Parasha: Nitzavim 5785/2025 (ָּפָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים) reading:

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:9-30:20
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61-63
Ma’asei (Acts) 6; Ephesim (Ephesians) 2, 4; 1 TimaTheus (Timothy) 3; Titus 1

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Welcome. Parashat “Nitzavim 5785 (2025): Torah Requires an Organized Nation” explains how Yahweh called all twelve tribes into covenant with Him as an ordered nation, and how Yeshua’s body (aka the Tabernacle of David, the Stick of Joseph, and the sect of the Nazarenes) has the role of building Him a literal kingdom in His absence upon the written Torah.

It also explains how Ephraim (and those of Judah dwelling with him) were taken into the diaspora due to our disobedience to Elohim and His Covenant, how end time prophecies say that Edom (Esav) will perish, and how we must dedicate ourselves to hearing and obeying Yahweh’s voice and His written Torah if we want to survive the end times and return home.

In this week’s parashiot video, Norman begins by responding to some viewer questions and comments and by explaining the big-picture focus we should have for building Yahweh’s kingdom.

Viewer question #1: Sadducees and Karaites

“Thank you, brother Norman and team for another great video and for all the hard work you put! I found this one to be especially rich from end to end. I’ve heard you state that the scribes/Sadducees were Karaites. Though I’ve never considered this before hearing your statements that would make plenty of sense to me… I’ve been trying to verify that, but so far I’ve been unsuccessful. Do you have a source for that info or a study I can look up on your website perhaps?

Mattityahu 16:11
11 “How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

NI response:

(Norman discusses)

Norman’s question #1:
How does your question help Yeshua to get the kingdom His Father sent Him to get us to build for Him in His absence?

Norman’s question #2:
How would this knowledge help build the Stick of Ephraim, so we can all survive, and go home? (What are your priorities?)

Qorintim Aleph (1 Corinthians) 8:1
1 Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

Viewer question #2: Unification of Nazarene sects

“Shabbat shalom
Where do you all have Nazarenes meet on shabbats? There are many Nazarenes mixed communities around the globe when Nazarenes were persecuted in Jerusalem during the early church period. I met several such communities around some countries I travelled… They all have to be connected together. They are awaiting to worship in Spirit (love) & in truth (Torah & laws of Elohim).

NI response:

(Norman discusses)

Norman’s questions:

“Why does it sound like you are trying to put the burden of responsibility on me/NI?”

“If people are truly awaiting to worship in Spirit (love) & in truth (Torah & laws of Elohim), then why not just tithe and enter the kingdom?”

“Are we supposed to make up some new framework, instead of the framework that Elohim gives us in Scripture?”

Mattityahu (Matthew) 7:24-25
24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25 “and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”

Mattityahu (Matthew) 7:26-27
26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
27 “and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Galatim (Galatians) 4:16
16 Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

Norman’s assistant’s comments:

“Well, we do want unity and the stick to come together. So, it seems like a good question. Except we have had people [including from Nazarene sects] … who outright say they do not believe in the doctrine we teach, but that they are willing to take a paid job from us, or that they are willing to unite without agreement on the doctrine…

“…and when asked what it is that they find Scripturally wrong with our (existing) doctrine they answer nothing. So, there is no real [desire] to change, and to [unify] on the true doctrine [that Scripture teaches]. And that isn’t real unity…

“…So this is what we are facing, is a bunch of rebellious sects who don’t want to submit to Yahweh’s way, and who want to do things all their own way, the red-horse way, and they just don’t want to unite on the true doctrine…

“They come to us asking to unite without uniting on doctrine… I am not sure if anything here is helpful…”

Viewer question #3: Talmudic law

“Do you believe the golden age government is going to hand over all non-orthodox to Talmudic law via the Noahide law? Please don’t block me. I legitimately want to know where your mindset is on this. What I hear you say this is a distinct possibility.

Norman’s response:
“My mindset is that the only way to survive what is coming is to enter into right relationship with Yeshua, and help Him to establish His kingdom by doing everything Scripture says (i.e., tithing, organizing, and building the Stick of Joseph), because Yahweh promises to select AGAINST everyone else (especially Esav).”

Rav X in Jerusalem, @5764 (@2004)
“There will never be a time when the rabbis do not need to oppose you.”

Viewer comment #4: The cheerful giver

[Anonymous] Sister Donor Comments:
“I love this verse to remind myself as I give my tithe in gratitude and [awe]:
Deuteronomy 8:18 “You shall remember Yahweh your Elohim, for it is He who give you power to get wealth, that He may confirm his covenant that He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

“I’m focused on calculating as accurately as I can my proper tithe and last month I was able to do more than the previous month, praise Yah! SSDI: $XXX Wag: $XX Freelance dogs: $XX Total: $XXX Thank you Brother Norman, Rivkah, Oscar, and family for the work you’re doing for Yah and Yeshua (Jesus’) Kingdom~

“~ Very grounding Parasha yesterday. I get so grateful in how Elohim blesses me I “think” I’m following instructions properly yet sometimes I’m not, repetition and reminders within the framework of ‘the big picture’ are very helpful for me (and sobering)~ thank you 🙂

Qorintim Bet (2 Corinthians) 9:6-7
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for Elohim loves a cheerful giver.

Qorintim Bet (2 Corinthians) 9:8-9
8 And Elohim is able to make all favor abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
9 As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.”

Qorintim Bet (2 Corinthians) 9:10-11
10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to Elohim.

Qorintim Bet (2 Corinthians) 9:12-13
12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to Elohim,
13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify Elohim for the obedience
of your confession to the good news of Messiah, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men,

Qorintim Bet (2 Corinthians) 9:14-15
14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding favor of Elohim in you.
15 Thanks be to Elohim for His indescribable gift!

Nitzavim: midrash themes:

1. Yahweh called all twelve tribes into covenant with him as an ordered nation.

2. We receive the Spirit as individuals, but Yeshua tells us to build Him a literal kingdom in His absence. This kingdom is His body (aka the Tabernacle of David, aka the Stick of Joseph, aka the sect of the Nazarenes).

3. Yahweh says He will take us from the farthest parts of the earth, away from Israel—but He will only take us if we are obeying the full instructions of Mashiach Nagid, who came to show us how to live the Torah of Moshe as a nation.

4. Those who do not obey the full instructions of Mashiach Nagid will perish.

5. Edom (Esav) will perish.

Torah portion

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:10-11
10 “All of you all stand today before Yahweh your Elohim: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Israel,
11 “your little ones and your wives—also the stranger who is in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water—

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:12-13
12 “that you all may enter into covenant with Yahweh your Elohim, and into His oath, which Yahweh your Elohim makes with you today,
13 “that He may establish you all today as a people for Himself, and that He may be Elohim to you all, just as He has spoken to you all, and just as He has sworn to your fathers, to Avraham, Yitzhak, and Yaakov.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:14-15
14 “I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone,
15 “but with him who stands here with us today before Yahweh our Elohim, as well as with him who is not here with us today…”

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:16-17
16 “(for you know that we dwelt in the land of Egypt and that we came through the nations which you passed by,
17 “and you saw their abominations and their idols which were among them—wood and stone and silver and gold)…”

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:18
18 “…so that there may not be among you man or woman or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today from Yahweh our Elohim, to go and serve the elohim of these nations, and that there may not be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood;

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:19
19 “…and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart’—as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.

Yeshayahu 28:1
1 “Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To those who are overcome with wine!”

Devarim 25:9
9 “‘…so shall it be done to the man who will not build up his brother’s house.’
10 “And his name shall be called in Israel, ‘The house of him who had his sandal removed.’”

Devarim 29:19
19 “…that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart’—as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:20
20 “Yahweh would not spare him; for then the anger of Yahweh and His jealousy would burn against that man, and every curse that is written in this book would settle on him, and Yahweh would blot out his name from under heaven.”

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:21-22
21 “And Yahweh would separate him from all the tribes of Israel for adversity, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of the Torah,
22 “so that the coming generation of your children who rise up after you, and the foreigner who comes from a far land, would say, when they see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses which Yahweh has laid on it:

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:23
23 “‘The whole land is brimstone, salt, and burning; it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overthrew in His anger and His wrath.’”

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:24-25
24 “All nations would say, ‘Why has Yahweh done so to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?’
25 “Then people would say: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of Yahweh Elohim of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt;

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:26-27
26 “for they went and served other elohim and worshiped them, elohim that they did not know and that He had not given to them.
27 “Then the anger of Yahweh was aroused against this land, to bring on it every curse that is written in this book.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:28-29
28 “And Yahweh uprooted them from their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.’
29 “The secret things belong to Yahweh our Elohim, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this Torah.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:1
1 “Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where Yahweh your Elohim drives you,

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:2
2 “…and you return to Yahweh your Elohim and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul…

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:3
3 “…that Yahweh your Elohim will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where Yahweh your Elohim has scattered you.”

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:4-5
4 “If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there Yahweh your Elohim will gather you, and from there He will bring you.
5 “Then Yahweh your Elohim will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:6-7
6 “And Yahweh your Elohim will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love Yahweh your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
7 “Also Yahweh your Elohim will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:8-9
8 “And you will again obey the voice of Yahweh and do all His commandments which I command you today.
9 “Yahweh your Elohim will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For Yahweh will again rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers,

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:10
10 “…if you obey the voice of Yahweh your Elohim, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Torah, and if you turn to Yahweh your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:11-12
11 “For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.
12 “It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:13-14
13 “Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’
14 “But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:15-16
15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil,
16 “in that I command you today to love Yahweh your Elohim, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and Yahweh your Elohim will bless you in the land which you go to possess.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:17-18
17 “But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other elohim and serve them,
18 “I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess.

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:19
19 “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:20
20 “…that you may love Yahweh your Elohim, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Avraham, Yitzhak, and Yaakov, to give them.”

Haftarah portion

Iyov (Job) 32:6-7
6 So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said: “I am young in years, and you are very old; Therefore I was afraid, And dared not declare my opinion to you.
7 I said, ‘Age should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:1-2 (Rabbis: No Jews)
1 “The Spirit of Adonai Yahweh is upon Me, Because Yahweh has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 “To proclaim the acceptable year of Yahweh, And the day of vengeance of our Elohim; To comfort all who mourn…”

Luqa (Luke) 4:16 (Rabbis: no Jews allowed)
16 So He came to Natseret, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Yeshayahu. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

Luqa (Luke) 4:18 (Rabbis: no Jews allowed)
18 “The Spirit of Yahweh is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 “To proclaim the acceptable year of Yahweh.”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:1-2 (Rabbis: No Jews)
1 “The Spirit of Adonai Yahweh is upon Me, Because Yahweh has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 “To proclaim the acceptable year of Yahweh, And the day of vengeance of our Elohim; To comfort all who mourn…”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:3 (Rabbis: No Jews)
3 “To console those who mourn in Tzion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of Yahweh, that He may be glorified.”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:4 (Rabbis: No Jews)
4 “And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:5-6 (Rabbis: No Jews)
5 “Strangers [זָרִים] shall stand and feed your flocks, And the sons of the foreigner Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 But you shall be named the priests of Yahweh, They shall call you the servants of our Elohim. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory you shall boast.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:7-8 (Rabbis: No Jews)
7 “Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs.
8 “For I, Yahweh, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:9 (Rabbis: No Jews)
9 “Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, And their offspring among the people. All who see them shall acknowledge them, That they are the posterity whom Yahweh has blessed.”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:10 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, My soul shall be joyful in my Elohim; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 61:11 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
11 For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, So Yahweh Elohim will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 62:1-2 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
1 For Tzion’s sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns.
2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of Yahweh will name.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 62:3-4 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
3 You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of Yahweh, And a royal diadem In the hand of your Elohim.
4 You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For Yahweh delights in you, And your land shall be married.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 62:5 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your Elohim rejoice over you.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 62:11-12 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
11 Indeed Yahweh has proclaimed To the end of the world: “Say to the daughter of Tzion, ‘Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.’ ”
12 And they shall call them The Set-apart People, The Redeemed of Yahweh; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:1 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
1 Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—”I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

(Red Horse Esau still pretends to Represent White Horse Joseph)

The 3 measures of meal with leaven

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:1-2 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
1 Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—”I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
2 Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress?

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:3-4 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, And from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes.
4 “For the day of vengeance is in My heart, And the year of My redeemed has come.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:5-6 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
5 I looked, but there was no one to help, And I wondered That there was no one to uphold; Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me; And My own fury, it sustained Me.
6 I have trodden down the peoples in My anger, Made them drunk in My fury, And brought down their strength to the earth.”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:7 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh And the praises of Yahweh, According to all that Yahweh has bestowed on us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:8-9 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
8 For He said, “Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior.
9 In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Messenger of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:10-11 (Rabbis: no Jews)
10 But they rebelled and grieved His Set-apart Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.
11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moshe and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Set-apart Spirit within them…

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:12-13 (Rabbis: no Jews)
12 “Who led them by the right hand of Moshe, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 “Who led them through the deep, As a horse in the wilderness, That they might not stumble?”

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:14-15 (Rabbis: no Jews)
14 As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of Yahweh causes him to rest, So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name.
15 Look down from heaven, And see from Your habitation, set-apart and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your strength, The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained?

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:16 (Rabbis: no Jews)
16 Doubtless You are our Father, Though Avraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O Yahweh, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name…

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:17 (Rabbis: no Jews)
17 Yahweh, why have You made us stray from Your ways, And hardened our heart from Your fear? Return for Your servants’ sake, The tribes of Your inheritance…

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:18-19 (Rabbis: no Jews)
18 Your set-apart people have possessed it but a little while; Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary.
19 We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, Those who were never called by Your name.

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 63:1 (Rabbis: Jews ok)
1 Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—”I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

USA = Land of Babylon = Esav military arm
Compare the destructions:
Jeremiah 49:7-22 (Judgment on Edom / Esav)
Jeremiah 50-51 (Judgment on Babylon)
Isaiah 34 (Judgment Edom / Esav)

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 49:9
9 “If grape-gatherers came to you, Would they not leave some gleaning grapes? If thieves by night, Would they not destroy until they have enough?
10 “But I have made Esau bare; I have uncovered his secret places, And he shall not be able to hide himself. His descendants are plundered, His brethren and his neighbors, And he is no more.

Brit Chadasha

Luqa (Luke) 22:24-25
24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
25 And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’

Luqa (Luke) 22:26-27
26 “But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves.
27 “For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves.

Luqa (Luke) 9:14
14 For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”

Luqa (Luke) 22:28-30
28 “But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials.
29 “And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me,
30 “that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Ma’asei (Acts) 1:6
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Adon, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

Ma’asei (Acts) 6:1-2
1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of Elohim and serve tables.”

Ma’asei (Acts) 6:3-4
3 “Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Set-apart Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;
4 “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Ephesim (Ephesians) 2:19-20
19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of Elohim,
20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Yeshua Messiah Himself being the chief cornerstone,

Ephesim (Ephesians) 2:21-22
21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a set-apart temple in Yahweh,
22 in whom you all also are being built together for a dwelling place of Elohim in the Spirit.

Ma’asei (Acts) 6:2-3
2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of Elohim and serve tables.
3 “Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Set-apart Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business…”

Ma’asei (Acts) 4:11-12
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
12 for the equipping of the set-apart ones for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Mashiach…

Ma’asei (Acts) 4:13-14
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Mashiach;
14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting…

Ma’asei (Acts) 4:15-16
15 …but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Mashiach—
16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

TimaTheus Aleph (1 Timothy) 3:1-3
1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of an elder, he desires a good work.
2 An elder then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous…

TimaTheus Aleph (1 Timothy) 3:4-5
4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence
5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of Elohim?)…

TimaTheus Aleph (1 Timothy) 3:6-7
6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

TimaTheus Aleph (1 Timothy) 3:8-10
8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,
9 holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.

TimaTheus Aleph (1 Timothy) 3:11-13
11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Mashiach Yeshua.

Titus 1:5-6
5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint eldersin every city as I commanded you—
6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

Titus 1:7-8
7 For an elder must be blameless, as a steward of Elohim, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, set-apart, self-controlled…

Titus 1:9
9 holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

Titus 1:10-11
10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

Yehudah (Jude) 1:3
3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 37:16-17
16 “As for you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: ‘For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stickof Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’
17 Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.”

Mattityahu (Matthew) 3:33-34
33 “But seek first the kingdom of Elohim and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Prayer Request:
Please pray that Joseph will realize that when we take a stick and organize as the restored nation of Ephraim (because of Yeshua), that means Yeshua is Mashiach—and that is the strongest witness we can make to Judah —and it builds Yeshua’s kingdom at the same time (and sets Israel up for strategic advantage during the millennium).

Shabbat shalom.

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