{"id":2288,"date":"2013-05-22T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T16:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2018-09-22T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T14:12:38","slug":"tehillim-psalms-18-part-2-living-in-his-ways-by-obeying-the-gospel-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-18-part-2-living-in-his-ways-by-obeying-the-gospel-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 18, Part 2,  Living in His Ways by Obeying the Gospel of Christ!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_idContainer000\" class=\"Basic-Text-Frame\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Part A:<\/span><\/p>\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-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:1-50,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Psalm begins saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 | \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 | \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd | \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cFor the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to this Psalm, these are the words that David spoke to the Lord and the Lord God Almighty delivered him from all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Because of the deliverance of the mighty hand of God, David sings <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:1 \u2018I love You, O Lord, my strength.\u2019 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 18:3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues describing the way in which he felt when his enemies surrounded him on all sides saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b8\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d5 \u05d7\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:4 The cords of death encompassed me, And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me. 18:5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Because of his grief over the enemies that surround him, David called out to the Lord God Almighty for help (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 | \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and He heard his cry from heaven. David then said that <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 | \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05db\u05b5\u05dc \u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. 18:8 Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. (NASB)<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Nahum 1:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201c1:5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world, and all that dwell therein.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is a dangerous to come against the children of the Lord God whose presence causes the earth to tremble. The earth is described as burning in His presence, how much more so will the wicked burn on His coming?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\"> \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-2\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d7<\/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 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 | \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 | \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd | \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc: \u05d1 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class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-10\" lang=\"en-US\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\">For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said, 18:1 \u2018I love You, O Lord, my strength.\u2019 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 18:3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. 18:4 The cords of death encompassed me, And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me. 18:5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. 18:6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. 18:8 Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. 18:10 He rode upon a cherub and flew; And He sped upon the wings of the wind. 18:11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 18:12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire. 18:13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. 18:14 He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them. 18:15 Then the channels of water appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. 18:16 He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. 18:18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my stay. (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-12\" lang=\"en-US\">Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-13\" lang=\"en-US\">18:1 For praise. About the miracles that occurred to the servant of the Lord, David, who sang in prophecy in the presence of the Lord the words of this song about all the days that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the sword of Saul.<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-14\" lang=\"en-US\"> 18:2 And he said: I will love you, O Lord, my strength. 18:3 O Lord, my strength and my security and the one who delivers me; the God who has chosen me has brought me near to fear him; my shield, from whose presence is given me strength and redemption over my enemies; my security. 18:4 David said in praise: \u201cI pray in the Lord\u2019s presence, and from my enemies he redeems me.\u201d 18:5 Distress has surrounded me, like a woman who sits on the birthstool and has no strength to give birth and so is in danger of death; a band of abusive men has terrified me. 18:6 Armies of sinners have surrounded me; those armed with deadly weapons have confronted me. 18:7 When I am in distress, I pray in the presence of the Lord; and in the presence of my God I make supplication; and he accepts my prayer from his temple, and my petition in his presence is received by his ears, and is granted. 18:8 The earth trembled and shook and the foundations of the mountains tottered, and split, for he was angry with it. 18:9 The arrogance of Pharaoh went up like smoke; then he sent his anger like a burning fire that consumes before him; his rebuke burns at his utterance like coals of fire. 18:10 And he bent down the heavens, and his glory was manifested, a dark cloud a path before him. 18:11 So he was manifested in his strength over swift cherubs; and he proceeded in might on the wings of the storm-wind. 18:12 And he made his presence dwell in the mist, and surrounded himself with the clouds of his glory as a covering; and he made favorable rains to fall on his people, and mighty waters from the massed clouds of darkness on the wicked from the eternal heights. 18:13 From the splendor of his glory the clouds of heaven passed by in rebuke like the coals of fire and burning hail from his word. 18:14 And the Lord gave a shout from heaven, and the Most High raised up his utterance; he cast hail and coals of fire. 18:15 And he sent his word like arrows, and scattered them; [he sent] many lightning bolts, and confounded them. 18:16 And the depths of the sea became visible, and the pillars of the world were uncovered at the rebuke of the Lord,78 from the utterance of your mighty wrath. 18:17 He sent his prophets, [he who is] a mighty king who reigns in strength; he took me [and] delivered me from many Gentiles. 18:18 He delivered me from my enemies, for they are strong; from my foes, for they prevailed against me. (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-10\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-11\">For the end, a Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord; the words which he spoke to the Lord, even the words of this Song, in the day in which the Lord delivered him out the hand of all his enemies, and out the hand of Saul: and he said: 18:1 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. 18:2 The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper. 18:3 I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from mine enemies. 18:4 The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly. 18:5 The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me. 18:6 And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of this holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears. 18:<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-11\">7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them. 18:8 There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it. 18:9 And he bowed the heaven, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet. 18:10 And he mounted on cherubs and flew: he flew on the wings of winds. 18:11 And he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air. 18:12 At the brightness before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire. 18:13 The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice. 18:14 And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them. 18:15 And the springs of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy wrath. 18:16 He sent from on high and took me, he drew me to himself out of many waters. 18:17 He will deliver me from my mighty enemies, and from them that hate me; for they are stronger than I. 18:18 They prevented me in the day of mine affliction: but the Lord was my stay against them.(LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table003\" 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=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05d9\u05d8 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He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. 18:20 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. 18:21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. 18:22 For all His ordinances were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. 18:23 I was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. 18:24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. 18:25 With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless; 18:26 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute. 18:27 For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase. 18:28 For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness. 18:29 For by You I can run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall. 18:30 As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. 18:31 For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God, 18:32 The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless? (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-11\">18:19 They confronted me in the day of my wandering; but the word of the Lord was my support. 18:20 And he brought me out to a broad place, he delivered me because he was pleased with me. 18:21 The Lord will requite me[86] according to my merit; according to the cleanness of my hands he will answer me. 18:22 For I have kept the proper ways in the Lord\u2019s presence; and I have not walked in evil before the Lord. 18:23 For all his judgments are revealed in my sight, to do them; and his covenants I will not remove from me. 18:24 And I was blameless in fear of him; and I kept my soul from sins. 18:25 And the Lord rewarded me according to my merit; according to the cleanness of my hands in the presence of his word. 18:26 With Abraham, who was found pious in your presence, you showed much mercy; with his seed, Isaac, who was complete in fear of you, you completed your favorable word. 18:27 With Jacob, who was pure in your presence, you chose his sons from all the Gentiles, and separated his seed from all that is unfit; but with Pharaoh and his seed, and the Egyptians who thought evil thoughts against your people, you confounded them in their thoughts. 18:28 Because you are going to redeem the people, the house of Israel, who are esteemed among the peoples in exile; and by your word you will abase the mighty nations who prevail over them. 18:29 For you will light the lamp of Israel that was extinguished in the exile, for you are the lord of the light of Israel. The Lord my God will bring me out of darkness into light; he will show me his eternal consolation which is to come to the righteous. 18:30 For by your word I will pass through armies; and by the word of my God I will subdue mighty citadels. 18:31 God [is he] whose ways are true; the Torah of the Lord is pure; he is a shield to all who trust in him. 18:32 For because of the miracle and deliverance that you will perform for your Messiah, and for the remnants of your people who will remain, all the Gentiles, nations, and tongues will confess and say, There is no God but the Lord, for there is none besides you; and your people will say, There is none mighty except our God. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">18:19 And he brought me out into a wide place: he will deliver me, because he has pleasure in me. 18:20 And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands will he recompense me. 18:21 For I have kept the way of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. 18:22 For all his judgments were before me, and his ordinances departed not from me. 18:23 And I shall be blameless with hem, and shall keep myself from mine iniquity. 18:24 And the Lord shall recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands before his eyes. 18:25 With the holy thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent. 18:26 And with the excellent man thou wilt be excellent; and with the perverse thou wilt shew frowardness. 18:27 For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud. 18:28 For thou, O Lord, wilt light my lamp: my God, thou wilt lighten my darkness. 18:29 For by thee shall I be delivered from a troop; and by my God I will pass over a wall. 18:30 As for my God, his way is perfect: the oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; he is a protector of all them that hope in him. 18:31 For who is God but the Lord? and who is a God except our God? 18:32 It is God that girds me with strength, and has made my way blameless: (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table005\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-2\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-8\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font 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<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table006\" 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-9\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-8\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-11\">18:33 He makes my feet like hinds\u2019 feet, And sets me upon my high places. 18:34 He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 18:35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great. 18:36 You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. 18:37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed. 18:38 I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet. 18:39 For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 18:40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me. 18:41 They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them. 18:42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets. 18:43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me. 18:44 As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners submit to me. 18:45 Foreigners fade away, And come trembling out of their fortresses. 18:46 The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation, 18:47 The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me. 18:48 He delivers me from my enemies; Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man. 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord, And I will sing praises to Your name. 18:50 He gives great deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-9\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">18:33 God, who girds on me a belt in strength, and makes blameless my way. 18:34 Who makes my feet like hinds\u2019; and he will sustain me in my stronghold. 18:35 Who teaches my hands to do battle, and who makes my arms as strong as a bronze bow. 18:36 And you have given me strength and redemption; and your right hand will help me; and by your word you have multiplied me. 18:37 You have broadened my steps in my place, and my knee has not buckled. 18:38 I will pursue my enemies; [now] have I destroyed them, and I did not return until I finished them off. 18:39 I will destroy them, and they are unable to rise; and the slain have fallen under the soles of my feet. 18:40 And you have girded me with strength as a belt to do battle; you have defeated beneath me the Gentiles who rise up to do me harm. 18:41 And my foes you have broken in my presence; you have made them turn tail; [thus] my enemies I will destroy. 18:42 They seek help, but they have no redeemer; they pray in the presence of the Lord, but he does not accept their prayer. 18:43 I have crushed them like clods of earth before the storm-wind; and like the mud of the streets I have trodden them. 18:44 You will deliver me from the discords of the Gentiles; you will keep me by my destiny a benefactor at the head of the Gentiles; a people that I did not know shall worship me. 18:45 At the hearing of the ear, they will obey me; the sons of the peoples will desert in my presence. 18:46 The sons of the peoples above will perish, and will go into exile from their palaces. 18:47 The Lord lives, and blessed is the mighty one; for from his presence strength and redemption are given to me; and exalted is God, the strength of my redemption. 18:48 It is God who works retribution for me, and defeats beneath me the Gentiles who arise to do me harm. 18:49 He delivers me from my foes; indeed against those who arise to do me harm you will make me prevail; you will deliver me from Gog and the armies of rapacious Gentiles with him. 18:50 Because of this, I will give praise in your presence among the Gentiles, O Lord; and I will sing praises to your name. 18:51 He works abundant redemption with his king, and shows favor to his Anointed, to David and his seed forever. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-10\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-11\">18:33 who strengthens my feet as hart\u2019s feet, and sets me upon high places. 18:34 He instructs my hands for war: and thou hast made my arms as a brazen bow. 18:35 And thou hast made me secure in my salvation: and thy right hand has helped me, and thy correction has upheld me to the end; yea, thy correction itself shall instruct me. 18:36 Thou has made room for my goings under me, and by footsteps did not fail. 18:37 I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; and I will not turn back until they are consumed. 18:38 I will dash them to pieces and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet. 18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength for war: thou hast beaten down under me all that rose up against me. 18:40 And thou has made mine enemies turn their backs before me; and thou hast destroyed them that hated me. 18:41 They cried, but there was no deliverer: even to the Lord, but he hearkened not to them. 18:42 I will grind them as the mud of the streets: and I will beat them small as dust before the wind. 18:43 Deliver me from the gain sayings of the people: thou shalt make me head of the Gentiles: a people whom I knew not served me, 18:44 at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: the strange children lied to me. 18:45 The strange children waxed old, and fell away from their paths through lameness. 18:46 The Lord lives; and blessed be my God; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 18:47 It is God that avenges me, and has subdued the nations under me; 18:48 my deliverer from angry enemies: thou shalt set me on high above them that rise up against me: thou shalt deliver me from the unrighteous man. 18:49 Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name. 18:50 God magnifies the deliverances of his king; and deals mercifully with David his anointed, and his seed, for ever. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:1-50,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Psalm begins saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 | \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 | \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd | \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cFor the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to the introductory line, this Psalm was composed as a result of the Lord God Almighty delivering David from the hand of his enemies and from the arm of Saul. Interestingly, the Aramaic Targum states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e0\u05e1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d3\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05ea\u05d2\u05de\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05dc \u05d9\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e9\u05d6\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05d0 \u05d3\u05db\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d5\u05de\u05d7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e9\u05d0\u05d5\u05dc\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:1 For praise. About the miracles that occurred to the servant of the Lord, David, who sang in prophecy in the presence of the Lord the words of this song about all the days that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the sword of Saul. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis believed that David spoke in the spirit of prophecy (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05e0\u05d1\u05d5\u05d0\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) of the miracles that God had performed for David. What miracles did God provide for David during his life? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Because of the deliverance and the miracles of the mighty hand of God, David sings to the Lord <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:1 \u2018I love You, O Lord, my strength.\u2019 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 18:3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. (NASB)<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is referenced in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Hebrews 2:13,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> shown below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Hebrews 2:11-16<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2:11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, 2:12 saying, \u2018I will proclaim Your name to My brethren, In the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise.\u2019 2:13 And again, \u2018I will put My trust in Him.\u2019 And again, \u2018Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me.\u2019 2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 2:15 and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. 2:16 For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">11<\/span>\u1f41 \u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03b6\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b6\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03be \u1f11\u03bd\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2: \u03b4\u03b9\u2019 \u1f23\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">12<\/span>\u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f08\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f10\u03bd \u03bc\u1f73\u03c3\u1ff3 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u03bd\u1f75\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c3\u03b5: <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">13<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd, \u1f18\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f14\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7: \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd, \u1f38\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1 \u1f05 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f14\u03b4\u03c9\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">14<\/span>\u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u1f7d\u03bd\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f35\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03ba\u1f79\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f73\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u1f71\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03c1\u1f71\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u1f71\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u2019 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">15<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u1f71\u03be\u1fc3 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2, \u1f45\u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c6\u1f79\u03b2\u1ff3 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u1f71\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b6\u1fc6\u03bd \u1f14\u03bd\u03bf\u03c7\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f26\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">16<\/span>\u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03b4\u1f75\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b3\u1f73\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u1f71\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03c3\u03c0\u1f73\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f08\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u1f70\u03bc \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u1f71\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David trusted in the strength of God and gave Him praise. The author of Hebrews states that <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cI will place my trust in Him\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">just like David. Trust and faith are in the Lord who has the power to overcome death. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Hebrews 2:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, interestingly the Scripture states that <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">16<\/span>\u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03b4\u1f75\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b3\u1f73\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u1f71\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03c3\u03c0\u1f73\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f08\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u1f70\u03bc \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u1f71\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2:16 For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Based upon <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Hebrews 2:16,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> it appears all of the previous verses are restricted to those who are descendants of Abraham. Does this mean that only the descendants of Abraham (Israel, the Jews) are saved, that God sent His son only for the descendants of Abraham? What does it mean to be a descendant of Abraham? Can a person of non-Jewish descent be a child of Abraham? (Read <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John chapter 8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Reading through <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:1-2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:1 \u2018I love You, O Lord, my strength.\u2019 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In verses 1 and 2 David describes God as the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker000\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Summary of the indirect ways David refers to God<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Strength (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Rock (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05e1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9, \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Fortress (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Deliverer (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Shield (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Horn of Salvation (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Stronghold (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-4\">\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David refers to the Lord as his strength, his rock, his fortress, his deliverer, his shield, the Horn of his salvation, and his stronghold. The use of these attributes of God, in the security, unmoving nature of God\u2019s promises, we are reminded of the Torah portion from Parashat Ha\u2019azinu, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cto listen, give ear\u201d Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:1-52<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. In <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker001\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Ha\u2019azinu, Moshe writes a song that he spoke to the children of Israel in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Devarim Deuteronomy 32:1-52<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Previously in the Torah, the Lord God told Moshe that Joshua will lead the people after his death. The Lord told Moshe to write down this song (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the song will be a witness against them <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4-\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e7\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 31:29-30<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">31:30 Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were complete: (NASB.)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In the opening verse of Parashat Ha\u2019azinu Moshe calls Heaven (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and Earth (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) as witnesses to the covenant (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Calling the solid unmoving (unchanging) Heaven and Earth as a witness implies that the unmovable things are watching should the children of Israel break the covenant and disobey God. Moshe proclaims the name of the Lord (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying He is our Rock (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), that His work is perfect (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b3\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), all of his ways are in truth (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), there is no injustice (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), only righteousness (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and that He is straight (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) meaning that God is upright and just. It is highly likely that David obtained his understanding on the strength of God, the Rock, the unmovable nature of God from Parashat Ha\u2019azinu. Moshe then says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05dd \u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThey have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In these opening verses, Moshe is contrasting the absolute goodness of God with our impoverished and fallen lives. In these verses, the Lord God is described as our <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRock\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:4;<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David also describes God as his rock and fortress. King Solomon describes God as a strong tower in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 18:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which says, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe name of Adonai is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and are safe.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The reason David describes God as his rock and fortress is because of the Torah principle that the Lord our Father has purchased us (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and that He establishes us (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05e0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Throughout Scripture the Lord is described using these solid and unmoving characteristics (i.e. Heaven and earth, rocks, etc). In the covenantal song found in Parashat Ha\u2019azinu, the words and phrases are representative providing greater meaning by what they stand for. Thinking hebraically, the words carry meaning beyond what the plane dictionary definition may provide. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The insight the Torah provides for us this week, in regard to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:1-<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">2, is on the use of the word <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201crock\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> as a circumlocution for the Name of God (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:4,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe Rock! His work is perfect. For all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The context of the verse in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> brings us right back to the Torah that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe Rock\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is a reference to God. Stones were commonly used for buildings and for memorials of important events (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">see Genesis 28:18, Joshua 24:26, 27; 1 Samuel 7:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Note that two words for rock is used in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:1-2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Rock (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9, \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) that may be used for a foundation and for building. According to the Scriptures, the word rock or stone is also used figuratively of believers (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Peter 2:4-5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and of the Messiah (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Psalms 118:22, Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 21:42, and Acts 4:11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Note also that in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Daniel 2:45<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Messiah is described as being <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ccut out of the mountain.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The use of the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201crock\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> as a circumlocution is well established in the Tanakh and in the Apostolic Writings. One of the oldest of several ancient translations of the Hebrew Bible into Greek is the LXX (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker002\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Septuagint). The LXX was held in great respect in ancient times as described by Philo and Josephus to having divine inspiration to its authors. This means that, according to historical accounts, the Greek translation of the Tanach was considered the inspired Word of God. Comparing the text of the LXX to that of Ginsburg\u2019s Masoretic text it is interesting to note that the Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e6\u05d5\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Rock<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is translated as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cTheos\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span>\u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">God<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). There are a few differences in the translation of the Septuagint from the Masoretic text but it is widely accepted that the Septuagint provides an accurate record of the Semitic textual variants. The textual variant here is that the translators used the word <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Theos<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span>\u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">God<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) rather than <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Petra<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> for the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e6\u05d5\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Rock<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). According to Paul\u2019s writings in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Romans 4:13-5:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the promises of God are made firm (<\/span>\u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) by faith (<\/span>\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) not only to those who are of the Torah but to all of those who are of the faith of Abraham (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Romans 4:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). All of those who have the faith of Abraham in the Lord God Almighty become the children of Abraham; having faith in God, in the Rock (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) of our Salvation, in the Name of God and the sure foundation stone in the Name of Yeshua our Savior. To worship the Name is to worship God. The relationship of Yeshua to the Father is that of a foundation stone, cut right out of the mountain of the Lord (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Daniel 2:45<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). It is this foundation stone that God is building His ecclesia (\u03b5\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1). The use of the name throughout the scriptures and the various ways in which the Name has been described, there is an emphasis God desires for us to see and to receive. The emphasis that is being taught is the Torah principle the Lord our Father has done, to purchased us (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and established us (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05e0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and all of Scriptures direct us to Yeshua the Messiah, which is the ultimate and final goal of the revelation of scripture. The love of the Father being demonstrated through the Son (Yeshua) offering redemption in His blood and salvation in His name so that we might have the opportunity to know and experience the abiding presence of the Father in our lives and in our communities. The love of God is then manifest in us by living through Him (Yeshua) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 John 4:9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Rightly so, as David says in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Lord is our Strength, our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer, our Shield, the Horn of our Salvation, and our Stronghold <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:1 \u2018I love You, O Lord, my strength.\u2019 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Note something else, the Lord described as \u201cthe Horn of our Salvation\u201d provides the illustration that the Lord has made a great noise to arouse those who have fallen asleep that He is present and Salvation is at hand. Do our lives proclaim His Salvation in this way to the world around us? Drawing this as an illustration or example for our lives, how might we apply this principle to our lives? How do we proclaim the Salvation of God to others?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues describing the way in which he feels his enemies have surrounded him on all sides saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:5-6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Hebrew:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-6\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b8\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d5 \u05d7\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:4 The cords of death encompassed me, And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me. 18:5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Aramaic:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-6\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e7\u05e4\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e7\u05d0 \u05db\u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05de\u05ea\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d3 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05de\u05e1\u05db\u05e0\u05d0 \u05de\u05e1\u05ea\u05db\u05e0\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05de\u05ea \u05d5\u05e1\u05d9\u05e2\u05ea \u05d8\u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e2\u05ea\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d5 \u05de\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05e7\u05e4\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e7\u05d3\u05d9\u05de\u05d5 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d3\u05de\u05d6\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05de\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:5 Distress has surrounded me, like a woman who sits on the birthstool and has no strength to give birth and so is in danger of death; a band of abusive men has terrified me. 18:6 Armies of sinners have surrounded me; those armed with deadly weapons have confronted me. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David says that death has gotten him bound up and according to the Hebrew text says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. The word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> means <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201crope, cord, line\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> when used as a noun, and also may have the meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cthroes of (birth or death).\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> So David is saying that his enemies that surround him has placed him in the throws of death. The rabbis translate this in the Aramaic Targum as \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">a woman who sits on the birthstool and has no strength to give birth and so is in danger of death<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.\u201d So David is describing the manner in which he feels by his enemies that surround him, his strength is gone from laboring for a long time as if at the moment of death. Because his enemies have surrounded him, he seeks the Lord for help saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b5\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 | \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Crying out to the Lord for help is a form of seeking the Lord God Almighty. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, David said <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d4\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e3 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d3\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 14:2 The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord looks down from heaven upon the sons of men and examines our hearts. Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 6:33<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">33<\/span>\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd [\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6] \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">6:33 \u2018But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Therefore we may conclude that the Lord God is looking down from heaven to see who is seeking Him. David also said <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05e1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5 \u05e0\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4-\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">14:3 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The way of mankind is corrupt, and there is none that do good. In David\u2019s case, he is seeking the Lord for help and because he seeks the Lord\u2019s help and not man\u2019s, his cry for help has made it to God\u2019s ears. As a result of hearing his cry for help, the Lord\u2019s response is <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 | \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05db\u05b5\u05dc \u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. 18:8 Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. (NASB)<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Nahum 1:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201c1:5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world, and all that dwell therein.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting reading through the Scriptures, on the judgment of God, when the Lord comes to earth His holy presence will burn this sinful world. Take for example the Apostle Paul\u2019s understanding on that great day of the Lord God Almighty from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Thessalonians 1:4-12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">2 Thessalonians 1:4-12<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1:4 therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. 1:5 This is a plain indication of God\u2019s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. 1:6 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 1:7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 1:8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 1:9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 1:10 when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed for our testimony to you was believed. 1:11 To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, 1:12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">4<\/span>\u1f65\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f10\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c5\u03c7\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03b3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b8\u03bb\u1f77\u03c8\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f37\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f73\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">5<\/span>\u1f14\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b9\u03c9\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6, \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u1f27\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">6<\/span>\u03b5\u1f34\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1 \u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7 \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b8\u03bb\u1f77\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b8\u03bb\u1fd6\u03c8\u03b9\u03bd <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">7<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b8\u03bb\u03b9\u03b2\u03bf\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u2019 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u1f7b\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03c0\u2019 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u2019 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b3\u1f73\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">8<\/span>\u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03c6\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f79\u03c2, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1f79\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u1ff3 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">9<\/span>\u03bf\u1f35\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u1f77\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f44\u03bb\u03b5\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u1f7d\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f30\u03c3\u03c7\u1f7b\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">10<\/span>\u1f45\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03bb\u03b8\u1fc3 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f01\u03b3\u1f77\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b8\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b8\u03b7 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c6\u2019 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2, \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u1fc3. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">11<\/span>\u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f43 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03be\u03b9\u1f7d\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u03c9\u03c3\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">12<\/span>\u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u1fc7 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Thessalonians 1:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Yeshua will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire. This is parallel to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 66:15 For behold, the Lord will come in fire And His chariots like the whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 19:18 Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the LORD descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Scripture also says in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 3:2 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">that God manifest Himself <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cin a flame of fire from the midst of a bush.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> We see in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Shemot \/ Exodus 3,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> a burning bush, a man (Moshe), and God Himself, speaking to Moshe from out of the flame that was in the midst of the bush. Why does God throughout the Scriptures reveal Himself in a flame of fire? The flame is certainly a supernatural phenomenon, since the bush burned without being consumed. On the mountain of Sinai, the Lord descended in a flame and the mountain burned. The flame is more than a supernatural phenomenon, it is a manifestation of God. How do we know this? The Scriptures say that Moshe was afraid to look, not upon the flame, but upon God; yet the flame was the only thing visible in the bush. According to the Scriptures, there are quite a few passages that state that God is invisible (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 1:17, 1 Timothy 1:17, and Hebrews 11:27<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to list a few). Yet, the passage from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, and in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Shemot \/ Exodus chapters 3 and 19<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, says that Moshe, realized who he was speaking to and was afraid to look upon God. This is because God had manifest Himself in the flame. In the Tanach, a manifestation of God was any kind of visible appearance of God, for example in the cloud known as the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker003\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Shekhinah (a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">word that describes dwelling or settling, and is used to denote the dwelling or settling divine presence of God, especially in the Temple in Jerusalem<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Scholars call the manifestation of God a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker004\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">theophany,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> according to Concise Oxford English Dictionary meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ca visible manifestation to humankind of God.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In these cases, God appears as a flame of fire in the midst of a burning bush to speak to Moshe. According to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mark 12:26<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Yeshua confirmed this when He said, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">12:26 \u2018But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, \u2018I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob\u2019? (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Apostle Paul states in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Thessalonians<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that Yeshua will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire. In the Tanach, God was manifested in the flame and therefore we could also say that the flame was an image, a visible representation, of the invisible God. Clearly, God was in the flame; therefore, to see the flame was to see God. Since no one struck a match to ignite this fire, it is clear that the flame came from God in the sense that God originated it. As the originator of the flame, the Lord God brought it forth. The God who was in the flame was the same God Yeshua referred to as His Father. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 17:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Yeshua identified His Father as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cthe only true God.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Corinthians 8:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Paul affirmed that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfor us there is one God, the Father.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Jeremiah 10:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the prophet declared, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe LORD is the true God.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The One in the burning bush called Himself <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe LORD God of your fathers\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 3:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In a sense, when we come before the Lord God Almighty, sin will be burned up, consumed by the very presence of God Himself. If we do not have the Lord\u2019s righteousness and the forgiveness of sins in Yeshua the Messiah, standing in the presence of God we would be consumed by the glory of His presence. This is why Paul wrote what he did in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 1:8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 1:9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 1:10 when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed for our testimony to you was believed. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> When the Lord returns, judgment will come and utter destruction (eternal destruction) will come to those who do not know God, those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. According to the text in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Thessalonians<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, to know the Lord God Almighty is synonymous with obeying the gospel of Yeshua. Have you ever noticed this in the Apostolic Writings before? What does it mean to obey the gospel of Yeshua? How do we do this? Is this nothing less than obeying the Torah of God? As the Scriptures say in Him, in Christ we establish the Torah (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Romans 3:31<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The earth is described as burning in His presence throughout the Scriptures, how much more so will the wicked burn on His coming? Prevention of utter destruction in the presence of God is reliant upon Yeshua and His teaching, obeying His teaching, and our knowing God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David said that when the Lord heard his prayer, the earth shook, the mountains trembled, and smoke went up from His nostrils, fire from His mouth, and He bowed down the heavens and thick darkness was under His feet (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:7-9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He then states in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:10-18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-6\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"en-US\">\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3\u05b6\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7: \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05d7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 | \u05e1\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e1\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05ea-\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b9\u05d2\u05b7\u05d4\u05bc \u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d7\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e6\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e8\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b5\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d6 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:10 He rode upon a cherub and flew; And He sped upon the wings of the wind. 18:11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 18:12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire. 18:13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. 18:14 He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them. 18:15 Then the channels of water appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. 18:16 He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. 18:18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my stay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states that the Lord God rode upon a cherub and flew. Does the Lord God really need to ride upon a cherub for wings to fly? The Psalm describes the Lord making darkness his dwelling place using thick clouds from the sky. The Lord Himself is light (brightness) and the clouds hide His glory. The Lord thunders when He utters His voice and from out of His word comes coals, hailstones, and fire. This description seems to parallel what took place at the mountain of Sinai, and of the construction of the Tabernacle, the Holy of Holies (a dark place), and the cloud that is manifest from burning incense before the priest enters in to make atonement on Yom Kippur. The cherub upon which the Lord rides is a parallel to the construction of the Ark of the covenant in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Let\u2019s look at select verses from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> from the Hebrew and Aramaic Targum.<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table007\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-10\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-10\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-11\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d1-\u05db\u05d2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05bb\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3\u05bb\u05ea \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e6\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc: \u05e4 \u05db\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05df \u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d7\u05b5\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Masoretic Text<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25:22<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">25:22 \u2018There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-12\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05e7\u05dc\u05d5\u05e1 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d1-\u05db\u05d2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05e1\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b7\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc: \u05db\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05bc: \u05db\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05bc \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05bc \u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1 \u05e1\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e1\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Aramaic Targum (Onkelos)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25:22<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">25:22 And I will appoint My Word (Memra) with thee there; and I will speak with thee from above the Propitiatory, from between the two kerubin that are upon the Ark of the Testimony, all that I may command thee for the sons of Israel. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, God is describing the construction of the mercy seat upon the Ark of the Covenant saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25:21 \u2018You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. 25:22 \u2018There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The phrase <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cmercy seat\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is a translation of the Hebrew text that actually says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201ckapporet\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the Masoretic text or of the Greek term <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201chilasterion\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> from the Septuagint (LXX). The Hebrew text of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Shemot \/ Exodus 25:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states that the Lord God will meet with Moshe to speak to him (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">and to the Kohen HaGadol, High Priest<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) from between the Cherubim. According to the Aramaic Targum, the text says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cAnd I will appoint my Word for you there.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> And so, it is <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cthe Word\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">of God (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker005\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Memra) that will meet with and speak to Moshe from between the Cherubim. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Next, the verses <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">19-25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, are outlined in the following way:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Outline of Tehillim 18:19-25<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"Number-list-3\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b5\u05e5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:19 He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. (NASB)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Number-list-3\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05db\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:20 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. (NASB)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Number-list-3\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. (NASB)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Number-list-3\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05bb\u05e7\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:22 For all His ordinances were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. (NASB)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Number-list-3\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:23 I was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. (NASB)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Number-list-3\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">:<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d1-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. (NASB)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Number-list-3\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:25 With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless; (NASB)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to David, the Lord brought him froth into an open place, this is a form of rescuing and the Lord rescued him because His delight was in him (David). David is obviously in hiding some place in Israel and the Lord taking and moving him to an open place suggests that he would have no enemies to attach him on either side. He continues saying that the Lord rewarded him according to his righteousness and the cleanness of his hands. The reason being that he has kept the ways of the Lord and have not departed from the Lord and His ways. David says all of the Lord\u2019s ordinances were before him and he did not put His statues away from him, He says that he is blameless and has kept himself from his own iniquity. Thus The Lord has returned towards him according to the cleanness of his hands. What is interesting about these verses is how David describes his reward, the Lord turning back towards him (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) from the Hebrew word \u201cShuv\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is a result of his living in righteousness. So according to David, the way that we live effects our walk with the Lord. Let\u2019s studying this concept a little further from the Torah text. In <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker006\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Re\u2019eh (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 11:26-12:28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Moshe says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cSee, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Moshe says the blessing comes if we <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201clisten and obey.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This is exactly what David is saying here in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Whereas, the curse comes to those who turn aside from the way God has commanded. Moshe says that when the Lord brings you into the land, place the blessing (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) on mount Gerizim and the curse (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) on mount Ebal. Mount Gerizim and Ebal are two mountains in the vicinity of the West Bank city of Nablus (in Hebrew known as Shechem). These form the southern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated on the north side. This mountain is one of the highest peaks in the West Bank and is the highest peak in all of Israel. The blessing and the curse here represents those who remain <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cwithin\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the covenant (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) on mount Gerizim with God and those who remain <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201coutside\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> of the covenant (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) on mount Ebal. Those inside the covenant live inside of the Promised Land and enjoy the blessing and protection of God living according to God\u2019s ways as detailed according to the Torah. Those outside do not live according to God\u2019s ways, do not have regard for the mitzvot, for the precepts or statues of God and therefore have no part in God\u2019s promises. Remaining within the covenant is emphasized as Moshe continues to speak to the people stating five times saying that <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05ea\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8 \u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 12:5 \u2018But you shall seek the LORD at the place which the Lord your God will choose from all your tribes, to establish His name there for His dwelling, and there you shall come. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(See <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 12:5, 11, 14, 18, 21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). According to the Scriptures, God revealed himself through Israel in order to make His Name known to the World. Today, do we allow the Lord to establish within us a place where He can make His name known in the way we live? This brings us back to the previous question on how do we proclaim the Salvation of God to others?<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table008\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-10\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-10\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-13\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d5-\u05dc<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d5 \u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05db\u05d6 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd: \u05db\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e1\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05db\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd: \u05e1 \u05db\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d0-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05dc: \u05dc \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d0\u05b5\u05e6\u05b6\u05dc \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-20\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 11:26-30<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">11:26 \u2018See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: 11:27 the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today; 11:28 and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known. 11:29 \u2018It shall come about, when the Lord your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, that you shall place the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. 11:30 \u2018Are they not across the Jordan, west of the way toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh? (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The opening word of Parashat Re\u2019eh is the Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which is written in the singular form meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201csee\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> followed by the phrase <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, a phrase containing the plural pronominal suffix <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cyou.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to the Hebrew text, based on the singular-plural forms written in Parashat Reah, each person, on an individual basis (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, \u201csee\u201d in the singular form) will be affected by the blessing and the curse. Note the use of the singular and plural forms here in the text are meant to emphasize that the Torah has been given to all <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwho have ears to hear\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and it is the personal responsibility of each individual to choose life, hold onto the Lord God, obey His voice, and walk in God\u2019s word (in His ways) in our daily lives as Moshe says in sefer <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 30:19-20,<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e2\u05b4\u05d3\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea \u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d7\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05db \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 30:19 \u2018I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, 30:20 by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to these scriptures, there is no room for compromise in this decision making process to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cchoose life.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Scriptures say <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201clove the Lord your God, listen to his voice, holding fast to the Lord is your life and the length of your days;\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">these Scriptures show the absolute necessity of living each day by holding onto and drawing near to the Lord God Almighty in the Messiah. I say in the Messiah because it is because of the Messiah and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that enables us to do these things in a way that is pleasing to the Lord God Almighty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The blessing and cursing is contrasted with <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 12:8 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">that states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cyou shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d7-\u05d9\u05d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: \u05d8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0: \u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7: [\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9] \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05bb\u05de\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b6\u05d3\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 12:8-11<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">12:8 \u2018You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes; 12:9 for you have not as yet come to the resting place and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you. 12:10 \u2018When you cross the Jordan and live in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security, 12:11 then it shall come about that the place in which the Lord your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice votive offerings which you will vow to the Lord. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to the Modern Hebrew lexicons, the phrase <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> appears to be a Hebrew idiom meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwhatsoever is right in his own eyes.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Dissecting this phrase, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cstraight, even, level, smooth\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">and <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cin his eyes.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The straightness of the eye is a way of describing the path one is taking, the choice that one is making in one\u2019s life to choose life or to choose death, to walk with God or to walk contrary to what God has commanded. We walk where our eyes tell us to go. What we look at for extended periods of time is the direction our mind and body will proceed into. According to Moshe, before entering into the Promised Land, each was doing what they thought was right in his or her own eyes. Therefore, the straightness of the eye was indicative of the way one walked before God. The warning is given just prior to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 12:8 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">to destroy all of the idols and places of worship and to not do as the nations do when serving the Lord God Almighty. So the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cstraightness of the eye\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is related to whether one is walking in righteousness or in sin. Is part of the gospel message of Yeshua to walk in righteousness and not walk in sin? It is interesting, in the Apostolic Writings, Yeshua warned the people of the kind of treasure one seeks in this world drawing a parallel with whether the eye is good or bad in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 6:20-23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> follows prototypical to the teaching here in the Torah and with what David is saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Here the Torah tells us to fear (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Lord, to walk in all His ways (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05db\u05b6\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), to love Him (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and to serve Him with all our heart (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and all our soul (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 10:12 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">summarizes beginning with fearing the Lord God. What does it mean to fear the Lord? Are we to be afraid of God\u2019s approval of us or be afraid of the future expectation of judgment? According to King Solomon, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 9:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) since without fear we would not turn from our sins but would continue to walk in darkness. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Hebrew word translated as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfear\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> has a range of meanings throughout the scriptures. The fear of the Lord as described in the Tanakh is a designation for true devoutness to the Lord (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mishley \/ Proverbs 1:7, Job 28:28, and Tehilim \/ Psalms 19:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Fear is also synonymous with love and hope, not a slavish dread, but rather reverence towards God (Compare: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:6, Hosea 11:1, and Isaiah 1:2, 63:16, 64:8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Lord God is also called <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker007\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Fear of Yitzchak\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in sefer <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 31:42 and 31:53 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">as it is translated as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe God whom Yitzchak feared.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Fear is also paralleled in the Apostolic Writings as a way to prevent carelessness in ones faith and as an incentive leading to repentance (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 10:28, 2 Corinthians 5:11, 7:1, Philippians 2:12, Ephesians 5:21, and Hebrews 12:28-29<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Based on these Scriptures, fear can lead to anticipation of danger or as a reference to the reverence of God. Therefore, according to the Scriptures, the fear of the Lord includes an overwhelming sense of glory, worth, and beauty of the Lord God Almighty. It is also interesting that fear (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) appears to be derived from the root word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (see). Does the fear of the Lord come from a sense of seeing God\u2019s power at work in the Scriptures, in this world or in our lives? Should we fear the Lord God in the sense of being threatened by Him for our sins or are we to regard Him in wonder and with respect? These are important questions because the type of fear (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) that we have will reflect upon how we walk in all His ways (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05db\u05b6\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), love Him (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and serve Him with all our heart (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and all our soul (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Yeshua told us that unless one is born new having a spiritual rebirth one cannot see the kingdom of God according to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 3:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> while he was talking to Nicodemus, saying \u201camein amein\u201d (<\/span>\u1f08\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201ctruly truly\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">I say to you unless one is born from above (<\/span>\u1f04\u03bd\u03c9\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) he is not able to behold the kingdom (<\/span>\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) of God. The principle of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201clife from above\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is revealed in God\u2019s covenant and the process in which God would bless His people. The covenant was to bring the people to God and to teach them to trust Him, to delight in Him, and to be one with Him. Being born from above is God working in our lives to change us from the inside out because of His great love for us. Because it is written <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c\u2026 love the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, \u2026\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord loves His children as it is written in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah 31:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI love you with an everlasting love and in chased (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">, mercy\/grace) I draw you to me.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to Jeremiah, God the Father draws us to Himself. Yeshua believed the Scriptures saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 6:44<\/span> \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u1f41 \u03c0\u1f73\u03bc\u03c8\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f11\u03bb\u03ba\u1f7b\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd, \u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u03c9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c7\u1f71\u03c4\u1fc3 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3. <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u2018No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> God\u2019s chased (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, mercy) takes action, allowing us to come to our senses and turn from our sin and turn to Yeshua the Messiah. Being born from above is an action of creation by the hand of God as it says in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 1:13<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05d3\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05d7\u05e4\u05e5 \u05d4\u05d1\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e3 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05d7\u05e4\u05e5 \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d0\u05dd \u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cnot of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Hebrew translation of the Greek says \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d3\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfrom God he is born,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The reference here is to the Word of God (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 1:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and of being born new. The Lord God makes a place in our hearts through which He works His will in our lives. As a result, rather than fear (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Lord in the sense of judgment, we fear the Lord to walk in His ways, and to seek Him for help. It is written <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c\u2026 love the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, \u2026\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Is this what David meant when he tells us the Lord has rewarded him according to his righteousness and the cleanness of his hands? Is this what is meant when Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 1:8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah? It says in the Hebrew text \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto hear His voice\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">and the English translation says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cby obeying His voice\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto be devoted in Him\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the English translation says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cby holding fast to Him.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> According to Paul, to know the Lord God Almighty is synonymous with obeying the gospel of Yeshua in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Thessalonians 1:7-8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. In the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker008\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Torah portion (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker009\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Re\u2019eh) to hear His voice is synonymous with obeying His voice. To be devoted to Him is synonymous with holding fast to Him. We hear the Word of God and we believe by faith (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Romans 10:17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). We hold fast to the Word of God because He is the length of our days, He gives us life. David describes the way of his live is being devoted to following God\u2019s Torah (His ways) and the Lord God Almighty turns back (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to him because he seeks to walk righteously before the Lord. Today, believing in Yeshua the Messiah, the Living Word of God (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 1:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), we are obeying the Torah command for substitutionary atonement. But if our lives do not change to follow God in His ways, are we really holding fast and being devoted to Him according to the gospel of Yeshua? If you listen and obey you have the blessing of God, Scripture says so. If we do not listen and obey, there is nothing more than the expectation of judgment on that great day of the Lord according to the book of Hebrews. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Hebrews 10:26-31<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">10:26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 10:27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 10:28 Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 10:29 How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 10:30 For we know Him who said, \u2018Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.\u2019 And again, \u2018The Lord will judge His people.\u2019 10:31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\">26\u1f19\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f77\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u1f73\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1, 27\u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03b5\u03c1\u1f70 \u03b4\u1f73 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u1f74 \u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b6\u1fc6\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03b8\u1f77\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03bc\u1f73\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2. 28\u1f00\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u039c\u03c9\u03cb\u03c3\u1f73\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u1f76\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03c1\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03b4\u03c5\u03c3\u1f76\u03bd \u1f22 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u1f76\u03bd \u03bc\u1f71\u03c1\u03c4\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b8\u03bd\u1fc4\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9: 29\u03c0\u1f79\u03c3\u1ff3 \u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c7\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03be\u03b9\u03c9\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u1f75\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u1f78\u03bd \u1f21\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u1fa7 \u1f21\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1fe6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03c5\u03b2\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2; 30\u03bf\u1f34\u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c0\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1, \u1f18\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2, \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u1f7d\u03c3\u03c9: \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd, \u039a\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6. 31\u03c6\u03bf\u03b2\u03b5\u03c1\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f10\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b6\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Believing in Yeshua (the salvation of God) has always been coupled with listening and obeying the word of the Lord. Outside of Yeshua, there is no salvation, no redemption, no deliverance from sin, there is nothing left but the curse. If we willfully walk and live in sin, there is only the expectation of judgment. David said in<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:23,<\/span> <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:23 I was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He kept himself from<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> \u201chis iniquity.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Only with the Lord\u2019s help, and persevering to seek the kingdom of God, walking in His ways, and seeking Yeshua for help is victory made possible. Scripture says in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 30<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c\u2026 love the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, \u2026\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Truly, the Lord God Almighty and Yeshua His Son are the length of our days. What an awesome God we serve! Let\u2019s pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Part b:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying to the Lord <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d5 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05db\u05d6 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e2\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:25 With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless; 18:26 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Scriptures say that with the kind, the blameless, and the pure, the Lord shows Himself to be kind, blameless, and pure, and with the crooked the Lord shows himself to be astute. Here the word translated \u201ccrooked\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) means <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cstubborn, obstinate, adamant, intractable, perversive, willful, bigoted, bulldog, bullish, contrary, contumelious; perverted\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, from the root word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, means <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cbe twisted, bent, curved\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is written in the Hiphil verbal pattern to have the meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cbe twisted, bent, be perverted, struggle, or evasive, wriggle, writhe (in pain).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This verse says that the Lord will cause trouble for those who are crooked or perverse. Does God send bad things to the wicked? I have heard it taught that only good things come from the Lord, not bad things following by the reasoning \u201chow could I trust a God who sends bad things to me?\u201d Is this judgmental of the Lord God Almighty? Thinking in this way, is one conforming the Lord unto one\u2019s own likeness? In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:26-27<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">25-26<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Scripture states that He will show kindness to those who are kind, blameless to those who are blameless, and pure to those who are pure. What would God show to those who are not kind, blameless, and pure? What about to those who say they are His children (I believe in Jesus) but do not exhibit kindness, blamelessness, and purity? Does God bring bad things into our lives for the purpose of bringing us back to Him? When bad things do happen to us, if we question God rather than examining our lives, are we missing the mark? Consider the historical account from Parashat Ki Tisa (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Shemot \/ Exodus 30:11-34:35<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) the Scriptures say <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05db\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">32:14 So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The reason God changed His mind is because of who he is according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Shemot \/ Exodus 34:6-7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05db\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d3 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d5-\u05d6, \u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1-\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b6\u05ea: \u05d6 \u05e0\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b9\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b5\u05d3 | \u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">34:6 Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, \u2018The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; 34:7 who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The reason for the Lord\u2019s repenting and turning from His wrath is found within the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which is most often translated as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201csteadfast love\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201clovingkindness\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in the English translations. According to the Scriptures, the word Chesed (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is most often connected in relation to God\u2019s covenant with His people. Brown, Driver, and Briggs lexicon define Chesed as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfavor, grace, charity, kindness, benevolence, graciousness, mercy, prayerful, benignity.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Another way to think about Chesed (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is within the context of the covenant; God\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cCovenant Love\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that He has for His people. It was this covenant love that the Lord God decided to enter into even after the people\u2019s sin of idolatry at the mountain of Sinai. So when we read <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, showing kindness to those who are kind, the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> from the root <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> suggests that the one who is kind, is doing so as having a covenant relationship with God. It is because of the covenant grace that we have in the Lord that kindness proceeds from each one of us; the covenant relationship with God is transforming. What is being indicated here is God expects faithfulness on our part in His Covenant with His people, that is paralleled to the Lord\u2019s faithfulness to Abraham and the covenant that He made with Abraham in Parashat Lech Lecha (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 12-17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) where God promises Abraham that His covenant will be an everlasting covenant for Abraham\u2019s offspring (descendent\u2019s, seed, etc). Therefore, it was because of God\u2019s covenant with Abraham that the He extended His grace (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to the people at Sinai and made them His people. Similarly, in the book of Jonah, it is by His grace (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) that the people of Nineveh were forgiven and He turned from His wrath. It is also by His grace that he brought Yeshua into this world to make atonement for our sins. As we study the Scriptures, we learn that throughout Israel\u2019s history God extends his grace (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) because of the covenant that He entered into with Abraham, and with all of Israel at the mountain of Sinai. The emphasis on the character of God in<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> Shemot \/ Exodus 34 verses 6-7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> reveals God\u2019s mercy and grace (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Chesed) towards His chosen people. As a result of these things, the Lord proceeds to give the Torah to the people and establish His covenant with them exactly as He had promised 400 years prior to Abraham. The Aramaic Targum states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d3\u05d0\u05e9\u05ea\u05db\u05d7 \u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05d0\u05e1\u05d2\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05d7\u05e1\u05d3\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d6\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d7\u05e7 \u05d3\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05d0 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05e2\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05db\u05d6 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e2\u05e7\u05d1 \u05d3\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05da \u05d1\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9 \u05de\u05df \u05db\u05dc \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d6\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05df \u05db\u05dc \u05e4\u05e1\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d5\u05e2\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d6\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d7\u05e9\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5 \u05de\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05df \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05df \u05e2\u05dc \u05e2\u05de\u05da \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1\u05d9\u05dc\u05d1\u05dc\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05de\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:26 With Abraham, who was found pious in your presence, you showed much mercy; with his seed, Isaac, who was complete in fear of you, you completed your favorable word. 18:27 With Jacob, who was pure in your presence, you chose his sons from all the Gentiles, and separated his seed from all that is unfit; but with Pharaoh and his seed, and the Egyptians who thought evil thoughts against your people, you confounded them in their thoughts. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Rabbis parallel the patriarchs with piety (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfollower, adherent; pious, kind\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Abraham exhibited kindness in the presence of the Lord, and Isaac had the fear of God in him. On the other hand, the rabbis say, according to the Aramaic Targum, that Jacob was pure in God\u2019s presence, however, reading the narrative on Jacob\u2019s life, he did many things that were not so nice cheating his brother out of his inheritance and the things he did to Laban, etc. The Aramaic Targum then parallels this to how God treated Pharaoh and all the gentiles separating Israel for a people to himself. These things of being kind, blameless, and pure are paraphrased in the lives of the patriarchs and how God dealt with Pharaoh and the gentile nations. The <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker010\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Septuagint (LXX) states the following, <\/span>18:25 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u1f41\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41\u03c3\u03b9\u03c9\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b8\u1ff4\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03b8\u1ff7\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c3\u1fc3 18:26 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u1f10\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:25 With the holy thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent. 18:26 And with the excellent man thou wilt be excellent; and with the perverse thou wilt shew frowardness. (LXX) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here the rabbis translate the Hebrew text <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to refer to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201choliness\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">that being holy, God will be holy, and to the innocent, God will be innocent. Note that the rabbis translate the word<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05d3 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">using the Greek word <\/span>\u1f41\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which means <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201csacred\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and is translated into English as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201choly.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This suggests that the man who walks in holiness walks a sacred life, a life that is holy and separate unto God. The one who does this the Lord will show holiness and sacredness back to him. Therefore, walking in God\u2019s ways, to be kind to others (whether friend or foe), being blameless, and living pure lives, will result in the Lord God Almighty showing Himself to be kind, blameless, and pure. This should be reason for us to examine our own lives each day, what we see, what we listen to, what we say, how we treat others, and what is going on in our thought life, because all of these things are visible before the Lord in heaven. The most important of all of these things is to seek the Lord for His help, ask in the name of Yeshua the Messiah, by the power of the Holy Spirit. In doing this we must humble ourselves and seek His guidance. The reason we are to humble ourselves and seek Him is found in David\u2019s words in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e8\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:27 For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord saves those who are afflicted and who seek Him (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the proud are described as having <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chaughty eyes\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e8\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) God will cause them to become \u201cweaker\u201d (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) here the word is translated as abase, but its meaning says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cbecome lower, become weaker, to humiliate.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> If we do not humble ourselves before men and before the Lord, we will be subjected to the Lord working humbleness in our lives meaning that He will bring situations into our lives to help us realize that He is in control, He is to be praised, and He is the One whom we are to seek daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05bc\u05b7 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05bb\u05e5 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d2-\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:28 For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness. 18:29 For by You I can run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Strange thing is that reading the Hebrew text the Scripture appears to say that David is able <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cjump over a bull\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d2-\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) with God\u2019s help. On the other hand, the English translation says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cleap over a wall.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What does it mean to jump or leap a bull? In Crete, there is a Bull-Leaping Fresco known as the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cKnossos.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Bull was a central theme in the Minoan civilization, with bull heads and bull horns used as symbols in the Knossos palace. The Minoan fresco and Minoan ceramics depict the bull-leaping ritual were both male and female jumped over bulls by grasping their horns. In the Mesopotamian &#8211; Sumerian <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cEpic of Gilgamesh\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">depicts Gilgamesh killing Enkidu the Bull of Heaven. This was an act of defiance to the gods. Note that bulls were depicted as messengers of God in the ancient culture. Killing the messenger was synonymous with defying the one who sent the messenger. (i.e. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Just like the examples given in the parables Yeshua told on the steward and the vineyard.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) From the earliest times, the bull is depicted as lunar in Mesopotamia (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">i.e. its horns representing the crescent moon<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), (Information taken from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Jules Cashford, The Moon: Myth and Image 2003, begins the section \u201cBull and cow\u201d pp 102<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The bull was also known as a sacred animal in Egypt and in the late Hellenistic and Roman syncretic cult of Mithras. The question before though on <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:28 (29)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is whether David was really referring to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cjumping a bull\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d2-\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) or was he referring to jumping a wall as all English translations of the Scriptures suggest? The Aramaic Targum translates the verse as <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d3\u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05e1\u05d2\u05d9 \u05de\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05db\u05d1\u05d5\u05e9 \u05db\u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d9\u05df\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:30 For by your word I will pass through armies; and by the word of my God I will subdue mighty citadels. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the Septuagint translates the verse as <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-3\">18:29 <\/span>\u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u1f76 \u1fe5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b2\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:29 For by thee shall I be delivered from a troop; and by my God I will pass over a wall. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis of 200-250 BC translate the verse to say <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cI will pass over a wall.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis of the late first and second centuries translate as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cI will subdue mighty citadels.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Interestingly, examining <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker011\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Brown Drivers and Briggs Lexicon, the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> as a masculine noun does have the meaning of wall. The Aramaic translation of wall is <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and in fact there are some Scriptural examples on the use of the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> as \u201cwall\u201d in the Tanach found in Bereshit \/ <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Genesis 49:22, 2 Samuel 22:30, and Jeremiah 5:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Let\u2019s look at these verses:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05d8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e2\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e6\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">49:22 \u2018Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; Its branches run over a wall. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e5 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d2-<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">22:30 \u2018For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e0\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:10 \u2018Go up through her vine rows and destroy, But do not execute a complete destruction; Strip away her branches, For they are not the Lord\u2019s . (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Based on these examples, the use of the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is attested in these Scriptures examples from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Bereshit \/ <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Genesis 49:22, 2 Samuel 22:30, and Jeremiah 5:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Therefore, David is speaking of the Lord saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05bc\u05b7 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05bb\u05e5 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d2-\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:28 For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness. 18:29 For by You I can run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord shows us the way in which we should walk, gives us the strength to defeat our enemies, and the ability to leap over what we perceive to be a wall blocking our way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues stating <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05df \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc | \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9: \u05dc\u05d1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05bc\u05b7 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc: \u05dc\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:30 As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. 18:31 For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God, 18:32 The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless? (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here David appears to be reiterating a part of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:1-3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Lord is his rock, and gives him strength, and makes his way blameless. Examining the Aramaic Targum and the Septuagint, it is interesting to note how the rabbis say that by the Word of God, In His Memra (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) we can pass through armies and conquer mighty citadels. That God\u2019s way is perfect, his oracles have been tried in fire, and he is a protector to them that hope in Him. Let\u2019s look at these texts:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Aramaic Targum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d3\u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05e1\u05d2\u05d9 \u05de\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05db\u05d1\u05d5\u05e9 \u05db\u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d9\u05df\u05c3 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d3\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05e0\u05df \u05d3\u05db\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d7\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e8\u05d9\u05e1 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05dc\u05db\u05dc \u05d3\u05de\u05ea\u05e8\u05d7\u05e6\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05dc\u05d1 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05e2\u05dc \u05e0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d0 \u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d3\u05ea\u05e2\u05d1\u05d9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7\u05da \u05d5\u05dc\u05e9\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e2\u05de\u05da \u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05dc \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05e8 \u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d5\u05e2\u05de\u05da \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d3\u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05e0\u05d0\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:30 For by your word I will pass through armies; and by the word of my God I will subdue mighty citadels. 18:31 God [is he] whose ways are true; the Torah of the Lord is pure; he is a shield to all who trust in him. 18:32 For because of the miracle and deliverance that you will perform for your Messiah, and for the remnants of your people who will remain, all the Gentiles, nations, and tongues will confess and say, There is no God but the Lord, for there is none besides you; and your people will say, There is none mighty except our God. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-7\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Septuagint (Greek)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-16\">18:30 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f04\u03bc\u03c9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f21 \u1f41\u03b4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03b6\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd 18:31 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03af\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u1f74\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03af\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u1f74\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd 18:32 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bd\u03cd\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u1f04\u03bc\u03c9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f41\u03b4\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:30 As for my God, his way is perfect: the oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; he is a protector of all them that hope in him. 18:31 For who is God but the Lord? and who is a God except our God? 18:32 It is God that girds me with strength, and has made my way blameless: (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\">According to the Masoretic text, <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">we read <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05df \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc | \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9: \u05dc\u05d1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05bc\u05b7 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d6\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc: \u05dc\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:30 As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. 18:31 For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God, 18:32 The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless? (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord is described as being a rock, blameless, He has been tried, and that He is a shield. What does it mean that the Lord God is a shield? For us<\/span> today<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the shield no longer plays a significant part in our lives. There is a disconnect in our culture because battles now are fought at a great distance, with missiles and rapid-firing guns, against which soldiers to protect themselves cover themselves in the ground or behind very heavily armored vehicles. But in the days when David wrote his psalm, hand to hand combat was the primary means for attacking your enemy. Fighting was done at close range, sometimes foot touching foot, the sword of one clashing against that of the other. Two men would struggle together that would not end until one of the two was bathed in his own blood. In such a situation, the shield was one\u2019s life. In such battles, for some, going without a shield meant certain death, especially if the enemy shot arrows to your position. Therefore, among the nations of antiquity, the shield was the main item for protection in fighting, and even to this day there are tribes in Africa that use the shield for protection. The shield caught the arrow; it broke the blow of the lance, and repelled the stroke of the sword. When thousands and thousands of men in Jerusalem were handling the shield themselves, they owed their lives to it, and raised the song of praise in the outer courts of Zion, and gloried in the Lord God Almighty as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cthe shield of their confidence.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Thinking on these things, the people of that day felt in a way we can never fully know, what it means to rejoice in God as in one\u2019s Shield. The shield was a cover for the body which, was handled by the man himself who was sent into battle. For a right handed man, the shield was grasped by the left hand and held before the arm; In case of an assault one involuntarily raises his arm, and at the risk of having it wounded, tries to cover his face and his heart with it. Keeping all of these things in mind, the Scriptures say <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cThe Lord is my Shield\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and does not say, that God protects us from afar. These Scriptures suggest that He does this without effort on our part. Note how the Aramaic Targum says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cFor by Your Word I will pass through armies,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> indicating that the Lord is doing all by the power of His Word. The wording in Scripture as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cThe Lord is my Shield,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is the language of faith. In battle, one has faith that their shield will hold up to the attack. With this parallelism, the use of the Lord as our shield come from the sense that God is close at hand, that our faith lays hold on Him, that we use Him as a defense against the assailant, and thus by faith, in His Messiah, we know and feel that we are covered with His presence. This does not mean that we can \u201cuse\u201d God but that we can trust and believe that He will protect us, similar to the words in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e8\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:27 For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord saves those who are afflicted and who seek Him (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The Aramaic Targum on <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:32<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states that God will perform a miracle and deliverance from His Messiah for the remnants of His people who remain and \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">all the Gentiles, nations, and tongues will confess and say, There is no God but the Lord, for there is none besides you; and your people will say, There is none mighty except our God.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In a time of danger a mother stands before her child, so as to cover her baby with her own body, and therefore it is said that mother is a shield to her child. In the same way, God is the shield of the little ones who as yet do not know Him. The interesting point is that it is not the imagery of a mother that we understand the Lord being our shield, it is in the imagery of the man who handles the shield himself and saved his life by it. The shield is also paralleled to the wing of an eagle, it belongs to the body of the warrior, a part of his arm, and his armor. The Lord God is a Shield to those who trust in Him, to those who believe, to those who in times of distress and danger know the never failing use of faith, and who by reason of this faith understand that God Himself gives direction to their arm and to their very footsteps. The Lord therefore is our Shield against contagious disease, against the forces of nature, and against even death itself. Our God is a Shield against disease and pestilence, and against flood and fire. Can you see how all of these things are connected together in the Lord God who loves and cares for us? In addition to this, God is our shield in the struggle to save our soul, in the struggle for our souls, we must stretch out our hands in faith and seek Him, His ways and His Messiah Yeshua. Now thinking on the shield and armor of a warrior, there is also something known as the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cescutcheon,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cshield on which a coat of arms is pictured.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The coat of arms is a picture, an image by which a person is recognized in battle. The escutcheon is a sign of personal recognition to those who know him, the escutcheon tells others who it is that is hiding behind the shield. The Shield therefore expresses the person, and becomes the personification of the warrior himself. Having God as our shield, we know Him because of who He is, His presence, He is the one who delivered Israel from bondage in Egypt, He holds the forces of nature in His hand, He has the ultimate power and majesty over all, and He is the One who works in our lives each day. Believing in God our Shield is to believe in the Savior of the World.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05dc\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d7\u05b2\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9: \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05dc\u05d6 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e6\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05e7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e1\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:33 He makes my feet like hinds\u2019 feet, And sets me upon my high places. 18:34 He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 18:35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great. 18:36 You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">What does it mean that God has given us the Shield of His Salvation? When David was thinking of Salvation, what was he thinking? When we think about Salvation today, what is our understanding of this? Is our understanding the same as David\u2019s? In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:33-36<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, David says that God gives him feet that can run fast (hind\u2019s feet) and sets him upon a high place. A high place has the advantage of seeing everyone who is approaching. He also says that God trains his hands for battle, strong, and the Lord enlarges his steps so his feet do not slip. Studying the shield imagery previously, and seeing David\u2019s use of shield referring to God\u2019s Salvation; in heaven for you and I, we are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation. The Lord God Almighty is acting to help, keep, and train. The Aramaic Targum says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d2 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d3\u05de\u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d6 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e7\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d5\u05de\u05ea\u05e7\u05df \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05c3 \u05dc\u05d3 \u05d3\u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e7\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05ea\u05d5\u05e7\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3 \u05dc\u05d4 \u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9 \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d5\u05de\u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05e7\u05e9\u05ea \u05db\u05e8\u05db\u05d5\u05de\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d3\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9 \u05d3\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9\u05c3 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d4\u05d1\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05ea\u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e2\u05e0&lt;\u05e0&gt;\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05e1\u05d2\u05e2\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3 \u05dc\u05d6 \u05d0\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05e1\u05d2\u05e2\u05ea \u05e4\u05e1\u05d9\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d6\u05d3\u05e2\u05d6\u05e2 \u05e8\u05db\u05d5\u05d1\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:34 Who makes my feet like hinds\u2019; and he will sustain me in my stronghold. 18:35 Who teaches my hands to do battle, and who makes my arms as strong as a bronze bow. 18:36 And you have given me strength and redemption; and your right hand will help me; and by your word you have multiplied me. 18:37 You have broadened my steps in my place, and my knee has not buckled. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis say the Lord has given David strength and redemption, that the right hand of God has helped him and the word has multiplied him. Note how the rabbis connect the Shield of Salvation to the Strength and Redemption of God. Redemption is the purchase back of something that had been lost, by the payment of a ransom. The Greek word for redemption is written as apolutrosis (stem: <\/span>\u03bb\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) a word occurring nine times in Scripture, and always with the idea of a ransom or price paid (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). There are instances in the LXX (Septuagint) of the use of the word lutron (\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2) in man\u2019s relation to man (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 19:20, 25:51, Shemot \/ Exodus 21:30, Bamidbar \/ Numbers 35:31-32, Isaiah 45:13, and Mishley \/ Proverbs 6:35<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and in the same sense of man\u2019s relation to God (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 3:49 and 18:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Do you think the rabbis connection of the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cShield of God\u2019s Salvation\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cStrength and Redemption\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is in the sense of redemption from sin or between men? The LXX (Greek translation) states the following, <\/span>18:33 \u1f41 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03b6\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bb\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f51\u03c8\u03b7\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f31\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 18:34 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c1\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03cc\u03be\u03bf\u03bd \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 18:35 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03b4\u03c9\u03ba\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u1f78\u03bd \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03bd\u03ce\u03c1\u03b8\u03c9\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03ae \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 18:36 \u1f10\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f20\u03c3\u03b8\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f34\u03c7\u03bd\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:33 who strengthens my feet as hart\u2019s feet, and sets me upon high places. 18:34 He instructs my hands for war: and thou hast made my arms as a brazen bow. 18:35 And thou hast made me secure in my salvation: and thy right hand has helped me, and thy correction has upheld me to the end; yea, thy correction itself shall instruct me. 18:36 Thou has made room for my goings under me, and by footsteps did not fail. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here, the rabbis say that the Lord makes David secure in his salvation, that God\u2019s right hand has helped him and that God\u2019s correction has upheld him to the end, and that Gods correction itself has instructed him. This suggests that the Shield of Salvation is in fact related to the Salvation of God from Sin. The Lord is correcting David and God\u2019s correction has caused him to walk securely in the ways of the Lord. This is exactly what happens to us today in Yeshua the Messiah. By faith in God\u2019s Messiah, we are the children of God, and being a child of God, the Scriptures say in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 12:6 For the LORD disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child. (NIV) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d2\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd: \u05dc\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e6\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05bb\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9: \u05de \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dc \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e7\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9: \u05de\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b5\u05dd: \u05de\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd: \u05de\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7\u05b5\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b5\u05dd: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed. 18:38 I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet. 18:39 For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 18:40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me. 18:41 They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them. 18:42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here he is describing his victory over his enemies. He overtook them, consumed them, shattered them, they fell under his feet and cant rise, God girded him with strength for battle, the Lord caused his enemies to flee, David destroyed those who hated him, they cried for help but none were there to help and the Lord God did not answer their cry. Both the Aramaic and Greek translations parallel the Hebrew text. The Aramaic Targum says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05d7 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d3\u05d5\u05e3 \u05e1\u05e0\u05d0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05d0\u05d3\u05d1\u05e7\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05d3\u05d2\u05de\u05e8\u05ea\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05dc\u05d8 \u05d0\u05d2\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05db\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05e7\u05dd \u05d5\u05e0\u05e4\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d8\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05ea\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e1\u05ea \u05e8\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9\u05c3 \u05de \u05d5\u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d6\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05e7\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d1\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d0\u05d1\u05d0\u05e9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d7\u05de\u05d8\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05ea\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05de\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d1\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d1\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dc \u05d5\u05e1\u05e0\u05d0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05de\u05d1 \u05d1\u05e2\u05df \u05e1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7 \u05de\u05e6\u05dc\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05de\u05d2 \u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d2\u05e8\u05d2\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d0\u05e8\u05e2\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05e0\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d6\u05e2\u05e4\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05e9\u05e7\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d8\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:38 I will pursue my enemies; [now] have I destroyed them, and I did not return until I finished them off. 18:39 I will destroy them, and they are unable to rise; and the slain have fallen under the soles of my feet. 18:40 And you have girded me with strength as a belt to do battle; you have defeated beneath me the Gentiles who rise up to do me harm. 18:41 And my foes you have broken in my presence; you have made them turn tail; [thus] my enemies I will destroy. 18:42 They seek help, but they have no redeemer; they pray in the presence of the Lord, but he does not accept their prayer. 18:43 I have crushed them like clods of earth before the storm-wind; and like the mud of the streets I have trodden them. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Septuagint says, <\/span>18:37 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03ce\u03be\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03bc\u03c8\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f15\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f02\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03c0\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd 18:38 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b8\u03bb\u03af\u03c8\u03c9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 18:39 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03b6\u03c9\u03c3\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u1f10\u03bc\u1f72 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 18:40 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f14\u03b4\u03c9\u03ba\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bd\u1ff6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f10\u03be\u03c9\u03bb\u03ad\u03b8\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 18:41 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ad\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f26\u03bd \u1f41 \u03c3\u1ff4\u03b6\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd 18:42 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03c5\u03bd\u1ff6 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c7\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03ad\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b7\u03bb\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:37 I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; and I will not turn back until they are consumed. 18:38 I will dash them to pieces and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet. 18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength for war: thou hast beaten down under me all that rose up against me. 18:40 And thou has made mine enemies turn their backs before me; and thou hast destroyed them that hated me. 18:41 They cried, but there was no deliverer: even to the Lord, but he hearkened not to them. 18:42 I will grind them as the mud of the streets: and I will beat them small as dust before the wind. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The interesting point of this section of Scripture is the question of how these verses relate to Yeshua\u2019s words to us in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Matthew 5:43-48<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">? Does this comparison show a transition between the way the Lord operates today with regard to the Tanach (Old Testament) and the Apostolic Writings (New Testament)? Let\u2019s read Yeshua\u2019s words in Matthew Chapter 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Matthew 5:43-48<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:43 \u2018You have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.\u2019 5:44 \u2018But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 5:45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 5:46 \u2018For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 5:47 \u2018If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 5:48 \u2018Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">43<\/span>\u1f28\u03ba\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c1\u03c1\u1f73\u03b8\u03b7, \u1f08\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">44<\/span>\u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd, \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03ba\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">45<\/span>\u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f25\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b2\u03c1\u1f73\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">46<\/span>\u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1f75\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2, \u03c4\u1f77\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u1f78\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5; \u03bf\u1f50\u03c7\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd; <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">47<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u1f00\u03c3\u03c0\u1f71\u03c3\u03b7\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u1f79\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd, \u03c4\u1f77 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5; \u03bf\u1f50\u03c7\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f10\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd; <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">48<\/span>\u1f1c\u03c3\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f41 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u1f71\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u1f79\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:37-42<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> we read David praising God for the destruction of his enemies. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Matthew 5:43-48<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Yeshua tells us that we have heard that it was<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> \u201csaid.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Note Yeshua says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cthat it was said\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and not <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cthat it is written.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Did Yeshua say here that the Law says to hate your enemy? <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker012\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Does the Torah tell us to hate our enemies? Studying the Torah (Law), no where does it say that one is to hate their enemies. In fact, this statement cannot be found in the Mishnah either (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">the oral law that was passed by memorization and written down in the 3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-22\">rd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> century CE by Judah ha-Nasi<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cYou shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> must have been a statement that was common in the midst of the occupying army of Rome in Israel in the first century. Yeshua said <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201clove your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The reason is so that we may be the sons of our Father who is in heaven. Today, studying these verses, is it wrong to thank God and to praise His Name for having victory over our enemies, in their death? What if we lived in Syria today and were innocent people living in the midst of the Muslim war? If we were attacked, and the enemy was destroyed, would it be wrong to thank God for their destruction?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05de\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05de\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b9\u05d6\u05b6\u05df \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e0\u05b5\u05db\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05de\u05d5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e0\u05b5\u05db\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me. 18:44 As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners submit to me. 18:45 Foreigners fade away, And come trembling out of their fortresses. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Notice in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:43<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cA people whom I have not known serve me\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> using the world <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> from the root word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto work, to labor, to serve\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> provides us with a picture of slavery, forced labor, or servitude. The Rabbis translate this saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05d3 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d6\u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05e4\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05ea \u05de\u05e4\u05dc\u05d2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e0\u05d8\u05e8\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d6\u05dc\u05d9 \u05de\u05d6\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05de\u05d0 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05db\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05e4\u05dc\u05d7\u05d5\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3 \u05de\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e9\u05de\u05e2 \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05df \u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05de\u05e2\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d5\u05db\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05db\u05d3\u05d1\u05d5\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d9\u05d9\u05c3 \u05de\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d5\u05db\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05e4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05d8\u05dc\u05d8\u05dc\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d1\u05d9\u05e8\u05e0\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df\u05c3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:44 You will deliver me from the discords of the Gentiles; you will keep me by my destiny a benefactor at the head of the Gentiles; a people that I did not know shall worship me. 18:45 At the hearing of the ear, they will obey me; the sons of the peoples will desert in my presence. 18:46 The sons of the peoples above will perish, and will go into exile from their palaces. (EMC) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">using the word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05e4\u05dc\u05d7\u05d5\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that is translated to mean <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto worship me.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Septuagint says <\/span>18:43 \u1fe5\u03cd\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f10\u03be \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03b8\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u03cc\u03c2 \u1f43\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 18:44 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u1f74\u03bd \u1f60\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f51\u03c0\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u03cc\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c8\u03b5\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 18:45 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u03cc\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c7\u03ce\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b2\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:43 Deliver me from the gain sayings of the people: thou shalt make me head of the Gentiles: a people whom I knew not served me, 18:44 at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: the strange children lied to me. 18:45 The strange children waxed old, and fell away from their paths through lameness. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the Septuagint agrees with both the Hebrew text and the Aramaic targum. This Psalm of David (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is a bit unpleasant thinking on how David praises God for the destruction of his enemies or of having the ability to slay his enemies in light of what Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Matthew 5:43-48<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Studying the Psalms, some psalms are soothing, such as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Others like <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 91<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> are comforting. There are soul-stirring psalms which inspire us to worship and praise such as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 103<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Whereas, other psalms are troubling, such as here in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ P alms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and David thanking God for the destruction of his enemies. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 109<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is another example where there psalter is calling upon God to destroy his enemies in the most horrible ways. Other Psalms contain similar prayers for the punishment of evildoers, for example from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 69:27-28<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cDo Thou add iniquity to their iniquity, and may they not come into Thy righteousness. May they be blotted out of the book of life, and may they not be recorded with the righteous.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here one is asking God to even blot his enemies out of the book of life. In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 137<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> we find a cry of vengeance against the Babylonians. Moshe said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 10:35 Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said, \u2018Rise up, O Lord! And let Your enemies be scattered, And let those who hate You flee before You.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The prophet Jeremiah also spoke words of imprecation (invoking evil) which parallel the prayers of David and others in the psalms. For example, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Jeremiah 18:19 Do give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to what my opponents are saying! 18:20 Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Your wrath from them. 18:21 Therefore, give their children over to famine And deliver them up to the power of the sword; And let their wives become childless and widowed. Let their men also be smitten to death, Their young men struck down by the sword in battle. 18:22 May an outcry be heard from their houses, When You suddenly bring raiders upon them; For they have dug a pit to capture me And hidden snares for my feet. 18:23 Yet You, O Lord, know All their deadly designs against me; Do not forgive their iniquity Or blot out their sin from Your sight. But may they be overthrown before You; Deal with them in the time of Your anger! (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Do these prayers that call for God to destroy one\u2019s enemies, run contradictory to Yeshua\u2019s words in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Matthew 5:43-48<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">? Is this simply a matter of God\u2019s revelation in Yeshua the Messiah for today as compared to God\u2019s revelation to those before Yeshua came? Are these simply the passionate plea of David and others for God\u2019s help against their enemies?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The imprecation psalms (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">psalms that seem to call upon God to invoke evil<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) are not merely the passionate pleas of one man, whether spiritually or fleshly motivated, these psalms were used in worship before God in Israel. Could you imagine coming together to worship and singing a psalm like <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 109<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">? Ancient Israel did and so we should look and think very carefully on these passages to learn its message to us. How does thanking God for the destruction of our enemies apply to us today? Is there a time for praying for the salvation of our enemies and a time for praying for their destruction? When praying for our own salvation from harm, are we asking in a round about way for the destruction of the enemy? Think about those who are in Syria or Israel with the constant thread of bombs and missiles. The righteousness of the psalter shows us that he is first looking (seeking) God\u2019s help. It is to the God of Israel to whom these prayers were addressed and His Spirit who inspired them. Therefore, these psalms should be taking seriously with regard to who God is and who we are as His children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David concludes the Psalm saying <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05d6 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9: \u05de\u05d7 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9: \u05de\u05d8 \u05de\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05e7\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05e1 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05e0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df | \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4: \u05e0\u05d0 \u05de\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc [\u05de\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc] \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 | \u05dc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 18:46 The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation, 18:47 The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me. 18:48 He delivers me from my enemies; Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man. 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord, And I will sing praises to Your name. 18:50 He gives great deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Scripture says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cGod executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">how is this the case if David is the one who is subduing the nations according to the previous text? (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:37-42<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Studying these Scriptures, there is one reference from the Apostolic Writings, Romans 15:9 quotes from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:49<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Let\u2019s read <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Romans 15:7-13<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Romans 15:7-13<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:7 Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. 15:8 For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers, 15:9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written, \u2018Therefore I will give praise to You among the Gentiles, And I will sing to Your name.\u2019 15:10 Again he says, \u2018Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.\u2019 15:11 And again, \u2018Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, And let all the peoples praise Him.\u2019 15:12 Again Isaiah says, \u2018There shall come the root of Jesse, And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles, In Him shall the Gentiles hope.\u2019 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">7<\/span>\u0394\u03b9\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u1f71\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f75\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f71\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">8<\/span>\u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03b3\u03b5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b2\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u1ff6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">9<\/span>\u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u1f10\u03bb\u1f73\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u1f71\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03bd: \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f73\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u0394\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f40\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u1ff6. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">10<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9, \u0395\u1f50\u03c6\u03c1\u1f71\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5, \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7, \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">11<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd, \u0391\u1f30\u03bd\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b5, \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7, \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u1f71\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u1f77. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">12<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd \u1f28\u03c3\u03b1\u1fd3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9, \u1f1c\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f21 \u1fe5\u1f77\u03b6\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f38\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u1f77, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f04\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03b8\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd: \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b7 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">13<\/span>\u1f41 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f77\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c0\u1f71\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u1f77\u03b4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u1f71\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f01\u03b3\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here, the Apostle Paul uses <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to say <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written, \u2018Therefore I will give praise to You among the Gentiles, And I will sing to Your Name.\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In the context of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David is praising God for the destruction of the Gentiles, but Paul uses this verse to speak of the mercy of God in His Son so Gentiles will glorify God for His mercy. In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 3:3, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Yeshua says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201camein amein\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span>\u1f08\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201ctruly truly\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> I say to you unless one is born from above (<\/span>\u1f04\u03bd\u03c9\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) he is not able to behold the kingdom (<\/span>\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) of God. The principle of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201clife from above\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is revealed in God\u2019s covenant and the process in which God blesses His people. The covenant was to bring the people to God and to teach them to trust Him, to delight in Him, and to be one with Him and to walk in His ways. This is the reason and the purpose that David seeks the Lord above throughout all of his days according to the Psalms. Being born from above reveals to us that God is actively working in our lives to change us from the inside out because of His great love for us. It is written in the Scriptures <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c\u2026 love the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, \u2026\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah 31:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cI love you with an everlasting love and in chased (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">, mercy\/grace) I draw you to me.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to Jeremiah, God the Father draws us to Himself. Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 6:44<\/span> \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u1f41 \u03c0\u1f73\u03bc\u03c8\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f11\u03bb\u03ba\u1f7b\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd, \u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u03c9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c7\u1f71\u03c4\u1fc3 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3. <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u2018No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In God\u2019s mercy the non-Jew will give praise to the God of Israel. Becoming born new, God makes a place in our hearts through which He works His will in our lives. As we walk in the fear (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) of the Lord, we are to pray for those who persecute us, pray for our enemies, and love those who hate us. This is very difficult to do without God\u2019s help. The Torah says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201c\u2026 love the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, \u2026\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In this Hebrew text it says \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto hear His voice\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the English translation says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cby obeying His voice\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and \u201c<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">\u201d meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto be devoted in Him\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where the English translation says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cby holding fast to Him.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Torah of God does not call us to invoke evil upon our enemies. We are called to seek God, to seek His Messiah, His Salvation, and to listen to His voice which synonymous to obeying His voice and being devoted to Him (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">synonymous with holding fast to Him<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). We hear the Word of God to believe by faith (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Romans 10:17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and we hold fast to the Word of God because He is the length of our days and He gives us life. Without Yeshua there is no Salvation, no Redemption, no Deliverance from sin, there is nothing left but the sting of the enemy. David throughout <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> sought the Salvation of God just as he said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:46 The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation, (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. In order to see the Kingdom of God, receive Redemption, and the Forgiveness of sins, ask Yeshua, God\u2019s Messiah to be Lord of your life. Let\u2019s pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">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-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> has 36 parts. Reading through this week\u2019s Midrash we will be looking at Parts 8, 17, 22, 25, and 36. Let\u2019s begin by outlining Midrash <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim Chapter 18 Parts 8, 17, 22, 25, and 36. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 18, Parts 8, 17, 22, 25, and 36<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Part 8:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\"> \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-3\">\u201cMy God, my Rock in whom I take refuge (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:3).\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-3\">\u201cThe rabbis said that David sang a verse containing ten words of praise to the Lord concerning ten enemies who fell by his hand, Saul, Doeg, Ahithophel, Sheba the son of Bichri, Shimei the son of Gera, Shobach, Goliath and his three brothers of whom it is said These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David (2 Samuel 21:22).\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis say that five of these men were from the nations of the earth and five were from the nation of Israel. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss the number ten, the ten men, the ten words of praise of David, etc. <\/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-3\">\u201cMy Shield, Even as the blessing Shield of Abraham is said in the Eighteen Benedictions, so is the blessing Shield of David said immediately after the lesson from the Prophets. Horn of my salvation, implies that the anointing oil flowing of itself came down over David.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Part 17:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\"> \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-3\">\u201cAt the brightness that was before Him, His thick clouds passed (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:13).\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-3\">\u201cWhen a wind blows and the brightness of the sun shines out, His clouds pass away.\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis speak of the Holy One blessed be He making war with the Egyptians and the ministering angels who came with their swords drawn. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss the Lord who makes war and parallels to the mortal king who goes out to make war. <\/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-3\">\u201cThe chariots of God are many thousands of angels, the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place (Tehillim \/ Psalms 68:18), and also The Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with You (Zechariah 14:5).\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Part 22:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\"> \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-3\">\u201cWith the merciful You will show Yourself merciful, with the single-hearted You will show Yourself single-hearted; with the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the subtle You will show Yourself subtle (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:26-27).\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-3\">\u201cRabbi Judah interpreted this passage as referring to our father Abraham, When Abraham went to the Holy One blessed be He, met him with mercy.\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis go on to speak of Abraham and the Lord God Almighty, God met him with mercy, Abraham went with singleness of heart, God guided his heart, etc. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss these various aspects of God meeting with Abraham and Moshe. <\/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-3\">\u201cRabbi Khelbo said, On each of the seven days of the investiture of the priests, Moshe performed the duties of the high priesthood. But what does Scripture finally say? On the eighth day Moshe called Aaron and his sons (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 9:1).\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Part 25:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\"> \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-3\">\u201cAs for God, His way is perfect (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:31).\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-3\">\u201cRabbi said, The Holy One blessed be He, gave the commandments only that He might purify Israel by them, as is said The word of the Lord is purifying.\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis state that God\u2019s ways are perfect and if God who heeds his own ways, who is perfect, how much more should we heed our ways? <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss the purifying nature of the Word of God. <\/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-3\">\u201c Then David supplicated that Shield of David be mentioned in the benediction after the lesson from the prophets; and indeed this benediction reads, By Your holy name You have sworn unto him that his lamp will not be quenched forever and ever. Blessed are You, O Lord, the shield of David. Hence David said, You have given me the shield of Your salvation (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:36).\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Part 36:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Midrash opens with the<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\"> \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-3\">\u201cGreat deliverance gives He to His king to David and to his seed for evermore (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:51).\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-3\">\u201cWhat verse follows this one? The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork (Tehillim \/ Psalms 19:2).\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Petihta), the rabbis speak of the seed of David, God establishes forever and builds his throne. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\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-15\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss deliverance and freedom that God provides for his people. <\/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-3\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">And can mighty tower in the verse from Samuel be understood in any other way except that the lord Messiah will become as a tower unto them? Thus Scripture says, The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous runs into it, and is set on high (Mishley \/ Proverbs 18:10).\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 8 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">opens <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/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\">) stating <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cMy God, my Rock in whom I take refuge (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:3).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis introduce the midrash with a commentary that follows a reading of the verse of scripture to set the context for discussion. The Midrash says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cThe rabbis said that David sang a verse containing ten words of praise to the Lord concerning ten enemies who fell by his hand, Saul, Doeg, Ahithophel, Sheba the son of Bichri, Shimei the son of Gera, Shobach, Goliath and his three brothers of whom it is said These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David (2 Samuel 21:22).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Who are these men?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Saul<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> &#8211; King of Israel, Saul did not whole heartedly follow the Lord God Almighty and the Lord ripped the kingdom from him and gave Israel into David\u2019s hands. He was a man destroyed by jealousy. King Saul had the honor of being Israel\u2019s first king, but his life turned into a tragedy for one reason, he did not trust in God. Saul had the looks for his role as king, he was tall, handsome, and noble. He became king when he was 30 years old and reigned over Israel 42 years. Early in his career he made a fatal mistake. He disobeyed God by failing to completely destroy the Amalekites and all their possessions, as God had commanded. The LORD withdrew his favor from Saul and had Samuel the prophet anoint David as king. More can be learned about Saul in 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-23\">st<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and 2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-23\">nd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Samuel in the Tanach. Studying the history of David and Saul, it was because of the schism (division) between David and Saul that led to the splitting of Israel into two kingdoms, the kingdom of Israel on the north, and of Judah on the south. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Doeg<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> &#8211; his name means <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cfearful,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> he was an Edomite, and the chief overseer of Saul\u2019s flocks (read <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">1 Samuel 21:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). After parting from Jonathan, David fled from Saul\u2019s jealous anger and went to Nob. He went to Ahimelech, the High Priest, claiming to be on a clandestine royal mission. Ahimelech fed David and his men with the showbread, and gave David the sword of Goliath. Doeg was present and witnessed Ahimelech\u2019s service to David. (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">1 Samuel 21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) At the command of Saul he slew the high priest Ahimelech at Nob, together with all the priests to the number of eighty-five persons. In rabbinic Judaism, Doeg is considered a gentile proselyte, a Gentile who had converted to Judaism. He is the subject of many rabbinical legends, the origin of which is to be found in part in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 52<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Ahitophel<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> &#8211; was a counselor of King David and a man greatly renowned for his sagacity (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">wisdom, shrewdness, judiciousness, cleverness<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). At the time of Absalom\u2019s revolt he deserted David (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalm. 41:9; 55:12-14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and espoused the cause of Absalom (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Samuel 15:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David sent his old friend Hushai back to Absalom, in order that he might counteract the counsel of Ahitophel (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Samuel 15:31-37<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Ahitophel, seeing that his good advice against David had not been followed due to Hushai\u2019s influence, correctly predicted that the revolt would fail. He then left the camp of Absalom at once. He returned to Giloh, his native place, and after arranging his worldly affairs, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulcher of his fathers (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Samuel 17:1-23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Talmud speaks of this counselor of David as <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201ca man, like Bilaam, whose great wisdom was not received in humility as a gift from heaven, and so became a stumbling-block to him\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Rabba Bamidbar 22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He was <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cone of those who, while casting longing eyes upon things not belonging to them, lose also the things they possess\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tosefta Sotah, 4.19<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Sheba the son of Bichri<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> &#8211; in the Tanach, Sheba led a revolt against King David. Sheba was a son of Bichri, of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and of the family stem from which Saul was descended (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Samuel 20:1-22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). When David returned to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom, strife arose between the ten tribes and the Tribe of Judah, because the latter took the lead in bringing back the king. Sheba took advantage of this state of things, and raised the standard of revolt, proclaiming, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cWe have no part in David.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">With his followers he proceeded northward. David seeing it necessary to check this revolt, ordered Abishai to take the gibborim, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cmighty men,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and the body-guard and such troops as he could gather, and pursue Sheba. Joab joined the expedition, and having treacherously put Amasa to death, assumed the command of the army. Joab and Abishai arrived in the North of the nation at the city of Abel-beth-maachah, where they knew Sheba to be hiding. They besieged the city. A wise woman from the city (unnamed) convinced Joab not to destroy Abel-Beth-Maacah, because the people did not want Sheba hiding there. She told the people of the city to kill Sheba, and his head was thrown over the wall to Joab. Sheba\u2019s head was thrown down according to the Scriptures (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Samuel 20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shimei the son of Gera<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> &#8211; The Biblical account of Shimei, son of Gera, is a brief one. Only four passages of Scripture refer to him. They show a contrast between forgiveness and judgment. Shimei was of the same family as King Saul and evidently opposed the accession of David to the throne of Israel. We first meet him on one of the darkest days in King David\u2019s life. David\u2019s son, Absalom, has gained the upper hand in his bid to replace his father on the throne. David and his entourage flee Jerusalem in disarray. Adding to the humiliation of David and his men, the young Benjamite run parallel to the road, cursed David and pelted him with dirt and stones. Read more about him in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Samuel 6:5-13.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Shobach<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> &#8211; was captain of the army of Hadarezer, King of Aram, who was defeated and slain by David at Helam (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Samuel 10:15-18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). According to <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tosefta Sotah 8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, Shobach was as famous for his strength as Goliath, and the Ammonites, as allies of Aram, expected through him to be led to victory; but his defeat brought defeat also on them. The Talmudic Haggadah dwells on the fame of Shobach. The two forms of his name are explained by Rab and Samuel. One says that his real name was Shophach, and that he was called Shobach because he had the figure of a dove-cot (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cshobach\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The other states that his real name was Shobach, and that he was called Shophach (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cthe melter\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) because he looked so fierce and terrible that those who saw him <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cmelted\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> away from mere fright. Shobach is also called Shophach in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">1 Chronicles 19:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Jewish Encyclopedia<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Numbered-list ParaOverride-9\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\">Goliath<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> &#8211; was the champion of the Philistines, who had encamped between Shochoh and Azekah against Saul and the men of Israel arrayed for battle in the valley of Elah. He is described as being six cubits and a span in height, having upon his head a helmet of brass, and wearing a coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels of brass, with greaves of brass upon his legs and a target or gorget of brass between his shoulders. The staff of his spear is said to have been like a weaver\u2019s beam, the spear\u2019s head weighing six hundred shekels of iron. David, meeting him in battle, run forward slings one of the stones, striking the giant between the eyes. The Scriptures say the stone sunk deep into his forehead, Goliath falls to the ground. David drew Goliath\u2019s own sword and severs the head from his body.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Reading about the lives of these men in David\u2019s life, we read in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, David giving praise to God for the destruction of his enemies. Studying the Scriptures, we read that God was instrumental in defeating many of David\u2019s enemies. Is it OK to praise God for the destruction of our enemies? Does this thought of thanking God for their destruction run contrary to your theology? The Scriptures describe God as our Rock, our Fortress, our Deliverer, the one in whom we take refuge, our Shield, and the horn of our Salvation (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:2-3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). When we trust in the Lord God Almighty for everything, we can\u2019t but give thanks for all He (the Lord) has done. The midrash says that <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cRabbi Judah said, Because David acknowledged God\u2019s gifts with ten words of praise in one verse in this Psalm, so at the end of the book of Psalms in the Psalm of Hallelujah Praise God in His sanctuary, David returned thanks to God with ten exclamations of praise, the word Hallelujah being repeated ten times. My Shield, Even as the blessing Shield of Abraham is said in the Eighteen Benedictions, so is the blessing Shield of David said immediately after the lesson from the Prophets. Horn of my salvation, implies that the anointing oil flowing of itself came down over David.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e7\u05d9\u05dc\u05e1\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e2\u05e9\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9\u05df, \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9\u05db\u05da \u05e7\u05d9\u05dc\u05e1\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e2\u05e9\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05dc\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e1\u05d5\u05e3 \u05ea\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05de\u05d6\u05de\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05dc\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05dc\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d1\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d5 (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05e0 \u05d0), \u05e9\u05d1\u05d5 \u05e2\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05dc\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd. \u05de\u05d2\u05e0\u05d9. \u05db\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d2\u05df \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d1\u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4, \u05db\u05da \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d2\u05df \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4. \u05d5\u05e7\u05e8\u05df \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9. \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e9\u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d7\u05d4 \u05de\u05e4\u05e2\u05e4\u05e2 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) I feel the important point we can take from Part 8 of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, is that of being thankful to God in the purity of our hearts having the correct motivation for our thankfulness. We can be thankful for the ways in which God chooses to bring deliverance and salvation to His people. We should not be thankful out of a dark hatred for our enemies, but from a perspective that God is working to save His people (to Save Us). The Lord God Almighty did great and mighty things for His people in the Scriptures. In these last days, He sent His only Son, a great and mighty thing of bringing His Word into this world and becoming a man (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 1:1-14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) for the purpose of bringing blood atonement for His people. Today, the Lord is working just as mightily as he did in the days of King David, and Yeshua said <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 14:12 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He said we will do greater and mightier things than these that he did. Each day that we live we should be going expecting great and mighty things in the Lord. Are you doing this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/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\">) stating<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> \u201cAt the brightness that was before Him, His thick clouds passed (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:13).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The midrash states that <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cRabbi Yudan said in the name of Rabbi Abba, When the Holy One blessed be He, was about to make war against the Egyptians at the Red Sea, the ministering angels came to help him, some came with the sword, others came bearing bows, and others came bearing spears.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e8\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05df \u05d1\u05e9\u05dd \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05db\u05e9\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5 \u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05e8\u05ea \u05dc\u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d8\u05d5\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05e9\u05ea\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d8\u05d5\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05e8\u05de\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) However, the Holy One blessed be He stated <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cI have no need of you, go hence.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> At that instant His thick clouds passed away. What is the purpose of the thick clouds? How do the rabbis understand the meaning or purpose of the clouds? Did these clouds represent the angels who came with sword, bows, and spears? Another parable is told of the king who goes out to war, that the mortal king goes out with all his troops and his body guards. However, the Lord God Almighty does not, he has no need for anyone else. The Midrash has the rabbis quoting from scripture saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">The Lord is a man of war, the Lord is His name (Shemot \/ Exodus 15:3)\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e9 \u05de\u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5 (\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d2)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-15\">)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\"> Reading from the Torah concerning the Lord God Almighty, do we know God to be a <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">\u201cman of war\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\"> like the Scriptures describe him? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\"> The rabbis speak of the cloud and the angels of God; are there any parallels in the Apostolic Writings? In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 12:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\"> we read <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cTherefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,\u201d (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\"> (<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">1\u03a4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2, \u03c4\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03bd\u1f73\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f7b\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f44\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b8\u1f73\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b5\u1f50\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd, \u03b4\u03b9\u2019 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u1f73\u03c7\u03c9\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f00\u03b3\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b1,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">) What is this great cloud of witnesses the author of the book of Hebrews is describing? Is the cloud of witnesses a parallel to the rabbinic understanding of the thick clouds and of the angels who are with the Lord? The <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">concluding phrase of the Midrash says<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> \u201cThe chariots of God are many thousands of angels, the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place (Tehillim \/ Psalms 68:18), and also The Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with You (Zechariah 14:5).\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis speak of the chariots of God, of the angels, and that the Lord is among them as in Sinai in the holy place. Chariots may also be paralleled with fire (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">i.e. Elijah was taken to heaven in a chariot of fire<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the fire, smoke, and the dark clouds that surrounded the mountain of Sinai seem to be given as a picture of the mighty angels of God. Today, in Yeshua, our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, God\u2019s Spirit dwells in our bodies. Knowing that God\u2019s Spirit makes a dwelling in our bodies, reading <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Hebrews 12:1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the cloud of witnesses that surround us, are these the angels of God that observe our lives? We know that Satan the accuser observes the life of men and goes before the Lord bringing accusation against His children. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Zechariah 14:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05bd\u05d9\u05d0\u05be\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05be\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u05e6\u05b7\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05bb\u05d6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b6\u05bd\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0\u05be\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05bd\u05da\u05b0\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">14:5 You will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just as you fled before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him! (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here we find the Hebrew word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201choly ones\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which may refer to angels or to men as we studied in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. The important point we can take away from here in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is that we do not need to help God fight His battles. If we choose to exact revenge on our enemies, we are in fact attempting to help God fight His battles, the Lord God to whom we seek for help. If we have plans for receiving payment back for the wrong that was done to us, why bother going to the Lord seeking His help? In addition to this, there is a cloud of witnesses that surround us observing what we are doing. Is taking things into our own hands a righteous or unrighteous thing to do? In the opening verse of Parashat Ha\u2019azinu (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:1-52<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Moshe calls Heaven (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and Earth (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) as witnesses to the covenant (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">); Moshe calls upon the solid unmoving (unchanging) Heaven and Earth as a witness implying that the unmovable things are watching should the children of Israel break the covenant and disobey God. The point is that we cannot escape observation before God. Yeshua said in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Luke 19:40<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> that even the rocks would cry out if the people kept silent. Do you think that your sin is hidden? In judgment day, even the rocks will give testimony of sin and wickedness. Yeshua said that if a town will not listen to the message of the gospel, shake the dust off of your feet as a testimony (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Matthew 10:14, Luke 9:3-5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The testimony of a witness. Thinking upon these things, the cloud, the angels of God, heaven and earth, as believers in the Messiah we need to consider very carefully how we behave as the children of God before men and in our private lives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/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\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cWith the merciful You will show Yourself merciful, with the single-hearted You will show Yourself single-hearted; with the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the subtle You will show Yourself subtle (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:26-27).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis in the homiletic introduction interpret this Scripture <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201c&#8230; as referring to our father Abraham, When Abraham went to the Holy One blessed be He, met him with mercy.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis go on to speak of Abraham and the Lord God Almighty in the midrash saying that God met him with mercy, Abraham went with singleness of heart, God guided his heart, etc. The <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (Nimshal) \u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d expands upon the <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (mashal), the rabbis discuss these various aspects of God meeting with Abraham and Moshe. For example, God met Abraham and guided him in his doings. The rabbis ask <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cWhen did the Holy One blessed be He, guide Abraham in his doings? When He said to Abraham, Take now your son, your only son and offer him for a burnt offering (Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:2). And what does Scripture say directly after this? Abraham rose early in the morning and took Isaac his son and took the knife to slay his son (Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:3).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05d4 \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05ea\u05de\u05df, \u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05e2 \u05ea\u05d3\u05e2 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d2\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d6\u05e8\u05e2\u05da (\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d8\u05f4\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d2)], \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e0\u05ea\u05d1\u05e8\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e2\u05e1\u05e7\u05d9\u05d5, \u05d1\u05e9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d7 \u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d1\u05e0\u05da \u05d0\u05ea \u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d3\u05da (\u05e9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05db\u05d1 \u05d1), \u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05ea\u05de\u05df, \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05db\u05dd \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d1\u05d1\u05e7\u05e8 (\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05db\u05f4\u05d1 \u05d2)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) The rabbis refer to <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker013\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Parashat Vayera (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 18:1-22:24<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) on the binding of Isaac which is also known as the \u201c<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker014\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Akedah,\u201d the \u201cbinding\u201d of Isaac. After Abraham had received the son of the promise God had spoken to him in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, the Lord asks him to sacrifice his son on Mount Moriah. <\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table009\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-10\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-10\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-14\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05dc\u05da \u05dc\u05da \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05dc\u05e7 \u05db\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d0-\u05d7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d7-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7 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\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-24\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:1-8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-17\">22:1 Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, \u2018Abraham!\u2019 And he said, \u2018Here I am.\u2019 22:2 He said, \u2018Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.\u2019 22:3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 22:4 On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance. 22:5 Abraham said to his young men, \u2018Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there; and we will worship and return to you.\u2019 22:6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. 22:7 Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, \u2018My father!\u2019 And he said, \u2018Here I am, my son.\u2019 And he said, \u2018Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?\u2019 22:8 Abraham said, \u2018God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.\u2019 So the two of them walked on together. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord tested Abraham by asking him to turn his son into a burnt offering (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d7-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b0-\u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d4\u05b6\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Imagine what was running through Abraham\u2019s mind when the Lord asked this of him. This would run contrary to man\u2019s natural instinct; killing his own son and not to mention the only son that was a gift from God. I am certain that Abraham had to be internally torn by this request and had run scenarios through his head in an attempt to resolve this while recognizing that the command to offer his son as a sacrifice was not an immoral act. The conclusion Abraham had come to is found in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4-\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) that God would provide a lamb for the burnt offering. When God asked Abraham to offer his son, Abraham had two choices (i) to refuse to kill his son or (ii) to obey. While Abraham and his son Isaac walked I am sure Abraham understood the implications of what he was about to do. Yet he remained faithful in the Lord that all was going to be OK. For Abraham, there was a connection between faith and reality which drove him forward in his obedience to the Lord. The Lord saw his obedience and stopped him short of carrying out the command in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05dc\u05da \u05dc\u05da \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05dc\u05e7 \u05db\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e9\u05b9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:12<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">22:12 He said, \u2018Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">While reading <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:12 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">the phrase <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u201c\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is quite interesting. Abraham\u2019s readiness to offer his son proved to God that he was a <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ca <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker015\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">God fearer.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The phrase <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> occurs five times in all of the Tanakh, once in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, once in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 25, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">twice in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Job chapter 1 and 2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, and once in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ecclesiastes 7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> | \u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dc \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05d7\u05b7\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05e2\u05b8\u05d9\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">: \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 | \u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4-\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b6\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d5\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d5\u05b0\u05e1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2: \u05d8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d9 \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 [\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4] \u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d5\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8 <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d5\u05b0\u05e1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05de\u05d2\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea \u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-2\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\"> \u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05db\u05bc\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05d6 \u05dc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8: \u05db \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4-\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Abraham chose to follow the mitzvah (command) to offer his son rather than to follow his own feelings. As a result, the Lord calls him a <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">God fearer<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The reason being, Abraham was a man of high moral character, the thought of killing his own son had to have been very difficult. (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Note that the biblical text does not detail the struggle Abraham had to have had in his heart over this command from God<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). As a result of Abraham overcoming his thoughts and following through with God\u2019s command (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">up until the point when God stopped him see Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), God promised Abraham with an oath (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 22:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) that he shall never break His covenant with him and his children. <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05dd-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05db\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b2\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e2\u05b5\u05e7\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The oath that God made with Abraham to his children could only have been fulfilled in his only son (Isaac). The oath that God makes with Abraham includes a blessing to all of the nations of the earth (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), in his seed (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b2\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b2\u05da\u05b8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). As a result of Abraham\u2019s faith and willingness to offer his only son, we find a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cMessianic expectation\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> of what God was planning to do in Yeshua the Messiah. The Torah provides for us a future expectation, that all of the people of the earth would be blessed and that God would provide a Lamb for atonement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis draw up parables between Moshe and Abraham through the midrash (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">18, part 22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)and conclude the midrash with Moshe. The midrash states that in the month of Adar, Moshe sought God to be allowed to enter into the Promised Land. The Lord says that Moshe will not enter the Promised Land and the Concluding phrase of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Khelbo said, On each of the seven days of the investiture of the priests, Moshe performed the duties of the high priesthood. But what does Scripture finally say? On the eighth day Moshe called Aaron and his sons (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 9:1).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Because of Moshe\u2019s lack of obedience to the Word of the Lord, he was not allowed to enter into the Promised Land. And because of Abraham\u2019s obedience, it was through his seed that God brought the Messiah Yeshua into this world. The important take away point from the midrash is that we are to have faith like Abraham like the Apostle Paul wrote to the Romans in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Romans 4:16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span>16\u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c7\u1f71\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c3\u03c0\u1f73\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9, \u03bf\u1f50 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u1f79\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f08\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u1f71\u03bc {\u1f45\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd,<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). We are called to have the faith of Abraham, not the faith of Moshe (see <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Have you ever thought about that before? We are called to have faith like Abraham and not faith like Moshe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/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\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cAs for God, His way is perfect (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:31).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here in the Petihta (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) \u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d to the Midrash, the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cRabbi said, The Holy One blessed be He, gave the commandments only that He might purify Israel by them, as is said The word of the Lord is purifying.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> How do you understand the meaning of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe word of the Lord is purifying?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> How is the word of the Lord purifying? What kind of purification is this referring to? Ritual purity? The Hebrew word that is used in the Midrash is <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e6\u05e8\u05d5\u05e4\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, an adjective meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201crefined, pure (metals), smelted.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis say that the word of the Lord is purifying in the sense of being purified in a refiners fire. In the Apostolic Writings, we also read in various places were the <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cword of God\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is referred to as being purifying. Two examples (there are more than these) from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 14:31-5:8 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">and <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Ephesians 5:21-27<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> are given, one by Yeshua, and the other by the Apostle Paul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">John 14:31-15:8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">14:31 but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here. 15:1 \u2018I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 15:2 \u2018Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 15:3 \u2018You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 15:4 \u2018Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. 15:5 \u2018I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 15:6 \u2018If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. 15:7 \u2018If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 15:8 \u2018My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">31<\/span>\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03bd\u1ff7 \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1ff6 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5\u1f77\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1, \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1ff6. \u1f18\u03b3\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5, \u1f04\u03b3\u03c9\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u1fe6\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">1<\/span>\u1f18\u03b3\u1f7d \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u1f21 \u1f04\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f21 \u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b9\u03bd\u1f75, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u03b3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u1f79\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">2<\/span>\u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u1fc6\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c0\u1f79\u03bd, \u03b1\u1f34\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f79, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c0\u1f78\u03bd \u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u1f77\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c0\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u1fc3. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">3<\/span>\u1f24\u03b4\u03b7 \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u1f77 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u1f43\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03bb\u1f71\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd: <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">4<\/span>\u03bc\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f77, \u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f10\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03bb\u1fc6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c0\u1f78\u03bd \u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c6\u2019 \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u1fc3 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03bc\u03c0\u1f73\u03bb\u1ff3, \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f72 \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">5<\/span>\u1f10\u03b3\u1f7d \u03b5\u1f30\u03bc\u03b9 \u1f21 \u1f04\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03bb\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1. \u1f41 \u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f10\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bf\u1f57\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c0\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u1f7b\u03bd, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u1f76\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f73\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">6<\/span>\u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bc\u1f75 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u1fc3 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f77, \u1f10\u03b2\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b7 \u1f14\u03be\u03c9 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03ba\u03bb\u1fc6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03be\u03b7\u03c1\u1f71\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u1f71\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c0\u1fe6\u03c1 \u03b2\u1f71\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">7<\/span>\u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1fe5\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u1f71 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u1fc3, \u1f43 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f30\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">8<\/span>\u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u1ff3 \u1f10\u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u1f71\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c0\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u1f7a\u03bd \u03c6\u1f73\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u1f77.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">Ephesians 5:21-27<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:21 and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. 5:22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. 5:24 But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 5:26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 5:27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">22<\/span>\u0391\u1f31 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u1fd6\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f30\u03b4\u1f77\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u1ff3, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">23<\/span>\u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f75\u03c1 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u1f74 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03ba\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u1f74 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c3\u1f7d\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">24<\/span>\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f21 \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u1f71\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff7, \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f31 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u1fd6\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f77. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">25<\/span>\u039f\u1f31 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2, \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u1fd6\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f20\u03b3\u1f71\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f73\u03b4\u03c9\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f72\u03c1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">26<\/span>\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03c1\u1ff7 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f55\u03b4\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u1fe5\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9, <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">27<\/span>\u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1f75\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f11\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f14\u03bd\u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd, \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f14\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c0\u1f77\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u1f22 \u1fe5\u03c5\u03c4\u1f77\u03b4\u03b1 \u1f24 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f96 \u1f01\u03b3\u1f77\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03bc\u03c9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 15:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Yeshua says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:3 \u2018You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">stating that we are already clean because of the word that he has spoken to us. In Ephesians, in the midst of Paul\u2019s exhortation to the Ephesians on husbands and wives, he says in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ephesians 5:26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> here Paul is telling husbands to love their wives like Yeshua does the ecclesia (<\/span>\u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Greek word Paul uses here is <\/span>\u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u1f71\u03c3\u1fc3<span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (agiase) meaning<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\"> \u201c1) to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow 2) to separate from profane things and dedicate to God 2a) consecrate things to God 2b) dedicate people to God 3) to purify 3a) to cleanse externally 3b) to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin 3c) to purify internally by renewing of the soul.\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It appears that Paul is drawing a parallel between the ritual purification from Niddah (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05e0\u05b4\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u200e<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">a Hebrew term that describes a woman during menstruation, or a woman who has menstruated and not yet been cleansed by immersion in a mikveh or ritual bath<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and the washing of Mayim Chayim (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) with the word of God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis in the midrash state <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cBut of what concern can it be to Him, to the Holy One blessed be He, whether a man, preparing his meat, do his slaughtering a windpipe or gullet? His concern in giving precepts in a matter of this kind is to purify Israel. Rabbi Berechiah said in the name of rabbi Jacob, It is written You will not eat of anything that dies of itself (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 14:21)\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05db\u05d9 \u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e4\u05db\u05ea \u05dc\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dd \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05e9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d8 \u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05d2\u05e8\u05d2\u05e8\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5 \u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05d5\u05d5\u05e9\u05d8 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d5\u05db\u05dc, \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dd \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d9\u05e2\u05e7\u05d1 [\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1] \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d0\u05db\u05dc\u05d5 \u05db\u05dc \u05e0\u05d1\u05dc\u05d4 (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05d3 \u05db\u05d0)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The rabbis are contrasting slaughtering meat, and the kinds of meat that are eaten with the word of God and purity of Israel. In the Apostolic Writings, Yeshua and the Apostle Paul speak on \u201cpurity\u201d and the word of God. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 119:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d6\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4-\u05e0\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d8\u05b8\u05d0-\u05dc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. 119:10 With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. 119:11 Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> So remaining pure before the Lord in this life is achieved by obeying God\u2019s word, obeying Yeshua (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">2 Thessalonians 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and by faith in the Messiah. What is interesting is the rabbis state that the word of God is purifying in the sense of the Lord refining our lives in fire. The word of God helps to remove the dross from our lives. Later on, in the midrash, the rabbis parallel this to how one slaughters and what one eats, and then to the ten trials of Abraham. The midrash states that word of the Lord is given for the purpose of revealing to us that God\u2019s ways are perfect and if God who heeds his own ways, who is perfect, how much more should we heed our ways? The word of God is given to us to guide us in our ways, to lead and direct us in ways of righteousness and justice. So, how is the word of the Lord purifying? Both Yeshua and Paul spoke of the word that purifies. Yeshua said <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">15:4 \u2018Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. 15:5 \u2018I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> we must abide in the word of God, in God\u2019s Torah. (Note that the Torah is a reference to all of Scripture.) The word <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cabide\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is a verb meaning <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cstay; live, dwell; continue, tolerate, put up with, wait; comply, submit, obey, or conform.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> To abide is to obey. The Concluding phrase in <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 25<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cThen David supplicated that Shield of David be mentioned in the benediction after the lesson from the prophets; and indeed this benediction reads, By Your holy name You have sworn unto him that his lamp will not be quenched forever and ever. Blessed are You, O Lord, the shield of David. Hence David said, You have given me the shield of Your salvation (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:36).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord God Almighty is the shield of David, and He is the shield of Our Salvation as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 36<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> opens<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/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\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cGreat deliverance gives He to His king to David and to his seed for evermore (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:51).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the Midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cWhat verse follows this one? The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork (Tehillim \/ Psalms 19:2).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis speak of the seed of David, God establishes forever and builds his throne and expounds upon the deliverance that God provides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Even so when God makes secure to David, Your seed will I establish forever, and build up your throne to all generations (Tehillim \/ Psalms 89:5). And what verse follows this one? The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 89:6). In Samuel it is said God is the mighty tower (migdol) of deliverance for His king (2 Samuel 22:51), while the corresponding verse in Psalms, taken literally, reads, Mightily He enlarged (magdil) deliverance for His king (Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:51). This means, rabbi Yudan said, that deliverance will not come to this people all at once, but little by little. Can Mightily He enlarges be understood in any other way except that deliverance for Israel will grow larger and larger gradually? The children of Israel now live in great sorrows, and if deliverance were to come all at once, they would be unable to bear such great deliverance, especially since it would be accompanied by even greater sorrows. Hence, deliverance will come little by little, and will be enlarged gradually for Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5\u05db\u05df \u05d1\u05e9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05de\u05db\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05e1\u05d0\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d1\u05df \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d4\u05db\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05d7\u05d9\u05df, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05d0\u05db\u05d9\u05df \u05d6\u05e8\u05e2\u05da (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05d8 \u05d4\u05f3), \u05de\u05d4 \u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05ea\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4, \u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05d5 \u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05dc\u05d0\u05da \u05d4\u05f3 (\u05e9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05d8 \u05d5). \u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc (\u05e9\u05f4\u05d1 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1\u05f3 \u05db\u05d1 \u05e0\u05d0), \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05d2\u05d3\u05d9\u05dc (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05d7 \u05e0\u05d0), \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05d2\u05d0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05d4 \u05d6\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d1\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d9\u05de\u05e2\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d9\u05de\u05e2\u05d0, \u05d5\u05de\u05d4\u05d5 \u05de\u05d2\u05d3\u05d9\u05dc, \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05de\u05ea\u05d2\u05d3\u05dc\u05ea \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05db\u05ea \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc, \u05e2\u05db\u05e9\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05df \u05e9\u05e8\u05d5\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05e6\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea, [\u05d5\u05db\u05e9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d2\u05d0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d1\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea, \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05df \u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e1\u05d1\u05d5\u05dc \u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4, \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e6\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea], \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9\u05db\u05da \u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d9\u05de\u05e2\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d9\u05de\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d5\u05de\u05ea\u05d2\u05d3\u05dc\u05ea \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05db\u05ea \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The midrash speaks of deliverance coming only little by little; the reason being if deliverance come great and quick the people would not be able to bear it. The rabbis seem to suggest that great deliverance and freedom leads to sin. Do you think this is true? The interesting point here is that when the Children of Israel were delivered from Egypt, they come to the foot of the mountain of Sinai and there waiting on Moshe to come down from the mountain, they began to sin greatly in idolatry. Think about this for a moment, the Lord tarrying to answer prayer leads us to seek Him for guidance. If we were delivered from something immediately, like addiction, sickness, etc, would maturity be in place for one to walk in obedience to the Lord following the healing and deliverance? Does the Apostolic Writings have anything to say on this question? <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">John 5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> does in fact shed some light on this question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-18\">John 5:5-15<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:5 A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, \u2018Do you wish to get well?\u2019 5:7 The sick man answered Him, \u2018Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.\u2019 5:8 Jesus said to him, \u2018Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.\u2019 5:9 Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day. 5:10 So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, \u2018It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.\u2019 5:11 But he answered them, \u2018He who made me well was the one who said to me, \u2018Pick up your pallet and walk.\u2019\u2018 5:12 They asked him, \u2018Who is the man who said to you, \u2018Pick up your pallet and walk\u2019?\u2019 5:13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place. 5:14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, \u2018Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.\u2019 5:15 The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">5<\/span>\u03b4\u1f73 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u1f71\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 [\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76] \u1f40\u03ba\u03c4\u1f7c \u1f14\u03c4\u03b7 \u1f14\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1f77\u1fb3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6: <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">6<\/span>\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f30\u03b4\u1f7c\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b3\u03bd\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u1f7a\u03bd \u1f24\u03b4\u03b7 \u03c7\u03c1\u1f79\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9, \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7, \u0398\u1f73\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f51\u03b3\u03b9\u1f74\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u1f73\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9; <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">7<\/span>\u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f41 \u1f00\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd, \u039a\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5, \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c7\u03c9 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03b8\u1fc7 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f55\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1 \u03b2\u1f71\u03bb\u1fc3 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u1f75\u03b8\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd: \u1f10\u03bd \u1fa7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f14\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78 \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u1f77\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">8<\/span>\u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2, \u1f1c\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5 \u1f06\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u1f71\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u1f71\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">9<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u1f73\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u1f51\u03b3\u03b9\u1f74\u03c2 \u1f41 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f26\u03c1\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u1f71\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c0\u1f71\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9. \u03b7\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c3\u1f71\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">10<\/span>\u1f14\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f38\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c4\u03b5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u1ff3, \u03a3\u1f71\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03be\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u1f77\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f06\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u1f71\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">11<\/span>\u1f41 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u1f49 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1f75\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f51\u03b3\u03b9\u1fc6 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd, \u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u1f71\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u1f71\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">12<\/span>\u1f20\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd, \u03a4\u1f77\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c0\u1f7d\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9, \u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c0\u1f71\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9; <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">13<\/span>\u1f41 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f30\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f94\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f77\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd, \u1f41 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03be\u1f73\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f44\u03c7\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f44\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c4\u1f79\u03c0\u1ff3. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">14<\/span>\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u1f51\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7, \u1f3c\u03b4\u03b5 \u1f51\u03b3\u03b9\u1f74\u03c2 \u03b3\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2: \u03bc\u03b7\u03ba\u1f73\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f01\u03bc\u1f71\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c1\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u1f77 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <span class=\"CharOverride-19\">15<\/span>\u1f00\u03c0\u1fc6\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f75\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f38\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u1f77\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f41 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1f75\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f51\u03b3\u03b9\u1fc6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here Yeshua healed a man who had been ill for 38 years. Following being healed, Yeshua found the man and told him to stop sinning or something worse will happen to him. This man sought the Lord\u2019s healing for 38 years and having been healed, he turned and continued to sin. This should be a stark warning for each of us, and for those who are seeking healing from the Lord. The Lord wants us to turn from our sins and to walk in a new direction. This can be achieved with the Lord\u2019s help, in His Son Yeshua, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Concluding phrase of <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">Midrash Tehillim 18, Part 36<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> says <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-3\">\u201cAnd can mighty tower in the verse from Samuel be understood in any other way except that the lord Messiah will become as a tower unto them? Thus Scripture says, The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous runs into it, and is set on high (Mishley \/ Proverbs 18:10).\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Lord God Almighty is our strong tower, He has provided for all of our needs, He provided the lamb for our salvation, and He is searching and seeking for those who are seeking Him. The Midrash states that the lord Messiah will become as a tower to them. This is indeed exactly what Yeshua has become to each and every one of us. He is our strength, our life, our protection, our tower. What a wonderful God we serve! Let\u2019s pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Tehillim-18-Part1-and-2.pdf\">Tehillim 18-Part1-and-2<\/a> Notes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Notes_Psalms_18.pdf\">Notes_Psalms_18<\/a><br \/>\n<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part A: This week\u2019s study is from Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:1-50, The Psalm begins saying \u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 | \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 | \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd | \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc: \u201cFor the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the [&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-2288","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\/2288","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=2288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}