Disciples of Jesus Christs' Parsha Miketz, Sabbath Dec. 24 2011

Disciples of Jesus Christs' Parsha Miketz, 
Sabbath Dec. 24 2011. Parsha Miketz, Genesis 41:1-44:17.
Haftorah Amos 2:6 through Amos 3:8

Genesis 44:1-34 A Silver cup in the sack

Joseph sends his half-brothers home with a sack of food, each is given grain but he intends to modify one of the sacks; which is the youngest - his brother. Genesis 44:1. However once the morning arrives, the men are on their way to leave Egypt and return to the land of Canaan with their sack of food, and silver. Joseph instructs his servant to go after them and bear an allegation in regards to the silver cup that is used for divination. So the servant catches up with the brothers and deny that they have the silver cup, and also recommend that the one that has stolen the cup is put to death and the remainder are used as slaves (Genesis 44:2-18).

Joseph decides that he will not kill the men because of the divination cup, after speaking with Judah who knows that Joseph is equal to Pharaoh, meaning whatever he says is final; which means that their guilt has caught up with them it is like the worst kind of bad Karma. Then Joseph asks about his brother Benjamin and his Father, Israel. On one hand, if the half-brothers go back to their father Jacob, with the food, then he will send them again for food. Moreover, if they take Benjamin and leave him to fin for himself and ends up in slavery like Joseph, their father will be full of sorrow his last days (Genesis 44:17-34). It is only until Joseph runs a rouse on the half brothers to make them think about what their father would say and think do they realize that they should never repeat the devious incident that got him sold into slavery in the first place. It is sad, but believe it or not a Black Man can not go anywhere. Some people are very rude and they will not say or well this person is around the wrong place at the wrong time, let us just simply be pleasant and cordial and send him on his way.

Jeremiah 49:13. King James Version (KJV)

 ¹³For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

Jeremiah 49:17. King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁷Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

Jeremiah 49:18. King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁸As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.

Luke 1:11-32. New International Version (NIV) Show resources

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

 ¹ Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. ² But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”  ³ Then Jesus told them this parable: ⁴ “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? ⁵ And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders ⁶ and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ ⁷ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

    ⁸ “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins^[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? ⁹ And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ ¹⁰ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Lost Son

 ¹¹ Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. ¹² The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.    ¹³ “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. ¹⁴ After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. ¹⁵ So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. ¹⁶ He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

   ¹⁷ “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! ¹⁸ I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ ²⁰ So he got up and went to his father.

   “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

   ²¹ “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

   ²² “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. ²³ Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. ²⁴ For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

   ²⁵ “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ²⁷ ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

   ²⁸ “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. ²⁹ But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. ³⁰ But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

   ³¹ “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. ³² But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Recommended Readings

Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary. Genesis 44. http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?com=mhc&b=1&c=44 

Lambert Dolphin. "Brief History and Final Destiny of Edom." http://ldophin.org/edom.html  Last reviewed, Dec. 8th 2009.

Introduction to Obadiah; The Identity of Edom (Obadiah). http://www.ucgstp.org/bible/brp/oba1.htm  Last reviewed, Dec. 8th, 2009.

Bible Magazine. "The Way to Jerusalem: Edom of the Latter Days." http://www.biblemagazine.com/library/wj-jrsm/wj-chapter4.html  Last reviewed, December 8th, 2009.

Syria uprising: timeline. The Telegraph. Key dates in the nine months of violence and repression in Syria. Reviewed on Fri. Dec. 23 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/8952698/Syria-uprising-timeline.html

Last Convoy of American Troops Leaves Iraq. The New York Times. Reviewed on Fri. Dec. 23, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/world/middleeast/last-convoy-of-american-troops-leaves-iraq.html

 

 

The Disciples of Jesus Christ Memorial Parsha: Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21 and 22

THE MEMORIAL PARSHA OF JESUS CHRIST: Ki Teitzei

The Memorial Parsha for the weekend of Sabbath August 21st, 2010 is Ki Teitzei (When you go out). Ki Teitzei is in the book of Deuteronomy, one of five book of Moses. (Deuteronomy 21:10 through Deuteronomy 25:19).The Haftorah is Isaiah 54.



Memory Scripture: Jesus Said, Matthew 10:16-20: Persecutions are coming

¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

 ¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

 ¹⁸And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

 ¹⁹But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

 ²⁰For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Deuteronomy 21 and Deuteronomy 22:
There is so much to cover in each chapter of the memorial parsha of Jesus Christ, for His Disciples. Lets start off by saying in this Torah portion we know that there are 613 commandments called mitzvots, that Jesus fulfilled during his time on the earth. Yes the enemy is god incarnate, controlling the principalities in this world, causing death, panic and destruction of man. Therefore, Jesus is God incarnate, and to many people the closest visible form of the Son of Man that any of my ancestors have ever seen walk the earth. Nevertheless, as the kingdom of God is fulfilled, the second coming of the Messiah will fulfill our expectations and we will not be ashamed. (Matthew 13:14,35 and Matthew 26:54,56).

In Memorial Parsha Ki Teitzei are the laws of the beautiful captives; the inheritance rights of the first-born child (the strength of the parent Deuteronomy 21:11); the wayward and rebellious son (Deuteronomy 21:17-18); burial and dignity of the dead (Deuteronomy 21:22); the returning of a lost object (Deuteronomy 22:3); a fallen birds nest (Deuteronomy 22:6); a safety fence for the home's roof (Deuteronomy 22:8); the command to plant various forms of seeds and husbandry of various animals (Deuteronomy 22:9-10); the command to that you shall ¹¹ not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together; the command that you shall ¹² make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear. (Deuteronomy 22:11-12). Last but not least the atonment for an unsolved murder. (Deuteronomy 21: 1-9).

What I really like most about this Torah portion is that Jesus said that a tree is known by the fruit. This statement, either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad," really rings out to me, before creation, before Adam and Eve. (Matthew 12:33-37). Jesus is saying that he is here to fulfill the commandments of God, at the hand of Moses. In verse 10, of Deuteronomy 22, the word of God said that you should take care to observe the seeds that you plan together, and the animals that you work together. Jesus said wisdom is justified by her children. (Matthew 11:19). Jesus taught on every aspect of the Gospel, and many of His lessons can be found in the Gospel, the other are eye witness accounts of our ancestors that were in Jerusalem when He walked the earth and preached the gospel, that the kingdom of God is at hand.You have to remember, that there is no allegory, the Messiah will come from the seed of David, for all of the people who crossed over at the Red Sea, out of the house of bondage, out of the land of Egypt.

In addition, this memorial portion is careful to illustrate how you should take care of a birds nest that has fallen to the ground. If a birds nest has fallen to the ground and the Mother is nearby. Moses commands you to send the Mother on her way. However, you shall take care of the eggs and the birds, and this will make your welfare go well, hopefully he meant blessed.

Nevertheless, Jesus said that when you represent him as a disciple then you should go out as harmless as a dove. There are many people who are vulnerable and have acted alone and with terrorist groups in the name of religion. On the contrast, Jesus forbade sectarianism (Mark 9:38-41). Most importantly Jesus wanted His Disciples to know that what you do in His names matters, the mission, as well as the conversion.

Lastly in this memorial portion we look at the atonement for unsolved murders, Moses commanded that if find a slain persons in the street, then you shall call the elders and the judges. The Elders and the Judge shall determine the slain persons identity and the nearby city which he came from. Just as Cain and Abel's role in murder was determined by the fabric of their offerings seeds (fruit) versus animals (wool), so shall you determine who the person is and where the murder escaped. The Elders in a nearby city shall take a heifer that has never been put to work and shall shed the blood of a heifer (Deuteronomy 21:1-4). Next, the Elders shall wash their hands of the blood of the Heifer, and say "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done. ⁸Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, O LORD, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent man." The blood of the heifer will make atonement for the unsolved and intentional murder.

It's funny that this came up in our memorial portion. I know of a neighborhood that has sixteen unsolved murders in one area, since 2002. The crime index is the highest in the region of the county, and the area is one of the highest crime index's in the nation for per capita of people. The reason why unsolved murders are alarmingly high is because of one thing, poor leadership. The people must have leadership, and the young people must be willing to listen. When the people are under good leadership, then the crimes will be solved and the Judge will render justice. Apostle Paul said that you need not worry about the institution of government or a judge, because they are in a position to protect the innocent and good against the evil.

Mark 9:39 and Jesus Forbade Sectarianism

God's chosen people receive atonement immediately, because they are unable, but not unwilling to solve a murder. The word of God says that you shall bring anything that is your brethern to safety, even an ox, how much more is your life worth to God. So this memorial Parsha has special meaning because the delicate attention and kindness is applied to all animals, creatures and humans on earth, and there is no room for sectarianism, legalism, stoicism etc. Therefore, the blood of the Heifer served as a spiritual atonement, a blanket of forgiveness of sin, which an unsolved murder needs to bring close to the guilty that shed the blood of a humans being and to the family and friends who care about the deceased. Moses commanded that you shall that which is right as it relates to unsolved murders, but people don't listen to God's word. When you listen to God's word you will have forgiveness of guilt at the final day of judgment. As you can see Babylon has caused the death of over three thousand service men, and over $700 billion dollars of U.S. Treasury money. You have not seen anything yet, just wait to the Messiah returns, all the gentiles that are not willing to let Jesus be a light, will cause more trouble during the millennium, after the church - this blog is raptured up into heaven and the Kingdom of God is fulfilled from the perspective of the believers on earth.



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