debunking myths 3

[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" at >>> Yahushua.

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

This time around again I want to continue the series of "debunking myths" and that seems to be so necessary in these days due to much of what I still call "word vomit". Again, if we listen to others speak or teach instead of listening to the Most High's sent "ruach h'emet" aka "spirit of truth" we will still miss our personal edifying as we were informed in John 16:13,
"Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth is come, HE will GUIDE YOU into ALL truth: for HE shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will SHEW YOU things to come". ( also Rev. 2:29 )

First up this time to finally get things correct instead of old traditional error is the positioning of the wisest men in history. We often make a BIG issue about wisdom as well we should, even to reciting proverbs 4:7, " Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding!" .....nuff said! (so let's finally start now).

In the hebrew vocabulary the word for wisdom is "khkm" pronounced: khaw-kam', meaning: khaw-kam' a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act) exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, wisely, (Strong's 2449) - so just from this very definition we see it's a action word!

Most of us that believe in Yahshua as h'mashiach know he was the wisest man that ever lived, no doubt - no debate, >>> we Remember what Yahshua stated as recorded by Luke in 11:29-32,

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, "This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a GREATER than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here". .......~ so we need to understand Yahshua was by NO means bragging, but was simply pointing to what would indeed prove his wisdom, >>> HIS ACTIONS! ......nuff said!

Now if we ask: "who is the second wisest?" most will open their mouths and be quick to declare: "melek Shlomo" aka King Solomon, >>> WRONG!

We know Yahshua was number one, but when it comes to number two did anybody remember a man name Enoch?, .....well lets have a look shall we?

In Genesis / b'reshyt chapter 5 we saw, 5:22 And Enoch walked with Elohim after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 5:24 And Enoch walked with Elohim: and he was not; for Elohim took him.

Then in Ibrym / Hebrews 11 we saw, 11:5, By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because YHWH had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased YHWH. 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to YHWH must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Then in Yahuda / Jude 1 we saw, 1:14, And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, YHWH cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are wicked among them of all their wicked deeds which they have wicked committed, and of all their hard speeches which wicked sinners have spoken against him.
......~ so we see this man had a perfect, flawless sinless relationship with YHWH, he walked with YHWH even before Abraham, pleased YHWH, then was translated - can Solomon claim that? Enoch prophesied end time judgement from YHWH - did Solomon do that?

even with ALL the wisdom given him from childhood, did Solomon always remain perfect, flawless & sinless in torah? .....well ??? - >>> Deut. 17:17

So this would prove Enoch number 2 in wisdom wouldn't it?

Now if we ask "who is the third wisest man?" most will now pick up their bible again and shout: "melek Shlomo" aka King Solomon, >>> WRONG!

We obviously failed to read and accept Genesis / b'reshyt chapter 14,

14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of El-Elyon.
14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of El-Elyon, possessor of heaven and earth:
14:20 And blessed be El-Elyon, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
.....~ so now we see a person of great importance that would be known as the "King of Righteousness" but he was not just a King but was BOTH a righteous King and a Priest!  >>> can Solomon top that?

So this would prove this Meleky Tzadq number 3 in wisdom wouldn't it?

I personally thought it would be wise Daniel due to the direct interactions he had with YHWH'S malakym aka "angels", and that understanding is also from tradition of what many of us have heard from lazy scholars. But let's stop being lazy listeners to the unlearned mouths and start being diligent readers of the scripture ourselves to get real correction. We ALL should have heard of the prophet Ezekiel, and in chapter 28 we saw,

28:1 The word of YHWH came again unto me, saying, 28:2 "Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Sovereign YHWH; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am an El, I sit in the seat of Elohim, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not El, though thou set thine heart as the heart of Elohim: 28:3 Behold, THOU art WISER THAN DANIEL; there is no secret that they can hide from thee......" ( it's also interesting to read 1st Kings 9:11-15 )
......~ so we see Daniel was noted as one of the wisest, BUT the Most High YHWH himself told Ezekiel that the PRINCE of TYRUS was even wiser!

So this would prove the prince of Tyrus number 4 in wisdom wouldn't it?

And this would then prove that Daniel is number 5 in wisdom wouldn't it?                                                  ( please go re-read Daniel 5:11-14 )

So according to the manuscripts even though he foolishly got "turned out" by foreign women, >>> the Great and renown King Solomon would still fall in at about 6 on the wisdom list. ( and this position is still pending ....lol )

again: proverbs 4:7, " Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding!" ......selah

SO THAT "KING SOLOMON IS SECOND IN WISDOM" IS ANOTHER MYTH!

Another myth I want and need to deal with now is there is still that errant misteaching by the masses of just about every faith or religion or belief, etc., pertaining to a understanding of what we have read about the purpose of Yahshua h'mashiach given to the prophet Yeshiyahu aka "IsaiYah". Due to a amateur misunderstanding because of lack of scholarship again, we have heard this scripturally overlooked and ignored and yes, it also has caused confusion to the bible readers. Let us please clear this up finally!

The particular and well renown passage I'm referring to now can be found in the book of IsaiYah chapter 9,
9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty El, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of YHWH of hosts will perform this.

......~ well we have all head and read this more times than we can count!, but being a student of etymology and textual criticism, - something just didn't sit right with me when I read this specially provided son would be "The everlasting Father" .....huh?

I have at times tried to explain that when it comes to prophetic renderings we have to know and understand: some things are literal, some things are figurative, some things metaphorical, some things are allegorical, some things are parabolic and others hyperbole, - so we have to apply what fits.

I took the time to look through the actual hebrew text and I saw:

9:6 KY-YLD YLD-LNU BN NThN-LNU wThY hMShUrH 'al-ShKMU wYQUr'a ShMU PhL'a YWATZ 'aL GBVUr 'aBY'aD ShUr-ShLVM ......huh?

What this accurate breaks down to is:

KY = because, YLED = child, YLAD-LNU = born to us, BN = son, NThN = given to us, wThwY = and become, hMSHUrH = the Government, al ShKMu = to shoulder of his, wYQUr'a = and he shall call, ShMU = renown of him, PhL'a = wonderful, YWATZ = councelor / adviser, AL GBUr = might champion, -> aBY'aD = my father's perpetuity / continuation, <- Sr-ShLWM = prince of peace

Now if we try to read this intent correctly in today's English we should read: "Because a child is born to us, a son is given to us, and become the Government on HIS shoulder (this exceeds numbers 6:19), and he shall call his renown: wondeful, councelor, mighty champion, MY FATHER'S PERPETUITY / CONTINUATION, and the Prince of peace"

So nowhere here or ever in scripture does it refer to Yahshua himself as the everlasting "FATHER" but instead: OUR FATHER'S EVERLASTING CONTINUATION!

my point: the higher level "scholars" obviously don't have what it takes to rightly divide the word of truth or they would make this correction to those that have and still errantly teach: JESUS IS THE FATHER GOD.

SO THAT "JESUS IS THE FATHER GOD" TEACHING IS ANOTHER MYTH!

Another myth I want to quickly deal with is: if Yahushua was a Nazarite. Yep, most of us have heard the question of whether Yahushua h'mashiach was a Nazarite or not like his cousin John the baptist based on what we have read or heard. Again what we should always do is study the scripture and refer to the original language to get clarity and a perfect understanding.

But first let's re-visit torah about Nazarites, namely Numbers chapter 6:

6:1 And YHWH spake unto Moses, saying, 6:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto YHWH: 6:3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. 6:5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto YHWH, he shall be set-apart, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 6:6 All the days that he separateth himself unto YHWH he shall come at no dead body. 6:7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his Elohim is upon his head. 6:8 All the days of his separation he is set-apart unto YHWH.

so we see what the Nazarites couldn't do:

1) Drinking any beverage made from grapes or any alcoholic drink or eat any form of grape, fresh or dried. 2) Cut their hair. 3) Go near a dead body .....~ But Yahshua did these including:

He drank wine, > Luke 7:33-34, "For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a wine bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners".

He came at a dead body, > Luke 7:11-15, And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 7:12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 7:13 And when Yahushua saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 7:14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, "Arise". 7:15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

He came at a dead body, > Luke 8:49-54, While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.8:50 But when Yahshua heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. 8:51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Kepha, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 8:52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, "Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth". 8:53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 8:54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, "Maid, arise". 8:55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

......~ So according to the writings that vow was NOT his purpose, so Yahshua made himself ineligible to be a Nazarite >>> PERIOD !!!

I think some got confused because they have read in John chapter 1:45-46, Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Yahshua of Nazareth, the son of Joseph". 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip saith unto him, "Come and see!"

......~ But this "Nazareth" was just a name of a city in Northern Israel, >>> not a commune of Nazarites. If people would stop being lazy and study more they would learn the terminology needed for clarification to correctly understand the prophets, lets look at a very important term so we can grow in that understanding. There is a shemetic term we all need to learn called: "netzer" pronounced: nay'-tser, it is defined as: in the sense of greenness as a striking color; a offshoot; figuratively, a descendant: A BRANCH (Strong's 5342)

So Yahshua's Mother's family lived up there in the North in a community of Israelites aka "Nazarenes" distant from southern Israel. The prophets referred to a coming messiah as a "BRANCH" which takes us back to the term "netzer" but more commonly another term "tzmach" pronounced: tseh'-makh, it is defined as: a sprout literal or figurative:--branch, bud, that grew (upon), but removed in distance and time unlike other growths. (Strong's 6780)

Isaiyah 4:2: In that day shall "the Branch" (tzmch) of YHWH be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

Isaiyah 60:21: "Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, "The Branch" (netzer) of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified".

Yeremiah 23:5: "Behold, the days come, saith YHWH, that I will raise unto David a righteous "Branch" (tzmch), and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth".

Yeremiah 33:15 "In those days, and at that time, will I cause "The Branch" (tzmch) of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land".

Zechariah 3:8 "Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant "The Branch". (tzmch)

Zechariah 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh YHWH of hosts, saying, "Behold the man whose name is "The Branch" (tzmch) and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of YHWH".

In most of these examples of "the Branch", the common term "tzmach" is used, But in IsaiYah chapter 60 it specifies what many who don't deeply study miss: the "netzer"...this is NOT a branch that comes out horizontally from an vertical tree trunk like most, but instead a vertical offshoot from the horizontal root system and is several feet away from the tree trunk itself. These types of growths are very rare (like Yahshua) and take a long time to manifest (like he did at the appointed time). So Yahshua was not just a common "tzmach" branch but more importantly a upright "netzer" BRANCH. So the prophets spoke of a coming "netzer" .....NOT a Nazarite!

SO THAT YAHSHUA WAS A NAZARITE TEACHING IS ANOTHER MYTH!

think: Aaron's rod that budded that was also included in the arc was made from what part of a tree? .......selah

I hope these clarifications bring understanding from darkness to light so we can correctly see our way through the scriptures.

selah and shalom

[Linda Scott]

INDEED MY BROTHER, EDIFY ME>>> HALLELUYAH!!!