Bless the Lord my Rock
TESHUVA International
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Please Note: “Baruch HaSHEM TZURI”
is a Jewish message and thus
it contains Hebrew names and terminologies and it may not be fully understood
by non Jewish readers, although the author has translated some words when they
occur for the first time.
“Return again to Me,
says HaSHEM (the LORD)” Yirmyahu - Jeremiah 3:1.
In the Tanach (Old Testament) the Hebrew Word
“Shuv” occurs almost 8,000 times and it is translated as follows:
Return - return again - repent - turn back -
be restored again, even restore and be made whole again.
We (Yisroel) are constantly called to
“repent and turn” back unto *HaSHEM and cease “from all your
transgressions” Yechehel - Ezekiel
18:30. For as history has proven, like all men, at times we have taken the
wrong path, a path that have led our people astray. I firmly believe that we
have come to a point in history for us as individuals to “return to
HaSHEM” and we have to do that by the Truth of His Word as has been given
to us in the Tanach.
*HaSHEM is Hebrew for “The Name”
and used by orthodox Jews instead of using the Name of the LORD,
“others” may use “Adonai,” which is “LORD.”
As you read this work, please have a
Pentateuch Haphtorah or a Tanach (OT) at hand for
reference. For only in Ha Davar Elohim (the Word of
G-d) will we find the truth of what He desires to reveal to us.
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We may well ask, “Well, who
is the Rock of our Salvation?” Alternatively, “Who is the Rock of
Yisroel?” The answers all come directly from the Tanach (Old Testament)
for only the blessed Scriptures the Word of Elohim can be the source and the
guide for our search … “It is a Tree of Life to them that grasp it,
and those that uphold it are made happy. Its ways are pleasant ways and all its
paths are Shalom - Peace.” The prayer “Eitz
Chayim.”
From the Siddur – the Jewish prayer Book.
Let us look at some interesting Scriptures from
our blessed Torah and other books of the Tanach!
“Know that man does not live by bread
alone, but by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of HaSHEM does man
live.” Davarim – Deuteronomy 8:3.
“I will publish the Name of HaSHEM;
ascribe greatness unto our G-d. He is THE ROCK, His work is perfect.”
Davarim – Deuteronomy 32:3-4.
“There is none HOLY as HaSHEM? For there
is none beside Thee, neither is there any ROCK LIKE OUR G-D.” 1 Shmuel -
1 Samuel
2:2.
Who is G-d, save our HaSHEM? And who is a
ROCK, save our G-d.” 2 Shmuel - 2 Samuel 22:32.
“HaSHEM is my ROCK, and my fortress and
my deliverer, my G-d, my strength in whom I will trust.” Tehillim –
Psalm 18:2.
“And they remembered that G-d was their
ROCK and the high G-d their redeemer.” Tehillim – Psalm 78:35.
“But HaSHEM is my defence and my G-d is
my ROCK of my refuge.” Tehillim – Psalm 94:22.
As we have read the Words from the Tanach
above, we can see that we have been clearly told that “G-d is our (that
is Yisroel’s) ROCK.” Yet the Holy
Scriptures also tells us that this same Rock would be an OFFENCE to Yisroel.
How can I justify that statement, we again it comes directly from our own
Tanach!
“Sanctify the LORD of hosts Himself; and
let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread. And He shall be for a
sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for A ROCK OF OFFENCE to both
the houses of Yisroel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
Yeshayahu – Isaiah 8:13-14.
When Yisroel cried for water in the wilderness
at Rephidim (Shemos – Exodus 17:1-7), HaSHEM told Moshe to smite the ROCK
and water gushed forth for them, however at Meribah a new situation came about
because of Yisroel’s disobedience, but here
once again the ROCK was again smitten to bring forth the water. See Bamidbar
- Numbers 20:7-13.
However the question is WHO is the ROCK of
YISROEL? … WHO is the ROCK of OFFENCE? … WHO is the ROCK of
SALVATION? … WHO is the ROCK that was SMITTEN? Well, WHO is the ROCK from
whom the waters of life flow to all who are thirsty for the things of G-d?
The answer again comes from HaSHEM’s Holy Word;
“All our fathers (Yisroel) were under
the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were immersed into Moshe in the
cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food (manna, etc), and all
drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that
followed them and that Rock was Moshiach.” 1 Corinthians 10:1-4.
May He Yahushua Ha Mashiach, no longer be the
ROCK of OFFENCE, for HE is the ROCK of YISROEL!
I am well aware that generally many of my
Jewish brethren, you have and will not recognise Him, because we Jews have
suffered so many crimes that have been committed against us in the name of “Christ” by so called “Christians.”
These so called “Christians” have caused great damage to the name
of Yahushua (Yeshua) the Messiah. However there are
many true believers, both Gentiles and Jewish, who “worship the Father in
Spirit and in Truth,” that draw their strength and inspiration from
Messiah. I myself used to believe that if a Jew would accept Yahushua as the
Mashiach, he would become non Jewish, a Gentile. The truth is THIS IS NOT SO!
The truth is to believe in the Word of HaSHEM our G-d, blessed be His Holy
Name, the G-d of Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya’akov,
as given to Moshe and the prophets as written in the Tanach, cannot make a Jew
un-Jewish. In fact to believe in His Word can only make us MORE JEWISH, for
only then are we able to declare in TRUTH “The SIXTH PRINCIPLE” of
our FAITH; “I believe with perfect faith that ALL THE WORDS OF THE
PROPHETS ARE TRUE.” Indeed it is Jewish to believe in Yahushua, for you
can read about Him in our Torah and Tanach!
In the freedom that HaSHEM has given us, we
must choose between good and evil, eternal life or not. This is your choice
NOW. Let us make recompense and accept Yeshua
HaMashiach
because accept Him according to G-d’s Word “our sins are
forgiven” through His sacrifice! As Yeshayahu – Isaiah said in
chapter 53, “He died for the iniquities of us all.” I suggest that
you read all of Isaiah chapter 53! Yeshua is our, Israel’s
“Messiah, our Passover (who) was sacrificed for us” 1 Corinthians
5:7. He is our Hatikvah, the Hope!
Read Zecharyah 9:12, 12:10, 14:3-9.
Therefore lets us praise the LORD G-d
for sending His Anointed One, our Mashiach, for He is our ROCK and our
SALVATION!
Just a little about the author:
Back in 1977 this ultra orthodox Jew had a
most unusual experience; considering I was the one who disliked all Christians
obviously because of the persecution I and my mischboche
had experienced going back to the days of the Holocaust
and this continued long after we migrated to a land where we were supposed to
be able to live as free people without any discrimination. I even wrote a book
entitled “The Faith of the Chosen”
in which there was a section that was rather anti Christian and very anti “Jesus.” However, one night in
1977, during Ma’ariv
prayers at home I had an experience that changed my life forever, for I
discovered from the Tanach who the Moshiach really was! It is important that I
had not been spoken to by “Christians, nor had I ever read a New
Testament, which would have been abhorrent, but this was a unique experience I
believe with G-d and this would require a different stage to fully explain. But
this young leader of the community came to; 1. Believe in Yeshua
as being his Mashiach. 2. I was rejected by my beloved wife, which I know is
understandable, for frankly, I would once have done just the same! 3. I was
obviously blacklisted and considered as being dead by the Jewish community. In
relation to those who call themselves “Christians,” I soon learned
that there is a very big difference between those who call themselves “Christian” and those who are
genuine people of faith in Messiah Yahushua (the name we tend to use, being the
correct name in Ivrit). Our congregations uphold Shabbat and the Yom
Tovim,
and Torah, etc!
Other material available online or in print:
There are works available entitled “The
Sixth Principle” based on the “Thirteen Principles of the Jewish
Faith” by Rabbi Moses Maimonides (Rambam). As well as an article by
the author that includes further writings by Rav
Maimonides
of blessed memory, and we should all know well that his words must be taken
with great note for he was one of our greatest leaders of all time. Maimonides stated that Yeshayahu – Isaiah
chapter 53 clearly spoke about the Moshiach! And we may also ask the question,
well what did other Rabbis of blessed memory have to say who this chapter was
speaking about. Thus - “Who was the suffering servant?” is it
“The Children of Israel or
our Moshiach as foretold by our
prophets?
We need to listen to what Rambam and Rabbi Jonathan ben Uzziel a
follower of Reb Hillel, as well as the famed Rabbi Moshe
Kohen
Iben
Crispin
of Cordova had to say and you will be surprised by their clear and decisive
statements. The truth is you simply cannot dismiss these rabbis
decisive conclusions!
There is one other item about ultra orthodox
Chassidic rabbi of blessed memory, from Eretz
Yisroel,
who wrote the name
of Messiah Yahushua on a small note that was to be opened by his family after
his passing.
The above items are online and the links are
located below! Or you may email us and we will be
happy to post you printed copies, without any obligation whatsoever. Also we do
not keep a database of addresses, thus we will never contact you in the future
unless specifically requested.
Also read a very special study based on …
Rabbi Moses
Maimonides
(Rambam) “Thirteen Principles of the Jewish
Faith,” based on the teachings of the Torah and the Tanach
But
we will look at the - The
Sixth Principle
This also includes what
some of our famous Rabbis of blessed memory have said about Yeshayahu chapter 53
Many,
including Rambam agree that this chapter speaks about
Moshiach!
ALSO
Read: Rabbi reveals
the name of the Moshiach
Prominent Israeli
Rabbi, Yitzhak-Kaduri wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note which
was to be opened after his passing. This is an article from “Israel
Today” – written during Sukkot 2008.
This
page was presented by; Rabbi Gershom.
“Teach me Your way, O YHVH. I
will walk in Your truth.
Unite my heart to Fear Your Name!”
Tehillim
- Psalms 86:11
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