Disciples of Jesus Christs' Memorial Parsha Va'era, Ex. 6-9

Welcome to the Memorial Parsha Va'era for the Disciples of Jesus Christ. 
Sabbath, January 1st, 2011. Torah in Exodus 6:2 through Exodus 9:35. Haftorah Ezekial 28:29 through Ezekial 29:21. (originally edited Sat. Jan.1, 2010)

Ezekiel 29:16 - ¹⁶And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

Isaiah 11:1-4

¹And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

 ²And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

 ³And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

 ⁴But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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Exodus 6:1-27: Israel's Deliverance
 ¹Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

 ²And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

 ³And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

 ⁴And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

 ⁵And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

 ⁶Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

 ⁷And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

 ⁸And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.
 ⁹And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
 ¹⁰And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

 ¹¹Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

 ¹²And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
 ¹³And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
 ¹⁴These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

 Exodus 6:14-27:  The Family of Moses and Aaron 
 ¹⁵And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
 ¹⁶And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
 ¹⁷The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
 ¹⁸And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
 ¹⁹And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
 ²⁰And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
 ²¹And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
 ²²And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
 ²³And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
 ²⁴And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
 ²⁵And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
 ²⁶These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
 ²⁷These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
 ²⁸And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

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Exodus 6:28-30 and Exodus 7:1-13:  Aaron is Moses' Spokesperson

 ²⁹That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

 ³⁰And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? (Exodus 6, King James Version)

Exodus 7:1-25 : Aaron is Moses' Spokesman
 ¹And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

 ²Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

 ³And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

 ⁴But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

 ⁵And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
 ⁶And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
 ⁷And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

 ⁸And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

 ⁹When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

 ¹⁰And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
 ¹¹Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
 ¹²For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
 ¹³And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 7:14-25:  The First Plague:  Waters Become Blood
 ¹⁴And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

 ¹⁵Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

 ¹⁶And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
 ¹⁷Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

 ¹⁸And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

 ¹⁹And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
 ²⁰And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
 ²¹And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
 ²²And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
 ²³And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
 ²⁴And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
 ²⁵And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. (Exodus 7, King James Version)

Exodus 8:1-32: The Second Plague: Frogs
 ¹And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

 ²And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

 ³And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

 ⁴And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

 ⁵And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

 ⁶And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

 ⁷And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
 ⁸Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, "Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD."
 ⁹And Moses said unto Pharaoh, "Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?"
 ¹⁰And he said, "To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
 ¹¹And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only."
 ¹²And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
 ¹³And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
 ¹⁴And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
 ¹⁵But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
 ¹⁶And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
 ¹⁷And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
 ¹⁸And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
 ¹⁹Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God:" and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
 ²⁰And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

 ²¹Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

 ²²And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

 ²³And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

 ²⁴And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
 ²⁵And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, "Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land."

 ²⁶And Moses said, "It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

 ²⁷We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us."

 ²⁸And Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me."

 ²⁹And Moses said, "Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD."

 ³⁰And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD. (Exodus 8, King James Version)

Exodus 9:1-35: The Fifth Plague: Livestock Diseased
 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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Commentary:

In five minutes or less. I want to say that this Parsha is almost as intriguing as the first Parsha in the book of Exodus, which chronicles the lives of the children of Israel. Many of our ancestors who learn the hard way that sin does not pay. You seem to never get ahead for 413 years. Sounds like someone you know. I bet. Yet God remembers his friend, the righteous believer Abraham and he says that enough is enough. Much like the open square that the Angels of the LORD God once stood in after talking to Abraham and then Lot, then he destroys the area around Zoar, which is Sodom and Gommorrah city limits - in the land of Canaan. If you remember earlier, in Genesis 9, an earlier Parsha Noah warns Canaan, not Ham that impulsitivity would not be worthless.

The names of the (Father) God to Christians: I AM THAT I AM

1. Jehovah Gmolah - THE LORD GOD OF RECOMPENSE
2. Jehovah Hosseenu - THE LORD OUR MAKER
3. Jehovah Jireh - THE LORD WHO WILL PROVIDE
4. Jehovah Makkeh - THE LORD OUR SMITTER
5. Jehovah M'Kaddesh - THE LORD OUR BANNER
6. Jehovah Nissi - THE LORD OUR BANNER
7. Jehovah Rohi - THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD
8. Jehovah Rophe - THE LORD OUR HEALER
9. Jehovah Shalom - THE LORD IS PEACE
10. Jehovah Shammah - THE LORD WHO IS PRESENT
11. Jehovah Tseboath - THE LORD OF HOSTS
12. Jehovah Tsidkenu - THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

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Exodus 9:1-7:  The Plague on the Livestock

In the last chapter of the Memorial Parsha of Va’era God speaks to Moses and commands that he goes to Pharaoh once more and tells him, I AM, said “Let My People go.” If you continue to refuse to let My People then the hand of Jehovah will come against your livestock. Jehovah will make a distinction between your livestock and the livestock of the Israelites, and their livestock will not die.

This is amazing that God would continue to make a distinction between His People, because in this Parsha as well as Parsha Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23), Miketz (Genesis 41-Genesis 44:17),Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27), and Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-Genesis 50:26) the Egyptians are rejecting the God’s Chosen People, the anointing of God is what they have rejected probably for a better eternity through Pharaoh and a diet free from lamb. It takes a lot of energy to reject a person, not just exalting yourself over that person but the times that you open up your religious book while I chewing on a snack, and then you wait till I stop chewing to board a public bus. Falsifying medical records and causes long errors because you don’t believe in the God of Israel, the God of the Hebrews and interfering with the anointing because you think in your sphere it is hyper-religion. It is very annoying to watch a person in 2010, spend a good amount of energy rejecting a person by refusing to eat a meal with that person, or waiting till they stop eating or leave the room to eat… and the meal is free – there is no credit card involved. Pharaoh investigated and saw that the livestock of the Israelites (Shepherd for the lamb) was not impacted by the plague. Pharaoh continued sin and refused to repent and listen to the words of Moses, commanded of God.

Nevertheless, the next day, at the appointed time God did that thing. He caused all of the Egyptian livestock died. All of the lamb and the livestock in the field - livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats of the Israelites did not die because had put a difference between them. The lamb is symbolical of the anointed Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Exodus 9:8-12:  The Plague of Boils

Then Jehovah spoke to Aaron and they did as LORD Your God commanded in the sight of Pharaoh. Moses took a handful of (ashes) soot as commanded of God, and threw the ashes in the air. The ashes were symbolical of the prayers and tears and frustrations of the saints. (Revelations 5:8). In very destitute times, you can only uses ashes and sackcloth from the furnace, or the last acceptable sacrifice. After Moses has thrown the ashes into the air, then the Egyptians and the magicians were inflicted with boils upon everyone in the land of Egypt. The LORD Your God hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them. (Exodus 7:13-14, 22; 8:32; 9:7; 9:12).

Exodus 9:13-33:  The Plague of Hail

God speaks to Moses again and prepares him to go before Pharaoh to speak on behalf of the Israelites so that they can be redeemed from the affliction of bondage, and all of the unnecessary burdens etc. Pharaoh had exalted himself against the people of God and refused to let them go.

God spoke to Moses, and he did as God commanded and stretched out his rod toward heaven and God caused hail upon the land of Egypt. God sent plagues that had never been seen in the land of Egypt, since it was a sovereign nation and the state worship was mandated idolatry. Yet, God raised Pharaoh up for this very reason and many lived through the eight or so plagues, but God had promised the next plague would be full force (hail upon the land of Egypt: hail and fire that smote all of the fields) and impacted the public officials. (Exodus 9:22-25). God said, “I have raised you up^[a] for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. ¹⁷ You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go.”

On the contrast, there was no hail in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel lived. (Isaiah 32:18,19; Exodus 9:26).

The next day God spoke the plague of hail on Egypt. The servants of Egypt who feared the word of God through the commands from Moses protected their property from the plague of hail, and brought theirselves, their slaves and their livestock – and anything of value indoors for shelter.

As God spoke, the next day a plague of Hail was sent throughout the entire land of Egypt, like never before. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. ²⁵ Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both people and animals etc. For instance, even the “³¹ the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom. ³² The wheat and spelt, however, were not destroyed, because they ripen later.” (Exodus 9:31-32).

Again, Pharaoh pleaded with Moses and Aaron summons them and said that he is wrong and the people are wrong. Pharaoh admitted that he was wrong because he wanted the plague of hail to stop; and then he would let the people of God go to serve God and be His chosen. Moses left the city, and asked interceded to God on behalf of Pharaoh and the plague of hail stopped. Pharaoh’s heart hardened, and he did sinned again and he and his officials had hardened hearts – and did not let the people go.

In closing, there will come a people one day that will not assimilate or be anything other than a proud Jewish race, a proud Jewish religion and most importantly a proud Jewish Nationality. The people will serve God and usher in the last days of the Messiah. Although we are in the last days, the people will acknowledge the Messiah and will not worry about rejection. There will only be peace in the name of the One Lord, One Baptism, and One faith in God. (Ephesians 5:4).

Finally, the Haftorah is prophesied by the prophet Ezekiel that the kingdom of Tyrus that no longer exist lifted their hand as the heart and the is in the seat of God (Jerusalem). You have been in the garden of Eden, and you know what it is like for God to provide all of your needs, but there will be a time that you will be in war with other nations. Yet you still have been on the holy mountain of God (the hills in Jerusalem) for protection and you know that God is sovereign but as as a nation you will not. Next the prophecy is set against the Sidon, who has caused the House of Israel to be scattered amongst the nations. God's hand of judgment will be in the midst of Sidon on every side: woods from the pestilence and bloodshed - and they shall know that "I AM" is Jehovah. No longer will Sidon, add wood to the fire of idolatry, nor shall Sidon be a grieving thorn just let by gones be gone even though you despised them and they shall know that I AM Jehovah. Even in a war torn land, Jehovah commands that 1) Ezekial 28:25 - ²⁵Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob; 2) Ezekial 28:26 -  ²⁶And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God, which is Jehovah, The LORD Your GOD.


In the book of Ezekial the 29th Chapter,

 ¹In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

 ²Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:

 ³Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

 ⁴But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales. more....

In the book of Ezekial, Chapter 29, eventually the gods in the land of Egypt, the King of Pharaoh would prove to fail the king of Egypt and throughout the land. Jehovah said Egypt shall no longer be a prominent nation because ¹⁵It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. The prophet Jeremiah announces the downfall of the Pharaoh's (Pharaohonic) Dynasty. Yet, the House of Israel will have the strength in the midst of them to speak wisely in their natural tongue without fear of rejection and exile - the isms that come with a prophet outside the gates of Jerusalem because the Lord of Saboath is with them (Jeremiah 44:1-15; Isaiah 11:1).

References:

95 AD. Revelation 5 – The Scroll with the Seven Seals Worthy is the Lamb. Revelations 5:8 http://bible.cc/revelation/5-8.htm. Last reviewed on Tue. Jan. 4, 2011.

Study Notes. Zechariah 3:1-10. Ron Daniel © 2006. http://rondaniel.com/library/38-Zechariah/Zechariah0301.html. Last reviewed on Tue. Jan. 4, 2011. 

Pathros. Bible Map. Reviewed on Fri. Jan. 7, 2010. http://bibleatlas.org/pathros.htm. 

Disciples Reference:

John 6:16-24: Jesus walks on the water

Parsha Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23), 
Miketz (Genesis 41-Genesis 44:17),
Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27), and 
Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-Genesis 50:26)  

Isaiah 32:18,19; Exodus 9:26

Ephesians 5:4

Reveliations 12:17 -¹⁷And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 

Revelation 21:9 (KJV)-  ⁹And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

1. Exodus 5:3
   Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, or he may strike us with plagues or with the sword.” Exodus 5:2-4 (in Context) Exodus 5 (Whole Chapter)
2. Exodus 7:14
   [ The Plague of Blood ] Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. Exodus 7:13-15 (in Context) Exodus 7 (Whole Chapter)
3. Exodus 7:25
   [ The Plague of Frogs ] Seven days passed after the LORD struck the Nile. Exodus 7:24-25 (in Context) Exodus 7 (Whole Chapter)
4. Exodus 8:2
   If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country. Exodus 8:1-3 (in Context) Exodus 8 (Whole Chapter)
5. Exodus 8:16
   [ The Plague of Gnats ] Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.”
   Exodus 8:15-17 (in Context) Exodus 8 (Whole Chapter)
6. Exodus 8:20
   [ The Plague of Flies ] Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. Exodus 8:19-21 (in Context) Exodus 8 (Whole Chapter)
7. Exodus 9:1
   [ The Plague on Livestock ] Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: “Let my people go, so that they may worship me.”
   Exodus 9:1-3 (in Context) Exodus 9 (Whole Chapter)
8. Exodus 9:3
   the hand of the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. Exodus 9:2-4 (in Context) Exodus 9 (Whole Chapter)
9. Exodus 9:8
   [ The Plague of Boils ] Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh. Exodus 9:7-9 (in Context) Exodus 9 (Whole Chapter)
10. Exodus 9:13
    [ The Plague of Hail ] Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, confront Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me, Exodus 9:12-14 (in Context) Exodus 9 (Whole Chapter) 

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Unit Two: God Sustains (Lessons 5-9) of the International Sunday School Lesson Cycle: Lesson Five

• Mon. Dec. 27. Jesus My Redeemer Lives! - JOB 19:23-27
• Tue. Dec. 28. Know that I am with you - GENESIS 28:10-17
• Wed. Dec. 29. Do not Fear - ISAIAH 44:1-5
• Thur. Dec. 30. God's Steadfast Love. PSALM 106:40-48
• Fri. Dec. 31. Jesus Redeemed us to Be Heirs. GALATIANS 4:1-7
• Sat. Jan. 1. Assured of the Future. Isaiah 44:6-8
• Sun. Jan. 2. Rejoice in Redemption. Isaiah 44:21-28

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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/