“…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,

Exodus 3:15

THE LAWKEEPERS’ MONTHLY JOURNAL

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ROSH CHODESH GREETINGS

AND

BLESSINGS TO ALL WHO SEEK TO WORSHIP

THE MOST HIGH GOD OF HOSTS ON THIS

OUR HEBREW NEW YEAR!

OUR GOD OF ISRAEL TEACH US HIS LAW

AND REMEMBER HIS COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB!

“I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt,

to be your God:

I am the LORD your God.”

Numbers 15:41

“Can a woman forget her sucking child,

that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?

yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;

“…thy walls are continually before me. Thy children shall make haste;

thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.”

Isaiah 49:15 - 17

“Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles,

and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms,

and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.”

Isaiah 49:22

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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

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Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel,

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Exodus 3:15

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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“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

and thy law is the truth. Thou art near, O LORD;

and all thy commandments are truth Concerning thy testimonies,

I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

Thy word is true from the beginning:

and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”

Psalm 119:142,151,152,160

“Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger,

as for one of your own country:

for I am the LORD your God.”

Leviticus 24:22

“For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,

as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments

so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?”

Deuteronomy 4:7,8

“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man,

and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”

Jeremiah 17:5

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“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, 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

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“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:

“Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me,

I become like them that go down into the pit.

“Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,

when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Psalm 28:1,2

“Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

“The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed..

“Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:

feed them also, and lift them up for ever.”

Psalm 28:6 - 9

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

ALL PRAISES BE TO THE MOST HIGH YIHOVAH,

ELOHIM OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB

PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME

FOR HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:

(Deuteronomy 6:4)

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THE PLAGUES

BLOOD - And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that] there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.

EXODUS 7:19

FROGS - And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

EXODUS 8:5

LICE- And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

EXODUS 8:16

FLIES - And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm [of flies] into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm [of flies].

EXODUS 8:24

MURRAIN- Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which [is] in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain.

EXODUS 9:3

BOILS- And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.

EXODUS 9:10

HAIL- And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

EXODUS 9:23

LOCUSTS- And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, [even] all that the hail hath left.

EXODUS 10:12

DARKNESS- And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

EXODUS 10:22

DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN- And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

EXODUS 12:29

Rosh Chodesh and Blessed New Year to all who seek to serve YIHOVAH HIS Ways!!!

ALL PRAISES BE TO THE MOST HIGH YIHOVAH,

ELOHIM OF ABRAHAM, ISSAC, AND JACOB!

PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME

FOR HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!

Halleluyah!! Halleluyah!! Halleluyah!!

Shalom and Shalom,

Yehudah ben Yacob,

President

The LawKeepers Co.

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Tribute to the New Moon Revised:

The service of this solar/lunar calendar of TORAH READINGS is by definition using the “LIGHTS” of the sun and moon, according to Genesis 1:14, to number the “days” of each month. And the dark phases of the moon cooperatively and conveniently provide a break between the months. If there were no dark phases of the moon, we would have a tough time determining when one month ended and when another would begin. Hence, because the Commandment is to use the “Lights” in the Heavens for “Signs” for seasons, days, and years, the New Moon Crescent is what provides us with our first lights of each new month and these lights continue waxing and waning until they are diminished to the dark phases. And then in two to three days, the New Moon Crescent reappears again starting the First Day of another new month.

Realizing that even some Israelites use the dark phase of the moon to call the new month, I would like to add one obvious fact. By definition, there can only be a “New Moon,” per se, after the dark phase interval and when the New Moon Crescent reappears, thus, we understand the concept of having a “New” moon.

If the dark phase of the moon begins the First Day of the month, then when the New Moon Crescent is “Sighted” that could approximately be as far into the month as the Fourth Day, i.e., the appearance of the “Light” in the Heavens could possibly fall on the Fourth Day. It makes no sense to start to count the first dark phase of the moon as being the First Day of the month, as this process disregards the use of the “Light” in the Heavens to determine our “days,” as we are Commanded to do in Genesis 1:14. Consider what King David said in I Samuel 20:24: “…when the New Moon was come…” He had to be speaking about the New Moon Crescent, as we are unable to “Sight” the appearance of the dark phase or rather see it “come.”

It’s the absence of seeing the moon for forty-eight or more hours that enables us to identify the approaching Crescent “Sign” in the Heavens (mentioned in Genesis 1:14) that recognizes the moon as being “New.” And upon “Sighting” this “New” Crescent” we distinguish it as being the “New Moon” and the time of the New Month, as well.

PLEASE NOTE: The Hebrew New Year is also determined by the “LIGHTS” in the Heavens and not by the “sighting of barley,” as some Black Hebrew Israelites and European “Jews” advocate.

“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 abbath to another,

shall all flesh come to worship before me,

saith the LORD.”

Isaiah 66:22,23

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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 20^th 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.

“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! Even if the Moon shines with the aid of the sun, i.e., reflects the light 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. Thus, if we are to count all the lunar days (29.5) in a month, it only makes sense to start counting from the New Moon Crescent “when the New Moon was come” and NOT from the dark phases at the end of the month, which do not emit any “sign” or “light” in the heavens.

The only problem that presents itself when using the “New Moon Sighting” to call the First Day of the month is cloud coverage, as this prevents the ability to see the New Moon Crescent. Nonetheless, when “Sighted,” one can easily distinguish the New Moon Crescent 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. Hence, 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 abbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of 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 7^th 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 23^rd 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)

A Tribute to GOD’s “HOLY” Seventh Day Sabbath of Complete REST – HIS WEEKLY ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE and SIGN between HIM and Israelites for HIS CREATION of the Heavens and the Earth:

“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the abbath,

to observe the abbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever:

for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth,

and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed..”

Exodus 31:17,18

Since we know for a fact that GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath is a “Sign” between HIM and Israel, why take any chance to profane it? Every passage about the Holy Sabbath of COMPLETE Rest stands strong in support of GOD’s Commandment to abide in our places on the Seventh Day (Exodus 16:29) – ever last one of them – including the passage in Jeremiah where we are Commanded to “Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;” Jeremiah 17:21 (Please read verses 21 to 27.)

Perhaps the wise thing to do would be to define the word “burden.” But more importantly, we need to determine whether or not Exodus 16:29 is a Commandment or not. And if it is determined to be one, then we should Fear the GOD of Israel and be obedient to what HE has Commanded of us.

“But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power

and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship,

and to him shall ye do sacrifice. And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law,

and the commandment, which he wrote for you,

he shall observe to do for ever more;

and ye shall not fear other gods.”

II Kings 17:36,37

Why must we debate that which is clearly written for us to do and for very good reason, if we will only consider and think about it? The Holy ONE wants us to be first to observe HIS weekly Anniversary of Creation, which is to keep HIS Holy Seventh day at REST, as HE did, in order that we might be REFRESHED!

“REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY”

Exodus 20:8

“See, for that the LORD hath given you the abbath, 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 abbath 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 abbath of rest, an holy convocation [“HOLY DAY”]; ye shall do no work therein: it is the abbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.” Leviticus 23:3

“Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the abbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the abbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the abbath, to observe the abbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.” Exodus 31:15 – 17

“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 2:2,3

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!

If “ALL” GOD’s COMMANDMENTS are sure, then for sure, we must give credence to Exodus 16:29 and abide in our places on GOD’s HOLY Seventh Day of Complete REST as we are COMMANDED TO DO!

“He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.” Psalm 111:7

GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of REST is not only one of HIS Greatest WORKS of all time, but this Holy Day is an extraordinary “SIGN” between this Most High GOD, the CREATOR and HIS Chosen People, the Children of Israel! This Seventh Day also marks the Anniversary of GOD ending the Creations of the Heavens, Earth, man, and all that is therein.

“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 abbath 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 abbath, 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

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.” Exodus 24:12

“Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should DO SO IN THE LAND whither ye go to possess it.” Deuteronomy 4:5 (Caps. are mine.)

CONSIDER ALSO the fact that the CREATOR GOD of Israel only Commanded that we go to Jerusalem “THREE TIMES in the year”. Had the Holy ONE wanted us to travel to Jerusalem on HIS Holy Sabbath Day of COMPLETE REST, HE would have Commanded that, as well. Thus, given Exodus 16:29, we have to realize, understand, and accept the fact that it was never HIS intention for us to travel and/or leave our places on HIS most Holy Seventh Day.

“Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me emptyJ And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.” Exodus 23:14 – 17

“Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast” Deuteronomy 16:16

There is no Scripture indicating that Israelites traveled to Jerusalem on GOD’s HALLOWED SEVENTH DAY.

THE PLACE THAT OUR GOD OF ISRAEL CHOSE IS THE HOLY CITY JERUSALEM.

The Israelite Way of Life was set in stone in the Wilderness, as to how we are Commanded to prepare to live according to ALL GOD’s LAW, as well as for HIS Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of Complete REST, i.e., how we are supposed to keep it, as well as the consequences for profaning it. And there are no exceptions.

CONCERNING “HOLY CONVOCATION”

The issue stemming from the meaning of “Holy Convocation” written in Leviticus 23^rd Chapter is real, and the interpretation is grossly misunderstood. “Holy Convocation” does not mean “To Gather.” And the sin committed by traveling and gathering on the CREATOR’s Holy Sabbath of Complete REST has grave consequences (Exodus 31:12 – 18).

Conclusive evidence that “holy convocation” DOES NOT mean to assemble is provided in the passage on Passover. In Exodus 12:16 we are told that Passover is a “holy convocation” but yet, we are Commanded to observe this High Holy Day with our immediate families and only to join with another family if one’s members are too few for the lamb (Exodus 12:4). This proves without a doubt that “holy convocation” cannot mean to assemble, but rather to keep the holy days “HOLY.” Some call attention to the fact that because Israelites were Commanded to ”…turn in the morning and go into their tents” (Deuteronomy 16:5-7) that this is proof of an assembly. Those Israelite families that joined with others are the ones GOD Commanded to return to their tents.

The Holy ONE of Israel DOES NOT contradict HIMSELF! HE would not COMMAND us to “Rest” on the Sabbath Day of Rest and also Command us to “abide ye every man in your place on the seventh day,” and then confuse us by telling us to “assemble” on the “rest of the holy abbath unto the LORD.” This would make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Therefore, if the Holy ONE of Israel said don’t bear a burden on the Sabbath Day of Rest (Jeremiah 17:21,22) and that our asses (used for travel) had to also rest, then for sure we have to “abide in our places…on the seventh day.” Thus, using our cars and paying tolls and public transportation on GOD’s Holy Seventh Day of Rest is absolutely forbidden! And walking to the Temple or to any meeting place was and still is out of the question all because GOD’s Seventh Day is specifically to be kept as a DAY of “COMPLETE REST” – Shabatone (as is written in Hebrew).

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.

“…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

“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant

whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me,

and understand that

I am he:

before me there was no God formed,

neither shall there be after me.

“I, even I, am the LORD;

and beside me there is no saviour.”

Isaiah 43:10,11

The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord.

Next, is the keeping of HIS Laws.

THE TORAH READINGS FOR THE NEW MOON,

PASSOVER,

AND GOD’s SEVENTH DAY SABBATHS

DURING THE MONTH OF

MARCH / APRIL 2009

ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(If some of the Sabbath Readings are too lengthy for one day, then pace yourself,

and consider reading the TORAH Readings on the Sabbath

and the rest of the Scriptures listed throughout the week.)

NEW MOON - ABIB/AVIV

THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS

UNTO ISRAELITES

NEW MOON WATCH:

March 25,26,27, 2009

“love the LORD thy God…obey his voice…

cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the

length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell

in the land which the LORD sware unto

thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to

Jacob, to give them.” Deuteronomy 30:20;

Deuteronomy 6:25

Numbers 10:10

Psalm 81:1 – 10

Ezekiel 46:3

Exodus 10:1 – 3

Exodus Chapters 12 – 14

I Samuel 20:5 – 34

Joshua 2^nd Chapter

Joshua 6^th Chapter

Psalm 119:97-112

Psalm 3^rd Chapter

Exodus 20:8 –11

Psalm 37^th Chapter

Psalm 118^th Chapter

“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD

thy God require of thee, but to fear the

LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways,

and to love him, and to serve the

LORD thy God with all thy heart and with

all thy soul, To keep the commandments

of the LORD, and his statutes, which I

command thee this day for thy good?”

Deuteronomy 10:12,13

FIRST SHABBOT READINGS

OF THE NEW YEAR – 3/28/09

Genesis 2:1 – 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 – 18

Jeremiah 17:19 – 27

Deuteronomy 5:12 –15

Exodus 16:14 – 36

Numbers 15:32-36

Isaiah 56:1-8

Isaiah 58:10-14

Exodus Chapters 15 – 17

Isaiah 12^th Chapter

II Samuel 22^nd Chapter

I Chronicles 29:10 – 20

Ezekiel 20:12 – 24

Psalm 114^th Chapter

Psalm 10^th Chapter

Psalm 66^th Chapter

SHABBOT READINGS – 4/4/09

Genesis 2:1 – 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 – 18

Jeremiah 17:19 – 27

Deuteronomy 5:12 – 15

Isaiah 56:1 – 7

Isaiah 58:10 – 14

Exodus Chapters 18 – 20

Joshua 24:20 – 27

Deuteronomy 27:26

I Samuel 21:4,5

Joshua 1:1 – 9

I Kings 8:23 – 53

I Kings 9:1 – 9

Deuteronomy 30^th Chapter

Nehemiah 9:13 – 20

Nehemiah 13:15 – 22

Psalm 68^th Chapter

EREV PASSOVER

(14^TH at Sundown) – Determined

by the New Moon “Sighting”

“…Thou art my servant, O Israel,

in whom I will be glorified.”

Isaiah 49:3; Psalm 89:16

Leviticus 23:5 – 8

Deuteronomy 16:1 – 8

Exodus Chapters 21 – 23

Exodus 12^th Chapter

Malachi 1:7,8

Exodus 3:6 – 18

Exodus 34:18,25

Numbers 9:1 – 14

II Chronicles 35:1 – 19

Ezra 6^th Chapter

Isaiah 43^rd Chapter

Jeremiah 15:11

Psalm 33^rd Chapter

Psalm 136^th Chapter

“Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God,

and serve him, and shalt swear by

his name.” Deuteronomy 6:13

FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD

Determined by the New Moon

“Sighting”

“I am the LORD your God; walk in my

statutes, and keep my judgments, and

do them; And hallow my abbaths;

and they shall be a sign between me

and you, that ye may know that I am

the LORD your God.” Ezekiel 20:19,20;

Nehemiah 9:13,14

Exodus Chapters 24 – 26

Exodus 13^th Chapter

Deuteronomy 16:16,17

Deuteronomy 26^th Chapter

Deuteronomy 27:9,10

Deuteronomy 31:9 – 13

Jeremiah 34:13 – 17

Joshua 20^th Chapter

I Samuel 1:7

Joshua 5:10 – 12

II Kings 23:21 – 25

II Chronicles 30^th Chapter

Ezekiel 45:21 – 24

Jeremiah 2^nd Chapter

Isaiah 32^nd Chapter

Isaiah 42^nd Chapter

I Kings 8^th Chapter

I Chronicles 15:11 – 16

Psalm 15^th Chapter

Psalm 61^st Chapter

Psalm 62^nd Chapter

Psalm 78^th Chapter

“…God heard their groaning, and

God remembered his covenant with

Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”

Exodus 2:24

SHABBOT READINGS – 4/11/09

Genesis 2:1 – 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 – 18

Jeremiah 17:19 – 27

Deuteronomy 5:12 – 15

Isaiah 56:1 – 7

Isaiah 58:10 – 14

Exodus Chapters 27 – 29

Ezekiel 44:10 – 31

I Samuel 2:13 – 15, 27,28,35

Malachi 1:7,8

Malachi 2^nd Chapter

Malachi 3^rd Chapter

Isaiah 61^st Chapter

Psalm 26^th Chapter

Psalm 43^rd Chapter

7^TH DAY OF FEAST OF

UNLEAVENED BREAD

Determined by the New Moon

“Sighting”

“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD,

and my servant whom I have chosen:

that ye may know and believe me,

and understand that I am he: before

me there was no God formed, neither

shall there be after me.” Isaiah 43:10

Leviticus 23:5 – 8

Psalm 105^th Chapter

Psalm 106^th Chapter

Psalm 107^th Chapter

Psalm 37^th Chapter

Psalm 140^th Chapter

Psalm 59^th Chapter

Psalm 71^st Chapter

Proverbs 6^th Chapter

Psalm 19^th Chapter

Psalm 44^th Chapter

Psalm 69^th Chapter

Psalm 91^st Chapter

“And God said moreover unto Moses,

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

SHABBOT READINGS – 4/18/09

Genesis 2:1 – 3

Exodus 16:29

Exodus 31:12 – 18

Jeremiah 17:19 – 27

Deuteronomy 5:12 – 15

Isaiah 56:1 – 7

Isaiah 58:10 – 14

Exodus Chapters 30 – 32

Exodus 16:14 – 30

Exodus 34:21

Exodus 35:2,3

Deuteronomy 5:14,15

II Samuel 24^th Chapter

II Kings 10:11 – 31

Ezekiel 20:1 – 38

Jeremiah 17^th Chapter

Psalm 96^th Chapter

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Watch for the next NEW MOON Crescent “Sighting” On

APRIL 24,25,26, 2009

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“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:”

Genesis 1:14

“He [GOD] appointed the moon for seasons:

the sun knoweth his going down.”

Psalm 104:19

“Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day,

and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night,

which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar;

The LORD of hosts is his name:

“If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD,

then the seed of Israel also shall cease

from being a nation before me for ever.”

Jeremiah 31:35,36

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A complete TORAH Readings Hebrew Calendar for

all the months of the year, lists Scripture for

the “Holy” Sabbaths of Rest, the New Moon Watches, and

the Holy Feast Days and can be found on The LawKeepers WebSite:

http://www.thelawkeepers/.org

Click on “TORAH Readings.”

QUESTIONS ON “OLD TESTAMENT” BIBLE TRIVIA TO PONDER:

What do the Hebrew Scriptures tell us regarding how the CREATOR GOD of Israel will Create a New Heaven and a New Earth and establish Righteousness throughout HIS world?

“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:” Isaiah 46:9,10

What are “the former things of old”?

Q AND A (QUESTION AND ANSWER):

When is it that the GOD of Israel ceased to send HIS WORD/VISIONS to HIS Prophets? And is there any credence to the Book of Daniel?

The Holy ONE of Israel ceased to send visions to HIS Servants the Prophets at the time HE scattered the Remnant of the Israelites after they had returned from the 70-year Babylonian captivity. When the Israelites were in the Land, the Holy ONE sent HIS Prophets making them rise early and sending them with HIS Messages. As you can find in Ezra and Nehemiah, unfortunately, the returning Israelites did not return to the LAW, and the Holy ONE caused them to remain under the control of Gentiles until HE could take no more of their defiance to HIS WORD and HIS LAW, and that is when the curses in Leviticus 26^th and Deuteronomy 28^th Chapters were engaged. That is also when the Holy ONE ceased to send visions to HIS Prophets.

“Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them. For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.” Nehemiah 9:34 – 37

After Babylonian and Medio-Persian control of Israelites, the Greeks scattered the remaining SEED of Jacob (Joel 3:6), proving the nonexistence of the Twelve Tribes in the Land at the time of the so-called coming of JC (James 1:1).

“The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation. And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and abbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest. The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.” Lamentations 2:5 – 9

THINK! If the Israelites were not in the Land and fulfilling their punishment, then GOD had no reason to send HIS Prophets to them, as well, HE had returned to HIS Place.

“I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.” Hosea 5:15

“And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

” Ezekiel 39:23,24

“The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

“The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD’S anger NONE ESCAPED NOR REMAINED: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.” Lamentations 2:17,21,22

In that GOD’s Servants the Prophets had already spoken of the Fall of the Babylonian and the Medio-Persian Empires and GOD’s Judgments upon the evil and wicked nations of this world during the latter days, the so-called prophecies of Daniel cannot be termed valid, and thus the Book of Daniel is suspect and in fact proved not to be of any prophecy whatsoever. Jeremiah and Nehemiah both spoke about the above Gentile reigns, and Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Joel spoke about GOD’s Judgments upon the nations, i.e., Daniel’s so-called prophecy concerning the “stone” cut out without hands that “smote the image” (Daniel 2:34). The prophecies of these men of GOD stand to reason that Daniel copied from their Hebrew Scriptures and used this information for his own so-called prophecies.

While recently reading Daniel again for the umpteenth time over decades, I was constantly reminded of Joseph down in Egypt who also dreamed dreams and had visions. The only difference in Joseph and in Daniel is that one can see GOD’s Plan in having Joseph interpret dreams, but with Daniel there is no Plan of GOD to be found.

Therefore, understand the magnitude of what’s being implied here. The Book of Daniel could not have been written at the time the Judahites were enduring the Babylonian 70-year captivity! All the evidence indicates this book was written during the Grecian/Roman Era by a Gentile and not by an Israelite. Plus, the inclusion of the Maccabeans, a Gentile people, isn’t even a factor at all in this controversy, except that they deceptively posed as Israelites.

Moreover, Daniel’s mention of an angel named Gabriel connects his book with the “New Testament” that also makes mention of an angel named Gabriel. Please understand that GOD’s Angels never revealed their names. The reason being that idolatrous Israelites would give their names to their false gods and would worship them. In addition, the Book of Daniel is closely connected with the “NT” Book of Revelation.

The Book of Daniel leads readers to believe that the Israelites were badly persecuted in Ancient Babylon. This was not the case at all. The GOD of Israel told the Judahites to build house, take wives and beget sons and daughters in Babylon during their 70-year captivity, and HE also told them to seek the “peace” of the city (Jeremiah 29:4 – 7). Gedaliah told the Judahites to, “Fear not to serve the Chaldeans; dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.” This information just about summarizes the Truth of the matter, and there is even more to prove that we cannot put any credence in this Book of Daniel.

Daniel speaks of “understanding by books the number of the years” “whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the Prophet”, but yet he changes Jeremiah’s words of 70 years to 70 weeks and then complicates the issue further by stating that GOD would accomplish 70 years in the desolation of Jerusalem (Daniel 9:2,24). Well, that did not pan out to be true. The Land was suffering from desolation, true, but it never recovered, not even unto this day. The Israelites of Ezra and Nehemiah’s day never returned to the LAW of the GOD of Israel, and this was when Our GOD of Israel completely washed HIS Hands of our forefathers. And Jeremiah, of all prophets, should have mentioned something about these 70 confusing “weeks”, if there is any truth to them, since it was he who prophesied of the Judahites going into Babylonian captivity. Other questions arise as to how Daniel can say that he has read about Jeremiah and not know about the false prophet Hananiah who changed Jeremiahs words by saying the 70-year captivity would only be two years and was killed for doing so (Jeremiah 28^th Chapter), and he, (Daniel), nevertheless, did the same thing. In the same vein, I am under the impression that for a man to be called a “Prophet”, GOD would have contacted him by way of dreams and visions in order for him to be able to say “Thus Saith the LORD”. There is no “Thus Saith the LORD” in the Book of Daniel.

One question I have for the so-called Prophet Daniel is this: “Since you, Daniel, were supposedly in Babylon during the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, Darius, and Belshazzar, which I find it hard to believe, why didn’t GOD put it in your heart to return as HE had done with Ezra, Nehemiah, and the others? If you are what you claim to be, you should know that Our GOD of Israel accepts us in the Land (Ezekiel 20:40).”

I also wonder why Daniel had no interactions with the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah (including Jeremiah), the Prophets of his day, to share with them some of the “visions” that troubled him. Surely had he gone to the Elders of Judah, they would have told him that he had jokes. GOD’s Prophets were always rising early and going to the Israelites. Why didn’t Daniel go to the Judahites, rather than spend his time rising and raising confusion?

Nevertheless, I want to make a point concerning Daniel’s so-called prophecies that I proved had previously been mentioned by GOD’s True Prophets. Mostly all Israelites are aware of the prophecies concerning the GOD of Israel returning the scattered SEED of Jacob and Judging the nations. And if I mentioned having a vision and call it a prophecy, every Israelite would rightly call me a liar and a false prophet. Daniel spoke as if no one else but he was aware of his visions that people today call prophecies.

Finally, while recently reading Daniel again for the umpteenth time over decades, I was constantly reminded of Joseph down in Egypt who dreamed dreams and interpreted them. The only difference with Joseph is that the GOD of Israel had a Plan. With Daniel as one can see, given his prophecies of other prophets, there was no Plan of GOD to be found. However, there is a plan stemming from Christianity that entails a connection with JC and the vision of the “Son of Man” (Daniel 7:13) and the Book of Revelation, which also uses much imagery.

And since it is proved that the Grecians removed the Remnant of Israel far from their border and the GOD of Israel left none to remain, this brings to light that the founding fathers of Christianity were not of the SEED of Jacob but rather were Gentiles. Also, this information proves that “Mary, Joseph, and JC” were no more than characters of a fabricated tale that has regrettably deceived billions.

Please see FYI in this month’s JOURNAL for several articles on the dating of the Book of Daniel. As you will see there have been great debates about this book and rightly so.

Should anyone choose to respond to the above questions, it would be my pleasure to publish your answers in the next issue of The LawKeepers JOURNAL. T.Y., Editor

INFO/HINTS FOR HARDY, HEALTHY HEBREWS:

HEALTH REPORT FROM THE DESK OF OUR SISTER T’ZIRAH BAHT YISRAEL:

Thank you YHWH for making me. YOU alone sustain me.

Praise YHWH for HIS majesty, for YOUR mercy, and YOUR patience with me.

I just wanted to thank YOU for making such a wonderful body.

What a creation you made. . My body is a miracle of parts and systems.

Thank you YHWH.

Praise YHWH.

HALLELUYAH! HALLELUYAH! HALLELUYAH!

WATCH FOR OUR NURSE’S POST

IN NEXT MONTH’S LAWKEEPERS JOURNAL!

June E. Porter MSN RN CS

(T’Zirah B. Yehudah)

We praise YHWH for HIS GREATNESS and for HIS blessings to sustain us.

Hallelu YAH! Hallelu YAH! Hallelu YAH!

T’Zirah B. Yehudah

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T’Zirah B. Yehudah holds a Masters Degree in Nursing with a specialty in Health Promotion and Wellness. She has some 35 plus years of professional nursing experience in various health care settings, which include Medical-Surgical health care, Occupational Health, School nursing and Ambulatory Health. She has attended various workshops and seminars on Health Promotion and Wellness over the years that have included Alternative /Complementary Health Care.

[Many thanks and much appreciation to our Sister T'Zirah for her expertise in the health field and for the valuable information that she has shared with us. Please know that I am delighted to report that you will be able to see her health information every month in our LawKeepers' JOURNAL. T.Y., Editor]

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Turmeric

Turmeric (Curcuma longa [Latin]), also known as curcuma, produces a root that is used to produce the vibrant yellow spice used as a culinary spice so often used in curry dishes. Turmeric is native to India and parts of Asia, and is a relative of cardamom and ginger. Today's herbalists and naturopaths consider turmeric to be one of nature's most potent anti-inflammatories and antioxidants. Turmeric may help treat a variety of conditions related to inflammation and antioxidant damage, including cataracts, arthritis, cancer, and heart disease. It is also used to treatment of scabies and digestive disorders, promote wound healing, and strengthen the immune system.

Western medicine only recently began to study turmeric. However, this spice has long been used in Indian ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine to treat infection, gallbladder problems, dysentery, arthritis, and liver disorders. Several studies performed by Indian scientists have supported many of tumeric's traditional use to fight inflammation, indigestion, and liver and heart disease.

Turmeric contains curcumin and curcuminoids, which are powerful anti-inflammatory phytochemicals that act as natural cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors in the body, and inhibit the production of the prostaglandins that cause inflammation and swelling. Indian researchers found that tumeric relieved joint pain and swelling in people with arthritis as well as prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) without side effects such as abdominal bleeding or stomach upset.

Turmeric is a natural antioxidant, and thus protects the body from oxidative damage. Laboratory studies have found that tumeric inhibits the development of cataracts, breast cancer, colon cancer, and lymphoma. In one study, smokers that took just 1 teaspoon of tumeric a day for 30 days had lower levels of cancer-causing mutagens. In another study, just 500 milligrams of curcumin each day significantly reduced participants' cholesterol levels in as little as 10 days. Some studies indicate that turmeric's ability to lower cholesterol may provide the same heart-protective benefits as its close relative ginger, including blood clot prevention and reduced blood pressure.

Turmeric helps detoxify the body, and protects the liver from the damaging effects of alcohol, toxic chemicals, and even some pharmaceutical drugs. Turmeric stimulates the production of bile, which is needed to digest fat. Turmeric also guards the stomach by killing salmonella bacteria and protozoa that can cause diarrhea.

Turmeric is available in the familiar powder form used in cooking, as well as commercial capsules and tinctures.. The usual dosage is 445 milligrams in capsules or 1 teaspoon of extract three times a day, or 1 teaspoon of tumeric powder in warm milk as a digestive aid. Curcumin supplements are also available, and are more effective for treatment of arthritis.

No toxic side effects have been linked to the use of turmeric, but consuming large amounts of it may cause stomach upset. People taking blood thinners should not use this herb medicinally, as it may increase the action of these medications.

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Turmeric (Curcuma longa [Latin]), also known as curcuma, produces a root that is used to produce the vibrant yellow spice used as a culinary spice so often ...

Turmeric (Yu Jin)
Curcuma longa (C. domestica)

This page contains information on turmeric and how it is used as a herb in alternative herbal treatments to treat ailments and problems. It provides protection against cigarette smoke condensation, is used as an anti-cancer agent and to protect the cell's DNA.

On this page

· Botanical classification of turmeric

· Description of turmeric

· Parts used

· Properties of turmeric

· Internal use

· External use

· Use of essential oil

· Safety precautions and warnings

· Used in the following products

· Herbal Index

Please note that we are not advocating that people stop using their normal medication, but would like to make people aware that some alternative therapies can be very effective to help treat problems and create a healthier, younger and more vital you. For more information on our range of products, please click here.

Although we believe in the therapeutic and healing properties of herbs, care must be taken in the use thereof, as they are powerful compounds.

Botanical Classification

Family	Zingiberaceae
Genus and specie	Curcuma longa, C. domestica

Other names

Curcuma, Indian saffron, yellow ginger, haridra and Yu Jin.

Description of the herb turmeric

This is a perennial herb with a large rhizome and large leaves with yellow flowers and is a close relative to the ginger plant.

Parts used

The rhizomes are used.

Properties

It is a bitter herb with a pungent smell with astringent, anti-biotic, anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant properties. It is used to stimulate the uterus, digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems, normalizes energy flow and lowers cholesterol levels.

It contains non-volatile pigments as well as an essential oil which contains bisabolene, guaiene and several other germacrane type sesquiterpenes, including a- and b-turmerone, curlone and zingiberene. It has anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antimicrobial and cytotoxic (fights tumors) properties.

Therapeutic uses

Internal use
- This herb can be used internally to assist with digestive problems and skin complaints, circulatory disorders as well as tumors in the uterus and menstrual problems.
- It is also indicated to help with painful menstruation.
- Furthermore it is used to treat liver disease and jaundice, as well as colon cancer.
- Also used as an anti-inflammatory for asthma and eczema, and to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attacks.
- In Chinese medicine it is used to invigorate the Qi (life force) and for chest, stomach and period pain, removing stagnation, lifting both depression and mania, while relaxing the gall bladder and to treat jaundice and gall stones. In Ayurvedic medicine it is used for stomach problems and as a general tonic.
- It has good antioxidant and anti-cancer properties, protecting DNA, and also helps to protect against cigarette smoke condensation, which could be valuable to smokers.
This herb is also widely used in cooking since it imparts a bright yellow color, (from the curcumin pigment) and is an essential ingredient of curry.

External use
- It is used externally for injuries and minor wound management, sores, ringworm, as well as athletes' foot.
Aromatherapy and essential oil use
- None noted.

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[My purpose for posting this article on pork and MRSA (a super bug) is because many people work in supermarkets and handle pork. These employees can very well pass this dreaded disease on to customers. Isn’t this just another reason why we need our own farm? T.Y., Editor]

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Meat Wagon: Filthy swine

U.S. officials dither while antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains creep into our pork supply

Posted by Tom Philpott at 8:38 AM on 10 Jun 2008

In Meat Wagon, we round up the latest outrages from the meat and livestock industries.

The good news is that people are earnestly trying to figure out if a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria strain is infecting our nation's vast supply of pork.

The bad news is, they don't work for a government regulator with the power to do something about it. Rather, they're university researchers and journalists, whose only real power is the public outrage they can generate through their work.

Prepare to be outraged by the work of University of Iowa professor Tara Smith and veteran Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Andrew Schneider. Prepare also to give up industrially produced pork, if you're still eating (or, even worse, cooking with) the stuff.

First, some background. No one disputes that a bacteria called MRSA -- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- has become a major public-health menace.

According to a recent post on Schneider's Secret Ingredients blog, the Center for Disease Control reported 94,360 "invasive MRSA infections" in the United States in 2005 -- of which 18,650 resulted in death. More people now die of MRSA than of AIDs.

If MRSA's prevalence is a settled fact, its provenance remains cloudy. Until the 1980s, infections were mainly limited to people who spent time in hospitals and nursing homes. That led scientists to conjecture that it originated from the medical establishment's heavy reliance on antibiotics. When you concentrate a bunch of sick people and dose them liberally with antibiotics, it turns out, bacteria strains mutate and develop resistance. Who would have thought?

Then, sometime in the 1990s, MSRA cases began to pop up among folks who had never gone near a hospital. Around the same time, the pork industry was undergoing a massive wave of consolidation -- more and more hogs crammed into tighter and tighter spaces. And since hogs raised under such conditions essentially cede their immune systems, the only way to keep them alive was , you guessed it, by dosing them liberally with antibiotics.

Can anyone guess what happened next?

Evidently, FDA and USDA regulators couldn't. As MRSA cases -- and deaths -- piled up, these folks looked the other way, Schneider reports. And they remain slack-jawed and flummoxed, even as evidence mounts of a link between the deadly bacteria and industrial pork production..

Earlier this year, Schneider reports, a Canadian researcher found MRSA in "10 percent of 212 samples of pork chops and ground pork bought in four Canadian provinces." The Canadian pork industry, which exports some 762 million pounds of pork into the U.S. annually, has also embraced the concentrated-animal feedlot operation (CAFO) model, with its heavy reliance on antibiotics.

The Canadian researcher even delivered his findings at a Center for Disease Control confab. The response from U.S. authorities? Awkward silence. The USDA, which is responsible for the safety of imported food, doesn't test for MRSA, Schneider reports.

The FDA, responsible for monitoring the safety of U.S.-grown foods, might have been expected to start testing our homegrown pork in light of the Canadian findings. But it didn't, according to Schneider.

Recently, though, a researcher at the University of Iowa decided to do what U.S. authorities have avoided: test U.S. CAFO-grown pigs for MRSA. Evidently, it wasn't t that hard. Schneider reports that assistant professor of epidemiology Tara Smith and her team of graduate students merely "swabbed the noses of 209 pigs from 10 farms in Iowa and Illinois."

The results were unsettling: they "found MRSA in 70 percent of the porkers." Stunningly, this apparently marked the first-ever publicly released test of U.S. hogs for MRSA.

Now, the pork industry, no doubt fretting about how those 18,650 MRSA-related deaths might affect its bottom line, already has an answer: If you cook pork to the well-done phase, MRSA dies. So, if you catch it., it's your fault -- you didn't follow proper cooking procedure.

That's absurd, though. First, cooking pork chops to the cardboard phase won't protect people who work with live animals or raw pork: those who toil on hog farms or in slaughterhouses. Indeed, Smith and her researchers also tested 20 workers on Iowa hog farms. Nine of them carried the same MRSA strain as the pigs. And MRSA is contagious, meaning it can move from workers to their families and broader communities.

Second, home cooks who handle raw MRSA-tainted pork are subject to risks that proper cooking can't protect them from. "The main possible concern is that people could get MRSA on their hands from raw pork, then touch their nose. The nose is the prime site for MRSA to live," one researcher told Schneider.

Another possible path to infection is through cuts on the hands.

So why aren't public-safety officials actively rooting out the causes of a menace that's costing more lives than AIDs? My guess is that they realize that without heavy use of antibiotics, the meat industry -- a multi-billion-dollar behemoth with friends in high places -- would wither.

And the problem might not be limited to pork. A Canadian researcher told Schneider that "MRSA could also be in beef, chicken and lamb, but no one is checking."

The time has come for a federal government that places public safety above the needs of industry.

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March 10, 2009

Most people do not know that Jerusalem is unequivocally the Greatest City in the World even with all its devastations. This place was renown even before the Children of Israel inhabited this Land of Milk and Honey, long before the birth of GOD’s Servant Moses, and even long before GOD made a Covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Patriarchs of the Nation of Israel.

Could Jerusalem be so Divine because GOD sent Abraham into the land of Moriah, the very place on which this Holy City is established, to test his faith by asking him to offer his son Isaac for a burnt offering (Genesis 22:1,2 – 12)?

Is Jerusalem so special because King Solomon built GOD’s Holy Temple on Mount Moriah? Or is the reason that Jerusalem was so Hallowed of all the places on Earth because it is there, the ONLY place, GOD Chose to set HIS Holy Name?

Surely, Jerusalem is famous and formidable for all the above reasons, but most of all, because this wondrous city is the place where we must all go, Israelites and Gentiles alike, to worship the Most High GOD of Israel. It is in Jerusalem where GOD Commands HIS Covenant People to minister unto HIM, Serve HIM, Worship HIM, sing HIS Praises in Thanksgiving and in sacrifices unto HIM.

“Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.” Exodus 23:14

“But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.” Deuteronomy 12:5 – 7

“Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:” Deuteronomy 14:22 - 25

“Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.” Deuteronomy 16:16,17

“For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.” Ezekiel 20:40

Contrary to Christian belief that worship of GOD is sufficient in attending church every Sunday, Israelites and Gentiles, alike, must adhere to the CREATOR’s WORD to observe the Feast of Tabernacles – a Holy Week of worshipping GOD IN JERUSALEM!

“But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.” Numbers 14:21

“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.” Psalm 22:27

“All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.” Psalm 86:9

“I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.” Isaiah 45:23

“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

“The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.” Zephaniah 2:11

“And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.” Zechariah 2:11

“And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.” Zechariah 14:9

“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.” Zechariah 14:16,17

The consequences for Israelites forsaking the GOD of Israel and for indulging in the worship of false gods is that we were made the “Tail” and unto this day endure insane sufferings at the hands of the Gentiles whom Our GOD made the “Head” and Rulers over us for defying HIM. When the GOD of Israel gave rule of HIS Earth into the hands of ruthless Gentiles, they mercilessly ruled over the SEED of Jacob and changed GOD’s Ordinances in the process for that of their own.

“The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.” Isaiah 24:5,6

For this reason, today, Jerusalem is no longer the Great and Holy City it once was.

“And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee. And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet: And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.” Jeremiah 19:8 – 13

“To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;” Jeremiah 25:18

Jerusalem is desolate and in the hands of the Gentile, and although these peoples who control GOD’s Chosen City and Land call themselves Jews, they are Askenazim of the seed of Japheth – not Shem (Genesis 10:2,3). These Ashkenazim also have designed, written, and promoted their own religion that is neither the WORD of GOD nor even parallels it. When the CREATOR GOD Commanded that Israelites not add to neither diminish from HIS Laws, Statutes, and Judgments, HE made no exceptions for so-called “Judaism” and the teachings of the “Talmud” - both names coined by the White peoples who call themselves “Jews”. The founding fathers of Christianity are just as guilty, in that the “New Testament” teaches contrary to the Righteous Walk of Life that the CREATOR GOD established for all peoples even at the time of the first existence of man upon this Earth. The people before Noah chose not to obey, and thus, the Wrath of GOD and the Flood ensued killing everyone and everything on land except for Noah and his family.

However, the CREATOR GOD is proved to be Merciful with loving kindness for the SEED of Jacob. Though HE scattered Israel from the Land for their sins, HE has opened their eyes and brought them out of darkness to cause their return and to again re-establish them in their Land.

“Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.” Psalm 122:3,4

“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.” Isaiah 11:11

“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 41:8 – 14

“Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.” Isaiah 60:15,16

“In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 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 23:6 - 8

“Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.” Zephaniah 3:14 – 19

“According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.” Micah 7:15 – 20

Yes, the Truth be disseminated, not only will GOD cause Israel’s return, but Jerusalem will again be a place of much rejoicing and Deliverance and Praise. For GOD’s Holy Name’s Sake, HE will save the most wonderful and marvelous City ever founded – Jerusalem – the City of the CREATOR GOD of Israel. The Righteous Remnant remembers well that Jerusalem epitomizes GOD’s Truth and Salvation.

“If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth;

if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.”

Psalm 137:5,6

“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem,

which shall never hold their peace day nor night:

ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

“And give him no rest, till he establish,

and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.”

Isaiah 62:6

“Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.” Isaiah 33:20

“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.” Isaiah 52:1 – 3

“Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” Isaiah 52:9,10

“For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.” Isaiah 62:1

“… this city shall remain for ever.” Jeremiah 17:25

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.” Jeremiah 31:38

“Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock. As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.” Ezekiel 36:37,38

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.” Joel 2:32

“Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.” Zechariah 1:17

“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.” Zechariah 8:3

Without Jerusalem there would be no place set in stone for GOD’s Holy Name. Without Jerusalem there would be no Holy Temple constructed specifically for the GOD of Israel. Without Jerusalem there would be no place for GOD to return. Without Jerusalem, there would be no place for Israelites and all the world to go to worship the GOD of Israel on HIS Holy Days. And at the end of the day, without Jerusalem there would be no WORD from GOD.

“Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.” Zechariah 8:22,23

The celebrated Memorial of Passover is upon us, and ironically, just as the Children of Israel hoped for Deliverance out of Egypt, today we also hope and pray for Deliverance and for an Exodus out of all countries where Our GOD of Israel has scattered us for our abominations against HIM. And those of us who are the wiser to hope and trust in the GOD of Israel, the ONE True SAVIOR, know to pray toward Jerusalem in order that we be heard and forgiven and Redeemed from this extensive and long-suffering bondage, the worst of its kind in all the history of the world.

“That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.” I Kings 8:29,30

“If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,” I Kings 8:46 – 49

“For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.” I Kings 8:51,52

From what’s written in the Hebrew Scriptures, we know that the GOD of Israel does not lie. HE keeps HIS Promises, both the good and the bad ones. And if there is any doubt, just take note of HIS Holy City Jerusalem that might be in the hands of the enemy, but the GOD of Israel has allowed it to stand and exist under its Holy Name. Even before the Israelites entered the Land of Canaan it is written that Our GOD knew that we would sin against HIM and that HE would scatter us into the “Four Corners of the Earth”. It is also written that all we need do to give reality to this Second Deliverance is to return to Our GOD of Israel and have it in our hearts to obey HIS Voice for only then will HE turn our captivity and re-establish the Nation of Israel.

“And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.” Deuteronomy 30:1 – 6 (See also Jeremiah 30^th and 31^st Chapters – detailed information concerning the restoration of the Nation of Israel)

These are the times – our times - when Jerusalem will again come alive with the WORD of GOD and HIS Righteousness will prevail for HIS Holy Name’s Sake. Yes, people, the world over, will learn that “The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God” just as the Prophet Elijah proved that HE is!

“For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,

until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness,

and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.”

Isaiah 62:1

“And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever,

for the good of them, and of their children after them:”

Jeremiah 32:39

“Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them,

and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.”

Jeremiah 33:6

“In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely:

and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.”

Jeremiah 33:16

“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth;

and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women

dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant

of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes?

saith the LORD of hosts.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country,

and from the west country;

And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem:

and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”

Zechariah 8:3 – 8

“Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.”

Jeremiah 51:50

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Have a Blessed New Year, Passover, and Feast of Unleavened Bread, and during this time let the GOD of Israel hear our prayers for an Exodus and for HIS Judgments to end the evil and wickedness that plagues HIS once exceedingly wondrous Earth. Let’s not forget that it was because of the sins of our forefathers that Our GOD gave reign and rule to the Gentiles who have wreaked havoc and mayhem on HIS once Glorious planet (Jeremiah 25:29). Therefore, pray also for the Blessings of HIS Peace and Happiness for peoples have been without it for far too long. And indeed it was given to us to show forth GOD’s Praise, hence, we must prepare ourselves to be the Remnant that GOD will Call to renew this Heaven and Earth in HIS Ways of Righteousness for HIS Praise, for HIS Glory, and for HIS Holy Name’s Sake. Blessed be the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel and let HIS Holy Name be Exalted and Magnified by all HIS Creation, now and FOR EVERMORE!

***

“O taste and see that the LORD is good:

blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”

Psalm 34:8

BE EXALTED, LORD GOD OF ISRAEL. TAKE BACK YOUR UNIVERSE AND SHOW THE WORLD THAT YOU ALONE ARE THE ONE TRUE AND LIVING GOD, the All-Mighty GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel!

BLESS THE LORD, YIHOVAH,

GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB,

BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL

AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME, BLESS HIS HOLY NAME!

Tziona Yisrael,

Servant of the Most High GOD of Israel for HIS Holy Name’s Sake!

www.thelawkeepers.org

*****

“Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant:

I have formed thee; thou art my servant:

O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,

and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

“Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout,

ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing,

ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein:

for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.”

Isaiah 44:21 - 23

“But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me,

and my Lord hath forgotten me.

“Can a woman forget her sucking child,

that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?

yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

“Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;

thy walls are continually before me.”

Isaiah 49:14 - 16

“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded;

for thou shalt not be put to shame:

for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth,

and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

“For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name;

and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel;

The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

“For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,

and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

“For a small moment have I forsaken thee;

but with great mercies will I gather thee.

“In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment;

but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee,

saith the LORD thy Redeemer.”

Isaiah 54:4 - 8

O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD OUR GOD OF ISRAEL

IS JUST AND GOOD!

FEAR AND GLORY YIHOVAH AND BE OBEDIENT TO HIS LAW

AND TO HIS WORD TO HIS TRUE PROPHETS!

*****

“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous,

and his ears are open unto their cry.

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil,

to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.”

Psalm 34:15,16

“For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee;

and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.”

Psalm 36:9,10

“The right hand of the LORD is exalted:

the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.”

Psalm 118:16 - 18

“Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel:

for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,

because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.”

Hosea 4:1

O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS JUST AND GOOD!

Tziona Yisrael,

Servant of the Most High GOD of Israel for HIS Holy Name’s Sake!

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THE SMOKESCREEN

We can assume the Universe was established by a “Big Bang,” or we can seek a more intelligent theory.

The more intelligent reasoning is that a Supreme Being did in fact Create the Heavens, Earth, and all things therein. Then the issue becomes, “Did this Supreme Being intend for HIS CREATION to exist in such a chaotic state of absolute Hell, as it is now?” If not, then it is incumbent upon us to seek answers for the present horrific state of affairs in the Land of Israel and the rest of the Middle East that is capable of spreading to other countries even to the United States.

It is not likely that this Supreme Being did not advise the people of HIS Creation IN THE BEGINNING of how to live in goodness and in peace with each other, which certainly entailed how to worship HIM for giving them life. For there not to exist harmony and happiness on this Earth, it is evident that from the looks of things and from the ever-present catastrophic events taking place on Earth, this Supreme Being is furious with the peoples HE Created.

This is where we are now. The CREATOR is Judging the peoples of HIS Creation and is taking back HIS Universe.

History proves that Jerusalem is the Holy City of the GOD of Israel, that the Israelites are HIS Chosen, Covenant People, and that the Land of Israel belongs to HIM, as well. So, why all the attention given to this area of the world that is proving to be the catalyst leading to the end of this present world system?

The Palestinians have been in the land since the reign of King Saul, and the European Israelis have been a State since 1948, opening their doors to other converted Europeans and whomsoever else wishing to take part in this Talmudic process and live off the fat of GOD’s Holy Land. The Palestinians and the Israelis have been at war ever since. If these two groups can live together anywhere in the world except in Israel, then there must be a very good reason why. However, the reason is not one that Israelis desire to make public. Israeli hatred of the Arabs is not at all the issue. There exists a more profound reason than that. Finger pointing at the Arabs is but the ubiquitous smokescreen presented to the world.

THE TRUTH ABOUT CONVERSION TO SO-CALLED “JUDAISM”

The world should connect the dots and learn the truth regarding the Europeans who control GOD’s Holy Land. There is no way the GOD of Israel will accept a conversion process that changes Europeans, Americans, and Middle Easterners into “Jews.” GOD’s Covenant is with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their SEED. Accordingly, how can we dismiss the fact that Abraham was called out of Ur of the Chaldeans – NOT out of Europe. GOD well knows HIS Chosen People, no matter that HE took their identity from them and cast them from HIS Land.

And their being scattered into the “Four Corners of the Earth” to serve their enemies has everything to do with the problems in the Middle East, as this crisis relates to the CREATOR GOD taking back HIS Universe, HIS Holy Land, HIS Holy City, and HIS Chosen People. The Israelis know this. They see the handwriting on the wall, but they are fighting the CREATOR GOD tooth and nail. That’s what this war is all about - Israeli control - to keep out the SEED of Jacob whom GOD is calling home. Hence, the Israelis, even if time permitted, would not give the Palestinians their State for fear the Israelites would seek to live there also. And just for the record, one can learn about the true identity of the descendants of Jacob by reading what the CREATOR GOD of Israel said would befall them in Leviticus 26^th and Deuteronomy 28^th Chapters.

The Israelis have a rabid requirement to control all the Land of Israel including the Palestinian territories for one reason and for one reason only, which has everything to do with their “Law of Return.” The Israelis and their Rabbinute (their religious party) are ever aware that the CREATOR GOD of Israel has a Covenant People – The Twelve Tribes of Jacob, and they know that according to Biblical Prophecy the CREATOR GOD of the Land of Israel and this Universe will restore HIS Chosen People to their heritage. For obvious reasons, in no way do the Israelis (European converts to what’s called “Judaism,” which is of their own making) want this to happen, for then they will no longer have control of the Land of Israel at all. However, they know their days are numbered.

“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. For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown: And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:”

Ezekiel 36:7 – 10

Now, the Truth is out. This is the reason for the decades of turmoil, death, and destruction over GOD’s Holy Land. And of a Truth, the Israeli powers-that-be have no qualms about their dilemma. They are prepared to fight to the end, but who are they really fighting? It all has to do with what prophecy foretells, and what must be fulfilled.

Conversely, Israelis are putting too much false hope in their military powers. When it comes to the Children of Israel, the CREATOR GOD fights their battles, and since it is time for their return, there is nothing Israeli’ weaponry can do to stop GOD’s Commandment from manifesting.

The Israelites were formed to show forth GOD’s Praise and to be a light to the world for HIS Ways of Righteousness – HIS Book of the Law (the teachings of the Prophet Moses – NOT the Talmud compiled by European “Jews”).

“Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;”

Isaiah 42:5,6

“This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.” Isaiah 43:21

And it is for this reason the Supreme Being, or rather the CREATOR GOD of Israel is taking back HIS magnificent Universe and making it a place of Divine Peace, one that Exalts and Magnifies HIM for all HIS Wondrous Works.

The CREATOR GOD has held HIS Peace for a very long time, all because of the curses HE put on HIS Chosen People for forsaking HIM for false gods and for rejecting HIS LAW. Their rebellion caused GOD to cast HIS People into the hands of the heathen, and HE went into seclusion permitting Gentiles to run the world and teach HIS People a lesson that would send them running back to HIM seeking forgiveness with contrite spirits.

“I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.” Isaiah 42:14

For a long time people believed that the European “Jews” were really the people of the Bible, but the CREATOR knows HIS Chosen People, the SEED of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the men with whom HE made an Everlasting Covenant (Genesis 17:1 – 21).

From the Slave Trade to world hatred, and enduring racism and discrimination all over the world, Blacks have suffered at the hands of those who ruled over them. But now, the CREATOR GOD of Israel is awakening the Dry Bones and calling HIS People home to the chagrin and utter dismay of European Israelis who are helpless to do anything about it but who still have plans to thwart the WORD of GOD. Trust me, their efforts will not end in victory, and nothing since 1948 has even given them hope that they could take the place of the SEED of Jacob/Israel (Genesis 32:28) – neither by conversion nor submersion.

Thus, the reasons for the war for Israeli control of GOD’s Land and the reasons for a world of troubled times, disasters, endless suffering, despair, and many, many tears.

The CREATOR is taking back HIS Universe and keeping HIS Everlasting Promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Patriarchs of the Nation of Israel.

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.” Isaiah 10:20 - 22

“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.” Isaiah 11:11

“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.” Isaiah 66:22

“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.”

Jeremiah 30:18 – 21

“At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things. For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.”

Jeremiah 31:1 – 13

“The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.” Zephaniah 3:13

“Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.” Zephaniah 3:19

And for all HIS Creations, especially man, the ONE CREATOR GOD of Israel will be acknowledged and worshipped by HIS Chosen People and all Nations remaining from HIS Wrath and destruction of the wicked. The world will revolve around its MAKER!

Yes, the All-Mighty CREATOR will liberate HIS Holy Land and will return to HIS Holy City Jerusalem, where once again HIS Holy Priests will minister before HIM and where people of all Nations will visit to Bless HIM for HIS GOODNESS and for HIS Holy Name’s Sake.

“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

“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.” Zechariah 14:16

FINALLY:

“Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD's anger.” Zephaniah 2:3

WHAT IS THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE CREATOR GOD?

“And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.” Deuteronomy 6:25

“When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.” Deuteronomy 31:11 - 13

The fulfillment of the above passage is just a matter of time.

For more understanding and respect for what’s written in the “Old Testament” read…

THUS SAITH THE LORD

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BLESSED BE THE MOST HIGH CREATOR GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB FOR HIS MULTITUDE OF MERCIES IN NOT UTTERLY DESTROYING THE SEED OF JACOB!

Tziona Yisrael

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WE WANT ANSWERS, BUT CAN WE HANDLE THE TRUTH?

What in the world is happening?

As people watch and experience frightening and disastrous floods, killer storms, Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, destructive fires, famine, and incurable diseases, they can only ask, “Will my loved ones and I be spared?”

As people sit in churches and temples, they wonder, “Why aren’t my prayers being answered?” And “Who can I trust to spiritually guide me?”

As people raise their children, they wonder, “How can I explain the reasons why GOD does not end hunger, impoverishment, race hatred, unhappiness, ubiquitous catastrophes, and bring peace to this Earth?”

And “Why would GOD hand HIS Earth over to the heathens?”

The ANSWERS to all these questions and many, many more can be found in “The Old Testament.”

For more respect for the Ancient of Books read

THUS SAITH THE LORD

A Book on the “Old Testament”

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