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Biblical femininity is despised by the larger "secular" culture. As the push has largely been to "unisex" everything and remove any gender defined roles. However, Yah did not design us this way. Men are men. Women are women. These differences are beautiful, intentional, and should be celebrated: Some beautiful passages on Biblical femininity:
and invigorates her arms. PROV 31:17 TLV
“This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh from my flesh. This one is called woman, for from man was taken this one.” This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh. GEN 2:21-24 TLV
She opens her mouth with wisdom-- a lesson of kindness is on her tongue. Prov 31:26 TLV
a lesson of kindness is on her tongue PROV 31:26 TLV
Women have their own unique: design, purposes, and role given by Yah in family, culture, and the world. When we walk in our purpose and design and godly men walk in theirs children flourish and society is better for it. Stronger for it. There is structure and order. * These scriptures are by no means exhaustive. I encourage everyone to: "present yourself before God as tried and true, as an unashamed worker cutting a straight path with the Word of Truth. " 2 Tim 15 TLV Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13
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Hello scattered friends and family in Messiah. Happy Wednesday! I emphasize this a lot on this blog, "being separate," from the American culture around us and rightly so.... It felt like the right time to drop another word of encouragement and fire among the people. To stir things up. I don't know how to make it any more plain to people. People in our country take "pride" in so many things.... everyone wants to be a part of something that identifies them. THIS IS THE TRIBE OF THOSE WHO BELONG TO MESSIAH: TAKE PART: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were “not a people,” but now you are “God’s people.” You were shown “no mercy,” but now you have been shown “mercy.” Loved ones, I urge you as strangers and sojourners to keep away from the fleshly cravings that war against the soul. 1 PET 2:9-11 TLV Many people read these verses but do not really apply them to their lives and "come out" from the mass surrounding culture. As we teach our children, we live in this country, but we do not belong to this country.
Everything about our lives is called out. Our men: Biblically love, lead, protect, serve, and provide. Our women: respect, and help their husbands, teach their children, serve, are modest, meek, gentle, and kind. Our children are: children 1st; but understand order and obedience, respect and authority. They are being trained diligently by their aforementioned parents in the Word and culture of the "holy nation and chosen people," they are a part of according to Duet. 6:4-7 (the Shema) If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. But you are not of the world, since I have chosen you out of the world; therefore the world hates you. JN 15:19 TLV What agreement does God’s Temple have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God—just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Therefore, come out from among them, and be separate, says Adonai. Touch no unclean thing. Then I will take you in. I will be a father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says Adonai-Tzva’ot.” 2 Cor 6:16-18 TLV The "called out, chosen, holy nation," has by and large assimilated and been lost IN the lost world around them. They have lost their identity in manmade traditions. They don't even know why they keep following the traditions (ie: Sunday church gathering/fellowship, worldly entertainment, made up holidays: christmas, easter, etc) . They just do. This is a luke-warm and dying entity. They won't stand up and defend their children being overrun with mass confusion in public government- run indoctrination "camps"---- RISE UP and come out from among them. "Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts." - Malachi 3:7 RELATED BLOG POST: BIBLICAL FEAST DAYS 2022 Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 - Pursuing the upward call of God in Messiah Yeshua- Phil 3:14 * These scriptures are by no means exhaustive. I encourage everyone to: "present yourself before God as tried and true, as an unashamed worker cutting a straight path with the Word of Truth. " 2 Tim 15 TLV Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Hello friends and scattered family in Messiah! Periodically I give shout-outs to resources I utilize for study, or in homeschooling the kids. In the Torah community we are often spread out and fellowship can be sparse. Today I would like to introduce and SPOTLIGHT: Sharon & HEART OF A TORAH WOMAN. Hi! My name is Sharon and I am the creator of Heart of a Torah woman. I am a wife of 20 years, mom to two teenagers and we are a homeschooling family. I love to walk His way while trying to encourage, uplift and help others think deeper to better our lives and relationships. My focus is the HOW. I enjoy reading, crafting, fellowshipping with other ladies among many other activities and things. My family is incredibly important to me and I pray I am a blessing to them as much as they are to me. link: Heart of a Torah Woman- Women Seeking His Kingdom - Titus 2 Womanhood Sharon, has a lot of love and wisdom to offer! Be sure to stop by and support her. There is also a newsletter you can sign up for on the site with additional resources that may not otherwise be available. ENJOY! Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Hello scattered friends and family in Messiah!
BIRTH OF YESHUA FORETOLD: Many Bible believing scholars believe Yeshua was born during the Feast of Tabernacles. And in the sixth month (of Elizabeth’s pregnancy) the angel Gabriel was sent from YHWH unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. This is one of the most valuable clues given of Yeshua’s foretold timing of His birth. It is said that Gabriel visited in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy. Elizabeth was conceived after the Priestly Course of Abia, which is in the Hebrew month Sivan (May/June). Six months from Elizabeth’s conception in Sivan takes us to the Hebrew month Kislev (December), that is when Yeshua was conceived in Miriam’s womb (not born)—meaning late in December. And three months later was the time of John’s birth, and that would be approximately Pesach (Passover). This is very important as the religious Jews at that time (even today), expected that Elijah would appear during Passover (Mal 4:5). Remember, John came in the spirit of Elijah (Mat 11:7-14) and not in the flesh. Now, Luke tells us clearly that Elizabeth was six months pregnant when the angel Gabriel visited Miriam. The beginning of Elizabeth’s sixth month would have been the 25th day of the month of Kislev, which is the first day of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is known as the “Feast of Lights” or the “Feast of the Dedication”. (John 10:22) This date is considered, by some, to be the first day of the dedication of the Wilderness Tabernacle and of the First and Second Temples as well as the rededication of the Second Temple after the Maccabean revolt. Except for the rededication following the Maccabean revolt, it is not completely clear from Scripture what role the day of Kislev 25 played in the dedication—but Scripture tells us that the foundation of the Second Temple was laid on Kislev 24. (Hag 2:18) It is, however, clear that Miriam was being dedicated for a purpose of enormous magnitude. Also, if Miriam conceived on Hanukkah, the feast of the Dedication of Lights, then John 1:6-9 makes perfect sense: “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world”. Now, if Miriam conceived on Kislev 25, then Yeshua would have been born on the first day of the Succoth (the Feast of Tabernacles), approximately 280 (max 285) days later. In addition: the worldly tradition of December 25th for Yeshua’s birth is wrong because it is a winter month and the scriptures speak of the sheep being in pasture (Luke 2:8). History time! The introduction of Sunday church, Christmas and Easter traditions are just that. Traditions. Not found in the Bible, not commanded by God and brought about by Constantine and the Catholic church. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.- states: Christmas, the holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated by a majority of Christians on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar. But early Christians did not celebrate his birth and no one knows on which date Jesus was actually born. The origins of the holiday and its December date lie in the ancient Greco-Roman world, as commemorations probably began sometime in the 2nd century. There are at least three possible origins for the December date. The Roman Christian historian Sextus Julius Africanus dated Jesus’ conception to March 25 (the same date upon which he held that the world was created), which, after nine months in his mother’s womb, would result in a December 25 birth. In the 3rd century, the Roman Empire, which at the time had not adopted Christianity, celebrated the rebirth of the Unconquered Sun (Sol Invictus) on December 25th. This holiday not only marked the return of longer days after the winter solstice but also followed the popular Roman festival called the Saturnalia (during which people feasted and exchanged gifts). It was also the birthday of the Indo-European deity Mithra, a god of light and loyalty whose cult was at the time growing popular among Roman soldiers. The church in Rome began formally celebrating Christmas on December 25 in 336, during the reign of the emperor Constantine. As Constantine had made Christianity the effective religion of the empire, some have speculated that choosing this date had the political motive of weakening the established pagan celebrations. The date was not widely accepted in the Eastern Empire, where January 6 had been favored, for another half-century, and Christmas did not become a major Christian festival until the 9th century. It was Emperor Constantine who decreed that Christians should no longer keep the Sabbath and keep only to Sunday (the latter part of the first day of the week) calling it the "Venerable Day of the Sun". (Idolatry worship)-source Britannica Encyclopedia When Constantine pressed his pagan hordes into the church they were observing the day of the sun for their adoration of the sun god, an idol. It was their special holy day. In order to make it more convenient for them to make the change to the new religion, Constantine accepted their day of worship, Sunday, instead of the Shabbat /which had been observed by Yeshua/ Jesus and His disciples. So there is a real and present danger in keeping these "traditions of man." But there is no danger in observing the appointed times of Adonai that we are commanded to keep as a statute throughout all generations. Hear the word that Adonai speaks to you, house of Israel, 2 Thus says Adonai: “Do not learn the way of the nations or be frightened by signs of the heavens-- though the nations are terrified by them. 3 The customs of the peoples are useless: it is just a tree cut from the forest, the work of the hands of a craftsman with a chisel. 4 They decorate it with silver and gold, and fasten it with hammer and nails so it won’t totter.--- Jer 10:1:4 TLV Nothing new under the sun What has been is what will be, and what has been done will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun.- Eccl 1:9 TLV Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Hello scattered friends and family in Messiah! The season of Sukkot (The Feast of Tabernacles) is upon us! Adonai spoke to Moses saying: “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael, and say, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Feast of Sukkot, for seven days to Adonai. On the first day there is to be a holy convocation—you are to do no laborious work. For seven days you are to bring an offering by fire to Adonai. The eighth day will be a holy convocation to you, and you are to bring an offering by fire to Adonai. It is a solemn assembly—you should do no laborious work. “These are the moadim of Adonai, which you are to proclaim to be holy convocations, to present an offering by fire to Adonai—a burnt offering, a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each on its own day, besides those of the Shabbatot of Adonai and besides your gifts, all your vows and all your freewill offerings which you give to Adonai. “So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you are to keep the Feast of Adonai for seven days. The first day is to be a Shabbat rest, and the eighth day will also be a Shabbat rest. On the first day you are to take choice fruit of trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook, and rejoice before Adonai your God for seven days. You are to celebrate it as a festival to Adonai for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations—you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. You are to live in sukkot for seven days. All the native-born in Israel are to live in sukkot, so that your generations may know that I had Bnei-Yisrael to dwell in sukkot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am Adonai your God.” So Moses declared to Bnei-Yisrael the moadim of Adonai. Lev. 23:34-44 TLV
Many modern Sukkot celebrations will have families using various forms of tents, or temporary 3 sided structures called a sukkah, to celebrate. For the duration of the holiday some observers go camping to dwell in their sukkah. Others will: pray, eat and may even sleep in their sukkah/tent. It is important to note that the prophet Zechariah provides vital information on how this will be celebrated during the millennial kingdom. Then all the survivors from all the nations that attacked Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, Adonai-Tzva’ot, and to celebrate Sukkot. Furthermore, if any of the nations on earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Adonai-Tzva’ot, they will have no rain. ech 14:16-17 TLV During the Millennial reign of Yeshua we will ALL be celebrating Sukkot. This is serious business. So why is it that most churches decline to obey the KING now? In John 7:2 we see that the time of Sukkot was "at hand." Yeshua waited for the most opportune moment (JN 7:1-10) and it was at the height of the 7th day celebration, "on the last day of the great day of the feast" Yeshua was at the Temple in Jerusalem... About halfway through the Feast, Yeshua went up to the Temple and began teaching. Then the Judean leaders were amazed, saying, “How does this man know so much, having never been taught?” Yeshua answered, “My teaching is not from Me, but from Him who sent Me. If anyone wants to do His will, he will know whether My teaching comes from God or it is Myself speaking. Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true and there is no unrighteousness in Him. Hasn’t Moses given you the Torah? Yet none of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?” The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who’s trying to kill you?” Yeshua answered, “I did one good work, and all of you are amazed. Because Moses has given you circumcision (though it is not from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a man on Shabbat. If a man receives circumcision on Shabbat so that the Torah of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry that I healed a man’s whole body on Shabbat? Do not judge by appearance, but judge righteously.” Then some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, “Isn’t this the person they’re trying to kill? Look, He speaks openly and they’re saying nothing to Him. Can it be that the leaders know He is the Messiah? But we know where this person is from. But the Messiah, whenever He may come, no one knows where He is from.” Then, while teaching in the Temple courts, Yeshua cried out, “You know both who I am and where I am from! I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him, but I know Him because I am from Him and He sent Me. Then they were trying to seize Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. Yet many from the crowd believed in Him and were saying, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this person has, will He?” The Pharisees heard people in the crowd murmuring these things about Him, and the ruling kohanim and Pharisees sent guards to arrest Him. JN 7: 14-32 TLV Consider what Zechariah said about Sukkot: "Adonai will then be King over all the earth. In that day Adonai will be Echad and His Name Echad.- Zech 14:9 TLV Yeshua declared Himself to be the living water, the fulfillment of the promises of God, Sukkot is a time of rejoicing in Him and the hope of all of the promises that are in Him, "yes and amen." (2 Cor 1: 20) Messiah promises, Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture says, ‘out of his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.- JN 7:38 TLV Messiah's grace is all sufficient for your life. During this time/ season of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) I pray that you seek Him for understanding and wisdom in keeping the Feasts as He did and as we will in the future reign. May this be a season of blessing upon you and your household! HalleluYah!! Have a blessed celebration rehearsal for the wedding feast to come. Do Bible things in Bible ways.... Follow the footsteps of the Master and KING. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Hosts, who was and who is and who is to come!” Rev 4:8 TLV RELATED BLOG POSTS:
Until next time: May Adonai bless and keep you as you: press on pursuing the goal for the reward of the upward calling of God in Messiah Yeshua. Phil 4:13 Hello scattered friends and family in Messiah! I hope this is a taken as a Shabbat of rest for you and time spent in: prayer, repentance, contemplation, & worship. What would Yeshua Messiah do?!?! He kept the feasts!! There's still time to see Messiah all throughout the fall feasts!! Yom Kippur is upon us and Sukkot is coming!!! Yah's feasts are for His children, forever throughout your generations. We are grafted in. This is acknowledged as a day of intercession, repentance/fasting. (LEV 16:29-34) This shall be an everlasting statute.... our Atonement was made in Yeshua Messiah, Amen! We can be filled with joy and reflection of who we are in Messiah. And the remnant both ethnic and grafted in believers of Israel still to be saved. There is only 1 Israel/1 bride of Messiah created out of "2 olive trees" ethnic Israel and those GRAFTED into Israel who are now indeed part of Israel: see: But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Insofar as I am an emissary to the Gentiles, I spotlight my ministry if somehow I might provoke to jealousy my own flesh and blood and save some of them. For if their rejection leads to the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? If the firstfruit is holy, so is the whole batch of dough; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. But if some of the branches were broken off and you—being a wild olive--were grafted in among them and became a partaker of the root of the olive tree with its richness, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, it is not you who support the root but the root supports you. You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” True enough. They were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear— for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. Notice then the kindness and severity of God: severity toward those who fell; but God’s kindness toward you, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off! And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut out of that which by nature is a wild olive tree, and grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree? Romans 11:13-24 CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO LESSON ON : Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement | UNLEARN the lies - YouTube ADDITIONAL RELATED POSTS:
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