Prophet Pearls #1 – Bereshit (Isaiah 42:5-43:10)

It is troublesome that to this day the “correct” pronunciation remains in dispute. Given that fact, how is it prayers are answered? Apparently, mispronunciation remains a forgivable offense. 2Chr 15:3 “For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.” We must conclude this is a non-issue.

I believe that Yehovah decides that question. sorry I didn’t put this part in my last answer.

don’t believe it is up to Karaite nor a Rabbi to decide if u r a member of the house of Yehovah.

It makes you a G-d fearer or a follower of a branch of Judaïsme, but it does not make you a Jew, which has a formal process requiring you to join a community and learn from the Hakham (Karaïte) or the Rabbi (Rabbinic), stand before a Beit Din (Religious court) who will judge your conversion and allow or disallow it, and (depending on the branch of Judaïsme) it would be followed by immersion in a Mikva.

Yes.

I am starting on my second go round of Torah and Prophet Pearls. Just like reading these portions, I’ve gain new insight each time I read or listen. Thank you for heading the call of the Father

When I was 23, I had the strangest encounter with JW’s. I was sitting in my tiny yard holding my brand new tiny baby when 2or 3 came over to talk to me. Soon another car with more and then a third car so that there were like 8 old people standing around me while I sat with a baby. I think I was telling them about keeping Sabbath. They stayed for over an hour. They gave me a stack of papers, but I only ever wanted to know truth, and they didn’t have it. Truth is too precious, I am thankful for finding others who seek it.

Thank you so much for your labor in the scriptures, with breaking the ban on the name and just expressing the Hebrew language in translating the scriptures. I have followed you for many years after seeing you on Shabbat Night Live.

Peggy, u r never behind.

Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins

Thank you, Nehemia & Keith! Tjis was awesome. I’m particularly grateful to now know the difference between “Moshiach” & “Maschiach.” I always assumed it was just alternative spelling. Be blessed!!

You’re absolutely wrong about animal sacrifices. God sacrificed an animal to cover Adam & Eve’s nakedness. Noah sacrificed an animal after exiting the ark. Abraham sacrificed a bunch of animals, as instructed by God, in order to covenant with God. The entire service in the Tabernacle revolved around daily sacrifices. This was LONG BEFORE the Babylonian exile. The truth is written jn the Bible. The Word of God may be inconvenient and contradicts what a person would like to believe, but as Scripture states, “Let God be true, and every man a liar.”

Please consider that that the sovereign did not want any animal sacrifices the system was inserted after babylon. Also child sacrifice was not approved so how can the son of God be a sacrifice. Good and Life vs Evil and Death. Repentance has always been the way teshuvah. Before their was the birth of the last great prophet who was another deliverer like Joseph or Moses

Please don’t overlook the internal anguish and anxiety Yeshua experienced growing up being taunted and ridiculed for I’m sure everyone knew the circumstances of His birth, but yet He was considered to be Joseph’s bastard child. As a Adult He has supporters and lots of people against Him. Ultimately everyone abandons Him and He is executed for being innocent.
He truly had to be deaf and blind to the way He was treated to focus on His mission that He was the Passover lamb.

You looked at the older 1917 version. I think the version he is using is a late 1960’s revision.

I’m very thankful for both of your efforts to bring the word of HaShem to many people. It’s refreshing to see and hear Jew and gentile interacting peacefully. Baruch HaShem!!

isayah says there is one God only. Christianty is false.

5400 uh-huh

RE: the Jehovah’s Witness cult. – Early in my spiritual walk (about 1983), I had a very intense and detailed dream that put me in the middle of Psalm 23; without going into pages of detail, it amounted to a “heads up” warning about the JW cult and an expose’ of their deception.

Nehemia I first saw you on Shabbat Night Live, your excitement for Yehovah’s word is inspiring. Shalom

Did y’all skip over 43:10? Am I wrong in understanding that what is said is: that you may understand that I am, I was, I will ever be? Is Yehovah revealing his nature and the meaning of his name? That gets me excited!

I just finished listening to Torah Pearls over the last few months, and I started listening to Prophet Pearls. I am so grateful for for these podcasts, they have helped my understanding of the Word, and in that have changed my life in a mighty way.

Blessings to you guys, thanks for what you do for the Kingdom!

Scott
Dallas, TX

I love this.

Thank you for doing these broadcasts I’ve actually been playing catch up! Glad I’m only a few weeks behind ?

Starting a New Year in the Torah and want to spend time in the Prophets this year.I want to thank you both for your love for our gracious Creator. Keith you are a fast talking fell a. My father, Keith Johnson was buried last Shabbat.

If you are a follower of Yeshua and believe he is the Messiah, you SHOULD love Israel and the whole bible. What you are learning should enrich your faith. Many of us feel like we are children who have found their birth mother but still love our adopted parents. You are twice blessed!

Shallom . This programme is Yahovahs gift to people like me , living in India. You both do a wonderful Joy and make us to prostrate before the Living Yehovah .
In Isaiah 62 : 1 – ‘……., until her righteousness goes forth as brightness , and her deliverance as a lamp that burns .”

Does not these words go back to Genesis 15 : 17 – 21 : the covenant YAHovah makes with Abraham .

Shalom Jessica, When we quote the Jewish Publication Society translation, it is usually the JPS 1985 edition.

Hello Nehemiah and Keith! Thank you so much for this podcast and all the insight you bring to it. Nehemiah, specifically what version of the Bible were you quoting for chapter 42, verse 6? I looked it up in the online version of the JPS 1917 but it didn’t match. I would love to read what you read. Thank you!!

Thank you for the many insights, historical backgrounds and most importantly, prophet pearls.
Shalom to you both.

Wow Keith is on a serious journey , when God opens his eyes what a Jew he will be

I was raised as a “jw”… in my research & unwinding/binding of my mind theologically, I found that they manifested from a Hebrew roots type movement in the late 1800s. I wonder often about the possible significance of this seeming cycle. Esp in relation to other historical events during the earlier time.

“As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered.” ?

No! it makes you an Israelite

Seems like it is the embracing of Torah, rather than the desire to worship Yehovah, that is used as a definition more. When you read it, and you constantly run into passages about God’s Salvation, be sure you are reading some English translation.

Yes, it does!

Shalom! I have a question, and it’s probably a silly one:
I don’t consider myself as a evangelical christian anymore, after listening to all of what I heard so far. Here, and on Youtube. So, I love the God of Israël, Yehovah. I worship Him, and want to serve and obey Him. Does that make me Jewish?
Your people are my people.
May Yehovah bless you.
Yvon Van Kreij

I want you both to know that The Original Torah Pearls and Prophet Pearls are so Awesome, The focus on the Common Ground – Torah – Uniting together – Focusing on Yehovah – when the day comes we quit trying to convert others to our beliefs and realize that above all else – Studying Torah – learning how to live by Yehovah’s Instruction – It gives new meaning to “You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free!” The “money ball” is we do it together! Thank you!

Great idea, Mike! I’ll put that on the to-do list. BTW, I’m a Karaite, not a Kairite!

Ok so not discussing any scripture that is not “traditionally read” I see. Would like to hear a complete reading of Isaiah and midrash someday. Ok your a Kairite – you know about “traditions” – lets hear the whole book! :>)

i enjoy listening to y’all

Y’Hovah (Yehovah if you pronounce the sheva a bit harder) never once in the Scriptures instructs us not to use His name. We are instructed in the 10 Commandments not to use His name in vain.
Oh, but the understanding of why some would not want His holy name used is in the meaning behind the letters YOD-HEY-VAV-HEY: HAND-BEHOLD-NAIL-BEHOLD.

So great full that the father has chosen you both to do a weekly portion!!! An answer to prayer!!!

I love the Psalm 119:18 prayer you would pray in the Torah Pearls. Could you do that with these as well?

Fabulous guys! Thank you. Toda. Keep it going. As a deer pants after the water, so my soul pants after you O Jehovah. I love the insight and commentary that you both bring. Incredible. I can hardly wait for the next one.

Good to have you back guys, fan for years in Mozambique.

Thank-you so much for speaking the truth in love. You are such a blessing.

I really enjoyed this teaching as much as the others, I found something funny, I was in the Jehovah witness religion for 20 years, my father sadly still in it and what you guys just said is the main argument between us, they claim to be the spiritual Israelites, actually the ONLY true teaching they can give you is that YEHOVAH is GOD and is ONE (not a trinity), of course they teach many false doctrines just like all Christian religions, let me tell you, I have learned more New things with you two in 6 months than what I did with them in 20 years, YEHOVAH bless you both and provide you the ways to get all the truth out there. THANK you so much.

Thank you for this. I think it is so important to teach the Hebrew because the words are so much more in depth and meaningful then in English. I think in the English translation we miss the intimacy of YHWH’s Word a bit. We get the gist of the meaning of the text but not the fullness of it in the English.

Isaiah 41:8 might help you with this question Mike. And just a reminder that the original writings did not use capitalised letters, meaning the deified appearance in english might not be accurate. 😉
But i think those verses actually discard the possibility of Yeshua/Jesus being the subject anyway.

Thanks Keith and Nehemia for starting this awesome project. Looking forward to more hidden treasures that come from your appreciated effort and time.

If you are going to do the prophets; it may be a good idea to identify from the scripture, Ezekiel, as to what YeHovah, defines as a true prince, priest or prophet. What was their function? I see them being them being YeHovah’s legal attorneys’ for keeping the people within the Covenant Laws as given through Moses. Priest generally represented the people to YeHovah, they were teachers of the Covenant. The so called “praise leaders” today are not what He had in mind in Temple Service; but are more talented celebrity musicans of entertainment. I think they lack of understading Hebraic scritpures in ME cultural context; pays to much attenting to sing and dancing; then in knowing the Covenant Words of HaShem.

Happydancing with KariB and throwing in a few hugs too.
Chag Sameach!

Thanks a lot guys…. i’ll be looking for this programs… will miss Jono !!

There are layers of Servants.The Hebrews They were Blind and Deaf They did not see or hear when the prophets warned them- which got them sent into exile in the first place.
But, then isn’t Cyrus also a Servant. The Lord even calls him his anointed.He was given a Servant job to do.To start the release process of the exiles.Cyrus is also Blind and Deaf-He was not a follower of the God of Israel.(Though you do not acknowledge me).
Nebuchadnezzer was also a Servant to take the Hebrews into exile .It isn’t until he undergoes the seven years as a Beast.Then Neb was given a man’s heart when he acknowledged the Lord.

What I see in this person is that the Messiah or Servant will come as sinful man. Jesus did come as the blind and the deaf. He came in the likeness of sinful flesh or the sinfulness of His brethren and became sin in order that we might be made righteous. It is not at all offensive to me to call Jesus as blind. Yet, He clarified that He had also come to grant sight to the blind thus showing us clearly that He was God and man. He is the Lord. He also became sinful man that we might be redeemed. In this Passage He fulfills the position as Lord and sinful man. Only in this way can man be truly redeemed from His sin. As much as Netanyahu (and I love him and his speech) wanted to proclaim that it was Israel that was bringing light, he is mistaken. Jesus is the light of the world. He is the only way to peace. If we lose sight of that our world will once again plunge into darkness. Blessed be our Lord and HIs servant Israel that has given us this Holy Scripture. I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion.

Doing my ‘happy dance’! Very blessed to have you both back in the saddle with Prophet Pearls! Chag Sameach!

You guys did not discuss
IS 42:1 My servant – Him, He
42:2 He , His
42:3 He
42:4 He , His
42:7 Yeshua quoted this – “you are the light of the world”

Thank you, I’ve been praying for this!
I missed seeing you in Canyon City… my husband is on the mend from spinal surgery and I was afraid to travel that far away from him. I pray that you both continue to “cast these pearls” toward those of us who need the loving reassurance of our Father’s “Plan” for our lives.
Jackie in Colorado

The traditional prophets section for Bereshit begins in Isaiah 42:5.