debunking myths 7

[Shmanu YAH]

shalom aly'chem - peace to all. first and foremost >>> "ALL praises, honor and glory to the Most High YHWH alone" - our King everlasting and from where all true wisdom and knowledge comes. Then we must profess: baruk h'shem YHWH aka "blessed is the name YHWH" and also baruka h'bo b'shem YHWH aka "blessed is your coming in the name of YHWH" @ Yahushua.

                                    I pray all is well or will be soon, todah YHWH

This time around I want to continue in the series of "debunking myths"
Yep, there's a LOT of talking going on these days, but talking is NOT always correct teaching, - many times talking is a show of what the speaker "wish" they knew, .....nuff said!

First up this time around as always I'd like to quickly deal with a confusion dealing with the true appearance of YHWH to mankind for instruction. We have all read in our KJV: YHWH spoke with Moses face to face.

Now let's do some serious study proving real scholarship and find out what really happened. A lot of the confusion came from us in the reading of Exodus 33, & Numbers 12,

Exodus 33:8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.

33:9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and YHWH talked with Moses.

33:10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshiped, every man in his tent door.

33:11 And YHWH spake unto Moses "face to face", as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Numbers 12:5 And YHWH came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.

12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I YHWH will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

12:7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

12:8 With him will I speak "mouth to mouth", even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of YHWH shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

So in two cases we see the declaration of YHWH speaking to Moshe / Moses "face to face" but it seems to contradict Exodus 33:20,

Exodus 33:17 And YHWH said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found favour in my sight, and I know thee by name.

33:18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.

33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of YHWH before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall "no man see me, and live".

So which is correct?

Well when we use due diligence as proposed by Paul to Timothy in 2nd Timothy 2:15 we will find out the words used in that original language brings clarity to the statements. In what we just read here is that Hebrew word used for face: "pnym".

As we should, let's now look at the Hebrew word for face: panah paw-naw' - a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc. appear, behold, (Strong's 6437)

And here is the Hebrew word for mouth: peh - the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, command(-ment), eat, edge, end, entry, hole, mouth, (Strong's 6310 & 6284)

we saw the word pn'ym used in Exodus 33:11 which is plural masculine because of the "ym" at the end. In Numbers 12:8 the word "pha" is used which is singular. So many over the centuries have confused the Shemetic word "mouth" with "face" due to lack of scholarship and because the two words sound similar.

So now we have to finally discern the idiom "face to face" is intended for us to understand he spoke “intimately", ...not through a prophet. Thus Exodus 33:20 would be what we need to stand on. To further prove this 1 example of him removing his intimate connection from the Israelites is in Deut. 31:18,

"And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other elohim". .....~ again: HE IS DECLARING HIS CUTTING OFF HIS GRACE AND MERCY OF A >>> INTIMATE CONNECTION.

SO THAT DOCTRINE "A MAN SAW YHWH'S FACE" IS ANOTHER MYTH

Another doctrine we need to correct expeditiously is the confusion between the 5th commandment and "who" to obey.

Most of us have heard from childhood "JUST DO WHAT I TELL YOU" from our parents / grandparents or guardians when they wanted us to know "who's boss" and yes they do have authority over us >>> SO WE GOT MOVIN! - And if we got a sassy mouthed or what they perceived as a attitude then some laying on of hands probably took place, "WHACK!"

When we got a little older and were introduced to the bible by whoever we learned the 5th commandment from Exodus chapter 20:12, "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which YHWH thy Elohim giveth thee". .....~ we see this is the 1st commandment with promise >>> long days (long life). This commandment like all of them makes perfect sense, Honoring those that birthed you and / or raised you deserve a honor and respect which should never cease.

Let's look at what Paul wrote in Ephesians 6,
6:1 Children, obey your parents: for this is right before YHWH.

6:2 Honour thy father and mother; ( which is the first commandment with promise )

6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of >>> YHWH. .....~ so his target audience was who? >>> CHILDREN, and the men believers were advised to bring up children in the right admonition from the only right source: YHWH.

The understanding I have shared with many is there is a time when we all should grow up and get out on our own, handling our own business and responsibilities - and some grow up at a earlier time or pace then others commensurate with their maturity or situation. At that time we should still look back at those that cared for us and still honor and respect them, but the charge of OBEDIENCE is not necessarily manditory. ....say what???

Yep, the bible does not teach anywhere that adults up and out on their own ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO obey their parents, if you can find scripture that says they do, post it here: ________________________________________

( we learned this in the story of the prodigal son, ...he left why? - TO GET FROM UNDER AUTHORITY OF HIS PARENTS AND DO HIS OWN THING! )

learn: The sole reason the Most High don't need the adults to follow their parents is because at that time of maturity: THEY NEED TO FOLLOW HIM !

Let's look at just a few of examples:

b'reshyth 2:23-24,                                                                                                                  23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. .....~ This is proof from the beginning that a separation must take place from parents! Even in wedding vows today we hear the agreement to love, honor, and OBEY - but this does NOT point to parents!

psalms 27:10-11,
27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, >>> then YHWH will take me up.

27:11 Teach me thy way, O YHWH, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. .....~ This was NOT melek Dawid ever accusing his parents of "kicking him to the curb", - he was just expressing his faith in YHWH being the ULTIMATE go-to for any wise adult. .....selah

Luke 11:23-28,

23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

11:28 But he said, >>> "Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of YHWH, and keep it". < .....~ This wannabee feminist attempted to give credit for the works of h'mashiach to one of his earthly parents, his Emah. But Yahushua shut that error down real fast and gave ALL honor, praise and glory to his Heavenly Father! He also gave instruction (torah) to hear and do the will of Abba Yah, .....not the will of Emah Mary.

Matthew 12:46-50,
46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, "Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?"

12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, "Behold my mother and my brethren!

12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother". .....~ This is proof positive that Yahushua RE-DEFINED the messianic family! Yahushua showed us long ago that: yes, blood makes us related - BUT LOYALTY MAKES US FAMILY!

Matthew 10:34-37,
34 "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me". .....~ more proof from the master teacher Yahushua of WHO TO LOVE AND OBEY more than our parents / guardians.

If we want to lean to our own understanding instead of what's afforded to us scripturally and claim: WE STILL HAVE TO do everything your parents tell / told us to do, then:

WHY DON'T YOU STILL GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? - WHY DON'T YOU OBSERVE EASTER? - WHY DON'T YOU OBSERVE CHRISTMAS? - WHY DON'T YOU STILL EAT PORK? - WHY DON'T YOU STILL EAT SHELLFISH? - WHY DON'T YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE A TITHE TO THE CHURCH? - AND WHY DO YOU STILL FOLLOW THAT "OLD TESTAMENT?" ETC., ETC., ETC., ......~ are we wrong to disobey these parental directives? >>> NOPE !

understand: Our parents ( just like us ) would always be limited in their understanding and righteousness but the Most High made sure there was a souce of correct leadership (his word) to ALWAYS OBEY for those that are serious about life everlasting.

translation: obey your parents till you grow up, then obey -> YHWH

SO THAT "ALWAYS OBEY ALL PARENTS" IS ANOTHER MYTH

Lastly this time around I'd like to deal with something so stupid it's actually kinda funny, folks thinking the bible teaches the existence of "Unicorns". This lunacy can be cleared up real fast with some linguistic scholarship.

Let's first look at the listings of Unicorns in the scriptures,

Numbers 23:22, El brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

Numbers 24:8, El brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

Deuteronomy 33:17, His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manesseh.

Job 39:9-11, Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

39:10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

39:11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

Psalms 22:21, Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Psalms 29:5-6, The voice of YHWH breaketh the cedars; yea, YHWH breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

29:6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn

Psalms 92:9-10, For, lo, thine enemies, O YHWH, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

92:10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil

Isaiyah 34:6-7, The sword of YHWH is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for YHWH hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

34:7 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

ALL these usages of the word "Unicorn" come from the Shemetic term: "r'em" pronounced: reh-ame' or rieym {reh-ame'}; referring to: a "wild bull" ( Strong's 7214 ).

The animal described by this term is NOT a white horse-like animal with a spiral horn on his nose but instead a wild untameable beast liken unto a Bull, but with ONE "horn" and not two horns like the "bicornis". There are more land animals with horns then we really know and most of them have two horns and some even four. Elephants have two that we call "tusk" ...but the one animal that BIG and beastly like a Bull but can not be domesticated or controlled ( Job 39:9-11 ) is a >>> Rhinoceros, or by it's species name: Rhinoceros "unicornis".

Each time we read the above eight scriptures it's simply talking about a powerful one horned Rhino!     ( not some wimpy little horse creature surrounded by rainbows ).

Maybe folks should go to the kids closet and look at the kids Garanimal shirts and learn what a rhino looks like, .....ba hahahahahahahahaha

SO THAT "THERE REALLY ARE UNICORNS" IS ANOTHER MYTH

remember: Let us always be diligent to the wisdom and warning given from Kephas / Peter in 1st Peter 4:11,
"If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of YHWH; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which YHWH giveth: that YHWH in all things may be glorified through Yahushua the Messiah, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever, amen".

warning: NONE should teach unless they have mastered the oracles!

selah and shalom

[Linda Scott]

YES INDEED MY BROTHER,  I TOTALLY CONCUR,

HALLELUYAH!!!