1Ti 4:13 Until I come, give attention to(Gk the
reading) reading of Scripture, to encouragement, to teaching. (This is
possibly a reference to the weekly Torah portions)
1Ti 4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which
was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elderhood.
1Ti 4:15 Practise these matters, be in them, so
that your progress might be plain to all.
1Ti 4:16 Pay attention to yourself and to the
teaching. Continue in them, for in doing this you shall save both yourself and
those who hear you.
Which matters in vs 6?
1Ti 4:1 But the Spirit distinctly says that in latter
times some shall fall away from the belief, paying attention to misleading
spirits, and teachings of demons,
1Ti 4:2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having been
branded(seared) on their own conscience,
The
greatest deception amongst believers is to believe that they are not deceived
or can be deceived. Many of us today realize how seriously we have been deceived.
There is possibly far more deception going on in our own lives and in the lives
of others than what we imagine, or are willing to admit.
Definition of deception: Deception
occurs when you deceive, a word that comes from the Latin de- meaning
"from" and capere, meaning "to take." When you
deceive someone you take something from them, taking something that is not
rightfully yours. Deception is a trick or scheme to get what you want.
In Hebrew the word for
deception is “ramoot” and comes from the root “ram” which means “high, lofty,
elevated or exalted” by implication deception is everything that exalts itself
above YHVH and His Torah – “ramah” is a high place or a demonic stronghold.
In the last days the great
tribulation – like the ancient 10 plagues of Egypt – will bring deliverance to
the “called out ones” from demonic bondages.
Like in Egypt the first three
plagues came on all people – Egyptians and Israelites. So too in the last days
in the beginning of the great tribulation the first plagues will come upon all
people. What will these plagues be? No one can know for sure. Maybe we will all
suffer the consequences of being deceived by false doctrines and religion. When
these false religions are exposed and people begin to oppose them there could
be a great unleashing of demonic power on the earth.
These are the very last words that Moshe spoke before he
sang his final farewell song to Israel which was about how evil would come upon
Israel:
Deu 31:29 “For I
know that after my death you shall do very corruptly and turn aside from the
way which I have commanded you. And evil shall come to you in the latter days,
because you do what is evil in the eyes of יהוה, to provoke
Him through the work of your hands.”
Deu 31:30 So
Mosheh spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Yisra’ĕl the words of this
song till their completion:
After Moshe sang his song, he went up Mount
Nebo and died.
Parashah:
Deu 31:14 And יהוה said to
Mosheh, “See, the days have drawn near for you to die. Call Yehoshua, and
present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, so that I command him.” And Mosheh
and Yehoshua went and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.
Haftarah:
1Ki 2:1 And the days of Dawiḏ drew near to die, and
he commanded Shelomoh his son, saying,
1Ki 2:2 “I
am going the way of all the earth. And you shall be strong, and be a man.
1Ki 2:3 “And
guard the Charge of יהוה your Elohim:
to walk in His ways, to guard His laws, His commands, His right-rulings, and
His witnesses, as it is written in the Torah of Mosheh, so that you do wisely
all that you do and wherever you turn;
Deu 31:15 And יהוה appeared at the Tent in a column of a
cloud, and the column of a cloud stood above the door of the Tent.
Deu 31:16 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “See, you are about to
sleep with your fathers. And this people shall rise and whore after the mighty
ones of the strangers of the land into the midst of which they shall enter, and
forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.
Deu 31:17 “Then My
displeasure shall burn against them in
that day, and I shall forsake them and hide My face from them, and they
shall be consumed. And many evils and distresses shall come upon them, and it
shall be said in that day, ‘Is it
not because our Elohim is not in our midst that these evils have come upon us?’
Deu 31:18 “And I
shall certainly hide My face in that day,
because of all the evil which they have done, for they shall turn to other
mighty ones.
This is the last time Moshe appears in the tent of
meeting or tabernacle. This is the last message(besides the song) YHVH gives to
Moshe to give to us. This last message is a serious indictment against Israel
and her ongoing rebellion against YHVH and His Torah
Consider the seriousness of this indictment against
Israel – Moshe died around the year 1273 BCE. During his entire life and even
during and after the life on earth of Messiah who came, up to this present
moment – Israel and the entire world still remains for the most part rebellious
and disobedient to YHVH – His Messiah and His Torah.
See notes on Tim Hegg – Portion 148
Deu 31:19 “And now
write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Put it in their mouths, so that this song is to Me for a witness against the
children of Yisra’ĕl.
Deu 31:20 “And I
shall bring them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to
their fathers, and they shall eat and be satisfied and be fat, then they shall
turn to other mighty ones, and they shall serve them, and scorn Me and break My
covenant.
Deu 31:21 “And it
shall be, when many evils and distresses come upon them, that this song shall
answer before them as a witness. For it is not to be forgotten in the mouths of
their seed, for I know their thoughts which they are forming today, even before
I bring them to the land of which I swore to give them.”
Deu 31:22 And
Mosheh wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Deu 31:23 And He
commanded Yehoshua son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you are
to bring the children of Yisra’ĕl into the land of which I swore to them, and I
Myself am with you.”
Deu 31:24 And it
came to be, when Mosheh had completed writing the Words of this Torah in a
book, until their completion,
Deu 31:25 that
Mosheh commanded the Lĕwites, who bore the ark of the covenant of יהוה, saying,
Deu 31:26 “Take
this Book of the Torah, and you shall place it beside the ark of the covenant
of יהוה your Elohim, and it shall be there as a
witness against you,
Deu 31:27 for I
myself know your rebellion and your stiff neck. See, while I am still alive
with you today, you have been rebellious against יהוה, then how much
more after my death?
Deu 31:28
“Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, so
that I speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to
witness against them.
Deu 31:29 “For I
know that after my death you shall do very corruptly and turn aside from the
way which I have commanded you. And evil shall come to you in the latter days,
because you do what is evil in the eyes of יהוה, to provoke
Him through the work of your hands.”
Deu 31:30 So
Mosheh spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Yisra’ĕl the words of this
song till their completion:
“The remnant
is a recurring theme throughout the scriptures. The Anchor Bible Dictionary
describes it as "What is left of a community after it undergoes a
catastrophe". These are the most important group of people on earth
because they are the focus of YHVH’s attention and protection in these last days.
Rom 11:5 So therefore also, at this present time a
remnant according to the choice of favour has come to be.
Rev 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman,
and he went to fight with the remnant of her seed, those guarding the commands
of Elohim and possessing the witness of יהושע Messiah.
Rev 3:7 “And to the messenger of the assembly in
Philadelphia write, ‘He who is set-apart, He who is true, He who has the key of
Dawiḏ, He who opens and no
one shuts, and shuts and no one opens, says this:
Rev 3:8 “I
know your works – see, I have set before you an open door, and no one is able
to shut it – that you have little power, yet have guarded My Word, and have not
denied My Name.
Rev 3:9
“See, I am giving up those of the congregation of Satan, who say they
are Yehuḏim and are not, but
lie. See, I am making them come and worship before your feet, and to know that
I have loved you.
Rev 3:10
“Because you have guarded My Word of endurance, I also shall guard you
from the hour of trial which shall come upon all the world, to try those who
dwell on the earth.
Please
note these notes are under construction and are subject to correction and are
in no way a final authority on any subject
