Jews by Location

What I recently read; followed by my response.

Hebrew for Christians 

The word "Hebrew" (עִבְרִי) means "boundary crosser" or one who has "passed from beyond" (from the verb avar (עָבַר), to pass or to cross over). The word "Jew" (יְהוּדִי), on the other hand, comes from the root (יָדָה) which means to "thank" or to “praise” (see Gen. 29:35). The Apostle Paul alluded to this by saying that a Jew whose heart has been circumcised by the Spirit is "one who is praised by God" -- not by men (Rom. 2:29). Being a Jew therefore means that you are “chosen” to receive blessings and grace to live in holiness for the glory of God and for the welfare of the world. The performance of various commandments are for the greater purpose of tikkun ha'olam (תיקון העולם), the “repair of the world,” in order to reveal God’s goodness and love (Eph. 2:8-10). Doing so makes someone a Jew, since his praise comes not from man, but from the LORD. God is the source and the power of what makes a true tzaddik (righteous person). After all, Israel was meant to be a “light to the nations” (Isa. 42:6; 60:3), and God had always planned for all the families of the earth to come to know Him and give Him glory through Abraham (Gen. 12:3). “Jewishness” is therefore not an end in itself but rather a means to bring healing to the nations... Indeed, the entire redemptive story of the Scriptures centers on the cosmic conflict to deliver humanity from the “curse” by means of the "Seed of the woman" who would come. The gospel is Jewish because it concerns God’s great redemptive plan for the whole world (John 4:22-23). [Hebrew for Christians]

Oh, gosh..... I have read this 'claim' more than once, after finding it on a Hebrew Roots themed Facebook page. First time I couldn't believe what I was reading. Second time it seemed insane but I tried to see the point of it. Third time it just made me want to cry that someone under the title of 'Hebrew for Christians' could spew such unrelated hogwash. Now each time I read it I realized that Judeo-Christian doctrine is just another one of Satan's devices to continue driving that wedge between mankind and his Creator.

We who have come out of the Babylonian Churchianity Religious mindset in search of the Hebrew origins of faith have had to fight against being accused of 'going Jew' to family and friends, so you can imagine how I feel insulted by this article. The modern day word Jew does not have the same meaning as back in biblical times. The word 'Jew' didn't even exist back in the time Genesis was written, neither did the territory of Judea, for that matter.

Indeed, Leah was thankful for having sons, Judah being one of them, but I think this article is really stretching it in trying to define the word 'Jew". 

Abraham was a Hebrew. He 'crossed over' from the pagan ways of Chaldea, leaving his father's house in obedience to YHWH.

The example noted above about Paul was referring to when he was making a distinction between the 'hearers of Torah' and the 'doers of Torah'. Torah is the standard for righteousness that Paul applied to himself and those who read his letters. He was pointing out that if someone was circumcised because of their culture and not taught it was a sign of the covenant Yah made with Abraham, then circumcision is irrelevant in regards to the Kingdom of Elohim. 

"Being a Jew" =Does.Not.Mean= "that you are “chosen” to receive blessings and grace to live in holiness for the glory of God and for the welfare of the world." Who is Israel? It is a people, the descendants of Abraham the Hebrew, all 12 tribes and those grafted in who choose YHWH as their Elohim and abide by His Instructions. These are the sheep and those other sheep Y'shua said he would gather as One flock. These are they who are to be a light unto the nations. 

It is the leaves of the Tree of Life in the New Jerusalem that are meant for the healing of nations and by that time there will be no Jew or Gentile, slave or free man because we will be One People.

John 4:22 is part of the conversation Y'shua is having with the Samaritan woman who recognizes him as a Yehudean and later as a prophet and invites him to worship with them at their mountain. He tells her they worship something they do not know... and that life is from the Yehudeans (he gives her a hint of who she is talking to). He also lets her know in time true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. ~~ Who is the Giver of Life, the Lion of Judah? Y'shua the Anointed One 

The point is that one who is called a "Jew" in Scriptures is not necessarily a chosen man of God, or a member of the tribe of Judah, an Israelite, or even a Semite, but one who is a resident of the territory of Judea. A Judean, Yehudean.

Paul describes himself in Philippeans 3:5- "Circumcised when eight days old; of the stock of Israel; of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew, descendant of Hebrews; in regards to Torah, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the assembly of Messianic believers; and as to the righteousness of the oral Torah, I was without fault." (Oral Law is rabbinic tradition). Paul's attitude about himself and all he had mastered changed after he saw the superior knowledge of Y'shua and learned that his own righteousness came from Faith in the Messiah, that is, the righteousness which is from Elohim, and not of himself. Paul was not a 'Jew' pretending to be a Greek, but was well aware of his heritage as a descendant of Abraham. His Hebrew name, Saul, was taken from the first king of Israel, who was from the tribe of Benjamin, and Paul's teacher, Gamaliel, was also from the tribe of Benjamin. They were Jews by location, not by birth or religious affiliation, although Paul was under the influence of religion before Y'shua called him out. What a wonderful example for all of us!

End Times Prophecies

Jeremiah 15
Those destined for the plague, to the plague they go
Those destined for the sword (wars), to the sword they go
Those destined for famine, to famine
Those destined for captivity, to captivity.....

Matthew 24

You will hear of revolutions, wars and rumors of war. 

Nations and kingdoms will rise up against each other, fight each other. 

There will be famine, food shortages, plagues, diseases. These are the beginning of sorrows.

Then we will be hated, delivered to afflictions and killed because we believe in Y'shua, Son of Elohim. Many stumble, hate each other and will report 'believers' to the authorities to save their own lives. 

Revelation 2:10

Do not be terrified at the things you are to suffer. The Accuser will throw some of you in prison (captivity), and you will be tried; there will be trouble for you for ten days - be faithful until death.

It's A Learning Process

It has taken me over twenty years to get to where I am today, both physically and mentally but most of all spiritually.  Today is the first day of Sukkot in this year 2018. Six years ago my husband and I celebrated all His Set Apart times with the Hebrew Roots Group that helped us learn to read Scriptures as a whole and understand that His Instructions are for all of us, not just for the "Jews". Equipped with that valuable information we came into covenant with our Creator and the study of Scriptures became a big part of our daily life.  This is how we learned about man-made tradition being mixed and mingled with His Instructions by folks today who have been side lined by Judaism.

When we begin this journey on His Path of Righteousness, His Spirit begins to reveal and comfort us with The Truth. Once we dump the usual 'holidays' it is easier to continue having our eyes opened. When we realize we've pretty much been brainwashed from birth then the call to 'come out of Babylon' makes more sense. It is a learning process. The Light Goes On and we see more of His Word as He intended -- both He and His Son never stopped teaching us with those parables! I, on occasion, have experienced the feeling while reading a verse that I could hear the written word - that's like having that Light Go On.; the Ah-Hah! moment; and later realizing it was His Spirit that made the connection for me.  I will never go back to those old pagans ways!

As I look back at my own learning curve I can see many who have the same desire to understand Scriptures and know what it means to come into covenant with our Creator. I can see the same rabbit trails and stumbling blocks that weren't so obvious to me early on which are snagging folks now.  My desire is to share knowledge gained just as the Apostles pointed out Scriptures were written for their benefit so they would not make the same mistakes that those people did.  It is true! His Word has survived over six thousand years albeit damaged by some translations but it is His Spirit who will let the truth shine through as long as we continue to read it, no matter which version you have (although I will suggest tossing out these two stumbling blocks: the King James versions, and the New Living Translation).

Folks have been conditioned to follow the leader because the leader seems to be so smart.  The leader has pointed out many things that didn't make sense before, but don't forget that he is on the same learning curve as the rest of us. None of us will know and understanding everything until that day comes and He inscribes His Instructions on our inmost parts.  Many leaders stop or get stuck in the 'know it all' mindset because they have become entrenched in the concordances and interlinears and trusted yet misleading commentaries, and have quit relying on Scriptures and allowing His Word to interpret itself. Some have been snared by pride and arrogance. This is not to say that I am against a little outside help now and again - that nudge in the right direction - for example gaining some understanding of the original texts and cultural idioms is very helpful in understanding the bible you read and clarifies the errors of some Greek interpretations which have carried through hundreds of years. Over those hundreds of years folks have adopted traditions along with the Instructions given us by the Creator. It's time to separate the truth from the deception.  Just keep searching for YHWH, the Truth, as if looking for treasure and His Spirit will respond within you.

Once you've learned the Hebrew origins of Scriptures the next step on His Path is to come out of the Hebrew Roots movement into the Faith Once Delivered.

Jude 1:3 ~ While I take all pains to write to you of our common life, it is needful for me to write to you, encouraging you to maintain a conflict for the faith which was once delivered to the Set Apart believers.

What does that mean, the faith once delivered, and why do we need to fight for it? Keep reading:

Jude 1:4 ~ For some have obtained entrance who, from the beginning, were registered beforehand under this condemnation: wicked men who pervert the grace of Elohim to impurity and deny Him who is the only MarYah (Master YHWH), and our Master, Y'shua the Mashiyach.

Study and Learn

I desire to share the knowledge contained in Scriptures in regards to giving up the traditions of man which have been handed down through the generations. In Scriptures this is referred to "inheriting the lies of our fathers". This is a touchy subject for Christians who think they are doing the 'right thing' by keeping holidays "in the name of Christ". It has also become a stumbling block for those who believe they are keeping Torah. Many have substituted one religion for another.

If we take up the practice of Bible Study, we must study the whole thing and not just what pleases us. I had a friend who got tired of my perceptions of Elohim because she said I was part of the 'doom and gloom' club. She told me she was born again at a young age. I think she became too comfortable with that claim and ignored Yah's warnings, like many others, by sweeping them under the 'doom and gloom' rug.

It most certainly is doom and gloom for sinners and we were all born of sin which is why Yahweh gave us His Only Son, that we may choose Life and realize we can leave doom and gloom behind us! The study of Scriptures is a Learning Process. While we learn His truth, our eyes become opened and we recognize His Voice in all things. As we learn we continue to grow spiritually and more understanding is given us. There were things He said 'back in the day' that couldn't be understood because it was for a future time. We are that Future Time.

I think it is absolutely wonderful that our Father is so loving and caring that He gives everyone every single possible chance to return to Him. Soon, there will be no more time - and it's not that He has run out of patience, rather, He always keeps His promises and the end of this world shall come.

If you have a hard time accepting truth once you've found it, don't hesitate to ask me about it, or others in the Faith in Yahweh group. I will do my best to help shed His light towards a better understanding. We are on His Path together, helping one another along. This challenges me to continue to seek Yahweh our Elohim as if He were treasure!

It is a learning processes - we ask - we learn - we gain an ounce of understanding and keep going! It is the most important lesson of our life.

The Seed

Luke 8:11

Now this is the meaning of the parable:

The seed is the Word of Elohim

"The side of the road" are those people who hear the Word, but along comes the enemy and takes the Word from the heart so that they might not believe and gain life eternal. (Satan causes us to doubt the Word of Elohim which removes it from our heart)

'The rock" (stony ground) are those that heard it and received the Word with joy, but they have no root; rather for a while their faith is growing, yet in the time of difficulties and trying times they are offended and turn their backs on Elohim. (No root means no foundation in Scriptures, no place for faith to gain a foothold. Everything sounds good and seems right on the surface to these folks, but when bad things happen, they quickly blame God)

A "thorny place" are they who hear the Word and, carefully, with the wealth and lusts of the world are choked, and they do not produce fruit. (TV Evangelicals come to mind, ensnaring and choking off people everywhere)

"Good ground" are they who, with an honest and good heart, hear the Word and retain it and bear fruit with patience. 

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In Matthew 13 we read that YHWH Elohim sows good seed and the enemy sows bad seed, yet He allows the two to grow together until the time of harvest. The enemy is Satan, in all his deceitful ways, same as always. 

Fact is not everyone gets it - not everyone understands - many are led astray by those thorny ones - and the love of truth is lacking in many.  Our Creator has told us the end from the beginning so there would be no mistaking any of it for the counterfeits Satan puts forth.   

If you see yourself as one who has heard about God and maybe own a Bible and even read a little, but have lost any interest; if you are one of those who follow after any TV evangelist who is mesmerizing you with gaining wealth and material things; if you feel empty or hurt and blame God, read the parable of the seed again.  The end results will be a separation of that which belongs to our Creator and that which was sown by Satan.

Which harvest do you want to be part of? This is a type and shadow of the end times scenario in regards to the first and second resurrection written of in Revelation.  The first is when Y'shua Messiah returns and we are gathered up together before inheriting the promised land.  The second resurrection is for those who will end up in Fire Lake for eternity, gnashing their teeth in anger, rage, pain or anguish.

Announced Among the Gentiles

This statement always tugs on my very soul whenever I read it. It was said by the Apostle Paul and I offer it as a prayer for all who are ready to come into covenant with our Creator today. I pray for all fellow Set Apart believers that we may become one people with one understanding, and of one faith under one Elohim. By this we will come to know the unsearchable riches of Y'shua the Anointed One. It is through us that the manifold wisdom of our Creator becomes known. Lets take that seriously and act accordingly.

Ephesians 3 ~ 

To me, Paul, who am the least of all the Set Apart believers, has this grace been given that I should announce among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Mashiyach, and should show to all men what is the architecture of the mystery which for ages was hid in Elohim the Creator of all things, so that by means of the assembly (of Set Apart believers) the manifold wisdom of Elohim might become known - which He arranged ages before and worked it through Y'shua our Master. 

Therefore I pray - and I bow my knees to the Father of our Master Y'shua from whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit; that in your inner man the Mashiyach may dwell by faith, and in your hearts by love while your root and foundation increases greatly in strength; and that you may be able to explore, with all the Set Apart believers, what is the height and depth and length and breadth, and may know the greatness of the Mashiyach's love and that you may be filled with all the fullness of Elohim.

David's Shield ~ Remphan's Star ~ Solomon's Seal

Do Not Confuse the Three

Psalm 3 was written after David fled from his son Absalom:

O YHWH, my foes are so many! Many are those who attack me; many say of me, "There is no deliverance for him through Elohim."  But You, O YHWH, are a shield around me, my glory, He who holds my head high.

David said this after Yah had saved him from the hands of all his enemies and the hands of Saul:

II Samuel 22 ~ O Elohim, my crag, my fastness, my deliverer! The rock wherein I take shelter; my shield, my mighty champion, my fortress and refuge! My savior, You who rescue me from violence!

Proverbs 30:5 tells us Every word of Elohim is pure, a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He indict you and you be proved a liar.

And in Deuteronomy 33:29 we read "O happy Israel! Who is like you, a people delivered by YHWH, your protecting shield, your sword triumphant!"

Our Creator is the Shield of David 

and the shield of anyone who takes refuge in Him, 

YHWH our Elohim.

"Today, the Six Pointed Star or Hexagram is the most popular and universally recognized symbol of Jewry. It is known as Star of David, Magen David, or the Jewish Star. Ironically, David had nothing to do with the hexagram and it did not represent the Jewish people until the 17th century."

The star of the false god Rephan:

Acts 7:43 ~ But you have taken the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the deity of Rephan that you made images to be worshipped.  

Amos 5:26 ~ And you shall carry off your "king" - Sikkuth and Kiyyun - the images you have made for yourself of your astral deity...

Sikkuth and Kiyyun are two Akkadian names applied to Saturn (worshiped as an astral deity). The six pointed star symbol (hexagram) is called the 'talisman of Saturn' which became known as the Seal of Solomon. 'Akkadian' was a semitic language spoken in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq and Syria) between about 2,800 BC and 500 AD.

Speaking of Saturn, many say the 'black cube' in Mecca relates to it. This place of worship includes a stone held in place by a silver frame set in the corner of the Kaaba that Muslims kiss if near enough to it. It is said this stone "fell from heaven". Muslims believe this stone was found by Abraham and used in the construction of the Kaaba. It is also said it was given to Ishmael and that it turned black because it absorbed the sins of those who touched it. This stone is still part of Islamic idol worship today.

Acts 19:35 ~

....Men of Ephesus, what person is there among you who does not know the city of the Ephesians is devoted to the worship of the great Diana, and of her image (stone?) that descended (fell) from heaven?

Here’s a brief summary of the mythology of Saturn:

“With the deposing of his father, Saturn became the ruler of the Universe for untold ages and he reigned with his sister, Ops, who also became his wife. It was prophesied that one day Saturn would lose power when one of his children would depose him. To prevent this from happening, each time Ops delivered a child Saturn would immediately swallow it. When her sixth child, Jupiter (Zeus), was born, Ops had him spirited away to the island of Crete. She then wrapped a stone in his swaddling clothes. Her deception was complete when Saturn swallowed it, thinking it was the child. When Jupiter was grown, he secured the job of cup-bearer to his father. With the help of Gaia, his grandmother, Jupiter fed his father a potion that caused him to vomit up Jupiter’s five siblings, Vesta (Hestia), Ceres (Demeter), Juno (Hera), Pluto (Hades), and Neptune (Poseidon).”

Molek was the detestable false god of the Ammonites. People offered their children as a sacrifice by fire to Molek which sound an awful lot like Saturn's behavior who ate his offspring.  Playing connect-the-dots in pagan behavior never ends!  Satan's deceptions adapt to each generation as time goes by, the same story with different actors.

Leviticus 20 ~ Anyone among the Israelites or among the strangers residing in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech, shall be put to death; the people shall pelt him with stones. (this is in the same paragraph stating: and if any person turns to ghosts and familiar spirits and goes astray after them I will set My Face against that person and cut him off from among his people.)

Jeremiah 32:34 ~ They placed their abominations in the House which bears My name and defiled it; and they built the shrines of Baal which are in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, where they offered up their sons and daughters to Molech - when I had never commanded, or even thought of commanding, that they should do such an abominable thing, bringing guilt upon Judah.

Zephaniah 1 ~ Yah says: I will stretch out My arm against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem; and I will wipe out from this place every vestige of Baal, and the name of (priests of heathen gods) along with the names of other priests; and those who bow down on the roofs to the host of heaven; and those who bow down and swear to Me the Elohim of hosts but also swear by Malcam (Milcom/Molech); and those who have forsaken Me and not sought nor turned to Me.

It appears that Baal is behind a lot of these abominable ways.

Baal (ba'al) was an ancient Canaanite and Mesopotamian deity associated with agriculture. He was believed to be the "giver of life" and mankind was dependent upon him for providing what was necessary to sustain the farms, flocks and herds. He was also called the "son of Dagon" (who was in control of the grain), and "Hadad" the storm god who would provide plentiful rains after hearing his voice (thunder).  The land of Canaan was devoted to the worship of Baal. The Semitic word Baal means "lord" or "master" and the Canaanites believed that Baal was in absolute control over nature and over people. It was he who was in charge of the rain and the weather, and man's survival was dependent upon Baal's provision.

Yah tells Moses when he goes through the territory of Moab he will be close to the Ammonites and not to harass them or start a fight with them. Yah assigned this land to the descendants of Lot.  The land was counted as part of Rephaim (plural for Rephan) country whom the Ammonites called Zamzummim, a people great and numerous and as tall as the Anakites (descendants of the Nephilim).

The six pointed star (hexagram) 
is not the star of David 

nor the shield of David 
but is the star/planet symbol (Saturn) 

of the false god called Rephan.

It is the symbol that became known as

Solomon's Seal

Satan's goal is to be worshiped as 'god' - he is the ultimate counterfeit to the one true Elohim, YHWH.  Satan was even bold enough to tempt Y'shua to bow down and worship him.  How much more will he lead people in the end times to do the same?  Most people aren’t going to openly worship Satan, but, because he uses other ‘gods’ and ‘idols’ to accept worship indirectly, many will be deceived.

David's shield, and ours, is The Creator.
Remphan's star is an astral deity, a pagan god.
Solomon's Seal is the talisman of Saturn, a pagan god.

The hexagram combined with the fish symbol is just another abomination to our Creator.  Before Christianity adopted the fish symbol, it was known by pagans as "the Great Mother", and "womb". Its link to fertility, birth, and the natural force of women was acknowledged also by the Celts, as well as pagan cultures throughout northern Europe. 

All it takes is a little time to research the origins of such things and to allow His Spirit to reveal the truth of the matter.  The key is not to be deceived.  Yah's people are destroyed for lack of knowledge - they are those who did not love the truth.