Sunday, July 22, 2012

AZAMRA Bible: Jeremiah 47-48

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Jeremiah 47-48
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

JEREMIAH CHAPTER 47

Jeremiah was sent to prophesy not only to Israel but also to all the surrounding nations. Without exception they had shown hostility to Israel throughout their history and gloated over their suffering and exile. Thus the raging fury that caused the destruction of Jerusalem swept across the entire region leaving none of the other nations unaffected. Jeremiah had already been commanded to make the nations "drink" from the "cup" of God's anger. "For thus says HaShem, the God of Israel, to me: Take this wine cup of fury from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it" (Jeremiah 25:15).

Following his prophesies in the previous chapter about the calamities that were to befall Egypt, Jeremiah now turns to the Philistines, who inhabited Gaza and the surrounding areas to the south of the Land of Israel as well as Tyre and Sidon and their environs to the north.

The Philistines appear to have suffered a double punishment in the time of Jeremiah. The first was at the hands of the Egyptians. When the Babylonians were besieging Jerusalem during the last years of King Tzedekiah, Pharaoh king of Egypt wanted to advance against them not so much to help Judah (whom he did not want to be too powerful) but rather in order to deliver a blow to Nebuchadnezzar, whom he perceived as being a severe threat to Egypt's aspirations to global dominion. When the Babylonians heard that the Egyptians were marching against them, they temporarily withdrew from Jerusalem (cf. Jer.37:5) and began to advance against the Egyptians. This caused Pharaoh to turn back, and on his way back to Egypt, his forces swept through and ravaged Gaza, as mentioned in the present chapter, Jer. 47:1. The second blow to Gaza came later on, when the "waters arising from the north" (v 2) – the Babylonians – swept through and destroyed all the Philistine habitations, as detailed in this chapter.

CHAPTER 48

Moab too was ravaged by the whirlwind of fury that swept through the entire region. A number of reasons are given in our text for the suffering that afflicted the Moabites. "For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you too shall be taken, and Kemosh [the god of Moab] and his priests and his princes together…" (v 7). The Moabites had enjoyed prosperity and peace throughout their history. As we learn in v 11, they had never suffered exile, and they believed that they were immune. They had rejoiced and gloated when they saw the calamity that overtook the Ten Tribes of Israel, laughing at them as people laugh at a thief caught in the act (v 27). It was the pride and arrogance of the Moabites that sealed their fate (v 29-30).

The prophet urges the enemies of the Moabite to exact God's vengeance from them with the utmost diligence. "Cursed be he who does the work of HaShem negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood" (v 10). Nothing similar was said by the prophet in the case of any of the other nations against whom he prophesied. The Moabites were singled out for this severe vengeance because they were cousins of Israel (Lot, the father of Moab, was Abraham's nephew) and Israel was commanded not to afflict the Moabites (Deut. 2:9) yet the Moabites persistently showed themselves to be implacable enemies of Israel (see RaDaK on v 10).

Nevertheless, "I will bring back the captivity of Moab at the end of days, says HaShem" (v 47). According to RaDaK (ad loc.), this will take place in the time of Mashiach, despite the fact that all the nations became intermingled and at present the identity and whereabouts of the Moabites are unknown. Nevertheless they will return at the end of days and will be subject to Israel, as prophesied in Isaiah 11:14.

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Please Say Yes to Abba Yahweh and His Laws.

Please read the Mitzvoth go to: Positive Commandments and the Negative Commandments), easy to read. It is very important to know them. For, the understanding of the rest of The Scriptures.

Hab 2:3 For the chazon (vision) is yet for a mo’ed (an appointed time); it speaks of HaKetz (the End), and does not lie; though it tarry, wait for him

Moshiach— see: Sanhedrin 97b, ‘It has been taught; R. Nathan said: This verse pierces and descends to the very abyss:11 For the Vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though he tarry, wait for him (Moshiach); because it will surely come, it will not tarry.12]; because he (Moshiach) will surely come, and will not tarry.

(11) Just as the bottom of an abyss cannot be reached, so is it impossible to grasp the full purport of this verse (Rashi).
(12) Hab. II, 3.

Believe…..

Hab 2:4 Hinei (behold), his nashamah (soul) which is puffed up is not upright in him; but the tzaddik (righteous) shall live by his emunah (believe).

Through Moshiach, Yeshuah from Yahweh who give you emunah (believe)…..

Gen 15:6 And he believed in Yahweh; and He credited emunah (faith)] to him as tzedakah (righteousness).

Please read the whole book of HaNavi Habakuk?

The Koran teaches us that you have to die…….

But, please Yudah (Jews) and Ephraim (most Christians) Listen to His Voice:

Hab 1:12 Art thou not mikedem

(‘everlasting’ also said of Moshiach, indicating Moshiach’s eternal divine nature: Dan 7:14 And there was given Him (Moshiach) dominion, and honor, and sovereignty, that all people, Goyim, tongues, should pey-lammed-chet. [1] (worship as deity) (see Dan 3:12, serve, reverence as deity Him (Moshiach). His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His (Messianic) Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.] see Michah 5:1[2];)

Yahweh Elohai (my Elohim) Kedoshi (my Holy One)? We shall not die. Yahweh, Thou hast appointed them (these Chaldean) for mishpat (ordinance); O Tzur, Thou hast ordained them (these Chaldean) for reproof.

Please take it serious what Abba Yahweh is telling us in:

Deu 18:15 Yahweh Eloheicha (your Elohim) will raise up unto thee a Navi (prophet) from among thee, of thy achim (bretheren), kamoni (like me.....

Exo 32:30 The next day Moshe said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh; maybe I will be able to atone for your sin."); unto him ye must listen;

Deu 18:16 According to all that thou desired of Yahweh Eloheicha (your Elohimin) Chorev (to be burnt dried up, ruined, wasted) in the Yom HaKahal (day of the congregation), saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Yahweh Elohav (your Elohim), neither let me see this eish hagedolah (‘great fire’) any more, that I die not.

Deu 18:17 And Yahweh said unto me, They have well-spoken that which they have spoken.

Deu 18:18 I will raise them up a Navi (prophet) from among their achim (brethren), like unto thee, and will put My words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

Joh 10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have samchut (authority) to lay it down, and I have samchut to receive it again. This mitzvah I received from HaAv (the Father).

Deu 18:19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not listen unto My words which he shall speak Bishmi (in My Name), I will require it of him.

Joh 8:28 Therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, When you perform the hagbah (lifting up) of the Ben HaAdam, you will have da'as (knowledge) that Ani Hu [YESHAYAH 41:4; SHEMOT 3:14-16], and from myself I do nothing, but as HaAv (the Father) of me taught me, these things I speak.

Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiah Yeshuah – is Yeshuah Yahweh. Like it is said in:

Gen_49:18 I have waited for Thy Yeshuah (Salvation), Yahweh.

Exo_15:2 Yahweh is my oz and zimrah (song of praise), and He is become to me Yeshuah (salvation); He is Eli (my Elohim), and I will praise Him; Elohei Avi (the Elohim of my Father), and I will exalt Him.

And not a half-god, or another mighty-one who came between HaShem and us! (Not, ‘It Suph’!) I believe many of us (Jews and Ephraimites!) have to learn that!

[1] Dictionary of the Talmud. M. Jastrow p. 1178 פלח