“…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
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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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(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
“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, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and
that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised
thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Deuteronomy 6:1 - 3
“O earth,
earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.”
Jeremiah 22:29
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EXALTATION OF THE MOST HIGH
GOD OF ISRAEL:
“Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the
LORD? who can shew forth all his
praise?”
Psalm 106:1,2
“Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake,
that he might make his mighty power to be
known.
“He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up:
so he led them through the depths, as through the
wilderness.
“And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them,
and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.”
Psalm 106:8 - 10
*****
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.:
“THE GREATEST STORY EVER
STOLE”
For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia
and Seba for thee.
As we enter the “High Holy
Days” of Passover in this New Year, the LawKeepers would like to wish all the
House of Yisrael a joyous and Happy Pesach. In response to all the “hoopla”
surrounding this new movie called “The
Passion of the C…..,” about this dude who tries to steal ELOHIM’s credit for
being the SAVIOR of Yisrael but ends up getting killed. To counter the annual screening of
Hollywood’s version of the story of the Nation of Yisrael in this movie
entitled, “The Greatest Story Ever
Told,” I propose that we, Yisralites produce our own movie and tell the
world our story. The movie would be
entitled “The Greatest Story Ever
Stole.” Of course it would
probably never make it into a theatre, but just imagine what it would be
like. Here’s my suggestion for the
people who should make this movie possible:
Executive Producer………… Oprah
Winfrey
Producer……………………..
Russell Simmons
Director……………………… Spike
Lee
Musical Score……………….. Quincy
Jones
The Sister of
Moses…………. Whoopi
Goldberg
The Infant Moses……………. Un-cast (a
healthy, happy newborn)
Cast of Thousands………….. Israelite Brothers and
Sisters from the “Four corners of the Earth”
The
film would of course be shot on location, and all the food catered or not would
have to be clean and prepared as per Levitical Law………Talk about a “block
buster!” The world would flock to
see this film. And the truth will
have been told about “The Greatest Story Ever
Stole!”
Shalom
and Shalom,
Yehudah
ben Yacob,
President
The
LawKeepers, Co.
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Tribute to the New Moon
Revised:
“For as the new heavens and
the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so
shall your seed and your name remain.
“And it shall come to pass,
that from one new moon to another,
and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me,
saith the LORD.”
Isaiah 66:22,23
<<<PLEASE TAKE PART IN THE NEW MOON
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And if it’s not the evening
of GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of
COMPLETE REST or other Holy
Day,
please report your evidence
(day, date, and time) to:
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START THE NEXT NEW MOON
WATCH ON THE EVENINGS OF
<<<MARCH 20,21,22, 2004>>>
BY LOOKING IN THE “WEST”
JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON.
“He
appointed the moon for seasons…”
Psalm 104:19
The first “Sign” in the Heavens to provide
the start of days, years and “seasons” can only begin with the “Sighting” of the
New Moon Crescent - that which we can “see” in order for it to serve as a
“Sign” and enable us to begin counting our days and months. Just imagine not being able to
“see” the moon at all. How then
could it be appointed for a “Sign” or for “seasons”?
“The natural thought might be that the moon is like a living being. It is born, grows, reaches maximum size, then fades and dies, going through all these stages in one month. Even today, we still talk of the thin crescent in the western sky as a new moon and the thin crescent in the eastern sky a month later as the old moon. Half way between is the full moon. As I explained earlier, this cycle of phases of the moon established the month as a unit of time, and the first calendars were based on this.” ISAAC ASIMOV’S GUIDE TO EARTH AND SPACE, pages 79 and 80
In that the
King of Israel is supposed to be a “Righteous Judge” (II Chronicles 1:11),
it stands to reason that he is also supposed to be a “Righteous Role Model.” Thus, if the King that GOD appoints over
Israel observes a “feast” on the day of the New Moon, then wisdom
tells the Nation of Israel to do likewise.
King Saul and the anointed David
observed this service (I Samuel 20th Chapter).
To their
and our hurt our forefathers worshipped all manner of symbols: the sun, moon, stars, and images of gold
and silver. To observe the “Sign”
in the heavens as being the New Moon “Sighting” is NOT worshipping the moon, but
rather it is doing as we are COMMANDED in Genesis 1:14:
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”
Some people feel that the moon has no “light,” but according to GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets, it most certainly does: Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 30:26; Jeremiah 31:35; Ezekiel 32:7.
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“Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
“Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
“Blow up the trumpet in the
new moon, in the time appointed,
on our solemn feast day.
“For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.”
Psalm 81:1 - 4
(A Psalm of Asaph, the Seer
–
one who should be well informed about GOD’s Ways)
“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for
a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
Numbers 10:10
Contrary to the belief of some Israelites,
the moon does indeed shine! Whether
the Moon shines on its own or with the aid of the sun, IT STILL SHINES! And the fact that Scripture attests to
this fact, is what’s important: Isaiah 60:19; Jeremiah 31:35; and Ezekiel
32:7. Therefore, Genesis 1:14 is proof enough that we
must use the shining New Moon
Crescents as “…SIGNS, AND FOR
SEASONS, AND FOR DAYS, AND FOR YEARS:”
Some Israelites, along with White Jews, use the dark phase of the moon to determine the start of a new month. If the dark phase of the moon lasts for “2-3 days,” then which of these days is supposed to be the distinguishing “Sign” that determines the First Day of the month? Or do we just arbitrarily select either/or depending on the imaginations of our hearts?
On the contrary, with the use of the sighted “Sign” of the New Moon Crescent in the Heavens we eliminate any confusion as to which day IS the First Day of the month.
“So David hid himself in the field: and WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME, the king sat him down to eat meat.” I Samuel 20:24
At the time of the dark phases of the moon (generally 2-3 days), as previously written, there is no “moon” in SIGHT. Therefore, I Samuel 20:24 sheds more light on Genesis 1:14. “WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME,” is clearly telling readers that this is a reference to a visible “Moon Crescent Sighting” - the light in the firmament…i.e., the “Sign” for (lunar) days.
The only
problem that presents itself is cloud coverage that prevents the ability to see
the New Moon Crescent.
Nonetheless, one can easily distinguish the New Moon Crescent “Sighting”
from all the other phases due to its thin sliver and its low position in the
heavens, and the reason is that no two
days or rather phases of the visible moon are alike. Thus, to use the New Moon Crescent as
the “Sign” in the heavens, as we are COMMANDED to do for our seasons, days, and
years, negates the belief that the “commandment was given to the
luminaries.” The “luminaries”
fulfill GOD’s Commandments: the sun
shines and the moon orbits the Earth.
They have no need to determine seasons, days, and years. Hence, our New Moons are obviously of more
spiritual significance to the Nation of Israel than we are aware. And for sure, the TRUTH concerning them
are in GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets/Seers - not the White Jews or other
Gentiles. All we need do is use
wisdom, discern what’s written in Scripture, accept it, and act
accordingly!
“Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the 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 7th Day Sabbaths*] and in the NEW MOONS.” Ezekiel 46:3 (Brackets are mine.)
Thereby, this verse justifies the First Day of each month being our “Feast” Day. It should be realized that the Feast Days that Our GOD selected (Leviticus 23rd Chapter) are “Holy Convocations,” i.e., on these days we cannot do any work. However, because King Saul observed the New Moon as a Feast Day, we have every reason to do so, as well. We also have learned that our forefathers traveled to the Temple to worship the Holy ONE on the New Moon (II Kings 4:23; Ezekiel 45:17; and Ezekiel 46:1), and when HE has HIS Temple rebuilt, then we will again be able to resume this service and worship.
When we return to our heritage and worship YIHOVAH according to HIS Ways, then we can establish our own “Calendar of the Universe,” whereby, the days of the New Moon and all GOD’s Holy Days will be recognized by the whole entire World. And I am sure that it will be the desire of the Righteous Remnant and ALL the world to make a Feast to the Most High GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel every First Day of the Month.
ALSO, I believe that if Lot (Genesis 19:3) and Abraham (Genesis 21:8) can proclaim “Feasts,” then there is no stipulation for NOT establishing Feast Days, as we so desire. Therefore, to proclaim a feast to EXALT the Holy ONE of Israel on the First Day of each month is quite acceptable - given the Scripture (above) regarding worshipping Our LORD GOD of ISRAEL, Our SAVIOR, on the New Moons. We should know that throughout the Tanakh Hebrew Israelites called for “feasts” for various occasions. Therefore, we are within our rights to observe a Feast every New Moon to Our GOD, the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel. And those of us who love this WONDERFUL GOD and who choose HIM to EXALT HIM for being the ONLY LORD and SAVIOR can be at liberty to use the day of the New Moon to show forth HIS PRAISE in a “feast” and worship HIM in Jerusalem FOREVER.
“And Solomon awoke; and,
behold, it was a dream. And he came
to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered
up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and [he] made a feast to
all his servants.”
I Kings 3:15
*Leviticus 23:24,39 (Sabbaths
of Feasts)
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Tribute to GOD’s “HOLY” Seventh Day Sabbath:
“REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY”
Exodus
20:8
“See, for that
the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day
the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his
place on the seventh day.” Exodus 16:29
“And Moses
gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto
them, These are the words which the
LORD hath commanded, that ye should
do them.
“Six days shall
work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a
sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to
death.” Exodus
35:1,2
“Six days shall
work be done: but the seventh day is
the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation [“HOLY DAY”]; ye
shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your
dwellings.” Leviticus
23:3
Significantly, in the beginning when the
Holy ONE of Israel established this Sabbath Day of COMPLETE REST and when HE
clearly COMMANDED the Children of Israel in the Wilderness to observe this Holy
Day, HE MADE NO EXCEPTIONS!
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 Sabbath Day of REST is not only one of HIS Greatest WORKS of all time, but this Holy Day is a extraordinary “SIGN” between this Most High GOD, the CREATOR and HIS Chosen People, the Children of Israel!
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” Genesis 2:1 - 3
“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.” Exodus 16:23,29
The wise, obedient ones understand the great importance of observing this Seventh Day of Rest exactly as GOD Commanded and will not add to or diminish from this Law of the “Blessed,” “Sanctified,” and “Holy” Seventh Day Sabbath.
*******
“…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
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THE TORAH
READINGS FOR THE NEW MOON,
AND GOD’s
SEVENTH DAY SABBATHS
DURING
MARCH / APRIL
2004
ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
(If some of the Sabbath Readings are
too lengthy for one day, then pace yourself, and consider reading the TORAH
Writings on the Sabbath and the rest of the Scriptures throughout the
week.)
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NEW MOON - AVIV
THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS
UNTO ISRAELITES
NEW MOON WATCH:
Numbers 10:10
Psalm 81:1 – 10
Ezekiel 46:3
Exodus 10:1 - 3
Exodus Chapters 12 - 14
Joshua 2nd Chapter
Joshua 6th Chapter
Psalm 119:97-112
Psalm 3rd Chapter
Exodus 20:8 -11
Psalm 37th Chapter
Psalm 118th 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 SHABBAT READINGS
OF THE NEW YEAR – 3/27/04
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Deuteronomy 5:12 -15
Numbers 15:32-36
Isaiah 56:1-8
Isaiah 58:10-14
Exodus Chapters 15 - 17
Isaiah 12th Chapter
II Samuel 22nd Chapter
I Chronicles 29:10 - 19
Psalm 114th Chapter
Psalm 10th Chapter
Psalm 66th Chapter
SHABBAT READINGS -
4/3/04
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah
58:10 - 14
Isaiah 43rd Chapter
Joshua 1:1 - 9
Joshua 24:26,27
I Kings 8:23 - 53
Deuteronomy 30:1 - 3
Nehemiah 9:13,14
Nehemiah 13:15 - 22
Psalm 68th Chapter
EREV PASSOVER
(14TH at Sundown) - Determined
by the New Moon
“Sighting”
“…Thou art my servant, O
Israel,
in whom I will be
glorified.”
Isaiah
49:3
Deuteronomy 16:1 – 8
Exodus Chapters 21 - 23
Exodus
12th Chapter
Exodus 3:6 - 18
Numbers 9:1 - 14
II Chronicles 35:1 - 19
Ezra 6th Chapter
Isaiah 43rd Chapter
Jeremiah 15:11
Psalm 33rd 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 sabbaths;
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
Exodus Chapters 24 - 26
Exodus
12th Chapter
Deuteronomy 26th Chapter