Obviously the massive exodus and destruction of the Nation of Egypt, which many of us will be celebrating this weekend during The Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread, was a foreshadowing of the coming of Messiah Yeshua to release Israel (all those accepting HIM as their Atoning Salvation and Way back to the Father YHWH either Jew or Gentile) from out of the bondage of eternal SIN, which results in Damnation & Separation from YHWH Elohim!
Yet as excited as I am to see the growing number of HIS people being led back through the Ruach HaKodesh to the Covenant of YHWH made at Mount Sinai (Torah), I feel a growing concern rising in my spirit for us.
I believe I can say with relative safety that the overwhelming majority, in fact if not almost all of us now coming back to Torah, have come from a denominational or religious system which has placed massive amounts of pressure on us to "perform" as the rest of the herd does. This "pressure" has been applied whether the returnee be Jew or Gentile.
I can best describe our situation, or could I call it a "syndrome" thus:
An abused spouse cries out for release from the abusive relationship and dominating partner only to escape into another abusive relationship, possibly more grievous than the first!
Brethren our Master Yeshua told us to "Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees and the Saducees!" (Mat. 16:5-12). In this passage of Scripture HE goes on to explain that the leaven HE warns against is the doctrines of the ruling Pharisees and Saducees of the day: Well we still have the same spirit of "ruling Pharisees & Saducees" today but now they are encapsulated in Rabbinical Judaism!
It would behoove us to remember that our Master YESHUA was killed by the Sanhedrin because HE was a Political and Religious threat to the position of the ruling Religious elite of the day (John 11:45-57) as HE STILL IS TODAY.
Brethren, please understand that had YESHUA bowed to the Political and Religious pressures and doctrines of HIS day HE would not have been earmarked for a political murder so that "the whole nation perish not......and not for that nation only (Naturally born Hebrews), but that HE should gather together in One the children of Elohim that were scattered abroad..(us)!" (John 11:4952). HE WOULD ALSO NOT HAVE QUALIFIED AS THE PASSOVER LAMB WITH SIN!
What did these political and religious pressures of the day consist of? Very simple - the over-riding unbearable yolk of the Oral Torah (man made rules) - the oppression of the "spouse" of the day which the religious elite enforced to control the populace and keep the "ruling party" - Rome - happy, and not least - to keep them (ruling crowd) very well off in pocket and status!
We, who are returning to the Torah (Covenant) were prophesied to do so in part so as to make our brother Judah exceedingly jealous (Rom. 11:11, 14) of us so that he in turn would seek his Messiah because of our relationship with HIM - MESSIAH YESHUA!
But what are we doing today? Well it is absolutely clear that the Jews of today despise the Christians BECAUSE THE MESSIAH JESUS THEY PRESENT TO THE JEWS IS A LAWLESS (TORAHLESS), COVENANT BREAKING, ANTI-SEMETIC DIETY WHOM THEY CANNOT AND NEVER WILL ACCEPT.
On the other hand we believers returning back to the Covenant ARE PRACTISING AND ADOPTING JEWISH RABBINICAL HALACHA, AND THUS PRESENTING TO JUDAH JUST AS STRANGE AN IMAGE OF MESSIAH YESHUA AS THE CHRISTEN BRETHREN ARE. We are trying our very best to be like the Jews and to be accepted by the Jews through practicing their rituals. Is it therefore any wonder that there are those of the returning believers who are converting to Rabbinical Judaism and adopting the Spirit of the Anti-Messiah BY DENYING THE DIVINITY OF YESHUA HAMESSIACH! (1 John 4:2-3). Brethren, it is our FREEDOM IN MESSIAH YESHUA WITHOUT ALL THE RABBINICAL BUHAH AND LAWS THAT WILL MAKE THE JEWS JEALOUS!
I am the first to admit that all Halacha is not wrong, and we see that Yeshua HIMSELF applied a few of these "laws" on occasions -because what HE adopted was not against TORAH & EXALTED THE FATHER - BUT BY THIS ADOPTION OR USE OF CERTAIN HALACHA DOES NOT MAKE IT COVENANTAL OR DIVINELY AUTHORITATIVE! IT IS NOT FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT! (Mat. 14:19; Mat. 26:26 - blessed YHWH before eating whilst Deut. 8:10 it seems shows that the Torah (Covenant) only instructs us to bless YHWH after we have eaten: Mat. 15:2-6 - Yeshua's disciples did not wash their hands before eating - a Rabbinical tradition - here Yeshua even accuses the Pharisees of making the Torah of YHWH ineffective by their "Elders Traditions": Yeshua healed on the Sabbath against Tradition not TORAH - Mark 3:1-6: Yeshua's disciples "plucked corn" and ate it whilst walking through the fields on a Sabbath against Tradition not TORAH - Mark 2:23-28 - here Yeshua declares that HE IS YHWH OF THE SABBATH and what HIS disciples are doing is authorised by the Torah and noted in Deut. 23:25 and also quoted in Lev. 24:9 & expounded on by using 1 Sam. 2:25-26).
I hope I have made my point - YESHUA NEVER BROKE THE TORAH - BUT HE CONTINUALLY BROKE MANS TRADITIONAL LAWS - SO DID RAV SHA'UL (PAUL)!
This brings us now to the matter at hand - The Pesach Seder (Meal) - there is obviously much tradition involved in such a monumentally important celebration meal and we can see that Yeshua did make use of the Hallel (Singing of Psalms 113-118) which we do not see instructed in the Torah. Luke 22:17-20 it would seem that Yeshua used at least 2 cups of wine - but we do not see the traditional four cups.
Reading Exodus 12:14 instructs us to keep The Pesach meal on 14 Abib as a commemoration of the Exodus for eternity (Ex. 12:26-27). We are told to eat bitter herbs with the roasted lamb (Ex. 12:8 - we obviously do not sacrifice a lamb any more as we do not have a working Temple and we are not in the Land or Jerusalem - so we use a lamb shank - Zanja and I roast a shoulder of Lamb) - we are instructed to burn the lamb that is not eaten (Ex. 12:10) clear all leaven from our homes in remembrance of the SIN in our lives - and not to eat any leaven for seven days or we shall be cut off from Israel (Ex. 12:15-20) - however the removal of all leaven by using candles and feathers as a family game is a pleasant tradition BUT not instructed.
We are not instructed to eat a "boiled egg" this in and of itself is not Biblical but Rabbinic and pagan in my opinion - reminiscent of the Babylonian Fertility Easter Egg festival.
I do not have the time right now to do a full expose of what we are instructed to do and not instructed to do, perhaps each of you who will partake of Pesach will do your own studies if need be - HOWEVER please remember that our Shabbat Meal bumps straight into the Feast of Unleavened bread - let us not begin the festival of Unleavened Bread by filling the celebration of it and Pesach with so much Rabbinical Halacha and Tradition that we make the entire Festival of YHWH to no avail and run ourselves silly trying to remember what we should do and what we should not. This is a Festival, a Celebration do not let the Rabbinical non-Biblical halacha destroy the opportunity to rest at the feet of Yeshua and Learn from His Glorious Spirit (Luke 10:38-42).
Please allow me to add this from 119 Ministries which I received this morning - could this be the first witness to what I have just had to write and send out?
Please all check this out with prayer and the Word - let the Ruach of YHWH Yeshua speak with you. This Brethren is what will make Judah jealous, us having and intimate relationship with Messiah Yeshua whilst keeping HIS Covenant (Torah) and not being burdened with the "yolk of the law our forefathers could never keep (Mat. 12:28-30; Mat. 23:1-36) - THIS AFTER ALL IS THE FRUIT OF THE RUACH!
We really need to remember that Yeshua IS THE WORD, and that we have the fullness of the Word now incorporated in our Bibles AND TO ADD OR SUBTRACT ANYTHING TO THIS IS AN ABOMINATION and an addition or subtraction to or from YESHUA the perfect Sacrifice! (Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:19)
And for those keeping Easter and not the Pesach - you may want to ask The Spirit to speak to you and tell you exactly where you should be, possibly your traditions are making the Torah to no avail.
And may you all have a blessed Pesach in and through the Name of Messiah Yeshua Our Pesach Lamb for eternity!
Bo'az
I hope I have made my point - YESHUA NEVER BROKE THE TORAH - BUT HE CONTINUALLY BROKE MANS TRADITIONAL LAWS - SO DID RAV SHA'UL (PAUL)!
This brings us now to the matter at hand - The Pesach Seder (Meal) - there is obviously much tradition involved in such a monumentally important celebration meal and we can see that Yeshua did make use of the Hallel (Singing of Psalms 113-118) which we do not see instructed in the Torah. Luke 22:17-20 it would seem that Yeshua used at least 2 cups of wine - but we do not see the traditional four cups.
Reading Exodus 12:14 instructs us to keep The Pesach meal on 14 Abib as a commemoration of the Exodus for eternity (Ex. 12:26-27). We are told to eat bitter herbs with the roasted lamb (Ex. 12:8 - we obviously do not sacrifice a lamb any more as we do not have a working Temple and we are not in the Land or Jerusalem - so we use a lamb shank - Zanja and I roast a shoulder of Lamb) - we are instructed to burn the lamb that is not eaten (Ex. 12:10) clear all leaven from our homes in remembrance of the SIN in our lives - and not to eat any leaven for seven days or we shall be cut off from Israel (Ex. 12:15-20) - however the removal of all leaven by using candles and feathers as a family game is a pleasant tradition BUT not instructed.
We are not instructed to eat a "boiled egg" this in and of itself is not Biblical but Rabbinic and pagan in my opinion - reminiscent of the Babylonian Fertility Easter Egg festival.
I do not have the time right now to do a full expose of what we are instructed to do and not instructed to do, perhaps each of you who will partake of Pesach will do your own studies if need be - HOWEVER please remember that our Shabbat Meal bumps straight into the Feast of Unleavened bread - let us not begin the festival of Unleavened Bread by filling the celebration of it and Pesach with so much Rabbinical Halacha and Tradition that we make the entire Festival of YHWH to no avail and run ourselves silly trying to remember what we should do and what we should not. This is a Festival, a Celebration do not let the Rabbinical non-Biblical halacha destroy the opportunity to rest at the feet of Yeshua and Learn from His Glorious Spirit (Luke 10:38-42).
Please allow me to add this from 119 Ministries which I received this morning - could this be the first witness to what I have just had to write and send out?
Please all check this out with prayer and the Word - let the Ruach of YHWH Yeshua speak with you. This Brethren is what will make Judah jealous, us having and intimate relationship with Messiah Yeshua whilst keeping HIS Covenant (Torah) and not being burdened with the "yolk of the law our forefathers could never keep (Mat. 12:28-30; Mat. 23:1-36) - THIS AFTER ALL IS THE FRUIT OF THE RUACH!
We really need to remember that Yeshua IS THE WORD, and that we have the fullness of the Word now incorporated in our Bibles AND TO ADD OR SUBTRACT ANYTHING TO THIS IS AN ABOMINATION and an addition or subtraction to or from YESHUA the perfect Sacrifice! (Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:19)
And for those keeping Easter and not the Pesach - you may want to ask The Spirit to speak to you and tell you exactly where you should be, possibly your traditions are making the Torah to no avail.
And may you all have a blessed Pesach in and through the Name of Messiah Yeshua Our Pesach Lamb for eternity!
Bo'az
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