“Deborah’s Drash”

 

“Sitting at the feet of Yeshua”

 

A  Daily Devotional/Bible Study based on the Hebraic/Jewish Roots of Christianity

 

 

Today’s Date:   April 4

 

This Months Theme – The Spring Feasts of Messiah – Passover/Pesach, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits,   `                                            Pentecost/Shavuot and What Messiah Did For You!

 

Click below for Blank Devotional Journal to use with your Studies

 

Devotional Journal

 

 

 Weekly Torah Portion[1] for the  week- New Torah Cycle Begins!

 

 

Click Here For Current Torah Reading Schedule

 

Daily Bible Reading Schedule:

 

Tenach/Old Testament Reading:

 

11 Kings 4:18-5:27

 

Tehillim/Psalms Reading:

 

Psalm 141:1-10

 

Mishlei/Proverbs Reading:

 

Proverbs 17:23

 

Brit Hadasha/New Covenant:

 

Acts 15:1-35

 

Hebrew Daily Word/Phrases:

 

 Moshiach Olam   - Saviour of the World

 

Meditation Verse

 

Ephesians 2:19 Complete Jewish Bible

 

 19 So then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers. On the contrary, you are fellow-citizens with God’s people and members of God’s family.[2]

 

 Quote Of The Day:

 

Jesus Christ – The First Fruits          -Dr. Karl D. Coke

 

“Jesus completed His work for mankind in these “Set Times”,the seven feasts of the Lord.  He died, was buried sinless and resurrected. Passover,Unleavened Bread and First Fruits respectively. He returned to Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost in the person of God’s Holy Spirit.  He will return at the sounding of the trumpet.  He will judge on the Day of Atonement.  He will return with all his holy ones to tabernacle with them.”

 

 

Deborah’s Drash Commentary:

 

 What Yeshua Did For You!

 

Part II

 

 

20. Joint heirs with Christ/abundance of grace..........................................Rom 5:17

 

Rom 5:17  For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

 

Gal 4:7  Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

 

 

Grace

 

GRACE, n. [L. gratia, which is formed on the Celtic; Eng. agree, congruous, and ready. The primary sense of gratus, is free, ready, quick, willing, prompt, from advancing.]

 

1. Favor; good will; kindness; disposition to oblige another; as a grant made as an act of grace.

 

2. Appropriately, the free unmerited love and favor of God, the spring and source of all the benefits men receive from him.

 

And if by grace,then it is no more of works. Rom 11.

 

3. Favorable influence of God; divine influence or the influence of the spirit, in renewing the heart and restraining from sin.

 

My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Cor 12.

 

4. The application of Christ's righteousness to the sinner.

 

Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Rom 5.

 

5. A state of reconciliation to God. Rom 5:2.

 

6. Virtuous or religious affection or disposition, as a liberal disposition, faith, meekness, humility, patience, &c. proceeding from divine influence.

 

7. Spiritual instruction, improvement and edification. Eph 4:29.

 

8. Apostleship, or the qualifications of an apostle. Eph 3:8.

 

9. Eternal life; final salvation. 1 Pet 1:13.

 

10. Favor; mercy; pardon.

 

11. Favor conferred.

 

12. Privilege.

 

 

GRACE, v.t. To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.

 

1. To dignify or raise by act of favor; to honor.

 

2. To favor; to honor.

 

3. To supply with heavenly grace.

 

Heir

 

HEIR, n. are. [L. haeres, haeredis.]

 

1. The man who succeeds, or is to succeed another in the possession of lands, tenements and hereditaments, by descent; the man on whom the law casts an estate of inheritance by the death of the ancestor or former possessor; or the man in whom the title to an estate of inheritance is vested by the operation of law, on the death of a former owner.

 

We give the title to a person who is to inherit after the death of an ancestor, and during his life, as well as to the person who has actually come into possession. A man's children are his heirs. In most monarchies,the king's eldest son is heir to the throne; and a nobleman's eldest son is heir to his title.

 

Lo, one born in my house is my heir. Gen 15.

 

2. One who inherits, or takes from an ancestor. The son is often heir to the disease, or to the miseries of the father.

 

3. One who succeeds to the estate of a former possessor. Jer 49. Micah 1.

 

4. One who is entitled to possess. In Scripture, saints are called heirs of the promise, heirs of righteousness, heirs of salvation, &c., by virtue of the death of Christ, or of God's gracious promises.

 

Heir-presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would be heir, but whose right of inheritance may be defeated by any contingency, as by the birth of a nearer relative.

 

HEIR, v.t. are. To inherit; to take possession of an estate of inheritance, after the death of the ancestor.

 

 

21. Sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise..................................................Eph 1:13

 

Eph 1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

 

Sealed

 

SE'ALED, pp. Furnished with a seal; fastened with a seal; confirmed; closed.

 

 

22. In Christ Jesus we have wisdom ,righteousness, sanctification and redemption..............................................................1 Cor. 1:30

 

1 Cor 1:30  But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

 

Wisdom

 

WISDOM, n. s as z. [G. See Wise.]

 

1. The right use or exercise of knowledge; the choice of laudable ends, and of the best means to accomplish them. This is wisdom in act, effect, or practice. If wisdom is to be considered as a faculty of the mind, it is the faculty of discerning or judging what is most just, proper and useful, and if it is to be considered as an acquirement, it is the knowledge and use of what is best, most just, most proper, most conducive to prosperity or happiness. Wisdom in the first sense, or practical wisdom, is nearly synonymous with discretion. I differs somewhat from prudence, in this respect; prudence is the exercise of sound judgment in avoiding evils; wisdom is the exercise of sound judgment either in avoiding evils or attempting good. Prudence then is a species, of which wisdom is the genus.

 

 

 

2. In Scripture, human learning; erudition; knowledge of arts and sciences.

 

Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. Acts 7.

 

3. Quickness of intellect; readiness of apprehension; dexterity in execution; as the wisdom of Bezaleel and Aholiab. Exo 31.

 

4. Natural instinct and sagacity. Job 39.

 

5. In Scripture theology, wisdom is true religion; godliness; piety; the knowledge and fear of God, and sincere and uniform obedience to his commands. This is the wisdom which is from above. Psa 90. Job 28.

 

6. Profitable words or doctrine. Psa 37.

 

 

The wisdom of words, artificial or affected eloquence; or learning displayed in teaching. 1 Cor 1 and 2.

 

Righteousness

 

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. ri'chusness.

 

1. Purity of heart and rectitude of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law. Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in which it is chiefly used, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law. It includes all we call justice, honesty and virtue, with holy affections; in short, it is true religion.

 

2. Applied to God, the perfection or holiness of his nature; exact rectitude; faithfulness.

 

3. The active and passive obedience of Christ, by which the law of God is fulfilled. Dan 9.

 

4. Justice; equity between man and man. Luke 1.

 

5. The cause of our justification.

 

The Lord our righteousness. Jer 23.

 

Sanctification

 

SANCTIFICA'TION, n. [See Sanctify.]

 

1. The act of making holy. In an evangelical sense, the act of God's grace by which the affections of men are purified or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God.

 

God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Th 2. 1 Pet 1.

 

2. The act of consecrating or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.

 

Redemption

 

REDEMP'TION, n. [L. redemptio. See Redeem.]

 

1. Repurchase of captured goods or prisoners; the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent; ransom; release; as the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo.

 

2. Deliverance from bondage, distress, or from liability to any evil or forfeiture, either by money, labor or other means.

 

3. Repurchase, as of lands alienated. Lev 25. Jer 32.

 

4. The liberation of an estate from a mortgage; or the purchase of the right to re-enter upon it by paying the principal sum for which it was mortgaged with interest and cost; also, the right of redeeming and re-entering.

 

5. Repurchase of notes, bills or other evidence of debt by paying their value in specie to their holders.

 

6. In theology, the purchase of God's favor by the death and sufferings of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law by the atonement of Christ.

 

In whom we have redemption through his blood. Eph 1.

 

 

 

23. Accepted in the Beloved.........................................................................Eph 1:6

 

Eph 1:6  To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

 

Acceptance

 

ACCEPT'ANCE, n.

 

1. A receiving with approbation or satisfaction; favorable reception; as work done to acceptance.

 

They shall come up with acceptance on my altar. Isa 60.

 

2. the receiving of a bill of exchange or order, in such a manner, as to bind the acceptor to make payment. This must be by express words; and to charge the drawer with costs, in case of non payment, the acceptance must be in writing, under across, or on the back of the bill.

 

3. An agreeing to terms or proposals in commerce, by which a bargain is concluded and the parties bound.

 

 Accepted

 

ACCEPT'ED, pp. Kindly received; regarded; agreed to; understood; received as a bill of exchange.

 

 

 

24. Complete in Him...................................................................................Col 2:10

 

Col 2:10  And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

 

Complete

 

COMPLETE, a.

 

1. Having no deficiency; perfect.

 

And ye are complete in him who is the head of all principality and power. Col 2.

 

2. Finished; ended; concluded; as, the edifice is complete.

 

This course of vanity almost complete.

 

In strict propriety, this word admits of no comparison; for that which is complete, cannot be more or less so. But as the word, like many others, is used with some indefiniteness of signification, it is customary to qualify it with more, most, less and least. More complete, most complete, less complete, are common expressions.

 

3. In botany, a complete flower is one furnished with a calyx and corolla. Vaillant. Or having all the parts of a flower.

 

COMPLETE, v.t.

 

1. To finish; to end; to perfect; as, to complete a bridge, or an edifice; to complete an education.

 

2. To fill to accomplish; as, to complete hopes or desires.

 

3. To fulfil; to accomplish; to perform; as, the prophecy of Daniel is completed.

 

 

25. Crucified with Christ.............................................................................Gal 2:20

 

Gal 2:20  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

 

Complete Jewish Bible Commentary

When the Messiah was executed on the stake as a criminal, so was I executed on the stake as a criminal. Literally, “With Messiah I have been co-crucified” (see Mt 10:38N). The Messiah was not a sinner, let alone a criminal, but he was executed like one, the “stake” or “cross” being the electric chair of its day. “On the other hand,” says Sha’ul, “I am a sinner, therefore in God’s sight a criminal. By uniting myself with the Messiah through putting my trust in him, I share in his death (Ro 6:2); thus the penalty for my sin is paid, and I am dead.”

My proud ego no longer lives, literally, “I no longer live”; that is, my old nature, with its evil desires, no longer controls me. One can regard all of Ro 6:1–8:13 as a midrash on this verse.

Because the Messiah lives in me, I am able to live by the same trusting faithfulness that the Son of God had (see v. 16cN), which enabled him to love me and give himself up for me. My entire life must be imbued by this spirit; anything else, anything less falls short of faith in and faithfulness to Yeshua the Messiah. [3]

 

26. Alive with Christ....................................................................................Eph 2:5

 

Eph 2:5  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

 

Through being in union with the Messiah, believers share his position and so are seated … with him in heaven “at the right hand of God” (1:20).[4]

 

27. Free from condemnation........................................................................Rom 8:1

 

Rom 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

 

Condemnation

 

CONDEMNATION, n.

 

1. The act of condemning; the judicial act of declaring one guilty, and dooming him to punishment.

 

For the judgment was by one to condemnation. Rom 5.

 

2. The state of being condemned.

 

Dost thou not fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation. Luke 23.

 

3. The cause or reason of a sentence of condemnation. John 3.

 

 

28. Reconciled to God........................................................................11 Cor. 5:18

 

2 Cor 5:18  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

 

Reconciled

 

RECONCI'LED, pp. Brought into friendship from a state of disagreement or enmity; made consistent; adjusted.

 

 

29. Qualified to share in His inheritance.....................................................Col 1:12

 

Col 1:12  Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

 

Qualified

 

QUAL'IFIED, pp. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments; modified.

 

 Inheritance

 

INHER'ITANCE, n. An estate derived from an ancestor to an heir by succession or in course of law; or an estate which the law casts on a child or other person, as the representative of the deceased ancestor.

 

1. The reception of an estate by hereditary right, or the descent by which an estate or title is cast on the heir; as, the heir received the estate by inheritance.

 

2. The estate or possession which may descend to an heir, though it has not descended.

 

And Rachel and Leah answered and said, is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? Gen 31.

 

3. An estate given or possessed by donation or divine appropriation. Num 26.

 

4. That which is possessed or enjoyed.

 

Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance. Psa 2.

 

 

30. Firmly rooted, built up, established. in my faith, overflowing with gratitude......Col 2:7

 

Col 2:7  Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

 

Rooted

 

ROOT'ED, pp. Having its roots planted or fixed in the earth; hence, fixed; deep; radical; as rooted sorrow; rooted aversion; rooted prejudices

 

 

 

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Bonus: Prayers of The Bible – Prayers in The Wilderness

 

Numbers 27:12-23

 

 Torah Nuggets:[ii]

 

 Click link for Torah Portion Teaching:

 

Messianic Israel Ministries Torah Study

 

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 to Hide in my Heart: (Write memory Verse of your choosing)

 

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.)

 

Daily Prayer Guide For Your Prayer/Tefillah Journal

 

Worship Time - Psalm 100:4 “I will adore you AdonaiPut 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.

 

Confession & Repentance /Tishuvah Time -1 John 1:9 – I will ask and receive forgiveness for my sins –Write down what you need forgiveness or deliverance from so you may walk in Holiness. –See Amidah #5-6 Below

 

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:

 

Click Here For Map of  World and Countries

 

Israel – Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem Daily

 

 

*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.[5]

 

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.

 

List 5 Things your are thankful to G-d for today in your Prayer Journal (You can print one out below)

 

In  Tefillah/Prayer: Always Pray the Word and Pray in the Ruach and Pray Always with ALL 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].

 

The Prayers of a Righteous Person are Powerful and Effective –James 5:16

 

 

Click on the Links for Daily Prayer and Bible Study helps

 Torah/Bible Study Helps

 

 Blue Letter Bible

Lots and Lots of Study Helps, Concordances, Commentaries, Various Translations Etc.

 

 

First Century Judaism/Christianity

Eddie Chumney’s Hebrew Roots Website

 

Hebrew Glossary

 

Hebrew Roots Glossary

 

The Sabbath and Biblical Festivals

Learn about the Sabbath and Feasts of YHWH

Eddie Chumney’s Hebrew Roots Website

 

The Tabernacle

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

http://www.hebroots.org/

 

Who is Israel – Angus and Batya Wooten

Restoring Israels Kingdom – Angus and Batya Wooten

http://www.mim.net

 

First Fruits of Zion – Torah Club Volume 1,2,3, 4 and 5

http://www.ffoz.org

 

 

Prayer Helps

 

Shemoneh Esreh-Amidah and Ha Adonai Tefillah/The Lords Prayer

Shema

 

Traditional Jewish Prayers and Blessings

(Jewish Website by D’vorah, Click here for more insights into Jewish Prayer)

 

40 Day Prayer Focus

(Daily Petitions to Yahweh)

 

Personal Word Confessions

(to build up your  faith)

 

 

Who I am In Messiah Scriptures

(What Yeshua did for you)

 

 

 

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 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]The Jewish New Testament Commentary, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish New Testament Publications) 1996.

[4]The Jewish New Testament Commentary, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish New Testament Publications) 1996.

[5]The Jewish New Testament, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish New Testament Publications) 1996.



[i] Definitions are from Noah Websters Dictionary

[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