Get Thee Out of Thy Country, Part 1
Shalom, my distinct family and friends, the great Tribe of Yehuwdah (Judah), the Nation of Israel. What a blessing it is to be among those of you who choose to do the will of Yahweh with joy, delight, happiness, and an excessively loving heart! I am elated to be in the company of the servants of Yahweh and His Son, Yahweh Ben Yahweh. Therefore, Israel, if I am truly in the presence of the true followers and believers of Yahweh and His Son, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, then I ask you to praise the Lord, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, with me, and let us make a joyful noise unto Yahweh together. Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh Ben Yahweh!
O Israel, I pray that you understand the perilous times that we are living in. For in this day, we shall witness the end of Satan's rulership in this wicked world and, we shall also witness, by physical presence, the destruction of America (modern-day Babylon). All throughout history there has never been such a time as this. This is the day when we need to be as close to Yahweh Ben Yahweh as we possibly can. Though He is not physically with us, His presence has never been so prominent in our hearts and most importantly within our minds! Therefore, give high praises to Yahweh Ben Yahweh, and show all the nations and families of the earth that Yahweh Ben Yahweh indeed dwells with us eternally. Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh Ben Yahweh!
Welcome to our Twenty-Seventh Annual Feast of Tabernacles 6010 and also to part one of this seminar entitled, "Get Thee Out of Thy Country." Praise Yahweh! The purpose of this seminar is to gain an understanding as to why Yahweh commanded our patriarchal father, Abram, to get out of his country in Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1. In addition, we will uncover the triumphs that Abram was able to achieve and sustain by obeying the voice of Yahweh. And, even more, we shall draw a parallel between our father Abram's past journey and our present journey today as the children of Abram. Therefore, to initiate this seminar, let us begin by reading, Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1:
"Now the Lord, Yahweh, had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee":We will begin our investigation of this Scripture by examining the first part of Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1, which reads:
"Now the Lord, Yahweh, had said unto Abram,..."In sequential order, the first word we will decipher is now; and immediately following, we will breakdown the word had. Based on the veracity of the Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, copyright 2001, on page 988, now is defined as, "at the present time." Also, in the same reference source have, the past participle of had, on page 652, is defined as, "to declare." Declare, on page 375, is depicted as, "to reveal"; while, reveal in The American Heritage Dictionary, copyright 2000, Computer Software, is defined as, "to tell in confidence."
Therefore, we can determine from the words now and had that in Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1, the Lord, Yahweh, told something to Abram at that time in confidence. Additionally, it is important that we find out why Yahweh told Abram something in confidence. To discover the answer, we must explore the word confidence. Confidence, as documented in The American Heritage Dictionary, copyright 2000, Computer Software, is defined as, "a trusting relationship." Also, in the Random House Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, trust is depicted as, "a person on whom one relies; [one given] charge, care or custody [of something]," and relationship in the Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, is synonymous to an "alliance" and, an alliance, in the same source, is the same as "friendship; a close association for a common objective."
On these accounts, in Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1, it can be said that at the present time, Yahweh told something to Abram in confidence because they had a close association for a common objective and because He knew that He could rely on Abram to follow His command. Yahweh further gave Abram the charge to do all that he was instructed in order to be given the custody and care of something in the future. Let us read James, Chapter 2, verse 23:
"And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, Yahweh, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God, Yahweh."Let us pause here a moment and read Genesis, Chapter 17, verse 5 in part:
"Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham;..."Abram's name was changed to Abraham, which is the name we shall use from this point on.
But, as stated so eloquently in James, Chapter 2, verse 23, we can see that Abraham believed Yahweh, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness. And because of his righteousness, Yahweh considered Abraham His friend. In light of this, let us turn to John, Chapter 8, verse 39. Read:
"They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Yahweh Ben Yahweh saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham."According to this Scripture, if we are truly the children of Abraham, then we must do the works of Abraham. Essentially, we must believe in Yahweh today just as Abraham did in the past. And in doing so, it will be imputed (attributed) unto us for righteousness. As a result of our righteousness, we too will have a close association with Yahweh today because He shall rely on us to maintain the custody and care of His nation--The Nation of Yahweh--as well as certain entities established by His Son, Yahweh Ben Yahweh. And even more than that, as a nation, we will have the same common objective as our father Abraham, which is righteousness.
Keeping all of this in mind, because Yahweh told Abraham something in confidence, then we must look at the word confidence, stemming from the word had in our foundation Scripture, from yet another perspective. According to the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, copyright 2003, Computer Software, to tell in confidence or communication in confidence, is described as, "secret." Established in the Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary, Computer Edition, copyright 1828, secret is defined as, "concealed from the knowledge of all persons except the individuals concerned."
In conformity with this new found information regarding what Yahweh had told Abraham, and as taken from the word confidence, it can be said that Yahweh communicated something to Abraham that was concealed from the knowledge of all other persons. In other words, what Yahweh told Abraham, His friend, was only to be known by the individual concerned. Presently, as the children of Abraham, what Yahweh is communicating to us today is concealed from the knowledge of all persons except those of us who are concerned with being "a friend" of Yahweh. Praise Yahweh!
In that regard, let us discern what Yahweh told and said unto Abraham in the past as His friend and what He is saying to us this day. We shall do this by ascertaining the meaning of the words said and unto in the phrase, "Now the Lord, Yahweh, had said unto Abram,...."
On the authority of The New Oxford American Dictionary, copyright 2001, Computer Edition, the word said means, "to convey specified information or instruction." In The American Heritage Dictionary, copyright 2000, Computer Software, unto has the same characteristics as "to." And in the Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, the word to is the same as, "through."
So trusting the judgment of these authorities, Yahweh conveyed specific information or instructions through Abraham, His friend, that were concealed from the knowledge of all other persons except the individual it concerned. This is a direct parallel from Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1, through Abraham, to how Yahweh shall convey His specific information or direct instructions to us today as His friends.
Now, since specific information and instructions were conveyed unto our patriarchal father Abraham, we shall seek knowledge on the name Abram (used in our foundation Scripture), so as to show his family relation to us, as the children of Israel both Scripturally and factually. Henceforth, we shall use our father Abraham as an example of how we, his descendants, should strive to be today.
On that note, let us proceed with our research by referring to The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, copyright 1990, under the reference number 87, contracted from number 48, where Abram in Hebrew is spelled (Aleph, Bet, Resh, Mem-Sofet), pronounced Ab-rahm, and it means, "high father."
Based on the expertise of the Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, high is defined as, "most important and powerful." Father, in the same source, is descriptive of, "a man who has begotten a child." This is stating, essentially, that Abraham was an important and powerful man who begat a child. To verify who this particular child was, let us turn to and read Matthew, Chapter 1, verse 2, together. (Please read the name Judas with the Old Testament spelling of Judah.) Let us read:
"Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Juda[h] and his brethren";Furthermore, let us turn to Genesis, Chapter 32, verse 28, ending at the colon:
"And He said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel:..."These Scriptures prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Abraham begat a child called Isaac, and through his son Isaac, he begat a grandson called Jacob, whose name our God, Yahweh, changed to Israel. Therefore, Abraham is our blood relative up to this day because we are the direct descendants and offspring of Israel's fourth son Judah, presently known as the so--called Black people of America, who were sold as slaves (Jeremiah 13:19 and 14:2). Praise Yahweh!
Because we are the direct descendants of Abraham, Yahweh shall bless us to have a similar relationship with Him. However, this shall only come about if we believe in the teachings of His Son, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, and follow Abraham's righteous example in keeping all of the laws of Yahweh. In addition, Yahweh will provide all of us who are concerned with being His friends with the same concealed knowledge, information, and instructions that He gave our father Abraham at an earlier time in Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1.
Now that we have achieved an understanding of our direct connection to Abraham, we can now breakdown the specific information and precise instructions from Yahweh that were conveyed to him, and which were concealed from the individuals whom it did not concern. Therefore, let us turn our attention back to the first verse in Genesis, Chapter 12. We will begin reading at Get to make known the instructions that Yahweh gave to Abraham. Let us read:
"...Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee":In seeking to uncover the significance of the instructions communicated unto Abraham from God, Yahweh, the phrase, "... Get thee out of thy country,..." is the next focal point of where we shall begin our examination. Take note that the word "get" is not a polite request, but rather a serious command, which implies an order or charge. With that in mind, The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Red-Letter Edition, copyright 2001, under the reference number 3212, certifies that get in Hebrew is (Yod, Lamed, Chaf-Sofet), pronounced yaw-lawk, and it means, "to walk."
Predicated on the correctness of the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, walk means "to follow a certain course of life and to join with others in a cooperative action." Furthermore, in the same source, to walk with God, Yahweh, is "to lead a godly, morally upright life."
Thus, based on the accuracy of these facts, we can declare it to be true that in Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1, Yahweh conveyed specific instructions to Abraham to follow a certain course of life and to join with others in a cooperative action. Additionally, Yahweh also relayed the information to Abraham that in order to walk with Him as His friend, he had to lead a godly, morally, upright life. But, nevertheless, the information that Yahweh relayed to Abraham was concealed from the knowledge of all persons except the individual whom it concerned.
Comparatively, we as the children of Israel from the Tribe of Judah, this day Yahweh has given us specific instructions to follow a certain course of life joined by others in a cooperative action. But, even more than that, He is commanding us to lead godly, morally, upright lives, that is, if we want to walk with Him as His friends. Now, even though this knowledge is being made known unto you today, it only concerns those who truly want to be friends of Yahweh, and His Son Yahweh Ben Yahweh. Praise Yahweh!
In our Holy Scriptures, Yahweh Ben Yahweh says in Acts, Chapter 2, verse 18:
"Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you."We can be friends of Yahweh Ben Yahweh, if we do whatsoever He commands us to do. Praise Yahweh! And Deuteronomy, Chapter 10, verses 12 and 13 tells us what He commands us to do, and it reads:
12 "And now, Israel, what doth the LORD, Yahweh, thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD, Yahweh, thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD, Yahweh, thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,Therefore, we can declare solemnly that if we fear the Lord, Yahweh, walk in all His ways, love Him, serve Him with all of our heart and with all of our soul, to keep all of His commandments and His statutes, which He commands us this day, then we are friends of Yahweh, and His Son Yahweh Ben Yahweh. Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh Ben Yahweh!
13 To keep the commandments of the LORD, Yahweh, and His statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?"
At this point in our study, let us look at the word get from another definitive view so that we are able to fully comprehend what our God, Yahweh, commanded His friend Abraham to do in the past, along with what He is commanding us to do this day. Hence, get is defined as, "to make ready and prepare." To make your self ready in the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, is to "make your self skillful mentally." And to prepare, in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, copyright 2003, Computer Software, is to "put in a proper state of mind." And further study of the word get, as recorded in Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, unveils that it means, "to depart immediately."
Respectively, these new found facts uphold that Yahweh commanded Abraham to put himself in a proper state of mind and to make himself skillful mentally in order to depart immediately to a certain course of life joined with others in a cooperative action. So, Abraham didn't just up and leave. In that our father Abraham was to be joined on with others in this "cooperative" endeavor, Yahweh commanded him to make "himself" ready "mentally" to follow this specific course of life. Now take note that this was a "cooperative" endeavor, meaning everyone was to be on the same page, so to speak. But yet, Yahweh knowing the children of Israel, commanded Abraham to put himself in the proper state of mind and to make himself skillful mentally to deal with the situation.
Wasn't this strategic on the part of our Father, Yahweh? He knew the children of Israel; and He knew that to be joined on with some of them to follow a "specific" course of life would require one to be in the "proper" state of mind. Remember the murmuring in the wilderness? Why did you bring us out here? Who told you to ....? I need ....! We don't have ....! You can't tell me what to do! I'm not doing nothing! Who made you a ruler over us? And on and on.
Today, Yahweh is, in like manner, commanding us to do the same as He did our father Abraham and, that is, we must become mentally skillful and put ourselves in the proper state of mind to depart immediately to a certain course of life joined with others--those who follow the laws of Yahweh--in a cooperative action (Acts 2:44-47). Now, I have a question to ask you: What is our motto? Our motto is, "One God! One Mind! One Love, and One Action!" Praise Yahweh! When we follow the course of life that Yahweh has commanded of us, then we will see the full bursting beauty of our motto. Hallelu Yahweh!
Now that we have a keen understanding of how the word get applies to our being able to live cooperatively with certain others in harmony with our God, Yahweh, then the next word we must decipher from our foundation Scripture is thee ("... Get thee out of thy country ..."). Yielding to the global reputation of Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, thee is synonymous to "thou." Subsequently, thou, in the same source, is "used to indicate the one being addressed especially in a literary context." Thou is also synonymous to "you."
These facts prove that the specific information and direct instructions that Yahweh commanded of Abraham were to depart immediately out of his country. This is to say, in a literal sense, that Yahweh said, "You, Abraham, put yourself in the proper state of mind and make yourself skillful mentally to depart immediately out of thy country." This is a sufficient likeness to the same manner in which Yahweh is addressing us, the descendants of Abraham, this day. Praise Yahweh!
Having gained considerable knowledge of the words get and thee, we can now move forward with the next phrase to scrutinize in our foundation Scripture, which is out of ("... Get thee out of thy country ..."). Utilizing the practical guidance of Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary, Computer Edition, copyright 1828, we can validate that out means "away from the usual place." The word place, taken from the definition of out in The Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, is synonymous to "condition." While condition is described as "social position or rank"; rank is characterized as "high position in society." On the other hand, out of is similar in meaning to "away from and outside of."
Thusly, these specifics attest to the fact that because Abraham was a most important and powerful man, Yahweh commanded him to put himself in the proper state of mind to depart immediately from his high social position in society. To put it plainly, Yahweh commanded Abraham to make himself skillful mentally to depart without delay away from or outside of his usual comfort zone in his country.
Comparatively, as Abraham's descendants, Yahweh is commanding us this day to put our minds in the proper state so as to do likewise. In that regard, we must ultimately give up our social (or worldly) positions in this society and make ourselves skillful mentally to immediately depart away from or outside of our usual "creature comforts in America," as the saying goes.
Now, let us turn to Genesis, Chapter 15, verse 13, for verification of our social positions. Let us read please:
"And He [Yahweh] said unto Abra[ham], Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years";The details confirm that today, Abraham's descendants' social positions are classified as servants. Servants are labeled as "slaves, helpers, dependent persons, domestic individuals, public or civil workers" (according to Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software).
Moreover, our usual land is a strange land, called America today. And as such persons in America, we have been afflicted for over four hundred years. Therefore, Yahweh is commanding us to give up these worldly or secular positions in society and to make ourselves skillful mentally to immediately depart away from America.
With that enlightenment concerning out and out of, our successive phrase to decrypt in chronological order from the Scripture--Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 1--is thy country. We are concluding our examination of the phrase "... Get thee out of thy country, ...." The word thy, a possessive adjective, is the archaic variant of "your." And country, as found in The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Red-Letter Edition, copyright 2001, under the reference number 776, is spelled in Hebrew (Aleph, Resh, Tsade-Sofet), pronounced eh-rets, and it is depicted as "land."
Land is general; therefore, we need to be more specific. So, corroborated in the American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software, the word land is defined as, "the people of a region." Furthermore, a country as rendered in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, Tenth Edition, copyright 1999, Computer Software, is "a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory." Futhermore, in accordance with the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, a nation with its own government, is a nation with its own "system of ruling."
Considering all these facts, we can promptly determine that Yahweh instructed Abraham to put himself in the proper state of mind to live outside of his usual way of living in his country--a particular nation, occupying a particular territory, with its own system of ruling.
In similar fashion, Yahweh is conveying to us, Abraham's descendants, this day, to depart immediately from America (her mindset) and live "cooperatively" together with others in our "own" land, occupying a particular territory, with "His" system of ruling--which is based on "His" commandments, judgment, laws, and statutes.
As we conclude the first part of our Scriptural study for today, we must dig deep into the Word of Yahweh to divulge this most important and significant territory. In comparison, this location may be very similar to the place where we, as the children of Abraham, presently reside. Therefore, we shall now turn our attention to Acts, Chapter 7, verses 2 through 4, ending at the colon. Let us read:
2 " And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God, Yahweh, of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,Thusly, these verses allow us to declare in the affirmative that Yahweh conveyed specific instructions to Abraham to depart immediately out of the land of the Chaldeans--in the country of Mesopotamia.
3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Haran:..."
As referenced in The New Unger's Bible dictionary, copyright 1957, Ur of the Chaldees is depicted as, "Abraham's native city customarily located in southern Babylonia." Babylon or Babylonia is documented in The Student Bible Dictionary, copyright 2000, as the "capital city [of Mesopotamia] and its kingdom." Mesopotamia, as verified in the Encarta Reference Library, copyright 1993-2003, Computer Software, is described as, "an ancient region and the site of several earlier civilizations including Babylon."
Consequently, these facts give evidence to support our findings that the capital city and its kingdom in the ancient region of Mesopotamia was Babylon. Moreover, the place where Abraham's family lived was customarily located in the territory of southern Babylon. Wherefore, Ur of the Chaldees was under the same ruling system or government as Babylon.
This is to say that when Yahweh gave Abraham specific instructions to depart immediately away from Ur of the Chaldees, He told him to get away from the nation of people in Babylon. We can find out the exact system by which Babylon was ruled and the lifestyle of its inhabitants in the Book of Revelation. Therefore, let us read Revelation, Chapter 14, verse 8:
"And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."Let us get a better understanding of what this means. While the word fallen is defined as "overthrown, ruined, or destroyed"; to drink is to "take part in"; wine is representative of "anything that has an intoxicating effect." And intoxicating means "to effect the nervous system of so as to cause a loss of control." Finally, wrath is "intense rage"; and rage is "great violence" (as recorded in Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software).
From these definitions, we can see clearly that Babylon was a place that was overthrown, brought to ruin, and destroyed because she made all the people of the nations of the earth to take part in things that caused them to lose control of their nervous system, which caused them to become absolutely uncontrollable and to have an insatiable appetite for great violence. Also, Babylon was overthrown, ruined, and destroyed because of her voracious craving for murder, bloodshed and extreme fornication--meaning her worship of false gods, icons (movie stars, sports figures, music moguls); her worship of materialism or worldly things; her uncontrollable sensual pleasures; vulgarity, incest, orgies, sports, celebrations, entertainment, partying, and such.
Now let us read further and turn to Revelation, Chapter 18, verse 2:
"And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird."Habitation is described as "a place in which one lives." Devils are "powers of evil and darkness; supreme spirits of evil; an opposer of God." And bird symbolizes "a person" (according to same aforementioned source). So, we can state positively that Babylon was a place in which powers of evil and darkness resided; where supreme spirits of evil ran rampant, and also where all opposers of God dwelled. She was the hold where every foul spirit and unclean and hateful person populated or took up residence.
Likewise, Israel, we must depart immediately away from or out of America--modern-day Babylon--a place that is the exact match or counterpart of ancient Babylon. We must be as our father Abraham, who believed in Yahweh and followed His exact instructions. Yahweh told him to get thee up out of there! Get away from that wicked nation of people! We must come up out of America just as Abraham did in biblical times. For Yahweh made it known unto His friend Abraham that He would judge the nation that took his descendants into captivity. And I believe you will agree that her judgment is long overdue. Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh Ben Yahweh!
Let us all turn to Jeremiah, Chapter 51, verse 6. Read:
"Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S, Yahweh, vengeance; He will render unto her a recompence."Israel, Yahweh is, in this present time, conveying these specific instructions to flee (to move speedily, swiftly, or quickly) out of modern-day Babylon, America, that we might deliver our soul and not be cut off in her iniquity; for this is the day of vengeance of Almighty God, Yahweh; and He shall render unto America a recompense, meaning "reward," as written in Revelation, Chapter 18, verse 6: "Reward her [America] even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double." Yahweh shall reward America even as she has rewarded us, the descendants of Abraham, and double unto her double according to her evil works. And that is not all, but the cup which she has filled, He shall fill her double. Therefore, we must make ourselves mentally skillful to come out of the American mindset that we suffer not of her reward. We must keep the commandments, judgments, laws, and statutes of Yahweh and put ourselves in the proper state of mind to live cooperatively together with one God, One Mind, One Love and One Action! Together, we must prepare ourselves to gain the trust and confidence of Yahweh so that we may walk with His Son, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, as His friends. Family, we must depart immediately away from our usual mental condition of being concerned with all secular affairs and pursuits, which have nothing to do with the laws of Yahweh. Hence, if you are not concerned with being the friend of Yahweh Ben Yahweh, then you shall remain in America to be caught up in her destruction. Praise Yahweh!
This brings us to the conclusion to Part 1 of "Get Thee Out of Thy Country." In part two of this seminar, we shall decipher the next set of instructions that Yahweh gave to our father Abraham, which were to also get thee, "from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee."
Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh Ben Yahweh! Shalom Aleichem, and continue to enjoy this great Feast of Tabernacles and Holy Convocation.