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Lashon HaRa

Lashon HaRa
by
Mikhael ben Moshe

“Who is the person who desires life and loves days that he may see the
good? Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.”
(Psalm 34:12-14).

One of the most difficult sections of the Torah to understand is the discussion of “Tzarat,” a skin disease commonly mis-translated as “leprosy.” In truth, Tzarat is a physical manifestation of a spiritual deficiency. The Talmud (Arachin 16) says that Tzarat comes specifically as a consequence of “lashon hara” – negative speech about another person. We see a solemn story of the dangers of saying something out of turn in the Haftarah. In this story, we see that it can even lead to bloodshed. It is recorded in the latter half of Leviticus 19:16 that “you shall not stand aside while your fellow’s blood is shed.” The story of Doeg the Edomite (I Samuel 21-22) is often used to illustrate the harm that can be done by tale bearing. Doeg saw Achimelekh the priest give David bread and a sword, a completely innocent act intended to aid a leader of King Saul’s court. Doeg reported this to Saul. Doeg’s story was completely true, not negative, not secret, and Achimelekh would have told Saul exactly the same thing if asked (which he did later). Yet Saul misinterpreted this tale as proof that Achimelekh was supporting David in a rebellion, and proceeded to slaughter all but one of the priests at Nob. We also recall the story in Numbers 12 where Miriam was stricken with Tzarat (leprosy) for having spoken ill of her brother Moses, even though what she said about him was true What’s the connection between speaking badly – gossiping about another, and contracting this skin disease?

TO BUILD OR TO DESTROY

Speech is the tool of creation – through it we can build individuals and the world. We can praise, encourage, and give others confidence. Ancient Biblical Judaism, (the setting of the earliest Church) was acutely aware of the power of speech and of the harm that can be done through speech. The early sages and Rabbis note that the universe itself was created through words. Bereshit 1, ìand YHWH said, let there be light . . . and YHWH said, let there be a firmament, and YHWH said, let there be water in the midst of it, and YHWH said, let the earth bring forth grass and herbs, etc.î The Ruach Ha Kodesh teaches us in the Brit Chadisha a parallel of this Torah truth as we see the examples of the fig tree that was cursed by the words of YAHshua and it withered and died. ìIt is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.î Matthew 15:11. In addition, we read in the Gospel of Mark 11:23-24 that there is power in our words that are significant enough to even move mountains. We are all familiar with the warnings afforded by James, the half brother of YAHshua when he tells us that ìthe tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set of fire by hell . . . no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our YHWH and Father, and with it we curse men who have been made in the image of YHWH. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. . . these things ought not to be so.î James 3:6-10. The words that we speak can create peace, harmony, joy and unity, or conversely, can create jealousy, anger, hatred, resentment, violence and even murder.

The Talmud tells us that the tongue is an instrument so dangerous that it must be kept hidden from view, behind two protective walls (the mouth and teeth) to prevent its misuse. It also teaches that the harm done by lashon hara is even worse than the harm done by stealing or by cheating someone financially, because amends can be made for monetary harms, but the harm done by an evil tongue can never be repaired.

By making others feel important, we build them up, as if to say, “Your existence is necessary.” This is life giving and life- affirming. One of the great American rabbis of the past generation, Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld, was known to have brought a neighbor back to YHWH and to Torah observance simply by caring enough to say “good morning.” On the other hand, speech can also be used to destroy. Words like “you’re worthless” wipes out a person’s self-esteem. As King Solomon says, “Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it (lashon hara) will eat it’s fruit.” (Proverbs 18:21). The Talmud (Arachin 15b) explains that negative speech is even worse than a sword – since it kills many people, even at great distance.

From here we can understand a section of the Torah portion, Tazriah, found in Leviticus 13:45-46. The Torah says that when someone has been diagnosed as having Tzarat, they must go outside the boundaries of the city and shout “Contaminated, Unclean!” to warn anyone who approaches. The punishment is measure-for-measure: If you promote divisiveness amongst others, then you will suffer divisiveness yourself.

LASHON HARA- IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE

A Chasidic tale illustrates the point: A man went about the community telling malicious lies about his Rabbi. Later, he realized the wrong he had done, and began to feel remorse. He went to the Rabbi and begged his forgiveness, saying he would do anything he could to make amends. The Rabbi told the man, “Take a feather pillow, cut it open, and scatter the feathers to the winds.” The man thought this was a strange request, but it was a simple enough task, and he did it gladly. When he returned to tell the Rabbi that he had done it, the Rabbi said, “Now, go and gather the feathers. Because you can no more make amends for the damage your words have done than you can recollect the feathers.” Evil speaking of another has been compared to an arrow that once released cannot be stopped or recalled. Likewise, the words spoken once released cannot be stopped from harming their intended target . . . the character and soul of another. The person who listens to gossip is sometimes viewed even worse than the person who tells the story, because no harm could be done by gossip if no one listened to it. It has been said that lashon hara (an evil tongue and speech) kills three people: the person who speaks it, the person who hears it, and the person about whom it is told.

VIOLATIONS OF TORAH

There are 31 commandments that relate to lashon hara in the Torah. Two in particular will be considered here. These mitzvoth specifically address inappropriate speech or gossiping about another: ìThou shall not go up and down as a talebearer among thy peopleî Leviticus 19:16. Leviticus 25:17 says, “You shall not wrong one another.” This has traditionally been interpreted as wronging a person with speech. It includes any statement that will embarrass, insult or deceive a person, or cause a person emotional pain or distress. The Chofetz Chayim, Israel Meyer Kagan wrote several books about lashon hara which all go into great detail. The basics of the laws are these:

You are not to say derogatory things
about anyone whether they are true or not.

You are not to imply derogatory things about anyone.

You are not to listen to derogatory things about anyone,
and if you do, you’re not to believe it.

To violate these Torah instructions is to become one who is known as having an evil tongue,îor one who commits lashon hara. Tale bearing is, essentially, any gossip. The Hebrew word for talebearer is “rakheel” (Resh-Kaf-Yod-Lamed), which is related to a word meaning trader or merchant. The idea is that a talebearer is like a merchant whose merchandise is gossip or tale bearing. Some other terms that bring more understanding to the solemnity of this subject are avak rechilut or the dust of gossip and avak lashon hara, the dust of an evil tongue. Sometimes a violation of Torah can be committed in lashon hara, without even saying anything specific about another. The “dust” of lashon hara could be a statement that you may make such as “well, so-and-so said something about you, but I won’t tell you because that would be wrong,” or “did you read their latest book? Well, I suggest that you do, and draw your own
conclusion regarding how really sound they are.” The worst offense is motzi shem ra, or purposely spreading a bad name or lie about another, with the intention of bringing injury.

We who are attempting to walk in obedience to Torah must correct our speech, change our habits, and learn to walk circumspectly before YHWH and men. Western Christianity has evolved into a system that strongly preaches what one “believes,” but that belief system is not necessarily expressed in everyday living. Early Biblical Judaism is contrary to this life style. It is not what one believed that was preached, but rather, how he lives. The words that proceed from his mouth show his belief system.

LIMITS OF LASHON HARA

Many people make the mistake of thinking that the prohibition of lashon hara – negative speech – is limited only to saying falsity and untruth. But this is not so. Lying falls under a separate prohibition, expressed in Exodus 20:13, 23:7. Lashon hara is the prohibition against saying anything negative or derogatory about another person – even when it’s true! Often, lashon hara will couch itself in a cloak of rationalizations. It doesn’t even matter whether the words are spoken implicitly or implied. If the message can be construed negatively, then it is a violation of lashon hara. Be aware of potential lashon hara situations and stop them before they start.

WHY DO PEOPLE GOSSIP?

What would motivate one person to speak badly about another? Low self-esteem. When a person feels down about themselves, there are two ways to feel better – either 1) make the effort to work and build oneself up (this is a lot of hard work!), or 2) put others down. (The reasoning being, if I can lower others, then I don’t look so bad by comparison!) That’s the easy way, the “quick high.” But is that the kind of person you want to be?

The first step in avoiding lashon hara is to recognize our own faults and commit to improving on them. When I accept that I alone am responsible for my inadequacies, then I will similarly be less critical and more tolerant of others. If you find yourself getting “down” about yourself or others, try focusing away from the faults and instead on the virtues. It will lift you out of your negativity. The Torah says: Don’t take the easy way out. Feeling down? Work hard and improve yourself.

JUDGE OTHERS FAVORABLY

So what happens if we inadvertently hear lashon hara? The Talmud says that we should not automatically accept it as being true. Rather, the rule is “innocent until proven guilty.” There is a famous story about the great Talmudic sage the Rashash (Rabbi Shmuel Shtrashun, 19th century Vilna) who had a fund to lend money to poor people. One day while the rabbi was studying Talmud; a man came in to repay his loan of 10,000 rubles. The rabbi was so engrossed in his learning that he stuck the money in the book and forgot about it. A week later, the rabbi was reviewing his loan ledger and noticed that the 10,000 ruble loan was never paid. So he called the man and asked him to pay it. “But I paid you back last week,” said the man. “Okay, then where’s your receipt,” said the rabbi, who truly had no recollection of being paid back. “You were studying and I didn’t want to disturb you,” replied the man. Soon enough word got out that the poor man and the rabbi were involved in a financial dispute. “The nerve of this man to pit his word against the rabbi!” they all said. The man’s reputation was ruined, and the community shunned him. About a year later, the rabbi was reviewing a section of Talmud and came across an envelope containing 10,000 rubles. Then he realized what had happened! He immediately called the man and apologized. “But your apology doesn’t help me,” said the man, sadly. “My reputation is ruined forever!” “Don’t worry,” said the rabbi. “I’ll make a public announcement in the synagogue, letting everyone know that it was I who had made the mistake.” “But that won’t help,” said the man. “They’ll think you’re just saying it because you feel sorry for me.” The rabbi thought long and hard until he came up with a solution. “You have a daughter and I have a son,” he said. “Let’s arrange for them to be married. In that way, everyone will be assured that you are fully trustworthy, for otherwise I would never have suggested this match.” And with that, the harm was repaired. But it’s not always so easy…

SPEECH AND THE PROCESS OF REDEMPTION

The Talmud asks: Why was the Holy Temple destroyed? Because people spoke lashon hara about each other. Thus, says the Chofetz Chayim (the 20th century codified the laws of lashon hara), refraining from gossip is the single most effective way to reverse the damage and bring about the redemption! Why is it that YHWH is so concerned about this? In the big picture of the universe, what harm does it do? It violates the purposes of Torah and YHWHís plan for man. Maimonides said that the “Ordinances of the Torah are not a burden, but a means of ensuring mercy, kindness, and peace in the world.î Lashon hara destroys the harmony of YHWH’s plan for the world. And YAHshua spoke to them, saying, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithes of mint and anise and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.íî Matthew 23:23. ìWhat does Adonai require of you? But to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your YHWH?î Micah 6:8. Most who are taking hold of the faith of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, will find that they can be very successful in regard to the Shabbat, kosher eating, and the starting places of a walk in Torah as described in Acts 15: 28-29. One of the most commonly violated segments of Torah, and perhaps the most difficult to gain mastery in, are the laws regarding lashon hara or, an ìevil tongue.î This is a very important area of Torah; few men master this Yetzer Hara (evil inclination). Disharmony will remain, and the full light of YHWH cannot be found in this life without mastery over lashon hara, an evil and gossiping tongue. There is no better time to undertake this challenge than today. We find ourselves in the season of redemption. Pesach celebrates our emergence from slavery unto freedom. And we are now counting the Omer, on the way toward receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. Now is the time to break the dissension and divisiveness that plagues our people.

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Parsha Nitzavim and Yeshua’s Haftorah Reading (Lk. 4:16-22)

Parsha Nitzavim and Yeshua’s Haftorah Reading (Lk. 4:16-22)
By
James Scott Trimm

This week’s Parsha is Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9–30:2).

In Luke 4:16-22 Yeshua delivers a haftorah reading:

16 And He came to Natzaret, where He had been raised. And He entered the synagogue, on the day of the Sabbath, as He was accustomed.
17 And the scroll of Yeshayahu the prophet was given to Him, and He stood up to read. And Yeshua opened the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of YHWH is upon Me, and because of this, He has anointed Me to proclaim to the poor, and has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, and to proclaim to the captives forgiveness, and to the blind, sight, and to send away the broken (hearted) with forgiveness,
19 And to proclaim the acceptable year of YHWH.(Is. 61:1-2; 58:6).
20 And He rolled up the scroll and gave it to the shammash, and went and sat down: and all of those in the synagogue had their eyes fixed, on Him.
21 And He began to speak to them: Today, this Scripture is fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all were witnessing about Him, and were amazed at the words of blessing that proceeded from His mouth: and they were saying, Is not this man Bar Yosef?
(Luke 4:16-22 HRV)

Each Sabbath in the synagogues a portion of the Torah is read so that over the period of a year the entire Torah has been read. For a time, under the Hellene Empire, Jews were forbidden from reading the Torah in the synagogues. As a result parallel selections from the Prophets were chosen for each weeks reading. This reading, called a haftorah reading, was intended to bring to memory the parallel Torah reading. After Torah reading was again permitted in the synagogues, the haftorah readings were also retained, so that both sets of readings are done to this very day. Yeshua’s haftorah reading begins in Isaiah 61:1-2 although Yeshua abruptly stops after verse 2, rolls the scroll back up and says “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.”

Today Isaiah 61:1-2 is not part of the haftorah readings, but there is a haftorah reading which begins at 61:10 and runs thru 63:9. It would appear that this reading originally began in Isaiah 61:1. This haftorah reading is intended to remind us of the Torah reading known as Nitzavim (“standing”) (Deut. 29:9 (10)-30:20).

Thus the Torah reading which this haftorah reading is supposed to bring to our mind begins:

You are standing this day all of you
before YHWH your Elohim…

This Torah reading was being brought to mind as Yeshua said:

Today this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

This verse is also applied to the “Melchizadek” figure in the “Melchizadek Document” found among the Dead Sea Scrolls:

…Isaiah said: “To proclaim the Jubilee to the
captives” (Isa. 61;1) (…) just as (…) and from
the inheritance of Melchizedek, for (… Melchizedek) ,
who will return them to what is rightfully theirs.
He will proclaim to them the Jubilee, thereby
releasing them from the debt of all their sins…
Then the “Day of Atonement” shall follow …,
when he shall atone for all the Sons of Light,
and the people who are predestined to Melchizedek….
The visitation is the Day of Salvation that He has
decreed through Isaiah the prophet concerning
all the captives, inasmuch as Scripture says, “How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the
messenger who announces peace, who brings
good news, who announces salvation, who says to
Zion “Your divine being reigns”.” (Isa. 52;7)
This scriptures interpretation : “the mountains”
are the prophets, they who were sent to proclaim
God’s truth and to prophesy to all Israel. “The
messengers” is the Messiah of the spirit, of whom
Daniel spoke; “After the sixty-two weeks, Messiah
shall be cut off” (Dan. 9;26) The “messenger who
brings good news, who announces Salvation”
is the one of whom it is written; “to proclaim the
year of the LORD`s favor, the day of the vengeance
of our God; to comfort all who mourn” (Isa. 61;2)

(extracts from 11Q13)

For a great study on this Parsha see my recent blog The Torah Appeared upon Earth and Lived Among Men and Rabbi Miller’s Blog Milah: The Express Word

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Do not expect that the established religious denominations are going to be reformed and accomplish this paradigm shift. They are to set in their ways to be of any use to Elohim. To the contrary the established religious leaders are the single greatest deterrent to the promotion of the truth today.

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The Two Qualities of the Last Days Remnant

So many these days are concerning themselves with questions about the mark of the Beast and the Number of the Beast. But lets see what the Scriptures tell us about the Last Days Remnant. In the Book of Revelation, we read about a great war in heaven and HaSatan and his angels were cast to the earth:

2 And [she was] with child, and crying and laboring in childbirth, also being in pain to bring forth.
3 And another sign was seen in heaven. And behold, [there was] a great dragon of fire, that had seven heads, and ten horns, and seven crowns, upon its head.
4 And its tail drew away, a third of the stars that were in heaven, and cast them upon the earth. And the dragon was standing before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth, he could devour her Son.
5 And she gave birth to a male child,2036 who was about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her Son was caught up to Eloah, and to His throne.
6 And the woman fled to the wilderness, where she had a place that was prepared by Eloah: that they should nourish her [for] one thousand, two hundred, sixty days.
7 And there was war in heaven: and Mikha’el and his angels were fighting with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought,
8 And they did not prevail, and no place was found for them in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out–that head serpent who is called, Akel Kartza and HaSatan–who deceived the whole earth: and he was cast out upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a great voice from heaven saying, Behold, there is deliverance, and power, and the Kingdom of our Eloah: for the accuser of our brothers is cast out, who accused them night and day before our Eloah.
11 And they overcame, by the blood of the Lamb, and through the word of His testimony: and they did not love their own nefeshot, even unto death.
(Rev. 12:1-11 HRV)

Having been defeated by two key factors: “by the blood of the Lamb, and through the word of His testimony” (Rev. 12:11) HaSatan persecutes the woman and wages war with “the remnant of her seed” who have two key qualities ” they “keep the commandments of Eloah and have the testimony of Yeshua.” (Rev. 12:17):

12 Because of this, rejoice O heavens, and those who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the Akel Kartza, who has great fury, has come down to them, while knowing that the time is short for him.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast upon the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
14 And two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly to the wilderness to her place: to be fed there [for] a time, times, and half of a time, from before the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast water, as a river, out of his mouth after the woman, that the water might cause her to be carried away.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river, that the dragon cast out of its mouth.
17 And the dragon was angry concerning the woman, and he went to wage war with the remnant of her seed–those who keep the commandments of Eloah and have the testimony of Yeshua.
(Rev. 12:12-17 HRV)

Then we read in the next chapter:

7 And it was given to him, to wage war with the Set-Apart [ones] and to overcome them: and authority was given to him over all the tribes, and peoples, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all the inhabitants of the earth will worship him–those who are not written in the book of Life (which is of the slain Lamb)–before the foundations of the world.
9 Whoever has ears let him hear.
10 Whoever leads into captivity, goes into captivity: and whoever kills with the sword, will be killed by the sword. Here is the Trust and the patience of the Set- Apart-Ones.
(Rev. 13:7-10 HRV)

And what is this “patience of the Set-Apart-Ones?” (Rev. 13:10) That question is answered in the very next chapter:

9 And another–the third angel, followed them, saying with a great voice, Whoever worshiped the beast and his image, and took his mark between his eyes:
10 Will also drink of the wine of the wrath of YHWH, that is poured without mixture into the cup of His anger. And he will be tormented with fire and with sulfur, before the Set-Apart angels, and before the Lamb,
11 And the smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever. And they will not have rest day and night–those who were worshiping the beast and his image, and who took the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the Set-Apart-ones who keep the commandments of Eloah, and the Trust of Yeshua.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed [are] the dead who depart in our Adon from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, because they will rest from their labors.
(Rev. 14:9-13 HRV)

The patience of the Set-Apart Ones is that they “keep the commandments of Eloah, and the Trust of Yeshua.” (Rev. 14:12 HRV). This leads to their ultimate victory in the next chapter:

1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous–angels who had the last seven plagues, in which are completed the wrath of Eloah.
2 And I saw as it were, a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those who were innocent from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, were standing on top of the sea of glass, and they had the harps of Eloah.
3 And they were singing the song of Moshe— the servant of Eloah, and the song of the Lamb, and saying, Great and marvelous [are] Your works, Adonai YHWH Almighty; just and true [are] your works, King of the ages.
(Rev. 15:1-3 HRV)

They were Torah observant, they kept the commandments, they were singing “the Song of Moses” (Rev. 15:3) and they were believers in Yeshua as the Messiah, they were also singing “the Song of the Lamb”.

Notice that throughout these chapters (12-15) we read that this victorious last days remnant have two qualities, repeated in various terms: They are Torah Observant and they are believer in Yeshua as the Messiah!

These are precisely they two qualities which the so-called “Church Fathers” ascribed to the ancient Jewish sect of the Nazarenes:

The “church father” Jerome (4th Cent.) described these Nazarenes as those “…who accept Messiah in such a way that they do not cease to observe the old Law.” (Jerome; On. Is. 8:14).

And the “Church Father” Epiphanius (4th Cent.) wrote of the Nazarenes:

But these sectarians… did not call themselves Christians–but “Nazarenes,” … However they are simply complete Jews. They use not only the New Testament but the Old Testament as well, as the Jews do… They have no different ideas, but confess everything exactly as the Law proclaims it and in the Jewish fashion– except for their belief in Messiah, if you please! For they acknowledge both the resurrection of the dead and the divine creation of all things, and declare that God is one, and that his son is Yeshua the Messiah. They are trained to a nicety in Hebrew. For among them the entire Law, the Prophets, and the… Writings… are read in Hebrew, as they surely are by the Jews. They are different from the Jews, and different from Christians, only in the following. They disagree with Jews because they have come to faith in Messiah; but since they are still fettered by the Law–circumcision, the Sabbath, and the rest– they are not in accord with Christians…. they are nothing but Jews…. They have the Goodnews according to Matthew in its entirety in Hebrew. For it is clear that they still preserve this, in the Hebrew alphabet, as it was originally written.
(Epiphanius; Panarion 29)

So many these days are speculating about the identity of the Beast. So many are worried about identifying the mark of the beast and/or the number of the Beast. If you want to know the significance of the number of the Beast, you can read my recent blog on this number. But what you should really be concerning themselves with, is are you part of this victorious remnant? Are you Torah Observant and a believer in Yeshua as the Messiah? Are you part of the last days restoration of Nazarene Judaism?

A great restoration is taking place today, and I want to invite all of you to be part of it. Congregations and home groups are meeting all over the world, in places like Belgium, Australia, Brazil etc. If you have a Nazarene Congregation or home study please let us know, so we can all be connected.

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Video Teaching: Yeshua’s Halacha Part 3: Building a Fence Around the Torah

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Go Forth!

Go Forth!
By
Rabbi Robert O. Miller

“…you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)”

אֲבָל תִּתְאַזְּרוּ עֹז כְּנֹחַ עֲלֵיכֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וִהְיִיתֶם עֵדַי בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבְכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבְשֹׁמְרוֹן וְעַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ׃                                                                                                      

This was accomplished 10 days later when Shavu’ot had fully arrived.

“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (Acts 2:4)”

                “The whirlwind and the chariots of fire that marked the Elijah story became the mighty rushing wind and the tongues of fire in the Pentecost story…Elijah was able to pour a double portion of his…spirit on his single disciple. The ascended [YahShua] could pour the infinite power of [Yahweh’s] Holy Sprit on the entire gathered community of believers.” (John Shelby Spong, Liberating the Gospels, p. 318)

                Why were we to be filled with the Ruach HaKodesh – the Holy Spirit?  Messiah YahShua said to “be my witnesses… to the ends of the earth.”  Why was it important for us to go “to the ends of the earth”?  To sift Israel from the nations.

“For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. (Amos 9:9)”

                Our Messiah commanded His disciples to Go…to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:6)” Notice they did not say, “But Rabbi no one knows where they are!”The disciples expressed no difficulty with the commission given to them.

                “These twelve Rebbe YahShua sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. (Matthew 10:5-7)” 

“…Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, by authority of the Son through the inspiration of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. (Matthew 28:19)”

                Symbolic of this, Rabbi Silas in his Book of Acts, makes careful mention of the representatives of those lost sheep of Israel.

“Now there were staying in Jerusalem Yahweh-fearing Jews from every nation under Heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs) —we hear them declaring the wonders of Yahweh in our own tongues!’ Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, ‘What does this mean?’ (Acts 2:5-12)”

“The leaders of the exaltation possess tongues of knowledge [so as] to bless the Elohim of knowledge for all His glorious works.”  – Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, 4Q405 Frag. 23 2.12

                They understood the experience of “speaking in tongues” as given to Elders and Sages, as we see in Numbers 11:24, 25:  “So Moses…brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the Tabernacle. Then Yahweh came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took of the Spirit that was on him and put the Spirit on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they ‘il sof’ (אל סוף incomprehensibly spoke), and they could not stop.”  But they could not understand what these 120 disciples of the Netzarim Sect were doing, so Rabbi Kepha explained: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days, Yahweh says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious Day of Yahweh. And everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved. (Joel 2:28-32)‘ (Acts 2:14-21)”

                Rabbi Kepha has just announced to Judaism that the Prophetic Time Clock had just started ticking – the Last Days had begun.  Time was rushing to the Endtimes – the Day of Yahweh.

                “’Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: Yahweh has made this YahShua, whom you crucified, both King and Messiah.’

When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Rabbi Kepha and the other apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’

Rabbi Kepha replied, ‘Teshuvah (turn around) and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Messiah YahShua for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom Yahweh our Elohim will call.’

With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, ‘Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.’ Those who accepted his message were immersed, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. Acts 2:36-41)”

Rabbi Kepha saw this as the beginning of the fulfillment of Ezekiel’s vision of “Two Sticks.”

“The word of Yahweh came to me: ‘Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, “Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him and his companions.’ Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, ‘Ephraim’s stick, belonging to Joseph and all the house of Israel associated with him and his companions.’  Join them together into one stick so that they will become one in your hand.

When your countrymen ask you, ‘Won’t you tell us what you mean by this?’ say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Yahweh says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick, making them a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.’ Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Yahweh says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their Elohim.

‘My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.  They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever. I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my Sanctuary among them forever. My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their Elohim, and they will be my people.  Then the nations will know that I Yahweh make Israel holy, when my Sanctuary is among them forever.’  (Ezekiel 37:15-28)”

Who are these “companions” Yahweh is talking about?  They are Gentile converts.

“They are to atone for all those in A’aron who volunteer for holiness, and for those in Israel who belong to truth, and for Gentile proselytes who join them in community.” – Community Rule 1QS 5.6

“In the story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9), “the divisions in the human family created by human brokenness destroyed the human attempt to build a tower…The symbol of that division was the confusion of languages. Now…in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the human family was invited anew into [Yahweh].” (John Shelby Spong, Liberating the Gospels, p. 319)

As they came into the Community – the Commonwealth of Israel – they left their old identity at the door.  They were now Israelites purchased by King Messiah YahShua’s precious blood. The first step to citizenship was to become a Ger Toshav – the returning Gentile.  What is expected from him?  Rabbi Yakkov (James) said this: It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to Yahweh. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from uncleanliness, idolatry, from sexual immorality, from the strangled meat of animals and from blood. For Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the Synagogues on every Sabbath. (Acts 15:19-21)”

Was this just his opinion?  No, for Rabbi Sha’ul stated who the true author of this opinion was: It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements. (Acts 15:28)”

The next step to citizenship was to become a Ger ha-Shaar – the Gentile at the Gate.  He wants to enter a little further.  He is called a Yah-fearer.  At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all his family were devout and Yah-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to Yahweh regularly. One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an Angel of Yahweh, who came to him and said, ‘Cornelius!’

Cornelius stared at him in fear. ‘What is it, Sir?’ he asked.

The angel answered, ‘Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before Yahweh. Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Shimon who is called Kepha. He is staying with Shimon the Tanner, whose house is by the sea.’ (Acts 10:1-6)”

The last step to citizenship was to become a Ger Tzaddik – the Righteous Gentile.  He is fully taken on the identity of being an Israelite.  Like Ruth who ceased being a Moabite who were forbidden from included, to being an Israelite of promise.  She said, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your Elohim my Elohim. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me. (Ruth 1:16, 17)”

This is what Rabbi Sha’ul is talking about: “And you (Gentiles) He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

But Yahweh, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Messiah …and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Messiah YahShua,that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Messiah YahShua.For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of Yahweh,not of works, lest anyone should boast.For we are His workmanship, created in Messiah YahShua for good works, which Yahweh prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh–who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands–that at that time you were without Messiah, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without Yahweh in the world. But now in Messiah YahShua you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Messiah. (Ephesians 2:1-13)”

Once you’ve made a choice to come on into the Kingdom there shall be one law for all: And when a stranger dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to Yahweh, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it. One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you. Thus all the children of Israel did; as Yahweh commanded… (Exodus 12:48-50)”

“You shall have the same law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I am Yahweh your Elohim. (Leviticus 24:22)”

Yahweh poured out His Spirit on the Gentile Converts:

“And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Rabbi Kepha, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit for they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify Yahweh. Then answered Rabbi Kepha, can any man forbid water, that these should not be immersed, which have received the Holy Spirit as well as we? And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of Yahweh. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. (Acts 10:45-48)”

Now King Messiah YahShua had ordained Rav Yakkov HaTzaddik (James the Just, His brother) to succeed Him in the leadership of the Netzarim Movement.  He had also been made Nassi (President) of the Sanhedrin of 70 Elders.

“The disciples said to YahShua, ‘We know that you are going to leave us. Who will be our leader?’
YahShua said to them, No matter where you are, you are to go to Yakkov HaTzaddik, for whose sake heaven and earth came into being.‘ (Thomas Logion 12)”

“Control of the ‘Called Out Ones’ passed to the apostles, together with the Lord’s brother James , whom everyone … has called the Righteous…”- Eusebius (quoting Hegesippus, an early second century Jewish Christian writer), Ecclesiastical History, 2.23

Rav Yakkov also saw all this as a fulfillment of Ezekiel’s and Amos’ prophecy: “Brothers, listen to me. Rabbi Shimonhas described to us how Yahweh at first showed his concern by taking from the Gentiles a people for himself. The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written: ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen Tabernacle. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the remnant of men may seek Yahweh, and all the Gentiles who bear my name, says Yahweh, who does these things (Amos 9:11, 12)‘ that have been known for ages. (Acts 15:13-18)”

We have been told by old belief systems that Messiah YahShua chose the twelve talmidim (disciples), ordained them apostles, sent them to preach to the Jews, when they, rejected that message, they turned to the Gentiles replacing the Jews but nothing could be further from the truth. Rav Yakkov sees the Gentiles coming in as a sign that Yahweh is gathering Israel from the nations.

Even in his first official letter, Rabbi Yakkov Ha Tzaddik, the brother of our Messiah and leader of the Messianic Movement of the Netzarim addressed his it: “Yakkov, a servant of Yahweh and of King Messiah YahShua, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations…(James 1:1)” This letter is not addressed to the Gentiles. It is not addressed exclusively to the Jews. It is addressed to all the Tribes of Israel!

Rabbi Kepha, one of our Messiah’s most trusted talmidim described himself as: “Kepha, an apostle of Messiah YahShua, (sent) to Yahweh’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia” (1 Peter 1:1)” The word “strangers” used here does not mean Gentiles. The original Greek is “parepidemos”. It means literally, “an alien alongside,” “a resident alien ” living “throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia” He wrote this letter from Babylon, which at the time was under the rule of the Parthian Empire! Abraham, as you remember from Scripture, was a stranger, an alien, when he lived among the Canaanite Gentiles.  Rabbi Kepha was addressing part of the lost ten tribes who dwelt among the Gentiles as aliens or strangers. Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia are all located in the northern half of Asia Minor in modern Turkey. These lands lay immediately west of the Parthian Empire!

Rabbi Sha’ul was chosen by Messiah to be His “chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. (Acts 9:15)”  Rabbi Sha’ul spent his years in ministry in the southern, half of Asia Minor and Europe. “Yea, so have I strived to preach the Full Messianic Message, not where Messiah was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation” (Romans 15:20). Not preaching in the areas where Rabbi Kepha and others of the Talmidim had carried the Full Messianic Message.  Remember, Rabbi Sha’ul was forbidden by the Spirit to preach in Bithynia. “After they (Rabbi Sha’ul and his companions) were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered [permitted] them not. And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas” (Acts 16:7, 8).

With Rabbi Sha’ul’s arrival in Rome he went first seeking the Israelites: “[The Israelites at Rome] replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of the brothers who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you. But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.” They arranged to meet Rabbi Sha’ul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. From morning till evening he explained and declared to them the Kingdom of Yahweh and tried to convince them about YahShua from the Torah of Moses and from the Naviim (Prophets). (Acts 28:21-23)”

After Rome, Rabbi Sha’ul continued to preach the Full Messianic Message to the nations looking for “Lost Israel.”  Rabbi Sha’ul, full of the blessings of Messiah, and abounding in the Spirit, departed out of Rome, determining to go into Spain, for he had a long time proposed to journey thitherward, and was minded also to go from thence to Britain. For he had heard in Phoenicia that certain of the children of Israel, about the time of the Assyrian captivity, had escaped by sea to “The Isles afar off” as spoken be the Prophet [Ezra], and called by the Romans – Britain. And the King commanded the Full Messianic Message to be preached far hence to the Gentiles [nations], and to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. (Act 9:15, 22:21) And no man hindered Rabbi Sha’ul…(Acts 29:1-4)” Rabbi Sha’ul’s commission, after he revealed Messiah to the kings and rulers at Rome, was to bear the name of King Messiah YahShua to the “children of Israel” (Acts 9: 15)

The Catholic Historian Eusebius, in his third book of “Evangelical Demonstrations”, chapter 7, admitted that the apostles “passed over to those which are called the British Isles.”

William Camden in his book “Remains of Britain” written in 1674 said: “The true Christian Religion (Messianic Faith) was planted here most anciently by Joseph of Arimathea, Simon Zelotes, Aristobulus, by St. Peter, and St. Paul, as may be proved by Dorotheus, Theodoretus and Sophronius.”  He said this in contention that the religion of the day had been hijacked by paganism.

Rabbi Adam (Andrew) according to Cave’s “Antiquitates Apostolicae” went into “Scythia and the neighboring countries primarily allotted him for his province. First then he travelled through Cappadocia, (Upper) Galatia and Bithynia, and instructed them in the faith of Messiah, passing all along the [Black Sea]… and so into the solitude of Scythia.” Rabbi Adam preached to the very area in Asia Minor which Rabbi Sha’ul had bypassed.

Rabbi Yakkov haKatan (James the Lesser) preached in Spain where he planted the [Faith]” (Cave’s “Antiquitates Apostolicae”).

Rabbi MattenYahu (Matthew) according to Metaphrastes: “went first into Parthia, and having successfully planted [the Messianic Faith] in those parts, thence travelled to Aethiopia, that is, the Asiatic Aethiopia, lying near India” slightly east of the area where the Assyrians settled the Israelite captives.

Rabbi Thomas journeyed into Northwest India to whom the Greeks called the “Nephthalite Huns.”

Rabbi Bartholomew also spent part of his time in neighboring Armenia and a portion of Upper Phrygia in Asia Minor.

Rabbi YaHudah ministered in Assyria and Mesopotamia which at that time were part of Parthia which Josephus designated as still inhabited by the Ten Tribes.

Remember, Rabbi Yakkov HaTzaddik referred to Israel as “scattered among the nations” and that is exactly where we have found them.  I am reminded of the witnesses of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) being poured out on the Talmidim on Shavuot (Feast of Pentecost): “Utterly amazed, they asked: “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism Cretans and Arabs) —we hear them declaring the wonders of Yahweh in our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” (Acts 2:7-12)”

What was Rabbi Kepha’s response: “…this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days, Yahweh says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of Yahweh. And everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved. (Joel 2:28-32)‘Men of Israel, listen to this… (Acts 2:16-22)”

We have been gifted: “…receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses (Acts 1:8)”

One thing the Holy Spirit will do for you is to allow to discern whether you are speaking to an Israelite or a Gentile.  For the Israelite all you have to do is reveal the Kingdom to them and they’ll embrace it if they are not wicked.  With the Gentile, you have to build a relationship with them before you can ever witness the Kingdom to them.

We have been commanded:“…this full Messianic message of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (Matthew 24:14)”

“…ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)”

                It is our responsibility to get this message out: “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the full message! (Isaiah 52:7)” (Romans 10:14,15)”

You have been sent: “…to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. (Matthew 10:5-7)”

This is our responsibility; this is our commandment; this is our commission; and this is our message.

“…you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9).”

Originally written by Rabbi Robert O. Miller on August 8th 2007
(Robert Owen Miller 1957-2021)

A great restoration is taking place today, and I want to invite all of you to be part of it. Congregations and home groups are meeting all over the world, in places like Belgium, Australia, Brazil etc. If you have a Nazarene Congregation or home study please let us know, so we can all be connected.

The NazareneSpace Social Network is also great place to stay connected!

Is this work worthy of your support? What other ministry provides this kind of teaching?

This is no time to bask serenely in an attitude of apathy, but we need to stir up the fires of enthusiasm for teaching the truth to the world. I am convinced that Elohim will bless us abundantly if we do. Elohim will soon be opening the doors of opportunity as never before, I hope that each of us (and all of us together) will advance through those doors with all of the energy and confidence YHWH can give His people. This is the time to act.

Rent will be due in just five days.


If you can make a one time donation of $500 or $1,000 dollars to support this work, now is the time to step up to the plate, as we are in a budget shortfall.

Do not expect that the established religious denominations are going to be reformed and accomplish this paradigm shift. They are to set in their ways to be of any use to Elohim. To the contrary the established religious leaders are the single greatest deterrent to the promotion of the truth today.

We cannot do this work alone, but if we work together we can accomplish so much. So don’t forget to support this work with your contributions, tithes and offerings.

You make this work possible. Please help us bring the message of Torah and Messiah to a lost world and create Scripture study materials for believers.


Now is time to step up to the plate!

Donations can be sent by Paypal to donations@wnae.org.

The Middle Pillar and the Messiah – Video Teaching

Middle Pillar and Messiah Handouts

Is this work worthy of your support? What other ministry provides this kind of teaching?

This is no time to bask serenely in an attitude of apathy, but we need to stir up the fires of enthusiasm for teaching the truth to the world. I am convinced that Elohim will bless us abundantly if we do. Elohim will soon be opening the doors of opportunity as never before, I hope that each of us (and all of us together) will advance through those doors with all of the energy and confidence YHWH can give His people. This is the time to act.

I need to fill a $277 prescription for my wife today, and rent will be due in just five days.


If you can make a one time donation of $500 or $1,000 dollars to support this work, now is the time to step up to the plate, as we are in a budget shortfall.

Do not expect that the established religious denominations are going to be reformed and accomplish this paradigm shift. They are to set in their ways to be of any use to Elohim. To the contrary the established religious leaders are the single greatest deterrent to the promotion of the truth today.

We cannot do this work alone, but if we work together we can accomplish so much. So don’t forget to support this work with your contributions, tithes and offerings.

You make this work possible. Please help us bring the message of Torah and Messiah to a lost world and create Scripture study materials for believers.


Now is time to step up to the plate!

Donations can be sent by Paypal to donations@wnae.org.


Donations can also be made out to “Nazarene Judaism” and sent to:
Nazarene Judaism
PO Box 471
Hurst, TX 76053