Showing posts with label Beta Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beta Israel. Show all posts
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Shabbat Shalom to all the Hebrews in the current Diaspora of 2014
Thursday, November 10, 2011
HEBREWS, PLEASE KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS Of YAHUWAH
Mal. 3:6 tells us that YAHUWAH does not change.
Heb. 13:8 tells us the same thing about Yahushuah.
Isa. 8:20 tells us that if people do not speak in accordance with the law and the testimony then there is no light in them, Also see John 7:16.
Hosea 4:6 tells us that if you reject His knowledge, YAHUWAH will reject you. And if you forget His laws, He will forget your children.
Prov. 28:9 tells us that he who refuses to listen to YAHUWAH’s laws, even his prayers is an abomination.
Ps 119:118 tells us that those who stray from YAHUWAH’s statutes, YAHUWAH rejects.
Deut. 18:18, 19 is a prophecy about the coming of Yahushuah, a Prophet like unto Moses, and that YAHUWAH shall cause Him to speak His words-His laws and His testimony (Isa.8:20). See also John 7:16-19, Isa. 48:16-19, Matt 7:21, Luke 22:42, John 6:38, Rom. 12:2, Heb. 13:20, 21. What is Yahushuah love? It was doing the will of His Father. See also Ex 25:16, 21, 31:18, II Chron. 23:11, John 3:32-34.
Acts 13:42, 43 tells us that the Gentiles also kept the Seventh-day Sabbath, even though they were “under grace.” And take note that no one “corrected them on this, for it was in keeping with all the testimonies of Yahushuah and the Apostles.
Luke 16:17 tells us it is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to pass, or fail, or for that matter to be annulled or rescinded.
Matt. 5:17-19 and Rom. 13:8-10 tells us that YAHUWAH’s laws and commandments are the same thing.
I John 34 tells us that sin and lawlessness are the same thing. Rom. 6:23 tells us that the wages of sin is death.
James 2:10, 11 tells us that if you transgress in just one point of the law then you are guilty of breaking the whole law. This is Satan’s greatest trick-to get us to believe that if we break just a minor one, we will be ok. This also is the deception of replacing YAHUWAH’s chosen day of worship, and the malignancy behind it.
I John 5:2, 3 tells us that this is how we know we love YAHUWAH, that we keep His commandments.
I Peter 2:21 tells us that The Meshiac is our example, and we should follow Him, Also see john 15:10.
Matt. 5 17-20 tell us that Yahushuah did not come to end, destroy or abolish the law, but rather to fulfill it.
Rom. 8:1-4 tells us that if you are in The Meshiac, then you also will fulfill the righteous requirements of the law. Verses 5-9 tell us that the carnally minded cannot keep the laws of YAHUWAH. Now, while Rom. 8:3 and 3:20 tell us that we are not saved by the works of the law.
Rom. 4:1-4 tells us, particularly in verse 4, that we do not do such works to be saved, but rather out of debt, because we have been saved.
Matt 7:21-23 tells us that Yahushuah will reject those who practice lawlessness, on judgment day.
Matt. 24:20 tells us that The Meshiac still expected people to be keeping the seventh-day Sabbath even in the future, so this passage speaks about the destruction of Jerusalem, which didn’t happen until 70 A.D.
Rom 3:31 tells us that the law is not made void by faith or grace.
Rom. 3:19-22 tells us that we are saved by faith, not by the works of the law, but this does not make void the law, or in other words, it does not mean that the law doesn’t not apply-verse 31.
Rev. 12:17, 14:12 and 22:14 tell us that those who overcome the Devil will be those who keep the commandments of YAHUWAH and have the testimony or faith of Yahushuah.
Luke 18:18-23 tells us that Yahushuah did teach the law and indeed that it was the way to eternal life, when coupled with love. I hope you can see that the doctrine which teaches that grace makes void the law is a false one.
Ezek. 13:9 tells us that prophets or teachers who envision futile ways and speak lies shall not be in YAHUWAH’s everlasting assembly. See Isa 1:19-20, 5:20 and Jer. 5:20-25, 30, and 31.
Ex 31:13-18 tells us that YAHUWAH made the Sabbath to serve as a sign for us that we may know that it is YAHUWAH who sanctifies us, as opposed to the other heathen peoples, and also that it is a perpetual covenant in itself. To those who say that it applies only to Israel, Gal 3:29 tells us that if we are The Meshiac’s, then we are Abraham’s seed. So that one may know that it is the children of faith, not the children of blood, who are spiritual Israel, or the spiritual inheritors of the Abrahmic blessings.
Isa. 24:4-6 tells us that it is the changing of YAHUWAH’s statutes, or the transgression of it that destroy the earth, and cause it to languish. That to transgress His laws is to defile the earth.
Rev. 11:18 tells us that He will destroy those who do this.
Dan 7:25 tells us that one would come who would seek to, or actually the key word here is “think to change times and laws” the only law that is also a time is the Sabbath commandment. Emperor Constantine of Rome is the one who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. You will have to read about this elsewhere. I am going to note a few starting places to read about it.
A book called The Didache-the last paragraph on 291-292. There is a very important reason why the Sabbath commandment is the only commandment that begins with, REMEMBER Ex 20:8. This YAHUWAH said because He knew that men would forget. The Sabbath commandment is the only one of the Ten that makes no worldly sense. He knew it would be the easiest one for Satan to deceive people over, for that very reason. By the wisdom and reasoning of the world, what does it matter which day we worship on? Well, it matters to YAHUWAH. I John 3:4 and James 2:10, 11 The new Covenant was actually foretold in the old testament. And you might be surprised by what it says. See Isa. 54:10, Jer. 31:33, Ez. 36:26, 27 and Mark 14:24 If all Scripture is given by the inspiration of the Ruach Ha Kodesh 2 Tim. 3:16, then the Ruach Ha Kodesh is the actual author of all Scripture. Now if YAHUWAH and The Meshiac never change Mal. 3:6 and Heb. 13:8, then the testimony of the Ruach Ha Kodesh must remain consistent throughout the Scriptures, both Old and New Covenants, which is what I am presenting to you in this Bible study. Indeed, this is also what Yahushuah tells us in Matt. 5:17-20. This also should tell you that those who teach that grace makes void the law are not in keeping with what the Scriptures themselves, and instead are teaching license for iniquity, which is another word for lawlessness, I John 3:4. Just as Yahushuah did not come to save us IN our sins, but to save us FROM our sins, He also did not come to set us free from His Laws, but rather to expound upon them and to write them upon the tables of our hearts, that we might not transgress against Him Ps. 119:11, 33-40, 97-120, 137-144, and 169-176. So those who teach that the law no longer applies because of grace are in fact teaching you to sin.
Matt. 5:19, 7:21-23, I John 3:4 tells us that sin is the transgression of the law. II Thes. 2:3-12 tells us about the coming of the mystery of iniquity (or lawlessness). The mystery is how do you get to heaven without Keeping YAHUWAH’s laws? There are those who would state that Yahushuah only laws are to love YAHUWAH before all, and to love thy neighbor as thyself Matt. 22:35-40. But then I ask you, can you love YAHUWAH in disobedience? Could you love your neighbor if you kill him, or steal from him, or sleep with his wife?
I john 5:2,3 In John 14:15,23,24 The Meshiac tells us that if we love Him we will keep His commandments, and that His word is the word of the Father as well (in other words He speaks His Father’s words), and that those who do not keep His commandments do not love Him, Indeed we are told that His commandments are love Matt. 22:35-40. So you cannot love if you are breaking the commandments. Note: As you can see, YAHUWAH’s law is a transcript, if you will, of His character. It can no more change or end than can the eternal YAHUWAH,
This content was put together by: biblyen.com the the Hebrew name was translated to reflect the Hebrew name of the Most High Yah.
Heb. 13:8 tells us the same thing about Yahushuah.
Isa. 8:20 tells us that if people do not speak in accordance with the law and the testimony then there is no light in them, Also see John 7:16.
Hosea 4:6 tells us that if you reject His knowledge, YAHUWAH will reject you. And if you forget His laws, He will forget your children.
Prov. 28:9 tells us that he who refuses to listen to YAHUWAH’s laws, even his prayers is an abomination.
Ps 119:118 tells us that those who stray from YAHUWAH’s statutes, YAHUWAH rejects.
Deut. 18:18, 19 is a prophecy about the coming of Yahushuah, a Prophet like unto Moses, and that YAHUWAH shall cause Him to speak His words-His laws and His testimony (Isa.8:20). See also John 7:16-19, Isa. 48:16-19, Matt 7:21, Luke 22:42, John 6:38, Rom. 12:2, Heb. 13:20, 21. What is Yahushuah love? It was doing the will of His Father. See also Ex 25:16, 21, 31:18, II Chron. 23:11, John 3:32-34.
Acts 13:42, 43 tells us that the Gentiles also kept the Seventh-day Sabbath, even though they were “under grace.” And take note that no one “corrected them on this, for it was in keeping with all the testimonies of Yahushuah and the Apostles.
Luke 16:17 tells us it is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to pass, or fail, or for that matter to be annulled or rescinded.
Matt. 5:17-19 and Rom. 13:8-10 tells us that YAHUWAH’s laws and commandments are the same thing.
I John 34 tells us that sin and lawlessness are the same thing. Rom. 6:23 tells us that the wages of sin is death.
James 2:10, 11 tells us that if you transgress in just one point of the law then you are guilty of breaking the whole law. This is Satan’s greatest trick-to get us to believe that if we break just a minor one, we will be ok. This also is the deception of replacing YAHUWAH’s chosen day of worship, and the malignancy behind it.
I John 5:2, 3 tells us that this is how we know we love YAHUWAH, that we keep His commandments.
I Peter 2:21 tells us that The Meshiac is our example, and we should follow Him, Also see john 15:10.
Matt. 5 17-20 tell us that Yahushuah did not come to end, destroy or abolish the law, but rather to fulfill it.
Rom. 8:1-4 tells us that if you are in The Meshiac, then you also will fulfill the righteous requirements of the law. Verses 5-9 tell us that the carnally minded cannot keep the laws of YAHUWAH. Now, while Rom. 8:3 and 3:20 tell us that we are not saved by the works of the law.
Rom. 4:1-4 tells us, particularly in verse 4, that we do not do such works to be saved, but rather out of debt, because we have been saved.
Matt 7:21-23 tells us that Yahushuah will reject those who practice lawlessness, on judgment day.
Matt. 24:20 tells us that The Meshiac still expected people to be keeping the seventh-day Sabbath even in the future, so this passage speaks about the destruction of Jerusalem, which didn’t happen until 70 A.D.
Rom 3:31 tells us that the law is not made void by faith or grace.
Rom. 3:19-22 tells us that we are saved by faith, not by the works of the law, but this does not make void the law, or in other words, it does not mean that the law doesn’t not apply-verse 31.
Rev. 12:17, 14:12 and 22:14 tell us that those who overcome the Devil will be those who keep the commandments of YAHUWAH and have the testimony or faith of Yahushuah.
Luke 18:18-23 tells us that Yahushuah did teach the law and indeed that it was the way to eternal life, when coupled with love. I hope you can see that the doctrine which teaches that grace makes void the law is a false one.
Ezek. 13:9 tells us that prophets or teachers who envision futile ways and speak lies shall not be in YAHUWAH’s everlasting assembly. See Isa 1:19-20, 5:20 and Jer. 5:20-25, 30, and 31.
Ex 31:13-18 tells us that YAHUWAH made the Sabbath to serve as a sign for us that we may know that it is YAHUWAH who sanctifies us, as opposed to the other heathen peoples, and also that it is a perpetual covenant in itself. To those who say that it applies only to Israel, Gal 3:29 tells us that if we are The Meshiac’s, then we are Abraham’s seed. So that one may know that it is the children of faith, not the children of blood, who are spiritual Israel, or the spiritual inheritors of the Abrahmic blessings.
Isa. 24:4-6 tells us that it is the changing of YAHUWAH’s statutes, or the transgression of it that destroy the earth, and cause it to languish. That to transgress His laws is to defile the earth.
Rev. 11:18 tells us that He will destroy those who do this.
Dan 7:25 tells us that one would come who would seek to, or actually the key word here is “think to change times and laws” the only law that is also a time is the Sabbath commandment. Emperor Constantine of Rome is the one who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. You will have to read about this elsewhere. I am going to note a few starting places to read about it.
A book called The Didache-the last paragraph on 291-292. There is a very important reason why the Sabbath commandment is the only commandment that begins with, REMEMBER Ex 20:8. This YAHUWAH said because He knew that men would forget. The Sabbath commandment is the only one of the Ten that makes no worldly sense. He knew it would be the easiest one for Satan to deceive people over, for that very reason. By the wisdom and reasoning of the world, what does it matter which day we worship on? Well, it matters to YAHUWAH. I John 3:4 and James 2:10, 11 The new Covenant was actually foretold in the old testament. And you might be surprised by what it says. See Isa. 54:10, Jer. 31:33, Ez. 36:26, 27 and Mark 14:24 If all Scripture is given by the inspiration of the Ruach Ha Kodesh 2 Tim. 3:16, then the Ruach Ha Kodesh is the actual author of all Scripture. Now if YAHUWAH and The Meshiac never change Mal. 3:6 and Heb. 13:8, then the testimony of the Ruach Ha Kodesh must remain consistent throughout the Scriptures, both Old and New Covenants, which is what I am presenting to you in this Bible study. Indeed, this is also what Yahushuah tells us in Matt. 5:17-20. This also should tell you that those who teach that grace makes void the law are not in keeping with what the Scriptures themselves, and instead are teaching license for iniquity, which is another word for lawlessness, I John 3:4. Just as Yahushuah did not come to save us IN our sins, but to save us FROM our sins, He also did not come to set us free from His Laws, but rather to expound upon them and to write them upon the tables of our hearts, that we might not transgress against Him Ps. 119:11, 33-40, 97-120, 137-144, and 169-176. So those who teach that the law no longer applies because of grace are in fact teaching you to sin.
Matt. 5:19, 7:21-23, I John 3:4 tells us that sin is the transgression of the law. II Thes. 2:3-12 tells us about the coming of the mystery of iniquity (or lawlessness). The mystery is how do you get to heaven without Keeping YAHUWAH’s laws? There are those who would state that Yahushuah only laws are to love YAHUWAH before all, and to love thy neighbor as thyself Matt. 22:35-40. But then I ask you, can you love YAHUWAH in disobedience? Could you love your neighbor if you kill him, or steal from him, or sleep with his wife?
I john 5:2,3 In John 14:15,23,24 The Meshiac tells us that if we love Him we will keep His commandments, and that His word is the word of the Father as well (in other words He speaks His Father’s words), and that those who do not keep His commandments do not love Him, Indeed we are told that His commandments are love Matt. 22:35-40. So you cannot love if you are breaking the commandments. Note: As you can see, YAHUWAH’s law is a transcript, if you will, of His character. It can no more change or end than can the eternal YAHUWAH,
This content was put together by: biblyen.com the the Hebrew name was translated to reflect the Hebrew name of the Most High Yah.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
The difference between Hebrews & Modern Jews
As we approach the year 2012, something very wonderful is happeing faster than a person has a chance to understand it. It's happening to people who have been called, "African Americans" and not just African Americans only, but this phenomenon is happing simultaneously all over the world in, India, South American, Europe, and Africa.
So, just what is going on? Well, seemingly, almost overnight, many people of color are simply starting to " wake up to the reality that we are the hebrew decendants written in scripture". Since I live in the United States, I will focus on what is happening here! Everyday, more and more African American's, Hispanics and Native American are starting to declare that they just awoke from a slumber and are studying the scriptures to discover that they fit in every detail, the of the conditions that are found in Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26. When those scriptures are looked at carefully and slowly it is obvious that the Most High was prophesying the events of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade that became full blown around A.D.1611-1865. This would be a little more than 1.5 days after the death of the promised Meshiach. Remember the scriputre tells us that 1 day with Yahuwah is as 1000 years and 1000 years is as 1 day.
Historically, it can be proven that the first enslavement that the Hebrew's expierenced did not last 400 yrs as has popularly been taught. The misunderstanding comes from this verse: GENESIS 15:13 Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age." (NKJV) Please read this article for clearity
But the prophesy in Deuteronomy 28:68 And the Lord will take you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, “You shall never see it again.” And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you. Now you should do some research on the TransAtlantic Slave Trade to verify verses 16-68 of Deutoronomy 28. and Leviticus 26.
Food for Thought, if you have an American $1.00 bill, please look at the symbol of the Pyramid on the back signfiying that when the Hebrews were brought as slaves to the shores of America we were entering back into Egypt. So, today the difference between the Hebrews and the Jews is a matter of origin. Mr. Koestler was an Ashkenazi Jew and took pride in his Khazar ancestry. He was also a very talented and successful writer who published over 25 novels and essays. His most successful book, Darkness at Noon, was translated in thirty-three languages. As expected, The Thirteenth Tribe caused a stir when published in 1976, since it demolishes ancient racial and ethnic dogmas...At the height of the controversy in 1983, the lifeless bodies of Arthur Koestler and his wife were found in their London home. Despite significant inconsistencies, the police ruled it a suicide.
(BUT, IT IS OBVIOUS WHAT REALLY HAPPENED..) SEE THAT'S THE FUNNY THING, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HIDE THE FACTS, CANNOT STOP THE TRUTH FROM COMING FORTH..BECAUSE THE MOST HIGH HAS THE FINAL SAY ON THE MATTER!
Although being Jewish has become very popular in the later 20th and 21th Centuries, neither Eastern European Jews nor Judaism, should not be mistaken as the same as, the Biblical Hebrews or biblical worship. Hebrews are still scattered around the globe, in the same conditions discribed in those verses mentioned above. I could go into many scriptures and historical documents to prove my case, but there are so many other Hebrew's doing such a good job of this already.
The reason it is important to understand the difference between the two groups is because, just as the Most High scattered us (The Hebrews), he has promised to regather us, and bring us back to our own land. That is precisely what is happening, every week someone emails, or calls me and tells me that he/she "just woke up" I completely understand..this is not the work of any one man, it is the work of the Most High Yahuwah, so it cannot be stopped. The Hebrew people are like the sand of the sea in number, all the prophesy's will be fullfilled. It can only continue its rapid spread around the globe as we are witnessing each day.
It is truly fascinating because things are happening so fast to among the Hebrew people, customs, ways, patterns and abrupt changes in diet and worship; it is as if a genetic code suddenly got swtiched on inside every Hebrew descendant of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade. It is appropriate because we are comming to the "End of the Age" and it is at this time that the Most High promised to re gather his children. Isaiah 43:5-7 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
Please visit the links to the other congregations mentioned to the left of this blog. Thank you for reading, Blessings and Shalom.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS: Locations and Executive Orders
There over 800 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) should Martial Law need to be implemented in the United States and all it would take is a presidential signature on a proclamation and the attorney general's signature on a warrant to which a list of names is attached. Ask yourself if you really want to be on Ashcroft's list.
see link below: FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS
see link below: FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS
Monday, May 30, 2011
What Happened in The Garden?
What was this tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Or was the knowledge “from the tree of the discernment of function and dysfunction you will not eat from him given that in the day you eat from him a dying you will die.” RMT Was it an actual fruit that Chavah ate or were her eyes open to sinful sexual pleasures? The English words "good" and "evil" (or bad) do not completely convey the Hebraic meaning of the word tov and ra which are more related to the function of a person, place or thing rather than their appearance or morality as implied in the English. So, could we safely assume that the function of Chavah could have been a sexual one when she encountered Satan, because according to many ancient sources and the New Testament her first born son “Kayin” (Cain) was the offspring of the evil one!.
Kayin, was said to be "of the wicked one" (in I John 3:12).
According to certain teachings the serpent (Azazel, Nachash, and/or Sammael), seduce Chavah and she became pregnant and Kayin is the product of this union. 4:1 AND Adam knew Chavah his wife; and she conceived, and bare Kayin, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bares his brother Abel. Here we can see that Kayin and Abel where twins because the word said that Adam knew his wife and bore the two sons. It was until Seth that Adam knew is wife again.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Kayin nor Abel were Adam's son, nor were they listed in any genealogies of Adam (Genesis 5:1) so where does this leave Abel? The book of Jude states that “Enoch also, the seventh from Adam”…." Jude 1:14. In order for Enoch to be consider seventh from Adam you must include Abel being righteous before YAHUWAH and his sacrifice was accepted surely YAHUWAH would not exclude Abel. Without Abel being counted Enoch would be the sixth from Adam but, on the other hand, when looking at Kayin, the scripture says that Kayin is said to be "of the wicked one" ( I John 3:12). The Bible even states the third son born to Chavah, Seth, was the first child born to her that actually resembled Adam (Genesis 5:3)! Could the first two offspring of the Bible possess the blood of someone else? Let’s look closer to examine the scriptures and other teachings, in the King James Version of 1611 of the bible and other books as well as a book called the Zohar also known as the (the Book of Splendor).
The Zohar was written in Castile in the last third of the 13th century and is first quoted in kabbalistic works after 1291. The main author of the work was R. Moses de Leon, but two sections, Ra'aya Mehemna ("Loyal Shepherd," meaning Moses) and Tikkuné ha-Zohar, were written by a later anonymous kabbalist early in the 14th century). One of the motives for its publication was messianic: the belief, founded in some sections of the Zohar itself, that the knowledge of the Zohar is part of the Messianic process. The Zohar joined the Bible and Talmud in the triad of the most sacred books of Judaism.
The Zohar states "... the members of the mixed multitude are the children of the primordial (Primordial: 1 a: first created or developed: primeval 1 b: existing in or persisting from the beginning) serpent that seduced Chavah (Eve) by the tree of knowledge of good and evil, so the mixed multitude is indeed the impurity that the serpent injected into Chavah. From this impurity, which is considered the mixed multitude, Kayin (Cain) came forth and slew Hevel (Abel)..." (The Zohar: 2 Beresheet a28)
This teaching is acknowledged by Genesis 15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Those who have blood of the serpent and other fallen angels would go on to form what was known as "mixed multitudes". The conflict between the morals, religious beliefs, and ways of life of these mixed groups would continually oppose those who descended from Adam to this very day, for the reasons above. This would go on to form one of the most important conflicts in human history: Genesis 6:1 AND it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of YAHUWAH saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of YAHUWAH came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
When we look at Genesis 3 KJV 1611
Genesis 3:1.NOW the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD YAHUWAH had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath YAHUWAH said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, YAHUWAH hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For YAHUWAH doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as YAHUWAH, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Why did they cover themselves? What made Adam say that we were naked? What had happen that they became ashamed of their appearance and began to cover themselves. Was it that Chavah was covering her belly? Immediately following in Chapter 4 states that Adam knew his wife and she conceived.
4:1. AND Adam knew Chavah his wife; and she conceived, and bare Kayin, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
To many people this is proof positive Adam had sex with his wife, and was the father of Kayin. The word knew, if we examine the original Hebrew in this verse, does have the meaning of "sex" (which makes it easy to assume they copulated). This word, however, could also stand for something totally different.
The word knew actually comes from two Hebrew words: yada and eth. The word yada not only means to "have carnal sex with", but also "to recognize", "discern", and acknowledge". The word eth is untranslatable in English, but generally relates to "a sign", "a distinguishing mark", or "omen". From these other meanings, we could reconstruct the verse into the following:
"And Adam eventually acknowledged the distinguishing sign that had come upon Chavah..."Genesis 4:1 (KJV)
Also, the Hebrew word for conceived (in the above English translation) could mean "to already be with child". Put them all together and we gather another possible verse: Strong’s Concordance 2030 הָרָה harah (haw-reh') child (5), conceive (2), pregnant (3), pregnant woman (1), pregnant women (1), and woman with child (1), women (1), women who were with child (1), and women with child (1).
Having this understanding we could safely say that, "And Adam eventually acknowledged the distinguishing sign that had come upon Chavah; that she was with child, and realized she was about to give birth to Kayin..." Genesis 4:1 (KJV)
Now, let’s turn toward the rest of the scripture Genesis 4:1, I have gotten a man from the LORD. It possible to say that when Chavah saw Kayin she thought she had gotten him from somewhere beyond her world.
At this point, I will quote a few passages which most of the anti-seedliners claim are “Jewish” sources, and according to them should be discredited along with and including the Talmud. Inasmuch as the Torah & Old Testament are the first volume of the Talmud, then by their perverted line-of-reasoning we would have to discard the entire Old Testament from our Bibles. (How absurd!) First, in the Aramaic Targum (Aramaic was merely one of the languages which Messiah and his disciples knew), called pseudo-Jonathan, on Genesis 3:6, which is unique inasmuch as it identifies the angel Sammael as the “ serpent ”:
“And the woman saw Sammael, the angel of death, and she was afraid and knew that the tree was good for food, and that it was a remedy for the enlightenment of the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise. She took of its fruit and ate and also gave (it) to her husband and he ate.”
Again, they will also condemn the Aramaic Targum pseudo-Jonathan, on Genesis 4:1 “And Adam knew that his wife Chavah had conceived from Sammael the Angel (of death) and she became pregnant and bore Kayin. And he was like those on high and not like those below. And she said: ‘I have got a man from the angel of the LORD.”
This rendition of Genesis 4:1 is interesting, for it speaks of the “angel of death” plus “like those on high” and “like those below.” This seems to accord with John 8:23, where Yehushua told the Canaanite variety of “Jews”: “... Ye are from beneath; and I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.”
Satan was on high until his fall, when he fell like lightning; Luke 10:18. The Palestinian Targum to Genesis 4:1: “And Adam knew his wife Chavah, who had desired the Angel; and she conceived, and bare Kayin; and she said, I have acquired a man, the angel of the Lord ...”
In another Rabbinic work: Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer, 21: “And she saw that his likeness was not of earthly beings, but of the heavenly beings, and she prophesied and said: I have gotten a man from the Lord.”
It would appear from those references that the problem with Genesis 4:1 is an omission of some of the words of the Hebrew text. I will now quote Genesis 4:1 from the King James Version and I will add the potentially needed words in italics from the Targum of Jonathan so it will make some sense:
“And Adam knew his wife Chavah, who was pregnant by Sammael, and she conceived and bare Kayin, and he was like the heavenly beings, and not like earthly beings, and she said, I have gotten a man from the angel of the Lord.”
While one might not like the source of the Aramaic Targums, still he must concede that this evidence brings the Scriptures into context, and many Hebrew scholars recognize this. One such scholar is Clarke’s Commentary, volume 1, page 58, and he suggests
a contextual problem with Genesis 4:1 as opposed to 1 John 3:12, and being aware that the meaning of the Greek word “wicked ” in this instance means “ Satan ” says the following: “... Unless she had been under Divine inspiration she could not have called her son (even supposing him to be the promised seed) Jehovah; and that she was not under such an influence her mistake sufficiently proves, for Kayin, so far [remote] from being the Messiah, was of the wicked one; I John 3:12. Could it also mean that it was time for Kayin to be born, and Adam understood it? See how easily verses could be mistranslated when people assume they should say something a certain way?
As the rest of the verse states, Chavah exclaims: "I have gotten a man from the LORD" (Genesis 4:1). According to the New Jerusalem Translation, the verse translates from the Hebrew a little differently: "... I have gotten a man from an angel of the LORD."
"An angel of the LORD"- we must remember that when Chavah saw Satan it was before the curse in Genesis 3:14-15, he was in his original state,
According to the Book of Ezekiel 28 12-14 "Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord YAHUWAH; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty." 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of YAHUWAH; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of YAHUWAH; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire."
So when Chavah looked upon Satan he was beautiful and his appearance was of the angel of light, he still had his wings and was a fallen angel of the garden (not a changed serpent yet), with this understanding one could make the statement true that Chavah said that “I have gotten a man for an angel of the Lord.” Apparently Chavah thought so because, Kayin apparently carried on the attributes of his father and was someone very significant. Also we must remember that the word of YAHUWAH says that it had not rained upon the earth because there was no man to till the ground and Kayin was a tiller of the ground. Lucifer was created perfect in all his ways, but iniquity was found in him.( this is found in Ezekiel 28:15 ) Like man, the angels were created perfect, and with a free will. Satan was lifted up because of his beauty; he corrupted the wisdom by reason of his brightness (This is in Ezekiel 28:17) this is why it was easy for Kayin to murder his brother Abel.
THE GENESIS 3:15 & 4:1 CONNECTION
Unless Genesis 4:1 is properly comprehended, one simply will not be able to grasp Genesis 3:14-15. Before delving into this second passage, let’s take a look at it in the KJV: “ 14 And YAHUWAH said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel
When revisiting Genesis 3:15 we see YAHUWAH setting into place, most important in prophecies of the Bible: The verse is a little complex; divided into two parts. First, it states the seeds (or descendants) of the serpent (mixed multitude are the children of the primordial serpent) will be at enmity with the seeds of Chavah. The serpent's seed would form into one bloodline, Adam's pure, whole seed into another
The second part simply was a prediction about Yehushua himself, and how he (a member of Chavah's seed) would eventually bruise the serpent's head, but members of the serpent seed would only be able to bruise the heel of Yehushua. In other words, by crucifying him on the cross, there would be descendants of the serpent who would only be able to bruise Jesus’ "heel", but Yehushua would become victorious in the end. By raising himself from the dead, Yehushua would defeat the serpent's curse of death on the world, and rectify the curse of death Adam and Chavah brought to the world - he would crush the serpent's power, or head.
If Yehushua was from the true seed of Adam and Chavah, which the Bible clearly stated, then this prophecy would be fulfilled upon his death, burial and resurrection. The seeds of the serpent, throughout history, would possess an enmity with the blood line that would lead to Yehushua and his teachings from then on. If Kayin (and probably others) indeed had the blood (or seed) of the serpent then his descendants would, naturally, be up in arms against anything that is truly, purely, of Yehushua, and of YAHUWAH.
Written by Hebrew writer
Chaviva Dalit- shalom553@yahoo.com
Kayin, was said to be "of the wicked one" (in I John 3:12).
According to certain teachings the serpent (Azazel, Nachash, and/or Sammael), seduce Chavah and she became pregnant and Kayin is the product of this union. 4:1 AND Adam knew Chavah his wife; and she conceived, and bare Kayin, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bares his brother Abel. Here we can see that Kayin and Abel where twins because the word said that Adam knew his wife and bore the two sons. It was until Seth that Adam knew is wife again.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Kayin nor Abel were Adam's son, nor were they listed in any genealogies of Adam (Genesis 5:1) so where does this leave Abel? The book of Jude states that “Enoch also, the seventh from Adam”…." Jude 1:14. In order for Enoch to be consider seventh from Adam you must include Abel being righteous before YAHUWAH and his sacrifice was accepted surely YAHUWAH would not exclude Abel. Without Abel being counted Enoch would be the sixth from Adam but, on the other hand, when looking at Kayin, the scripture says that Kayin is said to be "of the wicked one" ( I John 3:12). The Bible even states the third son born to Chavah, Seth, was the first child born to her that actually resembled Adam (Genesis 5:3)! Could the first two offspring of the Bible possess the blood of someone else? Let’s look closer to examine the scriptures and other teachings, in the King James Version of 1611 of the bible and other books as well as a book called the Zohar also known as the (the Book of Splendor).
The Zohar was written in Castile in the last third of the 13th century and is first quoted in kabbalistic works after 1291. The main author of the work was R. Moses de Leon, but two sections, Ra'aya Mehemna ("Loyal Shepherd," meaning Moses) and Tikkuné ha-Zohar, were written by a later anonymous kabbalist early in the 14th century). One of the motives for its publication was messianic: the belief, founded in some sections of the Zohar itself, that the knowledge of the Zohar is part of the Messianic process. The Zohar joined the Bible and Talmud in the triad of the most sacred books of Judaism.
The Zohar states "... the members of the mixed multitude are the children of the primordial (Primordial: 1 a: first created or developed: primeval 1 b: existing in or persisting from the beginning) serpent that seduced Chavah (Eve) by the tree of knowledge of good and evil, so the mixed multitude is indeed the impurity that the serpent injected into Chavah. From this impurity, which is considered the mixed multitude, Kayin (Cain) came forth and slew Hevel (Abel)..." (The Zohar: 2 Beresheet a28)
This teaching is acknowledged by Genesis 15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Those who have blood of the serpent and other fallen angels would go on to form what was known as "mixed multitudes". The conflict between the morals, religious beliefs, and ways of life of these mixed groups would continually oppose those who descended from Adam to this very day, for the reasons above. This would go on to form one of the most important conflicts in human history: Genesis 6:1 AND it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of YAHUWAH saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of YAHUWAH came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
When we look at Genesis 3 KJV 1611
Genesis 3:1.NOW the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD YAHUWAH had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath YAHUWAH said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, YAHUWAH hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For YAHUWAH doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as YAHUWAH, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Why did they cover themselves? What made Adam say that we were naked? What had happen that they became ashamed of their appearance and began to cover themselves. Was it that Chavah was covering her belly? Immediately following in Chapter 4 states that Adam knew his wife and she conceived.
4:1. AND Adam knew Chavah his wife; and she conceived, and bare Kayin, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
To many people this is proof positive Adam had sex with his wife, and was the father of Kayin. The word knew, if we examine the original Hebrew in this verse, does have the meaning of "sex" (which makes it easy to assume they copulated). This word, however, could also stand for something totally different.
The word knew actually comes from two Hebrew words: yada and eth. The word yada not only means to "have carnal sex with", but also "to recognize", "discern", and acknowledge". The word eth is untranslatable in English, but generally relates to "a sign", "a distinguishing mark", or "omen". From these other meanings, we could reconstruct the verse into the following:
"And Adam eventually acknowledged the distinguishing sign that had come upon Chavah..."Genesis 4:1 (KJV)
Also, the Hebrew word for conceived (in the above English translation) could mean "to already be with child". Put them all together and we gather another possible verse: Strong’s Concordance 2030 הָרָה harah (haw-reh') child (5), conceive (2), pregnant (3), pregnant woman (1), pregnant women (1), and woman with child (1), women (1), women who were with child (1), and women with child (1).
Having this understanding we could safely say that, "And Adam eventually acknowledged the distinguishing sign that had come upon Chavah; that she was with child, and realized she was about to give birth to Kayin..." Genesis 4:1 (KJV)
Now, let’s turn toward the rest of the scripture Genesis 4:1, I have gotten a man from the LORD. It possible to say that when Chavah saw Kayin she thought she had gotten him from somewhere beyond her world.
At this point, I will quote a few passages which most of the anti-seedliners claim are “Jewish” sources, and according to them should be discredited along with and including the Talmud. Inasmuch as the Torah & Old Testament are the first volume of the Talmud, then by their perverted line-of-reasoning we would have to discard the entire Old Testament from our Bibles. (How absurd!) First, in the Aramaic Targum (Aramaic was merely one of the languages which Messiah and his disciples knew), called pseudo-Jonathan, on Genesis 3:6, which is unique inasmuch as it identifies the angel Sammael as the “ serpent ”:
“And the woman saw Sammael, the angel of death, and she was afraid and knew that the tree was good for food, and that it was a remedy for the enlightenment of the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise. She took of its fruit and ate and also gave (it) to her husband and he ate.”
Again, they will also condemn the Aramaic Targum pseudo-Jonathan, on Genesis 4:1 “And Adam knew that his wife Chavah had conceived from Sammael the Angel (of death) and she became pregnant and bore Kayin. And he was like those on high and not like those below. And she said: ‘I have got a man from the angel of the LORD.”
This rendition of Genesis 4:1 is interesting, for it speaks of the “angel of death” plus “like those on high” and “like those below.” This seems to accord with John 8:23, where Yehushua told the Canaanite variety of “Jews”: “... Ye are from beneath; and I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.”
Satan was on high until his fall, when he fell like lightning; Luke 10:18. The Palestinian Targum to Genesis 4:1: “And Adam knew his wife Chavah, who had desired the Angel; and she conceived, and bare Kayin; and she said, I have acquired a man, the angel of the Lord ...”
In another Rabbinic work: Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer, 21: “And she saw that his likeness was not of earthly beings, but of the heavenly beings, and she prophesied and said: I have gotten a man from the Lord.”
It would appear from those references that the problem with Genesis 4:1 is an omission of some of the words of the Hebrew text. I will now quote Genesis 4:1 from the King James Version and I will add the potentially needed words in italics from the Targum of Jonathan so it will make some sense:
“And Adam knew his wife Chavah, who was pregnant by Sammael, and she conceived and bare Kayin, and he was like the heavenly beings, and not like earthly beings, and she said, I have gotten a man from the angel of the Lord.”
While one might not like the source of the Aramaic Targums, still he must concede that this evidence brings the Scriptures into context, and many Hebrew scholars recognize this. One such scholar is Clarke’s Commentary, volume 1, page 58, and he suggests
a contextual problem with Genesis 4:1 as opposed to 1 John 3:12, and being aware that the meaning of the Greek word “wicked ” in this instance means “ Satan ” says the following: “... Unless she had been under Divine inspiration she could not have called her son (even supposing him to be the promised seed) Jehovah; and that she was not under such an influence her mistake sufficiently proves, for Kayin, so far [remote] from being the Messiah, was of the wicked one; I John 3:12. Could it also mean that it was time for Kayin to be born, and Adam understood it? See how easily verses could be mistranslated when people assume they should say something a certain way?
As the rest of the verse states, Chavah exclaims: "I have gotten a man from the LORD" (Genesis 4:1). According to the New Jerusalem Translation, the verse translates from the Hebrew a little differently: "... I have gotten a man from an angel of the LORD."
"An angel of the LORD"- we must remember that when Chavah saw Satan it was before the curse in Genesis 3:14-15, he was in his original state,
According to the Book of Ezekiel 28 12-14 "Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord YAHUWAH; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty." 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of YAHUWAH; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of YAHUWAH; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire."
So when Chavah looked upon Satan he was beautiful and his appearance was of the angel of light, he still had his wings and was a fallen angel of the garden (not a changed serpent yet), with this understanding one could make the statement true that Chavah said that “I have gotten a man for an angel of the Lord.” Apparently Chavah thought so because, Kayin apparently carried on the attributes of his father and was someone very significant. Also we must remember that the word of YAHUWAH says that it had not rained upon the earth because there was no man to till the ground and Kayin was a tiller of the ground. Lucifer was created perfect in all his ways, but iniquity was found in him.( this is found in Ezekiel 28:15 ) Like man, the angels were created perfect, and with a free will. Satan was lifted up because of his beauty; he corrupted the wisdom by reason of his brightness (This is in Ezekiel 28:17) this is why it was easy for Kayin to murder his brother Abel.
THE GENESIS 3:15 & 4:1 CONNECTION
Unless Genesis 4:1 is properly comprehended, one simply will not be able to grasp Genesis 3:14-15. Before delving into this second passage, let’s take a look at it in the KJV: “ 14 And YAHUWAH said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel
When revisiting Genesis 3:15 we see YAHUWAH setting into place, most important in prophecies of the Bible: The verse is a little complex; divided into two parts. First, it states the seeds (or descendants) of the serpent (mixed multitude are the children of the primordial serpent) will be at enmity with the seeds of Chavah. The serpent's seed would form into one bloodline, Adam's pure, whole seed into another
The second part simply was a prediction about Yehushua himself, and how he (a member of Chavah's seed) would eventually bruise the serpent's head, but members of the serpent seed would only be able to bruise the heel of Yehushua. In other words, by crucifying him on the cross, there would be descendants of the serpent who would only be able to bruise Jesus’ "heel", but Yehushua would become victorious in the end. By raising himself from the dead, Yehushua would defeat the serpent's curse of death on the world, and rectify the curse of death Adam and Chavah brought to the world - he would crush the serpent's power, or head.
If Yehushua was from the true seed of Adam and Chavah, which the Bible clearly stated, then this prophecy would be fulfilled upon his death, burial and resurrection. The seeds of the serpent, throughout history, would possess an enmity with the blood line that would lead to Yehushua and his teachings from then on. If Kayin (and probably others) indeed had the blood (or seed) of the serpent then his descendants would, naturally, be up in arms against anything that is truly, purely, of Yehushua, and of YAHUWAH.
Written by Hebrew writer
Chaviva Dalit- shalom553@yahoo.com
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Our Identity and Our Name
It is interesting and enlightening to find out the meaning of a "name." I was doing some research and found out that, the name that some of my ancestors loved and some despised really meant the same thing in later times. The name happens to be Negro. In the days following captivity many freed chattel slaves were called "Negros" which just happens to mean "black". Of course we all know that a large majority of freed chattel slaves were, and retained their natural black or very dark brown skin color. Although there were also a large number of chattel slaves who were of various light brown to white complexions, they were also classified as Negros. They were not thought of as whites because they belonged to the chattel slave class even though they were of mixed heritage with some being able to pass as whites themselves they were not able to acculturate into mainstream society right after the emancipation, unless they received help from their father’s who had the ability to send them either to the East Coast or Europe where they could make a new start. The variation in their skin color occurred as a result of the continued generational rape of female slaves by the plantation owners during this time period. By the time of the 1960's and the civil rights movement, American's who were the descendants of those freed chattel slaves no longer wanted to be called Negros or Coloreds, but preferred simply to be called “black”. Later in more recent times "Blacks in America have chosen to be called "African Americans" because we were told continually that we were Africans. Many older Blacks do not like this name “African American” and still prefer to be called Blacks”, “Colored”, or Negro depending on their age group. However, academically the name African American is used as the politically correct term when speaking of the group as a whole.
Very recently I have come to understand that neither of these names is correct for the group of people that I belong to. According to Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26 we are the rebellious house of Judah, and we were taken captive into Egypt in ships ie. “And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. Deuteronomy 28:68
( ie. the Transatlantic Slave Ships). The proper name for our group is Hebrews or the descendants of Jacob. It always bothered me when I read that HAM was the father of the black races excluding the "NEGRO". It also always bothered me when I read or heard historical documentaries about Africans in Africa and always the narrator was clear to point out that these African tribes were not the "negro". At first I was offended because I saw black people and assumed that I had to fit into on of those African groups at least by ancestry right? Wrong. HAM the youngest some of NOAH was the progenitor of the black races it says in the Zondervan Bible dictionary, those nations being: ancient Egypt (Mizraim), Ethiopia (Cush), Phut (Lybia) and Canaan (The Canaanites of the Scriptures). But the Zondervan Bible dictionary is very clear that HAM was “NOT” the progenitor of the "NEGRO" And we know that Japheth who was the progenitor of the White races was definitely not the progenitor of the "NEGRO" Then it only stands to reason that the Negro is the Hebrew that comes from the family of SHEM-through his son Arphacshad("healer," "releaser") אַרְפַּכְשַׁד- his son Shelach-his son Ever(Hebrew)-his son Peleg-his son Re'U-his son S'rug-his son Nachor-his son Avram(Avraham)-his son Yitzack-his son Jaacoq-his son Judah progenitor of the (Negro's of today.) But when you read the curses that the Father put upon us for our rebellious deeds, here in Deuteronomy 28:37 “And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee”. This verse explains the reason why no one has been able to call us by or true names around the world. There is no other nation on the earth that has continually been redefined by a name. But there is a very bright spot of hope at the end of all this tragedy. The Father is awakening his people, we are recognizing who we are, and whose we are and are beginning to fulfill 2 Chronicles 7:14. He has made an everlasting covenant with our father Avraham and had promised to turn our captivity. So in the restoration of Israel the Father will heal us of our backslidings, give us a new heart and put His spirit in us, and we will again be known by our true name. This gives me so much hope. He will also gather those nations that love and serve Him and add us together and give us all a new name. Blessings and Shalom
Very recently I have come to understand that neither of these names is correct for the group of people that I belong to. According to Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26 we are the rebellious house of Judah, and we were taken captive into Egypt in ships ie. “And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. Deuteronomy 28:68
( ie. the Transatlantic Slave Ships). The proper name for our group is Hebrews or the descendants of Jacob. It always bothered me when I read that HAM was the father of the black races excluding the "NEGRO". It also always bothered me when I read or heard historical documentaries about Africans in Africa and always the narrator was clear to point out that these African tribes were not the "negro". At first I was offended because I saw black people and assumed that I had to fit into on of those African groups at least by ancestry right? Wrong. HAM the youngest some of NOAH was the progenitor of the black races it says in the Zondervan Bible dictionary, those nations being: ancient Egypt (Mizraim), Ethiopia (Cush), Phut (Lybia) and Canaan (The Canaanites of the Scriptures). But the Zondervan Bible dictionary is very clear that HAM was “NOT” the progenitor of the "NEGRO" And we know that Japheth who was the progenitor of the White races was definitely not the progenitor of the "NEGRO" Then it only stands to reason that the Negro is the Hebrew that comes from the family of SHEM-through his son Arphacshad("healer," "releaser") אַרְפַּכְשַׁד- his son Shelach-his son Ever(Hebrew)-his son Peleg-his son Re'U-his son S'rug-his son Nachor-his son Avram(Avraham)-his son Yitzack-his son Jaacoq-his son Judah progenitor of the (Negro's of today.) But when you read the curses that the Father put upon us for our rebellious deeds, here in Deuteronomy 28:37 “And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee”. This verse explains the reason why no one has been able to call us by or true names around the world. There is no other nation on the earth that has continually been redefined by a name. But there is a very bright spot of hope at the end of all this tragedy. The Father is awakening his people, we are recognizing who we are, and whose we are and are beginning to fulfill 2 Chronicles 7:14. He has made an everlasting covenant with our father Avraham and had promised to turn our captivity. So in the restoration of Israel the Father will heal us of our backslidings, give us a new heart and put His spirit in us, and we will again be known by our true name. This gives me so much hope. He will also gather those nations that love and serve Him and add us together and give us all a new name. Blessings and Shalom
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The History of Ethiopian Jewry
Piecing together legends and stories.
By Atira Winchester
A Jewish community in Ethiopia--the Beta Israel (House of Israel)--has existed for at least 15 centuries.
Because of low literacy levels, a tendency to rely on oral traditions, and nomadic lifestyles among most Ethiopians prior to the 20th century, historic material about this community is scant and unreliable. However, a tentative story can be pieced together from written records of Ethiopian rulers as well as testimony from the Beta Israel themselves.
Origins of the Community
Most likely, the Beta Israel arrived in Ethiopia between the first and sixth centuries, coming as merchants or artisans from various countries in the region.
Scholars once believed that during the Middle Ages the Beta Israel were a homogeneous group living under unified, autonomous Jewish rule. Yet new discoveries have shown that the truth is far more complex. It seems the Ethiopian Jewish community was for the most part fragmented both physically and religiously, with each Beta Israel village appointing its own spiritual and secular leaders. There was little contact between Beta Israel communities, and usually no overarching leadership uniting them.
Sometimes the Beta Israel were treated well by the Ethiopian monarchy, but at other times they suffered persecution. Many fellow Ethiopians refer to the Beta Israel as falasha (a derogatory term meaning outsider), In 1624, the ruling king's army captured many Ethiopian Jews, forced them to be baptized, and denied them the right to own land. According to local legend, some members of the Beta Israel chose suicide over conversion
Read the rest of the article here!
PERSONAL COMMENT By Batyah:
It is amazing that whenever a person of dark color is concerned, they are always written of in a slightly negative, if not fully negative light. That is why we need more Hebrew writers telling our story so that we can get a better understanding of the truth. That is my personal Opinion. Blessings and Shalom!
By Atira Winchester
A Jewish community in Ethiopia--the Beta Israel (House of Israel)--has existed for at least 15 centuries.
Because of low literacy levels, a tendency to rely on oral traditions, and nomadic lifestyles among most Ethiopians prior to the 20th century, historic material about this community is scant and unreliable. However, a tentative story can be pieced together from written records of Ethiopian rulers as well as testimony from the Beta Israel themselves.
Origins of the Community
Most likely, the Beta Israel arrived in Ethiopia between the first and sixth centuries, coming as merchants or artisans from various countries in the region.
Scholars once believed that during the Middle Ages the Beta Israel were a homogeneous group living under unified, autonomous Jewish rule. Yet new discoveries have shown that the truth is far more complex. It seems the Ethiopian Jewish community was for the most part fragmented both physically and religiously, with each Beta Israel village appointing its own spiritual and secular leaders. There was little contact between Beta Israel communities, and usually no overarching leadership uniting them.
Sometimes the Beta Israel were treated well by the Ethiopian monarchy, but at other times they suffered persecution. Many fellow Ethiopians refer to the Beta Israel as falasha (a derogatory term meaning outsider), In 1624, the ruling king's army captured many Ethiopian Jews, forced them to be baptized, and denied them the right to own land. According to local legend, some members of the Beta Israel chose suicide over conversion
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PERSONAL COMMENT By Batyah:
It is amazing that whenever a person of dark color is concerned, they are always written of in a slightly negative, if not fully negative light. That is why we need more Hebrew writers telling our story so that we can get a better understanding of the truth. That is my personal Opinion. Blessings and Shalom!
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