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There’s only one covenant that we should be concerned about, right? What if there are more than one covenant in play, with some overlapping others, that we need to understand and be concerned about?

In part 2 of this teaching on covenants, Rabbi Steve Berkson gets into more detail about Yahweh’s covenant with Noah, Abraham and Isaac. Are all covenants the same?

How is a “promise” different than a “covenant”?

What does the word “perfect” or “blameless” mean? (Gen 17:1)

What does it mean to be “of the seed of Abraham”?

Circumcision is not for today, is it?

Did anyone in Acts 15 have the authority to add to, subtract from, or alter Torah?

Why was Abraham picked to be in covenant with Yahweh?

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The Footsteps of Messiah are directly linked to the feasts. More specifically, from among the seven moedim, it is the three “foot festivals,” also known as the chagim:

Pesach (Passover)

Shavuot

Sukkot

Nahum explains:

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,

who announces peace!

Celebrate [chag, verb] your feasts [chag, noun], O Judah; pay your vows.

For never again will the wicked one pass through you;

He is cut off completely. (Na 1:15)

The key to hearing the footsteps of Messiah is to know and celebrate the feasts of Adonai, which are in perfect synchronization with the footsteps of Messiah Yeshua’s return. Although we do not know the exact date of his return, we are commanded to rehearse these foot festivals so that we will be ready every year. Additionally, by rehearsing, the next generation is show the way to salvation in Messiah Yeshua and the path for growth and maturity. Let’s return to our working text, the Shir HaShirim, Song of Songs, focusing on the context of Chapter 4:1-5

How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil; your hair is like a flock of goats that have descended from Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep which have come up from their washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them has lost her young. Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is beautiful. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate behind your veil. Your neck is like the tower of David, built with layers of stones on which are hung a thousand shields, all the round shields of the warriors. Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle that graze among the lilies.

In past newsletters, we did more in-depth study of these verses. In a nutshell, they describe the spiritual growth of Israel in the Exodus from Egypt. To recap:

• The glory of Adonai is the glory "hair" of Israel, who descend from Mt. Sinai after their meeting with Him.

• They came up from their two “washings,” the crossing of the Sea of Reeds and the washing to prepare for their meeting at Mt. Sinai.

• Israel’s agreement to “do and hear” the covenant is a scarlet thread, two lips acknowledging their redemption.

• The pomegranates are the commandments.

• The neck is the increase in spiritual stature.

• The shields are the “perfect” and symbolic 1,000 generations promised to Abraham and Sarah.

• The two breasts are the twin tablets of the commandments, Moses and Aaron, Joshua and Elazar.

Let's return to "your hair is like a flock of goats that have descended from Mount Gilead."

Previously, we considered an explanation of this flock as referring to the sons of Israel crossing from the territory of Laban into Israel. Although Laban pursued, he was prevented from harming the flock, “not one of them has lost her young.” Laban and Jacob made a pile of rocks [galeed] to commemorate their covenant of no harm, a “mound of testimony.” (Ge 31:47-48) After the covenant at the mound of testimony, Jacob was about to cross the Jordan to return to the Land of Promise. This is the seed prophecy for Israel later entering into covenant at another mound of testimony, Mt. Sinai, and then crossing the Jordan to the Land of Promise.

This Jordan [Yarden] crossing is mentioned in all three components of the TANAKH. Tanakh is an acronym of:

Torah

Neviim Prophets

Ketuvim writings

In the first mention of a miraculous water crossing in the Torah, the literal flocks of goats and sheep followed Jacob, creating a “pairing” with the sons of Jacob, the twelve tribes. In Genesis 32:11, Jacob refers to the importance of the crossing:

This week the regular annual cycle is a double-parsha (Chukat, Numbers chapters 19 through 21), and then parsha Balak, chapters 22 through 24...and a bit more. Admittedly, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa thinks that's a bit much for one week's study, but at least it's an interesting combination, for reason's we'll explore.

First, the story itself, in the Erev Shabbat overview and reading:

https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SSM-6-30-23-Chuka-Balak-double-parsha-teaching-podcast-x.mp3

The double-parsha really DOES resonate with the "times and seasons" today, this year, however. From elements of "do this because I SAY so," that have to do directly with death, to the story of a man who clearly HEARD from YHVH, but somehow didn't actually listen, are about as clear a warning as we should expect. But, even more, as Mark suggests in the strongest possible way, it's vital to understand how a people who were so specifically blessed by Yahuah were able to be seduced into cursing THEMSELVES!

Double parsha Chukat/Balak:

How to Dupe People into Cursing THEMSELVES, and Where's Pinchas When We Need Him the Most?

https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WT-CooH-7-1-23-Chukat-Balak-Too-Late-for-Pinchas-Bilaam-and-the-Pride-Plague-massive-volume-edits-podcast-xxx.mp3

The combined full two-part teaching is here:

Was the Prigozhin incident a mutiny of the frustrated or cunning extortion?  Under Sec. of State Victoria Nuland states that "war will effectively start" July 11 with a push toward ____ to take out ___.  She was correct re the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline - will she be correct once again?  Ukraine is ordering permanent evacuation around the Zaporozhe nuclear plant.  What do they know?  What are they going to do?  Please join Steve and Bonnie for an update on our ascent into the days when God's people will be empowered beyond anything in the human experience.

Climate lockdowns coming: https://t.me/GodsRoadmap/1288 6.22

300 IDF military doctors say they’ll not show up for work if judicial “reform” goes through: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-747787

2 rockets launched from Jenin in Samaria but landed in Arab-held territory: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747738

Medvedev - world at risk if Wagner group gets nukes: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747549

Under Netanyahu’s far right government, settlers in Samaria attack Arab settlements with near impunity: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747536

Is the violence in response to Ben-Gvir’s call to assassinate Samaritan Arabs?: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747424

Israel seeks to expand settler presence in Samaria: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747768

Macron calls for international tax to fight climate change ... set up global governance?: https://www.disclose.tv/id/w5mnltaqu8/ 6.26

Netherlands TV kids show - naked transgender adults: https://t.me/hiddeninplainsight1

Dr. Peter Hotez won’t debate RFK Jr. even for $2.6 million: https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1670899603267354624?s=20

Do puberty blockers damage the soul?: https://t.me/AltSkull48/9578 6.22

Russia launches sub with Poseidon missiles: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/all-sources-inside-russia-have-gone-dark-largest-submarine-sails-with-poseidon-nuclear-torpedo

Must collapse present system before CBDC’s can succeed: https://redwave.press/bank-of-international-settlements-publishes-its-blueprint-for-cbdcs-praises-programmable-money/

Digital system includes everything from vaccine compliance to bank accounts to whether or not our cars will start: 

The teachers complete the look at one of the most notable, and certainly not-yet-fulfilled, wars in the Bible, from Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39.

David Justice and Mark Call examine what Americans who still remember what "self-evident Truths" once were should pay attention to leading into the holiday weekend that once commemorated the founding of a "nation of law, not of men."

News, commentary, and an detailed look what's most important leading into the holiday weekend of Saturday, 1 July, 2023.

AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH...

Listen to entire message (parts 1 & 2) - Click Here!  Is there a correlation between the 8 people on Noah's Ark and the 7 Churches of Revelation?  What can we glean from the Revelation messages to the 7 Churches when viewed in light of Noah's flood and the 8 people on the Ark?  You might be surprised at what the parallels and implications may be.  Prayerfully consider this message and these warnings from the book of Revelation to the 7 assemblies, both then and now!

Updated Revelation Time Chart too!

This week it's again time to take a detailed look at what host Mark Call has frequently called the most important document ever written ORIGINALLY in the English language, the "unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America."

Mark welcomes the Common Lawyer, Brent Winters, who points out up front that it's less a "Declaration of Independence," from the British Empire, and more a statement of DEPENDENCE on YHVH, and His 'Divine Providence, Who is referenced in the document no less than four times.

Special guest Brent Allan Winters information may be found on his website:

The Common Lawyer

Miriam died! That’s it. Finished. Done. Shen died. Why is Scripture so blunt and even matter of fact with this statement? The answers may speak volumes to us today. Moshe has been leading these people for some 38 years now. It would seem he could get a break when his frustration caused error. Another lesson for us to learn!

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