Bar’chu et YHVH ha-m’vorach, Baruch YHVH ha-m’vorach
l’O’lam va-ed! Baruch ata YHVH
Eloheinu melech ha-olam asher bachar banu m’kol ha-amim,
v’na-tan lanu eht Torah-to.
Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Bless YHVH the blessed One; Blessed is YHVH, the blessed
One for all eternity. Blessed are you, YHVH, our Elohim, King of the Universe,
you have selected us from among all the peoples, and have given us your Torah.
Blessed are you, YHVH, giver of the Torah. Ameyn.)
Verses 1-12 We have here an account of the first war that ever we read of in scripture
Verses 13-16 We
have here an account of the only military action we ever find Avram engaged in,
and this he was prompted to, not by his avarice or ambition, but purely by a
principle of charity; it was not to enrich himself, but to help his friend.
Gen 14:1
And it came to be in the days of Amraphel (One That Darkens
Counsel, or The Commandment Which Went Forth Possibly Nimrod) sovereign of
Shinʽar, (Chaldea/Babylon) Aryoḵ
sovereign of Ellasar, Keḏorlaʽomer -sovereign of Ěylam, (Persia) and Tiḏʽal
sovereign of Goyim,
‘’a confederation of Kings, from the Persian Gulf to
and including (Turkey) who took the trouble to attack the 5 little Cities of
the Plain. An empire as large as Assyria or Babylon or Persia, not ruled by one
country or one King but a confederation, defeated by Abraham and 318 of his
household’’.
Jasher 16:2 - 2. And these four kings went up with all
their camps, about eight hundred thousand men, and they went as they were, and
smote every man they found in their road
The gematria of Avram’s chief servant, Eliezer אליעזר is 318, the
number of initiates that Avraham took with him to battle. (Eliezer means
‘’Elohim will help, similar to ‘’parakletos’’ in Greek) Joh 14:15 “If you love Me, you shall
guard My commands.[a] Footnote: aSee also Joh_14:21
and Joh_14:23, Exo_20:6, 1Jn_5:2-3 and 2Jn_1:6Joh
14:16 “And I shall ask the Father, and He shall give you another Helper,(parakleton) to stay with you forever Joh 14:17
the Spirit of the Truth, whom the world is unable to receive, because it does
not see Him or know Him. But you know Him, for He stays with you and shall be
in you.
Joh
14:18 “I shall not leave you orphans – I am coming to you.
Could this be connected to the prophecy of Ezekiel - Eze 38:15 “And you shall
come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all
of them riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army.
Eze
38:16 “And you shall come up against My people Yisra’ěl like a cloud, to
cover the land – in the latter days it shall be. And I shall bring you against
My land, in order that the nations know Me, when I am set apart in you, O Goḡ,
before their eyes.”
Gen 14:2 that they
fought against Bera (son of evil)sovereign of Seḏom, Birsha(with iniquity)
sovereign of Amorah, Shinaḇ(father of changing - sovereign of Aḏmah, Shem’ĕḇer sovereign of
Tseḇoyim, and the sovereign of Bela, that is Tsoʽar. –
Gen 14:3 All these
joined together in the Valley of Siddim, that is the Salt Sea.
Gen 14:4 Twelve
years they served Keḏorlaʽomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Gen 14:5 And in
the fourteenth year Keḏorlaʽomer and the sovereigns that were with him came
and smote the Repha’im in Ashteroth Qarnayim, and the Zuzim in Ḥam, and the
Ěmites in Shawĕh Qiryathayim,
Gen 14:6 and the
Ḥorites in their mountain of Sĕʽir, as far as Ěl Paran, which is by the
wilderness.
Gen 14:7 And they
turned back and came to Ěn Mishpat, that is Qaḏĕsh, and smote all the country
of the Amalĕqites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Ḥatsetson Tamar.
Gen 14:8 And the
sovereign of Seḏom, and the sovereign of Amorah, and the sovereign of Aḏmah,
and the sovereign of Tseḇoyim, and the sovereign of Bela, that is Tsoʽar, went
out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim,
Gen 14:9 against
Keḏorlaʽomer sovereign of Ěylam, and Tiḏʽal sovereign of Goyim, and Amraphel
sovereign of Shinʽar, and Aryoḵ sovereign of Ellasar – four sovereigns against
five.
Gen 14:10 And the
Valley of Siddim had many tar pits(or
oil). And the sovereigns of Seḏom and Amorah fled and fell there, and the
remainder fled to the mountains.
Gen 14:11 And they
took all the goods of Seḏom and Amorah, and all their food, and went away.
Gen 14:12 And they
took Lot, Aḇram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Seḏom, and his goods, and left.
Lot moved from the
plains into the city. See Ber 13:12- Please note that if you live near the
immorality of religion you will eventually be captured by it and become like it
if you are not rescued.
Gen 14:13 And one
who had escaped came and informed Aḇram the Heḇrew, for he dwelt by the
terebinth trees of Mamrĕ the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and brother of Anĕr,
and they had a covenant with Aḇram.
Mamre – strength of fatness also bitterness – Gen 18:1
Promise of Yitschak was given at Mamre. Avraham’s wife was buried in a cave –
Machpelah near Mamre – Gen 23:16-19. All the patriachs and their wives (except
Rachel) buried there.
Eschol – cluster as in cluster of grapes – see the story
of the 10 spies carrying a bunch of grapes between two poles that touched the
ground – Num 13:23
Yahshua is the ultimate strength of YHVH who has entered
into a covenant with YHVH on our behalf.
Gen 14:14 And when
Aḇram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants
who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
Gen 14:15 And he
and his servants divided against them by night, and smote them and pursued them
as far as Ḥoḇah, which is on the left of Damascus.
Gen 14:16 So he
brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot (Lot was Avraham's
nephew but many times in Hebrew thinking they spoke of a nephew or niece as 'brother'or
'sister' and a grandson as 'son' and a granddaughter as 'daughter') his goods,
as well as the women and the people.
Gen 14:17 And
after his return from the defeat of Keḏorlaʽomer and the sovereigns who were
with him, the sovereign of Seḏom came out to meet him at the Valley of Shawĕh,
that is, the Sovereign’s Valley.
Gen 14:18 And
Malkitseḏeq sovereign of Shalĕm brought
out bread and wine. Now he was the
priest of the Most High Ěl.
Gen 14:19 And he
blessed him and said, “Blessed be Aḇram of the Most High Ěl, Possessor of the
heavens and earth.
Gen 14:20 “And
blessed be the Most High Ěl who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tenth of all.
Jasher 16: 11. And Adonizedek king of Yerushalayim, the
same was Shem, went out with his men to meet Avram and his people, with bread
and wine, and they remained together in the valley of Melech.
The significance about Melchizedek (Shem)was not only the
place of His rule and ministry in Yerushalayim;
but that he operated in two
offices as both priest and king.
He has been recognized as the father of the Semetic race who would carry the
seed of Messiah.
Gen
9:27 “Let Elohim enlarge Yapheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shěm.
And let Kena‛an become his servant.”
Gen 14:21 And the
sovereign of Seḏom said to Aḇram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for
yourself.”
Gen 14:22 But
Aḇram said to the sovereign of Seḏom, “I have lifted my hand to יהוה, the Most High Ěl, the Possessor of the heavens and earth,
Gen
14:23 not to take a thread or a sandal
strap or whatever is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Aḇram rich,’
Gen
14:24 except only what the young men
have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Anĕr, Eshkol, and
Mamrĕ. Let them take their portion.”
Heb 7:1 For
this Malkitseḏeq, sovereign of Shalĕm, priest of the Most High Elohim, who met
Aḇraham returning from the slaughter of the sovereigns and blessed him,
Heb 7:2 to whom
also Aḇraham gave a tenth part of all, his name being translated,
indeed, first, ‘sovereign of righteousness,’ and then also sovereign of Shalĕm,
that is, ‘sovereign of peace,’
Heb 7:3 without father,
without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of
life, but having been made like the Son of Elohim, remains a priest for all
time.
Heb 7:4 Now see
how great this one was, to whom even the ancestor Aḇraham gave a tenth of the
choicest booty.
Heb 7:5 And truly,
those who are of the sons of Lĕwi, who receive the priesthood, have a command
to receive tithes from the people according to the Torah, that is, from their
brothers, though they have come from the loins of Aḇraham,
Heb 7:6 however,
the one whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Aḇraham,
and blessed the one who held the promises.
Heb 7:7 And it is
beyond all dispute that the lesser is blessed by the better.
Heb 7:8 And here
it is men who die that receive tithes, but there it is someone of whom it is
witnessed that he lives.
Heb 7:9 And one
might say that through Aḇraham even Lĕwi, who received tithes, gave tithes,
Heb 7:10 for he
was still in the loins of his father when Malkitseḏeq met him.
Heb 7:11 Truly,
then, if perfection were through the Lĕwitical priesthood – for under it the
people were given the Torah – why was there still need for another priest to
arise according to the order of Malkitseḏeq, and not be called according to
the order of Aharon?
Heb 7:12 For the
priesthood being changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law1
also. Footnote: 1Heb. 7:12. See “Law” in Explanatory notes.
Heb 7:13 For He of
whom this is said belongs to another tribe, from which no one had attended at
the altar.1 Footnote: 1See “Altar” in Explanatory notes.
Heb 7:14 For it is
perfectly clear that our Master arose from Yehuḏah, a tribe about which Mosheh
never spoke of concerning priesthood,
Heb 7:15 and this
is clearer still, if another priest arises in the likeness of Malkitseḏeq,
Heb 7:16 who has
become, not according to the Torah of fleshly command, but according to the
power of an endless life,
Heb 7:17 for He
does witness, “You are a priest forever according to the order of
Malkitseḏeq.”
Heb 7:18 For there
is indeed a setting aside of the former command because of its weakness and
unprofitableness,
Heb 7:19 for the
Torah perfected naught, but the bringing in of a better expectation, through
which we draw near to Elohim.
Heb 7:20 And it
was not without an oath!
Heb 7:21 For they
indeed became priests without an oath, but He became Priest with an oath
by Him who said to Him, “יהוה has sworn and shall not
regret, ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Malkitseḏeq.’ ”
Heb
7:22 By as much as this יהושע has become a guarantor of a better covenant.
Heb
7:23 And indeed, those that became
priests were many, because they were prevented by death from continuing,
Heb
7:24 but He, because He remains forever,
has an unchangeable priesthood.
Heb
7:25 Therefore He is also able to save
completely those who draw near to Elohim through Him, ever living to make
intercession for them.
Heb
7:26 For it was fitting that we should
have such a High Priest – kind, innocent, undefiled, having been separated from
sinners, and exalted above the heavens,
Heb
7:27 who does not need, as those high
priests, to offer up slaughter offerings day by day, first for His own
sins and then for those of the people, for this He did once for all when He
offered up Himself.
Heb
7:28 For the Torah appoints as high
priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the
Torah, appoints the Son having been perfected forever.
Psa 110:1 יהוה said to my Master, “Sit at My right hand,
Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
Psa 110:2 יהוה sends Your mighty sceptre out of Tsiyon.
Rule in the midst of Your enemies!
Psa 110:3 Your people volunteer in the day of Your
might, In the splendours of set-apartness! From the womb, from the morning, You
have the dew of Your youth!
Psa 110:4 יהוה has sworn and does not relent, “You are a
priest forever According to the order of Malkitseḏeq.”
Psa 110:5 יהוה at Your right hand Shall smite sovereigns
in the day of His wrath.
Psa 110:6 He judges among the nations, He shall
fill the nations with dead bodies, He shall crush the Head over the
mighty earth!
‘’The pre-existence of Messiah is a central tenet of
mainstream Christianity. It explores the nature of Christ's pre-existence as
the Divine hypostasis called
the Logos or Word, described in John 1:1–18, ‘’
Def hypostasis - an underlying reality or substance, as
opposed to attributes or to that which lacks substance.
Today there are more people especially ‘’messianic
believers'' who question this doctrine.
‘’Satan himself was behind this development of error.
Belief in a pre-existing “God the Son” diminishes the full force of the gospel
message by shifting focus from the Saviour’s triumphant resurrection to his
assumed pre-existence.
The resurrection of Yahushua is the central theme of the
gospel. It is the greatest confirmation that he was the true Messiah. The literal
resurrection of Yahushua is the historical truth on which the early
messianic believers was founded because it is the proof that he lived a
sinless life! And, having lived a sinless life, having overcome where the first
Adam fell, Yahuwah is able to impute his righteousness on all that believe and
accept by faith his sacrifice in their behalf.
The resurrection of Yahshua is our assurance that his
sacrificial death was accepted in our place. For, without a sinless life, he
could not have been resurrected.’’
Baruch
atah YHVH, Eloheynu, Melech ha-‘Olam, asher natan lanu Toraht-emet, v’chay-yeh
o’lam nata-b’tochenu. Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed
are you Yahweh, our Elohim, King of the Universe, you have given us your Torah
of truth, and have planted everlasting life within our midst. Blessed are you,
YHVH giver of the Torah – Ameyn