“Deborah’s Drash”
“Sitting at the feet of
Yeshua”
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Psalm 119: (Read 93-104) 96,
105-107 Amplified Bible [i]
Vs. 96 I have seen that everything
(human) has it limits and an end ( no matter how extensive, noble and
excellent); but Your commandments is exceedingly broad and extends without
limits to eternity.
Vs 105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet
and a light o my path.
Vs. 106 I have sworn (an oath) and have
confirmed it, that I will keep Your righteous ordinances (hearing, receiving,
loving and obeying them)
Vs. 107 I am sorely afflicted; renew and
quicken me (give me life), O Lord according to Your word.
Quote Of The Day:
Torah
Rediscovered – Berkowitz p. 29
“ Every man,
woman or child who chooses not to live within the teachings of God, which
produce life, is consigned to a place outside of the blessings and protection
established by these teachings.” Deut.
30:19-20
Deborah’s Drash Commentary:
Gleanings From Psalm 119
Vs. 96 I have seen that everything
(human) has it limits and an end ( no matter how extensive, noble and
excellent); but Your commandments is exceedingly broad and extends without
limits to eternity.
ALL humans whether they are Kings, Dictators,
Presidents or just every day people
have their limitations that God as given them to operate within and upon this
planet earth, but no matter how powerful we are, how much money we do or do not
have, we all face the same end. 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the
judgment: Heb 9:27 (KJV)
We all have
to stand before Yahweh sooner or later and give account for our lives. Our lives have their limitations, and
great men and woman will come and go, but His
Torah/Word is without limits and extends for all eternity.
56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given
rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath
not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by
the hand of Moses his servant.
57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was
with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
58 That he may incline our hearts unto him,
to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and
his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, wherewith I have
made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night,
that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel
at all times, as the matter shall require:
60 That all the people of the earth may
know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with
the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at
this day.
1 Kings 8:56-61 (KJV)
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the
word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
Psalms 18:30 (KJV)
Vs 105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet and
a light to my path.
Strong's Number: 5457
Greek Word: phos
Usage Notes: akin to phao, "to give light"
(from roots pha---, and phan---, expressing "light as seen by the
eye," and, metaphorically, as "reaching the mind," whence
phaino, "to make to appear," phaneros, "evident," etc.);
cp. Eng., "phosphorus" (lit., "light-bearing").
"Primarily light is a luminous emanation, probably of force, from certain
bodies, which enables the eye to discern form and color. Light requires an
organ adapted for its reception ( Matt. 6:22). Where the eye is absent, or
where it has become impaired from any cause, light is useless. Man, naturally,
is incapable of receiving spiritual light inasmuch as he lacks the capacity for
spiritual things, 1Cor. 2:14. Hence believers are called 'sons of light,' Luke
16:8, not merely because they have received a revelation from God, but because
in the New Birth they have received the spiritual capacity for it.
"Apart from natural phenomena, light is used in Scripture of (a)
the glory of God's dwelling-place, 1Tim. 6:16; (b) the nature of God, 1John
1:5; (c) the impartiality of God, Jas. 1:17; (d) the favor of God, Psa. 4:6; of
the King, Prov. 16:15; of an influential man, Job 29:24; (e) God, as the
illuminator of His people, Isa. 60:19, 20; (f) the Lord Jesus as the
illuminator of men, John 1:4, 5, 9; John 3:19; John 8:12; John 9:5; John 12:35,
36, 46; Acts 13:47; (g) the illuminating power of the Scriptures, Psa. 119:105;
and of the judgments and commandments of God, Isa. 51:4; Prov. 6:23, cp. Psa.
43:3; (h) the guidance of God, Job 29:3; Psa. 112:4; Isa. 58:10; and,
ironically, of the guidance of man, Rom. 2:19; (i) salvation, 1Pet. 2:9; (j)
righteousness, Rom. 13:12; 2Cor. 11:14, 15; 1John 2:9, 10; (k) witness for God,
Matt. 5:14, 16; John 5:35; (l) prosperity and general well-being, Esth. 8:16;
Job 18:18; Isa. 58:8-10." * [* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and
Vine, pp. 159,160.][2]
His Torah/Word is the light that reveals His will,
apart from His Torah/Word we are in darkness.
The Torah/Word sheds light on the will of God for our lives. His Torah/Word is His will.
23 For the commandment is a lamp;
and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way
of life:
Prov 6:23 (KJV)
4 For the word of the LORD is
right; and all his works are done in truth.
Psalms 33:4 (KJV)
6 By the word of the LORD were the
heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 33:6 (KJV)
11 The Lord gave the word: great was
the company of those that published it.
Psalms 68:11 (KJV)
20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them
from their destructions.
Psalms 107:20 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it
shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and
it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
2 For all those things hath mine
hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man
will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and
trembleth at my word.
Isaiah 66:2 (KJV)
12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast
well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Jer 1:12 (KJV)
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is
the word of God.
12 Those by the way side are they that
hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest
they should believe and be saved.
13 They on the rock are they, which,
when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which
for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
14 And that which fell among thorns are
they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and
riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
15 But that on the good ground are they,
which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and
bring forth fruit with patience.
16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle,
covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it
on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be
made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come
abroad.
18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for
whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall
be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
19 Then came to him his mother and
his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
20 And it was told him by certain
which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21 And he answered and said unto them, My
mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
Luke 8:11-21 (KJV)
20 And they went forth, and preached every
where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs
following. Amen.
Mark 16:20 (KJV)
Signs
and Wonders follow when we preach the Word of the Lord.
Vs. 106 I have sworn (an oath) and have confirmed
it, that I will keep Your righteous ordinances (hearing, receiving, loving and
obeying them)
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above
all people: for all the earth is mine:
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of
priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak
unto the children of Israel.
Ex 19:5-6 (KJV)
22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice,
and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an
adversary unto thine adversaries.
23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and
bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the
Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods,
nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow
them, and quite break down their images.
25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God,
and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from
the midst of thee.
26 There shall nothing cast their young,
nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
27 I will send my fear before thee, and
will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine
enemies turn their backs unto thee.
Ex 23:22-27 (KJV)
11 If they obey and serve him, they
shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Job 36:11 (KJV)
Vs. 107 I am sorely afflicted; renew and
quicken me (give me life), O Lord according to Your word.
His Torah/Word revives us, renews us and gives us
life.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and
renew a right spirit within me.
Psalms 51:10 (KJV)
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them
that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be
weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall
renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall
run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:29-31 (KJV)
21 Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we
shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Lam 5:21 (KJV)
14 If my people, which are called by my
name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will
heal their land.
2 Chron 7:14 (KJV)
20 My son, attend to my words; incline
thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;
keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that
find them, and health to all their flesh.
Prov 4:20-22 (KJV)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth,
and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever
believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Romans 10:8-11 (KJV)
17 So then faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17 (KJV)
19 To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing
their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of
reconciliation.
2 Cor 5:19 (KJV)
1 We then, as workers together with
him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a
time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is
the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the
ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving
ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in
necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in
tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by
longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
7 By the word of truth, by the power of
God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and
good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
9 As unknown, and yet well known;
as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as
poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Cor 6:1-10 (KJV)
Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light o my path.
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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)
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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.[3]
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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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
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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] Vines Expository of New Testament Words – Bible Explorer CD Rom
[3]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