Don't you see that these things had to happen, that the Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?" Then he started at the beginning, with the Books of Moses, and went on through all the Prophets, pointing out everything in the Scriptures that referred to him.

Torah - 5 books of Moses
where is Yeshuah in the Torah
in gospel of John  Christ call himself as the bread of Life  - in Exodus Manna is the "bread " that God has provided  - the hidden manna in the Holy of Holies  depicting the future coming of a "bread of life"
the provision of God

in the Offering the bloody affairs of killing of bull lamb and goats - for the atonement of sin
Yeshuah - "God's Salvation"  the Lamb of God (unblemished) shed his blood and die for our sin and take away our sin












Leviticus - High priest  -  Yeshuah 

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Tevet 11, 5771 Brit Chadashah

Weekly Torah Reading
Parashat Vayechi ("and he lived")

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  According to his great mercy,  he has caused us to be born again to a living hope  through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and  unfading,  kept in heaven for you, ⁵who by God’s power are being guarded  through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by  various trials, ⁷so that  the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by   fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.   Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, ⁹obtaining ⁾ the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

This is a Test: 'Bad People' - God Put Them There Just For Us ...

In every one of our lives there are people who mess with our minds and hearts. Believe it or not, God put them there. They're there for our benefit.

This is no crazy talk. It can be backed up biblically via examples from Joseph to Jesus. Although the Apostle Paul talked about his "thorn in the flesh," that "messenger of Satan" that was sent to buffet him (2 Corinthians 12:7-10), he too knew full well that the truth is God allows these people and challenging situations in our lives for our betterment.

This is Wonderful News
We are not at all very apt at seeing the silver lining to our very near and resplendently dark thunder clouds, are we?

We will most usually struggle to see the 'good news' in people who've set their hearts and minds against us, to expose or depose us. But, if it wasn't for these people we wouldn't have the opportunities to meet the challenges that God knows we can meet. We'd miss vital growth junctures that are part of our God-willed destiny. We can see it as God forming us via eternal discipline.

The writer of Hebrews hit on this very point:
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening - it's painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.    ~Hebrews 12:11 (NLT).

The point is we have to allow ourselves to be trained in this way. It comes natural to no one.

An Exercise in Execution
We cannot get better at spiritual practice without applying it. We need to get our minds and hearts involved in the practice of new ways of living if we're to master them.

Perhaps this exercise in question - seeing a nemesis as someone sent from the very hand of God - is best accomplished in spending some time reflecting over the role one of these people has played, and is indeed playing in our lives perhaps now.

This is the practice, it is hoped, toward spiritual enlightenment whereby God might tip into us some level of his own holy revelation. We might consequently begin to see the overall purpose of this evil against us in conforming from it, goodness.

broad rainbow from heaven down to earth