Prophet Pearls #52 – Vayelech (Isaiah 55:6-56:8)

Coming back to Torah means you obey it. Num 10:8-10 says ONLY the Aaronic priests have authority to establish the lunar calendar for Yah’s people. No other tribe.

Pam, it is a very lonely road to all of us that follow Yehovah and His Torah. I understand your lonelyness so well. But to me, the lonely road got easier…. to a place where I am so satisfied in His presence “alone”… that it is now difficult for me to share my worship to Him with others. Hang in there, time and Yehovah will heal your lonelyness.

Purim is not commanded to be celebrated.

I love that about shABBAt like dAVId, shalom

To me, verse 55:13 is pretty plain. When it says, “it shall be,” it refers to verse 11– “So shall my word be….” He has all these miracles in mind (verse 12) that are beyond what we can fathom (verse 9), and the fulfillment of his plans will be to him a name.

That’s cool. Never saw that before – Abba in Shabbat
Thanks for pointing that out.

It is lonely indeed. Especially if family and friends just don’t see what you see or feel the change just isn’t worth the pain of admitting they were taught and believed lies.

Nehemiah and Keith!
Great study and funny conversation between you both as always. I would just like to say that while I agree with the Torah and the words you both spoke on this topic I had a moment of realization.
As a woman who used to be that Evangelical Christian , leaving it behind to become an “ official” Orthodox Jewish woman, even making Aliyah to Israel only to realize through YeHoVah the huge-deliberate errors in rabbinic rule that I had to change and follow the one true God and Torah, however seeing as so very much of Judaism as we know it is Tackanot I now have no where to go and no one to fellowship with. While I would never change my mind to go back to rabbinic rule in my life I find this beautiful roadbim on to also be a very lonely road as well.
You both are busy teaching, studying and traveling but for the common man or woman it’s lonely out here. So while I agree a conversation is not necessary before YeHoVah but only obedience to what he says and joining myself to Him, I just want to say…. I can never go back to the way I once lived , again I say… it’s hard being alone with no community.
Keep up the great teaching….. it’s changing lives!

Thank you so much for this great study. Those verses in Isaiah are definitely some of my very favorites as well, and when I first read them, my heart leapt for joy!

So, this is a question for Keith, as he is coming from an NT-believing heritage. I am reading where Yeshua says, “For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.” Matt.19:12. I’ve personally (and I know, no scripture is of private interpretation, but I’ve think being a eunuch for the sake of the kingdom might refer to someone who finds that they cannot control their unnatural or even, shall we say, perverse urges, who nevertheless wants to devote themselves to the keeping of the Lord’s commandments regarding sexual expression and decides that this member does not serve that well (and here I can imagine a thousand people, mostly men, cringing at this very thought)….perhaps “making themselves a eunuch” for a higher purpose – as surely the highest purpose of our lives is to serve God, and procreation is not necessarily the highest, although it is definitely very good… I think of how sex offenders are given a drug that reduces libido so much as to render them a type of eunuch, as well. But even so, I am also reminded of this verse in Deuteronomy 23:1, “”No one who is emasculated or has his male organ cut off shall enter the assembly of the [it reads, “the LORD”] – we shall say, “of Yehovah” as it is His true Name.

It almost sounds as if Yeshua is saying if you are one of those to whom this scripture applies, and you have made yourself a eunuch for the sake of the kingdom, you CAN enter the assembly.

Does Yeshua mean simply celibacy (the Biblical state of all those who are unmarried) or is he specifically referring to…..castration?

It would seem to relate to the verse in Matthew 5:30, “…For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.”

What would be your exegesis on this, Keith? Thank you in advance for any response.

Shalom. Questions: Are not the obedience laws of the Torah expected to be the very same laws of YeHoVaH’s coming eternal Kingdom when Messiah comes? If so, does THAT not make it CRITICAL for ALL, regardless of Jew or Christian, lost tribe or Muslim, to question – is this life then not a testing ground for us to show YeHoVaH whether we are willing to obey or not?

One other thing that I realized today, that within the word Shabbat or Sabbath, the middle of the word is “abba”, Father?

Thank you both for being this ages prophets in getting us educated on what the Torah says.Love you both

I’m all for Circumcision but I also know Abraham was counted Righteous before his circumcision, Romans 4:9, 10.

This prophet pearl spoke to me and gave me Hope. My husband and I are fairly new to seeking the Hebrew roots of our Faith. We wondered where we ‘fit-in’. At times we have felt as if ‘Jews’ do not want we,’ gentiles’, to be joined together. This may be our own misunderstanding? Thanks to you both for your dedication, hard work, and sacrifices you’ve made to bring clarity to the whole Word of GOD/YHVH. Bless you both and your families. Come visit western NC !

Susan
July 2nd 2017 at 08.22 am

Listening to the study yesterday just reminded me of a time many years ago when as a new Christian I went with my husband to Germany. The week before we had been at our church where we were “Saved”, with lots of “Happy Praise”. So on the next Sunday we went to the army church to find some other brothers and sisters in Christ and to praise GOD. What I found was all the “Tradition”, I didn’t like it at all and went out side to talk to GOD about it. That was when GOD spoke to me the verses from Isaiah 55:8-9. I really felt that my hand had been slapped and that GOD had His plans. I found in the two years that I was there, a deeper knowledge of the GOD that I said I worshipped and a deeper understanding of the people I worshipped with. That was in 1990 and now between 2015 till 2017 I have grown even more as I have spent time with Nehemia and Keith in their wonderful studies: keep it up, I really enjoy them and feel so uplifted. Well done to you Guys.

Putting away a plastic glass the other day, I was reminded of the “rule” my grand children made concerning those glasses. There are three glasses, each with a very small number imprinted on the bottom, 4, 5, and 24. Because the oldest child was 5 they “ruled” that she had to use the one marked 5, the next oldest child had to use the one with the 4, and the youngest had to use the one marked 24 because none were 24 and she was the youngest. Humans seem to be intrinsic rule makers! Who made the rule that “You don’t count”? The same ones who made the rule that you have to have three Jewish men to say their special prayer. Those who have joined themselves to YHVH do not count by their rules, but they do not get to make the rules of the Kingdom. If it saddens us to be told we don’t count by others of Israel, how much more must it sadden the Father who has gathered us to Himself!! YHVH has said that He will not separate us from His people even though some think that the god they have created out of their own hearts would. Thank you Nehemia and Keith for for stating again what the scripture says and not trying to fabricate an exclusive group which keeps others out.

Wow, with all we are facing at this time, this Fall Feast season, what you are speaking is more appropriate now than it was the year you spoke it! N. said a little quip about Syria that I need to go back and listen to carefully – I’ll bet it may have more meaning right now. Who could have imagined the terrible mess the West is largely responsible for there and in other M.E countries today. We DESPERATELY need to repent. And, as Yair Davidy points out thousands of times at brit-am.com, most of the “lost tribes” are located in the West. So, this study has renewed my hope and given me a more positive vision of the not-so-far-off future – mass repentance after we finally understand how our stubborn arrogance and idolatry would ultimately impact millions of innocent men, women and children. It IS a confusing mess – and only Messiach ccan help us figure the way out of it. Ruach, work on our heats and minds now, and Yehovah – pease send Meshiach at the soonest possible moment!!!

Keith, I love what you shared re: being a kIbbutzed/gathered in one. That is how I always related to the Word, too – just feeling so amazed that He let me know about the possibility, and His heart for ALL PEOPLE!!! MOST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO BE A GRATEFUL DAUGHTER AND A DELIGHT TO H I S HEART &: >

By the way … loads of Believers feel the same way here in my part of the world – which I cannot reveal. Please pray for us faithfully, and I do what I can to share your tidbits, too. Hugs, blessings prayers.

I AM VERY THANKFUL TO YHWH THAT IN OUR DAY IS BEING EXPOUNDED TO LEARN TO BE JOINED IN HEART, SOUL AND MIND OF YHWH, FOR HIS PLAN IS, WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE FULFILLED.
MANY PROPHECIES ARE SHOWING THEMSELVES HE HAS PREDESTINED THE PLAN AND NOW WE CAN EARNESTLY BELIEVE, I PERSONALLY, HAVE REPENTANCE AND DEEPLY DESIRE HIS TRUTHS TO GROW OUR LIVES IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AS HE LEADS US ALL FORWARD.

PRAISE BE TO ELOHIM FOR HIS EVERLASTING TRUTHS!!!

SHALOM TO ALL!

As we prepare for Yom Kippur, how appropriate to remind us of the love of יהוה and how with repentance, forgiveness is assured.

Wow absolutely the best prophet pearls yet. This was what I needed today. I love you guys! Dont ever stop working together for Yehovah. in whatever form, it will be blessed.

Thanks again for your dedication to the scriptures. One important thought that I would like to share… in the book of Revelation the Eunuchs are described as those that never leave from the presence of Yshua and the wall described in Isaiah 56:5 is a feminine active participle of an unused root meaning to join or to surround. My opinion is that the eunuchs of this verse and also in the book of Revelation dwell and maintain a semicircle before the heavenly throne and abide there and dwell forever there. Shalom from Benyahmeen.

I am learning so much from your group. I just started listening to your teachings a short while ago and have started at the beginning. I love writing the corrections in my poor English translation and I understand the name of Yehovah from your Open Door Series. I listened to you in Jackson, Ohio in person and I am learning some Hebrew. I came from Sunday Keeping over a year ago and love the Torah, I am Israel and I love learning everyday. Keep up the good work and may Yehovah bless and keep you.

Yesha’Yahu 56: 8 brings to mind a book series by http://www.stevenmcollins.com a historian who shows the Empires of Israel and their history Biblically and meshes with the secular history. I’ve read his 4 books and I no longer wonder which category my wife and I are in…

This happens on Earth not in Heaven.All people and former governments are under YHVH. Not the other way around. One example of how he gathering out of other nations and makes them count is the book of Ruth. She was protected and she was elevated as she became the wife of a well respected man and then later the grandmother of David..

Now that you’ve brought this subject up, would somebody please explain this to me? ALL religions throughout the ENTIRE world, describe their congregational building as a house of worship. Yet from Genesis to Revelation, the Bible calls it a house of prayer. It is a MAJOR functional difference between a house of worship and a house of prayer. Why does humanity look at an apple and call it an orange?

Good Sabbath from New Mexico, USA. Just wondering about you statement that God put His name on Jerusalem for the Jewish people? Why not for Israel? Blessings & hugs are you do the work of our Father.