Prophet Pearls #38 – Korach (1 Samuel 11:14-12:22)

we may have more then 1 wife, but u have to be rich enough to take care of her needs.

Good point as I have often wondered why looking at a serpent on a pole would cause them to live, especially when it is Yehovah who gives us life and we are always to look to Him.

Thank you Nehemiah and Keith, I appreciate a lot of scripture read and discussed from different viewpoints but emphasizing that which is shared not the differences.
In this episode I have a comment.
At about 39minutes in the discussion about Nahash, Nehemiah says about Isaiah 27, the symbolism, “is God is going to defeat death and there will be eternal life. And so the snake there is a symbol of what is killing us.“ but then Keith and Nehemiah see that as a different meaning than the snake on the pole. Couldn’t it also tie into Genesis 3? In that looking at the snake to live is seeing God has defeated death and they will live in spite of the poisonous snake bite. The serpent brought Adam and Eve to a decision for death, but God in Isaiah 27 is prophesying His defeat of death and the snake on the pole could have also been picturing that defeat of death.
And this Nahash named king of Ammon could also tie into this because he brought the people to the decision to demand a king instead of God.
And as Nehemiah read for us, Zechariah 14:9 brings Yehovah back as king.
The fear of the power of the serpent and his sneakiness brings us to a decision leading to death. To believe God is our King, and know His ability and plan to restore life, is always the best choice 🙂

Live everyday to make it about glorifying Yehovah!

Shalom… a lot of bible translations has Barak instead of Bedan… with references to Judges 4:6 and Hebrews 11:32

Deuteronomy 17:14 seems to be in conflict with 1 Samuel 8:6-7. But to my mind the timing was the issue in 1 Samuel. The people didn’t wait for God to choose a king. (Deut. 17:15). Prior to this event in 1 Samuel God raised up all the leaders and judges for Israel with the exception of Abimelech. And for those of us who remember the story of Abimelech we know it didn’t turn out good. So, the idea of Deut. 17:14 was to wait until God raise up a king—let God initiate the setting up of leaders and kings. But the people couldn’t wait on God’s timing so they ask Samuel to set over them a king. Note they ask Samuel to set a king over them they didn’t ask God. Their action left God out of the picture. For this reason, God said to Samuel: “it is not you they have rejected; but they have rejected Me as their King—the One who is responsible for calling the shots. Proverbs say:

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”
(Proverbs 3:6 NKJV)

The people didn’t seek God’s counsel in their decision. And even though Samuel warned them against desiring a king they refused to heed the warning. This is similar to when David ordered to count the people and Joab told him not to do it but David went ahead anyhow. And it is only afterwards David became conscience-stricken. It is not that counting the people is wrong but the time and condition were not right. The same thing happened in 1 Samuel. The prophet told them not to pursue the course of having a king at that time but they didn’t listen. And it is only afterwards the Israelites became conscience-stricken. (1 Samuel 12:17-19)

Yehovah bless you!

No words or plea for the soul have I ever heard. Now May YeHoVah grant the doing of all that you said (wrote) for our beloved Nehemia. May he never hear the gate words depart from me. May our Lord and Savior YeShua Ha Maschiach receive Nehemia on the basis of faith through his favor and grace. May He grant Him the Righteousness if Abraham this day. Abba Father, YAH thank you for Nehemia and the others. Open now the eyes of His understanding.

Shalom,

Deut 17:14 When you are come unto the land which the LORD your God gives you, and shall possess it, and shall dwell therein, and shall say, I will set a king over me,” like all the nations that are about me;”

1Sam 8:5 And said unto him, Behold, you are old, and your sons walk not in your ways: “now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

1Sam 8:19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us!

1Sam 8:20 “We will be like all the other nations”. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”

The emphasis in Deuteronomy is such: “We will be like all the other nations”.” like all the nations that are about me;”

The wish of the people in the book of Samuel is being granted.
“We will be like all the other nations”.

King Saul — from the tribe of Benjamin — symbolically represents all the nations..as this is what the people wanted — to be like all the other nations. To make this point, Saul eventually lost his way and his understanding , just like the nations even in todays world , (as a whole) lack the knowledge and understanding of Yehovah. To further the point, the house of Israel has been scattered into the nations.

King David — from the tribe of Judah, is a king chosen by Yehovah — he is pictured in the foreshadow of the Messiah.( Solomon the son of David comes to mind )
The people needed a shepherd to lead them, as they had rejected Yehovah as their king , so in his mercy and grace , he has given them David the shepherd boy.

However, someone greater than Solomon has yet to come to redeem Israel and the world in the future….

All in my understanding of scripture.

Exactly. Just because God sets up rules governing the administration of certain situations doesn’t mean he endorses, much less commands, their happening. Like taking multiple wives, divorce, indentured servitude–if everyone had Yehovah as their king, a central government becomes completely unnecessary. But as humans we are either hard-hearted or weak, and then there must be constraints and rules put in place to ensure we don’t go overboard with these situations, and our human solutions.

The Day of the LORD is well described in the Tanakh–it is a day of darkness and great doom; a day of judgment and poured out wrath. The time to receive the Messiah is NOW for He has already come. Now is the time of mercy, Now is the time of deliverance. Those who have not been sealed before that Great Day will have no opportunity to repent. It is Written. If anyone has not returned to the LORD before His coming on that day, His name will not have been written in the Book of Life and there will be no chance for him. Today is the Day of Salvation. May the LORD God of Hosts open your eyes to see His wondrous provision in the Messiah, the Righteous Branch, or the root of Jesse, the suffering Servant, the Pessach Lamb of God slain for the sins of the World. May He finish what He has started in you Nehemia Gordon and bring you fully into His Light; the Light of the World, the Logos of God, Yeshua HaMashiach, Messiach benYosef. He is our only hope. Faith come by hearing and hearing by the WORD of God. The LOGOS of God; the WHOLE testimony of God–the Tanakh AND the Brit Hadasha. I love that you have been shown the err of “modern Judaism” and are a Karaite, trusting in Scripture alone, and that God has had you on this journey toward Truth. May it not remain veiled to you any longer if that has been the case–or if you have been willingly closing your eyes to it, may you have the courage to complete the course. He is waiting. He loves you. He can be trusted. He calls to you from every page of the Tanakh. Find Him there, and follow Him into the new Covenant promised through the prophet Jeremiah, through the blood of the one who was afflicted for YOU. He bore your stripes. He took your punishment. And He has been given the Name above all names. Praise His name forever!! You know what His name means. He IS the Salvation of Yah. Oh that Ephraim (lost Israel) would be grafted back into Covenant along with Judah (the already redemed of Israel), through the Righteous Branch, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, and may the two sticks be restored echad…then, and only then will “all Israel be saved.” shalom

Perhaps allowing a King over Israel is like allowing a divorce: permissible b/c of our hard hearts, but not ideal.

I love yall man! First off…secondly Nehemia I’d say the reason the king ship and king duties are in Deut. Are there because as you have taught me. The Torah is not in chronological order. So I believe that in 1 Sam 10:25, Sammy “wrote in a book then put it before the Lord” it was at this time Samuel added the new rules that were not there in duet. originally. Just my thought on it. God bless. I will be giving a love gift soon sorry to hear of the slow sorry lately! Thanks fur all you’ve done again! Peace!

Chris the discussion this week was pretty well covered and complete. No need to really cover anything for it. NG and KJ have addressed how they still have costs related to production of the studies that they are offering. Is a servant worth their hire? If you look up to the right that is the number listed for likes for NG. Not to mention KJ page. One dollar or two dollars from each person is all that may be needed to defer costs and maintain the services that they are providing. People do not have to come up with large numbers. or wait for one or two people to sponsor or cover for everyone else. This is a Biblical concept just as well as any other teaching offered. When Richard Nixon had the Swimming Pool removed from the White House. They said if people only sent in ten cents the entire pool could have been replace. Out of the small many great things happen. No excuses for why it can’t be done.

Exodus 35:4-5.Exodus35: 21-22 Ex 36:5-6(7)

An excellent idea

What ?????

Biblical concept from time of tent of the meeting or church pot lucks . The People brought.
There was more than enough.

13,211 people that like this site times $1,00=$13,211. 13,211 likes times $2.00=$26,422. That could produce a few shows.