“Deborah’s Drash”
“Sitting at the feet of
Yeshua”
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Master of The Universe – “Adon Olam”
Meditation Verse:
Psalm 119:66-68 Amplified Bible [i]
Vs. 66 Teach me good judgment, wise and
right discernment, and knowledge, for I have believed (trusted, relied on and
clung to) Your commandments.
Vs. 67 Before I was afflicted I went
astray, but now Your word do I keep (hearing, receiving, loving and obeying it)
Vs. 68 You are good and kind and do
good, teach me Your statutes.
Quote Of The Day:
Daniel
Juster – “Jewish Roots”
“The Torah
is the Pivot of Judaism, for in the Torah is recorded, the creation, The Flood, the call of Abraham,
the lives of the Patriarchs, the sojourn in Egypt, the rescue from Egyptian
bondage and the revelation of the priestly sacrificial system which for shadow
the work of Messiah Himself”
Deborah’s Drash Commentary:
Gleanings from Psalm 119
Vs. 66 Teach me good judgment, wise and right discernment, and
knowledge, for I have believed (trusted, relied on and clung to) Your
commandments.
God teachs through His Torah/Word, His wisdom is
found on every page and the indwelling of His Holy Spirit gives us good
judgment and discernment and revelation Knowledge in His Word.
One of the purposes of His Torah/Word was to teach
us Wisdom. Solomon knew true Wisdom was
found in the Torah/Word of Yahweh.
Proverbs
1:2-5 Amplified Bible
That people may know skillful and godly
Wisdom and instruction, discernment and comprehend the words of understanding
and insight.
Receive instruction in wise dealings and
discipline of wise dealings and the discipline of wise thoughtfulness,
righteousness, justice and integrity.
That prudence may be given to the
simple, and knowledge, discretion, and discernment to the youth.
The wise also will hear and increase in
learning, and the person of understanding will acquire skill and attain sound
counsel (so that he may be able to steer his course rightly)
Key to Wisdom and learning – For I have believed Your commandments (mitzvot)-There is a great reward for walking in them.
Vs. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now Your word do I
keep (hearing, receiving, loving and obeying it)
When God needs to chastise us, He uses His
Torah/Word and We have His Ruach HaKodesh/ Holy Spirit within us to keep us
walking in the Way (derech) – The path of life delineated for the Redeemed in
the Torah. (Later one of our monthly study themes will be the work of the
Ruach HaKodesh in the life of the Messianic Believer)
We open the
door for the evil one to afflict us when we turn away from doing His
Torah/Word.
“Ya’acov/James 4:7 Amplified Bible
So be subject to God. Resist the devil
(stand firm against him) and he will flee from you.
To be subject to God is to submit to His
Torah/Word. We resist Ha satan with the
Word of God the same way Yeshua did in His wilderness testing.
Mattiyahu/Matthew
4:1-11
4
1 Then the Spirit led Yeshua up into the wilderness to be
tempted by the Adversary. 2 After Yeshua had fasted forty-days and
nights, he was hungry. 3 The Tempter came and said to him, “If you
are the Son of God, order these stones to become bread.” 4 But he
answered, “The Tanakh says,
‘Man
does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that
comes from the mouth of Adonai’ ”
5 Then the Adversary took him to
the holy city and set him on the highest point of the Temple . 6 “If
you are the Son of God,” he said, “jump! For the Tanakh says,
‘He
will order his angels to be responsible for you.
They will
support you with their hands,
so that you will not hurt
your feet on the stones.’ ”
7
Yeshua replied to him, “But it also says, ‘Do not put Adonai your
God to the test.’ ”
8 Once more, the Adversary took him
up to the summit of a very high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the
world in all their glory, 9 and said to him, “All this I will give
you if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 “Away with you, Satan!”
Yeshua told him, “For the Tanakh says,
‘Worship Adonai
your God, and serve only him.’”
11
Then the Adversary let him alone, and angels came and took care of him.[2]
Hebrews 4:12 Amplified Bible
For the Word that God speaks is alive
and full of power (making it active, operative, energizing, and effective) it
is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the
breath of life (soul) and (the immortal) spirit, and of joints and marrow (of
the deepest parts of our nature), exposing and sifting and analyzing and
judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Ya’acov/James 6:7 Amplified
Do not be deceived
and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned,
disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts (pikudim)- Particular guidelines for the Redeemed[3])
being set aside). (He inevitably deludes
himself who attempts to delude God.) For whatever a man sows, that and only
that will he reap.
Vs. 68 You are good and kind and do good, teach me Your statutes.
The Word
says Yahweh is:
Mans’ portion - Psalm
119: 57 ‘Thou art my portion O Lord….”
Good – Psalm 119:68 “You are good and kind and do good….”
A Hiding Place – Psalm 119:114a – “Thou art my hiding place…..”
A Shield- Psalm 114b “And my shield…”
Righteous – Psalm 119:137 “Righteous are thou O Lord…..”
Near to man-Psalm 119:151 “Thou art near O Lord….”
The more we study His Torah/Word -(hearing, receiving, loving and obeying it)
The closer we will be to God. God created us for fellowship with Him, we
find fellowship with God through His word and through Prayer.
22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred
years, and begat sons and daughters:
23 And all the days of Enoch were three
hundred sixty and five years:
24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was
not; for God took him.
Gen 5:22-24 (KJV)
The Hebrew
word for walked is “Halak” – to walk up and down, be conversant
Can you imagine, walking so closely with God that
you end up walking right into heaven,
and into His presence without
dying! Enoch did!
If you want to stay free from deception, then fill
yourself with His Word (hearing, receiving, loving and
obeying it). If you want to be more like Yeshua then love His Torah/Word by (hearing, receiving, loving and obeying it). To love Yahweh, is to love His
Torah/Word. He has revealed Himself
through His Word, it is in His Word that you will find peace, comfort, joy and
direction and answers for your life.
If You
Love Yahweh then you Will obey His Torah/Word.
If you Love Yeshua, then you will obey His Words.
And Enoch walked with God: and he was
not; for God took him.
Bonus: Prayers of The Bible
Torah Nuggets:[ii]
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Torah Portion Teaching:
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Halacha – The Way One Walks or Goes- Derived from the
Hebrew word “Halakh” which means “To Walk”.
The Way to follow the Torah/Word of God.
In this weeks Torah Portion, what is God
saying to me today about my walk with Him?
How can I apply this Torah Portion with
my walk with Yeshua this week?
Bible Study Nuggets From Daily Bible Reading:
Golden Nuggets From Gods Word: (Write the
Revelations and Insights you have received from Him today)
Word from the Lord (Write out verse,
quote or anything that was spoken to you by the Ruach HaKodesh/The Holy Spirit.
Today I
will…. (write down how you will apply what the Lord has spoken to your heart
through His Holy Word to your daily walk with Him in your Journal.)
Worship Time - Psalm
100:4 “I will adore you Adonai” Put in your favorite Worship CD or Tape and Praise
Adonai-See Amidah #1-4 Below and Shema
Waiting Time - Psalm
62:5 – I will wait in Your presence and surrender my thoughts to you! Clear
your mind of the clutter and focus on Ha Shem.
See below for Personal Word Confessions to build up your Faith and
Spirit and to plant the Word in Your Heart
Intercession Time –Ezekial
22:30-31 I will stand in the Gap for
the world and for others as Yeshua is doing for us as our High Priest at the
right hand of The Father
31 Day Cycle of Prayer for the World…(Use a
World Atlas to help you pray for the World)
Today’s Countries to Pray for are:
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*Daily Prayer Reminders: See
Amidah #11-12, 14-17 Below
1 Timothy 2:1 1 First
of all, then, I counsel that petitions, prayers, intercessions and
thanksgivings be made for all human beings, 2 Including kings and
all in positions of prominence; so that we may lead quiet and peaceful lives,
being godly and upright in everything. 3 This is what God, our
deliverer, regards as good; this is what meets his approval.[4]
President,
Government Leaders, Family, Friends, Church, Ministers, Spouse, Children, Ministries,
Schools, Salvation, Missions, World Revival – See 40 Day Prayer Focus Below
Petition Time – My Abba
Father hears me when I pray and answers when I pray in faith/trust and
according to His Word. Write down personal petitions for today. See Amidah #7-8 Below
Watching
Time – Colossians 4:2a – I will
keep watch in the spirit and be alert to what & who I need to pray
for. See
Amdiah #13
Prayer Alert: Today
Adonai has specifically laid these people upon my heart to pray for: Write it
down in your Prayer Journal
Listening Time: Psalm
85:8 Write down what Ruach HaKodesh/The Holy Spirit has revealed to you today
in Prayer.
Praise, Waiting, Confession, Singing,
Watching, Intercession, Petition, Thanksgiving, Devotions, Meditation,
Listening and Praise
Suggested Prayer
Books: Prayer’s That Avail Much Volumes
1,2 and 3 by Germain Copeland[iii] and The Artscroll Seder Series[iv].
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First
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Eddie Chumney’s Hebrew Roots Website
Learn about the Tabernacle
Eddie Chumney’s Hebrew Roots Website
Recommended Reading For Further Study
Messiah Volume 1, 2 and 3 Avi Ben Mordachi
http://www.millennium7000.com/
Restoring the Two Houses of Israel- Eddie Chumney
The Feasts of Messiah – Eddie Chumney
Who is The Bride of Christ-Eddie Chumney
Who is Israel – Angus and Batya Wooten
Restoring Israels Kingdom – Angus and Batya Wooten
First Fruits of Zion – Torah Club Volume 1,2,3, 4
and 5
Prayer Helps
Shemoneh
Esreh-Amidah and Ha Adonai Tefillah/The Lords Prayer
Traditional
Jewish Prayers and Blessings
(Jewish
Website by D’vorah, Click here for more insights into Jewish Prayer)
(Daily
Petitions to Yahweh)
(to
build up your faith)
Who I am In Messiah
Scriptures
(What
Yeshua did for you)
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Baruch HaShem Adonai –
Shalom B’Shem Yeshua Ha Mashiach
Deborah
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[1] An excellent Torah Devotional is the Walk Series, Walk Genesis, Walk Exodus, Walk Leviticus, Walk Number, Walk Deuteronomy , by Jeffery Enoch Feinberg, PHD by Lederer Books, a division of Messianic Jewish Publishers. Easy to read, with Hebrew nuggets, and illustrations. Also FFOZ Torah Club is a more detailed study, and worth enrolling for.
[2]The Jewish New Testament, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish
New Testament Publications) 1996.
[3] I inserted the red portion to emphasize Precepts.
[4]The Jewish New Testament, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish New
Testament Publications) 1996.
[i] The Psalmist found great value in the Torah of God. Here in Psalm 119 he breaks the Torah down into eight different categories
-Law (Torah) – Connotes the whole will of God as imparted to man for his teaching
-Testimonies (edot)- Revelation (Torah) as a witness of God and His righteousness
-Precepts (pikudim)- Particular guidelines for the Redeemed
-Way (derech) – The path of life delineated for the Redeemed in the Torah
-Commandments (mitzvot)-There is a great reward for walking in them
-Statutes (hukim)—Permanent laws regulating the life of an individual as a member of society
-Ordinances (mishpatim, beter translated “judgments”) The judicial standard for fair dealings
-Word (debar or imrah) – General term for the expressed will of God
[ii] An excellent Messianic Jewish Devotional called The Walk Series, Walk Genesis, Walk Exodus, Walk Leviticus, Walk Numbers and Walk Deuteronomy by Jeffery Enoch Feinburg, PhD. Published by Lederer Books Messianic Jewish Publishers is a wonderful Daily Devotional to use for studying Torah, along with FFOZ Torah Club which is more detailed. Both will give you additional insights into Torah.
[iii] This book is filled with Scripture Prayers to help you pray the Word – Harrison House Publishers, Germaine Copeland –Available in any Christian Book Store
[iv] You can order The Art Scroll Seder Series through Amazon. Com or First Fruits of Zion