Parsha Vayikra (And He Called)

From Rabbi Jack...

Revelation {7:1} After these things (that is the complete destruction of everything on earth) I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. {7:2} Then 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 granted to harm the earth and the sea, {7:3} saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." {7:4} And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:

Before the final catastrophic judgments come upon the earth, God prepares a group of faithful servants who will bear His seal on their foreheads, and they are all Jews. Scripture then goes on to list the tribes from which those sealed will come, but it omits one tribe, the tribe of Dan. It was in the territory of the tribe of Dan that King Jeroboam erected the Golden Calves for Israel (the Northern Kingdom) to worship and this may be the reason they are omitted; the actual reason is not known. Twelve thousand out of twelve tribes make one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Verses 4 and 9 are joined in one chapter, chapter 7, as a cause and effect. The cause, the one hundred and forty-four thousand, the effect, multitudes saved. These are people from all over the world that come to salvation because of the efforts of the one hundred and forty-four thousand Jewish Believers.

Yeshua said that the first will be last and the last first. So, the Jews were the first (to them were given the oracles of God), and by their rejection of Yeshua they became the last, but then we are told that the last will be first. The Jews who became last, at the end of the age will become first as they conclude the task of world evangelism. One hundred and forty-four thousand zealous young Jewish boys will be turned loose on the world so as to bring in God's end-time harvest.

Hi Ellen here…

I am sure you all thought I would talk about Pesach but I decided to do that directly on the women's chat for our Kenya ladies. Something else is heavy on my mind. Surely as a couple, that is a husband and a wife, we pray for each other daily…even multiple times in a day. It is easy to pray for our husbands when they are ill or we have a family crisis but what about praying for them just because they are our husbands?

I can recall, like it was yesterday, when Jack was receiving cancer treatment, I prayed fervently all day and even through the night. I knew and I know that God was in and is in control but Abba wants to hear our groanings and supplications as He heals and delivers! Remember ladies your husband is your authority and your covering. In times of peace and good health your prayers need to continue as if there was a crisis. Abba is listening all the time and if there is rebellion, covetousness or even adultery (in thought or dee), lurking at the marriage door…pray it out! Pray as you arise next to your husband; pray as he exits home and is on the way to work; pray for him at his work; pray for him as he returns home and pray for him as you both retire. In addition, if you are not fellowshipping with your husband at his place of worship you are in rebellion and if you are jealous of him as he navigates through the day and you are home you are sinning and if you are sinning you are leaving your door open to an affair. Satan is looking for that ever so small opening to bust in and overtake you for himself!

Yours in Messiah Yeshua, "…while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua." (Titus 2:13)

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

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Parasha Vayachel-Pekudei

From Rabbi Jack...

Numbers {21:6} Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. {21:7} The people came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take the snakes away from us." So Moses prayed for the people. {21:8} The LORD said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live."

It is understandable that many who read this passage, relate it to magic or label it as occultic. However, the reality is that this bronze serpent points to Yeshua, just like everything else in the Torah of Moses.

God sent venomous snakes among the people because of their sin. Romans 6:23 says; "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Messiah Yeshua our Lord." This is basically what took place that day. In order for sin to be forgiven it has to be confronted, confessed and repented of. Most of all it requires the sinner to look to Yeshua for forgiveness. As many as do are forgiven and the death sentence attached to sin is nullified. However, this whole process has to be done by faith. Well, is not that what happened when the children of Israel sinned and God's death penalty for sin was unleashed against them? By looking up at the bronze snake, which took faith, the sinner confronted their sin, confessed their sin and repented of it. Not only does this confirm what Yeshua said concerning Moses speaking of Him but it also shows us that nothing has changed; the "New Covenant" merely confirms "Old Covenant" and prior to Yeshua's advent people were saved by looking forward to the cross while we are saved by looking back to the cross.

Hi Ellen here…

Do you all look at the "Status" on your WhatsApp? This click on our phone tells us myriads about the people posting and what they decide to show the public.

The posts are usually short videos, Scripture quotes, greetings for the new day and salutations for the close of the day, birthday and anniversary blessings and many more. My husband and I post invitations to Bible study and Shabbat services and we highlight coming events having to do with our kehila (congregation). I especially like when someone posts blessings and beautiful words to their spouses and children on important occasions.

There are posts that I do not like such as how to increase your finances, conspiracy theories and selfies taken to exalt oneself or even worse to exude sensuality and financial gain and guess what…by Believers!!! There are some people in my life that I have blocked because of sexual explicitness and religious beliefs that do not line up with ours. I am saddened by the boldness women show concerning their bodies and through these things their hearts. 1Corinthians 6.20 says; "Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." Modesty is not only buttoning the top button on your blouse or tugging at the hem of your skirt. Modesty is a state of mind and spirit. As a born-again Believer would you speak profanities and curse words? Why then do people show their bodies in suggestive ways? I think there are unresolved issues in one's life when these things are done. Be blessed that you are beautiful to look at but remember beauty is fleeting…let us not be conformed to the world and let us not open the door to the evil one, remember Satan is just waiting for any small opening so he can barge in and cause chaos in our life.

Yours in Messiah Yeshua, "…while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua." (Titus 2:13)

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

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Parasha Ki Tisa

 

From Rabbi Jack… Bible link
James {4:3} “You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.” The greatest barrier to our receiving answers to our prayers is pride. If we can get that barrier out of our way, there is a better chance of God answering us when we pray. There is no doubt in my mind that pride holds our prayer life back. Pride is satanically inspired. The first manifestation of pride took place in heaven when Lucifer tried to raise himself above God. So, we need to recognize that if an angel, one as exalted as Lucifer, can succumb to pride in heaven while being daily in the visible presence of God, how much more susceptible are we here on a sinful earth. How does pride hinder our prayers? By causing us to pray selfishly; asking God to supply our needs and our wants without regard for His Will. It is praying what I call ‘Bless Me Prayers’ where we are so concerned with self and the difficulties and the needs we have, that we neglect to include in our prayers the needs and difficulties others are experiencing. Pride is the opposite of humility. Humility seeks the welfare of others above its own welfare and it submits to God’s Will above its own will. Remove pride from your life and you will remove your greatest barrier to answered prayer.
From Ellen… Bible link
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore, from now on you shall have wars.” (2 Chronicles 16.9).  There were lots of bad kings in the Hebrew Scriptures. In fact, more bad than good, so when Hanani the prophet came to King Asa and told him he messed up by not relying on the Lord he lost the battle with the King of Syria.  In turn King Asa was so angry with the seer that he put him in prison.  God is not looking over all the earth to find us messing up.  Read the Scripture again…our God is looking for those whose hearts are loyal to Him.  God is totally and completely sold out for us.  God offers His full support to us.  God is our ROCK on which we stand.  He is always with us and desires to be our firm foundation!  God is not looking at us so we will fall, He is looking at us to see if we will trust in Him.  We all know all the wonderful Scriptures and I paraphrase ‘trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding’ and ‘do not put your trust in princes or in men but in the Lord your God.’  He is not testing us concerning our trust.  He is not trying to trick us.  Our Lord our God is waiting on us to see where our trust and loyalty is.  Let us completely trust in Him so we will not be foolish and live in war.
Yours in Messiah Yeshua, "…while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua." (Titus 2:13) Rabbi Jack & Ellen
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