the third day - God is glorified. The Holy Ghost Baptism is a grace that merges you into the body of Christ, and you are a member of the body of Christ, you are in his household; which is the church. (Ephesians 2:21; 1 Corinthians 12:13, 27). A person can become baptized by faith and calling on the name of Jesus, this is all the the believer has to do to justify their faith as a sanctified believer. The evidence of receiving the Holy Ghost can be manifested in the speaking in other tongues, as the spirit gives utterances. (Acts 2:4,5; Matthew 3:11; Luke 11:13; Acts 1:5).

In closing, you must remember that the Bible said that nicely, Mary Magdalene had many spirits. The word says, "In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher." (Matthew 28:1). You will begin to read that according to others that are the enemies to the gospel, would like to do nothing better than to say that Jesus was anything other than the Son of God, and that is simply not true, he is the first fruit of what all we are aspiring to be, born again and resurrected into eternal life. Nevertheless, Mary was the first woman to see Jesus had risen, and Gabriel did not raise Jesus, the Holy Ghost raised Jesus from the dead; God is faithful to His Son, to do the work that he is sent to do, seven days a week (Matthew 28:2-9). No matter how bad you are treated and what people say to you, God loves you and he only wants the best for you. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. (Matthew 28:10). Like Mary Magdalene, you will have many people who will see you coming and they will try to stop the message that Jesus is risen. As Moses has commanded, don't subscribe to their peace or their prosperity, when you get fired from that job, remember that you are blessed by the best. The authorities will be punished for the evil deeds done unto the children of God, the disciples of Jesus. Therefore, do not take matters into your own hands because God will require an account of the evil doer, and judgement will delivered. You have to be prepared for the final judgment, and survive the second death, on that great day. (Matthew 28:11-15).  The word says, "So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. (Matthew 28:15).

Remember that Jesus is the eternal he is the grace that we hope for, the scriptures say, "Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?" (Hebrew 10:29). Yet, Mary was not afraid of what people would say unto this day. She was not afraid, she was saved by the time she had ran into her saviour, she did not fret what man could do to the body, because many people will try to kill the soul, and the soul is permanent and eternal. Jesus says over and over, and is the central figure of King David's Psalms, "Don't be afraid." So Mary (Luke 8:2) ran and she was not afraid of the son of perdition, and I am sure she was confident to petition the throne of God to do His will; because Mary was delivered (saved) by the good news of the Kingdom of God. Therefore, her greatest fear was no that severe, when she feared God, after all the disciples had blown it... in the book of Luke to Acts 2, when Jesus gives the power of the spirit as promised; which means to give a basis for expectation or hope; an indication as of a successful prospect or future; basis for expectation.God is holy and redeemed His people, the house of Jacob, remember God's character. 

For more on this Parsha for Disciples of Jesus Christ, Deuteronomy 23, read http://thalia1965.wordpress.com/2010/08/26/disciple-of-jesus-christs-memorial-parsha-ti-keitzei-deuteronomy-23/

FW: Memorial Parsha Vaiera - Exodus Nine

Exodus 9: The LORD visits the Egyptians with the plagues.

The word of God visits the iniquity of the Egyptians with the fifth, sixth and seventh plague. At this point, the hand of the LORD strikes the cattle of the Egyptians that are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen and on the sheep. A very severe pestilence is plagues the livestock of the Egyptians.

The King of Egypt refuses to allow the Israelites to go, and he still holds them. The LORD fulfills His Word, and at the appointed set time, that He would do what He said he would do, the LORD made a difference between the children of the Israel - in the land of Egypt, and none of their livestock were plagued or dead. But if the heart of Pharoah continued to be hard then he will not let the people go to serve their LORD God.

Many times we are on the right path to serving God and studying the word of His Son, Jesus, the Messiah of the Jewish people. His name is the highest name, and no other god can demand this praise to glorify the Father, because you have seen the Son, the first fruit of the children of Israel, the sons of God.

In verses, eight through twelve, Moses does as God directs him takes a handful of ashes, that is normally consecrated to the LORD God, during a burnt sacrifice, instead the ashes are sanctified before the presence of God and scattered toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh. The ashes become like fine dust and cause boils that break out in sores on man and beast, even the magicians, throughout the land of Egypt. However, the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils for the boils were on the magicians too.

In verses, thirteen through thirty five, Moses continues to hear a word from the LORD, and pleads on behalf of the Israelites, the sons of God, to let His people Go, that they may serve Him. If Pharoah continues to harden his heart as he did so with the first five plagues, more will surely come to the very heart of you, your servants and on your people - that you have never met; because God alone had raised the Pharaoh up to magnificence and the people would know that there is none like Him in all the earth (v. 16). God did not stretch out His hand to strike the people with pestilence because they would have been cut off from the earth:

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The prophet Isaiah:

Isaiah 43:10 - "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. Isaiah 43:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 43 (Whole Chapter)

Isaiah 44:8 - Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one." Isaiah 44:7-9 (in Context) Isaiah 44 (Whole Chapter)

Isaiah 45:6 - so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Isaiah 45:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 45 (Whole Chapter)

Isaiah 47:10 - You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, 'I am, and there is none besides me.' Isaiah 47:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 47 (Whole Chapter).

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Then the people who fear the word of God that are among the servants of Pharaoh fled to their houses; but the people who did not fear the word of God left their servants and live stock in the filed. Moses did as the word of commanded him and stretched out his hand and embraced his rod toward heaven; and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire darted to the ground and there was hail on the land of Egypt, (v.23), but the wheat and the spelt survived the plague. "²⁴So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
 ²⁵And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.  ²⁶Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.  ²⁷And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.  ²⁸Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer (Exodus 9:24-28)."

So Moses did as Pharaoh had commanded, and as soon as he left the city and spreaded out his hands to the LORD the hail would stop, when he would leave the city. He also knew that the servants of Pharoah would not fear the LORD God, and that his magicians were not the Lord of the earth and could only make a curse worst, they had no ability to heal; which is the gospel. After the LORD stopped the rain, the hail, and the thunder then Pharoah sinned again; and he hardened his heart and so did his servants because they wanted the sons of God to serve them, as if they were a god or lord of Lords. But the Egyptians did not have a word to heal their land or the earth.

Maybe today you are in physical slavery and bondage or a slave to sin. You might be in bondage to sickness, disease, famine, poverty, desolation, destruction, war, and anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, the sword. The enemy is not your friend. He will slay you with a physical sword. The word of God says, ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:17-18)

Cross Reference:

1. Psalm 24:1 : Psalm 50:12; 89:11; Exodus 9:29; 19:5; Deut 10:14; Job 41:11; Cited 1 Cor 10:26; and
2. Deuteronomy 10:14 : 1 Kgs 8:27; 2 Chr 6:18; Neh 9:6; Psalm 115:16; Isa 66:1; and
3. Deuteronomy 10:14 : Exodus 19:5; Psalm 24:1.

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EXODUS NINE (King James Version) 

EXODUS 9:1-7 - The fifth plague: Livestock diseased
EXODUS 9:8-12 - The sixth plague: Boils
EXODUS 9:13-35- The seventh Plague of Hail.

 ¹Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
 ²For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
 ³Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
 ⁴And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
 ⁵And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.
 ⁶And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
 ⁷And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
 ⁸And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
 ⁹And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
 ¹⁰And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
 ¹¹And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
 ¹²And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
 ¹³And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
 ¹⁴For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
 ¹⁵For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
 ¹⁶And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
 ¹⁷As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
 ¹⁸Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
 ¹⁹Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
 ²⁰He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
 ²¹And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
 ²²And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
 ²³And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
 ²⁴So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
 ²⁵And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
 ²⁶Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
 ²⁷And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
 ²⁸Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
 ²⁹And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's.
 ³⁰But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God. (Exodus 9, King James Version)

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Matthew 10th chapter

 ¹And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
 ²Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
 ³Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
 ⁴Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
 ⁵These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
 ⁶But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
 ⁷And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
 ⁸Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. (Matthew 10:1-8, King James Version)

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John 10th chapter
¹⁰The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10, King James Version)
  

Revelation 6th chapter

 ¹And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.  ²And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.  ³And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.  ⁴And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
 ⁵And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
 ⁶And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
 ⁷And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
 ⁸And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
 ⁹And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
 ¹⁰And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
 ¹¹And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
 ¹²And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
 ¹³And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
 ¹⁴And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
 ¹⁵And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
 ¹⁶And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
 ¹⁷For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? (Revelation 6, King James Version)

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Revelation 7th chapter

 ¹And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
 ²And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
 ³Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
 ^4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
 ⁵Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
 ⁶Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
 ⁷Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
 ⁸Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
 ⁹After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
 ^10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
 ^11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
 ¹²Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
 ^13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
 ¹⁴And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
 ¹⁵Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
 ¹⁶They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
 ¹⁷For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (Revelation 7, King James Version)

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Revelation 8th chapter

 ¹And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
 ²And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
 ³And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
 ^4And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
 ^5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
 ^6And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
 ⁷The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
 ^8And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
 ^9And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
 ^10And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
 ^11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
 ^12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
 ^13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! (Revelation 8, King James Version)

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Revelation 9th chapter

 ¹And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

 ²And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

 ³And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

 ⁴And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

 ⁵And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

 ⁶And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

 ⁷And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

 ⁸And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

 ⁹And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

 ¹⁰And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

 ¹¹And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

 ¹²One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

 ¹³And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

 ¹⁴Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

 ¹⁵And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

 ¹⁶And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

 ¹⁷And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

 ¹⁸By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

 ¹⁹For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

 ²⁰And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

 ²¹Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. (Revelation 9, King James Version)

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1st Peter 2nd chapter

 ¹¹Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

 ¹²Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. (1 Peter 2:11-12, King James Version)

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Jeremiah 14:13-22

¹³Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
 ¹⁴Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.  ¹⁵Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.  ¹⁶And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.  ¹⁷Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
 ¹⁸If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
 ¹⁹Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
 ²⁰We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
 ²¹Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
 ²²Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.




 

Matthew 24:3-14 (King James Version)

 ³And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
 ⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
 ⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
 ⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
 ⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 ⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.
 ⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
 ¹⁰And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
 ¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
 ¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
 ¹³But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
 ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.


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Jacob travels to his ancestral lands and finds a wife

GENESIS 29:1-35

Memory Scripture: Genesis 29:18-22

¹Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

²And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

³And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

⁴And Jacob said unto them, "My brethren, whence be ye?" And they said, "Of Haran are we."

⁵And he said unto them, "Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him."

⁶And he said unto them, "Is he well?" And they said, "He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep."

⁷And he said, "Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them."

⁸And they said, "We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep."

⁹And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them. ¹⁰And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

^{11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.}

¹²And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

¹³And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told
Laban all these things.

¹⁴And Laban said to him, "Surely thou art my bone and my flesh." And he abode with him the space of a month.
¹⁵And Laban said unto Jacob, "Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?"

¹⁶And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

¹⁷Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

¹⁸And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, "I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter."

¹⁹And Laban said, "It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me."

²⁰And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

²¹And Jacob said unto Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her."

²²And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

²³And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

²⁴And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

²⁵And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, "What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?"

²⁶And Laban said, "It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. ²⁷Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years."

²⁸And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him 'Rachel' his daughter to wife also.

²⁹And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

³⁰And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. (Genesis 29, King James Version)

31And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name 'Reuben': for she said, "Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me."

33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, "Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name 'Simeon'."

34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, "Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi."

35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, "Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name 'Judah'; and left bearing."

JESUS TEACHES THE TORAH PARSHA: Recommendations for disciples

Genesis 28:5 - 5And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. (Genesis 28:5, King James Version)

Jeremiah 31:15 - ¹⁵Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. (Jeremiah 31:15, King James Version)

Hosea 12:8-10 - ⁸And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

⁹And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

¹⁰I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. (Hosea 12:8-10, King James Version)

Hosea 12:12 - ¹²And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. (Hosea 12:12, King James Version)

Joel 2:12-14 - ¹²Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

¹³And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

¹⁴Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? (Joel 2:12-14, King James Version)

Joel 3 (King James Version)

1For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

3And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

Joel 3:1 : Jer 30:3
Joel 3:2 : Zeph 3:8; Zech 14:2-4
Joel 3:2 : Isa 66:16; Jer 25:31
Joel 3:3 : Obad 11; Nah 3:10

Jehosophat, means the judgement of the Lord.

Amos 6:6 - ⁶That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. (Amos 6:6, King James Version)

Proverbs 11:11 - ¹¹By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. (Proverbs 11:11, King James Version)

Proverbs 16:11 - ¹¹A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work. (Proverbs 16:11, King James Version)

Matthew 2:18 - 18In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. (Matthew 2:18, King James Version)

Matthew 13:57 - ⁵⁷And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. (Matthew 13:57, King James Version)

Revelations 3:17-22 - ¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

¹⁹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

²⁰Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

²¹To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

²²He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:17-22, King James Version)

The next lesson will be about Jacob's dream. The lesson is entitled, "Jacob's Ladder," and is also taken from the Memorial Portion of Vayeitzei Parsha - in Chapter 28 of the Book of Genesis (Beresheit). All lessons commentaries from the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Prophets, i.e. Isaiah, Ezekial, Jeremiah and Elijah etc. In the lesson called "Jacob's Ladder, we will supply the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ that corraborate the dream Jacob had about the Kingdom of Heaven. The descendants of Jacob, contend with the land around Zared Brook, which is was once the land of Ideameu (the Edomites, the descendants of Esau); and Jesus taught that His Kingdom is the Kingdom of God and that it was not divided His Kingdom.

QUESTIONS:

1. Did Jacob's Journey take him to Northwest Mesopatomia (Paddan-aram), the land of his forefathers?
2. Why did you think Jacob travelled to Paddan-aram?
3. How did Jacob meet Rachel?
4. Who did Jacob marry? What was her name?
5. If you were Jacob, would you have married a woman in the land of Canaan?
6. Did Laban believe that Jacob was the son of his sister, Rebekah?
7. How many years did Jacob serve Laban?
8. Describe Jacob's form of service? Explain the wages?
9. Did Laban beguile Jacob?
10. Why did Laban want Jacob to marry Leah?
11. Why did Laban consent to Rachel's marriage to Jacob?
12. Did Laban give Rachel a handmaid, if so what is her name?
13. Did the LORD open Leah's womb? Why?
14. Was Rachel's womb barren?
15. What were the names of Leah's sons?
16. What did Leah hoped the LORD would see and hear?