Evidence
This family is cronicled through a timeline recorded in the scriptures assembled as shown under the first section "How God is speaking". Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah , Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Samuel, Saul, David. These are some of the real life stories teaching it is not enough to talk about values, values must be demonstrated and learnt by experiencing the untidyness of life in real people.
For example the Covenant made with Abram Bible Genesis 17:2-5 (exalted father of one family) later name changed to Abraham (Father of a multitude of Nations ) and will multiply you exceedingly that the world will be blessed through "His seed" Sarai (my princess to become Sarah Princess/Noble woman Genesis 17:16 and she shall be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her The covenant with Abraham is to be expanded through Isaac his son who is supernaturally born after Abraham and Sarah are too old to naturally have a child
If that was not hard enough God instructs Abraham to sacrifice this child. Wow how can this make sense if Abrahams seed is to bless the world until we learn that Abraham is told to travel three days and make the sacrifice at Mount Moriah. That meant nothing to me until I visited Jerusalem and learnt that Mount Moriah is the region where Yeshua was to be crucified. Combine this information with the fact that Abraham is provided with a lamb as a substitute - just as Yeshua would be a substitute for Us!
Isaac gets married to Rachel who has twins, the elder Esau, the younger Jacob who cheats his brother Esau of the birthright due by natural birth as the first to be born as son Isaac. Jacob has an encounter with God and his name is changed to "Israel" (one who contends with God)
Jacob (Israel) has 12 sons , Joseph has dreams of ruling over his brothers, they are not pleased sell Joseph into slavery but Joseph after some adventures ends up not only ruling over his brothers but over the then mighty nation of Egypt.
The family of Israel fall into slavery and God provides a baby called Moses. Moses is protected in an Ark until found by the Pharohs daughter and raised as an adopted Prince. After 40 years he carries out a murder and is forced to flee for his life spending 40 years in exile. God instructs Moses to confront Pharoh and using "signs and wonders" :Pharoh is persuaded to release all the slaves. The slaves are miraculously saved 1corinthians 10:1-2 Hebrews 11:29
The next 40 years the "delivered" slaves are given an audience with God but break their promises to live obedience to His laws (10 commandments) God provides a tabernacle as a place where God will come to meet His people. This is a copy of what is in glory containing a veil between the inner and outer section to illustrate the narrow veil seperating the supernatural and including models of cherubims spirit forms still serving God today
There is a high Priest who provides sacrifices so that sin is atoned for as Yeshua would provide a once only sacrifice at the cross
The people now identified as "the children of Israel" encounter "Joshua as they enter the "promised land" This supernatural encounter displays the glory in which Yeshua was dwelling. Further promises to obey God are broken with disasterous consequences recorded in Judges Samuel and Kings. Disobedience, chaos, captivity death. Prophets appear Isaiah tells us the covenants made with Isaac on behalf of the children of Israel are to be wrapped up /laws sealed . There is a virgin birth to precede an imminent rescue of Israel and a further virgin birth of Yeshua Messiah Jeremiah tells of a new covenant.
THe definition of Israel is to be extended, no longer circumcision of the flesh but circumcision of the heart Ezekiel 36
Zechariah Yeshua shall ride into Jerusalem on an unbroken colt (an impossible promise but totally fulfilled)
THe gospels provide four seperate accounts of the life of Yeshua Messiah and His claims to be introducing His new kingdom over all the world
Acts written by Luke explains how when Yeshua appeared risen from death the initial expectation was that the new kingdom was for the Jews and how Yeshua says no First Judea and Israel the the whold world
Signs in the Timeline.
I have only recently become aware of a Hebrew idea called a "Toledot" A "Toledot" is a thinking method used by Hebrew writers. In Western literature we use chapters, paragraphs, sentences, words. The "Toledot" thinking process illustrates how Hebrew writers were/are "God aware." The "Toledot" method presents a subject heading to announce that what follows are real life events to show how God develops his promises through key persons and key events and pointing out how Gods plans are opposed by Satan and his followers. However that meaning is lost in translation to English which says either this is "history of the generations" or "this is the account of" which fails to convey the significance of the Toledot method. When a series of "Toledots" are used in Genesis and again in Matthew 1:1 we are being shown that from the beginning of time God had plans which would be developed in people who still had not been born, and ultimately through Yeshua Messiah in us.
The first "Toledoth" Bible Genesis 2:4.
Toledot 1;Bible Genesis 2:4 "This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens"
Whoever wrote and /or assembled Genesis provided a Genesis 1 creation account different to Genesis 2. In Genesis 1 the creation is illustrated over a week of six days with a seventh day of rest. Using the days of the week as a template for creation helps the reader to understand that man was not/is not the random result of chemical reactons. Man was not a matter of chance,rather man was created by God to manage a structured world with boundaries, weeks, seasons light,darkness, days , sea,land, sky, grass, herbs, seeds, fruit. Bible Genesis 1:24 "God saw that it was good" Only after animals and birds were introduced into this harmonious utopia were Man and Woman created. Bible Genesis 1:27 each equally in Gods image in a manner reflecting how God the father son and Holy Spirit compliment each other working together in loving service. Bible Genesis 1 26 "Lets make man in our image, after our likeness. Note plural, not my image, our image. After our likeness" means that Man (Men and women) were equally charged to exercise dominion over the creation.Bible Genesis 1:28 God said to them Be fruitful ,multiply,fill the earth and subdue it.
From later portions of the timeline we learn dominion by man was to be executed as if by God, ie in righteousness, with justice and fairness, administered in love.
The Toledot (above) follows in Bible Genesis 2:4. Having described creation over 6 days to show order, the the use of a Toledot means the writer wants to show how God develops his promises in people and events, the history that will follow. the day of creation (not days of creation as in the previous account) Chapter 2 starts after the writer has told us God was totally satisfied with the utopia he had provided for man. Bible Genesis 1:31 "God saw everything He had made and behold it was very good"- what could go wrong? The first Toledot Bible Genesis 2:4 sets the scene
Toledot 2 Bible " Genesis 5:1 "This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness He created THEM male and female, and blessed THEM the day they were created , he named THEM Adam
This Toledot is saying God will continue to develop his promises in the information that follows. Note as set out in Genesis 5:1 above mankind is male and female "He named them ADAM" Thousands of years later we are introduced to the "second ADAM"- "Yeshua the Messiah
Eve gives birth to Seth. Not only are no children named who were born in the 138 years before Seth but no children Adam fathered in 800 years after. The Toledot is concerned with showing the birth line of Mesiah Adam recognised that Seth was different,born in Adam's image and because Adam was made in Gods image therefore in Gods image. Seth means "Substitute" or "Appointed" Seth was carrying forward the image ultimately of Yeshua Messiah to fulfil the prophey Bible Genesis 3:15.
Toledot 3 Bible Genesis 6:9 This is the history of the generations of Noah:
The story of Noah and the Ark appears in the timeline
-as a warning sign, God works through the creation to allow Natural disasters.
-as a sign of future salvation, Future salvation. Bible 1 Peter 3 :18-20 comments below*
-as a sign of the closeness of God.**
*the Ark meant more than being a shelter for Noah from a catastrophic world flood disaster;
Because Messiah also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison ,who before were disobedient when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ship was being built.In it few, that is eight souls were saved through water . This is a symbol of immersion, which now saves you - not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards GOD- through the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah, who is at the right hand of God,having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him
The eight souls were saved (i)through water,
(ii)not by water.
(iii) not putting away the filth of the flesh
The eight people were saved from drowning by being safely in a boat which was able to float through water.
So if immersion does not mean washing by water What is the immersion which now saves you?
Bible 1 Corinthians 12:13 Paul argues the need to be immersed by the Holy Spirit For in one Spirit we were all immersed into one body
What does it mean Immersion is the answer of a good conscience towards GOD
Romans 4: m25 Quoting New American Standard 1995 He who was delivered over because of our transgressions , and was raised because of our justificaion
Not all translations are as clear that justification is in the past tense. In my opinion when Yeshua Messiah died the only way He could be raised from the dead was if God raised Him. God would not have raised Yeshua back to life if there was any doubt that the prophecy of Isaiah had been fulfilled
Toledot 4 Bible Genesis 10:1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japeth. Sons were born to them after the flood
Toledot 5 Bible Genesis 11:10 This is the history of the generations of Shem:
Toledot 6 Bible Genesis 11:27 Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram,.....God's promises to Abraham (before Abram was circumcised and renamed Abraham-a Jew, person set apart for God) that Abrahams seed would rescue not just Jews but the world. Then we learn the seed is Jesus and that the definition of Jew is expanded in that the sign of a Jew is no longer physical circumcision but circumcision of the heart
In the National History of the descendants of Abraham we learn how they are divided into Judah and Israel
Toledot 7 Bible Genesis25:12 Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham
Toledot 8 Bible Genesis 25:19 This is the history of the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac
Toledot 9 Bible Genesis 36:1 Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is Edom)
Toledot 10 Bible Genesis 36:9 This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomitesin the hill country of Seir Esau;
Toledot 11 Bible Genesis 37:2 This is the history of the generations of Jacob
I mentioned above how Jesus claimed that the scriptures spoke of him and how this is remarkable evidence of the inspiration of scripture. An example of a sign that Jesus would be born of a virgin is told in the story of Sarah could and would give birth to Isaac even though Sarah and Abraham had passed normal child bearing age (Genesis 17:17 21:1-7) Abraham had been told that through His seed the Messiah would come . The supernatural birth of Isaac was a real-life sign pointing to a future date when the Virgin Mary would give birth to Jesus
A further sign was given (Genesis :22) pointing to a future date when Jesus would die for the sins of the world. Having been told by God that Abraham's "seed" (Jesus) would be a blessing to all the world Abraham was asked to offer Isaac as a human sacrifice! Abraham was required to make a long journey (3days travel) to Mount Moriah to perform the sacrifice – incredibly I discovered when visting Jerusalem is that Mount Moriah this is the region where Jesus was to be crucified many generations later!
The story of God asking for a human sacrifice is quite shocking but is another real-life sign that sin is as repulsive to God as human sacrifice, sin must die. However, God is so loving that Jesus would be begotten from God as "the lamb" to die for our sin. At one level the sign was to test and demonstrate Abraham's obedience of faith in God and at another level a sign pointing to a future date when God would require Jesus to demonstrate his obedience of faith in God.
In the scripture quoted below please note; "your only son"- even though Abraham had another son Ishmael (Isaac's older brother) a normal birth to Abraham and Hagar. When I visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Dome of the Rock Jerusalem) I learnt that the Muslims believe it was Ishmael and not Isaac who Abraham was asked to sacrifice but this contradicts the scripture below.
The story of the instruction to sacrifice is a sign pointing forward to when God would have only one "begotten son" (John :3), born through a virgin's womb. The words used evidence inspiration by God. This prophetic sign pointed to the future event of the crucifixion of Jesus who was born of the virgin Mary as indicated in the sign of Isaac's supernatural birth.
He said, "Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love and go into the land of Moriah, offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of
Abraham obeys to the point of binding Isaac on the altar and at the point where Abraham has taken his knife to kill his son;
Bible Genesis 22:11 The Lords angel called to him out of the sky, and said, Abraham, Abraham! He said "Here I am" he said don't lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now, I know you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son from me
Note at the start of Genesis 22:1 it is God the Father who speaks to Abraham but in verse 11 it is "The Lords angel" I believe the title "Lords angel" speaks of Jesus
Bible Genesis 22:13 Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him for a burnt offering instead of His son Abraham called the name of that place "THE LORD WILL PROVIDE" – a sign pointing to Jesus many generations later Evidence supporting that this is a sign;
Further commentary on the sign of God asking Abraham to sacrifice Isaac
Bible Hebrews 11:17-19
By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son, to whom it was said, your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac, concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead
Bible John 8:56 Jesus speaking
"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad"
James writes about Abraham and faith in God
Bible James 2:19-26 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe – and shudder. But do you want to know vain man, that faith apart from works is dead. Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected. So, the scripture was fulfilled which says Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him as righteousness (James is quoting Romans4:3) and he was called the friend of God. You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith. In the same way wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead
Abraham's son Isaac provides Abraham with two grandsons called Esau and Jacob After wrestling with God (Genesis32:24-36) Jacob's name was changed to "Israel" which means "one who contends with God" This drama of wrestling with God is foretelling when Jesus would wrestle with God in a garden called Gethsemane before being crucified
Israel has a son called Joseph who is sold into slavery to the then superpower Egypt by his brothers. Miraculously Joseph becomes the most powerful person in the country next to the Pharoh. Joseph is given the opportunity to show grace and forgiveness to his family and resettle them as freemen in Egypt a sign pointing to how God can bless us.
In a few generations the people of Israel are forced into slave labour and genocide of their sons when born. When Moses is born, he is rescued from being killed by being hidden in an ARK- similar idea to Noah's Ark a sign of how Jesus can be our ark
God uses Moses to rescue the entire nation after providing physical signs which speak of future judgements also spoken of in Revelation, note climate issues today. Moses leads "Israel" in a 40 years desert experience which climaxes s follows;
Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, "This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel. You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my Treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites
So, Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words of the Lord had commanded him to speak. The people all responded together, "We will do everything the Lord has said" Exodus 19:3-8
"Everything the Lord has said we will do" Exodus 24:3
The 10 commandments given to Moses are a sign that we cannot keep the promises we intend to keep
(i)God requires sacrifices for Sin – "For the wages of sin is death" Romans 6:23
(ii)To obey 10 commandments given to Moses (Bible Exodus 20)
You shall have no other gods before me
You shall not make for yourself an idol in any form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
You shall not murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour
You shall not covet your neighbour's house. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
In addition to the commandments there was also a requirement to make an Altar. Whilst no offerings were to be made to the gods offerings to God were mandatory alongside obedience.
There were clarifications on the commandments and the introduction of community festivals (Bible Exodus 21to 23)
As he was instructed early the following morning Moses built an altar, setting up one pillar for each for the twelve tribes, (of Israel) and offered burnt offerings and fellowship/peace offerings two types of sacrifice. Burnt offerings were completely consumed by fire to atone for sin. Fellowship/peace offerings expressed gratitude, peace, or fellowship with God. Only part of the animal was burnt on the altar, while the rest was eaten by the worshiper and their family or friends. This offering celebrated Gods presence and blessing in their lives using half the blood to sprinkle on the altar and half to place in bowls to enable blood to be sprinkled over the worshippers.
Moses then wrote down everything the Lord had said. (Bible Exodus 24:4)
After having had the importance of obedience carefully explained the people responded;
"Then he took the book of the covenant and read it to the people They responded We will do everything the Lord has said, we will obey" Exodus 24:7 (Note three times they promised to obey)
Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said "This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words" (Bible Exodus 24:8)
Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu went up and saw the God of Israel Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God and they ate and (Bible: Exodus 24.9-12)
Even after having such a close experience with God as to see Him the ongoing presence of God still required more than good intentions to be obedient. Gods ongoing presence was and is contingent on ongoing obedience. At the first sign of wickedness/disobedience God withdrew his presence.
The problem of evil in the world today and not seeing Gods intervention to stop evil is bluntly summarised in Deuteronomy 30 :17-18
"But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed."
The stories of Israel after Deuteronomy recorded for example in the Bible books Samuel, Kings demonstrate how ignoring the warnings of Deuteronomy 30 led to national disaster. Intentions to serve God fail for lack of power to obey.
More signs are promised;
Bible Micah 5:1,2 The prophet Micah pinpointed the birth of Jesus to Bethlehem, and provides a prophecy about His mock trial.
They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah (means fruitful place) being small amongst the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out of me who is to be ruler of Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times
Bible Isaiah 7:14
Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel
Isaiah wrote the above nearly 600 years before Jesus was born. He was warning about injustice in his culture and is inspired to write that a future sign of Emmanuel (God with us) would be a virgin birth. Isaiah also wrote;
Isaiah 10:17 The light of Israel will be for a fire, and His Holy One for a flame and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day
Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Note the 53:5 scripture is written in the past tense although it was scribed centuries beforethe crucifixion event. The scriptures below are also written centuries before Jesus hands and feet were pierced on a cross, and the Roman soldiers gambled for the Cloak Jesus had been wearing!
Bible Psalm 22:16, they have pierced my hands and my feet
Bible Psalm 22:18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing
Bible Zechariah 12:10 They will look on me, the one they have pierced
The timeline tells us the definition of Jew is widened. Sons and daughters of Ishmael are not disadvantaged. Gentiles are not disadvantaged. In the widened definition the sign of physical circumcision is changed to "circumcision of the heart." God supernaturally cuts the heart's desire from serving of self to seeking after God
Bible Hosea 2:23 Romans 9:25
Hosea is an incredible story of a prophet (Hosea) being asked to marry a prostitute who is unfaithful a sign of how the people called by God are unfaithful. Gods love is for both Jew and Gentile
"… and I will tell those who were not my people You are my people; and they will say, You are My God
Paul explains this, Bible. Romans 9:6 But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel. Neither, because they are Abraham's offspring, are they all children. But your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac. That is it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise
Bible Jeremiah 33:7 "I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and will build them as at the first."
Bible Jeremiah 33:9 This city (the new church community of Jew and Gentile followers of Jesus ) will be to me for a name of joy, for praise, and for glory, before all the nations of the earth, which will hear all the good that I do to them, and will fear and tremble for all the good that I do to them , and will fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I provide it"
Bible Jeremiah 33:14 "Behold, the days come" says the Lord, "that I will perform that good word* which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah. In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. He will execute justice and righteousness in the land "
The prophecy I believe speaks of Jesus (the Branch of righteousness) uniting Jew (Judah) and the church (Israel) to provide "Levitical Priests" (Ministers) who live in a future city/church community
Bible Ezekiel (593BC to 571BC) is a prophecy in the timeline, which starts with a glimpse into the spiritual world
Bible Ezekiel 1:4-6 I looked and behold a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal ,out of middle of the fire. Out of its centre came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man. Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings The creatures described (later called cherubim) are not unlike the creatures modelled to cover the Ark of the Covenant in the Tabernacle built to represent what is in the heavens. (see below)
Bible Ezekiel 1:26 Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne , as the appearance of a sapphire stone. On the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above. I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the LORD's glory
Bible Ezekiel 34:25 I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing
Bible Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you from amongst the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you ,and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.
Bible Ezekiel 37:7-9 So I prophesised as I was commanded. As I prophesised, there was a noise, and behold there was an earthquake. Then the bones came together, bone to its bone. I saw and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them
Bible Ezekiel 37:10 So I prophesised as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, and exceedingly great army
Bible Ezekiel 37:16,17 You, son of man, take one stick and write on it "For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions Then take another stick and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions. Then join them for yourself to one another into one stick that they may become one in your hand
Bible Galatians 3:26,27,28 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptised into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise
Jesus explained how the 10 commandments apply in his kingdom in what is called the Beatitudes
Bible Matthew 5 :3-16 (also Luke 6:20-26)
Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of God
Blessed are those who mourn For they will be comforted
Blessed are the meek For they will inherit the earth
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst For righteousness For they will be filled
Blessed are the merciful For they will be shown mercy
Blessed are the pure in heart For they will see God
Blessed are the peacemakers For they will be called sons of God
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness For theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a light and put it under a bowl Instead they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heavenand note the promise in psalm 145 as noted by King David 1010-970 "The Lord is near to all those who call on him and to all who call on him in truth
How near is near? When you last saw a rainbow did you remember, did you know this is the sign of a covenant God has made to never destroy the whole earth by flood (Bible Genesis 9) Please note in every rainbow God has used a physical phenomenon that teaches of Gods closeness. We know that a rainbow is a natural wonder caused by different wave frequencies but that there are also some wave frequencies which our eyes cannot sense but we have evidence of their existence in Radio, Television,and Xray.
After His resurrection Yeshua would appear or disappear example Bible Luke 24:31 Their eyes were opened and they recognised him;then he vanished out of their sight In the 40 days between His resurrection and ascension Yeshua appeared as it where from nowhere at one ocassion to more than 500 people.
Definition of Jew Expanded to all peoples
Mankind banned from Gods presence Temple/Restore Gods presence/holiness Mans right to choose/Rainbow not so far
In the early part of the Timeline there is a portable Temple. The place where God meets a Priest representing man,where sacrifices are made for sin. A small tent where each item of content illustrates aspects of our relationship with God
After the reign and many achievements of king David his son Solomon builds a temple in Jerusalem (957 BC) Solomons temple is detroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (586 BC)
When Cyrus of Persia allows the Jews to return from captivity to Jerusalem Zerubbabel builds a temple on the same site (538BC to 516BC. Zerubbabel's temple is desecrated by Antiochus iv Epiphanes (167BC)
Herod the great renovates the desecrated temple (20/19BC) Yeshua Messiah prophesised that this temple would be destroyed and He would replace when raised from the dead. See 1 Peter 2 quoted in Conclusion Both prophesies fulfilled. Yeshus Messiah was crucified but rose from death after three days, Roman Emperor Titus destroyed temple AD 70 but leaving the "Western Wall" used today for Jewish worship.
AD135 Emperor Hadrian built temple of Jupiter on site.
691AD Umayyad Caliphate Dome of the Rock- shrine to Allah
705AD Al-Aqsa Mosque
Bible 1Peter2 :4 Come to Him, a living stone , rejected indeed by men , but chosen by God,precious. You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Yeshua the Messiah
Conclusion
Paul took 17 years
Living Water
The Word redefined
has a meaning,has developed to a Temple in Jerusalem, which is succeeded by a New Jerusalem,
New Heavens and a new earth where man (Us) become the Temple of God the Holy Spirit! Beginnings developed from prophecy in the book of Genesis are continued into further books of the Tanakh which skillfully weaves into Jewish history how not only does the meaning of Temple change but the sign of being a Jew is changed from circumcision of the flesh of Jewish males to circumcision of the hearts of men and women as equals Jew and Gentile equally blessed by God in Yeshua Messiah.
Learning the lessons of the rainbow and applying what the Bible tells us it is logical that God and the Spirit World is all around, close but operating in a dimension that we can currently only see dimly through prayer and by learning to sense when the Holy Spirit prompts our thinking or perhaps if we receive a vision or dream .
The timeline
God intended that mankind made in the image of God would manage Gods creation. The Bible contains a timeline revealing there is a spirit world intent on seizing power, brutally demonstrated in our fallen creations survival of the fittest. Satans straegy is to rule by placing mankind.in captivity The Adam and Eve story of disobedience to God was an initial victory for Satan which succeeded in seperating us from Gods presence.
Some people tell us Adam and Eve are a myth and that there is no such thing as Satan. Please step back for one minute. Satan is a deceiver and will blind you to his actvity unless God opens your eyes. Bible 2 Corinthians 4:4
The timeline in the Bible reveals Gods plan including allowing Satan to have an initial victory in seperating us fromGods presence will ultimately prove to all of creation the perfection of Gods way of righteousness justice and fairness motivated by love.
When people reject God the Bible calls this Sin, The way sin works is God gives people over to their self desires,The results of abandoning our God given responsibility to love God and to love our neighbour are demonstrated all around us. Unfaithfulness to our families, cutting corners in how we develop our infrastructure, failing to share with the needy failing to manage our litter, Scientists tell us that everything in the world is impacted by everything else, so a butterfly in one part can be contribute to a tornado in another. Our diobedience manifests as Wars, rumpors of wars and Natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. Natural disasters are ocurring with increasing frequency. Scientists tell us this is a consequence of global warming, the timeline tells us the root cause is rejection of God and that as we approach the "last days " these "signs" will increase
The prophet Hosea is asked to marry an unfaithful prostitute to illustrate Gods unfailing love and how this people will be from all nations not just Judah
Paul's analysis;
1946 Dead Sea Scrolls discovery -Alternative evidence source discovered after formation of Bible
There are some who allege the actual Old and New Testament documents are fraudulent, and prophecies in the Old Testament were inserted after the events predicted.