{"id":2254,"date":"2013-05-01T19:52:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T19:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2018-09-22T14:11:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T14:11:02","slug":"tehillim-psalms-17-part-2-for-those-who-take-refuge-at-your-right-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-17-part-2-for-those-who-take-refuge-at-your-right-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 17, Part 2, For those who take Refuge at Your Right Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_idContainer001\" class=\"Basic-Text-Frame\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This week\u2019s study is from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:1-15,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Psalm begins saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cA prayer of David <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">and he prays asking the Lord to hear his cry, to give ear to his prayer, and that his prayer is not done so with deceitful lips (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David calls for the judgment of God to come forth from his presence and to examine him (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He says that the Lord has tested his heart, come to him by night, and found nothing, and that he has purposed his mouth to not transgress (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He says that based on the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips, I have kept from the paths of the violent (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">17:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) suggests that he believes the Torah is the word of God and that keeping God\u2019s word has kept him from evil. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e0\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:5 My steps have held fast to Your paths. My feet have not slipped. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord will answer those who seek Him (17:7) and show His favor in His Salvation <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d6 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:7 Wondrously show Your lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand From those who rise up against them. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The wicked are described as those who have and unfeeling heart and speak in their pride (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), they surround the people of God and determine to cast God\u2019s people to the ground (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The wicked are like a lion that is eager to tear and lurking int he hiding places (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David asks the Lord saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:13 Arise, O Lord, confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to deliver him with His sword. What is David referring to when he asks to deliver him with the \u201cSword of God?\u201d He concludes his prayer psalm saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d9\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e4\u05d9\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 [\u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8] \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b4\u05d8\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e5 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 17:14 From men with Your hand, O Lord, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babes. 17:15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In righteousness he will behold the face of God. What a great reason to live in righteousness before the Lord!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea Hebrew \u05d0\u05e8\u05de\u05d9 Aramaic \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 Greek<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table001\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-1\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-2\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-4\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-1\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b6\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e5:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-2\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-3\">\u05e1\u05dd\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u05d0 \u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e6\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d9\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05e0\u05da \u05dc\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d1 \u05de\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e7 \u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05e8\u05d9\u05e6\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d2 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e1\u05e2\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e0\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e9\u05db\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-3\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-Greek-body CharOverride-6\" lang=\"en-US\">YALMOI<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-7\"> 17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-8\">17:1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u1f74 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u03b1\u03c5\u03b9\u03b4 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd\u03ce\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 17:2 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03be\u03ad\u03bb\u03b8\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03bf\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f30\u03b4\u03ad\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 17:3 \u1f10\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03c9 \u03bd\u03c5\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c7 \u03b5\u1f51\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03af\u03b1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-5\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-4\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e0\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc 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\u05d3\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da\u05c3 \u05d7 \u05e0\u05d8\u05e8 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05db\u05d2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d2\u05d5\u05dc \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05db\u05d1\u05ea &lt;\u05d1\u05d1\u05ea&gt; \u05d2\u05dc\u05d2\u05dc \u05d3\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05e6\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea \u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d8\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d8\u05dc\u05dc \u05d3\u05e9\u05db\u05d9\u05e0\u05ea\u05da \u05ea\u05d8\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d8 \u05de\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05e8\u05df \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9 \u05e2\u05ea\u05e8\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05e1\u05d2\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05e1\u05d0\u05d5 \u05db\u05e1\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d1\u05e8\u05d1&lt;\u05e0&gt;\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e1\u05ea\u05d5\u05d5\u05e8\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d6\u05e8\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05de\u05e4\u05e9\u05d8 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e8\u05e2\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d3\u05de\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d0\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05de\u05e8\u05d2\u05d2 \u05dc\u05de\u05ea\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d5\u05db\u05e9\u05d7\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05d8\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d0\u05e4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d7\u05de\u05d8\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e6\u05d0 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05de\u05df \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d0\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d1\u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e4\u05da\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05de\u05e1\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc\u05ea\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d5\u05de\u05e9\u05ea\u05e6\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d0\u05e8\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05e7\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d8\u05e9\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d8\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e1\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05e1\u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05d1\u05e7\u05d5\u05df \u05e9\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d7\u05de\u05d9 \u05e1\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e4\u05da \u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05df \u05d3\u05d0\u05ea\u05e2\u05e8 \u05de\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e6\u05d5\u05e4\u05da\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-6\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-8\">17:4 \u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f02\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f10\u03c6\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1\u03be\u03b1 \u1f41\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03ac\u03c2 17:5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b2\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u1ff6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 17:6 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f10\u03ba\u03ad\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u1fd6\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03bf\u1f56\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1fe5\u03b7\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 17:7 \u03b8\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f10\u03bb\u03ad\u03b7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u03c3\u1ff4\u03b6\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c3\u1f72 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u1fb7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 17:8 \u03c6\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1\u03be\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c0\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cd\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 17:9 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c3\u03b5\u03b2\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03c0\u03c9\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03af \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03ae\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd 17:10 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03b1\u03c1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bb\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03bd 17:11 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03c5\u03bd\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03ba\u03cd\u03ba\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f14\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u1fd6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b3\u1fc7 17:12 \u1f51\u03c0\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f61\u03c3\u03b5\u1f76 \u03bb\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u1f15\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b8\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f61\u03c3\u03b5\u1f76 \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c6\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 17:13 \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03b8\u03b9 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u1fe5\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03ae\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u1f00\u03c3\u03b5\u03b2\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1fe5\u03bf\u03bc\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 17:14 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u1f40\u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b6\u03c9\u1fc7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bc\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7 \u1f21 \u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c5\u1f31\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c6\u1fc6\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b7\u03c0\u03af\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd 17:15 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u1fc3 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u1ff3 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03cc\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Psalm begins saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cA prayer of David.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Only two times does a Psalm begin with the words <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cA prayer of David.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17 and 86<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. David prays asking the Lord to hear his cry, to be attentive in listening (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and give ear to his prayer, that his prayer is not done so with deceitful (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) lips (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Aramaic text states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e6\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d9\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05e0\u05da \u05dc\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:1 A prayer of David. Accept, O Lord, my entreaty; in righteousness hear my praise; you will incline your ear to my prayer, since my lips are without guile. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and is in agreement with the Hebrew text, and so is the Greek translation (LXX), David is honestly seeking the Lord in prayer for help, he is not trying to deceive the Lord into helping him over come his enemies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table002\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-6\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-9\" lang=\"en-US\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"CharOverride-10\">A Prayer of David. 17:1 Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips. 17:2 Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with equity. 17:3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. 17:4 As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept from the paths of the violent. 17:5 My steps have held fast to Your paths. My feet have not slipped. 17:6 I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. 17:7 Wondrously show Your lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand From those who rise up against them. 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings 17:9 From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly enemies who surround me. 17:10 They have closed their unfeeling heart, With their mouth they speak proudly. 17:11 They have now surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground. 17:12 He is like a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion lurking in hiding places. 17:13 Arise, O Lord, confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword, 17:14 From men with Your hand, O Lord, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babes. 17:15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\" lang=\"en-US\">Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-10\" lang=\"en-US\">17:1 A prayer of David. Accept, O Lord, my entreaty; in righteousness hear my praise; you will incline your ear to my prayer, since my lips are without guile. 17:2 From your presence my judgment shall come forth; your eyes will behold honesty. 17:3 You have tested my heart; you have visited me at night; you have purified me [and] not found corruption. [If] I thought of evil, it has not passed my mouth. 17:4 Truly you have rebuked the deeds of the sons of men by the word of your lips; I have kept [myself from] the ways of audacity. 17:5 Support my steps in your path, lest my feet be shaken. 17:6 I have called you because you will receive my prayer, O God; incline your ear, receive my prayer. 17:7 Display your goodness, O redeemer of those who hope; from those who rise up against them by your right hand. 17:8 Guard me like the circle that is in the middle of the eye; in the shadow of your presence you will hide me. 17:9 From the presence of the wicked, those who harm me; my enemies, in the desire of their soul, surround me. 17:10 Their wealth has increased, their fat covers [them], their mouth has spoken arrogantly. 17:11 Our steps now have surrounded us; their eyes are fixed to extend throughout the land. 17:12 He resembles a lion who yearns to tear, or a jungle-cat that dwells in secret places. 17:13 Arise, O Lord, forestall him, strike him down; deliver my soul from the wicked man who deserves death by your sword. 17:14 And the righteous who hand over their souls on your account, O Lord, to death in the land, their portion is in eternal life, and their bellies will be filled with your good store; children will be satisfied, and they will leave their surplus to their children. 17:15 I in truth will see your countenance, I will be satisfied at the time that I awake, from the glory of your face. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-10\">A prayer of David. 17:1 Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips. 17:2 Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let mine eyes behold righteousness. 17:3 Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss. 17:4 As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have guarded myself from hard ways. 17:5 Direct my steps in thy paths, that my steps slip not. 17:6 I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words. 17:7 Shew the marvels of thy mercies, thou that savest them that hope in thee. 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye from those that resist thy right hand: thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings, 17:9 from the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me: mine enemies have compassed about my soul. 17:10 They have enclosed themselves with their own fat: their mouth has spoken pride. 17:11 They have now cast me out and compassed me round about: they have set their eyes so as to bow them down to the ground. 17:12 They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, and like a lion\u2019s whelp dwelling in secret places. 17:13 Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down: deliver my soul from the ungodly: draw thy sword, 17:14 because of the enemies of thine hand: O Lord, destroy them from the earth; scatter them in their life, though their belly has been filled with thy hidden treasures: they have been satisfied with uncleanness, and have left the remnant of their possessions to their babes. 17:15 But I shall appear in righteousness before thy face: I shall be satisfied when thy glory appears. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, David calls for the judgment of God to come forth from his presence and to examine him (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Based upon what David is saying here in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:2,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> how should we be living our lives knowing and expecting judgment to come from God? Will judgment come from God now that we are in Yeshua the Messiah (Christ)? The Apostle Peter spoke extensively on the topic of judgment in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Peter 3:7-18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Let\u2019s read what the Apostle Peter has to say concerning judgment in 2 Peter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">2 Peter 3:7-18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 3:8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. 3:11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 3:12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! 3:13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. 3:14 Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless, 3:15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 3:16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. 3:17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness, 3:18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">7<\/span>\u03bf\u1f31 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03bd\u1fe6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u03b3\u1fc6 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u1ff3 \u03c4\u03b5\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u1f76\u03bd \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77, \u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u03c9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03c3\u03b5\u03b2\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">8<\/span>\u1f1b\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u1f73\u03c4\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2, \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u1f77, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u1f77\u03b1 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c7\u1f77\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1 \u1f14\u03c4\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c7\u1f77\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1 \u1f14\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bc\u1f77\u03b1. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">9<\/span>\u03bf\u1f50 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, \u1f65\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u1f7b\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f21\u03b3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2, \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u1f73\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">10<\/span>\u0397\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u1f73\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, \u1f10\u03bd \u1f27 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1f76 \u1fe5\u03bf\u03b9\u03b6\u03b7\u03b4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bb\u03c5\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u1fc6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03b5\u1f51\u03c1\u03b5\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">11<\/span>\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bb\u03c5\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f71\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd [\u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2] \u1f10\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f50\u03c3\u03b5\u03b2\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2, <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">12<\/span>\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c0\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2, \u03b4\u03b9\u2019 \u1f23\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bb\u03c5\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f75\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">13<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u1f74\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f71\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f10\u03bd \u03bf\u1f37\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">14<\/span>\u0394\u03b9\u1f79, \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u1f77, \u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f04\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bc\u1f7d\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b5\u1f51\u03c1\u03b5\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u1f75\u03bd\u1fc3, <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">15<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f21\u03b3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03b7\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u1f78\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u1fe6\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c6\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd, <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">16<\/span>\u1f61\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f10\u03bd \u03b1\u1f37\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03b4\u03c5\u03c3\u03bd\u1f79\u03b7\u03c4\u1f71 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1, \u1f03 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f00\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f61\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u1f70\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u1f70\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f30\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f7d\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">17<\/span>\u1f59\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd, \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u1f77, \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u1f7d\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u1f71\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03b8\u1f73\u03c3\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u1f71\u03bd\u1fc3 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03c7\u03b8\u1f73\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03c0\u1f73\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f30\u03b4\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6, <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">18<\/span>\u03b1\u1f50\u03be\u1f71\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u03bd\u1f7d\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6. \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f21 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bd\u1fe6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2. [\u1f00\u03bc\u1f75\u03bd.]<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In the Scriptures from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">2 Peter 3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Peter said that the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cday of the Lord\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> will come like a thief meaning that one does not know the time of arrival of the day. Peter asks the question <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cwhat sort of people ought we to be\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the knowledge that this world will be burned up? Since we are looking for a new heavens and earth, we are to be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless, and blameless (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">3:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Peter goes on to say that the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cuntaught and unstable\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> distort the Scriptures to their own destruction (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">3:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). A parallel may be drawn to the Psalms in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05d2\u05b5\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05d9\u05bc [\u05e1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc] \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:10 They have closed their unfeeling heart, With their mouth they speak proudly. 17:11 They have now surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">This parallels <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> when David calls for the judgment of God to come forth from his presence (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b6\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThe LORD our God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 4:24 and Hebrews 12:29<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). God uses His fire to purify and cleanse the believer and also to bring devastating judgment upon the world (to the unrighteous, the wicked, the ungodly). In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">2 Peter 3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the great day of the Lord is accompanied by the consuming fire of God. Examples throughout all of Scripture may be found on the judgment that comes forth from His presence being manifest as a consuming fire, for example, in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 3:24,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Adam and Chavah (Eve) were barred from the tree of life by a flaming sword which turned about every way. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 19:24<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah with brimstone and fire because of their sin. Their sin was so great that God\u2019s wrath was poured out upon that place \u201cbefore\u201d the great day of the Lord as indicated in<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\"> 2 Peter 3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. In Egypt from the book of Exodus (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">9:24<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Lord rained down hail and fire mingled with hail, that if anyone was caught out in the open they died. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 10:1-2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Nadav and Avihu went before the Lord with strange fire and there went fire from the Lord and consumed them. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 16:35,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the men of Korach raised up against God\u2019s anointed and against Moshe and they brought censors to burn incense before the Lord and it says that Fire come forth from before the Lord and consumed them. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Kings 18:10-12,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Elijah prayed before the people and the prophets of Baal over the altar of God and fire come down from heaven and consumed everything, including the altar and everything on it. In the Apostolic Writings, Yeshua spoke very graphically of \u201cHell\u201d (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker000\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Gehenna) and a fire that will never be quenched (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mark 9:34<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He told parables of the rich man who died and was <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cin torment in this flame\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Luke 16:24<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Yeshua also said on the great day of the Lord, He will say <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cDepart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 25:41<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Apostle Paul wrote that Yeshua would come <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cin flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">2 Thessalonians 1:8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Jude mentioned, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cothers save with fear, pulling them out of the fire&#8230;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Jude 1:23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). John wrote, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cand whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Revelation 20:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). All of Scripture speaks of the \u201cfire\u201d of God that results from His judgment which proceeds from His presence in the midst of sin. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, David calls for God\u2019s judgment <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b6\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A Prayer of David. 17:1 Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips. 17:2 Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with equity. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David requests for the Lord to let \u201chis judgment\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) come forth \u201cfrom his presence\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) without fear. The reason being, he has rested in the Lord\u2019s salvation. His prayer is made without deceitfulness and in truth. In Yeshua the Messiah, we have the salvation of God and do not need to fear the judgment of the Lord or that great day when that time comes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David goes on to say <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord has tested him and found nothing. The Aramaic Targum states <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-14\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e1\u05e2\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e0\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e9\u05db\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:3 You have tested my heart; you have visited me at night; you have purified me [and] not found corruption. [If] I thought of evil, it has not passed my mouth. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Interestingly, the rabbis translate <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to say that the Lord testing and finding nothing, is synonymous with the Lord testing and \u201cpurifying\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-14\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) like one does to remove base-metals from silver during the refining process. David purposed that his <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cmouth would not transgress\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or that if he had <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthought of evil, it has not passed his mouth\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">meaning that he has not spoken evil. David has chosen to live his life based upon God\u2019s Word, this is antithetical to the ways or deeds of men whose paths are violence and pride (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He believes the Torah is the word of God and remaining in God\u2019s word has kept him from evil. The Apostle Paul spoke of the way in which believers are to live their lives before God in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Thessalonians chapter 4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Note that in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">2 Peter<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Apostle Peter has made a reference to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Thessalonians 5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> regarding the great <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cday of the Lord\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and of how we are supposed to live. In context, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Thessalonians 4,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Paul speaks on how one is to live in Christ the Messiah. Let\u2019s read the text from the Apostolic Writings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">1 Thessalonians 4:1-18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">4:1 Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more. 4:2 For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 4:3 For this is the will of God, your <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">sanctification<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4:4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 4:5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 4:6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you. 4:7 For God has not called us for the purpose of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">impurity<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">, but in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">sanctification<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">. 4:8 So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. 4:9 Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; 4:10 for indeed you do practice it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to excel still more, 4:11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, 4:12 so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need. 4:13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. 4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">1<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u039b\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u1f78\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd, \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1f77, \u1f10\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03bb\u1f71\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u2019 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c1\u1f73\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u1fb6\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">2<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03bf\u1f34\u03b4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03c4\u1f77\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b4\u1f7d\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">3<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u1f71\u03c1 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6, \u1f41 \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">4<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1f73\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f15\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u1fe6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c4\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u1fc7, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">5<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03bc\u1f74 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u1f71\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f71\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">6<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03c4\u1f78 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b2\u03b1\u1f77\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f71\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03b4\u03b9\u1f79\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f14\u03ba\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u1f77\u03c0\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u03b1. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">7<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03ba\u1f71\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u1f00\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03c3\u1f77\u1fb3 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1ff7. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">8<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f00\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd [\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76] \u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">9<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u03c1\u1f71\u03c6\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd, \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f76 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u03b4\u1f77\u03b4\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u1f77 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f75\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">10<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 [\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2] \u1f10\u03bd \u1f45\u03bb\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u039c\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u1f77\u1fb3. \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2, \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1f77, \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03bc\u1fb6\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">11<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f21\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u1f71\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f34\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b3\u1f71\u03b6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 [\u1f30\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2] \u03c7\u03b5\u03c1\u03c3\u1f76\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b7\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u1f77\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">12<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f50\u03c3\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u1f79\u03bd\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f14\u03be\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b7\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">13<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u039f\u1f50 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b3\u03bd\u03bf\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd, \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1f77, \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03c9\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bb\u03c5\u03c0\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f77\u03b4\u03b1. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">14<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03b5\u1f30 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f73\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7, \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b7\u03b8\u1f73\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f04\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u1f7a\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">15<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u03a4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u1ff3 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f21\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b6\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c0\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c6\u03b8\u1f71\u03c3\u03c9\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b7\u03b8\u1f73\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">16<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9, \u1f10\u03bd \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u1f73\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c3\u1f71\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03c0\u2019 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">17<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u1f14\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f21\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b6\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c0\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f05\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u1f7a\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f01\u03c1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03bd\u03b5\u03c6\u1f73\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f00\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1: \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c3\u1f7a\u03bd \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3 \u1f10\u03c3\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u03b1. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">18<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">\u1f6d\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f75\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Apostle Paul begins speaking on <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201chow one ought to walk and please God\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and states that is what you do but that you are to excel still more in your walk before the Lord. The will of God Paul states is our sanctification, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">3<\/span>\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u1f71\u03c1 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6, \u1f41 \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality;<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the most important aspect of our sanctification is to abstain from sexual immorality. Notice how this is something<br \/>\nthat we do, this is known in Judaism as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-12\">\u201c<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker001\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-12\">Shomer Mitzvah Shomer Nafsho\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> taken from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 19:16 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d6 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d6\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d5\u05de\u05bb\u05ea [\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea]:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 19:16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. KJV<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Here, the Jewish thinking on the mitzvot (commandments) is that the mitzvot are not burdensome things but rather opportunities to express gratitude to God for the gift of life. The one who keeps or observes (shomer) the commandment of the Lord guards his own life, for the keeping of the commandment aligns the soul (nefesh) with life. On the other hand, the one who despises his ways will die. The word translated as \u201cdespise\u201d comes from the word Bozah (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d6\u05b5\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), a verb that means to accord little worth to something. The one who is heedless of his ways or otherwise unconcerned about the high calling of obedience aligns the soul with error and the end thereof is death (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 14:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In summary, we have a duty to care about our lives, being <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cShomer Mitzvah\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is a form of wakefulness, where we consciously attend to our actions in light of God\u2019s expressed will for our lives. This is what the Apostle Paul was saying here in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Thessalonians 4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the will of God is that we abstain from sexual immorality. So the question that presents itself from this discussion is \u201ccan we live lives that are not Shomer Mitzvah and remained saved in the Messiah?\u201d How about rephrasing the question of whether one can live a sexually immoral life and how that affects our salvation? (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Corinthians 6:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The will of God, throughout the Scriptures, for believers concerning proper sexual behavior is very clear, namely, that we are to abstain from sexual immorality. The Apostle Paul\u2019s previous exhortation was that the Thessalonians are to strive to excel more (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">4:1\u20132<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). From this text, Paul appears to know his readers desired to do God\u2019s will, but he also realized they needed to know more specifically what that will encompasses. The culture of Thessalonica was a permissive culture and the prevailing religion of the region was in homosexual and heterosexual immorality (temple worship with prostitutes). Paul considered abstention from sexual immorality to be the first priority in the Thessalonians\u2019 devotion to God by sanctifying their bodies for Him. Every imaginable sexual vice was rampant in and around Thessalonica; therefore, Paul was especially concerned that the Thessalonians could easily fall back into their former way of life. So he gave them the direct, uncomplicated command to abstain from sexual immorality (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Thessalonians 4:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Abstain means that one must withdraw (separate, isolate) one\u2019s self away from any thought or behavior that violates the principles of God\u2019s Word and results in any act of sexual sin. In the Greek text, sexual immorality (<\/span>\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03bd\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, porneias) is a term used to describe any form of illicit sexual behavior (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">John 8:41, Acts 15:20, 29, 21:25, 1 Corinthians 5:1, 6:13, 18, 2 Corinthians 12:21, Galatians 5:19, Ephesians 5:3, Colossians 3:5, Revelation 2:21, 9:21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Any sexual activity that deviates from the monogamous relationship between a husband and a wife is immoral by God\u2019s standard (according to the Torah). The Lord blesses the sexual relationship in marriage, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cMarriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrews 13:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and the Lord is not pleased with sexual activity outside of marriage, the Scriptures say <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cfor fornicators and adulterers God will judge\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrews 13:4, Romans 1:24\u201332, 2:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Paul\u2019s teaching on the subject of sexual morality extends beyond the physical acts of immorality, as his later teachings to the Ephesians and the Colossians illustrate <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cBut immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Ephesians 5:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cFor you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Colossians 3:3, 5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Thessalonians 4:7,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Paul said <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">7<\/span>\u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03ba\u1f71\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u1f00\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03c3\u1f77\u1fb3 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1ff7. <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">4:7 For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In these passages, the Greek word used is <\/span>\u1f00\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201c1) uncleanness 1a) physical 1b) in a moral sense: the impurity of lustful, luxurious, profligate living 1b1) of impure motives.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In the Hebrew translation of the Apostolic writings, the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05de\u05d0\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201critual uncleanness, defiled\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the word used for sanctification in the Greek text is <\/span>\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f79\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201c1) consecration, purification 2) the effect of consecration 2a) sanctification of heart and life.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In Ephesians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, the same word for impurity and consecration is used whose meaning extends beyond acts of sexual sin to include how we live, what we do (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">our actions, what we place into our bodies, i.e. like for example what we eat<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and our thought life (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">unclean thoughts<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), etc. The teaching of Paul falls in line with Yeshua\u2019s teaching on sexual sin when he said <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall not commit adultery\u2019; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 5:27\u201328, 15:19, Mark 7:21\u201322<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Paul also said <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cDo you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, The two shall become one flesh.\u201d But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Corinthians 6:15\u201320<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The important point concerning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, examining these Scriptures from the Apostolic writings, and what we read in the Aramaic Targum <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-14\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e1\u05e2\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e0\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e9\u05db\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:3 You have tested my heart; you have visited me at night; you have purified me [and] not found corruption. [If] I thought of evil, it has not passed my mouth. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David states that God had visited him at night, and he has purified him and not found corruption. The Lord God Almighty has made him pure. Today we are sanctified in Yeshua, but we are also called to live sanctified lives before God. This may be illustrated in the following way:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_idGenObjectLayout-1\">\n<div id=\"_idContainer000\" class=\"_idGenObjectStyleOverride-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_idGenObjectAttribute-1\" src=\"Tehillim_17-web-resources\/image\/Psalm17-graphic1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to the Scriptures, the Lord God Almighty (Our Father in Heaven), sent His Son Yeshua (the Word of God) to make atonement and bring peace between man and God. In Yeshua, because of what He has done, we are made holy, we are sanctified, and we are made righteous before God. Yeshua, upon his return to Heaven, sends the Holy Spirit to dwell in each of us, and we are convicted of sin by the holy spirit and this is because of the holiness and righteousness of God. As a result of this, we live our lives in righteousness, justice, and holiness before God here on earth, both physically and spiritually. The Word of God confirms this in our lives. This is the process through which God the Father works, through His Son, through the Holy Spirit, in our lives. Shomer Mitzvah occurs (we establish the Torah, see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Romans 3:31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) because the Lord dwells within us. We do not obey God, observe the mitzvot (Shomer Mitzvah), in order to reach back to heaven, to add merit to our salvation, our salvation is established in Yeshua the Messiah. The question then is if we are not living in righteousness, holiness, and justice in this life, if our lives are dominated by sin, then does such a person have a relationship with God through His Son and by the Holy Spirit that dwells within? If righteousness, holiness, and obeying God is not going on here and now in your life, then your relationship with God needs to be re-examined! David said in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e0\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:5 My steps have held fast to Your paths. My feet have not slipped. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Our feet will hold fast and not slip when we take the appropriate steps to walk away from sin and with the help of the Lord God Almighty by the power of the Holy Spirit because of Yeshua the Messiah! Looking at the illustration, we have a vertical relationship with our Father in Heaven because of the Son. If our lives do not measure up horizontally on this earth, then there must be a problem somewhere in the vertical direction, and the problem is not on God\u2019s end but on ours. This is related to the passages from the Apostolic Writings and from the Psalm and the Torah text. In the Apostolic Writings we learn the Greek word used of physical uncleanness is <\/span>\u1f00\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (akatharsia) and for impurity is <\/span>\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f79\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (agiasmos). <\/span>\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f79\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (agiasmos) is translated in Hebrew as <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05de\u05d0\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (tameh) a reference to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201critual uncleanness or defilement.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Our bodies being the dwelling place of God, the Temple of the Holy Spirit, how important is ritual purity today? Have we lost the meaning of purity for our lives because of our culture or because of tradition? With regard to God\u2019s word, it is interesting that the prophet Samuel said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Samuel 15:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:22 Samuel said, \u2018Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> To obey is better than sacrifice and to heed God\u2019s Word is better than the fat of rams. How far should we go to obey God\u2019s Word? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> We read throughout the Scriptures that God is a merciful God and shortly following the settlement of the Promised Land in the book of Judges, the people were not following the commandments of God. They lived according to what they thought was right in their own eyes. They did not sacrifice in Shiloh at the Tabernacle like they were supposed to. They were serving the Baals and the Asherim and forsook the Lord God of their fathers. David said in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Lord will answer those who seek Him and show His favor in His Salvation <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d6 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b2\u05e1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:7 Wondrously show Your lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand From those who rise up against them. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic Targum states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d6 \u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05d6\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d3\u05e1\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05df \u05de\u05d0\u05df \u05d3\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:7 Display your goodness, O redeemer of those who hope; from those who rise up against them by your right hand. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker002\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Septuagint states <\/span><span lang=\"he-IL\">17:7 \u03b8\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f10\u03bb\u03ad\u03b7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u03c3\u1ff4\u03b6\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c3\u1f72 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u1fb7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:7 Shew the marvels of thy mercies, thou that savest them that hope in thee. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 7:7-8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Moshe said <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThe Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Apostolic Writings we read the apostles commentary on the salvation of God for those who seek Him in the book of Hebrews that states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cFor if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrews 9:13-15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and Paul wrote in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Romans 8:1-9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThere is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh [fallen human nature] but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> These Scriptures describe the mercy of God for sending the Messiah to save us from our sins. Isaiah said in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Isaiah 44:9-20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that those who make idols do not understand, the man who does so has shut his eyes so he cannot see. David says that the wicked are those who have and unfeeling heart and speak in their pride (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), they surround the people of God and determine to cast God\u2019s people to the ground (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The wicked are like a lion that is eager to tear and lurking int he hiding places (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The wicked willfully shut their own eyes and harden their hearts and pridefully attack the innocent. David asks the Lord to deliver his soul from the enemy, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:13 Arise, O Lord, confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to deliver him with His sword. What is David referring to when he asks to deliver him with the \u201cSword of God?\u201d Studying the Scriptures, the Word of God is described from the following two verses:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-12\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 119:105<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e7\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b5\u05e8-\u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-12\">John 17:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">17<\/span>\u1f01\u03b3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u1fb3: \u1f41 \u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03c3\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u1f71 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd. <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:17 \u2018Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. (NASB) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">God\u2019s Word is truth, a light and a lamp for our feet and to see the path with which to walk. We can have confidence that God\u2019s words are accurate, true and unerring. When followed, they guide us without fail in the paths that we need to walk. Scripture also tells us that we can be destroyed by lack of the knowledge of God and His ways (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hosea 4:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), but we will be blessed if we hear and keep the Word of God (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 11:28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) similar to Samuel\u2019s words that<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker003\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> obedience is better than sacrifice. We read in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 4<\/span> <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">12<\/span>\u0396\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f41 \u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u1f74\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u1f7d\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u1f71\u03c7\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ca\u03ba\u03bd\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f04\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f01\u03c1\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03c5\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2: <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Keeping <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrews 4:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in mind, while studying the five books of Moshe (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker004\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Torah) it is interesting that there are dual aspects to the Torah. According to the Scriptures, it can give life and it can destroy life. The word \u201cTorah\u201d means \u201cinstructions\u201d this is where we obtain the origin of sin being disobedience to God\u2019s Word. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 John 3:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states that sin is lawlessness. In Greek, the word for lawlessness is anomia (<\/span>\u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Nomos is the Greek word for the Hebrew word \u201cTorah\u201d and means \u201claw.\u201d Lawlessness is being without the law, so sin is defined as anything that does not follow the instructions of the law. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Romans 3:23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">23<\/span>\u03c4\u1f70 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f40\u03c8\u1f7d\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u1f71\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b6\u03c9\u1f74 \u03b1\u1f30\u1f7d\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd. <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, all fall short of God\u2019s perfect righteousness. Try as we might, we cannot keep the instructions of the Torah perfectly at all times. As a result, the law stands in opposition to us. When we fail to keep the Torah, we are in a state of sin and the wages of sin is death according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Romans 6:23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. This is the Torah\u2019s aspect of condemnation. The Lord God Almighty however does not leave us in a state of condemnation. He brings us eternal life by directing us to the Messiah (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Galatians 3:24<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Torah does not give eternal life, but it leads us, directs us to our Savior. Once we are saved, our obedience to the commands of the Torah shows our love for God (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 John 5:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and stores up rewards in heaven (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 5:19<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). This is the aspect of the law that gives life, it leads us to the Messiah and then gives us a quality of life, a way of life for a holy people who are saved in the Messiah. This is how a life that has been redeemed, that has been saved, lives in obedience to the Word of the Lord. This dual aspect of the Torah, of life and of death, is paralleled to the double-edged sword. The Word of God judges the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrews 4:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). If we are in Messiah, we are safe from the condemnation of the Torah and free to walk in the way of God for quality of life, love for God, and blessings in this world and the world to come. The all-powerful sword of the living God is able to cut through every defense our enemy can raise down to the very division of bone and marrow as it says in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrews 4:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. When wielded by a servant of God, nothing can withstand its ability to cut straight to the core of a matter and uncover the truth. That means we must submit our lives to God and to His Word. Allow God\u2019s word to work upon our heart and our spirit. As the people of God, it is our responsibility to use His Word to discern the truth and to follow the truth. Therefore, God\u2019s Word therefore shows us things that are wrong in our lives (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">2 Corinthians 10:4-5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Thus, the sword that David is referring to in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:13<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:13 Arise, O Lord, confront him, bring him low; Deliver my soul from the wicked with Your sword (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is the Word of God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David concludes his prayer in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d9\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e4\u05d9\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 [\u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8] \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b4\u05d8\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e5 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 17:14 From men with Your hand, O Lord, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babes. 17:15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David said <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d6 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">11:7 For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The judgment of the wicked comes because of the righteousness and justice of God. If we live our lives according to God\u2019s ways, according to the Scriptures, if we do good to those who persecute us and pray for those who do evil to us, then we are truly the sons of our Father in Heaven. If we leave judgment and punishment to the Lord, then our hope is truly and wholly give to Him who is able to deliver us from all troubles, our hope is truly in Yeshua God\u2019s Messiah, and our lives are truly changed purely for the glory of God. Let\u2019s pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbinic commentary (Midrash) on <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> has 14 parts. Reading through this week\u2019s Midrash we will be looking at Parts 1, 3, 5, and 14. Let\u2019s begin by outlining Midrash <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim Chapter 17 Parts 1, 3, 5, and 14. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 17, Parts 1, 3, 5, and 14<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Part 1:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash, part 1, opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\"> \u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cA prayer of David. Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto me cry (Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:1).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThe words are to be read in the light of the verse \u2018the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord (Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:8)\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes on to explain the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis speak of Balak and Balaam to explain the sacrifices of the wicked. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">expands upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss what it is about the sacrifice of the wicked that the Lord does not like. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Concluding phrase says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cWherein do I take delight? In prayer, as the verse goes on to say, The prayer of the upright is His delight (Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:8).\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Part 3:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash, part 3, opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\"> \u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cAnother comment, The words Let my judgment come forth from Your presence (Tehillim \/Psalms 17:2)&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cDavid spoke to the Holy One blessed be He, there is no one but You who can pardon sin.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes on to explain the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis provide parables to help understand why the Lord God Almighty is the only one who can pardon sin. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">expands upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss the forgiveness of sins and the Lord God who is able to do so. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Concluding phrase says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cDavid said to the Holy One blessed be He, Master of the universe, since there is no one other than You, who can pardon, Let my judgment come forth from Your presence.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Part 5:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash, part 5, opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\"> \u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cAnother comment on Let my judgment come forth from Your presence.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash the rabbis draw a parallel of judgment coming from the presence of God to the Sanhedrin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes on to explain the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the parables given by the rabbis look at judgment of God and deeds of loving kindness that provide merit with regard to the judgment of God. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">expands upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss the gifts one gives to God, honoring the Lord, and appearing before the Lord in the appointed times. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Concluding phrase says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201c Finally, by pleasures in In Your right hand there are pleasures, David was referring to this world; and by for evermore he was referring to the world to come.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-4\">Part 14:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash, part 14, opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\"> \u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cIn another comment the words are read, As for me, I will behold Your presence in loving-kindness, Come and see how great is the strength of loving-kindness!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cMerely because of the one small coin a man gives to the poor, he gets the right to behold the face of the Shekinah.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes on to explain the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis provide examples of beholding the manifest presence of God. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">expands upon the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss how it can be that David beheld the presence of the Lord God Almighty. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Concluding phrase says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cBecause the wicked live in prosperity in this world, even though they deny the Holy One blessed be He, and vex Him, and because the righteous suffer in this world, even though they are willing to die for the hallowing of the name of their Creator, therefore David said, I will not be of those who vex You, but of those who labor in the Torah of which it is written Justice, justice, will you follow (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 16:20). Hence David said, As for me, I will behold Your presence in justice.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim Part 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> opens (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Dibur Hamathil) on the verse <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cA prayer of David. Hear the righteous, O Lord, attend unto me cry (Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:1).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Midrash then states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e9\u05de\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05e6\u05d3\u05e7. \u05d6\u05d4\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d6\u05d1\u05d7 \u05e8\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05dd (\u05ea\u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d4) [\u05ea\u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05ea \u05d4\u05f3] (\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d7)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where rabbis say that this verse of David calling out to God to hear the righteous is to be read in light of a verse from Proverbs that speak on the sacrifice of the wicked being an abomination to the Lord. Why is the sacrifice of the wicked an abomination to the Lord? David prays asking the Lord to hear his cry, to be attentive in listening (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and give ear to his prayer, that his prayer is not done so with deceitful (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) lips (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Aramaic text states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e6\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d9\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05e0\u05da \u05dc\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:1 A prayer of David. Accept, O Lord, my entreaty; in righteousness hear my praise; you will incline your ear to my prayer, since my lips are without guile. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and is in agreement with the Hebrew text. David said that in his righteous acts asking the Lord to hear his prayer. Prayer can be a form of worship and praise. Throughout Scripture, especially in the Psalms, prayer is used as a form of worship and praise. How does God regard our worship today? Looking closely at <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Scripture says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7 \u05d6\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Notice how we gain some insight from the verse in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, sacrificing and prayer are given as two examples of acts of worship. Note that the Hebrew text translates literally as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord and prayer of the upright is His will!\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The sacrifice of the wicked is an \u201cabomination\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the prayer of the righteous is His \u201cWill\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05e6\u05d5\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The wicked person is <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cHe who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 28:9, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) This kind of person does not have a heart for the Lord, note that this is not someone who is specifically a \u201ccriminal\u201d by earthly standards, but that it is someone who does not have a heart for the Lord. Accordingly there is no surprise that the Scripture in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 28:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes on to say that his prayer is an abomination (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In Isaiah\u2019s time, the Lord described Israel\u2019s worship saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cThis people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Isaiah 29:13<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e8\u05b4\u05d7\u05b7\u05e7 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The outward appearance of worship was present, but their hearts were not; they were insincere in coming before God and therefore He would not accept it. In the unrighteous person, God is not glorified in anything he does. The KJV states that even the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cplowing of the wicked, is sin.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 21:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Hebrew text states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d3 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d1-\u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> using the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e0\u05b4\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning lamp or light, so the light of the wicked, their deeds, are sin. That thing that shines forth from the wicked (their light) is nothing but sin. The point is that wicked in their work, teaching, building, all that they do is done without regard to God\u2019s glory and without a sense of dependence upon Him. Those who do not acknowledge their sin, will therefore not look to the Lord God Almighty and His Messiah for salvation. In the midrash the rabbis <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">speak of Balak and Bilaam (Balaam, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05b4\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to explain the sacrifices of the wicked and how the Lord did not respond to their request that was made in the blood of bulls. Their request is made deceitfully for the purpose of harming God\u2019s people. On the other hand, David could in all honesty pray and seek the Lord because his prayer is not done so with deceitful (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) lips (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) or a deceitful heart. The Lord delights in the prayer of the upright. The Midrash concludes stating <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cWherein do I take delight? In prayer, as the verse goes on to say, The prayer of the upright is His delight (Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:8).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord desires to take care of His people, but we must seek Him for our help. Scripture says in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Chronicles 7:14-15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05bb\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 7:15 \u2018Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What an awesome call and pleading from the Lord for His people to humble themselves, pray, seek His face, and turn for their wicked ways. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 17, Part 3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> opens on <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:2 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cAnother comment, The words Let my judgment come forth from Your presence.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta, \u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d to the Midrash) says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cDavid spoke to the Holy One blessed be He, there is no one but You who can pardon sin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The rabbis say that only God (The Holy One blessed be He) is able to pardon sin (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc \u05dc\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05dc \u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea\u05d4, \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9\u05db\u05da \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05de\u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05da \u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and therefore it is written to let judgment come forth from the Lord. We then read that Rabbi Levi taught on the judgment that comes forth from the Lord and the angel (messenger) of the Lord, let\u2019s read this section of the midrash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">Midrash Tehillim 17, Part 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">Rabbi Levi taught, When the Holy One blessed be He, sent an angel to the children of Israel to go before them, what did He say? Behold, I send an angel before you (Shemot \/ Exodus 23:20), and then added, Take heed of him, and harken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in him (Shemot \/ Exodus 23:21). According to Rabbi Levi, what can My name is in him mean but that every courier angel of the Holy One blessed be He, bears a kind of seal graven in his heart. Thus Scripture, in saying The chariots of God thousands of angels; the Lord is among them (Tehillim \/ Psalms 68:18), implies that the name of the Holy One blessed be He, is a part of the name of each angel, as in the names of Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-5\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e9\u05dc\u05d7 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05da \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05da \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd, \u05de\u05d4 \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e9\u05dd, \u05d4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e0\u05db\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d5\u05dc\u05d7 \u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05da \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05da (\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05db\u05d2 \u05db), \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05ea\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4, \u05d4\u05e9\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5 [\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5\u05f3, \u05db\u05d9 \u05e9\u05de\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5] (\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05db\u05f4\u05d2 \u05db\u05d0), \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05de\u05d4 \u05db\u05d9 \u05e9\u05de\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5, \u05d8\u05d1\u05dc\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d7\u05e7\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05dc \u05dc\u05d1\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9\u05dd, \u05db\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d8\u05e8\u05d8\u05d9\u05d2\u05d5\u05e1, \u05d4\u05d3\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d3\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e8\u05db\u05d1 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05df \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d1\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9 (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d7 \u05d9\u05d7), \u05e9\u05de\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e3 \u05e2\u05de\u05d4\u05df, \u05de\u05d9\u05db\u05d0\u05dc \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05e8\u05e4\u05d0\u05dc<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here rabbi Levi says that the Lord sends an angel to the children of Israel to go before them referencing <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shemot \/ Exodus 23:20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, and states that you are to take heed of him and to listen to his voice, and do not be rebellious because he will not pardon your transgressions because the Name of the Lord is in him (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shemot \/ Exodus 23:21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). It is interesting that according to the Scriptures, and the rabbis statements here in the midrash, the angel the Lord sends forth before the people is not as forgiving as the Lord God Almighty Himself. The reason that is given is that the angel bears the seal of God upon his heart, and the rabbis state that this is why the word God (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is in the name of each of His angels <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05d9\u05db\u05d0\u05dc, \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc, \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc, \u05e8\u05e4\u05d0\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The interesting point is that the angels of heaven do not have the power to forgive sins, only God Himself. This is interesting because in the Apostolic Writings, Yeshua says that <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe Son of Man\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> also has the authority on earth to forgive sins. This is different from the angels and suggests for us that the Messiah would come as someone more than simply a messenger of God. This is stated in three of the gospels:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Matthew 9:6<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cBut so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins \u201c&#8211; then He said to the paralytic, \u201cGet up, pick up your bed and go home.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">6<\/span>\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c6\u03b9\u1f73\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u1ff7, \u1f18\u03b3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u1f06\u03c1\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u1f77\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f55\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bf\u1f36\u03ba\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-12\">Mark 2:12 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cBut so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins \u201c&#8211; He said to the paralytic, (NASB)<\/span> <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">10<\/span>\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c6\u03b9\u1f73\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u1ff7,<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Luke 5:24 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cBut, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,\u201d&#8211; He said to the paralytic&#8211; \u201cI say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">24<\/span>\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c6\u03b9\u1f73\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u1ff3, \u03a3\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9, \u1f14\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u1f77\u03b4\u03b9\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bf\u1f36\u03ba\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In addition to this, following the resurrection, Yeshua gives the disciples the Holy Spirit and then he also gives them the power to forgive sins according to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">John 20:19-23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">John 20:19-23<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">20:19 So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, \u201cPeace be with you.\u201d 20:20 And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 20:21 So Jesus said to them again, \u201cPeace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.\u201d 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, \u201cReceive the Holy Spirit. 20:23 \u201cIf you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.\u201d (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">19<\/span>\u039f\u1f54\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u1f40\u03c8\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03bc\u03b9\u1fb7 \u03c3\u03b1\u03b2\u03b2\u1f71\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f45\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f26\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c6\u1f79\u03b2\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f38\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u1f77\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f26\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03bc\u1f73\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u0395\u1f30\u03c1\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">20<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u1f30\u03c0\u1f7c\u03bd \u1f14\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03be\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u1f70\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2. \u1f10\u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f30\u03b4\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">21<\/span>\u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 [\u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2] \u03c0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd, \u0395\u1f30\u03c1\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd: \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u1f73\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1, \u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u03c0\u1f73\u03bc\u03c0\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">22<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u1f30\u03c0\u1f7c\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03c6\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u039b\u1f71\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd: <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">23<\/span>\u1f04\u03bd \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c6\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c6\u1f73\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u1f04\u03bd \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u1f71\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">If only God can forgive sins and we read that Yeshua has the ability to forgive sins, how are we to understand the meaning of the Scriptures when Yeshua says to the disciples that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cIf you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> How are we to understand this verse? According to the Tanach, the Lord God carries out three specific functions that only He is able to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">He forgives sins (many references).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">He heals diseases (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:9-15, Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 24:8-9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 103:2-5<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cBless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle\u2019s.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05bb\u05d0\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b6\u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Isaiah 43:25<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cI, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05de\u05b9\u05d7\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8:<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Micah 7:18-19 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWho is a God like thee, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger for ever because he delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion upon us, he will tread our iniquities under foot.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05be\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05d5\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b9\u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d1\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0\u05be\u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b5\u05e5 \u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d4\u05bd\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05bd\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05bd\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05bb\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05ea \u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05b8\u05bd\u05dd\u05c3<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">1 Kings 8:39<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201cthen hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and render to each whose heart thou knowest, according to all his ways (for thou, thou ONLY, knowest the hearts of all the children of men);\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The three functions only the He is able to do is to forgive sins, heal diseases, and know the hearts of men. When the disciples were given the Holy Spirit of God, they were able to go forth and heal in Yeshua\u2019s name and to forgive sins. They did not know the thoughts of the hearts of men. On the other hand, Yeshua, according to the gospels, knew the heart of man (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 9:4, Luke 6:8, and John 2:24<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In addition to this, at Yeshua\u2019s birth, he was given his name \u201cYeshua\u201d because he would save his people from their sins according to the angel sent from the Lord in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 1:18-23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. This explains why his Apostles went around teaching that Yeshua is the One who enables Israel to repent and personally forgives the nation of their sins:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Acts 3:26<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u2018For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">26<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u1fd6\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u1f73\u03c6\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f15\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c1\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Acts 5:29 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">But Peter and the apostles answered, \u2018We must obey God rather than men.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:30 \u2018The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross. 5:31 \u2018He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 5:32 \u2018And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">29<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03a0\u1f73\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f79\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd, \u03a0\u03b5\u03b9\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7 \u03bc\u1fb6\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u1f22 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">30<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f24\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03bd \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd, \u1f43\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03be\u1f7b\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5: <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">31<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b7\u03b3\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c1\u03b1 \u1f55\u03c8\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u1fb7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, [\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6] \u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f38\u03c3\u03c1\u03b1\u1f74\u03bb \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">32<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u1f71\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1fe5\u03b7\u03bc\u1f71\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f43 \u1f14\u03b4\u03c9\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Acts 26:15<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u2018And I said, \u2018Who are You, Lord?\u2019 And the Lord said, \u2018I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 26:16 \u2018But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you; 26:17 rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, 26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">15<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b1, \u03a4\u1f77\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36, \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5; \u1f41 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f18\u03b3\u1f7d \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f43\u03bd \u03c3\u1f7a \u03b4\u03b9\u1f7d\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2. <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">16<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03b8\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c4\u1fc6\u03b8\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f79\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5: \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f64\u03c6\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9, \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03b5 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u1f73\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f71\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1 \u1f67\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f36\u03b4\u1f73\u03c2 [\u03bc\u03b5] \u1f67\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">17<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u1f10\u03be\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03b8\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f53\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c3\u03b5 <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">18<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03be\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u1f73\u03c8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c3\u03ba\u1f79\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c6\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u1fb6 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03bd, \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f21\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bc\u1f73.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Based on the teaching of the disciples from the book of Acts, Yeshua has the ability to forgive sins and he has come to personally save his own from their iniquities. In other words, Yeshua does not merely pardon a person from his or her sins but actually grants forgiveness by saving sinners through his death and subsequent resurrection. According to the rabbis in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 17, Part 3,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> only God can forgive sins on earth. According to the Scriptures, the Lord God Almighty provides for each and every one of us His Word, that took bodily form to make atonement for sins on our behalf. The Midrash concludes saying that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cDavid said to the Holy One blessed be He, Master of the universe, since there is no one other than You, who can pardon, Let my judgment come forth from Your presence.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Forgiveness, mercies, grace, love, all of these things are the very nature of God Himself, He is the perfect judge, a loving and merciful God, rightly so David asks that judgment come forth from His presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 17, Part 5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the rabbis continue on the topic of judgment coming forth from the Lord stating in the <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on Let my judgment come forth from Your presence.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In part 5 of the midrash, the rabbis draw a parallel of judgment coming from the presence of God to the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e1\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05d4\u05b6\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is the highest court of ancient Israel during the Second Temple Period that ruled on administrative, judicial, and religious issues. The word Sanhedrin means <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201csitting together\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and therefore is derived the meaning of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cassembly\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201ccouncil.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The assembly of the Sanhedrin consisted of twenty to twenty three men appointed in every city in the land if Israel. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mishnah Sanhedrin 1:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the number 23 is derived from the exegesis of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 35:24-25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the minimum size for a community is 10 men which is derived from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 14:27<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> for the 10 spies sent into the Promised Land. The great Sanhedrin consisted of a leader called the Nasi, sometimes this position was held by the Kohen HaGadol (High Priest), a chief justice (Av Beit Din), and sixty nine general members. During the second Temple period, the Great Sanhedrin met in the Hall of Hewn Stones in the Temple in Jerusalem. The court convened every day except on the moedim and during Shabbat. The Sanhedrin is mentioned in the Apostolic Writings (in the gospels) in relation to the trial of Yeshua and in the Acts of the Apostle on the death of Stephen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Talmud Bavli, tractate Sanhedrin<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, identifies two classes of rabbinic courts called the Sanhedrin, the Great Sanhedrin (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the Lesser Sanhedrin (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05e7\u05d8\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Each city in Israel could have its own lesser Sanhedrin of 23 judges, but there could be only one Great Sanhedrin of 71, which among other roles acted as the Supreme Court, taking appeals from cases decided by lesser courts. The numbers of judges were predicated on eliminating the possibility of a tie and the last to cast their vote was the head of the court. By the end of the Second Temple period, the Sanhedrin reached its pinnacle of importance, legislating all aspects of Jewish religious and political life within the parameters laid down by Biblical and Rabbinic tradition. After the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, the Sanhedrin was re-established in Yavneh with reduced authority. The imperial Roman government and legislation recognized it as the Palestinian Patriarchate, the ultimate authority in Jewish religious matters. The seat of the Patriarchate moved to Usha under the presidency of <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker005\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Gamaliel II in 80 CE. In 116 it moved back to Yavneh, and then again back to Usha. It moved in 140 to Shefaram under the presidency of Shimon ben Gamliel II, and to Beit Shearim and Sephoris in 163, under the presidency of Judah I. Finally, it moved to Tiberias in 193, under the presidency of Gamaliel III (193\u2013230) ben Judah haNasi, where it became more of a consistory, but still retained, under the presidency of Judah II (230\u2013270), the power of excommunication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 17, Part 5,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the rabbis say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnd David answered, Master of the universe, You did write in Your Torah, you will take no gift (Shemot \/ Exodus 23:8), and the members of the Sanhedrin are afraid to take a gift from me and then pass judgment on me. But as for You, it is Your will to take a gift, and then to Let my judgment come forth from Your presence. And the proof that the Holy One blessed be He takes a gift? The verse He takes a gift out of the bosom of a wicked man to pervert the ways of judgment (Mishley \/ Proverbs 17:23). And what are the gifts that God takes from the wicked in this world? Repentance, prayer, and charity. Hence, David said, Let my judgment come forth from Your presence.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05ea \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea\u05da \u05d5\u05e9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d7 (\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05db\u05d2 \u05d7), \u05d5\u05d4\u05df \u05de\u05ea\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05de\u05e0\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e7\u05d7 \u05e9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9, \u05d0\u05d1\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05e8\u05e6\u05d5\u05e0\u05da \u05e9\u05ea\u05e7\u05d7 \u05e9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3 \u05de\u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05da \u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d0, \u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5\u05e7\u05d7 \u05e9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3, [\u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8] \u05d5\u05e9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3 \u05de\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05e8\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d9\u05e7\u05d7 (\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d6 \u05db\u05d2), \u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d8\u05dc \u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05e8\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05d4\u05d6\u05d4, \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d5\u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) A discussion proceeds that the Sanhedrin does not receive gifts because of the possibility of bribery, whereas the Lord God in heaven receives the gifts of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRepentance, Prayer, and Charity (Righteous deeds).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Are these three things considered bribes for the Lord to rule in one way or another? Is <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker006\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Ma\u2019aseh HaTorah (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cworks of the Torah\/Law\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">a form of bribery for God? The conclusion of part 5 of the midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment, By path of life in You show me the path of life, David meant the Torah, A tree of life to them that lay hold upon her (Mishley \/ Proverbs 3:18); by fullness of joy David meant the text of Scripture, the Mishnah, the Talmud, the traditional laws, moral lessons, subtle interpretation of Biblical laws, and the subtleties of rabbinic enactments. Nay more! You also make Your presence to shine upon me, as is said In Your presence, Finally, by pleasures in In Your right hand there are pleasures, David was referring to this world; and by for evermore he was referring to the world to come.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis say that David meant by <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cthe paths of life\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">he was referring to the Scriptures, the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker007\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Mishnah, the Talmud, the Traditions, Moral lessons, Interpretations of the Biblical laws, and rabbinic enactments, are the pathway to life. Looking at these statements, we don\u2019t always agree upon all of the rabbinic rulings, but the important point to take away is living in obedience to God\u2019s Word (the Scriptures) is the path of life and peace before God. This is why we read the rabbis saying the Torah is the path of life, the Scriptures truly are a way of life for us! The Mishnah, the Talmud, the traditions, interpretations, enactments, etc all are part of the rabbinic way of living out the word of God in Judaism. The most important thing to remember is while living out Scripture in our lives, we do so to honor God in His word, not as a form of bribery or working of merit for justification, but being obedient to His word as the children of God and a Holy People (note <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">1 Samuel 15:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Midrash Tehillim 17, Part 14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> opens <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">with the <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cIn another comment the words are read, As for me, I will behold Your presence in loving-kindness, Come and see how great is the strength of loving-kindness!\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> And the homiletic introduction to the Midrash (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Petihta) states <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cMerely because of the one small coin a man gives to the poor, he gets the right to behold the face of the Shekinah.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> How does giving a small coin to the poor give one the right to behold the face of the manifest presence of God (Shekinah)? Two scriptures from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Mark 12:41-44<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Luke 21:1-4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> may shed some light on this question. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Mark 12:41-44<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">12:41 And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. 12:42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. 12:43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, \u2018Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; 12:44 for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">41<\/span>\u039a\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f77\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03b8\u03b5\u1f7d\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u1ff6\u03c2 \u1f41 \u1f44\u03c7\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b2\u1f71\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u1f78\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd: \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f71: <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">42<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bb\u03b8\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c7\u1f75\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u1f74 \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bf, \u1f45 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03bf\u03b4\u03c1\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">43<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u1f08\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f21 \u03c7\u1f75\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f55\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f21 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u1f74 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd: <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">44<\/span>\u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd, \u03b1\u1f55\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f45\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f45\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b2\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-12\">Luke 21:1-4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">21:1 And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. 21:2 And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins. 21:3 And He said, \u2018Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; 21:4 for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\">1<\/span>\u1f08\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03bb\u1f73\u03c8\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b5\u1f36\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b2\u1f71\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u1ff6\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2. <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">2<\/span>\u03b5\u1f36\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b4\u1f73 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u1f75\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03c7\u03c1\u1f70\u03bd \u03b2\u1f71\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bf, <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">3<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f08\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f21 \u03c7\u1f75\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f55\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f21 \u03c0\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u1f74 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd: <span class=\"CharOverride-13\">4<\/span>\u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03bf\u1f57\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u1ff6\u03c1\u03b1, \u03b1\u1f55\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f51\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b2\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u1f43\u03bd \u03b5\u1f36\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd \u1f14\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here in the Gospel of Mark and Luke, the Greek word <\/span>\u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is used that is translated as \u201ctreasury\u201d in the NASB translation. The definition for the word <\/span>\u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is as follows <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c1) a repository of treasure, especially of public treasure, a treasury It is used to describe the apartments constructed in the courts of the temple, in which the not only the sacred offerings and things needful for the service were kept, but in which the priests, etc, dwelt: Neh. 13:7; of the sacred treasury in which not only treasure but also public records were stored, and the property of widows and orphans was deposited. Josephus speaks of treasuries in the women\u2019s court of Herod\u2019s temple. In the N.T. near the treasury seems to used of that receptacle mentioned by the rabbis to which were fitted thirteen chests or boxes, i.e. trumpets, so called from their shape, and into which were put the contributions made voluntarily or paid yearly by the Jews for the service of the temple and the support of the poor.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here the word \u201ctreasury\u201d seems to be a receptacle that was used to collect money from the people (the tithe of 10% as defined in the Torah) the purpose was that it is the responsibility of the people, according to the Torah, to help others financially and to place the money into the hands of the priesthood for the support of the priests and for assisting the poor of the land. The woman according to the text is described as a <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cpoor widow\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning that she was a working woman who made her living by herself having lost her husband. According to the Gospels She was not wealthy having only two copper coins and yet Yeshua describes her small gift as greater than all the monies given by those who had more wealth and gave more in terms of quality and appearance of their gift rather than from their heart. The Midrash (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Petihta) states <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cMerely because of the one small coin a man gives to the poor, he gets the right to behold the face of the Shekinah.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Because the poor woman gave out of her poverty, she gave with greater faith than those who give out of wealth. The Scriptures say that <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cNo one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.\u201d ESV<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 6:24<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The giving of the gift by the poor woman was not only a gift of finances but a gift of herself, of her time and effort to the Lord. According to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 5:8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Yeshua said <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">8<\/span>\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u1fb3, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03bd \u1f44\u03c8\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">5:8 \u2018Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05be\u05d4\u05b5\u05dd \u05d9\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05c2\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) In these Scriptures, Yeshua is saying that those who hunger and thirst after righteousness will be satisfied, the Lord God is the One who brings satisfaction. Those who are pure in heart will see God. Inner purity is the place from which righteous deeds flow. <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 24:3-5 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d3 \u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">24:3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? 24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully. 24:5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord And righteousness from the God of his salvation. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The purity of the heart and the reward of a pure heart is the thirst and hunger for more and more of the righteousness of God. Because of this woman\u2019s righteous act, giving all that she had, two copper coins into the treasury, her gift was greater than all the rest because what she did was from a pure heart. The Rabbis saying in the Midrash that one small coin a man gives to the poor gives him the right to behold the face of the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker008\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Shekinah, they must have been thinking on the poor who give from their poverty because of the purity and righteousness of their heart and motivation to do so because of God\u2019s command. (Think on this when observing the mitzvot!) The pure heart involves the inward commitment to seek the Lord God Almighty, this is how giving to the poor one small coin enables one to see the Shekinah glory of God. According to Yeshua in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Matthew 5:8,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the blessedness of the person who has a pure heart is that they will see God. Studying the Scripture we know that God is a spirit and therefore invisible to the eyes of men (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">John 1:18, 4:24, Colossians 1:15, 1 Timothy 1:17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In Parashat Ki Tisa, the Lord instructed Moshe that he cannot see His face for no man can see God and live (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shemot \/ Exodus 33:20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker009\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Yitro (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shemot \/ Exodus 24:9-10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Scriptures say that Moshe, Aharon, Nadav and Avihu, and the seventy elders of Israel saw the God of Israel. And in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> it says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b6\u05d4<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e5 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">17:15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Seeing God and beholding His face are all connected to the purity of heart and the righteousness things that we do in the innocence and purity of heart before God. The blessedness that is attached to righteousness and the purity of heart is that a person will come to know God (to see Him) perfectly and completely. The concluding phrase of part 14 of the midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">\u201cBecause the wicked live in prosperity in this world, even though they deny the Holy One blessed be He, and vex Him, and because the righteous suffer in this world, even though they are willing to die for the hallowing of the name of their Creator, therefore David said, I will not be of those who vex You, but of those who labor in the Torah of which it is written Justice, justice, will you follow (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 16:20). Hence David said, As for me, I will behold Your presence in justice.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David concludes with beholding the Lord (His presence) in justice, that is derived from the same word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e6\u05d3\u05e7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> for righteousness. The Lord revealed His righteousness and justice in bringing His son to bear our sins. This is the revelation of the Father on Heaven, that His Son Yeshua died and rose again so that we too will have the power to live in righteousness and justice before Him, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord what a wonderful God we serve! Let\u2019s pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tehillim-17-Part1-and-2.pdf\">Tehillim 17-Part1-and-2<\/a> Notes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Notes_Psalms-17.pdf\">Notes_Psalms-17<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s study is from Tehillim \/ Psalms 17:1-15, The Psalm begins saying \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u201cA prayer of David and he prays asking the Lord to hear his cry, to give ear to his prayer, and that his prayer is not done so with deceitful lips (\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e6\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tehillim"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}