Daily Bible Portion (Thursday)
Daily Bible Portion – 5 of 7
"JETHRO"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 18:1-20:26, Isaiah 6:1-13, Matthew 5:1-48, Acts 6:1-7, Hebrews 12:18-29, 1 Peter 2:9-10)
Yahweh had chosen the Children of Israel, all twelve tribes, to enter into a Covenant relationship with Him and to be His Bride. He had promised this to Abraham and his descendants after him. The Israelites were the children of Abraham coming out of Egypt to worship Him and are now being prepared to enter the next phase of their redemption called the betrothal. Today, if we are in Yeshua, we are Abraham’s seed.
The Three Stages of a Biblical Marriage
The three stages of a Biblical marriage are: the Betrothal, the Marriage and the Wedding Reception.
The Feasts Days or moedim(appointed times) of Yahweh follow this pattern. The Feasts we enter into each year are called rehearsals for the Bride that she might prepare for her wedding day.
•Passover is the calling out of the Bride to separate herself
•Unleavened Bread are her purity preparations, removal of previous leaven, bad habbits, old ways
•First Fruits is presentation of leavened bread that is leaven from heaven, a new creature
•Pentecost the betrothal of the Bride; the giving of the Marriage Covenant
•Day of Trumpets announces the Bridegroom’s return for His Bride
•Day of Atonement is the Wedding Day
•Feast of Tabernacles is the wedding reception after the wedding called the Wedding Supper of the Lamb when all the nations (wedding guests) come to celebrate.
All God’s Feasts establish the Bride in her identity as Israel, Yeshua’s firstborn. They show her how to prepare to walk in the realms of Yahweh’s Kingdom. Why is it important to keep Yahweh’s Feasts? They are the instructions to the Bride which bring her to Messiah. Like a road map, they direct the way to her wedding day and carry the anointing oils of blessing and sanctification for the Bride’s lamp (Matthew 25: 1-13). The fifty-day counting will bring the Bride to the Feast of Shavuot/Pentecost, which epitomizes the receiving of the Marriage Covenant/Contract and the betrothal stage of the wedding. The Bride becomes legally married at this point but does not live with her husband until the wedding day. By keeping these Feasts, called divine appointments, the Bride will not miss her betrothal and will be well on her way in her preparations for her wedding (Matthew 25:1-13; 22:1-14; Luke 14:15-24).
The importance of Mount Sinai in the book of Exodus is that it represents the betrothal stage of the wedding. All who are in Yeshua are being drawn by the Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh to come and participate in the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and Pentecost/Shavuot each year - Heavenly Kingdom appointments/holy days that bring the Bride to her Bridegroom. Yahweh asks us to rehearse these days with Him so we will never forget our vows but continue to prepare for His return. By keeping and teaching our children we prepare the next generation for what is to come. The vows spoken at the betrothal were kept for us as a reminder. Our Bibles, specifically the five books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy hold the Marriage Covenants of God called our ketubah. Without the understanding of the ketubah, how can a Bride keep her vows and prepare to meet her Bridegroom? As believers and part of Israel we need to have our walk match our confession, and celebrate the Feasts at their appointed times.
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"JETHRO"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 18:1-20:26, Isaiah 6:1-13, Matthew 5:1-48, Acts 6:1-7, Hebrews 12:18-29, 1 Peter 2:9-10)
Yahweh had chosen the Children of Israel, all twelve tribes, to enter into a Covenant relationship with Him and to be His Bride. He had promised this to Abraham and his descendants after him. The Israelites were the children of Abraham coming out of Egypt to worship Him and are now being prepared to enter the next phase of their redemption called the betrothal. Today, if we are in Yeshua, we are Abraham’s seed.
Galatians 3:7 “Therefore know that only those who are of faith [in Yeshua] are sons of Abraham.”
Galatians 3:29 “And if you are Christ's/Messiah’s, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs [to the Marriage Covenant given at Mount Sinai through Moses] according to the promise [Abrahamic Covenant].”
Galatians 3:29 “And if you are Christ's/Messiah’s, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs [to the Marriage Covenant given at Mount Sinai through Moses] according to the promise [Abrahamic Covenant].”
The Three Stages of a Biblical Marriage
The three stages of a Biblical marriage are: the Betrothal, the Marriage and the Wedding Reception.
The Feasts Days or moedim(appointed times) of Yahweh follow this pattern. The Feasts we enter into each year are called rehearsals for the Bride that she might prepare for her wedding day.
•Passover is the calling out of the Bride to separate herself
•Unleavened Bread are her purity preparations, removal of previous leaven, bad habbits, old ways
•First Fruits is presentation of leavened bread that is leaven from heaven, a new creature
•Pentecost the betrothal of the Bride; the giving of the Marriage Covenant
•Day of Trumpets announces the Bridegroom’s return for His Bride
•Day of Atonement is the Wedding Day
•Feast of Tabernacles is the wedding reception after the wedding called the Wedding Supper of the Lamb when all the nations (wedding guests) come to celebrate.
All God’s Feasts establish the Bride in her identity as Israel, Yeshua’s firstborn. They show her how to prepare to walk in the realms of Yahweh’s Kingdom. Why is it important to keep Yahweh’s Feasts? They are the instructions to the Bride which bring her to Messiah. Like a road map, they direct the way to her wedding day and carry the anointing oils of blessing and sanctification for the Bride’s lamp (Matthew 25: 1-13). The fifty-day counting will bring the Bride to the Feast of Shavuot/Pentecost, which epitomizes the receiving of the Marriage Covenant/Contract and the betrothal stage of the wedding. The Bride becomes legally married at this point but does not live with her husband until the wedding day. By keeping these Feasts, called divine appointments, the Bride will not miss her betrothal and will be well on her way in her preparations for her wedding (Matthew 25:1-13; 22:1-14; Luke 14:15-24).
The importance of Mount Sinai in the book of Exodus is that it represents the betrothal stage of the wedding. All who are in Yeshua are being drawn by the Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh to come and participate in the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and Pentecost/Shavuot each year - Heavenly Kingdom appointments/holy days that bring the Bride to her Bridegroom. Yahweh asks us to rehearse these days with Him so we will never forget our vows but continue to prepare for His return. By keeping and teaching our children we prepare the next generation for what is to come. The vows spoken at the betrothal were kept for us as a reminder. Our Bibles, specifically the five books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy hold the Marriage Covenants of God called our ketubah. Without the understanding of the ketubah, how can a Bride keep her vows and prepare to meet her Bridegroom? As believers and part of Israel we need to have our walk match our confession, and celebrate the Feasts at their appointed times.
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