As I prepare to do some heavy unpacking on Episode 12 of Season 4 of “Who is Israel?” I want to start out by quoting Revelation 20:6...
“Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be as priests of Elohim and of Messiah, and will reign with Him a thousand years.”
The word I want to focus on here is “priests.”
We know that Yahusha is our new High Priest.
Peter tells us that we are a part of a “royal priesthood.”
Scripture even gives us prophecy that points us to a time in which we will be called “priests” (Exodus 19:5-6 & Isaiah 61:6).
My question I want to pose to you as I approach the content of Episode 12 is, do you know how to apply this to your life?
Do you know what it means to be a part of the priesthood that will get to reign with Yahuah and our Messiah for a thousand years?
Do you know that there are two resurrections?
What if I told you that Scripture gives us the blueprint to teach us how to be priests?
The answers we desperately need are found in the front of the Book that man has deemed to be an “old” testament.
The body is missing out on some of the most beautiful, fundamental truths because it is not common knowledge to how the physical design of the earthly tabernacle prophetically points to the fulfillment through Yahusha and teaches us about the call we have now to minister and serve the Most High now “as living stones being built up as a spiritual house” (1 Peter 2:5).
The priesthood training is now.
I pray that this episode helps to prepare, equip and encourage the body.
I pray that Yahuah pours His truth into you so that you can fully understand and embrace the call He has on your life and what it means to answer that call.
If we are to be priests, we need to know what that really means according to Scripture.
His tabernacle is our blueprint and illustrates the call to the priesthood in the most beautiful way that could only be fulfilled by our Messiah.
Bring your shovel. It’s time to dig in.

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Episode 12 Transcript
Tabernacle Blueprint Renewed Through Yahusha

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We have a new High Priest.
It is prophesied that those in covenant with Yahuah will become a kingdom of priests.
It is only those who take part in the first resurrection that will serve in this new priesthood during the Millennial Reign.
What does this mean to Believers today?
How are we supposed to apply this understanding to our own lives?
More so, how are we to function, since the body is currently the new Temple/Tabernacle of Elohim, yet with the understanding that we are also anticipating the Tabernacle not made with human hands to dwell with us in the New Jerusalem?
Do we know what it means to be a part of a “royal priesthood?”
These are all questions I hope to address over the next several episodes.
If we don’t understand this fundamental piece of the gospel message, how do we expect to reign with our Messiah as priests?
This is not explicitly stated in Scripture, but this is our training period, beloved.
This is one of the reasons why ‘Season 4: Who is Israel?’ has been so focused on covenant thus far. But now it’s time to switch gears. We have a renewed covenant, but we also have a renewed priesthood.
The focus of Episode 11 today is on the role of the Levitical priesthood and the Tabernacle built by the children of Israel under the guidance of Moses. While we are not under the order of Aaron anymore, and while many of the commandments concerning Levites do not apply to us at this particular moment in Yah’s timeline of redemption, this has led many to believe that the priesthood in the Tanakh is no longer relevant to our understanding of our call to the priestly office today.
I find it interesting that the Bible only has two chapters devoted to explaining how Yahuah created the entire world. But it devotes dozens of chapters to the tabernacle and the priesthood. The amount of space that Yahuah devotes to the instructions of building His earthly Tabernacle should grab our attention.
But if we’re being honest (I’ve been guilty of this too), we either skip through those chapters or skim them just briefly. I am here to tell you that these chapters are more important than you think or have been led to believe. This is something that will take a couple more episodes to thoroughly unpack. 
As we go through more detail on the new priesthood next time, I want you to first be able to see how this blueprint of the Tabernacle given to Moses was revealed in the sacrifice of our Messiah, and illustrates the purpose and role of the new priesthood we are called to be a part of today.
It is such a beautiful truth that the body needs. I pray this helps to repair that breach.
The earthly tabernacle was a physical blueprint of a spiritual reality, in which the “pattern” Moses was shown on the Mount was a resemblance of Yahuah’s Tabernacle, aka “Dwelling Place” in heaven, in which is woven all throughout Scripture.
Let’s study.

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Blueprint of the Sanctuary & Tabernacle

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So far on Season 4, we have talked about the word "covenant" in many episodes. To understand what it means to be in covenant with the Most High is fundamental to our understanding of Scripture. To be in covenant with Yahuah also means being "marked" by Him.
On today's episode, we are going to break down the word "covenant" in its Hebrew origin to gain even more clarity and understanding of the depth, beauty and significance of this word.
I encourage you that if you haven't already done so, please make sure you start at the beginning of Season 4 as we go through these studies. Each episode truly builds off of one another and there are some historical and scriptural precepts I want you to have, as we have been building on this word "covenant" over the majority of the episodes on Season 4.
I pray that your studies are so, so blessed!

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Episode 10 Transcript

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There has been a fundamental teaching left out of mainstream Christianity today that is crucial to our understanding of Scripture, the will of Yahuah and the message of our Messiah. And that is the understanding of what it means to be in covenant with our Creator.
The entire theme of reconciliation and restoration talked about in Scripture has everything to do with being in covenant and staying in covenant. 
Without understanding the scriptural definition of the “covenant,” it has allowed for a misunderstanding of what an “old” versus “new” covenant is. The truth is that there is only ONE covenant given to Yah’s people, in which the Father calls “everlasting” and one in which the Bible teaches that He has historically renewed over and over with His people.
You often hear the words like the “Noahic covenant,” the “covenant of Abraham,” the “law of Moses,” and “the law of Christ” mentioned in many teachings. Many people are getting confused over these terms because they’ve been taught that the covenant and the torah meant different things to different people at different moments in time. But the truth is that those words are not indicating different “covenants,” but are actually indicating the mediator in which Yah chose to minister His covenant through at that particular moment.
Yahuah chose different mediators in which to reveal and renew His covenant through, but still—there is only one covenant.
Our new mediator is our new High Priest, Yahusha! It says in Hebrews that He is the mediator of a better covenant, in which the Father’s commandments (because of the gift of the Holy Spirit) would be written on our hearts.
It is time to restore people to the truth of the Father and the testimony of our Messiah.
It is time to return to Him and His covenant.
Let’s talk about it. 

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Episode 9 Transcript

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After King Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon, he issued a decree that would allow the Yahudim to return to their homeland. Isaiah and Jeremiah were both prophets that had witnessed to the people of this coming event (Isaiah 13:17 & Jeremiah 51:11). 
“Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit Elohim had raised, to go up to build the house of Yahuah which is in Jerusalem.”
Ezra 1:5
In this episode, we reach a point in time in which the Babylonian captivity was over and it was time to return home and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. While the majority of the Yahudim (Jews) chose to stay in Babylon at the time, Yahuah strengthened the hands of the spirit-filled minority of those who chose to return through the guidance of people like Ezra, Nehemiah and Haggai. 
If there is one word I could use to summarize the heart and motive of those Yahuah chose to oversee the rebuilding of Jerusalem, it would be “reconciliation.” 
I want to summarize this episode by listing some highlights that this episode will cover. Yahuah is leading me to sit with this episode for a bit and unpack some more things with anyone who wants to listen. 
Here are the main points of this episode:

• The Medo-Persians and the extent of the Persian Empire
• The call to rebuild and the return from Babylon 
• The work of Ezra and Nehemiah 
• How Yah’s covenant was made possible with Gentiles
• Esther 8:17 (this is a big one)
• A preface to how history of a specific group of people has been erased 

I hope and pray that the Father is using this season to edify you and pour into you in your  studies.

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Episode 8 Transcript
1650 African Map (Nicolas Sanson)

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Today’s episode is entirely dedicated to the impact and influence that Babylon had on the captivity of the Yahudim (Jews). 
The way that the Babylonian captivity affected their worship of Yahuah was monumental to how their faith would be shaped once they returned from their captivity to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. 
Because the Yahudim no longer had a Temple, even though they were free to practice their own religion, everything about the way they worshipped Yahuah had been changed. There was a zeal to return to Him and His torah, however there was no way to properly worship anymore. Their Temple was destroyed prior to the last wave of deportees arriving in Babylon. 
Here are the things that Episode 7 is going to cover:

• The reasoning behind why there was a zeal to return to Yahuah and His commandments
• The biblical definition of the word “torah”
• The difference between the Talmud and the Torah
•  The early beginnings of what would give rise to Judaism and the development of Pharisees & Sadducees
• Changes that happened as a result of the Babylonian captivity:
  • Reinstitution of Sabbath observance
  • Establishment of synagogues
  • Modernizing of the Hebrew alphabet
  • Removal of Yahuah’s name from manuscripts and prohibition from speaking His name
  • An emphasis on circumcision
  • Transition from prophets to scribes 
  • Transition from priests to rabbis

These changes did not happen overnight. By studying history, we can get an idea of what led them to institute all of these things and how they had a desperation to return to Yah’s Word and repent, yet they had no way to do it the way Scripture prescribed. However, in an attempt to preserve the true faith, it would end up leading and paving the way for more corruption. 

Supplemental Documents:
Episode 7 Transcript
What is God's Name? E-Book
John Punnett Peters, The Religion of the Hebrews, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1914.
The Influence of the Babylonian Captivity on the Religion of the Jews (Article)
Metzitzah B'peh link
Ancient Hebrew Research Center: What is Torah?

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The neo-Babylonian empire established itself as the dominant world empire from 586 – 539 BCE.
There has been a lot of history left out of our Bible studies that gives us important information as to the political, biblical and religious changes that happened as a result of the Babylonian captivity.
Moreso, not understanding these changes that happened during the physical captivity in Babylon has damaged our understanding of the spiritual Babylonian captivity that many are living in today, and that few will heed the warning to “come out of.”
I know that this is hard for many to wrap their minds around, which is why I have felt led to take my time and unpack this as thoroughly as I possibly can. It is really important to understand how this captivity affected the Yahudim (Jews) in all of these ways because the Babylonian captivity was a watershed moment for not only Judaism, but Christianity as well.
And when I say watershed, I mean that this is THE TURNING POINT in which things were never the same after this moment/event in time.
This captivity changed everything for the Hebrew people, and it has influenced the Christian faith today, yet most don’t realize it. This is why I have mentioned before that part of my “plowing season” comes with the intention of pulling the metaphorical weeds from their roots. This is what Yahuah has shown me in what it means to “labor for the harvest.” The weeds have to be pulled before anything can be planted, or else my labor will be in vain.
The other thing that is important to remember is that as we will discuss in upcoming episodes, when the 70-year prophesied captivity ended for the Yahudim, the majority of people did not return to rebuild the Temple.
They did not want to leave Babylon.
They had adapted to being held captive.
It’s very interesting how the spiritual climate in Babylon is similar to the climate in the hearts of Believers today. We don’t want to see Babylon for what it is because we’re comfortable where we’re at. We don’t want to leave; we don’t want to come out of it. Many people are unable to recognize the real spiritual war for our souls because they’ve adjusted to living in it.
However, I believe as we learn and discern the roots of how we got to where we’re at today, many more will realize what has happened and what it means to be in the spiritual captivity of Babylon today, and once they do, they will quite literally flee from it. This was certainly the case for me, and I haven’t looked back since.
I stand in faith and prayer, believing that as we continue to unravel history, it will fill some serious gaps of the lack of understanding and knowledge in the body of Messiah.
The goal is always reconciliation.

Supplemental Documents:
Episode 6 Transcript
"What is God's Name?" E-Book
'The Influence of the Babylonian Captivity on the Religion of the Jews' by Arthur C. Dueker
'History of the Jews' by Solomon Grayzel

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The prophetic books in Scripture can be best read in context of whether they were written before, during, and/or after the Assyrian exile and the Babylonian captivity. Prophecy and promises were given to us in those moments on the historical timeline of the nation of Israel and Judah.
The whole house of Israel had been divided into two kingdoms after King Solomon, and we saw how quickly both kingdoms fell into apostasy.
The prophets were sent to bring awareness to the spiritual condition of the people and give warnings of repentance.
There are three major words that Episode 5 is going to elaborate on. Those words are:
Covenant, divorce, branches and covenant (again).
Yahuah’s people broke their covenant with Him, which were His commandments. He forgave them over and over, yet they kept committing spiritual adultery. Eventually, He divorced the northern Kingdom of Israel and cut off her branches.
Restoration came through our Messiah, to bring us a new covenant, in which Yahuah would, through the power of the Set-Apart Spirit, write His commandments on our heart so that we would learn how love and obedience work together.
There is a promise of restoration talked about in the Old Testament that points to the regathering of the nation of Israel and Judah back to the land Yahuah promised them through their ancestors. This is something that hasn’t happened yet.
For those who are “Israel,” we get to take part in those promises. This great restoration will happen when our Messiah returns. However, the majority of teachings today teach us that the church is separate from Israel, or that the church replaced Israel. The problem with that separation, is this:
1.     That teaching is not found anywhere in Scripture
2.    Believing this actually cuts ourselves off from the prophecies that have yet to be fulfilled.
This regathering of Israel and Judah (all 12 tribes) marks the moment in time when Yahuah comes to make a full end of the nations and set His sanctuary in the midst of His people forever. He has only made this promise to the House of Jacob (Israel)—not to the Gentiles.
How is one no longer a Gentile?
The same way they did it in the “Old” Testament: By committing themselves to the same covenant terms and conditions as the Israelites did and becoming grafted in, as Paul beautifully confirmed in Romans 11.
After all, when the New Jerusalem is brought down to earth, there will be 12 gates that allow entrance into the city (Revelation 21:12). Each of those 12 gates are named after the tribes of the children of Israel. If you aren’t part of Israel, how will you enter?
Let’s clear up some confusion and take a deep dive into history and prophecy in Episode 5 of Season 4: Who is Israel?

Supplemental Documents:
Episode 5 Transcript
Timeline of the Prophets Infographic
Verses

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You know how when you start reading a book, you’re eager to get to the “good part?”Sometimes, especially as newbies to Bible study, the Old Testament books can seem a little dry with history. As we start to learn the Word, there’s a lot we don’t understand and it can be overwhelmingly and daunting to stare at the pages of thousands of years of history and genealogies, not knowing how to begin, when you know that the good news of the Messiah is just page flips away.
But the problem is that too many of us (I did this myself) try to understand the back of the book without having an understanding of the front of it. But what we don’t realize that we miss out on, is that there are still prophecies spoken by many prophets in the “Old Testament” that still haven’t been fulfilled. There are many prophecies that point us to the great and terrible “Day of Yahuah,” in which is a reference to the Messiah’s return.
The greatest restoration in the history of the world has yet to be fulfilled, and it has everything to do with the events that will happen that will usher in the 1,000-year Millennial Reign. This will mark the moment in time of Messiah’s Second Coming, in which those who get to take part in the first resurrection will rule and reign with Him for 1,000 years. But the problem is, is that through the error of dispensationalism, which teaches us that the church will be raptured away before He comes back, it has poked holes in our understanding of Scripture, and because of this, many people are going to be unprepared for His return.
This is why history is important. This is why your foundation of truth must be rooted in the books of the Old Testament. The Bible is actually one book—not two separate books with two sets of promises for two sets of people. Scripture doesn’t teach that. Men were the ones who added the subtitle pages of old and new testament.
If you were to read your favorite fictional novel and you started at the back of the book, how much of your understanding do you think would be skewed because you didn’t understand the events leading up to the climax and the ending?
The Bible is no different.
So, I say all of that to say that Episode 4 as well as the next several episodes are going to be jam packed with unpacking the history of the books that may seem intimidating to many. This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive study of history, but it is to help give you context that will prayerfully allow you to better understand history and prophecy, as well as fall in love with becoming a student of the Bible.
I can only speak for myself, but studying the history of what I’m reading has made the Word come alive for me in so many ways that have only created a deeper hunger for truth and thirst for righteousness.
Bible history is world history and world history is Bible history.
I pray that this episode and season blesses you and edifies you.

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Episode 4 Transcript
King History of Israel & Judah Chart

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If there is one thing I’ve learned since I started studying the Bible for myself, it’s this:
Don’t skip over the genealogies and locations!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read my Bible in the past, and every time it came to that long list of names and places, I just skimmed right past it.
The people and places that Yahuah lists for us to read may be more important than you think. I’ve certainly learned this for myself. As we continue on in Season 4 of this podcast, this will become more and more evident of why understanding the roots and history of these people, tribes and places is so important. There are some fundamental truths about biblical history that have been suppressed for so long, which is why I’ve felt led to go back to the beginning and share what I’ve learned.
In this podcast episode, we’re taking it all the way back to Noah’s three sons: Shem, Ham & Japheth. 
It’s often times the so-called “boring” or “unimportant” things in Scripture that will actually provide us with the understanding needed to solidify the foundation of our faith. Because to put it quite bluntly, the way that we have been taught world history and biblical history has been wrong. Entirely wrong. And this is something that has been so divinely orchestrated by the powers of darkness, that only those who truly love the Light will be awakened from.
Believe it or not, learning more about history has deepened my love for the Scriptures, because through these studies, I have learned just how powerful Yahuah is and just how much the Bible has unfolded and will continue to unfold exactly as He said it would.
It has edified my faith in ways that I can’t even explain.
If there is a word, person, or place you are unfamiliar with in Scripture, I encourage you to look it up! Find the original word used and make note of it. The Bible truly comes alive as you start studying history by unpacking the people and places, one at a time.
This is something that has become so fascinating to me. As a student of the Bible, the topics of history and geography have become some of my favorite things to study. I think this is because this is something that has been entirely neglected as a part of our discipleship.
I pray that this episode will be the first of many to help fill some gaps in our biblical and historical timeline, as well as bring you into a deeper love for His Word.
Because it certainly has done that for me.

Supplemental Documents:
Episode 3 Transcript
Table of Nations-Lineage Breakdown
12 Tribes of Israel Map
Episode 3 Sources

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