GET THEE OUT OF THY COUNTRY
Part V
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. I eternally thank with all my heart, with all my soul, and with all of my body for blessing us with His Son, , who has called my mind out of darkness into His marvelous light. Yet a little while was with us. And, some of us walked in His light, so that darkness would not come upon us. For he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. But, Israel, while we have His light, we must truly believe in His light so that we may become children of the light (John 12:35-36). In Matthew, Chapter 5, verse 16, tells us to, "let our light
shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father, , which is in heaven." Praise ! Praise !
I also perpetually thank
for the knowledge and wisdom of the Word, because hath not shunned to declare unto us the counsel of His Father, (Acts 20:27). Moreover, the word of endureth for ever (1 Peter 1:25). Heaven and earth shall pass away, but His words shall not pass away (Mathew 24:35). For whosoever keepeth His word, in him verily is the love of God, , perfected. Thereby, do we know that we are in Him (1 John 2:5). The word of is a lamp unto our feet, and a light unto our paths (Psalm 119:105). Therefore, awake thou that sleepest, arise from the dead, and Christ, , shall give thee light (Ephesians 5:14). Then, all of us can walk together in the true light of the Son, . Praise ! Praise !
I greet you in our native Hebrew tongue, "Shalom," and, in the main language of the Province of Quebec, Canada, "Beinvenue!" Welcome to our Twenty-Eighth Annual Feast of Tabernacles, our Feast of Booths, Khag ha Sookah, the feast in which all nations are to come up and worship the King, the Lord,
, of hosts (Zechariah 14:16). For He reigneth, let all the earth rejoice, and let the multitude of isles be glad thereof (Psalm 97:1). Praise ! Praise !
I perpetually thank Almighty,
, and His most gracious Son, , for blessing me with the opportunity to welcome you all to the fifth part of this seminar entitled, "Get Thee Out of Thy Country." This seminar originates from the study of our patriarchal father, Abraham's past journey to demonstrate its direct parallel to the journey of his righteous seed today. So, in regard to this historic journey, let us first recap some of what we have learned from our previous seminars. Please turn to Genesis, Chapter 12, and read verses 1 through 3. (We will replace the name Abram with Abraham since we know that changed his name in Genesis, Chapter 17, verse 5.) Let us read:
"[1] Now the Lord,From the study of these verses, our previous seminars disclosed that our God,
[2] And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
[3] And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
, had a trusting relationship with our father, Abraham. He considered Abraham to be a dear friend. Thereupon, He gave him the specific command to immediately depart out of his usual place, disconnect from his unrighteous relatives, and totally separate himself from members of his biological family who worshiped false gods. And also told Abraham to go unto a land that he would, afterwards, receive as an inheritance.
Our studies also revealed that in return for His obedience,
promised Abraham that He would bless him in all things (Genesis 24:1). He also swore that He would make his seed the only family on earth that would be outstanding in all wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. However, He communicated that there would only be "one" out of his seed who shall rule the earth forever in righteousness; and that all nations shall be subject to His righteous rulership. revealed this "one" to be Christ, the one through whom all of the righteous--in every nation of people--who accepts Him shall receive guaranteed salvation.
showed Abraham that all who made the conscious choice to accept , would be considered a part of the family of God, , and . The end result was that shall bless all of the righteous, those who receive salvation through , to enter into the Promised Land. Praise ! Praise !
Today, we will continue with our study of the historic journey of Abraham by finding out if he obeyed the voice of
to receive all of these promises. We can uncover this revelation by reading our foundation Scripture, Genesis, Chapter 12, verses 4. Let us read:
"So [Abraham] departed, as the Lord,Acknowledging this Scripture, we can see that Abraham actually obeyed the voice of
, because he departed as had spoken unto him. Further proof can be found in Genesis, Chapter 26, verse 5, in which the Lord, states, "... that Abraham obeyed My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws." To obey in the Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, Version 2.0, Computer Software, copyright 1998, means to, "do the will of."
So, let us read about the attributing factor that led Abraham to do the will of
in James, Chapter 2, verse 23. Let us read this Scripture:
"Abraham believed God,Therefore, we can agree that Abraham did the will of
because He "believed" that God, , would fulfill His promises. Moreover, our benevolent God, , imputed (or attributed) Abraham's belief in Him for righteousness, and therefore, considered him a friend.
If we are among the righteous who have truly accepted Christ,
, in hopes to receive salvation through Him, then we should be excited to learn why Abraham had so much belief in that He did His will. This is important because it illustrates the belief that we should have in and the promises made to Abraham and his seed. Plus, it also shows how we are to do the will of and this day if we desire to receive salvation through our acceptance of Christ, .
With that said, let us began by first re-establishing who the seed of Abraham is this day by reading Galatians, Chapter 3, verse 16:
"Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ,This Scripture confirms that the promises
made to Abraham were not made to many, but rather only to one, and that one is Christ, . Therefore, it is only through that the promises shall come to those who accept Him, believe in Him----for salvation and, thereby, do the will of .
On that note, let us proceed into our studies by analyzing the phrase, "So Abraham departed, as the Lord,
, had spoken unto him;..." (as written in our foundation Scripture, Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 4). Documented in the Random House Webster's, Word Genius, Computer Software, copyright 2004, so means, "in the aforesaid state." Aforesaid in the Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, Computer Software, copyright 1998, is the same as, "spoken of before." From these brief definitions, we can affirm that Abraham did the will of because he departed in the state that had spoken unto Him before.
We can shed light on the type of "state" this was by defining the word departed. In the New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, copyright 1990, depart in the Hebrew Dictionary under reference number 3212, brings us to cross reference number 1980, which transliterates depart as :?? (Hey, Lamed, Chaf-sofet) haw-lak. While haw-lak is defined as "to walk"; To walk is delineated as to "behave (self)." Walk in Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, Version 2.0, Computer Software, copyright 1998, also means, "to follow a certain course of life; conduct oneself in a certain way." Lastly, depart, in the same source, also means, "to leave."
In our previous seminars, we expressed that
gave Abraham specific instructions to disconnect from blood relatives who were unrighteous and worshipped false gods by ending any emotional connection he had with them. And he was to put himself in the proper state of mind by keeping the laws of and live a godly morally upright life in the land of his inheritance.
Thus, our new found facts confirm that Abraham indeed left his usual or customary way of living to do the will of
. Having made that decision, Abraham decided to follow the righteous path or course of life that had spoken to him. And since Abraham believed in the words of , he conducted himself in a moral way--keeping the laws of . By doing so, blessed him to receive all of the promises that He made to him.
From these truths, we can say that when Abraham departed, he walked in the way in which
had spoken unto him. Even more, later in Abraham's life, the Lord, , again said unto him, walk before Me and be perfect as stated in Genesis, Chapter 17, verse 1, which reads:
"And when [Abraham] was ninety years old and nine, the Lord,Just as Abraham did as the Lord,
, had spoken unto him before, every righteous person who believes and wants to receive salvation through must do the will of and walk before the Lord, , in "perfection" akin to Abraham. Well, how can one become perfect? Psalm, Chapter 19, verse 7 provides the answer, and it reads:
"The law of the Lord,One becomes "perfect" through the law of the Lord,
. So if we believe as Abraham believed, then we must follow a righteous course of life by keeping the laws of , which will make us perfect. And, just as commanded Abraham to be perfect, also commands us to be perfect. This is documented in Mathew, Chapter 5, verse 48, and it reads:
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father [From these truths, we can determine that if we believe as Abraham believed, then we shall do the will of
, which is to keep His laws. Then and only then will we be able to conduct ourselves and live our life in a perfect manner. Likewise, we must leave our old mindset and take on a new mindset; as well as leave our customary way of living, and do the will of as Abraham did.
Given these facts, we can carry on with our studies by clarifying who went with Abraham when
had commanded him to immediately leave his old mindset and way of living. Let us continue by reading the next phrase in our foundation Scripture, Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 4, beginning after the semicolon, "... and Lot went with him...."
We shall first identify Lot in the past to aid us in uncovering who or what he represents today. On the authority of the Unger's Bible Dictionary, copyright 1988, on page 785, under Lot it reads, "nephew of Abraham; Lot accompanied Abraham to Canaan." Accompanied is the verb transitive of the word accompany, which is defined in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Computer Software, copyright 2007, as, "to associate oneself with."
To associate is depicted as, "to join to another in a common purpose." Went is the past tense of the verb "go," which in the Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 2000, on page 607, means to "leave." Lastly, with, on page 1644, is depicted as, "alongside of." With also means, "of the same beliefs, meaning, "faith" (on page 132).
Using this body of facts, we can infer that our father, Abraham's faith in
had such a powerful effect that it caused his nephew Lot to be of the same faith. So much so that he joined on to Abraham in a common purpose--to go alongside of him into the land that promised him for an inheritance and to receive the promises of .
Because Lot had the same faith in
that Abraham had, he believed in the promises of . Therefore, he joined Abraham in disconnecting from their unrighteous and idolatrous family. He even left his home (usual place), to go alongside Abraham unto a land that not even Abraham knew the location, as referenced in Hebrews, Chapter 11, verse 8, which reads:
"By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."Knowing all of this, Lot still joined on to Abraham, and was willing to live a godly morally upright life, by keeping the laws of
and, like Abraham, to do the will of .
Our examination of the phrase "Lot went with him" shows by example that all righteous people who desire salvation must have faith in
. If we truly have faith in and in the promises He made to , then we must do the will of , and that is to keep the laws of , live godly, morally, upright lives, and disconnect from unrighteous and idolatrous members of our family who do not accept Christ, . And, we must also keep the laws of and live godly morally upright lives in the land that promised . Praise ! Praise !
Now that we are aware that we must not only do the will of
and keep His laws to enter into the Promised Land, but we must also have absolute faith in . Let us turn to and read Galatians, Chapter 2, verse 16 to find out why our faith is of necessity:
"Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Christ,The gravity of this Scripture attests to the fact that though we may prepare to live a godly morally upright life in the Promised Land, we shall not be justified to enter by works of the law. It is only by the "faith" of Christ,
, and our belief in Him that we shall receive salvation and entry into the Promise Land. Therefore, we must posses the faith of our father, Abraham.
The Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, Computer Software, copyright 1998, describes faith as, "unquestionable belief that does not require proof or evidence." Also, "complete trust, confidence or reliance."
These facts substantiate that all righteous people who have truly accepted
must have unquestionable belief in to fulfill all of the promises that He made to . And your belief must be such that it does not require proof or evidence. Furthermore, we must have complete trust, full confidence, and absolute reliance on , so as to know that He is the only One who can execute these promises. It is only through "Him" that the promises shall come to all righteous people who believe in Him. Praise ! Praise !
To gain a greater understanding of faith, let us read Hebrews, Chapter 11, verse 1.
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."Praise
! This Scripture shows that every person that believes in Christ, , has boundless hope that He is the One seed who shall receive all of the promises that made to Abraham. However, our confidence in , our trust in , and our reliance on Him is the substance of our faith, and gives us hope that serves as evidence to the world that, though we no longer see Him with our physical eyes, He, most assuredly is going to fulfill all the promises the He made to our father, Abraham.
Therefore, it is of the utmost importance today that we join alongside other believers who truly have faith in Christ,
, because we all have the same common purpose as did Abraham and Lot, which is to obtain salvation and to enter into the Promised Land and receive all of the promises that made to , the "one" seed of Abraham through whom all of His promises shall flow. With that said, Let us read Galatians, Chapter 3, verse 7:
"Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham."Let us also read Galatians, Chapter 3, verse 29:
"And if ye be Christ's [Every righteous person that has absolute faith in
must be "true" believers in Him. What's more, our Scriptures testify that if we have the same unquestionable belief in that Abraham had in , we are in actuality the children of Abraham. Similarly, all that are Christ's, ['s], are the seed of Abraham, and as His seed--"heirs" according to the promise.
Thusly, being heirs to the Promise, we must do the will of
just as Abraham and Lot. Besides, if we all have the same common purpose--that is, to do the will of --then at the appointed time of , we, like Abraham, shall, without a doubt, disconnect from all unrighteous and idolatrous members of our biological family who do not have faith in . And, we shall prepare our minds to live godly, morally upright lives in the land that promised to us, because we have unquestionable belief that shall fulfill His promises through Christ, . Praise ! Praise !
Under these circumstances, let us continue by decoding the final part of Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 4. Please turn to this Scripture and begin reading after the colon:
"...: and [Abraham] was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran."This portion of Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 4, denotes the location that Abraham departed out of when He left his home, along with Lot, to do the will of
and to go into the Promised Land. Our foundation Scripture states that Abraham was, "seventy and five years old when he left out of Haran." However, while Abraham was yet in Mesopotamia, gave him specific instructions to depart from his home or usual place, disconnect from his unrighteous and idolatrous relatives, and go unto a land that He would give him for an inheritance. This is verified in the book of Acts, Chapter 7, verse 2, which reads in part:
"... The God,How is it that in this verse Abraham, at the age of seventy-five, is leaving a place called "Haran?" To be enlightened as to this question, let us read Genesis, Chapter 11, verse 31:
"And Terah took [Abraham] his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son [Abraham's] wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there."The reason Abraham was leaving Haran was because Abraham's father, Terah, had already taken his whole family to Haran. What kind of place was Haran?
As rendered in the Tyndale Bible Dictionary, copyright 2001, on page 571, the (place) of Haran is a, "City of northern Mesopotamia, first mentioned in Genesis, Chapter 11:31 as the destination of Terah, Abraham's father, in migrating from Ur of the Chaldees, and his home until his death." The Unger's Bible Dictionary, copyright 1988, on page 535, reports that, "Interestingly, Haran, like Ur, was a center of the moon god cult. Whether Terah ... refused to break with his idolatry is an open question. At any rate, when Terah died at Haran, Abraham and his nephew Lot and their families continued their migration SW into Canaan...."
Based upon these definitions, Haran was a place of idolatry. This is why
told Abraham to totally disconnect from his unrighteous and idolatrous family members and go to the land promise him for an inheritance.
Given these facts, after Abraham and Lot disconnected from their unrighteous relatives who where unrighteous and worshipped false gods in Ur of the Chaldees, their families with them had to forgo yet another separation on their way to the Promised Land. They had to separate again from those who set out to go unto Canaan, but, in the end, refused to break their idolatry. And factoring in our definitions, Abraham and Lot, with their families, kept on going because they had unquestionable belief in the promises of
, and they also had the same common purpose, which was to do the will of and enter into the Promised Land and receive all of the promises of . Praise ! Praise !
Much the same shall happen to the faithful believers in Christ,
, today: Just as Abraham had to separate from his unrighteous and idolatrous family, and then separate again from those who did not possess the unquestionable belief that does not require proof or evidence to go on, "faithful" believers in must separate from members of their biological family who do not have faith in Christ, , and then also seperate from those that may "pretend" they do, but sooner or later show that they do not possess "unquestionable" belief in the promises of .
"Faithful" believers in Christ,
, have unquestionable belief and full confidence that shall fulfill the promises He made to our father, Abraham through the "one" seed of Abraham, . In fact, they have the same absolute conviction, trust, and reliance in that Abraham had in . On top of that, their unquestionable faith in shows that they truly are the seed of Abraham who will always be alongside of who, with absolute certainty, is the only One through whom has chosen to fulfill His promises.
Moreover, because of their unquestionable faith in
, they shall, do the will of and take on a new mindset, thereupon living godly morally upright lives keeping the laws of . And, at the appointed time of , they shall totally disconnect from unrighteous and idolatrous members of their family who do not possess the same faith. And they believe, without doubt, that they shall receive salvation and entry into the Promised Land as heirs to the promise of . Praise ! Praise !
At this time, before we reach our conclusion, let us carefully examine the phrase, "... and [Abraham] was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran," from one last viewpoint, beginning with the words seventy and five. In the New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, copyright 1990, under the reference number 7650, of the Hebrew Dictionary seventy is defined as, "complete." Complete in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Sixth Edition, Computer Software, copyright 2007, is depicted as, "fully accomplished; give full title to; to fulfill a vow," which means a, "promise and swear" (in the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software).
The word five in the Encarta Reference Library, copyright 1993-2003, Computer Software, is defined as, "a numbered series." Numbered means, "to include as one of a group"; and series is "a group of persons coming one after another."
From the definition of the words seventy and five, we can arrive at the conclusion that this signifies that
shall fully accomplish all if the promises swore to our father, Abraham. When he does accomplish the promises of , people from among all nations who are "true" believers in Christ, , shall come alongside of Him one after another. In addition, at the time when shall have fully fulfilled these promises, all faithful believers in Him shall be given specific "titles."
Their titles can be expounded upon through the words, year and old. Year in the New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, copyright 1990, under the reference number 8138, from 8141, simply means "return." Old under reference number 1121 is defined as a, "son." And under the cross reference number 1129, old is also defined as to, "obtain children." The Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, clarifies that obtain means, "to take possession of."
With these additional facts, we can assert that when
the Son of God, , returns, He shall take full possession of His children--all true believers who have kept unquestionable faith in Him. And, Romans Chapter 8, verse 17 reads in part that:
"... if children, then heirs; heirs of God,In terms of titles, all "true" believers are heirs of God,
, and joint-heirs with Christ, . Therefore, all true believers who have put their absolute confidence, unconditional trust, and firm reliance on shall be taken into His full possession when He returns to fulfill all the promises that God, , made to Abraham, through His one seed, .
Having said that, let us read, 1 Peter, Chapter 1, verses 7 through 9:
"[7] That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Christ,When
[8] Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
[9] Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls."
appears a second time, He shall bless all of the righteous who unquestionably believed in Him though we could not see Him; and still loved Him though we could not see Him, to receive the end of our faith, which is the salvation of our souls.
If we are blessed to be in the select group of true believers in Christ,
, then we shall at that time receive full titles--that being joint-heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:29.) However, our benevolent God, , shall bless us with not just entry into the Promised Land, but also with all of the promises He swore to Christ, , as His joint-heirs. Praise ! Praise !
Following this line of thought, the last part of the phrase reading, "... [and Abram(ham) was seventy and five years old] when he departed out of Haran..." is further symbolic of what shall happen at the return of Christ,
to take possession of all faithful believers in Him. We previously learned that one of the meanings of depart literally means, "to leave." So, we can now set our attention on the words out of and Haran.
In conformity with the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Sixth Edition, Computer Software, copyright 2007, out of is depicted as, "from (a condition or state)." Haran as documented in the New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, copyright 1990, under the reference number 2771, in the Hebrew Dictionary is pronounced kaw-rawn which is, "the name of a place."
Based upon these facts, at the appearing of Christ,
, all of the righteous throughout the earth who truly believed in Him and have kept unquestionable faith in His return will have brought themselves from a particular condition or state. This indicates that they, like Abraham, will be doing the will of ; and will have mentally prepared themselves to live a godly, morally, upright life in the Promise Land with . So, they most certainly by then shall have left behind their former mental state, as well as, the condition of their old minds, because they would have taken on a "new" mindset through keeping the laws of .
By the same token, they shall also literally leave from their usual places all over the earth, in order to receive their salvation and go into the particular land, and that is, the Promised Land. What type of places shall they leave from? The Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, defines a place as, "a region, city, town, village, a residence or home." It is also defined as a, "place of employment, position, occupation, and profession."
All faithful believers in Christ,
, shall leave from all of their regions, cities, towns, villages, residences and homes. Not to mention their places of employment, including any positions, occupation or professions that they might have. They shall even disconnect from unrighteous and idolatrous relatives, who did not have unquestionable faith in the return of to fulfill the promises made to Abraham. And they shall go forth with Christ, , as co-heirs, into to the actual Promised Land, which is a city like no other, because God, Himself designed it, laid the foundation, and built it (Hebrews 11:10). Praise ! Praise !
Moreover, from thence, all of the true children of God,
, shall receive the end of their faith--even the salvation of their souls. And Galatians, Chapter 3, verse 7, reads in part that, "...they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham." So, let us all read Galatians, Chapter 3, verse 9, which testifies of their blessings:
"So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham."Therefore,
shall bless all of the righteous who are faithful believers in Christ, , as Abraham was in Him, to receive all of the glorious promises He made to His friend, Abraham, through His one seed, that is, Christ, .
The outcome of our seminar today bares witness that if we are "true" believers in Christ,
, then we have absolute confidence, trust, and reliance in Him to return and fulfill all of the promises that made to Abraham. Just as Abraham did the will of in the past, to be blessed, today is causing all "true" believers in Him, those who do the will of , to receive the blessings of Abraham.
From all that we have studied, we can determine that to be blessed as Abraham, all true believers in Christ,
, must obey His voice. And at the appointed time of , we must totally disconnect from all unrighteous and idolatrous members of our biological family, who do not have faith in Christ, , and then again from those who do not have unquestionable belief in the promises of through His Son, . All of the righteous ones of us who have unquestionable faith in must have the same common purpose, as did Abraham along with Lot, which is to do the will of , that we might receive our inheritance as co-heirs to the promises of .
Furthermore, at the appearing of Christ,
, all true believers who have kept the faith and believed that shall return, shall be blessed to receive the end of our faith, which is salvation and entry into the Promised Land. Ultimately, they shall leave their regions, cities, towns, villages, residences and homes all over the earth to receive their inheritance and live godly, morally, upright lives in the Promise Land with .
Additionally, at that time, He shall bestow unto those who accept Him their full titles, that is co-heirs, to the Promise Land and to all of the promises of
, according to the promise made to Abraham, through His one seed, that is, Christ, . Praise ! Praise !
If you are among the faithful ones who have unquestionable belief in Christ,
, then I am sure that you are delighted to have received the information we have shared today. I know I do. I perpetually give all glory to and to for blessing us with just a small amount of information on who faithful believers in Christ, , are, and I pray that we all are found worthy to be in that number. I also trust and have confidence that all of you shall enjoy the remainder of our Twenty-Eighth Annual Feast of Tabernacles! Shalom Aliechem! Ahnee ahov.