What if I told you that everything we need
as a people and as a nation could be found
within the Torah or the Old Testament Commandments?
What if I told you that the law that Yahweh,
our Father in heaven, delivered to Israel
of Old offered a blueprint for health, economics,
and overcoming poverty? This week on Discover
the Truth, Torah Lessons, stay tuned.
"And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto
all nations and then shall the end come."
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"The fact is His only true name Yahweh was
obscured for centuries while the incorrect
substitute Jehovah was mistakenly put in its
place."...
"We find here that it was Paul's manner to
worship on the seventh day Sabbath"...
"There's only one way to be just in scripture
and it happens through obedience to the Father
and that means His commands and His laws."...
"If there is any one truth that we must understand
about the Messiah it is His heritage."...
"Yahweh saw something in you that He can use
and so He called you as a candidate for everlasting
life"...
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"He told him that his sons name would be called
Yahshua because He would save His people from
their sins"...
"When you understand that the New Testament
is an extension of the Old Testament"...
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I would like to welcome you to Discover the
Truth and say that it’s a blessing to be
with you today. As I mentioned at the top
of the program, what if everything we need
as a people and as a nation could be found
within the Torah or the Old Testament commandments?
Would you be interested?
When Yahweh, our Father in heaven, gave His
commandments to the Israelites, He gave them
a blueprint or a pattern of right living that
impacted every facet of their lives, including
again health, economics, solutions to poverty,
and much more. It’s my goal in this program
to show you how His Word can bring these blessings;
to help you understand how through our Father’s
Law we too can find success and happiness.
Understand friends that there’s no Law greater
than the one we find in the Old Testament.
It was through this same Old Testament that
served as the foundation for the New and for
the teachings of our Savior, Yahshua the Messiah.
Let’s now begin our journey in understanding
the blessings of Yahweh’s commandments.
The first example is found in Leviticus 11,
starting in verse 2. We find there our Father
making a distinction between the clean and
unclean. He says, “Speak unto the children
of Israel, saying, These are the beasts
which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on
the earth. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and
is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among
the beasts, that shall ye eat. Nevertheless
these shall ye not eat of them that chew the
cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the
camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth
not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And
the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but
divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto
you. And the hare, because he cheweth the
cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean
unto you. And the swine, though he divide
the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth
not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their
flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase
shall ye not touch; they are unclean to
you.”
We find here Yahweh’s commandments relating
to clean and unclean animals. We see here
that a mammal must both chew the cud and have
a split hoof to be considered clean or kosher.
If they don’t, then as we find here, they’re
not fit for food or consumption. Keep in mind
also that within this passage we find similar
requirements for fish, birds, and even insects.
Now why do you suppose Yahweh put these laws
into place?
These laws were provided for man’s health.
You see in Yahweh’s infinite wisdom He understood
that certain animals were a detriment to our
health. One of the most common animals that
Yahweh forbids within His Word is the swine
or the pig. Matter of fact, He defines the
eating of swine’s flesh as an abomination.
For example, He says this in Isaiah 66:17,
He says - “They that sanctify themselves,
and purify themselves in the gardens behind
one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh,
and the abomination, and the mouse, shall
be consumed together.” We find here that
Yahweh literally condemns the eating of swine’s
flesh.
You know what’s amazing about the dietary
foods laws is that medical science is now
beginning to understand and validate what
we find within Scripture. Many doctors are
now telling their patients to stay away from
foods that Yahweh forbade some 3500 years
ago. Isn't that amazing friends. You see our
Father in heaven has always known what was
good and bad for mankind; it’s only taken
man three millennia’s to understand this.
Dr. Russell in his book entitled, "What the
Bible Says About Healthy Eating", says this,
“One reason for…forbidding pork is that
the digestive system of a pig is completely
different from that of a cow. It is similar
to ours, in that the stomach is very acidic.
Pigs are gluttonous, never knowing when to
stop eating. Their stomach acids become diluted
because of the volume of food, allowing all
kinds of vermin to pass through this protective
barrier. Parasites, bacteria, viruses, and
toxins can pass into the pigs flesh because
of overeating. These toxins and infectious
agents can be passed on to humans when they
eat a pig's flesh.”
This author explains here that the digestive
system of a pig is different from a cow or
other clean animals, and because of this,
they are full, as it says here, of parasites,
bacteria, viruses, and toxins, all of which
can be passed on to humans.
I find it amazing all of this information
is within Yahweh’s Word. Some believe that
the Bible was not inspired, but written by
a bunch of nomads in the desert. How is it
possible that a group of nomads understood
the detriments of eating unclean food, keeping
in mind that medical science is only now beginning
to understand this truth? The fact that the
dietary food laws can now be validated through
medical science proves to me and should prove
to you my friends that number 1 the Bible
is inspired and number 2 everything within
it has meaning and purpose.
Another book that I would like to share with
you is entitled "The Answer in in Your Bloodtype",
by Steven M. Weissberg, M.D. In this book
he reviews each blood type and offers insight
as to what foods we should be eating or abstaining
from. Now listen friends, for every blood
type, the book states that all pork should
be avoided.
We find here further validation of what our
Father in Heaven placed within His Word some
3500 years ago. Everything within Yahweh's
Word, everything within His Word has meaning
and purpose. Let’s now move on to our second
example and that is the Sabbath.
In Exodus 20:8, we read these words, “Remember
the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days
shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But
the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahweh
thy Elohim: in it thou shalt not do any
work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter,
thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy
cattle, nor thy stranger that is within
thy gates: For in six days Yahweh made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,
and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahweh
blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
Yahweh says here that we’re to work six
days and rest on the seventh. Let me ask,
why do you suppose He gave the Sabbath to
mankind? He did this for the same reason he
gave the clean food laws, the Sabbath was
given for man’s health.
Many in the medical science field are realizing
this fact. Friends we're going to continue
with this thought but for now stay tuned.
What happens when we disobey Yahweh's clean
food laws found in your Bible?
We see diseases like Trichinosis - found in
unclean meat like pork, these tiny worms invade
the heart, lungs and brain. Death from infection
can occur in 4 to 6 weeks.
Yahweh created swine as scavenger animals
to help clean the earth, the pig will eat
almost anything including carrion. With only
one digestive chamber in it's stomach, unlike
4 found in beef the pig's digestive system,
does not filter out toxins but will store
them instead.
"And the swine, though he divide the hoof,
and be cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the
cud; he is unclean to you.
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their
carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean
to you."
If we simply follow the clean food mandates
found in scripture we will experience the
blessings and health that go with them.
Modern science tells us that diets high in
fat can lead to heart conditions and high
cholesterol which will shorten our lives.
Thousands of years ago Yahweh said -
"You shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or
of sheep, or of goat."
Find out why the clean food laws found in
your Bible were never done away with but are
intended for our health even in the 21st Century.
To begin your journey to vibrant health request
our FREE booklet "Clean Foods What the Bible
Teaches" By dialing 1-573-896-1000
or write to
Discover the Truth
PO Box 463
Holts Summit, MO 65043
You can also request it on our web-site
yrm.org
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in 10 to 15 minutes.
Welcome back.
We were talking about the Sabbath when we
left. And as we were talking about in the
medical science field we are now realizing
the benefits of resting one day out of seven.
You see our Creator designed the human body
for rest. In some ways, this is no different
from sleep; if a person doesn’t sleep they
will eventually die. I believe that we can
say the same about the Sabbath, if a person
continues to work without rest, they will
die.
The human body again was designed to rest
one day out of seven. Matter of fact, what’s
really fascinating is that some scientists
and medical professionals are now recognizing
that there’s a connection between life and
a seven-day cycle. I want you to realize friends
that this was not by chance, but again by
the design of our Creator. Not only do we
find evidence here that we must rest one day,
but it needs to be one day within a seven-day
cycle.
Another command that has an implication to
health is the Sabbatical. For those who may
be unfamiliar with this command, the Sabbatical
is one year out of seven where we’re not
to sow or reap. We can read about this command
in Leviticus 25:3. It says there, “Six years
thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou
shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the
fruit thereof; But in the seventh year shall
be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath
for Yahweh: thou shalt neither sow thy field,
nor prune thy vineyard. That which groweth
of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt
not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy
vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto
the land.”
Our Father in heaven commanded here that we’re
to allow the land to rest every seventh year.
This again means that we’re not plant or
harvest during this time called the Sabbatical.
Now why do you suppose Yahweh gave this command?
He gave this command for the same reason He
gave the Sabbath; the only difference is,
instead of people, the Sabbatical focuses
on the land.
The purpose of the Sabbatical was to allow
the land to replenish its nutrients. You know
since mankind has all but forsaken the Sabbatical,
the closest thing we can compare it to today
is something called crop rotation. For those
who may not know, what is this? This is when
farmers plant different kinds of seed every
few years. For example, one year they might
plant sunflowers and in the next they plant
potatoes.
Now it’s been scientifically proven that
this helps to replenish the nutrients within
the soil. For example, here’s what Dr. Michael
Peel from North Dakota State University says
about crop rotation, he says -“Some of the
general purposes of rotations are to improve
or maintain (listen to this friends) soil
fertility, reduce erosion, reduce the build-up
of pests, spread the workload, reduce risk
of weather damage, reduce reliance on agricultural
chemicals, and increase net profits.”
So we find here several benefits for crop
rotation. Keep in mind that this is not the
Sabbatical. I believe that we would actually
see greater results through the Sabbatical
than we do today through the rotation of crops.
Again, everything through Yahweh’s word
has purpose it has a benefit, it has a reason.
Let’s now move on from health to economics.
This is the area that’s probably most fascinating
to me. It amazing how much our Father has
within His word on economics. The law that
we’re going to review first is again the
Sabbatical. Not only was Israel commanded
not to sow or reap during this time, but they
were also commanded to forgive all debt.
We can read about this in Deuteronomy 15:1.
Deuteronomy 15:1 it says there - , “At the
end of every seven years thou shalt make
a release. And this is the manner of the
release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto
his neighbour shall release it; he shall
not exact it of his neighbour, or of his
brother; because it is called Yahweh's release.”
We find that Yahweh commanded Israel to literally
forgive all debt. What do you suppose Yahweh’s
purpose was for this command? Why He gave
this command? That should be easy, especially
considering the crippling debt we have within
this nation. The reason for this command was
simply this, it was to maintain financial
stability as a people and as a nation. You
see if we allow debt to continue without end,
sooner or later we will implode under that
debt. As a nation, I fear that this is where
we’re heading.
As we're following the same patterns we've
seen in Greece, which is now seeing massive
cuts in earnings, and as result civil unrest.
If we don’t do something soon friends, something
very quickly as a nation, I fear that we may
find ourselves in the same situation. Our
Father in heaven again provided a system to
avoid this type of financial collapse. It
was within His Sabbatical and specifically
within His command to forgive all debt.
If we followed this today as a nation, instead
of being enslaved to our debt, we would have
financial freedom. To give you an idea of
just how bad it is, here’s what our national
debt looks like – this is 16 trillion dollars.
Can you imagine?! Regardless of what some
economists might believe, the problem that
we are seeing today is unsustainable. Again,
unless we do something very quickly very soon,
I believe that like Greece we too may implode
under our national debt. If we only followed
Yahweh’s word, we would again have financial
freedom and we would no longer be enslaved
under the massive debt that we have allowed
as a nation.
We're going to take a short break. Stay with
us.
What happens when we disobey Yahweh's clean
food laws found in your Bible?
We see diseases like Trichinosis - found in
unclean meat like pork, these tiny worms invade
the heart, lungs and brain. Death from infection
can occur in 4 to 6 weeks.
Yahweh created swine as scavenger animals
to help clean the earth, the pig will eat
almost anything including carrion. With only
one digestive chamber in it's stomach, unlike
4 found in beef the pig's digestive system,
does not filter out toxins but will store
them instead.
"And the swine, though he divide the hoof,
and be cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the
cud; he is unclean to you.
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their
carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean
to you."
If we simply follow the clean food mandates
found in scripture we will experience the
blessings and health that go with them.
Modern science tells us that diets high in
fat can lead to heart conditions and high
cholesterol which will shorten our lives.
Thousands of years ago Yahweh said -
"You shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or
of sheep, or of goat."
Find out why the clean food laws found in
your Bible were never done away with but are
intended for our health even in the 21st Century.
To begin your journey to vibrant health request
our FREE booklet "Clean Foods What the Bible
Teaches" By dialing 1-573-896-1000
or write to
Discover the Truth,
PO Box 463
Holts Summit, MO 65043
You can also request it on our web-site
yrm.org
If the phone lines are busy please try again
in 10 to 15 minutes.
Welcome back.
Another command that we find within the Word
that deals directly with economics is the
Jubilee, which was also a land rest that occurred
every 50 years. In Leviticus 25:10 Yahweh
speaks to this command. He says here, Leviticus
25:10, “And ye shall hallow the fiftieth
year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the
land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it
shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return
every man unto his possession, and ye shall
return every man unto his family.”
What do we find within this passage? We find
that every 50th year the land returned to
its rightful owner. Now before going any further,
I should probably explain an important concept
and that concept is that the land belonged
not to the Israelites, but to Yahweh. In Leviticus
25:23 Yahweh said there, “The land shall
not be sold for ever: for the land is mine;
for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.”
So in Bible times ownership resembled more
of a lease. Yahweh was leasing the land to
Israel.
Now there’s another concept that we need
to understand and that is when Yahweh divided
the land that the inheritance was to stay
within that tribe. So how does this relate
to what we find here about the Jubilee? It
was during this time that the land returned
to the family who had the rightful inheritance.
Now what impact do you suppose this had on
the economy? Just like the Sabbatical and
the forgiveness of all debt, this command
maintained financial stability within the
nation. It ensured that at some point that
families could come out of debt and again
receive their family inheritance.
Now there’s one other command dealing with
economics and that’s the command of not
taking usury. Friends, this is an important
command. In Exodus 22:25 and Deuteronomy 23:19
we find Yahweh forbidding Israel from taking
interest or usury.
Here's what He says, Exodus 22:25, “If thou
lend money to any of my people that is poor
by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer,
neither shalt thou lay upon him usury." In
Deuteronomy 23:19 we find this, “Thou shalt
not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury
of money, usury of victuals, usury of any
thing that is lent upon usury.”
Our Father in heaven commands here that we
are to abstain from charging interest or usury.
Now why do you suppose this is? This is very
simple, listen friends; usury only serves
to enslave. It enslaves people and as we’re
seeing now, it enslaves nations.
You know Solomon in Proverbs 22:7 said, “and
the borrower is servant to the lender.”
As a nation we’ve sold our freedom to nations
like China and Japan. We have become indebted
and are now servants to them through our debt.
Instead of living within our means and following
our Father in heaven, as a people and as a
nation, we’ve allowed ourselves to become
slaves to our debt.
You see this command was to prevent debt.
It had everything to do with economics and
the maintaining of financial stability. If
only we had the wisdom as a nation to follow
the commands we find within this book. Again,
everything Yahweh gave had a reason and purpose.
Nothing, nothing my friends was for naught.
Let’s now move on from economics to how
we overcome poverty. No different from health
and economics, Yahweh through His commandments
has much to say about poverty. For example
in Leviticus 19:9, we find a command ensuring
that the poor would have food to eat. Leviticus
19:9 it says , “and when ye reap the harvest
of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the
corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather
the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt
not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou
gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou
shalt leave them for the poor and stranger:
I am Yahweh your Elohim.”
Yahweh commanded here that when Israel reaped
their fields or vineyards that they left part
of that harvest for the poor and stranger
of the land. Remember that at this time Israel
was an agricultural society -- meaning that
there would’ve been plenty of food for the
poor.
If someone was hungry and could not afford
to buy food, we find here that they could
go to their neighbor’s field and eat from
that which remained. It’s really amazing
just how Yahweh shows His compassion here
through His Word. We find many examples like
this one here all throughout His Truth.
Matter of fact, in Deuteronomy 14:28 we find
what’s normally called the tithe, or the
third tithe. Deuteronomy 14:28 it says there,
“At the end of three years thou shalt bring
forth all the tithe of thine increase the
same year, and shalt lay it up within thy
gates: And the Levite, (because he hath no
part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger,
and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within
thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be
satisfied; that Yahweh thy Elohim may bless
thee in all the work of thine hand which thou
doest.”
So we find here that every third year that
Israel was to provide an additional 10%. What
was this used for? It says here that this
was for the Levites, the stranger, the fatherless,
and the widow. In other words, it was used
for those who were without, who were in need.
You see this is another method by which Yahweh
attended to the needs of the poor.
Friends, Yahweh through His Word gives many,
many examples. Many lessons why we are to
look to Him, why we are to look to His Torah,
to look to His laws. He has many laws dealing
with again poverty, dealing with economics,
dealing with health. Friends all we need to
do is obey. All we need to do is to follow
Him. All we need to do is to embrace His Word.
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