Sunday, June 17, 2018
ZION in Torah
What does G*od say about Zion:
Psalm 132:13
For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
Psalm 87:2
The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
Isaiah 60:14
The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
Isaiah 51:16 ''And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
Isaiah 52:2
Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Zechariah 2:10
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.
Isaiah 35:6-10
Then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Psalm 48:11
Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments!
Psalm 48:2
Beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
Psalm 137:1
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
Isaiah 51:11
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
2 Samuel 5:7
Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
Isaiah 62:1
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
Psalm 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; for the Most High himself will establish her.
Psalm 9:11
Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
Isaiah 52:7
''How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
Psalm 74:2
Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.
Isaiah 59:20
“And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the Lord.''
Isaiah 40:9
Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
Zechariah 1:17
Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.’”
Jeremiah 31:6
''For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim: ‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.’”
Isaiah 62:11
Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.”
Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Joel 2:32
•And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls•
Joel 2:1
Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near...
Jeremiah 30:17
For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Isaiah 33:20
Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
Psalm 149:2
Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
Psalm 48:12
Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers,
Psalm 2:2-6
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
Zechariah 8:3
Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain.
Zechariah 1:14
So the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion.
Psalm 133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.
Psalm 87:3
Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah
Psalm 84:5
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
1 Kings 8:1
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
Zechariah 9:13 For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and wield you like a warrior's sword.
2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: “She despises you, she scorns you— the virgin daughter of Zion; she wags her head behind you— the daughter of Jerusalem.
Joel 3:17
“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it.
Joel 2:15
Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
Psalm 65:1
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.
1 Chronicles 11:5
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
Psalm 137:1-9
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our lyres. For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! ...
2 Chronicles 5:2
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
Isaiah 52:8
The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy; for eye to eye they see the return of the Lord to Zion.
Psalm 65:1-4
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
2 Kings 19:31
For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord will do this.
Zechariah 2:7
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Psalm 2:6
“As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
Amos 6:1
“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes!''
Jeremiah 9:19
For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How we are ruined! We are utterly shamed, because we have left the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.’”
Isaiah 66:8
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children.
Psalm 78:68-72
But he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves. He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever. He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance. With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.
Zephaniah 3:16
On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
Zephaniah 3:14
Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Jeremiah 50:5 ''They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.'’
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1 Chronicles 11:5-7
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
2 Samuel 6:12
And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing.
Isaiah 2:2-6
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord. For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
Jeremiah 3:14
Return, O faithless children, declares the Lord; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
Obadiah 1:17-21
But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall burn them and consume them, and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau, for the Lord has spoken. Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau, and those of the Shephelah shall possess the land of the Philistines; they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria, and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. The exiles of this host of the people of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the Negeb. Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Psalm 134:2-3
Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord! May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!
Jeremiah 4:31
''For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor, anguish as of one giving birth to her first child, the cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands, “Woe is me! I am fainting before murderers.”
Psalm 14:7
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Micah 4:7
And the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore.
Obadiah 1:17
But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
Psalm 102:21
''That they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise...''
Isaiah 8:18
Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
Psalm 50:1-3
A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
Psalm 48:1-14
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress. For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight. ...
Obadiah 1:21
Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Zechariah 8:2
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
Isaiah 46:13 ''I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.''
ZION in Torah
What does G*od say about Zion:
Psalm 132:13
For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
Psalm 87:2
The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
Isaiah 60:14
The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 35:10
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
Isaiah 51:16 ''And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
Isaiah 52:2
Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Zechariah 2:10
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.
Isaiah 35:6-10
Then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Psalm 48:11
Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments!
Psalm 48:2
Beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
Psalm 137:1
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
Isaiah 51:11
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
2 Samuel 5:7
Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
Isaiah 62:1
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
Psalm 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; for the Most High himself will establish her.
Psalm 9:11
Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
Isaiah 52:7
''How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
Psalm 74:2
Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.
Isaiah 59:20
“And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the Lord.''
Isaiah 40:9
Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
Zechariah 1:17
Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.’”
Jeremiah 31:6
''For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim: ‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.’”
Isaiah 62:11
Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.”
Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Joel 2:32
•And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls•
Joel 2:1
Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near...
Jeremiah 30:17
For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Isaiah 33:20
Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
Psalm 149:2
Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
Psalm 48:12
Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers,
Psalm 2:2-6
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
Zechariah 8:3
Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain.
Zechariah 1:14
So the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion.
Psalm 133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.
Psalm 87:3
Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah
Psalm 84:5
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
1 Kings 8:1
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
Zechariah 9:13 For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and wield you like a warrior's sword.
2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: “She despises you, she scorns you— the virgin daughter of Zion; she wags her head behind you— the daughter of Jerusalem.
Joel 3:17
“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it.
Joel 2:15
Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’
Psalm 65:1
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.
1 Chronicles 11:5
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
Psalm 137:1-9
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our lyres. For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! ...
2 Chronicles 5:2
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
Isaiah 52:8
The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy; for eye to eye they see the return of the Lord to Zion.
Psalm 65:1-4
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
2 Kings 19:31
For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord will do this.
Zechariah 2:7
Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
Psalm 2:6
“As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
Isaiah 66:8
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children.
Psalm 78:68-72
But he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves. He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever. He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance. With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.
Zephaniah 3:16
On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
Zephaniah 3:14
Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Jeremiah 50:5 ''They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.'’
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1 Chronicles 11:5-7
The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
2 Samuel 6:12
And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing.
Isaiah 2:2-6
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord. For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
Jeremiah 3:14
Return, O faithless children, declares the Lord; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
Obadiah 1:17-21
But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall burn them and consume them, and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau, for the Lord has spoken. Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau, and those of the Shephelah shall possess the land of the Philistines; they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria, and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. The exiles of this host of the people of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the Negeb. Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Psalm 134:2-3
Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord! May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!
Jeremiah 4:31
''For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor, anguish as of one giving birth to her first child, the cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands, “Woe is me! I am fainting before murderers.”
Psalm 14:7
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Micah 4:7
And the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore.
Obadiah 1:17
But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
Psalm 102:21
''That they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise...''
Isaiah 8:18
Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
Psalm 50:1-3
A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
Psalm 48:1-14
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress. For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight. ...
Obadiah 1:21
Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Zechariah 8:2
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
Isaiah 46:13 ''I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.''
Friday, June 15, 2018
Jedi Torah
i think it might be beneficial to attempt the Jedi approach to life: the Force of the universe is self-aware, it permeates and sustains and encompasses all life, and it has certain karmic direction towards goodness and morality.
Certain religious systems try to codify this 'karmic direction' , to assure our safe passage thru life: how to act, how to react, etc. Others rely on their own innate feeling of ''rightness''.
So i feel that yes, the Force is with us, and ''it'' recognizes and reacts, and guides us thru the karmic flow thru time-stream of our existence.
i believe that the moral identity of all our actions is like gravity- it ''turns the wheels'' of the universe in certain direction.
Buddhism would just call this 'Force' karma. as a Jew, i call ''it'', G*od.
Certain religious systems try to codify this 'karmic direction' , to assure our safe passage thru life: how to act, how to react, etc. Others rely on their own innate feeling of ''rightness''.
So i feel that yes, the Force is with us, and ''it'' recognizes and reacts, and guides us thru the karmic flow thru time-stream of our existence.
i believe that the moral identity of all our actions is like gravity- it ''turns the wheels'' of the universe in certain direction.
Buddhism would just call this 'Force' karma. as a Jew, i call ''it'', G*od.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Isaac or Ishmael
Most muslims today will swear that 'Eid' is about Ishmael, not Isaac, being bound on the altar by Abraham, as Allah's test.
Those muslims ignore clear BIBLICAL verses in Genesis 22, that it was ISAAC, not Ishmael, being bound on Abraham's altar.
True, Ishmael was already here when Isaac was born, yet curiously Torah refers to Isaac, in G-od's own words, as Abraham's ''ONLY BELOVED'' son.
The explanation can be understood through •Gen.17:20-21• where Abraham's covenant is specified by Go-d as going thru Isaac and Jacob, NOT Ishmael.
Yes, Ishmael himself was °blessed° with material abundance in Gen.17:20, yet the SPIRITUAL covenant goes through Isaac and Jacob!
Why is that? in quran 2:124, Abraham asks Allah if ALL of his descendants will be considered as part of his covenant. The answer Abraham is given is: NOT THOSE WHO AREN'T RIGHTEOUS.
It is a well known fact, that Ishmael's descendants did NOT worship Go'd, but became POLYTHEISTS. It took about 2,000 years until Muhamed, for the Arabs to join the Jews in monotheism.... That's why Ishmael, even though Abraham's firstborn, was NOT considered as such, and was not counted as the conduit for G-ods covenant with Abraham. (Gen.17:20-21)
And that's why, even though quran doesn't say *which* son was bound at Abraham's altar on what will become the Temple Mount (which the izlamists today occupy)
,quran in sura 11:71 calls Isaac a ''son of glad tidings''.
When Abraham stands at his test of obedience to sacrifice his son, in sura 37:101-102, the same phrase ''son of glad tidings'' is used, just as by Isaac's birth, even though his name isn't openly stated.
So, Torah is crystal clear, that even though Ishmael was older, it was Isaac considered as ''son of glad tidings' and part of Abraham's covenant with G'od, no matter how many muslims will deny their own quran's hint and the clear biblical verses.
♠Similarly, in quran 2:125, the verse commands Abraham's and Ishmael's descendants to rebuild G-od's House of prayer ''for the nations''.
It does not state ''for the muslims'', but ''for the NATIONS''
--just as the famous prophecy of Isaiah 56:6-7, which calls the future Jerusalem Temple, which will be rebuild with G'od's help, on the very same spot Abraham stood while binding ISAAC (not Ishmael) on the altar, as a ''House of Prayer for all NATIONS''.
Not just for the jews, not only for the muslims, but for ALL NATIONS who come desiring to serve the Creator.
So even though muslim commentators state that the 'House of Prayer for the Nations' in quran 2:125 refers to mecca, i believe it commands Muslims to bury their blind irrational hate toward Israel, and join Israel in rebuilding the House of Prayer predicted in Isaiah 56:6-7, making the al Aqsa mosque into a third Temple, where offerrings and prayers of ALL nations will be brought, not just muslims.
Further proof that sura 2:125 refers to Jerusalem Temple, not Mecca:
verses 2:145-150 talk about Muhamed being commanded to ''turn away from the ORIGINAL QIBLA (which was the Jerusalem Temple), toward Mecca.
So if the verses in 2:145-150 refer to the SECOND qibla of Mecca,
it stands to reason that the FIRST, UNNAMED ''House of Prayer 'of Abraham's standing'' refers to the ORIGINAL Jerusalem qibla, where the Jews used to perform THEIR hajj, tawaf, jamaat, sajada and salat!
•Verse 2:125 refers to ''enclosed worship'', depending on which translation is used.
~We know that historically, the Jewish Temple was an ENCLOSURE, whereas the kaaba is more of an outdoor place, even though some important personas are allowed inside kaaba.
So.... there u have it, an unnamed ''Place of worship for the NATIONS'', in place of ''Abraham's standing'', to celebrate ''enclosed'' service....
Jews have ALWAYS been praying and making pilgrimage (hajj) to JERUSALEM, (ex. Daniel 6:10), and engaging in tawaf, jamaat, sajada and salat in Jerusalem Temple, while Muslims were commanded to TURN AWAY toward Mecca.
But perhaps Muslims could bury their politically motivated hatred, and one day, for G-od's glory, join Israel in rebuilding a House of Prayer for ALL NATIONS,
...proving that in spite of a 2,000 year span of paganism, they too are spiritual descendants of Abraham's legacy, along with the Children of Isaac and Jacob, also known as Israel. ☮
Those muslims ignore clear BIBLICAL verses in Genesis 22, that it was ISAAC, not Ishmael, being bound on Abraham's altar.
True, Ishmael was already here when Isaac was born, yet curiously Torah refers to Isaac, in G-od's own words, as Abraham's ''ONLY BELOVED'' son.
The explanation can be understood through •Gen.17:20-21• where Abraham's covenant is specified by Go-d as going thru Isaac and Jacob, NOT Ishmael.
Yes, Ishmael himself was °blessed° with material abundance in Gen.17:20, yet the SPIRITUAL covenant goes through Isaac and Jacob!
Why is that? in quran 2:124, Abraham asks Allah if ALL of his descendants will be considered as part of his covenant. The answer Abraham is given is: NOT THOSE WHO AREN'T RIGHTEOUS.
It is a well known fact, that Ishmael's descendants did NOT worship Go'd, but became POLYTHEISTS. It took about 2,000 years until Muhamed, for the Arabs to join the Jews in monotheism.... That's why Ishmael, even though Abraham's firstborn, was NOT considered as such, and was not counted as the conduit for G-ods covenant with Abraham. (Gen.17:20-21)
And that's why, even though quran doesn't say *which* son was bound at Abraham's altar on what will become the Temple Mount (which the izlamists today occupy)
,quran in sura 11:71 calls Isaac a ''son of glad tidings''.
When Abraham stands at his test of obedience to sacrifice his son, in sura 37:101-102, the same phrase ''son of glad tidings'' is used, just as by Isaac's birth, even though his name isn't openly stated.
So, Torah is crystal clear, that even though Ishmael was older, it was Isaac considered as ''son of glad tidings' and part of Abraham's covenant with G'od, no matter how many muslims will deny their own quran's hint and the clear biblical verses.
♠Similarly, in quran 2:125, the verse commands Abraham's and Ishmael's descendants to rebuild G-od's House of prayer ''for the nations''.
It does not state ''for the muslims'', but ''for the NATIONS''
--just as the famous prophecy of Isaiah 56:6-7, which calls the future Jerusalem Temple, which will be rebuild with G'od's help, on the very same spot Abraham stood while binding ISAAC (not Ishmael) on the altar, as a ''House of Prayer for all NATIONS''.
Not just for the jews, not only for the muslims, but for ALL NATIONS who come desiring to serve the Creator.
So even though muslim commentators state that the 'House of Prayer for the Nations' in quran 2:125 refers to mecca, i believe it commands Muslims to bury their blind irrational hate toward Israel, and join Israel in rebuilding the House of Prayer predicted in Isaiah 56:6-7, making the al Aqsa mosque into a third Temple, where offerrings and prayers of ALL nations will be brought, not just muslims.
Further proof that sura 2:125 refers to Jerusalem Temple, not Mecca:
verses 2:145-150 talk about Muhamed being commanded to ''turn away from the ORIGINAL QIBLA (which was the Jerusalem Temple), toward Mecca.
So if the verses in 2:145-150 refer to the SECOND qibla of Mecca,
it stands to reason that the FIRST, UNNAMED ''House of Prayer 'of Abraham's standing'' refers to the ORIGINAL Jerusalem qibla, where the Jews used to perform THEIR hajj, tawaf, jamaat, sajada and salat!
•Verse 2:125 refers to ''enclosed worship'', depending on which translation is used.
~We know that historically, the Jewish Temple was an ENCLOSURE, whereas the kaaba is more of an outdoor place, even though some important personas are allowed inside kaaba.
So.... there u have it, an unnamed ''Place of worship for the NATIONS'', in place of ''Abraham's standing'', to celebrate ''enclosed'' service....
Jews have ALWAYS been praying and making pilgrimage (hajj) to JERUSALEM, (ex. Daniel 6:10), and engaging in tawaf, jamaat, sajada and salat in Jerusalem Temple, while Muslims were commanded to TURN AWAY toward Mecca.
But perhaps Muslims could bury their politically motivated hatred, and one day, for G-od's glory, join Israel in rebuilding a House of Prayer for ALL NATIONS,
...proving that in spite of a 2,000 year span of paganism, they too are spiritual descendants of Abraham's legacy, along with the Children of Isaac and Jacob, also known as Israel. ☮
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Allah is a Zionist
Torah in quran
✡Quran verses about Torah being correct guidance for ALL generations✡
2:40-41 G-od's unique covenant with Children of Israel.
2:50 Torah is true guidance.
2:53 Torah is to be remembered as criterion and guidance.
''And recall that We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion, so that you may be guided.''
2:62 righteous Jews need not fear punishment.
2:63 Torah is rightful guidance.
2:65 Allah curses those who do not observe Shabbat!
2:66 Torah guidance for future generations to fear Allah.
2:83 there is righteous remnant which keeps Torah.
2:87 a succession of messangers preserved previous message (Torah)
2:106 Torah will not be forgotten.
2:112 those who do good have no need to fear punishment.
''In fact, whoever submits himself to God, and is a doer of good, will have his reward with his Lord—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.''
♦2:121 ''Those to whom We have given the Scripture (Torah) follow it, as it ought to be followed—these believe in it. But as for those who reject it—these are the losers.
2:124. ''And when his Lord tested Abraham with certain words, and he fulfilled them. He said, “I am making you a leader of humanity.” He said, “And my descendants?” He said, “My pledge does not include the wrongdoers.”
♣~ Where Ishmael's descendant's righteous?
No! Between Abraham and Muhamed there was •TWENTY CENTURIES• of pagan idol worship ☠
..
2:142 Jews have ALWAYS been praying and making pilgrimage toward Jerusalem Temple, whereas Muhamed ''was commanded'' to turn AWAY from Jerusalem toward Mecca (sura 2:143-150)
♥2:146 Jews recognize Torah as well as their own children!!!!
✡Quran verses about Torah being correct guidance for ALL generations✡
2:40-41 G-od's unique covenant with Children of Israel.
2:50 Torah is true guidance.
2:53 Torah is to be remembered as criterion and guidance.
''And recall that We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion, so that you may be guided.''
2:62 righteous Jews need not fear punishment.
2:63 Torah is rightful guidance.
2:65 Allah curses those who do not observe Shabbat!
2:66 Torah guidance for future generations to fear Allah.
2:83 there is righteous remnant which keeps Torah.
2:87 a succession of messangers preserved previous message (Torah)
2:106 Torah will not be forgotten.
2:112 those who do good have no need to fear punishment.
''In fact, whoever submits himself to God, and is a doer of good, will have his reward with his Lord—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.''
♦2:121 ''Those to whom We have given the Scripture (Torah) follow it, as it ought to be followed—these believe in it. But as for those who reject it—these are the losers.
2:124. ''And when his Lord tested Abraham with certain words, and he fulfilled them. He said, “I am making you a leader of humanity.” He said, “And my descendants?” He said, “My pledge does not include the wrongdoers.”
♣~ Where Ishmael's descendant's righteous?
No! Between Abraham and Muhamed there was •TWENTY CENTURIES• of pagan idol worship ☠
..
2:142 Jews have ALWAYS been praying and making pilgrimage toward Jerusalem Temple, whereas Muhamed ''was commanded'' to turn AWAY from Jerusalem toward Mecca (sura 2:143-150)
♥2:146 Jews recognize Torah as well as their own children!!!!
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Torah vs. ''New Testament''
How the book of Hebrews 8, (and Heb. 8:13 in particular), blasphemes and insults Torah.
Book of Heb. 8:13 calls Torah ''old'' and ''decaying'' G'od forbid 😡 ....and claims that by ''accepting jzs'' we enter some kind of ''new and better'' relationship with G-od...
Some Xtians try to bring a proof for that from Jer. 31, stating that it shows that some kind of ''new-improved'' covenant will be brokered between G'od and us.
However when we read the words describing the 'new covenant' in Isaiah 31:31, we'll see it states that the ''newness'' of this future covenant consists of our assidous heartfelt acceptance of G'ods COMMANDMENTS!
There is nothing ANYWHERE in the Tanakh or even in the Talmud, about all mitzvas being substittuted for some allegiance to some supernatural J'man....
The nature of this ''new covenant'' is clearly described:
-G'ods law will be imbued in our hearts, and kept not as mere technical dry rituals, but will be understood on emotional as well as on intellectual level.
♦To such objection, most Xtians respond that their acceptance of J'man brings one to exactly such relationship with G'od.♦
my proof that their claim is spurious is three-fold:
1. historically we see clearly that those who followed Jzs, they didnt magically become some angelic sinless beings, but in fact they overwhelmingly were bloodthirsty savages who murdered and oppressed Jews and pagans, and even other christians.
So we see that accepting jzs isn't some magical transforming panacea to suddenly become a kind God-fearing person. Historical data speaks for itself.
2. Torah is clear what G-od wants from us- good deeds and specific observances, such as charity, chastity, humility, shabbat, kosher, festivals, etc....
Nowhere in Torah is it mentioned that the ''only'' way to establish relationship with G'od is through accepting some additional condition- (that Jzs was a messiah or an incarnation of the divine, etc)
Xtians are likely to quote Deut. 18:18 about being commanded to follow a future prophet who'll be ''like unto Moses''....
However ''following'' a prophet does not include worshipping him as 'god', which is clearly a transgression of the Decalogue.
jzs clearly was NOT 'almighty' or 'omniscient' or 'timeless'. Go'd is.
The Decalogue, as well as Deut.4:15-20, clearly forbids worship of any creation.
3. an overwhelming theme throughout Tanakh is not the worship of any individual as a condition to be forgiven, but a clear arrival of the MESSIANIC ERA: world peace, unity, rebuilding of Zion, return of righteous kingdom of David, and re-establishment of Temple services(which is something jzs was expressly DISSINTERESTED in).
Clearly Jzs did NOTHING to ensue an era of world peace-or of rebuilt Temple.
Hence I'd rather view Jzs' actions as COUNTERPRODUCTIVE to the above achievements.
(Wouldn't it render Jzs the ''antichrist''? 🤔)....
•°•°•°•°
★What about Isaiah 53, the 'righteous servant'?
°•°•°•°•
♦-i personally don't see how Jzs can be considered an epitomy of ''serving G-od''.
I'm not aware of ANY halachic jew who both keeps Torah while ''pledging allegiance'' to Jzs.
There are some ''jews4jzs'' individuals who claim to keep Torah, but upon close investigation they either admit they arent halachically jewish, or they don't REALLY keep shabbat and other mitzvas properly. (They might say they ''try'', but they''ll honestly admit they do NOT 100% abstain from all labor, or they don't wear tefillin/tzitzit etc....
So, ipso facto, we see that Jzs has not ''brought Israel to Torah'' as the true messiah will (See Jer.33:16-18), or Isaiah 56:6-7, about all nations coming to praise G'od's Name in His Temple.
★Is Jzs the best example of serving G'od? Faaaaaar from it!
~Instead of leading his flock, as most righteous rabbis do, he allowed himself to be captured by the romans, and upon allegedly surviving his crucifiction, he just absconded, leaving them confused and detracked.
>>>>>Mere three years of controversial rabble-rousing isn't a very good role model of a national messianic leader¡¡¡¡¡
♣''Sufferring''? Millions of godly folks have sufferred much much more in their lives than Jzs' six hours onbthe cross toward the end of his life....
....and Jzs' brief 33 years on earth don't qualify as ''prolonged life''.
•question: can Israel as a whole nation be collectivelly considered as ''G'ods servant'' personified? Can we say that the ENTIRE NATION was ever 'wholly righteous''?
---The answer is, YES! The prophets predict, that in the messianic era, there will be a wholly righteous remnant, who will repent and thus be considered 100% righteous.
Honestly and objectivelly, Jzs' actions are not the best example to follow:
~a bachelor intinerant preacher, who had antagonized the Torah sages, was rejected by his own family as messiah (book of Mark 3:21-22, John 7:5) and who had left behind centuries of warfare and division.....???
♥Torah is full of a lot of inspiring , much BETTER examples of serving G'od and serving humanity:
•humble long-sufferring Moses who was entrusted with leading a nation of slaves from Egypt to Sinai (from age 80-120!!!!!!)
•Aaron, who selflessly stood at his younger brother's side even when G-od took his two sons....
•David, of humble beginnings, and despite a grevious sin, has repented and was therefore considered wholly righteous...
•Joseph who withstood being carnally tempted who remained faithfull to Go'd...
•Abraham, who has on his own purged himself from the mire of idol worship, and imbued his descendants with divine love and fear....
******
So in summary, Jzs hasnt achieved anything messianic, and hasnt displayed any objective leadership qualities...
★ NT in many places disparages G'od's Torah, and Go'd's laws as inferior to Jzs worship,
and paints them as ''dry rabbinical soulless inventions'', as in Heb.8:13,
(or for example in Gal. when it disparages the physical circumcision as not one of G'od's commandments)
Book of Heb. 8:13 calls Torah ''old'' and ''decaying'' G'od forbid 😡 ....and claims that by ''accepting jzs'' we enter some kind of ''new and better'' relationship with G-od...
Some Xtians try to bring a proof for that from Jer. 31, stating that it shows that some kind of ''new-improved'' covenant will be brokered between G'od and us.
However when we read the words describing the 'new covenant' in Isaiah 31:31, we'll see it states that the ''newness'' of this future covenant consists of our assidous heartfelt acceptance of G'ods COMMANDMENTS!
There is nothing ANYWHERE in the Tanakh or even in the Talmud, about all mitzvas being substittuted for some allegiance to some supernatural J'man....
The nature of this ''new covenant'' is clearly described:
-G'ods law will be imbued in our hearts, and kept not as mere technical dry rituals, but will be understood on emotional as well as on intellectual level.
♦To such objection, most Xtians respond that their acceptance of J'man brings one to exactly such relationship with G'od.♦
my proof that their claim is spurious is three-fold:
1. historically we see clearly that those who followed Jzs, they didnt magically become some angelic sinless beings, but in fact they overwhelmingly were bloodthirsty savages who murdered and oppressed Jews and pagans, and even other christians.
So we see that accepting jzs isn't some magical transforming panacea to suddenly become a kind God-fearing person. Historical data speaks for itself.
2. Torah is clear what G-od wants from us- good deeds and specific observances, such as charity, chastity, humility, shabbat, kosher, festivals, etc....
Nowhere in Torah is it mentioned that the ''only'' way to establish relationship with G'od is through accepting some additional condition- (that Jzs was a messiah or an incarnation of the divine, etc)
Xtians are likely to quote Deut. 18:18 about being commanded to follow a future prophet who'll be ''like unto Moses''....
However ''following'' a prophet does not include worshipping him as 'god', which is clearly a transgression of the Decalogue.
jzs clearly was NOT 'almighty' or 'omniscient' or 'timeless'. Go'd is.
The Decalogue, as well as Deut.4:15-20, clearly forbids worship of any creation.
3. an overwhelming theme throughout Tanakh is not the worship of any individual as a condition to be forgiven, but a clear arrival of the MESSIANIC ERA: world peace, unity, rebuilding of Zion, return of righteous kingdom of David, and re-establishment of Temple services(which is something jzs was expressly DISSINTERESTED in).
Clearly Jzs did NOTHING to ensue an era of world peace-or of rebuilt Temple.
Hence I'd rather view Jzs' actions as COUNTERPRODUCTIVE to the above achievements.
(Wouldn't it render Jzs the ''antichrist''? 🤔)....
•°•°•°•°
★What about Isaiah 53, the 'righteous servant'?
°•°•°•°•
♦-i personally don't see how Jzs can be considered an epitomy of ''serving G-od''.
I'm not aware of ANY halachic jew who both keeps Torah while ''pledging allegiance'' to Jzs.
There are some ''jews4jzs'' individuals who claim to keep Torah, but upon close investigation they either admit they arent halachically jewish, or they don't REALLY keep shabbat and other mitzvas properly. (They might say they ''try'', but they''ll honestly admit they do NOT 100% abstain from all labor, or they don't wear tefillin/tzitzit etc....
So, ipso facto, we see that Jzs has not ''brought Israel to Torah'' as the true messiah will (See Jer.33:16-18), or Isaiah 56:6-7, about all nations coming to praise G'od's Name in His Temple.
★Is Jzs the best example of serving G'od? Faaaaaar from it!
~Instead of leading his flock, as most righteous rabbis do, he allowed himself to be captured by the romans, and upon allegedly surviving his crucifiction, he just absconded, leaving them confused and detracked.
>>>>>Mere three years of controversial rabble-rousing isn't a very good role model of a national messianic leader¡¡¡¡¡
♣''Sufferring''? Millions of godly folks have sufferred much much more in their lives than Jzs' six hours onbthe cross toward the end of his life....
....and Jzs' brief 33 years on earth don't qualify as ''prolonged life''.
•question: can Israel as a whole nation be collectivelly considered as ''G'ods servant'' personified? Can we say that the ENTIRE NATION was ever 'wholly righteous''?
---The answer is, YES! The prophets predict, that in the messianic era, there will be a wholly righteous remnant, who will repent and thus be considered 100% righteous.
Honestly and objectivelly, Jzs' actions are not the best example to follow:
~a bachelor intinerant preacher, who had antagonized the Torah sages, was rejected by his own family as messiah (book of Mark 3:21-22, John 7:5) and who had left behind centuries of warfare and division.....???
♥Torah is full of a lot of inspiring , much BETTER examples of serving G'od and serving humanity:
•humble long-sufferring Moses who was entrusted with leading a nation of slaves from Egypt to Sinai (from age 80-120!!!!!!)
•Aaron, who selflessly stood at his younger brother's side even when G-od took his two sons....
•David, of humble beginnings, and despite a grevious sin, has repented and was therefore considered wholly righteous...
•Joseph who withstood being carnally tempted who remained faithfull to Go'd...
•Abraham, who has on his own purged himself from the mire of idol worship, and imbued his descendants with divine love and fear....
******
So in summary, Jzs hasnt achieved anything messianic, and hasnt displayed any objective leadership qualities...
★ NT in many places disparages G'od's Torah, and Go'd's laws as inferior to Jzs worship,
and paints them as ''dry rabbinical soulless inventions'', as in Heb.8:13,
(or for example in Gal. when it disparages the physical circumcision as not one of G'od's commandments)
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