What is SIN Hebraically?

 I am busy with blogs discussing the Hebraic understanding / underpinning of Covenants and associated actions: Faith and the reason I believe that those adhering to The Christian understanding of The New Covenant cannot co-exist with those believers in Messiah returning to Covenant (Torah); the essence of Faith - Fidelity and Marriage; however before I can proceed I feel the need to discuss SIN and it's Hebraic / Biblical understanding.

We really need to have a paradigm shift and this can only be achieved by The Ruach HaKodesh in and through Yeshua, however we have a critical part to play in this change and that I believe is well described in Rom 12:1-2 .

So to that end I have made an extract from my working Topic Notes on the subject of SIN  based on my learning, investigatioin and thanks in large part also to teachers such as The Rabbi's son: 

NB - all my T/N are constantly being revised, reviewed and amended as necessary thus my use of less than flowing eloquent English in their construct -however I think one can follow them easily enough.

It is my firm belief from experience and instruction from others that if we do not understand the Scriptures from this Biblical Eastern perspective we will not really be able to enter into a Covenant with YHWH our ELOHIM through Yeshua - The Elohim of Avram, Yitsak & Yakov - the KING of the Jews HIMSELF as our thought process establish / influence our core value system, our identity and fidelity to our beliefs. He is looking for a mature and equitable relationship based on Knowledge and Wisdom - NOT A CHILD BRIDE WHO IS COERCED into a forced marriage.

You may want to study the Hebraic practice of Marriage - it will more than likely change your concept of our Western, Christian, Legal system of "mixed marriages" that we have today.

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SIN IS A BREACH OF RELATIONSHIP! (See T/N - Evil / Wickedness - difference between)
 
Here is a basic rendering of SIN - but before we go there here is an interesting note of the use of language - SIN is an English word with English connotations - but English did not even begin to form into a language, historians tell us, until the 5th Century C.E. Somewhere around that time Germanic immigrants to or invaders of the British Isles interacted with the primitive inhabitants of those isles and a mixture of tongues that came to be known as “Old English” or “Anglo Saxon English” began to develop. This development continued up to the Norman Invasion in 1066 CE. Then a French influence was added, and the language morphed into what is now called “Middle English”. Somewhere in the 15th Century CE a great vowel shift took hold, and what is now considered ‘Modern English’ started to take root. Now looking at SIN in an Hebraic context as originally meant it is formed from a word Strongs H2398 chata - This ancient Hebrew verb conveys the image of a person in covenant with another missing an assigned Covenant step and stumbling, or casting a stone at a Covenant target and missing the mark. (The Greek word for SIN [Strongs G266 > G264 - properly - to miss the mark] LAW = TORAH -  Strongs H8451 > H3384 - to flow as water, to throw, to shoot, to cast, to teach, direct, instruct - 2Ti_3:16-17 arw Joh_5:43-47 - Act_13:39 = Gen_3:15, Num_21:8-9, Num_24:17-18; Deu_18:15, Deu_18:18-19; Act_26:22: See Rom_10:4 -"Messiah is the end [the specific goal, way, truth ect - Strongs G5056 - set out for a definite point - target, goal, ultimate result - as a continual custom - action - HE IS NOT the end of The Torah / THE COVENANT - THE TARGET / MARK] of the LAW [TORAH].
 
The concept is Hebrew through and through. It arises out of, and has real meaning BUT only in the context of a covenant. It is all about relationship. It means thinking, saying, or doing something inferior to what our Covenant Partner designed for us to think, say and do in order to co-labor with Him in the unfolding and revelation of His Grand Redemptive Plan. HIS Kingdom to come to earth as it is in Heaven.
 
Unlike the English concept of ‘sin’, chata is not a matter of morality; morality is just a concept produced by minds corrupted by ingesting the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Chata is a matter of relationship. Hence the apostolic writers define all ‘sin’ as a breach of a covenant duty [1Jn_3:4] or a departure from an understood Covenant protocol [Jas_4:17]....... Taking the Hebraic mind / Scriptures into consideration we are now able to see that  there cannot be, as the Church claims, a distinction of Moral, Judicial and Ceremonial functions / laws in the Covenant (Torah).
 
So if you are going to continue to use the word ‘sin’ in your religious conversations, please be sure you understand that what that term refers to is not some vague concept of moral failing –SIN instead describes a thought, word, or action [James 1:12-15] that should be understood to cause damage to a relationship whether with our Bride-Groom King, fellow man or creation all summed up in Torah as applied by the leading of The Ruach again "It is not what you do but the heart with which you do it!" [Mat_22:37-40 and Mar_12:29-31]. (Expanding on the Rabbi's son's teachings) Yeshua's teachings in the Beatitudes [Mat 5:2-16 especially].
 
See Jas_2:9; Mar_12:28-31 quoting Deu_6:4-5 - loving YHWH with not only our actions but with our very being growing out of a Covenant fidelity 1Jn_5:2-3 which can only be achieved through (Strongs G25 and G26 see topic notes LOVE and Body, Spirit, Soul - Neshema) as worked out through application of Joh_15:14 & Joh_14:15-18 - YET we are told by denominationalism that the Torah is SIN - see Rom_7:7-19
 
See extensive commentries in Jas_1:25; Psa_119:45; Jas_2:1; Jas_2:8-14; Jas_2:19-24; Jas_2:26 for deeper application of what sin is and the blessings for avoiding it - SIN IS BASED ON FAVOURTISM - choosing one against The Other - choosing the actions of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil above The Tree of LIFE!! 

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Shalom

Boaz 

 

Faith renews minds and changes actions giving us a new identity in Messiah Yeshua.

03/12/25 - I have, after a long period of absence, needed to open my blog site to day (see the post https://theshofarblows-steve.blogspot.com/2025/12/religions-vs-relationship-what-is-our.html) - to my surprise I found what is recorded below the demarcation in my drafts - a commentary on Parashat EKEV from last year - I cannot even remember why I penned it or did not send it out, however here it is - and it seems to line up very well with a WhatsApp I posted just yesterday and entitled "Change of Heart - Change of Mind!  

Is the Father trying to tell us something?

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Furthering the Biblical concept of, and my deep-rooted concern for, us as members of His Body to be growing in UNITY and RELATIONSHIP with Elohim and each other in and through Yeshua AND as led by The Ruach (Mar_12:29-31 arw Deu_6:4) and not to be trapped in a dead one-sided cold and dogmatic religion, I briefly offer the following single example drawn from this weeks Parsha 46 - EKEV and verse Deu_7:12.

From my own understanding of the Parsha plus other commentaries, one sent by a sister and the another based on the Rabbis' son (my go to TORAH commentator) I offer the following:

In an attempt to highlight the variations and nuances between our differing Western and the Hebrew mindsets in both commentaries and translations and thus be offered, if we are willing to accept the offer, an opportunity to have open and fruitful discussions, including even differing in good faith on our initial and subsequent growing understanding of the Holy Word and The SPIRIT behind The Word - we would, I dare to suggest, need to develop our thought process to alignment with the Mind Of Elohim thus in so doing we shall no longer conform to the world but come around to what please HIM (Rom_12:2). In other words we begin to become more like YESHUA and less like our fallen selves serving the Elohim of Creating not the elohim of our creation (Golden Calf?)!

Parsha EKEV is entitled variously in English as - Because; As a result; If [you follow] and similar translations all having the meaning of something happening as a result of .. similar to the Latin legal maxim of quid pro quo - you do this I do that sort of arrangement - the focus being on just following the Commandments given by Moshe (Ecc_12:13) and then to receive in return certain benefits: Now this interpretation is basically correct and I have absolutely no problem with it; however let's now look at how the sages with their Hebraic mindset approach this word EKEV (heel):-  

In Deu_7:12 we are able to see that to translate the Hebrew consisting of just 2 words takes five English words: And it will be (v'haya - to create or exist) because (eikev - heel).

The Sages concentrate on the word EIKEV / EKEV from which the Parsha is named - in other words they concentrate on the OBJECT of the sentence and not the SUBJECT there-of, that is to say the action (verb) as opposed to the concept. The action shows the concept - James 2:14-26.

Now EKEV as stated is the heel of the foot and has the same root as the name of the patriarch JACOB and this word has a first mention in Gen_3:15 - and taking this root of heel into consideration the sages thus arrive at the following understanding which, as a rule, is lost to us Westerners with our thought processes - Avraham's entire being was convinced of what Elohim revealed to him and thus he aligned every thought and ACTION to reflect that conviction, in other words Avraham Avinu LOVED Elohim applying Mark 12:30-31 arw John 14:15.

Looking at the western minded approach to translations EKEV is translated as the concepts of if or because, giving the general idea of either if you do  .... or because you do which basically applies that doing the deed "religiously" results in the blessings!

or

MKJV - "And it shall be, because (EKEV) you listen to these judgments and keep and do them, ..."

However now here are 2 Jewish minded / nuanced Translations which introduce an action / compliance because of a Relationship, trust, -

It will happen, on the heels (EKEV - implying the idea of right behind one applying this commandment physically by choice) of ... you [corporately in this case but also applies individually] turning your ear to, paying attention to, listening to, hearing, coming into alignment with, and living in harmony with these decrees of right/excellent living ... and cherishing, treasuring, guarding them, and building, making, and implementing them in practical ways ... (Deu_7:12 (a))

and extracted from Hebrew for Christians

“and it shall be when your heel (EKEV) is ready to take a step, you will listen to your heart.” [Heart is considered in Biblical Hebraic thought / expression as the seat of life or strength. Hence, it means mind, soul, spirit, or one's entire emotional nature and understanding. - NB Honest and pondered understanding). This is the step of faith. As you begin to walk with Elohim, you will come to know yourself as a child of the great King.

We are shown the usage of the Hebrew word EKEV in Gen_26:5 "Because (EKEV) that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. "

Hebraic thought on this verse is therefore - “Because (EKEV) Abraham heard My voice”: The sages say this of this verse - "Abraham heard the Word "Down to his HEEL" and therefore just like Avraham Avinu followed YHWH Elohim with complete commitment and total abandonment to HIS will, we too when we hear HIS Voice must walk with HIM by this demonstrated FAITH.

I spoke a few days ago of FAITH being the very foundation of our relationship and identity with Elohim - (WhatsApp 18/08/24 - WHERE IS OUR IDENTITY? WHO ARE WE?)

With just this one example of the nuances and differing approaches to the Word and it's understanding through the Western thought and Hebraic thought and when bringing the Word under a Relationship and seeing it as a physical AND Spiritual path to LIFE (a Korban - Rom_12:1-2) and not a Religious Lifeless doctrine (Sacrifices - works which Eph_2:8-9 disqualifies) and when reading Scripture verses such as Jos_1:8 arw 1Th_5:16-17 (Pray without ceasing - BUT HOW _ PHYSICAL)? - Answer through Psa_46:10 by working out our SALVATION (WAY - PHYSICAL) with fear and trembling Php_2:12-13 we are able to see that YESHUA assists us by helping us carry our CROSS, which is both a physical and spiritual action, is not a burden we are to work out alone BUT rather in a Covenant Relationship with Messiah Yeshua!

 Boaz
19/08/24 (Blog - Shofar Blows)

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Which MIND SET do you dear reader follow - that of Slavery, Manipulation, victimhood and works of man - Tree of Good and Evil (systemic Religion and traditions) or Freedom, Light, Shalom - The Tree of Life - Yeshua?

Boaz - 05/12/2025

 

Religions vs Relationship - What is our identity?

 I have decided for this matter of discussion to resort to this blog format simply for brevity, ease of use and reference rather that trying to place it all on WhatsApp and Telegram - a little too long!

This content is an extract from my personal Topic Notes and as such it makes reference to other Topic Notes, Scriptures references - however I believe that should one follow the crux of my notes and the references and Scriptures noted one will be able to form a good understanding of what I am saying.

As I am being led, in my opinion and considered observation, into a deeper relationship with The Elohim of Israel and Yeshua I am seeing more and more the subtleties and dangers of the systemic religion and their controlling / manipulating ways drawing the adherents of these denominations / humanistic religions and practices into A DEEPER SYSTEM OF SLAVERY THUS SLAVE MENTALITY AND DEPENDENCY or CODEPENDENCY on said systems / religions /  statements of faith AND NOT on Yeshua and The Ruach HaKodesh.

My Extract .............

Thoughts whilst being "introduced" to WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, KNOWLEDGE - LOVE FOR ELOHIM and ADOPTION / GRAFTING INTO REDEEMED YISRAEL through MESSIAH YESHUA's completed works!

Beware the Spirit of Religion = Man-made systemic systems of belief w/o imput of/ or rejection of Ruach HaKodesh.

Spirit or Religion is a spirit of control - NO FREEDOM 
Control is manipulation whereby man uses the distortion and own interpretation to achieve his world / spiritual view through which he exercises control over society. Mat_11:29-30 arw Mat_23:2-6; 2Pe_3:15-17; Talmudic writings, Christian Church doctrines; Jewish doctrines woven into formal Messianic Worship Mat_15:6 arw Gen_2:16-17 etc.
Manipulation is akin to witchcraft (See T/N of similar title) ...... Extract 

"we need to practice the Fruit of self control (Gal_5:22-23) - not giving over to manipulation (sourcery / witchcraft) Gal_5:20 arw Pro_12:22 see Gen_3:1 subtle (H6175 - subtle, shrewd, sly - usually in the bad sense > H6191 - take crafty council, beware of) then in Gen_3:3 ff we see the enemy weave his craft of manipulation and subtle deception, twisting the truth and making misleading suggestions!... BEWARE Deu_18:10-11 witches, sourcerers, divination [magic], charmers, familiar spirits are all forms of manipulation of the TRUTH & 1Sa_15:23 - rebellion (H4805 - bitterness, rebellious [because of the bitterness?] > H4784 - to resist, to change, be disobedient, disobey, provoke to rebellion / rebel [against..]) is unto witchcraft "

Whereas Yeshua says - YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE - Joh_8:31-32 arw Joh_14:5-14 (See T/N - YESHUA is the walking, talking, living TORAH & YESHUA IS YHWH) This is RELATIONSHIP - NOT SYSTEMIC RELIGION!

We are saved by GRACE - NOT WORKS - systemic religion is a belief system based on the ways of man - works / actions as dictated by man; whereas relationship is based on sanctification (growth) based on works inspired by The Ruach Eph_2:10 arw Eph_2:8-9.

Remember - There were only 2 seeds in the Garden (adapted from the title of a book by the Late Brad Scott) - the one being The Tree of LIFE = YESHUA - giving eternal LIFE - and the other the Seed of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil (The word knowledge coming froim the base H18947 > H3045 - to use, to be intimate with - carnal relationship - COVENANT WORD) resulting in DEATH - eternal seperation from our Saviour Elohim resulting in Manipuylation by The Serpant! 

(T/N - Yisrael - (sons / daughters) - who or what are they - Eph_2:11-22 commentries - we are as much Yisrael and beneficeries of The Covenant promises as Judah. Rom_11:11 ff 

Many of us have, just like those who followed the 10 spies in The Wilderness; have seen Messiah through partaking of the Manna and Spiritual Waters from the Rock, witnessed the Grace and Mercy of our Shepherd King - yet are still bound by our slave / victim mentality - 

SLAVERY (Systemic religions) BY IT'S VERY NATURE IS A VIOLENT, PERVASIVE & OPPRESIVE SYSTEM UNDER WHICH THE SLAVE ENDURES A LIFE ENTIRELY DEPENDANT ON THE WHIM OF THE MASTER ON A PERMENANT & DAILY BASIS! (T/N - Slavery to the world - see Mat_6:25-34 -
Lack of TRUST in Messiah Yeshua and HIS completed works - 2Co_12:9; Pro_3:3-6
 
Have to always "earn" recognition - by WORKS / PERFORMANCE thus conforming to the IMAGE OF THE WORLD - Rom_12:1-2; Jas_4:1-4 vs 4
 
Living in constant fear of upsetting our masters - Mat_6:25; Rom_8:15 and Gal_4:6
 
Serving 2 M/masters - causes Mat_6:19-24 vs 24; Jas_1:6-8 - A HOUSE DIVIDED - Mat_12:25

Whereas a RELATIONSHIP ALWAYS HAS FREEDOM AND THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHICH PATH ONE WISHES TO ADOPT!

Walking by FAITH NOT SIGHT - Old Covenant vs New Covenant - This new covenant would be like the covenant through Moses in that it would fulfill the promises to Abraham. But this new covenant would not be like the covenant through Moses in one important respect: it would not be conditional on Israel’s obedience but it would be based solely on God’s love and faithfulness as led by The Ruach HaKodesh and empowered by The Completed and Perfect Works of Messiah. (Rebuttal - again Deu_30:1-6 ff; Progression of Eze_37:1-28; Second Exodus of Isa_11:11; Eze_20:1 ff esp from Eze_20:33 ff

Without FAITH (as defined by The Word) it is impossible to please ELOHIM - Heb 11:1 arw Heb 11:6.

Glossay - 

Where I have referred to something for example like H1132 > H1190 - or G4102 > G4109 I refer to my use of either Strongs or BDB concordance references.

ARW = as read with

Hope this makes some sense and is of assistance.

Shalom

Boaz

To Fast or not to Fast on Yom Kippur!

I have felt the need to post what is found below as we approach Yom Kippur. This post I initially prepared and posted on  24/03/22 in response to a Facebook post on the Biblical requirement to fast on Yom Kippur. There are additional additions to this post and such are dated as they are placed within the body of the op-ed:

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To begin with I agree with what the writer says regarding the need for and Biblical Validation of a fast-day to celebrate Yom Kippur; I believe it to be Biblically sound, I also agree with the writer that if your case with Yeshua is not right then don't waste your time and effort because works without the contrite and repentant heart is pointless - Isa_64:6  as we all have become as one unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as soiled rags. And all of us fade like a leaf, and our crookednesses, like the wind, have taken us away thus Isa_64:7  And there is no one who calls on HIS Name, who stirs himself up to be strengthened (a - Commonly understood as “Take hold of.” ) in HIM; for HE has hidden HIS face from us, and HE has consumed us because of our crookednesses.

That being said Isa_58:3-6 does tie fasting (H6684 tsum - to cover ones' mouth - to fast) and affliction (H6031 anah - afflict, depress, to hurt, to exercise force against) together, so it does seem to be a practice that was practiced and seeming one that YHWH accepted as He never told them to stop the fasting  (one sees a similar principkle applied by Yeshua when HE speaks to the leadership of the day in Mat_23:23-25) - thus tying a day of fasting and afflicting to a national daily acts of benevolence towards the weak & oppressed are seemingly what YHWH is seeking (a repantant and humbled heart - again I agree with the writer). Our Elohim plainly does not want just hypocritical fasting and shallow, hollow prayer on Yom Kippur whilst the national culture of strife, social abuse and class privilege still continues unabated.

(05/10/24 - an additional later thought - "The Fast, when carried out correctly with a repentant heart, as a corban [laying down of our lives as led by The Ruach as Yeshua did] leads to and shows humilty of all those partaking - both great and small, rich & poor, Priest and Prince, King and pauper thus enabling the one fasting in such a manner, regardless of status, to Humble themselves in the Eyes of Yeshua - Jas_4:6-12 read also with Isa_58:6-14 NB vs 9 - making one's life a Sacrifice of PRAISE [perpetual thanksgiving] - Psa_116:17 Heb_13:15 through Rom_12:1 - theferfore It is not what you do, BUT the heart with which you do it! This is a Covenant Life style NOT JUST A ONE DAY OF THE YEAR ACTION = thus making the actual day of Yom Kippur in and of itself a set-apart day of rememberance of KIPPUR [H3725 > H3722 - covering, purging, reconcilliation, cleansing by the Atonement (BLOOD of YESHUA) see Gen_6:14 for the use of H3722 Kaphar - pitch] sealed by the KAPHER - thus one day of the year - 7th month [Tisheri] 10 - we commemorate ie: recall and show respect for (someone or something) with a mark or celebration (of that event or person) by doing or producing something - through / in our marking by the afflicting of our flesh our being Atoned and reconciled with YHWH our Elohim in and through Yeshua and His works on the Stake, works completed before the foundations of the earth were laid, through the eternal solemnization this day as commanded in Lev_23:27-32)

Continuation with original post of 24/03/22

If we read with Isa_58:13 - Yom Kippur, when read with Lev_23:32 is the Shabbat of Shabbats [Highest Shabbat, Moed Shabbat Shabbaton] - and it is taught by the Sages that should Yom Kippur fall on a normal Shabbat (as it does for some this year 2024) then one must fast as Yom Kippur is the more Holy Moed (if I may opine that); thus it is my opinion that the normal Shabbat should always be celebrated with with a heart of affliction anyway because is that not what dying to self and carrying our cross is all about, doing it YHWH's way and not our way? Are we not also called in Lev_23:28-32 to ensure that we, our house, our servants even our animals do absolutely no servile work at all on Yom Kippur? - See Exo_20:8-11 for the weekly Shabbat - the restrictions and wording are similar to those of Yom Kippur.

If this is the case I must then ask - What separates the normal Shabbat from Yom Kippur?

My answer ...

Lev_23:29-32 seems to me to make the distinction between affliction and work and then continues, as stated by the writer, of the actions of normal daily tasks for employment / income or other masters (ie: servile / work) will cause one to be cut you off / destroyed by YHWH our Elohim (please note the severity of this action on this set-apart day - not a day to play with!) -

This then begs the question - is it possible to read this to mean you can still afflict yourself (ie by fasting) and still continue to do normal work? I believe that this summation could be reasonably made.


Now turning briefly to The Brit Chadasah and Act_27:9 one see's Sha'ul and Luke (who wrote The Book of Acts) speaking of Yom Kippur as the "fast had already past" a Jewish idiom for Yom Kippur - the storms they were weathering were the cold winter storms which would relate to the end of the summer and beginning of winter - strengthening assumption that these occured in the Yom Kippur seasons.

When reading Lev 16 and the required sacrifices and protocols this seems to be an entire day's work and ceremony for the High Priest and his helpers - "no lunch breaks".

This is the day that the H/P pleads for the house of Yisrael and all her tribes and families - I can only imagine what real and pious believers in the coming of The Lamb in those days prior to The Messiah and His Crucifixion must have prayed as they, being heads, and wives and mothers etc of such heads, of their tribes and homes, prayed for the mercy of Elohim over their Nation, Tribes and maybe more specifically their families AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES NOT YET REDEEMED THROUGH BELIEF AND REDEMPTION THROUGH THE PROMISED COMING OF THE WORD, MEMRA OF YHWH ELOHIM, MESSIAH YESHUA!

Now we all know what Yeshua had to go through to qualify as our High Priest who may now legally enter THE Holy of Holies not made by Human Hands - [Php_2:6-11] Heb_9:11 and Heb_9:24 - and may thus intercede on behalf of Yisrael, our Tribes, families - especially those not yet redeemed by FAITH through GRACE (Eph_2:8-9): I wonder how Yeshua, before the Father day and night, cries out for His Bride / Body / Kingdom? How then should we, only as emphasis of this opinion CRY OUT AND THANK THE FATHER FOR YESHUA FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US AND BEG ON BEHALF OF OUR LOVED ONES ESPECIALLY THE UNSAVED FOR HIS MERCY AND GRACE (Mercy and Grace are two seperate issues)?

If the Levitical H/P, who is carrying the weight of Yisrael and HIS OWN HOUSE on his shoulders before YHWH Elohim (and  in Yeshua case for all Israel until the very end) - and not that we can ever be Yeshua or the Levitical H/P - but should we not be crying out with as much passion as they did and Yeshua still does? Then let us ask of ourselves - In such a National day and situation would there really be time to prepare food and eat? - if we are, as the writer correctly states, in a position of true spiritual affliction - would we (men being as Yeshua in their homes - Eph_5:23 ff and especially women being as Rachael crying out for her lost children - see Jer_31:15 - but please read the entire Jer 31 - this is all about the Greater Exodus and the ingathering of all the tribes, completion of The Re-newed Covenant (Brit Chadasah) and as read with Mat_2:18 - describing the death of the baby boys under the hand of Herod - a foreshadowing of the Anti-Messiah? - Is this not something to be pleading for ladies, is this not a time and day to really be begging that Yeshua will come and save His Children?)

So in my opinion I do not believe that to Fast on Yom Kippur is incorrect and additionally I do believe it was practiced and thus at this time I am of the opinion that should we really be moved by The Ruach of our Father and Yeshua, as ..... stated;

We (I) cannot, but out of heart-felt thanks-giving for what Yeshua did for me, and for His continual intercession come before His Throne of Grace, for 

• Yisrael,

• my Tribe

• AND MY FAMILY through / by / in an act of praise, worship and homage as His vassel servant set this day apart from a normal day or a weekly Shabbat through the affliction of my soul by not eating or drinking for 24 hours! -

This day (Yom Kippur) is after all the day of preparation for reconciliation of the people of Yisrael; the preperation for Sukkot (Marriage Feast and final ingathering); preperation for another year of grace to enable us to practice set ting ourselves right with YHWH Elohim; preperation the Jubilee, Shmita and so much more - THIS IS THE SHABBAT SHABBATON - The Shabbat of Shabbats'. Praise YHWH through Yeshua that He has by Faith through Grace brought us back to this appointment - an appointment, moed, that in and of itself is not just a day, BUT rather a set-apart Divine and ordained meeting, occasion to bare our hearts and afflict our corrupted flesh, enemy (Rom_8:1-11) presenting for the truly redeemed House of Israel another opportunity to prepare for a continual life style of Yom Kippur and thus so much more to be thankful for.

This, for what it is worth, is my considered opinion on the choice we need to make on whether to fast or not on Yom Kippur. 

Boaz - 06/10/24

Beware the tools of destruction.

Having just read this article I have been led to pen the following addressing the dangers as I perceive them of AI generated VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) and AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) especially with our younger and more vulnerable generations of today.

It has been my contention for quite a few years now that we will find the mark of Rev 13 in the Internet Matrix (Highway to hell - 2018), so now to further build on that belief I need to address the dangers of Virtual and Augmented AI stimulated learning and experiences which I believe are extremely damaging to the person (mind, emotions, human functioning and learning process going forward into Wisdom and Life application).

Now that being said, and the fact that so many so called experts differ on everything and that the web is already so untrustworthy I do not believe we need or are called to all be 'experts' in these various fields of the social sciences and human resources: I believe we are able to arrive at sensible conclusions often without the experts - take for example the fact that we did not need to understand the biology, science, legal implications to know that the whole CVDI9 jab was not of YHWH our Elohim - we just had to know what The WORD stated on mixing, kosher, us being the Living Temple and so forth to arrive at the conclusion that this procedure was indeed not of our Elohim and thus must not be accepted and THAT WE SIMPLY CANNOT TAKE THE FORCED PROCEDURE, an action now being proved to have been correct!

The same is, in my opinion, applicable in this matter of Artificial Learning / Instruction, both VR and it's destructive cousin AR. They are not real - THEY ARE VIRTUAL / MATRIX REALITIES based on the thoughts, plans and desire of fallen man!

THESE LEARNING / ASSISTANCE ARTIFICIAL METHODS ARE IMPOSED ON THE BRAIN THROUGH ARTIFICIAL STIMULI (a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue : A thing that arouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive - and in the case of AR & VR the thing that arouses the activity - stimuli - is, as already stated humanly created and artificially applied (even forcibly?) to the mind - this action is NOT DIVINE, NOT THE RUACH HAKODESH INSPIRED through relationship and Divine Covenant - Rom_8:1-9)

One can, if you so desired, simply do a cursory search on the sciences of learning: BUT obviously one can and must also draw from ones' own experiences primarily, experiences which we all have had. Such an investigation will enable us to discover that to learn, as we all in times past used learnt, need to have all our 5 senses stimulated and operating through said life evoking stimuli.

Perceptual learning is experience-dependent enhancement of our ability to make sense of what we see, hear, feel, taste or smell. These changes are permanent or semi-permanent, as distinct from shorter-term mechanisms like sensory adaptation or habituation. (Link)

In this (Extract) the question - Why is learning through senses important?

and then goes on to provide the following answer to it's question:

Sensory play encourages learning through exploration, curiosity, problem solving and creativity. It helps to build nerve connections in the brain and encourages the development of language and motor skills.

To this I add that again we see that problem solving is crucial and beneficial for us as created humans to learn and thus develop as humans NOT AS CYBORGS - A term blending the words cybernetic and organism, originally proposed in 1960 to describe a human being whose physiological functions are aided or enhanced by artificial means such as biochemical or electronic modifications to the body  Britannica ...... Thus to just provide an answer without causing a person to actively seek, investigate, explore is NOT acceptable and beneficially uplifting and true problem solving and it is precisely this sort of damaging short-cut to daily problem solving that AR provides: Again it gives and answer without allowing us to follow our own investigations / route of discovery - in other words we do not have to think a matter through, thus we never really need or have cause to consider our actions and their consequences in life, on others, on situations at hand and so forth - see Isa_55:6-7; Jer_29:11-14; Mat_7:7-8 and more.

The above being said is it any surprise that I, from my own observations, and as is being maintained that the Gen Z generation are losing their ability to critically think ..... however it is not just the critical thinking aspect - there is a knock-on effect at play here as well through the loss of the ability (more so in so called developing countries) to relate with others in society, and the work environment on social, confrontational, inter-personal levels; and possibly even more importantly with themselves on intrapersonal levels of normal human societal norms of behaviour.

So briefly and in a nutshell - Society is lost, confused often having no hope of escape from this dystopian world we now live and function in!

Now with the simple and cursory introduction above I am impelled to ask a few questions -

How do we apply the process of Rom_12:1-2 through VR & AR our addled brains and non-functioning societies?

Or

How do we obey Deu_10:12, Deu_30:6? Noting that Deu_30:6 is directly linked to coming back to physical Torah observance in the last days - see Deu_30:1-5 - a prophecy playing out in our time now.

Or what of

Mar_12:29-31 (Also Mat_22:37-40) which is directly associated with Mat_6:6-8, a relationship with YHWH our Elohim (our Supreme and only Authority - NB: AI also presents itself as an authority an el governing our very life and thought process): Reading from Mat_6:9-13 we are requesting through our Relationship with YHWH Elohim (Our Kingdom Ruler and Authority) that HIS KINGDOM (with all It pertains to) COMES TO EARTH AS IT IS ESTABLISHED IN HEAVEN (Mat_6:10) through the Divine instructions and requests provided in Mat_6:7-9 and Mat_6:11-13.

We were created to learn through actual YHWH led life induced stimuli NOT SOMETHING ARTIFICIALLY STIMULATED by man.

We need to remember that the Hebrew mindset is verb / action orientated putting YHWH at the centre of our lives with us serving HIM as HE instructs, leads and allows experiences to happen to us so that we are shaped to HIS Image. This is true Corban, a life of true worship grounded in The Death, Burial, Resurrection of Messiah Yeshua and thereby our aligning ourselves with a pattern of His Death, Burial, Resurrection being played out in our lives as led through these life experiences (Picking up our Crosses and dying to self).

On the other side of the coin we have the Greek mindset based on our understanding of Biblical and life concepts as perceived by us making these concepts of ideas the orientating drive-forced behind our fallen style of living / functioning and thus putting us at the centre our lives with HIM more serving us as we instruct HIM. The resulting Sacrifice in this case is not one of Covenant relationship commitment and Shepherded (Corban) by Yeshua (Ps23) but rather one of contract; a Quid pro quo - an agreement between two or more parties in which there is a reciprocal exchange of goods or services. Basically meaning I do this you do that sort of arrangement, and if you do not do what I think you should do I cancel my side of the contract or simply change the contract conditions (aka Replacement theology).

So to conclude: When going back to the original article describing the intended use of AI to de-program any narrative that in any way does not comply with the "official narrative" of the powers that be (and the WORD, both written and Revealed certainly are not in line with their narrative of the perceived truth of these powers that be),these powers that be, by classifying such information as conspiracy theories and 'binning them' hide the Truth. Si I ask then: Where do our younger generations, they who have been brought up on a diet of Google, YouTube, VR, AR, LGBT+++, Safe Zones, Conflict Free areas', liberally tainted and perverted Truth find themselves today?

These younger generations, and I believe in particular the Millennial Generation (circa 1981 to 1996); Generation Z (circa 1997 to 2012) and now The Gen Alpha (2013-2025) will be under extreme pressure to adopt to the NWO systems of education, society and human behaviour because firstly this perverted and perceived truth is their normal; and secondly because I believe that these are the generations that will be playing a massive role in this period of the Return of Messiah & The Second Greater Exodus they have been deliberately targeted as !

The answer to this dilemma I believe lies with us, the parents and grand-parents. We need to return to Yeshua, we need to seek HIM with all our hearts, then, and only then, will we as parents, grand-parents, guardians of these young people be qualified to play active and Biblically defined roles in there lives to prepare them for what is coming.

They need a RELATIONSHIP WITH MESSIAH - NOT RELIGION because denominational religion will be based on The Word as manipulated by AI through the many demonic tentacles that have been already woven into their lives, social structures and norms. They, hopefully through us, will be led to a true and life saving relationship with The Word, the One Who Created them and us for a time such as this (Eph 2:8-10).

Without being critical we need to acknowledge that these mentioned generations by-en-large do not have normal human social skills based on real life, skill largely free of influence of THE MATRIX OF THE AI as we older generations do, we grew up with post offices, snail mail and land-lines - some of us even before TV was invented.

Please do not think that I am dumping on them and building us up .... not at all, WE HAVE ALL LOST THE PLOT, however we older generations (aka Baby Boomers etc) do have a history that is more based on human relations and less on AI than they do, AND we do remain their parents and grand-parents and therefore do carry Divine responsibility and accountability for them - BUT WE LEAD ONLY AS LED BY THE RUACH THROUGH THE FINISHED WORKS OF MESSIAH AND WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE WRITTEN WORD!

These younger people are sick and tired of dead Religion - They, more than we may realise, want the Truth - most that I speak with know they are in trouble, they know the times are critical BUT THEY KEEP WANTING TO KNOW WHERE THEY CAN TURN TO FOR HELP! We older generation need, no should make ourselves available for them. It is our responsibility! Let us rise to the occasion - WE WERE ALL BORN FOR A TIME SUCH AS THIS - LET US ALL WORK OUT OUR SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING!

Do not take or discard out of hand what I have said - please, if you have read this far, test all I have said against the Word in Prayer.

Shalom

Boaz (15 Sept 2024)

What / Who is the Covenant?

 

Before we even begin with this post it is imperative that we understand that the entire Word and relationship with YHWH our Elohim through Yeshua is based on a Divine Partnership based on a Covenant - Gen 1:26-30. 

When reading Devarim (Deuteronomy) we can see a similar pattern being represented - this is known as a Suzerain Covenant - a covenant relationship in which YHWH pledges to be the Suzerain (King) over Israel while Israel in turn is seen as YHWH's vassal who is expected to be faithful to the Covenant Bond. YHWH as the suzerain protects, provides, and guides Israel. 

Here is a basic structure of this sort of Suzerain Covenant as laid out in Devarim -  

Preamble - Dev 1:1-5:

Historical Prologue - Dev 1:6-4:43:

Stipulations - Dev 4:44-26:19:

Ratification / Oath - Dev 27:1-26:

Bless / Curse and additional stipulations - Dev  28:1-30:20.

 

In this eternal never to be changed Covenant it is obvious that - 

YHWH is the Great King and

Yisrael  is the Vassal who are to govern and rule on earth as YHWH’s repetitive by being Light to the Nations (Deut 4:1-8 & Mat 5-7) a reflection of Yeshua The Creator.

In the Creation of man and woman and their marriage we see the reflection and representation of the Creator showing the World (and us) His relationship with His Bride and the reproduction of spiritual offspring (Eph 5:22-6:4 arw Mal 2:14-17 & Jer 31:31-33).

The Covenant that YHWH made with His People is a perfect and eternal never to change Covenant which is revealed progressively - in other words IT HAS NEVER CHANGED AND NEVER WILL BECAUSE YESHUA IS THE EMBODIEMENT OF THE LIVING COVENANT - the Covenant was revealed in seasons like the growth of a seed - from seed to maturity and harvest - NOT IN DISPENSATIONS (an allotted period of time with a beginning and an end whereupon a new dispensation begins) - and be described something like this -

1. The Edenic Covenant [Gen_2:3-25 - Gen_3:1-23] was re-affirmed via

2. The Noachic Covenant Expansion [Gen_8:20-22 – Gen_9:1-17];

3. The Avrahamic Covenant Extension [Gen_12:1-3; Gen_15:1-21; Gen_17:1-22, Gen_18:10-19; and Gen_22:1-18];

4. The Courtship Covenant Extension and Expansion [Exo_6:3-8]; The Sinaitic Betrothal Covenant Extension and Expansion [Exo_19:3–Num_10:10];

5. The Davidic Covenant Extension and Expansion [1Sa_16:1-13 and 2Sa_7:8-17];

6. The Solomonic Wisdom Covenant Extension and Expansion [1Ki_3:3-15]; and,

7. The Renewed Covenant Extension and Expansion [Jer_31:27-40; Eze_36:22-38, and Isa_60:1-11 - Isa_62:1-12]. 

This is a very short and simple explanation of the Covenant Relationship we enter into when claiming redemption and salvation through Yeshua (being reborn for want of a more generic term) and as spoken of by Yeshua in John 3:1-18 arw Eph 2:1-22.  

So then what is the Hebraic and thus Biblical understanding of a Covenant?

In Hebrew it is the word brit from Strongs H1285 that is translated as Covenant, however the meaning or implications of that Covenant and it’s conditions are more firmly entrenched in the Hebrew word Nachalah  from Strongs H5159 often translated in our Bibles as an inheritance, possession, heritage.

The Covenant made with us through YHWH is eternal and never changing and although we have the right to an inheritance, certain possessions and heritages these are not guaranteed but rather predicated on our choices and obedience to His stipulations contained in His Suzerain Covenant and as shown above this Covenant with it’s benefits can be annulled or lead to divorce and curses! (Ex 19:5-8; Ex 24:7; Deut 28:1-2 and Deut 28:15-16 and many more) 

The word Nachalah Strongs H5159 is derived from the root H5157 and related to H5158  a word first used in Gen 32:23 and translated as a brook; a river which causes deltas’ to form; which divides up and apportions land and gives life and food - a Covenant is therefore not to be seen as something passed down to me by legal right of passage after death to do with as I think proper - my possession, my heritage to pass on - NO instead it is a living relationship of obedience to the Suzerain Covenant (which is the embodiment and rule of The King) prepared by The Suzerain King and to which we have agreed to the conditions contained therein!

Therefore just because my father in the flesh was Covenanted to YHWH in and through Yeshua DOES NOT GIVE ME THE RIGHT TO MAKE CLAIMS ON THIS COVENANT AND IT’S PROMISES THROUGH HIS MERITS! The Covenant and it’s blessings (conditions) are not a biological or legal right based on “heritage” but rather on the Seed of The Son of The Promise - (Eze 18:1-32; John 8:31-59 and Rom 9:6 See John 3:1-18 again) and have to be renewed by each succeeding generation because The Covenant and It’s promises are a living forward looking and progressing way of life for those accepting the Rule and Provisions of The Suzerain Eternal King - this can be seen represented by the Sign of Circumcision as recorded in Gen 17:9-14 and administered by the father of the house and in Scriptures such as Jos 24:14 ff.

This is a very short and encapsulated presentation of The Covenant and what it is in essence - there is so much more because Yeshua Himself is The Living Covenant, and as we know to break the Covenant (Torah - marriage contract) is SIN (1 John 3:4) thus when we walk in Covenant (Torah) we are walking in the Authority of Yeshua and reflecting His Glory and Authority in the world, His Creation as was intended in Gen 1:16-30 arw Gen 2:18-25 and expounded upon in Eph 5:22-6:4 and I would draw you attention to verses 23-31 as we apply His Covenant (Torah) we become bone of His Bone and flesh of His Flesh - back to The Garden and forward to The Garden - Rev 22:1-5 as He restores His Bride and Creation back to Him, His Covenant, His Rule.

Here we have in short the essence of The Covenant so for those of us wanting to return to our Elohim in and through Yeshua our King we may need to ask ourselves the question:
Where do I stand and W/whom do I reflect?

To give credit where credit is due much of the understanding that I have gleamd on this subject matter over the years can be attributed to The Rabbi's son - Bill Bullock.

Once again please study this out with an attitude of prayer, supplication and with His Word in hand  - we are all just trying to find our way home and I pray therefore that we may we find favour with our Heavenly Elohim and Abba in and through Yeshua as led by The Ruach HaKodesh as He progressively reveals Himself, His Covenant, His Torah (Instructions) and Way to us in these end times.