Good Morning Thursday...
Father Thank You for this NEW DAY. Thank You for each NEW BREATH You Give Us. We ask You for DISCERNMENT with the things we may not be “seeing,” so that we may grow closer to You and have COMPLETE LIVES showing Your Glory. We ask these things IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name. Amein! - Studying Wisdom & Knowledge... The Beginning - Proverbs 1 If we are to take a look at wisdom and knowledge, it is probably smart to start in Proverbs Chapter 1. After all, this is the chapter that lays the foundation for all the following wisdom in the rest of the Book of Proverbs. Chapter one is a sweet 33 verses of pure good stuff. Our Father here is not only “giving a clue,” but also a promise. We may try to start unveiling mysteries on this chapter on another day, but today... let’s just take it at face value. It gets interesting from the start, pretty hard core towards the middle, and, as Our Father likes to do, there is much joy at the end. God Bless every one and have a great Father and Son-Filled day! May your worries be few, may your legs be strong, and may your blessings be many. Shalom! Proverbs Chapter 1: The Beginning of Wisdom: “The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding, To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity; To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion— A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of your Father, And do not forsake the law of your mother; For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck. My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit; We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil; Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse”— My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird; But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners. Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares. She cries out in the chief concourses, At the openings of the gates in the city She speaks her words: “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge. Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out My Spirit on you; I will make My Words known to you. Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out My Hand and no one regarded, Because you disdained all My counsel, And would have none of My rebuke, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. “Then they will call on Me, but I will not answer; They will seek Me diligently, but they will not find Me. Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear (Lit. Translation in Hebrew: to know) of The LORD (YHWH,Yahweh), They would have none of My counsel And despised My every rebuke. Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies. For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them; But whoever listens to Me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.” Proverbs 1:1-33
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Good Morning Wednesday...
Father thank You for this new day. Thank You for giving us Brothers and Sisters to share in this wonderful journey back to You. Please use us to help the hurting, the sick, the fatherless, and the weak by being Your Lights, by being disciplined, wise sons and daughters. Help us to show Your Love in this dark world, because we know Love covers a multitude of sins. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen - A Discipline of PEACE - Learning To BE STILL So often we can be in such a hurry when it comes to connecting with Our Father and Creator. We quickly move from one thing to the next, filling our agenda for the day. Many times we speak quickly to God, but we aren't ready to wait for His Answer, His Response, and to simply listen. May we all challenge ourselves to work on the discipline of "being still" before God Our Father. No time constraints, just stillness. We don't have to say a word, but simply acknowledge that Our Father is God and Only He Knows Best. Our Father Loves us, He Is All-Knowing, All-Wise, and In His Right Hand He has complete and total control. He Fights our battles, He Is Gracious, He Is Merciful, and He Is Faithful... even when we are not. He knows us better than anyone ever has, so deeply He knows us that He literally knows each and every hair on our heads. He is Our Father, our Abba. Each day we have an opportunity to breath another breath into our lungs and it is God Our Father that we need to recognize as making that possible, accept that He has complete control over all things, and receive in our stillness what He wants us to receive. One thing we can be sure He does want us to receive? Learning to BE STILL... A Discipline of PEACE. 🔥 May a difference be made in each of us, a change, by simply reminding ourselves of the reality of who Our Father Is and how much He Loves Us. God Bless Everybody and have a Great God-Filled Day! The Word of God Our Father: “BE STILL, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalms 46:10 “Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and BE STILL. Selah” Psalms 4:4 “Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “PEACE, BE STILL!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39 “He caused the storm to BE STILL, So that its waves were silent. And they rejoice because they are hushed; And He leads them to the haven of their delight.” Psalms 107:29-30 “REST in The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), and WAIT PATIENTLY for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.” Psalms 37:7 “My soul, WAIT SILENTLY for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. He only is My Rock and My Salvation; He is My Defense; I shall not be moved.” Psalms 62:5-6 “The Lord (YHWH, Yahweh) will fight for you; you need only to BE STILL.” Exodus 14:14 Good Morning Eighth Day Sabbath of Sukkot...
Father thank You for this AMAZING DAY. Please fill us with Your Spirit and help us to be a LIGHT. Endow us with Your PEACE and WISDOM, so we may bring LIFE to this world. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST Name we pray. Amen! - The 8th Day (The Last Great Day): Eyes To See This morning a devotion was all prepared to go out, and then, through all the studying this week during the Feast of Tabernacles, I felt compelled to change the devotion. Call it a “calling,” a gut feeling, or whatever you will, but when I “saw” this connection my heart warmed, and I pray it does the same for you. Very appropriately, today we will take a closer look at eight particular verses, following some things to keep in mind, so that we “see” what Our Father and Savior is (intentionally singular, not a grammatical error :-)) doing. Enjoy. Some things to keep in mind: 1.) The prophecy of all prophets in The Bible point to Our King, Jesus, or Yeshua, as His mother called Him. Jesus Himself states this multiple times. 2.) In the original Hebrew Scriptures the literal word for “Salvation” is “Yeshua” or in English, Jesus. Today, this will be highlighted in The Scripture. 3.) Hundreds of years before Our Salvation (Yeshua, Jesus) was upon this earth, Isaiah prophecied about Salvation (Yeshua, Jesus) being at “The Temple” on “The Eighth Day” or Shemini Atzeret. Today you will “see” that connection if you haven’t before. 4.) The Holy (Set-Apart) Word of Our Father, God, Yahweh, Is Perfect. He never fails. 5.) The Eighth Day is about rejoicing, for it is The Great Day where we will “see” Our Savior and Our God. 6.) Yeshua followed every command of Our Father perfectly so He would have been following His commandment to be at The Feast of Sukkot, fully ready for The Eighth Day. 7.) All the men of Israel were commanded to be in Israel 3 times a year: Passover, Pentecost, and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). Why? Our Father wanted every person, head of household, priest, family, ect. to have the opportunity to “see” God, Yahweh Almighty, “in the flesh” when He came! He Himself would be going up to Jeruselem, just as He had commanded, and everyone following His command would have that opportunity when He came. Wow! So, we can “see” that we are to follow His commands or we might miss something as many did when Salvation (Yeshua, Jesus) arrived back in ancient Israel. 8.) Jesus told His disciples everything concerning Him. The joy, celebrating, rejoicing, is all part of The Eighth Day. This particular day quoted below was “Firstfruits,” or The Eighth Day after Passover. “Then beginning with Moses and [throughout] all the Prophets, He went on explaining and interpreting to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning and referring to Himself... And they said to one another, Were not our hearts greatly moved and burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and as He opened and explained to us [the sense of] the Scriptures?... Then He said to them, This is what I told you while I was still with you: everything which is written concerning Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. Then He [thoroughly] opened up their minds to understand the Scriptures, And said to them, Thus it is written that the Christ (the Messiah) should suffer and on the third day rise from (among) the dead, [Hos. 6:2.] And that repentance [with a view to and as the condition of] forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I will send forth upon you what My Father has promised; but remain in the city [Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from on high. Then He conducted them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up His hands, He invoked a blessing on them. And it occurred that while He was blessing them, He parted from them and was taken up into heaven. And they, worshiping Him, went back to Jerusalem with great joy; And they were continually in the temple celebrating with praises and blessing and extolling God. Amen (so be it).” Luke 24:27, 32, 44-53 AMPC Behold Israel! See this prophecy revealed! Isaiah Spoke and Wrote It: “AND IN THAT DAY (The Eighth Day) you will say, I will give thanks to You, O Lord; for though You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You comfort me. Behold, God, my SALVATION (Yeshua, Jesus)! I will trust and not be afraid, for The Lord (YHWH, Yahweh) God is my strength and song; yes, He has become my SALVATION (Yeshua, Jesus). Therefore with joy will You Draw Water from THE WELLS OF SALVATION (The Wells of Yeshua, Jesus). And in that day you will say, Give thanks to The Lord (YHWH, Yahweh), call upon His Name and by means of His name [in solemn entreaty]; declare and make known His deeds among the peoples of the earth, proclaim that His Name is exalted! Sing praises to The Lord (YHWH, Yahweh), for He has done excellent things [gloriously]; let this be made known to all the earth. CRY ALOUD AND SHOUT JOYFULLY, you women and inhabitants of Zion, FOR GREAT IN YOUR MIDST IS THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL.” Isaiah 12:1-6 AMPC Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Perfect Man, Our Savior, God “In The Flesh,” full-filled it here: “Now on THE FINAL AND MOST IMPORTANT DAY of The Feast (The Eighth Day), Jesus stood, and He cried in a loud voice, IF ANY MAN IS THIRSTY, LET HIM COME TO ME AND DRINK! He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of LIVING WATER.” John 7:37-38 AMPC Hallelujah! Rejoice! For Our Salvation Has Come!!! Shabbat Shalom Everyone and May Salvation Bless You... Mightily! Good Morning Sukkot Monday (Day7)...
Father thank You for this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your LOVE & TRUTH, and TRANSFORM our ordinary day into an extraordinary day. Shine Your Light in us, through us, and over us. May we make a difference in this world, for Your Glory and Purposes TODAY. IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’s Name we pray. Amen! - Our Father’s 7th Feast - The Great Feast - The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) - Pt 4: The Last Day, The Eighth Day, The Last Great Day Before we get to the final day of Sukkot or "The Last Great Day," let's take a look at this "Great Day" of Our Father’s and see what interesting mysteries He has left us in it. I will disclaim again, not all the information on "The Eighth Day" or "Last Great Day" will fit into a single devotion, so today let's look at: 1. What this day points towards 2. Some amazing things about the number eight and 3. What Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King, says about and on “The Last Great Day.” Let us keep in mind that Biblically 8 also equals 1. Just as The Eighth Day of the week Is also The First Day of the week or The New Beginning. Also, we will be looking at some simple Hebrew and Greek gematria. In case you are not familiar with gematria, it is simply the numerical value of the letters in a word. All Hebrew and Greek Letters have a numerical value, the gematria is the addition or combination of those letters to form a numerical value as a whole. Ready? Ok, let's get started. First some interesting things about 8: - Eight represents new beginnings in The Bible - Eight points to "The New Heaven and New Earth," In seven days creation was completed and the eighth represents the time beyond what we can see, beyond what we have been told by Our Father, and beyond His Original Creation - Our Savior Was Raised On The Eighth Day, it was a New Beginning - The 8th Day is when The Glory of Our Father Appeared to Israel (Leviticus 9:1, 23-24) (Interestingly it sounds very similar to what we are commanded to do on the eighth day of Sukkot, to celebrate with joy.) Let’s take a look: “On THE EIGHTH DAY Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. Then Moses and Aaron entered the tent of assembly. When they came out, they blessed the people, and Yahweh’s Glory appeared to all the people. Then a fire went out from before Yahweh, and it consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And all the people saw it, so they shouted for joy, and they fell on their faces.” Leviticus 9:1, 23-24 - Jesus in gematria = 888 - 888 is the background on every digital clock, calculator, sign, and gas pump we see. Just like Our Father to put it right in front of our faces everywhere we go, isn't it? 🔥 - Psalm 98:3 "The Salvation (Yeshua) of Our LORD (YHVH, Yahweh)" is 888 in gematria - Psalm 19:1 "The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God" is 888 in gematria The Eighth Day is a return to the same... Malachi 3:6 "I Am The LORD (Yahweh), I Change Not" = 888 in Gematria One Last Piece of YAHSOME-NESS About The Number 8: - Music is based on The Octave or Eight Notes. Let's go through the notes. Let’s take a look at the musical notes A through G, then a return to A on the eighth note... a new beginning: A.) There are seven whole notes and a return to the First Tone on The Eighth. B.) There are Seven days in a week. Our Father writes about all this in Genesis. God numbered the days one through Seven. C.) On The First Day God Separated The Light from The Darkness. On The First Day of the week, Christ Entered In Triumph Into Jerusalem. D.) On the Sixth Day, Our Father Finished His Work of Creation. On the Sixth Day, Christ Our Messiah Completed His Work On The Cross. E.) On The Seventh Day, Our Father Rested from the work of His Creation. On The Seventh Day of the week Christ Our Messiah Rested in The Tomb. F.) An Octave in music is a return to A New Beginning, Just as Sunday is a the return to The Beginning of A New Week. G.) The Eighth Day of the week, The New Beginning of The Next Week, Christ Our Messiah Rose From The Grave. A.) Christ Our Messiah was renewed on the same day that the week is renewed. Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King was resurrected on The Eighth Day. Do you see a pattern? I see one...☝️🔥🙌 Some Interesting Things About The Last Day: Did you know: -the phrase "The Last Day" shows up 8 times in The Bible: Nehemiah 8:18, John 6:39, John 6:40, John 6:44, John 6:54, John 7:37, John 11:24, John 12:48 - The Apostle John only wrote about 21 days (remember 7th month, 7th Feast, 7 Full Moon 777 = 21) in the Life of Our Messiah - Of the 21 days that John wrote about Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Life, 15.7% or 138 passages are about The Last Day and Yeshua was speaking about it on The Last Great Day of The Feast of Sukkot. (Ex: John 7:37 see picture verse) - 328 Verses or 37.3% are about The Passion of Christ and 414 Verses or 47% are about all other days - As we can see John spent a significant part of The Gospel Our Father Used Him to write on The Last Day. It must be pretty important. Finally, Let's take a look at the words of Our Savior on and about THE LAST DAY: “This is The Will of The Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at THE LAST DAY.” John 6:39 “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees The Son and believes in Him may have everlasting Life; and I will raise him up at THE LAST DAY.”” John 6:40 “No one can come to Me unless The Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at THE LAST DAY.” John 6:44 “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at THE LAST DAY.” John 6:54 “On THE LAST DAY, THAT GREAT DAY OF THE FEAST, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink!” John 7:37 The amazing thing about the verse above, John 7:37, is that Our Savior interrupted “The Festival,” which would have been the Water Libation Ceremony on “The Last Great Day,” and said (paraphrased): Hey! This is all about me! It all points to me! Come to me, drink, and live! I Am, here for you, my people! “Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at THE LAST DAY.” Jesus said to her, “I Am The Resurrection and The Life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”” John 11:24-26 “He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him— the word that I have spoken will judge him in THE LAST DAY.” John 12:48 God Our Father and Our Savior Yeshua, Jesus Christ, are so pure, simple, holy, and amazing! Our Father In Heaven’s revelation to us through His Word is more than we could ever ask for or imagine. I pray that each and every one of you on the other side of this screen is having a wonderful Sukkot and that these devotions have been edifying. I know I thank God Almighty (El Shaddai) for each and every one of you reading this and I Praise His Name and Holiness for being able to search His Word and share with you, my Brothers and Sisters. Have a wonderful Eighth Day tomorrow everyone...May God Bless, Keep, Shine His Face On, Be Gracious To, Lift His Countenance Upon, and Bring Peace To You All! Good Morning Sukkot (Day 6) Sunday...
Father thank You for this NEW day. We ask that you OPEN our HEARTS and MINDS to YOUR infinite GRACE, WISDOM, and PEACE, so WE may SERVE You in the manner most PLEASING to YOU. IN YOUR MIGHTY SON YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's Name we pray. Amen. A big thank you to berean.org and and our late Brother, John W. Ritenbaugh, for today's devotion. Today, it is my prayer that this short berean devotion is enjoyable and edifying. Tomorrow, we will finish the Sukkot Series. Shalom... and Yeshua (Jesus) Bless You All… Mightily! - Sukkot - The Great Feast Day 6 - Noah: So He Did "Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did." Genesis 6:22 If a single verse catches the essence of Noah's character and the quality of his relationship with God, this is it. Even if we consider only a general overview of his lengthy life, this verse provides an extensive amount to ponder. Though the verse offers no details, it suggests how he dealt with the times and carrying out his tremendous responsibilities. It is not intended to imply that he was absolutely perfect in his conduct at all times and under every circumstance. Considering the times he lived in, his life was undoubtedly tumultuously stressful, yet he obeyed God. He certainly was not of the stature of Jesus Christ. The verse, though, is intended to convey an essential truth: Noah was an unusual and distinctively godly person, one among billions. In short, he was humble before God and faithful, dependable in carrying out his responsibilities. He could be trusted. The wording indicates that he did not deviate from what God charged him to do. He did not add his own thoughts about God's commands in a sort of “here is the way I see it” manner. He humbly did as God instructed him despite the social pressures against him, and what he accomplished he did with determined class. God Bless Everybody. Have a Great God-Filled, Peaceful, Happy, Tabernacling Day! Good Morning Sabbath (5th Day of Sukkot)...
Father thank You for this new day. We ask for Your Peace. May we abide in You and refill our lamps with oil. As we look at Your Word, please give us wisdom. We ask this so we may show Your Glory. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. - Sukkot Day 5
The fourth part of the Sukkot series will be shared as we get closer to the end of the festival week and it should be a good one. Today, In Honor of The King, let’s look at The Only Thing We Really Need for Our Salvation, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, The Word of El Olam (The Everlasting God) Our Father. I pray you all are having a wonderful week and that your nights haven’t been too sleepless in your tents. Tune in later this week for some wonderful facts on The Last Great Day, The Eighth Day, or the final day of Sukkot, along with some cool and interesting Biblical facts about the number eight. Our Father and Savior Bless you everyone and have a wonderful Feast-Filled Day! The Word of The Everlasting God (El Olam), Our Father In Heaven: “Blessed be The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” I Peter 1:3 “Blessed are the undefiled in The Way, Who walk in the law of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh)! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!” Psalms 119:1-2 “Seek The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to The LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.” Isaiah 55:6-7 “Jesus said to him, “I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says The LORD (YHWH) of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.” Malachi 3:10 Good Morning Sukkot Friday...
Father Thank You for this NEW Day. Please grant us TRUTH, WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, UNDERSTANDING, and KNOWLEDGE. Father we ask this so that we will not be conformed to this world, but TRANSFORMED by the renewing of our MINDS. In YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST'S Name we pray. Amen. - THE BIRTH OF THE KING! YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST! Our Father’s 7th Feast - The Great Feast: The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Pt. 3 We have always been told Our Savior, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, was born in a manger, but what if it was in... a Sukkah (Singular of Sukkot (temporary dwelling/tent/booth)? Let's take a journey today in: 1.) solving a Biblical Mystery 2.) sharing the excitement of knowing when Our King, The Word, became “flesh” and 3.) discovering how special the information is in God Our Father's Holy Feasts (Rehearsals). Let's get started. Our investigation begins with Zacharias (the father of John The Baptist) in The Gospel of Luke. Take note of "the division of Abijah" in our first verse as it will be important later on. Let's take a look at The Word of Truth: “There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.” Luke 1:5 An angel visits Zacharias: “Then an angel of The Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.” Luke 1:11 By the scripture stating that, "an angel of The LORD appeared to him" by the "alter of incense," we can see that Zacharias, a priest, was in The Temple. This means that Zacharias was fulfilling his priestly duties and because we know from Luke 1:5 Zacharias was from "the division of Abijah" in the Levitical Priest’s line, we will be able to ascertain exactly when he was serving there. We will come back to this. Now, The Angel Gabriel explains to Zacharias that he and Elizabeth, his wife, will bare a child and they are to name him John. Let's move forward a little: “So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, “Thus The Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” Luke 1:23-25 As we can see, "after those days" in which Zacharias finished his Temple Service, he traveled home where him and Elizabeth conceived a baby. It tells us Elizabeth "hid herself for five months," so now we need to place the date when Mary gets pregnant with Our Savior. We need only look a little further in this chapter to find the answer: “In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a Son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called The Son of The Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of his father David, and He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; His Kingdom will never end.” Luke 1:26-33 What do we have so far? 1.) Zacharias and Elizabeth conceive a son as soon as Zacharias gets back from his priestly duties at The Temple. 2.) 6 months later Mary gets pregnant with Yeshua, Jesus. 3.) This should mean that Mary gives birth six months after Elizabeth has John The Baptist. All that is left is to figure out when Zacharias came back from his priestly duties with the "division of Abijah" while serving in The Temple. This should give us the exact time of when Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King Was Born! Let's take a look at what The Word can tell us about this division of priests.: “the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, This was the schedule of their service for coming into the house of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as The LORD God of Israel had commanded him.” I Chronicles 24:10, 19 Going back farther into 1Chronicles 24 it explains that the priests were divided into "divisions" and took turns serving in shifts during their time at The Temple annually. Their were 24 divisions and served one week at a time twice during the year. Now we know on The Biblical Calendar, which started on Passover during the Exodus (Exodus 12:1-2), starts on Nisan 1, or our modern day calendar 's March or April. This date is from when the Levitical Priests began their priestly duties or "divisions" of duties. From there all we need do is count forward eight weeks as given to us in 1 Chronicles Chapter 24. This puts us near the last week during the month of Lyar. We cannot pinpoint the exact day on which Elizabeth conceived, but from The Scripture we can see it was directly "after those days" that Zacharias served and the next verse tells us Elizabeth "hid herself for five months." With all this information, and knowing the gestation time for a baby is 40 weeks, we can deduce that John The Baptist was born that next spring exactly when The Feast of Passover began! How amazing, right?! Our Father's Word never ceases to amaze and show new ways to reveal Biblical Mysteries! Furthermore, ancient Israel always knew that "Elijah" would come during Passover. In fact, many people, as a tradition, still leave a chair and a cup out for him at Passover and symbolically invite him in the front door. How wonderful is it to know...he has come! Now we know when John was born, so figuring out Yeshua, Jesus Christ's birth only takes simple math. In the Gospel of Luke we are told that Mary was 3 months pregnant when John was born, so now we just move forward 6 months and we have the Birthday of Our King. Is it not amazing that this puts The Messiah's Birthday right at the beginning of The Feast of Tabernacles! He Tabernacled Among Us! So, John The Baptist was born on the First Feast Day and Yeshua was born on the Last Feast. No wonder it is called The Great Feast! Traditionally The Great Feast was the biggest party of the year with all of Israel headed to Jerusalem to celebrate, and though they didn't realize it, they really had a greater reason than ever to celebrate that year. 🎯🔥 More Evidence Of Yeshua, Jesus Christ Being Born On Sukkot: 1.) In Luke 2:8 states that the shepherds were in the fields caring for their flocks. In December the shepherds would NOT have been out in the fields due to the cold, they would have been close to shelter and warmth. This puts them in the field September/October right during The Great Feast, Sukkot. 2.) Ceasar Augustus of Rome called a census that year, it is the reason Joseph and Mary were traveling to Bethlehem, and he would not have called it in the winter months when it was hard to travel. When would people have been traveling to Jerusalem and when would it have been convenient to take a census? During the Feast of Sukkot. It was commanded that every man go to Jerusalem twice a year by Our Father Yahweh, one of those times being Sukkot. 3.) Bethlehem translated in its literal form means "House of Bread." This was the village where Levitical Priests: a.)made the Holy Bread for The Temple b.) made the Olive Oil for the Light of The Menorah c.) raised The Goats for The Day of Atonement d.) raised The Lamb for Passover. Bethlehem was also the birthplace of David, the place where Rachel was buried, the threshing floor of Ruth and Boaz, and a military outpost. Something Else Amazing To Ponder: Is it possible that Our Savior and Messiah Yeshua, Jesus Christ, was born in the same exact barn or Sukkah that was THE LEVITICAL BARN where THE PASSOVER LAMB and THE DAY OF ATONEMENT GOATS were raised? Could Yeshua, after birth, been put into the feeding trough (manger) that THE Passover Lamb was fed from? Could it be that The True Passover Lamb (Yeshua) was born and put in The Passover Lambs feeding trough?! Amazing right? I believe with everything in me, after this study, the answer is a big YES! Our Father has an Amazing Way of connecting-the-jots. I had no clue Bethlehem was so rich with other clues pointing to Our King, but thanks to Our Father In Heaven... now we can all know! 🔥 It all makes perfect sense now when in God's Word it says, "It Is The Glory of Kings to Search a Matter Out (Proverbs 25:2)," because “searching this matter out,” this amazing revelation of Biblical Prophecy, has been more than glorious. What's more amazing is that there is more...I just can't fit it into this devotion! May each and every one of us allow The King to Tabernacle with us and let His Light Shine to all the world during this time of Sukkot...and for the rest of our days. Our Father's Rehearsals (Feasts/Appointed Times/Moedim) can show us so very much about Him, Our Savior, and us, His children. I pray this message has blessed you and I pray you continue on your own path to become closer to The One True And Living God, Our Father. May God Bless Each and everyone of you on the other side of this screen and may each of you have a wonderful Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King-Filled Day! Our Father In Heaven’s 7th Feast - The Great Feast: The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Pt. 29/23/2021 Good Morning Thursday...
Father thank You for this NEW DAY. Please impart in our hearts YOUR WILL. We ask for Patience, Kindness, Humility, and Truth so we may show You and Your Son's Light in this fallen world. In Yeshua, JESUS CHRIST's Name. AMEN! - Our Father’s 7th Feast - The Great Feast: The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) - Pt. 2 Yesterday we took a look at Sukkot and The Great Feast's prophetic implications that point to Our Messiah's return. Today let's take a look at “The Sukkah” (singular form of Sukkot (booths)) or The Tabernacle in Scripture. Let's first look at the first time "Sukkot" is seen in God's Word: “And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.” Genesis 33:17 NKJV So, Jacob built some booths or sukkot and the place he built them was named Sukkot. It just so happens that this is the first place where our ancestors stopped on the Exodus out of Egypt (Exodus 12:37). When we look at prophetic principle of "the first shall be last and the last shall be first"(Matt 20:16) Sukkot matches up Perfectly! The first place that the Israelites stop on the Exodus at Passover (The First Feast) was Sukkot and it is also the Last and Great Feast... interesting, right? Moving on... Now, The Tabernacle. Let's take a look in Scripture and see what Our Father has to say about His Tabernacle: “And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.” Exodus 25:8-9 NKJV God decided to dwell among His children and He commanded them to make Him a “tabernacle,” a “sanctuary.” Could not God Almighty dwell where He pleased? Of course He could, but this needed to be a special tabernacle because The One True and Living God was going to dwell there. Just like the “Special Body,” The Body of Christ, would need to be made in Yeshua, Jesus, so God could dwell with us. This Tabernacle or Temple, Jesus Christ's Body, just like The Prophetic 3rd Temple, would not be made with human hands as we will see shortly. One only needs to study the tabernacle in the wilderness a small amount to see all the signs and symbols that point to Our Savior, the foreshadowing of Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King, and the tabernacle, the “temporary dwelling place” God Himself would occupy, which was the human body of Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Let's take a look: “God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.” Acts 17:24 NKJV “And The Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld His Glory, glory as of an only begotten of a Father, full of grace and Truth.” John 1:14 (Young's Literal Translation 1898) His, Yeshua's, body was “The Tabernacle of God.” Once Our Savior announced "It Is Finished (John 19:30)," He made a way for us to realize we are “tabernacles” or “sanctuaries” where Our Father’s Holy Spirit would dwell as well! Truly amazing. Paul let's us know this clearly and even uses the term "Sanctuary" which was used in Exodus 25:8 above. Let's take a look: “Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of The Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? ” 1 Corinthians 6:19 YLT1898 “Do you not know that you are The Temple of God and that The Spirit of God dwells in you?” I Corinthians 3:16 NKJV So... The tabernacle in the wilderness was a “Sanctuary” or “Temple of God,” Jesus Christ's Body was a Sanctuary or Temple of God, and we also, by The Cleansing Blood of Our Savior, are "Sanctuaries" or Temples of God. We are “Tabernacles,” Sukkah(s), or “Temporary Dwelling Places For God Our Father” while we are in these current bodies. The Festival of Sukkot has so much meaning because it is all about making and dwelling in "A Temporary Dwelling Place" and dwelling with God Our Father in it. It all lines up perfectly to give us an amazing picture of who we are and where we are heading! Praise Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, God Our Father and His Son Jesus Christ for The Feast Of Sukkot and His Powerful Messages! God Bless Everybody and have a wonderful Holy Spirit-Filled Feast Day! Today we will close with a few more verses that connect The Feast of Tabernacles and "God's Temple.” Join us tomorrow as we discuss possibly the most exciting revelation about Sukkot... Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Our Savior's Birthday! Extra Fuel For The Soul aka God's Word: “Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” But He was speaking of the temple of His body.” John 2:19-21 NKJV “He who overcomes, I shall make him a supporting post in The Dwelling Place of My Elohim (God), and he shall by no means go out. And I shall write on him The Name of My Elohim (God) and the name of the city of My Elohim, the renewed Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), which comes down out of the heaven from My Elohim (God), and My renewed Name.” Revelation 3:12 (The Scriptures 2009) “And on the day that the Dwelling Place was raised up, the cloud covered the Dwelling Place, the Tent of the Witness. From evening until morning it was above the Dwelling Place like the appearance of fire.” Numbers 9:15 TS2009 Good Morning Wednesday...
Father thank You for this new day. Father thank You for coming and tabernacling among us! Please continue to fill us with Your Love and Compassion as we go out into a fallen world. Let us be a Light in the darkness, and use us to usher in more Brothers and Sisters into Your Kingdom. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. - The Great Festival: The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) - Part 1 It is amazing all the things we have been deprived of for so long when it comes to God Our Father’s Holy Feasts, also called Festivals, Appointed Times, or Rehearsals. Celebrating these Feasts can be Life-changing because they reveal who Our Father and Savior is, what He is doing, and how He sees us, which impacts our every thought, word, and deed. Celebrating them, participating in them, and studying them literally helps us to “Be Transformed (Romans 12:2).” The true magnitude, knowledge, prophecies, and Life teachings of these Feasts, or Rehearsals, could take years to flesh out, so today I hope to give you just a small but wonderful piece of this amazing information. Many praises to Our Father! He is revealing so very much through His Holy Feasts. This servant encourages everyone to share this knowledge as we go over it for the next few days. It is unbelievable, but most people don’t even think it is possible to know the true time of Yeshua’s (Jesus’s) birthday. They should know that Our Father lays it all out for us right in His Word! There is no doubt Yeshua, Jesus Christ, is the most famous person to ever walk the face of the earth, the most well-known, the most spoken of, and yet still… this evil world doesn’t want the masses to know the truth about The Truth. Praise Our King for always making a way, The Way and giving us Life through His Life. Ok, let’s get started. Sukkot goes by multiple names. Here are the most popular: The Feast of Tabernacles, The Feast of Booths, The Great Feast, and Sukkot. Now Sukkot is technically a seven day feast with an extra feast day on the last day or “The Eighth Day.” This is also called "The Great Day" or “The Last Great Day.” “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, this shall be the Feast of Booths for seven days for Yahweh. On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work. For seven days you must present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh; it is a celebration; you must not do any regular work.” Leviticus 23:34-36 LEB Prophetically The Bible revolves around the number 7. It isn't too hard to see how "The Great Feast" or Sukkot mirrors creation with 7 days and “The Great Day” or “The Eighth Day” being the “New Heavens” and the “New Earth” we read about in Revelation. Let's take a look: “And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.” Revelation 21:3 NKJV All sevens of Our Father’s Feast Days are connected with a prophetic picture, and this Seventh Feast, Sukkot, is connected to the Millennial reign of Our Messiah with His Bride, us. Not to mention that it is Yeshua Ha’Mashiach, Jesus Christ’s, The King of King and Lord of Lord’s Birthday! How awesome is that? Just think about it… it was a rehearsal until He came, and now… it is a yearly celebration that is all about Our King and Savior! And when we study this Feast, as well as the others, it is not too hard to see the Magnificent Picture Our Father Is Painting, and boy oh boy can He Paint. An interesting fact is that Sukkot is the 7th Festival, occurring in the 7th Month, and it occurs in the 7th Full Moon. Just look at those 7s lining up! We can see, this all points to Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, blessed be His Name. I have done more than a couple studies searching for the meaning of 777 and it always brought me right back to Yeshua, Jesus, and His Second Coming. If that is the case, Sukkot seems to be the festival pointing to this prophetic picture, with the final day even being called “The Last Great Day.” How amazing, right? Now that is just a taste. Check back tomorrow for part 2 of this devotion series, “The Great Festival: The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot),” as we take a look at the tabernacles we are told to dwell in as well as the tabernacles we temporarily dwell in all the time. God Bless Everybody, have a Wonderful Yeshua-Filled Day, and Happy Feast Day! Extra Fuel For The Soul AKA The Word of God: “For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.” 2 Corinthians 5:1 ASV “And do not be conformed to this world, but BE TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that Good and Acceptable and Perfect Will of God.” Romans 12:2 NKJV “And then every survivor from all those nations coming against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship The King, Yahweh of Hosts, and celebrate The Feast of Booths.” Zechariah 14:16 LEB “After these things I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before The Lamb, dressed in white robes and with palm branches in their hands. And they were crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation to our God Who is seated on The Throne, and to The Lamb!” Revelation 7:9-10 LEB Please leave any questions, comments, or thoughts in the comments below. Good Morning Sabbath Tuesday and Happy Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths)...
Our Father Who Is In Heaven, please take Your day and use us, Your humble servants, for Your Good and Perfect Will. Father give us the Grace and Peace Only found in You and in Your Son Jesus Christ, Our King and Messiah. We ask this in Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name. Amen. - Happy Feast of Tabernacles! Happy Sukkot AKA Feast of Tabernacles AKA Feast of Booths My Brothers and Sisters! There is so much to learn about Our Loving, Kind Father In Heaven from His Holy Rehearsal (one of the literal translations of “feast”) Sukkot. I encourage everyone to do a study on it as the prophetic implications and life applications are wonderful, also... Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King, is everywhere in these Holy Rehearsals (Feasts/Festivals), especially this one… because it’s His Birthday! He came and TABERNACLED among men! Let’s take a look: “And The Word became flesh and TABERNACLED among us. We looked upon His glory, The Glory of The One and Only from The Father, full of Grace and Truth.” John 1:14 HalleluYah!!! As today is The Sabbath beginning the first day of The Great Feast, a High Holy Day, my household will be taking a break. I will attach a short video on “the mysteries of Sukkot” below for your viewing pleasure. I will send out some of the wonderful information about Sukkot in tomorrow's devotion. Until then I leave you with some Sukkot picture verses, a video, and a big ol Happy Feast of Tabernacles! Our Savior, The Word, became flesh and Tabernacled among us... that is a reason to celebrate! Our Father’s Sabbaths are about Peace in a chaotic world, a day, or days, to separate ourselves from “the world,” giving us Peace. The Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot, is also about Joy and rejoicing before Our God and King. With that stated, may each and every one of you on the other side of this screen, and all children of God, Aka Israel, be blessed with Peace, Joy, and rejoicing, knowing that... Our Savior Has Come! God Bless Everybody and have a great Yeshua-Christ-The-King-Filled Day! 😃🙌🔥 The Tabernacle of God is with men! Exploring The Mysteries of The Feast of Tabernacles : https://youtu.be/_loxRFHicoc Shabbat Shalom! |
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