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Colour coded details of our beloved TaNaKh:
1. Torah = History & Law, 2. Nevi’im = The Prophets. 3. *Ketuvim = all other Writings.
*The Ketuvim - Includes, Poetical
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Please Note: Some alterations
or (additions) have been made relating to ‘Names’ and ‘Attributes’ of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim (God), having been corrected
like it once was pre the “Masoretic Text”.
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Remember the following truth from our beloved Torah!
“Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which
I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH FROM
IT, that ye may keep the commandments of אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה - the LORD your Eloleichem,
which I command you”. Davarim - Deuteronomy 4:2. (JPS-1917).
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With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
On the day that the Mishkan was fully erected, the chieftains were instructed to bring identical tribal offerings to the Mishkan.
Numbers 7:10.
“And the princes
brought the dedication-offering of the altar in the day that it was anointed;
even the princes brought their offering before the altar”.
It is striking that אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s instruction to bless the people.
אֱלֹהִים - Elohim preceded these offerings, as if to make clear that the priestly blessing was completely unconditional. אֱלֹהִים - Elohim loved us.
Let us look at the priestly blessing in Numbers 6:23-27, as it is still powerful for all of us:
“And יְהוָה
- the
LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: ‘Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying: On
this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel; ye shall say unto them: יְהוָה
- the
LORD bless thee, and keep thee; יְהוָה
- the
LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; יְהוָה
- the
LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. So shall they put
My Name upon the children of
No gifts were necessary, yet they were brought. Why? Perhaps because knowing we were loved drew us to return that love. We were blessed as a people; and, as a people, we would return that blessing with our own offerings, tribe by tribe. The gifts would benefit everyone. Without them, there would have been no sacrificial rites. These last two actions in Naso were reciprocal: a gift of blessing for the people, a gift of offering for אֱלֹהִים - Elohim.
Thus, the Israelites were now organized into a “sacred community” a
k’hilah k’doshah protecting one another, protecting the Mishkan, offering gifts
to אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, shielded by אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s blessing.
Many have been interested in the simple meaning of the text: What was this all about? Why these three verses? He explained as follows. The first verse, “ יְהוָה - the LORD bless thee, and keep thee” offered material protection; אֱלֹהִים - Elohim would watch over us and protect us from harm. The second, “ יְהוָה - the LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee”, promised enlightenment and spiritual fulfilment. The third, “יְהוָה - the LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace”, meant that אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s anger toward the people would be suppressed. With אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s anger averted, the people could be granted a life in physical and spiritual balance that would make us whole, bringing us into peace.
Blessing acknowledges holiness, thus we are holy. With this blessing being communal is important. We had already been given instructions for personal ‘protection’, ‘enlightenment’, and ‘peace’. Following the mitzvot of the Torah would elevate each person. Bringing offerings to the Mishkan would check greed and promote the spirit. Because of these individual pathways, the community would be worthy of blessing. The community would become a k’hilah k’doshah. It would encourage personal growth for the sake of the whole, teaching the individual that the sum is greater than the parts. It would guide each person toward the most important nourishment of all: a better world for all.
It is known that the priest - any priest - can offer this blessing to the community. Yet this meant uttering אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s secret Name publicly so all would hear it. Later tradition (made entirely by men) held that only the high priest was permitted to pronounce the Name on Yom Kippur, behind the sacred curtain protecting the ‘Ark of the Covenant’. Why the change? Humans cannot help going against יְהוָה - the LORD’s will!
Can a community be holy if its leaders are not? A power-driven priest reflected absolute irreverence. How might this have been evident? A priest who is not loved by the people ought not to take part in blessing the people. On one occasion, when a priest went up and spread forth his hands, before he completed the blessing, he turned into a heap of bones. This happened to him because there was no love between him and the people. Then another priest went up and pronounced the blessing and so the day passed without harm. A priest who loves not the people or whom they love not may not pronounce the blessing.
To be responsible for אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s Name, we need to understand the implications of צְבָאוֹת-יְהוָה - ‘guarding it’, ‘using it’, and ‘living by it’. Like the priest who loved his people, he understood that blessing is derived from his own deeds and character, and from his appreciation of the goodness in the lives of his people.
To bless one is to bless all. To be blessed is to find ourselves in relationship
with one another, linked. “Thus they shall link My Name with the people of
It needs to be understood, that since the Sinai wilderness experience
all Hebrew prayed and used the most beloved and Sacred name. That is until
certain priests and rabbis claimed that we suddenly could no longer utter the
beloved Name. But what did אֱלֹהִים - Elohim say and do?
Let us read Malachi Chapter 2, verses 1 to 3.
“And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests. If ye will not hearken, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto My Name, saith צְבָאוֹת-יְהוָה - the LORD of Tzva’ot (Hosts) then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I curse them, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your hurt, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your sacrifices; and ye shall be taken away unto it”.
But to this day they have gone against אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s will, and thus we are forced to pray with words such as
“Blessed are You HaShem” – and what does HaShem mean? It translates as “the
Name”. Thus we have been forced by occultist Kabbalistic rabbis to pray and say,
“Blessed are you the Name”. How dare you, Elohim has asked us to always use His
precious Name!
If you do not believe me, well here is proof, and it
comes from our blessed Tanakh.
Key Verses on Calling Upon יְהוָה’s Name (JPS-1917):
Genesis 4:26. “And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his Name Enosh; then began men to call upon the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD”.
Genesis 12:8. “And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent... and there he builded an altar unto יְהוָה - the LORD, and called upon the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD”.
Genesis
21:33. “And Abraham
planted a tamarisk-tree in
Genesis 26:25. “And he built an altar there, and called upon the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD, and pitched his tent there...”
1 Kings 18:24. “And call ye on the Name of your god, and I will call on the Name of יְהוָה; and the אֱלֹהִים - Elohim that answereth by fire, let him be אֱלֹהִים”.
2 Kings 5:11. “But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said: 'Behold, I thought: He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the Name of יְהוָה his אֱלֹהִים, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper’”.
Jeremiah 29:12. “And ye shall call upon Me, and go and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you”.
Isaiah 12:4. “And in that day shall ye say: ‘Give thanks unto יְהוָה - the LORD, proclaim His Name, declare His doings among the people, make mention that His Name is exalted’”.
Isaiah 55:6. “Seek ye יְהוָה - the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near”.
Joel 3:5. “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD shall be delivered...”
Micah 4:5. “For let all the peoples walk each one in the Name of its god, but we will walk in the Name of יְהוָה our אֱלֹהִים for ever and ever”.
Zephaniah 3:9. “For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD, to serve Him with one consent."
1 Chronicles 16:8. “O give thanks unto יְהוָה - the LORD, call upon His Name; make known His doings among the peoples”.
Psalm 79:6. “Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon Thy Name”.
Psalm 99:6. “Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His Name; they called upon יְהוָה - the LORD, and He answered them”.
Psalm 105:1. “O give thanks unto יְהוָה - the LORD, call upon His Name; make known His doings among the peoples”.
Psalm 116:4. “Then called I upon the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD: 'O יְהוָה - LORD, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul’”.
Psalm 116:13. “I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD”.
Psalm 116:17. “I will offer to Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the Name of יְהוָה - the LORD”.
Psalm 145:18. “ יְהוָה-
the LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to
all that call upon Him in truth”.
Countless rabbis of the past, and sadly many
who are present are cursed by אֱלֹהִים - Elohim! It is time that we faithful Hebrews, return unto יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ - the LORD our Eloheinu, and get rid of those
rabbis, especially Chabad who have taken over world of Hebrews and their
beloved Shuls, for they are fully into the evil
Kabbalah and other erroneous man made, so called Holy Works, and we must get
back rabbis who will listen to אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, blessed be He!
Have we forgotten so fast that when the
Chabad rebbe died, they printed a card with rabbi Schneerson’s photo and the words “This is
the God Mashiach”, yet this evil sect has have
taken over our synagogues world wide! Read … https://www.hebraicstudies.net/Chassidism.htm as it has the image of the card in
question, and much more!
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This site was originally created, for those who desired to return to our blessed and wonderful faith. Thus be wise and work on your faith and pray at least two or three times a day (if possible) and always seek our beloved אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s guidance, for His love is always with us, especially when we seek Him, blessed be He! However this site has become very much a teaching site with hundreds of studies!
Remember what אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, blessed be He, said the following through a number of our prophets...
“Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith צְבָאוֹת- יְהוָה- the LORD of
hosts” Mal’a’chi - Malachi 3:7. (JPS).
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שָׁלוֹם
עֲלֵיכֶם - Shalom
Aleichem - Peace be with you!
Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
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