{"id":2070,"date":"2013-02-21T16:41:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T16:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2018-09-22T14:03:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T14:03:08","slug":"tehillim-psalms-12-part-2-plea-for-the-lord-for-his-kingdom-and-his-righteousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-12-part-2-plea-for-the-lord-for-his-kingdom-and-his-righteousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 12, Part 2, Plea for the Lord, for His Kingdom and His Righteousness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week\u2019s study is from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12:1-8,<\/span> The Psalm is introduced as <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3:<\/span> \u201cFor the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.\u201d<\/span> David pleas for the Lord\u2019s help saying <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e4\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> 12:1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. (NASB)<\/span> This verse indicates that when godly men and the faithful disappear from out of the land we are to seek the help of the Lord. The ungodly speak lies and falsehoods <\/span>\u05d2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 12:2 They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. (NASB)<\/span> It isn\u2019t simply that the ungodly speak falsehoods to the righteous, they speak falsehoods to each other too. They speak boastful words of their evil deeds. The Lord will cut off those who live in the pride of life <\/span>\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea:<\/span> 12:3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things; (NASB)<\/span> The wicked say <\/span>\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc | \u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 12:4 Who have said, \u2018With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> As a result of the wicked who destroy the innocent, the Lord will raise up and keep him who asks in safety (<\/span>\u05d5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span>) Scripture tells us that the words of the Lord are Pure, <\/span>\u05d6 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d8\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05bb\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd:<\/span> 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. (NASB)<\/span> Studying Scripture, we know truly the Lord will keep His promises, this is why David said <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc | \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> 12:7 You, O Lord, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever. (NASB)<\/span> When men turn away from the Lord, away from truth, justice, and righteousness, then <\/span>\u05d8 \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05bb\u05dd \u05d6\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd: <\/span> 12:8 The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tehillim \/ Psalms 12<\/span><\/p>\n

For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. 12:1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. 12:2 They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. 12:3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things; 12:4 Who have said, \u2018With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?\u2019 12:5 \u2018Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,\u2019 says the Lord; \u2018I will set him in the safety for which he longs.\u2019 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. 12:7 You, O Lord, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever. 12:8 The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 12<\/span><\/p>\n

12:1 For praise, on the lyre of eight strings. A hymn of David. 12:2 Redeem, O Lord, for the good are annihilated; for the faithful have ceased from the sons of men. 12:3 They speak lies, each to his fellow, lips are flattering; in their heart they deceive, and with a lying heart they speak. 12:4 The Lord will destroy from the world all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks arrogance. 12:5 Those who deny the essence, who say, \u201cBy our tongue we shall prevail, our lips are with us, who is our master?\u201d 12:6 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the cry of the needy, now I will arise, says the Lord; I will give redemption to my people, but against the wicked I will give testimony of evil. 12:7 The words of the Lord are pure words, silver purified in the furnace on the ground, refined seven times. 12:8 You, O Lord, will keep the righteous; you will protect them from this evil generation forever. 12:9 All around the wicked walk, like a leech that sucks the blood of the sons of men. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tehillim \/ Psalms 12<\/span><\/p>\n

For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth. 12:1 Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men. 12:2 Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart. 12:3 Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words: 12:4 who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us? 12:5 Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. 12:6 The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 12:7 Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this generation, and for ever. 12:8 The ungodly walk around: according to thy greatness thou has greatly exalted the sons of men. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Psalm begins stating <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3:<\/span> \u201cFor the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.\u201d<\/span> The Psalm was composed for the eight-stringed lyre. Note that the Septuagint takes the more literal translation of the Hebrew text saying <\/span>12:1<\/span> \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f40\u03b3\u03b4\u03cc\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c5\u03b9\u03b4…<\/span> \u201cA Psalm of David, upon the eighth.\u201d<\/span> It is interesting that the text itself does not have the word \u201clyre\u201d (<\/span>\u05dc\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4<\/span>) but simply states <\/span>\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> \u201cupon the eighth.\u201d The lyre is understood or assumed based upon the word <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> \u201cthe eighth.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

In the second verse from the Hebrew Bible, verse one in our English translation, David pleas for the Lord\u2019s help saying <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e4\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> 12:1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. (NASB)<\/span> Yeshua in Hebrew is a verbal derivative from the word \u201cto rescue\u201d or \u201cto deliver\u201d (<\/span>BDB Lexicon<\/span>). This word was used as a formal name throughout the biblical text and is found to be used among the Jews of the Second Temple Period, the Biblical Aramaic\/Hebrew name <\/span>\u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7<\/span> \u201cYeshua\u201d was common. The Hebrew Bible mentions several individuals with this name. This name is found in the books written in the post-Exilic period (<\/span>Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles<\/span>) and is also found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Haggai and Zechariah use the spelling Joshua. Strong\u2019s Concordance connects the name <\/span>\u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7<\/span> Yeshua, to the English form Jeshua (<\/span>as it is used multiple times in Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles<\/span>), with the verb \u201cto deliver\u201d (or, \u201cto rescue\u201d). David begins the verse asking the Lord to rescue or save, and the English translation renders this word as \u201chelp.\u201d The Aramaic translation says \u201credeem\u201d <\/span>\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d3\u05d2\u05de\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05e1\u05e4\u05d5 \u05de\u05d4\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05de\u05df \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e9\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> 12:2 Redeem, O Lord, for the good are annihilated; for the faithful have ceased from the sons of men. (EMC)<\/span> and the Septuagint says \u201csave me\u201d <\/span>\u03c3\u1ff6\u03c3\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03ba\u03bb\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u1f45\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f60\u03bb\u03b9\u03b3\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f31 \u1f00\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c5\u1f31\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd<\/span> 12:1 Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men. (LXX)<\/span> David seeks help from the Lord because it seems to him that the righteous (<\/span>\u05d8\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05d0<\/span>), the pious (<\/span>\u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3<\/span>), the godly men are being destroyed or are at an end (<\/span>\u05d2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8<\/span>). The faithful have ceased from among the sons of men. What would happen if the world ceased to have godly (faithful) men?<\/span><\/p>\n

The ungodly speak lies and falsehoods <\/span>\u05d2 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 12:2 They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. (NASB)<\/span> These Scriptures indicate that the ungodly not only speak falsehoods (lies) to the righteous, they also speak falsehoods to each other too and they speak boastful words of their evil deeds. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians and to Ephesus that as the children of God by faith in the Messiah, we are to not lie to one another and we need to put all falsehood (lying) aside, we are to speak the truth. Lying (falsehood) are the work of the old former life (<\/span>Colossians 3:4-10 and Ephesians 4:24-27<\/span>). <\/span><\/p>\n

Colossians 3:4-10<\/span><\/p>\n

3:4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. 3:5 Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. 3:6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, 3:7 and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them. 3:8 But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, 3:10 and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ephesians 4:24-27<\/span><\/p>\n

4:24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. 4:25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. 4:26 Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 4:27 and do not give the devil an opportunity. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

If we consider these Scriptures from Colossians and Ephesians in light of the verse from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12:2,<\/span> the only way we can put off the former self is with the help (<\/span>\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>) of God that is directly related to our salvation, redemption, and deliverance from sin in the Messiah Yeshua. Studying the Scriptures on the Messiah, we learn that He is the Righteous Branch, the King Messiah, the Priest Messiah, the Anointed One (<\/span>\u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7<\/span>), the One who would one day come to deliver God\u2019s people and the One in whom God\u2019s kingdom is established (raised up, lifted up) in Israel and in all the World. The hope of the Messiah runs throughout the Tanakh where Mashiach will restore the Kingdom of David (<\/span>Jeremiah 23, 30:9, and Ezekiel 34:23<\/span>). He will restore the Temple in Zion (<\/span>Isaiah 2:2, Micah 4:1, Zechariah 6:13, and Ezekiel 37:26-28<\/span>). He will regather the exiles (<\/span>Isaiah 11:12, 43:5, and 51:11<\/span>). He will make a New Covenant to Israel (<\/span>Jeremiah 31:31-35<\/span>). He will usher peace into this world coupled with the knowledge of the true God (<\/span>Isaiah 2:4 and 11:9<\/span>). He will swallow up death and disease (<\/span>Isaiah 25:8<\/span>). He will bear our iniquities (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 32:32 and Isaiah 53<\/span>). He will raise the dead to new life (<\/span>Isaiah 26:19<\/span>). And He will teach the Torah with the knowledge of the God of Israel for the purpose of uniting all of mankind as one, <\/span>Zechariah 14:9<\/span> \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05bd\u05d3\u05c3<\/span> \u201cGod will be king over all the world and in that day God will be one and His name will be one.\u201d<\/span> The \u201cMessiah the King\u201d that rules in righteousness with dominion over all is found in Nathan\u2019s oracle to King David in <\/span>2 Samuel 7:10-16<\/span> that says <\/span>\u05d9 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\u05d4\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8: \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d0\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> 7:10 \u2018I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the wicked afflict them any more as formerly, 7:11 even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also declares to you that the Lord will make a house for you. 7:12 \u2018When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. 7:13 \u2018He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 7:14 \u2018I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, 7:15 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 7:16 \u2018Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.\u2019\u2019\u2018 (NASB)<\/span> The covenant spoken of here was not fulfilled by Solomon and therefore the Seed that is raised up after David (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span>) is the very seed that is referred to in the covenant blessings the Lord had spoken to Abraham and to his children in Parashat Lech Lecha (<\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 12:1-17:27<\/span>). The One referred to here is the Messiah (Mashiach), the Anointed King who will sit upon the throne forever and ever (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05e0\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05de\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd<\/span>). Based on the Scriptures, Yeshua is both <\/span>\u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d1\u05df-\u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3<\/span> \u201cthe Messiah son of Yoseph\u201d<\/span> (the suffering servant) and <\/span>\u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d1\u05df-\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3<\/span> \u201cthe Messiah son of David\u201d<\/span> (the reigning King). He is the Anointed Prophet, Priest, and King that is foreshadowed through the Tanakh in the use of the word <\/span>\u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7<\/span> (Mashiach, Messiah, Anointed One) and the various offices held by the chosen men of God as prophets, priests, and kings. Therefore the Messiah is interpreted to occupy each of the offices as prophet, priest, and king. It is interesting that through David\u2019s life he operated in all three offices as prophet, priest, and king. As a result David\u2019s life also foreshadows the Messiah and provides for us a Messianic expectation of the coming Messiah. In this one word from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12:2<\/span>, Hoshiah, in David\u2019s request for \u201chelp\u201d (<\/span>\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>) this request is deeply rooted in the covenant relationship of God. As we study these scriptures it becomes apparent by the examples of the great men of faith foreshadowing the One who was to come, God\u2019s true Messiah is Yeshua in which Hebraically the name is a verbal derivative from the word \u201cto rescue\u201d or \u201cto deliver\u201d (<\/span>BDB Lexicon<\/span>). Today, God has saved us and is saving us from our sins being accomplished in His son, Yeshua the true Messiah. The Messiah is going to return one day as <\/span>\u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d1\u05df-\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3<\/span> \u201cthe Messiah son of David\u201d <\/span>(the reigning King). The question each of us must decide upon is <\/span>\u201cAm I ready to meet Yeshua as <\/span>\u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d1\u05df-\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3<\/span> the Reigning King?\u201d<\/span> \u201cHave I truly made Yeshua Lord and Reigning King of my life?\u201d<\/span> \u201cDoes my life show evidence that God has saved me?\u201d<\/span> The desire of the one who reigns and rules forever is to save and rescue (<\/span>\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>) you! The purpose of salvation is knowing and having the peace of God in our hearts. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Apostle Paul said in <\/span>Colossians 3:5-6 <\/span>saying <\/span>3:5 Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. 3:6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, <\/span>Paul says it is because of these things the wrath of God will come upon the \u201csons of disobedience.\u201d These things characterize the disobedient, the wicked, and the ungodly. The Lord will cut off these people who are proud and speak boastfully; this is very similar to David\u2019s words in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12:3 <\/span>that says <\/span>\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea:<\/span> 12:3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things; (NASB)<\/span> The wicked boast and according to these Scriptures are foolish for doing so because the Lord sees their boasting and will cut off the flattering lips an the tongue that speaks against the Lord. According to the Scriptures, the wicked (foolish) deny, disregard, and rebel against God (<\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 14:1, \u201cthe fool says in his heart there is no God\u201d<\/span>), slanders, lies, and deceives (<\/span>Mishley \/ Proverbs 10:18<\/span>), is quick tempered (<\/span>Mishley \/ Proverbs 12:16<\/span>), acts impetuously without regard for consequences, <\/span>Mishley \/ Proverbs 13:16 \u201cWise people think before they act; fools don\u2019t and even brag about it!\u201d<\/span> Talks endlessly and brags (<\/span>\u201cThe wise person makes learning a joy; fools spout only foolishness\u201d Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:2, \u201cA fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.\u201d Mishley \/ Proverbs 18:2<\/span>). He never seeks advice, accountability, or discipline (<\/span>\u201cA fool spurns his father\u2019s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.\u201d Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:5<\/span>) The foolishness of the wicked say that none is lord over them <\/span>\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc | \u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 12:4 Who have said, \u2018With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span><\/a>Parashat Bo (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 10:1-11:3<\/span>), Moshe and Aaron speak to Pharaoh asking to let the people go to worship their God, <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 10:3 Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, \u2018Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, \u2018How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me. (NASB)<\/span> Worship is important for God\u2019s people, but did you know that according to Scripture the worshiper actually begins to resemble what is being worshiped? <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 115:1-9<\/span> says the gods of the nations (idols) are made from silver and gold, the work of man\u2019s hands. These idols are helpless, mute, blind, deaf, and lame, and that these idols that are made are impotent, unable to communicate or meet the needs of its worshiper. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tehillim \/ Psalms 115:1-9<\/span><\/p>\n

115:1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth. 115:2 Why should the nations say, \u2018Where, now, is their God?\u2019 115:3 But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man\u2019s hands. 115:5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; 115:6 They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell; 115:7 They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat. 115:8 Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them. 115:9 O Israel, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

Verse <\/span>115:8<\/span> says <\/span>\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05d8\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd:<\/span> that <\/span>\u201cthose who makes the idol will be like them and so will everyone who trust in them.\u201d <\/span> Can you see a parallel here to the Text of the Psalm we are studying and to the other Scriptures regarding the foolish man? The Scriptures speak of how Pharaoh was hard of heart; he was like the Egyptian idols he worshiped, cold, blind, and dumb because he did not worship the one true God of Israel. As we worship the one who is Faithful and true we become faithful and true followers of God. Worshiping the one who is loving and holy, we too are able to become loving and holy. The Lord God we worship is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, all things created are subject to His lordship. As the faithful followers of God, have you chosen to submit yourself to God\u2019s authority and reign in your life? These Scriptures from the Psalms speak of the true nature of the gods (the idols) the nations worship and interestingly in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12<\/span> our attention is directed to the boastful lips of the wicked. The Apostle Paul said <\/span>Colossians 3:5 Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. 3:6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, (NASB) <\/span>the wicked worship the deeds of the flesh, and it is these deeds that Paul draws a parallel to as \u201cidolatry.\u201d The wicked create an idol of pride in their lives and literally become the very thing they have created. The wicked worship themselves and pride of life that is the only thing that keeps them moving forward in life. Worship has a theological significance, it is not just something that we do, it is something that reshapes us and meets us at our very core of who we are (<\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 115:8<\/span>). Worship of the Lord God Almighty forces us to abandon the idols of our hearts that have enslaved us and taken dominion and power over our lives. The Lord God of Israel is in the business of setting us free from the bondage of slavery in sin. In setting us free the Lord enables us to leave behind the idols of sin in our lives. The word <\/span>\u201cworship\u201d<\/span> means <\/span>\u201cto pray, exalt, venerate, honor, or esteem.\u201d<\/span> The Lord setting us free from sin enables us to worship and praise, exalt, and honor the Lord, therefore worship also prepares us for fellowship with God and identifies us as His people who are set free. According to <\/span>Tehilim \/ Psalms 150,<\/span> praise begins in the heavenly sanctuary and resounds throughout the domain of God. From there it is taken up on earth who praises the Lord with a variety of instruments and with dancing. Then finally, everything that has breath praises the Lord (<\/span>Tehilim \/ Psalms 150:6<\/span>) for such a great salvation the Lord has provided. In Parashat Bo, we read of the awesome and mighty power of God who delivers His people from slavery in Egypt. Can you see in the Word of the Psalm how the worship of God resounds throughout these verses in a way that we should shout for joy and praise for the Lord\u2019s work of salvation? As worshipers of God, we know that our Father in Heaven is good; He is Holy, He is True, He is Faithful, He is Loving, and He is Almighty! <\/span><\/p>\n

In the Scriptures we read how God\u2019s wrath was poured out on the Egyptians, and in the Psalms how God\u2019s wrath is reserved for the wicked. We also see the victory of Christ the Messiah which is a victory for His people. Though the powers of the world in Yeshua\u2019s day had come against Him, He was victorious, and according to the Book of Revelation, it is written that <\/span>\u201cthe lamb will overcome\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Revelation 17:14<\/span>). Every king is subject to His throne, every idolatrous religious ruler (the wicked) is subject to His Lordship and every disobedient person is subject to Yeshua the lamb of God. According to the Scriptures we have a share in His (Yeshua\u2019s) victory just as the children of Israel shared in the victory and spoils the deliverance from the bondage of slavery. God has called and chosen us to be a faithful people. Have you remained faithful in your walk before the Lord? <\/span><\/p>\n

The foolishness of the wicked say that none is lord over them <\/span>\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc | \u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 12:4 Who have said, \u2018With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> We as the children of God know we have one who is Lord of All who stands over us. In the Scriptures, we read of the Power of God over men and over sin. God is mightier and it is His wisdom we seek when trying to understand these things. According to <\/span>Mishley \/ Proverbs 2:1-4<\/span>, the search for wisdom is described as <\/span>\u201cinclining the heart\u201d<\/span> (2:2, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span>), <\/span>\u201ccrying out, lifting the voice\u201d<\/span> (2:3, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05dc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span>), and <\/span>\u201cseeking for as a hidden treasure\u201d<\/span> (2:4, <\/span>\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d8\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span>), these are all descriptions of one who is obeying God\u2019s Word and who is passionately and diligently listening and searching for God\u2019s wisdom. Verse 2:4 indicates that one needs to realize the value of wisdom in order to begin searching for it, as it says <\/span>\u201cAnd searching for her as for hidden treasures.\u201d<\/span> King Solomon goes on to say (in <\/span>Mishley \/ Proverbs<\/span>) that <\/span>\u201cGod is the source of wisdom and of knowledge and understanding\u201d<\/span> (2:5-6, <\/span>\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0: \u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span>). What we read today in the Psalms, and on wisdom from Proverbs, we learn of <\/span>\u201cthe fear of the Lord.\u201d<\/span> Job understood godly wisdom and fear while he suffered the loss of his family and the health of his own body (<\/span>Job 28:23<\/span>). Solomon finishes by saying in <\/span>Mishley \/ Proverbs 2:7-10<\/span> the result of having received God\u2019s wisdom that there are pleasurable and moral implications to God\u2019s wisdom. The ability to discern justice and righteousness, equity (honesty), and good course describe moral understanding and discretion in life. The wisdom that is described here is a relationship with the Giver of wisdom, and most of importantly wisdom is what helps us to place our faith and trust in God rather than this world or in our own deeds. Not only is God the giver of wisdom and knowledge but He also gives victory to the upright, He is a shield to the blameless, He guards the path of the just, and He protects the way of the faithful (<\/span>2:6-8<\/span>). Do you think that the children of Israel understood <\/span>\u201cthe fear of the Lord,\u201d<\/span> as God was delivering them from the bonds of slavery? The Egyptians certainly did, God is Mighty, Awesome in power, and the dread of God was upon all of the people of Egypt, this is why they drove Israel out of Egypt giving them gold and materials saying go, get out of here, if they do not leave we will die too. <\/span><\/p>\n

David says as a result of the wicked who destroy the innocent, the Lord will raise up and keep him who asks in safety <\/span>\u05d5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span>, <\/span>12:5 \u2018Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,\u2019 says the Lord; \u2018I will set him in the safety for which he longs.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span>History tells in the pages of the Torah, the Egyptians did not learn their lessons and devastating judgment fell upon the army by the death of the entire army drowning in the Red Sea. We should learn something important here about sin, wisdom, and worshiping God from these passages. Sin must not rule in our lives if we have been saved, set free from sin in Christ. We should not be living in wickedness, as the Apostle Paul states <\/span>Colossians 3:5 Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. 3:6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, (NASB) <\/span>Every king and every person is subject to God\u2019s rule and one day each of us will give an account of our lives before God and be made subject to Yeshua the Lamb of God as it says in <\/span>Revelation 11:15-19<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Revelation 11:15-19<\/span><\/p>\n

11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, \u2018The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.\u2019 11:16 And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 11:17 saying, \u2018We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign. 11:18 \u2018And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.\u2019 11:19 And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

The apostle John tells us that the Lamb of God is the one worthy to open the scroll in <\/span>Revelation 4 and 5.<\/span> He has opened each seal and each trumpet sounded. The repeated praise in these verses indicates that the Lamb of God had completed the work that He alone could do, and it is at this point the entire world is brought under His authority (<\/span>11:17<\/span>). The 24 elders fall down and worshiped (<\/span>11:16<\/span>). In verse <\/span>11:18<\/span> the nations rage (similar to <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 2<\/span>) and the wrath of God has come; they connect His judgment with His love and faithfulness. God has heard the cry of His people, His servants, the prophets, and the saints who reverence His name. David understood this concept and states that the Lord says those who ask for safety will be given safety because of the deeds of the wicked <\/span>\u05d5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span>, <\/span>12:5 \u2018Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,\u2019 says the Lord; \u2018I will set him in the safety for which he longs.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span>. His love for us is unending because of His infinite Holiness and Righteousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

Scripture tells us that the words of the Lord are Pure, <\/span>\u05d6 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d8\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b0\u05d6\u05bb\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd:<\/span> 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. (NASB)<\/span> According to <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12:6<\/span>, the purity of God\u2019s word is described as silver that has been purified (tried) in a furnace and refined seven times. This is very interesting because Scripture tells us that the Lord works on His people to <\/span>\u201crefine them like silver and test them like gold\u201d<\/span> in <\/span>Zechariah 13:9<\/span> and like a smelter purify them like silver and refine like gold according to <\/span>Malachi 3:1-4. <\/span>There are quite a few more verses that describe God as one who refines us using Fire. <\/span>Malachi 3:3<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05d4\u05b5\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05dc\u05b5\u05d5\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u05e7 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05bd\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3<\/span>) is particularly remarkable since the use of the word \u201ctaher\u201d (<\/span>\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05d4\u05b5\u05e8<\/span>) and \u201ctihar\u201d (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8<\/span>) are from the Hebrew root word meaning <\/span>\u201cbe clean, pure\u201d<\/span> or <\/span>\u201critually pure\u201d<\/span> in the sense of making or declaring ceremonially clean. Verse <\/span>3:3 <\/span>begins with \u201cVe\u2019yashav\u201d (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1<\/span>) meaning <\/span>\u201cHe will sit\u201d<\/span> indicating that God sits and works on us with fire. The construction of this sentence suggests this is to be understood that God is working as a sanctifying influence in our lives. In addition to this, the most remarkable thing is the imagery of the <\/span>\u201cSilver smith.\u201d<\/span> According to the silver smith, one must sit and watch with his eyes fixed on the furnace during the time for refining of silver. Silver must be kept in the flame only long enough to remove the dross. If the time required is exceeded the silver would become injured or damaged. This imagery is beautiful, because according to the Scriptures God is working to sanctify us in our lives and he literally sits and watches very carefully while he refines us. Because of these Scriptures, know that the trials you go through do not come at random but are carefully crafted by God to work and to mold you into the likeness of His son Yeshua the Messiah. A refiner\u2019s job is complete when he can see his own image reflected back in the silver. Isn\u2019t it interesting that God is sitting, working, refining, and purifying us so that we may reflect back to Him an image of His Son, Yeshua the Messiah? This is confirmed in His promise in <\/span>Zechariah 13:9<\/span> that says <\/span>13:9 \u2018And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, \u2018They are My people,\u2019 And they will say, \u2018The Lord is my God.\u2019 NASB <\/span>(<\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05c0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05bd\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b8\u05bd\u05d9\u05c3<\/span>) What a wonderful and loving God we serve! Praise the Lord for the work that He performs in us each day! More specifically, our experiences, past, present, and future intersect and weave together by the help of the Holy Spirit revealing the true tapestry of God\u2019s handwork in our lives that reflect the image of His son Yeshua the Messiah. The evidence of this is found in His transforming us in such a way that upholds the Word of God in our lives, this means that as we trust in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and trust in Yeshua, we are truly His children, and we will be living the truths of the Scriptures, for they are a light unto our feet (<\/span>Tehilim \/ Psalms 119:105<\/span>). The evidence for this is having a forgiving heart, a loving spirit, and a tender tongue towards others. Note what it says in <\/span>Bamidbar \/ Numbers 5:5<\/span>, <\/span>\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05de\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d4:\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d5 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9-\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b6\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05d0:<\/span> The Lord said to Moses, Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way is unfaithful to the Lord and is guilty. This speaks of loving your wife, loving your brother, and loving your enemy. Also note the parallel with <\/span>Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 4:6-12<\/span> and Yeshua\u2019s words on the greatest commandments in <\/span>Matthew 22:36-40<\/span>. According to these Scriptures, the purifying nature of God\u2019s Word, the Lord is preparing us individually for His exact purpose. We are being sanctified and prepared individually and as a community. I say individually because (i) each of us do not have the exact same set of circumstances as we are being prepared and (ii) we are also not being prepared for the exact same purpose of service for the Lord. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is in this way, in the way that God works in our lives, that we know truly the Lord will keep His promises, as it says in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12:7<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc | \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> 12:7 You, O Lord, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever. (NASB)<\/span> Let\u2019s take an example from the Torah on the Lord keeping His people, in <\/span><\/a>Parashat Yitro (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 18:1-20:23<\/span>), this portion of Scripture tells us that Yitro (Moshe\u2019s father in law) arrived bringing Moshe\u2019s wife Zipporah and his two sons, Gershom and Eleazar (<\/span>18:1-3<\/span>). Moshe told Yitro everything the Lord had done and Yitro said \u05d9 <\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b7\u05d3-\u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd:<\/span> 18:10 So Jethro said, \u2018Blessed be the Lord who delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. (NASB) <\/span> Moshe\u2019s father in law praised the Name of the Lord, and then they make an offering to the Lord and sit down to eat before God (<\/span>18:12<\/span>). The next day, Yitro saw all that Moshe was doing for the people sitting as judge between each man and recommended that Moshe select leaders from the people as judges so that only the heavy matters Moshe could decide upon (<\/span>18:13-26<\/span>). In the third month leaving Egypt, the people arrive at the wilderness of Sinai (<\/span>18:26-19:1<\/span>). Lord told Moshe, have the people consecrate themselves because in three days the Lord will come down to speak with them (<\/span>19:7-16<\/span>). The Lord Moshe and Aaron to tell the people waning them not to break through and gaze so they would not die (<\/span>19:24-25<\/span>) and God called Moshe and Aaron to come up on the mountain. The reading this week concludes with the Lord giving Moshe and the people His Ten Commandments (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 20:1-19<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shemot \/ Exodus 18:8-12<\/span><\/p>\n

18:8 Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel\u2019s sake, all the hardship that had befallen them on the journey, and how the Lord had delivered them. 18:9 Jethro rejoiced over all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, in delivering them from the hand of the Egyptians. 18:10 So Jethro said, \u2018Blessed be the Lord who delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 18:11 \u2018Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they dealt proudly against the people.\u2019 18:12 Then Jethro, Moses\u2019 father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses\u2019 father-in-law before God. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

These Scriptures tell us that Moshe told Yitro all the hardships that had befallen them on the journey and all the Lord had done for Israel\u2019s sake. Yitro heard of the hardships of Israel, all of the sin of Egypt, and all the Lord had done for Moshe in the deliverance of Israel from bondage. Hearing these things Yitro gave praise to the Lord saying <\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd<\/span> \u201cBlessed is the Lord that delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>18:10<\/span>). Follow the sequence of events here, Yitro arrived (<\/span>18:1-3<\/span>), Moshe told him of all God had done (<\/span>18:8<\/span>), Yitro praised God (<\/span>18:10<\/span>), then they offered Sacrifices to the Lord and sat down to have a meal together at peace (<\/span>18:12<\/span>). Because of what God had done, Yitro said <\/span>\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d2\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> \u201cNow I know that God is greater than all other gods.\u201d<\/span> Because of what God has done in the Bible and in our lives we know God is greater than all things! The Apostle Paul said the Torah is a tutor or teacher in <\/span>Galatians 3:24 <\/span>\u1f65\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b3\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c9\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd: 3:24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. (NASB)<\/span> What is the Torah teaching us here about the Psalm of David and our lives and sin? God is greater than all things. The reason the Lord allows sin, and failure in our lives is so that we come to Him (God) on our knees as humble servants and not on our feet in the pride of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

We read in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12:7<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc | \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> 12:7 You, O Lord, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever. (NASB)<\/span> the Scripture states that He (the Lord) will keep and preserve him from this generation of evil men. Earlier mentioning the sequence of events in Parashat Yitro, we today learn of all the Lord has done for us, we praise God\u2019s Name for the work He has done, we come to the Lord God Almighty in the Messiah in the offering for atonement He has provided, just like Yitro and Moshe did offering sacrifices unto the Lord, and then because of these things we are able to live at peace with God and with others (i.e. just as they sat in a fellowship meal together). The Scriptures this week teach us to rely upon the Lord for everything, even in our day-to-day lives for help from sin. The Lord will keep us and preserve us from this generation of wickedness. He will refine us as silver, just as he refined the children of Israel. God\u2019s deliverance was not based upon Israel, it was based upon Himself and in Him keeping His promises! The Lord can and will deliver you from sin in Yeshua the Messiah but you have to wholly rely upon Him! If you are not or have not yet become a child of God by faith in Yeshua the Messiah and made him Lord, Savior and King of your life, do so today! Seek the Lord and His righteousness, ask for His help in living in righteousness and justice, ask for His help in loving others and being good to our neighbors, trust in the Lord to transform your life and to conform you unto the likeness of His Son Yeshua the Messiah. Seeing these things is important, the reason being is when men turn away from the Lord, they turn away from truth, justice, and righteousness, and in the pride of life live wickedly before God and sin greatly. <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12<\/span> concludes with verse 8 saying <\/span>\u05d8 \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05bb\u05dd \u05d6\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd: <\/span> 12:8 The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. (NASB)<\/span> The wicked strut about boasting in their version of the truth. In <\/span>Matthew 6:33 <\/span>Yeshua said <\/span>33<\/span>\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd [\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6] \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd. 6:33 \u2018But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (NASB)<\/span> What did Yeshua mean when He said seek first His kingdom and His righteousness? To be in a right relationship with the Lord God Almighty, one must strive to be obedient to His word. The striving daily to obey, <\/span>Matthew 6:33<\/span> is telling us to be determined to allow God to destroy the sin that is in our lives. This is walking in righteousness in this life, our goal is to be doing all we know with the help of the Holy spirit to stop sinning. This on our own is something that is very hard to do. The point is that we approach this with placing a high priority on working in cooperation with Him in putting sin to death in our lives. The Apostle Paul said in <\/span>Romans 8:12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh 8:13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 8:14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. (NASB)<\/span> Are you being led by the Spirit and called a son of God? The Lord wants us to first acknowledge that sin is in fact sin according to the Scriptures and then we are to live in righteousness before Him. If we seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, the other things we do in life for the Lord, how we live, will come much easier for us. The Lord expects us to walk in daily righteous obedience to His Word and by the leading of His Holy Spirit. If we miss the mark that we are striving for, there is forgiveness and restoration in His Son. If we strive to do this we will not be living like the wicked, strutting around on every side in pride, or in the vileness of the ungodly among the sons of men. If we are truely His, we will daily be striving to live righteously before the Lord Almighty! Let\u2019s pray!<\/span><\/p>\n

Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n

The rabbinic commentary (Midrash) on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 12<\/span> has 5 parts. Reading through this week\u2019s Midrash we will be looking at Parts 2, 3, and 4. Let\u2019s begin by outlining Midrash Tehillim Chapter 12 Parts 2, 3, and 4. <\/span><\/p>\n

Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 12, Parts 2, 3, and 4<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 2:<\/span><\/p>\n