1 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” August 6, 2010

2 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”   is the Hebrew word commonly translated as “In the beginning”  = Bet = House  = Bet Resh = Son (Bar)  = Bet Resh Yod Tav = Covenant (Brit)  = Beginning

3 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Who is the Beginning? 1.Israel –Jeremiah 2:2-3 2.Torah –Proverbs 8:22-23 –Deuteronomy 4:6 3.Messiah –1 st Corinthians 15:23

4 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Torah Called Wisdom Proverbs 2:1 Proverbs 3:1 Proverbs 3:13 Proverbs 3:19 Through the Word of God (Yeshua) the heavens and earth were created By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth Psalm 33:6

5 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua Created by Speaking 1 st Corinthians 1:24 Colossians 1:15-16 Wisdom created the heavens and earth ( Proverbs 3:19 )

6 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Torah is the Will of God Psalm 40:8 Matthew 6:10 – the Disciples Prayer 1 st John 2:6 (ought to scare some people)

7 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua Made Covenant with Abraham Genesis 17:1 cf. Revelation 1:8 Galatians 3:16 –Paul is quoting from Genesis 17:7 The Seed is Messiah!! –Galatians 3:29

8 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua Defeated Pharaoh at Red Sea Exodus 15:4 – Who is being talked about here? Exodus 15:6 Yeshua is the Right Hand!!

9 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua Redeemed People from Egypt 1 st Corinthians 10:1-4 Who is the Rock? –The Rock is Messiah!! How did Israel defeat enemies in the Promised Land? –Psalm 44:3

10 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua Gave Torah at Mt. Sinai Genesis 15:17 Exodus 19:18

11 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” More! Is Yeshua the Savior? –James 4:12 John 14:15 cf. Exodus 20:2, 6

12 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” The “Age of Grace” Psalm 103:17 Psalm 103:18

13 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” The Church Born at Mt. Sinai It was “reborn” in Acts –Acts 7:38

14 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Ecclesia Gen 35:11 –Ecclesia/Kahal Three Witnesses: –Deuteronomy 9:10 –Deuteronomy 10:4 –Deuteronomy 18:16

15 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Salvation by Grace Through Faith It’s Not Just New Testament Anymore This is a staple of Torah –Ephesians 2:8 –Romans 3:31 This is what happened with the children – –They were saved by grace and then shown how to live as a redeemed people –This is what gives us the Biblical example to follow the law now – that is what they did!

16 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Are we done yet? 1 st John 2:6

17 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua as Lawgiver I wanted to expound a bit on this thought that it was Yeshua Who gave the law at Mt. Sinai Psalm 16:10 (Holy One) cf Acts 2:27 and 2:32 (Holy One) Psalm 89:18, John 1:47 – 49 (King)

18 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua as Lawgiver Isaiah 41:14 (Redeemer) cf Titus 2:13-14 Isaiah 43:3 (Savior) cf Acts 13:23

19 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua as Lawgiver Isaiah 47:4 (YHWH of Hosts) cf James 5:4 So, to recap, He is the –Holy One of Israel –King of Israel –Redeemer of Israel –Savior of Israel –YHWH of Hosts!

20 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua as Lawgiver Let’s connect the dots… Isaiah 5:24 Deut 33:1-3 Isaiah 33:22 James 4:12 Luke 4:5-8 cf Deut 6:13

21 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Yeshua as Lawgiver Psalm 78:35, 78:40-41 cf 1 st Corinthians 10:4

22 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Let’s Play “Finish the Statement” If you love me… Keep My commandments He was making allusion to THE CHAPTER in which HE gave the 10 Commandments! (Exodus 20:2)

23 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

24 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” The Volume of the Book… Let’s look at His own words: 1 st John 2:6 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. Luke 9:35

25 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” The Volume of the Book… Luke 9:35 is an allusion (kesher) to Psalm 2:7 Matthew 12:18 cf. Isaiah 42:1 Luke 9:35 (obey) cf. Deuteronomy 18:15

26 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” The Volume of the Book… 1 st John 2:6 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Luke 24:44

27 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” The Volume of the Book… Here we see an allusion to the three-fold division of the Jewish Bible, the Tenach Tenach: – T – Torah – N – Nevi’im (Nevi is the Hebrew word for prophet) – K – K’tuvim (Ketav is the Hebrew word for write)

28 Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Let’s Play “Finish the Statement” If you love me… Keep My commandments He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 st John 2:6