Parasha Naso (Take)

from Rabbi Jack… Bible link
Genesis {3:16} To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." {3:17} And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; {3:18} thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. There are many misunderstood verses in the English translations of the Bible and this passage is one of them. What we have here is God placing a curse on Eve and Adam for their disobedience in eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. However, one part of the curse placed upon the woman, as it is translated in English, is not a curse at all. “Your desire shall be for your husband…” The English version took the Hebrew word “T’SUQA” and translated it as “DESIRE” which is a valid translation. However, readers of the Bible have taken it to mean, “The desire of a woman for a man.” For a woman to desire a man and for a man to desire a woman is something natural and cannot be taken as a curse. It is not uncommon for Hebrew words to have multiple meanings and such is the case with “T’SUQA.” Of the three possible meanings of this word only one fits the category of being a curse and that is “The desire of a beast to devour its prey.” In fact, the root word of ‘t’suqa’ is ‘shuq’ with means “stretch out against.” God cursed woman with a jezebel spirit (the desire to devour her husband), and He cursed man with having to earn his living with hard work. You might say, “Yeshua redeemed us from the curse.” Yes, Yeshua redeemed us from the curse of sin and death but not from the curses mentioned in our scripture passage. Prior to my salvation I had to work hard, long hours to support myself, it was a drudgery having to wake up early and work late so as to make ends meet. The morning after I was saved, Born Again, I was not redeemed from having to work hard for a living. I still had to wake up early and work late. The difference came in my attitude towards my work. I now viewed my work as a ministry for the Lord and viewed God as my boss, this made all the difference. Forty-five years later although I still work long and hard it is now a blessing and I have overcome the curse. I was not redeemed from the curse through salvation but my whole outlook toward having to work was redeemed. The same principle applies to women. Yeshua did not redeem them from the jezebel curse. They are redeemed when saved, Born-Again, because their attitude towards men takes on a different meaning and expression, which defeats and overcomes the jezebel spirit in them. The same principle applies to child birth. It becomes something beautiful instead of painful. In other words, through the Holy Spirit believing men and women are able to rise above and overcome the curses of hard work, weeds, thistles, painful childbirth and desire to devour. Sadly, however, many Believers resist the Spirit and are still stuck with the curses.
from Ellen… Bible link
How many GIANTS do you have in your life? As you all know Jack and I live very close to Gaza. This is an area plagued by GIANTS of violence and quite frankly continual chaos. The world sees Israel as the tormentor but of course this is a lie from the pit of hell. Ok enough of current events, let us get a little personal…there are GIANTS in all our lives. To name but few… unemployment, lack of self -esteem or too much self-esteem, jealousy, hatred, depression, abandonment, sexual abuse…the list is endless. We all know the story of David and Goliath, so we will fast track to David killing the GIANT. He took five smooth stones and put them in his shepherd’s bag and approached the GIANT Goliath. In the face of insults David proclaimed that he had come in the name of the Lord and with his sling, shot one stone and killed the giant. Phew, that was amazing! We can do the same. We can come in the name of the Lord and sling a stone of faith or a stone of trust or a stone of praise or a stone of obedience or a stone of courage in the God Most High and kill those giants in our life! Remember one of my favorite Scriptures in the Book of Zechariah, chapter 4 verse 6…NOT BY MIGHT OR POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT, SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY!!!
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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