Trusting in the Lord

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Shabbat Shalom

The Messianic Prophecy Bible Team would like to wish everyone a peaceful Shabbat. [Beginning this evening at nightfall]!

A joyful day rest.

A time when we can set aside all our weekday concerns and devote ourselves to higher pursuits.

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Simchat Torah

Chag Sameach (Happy Holiday)

“Oh how I love your Torah! It is my meditation all the day”.( Psalm 119 : 97 )


It is a joyous holiday that celebrates the Jewish love of Torah and study. Begins in the sunset of September 26, 2013 and ends in the nightfall of September 27, 2013.

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Thank You.

HOSHANAH RABBAH ( The Last Day of Sukkot )

May we all be blessed with happiness, good health and prosperity.

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The Coming of Zion’s King

Description: The Coming of Zion’s King

Prophecy: Zechariah 9:9

9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! 
Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! 
See, your king comes to you, 
righteous and having salvation, 
gentle and riding on a donkey, 
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Fulfillment: Matthew 21:1-11


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HAVE A FESTIVE 5TH DAY OF SUKKOT!

Lev 23:24 “Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto Yeshua.” 

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A Messianic Sukkot: 2013

"You will dwell in booths seven days. All that are Israelites born will dwell in booths, so your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I AM the Lord, your God!" [Leviticus 23:42, 43].

The command to dwell in booths during this third First Fruits of the growing season is pinnacle not only to tradition, but also relates directly to something we need to remember in our every day lives - the frailty of our temporary dwelling in body, and the Divine provision from the Great Provider, our Lord. When the Israelites were lead out of Egypt by the Lord, they were accustomed to their provision coming from Pharaoh - their food, their shelter, their water, even their rigorous work load - and now they were faced with something completely new and different. Their dwelling places now were uprooted and moved around frequently, their food supply fell from the heavens like the dew, their water came from a Rock, and their new work load was not making bricks but having faith. 

Today, when we dwell in our booths during this season, we are reminded of the same work load our ancestors' had in the wilderness; having faith in the Lord and realizing that the blessings we have in our life are because He gave them to us. It's easy to melt into the background of society, go to work day in and day out, dream and hope for bigger things in the future - and all the while lose sight of the preciousness and sanctity of our relationship with the Lord. Sukkot is a great time for all of us who are stuck in a whirlwind of busy activities to take a step back and celebrate the goodness of our Lord - putting all of our focus on Him during this Sacred Time, in which we share activities with the Lord instead of the world.

We can read in the first chapter of the Book of John how the Scripture says, "...and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..." and understand that Yeshua [Jesus] is the embodiment of the Word of God - He came in a temporary dwelling of a human body and became like us as an example to us on how to live. There have even been speculations as to whether or not our Messiah was actually born during this season of Booths, the last First Fruits of the harvest season.

We know that Yeshua was not born during the winter months because the sheep were in the pasture [Luke 2:8], and if you study the history of John the Immerser [or John the Baptist], you will find that John was conceived about Sivan 30, the eleventh week. When Zechariah was ministering in the temple, he received an announcement from God about a coming son. The eighth course of Abia, when Zechariah was ministering, was the week of Sivan 12 to 18 (Killian n.d.). Adding forty weeks for a normal pregnancy reveals that John the Immerser was born on or about Passover (Nisan 14). We know six months after John's conception, Mary conceived Yeshua (Luke 1:26-33). Therefore, Yeshua would have been conceived six months later in the month of Kislev. Kislev 25 is Hanukkah. Was the Light of the world conceived on the festival of lights?

Starting at Kislev 25, and the Hanukkah festival continuing for eight days and counting through the nine months of Mary's pregnancy, one arrives at the time of the birth of Yeshua at the Festival of Tabernacles (the early fall of the year). During the Feast of Tabernacles, God required all male Jews to come to Jerusalem. The many pilgrims coming to Jerusalem would have spilled over to the surrounding towns; and we know that Bethlehem is about 5 miles from Jerusalem. Joseph and Mary were unable to find room at the inn because of the influx of so many pilgrims. They may have been given shelter in a sukkah!

We know our Messiah was made manifest in a temporary body when He came to earth; is it possible He was also put into a temporary dwelling during His birth? The field would have been dotted with sukkots during this time to temporarily shelter animals as well as people; the Hebrew word "stable" is called a sukkoth [Genesis 33:17].

Let us celebrate during this season of joy and remember that all of our provision comes from the Lord, and that our dwelling here on earth is but temporary - "...All flesh is grass and all its loving kindness is like the flower of the field. The grass is withered, the flower fades because the Spirit of the Lord blows upon it. Surely the people is grass. The grass is withered, the flower fades, but the Word of our God will stand forever." [Isaiah 40:6b-8].

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Returning to the Lord: Yom Kippur

We are in the days between Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; these days are known as the Days of Awe. During this time the Lord is calling all of His children to Teshuva, which in Hebrew, literally means, "return". In the times of Moses, the Day of Atonement was serious business - very specific details and observances, with an offering made by fire, no servile work, and afflicting oneself [Leviticus 23:27].

In the generation we live in today, the most important focus on Yom Kippur should be Teshuva, our returning to the Lord - something that is easily overlooked, taken for granted, and misunderstood in the times we live in. As believers in Messiah Yeshua [Jesus Christ], the atonement that is sought after on Yom Kippur is something we already have free access to; through His blood and our faith in Him, our sins are atoned for once and for all. When we sin, turn away from the Lord, and do our own agenda instead of His, we can turn back to the Lord and ask for forgiveness; most of us feel that pull in our Spirit calling us to Tehsuva, and some of us ignore it until our circumstances get so bad we pull a "911 God" and begin bargaining with the Lord for some sort of relief. 

The days between the New Year and the Day of Atonement for a faith-filled believer in Yeshua is a beautiful time to ask the Lord to reveal the things in our inner man that are displeasing to Him - this is an opportunity we should take all year long, on an as needed basis; however, these days right now approaching Yom Kippur are especially powerful because of the ordinances the Lord set with the Israelites. This is the time He ordained for us to reflect, repent, and be sealed in Eternity with our names written in the Book of Life. 

In observing Yom Kippur, we don't have to "hope" that the Lord forgives us, or anticipate that He might be angry with us and not write our names down in the Book of Life - because that Book of Life is the Lamb's Book of Life, and the blood of our Savior and Redeemer has written our names in it in accordance with our faith in Him. "Therefore, since we have been made righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Yeshua Messiah also through Whom we have had access by faith into this grace in which we stand and we boast in hope of the Glory of God." [Romans 5:1,2].

During these Days of Awe, as the Lord calls each of us to Teshuva, and return to Him, it is also important to remember that we have been given a seal by the Lord, to know that we are His, and can rest assured that our names are in the Lamb's Book of Life in accordance with this seal. This seal is something more tangible and evident than anyone ever had in the Day of Moses - during the days of animal sacrifice and the Ancient observances of Yom Kippur, one was left with only a waning hope that they have been forgiven and their names were recorded for another year in the Book of Life. Today, we have been given something so definite,  so solid, and so unique, we should never again question the greatness of our Lord. 

This seal is called Ruach HaKodesh, or the Holy Spirit. In Ephesians 1:13, 14 we read, "In Whom also yourselves, because you heard the message of Truth, the gospel of your Salvation, in which you also believed, you were sealed by the promised Holy Spirit, Who is a down payment of our inheritance, salvation, for a redemption of the purchased possession, in praise of His glory." This gift of the Holy Spirit is direct evidence of the Lord's possession over us - as we freely offer ourselves to Him, as we return to Him, as we obey Him. 

As we approach Yom Kippur, let us observe this Day of Atonement with a fast in gratitude and repentance; being grateful that we have atonement through the blood of Yeshua our Messiah, and repenting from anything the Holy Spirit may show us about ourselves that is displeasing to the Lord. These Days of Awe are meant to be spent solely concentrated on your relationship with the Lord - and as Yom Kippur comes upon us the nightfall of Friday, September 13, 2013, we can and should continually pray for forgiveness of our sins and the salvation of the Jewish People. [BNF 09.08.13]

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An Offering Made by Fire: Rosh HaShanah

Leviticus 23:23 "And the Lord spoke to Moses saying, "Speak to the children of Israel saying, 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you will have a Sabbath, a memorial announced with a blowing of horns, a holy convocation. You will do no servile work on this day, but you will make an offering made by fire to the Lord.'"

This is the time of year we refer to as Rosh HaShanah, or "Head of the Year", the Jewish New Year. Many of us will observe this day as the Lord commanded, by blowing of horns and taking the day off from our regular work week, or eating apples dipped in honey to signify having a sweet new year. But how is it that we will make an offering made my fire to the Lord, as is commanded in this Scripture?

The "blowing of horns" in this passage of Scripture is referring to the Shofar, an instrument made from a hollowed out ram's horn that the children of Israel used often for many types of warning calls, war cries, victory praises, and gathering announcements. On Rosh HaShanah, the Shofar is used as a call for Teshuva, or repentance, and symbolizes the voice of the Lord crying out for His people to return to Him with their hearts.

Doing no servile work on this day gives us an opportunity to sit and reflect on the past year's grievances against the Lord; this time is to be used to meditate on the things we have done in sin and seek the Lord for true repentance - which is a change of mind followed by actions of obedience to return to the Lord's commands.

Our offering made by fire to the Lord in today's relevant terms has nothing to do with animal sacrifice - this is a sacrifice of mind, spirit, and soul, in which we offer up our entire beings to the Lord and ask Him to bring us through His Refiner's Fire: "And I shall bring the third part through the fire and will refine them as silver is refined and will try them as gold is tried. They will call on My name and I will hear them. I will say, 'It is My people': and they will say, 'The Lord is my Shepherd.'" [Zechariah 13:9].

In Isaiah 48:10 we read, "Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction." These two passages of Scripture tell us exactly how the Lord refines and purifies us: through the fire, in the furnace of affliction. As we thoughtfully reflect on everything we have committed in sin this past year, the Lord is actually looking at the intents of our heart; why we did what we did, and if we are truly coming to Teshuva, or just having outward appearances of repentance with no true heart desire to return to the Lord in obedience.

As we face a new year and we wish one another "L'Shanah Tova", or a Good New Year, let us not only reflect on our sin, but let us, of free-will, offer our hearts to the Lord as an offering made by fire; let us ask Him to burn up the fleshly desires and the tendencies to sin in our heart and cleanse us for the New Year - so we may face the Day of Atonement with confidence that we will call on His name and He will hear us, saying, "It is My people" - and we can say, "The Lord is my Shepherd". [BNF 9.1.13]

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