“Deborah’s Drash”
“Sitting at the feet of
Yeshua”
A Study in
Messianic Jews/Hebrews 11 –The Faith Chapter
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James 2:26
Amplified Translation
26
For as the human body apart from the spirit is lifeless, so faith apart
from [its] works of obedience is also dead.[2]
Quote Of The Day:
Daniel
Juster “Growing to Maturity”[3]
A Messianic Jewish Guide
“There are
many great stories of people who learned the lessons of prayer and faith. Some heard from God, gave up their last
penny in love, assured of God’s provision;
they discovered miraculous supply.”
“Certainly
God is ready to meet your needs; fulfill His promises in you, and mightily answer your prayers. Just grow in the Word and Spirit so you
learn to hear Him.”
Deborah’s Drash Commentary:
Hebrews 11:32-34
32
And what shall I say further? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon,
Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, [Judg. 4–5;
6:1–8, 35; 11:1–12, 15; 13–16; I Sam. 1–30; II Sam. 1–24; I Kings 1–2; Acts
3:24].
33.Who by [the help of] faith subdued
kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings, closed the mouths
of lions, [Dan. 6].
34
Extinguished the power of raging fire, escaped the devourings of the
sword, out of frailty and weakness won strength and became
stalwart, even mighty and resistless in battle, routing alien hosts.
[Dan. 3].[4]
GIDEON: Faiths miraculous victory –
Judges 6:1-8:25
BARAKI- Faiths triumph – Judges 4-5
SAMSON – Faiths Physical Strength –
Judges 13:1-16:31
JEPHTHAH- Faiths boldness – Judges
11:1-12:7
DAVID: Faith’s utter reliance – 2 Sam
17:32-51, 23:2, 11 etc.
SAMUEL – Faiths intergrity – 1 Ssam.
3:18; 1:1-17, 8:1-3, 12:16-24
17 works of Faith
35 [Some] women received again their dead by a
resurrection. Others were tortured to death with clubs, refusing to accept
release [offered on the terms of denying their faith], so that they might be
resurrected to a better life. [I Kings 17:17–24; II Kings 4:25–37].
36 Others had to suffer the trial of mocking
and scourging and even chains and imprisonment.
37 They were stoned to death; they were lured
with tempting offers [to renounce their faith]; they were sawn asunder; they
were slaughtered by the sword; [while they were alive] they had to go about
wrapped in the skins of sheep and goats, utterly destitute, oppressed, cruelly
treated—
38 [Men] of whom the world was not
worthy—roaming over the desolate places and the mountains, and [living] in
caves and caverns and holes of the earth.
10.Woman had children
resurrected – 1 Kings 17:17-24, 2 Kings 4:18-37
11. Endured torture –
Genesis 29:20, Judges 16:21-31
12. Endured mockings,
scourgings, bonds and imprisonments – Genesis 39:20, Jeremiah 37:16, 38:6; 1
Kings 22:27
13. Suffered stonings
– 2 Chron. 24:21
14.Endured death by
sawing-vs 37
15. Suffered
Temptations- Genesis 39:1-17
16. Suffered
Martyrdom by the sword - 1 Sam. 22:18,
1 Kings 19:10
17. Suffered
wanderings and afflictions – vs. 37-38, 2 Kings 2:8.13
39 And all of these, though they won divine
approval by [means of] their faith, did not receive the fulfillment of what was
promised,
40 Because God had us in mind and had
something better and greater in view for us, so that they [these heroes
and heroines of faith] should not come to perfection apart from us [before we
could join them][5]
Complete Jewish
Bible Commentary
Through trusting, Moses conquered the kingdoms of
Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan (Numbers 21:21–35). Daniel shut
the mouths of lions (Daniel 6:1–29). Chananyah, Misha’el and ‘Azaryah
(Shadrakh, Meishakh and ‘Aved-n’go) quenched the power of fire (Daniel
1:6, 3:1–30). Elijah and Elisha were among those who escaped the edge of the
sword (1 Kings 19:2ff., 2 Kings 6:31ff.). The widow of Tzarfat and the
woman of Shunem received back their dead resurrected through Elijah and
Elisha’s ministries (1 Kings 17:8–24, 2 Kings 4:8–37). From the Apocrypha we
learn how in the days of the Maccabees, the 90-year-old Torah-teacher
El‘azar willingly chose to die >al kiddush haShem (“to sanctify God’s
name”; see Ac 7:59–60N), rather than eat pork and appear publicly to have
forsaken Judaism—he was among those stretched on the rack and beaten to
death, refusing to be ransomed, so that they would gain a better resurrection
(2 Maccabees 6:18–31). Yeshua himself was mocked, whipped, chained and
imprisoned (Yn 19:1–3, Mk 15:1–9); compare also the prophets Mikhayahu
(Micaiah, 1 Kings 22:24) and Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah 20:2, 7; 37:15).
37–38 Z’kharyah
the son of Y’hoyadah the priest was stoned to death (2 Chronicles 24:21;
compare Mt 23:35–37).
Being sawed in
two was certainly a known form of torturing people to death (2 Samuel
12:31), and according to the first-century partly Jewish, partly Christian
book, The Ascension of Isaiah, the prophet Yesha‘yahu was killed in this
way. The Talmud gives this description:
“Rabbi Shim‘on ben-’Azzai
said, ‘I found a genealogy scroll in Jerusalem, and it is written there … [that
King] M’nasheh killed Yesha‘yahu.’ Raba said, ‘Before killing him, M’nasheh
staged a trial and said, “Your teacher Moshe said, ‘For men shall not see me
and live’ [Exodus 33:20]; but you say, ‘I saw Adonai sitting on a
throne, high and lifted up’ [Isaiah 6:1].” [Two similar contradictions are
cited.] Yesha‘yahu replied, “It is well known that you do not receive what
people tell you; so if I answer your accusations, I will only turn you into a
wilful murderer.” So Yesha‘yahu said a Name [of God, thought of as having
supernatural power] and was swallowed up by a cedar. However, the cedar was
brought and sawed in two; and when the saw reached his mouth he died; [this was
his punishment] for having said, “I live among a people of unclean lips”
[Isaiah 6:5].’ ” (Yevamot 49b)
Jeremiah 26:20–23
mentions the prophet Uriah as having been murdered by the sword, and
Elijah speaks of others who suffered the same fate (1 Kings 19:10, Ro 11:3).
Went about
clothed in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, mistreated,
wandering about in deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the
ground. The description fits
Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 19:13, 2 Kings 2:14), as well as the pious Jews who
fled from the persecution of Antiochus IV in the time of the Maccabees (1
Maccabees 2:38). Yochanan the Immerser wore camel skins (Mt 3:4) and led a
similar life, while Yeshua himself had “no home of his own” (Lk 9:58).
In other words, the
people who trusted God were utterly unrewarded and unappreciated in their time
by the rest of humanity; the reverse side of this coin is seen when our author
writes that the world was not worthy of them! Worldly people, since they
themselves do not truly trust God, cannot fully appreciate those whose lives
are based utterly on trust, because their values are so different. But as soon
as worldly people, by God’s grace (Ep 2:8–9), take the tiniest step of faith
themselves, then the great faith reported in this chapter takes on an
altogether different significance for them and becomes a source of inspiration.
39–40 Chapter
11 is a homily on 10:35–39. In summarizing the two main themes of chapter 11,
vv. 39–40 hark back to the earlier passage, which expresses the necessity of
continuing to trust God despite all obstacles and setbacks, physical or
spiritual, in order to receive the reward which God has promised.
On the one hand, all
the heroes of faith had their merit attested because of their trusting.
(See vv. 2, 4, 5, 7.) For indeed the only meritorious acts there are, are those
based on trusting in God, as expounded in Galatians and Romans (compare Isaiah
64:5(6)). The original readers of this letter are to renew their trust in
Yeshua’s atoning death; there is no other way for them to attain the reward of
eternal life.
41 Nevertheless, on the other hand, these heroes of faith, even though they kept on
trusting, did not receive what had been promised in their own lifetimes
(v. 13), because God had planned something better, namely, something that
would involve us who came later; so that only with us would they be
brought to the goal (or “perfected, made complete,” as explained in 7:11,
Ro 10:4N). God’s secret plan for history (Ro 11:25–26, 16:25–26; Ep 1:9, 3:9),
involving the perfecting of human beings from all times, places and cultures
(Rv 7:9–10), Gentiles as well as Jews (Ro 11:25–36; Ep 1:9–14, 2:1–3:11), is
glorious beyond imagining (Ro 11:33–36, Ep 3:20–21). Only by trusting God can
anyone enjoy its benefits. [6]
Hebrews 10:35-39
35 Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless
confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.
36 For you have need of steadfast patience and
endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God,
and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.
37 For still a little while (a very little
while), and the Coming One will come and He will not delay.
38 But the just shall live by faith [My
righteous servant shall live by his conviction respecting man’s relationship to
God and divine things, and holy fervor born of faith and conjoined with it];
and if he draws back and shrinks in fear, My soul has no delight or
pleasure in him. [Hab. 2:3, 4].
39 But our way is not that of those who
draw back to eternal misery (perdition) and are utterly destroyed, but we are
of those who believe [who cleave to and trust in and rely on God through Jesus
Christ, the Messiah] and by faith preserve the soul.[7]
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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,
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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
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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.[8]
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,
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1,2 and 3 by Germain Copeland[ii] and The Artscroll Seder Series[iii].
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Messiah Volume 1, 2 and 3 Avi Ben Mordachi
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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]The Amplified New Testament, (La Habra CA: The Lockman
Foundation) 1999.
[3] Growing to Maturity A Messianic Jewish Guide by Daniel Juster @1987
[4]The Amplified New Testament, (La Habra CA: The Lockman
Foundation) 1999.
[5]The Amplified New Testament, (La Habra CA: The Lockman
Foundation) 1999.
[6]The Jewish New Testament
Commentary,
(Clarksville, MD: Jewish New Testament Publications) 1996.
[7]The Amplified New Testament, (La Habra CA: The Lockman
Foundation) 1999.
[8]The Jewish New Testament, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish
New Testament Publications) 1996.
[i] 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.
[ii] This book is filled with Scripture Prayers to help you pray the Word – Harrison House Publishers, Germaine Copeland –Available in any Christian Book Store
[iii] You can order The Art Scroll Seder Series through Amazon. Com or First Fruits of Zion