“…Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you:  this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”  

Exodus 3:15

 

THE  LAWKEEPERS’  MONTHLY  JOURNAL

 

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<>ALL MONTHLY EDITIONS ARE A TRIBUTE<>

 

TO

 

<>THE GOD OF ISRAEL TAKING BACK HIS UNIVERSE!<>

 

AND

 

<>MANIFESTING THE SECOND GREAT EXODUS<>

<>OF THE SEED OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL<>

(Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;  But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. - Jeremiah 23:7,8)

FOR

 

<>HIS HOLY NAME’S SAKE<>

(Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.  And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. –

Ezekiel 36:22,23)

 

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“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again

the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left,

from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush,

and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath,

and from the islands of the sea.  And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,

and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel,

and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”

Isaiah 11:11,12

 

“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;  But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.”

Jeremiah 16:14,15

 

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AND HIS EVERLASTING BOOK OF THE LAW

 

“The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law,

and make it honourable.”

Isaiah 42:21

 

“Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:  That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy sons and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.  Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.”

Deuteronomy 6:1 - 3

 

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.” 

Jeremiah 22:29

 

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EXALTATION OF THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ISRAEL:

 

“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

 

“He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence;

I shall not be greatly moved.

 

“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

 

“He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

 

“In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength,

and my refuge, is in God.

 

“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him:

God is a refuge for us. Selah.”

Psalm 62:1,2,5 - 8

 

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.:

 

THE EVICTION NOTICE

 

NOTICE OF INTENT TO EVICT DUE TO

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION AND/OR USE

 

 

TO:    TENANT:      ASHKENAZI, HASIDIC, and SEPHARDIC JEWS

 

 

RE:   PREMISES:    All land originally promised to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their SEED by the MOST HIGH YIHOVAH

 

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that this Eviction Notice is sent to you in accordance with the applicable Laws, Statutes, Commandments, and Judgments of the ELOHIM of Moses and the children of Yisrael, because you have violated and continue to violate a substantial obligation to the aforementioned heirs to the property in dispute.

 

        PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Eviction Notice is also sent to you in accordance with Genesis 12:7, 13:15 and 17, 17:8, 26:3, 28:13, 35:12, 48:4, Exodus 6:8, 32:13, 33:1, Leviticus 20:24, Numbers 10:29, Deuteronomy 34:4, and all other passages of the TORAH and Tanakh that make reference to the promise of YIHOVAH to Yisrael concerning the Land of Canaan.

 

            PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the grounds upon which the Landlord (YIHOVAH) relies to terminate your occupancy of HIS land is that HE is ALL POWERFUL and the Only True GOD, and that you are committing and permitting a nuisance in the Land of Yisrael.   And you and/or your guests have engaged in an unacceptable course of conduct, the primary purpose of which is intended to harass the rightful inheritors of their comfort and safety.

 

The facts necessary to support such allegations are as follows:

 

1.      You are not of the heritage and linage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  You gained occupancy based upon an illegitimate act of the United Nations in 1948.

 

2.      You have shed much blood (killing Palestinians), lied, cheated and are the only people in North East Africa (erroneously referred to as the “Middle East”) with “weapons of mass destruction” and nuclear capability thereby, you are resulting in a threat to all peaceable people.

 

3.    You have made unauthorized changes to the land (a wall) without the approval of the rightful Landowner - YIHOVAH.

 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that you have been in unlawful occupation of the Land of Yisrael since the day that the MOST HIGH YIHOVAH cast out the children of Yisrael from the land of their fathers.

 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that if you fail to escape and flee from the Land of Yisrael, the Landlord (the ELOHIM of ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB) will elect to terminate your tenancy upon the face of the earth.

 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to your occupancy of the land, you and all your enablers (the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and all the destroyers of the Nation of Yisrael) are responsible for the payment of REPARATIONS with regard to their reclamation of their homeland and nationality.

 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that this Eviction Notice is served on you pursuant to the Laws, Statutes, Commandments, and Judgments of the GOD of Yisrael, and that said conduct on your part constitutes grounds for your eviction.  

 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that any response other than the required flight from the Land of Yisrael will be met with the full wrath of YIHOVAH.

 

                      DATE:  December 21, 2003

 

 

For [thy] violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

 

In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou [wast] as one of them.

 

But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

 

Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid [hands] on their substance in the day of their calamity;

 

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

 

For the day of the LORD [is] near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

 

OBADIAH 10-15

 

“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea,

which have appointed my land into their possession

with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

 

“Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel,

and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers,

and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold,

I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury,

because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:

 

“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand,

Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

 

“But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches,

and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.”

 

EZEKIEL 36:5 - 8

 

Shalom and Shalom,

 

Yehudah ben Yacob,

President

The LawKeepers, Co.

 

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Tribute to the New Moon Revised:

 

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

 

“And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”

Isaiah 66:22,23

 

<<<PLEASE TAKE PART IN THE NEW MOON WATCH>>>

 

<<<The First Day of the “HEBREW” Month>>>

 

IF “SIGHTED,”

And if it’s not the evening of GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of

COMPLETE REST or other Holy Day,

please report your evidence (day, date, and time) to:

 

thelawkeepers@yahoogroups.com

 

START THE NEXT NEW MOON WATCH ON THE EVENINGS OF

 

<<<DECEMBER 23,24,25, 2003>>>

 

BY LOOKING IN THE “WEST” JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON.

 

“He appointed the moon for seasons…”

Psalm 104:19

 

The first “Sign” in the Heavens to provide the start of days, years and “seasons” can only begin with the “Sighting” of the New Moon Crescent - that which we can “see” in order for it to serve as a “Sign” and enable us to begin counting our days and months.   Just imagine not being able to “see” the moon at all.  How then could it be appointed for a “Sign” or for “seasons”?

 

“The natural thought might be that the moon is like a living being.  It is born, grows, reaches maximum size, then fades and dies, going through all these stages in one month.  Even today, we still talk of the thin crescent in the western sky as a new moon and the thin crescent in the eastern sky a month later as the old moon.  Half way between is the full moon.  As I explained earlier, this cycle of phases of the moon established the month as a unit of time, and the first calendars were based on this.”   ISAAC ASIMOV’S GUIDE TO EARTH AND SPACE, pages 79 and 80

 

In that the King of Israel is supposed to be a “Righteous Judge” (II Chronicles 1:11), it stands to reason that he is also supposed to be a “Righteous Role Model.”  Thus, if the King that GOD appoints over Israel observes a “feast” on the day of the New Moon, then wisdom tells the Nation of Israel to do likewise.  King Saul and the anointed David observed this service (I Samuel 20th Chapter).

 

To their and our hurt our forefathers worshipped all manner of symbols:  the sun, moon, stars, and images of gold and silver.  To observe the “Sign” in the heavens as being the New Moon “Sighting” is NOT worshipping the moon, but rather it is doing as we are COMMANDED in Genesis 1:14:

 

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”

 

Some people feel that the moon has no “light,” but according to GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets, it most certainly does:  Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 30:26; Jeremiah 31:35; Ezekiel 32:7. 

 

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“Sing aloud unto God our strength:  make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

“Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed,

on our solemn feast day.

“For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.”  

Psalm 81:1 - 4

(A Psalm of Asaph, the Seer –

one who should be well informed about GOD’s Ways)

 

“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for

a memorial before your God:  I am the LORD your God.”  

Numbers 10:10

 

Contrary to the belief of some Israelites, the moon does indeed shine!  Whether the Moon shines on its own or with the aid of the sun, IT STILL SHINES!  And the fact that Scripture attests to this fact, is what’s important:  Isaiah 60:19; Jeremiah 31:35; and Ezekiel 32:7.  Therefore, Genesis 1:14 is proof enough that we must use the shining New Moon Crescents as “…SIGNS, AND FOR SEASONS, AND FOR DAYS, AND FOR YEARS:”  

 

Some Israelites, along with White Jews, use the dark phase of the moon to determine the start of a new month.  If the dark phase of the moon lasts for “2-3 days,” then which of these days is supposed to be the distinguishing “Sign” that determines the First Day of the month?  Or do we just arbitrarily select either/or depending on the imaginations of our hearts?  

 

On the contrary, with the use of the sighted “Sign” of the New Moon Crescent in the Heavens we eliminate any confusion as to which day IS the First Day of the month. 

 

“So David hid himself in the field: and WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME, the king sat him down to eat meat.”   I Samuel 20:24

 

At the time of the dark phases of the moon (generally 2-3 days), as previously written, there is no “moon” in SIGHT.  Therefore, I Samuel 20:24 sheds more light on Genesis 1:14.  “WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME,” is clearly telling readers that this is a reference to a visible “Moon Crescent Sighting”  - the light in the firmament…i.e., the “Sign” for (lunar) days.

 

The only problem that presents itself is cloud coverage that prevents the ability to see the New Moon Crescent.   Nonetheless, one can easily distinguish the New Moon Crescent “Sighting” from all the other phases due to its thin sliver and its low position in the heavens, and the reason is that no two days or rather phases of the visible moon are alike.  Thus, to use the New Moon Crescent as the “Sign” in the heavens, as we are COMMANDED to do for our seasons, days, and years, negates the belief that the “commandment was given to the luminaries.”  The “luminaries” fulfill GOD’s Commandments:  the sun shines and the moon orbits the Earth.  They have no need to determine seasons, days, and years.  Hence, our New Moons are obviously of more spiritual significance to the Nation of Israel than we are aware.  And for sure, the TRUTH concerning them are in GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets/Seers - not the White Jews or other Gentiles.  All we need do is use wisdom, discern what’s written in Scripture, accept it, and act accordingly!

 

“Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch.

 

“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the fest unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.”   II  Chronicles 8:12,13

 

Unless there is an emergency, please try not to buy or sell on this day.  Conduct all financial and business transactions prior to the day of the New Moon.  Interesting enough, II Kings 4:23,24 constitutes the New Moon as being a day to seek “the man of God.”  Although the New Moon is NOT a Day of Rest, Our GOD did set it aside for recognition:

 

“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.”   Psalm 81:3

 

“And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”   Isaiah 66:23

 

“…When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn?…”   Amos 8:5

 

Probably, the Scripture that most determines and clarifies the fact that our New Moons are Feast Days is Ezekiel 45:17:

 

“And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the NEW MOONS, and in the Sabbaths, in ALL SOLEMNITIES of the house of Israel:  he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the HOUSE OF ISRAEL.”   (Caps. are mine.)

 

Unequivocally, our New Moons are included in these “SOLEMNITIES” mentioned in Ezekiel 45:17.

 

“Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the Sabbaths [Feasts – NOT 7th Day Sabbaths*] and in the NEW MOONS.”   Ezekiel 46:3   (Brackets are mine.)

 

Thereby, this verse justifies the First Day of each month being our “Feast” Day.  It should be realized that the Feast Days that Our GOD selected (Leviticus 23rd Chapter) are “Holy Convocations,” i.e., on these days we cannot do any work.  However, because King Saul observed the New Moon as a Feast Day, we have every reason to do so, as well.   We also have learned that our forefathers traveled to the Temple to worship the Holy ONE on the New Moon (II Kings 4:23; Ezekiel 45:17; and Ezekiel 46:1), and when HE has HIS Temple rebuilt, then we will again be able to resume this service and worship.

 

When we return to our heritage and worship YIHOVAH according to HIS Ways, then we can establish our own “Calendar of the Universe,” whereby, the days of the New Moon and all GOD’s Holy Days will be recognized by the whole entire World.  And I am sure that it will be the desire of the Righteous Remnant and ALL the world to make a Feast to the Most High GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel every First Day of the Month. 

 

ALSO, I believe that if Lot (Genesis 19:3) and Abraham (Genesis 21:8) can proclaim “Feasts,” then there is no stipulation for NOT establishing Feast Days, as we so desire.  Therefore, to proclaim a feast to EXALT the Holy ONE of Israel on the First Day of each month is quite acceptable - given the Scripture (above) regarding worshipping Our LORD GOD of ISRAEL, Our SAVIOR, on the New Moons.  We should know that throughout the Tanakh Hebrew Israelites called for “feasts” for various occasions.  Therefore, we are within our rights to observe a Feast every New Moon to Our GOD, the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel.   And those of us who love this WONDERFUL GOD and who choose HIM to EXALT HIM for being the ONLY LORD and SAVIOR can be at liberty to use the day of the New Moon to show forth HIS PRAISE in a feast and worship HIM in Jerusalem FOREVER. 

 

“And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and [he] made a feast to all his servants.”

I Kings 3:15

 

*Leviticus 23:24,39 (Sabbaths of Feasts)

 

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Tribute to GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath:

 

“REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY

Exodus 20:8

 

“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”   Exodus 16:29

 

“And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.

 

“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.”  Exodus 35:1,2

 

“Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation [“HOLY DAY”]; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.”   Leviticus 23:3

 

Significantly, in the beginning when the Holy ONE of Israel established this Sabbath Day of COMPLETE REST and when HE clearly COMMANDED the Children of Israel in the Wilderness to observe this Holy Day, HE MADE NO EXCEPTIONS! 

 

“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”   Genesis 2:1 - 3

 

“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

 

“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”   Exodus 16:23,29

 

The wise, obedient ones understand the great importance of observing this Seventh Day of Rest exactly as GOD Commanded and will not add to or diminish from this Law of the “Blessed,” “Sanctified,” and “Holy” Seventh Day Sabbath. 

 

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“…we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”

Psalm 20:7

 

“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”

Psalm 9:10

 

“… The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob…this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”

Exodus 3:15

 

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THE TORAH READINGS FOR THE NEW MOON,

AND GOD’s SEVENTH DAY SABBATHS

DURING

DECEMBER / JANUARY 2003 - 2004

ARE AS FOLLOWS:

 

(If some of the Sabbath Readings are too lengthy for one day, then pace yourself, and consider reading the TORAH Writings on the Sabbath and the rest of the Scriptures throughout the week.)

 

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NEW MOON WATCH:

December 23,24,25, 2003

 

Psalm 81:1 - 10

Genesis Chapters 28 - 30

Genesis 35:1 - 6

Ezra 9:8 - 15

Psalm 121st Chapter

Isaiah 11th Chapter

Joel 1st Chapter

Joshua 1:1 - 9

Joshua 3:10 - 17

Joshua 4:1 - 9

 I Kings 18:31,32

Ezra 6:16,17

Ezekiel 47:13

Ezekiel 28:24 - 26

Psalm 112th Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 12/27/03

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 – 14

Genesis Chapters 31 - 33

Genesis 35:1 - 37

Leviticus 15:19 - 33

Leviticus 12th Chapter

Psalm 59th Chapter

Psalm 44th Chapter

II Kings 17:29 - 41

Psalm 41st Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 1/3/04

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 34 - 36

Genesis 32:24 - 30

I Chronicles 5:1,2

Deuteronomy 22:30

Deuteronomy 27:20

Psalm 149th Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS  - 1/10/04

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 37 - 39

Deuteronomy 7:1 - 15

Exodus 20:14,16

Exodus 23:1 - 8

Malachi 3:1 - 7

Psalm 77th Chapter

Psalm 80th Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 1/17/04

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 40 and 41

Joel 2:27 - 32

Isaiah 54:11 - 17

Nehemiah 9:28 - 36

I Samuel 28th Chapter

Jeremiah 23:26 - 32

Jeremiah 29:8 - 14

Zechariah 10th Chapter

II Chronicles 26:5

Hosea 12:6 - 10

Psalm 126th Chapter

 

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Watch for the next NEW MOON "Sighting" on January 22,23,24, 2004.

 

A complete TORAH Readings Hebrew Calendar displaying all the months, Sabbaths of Rest, New Moon Watches, and

Holy Days for the entire year can be found on The LawKeepers WebSite: 

 

www.thelawkeepers.org

 

Click on “Torah Readings.”

 

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SOME QUESTIONS TO PONDER:

 

“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”   Psalm 17:15

 

This is from a Prayer of King David.  Can you explain what he means by “…when I awake, with thy likeness?”  By the way, he was very much alive when he made this statement.  Consider Genesis 1:26, as it might be of some help in understanding the above verse.

 

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“Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver:”   Psalm 60:7

 

Explain the ramifications of “Judah is my lawgiver.”

 

Please feel free to contribute responses to these questions, and if so, they will be published in the nex