“…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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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.”

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

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“Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

“Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery

and an instrument of ten strings.

“Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

“For the word of the LORD is right;

and all his works are done in truth.

“He loveth righteousness and judgment:

the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made;

and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”

Psalm 33:1 - 6

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“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

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

GENTILE NATIONS

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

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 11:10, ISAIAH 42:1,6

The “day” of the Gentile Nations is about to come to an end. The U.S. is probably the last of the great Gentile dynasties. This article is not intended to “bash” Gentiles, nor is it a message of “hate”. The purpose of this commentary is to have a “frank” discussion about the Gentile Nations.

Not long ago the Islamic Prime Minister of Malaysia made a speech declaring, “Jews ruled the world and recruited others to fight and die for them.” The U.S. and Britain are the “others” referred to in the Malaysian P.M.’s statement. The state religion of these two aforementioned countries is Judaeo-Christianity, a combination of Judaism and Christianity. These three religions of the world; Islam, Judaism and Christianity, come together to comprise the Gentile Nations.

Arrogance is the confidence of a fool. President George W. Bush along with the British Prime Minister Tony Blair and their gang of thugs think that they can go anywhere in the world and set up puppet governments to do their bidding for them. These Gentile leaders are arrogant enough to think that they can do whatever they choose and no one can stop them.

President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair’s “War on Terror” pits the followers of the Islamic religion against Christians and Jews. Ironically, all these Gentile Nations claim either a direct or indirect origin to the patriarch of the House of Yisrael and the Land of Canaan. In contrast, the true Yisraelites have suffered under the rule of Gentiles since the day YIHOVAH cast us out of Canaan over twenty-five (25) centuries ago. Gentiles have been “the head” and Yisraelites have definitely been “the tail”.

On a lighter note, I’ll leave you with this joke to ponder……….As the saying goes “who died and left you in charge?”……….I guess jc died to leave George W. in charge so he could lead the Gentiles to their death and destruction.

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“thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say,

How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

“The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

“Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming:

it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth;

it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

“All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we?

art thou become like unto us?

“Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols:

the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!

how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven,

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:

I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation,

in the sides of the north:

“I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

“Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

“They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, andconsider thee, saying,

Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

“That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof;

that opened not the house of his prisoners?

“I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts,

and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew,

saith the LORD.”

Isaiah 14:4,5,9,10,11,12,13 – 17,22

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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

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“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.

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

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

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

on our solemn feast day.

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

Psalm 81:1 - 4

(A Psalm of Asaph, the Seer –

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

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

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

Numbers 10:10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the Sabbaths [Feasts – NOT 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)

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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

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

Psalm 20:7

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

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

Psalm 9:10

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

Exodus 3:15

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THE TORAH READINGS FOR THE NEW MOON,

AND GOD’s SEVENTH DAY SABBATHS

DURING

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2003

ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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

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NEW MOON WATCH:

November 24,25,26, 2003

Psalm 81:1 – 10

Genesis Chapters 13 - 15

Nehemiah 9:13 - 31

Isaiah 49:1 - 18

Isaiah 57^th Chapter

Isaiah 60^th Chapter

Isaiah 65:8 - 19

Ezekiel 47^th Chapter

Zechariah 2:8 - 13

Psalm 107^th Chapter

SHABBAT READINGS - 11/29/03

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 16 - 18

Judges 2^nd Chapter

Ezekiel 16:8 – 63

Jeremiah 31:31 - 34

Ezekiel 20:33 - 49

Hosea 8^th Chapter

Isaiah 1:1 – 20

Psalm 89:1 – 9

Isaiah 46:5,9

Isaiah 40:18

Psalm 50^th Chapter

SHABBAT READINGS - 12/6/03

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 19 - 21

Leviticus 18:22 - 30

Leviticus 20:13

Deuteronomy 23:17

Isaiah 3^rd Chapter

Isaiah 13^th Chapter

Jeremiah 48^th Chapter

Jeremiah 49:1- 6

Jeremiah 50^th Chapter

Jeremiah 51^st Chapter

Joshua 24:1 - 4

I Kings 18:36 - 39

Amos 7:5 - 8

Psalm 84^th Chapter

SHABBAT READINGS - 12/13/03

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12 – 18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 – 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 22 - 24

Deuteronomy 8^th Chapter

Zechariah 13:7 – 9

Ezekiel 20:34 - 38

I Kings 3:5 - 14

Isaiah 26:1 - 13

Isaiah 66:18 - 24

Psalm 118:8 - 29

Psalm 121st Chapter

SHABBAT READINGS - 12/20/03

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 25 - 27

II Samuel 8:14

I Kings 18:31 - 39

II Kings 17:33 - 41

I Chronicles 16:7 - 36

Psalm 14^th Chapter

Lamentations 2:1 - 9

Ezekiel 28:25,26

Ezekiel 37^th Chapter

Obadiah

Malachi 1^st Chapter

Psalm 22^nd Chapter

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Watch for the next NEW MOON "Sighting" on December 23,24,25, 2003.

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

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

www.thelawkeepers.org

Click on “Torah Readings.”

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SOME QUESTIONS TO PONDER:

“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:” Isaiah 29:13

Can you explain what the Holy ONE means by, “their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men?”

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“…neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.”

Nehemiah 2:12

Should Nehemiah have gone with the thoughts that GOD had put in his heart to go to Jerusalem? Or, should he have waited on GOD, as so many Israelites are saying that we should do now instead of make a move to Exodus? As well, is there a possibility that the Most High GOD of Israel will ALSO put it in our hearts to Exodus, just as HE did with Nehemiah? If so, how then will we be able to recognize GOD’s Directive?

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“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” Psalm 27:14

Some of us might interpret “WAIT ON THE LORD” differently than others. In any case, it might be interesting and a good idea to read the above verse in the Hebrew. Then, what will your understanding be?

Given the state of world affairs, we should be very concerned with this true meaning and with what the Holy ONE meant regarding, “Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence” (Jeremiah 51:6).

Well, it’s something to think about, anyway, right?

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

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HINTS FOR HARDY, HEALTHY HEBREWS:

BABY FORMULA RECALLED

AFTER 3 INFANT DEATHS

Jerusalem

An Israeli company partly owned by the American food giant H.J. Heinz has recalled a kosher infant formula after three babies died of nervous disorders and ten (10) others were hospitalized.