INTRODUCTION

Samuel tells the story of the time when the Philistines had captured the land of Israel and had gotten rid of the blacksmiths. None of the Hebrews had a sword, or the means to get one. We, knowing that the Tanach is the sword of YHVH, live in a time when the ‘philistines’ have tried to take away our sword and the means to learn about it.

This booklet is a tough read. If you have the courage to read it through. If you have the curiosity to check the details in your Scriptures. If you are strong enough to stand against the accepted dogma of the day. Then you will know that you are being called by the CREATOR of the Universe to a new level of obedience and understanding.

NOTE

All Scriptures quoted, unless otherwise noted, are from the Tanach. If you are using an Old Testament there may be one or two verses variation in the passages mentioned. We use ETERNAL or CREATOR instead of the Name of God in respect.

THE DAY TEST

Does it not strike you as odd that the vast majority of people who claim to worship the ETERNAL ignore His commandment ‘To honour the seventh day’?

The King James Bible mentions keeping the Sabbath 144 times. Do you think the ETERNAL is trying to tell us this is important?

Exodus 16: 25-30. Moses said ‘Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath for ETERNAL; today you shall not find it in the field. Six days shall you gather it, but the seventh day is a Sabbath, on it there will be none.’ It happened on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, and they did not find. ETERNAL said to Moses, “ How long will you refuse to observe My commandments and My teachings? See that ETERNAL has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He gives you a two-day portion of bread. Let every man remain in his place; let no man leave his place on the seventh day”. The people rested on the seventh day.

ETERNAL delivered manna for six days, with a double portion on the sixth day, for the forty years of the exodus.

Exodus 20: 8-11. Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it. Six days shall you work and accomplish all your work; but the seventh day is Sabbath to ETERNAL; you shall not do any work – you, your son, your daughter, your slave, your maidservant, your animal and your convert within your gates – for in six days ETERNAL made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day. Therefore ETERNAL blessed the seventh day and sanctified it.

This is not optional. ETERNAL has made it clear by His word and His example that we are to keep the Sabbath. Our next quote from Exodus is much more specific. Remember, very well, that this is from the ETERNAL.

Exodus 31:12-17. ETERNAL said to Moses, saying: “ Now you speak to the Children of Israel, saying ‘However, you must observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you for your generations, to know that I am ETERNAL, Who makes you holy. You shall observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you; its desecrators shall be put to death, for whoever does work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among its people. For six days may work be done and the seventh day is a day of complete rest, it is sacred to ETERNAL; whoever does work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death.’ “The Children of Israel shall observe the Sabbath, to make the Sabbath an eternal covenant for their generations. Between Me and the Children of Israel it is a sign forever that in a six day period ETERNAL made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”

There you have it. The Sabbath is an eternal covenant – a sign forever between the Children of Israel and ETERNAL. The Jews are just one thirteenth of the Children of Israel. The ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom were taken away into captivity and never returned. Their journeys and intermingling with the European and Middle Eastern peoples have spread them throughout the world. The Children of Israel have a weakness for worshipping other ‘gods’ or idols and you would expect to find their descendants involved with the various religions around the world but waiting on a call that will reveal to them their need to worship ETERNAL. Keeping the Sabbath is the first test of obedience. Remember that ETERNAL’s days begin at sunset so the Sabbath begins at sunset, wherever you live, each Friday and runs through to sunset Saturday. You will find that as you keep the Sabbath ETERNAL will bless you and increase your understanding. There is nothing in the inspired writings of the Tanach that gives any reason to think that the Sabbath day has been changed or ever could be. Will you pass this first test? Will you keep the Sabbath as ETERNAL commanded?

WHY YOU?

This writing comes out of a series of teachings at our home group. It has been an answer to the prayers of the people participating who have wanted to be available for the ETERNAL and serve Him. This booklet based entirely on the Tanach is a series of revealed truths. If you will read the scriptures (see them in context not just in this booklet) and pray and seek the revelation of ETERNAL you will know how to proceed from here.

We will be praying that the ETERNAL will bless you with understanding.

Joshua 1: 7 Only be very strong and courageous, to observe, to do, according to the entire Torah that Moses My servant commanded you; do not deviate from it to the right or to the left, in order that you may succeed wherever you will go.

The ETERNAL offers healing.

Many of us, on the long walk we have been on, prior to this revelation of the truth by ETERNAL have been involved in what we have called ‘the healing ministry’.

I spent twenty years as a priest with the Old Catholic Church and I have used gallons of oil, healing cloths, prayer prescriptions, formula prayers, ‘sacraments’ and who knows what else to ‘do’ healing. There were ‘miracles’ but I now know (and have repented for) the powers I was using.

Healing has become an industry. Multi-millionaire showmen invoke the pagan deities – in one case at least also having a discussion with the spirit of the late Kathryn Kuhlman – to bring about healing and prosperity (mainly theirs). The simplicity of ETERNAL’s teaching about healing has become distorted, abused and a deliberate means of hiding the truth.

As with most things – if it is taught in chr—tianity – the opposite is the truth. The Torah does not record individuals who had a ‘healing ministry’. Healing happened for very specific reasons – no-one was taken by surprise. Most people knew why they had become ill and what steps they had to take to seek healing. The major step is always a repentant and contrite heart but you may have to do something to undo a wrong you have committed

Genesis 20: 15-18

And Abimalech said “Behold, my land is before you: settle wherever you see fit” 16. And to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold! Let it be for you an eye covering for all who are with you; and to all you will be vindicated.”

17. Abraham prayed to ETERNAL, and the ETERNAL healed Abimalech, his wife, and his maids, and they were relieved; 18. for the ETERNAL had completely restrained every womb of the household of Abimalech, because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

On other occasions not only was it necessary to repent and seek the forgiveness of the injured party but there was a penalty to be paid. You do not just ‘get away’ with it.

Numbers 12: 10-15

The cloud had departed from atop the Tent, and behold! Miriam was afflicted with tzaraas (leprosy), like snow! Aaron turned to Miriam and behold! she was afflicted with tzaraas. 11. Aaron said to Moses, “I beg you, my lord, do not cast a sin upon us, for we have been foolish and we have sinned. 12. Let her not be like a corpse, like one who leaves his mother’s womb with half his flesh having been consumed!”13. Moses cried out to the ETERNAL, saying,” Please, CREATOR, heal her now.”14. ETERNAL said to Moses, “Were her father to spit in her face, would she not be humiliated for seven days? Let her be quarantined outside the camp for seven days, and then she may be brought in.”

ETERNAL makes it very clear that He is the ONE who has the power. He does not share that power

. Deuteronomy 32:39

See, now, that I, I am He – and no god is with me. I put to death and I bring life, I struck down and I will heal, and there is no rescuer from My hand.

The power of ETERNAL was also known to followers of other religions. In the following exert from the Tanach we also see the need for a guilt offering which was to do two things. First, it would enable ETERNAL to heal and, second, it would give an understanding of why they had been afflicted. This is an important point – the ETERNAL does not simply afflict us, there is a reason and we are to seek that reason. It is not always a personal failing. Many of the illnesses during the Exodus were a corporate punishment.

1 Samuel 6: 2-3

The Philistines called upon the priests and sorcerers, saying, “What shall we do about the Ark of the ETERNAL of Israel? Inform us how we should send it to its place!” 3. They replied, “If you are sending back the Ark of the ETERNAL of Israel, you must not send it empty handed, but you must certainly send back a guilt-offering to Him. Then you will be healed, and you will realize why His hand would not turn away from against you.”

Another very important aspect of healing is the spoken word. You will remember that the CREATOR spoke the whole process of creation into being. How often do we speak circumstances into our lives that are not what we wish to experience?

2 Kings 2: 19-22

The people of the city told Elisha, “Behold, living in this city is pleasant, as my master can see, but the water is bad, making the land deadly.” 20. He said, “Get me a new jar and put salt in it,” and they brought it to him. 21. He went out to the source of the water and threw salt there, and he said’ “Thus said CREATOR:, I have cured this water; there shall no longer be from it death and bereavement.” 22. So the water became cured, until this day, like the word of Elisha that he had spoken

If you read on after this passage you will see the story where some children insult Elisha and he speaks a curse on them which causes forty-two of them to die. Words have power.

Another very encouraging matter is that the ETERNAL will change His mind – for His own reasons. He does ask us to put Him in remembrance of His words – you can only do that if you are studying His word and know what He says. In this next passage we see that Isaiah (who has a terrible bedside manner) reveals the truth to Hezekiah. Hezekiah challenges ETERNAL who changes His mind. Isaiah has not even left the building when he gets sent back to reveal the new truth to Hezekiah.

2 Kings 20: 1-6

In those days Hezekiah became deathly ill. Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him and said to him, “Thus said the ETERNAL; instruct your household, for you shall die; and you shall not live.” 2. Hezekiah then turned his face to the wall and prayed to ETERNAL, saying, 3. “ Please, ETERNAL, remember now that I have walked before You faithfully and wholeheartedly, and I have done what is good in Your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept an intense weeping. 4. And it was when Isaiah had not yet left the middle courtyard: the word of ETERNAL came to him, saying, 5. “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of My people, ‘Thus said ETERNAL, the CREATOR or your forefather David: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I am healing you; on the third day you will go up to the Temple of the ETERNAL. 6. I will add fifteen years to your life and I will rescue you and this city from the grip of the king of Assyria. I will protect this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

As you see ETERNAL has changed His mind but it was to protect the city and for David’s sake. There was a reason for Him to change His mind but Hezekiah had to pray the prayer and shed the tears.

We have a need to repent. Every day we will have said, done or thought something that requires our repentance. It is a wonderful thing that the CREATOR of the Universe takes time out to listen to and respond to our repentance with His forgiveness. The healing that comes because of our repentance is not only for ourselves it is for ‘this people’ – Israel.

Isaiah 6: 9-10

He said, “Go and say to this people, ‘Surely you hear, but do not comprehend; and surely you see, but you fail to know.’ 10. This people is fattening its heart, hardening its ears, and sealing its eyes, lest it see with its eyes, hear with its ears and understand with its heart, so that it will repent and be healed

Isaiah 57: 18-19

But when I see his contrite ways, I will heal him; I will guide him and recompense him and his mourners with consolations. 19. I create the speech of the lips: ‘Peace, peace, for the far and near’ says the ETERNAL ‘and I will heal him.’

Everything we need to know about healing is in the Tanach. We particularly need to know that our healing will come out of our personal relationship with the ETERNAL you do not need anyone else to intercede on your behalf. You are chosen – or else you would not be reading this and the ETERNAL wants to participate in your life for good

Hosea 6: 1-3

Come let us return to the ETERNAL, for He has mangled us and He will heal us; He has smitten and He will bandage us. 2. He will heal us after two days; on the third day He will raise us up and we will live before Him. 3. Let us know, let us strive to know ETERNAL like the dawn whose emergence is certain; then He will come to us like the rain, like the late rain that satiates the earth.

It is a challenge to each one of us, wherever we live, to take on board the scripture passage. 2 Chronicles 7:14

If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Does your land need healing? It surely does and what a good example you will be when your land (or circumstances) are healed and your sins are truly forgiven.

by KenGraydon kennygee@bigpond.com.au

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