A look at Malachi 1:1-2:7 and Matt 10:1-11:30

[Jacob Ben Avraham]

 MAL 1:1-2:7  

     The prophet speaks and writes through the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) “Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have hated”.  You ask, “Isn't God love?” isn't God all about love? Why does he “hate poor Esau?” The word “hate” has the same meaning as “reject”.  YHVH who is “all-knowing” knew even before Esau was born that he would reject HIM, so, YHVH rejected Esau! 

      Polluted offerings, corrupt priests.  No wonder God is fed up with Israel, they have gone “the way of Esau” offering God the “leftovers” and not offering with “pure hearts”.  It is like today, if we serve the LORD with less than our best, or only with “half a heart” or just because we feel we “have to” then, we are offering “polluted offerings” We should serve GOD with all we have, with the best we have, or not at all! 

MATT 10:1-11:30 

     Yeshua sends out the twelve talmidim, to teach Torah and to share the word that Yeshua is Mashiach, and has fulfilled all the prophecies of the Torah.  First to the “lost sheep of Israel” remember that Israel has been scattered to many different countries, many being absorbed by the nations, yet still remember their identity, but even in Israel, there are those who need to know the truth about Yeshua as Messiah, prophesied by Moshe and the prophets

      The work and ministry of sharing/teaching the WORD of God is not a lone undertaking, it is to be shared by many, and ALL who have that calling.  Even Yeshua, God in human form, could not be in all places at the same time, so he sent out his followers, to fulfill the “Great Commission”. 

     Today, we are equipped with the “gifts of the Spirit” to fulfill this great task, and today we have the internet to help spread the “Good News” whereas hundreds of years ago, only papers and books were available to those who took up that task.  We are living in exciting times, let's take advantage of everything available to us today.  Use all things to the glory of God.  

ROM 9:6-13  

     Very interesting verses;  “For not everyone from Israel is truly part of Israel.  Indeed, not all descendants are from the seed of Abraham.  From the Hebrew New Covenant it says;  “Lo kol asher heim mi-Yisrael gam Yisrael”  (not all of them are from Israel also Israel).  

     If we remember, Abraham had two sons from the womb of Sarah, Ishmael, and Yitzchak, even though both were his sons, the promise was in Yitzchak.  The descendants of Ishmael are now the Arab countries.  Can we say that they also have the same interests that all believers have? Are they not following another religion? Even though quite a few are born-again believers. 

     In Israel today we see quite a few cultures and people groups, but not all are direct descendants of Abraham.  But let’s go a step further and say; “Not all have the faith of our father “Israel” and many in “Israel” have little or no faith at all, so, how can we have the faith of “Israel” and not be part of “Am Yisrael?”

     It is through the “Yeshua Connection” that we are connected to the “Truth” If we add up the gematria of both the words “Yeshua” and “Israel” and we take the final sum of 927, and add 9+2+7 we get 18, then 1+8 = 9.  The number “9” is related to “Truth” (Emet) and that is one of the titles of Yeshua, …the way, the TRUTH, and the life..  "Gematria" is just a Hebraic way of using numbers to find different meanings in words.  It isn't connected to the occult, it is used by many rabbis and Torah students.  Every number has a spiritual meaning. 

     So, to be a real part of “Am Yisrael” to be part of the “Covenant of Abraham” doesn’t depend on blood relation, but “Spirit” relation.  One can be a physical descendant of Abraham, and be lost and go to hell, but one can turn that relationship around and be “heaven-bound” through a personal relationship with Messiah Yeshua, the hope of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 

 

Study the Scriptures and study some more...

 

[Luther]

On 12/3/2024 at 10:52 PM, Jacob Ben Avraham said:

 MAL 1:1-2:7  

     The prophet speaks and writes through the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) “Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have hated”.  You ask, “Isn't God love?” isn't God all about love? Why does he “hate poor Esau?” The word “hate” has the same meaning as “reject”.  YHVH who is “all-knowing” knew even before Esau was born that he would reject HIM, so, YHVH rejected Esau! 

      Polluted offerings, corrupt priests.  No wonder God is fed up with Israel, they have gone “the way of Esau” offering God the “leftovers” and not offering with “pure hearts”.  It is like today, if we serve the LORD with less than our best, or only with “half a heart” or just because we feel we “have to” then, we are offering “polluted offerings” We should serve GOD with all we have, with the best we have, or not at all! 

MATT 10:1-11:30 

     Yeshua sends out the twelve talmidim, to teach Torah and to share the word that Yeshua is Mashiach, and has fulfilled all the prophecies of the Torah.  First to the “lost sheep of Israel” remember that Israel has been scattered to many different countries, many being absorbed by the nations, yet still remember their identity, but even in Israel, there are those who need to know the truth about Yeshua as Messiah, prophesied by Moshe and the prophets

      The work and ministry of sharing/teaching the WORD of God is not a lone undertaking, it is to be shared by many, and ALL who have that calling.  Even Yeshua, God in human form, could not be in all places at the same time, so he sent out his followers, to fulfill the “Great Commission”. 

     Today, we are equipped with the “gifts of the Spirit” to fulfill this great task, and today we have the internet to help spread the “Good News” whereas hundreds of years ago, only papers and books were available to those who took up that task.  We are living in exciting times, let's take advantage of everything available to us today.  Use all things to the glory of God.  

ROM 9:6-13  

     Very interesting verses;  “For not everyone from Israel is truly part of Israel.  Indeed, not all descendants are from the seed of Abraham.  From the Hebrew New Covenant it says;  “Lo kol asher heim mi-Yisrael gam Yisrael”  (not all of them are from Israel also Israel).  

     If we remember, Abraham had two sons from the womb of Sarah, Ishmael, and Yitzchak, even though both were his sons, the promise was in Yitzchak.  The descendants of Ishmael are now the Arab countries.  Can we say that they also have the same interests that all believers have? Are they not following another religion? Even though quite a few are born-again believers. 

     In Israel today we see quite a few cultures and people groups, but not all are direct descendants of Abraham.  But let’s go a step further and say; “Not all have the faith of our father “Israel” and many in “Israel” have little or no faith at all, so, how can we have the faith of “Israel” and not be part of “Am Yisrael?”

     It is through the “Yeshua Connection” that we are connected to the “Truth” If we add up the gematria of both the words “Yeshua” and “Israel” and we take the final sum of 927, and add 9+2+7 we get 18, then 1+8 = 9.  The number “9” is related to “Truth” (Emet) and that is one of the titles of Yeshua, …the way, the TRUTH, and the life..  "Gematria" is just a Hebraic way of using numbers to find different meanings in words.  It isn't connected to the occult, it is used by many rabbis and Torah students.  Every number has a spiritual meaning. 

     So, to be a real part of “Am Yisrael” to be part of the “Covenant of Abraham” doesn’t depend on blood relation, but “Spirit” relation.  One can be a physical descendant of Abraham, and be lost and go to hell, but one can turn that relationship around and be “heaven-bound” through a personal relationship with Messiah Yeshua, the hope of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 

 

Study the Scriptures and study some more...

 

As always, I appreciate the time you take to put these informative posts together. Yes numbers definitely do have spiritual meaning. Not knowing much about gematria, I look more towards scripture comparison and the context and consistency of that number in question. 

"9" just from a personal observation is pretty heavy. Three 3's. You can see the triune God very clearly and sense of purpose. 

"In Israel today we see quite a few cultures and people groups, but not all are direct descendants of Abraham."

This is very interesting . From what I understand, most Jews living in Israel today are essentially European converts to Judaism from about the middle of the 6th century.

Considering the amount of race mixing that was going on since the time of Moses, I would say that for those who claim Jewish anscestory, we would only find traces of Hebrew DNA. I happened to find out recently that I most likely am part Ashkenazi Jew and Polish, due to the origin of my last name. But for me as a Christian it shouldn't make any difference. 

[farouk]

I do like to compare the pilgrim character of those in view in Malachi 3.16 with those in Acts 2.42: one refers to the remnant of Israel, the other refers to the church after Pentecost, but their character is similar: one anticipating the coming of Christ, the other looking back to His death, burial and resurrection.