COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] God's (YHWH's) New Covenant
[1]  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 190A]
 
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.   Ephesians 5:33,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
In fact husbands should not honor just their wife, but this is expanded to others in the faith at Romans 12:1, [AV] “Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”  This includes also, Ephesians 6:2, [AV] “Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”   And wives should likewise honor their husband as shown at 1 Peter 5:5 – 7, [AV] “For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:  6  Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.  7  Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”  
 
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[2]    God's (YHWH's) New Covenant
 
INTRODUCTION:
 
Our God (YHWH) is a god of covenants.   Many covenants are mentioned in the Bible such as the old Law Covenant that God (YHWH) made specifically with the ancient nation of Israel which only applied to that nation and individuals living within that nation.
 
He also made a covenant with Noah promising to never to destroy the earth again with a deluge as recorded at Genesis 9:8-15, " And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,  9
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;  10  And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.  11  And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.  12  And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:  13  I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.  14  And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:  15  And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
 
Now just what is the new covenant or contract?   If it is the new covenant, does that mean that there is an old covenant? Are any other covenants related to it? These are important questions because Jesus said that the blood of the covenant would be poured out "for forgiveness of sins."   We all need forgiveness of sins, and as recorded at Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;' (AV).    This brief paragraph raises many questions that will shortly be answered.
 
OLD LAW COVENANT:
 
The Law Covenant was NOT made with all tribes and nations, but only with the nation of Israel as shown at Exodus 24:3-8, "And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which Jehovah hath spoken will we do. 4 And Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Jehovah. 6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient. 8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words." (American Standard Version; ASV).  God's (YHWH's) specific words with respect the covenant are, Exodus 34:27-29, "And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. 28 And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. 29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him." (ASV).  And God (YHWH) by means of his Holy Spirit, his active force or power spoke to the people of Israel out of a fire as recorded at Deuternonmy 4:12-13, "And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only `ye heard' a voice. 13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone." (ASV).
 
The Law Covenant was NOT made with any nation, but Israel.  This fact is testified to at many places in the Bible such as at Psalms 147:19-20, "He showeth his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD." (the Webster Bible; WB); And at Deuteronomy 4:7-8, "`For which `is' the great nation that hath God near unto it, as Jehovah our God, in all we have called unto him? 8 and which `is' the great nation which hath righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you to-day?" (Young's Literal Translation; YLT); And at Exodus 31:15-17, "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed."; And at Deuteronomy 5:2-3, "Jehovah our God made with us a covenant in Horeb; 3 not with our fathers hath Jehovah made this covenant, but with us; we -- these -- here to-day -- all of us alive." (YLT).
 
The Law Covenant was NOT intended to be permanent, but to point the need for a better covenant with forgiveness of sins in view.   In fact, no one proved able to keep all the provisions of the Law Covenant and God's (YHWH's) intention to replace it a better covenant, a New Covenant, and this was made clear at Jeremiah 31:31-33, " Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:  32  Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:  33  But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people." (AV).
 
THE NEW COVENANT WITH GREATER BLESSINGS:
 
Shortly before his death, Jesus told his followers that his shed blood was the initalizing of a New Covenant per Matthew 26:26-28, " And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.  27  And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;  28  For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (AV) and Luke 22:20, " For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19  And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.  20  Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you." (AV).
 
Ten days after he ascended to heaven, the new covenant was seen to be in operation when Holy Spirit was poured out on approximately 120 disciples gathered in an upper room in Jerusalem per Acts 1:15-16, " And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)  16  Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus." (AV); and at Acts 2:1-4, " And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.  3  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.  4  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." (AV).   This bringing of approximately 120 disciples into the New Covenant clearly showed that the old Law Covenant, even for the nation of Israel, was now obsolete and replaced by the New Covenant per Hebrews 8:6-13, " But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
7  For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
8  For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:  9  Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.  10  For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11  And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.  12  For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.  13  In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away." (AV).
 
Now some may wonder if the old Law Covenant had been a failure.   Let's examine the facts and see what the case really is.    No this was not the case at all.   True, since it was now replaced, fleshly Israel was no longer God's special people per Matthew 23:37-39, " O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!  38  Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.   39  For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." (AV).   This outcome was due to Israel's disobedience and rejection of God's (YHWH's) Anointed One as recorded at Exodus 19:5, " Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:" (AV). Acts 2:21-36, "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.  22  Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:  23  Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:  24  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.  25  For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:  26  Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:  27  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.  28  Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.  29  Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.  30  Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;  31  He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.  32  This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.  33  Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.  34  For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Until I make thy foes thy footstool.  36  Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ." (AV).
 
However, before the Law Covenant was replaced, it had accomplished much.   For many centuries, it had provided a way of approaching God (YHWH), and served as protection against false religion.   It contained kernels of the New Covenant, and its requirements for repeated sacrifices drew attention and/or demonstrated man's urgent need of redemption or forgiveness from sin and death.   It was the path or 'tutor' that lead up to Christ per Galatians 3:17-29, " Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.  17  And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.  18  For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.  19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.  20  Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.  21  Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.  22  But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.  23  But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.  24  Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.  25  But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.  26  For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.  27  For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.  28  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.  29  And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." (AV); and Romans 3:20-21 makes it clear that no flesh was justified by the Old Law Covenant, " Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.  21  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; and Romans 4:15-16 states, " Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.  16  Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all," (AV); and Romans 5:12 says, " Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (AV).
 
It is made clear at Hebrews 10:1-5 that sacrifices of animals do NOT take away sin, but were intended to remind those under the Law Covenant that they should look forward per Jeremiah 31:31 to something better, the New Covenant, " For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.  2  For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.  3  But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.  4  For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.  5  Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:  6  In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure." (AV).   Yet, it was only through the New Covenant that the blessing promised to Abraham would be realized.
 
NEW COVENANT DETAILS:
 
Per Psalm 19:7 the old Law Covenant was perfect, " The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple." (AV).   Yet, inspite of this God (YHWH) promised something better per Jeremiah 31:31-34, " Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:  32  Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:  33  But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.  34  And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." (AV).   Now who would be part of or taken into this new covenant?   Let's look at Hebrews 9:15-18 which showed it would not be the nation of Israel and also shows what would be required to put it into force, " And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.  16  For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.  17  For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.  18  Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
 
Galatians 6:16, " And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God."; and Jesus (Yeshua) showed at Matthew 22:37-40, that the New Covenant was based on love and forgiveness, " Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.  38  This is the first and great commandment.  39  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.  40  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (AV).   In fact, of the New Covenant, God (YHWH) said it would not be a covenant of do and do nots since it would be based on love and would be written on the hearts of obedient ones per Romans 2:2829, " For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:  29  But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God." (AV).   Thus the obedient ones would prove to be a new 'Israel' or spiritual 'Israel" and not a literal Israel per Revelation 7:9-10, " After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;  10  And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." (AV); which harmonizes with what Zechariah 8:23 foretells, " 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." (AV).
 
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COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2]   The Meaning of Being a Footstep Follower of Christ and God (YHWH):
[1]   SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 191A]
 
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.   Isaiah 65:17,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
Yes, Almighty God (YHWH) has shown He intends to once more make this earth a paradise as He originally intended it to be when He created it.  And, His intent to do so is once more made known at Psalms 37:27 – 29, [AV] as follows, “Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28  For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.  29  The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”  And in Revelation 21,3 -4, [AV] “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.  4  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” 
 
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[2]   The Meaning of Being a Footstep Follower of Christ and God (YHWH):
 
INTRODUCTION:
 
When a Baby takes his first steps towards his/her parent's outstretched arms and takes its first few steps, it parents are there to catch him/her.   This may seem like a small thing; however, to the child's parents this is a major milestone for them in the life of their child.   They hope to provide the child with guidance and support far into the future.
 
Likewise our God (YHWH) has similar feelings toward his earthly children.   He once said regarding his chosen people, Israel, or Ephraim at Hosea 11:3-4, "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.  4  I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).   God (YHWH) thus describes himself as a loving parent who is patiently teaching a child to walk, perhaps taking him/her into His arms when he falls.   God (YHWH) is the ultimate parent, and is eager to teach us how to walk in the correct ways.   He also delights in accompanying us as we continue to make progress.   So as Micah 6:8 says, "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" (AV).   But what does it mean to walk with God (YHWH) and in the footsteps of his only begotten Son, Jesus (Yeshua)?   Why is this necessary?   How is it possible? And what blessings will result from doing so?   These questions will be considered.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WALK WITH GOD (YHWH) AND HIS SON, JESUS (YESHUA)?
 
This walking with God (YHWH) and His Son does not mean a literal walk with God (YHWH) which would be impossible as he is a spirit being per Exodus 33:20, "And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live." (AV); and John 4:24, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (AV).   So when the Bible speaks of humans walking with God, it is using figurative language to paint a remarkable word picture that rises above national and cultural boundaries and that even transcends time.   Only in this way, can all people, regardless of place or era, are able to grasp the concept of one person walking in the company with another.   Thus, this word picture conveys warmth and closeness, does it not?   Such feelings give us some insight into what it means to walk with God (YHWH).
 
Now let's deal with some specific cases from the past.   At Genesis 5:24 and 6:9 faith men of old, Enoch and Noah are referred to as walking with God (YHWH) as follows, "And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him." (AV); and "These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God." (AV).   Now, specifically, in the Bible, the term 'to walk' often means to follow a certain course of action.   The life of both Enoch and Noah illustrate this fact; they both lived their lives in harmony with the will of God (YHWH).   This was quite unlike the world around them, they unlike the individuals in the world around them, looked to God (YHWH) for guidance and obeyed his directions.   The had complete trust in him, but of course this did NOT mean God (YHWH) made their decisions for them.
 
No, since God (YHWH) created humans with a free will, and wants us to use this 'gift' along with our own 'power of reason' per Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." (AV).   However as we make our decisions, we should humbly allow our power of reason to be guided by God's (YHWH's) infinitely superior mind per Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (AV); and Isaiah 55:8-9, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.  9  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." (AV).   Thus, in effect we walk with Him throughout life.
 
The Bible often likens life to a journey or a walk, a figurative metaphor.   In some cases, that comparison is direct, but in other cases, it is implied.   For example, when Jesus (Yeshua) said at Matthew 6:27, "Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?".   Something about those words my strike you as puzzling.   Why would Jesus (Yeshua) speak of adding 'one cubit,' which is a measure of distance, to an individual's 'life span,' which is measured in terms of time?   He was obviously painting a picture of life as a journey.   In effect, He taught that worrying will not help you to add even a small step to the walk of your life.   Should we conclude, though, that nothing can be done about the length of that walk?   No, far from it!   Now that brings to our second question, which is why do we need to walk with God (YHWH).
 
WHY DO WE NEED TO WALK WITH GOD?
 
One reason is explained at Jeremiah 10:23, "O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." (AV).   Thus this scripture shows that we humans have neither the ability nor the right to direct our own life course.   We are in a desperate need fo guidance, and those who insist on going their own way, independent of God (YHWH), make the same mistake that the first human pair, Adam and Eve made.   The first pair made a wrong assumption for themselves, that they could determine for themselves what is good and what is bad as shown at Genesis 3:1-6, "Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?   2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:   3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.   4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:   5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.   6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat." (AV).   Thus, they usurped God's (YHWH's) exclusive right that did NOT belong to them.
 
Every day, we face decisions small and great; Now do you not feel the need for guidance on your life's journey?   Some of these are difficult to make and can affect our future, and that of our loved ones.   Now just think, would it not be wonderful to have someone infinitely older and wiser than we are who is happy to give us loving guidance in making those decisions!   Sadly, most people today prefer to trust their own judgment and guide their own steps.   The ignore the truth stated at Proverbs 28:26, "He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered." (AV).   God (YHWH) wants us to escape the disasters that result from trusting in human reasoning and the treacherous human heart per Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" (AV).   In other words, he wants us to walk in wisdom, to trust him as our wise guide and instructor.   When we do, our walk in life is secure, satisfying, and fulfilling.
 
Also, another reason why we need to walk with God involves the length of the walk we want to take.   The Bible states a grim truth, that all imperfect humans are walking toward the same destination, old age.   And Ecclesiastes 12.5 says,  " Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:" (AV).   Now his long home is the grave, where sin and imperfection naturally take us per Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (AV).   However, God (YHWH) wants more for us than a short, troubled walk from cradle to grave per Job 14:1, "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble."   Only by walking with God (YHWH) can we hope to walk for as long as we were meant to walk -- forever.   Now is this not the walk you want?   Clearly, then, you need to walk with your Father, Almighty God (YHWH).
 
NOW HOW CAN WE WALK WITH GOD?
 
Now, how can we walk with God (YHWH)?   We can find the answer at Isaiah 30:20-21, "And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:  21  And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." (AV).   In this encouraging passage, God's (YHWH's) words reminded his people that when they rebel against him, he was, in effect, hidden from them.   This is clearly shown by Isaiah 1:15 and 59:2, "And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood." (AV) and " But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." (AV).   We might look on this as God (YHWH) standing openly before his faithful people and acting as an instructor standing before his students, demonstrating what he wants them to learn.
 
However in Isaiah 30:21, previously quoted, a different word picture is painted.   God (YHWH) is depicted as walking behind his people, issuing directions on the right way to walk.   Bible scholars have noted that this expression might be based on the way a shepherd sometimes follows his sheep, calling out to guide them and to keep them from going the wrong way.   Now how does this word picture apply to us?   We, when we turn to God's (YHWH;s) word, the Bible, for guidance, we are reading words that were recorded thousands of years ago.   They are figuratively coming from behind us, as it were, in the stream of time.   Yet, they are just as relevant today as they were the day they were written.   Let's face it, Bible counsel can guide us in our day-today decisions, and it can help us to map out the course of our life over the years to come per Psalm 119:105, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." (AV).   Thus, when we earnestly seek out such counsel and apply it, then God (YHWH) is our guide; to wit, we are walking with God (YHWH).
 
Now, the question all should ask is whether they are really allowing God's (YHWH's) word to guide them that closely?   It is worthwhile to pause at times and examine ourselves honestly.   AS Jeremiah wrote long ago at Jeremiah 6:16, "Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.".   Now those words might remind us of a traveler who pauses at a crossroads to ask for directions.   In a spiritual sense, God's (YHWH's) rebellious people in ancient Israel needed to do something similar.   They needed to find their way back to the 'roadways of long ago.'   That 'good way' was the way in which their faithful forefathers had walked, the way from which the nation had foolishly strayed.   Sadly, Israel responded stubbornly to this loving reminder from God (YHWH).   This same verse continues, "But they said, We will not walk therein."   Yet God's (YHWH's) true people in modern times have responded differently to such counsel.   Unlike apostate Christendom, they, Jesus' (Yeshua's) true footstep followers have faithfully adhered to the council of 2 Timothy 1:13-14, "Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14  That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us." (AV).   That is they have held fast to the way given at John 10:16, "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." (AV).
 
Therefore, it is wise to stop periodically and examine the way we are walking in life.   If you faithfully read the Bible with a view to gaining understanding and comprehension and let yourself be instructed and trained by God (YHWH), then you will wing God's (YHWH's) favor and blessings.   However, you must humbly apply the counsel you receive by reading the Bible and walking with God (YHWH); the following of 'the roadways of long ago.
 
WALK AS THOUGH "SEEING THE ONE WHO IS INVISIBLE"
 
Let's face it, for us to walk with God (YHWH), he must be real to us.  Remember, God (YHWH) assured faithful ones in the ancient nation of Israel that he was not hidden from them.   Likewise, today, he reveals himself to his people as the grand instructor.  Now we should make God (YHWH) real to su today; It should be as though he were standing before you to instruct you.  That is the dind of faith we need to develop if we are to walk with God (YHWH).  Moses had such faith as testified to at Hebrews 11:27, "By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible." (AV).   Now if God (YHWH) is real to you, then you will take his feelings into account when making decisions.   For example, you would not even consider engaging in wrongdoing and then trying to hide your sin.    Rather, you would endeavor to walk with God (YHWH) even when no other human would see you.    You should have the resolve like King David expressed at Psalm 101:2, " I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart." (AV).
 
Now God (YHWH) understands that we are imperfect, human creatures and that we may at times find it a challenge to believe in what we cannot see as shown by Psalm 103:14, "For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust." (AV).   But he does much to help us overcome such weakness.   To this end, he has gathered together 'a people for his name' from all the nations of the earth per Acts 15:14, "Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name." (AV).
 
Above all, God (YHWH) has given us the example of his Son, Jesus (Yeshua) who said at John 14:6, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (AV).    Studying Jesus' (Yeshua's) life course on earth is one of the best ways to make God (YHWH) more real to us.   Everything that Jesus (Yeshua) said or did was a perfect reflection of his heavenly Father's personality and ways as testified to at John 14:9, "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?" (AV).   Therefore, as we make decisions, we need to think carefully about how Jesus (Yeshua) would have handled the matter.   When our decisions reflect such careful and prayerful thought, then we are following in Christ's footsteps per 1 Peter 2:21, "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:" (AV).   Then, as a result, we are walking with God (YHWH).
 
NOW WHAT BLESSINGS WILL RESULT?
 
To walk with God (YHWH) is to lead a blessed life.   Remember what God (YHWH) promised obedient faithful people at Jeremiah 6:16, "Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein." (AV).    Of course this does not necessarily mean an easy life filled with pleasures and luxuries.    Certainly not, God (YHWH) provides something far better, something that the wealthiest among mankind rarely find; to wit, for your soul, innte peace, joy, satisfaction, and spiritual fulfillment.   Such ease means that you can be confident that you have chosen the best path in life.   Such peace of mind is a rare blessing in this hard world!
 
Yes, life itself is a great blessing.   Evan a short walk is better than no walk at all.   However, God (YHWH) never meant for your walk to consist of simply a brief trip from the vigor of youth to the pain of old age.   No God (YHWH) wants you to have the greatest blessing of all.   He wants you to walk with him forever!   This is well-expressed at Micah 4:5, "For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever." (AV).    Now the question is, will you live what God (YHWH) invitingly calls 'the real life' per 1 Timothy 6:19, "Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life." (AV)?   Then make it your resolve to walk with God (YHWH) today, tomorrow, and every day thereafter on into eternity.
 
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COMBINATION OF THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 193A]
 
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.   Proverbs 3:5 – 6,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
Yes, an as Psalms 62:8, [AV] says, “Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.”  And as Jeremiah 17:7 - 8, [AV] shows, “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.  8  For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”  We should keep our mind on spiritual things as revealed by Psalms 26:3 -4, [AV] “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.  4  Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:”  
 
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THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES:
Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Malvaviscus arboreus,
 
 The sweet nectar from the base of the blooms. Its red fruits are edible raw or cooked, and has a somewhat mealy texture, and tastes a bit like an apple. I was very young, but I remember that they tasted very yummy! Oh how I wish I could reach into this picture, and taste the fruit again. 
 
Malvaviscus arboreus is native to a region stretching from Mexico through Central America to Columbia. It has made itself at home in Florida and is naturalized in many areas of central and south Florida and in other parts of the subtropical world. The official common name is Flor de santos, Sleeping hibiscus, Manzanilla, Turk’s Turban, Scotchman’s Purse and Mexican Apple. It is a pretty and edible shrub (not to be confused by Malvaviscus drummondii) growing to eight foot tall by six foot wide. The oval green leaves are simple, alternate, and have three shallow lobes and serrated margins. Leaf venation is palmate, a clue to mallow family ancestry. Flowers high in antioxidants; seeds are high in protein and starch; leaves high in minerals; fruit high in vitamin C.
 
The petals of each flower open only slightly giving the flower a tubular shape like a Turk’s turban or umbrella. These edible flowers can not only be eaten, or used as a garnish, but also are made into a decoction, it is said to be good for the digestive tract and female problems. The bright red flowers are pendulous and last for several days. The petals do not flare back like Hibiscus, but remain swirled around the pistil. This gives the impression that the flowers never open, and hence the common name of Sleeping Hibiscus. There is a pale pink color-form that is not as showy. Flowers and fruit make a good herbal tea, and the young leaves can be utilized as a culinary herb or salad herb. When the fruit is cooked down, it will produce a good jelly or syrup.
There are two distinct varieties and many online resources confuse the two. Variety arboreus is the one most commonly grown in Florida. Variety drummondii (most commonly grown in Texas) apparently has broader fuzzy leaves and more erect flowers. The plant often becomes vine like when grown in shady situations, sending out long stems that clamber over and up adjacent trees and bushes.
Hibiscus Green Tea
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Ingredients
1 gallon water
6 green tea bags
1 cup hibiscus flowers
1/2 cup sugar (more or less to taste)
Lime slices for serving
Dark Rum (optional)
Instructions
Bring water to a boil. Turn off the heat, add the tea bags and the flowers. Allow to cool to room temperature. Strain through a fine strainer into a pretty pitcher. (Be very careful not to wear your white cashmere when doing this – the tea will stain. I set my pitcher and strainer in the sink.) Stir in sugar until dissolved. Chill and serve garnished with a slice of lime and a shot of rum if you are feeling like that.
Hibiscus Lemon Balm Ice Pops
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makes 5 – 2.5 oz popsicles
Ingredients
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 small bunch lemon balm
2 bags hibiscus tea
1 1/3 cups water
Instructions
Heat 1/2 cup water in small saucepan until almost boiling. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar until dissolved. Toss in lemon balm, and let steep for at least 30 minutes. Strain syrup to remove lemon balm. Boil 1 1/3 cups water. Steep tea bags for at least 30 minutes. Remove tea bags. Combine tea and simple syrup. Pour into ice pop molds and freeze until solid.  [sourc - retrieved from  https://zoom50.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/flor-de-santossleeping-hibiscusmalvaviscus-arboreus/   on  8/11/2015]
 
In Genesis 1:11-13, "And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (American Standard Version, ASV)[for more details, go to  www.jw.org].
 
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COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] Sequel to There Is Only One True God
[1]   SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 195A]
 
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.  Genesis 1:28, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
This literally proved to be true for His chosen people when they were obedient as shown at Leviticus 26,3 – 11, [AV] “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 
If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;  4  Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.  5  And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.  6  And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.  7  And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.  8  And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.  9  For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.  10  And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.  11  And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.”  
 
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[2]   Sequel to There Is Only One True God
 
INTRODUCTION:
 
As said in "There is Only One True God," many religions have many different gods with the count of these well over 2,000,000, but the Bible shows there is only one Almighty God (YHWH) Creator of all there is and Psalms 19:1-4 makes this quite clear, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.  2  Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.  3  There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.  4  Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun," (Authorized King James Bible; AV); and Psalms 100:3, "Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture." (AV); and his name is per Exodus 6:2-3, "And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:  3  And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them." (AV). 
 
Many pagans worship Devil inspired gods, but some learn to change and worship the true God (YHWH).  This article will deal with one pagan military commander of much fame that worshiped pagan gods one of which was probably the old middle eastern Moon god.  His name was Naaman.
 
NAAMAN COMES TO KNOW WHO IS THE TRUE GOD (YHWH):
 
Naaman was the commander of the army of the king of Syria, and we find him mentioned at 2 Kings 5:1-27 which account is as follows,
" Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
2  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
3  And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
4  And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
5  And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
6  And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
7  And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
8  And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9     So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10  And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11  But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12  Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13  And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14  Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15    And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
16  But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
17  And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
18  In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
19  And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
20   But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
21  So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
22  And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
23  And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
24  And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
25  But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
26  And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
 
As we can see, Naaman, although a pagan worshipper of pagan gods; yet he saw the true God (YHWH) would bring about miracle cures; whereas, the pagan gods could do nothing for mankind.   This mighty military commander in the services of the pagan King of Syria came to recognize there was only one true God (YHWH) creator of all.  As Naaman stated at 2 Kings 5:15, " And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant." (AV).
 
IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT ALL SERVE THE TRUE GOD (YHWH):
 
The false gods can do nothing for mankind and are nothing more than instruments of Satan the Devil to mislead mankind.   The true God (YHWH) is declared by the heavens, the glorious works of his hands, per Psalms 19:1-4, " The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2  Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.  3  There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.  4  Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun," (AV); and Romans 1:20 says, " For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" (AV).   As Isaiah 26:16 testifies, "Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?" (AV), and Isaiah 40:26, " Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth." (AV).
 
None should worship valueless gods since as Habakkuk 2:18-20, " What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?  19  Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.  20  But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him." (AV).
 
Thus all should NOT turn to worthless gods per Leviticus 19:4-5, " Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.  5  And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will." (AV).   We should offer pleasing worship to the true God (YHWH), and reject false gods, and live our life in obedience to his will.  We should reject all false gods and make glad our God's (YHWH's) heart by proclaiming him before believers in false gods.
 
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COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2]  Commentary on Revelation 19:12
[1]  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 197A]
 
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.   Jeremiah 10:23,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
And as Psalms 10:23, [AV] states, “Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”  Clearly showing that we must be vigilant I making sure we are walking in the straight and narrow gate that leads to salvation as detailed in Matthew 7:13 – 14, [AV] “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:  14  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”  As Proverbs 20:24, [AV] states, “Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?” clearly showing we only find the correct way through a careful study of the Bible, which is Almighty God’S (YHWH’S)book of guidance for all obedient mankind.  
 
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[2]   Commentary on Revelation 19:12
 
Revelation 19:12, "His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
 
Now, let's look at this scripture in context to get a better understanding of its meaning, Revelation 19:10-13, "And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 ¶  And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12  His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God." (AV).
 
A close examination of the above scriptures clearly shows the one being spoken of is none other than Jesus (Yeshua) the Son of God (YHWH) and not Almighty God (YHWH).   How can this be definitely ascertained?   All one has to do is look at Revelation 19:13 which states, " his name is called The Word of God," a term often used for Jesus (Yeshua), but NEVER for his Father, Almighty God (YHWH).   Easton's Revised Bible Dictionary says of the Word or Logos, the following:

Word, The -- (Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John #Joh 1:1-14 1Jo 1:1 Re 19:13 As such, Christ is the revealer of God. His office is to make God known. "No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him" #Joh 1:18 This title designates the divine nature of Christ. As the Word, he "was in the beginning" and "became flesh." "The Word was with God and "was God," and was the Creator of all things (comp.) #Ps 33:6 107:20 119:89 147:18 Isa 40:8[source - Easton's Revised Bible Dictionary]

 
So those trying to claim that Jesus (Yeshua) is his Father, Almighty God (YHWH) are not in line with Bible truths.   In fact, his Jewish name transliterated as Yeshua or Yehoshua in English literally means, " Yah is salvation," or "YHWH is salvation"  clearly showing he is NOT his Father (YHWH).   In fact it was a rather common practice in ancient Israel to incorporate the divine name YHWH or its abreviation YAH into names of individuals.
 
In fact, Jesus (Yeshua)  proved faithful to his Father (YHWH),  as shown at Revelation 1:5, "And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood," (AV); therefore, he became, as shown at Hebrews 5:9-10, "9  And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec." (AV).
 
Of course this obediance would be fitting as shown at 1 Timothy 6:15, Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;" (AV); And this is affirmed at Revelation 17:14, "These shall make war with the Lamb [Jesus (Yeshua)],and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful." (AV); And Revelation 19:16 shows, "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." (AV).  Thus, these scriptures show that his Father, Almighty God (YHWH) has placed him over all except himself as affirmed at 1 Corinthians 15:23-28, "But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.  24  Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.  25  For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.  26  The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.  27  For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.  28  And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all." (AV), once more the Father shows he is the supreme one in the universe and that he has made his Son, Jesus (Yeshua), second only to himself.
 
And, last but not least, he became, per 1 Timothy 2:5, " For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" (AV), and (Hebrews 12:24, " And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel." (AV).
 
We should humble ourselves and keep the mental attitude of Jesus (Yeshua) testified to at Philippians 2:5-11, "Keep this mental attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus,  6 who, although he was existing in God's form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God.  7 No, but he emptied himself and took a slave's form and came to be in the likeness of men.  8 More than that, when he found himself in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient as far as death, yes, death on a torture stake.  9 For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every [other] name, 10 so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, 11 and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father." (New World Translation, NWT).  Here we see First, that Jesus (Yeshua) was obedient to his Father (YHWH) and did so even permitting his Father (YHWH) to use him as the required sacrifice per Matthew 20:28, "Just as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister and to give his soul a ransom in exchange for many." (NWT).   The Apostle Paul clearly affirmed this fact at Hebrews 9:11-12, "But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;  12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." (AV)
 
As previously mentioned, Jesus (Yeshua) was an obedient Son and recognized his Father's (YHWH's) superior position as clearly shown when he prayed to his Father (YHWH) at John John 14:28, " Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I."  (AV); And at John 17:5, "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was." (AV); And at at John 17:15, "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil." (AV).   Clearly by praying to his Father (YHWH), Jesus (Yeshua) was acknowledging his superior position, and this he testified to at John 20:17, "Jesus said to her, 'Stop clinging to Me; for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren, and say to them, I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God." (New American Standard Bible - Reference Edition by Moody Press, Chicago, a div. Of Moody Bible Institute; NASB-MP); clearly here he made known that his Father (YHWH) was not only our God (YHWH), but also his God (YHWH).  Therefore, he is NOT on the same high position as his Father (YHWH) and Exodus 20:3, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." (AV), the First Commandment is not violated as it would be if he, Jesus (Yeshua) were coequal with his Father (YHWH) as many claim in error having listened to the false teachings of mankind.  Therefore, we should constantly check as did the Bereans, as recorded at Acts 17:11, "These were more noble than those in Thesalonica in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." (AV).
 
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