“…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
and from
and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the
nations,
and shall assemble the outcasts of
and gather together the dispersed of
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
“In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for
ever, Selah.”
Psalm 44:8
“But I will hope continually, and will yet praise
thee more and more.
“My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy
salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers
thereof.
“I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make
mention of thy righteousness, even of thine numbers
thereof.
“I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD:
I
will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
“O God, thou hast taught me from my youth:
and hither to have I
declared thy wondrous works.”
Psalm 71:14 – 17, 19,22
“Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done
great things:
O
God, who is like unto thee!
“I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth,
O my God:
unto thee will
I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of
Psalm 71:19,22
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.:
THE SECOND
EXODUS
Shalom Yisraelites,
How long will we have some
of our people worshipping false gods like jc? How long must we serve the enemy in the
land of our captivity? We’ve been
in captivity so long that we don’t remember what freedom really feels like.
We have become so Amercanized or Europeanized and some X-tianized that we have to be sanitized before we can return
to our own land. Have we forgotten
that we are supposed to be a “Holy People”? Have we forgotten all our Shabbats - the
seventh day Shabbat of Rest, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Ingathering,
Feast of Tabernacles and New Moons……We were created to serve YIHOVAH!
[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, [having]
sorrow in my heart daily?
How long shall mine enemy be exalted over
me?
Consider [and] hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [and] those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Dear
Father YIHOVAH,
We thank
you for allowing us to observe this past Passover season, as we mark this
GREAT Day in observance of your delivering our forefathers out of slavery. We
ask that we once again can have your mercy of deliverance. We ask that you will forgive us for our
sins, that we may have your deliverance in these precarious times. King Solomon asked that any prayer sent
facing Thine
Shalom
and Shalom,
Yehudah
ben Yacob,
President
The
LawKeepers, Co.
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Tribute to the New Moon
Revised:
“For as the new heavens and
the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name
remain.
“And it shall come to pass,
that from one new moon to another,
and from one sabbath to
another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”
Isaiah 66:22,23
<<<PLEASE TAKE PART IN THE NEW MOON
WATCH>>>
<<<The First Day of the
“HEBREW” Month>>>
IF “SIGHTED,”
And if it’s not the evening
of GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of
COMPLETE REST or other Holy
Day,
please report your evidence (day, date, and time)
to:
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START THE NEXT NEW MOON
WATCH ON THE EVENINGS OF
<<<APRIL 19,20,21, 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
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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
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
I Kings
*Leviticus
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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
“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
“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
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” Genesis 2:1 - 3
“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.” Exodus 16:23,29
The wise, obedient ones understand the great importance of observing this Seventh Day of Rest exactly as GOD Commanded and will not add to or diminish from this Law of the “Blessed,” “Sanctified,” and “Holy” Seventh Day Sabbath.
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“…we will
remember the name of the LORD our God.”
Psalm 20:7
“And they
that know thy name will put their trust in thee:
for thou, LORD, hast not
forsaken them that seek thee.”
Psalm
“… 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
AND GOD’s SEVENTH DAY SABBATHS
DURING
APRIL /
MAY 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 listed throughout the week.)
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NEW MOON WATCH:
“Sing, O
heavens; and be joyful,
O earth; and
break forth into
singing, O mountains:
for the
LORD hath
comforted his people,
and will have
mercy upon his
afflicted.” Isaiah
49:13
Numbers
Psalm 81:1 – 10
Ezekiel 46:3
Exodus Chapter 33 - 35
Isaiah 57:11 - 21
Ezekiel 44:10 - 31
Ezra 9th Chapter
Psalm 13th Chapter
Psalm 23rd Chapter
Psalm 44th Chapter
“And these
words, which I command thee
this day, shall be
in thine heart: And thou
shalt teach them
diligently unto thy children,
and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in
thine house, and
when thou walkest by the
way, and when
thou liest down, and when
thou risest up.” Deuteronomy 6:6,7
SHABBAT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Deuteronomy
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Exodus Chapters 36 - 38
I Chronicles 28th Chapter
Ezekiel 43rd Chapter
Psalm 49th Chapter
Zechariah 2:4 - 13
Zechariah 4:2
Psalm 90th Chapter
SHABBAT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Deuteronomy
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah
58:10 - 14
Exodus Chapters 39 and 40
and Leviticus Chapter 1
Isaiah 49th Chapter
Ezekiel 10:1 - 4
Ezekiel 43:18 - 27
Psalm 103rd Chapter
Psalm 129th Chapter
Malachi 2nd Chapter
Psalm 99th Chapter
SHABBAT
Genesis 2:1 - 3
Exodus 16:29
Exodus 31:12 - 18
Deuteronomy
Isaiah 56:1 - 7
Isaiah 58:10 - 14
Leviticus Chapters 2 - 4
Numbers
Ezra 6:1 - 12
Ezekiel 16th Chapter
Ezekiel 40:39 - 46
Ezekiel 42:13,14
Isaiah 61:8 - 11
Psalm 51st Chapter
Psalm 54th Chapter
SHABBAT