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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:
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).
Then the people who fear the word of God that are among the servants of Pharoah fleed 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 Pharoah 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:
- 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
- Deuteronomy 10:14 : 1 Kgs 8:27; 2 Chr 6:18; Neh 9:6; Psalm 115:16; Isa 66:1; and
- Deuteronomy 10:14 : Exodus 19:5; Psalm 24:1.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
Mary Did You Know
Isaiah 53 (New International Version)
Isaiah 53
1 Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth. 8 By oppression [a] and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was stricken. [b] 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes [c] his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. 11 After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life [d] and be satisfied [e] ;
by his knowledge [f] my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, [g]
and he will divide the spoils with the strong, [h]
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
Footnotes:
- Isaiah 53:8 Or From arrest Isaiah 53:8 Or away. / Yet who of his generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living / for the transgression of my people, / to whom the blow was due? Isaiah 53:10 Hebrew though you make Isaiah 53:11 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint Masoretic Text does not have the light of life . Isaiah 53:11 Or (with Masoretic Text) 11 He will see the result of the suffering of his soul / and be satisfied Isaiah 53:11 Or by knowledge of him Isaiah 53:12 Or many Isaiah 53:12 Or numerous
RCB Ministries, wrote that Our Lord Jesus Christ healed many of their physical blindness during His time on earth. But of greater concern to Him were the spiritual blind? Do you agree to disagree or disagree to agree? Why? RBC goes on to write that many of the religious authorities during his time investigated to see if Jesus had as a matter of fact he healed a blind man, many refused to believe that Jesus healed the blind man and was not a sinner (John 9:13-34). Then Jesus responded in verse 39 of the 9th Chapter of John, 39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind (C.P. Hia, May 20, 2009).
This is the reason to celebrate the season. I have hundreds of devotions that are mailed through regular and e-mail to me, and I would like to share this one with you, it is from
In addition, the Apostle Paul wrote of this spiritual blindness, he said in the 2nd Book of Corinthians, 3)But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4)In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. Again, a Psalmist wrote in the 130th verse of the 119th Song, 130) The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. A World In Darkness Needs The Light Of Jesus. “Come to the Light, ’tis shining for thee; Sweetly the Light has dawned upon me; Once I was blind, but now I can see: The Light of the World is Jesus. – Bliss”
Jesus said that we should always repent to let the world see our light. Matthew 4:13-17, 13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
I read a lot of perspectives from different religions about the meaning of Jacob’s dream and the pillar of stone that he laid his head on. Some I researched because of shock, well I couldn’t believe their interpretation of him laying his head on the stone. Then I went back to read the interpretations’ of the ladder he had envisioned that he had saw in his dream. Again, I was shocked and dismayed. Then I realized that there are many that do not see or hear the Gospel, which is the Power of God. I thought to myself, “how could I be angry with a person who had a different literal interpretation than me.” All I knew was that, I had a different upbringing and I had it was necessary to honor our ancestors and to have a personal savior, one that partook of my nature. Deep down inside that still did not stop me from wanting to scream to the top of my lungs about the stone that my ancestor laid his head on. I thought to myself, that is it, it is about trying to decide which stone that Jacob laid his head on? Is this some kind of joke, or do you think this is funny? If I were insensitive to your ethnic heritage, then you probably wouldn’t think it is fair. Nevertheless God is impartial and so am I. Read Hebrews 2:17, “17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people (and John 1:14).
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God. God created everything with His Spirit, the Spirit of God. In the book of Genesis, Beresheit, it is Holy Writ,
1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2) And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3) And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4) And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. So with all that being said, I, Thalia feel that it is necessary to have a savior and that he should have come to the earth as God incarnate.
Here we read a Chasidic Commentary of Jewish Literature for Genesis 28:18, for the memorial portion of Vayeitzei, wrote “But earlier in it says, “And he took of the stones of the place, and put them under his head.” This tells us that the stones gathered themselves together into one place and each one said: “Upon me shall this righteous man rest his head.” Thereupon all were merged into one. (Talmud Chulin 91b).
If we read a Chasidic Commentary of Jewish Literature for Genesis 32 through Genesis 36, Memorial portion of Vayishlach, wrote “Our sages tell us that before G-d created our world, He created an “earlier” state of existence — the world of Tohu (“Chaos”). But this was a world of “much light and scant vessels.” As a result, the vessels burst and the light escaped. G-d then created “our” world — the world of Tikkun (“Correction”), constructed with “broad containers and scant light” that allow it to function and endure.”
Next, there is a conservative Commentary that was posted on Blogger.com, and he wrote “The Midrash sees another dimension to this amazing vision: In the Hebrew, it says that the angels were olim v’yordim bo, rising up and descending—the Hebrew “bo” literally means, “on him.” “R. Hiyya the Elder and R. Yannai disagreed: One maintained: [The angels] were ascending and descending the ladder; while the other said: they were ascending and descending on him–on Jacob! The first view is clear. But that they were ascending and descending on Jacob must mean that some were exalting him and others chiding him, dancing, leaping, and maligning him. … it is you [said the angels] whose features are engraved on high; they ascended on high and saw his features and they descended bellow and found him sleeping. This can be compared to a king [whose image] was found sitting in his council chamber in judgment, while at the same time he lay asleep in the corridor.” (Breshit Rabbah 68:18)
He continues by saying, “In the Talmud, Rabbi Yochanan teaches us the following statement: “Wherever you find the strength of the Holy One, praised be God, you find his Humility…This is written in the Torah: ‘For the LORD your God is Elohei Ha’Elohim, Va’Adonai Ha’Adonim, ‘is God supreme and Lord supreme, ‘HaEl HaGadol v’hagibor v’hanora, ‘the great, the mighty and the awesome God!’, but says right after that, ‘Oseh mishpat y’tom v’almanah,’ (Deut. 10:17-18)but [God also] upholds the cause of the orphan and the widow.” (B. Talmud Megila 31a) Here, too, just like in Jacob’s ladder dream, there is the realm of the heavenly heights, and the realm of the lowly and humble here on Earth. In Jacob’s dream, it is Jacob himself, according to the Midrash, who is both exalted in heaven and humble here on earth. Here in the Talmud, God, too is both exalted in heaven, and with the humble and powerless on earth.”
Lastly the conservative Rabbi’ says, “The Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chasidism, once taught that if we want to understand the greatness of God, we must understand that everything of this earth is like a mirror image of the Divine. He taught that God’s greatness and majesty IS God’s humility: they’re not separate. Where do we first meet God in the Torah? The book of Genesis says ‘V’Ruach Elohim m’rachefet al pnei hamayim,” the spirit of God hovered on the surface of the waters (Gen. 1:2). Just as the water always seeks the lowest place, so too does God. Find the lowest, simplest place, and you will find the True majesty of God!”
I, Thalia wrote the following commentary on the Memorial Portion of Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4 through Genesis 36:43). Read Commentary of Thalia Sanders, of Genesis 32nd Chapter:
Jacob wrestled with a messenger and dislocated his joint and received a new name in . The sinew is symbolical, because each time it demonstrated that the Lord is preparing you to be redeemed in the final day. The first example is Jacob wrestling with an man. I bet he saw at least one large grey hovering figure over him, much like our main guardian angel could look like (Genesis 12:3; Exodus 23:18) prior to witnessing for the Lord, and some of us have said that he has been on the earth, because God told them. I have talked to a lot of people who have said a lot of things, but no one can argue with you about revelation knowledge. Nevertheless, Jacob demonstrated that whatever you give me Lord, I will wrestle with it, he wouldn’t let the angel go until he blessed him, it was the only way to be blessed, and then he would be satisfied (Genesis 32:24-30).
As people we have a lot more in common than you think, we are no different when it comes to the simple things or the complex things in life, and God knows nothing is more important that our salvation, to be assured that we will be redeemed – into Eternal life. Some people have said that if that is all I hope for then I am hopeless and helpless, I disagree. I have seen the mighty hand of God. I am not afraid to be a martyr and to suffer. I can only go through what my family has gone through and suffer what they have suffered in this life, and God knows nothing is more precious than our salvation, by the way we sing, dance and jump for joy.
How many are concerned about your salvation and redemption?
For me, I was very concerned about my mother just as much as she was concerned about me. As a matter of fact a few nights before she died, all I could do was toss and turn and run up and down my bed. I literally wrestled with the fact that my Mother would no longer need her physical body anymore that she was going home to be with the Lord. I was foolish and selfish t a time that I should have been a very rational thinker, as a matter of fact to linear thinking. Selfish as it may seem, I struggled to accept, praise, acclaim, extol, honor, exalt, worship laud, celebrate and glorify this God, the author of Life who makes alive (Deuteronomy 32:38).Yet, during my mourning that never ceased for at least seventeen years, the grief that only covered my face, had a difficult time hiding the Countenance of God. Losing a parent is just as serious as losing a child, because it is unnatural and like something is missing.
Revolutionary War Record No.: #W.19314
State of North Carolina Chowan County Court of Pleas and Quarter Session August Term 1845 James Seymour aged sixty three years old makes the following Declaration in open Court in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1836 and the survivor Acts of Congress on the subject that he is the son and only child of Solomon Seymour and Martha his wife – that Solomon Seymour entered the service in the Continental Line as a Corporal, in Captain Williams’ Company of the 4 th Regiment on the first day of 1776 for two and half years of November1778.
That Solomon Seymour died when he was quite small and left a widow named Martha the mother of the present applicant – that the said Martha afterword enlisted saith Tilmon Sanders – who left the is part of the country twenty five years or upward and never returned and that no certain account can be given of him – that the said Martha lives as a widow for the span of twenty four years and upwards not before he death that she died on the 25 th day of February 1807 all of which well more fully officer by the proof hereunto annexed. James Seymour. Mark
State of North Carolina. I, Nathan Stedman Clerk of the Court of Plea and Quarter Session for said County do hereby certify that the above declaration of James Seymour was sworn to subscribe in open court at the august Term of said Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand an affixed my seal of officer at Pittsboro August 24, 1845. Signed, N. A. Stedman CCC
Just imagine what a soldier could be doing if he were in heaven after serving his country in the Continental Line. I bet he wished her the best. I bet he hoped that his children would not forget him. Most of all, I bet he was hoping that his family would love God and understand that he is not with them in the body but he is with God and his son, Jesus Christ. (Revelations 4:1-9; Revelations 6:1-17; Exodus 39:1-33; Deuteronomy 16:1-22; Acts 1:1-26); and
Leviticus 23 – Feast of weeks, feast of the tabernacle and the feast of unleavened bread to observe the ordinances and statutes forever throughout your generations, in the Month of Abib. The explanation of the why the three feast along with the feast of first fruits are important and the timing are thoroughly explained in the twenty-third Chapter of the book of Leviticus (23) and verses 1-7, and 20, and verses 21 through 31, and verses 32 through 44.
Genesis 28:10, In verse 10 the pillow that Jacob laid his head on and had a dream is also known as the Jacob Pillar-Pillow Stone, (also known as the Scottish Stone of Scone). The Stone belongs to the House of Stuart, from the House of Israel, See Scone Palace, http://www.scone-palace.net/. As of Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 the Stone of Scotland has been returned to the Scottish people, http://www.scone-palace.co.uk/content/view/41/43/.
10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.”
17 And he was afraid, and said, “How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21 So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.”
Although Jesus used many parables, he also spoke of heavenly angels that were well able to put Chaos back into order. God’s word can do anything, nothing is impossible with God.
Matthew 16:36-43 – 36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 1:8-11 – 8And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord.
10And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of incense.
11And there appeared unto him an “Angel of the LORD,” standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke 2:9 – 9And, lo, “the Angel of the LORD” came upon them, and the glory of the LORD shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Well that’s all for tonight. I have to close up. I could go on and on about the anointed stone pillow of Jacob. It is a very precious and sensitive issue to the Gaelic people, and the plight of all their descendants. The very stone that Jacob laid his head on was certainly anointed, and to this day all of the Kings and Queens of the England and Scotland (the UK) are crowned on this stone. Truly God is faithful, he hastens to perform his word, 10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
In closing Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God, his doctrine was by way of parable, and he said unto his disciples in Mark 4: 1-13, “11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mark 3:35; Matthew 12:46-50; and Luke 8:19-21), the son of Man – a descendant of King David, from the Lion Tribe of Judah (Matthew 1:1-6). Remember Jesus teachings and that is to treat everybody with righteousness and be blessed, Jesus said, 28But he said, (A) “Blessed rather are those(B) who hear the word of God and(C) keep it!” (Luke 11:28).
12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Although the Scone is in Scotland, which was brought there by the descendants of Aaron, from the tribe of Levi, a son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, brethren to Jesus, our Lord makes it very clear what it takes to be a disciple and a brother in the anointing, the Christ (
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Posted By Thalia to Thalia’s Journal at 12/03/2009 08:01:00 PM
June 19th, 1865
It is Friday, and it is Sabbath. I am really late posting this, but I wanted to let you know that I love you all, in the name of the Lord Jesus.
This memorial Parsha as adapted from the Bible is Shlach (Numbers 13). The most interesting of this portion (Numbers 13 through Numbers 15; and Joshua 2:1-24) is that the spies that go to the land, do not have faith. The only one that has faith is Joshua, an Ephraim. The tribe of Ephraim is not listed in the book of Revelations, and it appears that it is not re-instated by Jesus Christ (Revelations Chapter 7).
What is so important about this lesson is that you have got to have faith. Jesus is the fulfillment of prophecy. He is the great I am, and you will not even be able to understand the Kingdom of Heaven without prophecy and power, to sustain you. Please don’t think your life will be perfect after reading this blog. You will be treated the same as your Master on this earth. Do not be jealous, just remember that the righteous are bold as the lion of Judah.
Proverbs 28
1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
See you next week, and I promise to post scholarly research, American History War facts and hillarious moments at Church. I still can’t believe that the woman actually had all white in her eyes. Hillarious. I will be back and as long as I am not schizophrenic, I will be your Judeo-Christian new guide with a different twist on life, in a comical manner. Take care.
~ Thalia
P.S. Happy Juneteenth, Shabbot Shalom
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Subject: FW: [Thalia's Journal] Jacob travels to his ancestral lands and finds a wife
Dear Group,
Today’s lessons’ highlights that when a man looks for a woman he looks for a good thing, that’s in Proverbs 31. The genealogy of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Although Jacob dishonestly acquires the blessings of the Patriarch, the promise land. The Holy Spirit, which is assigned by God confirms that it can not be altered and that God hastens to perform His word. Which means that the tribe of Judah, which is from the union of Leah and Jacob, will prevail to bring the Saviour of the world, the Chosen People, the resurrected Messiah – in the land of Judah which is Arabia near the land of Midian, which the Edomites had contention for the land.
Remember, if you chose a Holy experience then the children of the promise can fulfill the Holy Scriptures. If you choose to stay in your present day land of Canaanite and watch the corruption and the confederacy against God’s children, the Israelites then Christ will judge you accordingly.
Be blessed and have a wonderful week.
~ Thalia
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Subject: [Thalia's Journal] Jacob travels to his ancestral lands and finds a wife
Memory Scripture: Genesis 29:18-22
1Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
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.
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.
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.”
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)
JESUS TEACHES THE TORAH PARSHA: Recommendations for disciples
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 3:2 : Zeph 3:8; Zech 14:2-4
Joel 3:2 : Isa 66:16; Jer 25:31
Joel 3:3 : Obad 11; Nah 3:10
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)
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)
QUESTIONS:
- Did Jacob’s Journey take him to Northwest Mesopatomia (Paddan-aram), the land of his forefathers?
- Why did you think Jacob travelled to Paddan-aram?
- How did Jacob meet Rachel?
- Who did Jacob marry? What was her name?
- If you were Jacob, would you have married a woman in the land of Canaan?
- Did Laban believe that Jacob was the son of his sister, Rebekah?
- How many years did Jacob serve Laban?
- Describe Jacob’s form of service? Explain the wages?
- Did Laban beguile Jacob?
- Why did Laban want Jacob to marry Leah?
- Why did Laban consent to Rachel’s marriage to Jacob?
- Did Laban give Rachel a handmaid, if so what is her name?
- Did the LORD open Leah’s womb? Why?
- Was Rachel’s womb barren?
- What were the names of Leah’s sons?
- What did Leah hoped the LORD would see and hear?
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Posted By Thalia to Thalia’s Journal at 11/30/2009 03:30:00 PM
Guest who came to dinner?
The Eighteenth Chapter of Genesis is known as the Vayeira. The Vayeira Parsha means that he will command his children and his household after him and that they shall keep the way of God.[i] Previously in the other chapters of Genesis we studied a Memorial Portion called Noach Parsha, which means that “he will command his children and his household after him that they should keep the way of God” – that he would ensure that his children’s children would do charity (tzedakah) and justice (Verse 18). With the reassurance from the scriptures, Abraham kept the way of God. In this chapter, LORD and two angelic beings have revealed themselves to Abraham, and have fellowship with Abraham, in the evening at dinner time. Thus, Abraham has a divine appearance from God. God revealed Himself to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre (Alon Mamre) – as he sat by the door, probably between 12pm to 5pm, and it was the temperature was hot, outside.
Also in the scripture God reveals to Abraham that Sarai is his chosen wife, a wife of the promise. Sarai like Abram undergo a name change and she will be called Sarah from henceforth. Nevertheless, Sarah is the wife of the promise, and there can only be one wife. All of our lives ought to be about making someone happy, finding the one true love, our consummate mate, for a man ought to have a wife (helper, not a hindrance), which is a promise from God. Although you may have more than one woman that is totally devoted to you, God only gives you one woman of promise, and you can’t compromise God.
The Lord appeared to Abraham by the tree, while he was inside his tent – but at the door, in Alon Mamre (verse 1). The three men suddenly appeared before Abraham’s eyes as he looked up and were inside his tent, adjacent to where he was sitting (verse 2). Then Abraham hurriedly ran from the tent door to meet the three men and bowed himself to the ground, the he said,
Verse 3”My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Verse 4- Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Verse 5- And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant.”
Then three men said to Abraham, Verse 5- “So do, as thou hast said.”
Next, Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah and asked her to make cakes. Then again Abraham hurried also and ran to the herd and took perfect calf and gave it to a young man; who hastened to prepare the meat; and the butter and also the milk. The young man served the food under the tree, to Abraham and his guest (verses 6-8). The three men said,
Verse 9, “Where is Sarah thy wife?
Abraham said, Verse 9, “Behold, in the tent.”
One of the three men, Verse 10, ‘And he said, “I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.” And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.’
Sarah was listening behind the tent door and she laughed to herself because she and Abraham were old. Most women Sarah’s age are in post-menopausal state. The conservation of age, in one hundred-fold and so on is documented in the Bible, so she did not how or when she would have a child, because she probably did not believe her lords were capable of delivering a divine message to her. Sarah was about to become a mother of a nation, many nations. This is the second time that Sarah’s name has been called in a blessing which consist of a miracle, Genesis 17:16.
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” (Verse 12)
And the LORD said unto Abraham, “Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?’” (Verse 13)
Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. (Verse 14)
Then Sarah denied, saying, “I laughed not; for she was afraid.” (Verse 15)
One of the three guest, ‘And he said, “Nay; but thou didst laugh.”’ (Verse 15)[ii]
Lastly, the three men rose from Abraham’s tent, and their seats that were near the terebrinth tree in Mamre. The men looked forward to the city of Sodom. So Abraham went with the three guests and sent two on their way (Verse 16). The LORD spoke to Abraham:
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do (Verse 17);
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him (Verse 18)?
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him (Verse 19).[iii]
Then the two men turned and continued toward Sodom, and Abraham stood still; before the presence of the LORD. Abraham continued to host his guest in righteousness and justice (Verse 20-21). Abraham advocated for the sons of Ham, and thus his name change was fitting from Abram to Abraham (Verse 23-25).
And Abraham drew near, and said, “Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? (Verse 23).
Peradventure there is fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? (Verse 24)
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked that is far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Verse 25)
Today we have our advocate to go before our Father God, and that is His Son, Jesus Christ, a propitiation that died on the cross for all men.
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. (Verse 26)
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which is but dust and ashes (Verse 26):
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy the entire city for lack of five? (Verse 28)”
And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. (Verse 28)”
Abraham was speaking to God, and if this is so then God replied to Abraham ‘that if he found forty-five righteous souls then he would not destroy the city of Sodom.’ In this chapter, I hear nothing about God’s intentions to destroy the city of Gomorrah. God did not respect the deeds of the sons of disobedience; therefore he destroyed city of Sodom and the city of Gomorrah, which are desolate to this day.
So the story ends, Abraham continued to advocate the fate of the people in the land of Canaan, and he is therefore living up to his name. Abraham acts compassionately as a concerned citizen and Father to the inhabitants of the city of Sodom; which is North of the City of Tyre (Phoenicia) – present day Lebanon, in the land of Canaan. Canaan is a descendant of Ham, in the tenth chapter of the Book of Genesis.[iv]
[i] Genesis 17:10
[ii] Romans 4:19-21
[iii] Romans 4:3; and Romans 4:16-22
The Eighteenth Chapter of Genesis is known as the Vayeira. The Vayeira Parsha means that he will command his children and his household after him and that they shall keep the way of God.[i] Previously in the other chapters of Genesis we studied a Memorial Portion called Noach Parsha, which means that “he will command his children and his household after him that they should keep the way of God” – that he would ensure that his children’s children would do charity (tzedakah) and justice (Verse 18). With the reassurance from the scriptures, Abraham kept the way of God. In this chapter, LORD and two angelic beings have revealed themselves to Abraham, and have fellowship with Abraham, in the evening at dinner time. Thus, Abraham has a divine appearance from God. God revealed Himself to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre (Alon Mamre) – as he sat by the door, probably between 12pm to 5pm, and it was the temperature was hot, outside.
The eighteenth chapter of the Book of Genesis starts off with Abraham waiting at the door, probably hoping that he could share his hospitality, with a passerby. Abraham ministered in town, throughout the land of Canaan. In earlier verses of another Chapter he had been circumcised, so he was using his faith by going the extra effort and while sitting in the hot sun, to the evening. Most people would be resting, but not Abraham. As a matter of fact he got a blessing, he was healed and it was confirmed that he and his wife of the promise, Sarah would soon be expecting another child, at a designated child. I bet Isaac looked just like his father, Abraham. Nevertheless, Abraham was ministered unto by the Angels of God; and the tables were turned. Abraham always ministered to others and opened his home for people to follow-up with God’s word. Abraham had no problems opening up about the unadulterated word, which is his faith. He is ready to fellowship with anyone who embraces his ideals, identity, faith, religions, behavior, and characteristics etc.
Then three men suddenly appeared in the plain view, and in front of Abraham. Therefore, Abraham has four guests, but did you know the Lord is always there. He never leaves my side. God is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient: My God is sovereign. However, Abraham hurriedly ran adjacent toward the three men, once he discovered that they were there in his house and exclaimed, “My Lord!….” Talking about Red Carpet Treatment, Abraham is giving the best hospitality every time. Enough good cannot be said about Abraham, he is a special guy that knows how to treat his guest really wonderful. Abraham evangelizes and then he is available to fellowship with anyone who wants to discuss more about his beliefs and his existentialism and faith – the heart of righteousness and the essence of fellowship is there for all to see.
Most important is that I think we all want to know whether or not God revealed himself to Abraham? Who do you think are the guest. The two of three men could be angels, or one Rabbi wrote that they could be the three Angels called, Michael which means the closest to God; Raphael which means Healing of God; or Gabriel which means the Might of God. Michael may have come to confirm the covenant through Abraham’s circumcision; to preach the good news (good tidings is the gospel) to Abraham – that Sarah has already conceived a child, and the birth of Abraham is impending. Raphael may have also come to heal from his incision of the circumcision. He may have also come to rejuvenate the womb of Sarah, so his appearance was similar to our modern day Tent Revivals. Gabriel is mighty and from God, the Gospel is the Might of God. Likewise this is the same angel that tells Mary and Elizabeth, the descendants of Aaron that they will be mothers to children.[ii] Gabriel announces the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God. Gabriel may also have been the angel to overthrow Sodom, and rescue Lot, by pulling him in the house and encouraging him to leave Sodom. Once the Angels knew where Lot would be going, which was the city of Zoar (the little city).
God said to Abraham that Sarah is commanded and she will be blessed with a son, she will get a new name change. Sarah will be blessed, meaning that she will be a mother of nations, kings of nations (Genesis 17:15-16).[iii] God said that Sarah would bear as son, and he would be called Isaac. “I will establish my covenant, and his descendants after him.”[iv]
The sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was very grievous and God was merciful and gracious and spared Lot, because he remembered Abraham. The people in the town cried out to the LORD. The city failed to let a foothold of evangelism transform the land, no one wanted to listen to Abraham and the rebellion before the LORD had been going on for some time now. The people in the land were rebellious and so Abraham woke up early the next morning and watched the smoke and destruction of the Sodom and Gomorrah – the brimstone of fire that rained from heaven from God. The inhabitants of Sodom were evil and their deeds were wicked, the people acted as though they were sons of disobedience.
In concluding my commentary, I thank God that I can see the good in this story. I listened to other people comment on the Holy Scriptures in the Bible and I was like do you have a reading comprehension problem. Most of all, I do not like for people to talk ill of my family. Moreover, it is disrespectful to talk ill of the Holy Patriarchs, who formed the Jewish Nation, from Adam, Noah, Serug, Terah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Jacob, and you. The list goes on, so please show some respect when critiquing the bible. However, some people seem to believe that there is no link to Abraham, the Holy Scriptures command differently. You can adopt into the faith of Abraham, because Abram means the father of the faith for the Black, Hamitic tribe: Abraham. He advocates with God because his was Abram and later added Ham, which means that he was the Father of Blacks.[v] The word “Ham,” and all his sons names black.
In closing this evening, we will stop at the fact that in the first verse of the 18th Chapter and again in the Chapter 20, God reveals Himself, and he also sends Angelic messengers that speak as representatives from the Kingdom of God. As Abraham learns about the Kingdom of God, his faith is counted as righteous. The Angel blesses Abraham’s household to confirm his faith in Genesis 15:5 and Genesis 17:4 and Genesis 18:18, which God had revealed himself three times prior to the angelic interpretation of prophecy; that his household would be healed, safe, protected, divine provision and that all would prevail before their enemies. Therefore, Abraham’s blessings extended to Lot and he saw that the city of Sodom and the city of Gomorrah had been destroyed. Later we will reveal that his blessings are extended to his household servants and his descendants (Genesis 17:13).[vi]
Finally lets us remember that the gift of miracles is far more important spiritual strategy than whose daddy is Abraham. All homes should have a father figure in it like Abraham or a mentor that is readily available. To receive a miracle requires special faith, to make you whole and to heal you and your posterity. Jesus is the Son of God, and a great teacher and pointed t the inward process of confessing your sins, before men. Jesus has the power to forgive and no other name offers salvation. Remember Jesus fame grew beyond the lands of Naphatali and Zebulon and he went throughout Syria and he healed them all. Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom and the healing of all People, see Matthew 4:17-20)[vii]
Reference:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christian_BBWS/
Letter from Maimonides to Obadiah a convert
Chabad.org, http://www.chabad.org. See Parsha Vayeira
Romans 8:23
Romans 4:16-17
Romans 5:17
Billy Graham. (2004). Billy Graham Christian Workers Handbook. Charlotte. Page 11, http://www.billygraham.org
Exodus 18:20
Exodus 14:18, 19
Exodus 15:3-4
Ezekiel 30:26
Deuteronomy 4:12
2nd Corinthians 5:19
1st Thessalonians 4:16
Genesis 16:7-13
Genesis 22:1
Exodus 3:4
Hebrews 13:2
Psalm 34:7
[i] Genesis 17:10
The ink is still wet for African American History, yet an innovative leader, humanitarian, artist, businessmen and entertainer was murdered.
The issues that the media present are hyperbola; and have not presented the facts. Even the information that I believe to be true, that could go in the history books, has been presented ineffectually. I have read many articles of conjuncture that were disseminated over the internet, that are just not true. I think I am responding the same way that I would respond if the roles were reversed, against a gifted friend or not, and had that person did more for people with the exception of Jesus Christ, this I know to be true. As I continue to celebrate the positive contributions to the performing arts, entertainment and recording history. I am compelled to uphold the highest ethics, to disseminate fact or fiction. My short term goal is to succeed in my endeavors to perform scholarly research that supports the first African-American to break racial barriers, after 1969 – in the entertainment industry.
On the contrary, we should demonstrate love to our neighbors as ourselves, and that means that we should not write nasty and disturbing news articles about our neighbor, who is someone’s brother, husband, father, and nephew. The naysayers call us ‘crack heads, crazy, something to be wrong with you’ and make false accusation of every unmentionable abuse to ourselves and others in our world (2 Peter 2:11)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20peter%202&version=NIV. As citizens of the global world, I think that we should be spending our time hallowing the name of God: sharing, caring, praying, fasting, loving, testifying about how I am a better person today than 5 minutes ago after I kneeled down to pray, in the name of Jesus. When we hallow the name of God, we are on our way to eternal life by loving our neighbor and leaving all. When you leave all, and return to God you will receive a 100 fold (one hundred fold) in this life time; and inherit eternal life in the Kingdom of God – in the name of Jesus (Matthew 19:29; Mark 10:28-31; Luke 18:28-30; Matthew 4:18-22). In the Gospel, the word of God frees, heals and we triumphantly overcome all that we left in this world. I will overcome the tribulation of this world, as long as I remain standing in His word. I remain fully persuaded that if we remain in love that peace will guard our hearts and minds. Let us discern truth, noble, just, pure, lovely, virtuous, praiseworthy and a good report (Philippians’ 4:8).Love is patience. Love is only genuine when you are kind (M. Sapp). I know God favors me because I can triumph over my enemies. If I listen or read something then I can tell if someone is talking about me behind my back, idle talk. Idle talk is a form of rebellion and can lead to idol worship at its highest form. I don’t believe news articles, but I believe what the word of God says about me, there lies my potential – that the parables are true (Matthew 8:12; 13: 41-42, 50; 21:43; 22:13; 24:51; and 25:30). The word of God says that if I don’t believe then the Holy One will give it to another nation. If you remember Moses begged God to allow the congregation to inherit the promise (Numbers 14:11-22). Portion of Ki-Tavo, states that the (community as a whole should observe the law); and that the congregation would bear the consequence to disobedience such as slander in the land: the stranger shall be above; and you he shall also be the lender Deuteronomy 28:45-46, see verse 45; and all of these curses shall come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the LORD your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you. See Verse 46 They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever.
A wise person wrote that the Apostle Paul was the greatest evangelist ever and I believe that he is very professional and learned from the best. In a devotional he wrote that our bodies were God’s temple (1st Corinthian 3:16-17, and many forces are at work to assault the unfortified areas of our communication be it through the telephone, cell phone or the internet. Many of the forces that verbally assault are the media, which is a fine example of an evil force that disseminates idle talk in their (hell bound) realm; which harbors envy, strife, or division that may undermine your. Over the last several weeks, I have taken notice that many people have fluidly allowed their ink pens to go unchecked and unguarded, and individuals have been attacked with their words – as an enemy to a human soul words are very damaging ( Matthew 6:22-23). Nevertheless, each person must refuse to give place to the devil – the idle talk, false witness of our neighbor (Ephesians 4:27). As a matter of fact we should love our neighbors as ourselves. Many of you do not want the Gospel, and you would rather act evil towards your neighbor (Matthew 10:5-8). Jesus prayed that after the conversion, you would be delivered from the evil one (Luke 11:4; Mark 11:25; and Matthew 18:35).
Nevertheless, the Gospel continues in the Book of Acts, which has no logical ending, wrote Roberts. True, the book is like any other great epilogue, there are others who have picked up the mantle and are continuing what they received from the book to be true. Therefore, as Roberts would go on to say the Book of Acts is still being written – by the blood and fire, the sweat and tears and the faith of God’s people. I recall in a book written by a prophet, the angel wrote the deeds of Judah down on a roll, with a gold tip pen – studded in diamonds. There are people martyred for the Jewish principles, that form the entire bible and they live in Africa, North America and a host of other nations in a few other continents, because they are giving their lives to Christ. I always say if each one to teach one, then we can add another page, to the Chapters unwritten in the Book of Acts. Before, the book of Acts is complete the Holy Spirit must move in the hearts of men and women; the truth is God’s word; and the truth shall set you free.
Genovese (1976) writes, “that the philosophical problem of religion, its truth and falsehood, represents’ a domain only partially separate from that of politics (Marx and Engels). Since religion expresses the antagonisms between the life of the individual and that of society, it cannot escape being profoundly political (Balandier). The truth of religion comes from its symbolic rendering of man’s moral experience; it proceeds intuitively and imaginatively. Its falsehood comes from its attempt to substitute itself for science and to pretend that its poetic statement are information in his world about his moral and social relationships-even when it makes statements about his relationship to God. Even when a man’s adherence to a religion is purely formal or ritualistic, essential elements of his politics are thereby exposed, for participation in rites normally means participation in social acts that precede, rather than follow, individual emotional response. He enters usually as a child, into a pattern socially directed behavior that conditions his subsequent emotional development and that, from the beginning, presupposes a community and a sense of common interest (Pritchard and Santayana). For good reason the whites of the Old South tried to shape the religious life of their slaves overtly, covertly and even intuitively fought to shape it themselves.”
In closing, God wants you to hallow His name. God wants you to serve Him with joyfulness’ and with gladness. God wants you to serve Him with all your heart, and to live life abundantly (John 10:10). Ephesians 3:20 states (20) Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us (Romans 16:25; 1 Corinthian 2:9; and Col. 1:29). Like my indirect ancestors, I charge you to guard yours actions from the evil one – depart from temptation. Therefore be gatekeepers of truth, sound doctrine and the authority from God, and don’t forget to sing and rejoice. The enemy will be confused when you praise God. No one will threaten you when you rejoice and praise God, let your laughter turn to mourning – because there shall be great tribulation (Mark 13:19 and Matthew 24:21).
Recommended References:
Hooks, Bell. “Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Back.” Boston: South End Press. (1989), page 12.
Genovese, E. D. (1976). Roll Jordon, Roll: One world the slaves made. Vintage Books: New York (February 1976) #0-3964-71652-3. Page 162.
Byrd, as quoted in Mullin, “Flight and Rebellion,” p. vii; Greene, ed. “Diary of Col. Landon Carter, I, 27, 140-141.
J. A. Link, (April 2009). “Gatekeepers.” Our Daily Bread. April 19, 2009
Bible. The Gospel According to Matthew. Matthew 19:29. Cited:
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