The Significance of the Prophetic Gathering in the End times – Torah Portion Vayechi (YouTube Video Transcript)

(00:00:00) Your YouTube transcript will appear here (00:00:08) feel that everyone will receive (00:00:10) something great from this this week. Um (00:00:12) I really feel that it will encourage (00:00:14) everybody. It's a very special bar. It's (00:00:18) the end of Genesis. It's the end of the (00:00:20) book of Genesis and um it's very (00:00:24) special. It's a very special book and in (00:00:27) all the ways the Lord could have ended (00:00:28) the book of Genesis. Think about it. He (00:00:31) could have ended it with the fulfillment (00:00:34) of the land. He could have ended it with (00:00:36) creation and the adanic restoration, but (00:00:39) he ends it with Jacob who encounters the (00:00:43) son, the resurrected son, and he is (00:00:46) redeemed and he's promised by covenant (00:00:49) that he will enter the promised land in (00:00:51) the afterlife. It's beautiful. It's very (00:00:53) special. We see the redemptive model on (00:00:55) how Jacob is actually redeemed uh by the (00:00:59) son (00:01:01) and this is how Genesis ends. Israel is (00:01:03) redeemed. That's how Genesis ends. And (00:01:06) that's how our Genesis will end. We will (00:01:09) be redeemed by the sun. And such is the (00:01:12) entire Torah. And then I started to (00:01:14) think every single book alludes to that. (00:01:17) Genesis, it happens in the beginning and (00:01:21) the Lord hides the end in the beginning (00:01:24) and beset is the beginning and the (00:01:26) scripture says the Lord hideth the end (00:01:28) in beset and there it is. Israel's (00:01:31) redeemed by the son, the resurrected (00:01:33) son. And such is the entire Torah. It (00:01:36) all points to Israel being redeemed. (00:01:38) Every single book, Israel is redeemed. (00:01:41) So what will we be looking at this week? (00:01:44) how though our para reveals Jacob's (00:01:47) death, it is in fact his life that takes (00:01:50) center stage and takes the focus. And (00:01:53) then we're going to look at the (00:01:54) redemption model found in the son and (00:01:56) how Jacob uh invokes the son by name. He (00:02:01) invokes the son by name. He calls upon (00:02:04) the hen of Joseph which is the (00:02:07) unmmerited favor, the grace of Joseph. (00:02:10) And Joseph vows and makes a covenant of (00:02:12) promise that he will not leave him in (00:02:14) Egypt, but he will take him to the (00:02:16) promised land. It's very special, very (00:02:18) prophetic about Messiah Ben Joseph when (00:02:20) we invoke the name of the son, the (00:02:23) resurrected son who comes into covenant (00:02:25) with us. Assures us of that salvation (00:02:28) that we will be taken to the promised (00:02:30) land. It's very, very special. So, we (00:02:32) see the gospel message in the end of the (00:02:34) book of Genesis. And lastly, we're going (00:02:36) to be exploring the gathering and the (00:02:38) importance of the gathering and seeing (00:02:40) the prophetic blueprint found in the (00:02:43) Torah. Again, the book of Genesis ends (00:02:45) with this gathering. Jacob calls all the (00:02:48) sons, the 12 together, and he speaks (00:02:51) prophetic words over them about the last (00:02:53) days. So in all the ways the book of (00:02:56) Genesis could end, it ends with the (00:02:58) redemption of Israel by the son, the (00:03:01) resurrected son, who Jacob believed was (00:03:04) dead and now he's alive. He is not here (00:03:07) for he is risen. And then it ends with (00:03:08) this gathering and this blessing that's (00:03:11) spoken over the 12 about the latter (00:03:13) days. (00:03:14) So Tommy, if you would please tell us uh (00:03:17) Vaki in the Hebrew. Thanks man. (00:03:20) >> Yeah, be a pleasure, Joseph. (00:03:23) you've just practically um summed it up, (00:03:25) Joseph. Um the Torah, the first five (00:03:28) books of the Bible is the foundation of (00:03:30) the Bible. And Genesis, the book of (00:03:33) Genesis is the foundation of the Torah. (00:03:36) You know, it sets the tone for (00:03:38) everything in scripture. As you say, the (00:03:41) end is in the beginning, etc. And this (00:03:44) book, Better Sheet, Genesis, it is an (00:03:46) amazing uh incredible book. reveals the (00:03:49) beginnings, the source, the origins of (00:03:51) life as we know it. And here we are now (00:03:54) at the the the final paria vi. (00:03:59) And the first word of the final para is (00:04:01) vi and he lived which is referring to (00:04:04) Jacob. Jacob lived 147 years. (00:04:09) Um (00:04:12) and it's the very first word in the para (00:04:14) vi and he lived. The root word in Hebrew (00:04:18) from which we get this is ha (00:04:22) alf (00:04:24) which means to live kept alive keep (00:04:27) alive etc. It corresponds to the verb (00:04:30) het (00:04:33) which means to live come to life (00:04:36) restored to life revived all those (00:04:40) connotations. (00:04:42) If we think back to (00:04:45) it it's related to the same word and if (00:04:48) you remember um it starts off with a (00:04:50) death but it it talks about life (00:04:53) >> you know very similar tone. And this (00:04:56) word is also related to Hava. Hava, the (00:04:59) name of which is Eve's name, (00:05:02) which for anyone who wants to study (00:05:04) Hebrew, it only makes sense in Hebrew (00:05:06) that her name is Hava, the mother of all (00:05:08) living. (00:05:10) Um, (00:05:12) now into this paria, Jacob was 130 years (00:05:16) of age when he heard that Joseph was (00:05:19) alive, (00:05:21) which to Jacob now, he's practically (00:05:23) born again. He's he's a (00:05:26) come back to life (00:05:28) uh cuz he thought he was dead. So (00:05:31) although Vayeki and he lived refers to (00:05:33) Jacob, it also relates to Joseph. (00:05:37) And we recall what Jacob said in the (00:05:39) last para (00:05:41) 46:30. And Israel said to Joseph, "Now (00:05:44) let me die since I've seen your face (00:05:46) because you are still alive." He was (00:05:49) ready to give up the ghost once he'd (00:05:51) seen Joseph. And yet he lived another 17 (00:05:54) years. (00:05:56) Um the first mention of this word vi (00:06:00) is in Genesis 5 (00:06:02) and it's verse three. It says and Adam (00:06:06) lived vi Adam (00:06:10) 130 years and begott a son in his own (00:06:12) likeness after his image and named him (00:06:14) Seth. So when Seth was born, Adam was (00:06:18) 130 years of age, same age as Jacob. And (00:06:21) he saw that Joseph was alive. You know, (00:06:23) there's a connection there. And we know (00:06:26) that Joseph is a direct descendant of (00:06:28) Seth, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, (00:06:32) Joseph. Um, so we're seeing here new (00:06:36) life, new hope, new promise through (00:06:38) Seth, through Joseph, through Jacob. As (00:06:41) a note of incest, (00:06:44) Jacob lived 17 years with Joseph before (00:06:47) they parted. And then Jacob lived 17 (00:06:50) with Joseph after their union. Um, (00:06:56) without God, we're not think we can do (00:06:57) nothing, but with him all things are (00:06:59) possible. So, we're looking here at the (00:07:02) closing years of the life of Jacob. And (00:07:05) we're given an insight into what lies (00:07:06) ahead for the succeeding generations. (00:07:10) As we just mentioned, as with high, the (00:07:13) text begins with son's death or imminent (00:07:15) death, but then death leads to life. (00:07:19) >> Yeah. (00:07:19) >> In this instance, Jacob, the man must (00:07:22) die, but he will still reach the (00:07:24) promised land. (00:07:25) >> Yeah. (00:07:26) his body's to be taken out of Egypt to (00:07:28) the land of promise which (00:07:31) the whole concept here the message here (00:07:33) is that there's a huge meaning and (00:07:36) significance for us because it points to (00:07:38) among other things the resurrection of (00:07:40) the dead when Messiah returns that's (00:07:44) thank you brother and that's how Genesis (00:07:48) concludes with the hope of the (00:07:49) resurrection so we're going to preach (00:07:51) Christ crucified today hallelujah so (00:07:54) Tommy please if you (00:07:57) It's only a small segment to begin our (00:07:59) para in Vaki. Um, Genesis chapter 47 (00:08:05) from verse 27. Please Tom, when you're (00:08:07) ready. So, Israel dwelt in the land of (00:08:10) Egypt in the country of Gan. And they (00:08:13) had possessions there and grew and (00:08:15) multiplied exceedingly. (00:08:17) And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 (00:08:20) years. So, the length of Jacob's life (00:08:22) was 147 years. (00:08:26) When the time drew near that Israel must (00:08:27) die, he called his son Joseph and said (00:08:30) to him, "Now, if I found favor in your (00:08:33) sight, please put your hand under my (00:08:35) thigh and deal kindly and truly with me. (00:08:38) Please do not bury me in Egypt, but let (00:08:41) me lie with my fathers. You shall carry (00:08:44) me out of Egypt and bury me in their (00:08:47) burial place." And he said, "I will do (00:08:50) as you've said." Then he said, "Swear to (00:08:53) me." and he swore to him. So Israel (00:08:56) bowed himself on the head of the bed. (00:08:59) Thank you, bro. (00:09:01) Let's unpack this uh small segment of (00:09:04) scripture and just see how a small gem (00:09:07) can have so much weight. (00:09:12) Notice firstly, Jacob lives because of (00:09:15) Joseph. Genesis 47:28. (00:09:18) And Jacob lived. And as I mentioned at (00:09:21) the outset, ironically, the para is (00:09:25) about Jacob's death. (00:09:28) But actually, we read that Jacob lived. (00:09:31) And this is a deep revelation for all of (00:09:33) us that the day we die, we in fact live. (00:09:39) For those who are in Messiah, (00:09:44) like Jacob, the day of our death is (00:09:46) actually the day of a transition. And as (00:09:49) we will see, Jacob multiple times says, (00:09:52) "I shall be gathered together with (00:09:56) my forefathers that he'll be gathered (00:09:58) with his people." So there's just a (00:10:00) transition. We don't actually die for (00:10:03) those who were Messiah and receive (00:10:05) salvation. (00:10:07) We just move from one place to the next. (00:10:10) So Jacob lived and we also read that (00:10:14) Israel lived in the same two verses from (00:10:16) 27 and 28. This is repeated. We read (00:10:19) that Israel lived and then we read that (00:10:21) Jacob lived. Isn't that interesting? So, (00:10:24) it's repeated twice. And anytime we see (00:10:27) this repetition, it always is meant to (00:10:30) hint at weight. It's trying to tell us (00:10:32) something. I believe that this is (00:10:35) conveying that Jacob lived physically (00:10:37) and Jacob lived spiritually. like he had (00:10:38) his physical life extended because of (00:10:40) Joseph, but he also in his born again (00:10:43) encounter received salvation (00:10:46) and Israel lived spiritually. He lives (00:10:48) on. He's gathered to his fathers and he (00:10:51) lives on. (00:10:53) I also believe that this is conveying (00:10:55) how Jacob lives his best years because (00:10:59) of Joseph on earth. Now that that alone (00:11:02) for all of us should start ringing (00:11:04) messianic alarm bells because all of us (00:11:07) in this room when we encounter the son (00:11:10) the resurrected son Messiah Ben Joseph (00:11:13) Messiah Ben Joseph is a typology Joseph (00:11:16) is a typology of the the risen king who (00:11:18) saves Israel from an impending doom and (00:11:21) takes them into a land of goan. (00:11:24) Um when we encounter Yeshua the King of (00:11:27) Kings, our life is changed physically (00:11:30) and our life to come is changed (00:11:33) spiritually in the world to come. So we (00:11:36) live we live not just now and we don't (00:11:39) just have an abundance of life now (00:11:41) physically. We live in the world to (00:11:44) come. (00:11:45) Before this physical encounter though (00:11:48) with Joseph, it's important to be (00:11:50) reminded Jacob only speaks of death, (00:11:54) doesn't he? He's like goes around like (00:11:55) the Phantom of the Opera. He's like, (00:11:57) he's all down, isn't he? And he says, (00:12:00) "My gray hair is going to go down to (00:12:02) Shaw." And his heart stands still. And (00:12:06) he mentions multiple times about getting (00:12:08) sent down to the pit in the grave. And (00:12:10) he's going to fall into this pit with (00:12:12) his gray hair. And he's like he's he's (00:12:15) almost effectively dead until he has an (00:12:18) encounter with the son and then he's (00:12:20) revived, isn't he? So this is his like (00:12:23) this is the gospel now. What we're (00:12:24) seeing in the Torah, we're seeing, oh, (00:12:27) wow, there's Israel. There he is having (00:12:29) an encounter with the son. He's revived (00:12:32) and resurrected. And then he's promised (00:12:35) that his that his essence will be taken (00:12:37) to the promised land. It's beautiful. (00:12:39) Right there, we're seeing the gospel (00:12:40) message in the last book of Genesis. (00:12:44) I want you to recall how Jacob even said (00:12:47) at the hint that Joseph was was alive. (00:12:52) He says, "I shall surely go and see (00:12:54) Joseph before I die." And then he gets (00:12:56) 17 years. So even even Jacob anticipated (00:12:59) that he was on his last legs almost. You (00:13:02) get me? You you wouldn't say that. It's (00:13:05) like he's alluding to (00:13:08) uh he's close to death. But when he (00:13:10) encounters Joseph, he lives 17 years (00:13:14) more. And in Hebrew, it's 1 and seven. 1 (00:13:18) and 7 equals 8. It's the eternals. It's (00:13:20) the day. It's the number of eternity. (00:13:22) So, it's showing that when he encounters (00:13:24) Joseph, there he is. Number eight, (00:13:26) eternity. It's like all of these cryptic (00:13:28) clues are just pointing to to Yeshua. (00:13:31) It's it's beautiful. So, Jacob lives (00:13:34) because of Joseph (00:13:36) and ultimately Israel lives because of (00:13:39) Jesus. Do we see it? (00:13:43) >> Life comes by the reunion with the son (00:13:47) >> in this life and in the next. When we (00:13:49) have that union with the son, we have (00:13:51) life now and life in the world to come. (00:13:54) And that's what I believe this is (00:13:55) showing. Israel lived. Jacob lived. (00:13:58) What? What is that? Israel lived (00:14:00) spiritually. Jacob lived. He lived his (00:14:03) best life. (00:14:06) Jacob lives because of Joseph. John (00:14:08) 10:10. This is Jesus speaking. I have (00:14:11) come that they may have life (00:14:14) and that they may have it more (00:14:16) abundantly. (00:14:18) This is what Yeshua promises that he has (00:14:20) come. This is his rhetoric. It's his (00:14:22) mission objective that we may have life (00:14:25) and have it more abundantly. (00:14:28) This is Yeshua speaking. Do we see (00:14:30) Jacob? He has life and then he has life (00:14:32) more abundantly with the encounter with (00:14:34) the son. (00:14:36) In the same way Jacob lived because of (00:14:38) Joseph and his life was extended 17 (00:14:40) years. We too shall live and have life (00:14:42) abundant when we encounter the son. And (00:14:44) I said it at the outset there. Jacob (00:14:46) lives his best life because of Joseph. (00:14:48) And I I believe it. That's my opinion. (00:14:51) He's reunited with Joseph, (00:14:54) which we see the pattern of the (00:14:56) resurrection. His whole family are saved (00:14:58) in Goan in peace and safety and (00:15:00) tranquility. He's given the fat of the (00:15:02) land by Pharaoh. And he even says, (00:15:05) doesn't he when he sees Joseph's sons, (00:15:08) he says, "I never imagined to see your (00:15:11) face, let alone the face of your (00:15:13) children." Wow. And then a lot of people (00:15:17) miss this, but Jacob actually then moves (00:15:19) in the office of prophet. (00:15:22) Um, unique in its kind because he then (00:15:25) begins to prophesy over Ephraim and (00:15:27) Manasseh and then he prophesies over the (00:15:30) 12. So he's given ministry in the (00:15:32) prophetic office as well. In the past (00:15:34) he's been a schemer and just docking and (00:15:36) diving people may say and now this is a (00:15:39) this is a prophet. Now a lot of people (00:15:41) miss that that Jacob becomes a prophet (00:15:43) and he gives incredible prophecy about (00:15:46) what will take place in the end times (00:15:49) regarding Israel. (00:15:51) And this is all because of Joseph. Do we (00:15:53) see it now? This is all because of (00:15:55) Joseph cuz he was going around (00:15:56) effectively dead before me gray hairs (00:15:58) going down to sh his heart stand still. (00:16:00) Don't do this to me. I'm going to go (00:16:02) down to the pits. You're going to send (00:16:03) me to the pit. I'm ready to die. He was (00:16:05) like effectively dead. And the son (00:16:07) transforms him from Jacob to Israel. (00:16:11) Remember, previously we've been reading, (00:16:13) he'd just gone from Israel. And then all (00:16:14) of a sudden, after this really sad epic (00:16:17) with losing his lad, he's then called (00:16:20) Jacob again all the way through. And (00:16:22) it's when he encounters Joseph's word (00:16:24) and Joseph that his spirit is revived. (00:16:27) He undergoes this resurrection himself (00:16:30) with the encounter of the son. (00:16:34) And on the screen is an image of Jacob. (00:16:37) Uh how we lived. We read that he was (00:16:40) experiencing death firsthand before he (00:16:43) encounters the resurrected son. And this (00:16:45) is like all of us. We were dead in our (00:16:47) trespasses. Dead in our trespasses. (00:16:50) Resigned to death. I shall go down to (00:16:53) the grave. You shall bring my hair down (00:16:56) with sorrow to sh Jacob's heart. Stand (00:16:59) still. He's effectively (00:17:01) he's effectively engulfed with death, (00:17:03) isn't he? But then when he encounters (00:17:06) Joseph, he's revived. See the (00:17:08) resurrection. We see we see salvation in (00:17:10) that. Matthew 16:25, for whoever desires (00:17:15) to save his life will lose it. But (00:17:17) whoever loses his life for my sake will (00:17:19) find it. Jacob technically loses his (00:17:22) life in this moment. And it's when he (00:17:25) encounters Messiah, Ben, Joseph that he (00:17:28) actually finds it. goes on to live 17 (00:17:30) more years, one and seven, eight, number (00:17:32) of eternity, eternal day. Wow. (00:17:37) Recall how when Jacob heard the words of (00:17:41) Joseph, his spirit was revived. Who is (00:17:44) Joseph? It's a picture of Jesus. When we (00:17:47) hear the word of Jesus, our spirit is (00:17:50) revived. Genesis 45:27. (00:17:54) But when they told him all the words (00:17:56) which Joseph had said to them, and when (00:17:59) he saw the carts which Joseph had sent (00:18:01) to carry him, the spirit of Jacob his (00:18:04) father was revived. Notice it's at the (00:18:07) word of Joseph. (00:18:10) And when he receives the carts, his (00:18:13) spirit is revived. (00:18:15) And I believe this is prophetic imagery. (00:18:17) It's showing that at the word of Jesus (00:18:21) and when Jesus gives us the gifts of the (00:18:24) Holy Spirit, (00:18:25) we are revived. We are revived in (00:18:28) spirit. Recall and this is just for you (00:18:31) to have a little meditation on. recall (00:18:34) there was 10 donkeys (00:18:36) and were given the ten commandments and (00:18:38) then there was female donkeys loaded (00:18:40) with fruit and it's like it's Jesus (00:18:43) Yeshua Messiah and Joseph sending the (00:18:46) commandments sending the fruit of the (00:18:48) spirit giving us his word we're revived (00:18:52) do we see it (00:18:54) our spirit is revived at the word of the (00:18:56) son and confirmed by the supply of the (00:18:59) giftings from the holy spirit he sends (00:19:02) the gifts This is the seal. This is the (00:19:06) guarantor. (00:19:07) There's the word. There's the spirit and (00:19:09) the gifts. That's the guarantor and the (00:19:11) seal. It's the same story. We're seeing (00:19:13) the pattern in the Torah in Genesis of (00:19:16) the resurrection. And that's when the (00:19:18) ruach of Yakob is revived at the word of (00:19:23) Jesus and at the gifts of Jesus, Yeshua, (00:19:26) Messiah, Ben Joseph. Jacob lives because (00:19:29) of Joseph. Isaiah 55:3. Incline your ear (00:19:33) and come to me. Hear (00:19:36) and your soul shall live via he (00:19:41) at the word of Joseph. Jacob is revived (00:19:44) via he incline your ear. Come to me here (00:19:48) and your soul shall live. Remember Jacob (00:19:50) goes to Joseph. Joseph doesn't come to (00:19:53) him. Listen to this. Incline your ear. (00:19:55) Come to me. Shama and your soul shall (00:19:59) live. When Jacob shams the words of (00:20:02) Joseph, he lives. He's revived. He's (00:20:05) revived. (00:20:07) 17 more years. 1 + 7 8 eternal day. (00:20:12) Okay, moving on. Next, we're going to (00:20:14) see how Jacob before he dies, he calls (00:20:16) upon the son. I mentioned this at the (00:20:17) beginning. This is again a gospel (00:20:19) message. (00:20:20) Genesis 47:29. And when the time drew (00:20:24) near that Israel must die, he called his (00:20:27) son Joseph (00:20:29) and said to him, "Now, if I had found (00:20:31) favor in your sight, please put your (00:20:33) hand under my thigh." We all know what (00:20:35) that is in the room. And deal kindly and (00:20:37) truly with me. Please do not bury me in (00:20:40) Egypt, but let me lie with my fathers. (00:20:43) You shall carry me out of Egypt and bury (00:20:45) me in their burial place. We're going to (00:20:47) see a cryptic message here because in (00:20:50) the Hebrew, this word, (00:20:54) what Israel does, (00:20:57) he doesn't just ask for Joseph to have a (00:21:00) mere conversation with him. Kar means to (00:21:03) call, to cry out, to invoke by name. He (00:21:07) doesn't just ask to see Joseph. Israel (00:21:10) literally calls upon the name of the (00:21:12) son. He calls upon the name of the son, (00:21:16) K. He's crying out to the son. (00:21:20) And as I said, it's not a it's not a (00:21:22) casual conversation. This Jacob is (00:21:24) literally invoking Messiah Ben Joseph (00:21:27) before his death. He's invoking the (00:21:29) Messiah before his death. He doesn't (00:21:32) notice he doesn't call upon his other (00:21:34) sons. He doesn't shout for Pharaoh or (00:21:36) the physicians. He's on his deathbed and (00:21:39) he doesn't he doesn't do anything but (00:21:42) call upon the Messiah, the son. He calls (00:21:44) upon the son. He invokes the son. He (00:21:46) calls Joseph. He calls upon the son. And (00:21:49) what does he do? He asks for redemption. (00:21:52) And he calls upon his favor. (00:21:56) Favor. (00:21:58) When the time drew near that Israel must (00:22:00) die, he called upon his son Joseph. And (00:22:02) Israel said to Joseph, his son, "If I (00:22:05) have found favor in your sight, please (00:22:08) do not bury me in Egypt. Don't let me (00:22:10) stay in Egypt. The world favor carry me (00:22:13) out. carry me out of this place. Deliver (00:22:16) me from this world. Deliver me. He's (00:22:19) saying to the son, deliver me from (00:22:21) Egypt. And he calls upon his favor. (00:22:25) This is Matahen. It's grace. (00:22:29) He calls upon the grace of Joseph, the (00:22:32) unmmerited favor. That's what Ken is. We (00:22:35) are saved by grace through faith. He's (00:22:38) calling upon the name of the son. And (00:22:40) this is the very thing by which we are (00:22:41) saved. Saved by grace through faith. He (00:22:44) doesn't call upon Joseph's strength or (00:22:46) his power or his authority. He calls (00:22:48) upon his favor. (00:22:50) He's calling upon the favor of the son. (00:22:52) We see it. It's just right there. And (00:22:55) this is about where he's going to rest. (00:22:58) Don't leave me in Egypt. Don't leave me (00:23:00) in here. Take me and deliver me to the (00:23:03) promised land. (00:23:05) Um (00:23:07) what does Joseph do? He makes a vow. He (00:23:11) promises covenantally with the lineage. (00:23:15) So here we get a very clear depiction of (00:23:17) how Israel calls upon the son and (00:23:20) petitions the son not to let him be (00:23:22) buried in Egypt. He calls upon the grace (00:23:24) of Messiah Ben Joseph to deliver him (00:23:27) from Egypt in his final moments. I just (00:23:30) love it because (00:23:33) this is a very very clear picture of (00:23:36) Israel calling upon the king, the son to (00:23:41) be delivered and be taken to the (00:23:43) promised land and calling upon the (00:23:45) grace. (00:23:49) Psalm 16:10, (00:23:52) "For you will not leave my soul in sh, (00:23:56) nor will you allow your holy one to see (00:23:59) corruption." (00:24:01) It's beautiful, isn't it? This could be (00:24:03) applied to to Jacob. You got something (00:24:06) to add? (00:24:07) >> Just loving these analogies of um (00:24:10) of comparing Joseph as obviously Yeshua. (00:24:12) And so then if you to think, well, where (00:24:14) are we up into that timeline of things? (00:24:17) Well, where we're where Israel, aren't (00:24:19) we? (00:24:20) >> We've received the cards, which are the (00:24:22) gifts. We've received the word that the (00:24:24) son lives. But yet, we haven't seen the (00:24:26) son. We've heard that he lives. We've (00:24:28) heard that he's done great things. We we (00:24:29) know he's preparing a place for us ahead (00:24:32) of us. And like Israel or Jacob, us (00:24:35) literally being Israel, we've got to put (00:24:38) hope in that he's going to prepare that (00:24:40) place. And that's true. And we're going (00:24:41) to go through with that. And then we're (00:24:43) going to go to that go, that that (00:24:45) promised land. So it's beautiful the (00:24:47) analogy mate and just putting yourself (00:24:48) in that (00:24:49) >> our spirit is now revived. (00:24:51) >> Yeah. (00:24:51) >> Don't remain in death. (00:24:53) >> Yeah. (00:24:53) >> Rise up yourself. (00:24:55) >> Yeah. Beautiful man. (00:24:56) >> Beautiful. Thanks Jack. So yeah in the (00:24:58) same way Israel calls upon Joseph before (00:25:00) his death. Believers in Yeshua call upon (00:25:02) Messiah before our death. Romans 10:13 (00:25:06) says whoever calls upon the name of the (00:25:08) Lord shall be saved from death. (00:25:12) Israel does not call upon works, the (00:25:14) physicians of Egypt. Israel calls upon (00:25:17) the Son, (00:25:20) your favor, your grace, and I'm going to (00:25:22) entrust you that you will deliver me to (00:25:24) the promised land. There's the gospel (00:25:27) right there. And by the way, this was (00:25:28) nailed to the tree. Not. They want to (00:25:31) say this book has been nailed to the (00:25:33) tree. And it's absolutely (00:25:35) it's just the gospel message in (00:25:39) microcosmic form. There it is. There's (00:25:41) the blueprint in the pages of the Torah (00:25:44) and they're trying to get you to rip (00:25:46) that out of your Bible and say, "Yeah, (00:25:48) we've done away with that now." When (00:25:49) right there, we're seeing Israel (00:25:52) experiencing salvation through the sun (00:25:54) and being promised. You're going you're (00:25:56) you're going the land, mate. I'm going (00:25:58) to deliver your body to the land by my (00:26:00) hand, not by your own work or your own (00:26:02) merit. By Joseph's favor. It's (00:26:05) beautiful. (00:26:07) Genesis 47:31. (00:26:09) Then he said, "Swear to me." And Joseph (00:26:11) swore to him. So Israel bowed himself on (00:26:14) the head of the bed. So we see this (00:26:17) covenantal commitment being forged. (00:26:19) There's a promise now. There's a (00:26:21) promise. An assurance. (00:26:23) Oh, there's the assurance. Be fully (00:26:26) persuaded. Look, there's the assurance. (00:26:28) Swear to me. So Joseph swore to him. (00:26:32) Beautiful. a massive prophetic gospel (00:26:34) message here that the son promises and (00:26:37) swears that your body will be delivered (00:26:40) after death. It's right there. And he (00:26:43) binds himself to this pledge and it (00:26:46) mirrors Yeshua, the son who guarantees (00:26:48) that our body will not be left in shaw. (00:26:50) What does it say? He will not leave my (00:26:53) soul in shaw. He will not allow his holy (00:26:56) one to see corruption. There it is. (00:26:59) There. Bang. There you go. Bang. have (00:27:01) that one. It's beautiful. And look what (00:27:04) Israel does here. When I when I used to (00:27:07) read this, I used to like sort of see (00:27:09) like Jacob and he's like exhausted and (00:27:12) like he's like, "Swear to me." She was (00:27:16) like, "I swear to you, father." And he's (00:27:17) like, he like bows his head on the bed. (00:27:20) Sort of like seeing like he's retired. (00:27:23) He's just like that's all he wanted. But (00:27:25) really there's a bit of a mistransation (00:27:27) here because the verb here for bowing is (00:27:32) taku and it comes from the root shakaya (00:27:37) which means to worship. So he he (00:27:39) technically worships. It's to bow and to (00:27:42) become prostrate. So he's not like just (00:27:45) throwing the towel in and he's like (00:27:47) putting his head on the bed. He's (00:27:49) bowing. He's bowing in worship. (00:27:52) He's not bowing in exhaustion. He's (00:27:54) worshiping as though death has been (00:27:57) defeated. He's worshiping as though (00:27:59) death has been defeated. He's not (00:28:02) powering because he's tired on the (00:28:03) contrary. And we're going to see that (00:28:05) now that he's actually worshiping (00:28:06) because the author of Hebrews reveals (00:28:08) it. Look, Hebrews 11:21 by faith Jacob (00:28:12) when he was dying worshipped. (00:28:14) He worshiped. (00:28:17) And we're getting this image like old (00:28:18) Jacob did retire and just putting his (00:28:21) head back on the bed like now he's (00:28:23) worshiping because death's been (00:28:25) defeated. It's the same story like when (00:28:28) we come to Yeshua (00:28:30) we worship because oh death where art (00:28:32) thou sting. (00:28:35) Okay. This next part is entitled bed (00:28:39) staff or both. So, Israel bowed himself (00:28:42) on the head of his bed. And we see this (00:28:46) this image now of of Jacob bowing his (00:28:49) head on the bed, but we've revealed that (00:28:50) it's actually a form of worship. But (00:28:55) for a long time, the sages have debated (00:28:57) whether Jacob bows his head on the bed (00:29:01) or he bows his head on a staff because (00:29:03) in the Hebrew when we look at the (00:29:05) manuscript, the word for bed is the same (00:29:08) word for staff. So over the centuries (00:29:11) and that people have debated, well was (00:29:13) it his bed or was it his staff? I want (00:29:15) to submit that it was in fact both. (00:29:17) We've just seen that the author of (00:29:18) Hebrews tells us this by faith when he (00:29:21) was dying Jacob worshiped leaning on his (00:29:25) staff. Then we read in the Torah that he (00:29:28) bowed himself on the head of his bed. (00:29:31) Which one was it? The sages say it's his (00:29:33) bed. No, it's his staff. I'm going to (00:29:36) say it's both. I don't think there's a (00:29:37) contradiction here. We've got to get (00:29:39) ourselves around that. This is the (00:29:41) document of truth. I want to suggest and (00:29:44) submit to you that he's in bed and he (00:29:46) bows himself on his staff that it's (00:29:48) both. The author of Hebrews reveals (00:29:50) this. And it's important this it's (00:29:52) important because it paints a picture. (00:29:54) It paints a powerful prophetic picture (00:29:57) that he worships and he's confined to (00:30:01) his bed which is symbolic of his rest. (00:30:02) But he leans on his staff which is very (00:30:05) prophetic of him leaning on the good (00:30:08) shepherd. It's his staff and that he's (00:30:10) saying he's leaning not on his own (00:30:12) understanding and all his ways he's (00:30:15) acknowledging him and he will shall make (00:30:16) straight your paths. We see the bed and (00:30:18) the staff very symbolic. He is confined (00:30:22) to his bed cuz later on we see that he (00:30:24) stretches out his legs in his bed and (00:30:25) then he dies and here he's leaning on (00:30:28) his staff. And for me (00:30:32) it speaks that he is literally leaning (00:30:35) on the good shepherd. He's leaning on (00:30:38) the good shepherd qura. (00:30:40) >> Yeah, it's a great point. Jo (00:30:43) it just raises the issue that sometimes (00:30:45) in scripture (00:30:47) not so much a seeming contradiction but (00:30:50) this it's like an either or. Is it this (00:30:52) or is it that? Cuz scripture says this (00:30:55) and then it says to you say well is it (00:30:57) one or the other? And quite often it's (00:31:00) both. And this is one of those occasions (00:31:02) where it's more than likely to be both. (00:31:05) >> Yeah. Amen. And for me, I think there's (00:31:07) a cryptic treasure in it because we're (00:31:08) getting a bigger picture. He's in his (00:31:10) bed. He's on his deathbed. He calls upon (00:31:12) the son. The son comes and grants him (00:31:16) that promise that you're going to be (00:31:17) delivered. And then he leans upon his (00:31:19) staff, symbolic of him (00:31:24) leaning on the good shepherd with the (00:31:25) staff. Remember Jacob? What did he do (00:31:27) when he left? He goes with what? His (00:31:29) staff in his hand, doesn't he? Remember (00:31:31) he says, "I have left with only my staff (00:31:34) in my hand. I crossed over the Jordan (00:31:35) with only my staff in hand." I know you (00:31:37) brought this up a few weeks ago, didn't (00:31:39) you, Jacob? In the Midrash, he goes with (00:31:41) his staff, staff in hand. Now he's (00:31:44) leaning on his staff as if to say, "It (00:31:46) is finished. It is finished. He's He's (00:31:48) complete now. He's complete in this (00:31:50) moment, isn't he, though? (00:31:52) >> Look, he's complete. He's He's made (00:31:54) whole now. There he is. He was in death (00:31:57) in shoulders gray hair going down to the (00:31:58) pit. Next minute there's his resurrected (00:32:01) son. He hasn't seen him in 17 years. (00:32:04) There he is. You'd never know what that (00:32:06) felt like for only if you've got (00:32:08) children. The the the worst possible (00:32:12) thing is losing one of them them (00:32:15) children. That's the you until you have (00:32:17) children, you can never know. And (00:32:20) Joseph was effectively dead. Then there (00:32:23) he is face to face with the resurrected (00:32:26) son. Then there he is calling upon the (00:32:28) resurrected son saying by your ken your (00:32:31) grace and your unmmerited favor take me (00:32:33) to the promised land. And Joseph files (00:32:36) it and now Jacob's complete. He's in his (00:32:39) bed symbolic of rest. He leans upon the (00:32:42) staff symbolic of the good shepherd. (00:32:45) Matthew 11:28-30. Come to me all you who (00:32:49) labor and are heavy of laden and I will (00:32:52) give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and (00:32:55) learn from me for I am gentle and lowly (00:32:58) in heart and you will find rest for your (00:33:00) souls for my yoke is easy and my burden (00:33:03) is light. This is the gospel in the (00:33:06) Torah. (00:33:07) John 10:11. For I am the good shepherd. (00:33:10) The good shepherd gives his life for the (00:33:12) sheep. It's beautiful. We're seeing the (00:33:16) tapestry. We're seeing a tapestry form (00:33:19) with golden threads all the way through (00:33:21) it. Golden threads all the way through (00:33:24) it. Jacob's in rest. Now he's leaning on (00:33:27) the staff of the good shepherd and was (00:33:30) with him every step of the way. (00:33:33) This verse could literally be read as (00:33:36) though Jacob wrote it. Listen. Psalm 23. (00:33:39) The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not (00:33:41) want. He makes me lie down in green (00:33:43) pastures. He leads me beside still (00:33:46) waters go. He restores my soul. (00:33:51) He leads me in paths of righteousness (00:33:53) for his name's sake. Yay, though I walk (00:33:56) through the valley of the shadow of (00:33:57) death, I will fear no evil, for you are (00:34:00) with me for your rod, and your staff (00:34:02) they comfort me. Surely goodness and (00:34:05) mercy shall follow me all the days of my (00:34:07) life. And I will dwell in the house of (00:34:09) the Lord forever. It's like Jacob could (00:34:12) have wrote that. Jacob could have wrote (00:34:14) that. (00:34:16) But what we see is the movie real is (00:34:19) rolling and every generation can (00:34:21) experience this. David wrote this in the (00:34:24) spirit and this is a spiritual psalm of (00:34:27) truth that can affect every single (00:34:29) generation. Praise Yah. (00:34:33) Hebrews 4:9-10. (00:34:35) There remains therefore a rest for the (00:34:37) people of God. For he who has entered (00:34:40) his rest has himself also ceased from (00:34:42) his works. Jacob stopped now. He's (00:34:44) complete. There he is. It is finished. (00:34:47) It's beautiful. This is how Genesis (00:34:49) ends. It's very special. Jacob ceases (00:34:53) now to strive. Not because he's quit, (00:34:56) but he's finished the race because he's (00:34:57) encountered the resurrected son and been (00:35:00) promised redemption for his body to go (00:35:03) to the promised land. (00:35:06) 2 Timothy 4:7 Paul echoes the same hard (00:35:08) posture of Jacob here. I have fought the (00:35:11) good fight. I have finished the race. I (00:35:14) have kept the faith. (00:35:16) In a world where we're hardressed on (00:35:19) every side, this is a beautiful (00:35:23) scripture for us all to say, I fought (00:35:26) the good fight. We're in a fight. Every (00:35:28) day can be a fight, a battle, a (00:35:30) spiritual battle. We need to be able to (00:35:33) say, "I have fought the good fight. I (00:35:35) fought the good fight. I've been in a (00:35:36) fight like Jacob wrestling, but I fought (00:35:39) the good fight. I'm on the side of good. (00:35:40) And I'd rather be in the fight on the (00:35:42) side of good than in the fight on the (00:35:44) side of evil." And I'd rather say that I (00:35:47) finished the race in Yeshua's name and (00:35:49) that I've kept the faith. (00:35:52) >> That's beautiful, isn't it? It puts (00:35:53) things into perspective when we're going (00:35:55) through so much and we're hard crushed. (00:35:57) Fight the good fight. (00:35:59) >> Amen. Finish the race. Keep the faith. (00:36:04) Praise Yah for that. And the staff for (00:36:06) tells this, doesn't it? That he's (00:36:08) finished now. He's finished being a (00:36:10) sojourer. And he's leaning on the staff (00:36:13) on the on the staff of the good (00:36:15) shepherd. And who's next to him in the (00:36:17) bed? The son. (00:36:22) Okay. The son promises deliverance from (00:36:24) Egypt. And he, Joseph, swore to him. (00:36:27) It's in this moment that the son (00:36:29) promises deliverance. (00:36:31) He says, "Yeah, I'll deliver you. I'll (00:36:34) deliver you to the promised land." It's (00:36:36) beautiful. Joseph promises to Jacob that (00:36:40) he will not leave him in Egypt. And this (00:36:43) actually sets the stage for the Exodus (00:36:45) now because here we have Israel saying (00:36:47) to Messiah Ben Joseph, "Don't leave me (00:36:50) in Egypt." And Messiah Ben Joseph says, (00:36:53) "Don't worry, I won't." And then (00:36:57) this sets the stage for the Exodus (00:36:59) because then we have Israel as a nation (00:37:02) still in Egypt. But then we have the arm (00:37:05) of the Lord, the outstretched arm of the (00:37:07) Lord, the outstretched arm of the Lord. (00:37:09) It's Messiah that will deliver Israel (00:37:12) from Egypt. So this sets the stage. It (00:37:15) sets the stage for the Exodus. What (00:37:17) we're seeing here in the end of the book (00:37:18) of Genesis is setting the stage now for (00:37:21) Exodus. This is not just like a promise (00:37:23) like a just just get me out of this (00:37:24) place and just scatter me ashes in a (00:37:27) little lovely meadow in in Canaan. It's (00:37:30) not like that. It's deeper. It's Messiah (00:37:32) and Joseph saying, "You're not going to (00:37:34) stay in Egypt." And it's the same (00:37:36) promise that's been made to all of you. (00:37:39) >> You are not going to stay in slavery to (00:37:41) Pharaoh. I'm coming for you with the (00:37:43) outstretched arm. I promise. I'm coming (00:37:45) for you. This is the redemption story (00:37:47) beginning now for Israel. It's Joseph, (00:37:50) Jesus, saying, "I swear to you, I'm (00:37:52) coming with the outstretched arm." And (00:37:54) it sets the stage for the Exodus. (00:37:58) >> It sets the stage for the Exodus as this (00:38:00) promise literally goes beyond space and (00:38:03) time because Israel as a nation, as a (00:38:06) people, singular nation, will then be (00:38:08) taken out by great signs and wonders by (00:38:11) what? The outstretched arm. God doesn't (00:38:14) say, "Yeah, I'm going to take you out (00:38:16) with like chariots and super weapons and (00:38:18) nuclear warheads." He says, "I'm coming (00:38:20) for you with the outstretched arm." (00:38:23) The outstretched arm. It's Yeshua. He is (00:38:26) the arm of the Lord. To whom has the arm (00:38:28) of the Lord been revealed (00:38:31) to you. To you. Whenever I read that, I (00:38:34) go, "Thank you, Lord." Says in Isaiah, (00:38:36) "To whom has the arm of the Lord been (00:38:38) revealed?" (00:38:40) Bingo. You praise your heart. (00:38:43) Okay, we're going to read chapter 49 now (00:38:47) to see the final moments of Israel's (00:38:49) life. (00:38:51) So, (00:38:53) after he has his encounter with Joseph, (00:38:57) he calls his sons in now to be blessed. (00:39:00) And with his final (00:39:02) um words, he he calls the sons, the 12 (00:39:06) together to bless them. But it's (00:39:08) actually very prophetic because this (00:39:10) blessing is about what will befall upon (00:39:12) them in the last days. Jacob's the (00:39:16) prophet now. Israel's a prophet now. (00:39:18) He's in the office of prophet. He's done (00:39:21) all mad thing in the past and he now (00:39:23) he's in the office of prophet. We've (00:39:25) seen Jacob go through the whole office. (00:39:30) He's been priest. He's been king. Now (00:39:32) he's prophet. We see him operating as (00:39:35) prophet. Now remember we looked how he (00:39:37) was Sarl when God calls him Sarl Israel. (00:39:42) Sarl the root prince of God. Now he's (00:39:46) prophet. Now he's prophet prophet king. (00:39:50) All right Tom when you're ready. (00:39:53) Chapter 49 please. Bro, it just makes me (00:39:55) think before we um (00:39:59) Joseph was uh Jacob's favorite son for (00:40:04) me. He was given uh insight into the (00:40:07) fact that he was going to be the son of (00:40:08) the promise, you know, and um his (00:40:12) devastation must have been unpalable (00:40:15) really when this it's a bit like (00:40:18) Abraham. (00:40:19) >> Yeah. (00:40:19) >> He said, you know, the the son of Thomas (00:40:21) is going to come through through you (00:40:23) through your seed and the next said it's (00:40:25) impossible now cuz we're both (00:40:27) centinarians basically how it's going (00:40:30) how it's going to happen. But somehow (00:40:31) they kept the the faith. (00:40:34) And Jacob must have wondered for years, (00:40:36) how's this going to come to fruition? (00:40:38) How's this going to work out? (00:40:40) >> Cuz this this is the promise that's been (00:40:42) promised and and now it's gone. So his (00:40:45) devastation must have been impalpable (00:40:47) and then his joy must have been like (00:40:49) what the I mean indescribable really. (00:40:52) Not only that he's alive, but this (00:40:54) promise is now come and and it it really (00:40:58) sometimes in life you think is this is (00:41:01) it real? Is this really going to come to (00:41:03) pass? And I don't think we're going to (00:41:05) go through situations. Well, most of us (00:41:07) won't go through this kind of situation. (00:41:08) But if God says it's a done deal, (00:41:11) >> keep the faith, fight the good fight. (00:41:13) >> And that's that's second Timothy there. (00:41:15) We are to keep the faith and fight the (00:41:16) fight. And I think Jacob's joy must have (00:41:19) been unescribable cuz he's kept you (00:41:21) never heard once saying like all right (00:41:23) he was saying I'm going to go down to (00:41:24) show blah blah blah but he never (00:41:27) blasphemes or turns against God or not (00:41:29) once do you read this you know same with (00:41:32) Abraham chapter 49 and Jacob called his (00:41:35) sons and said gather together that I may (00:41:37) tell you what shall befall you in the (00:41:40) last days gather together and hear you (00:41:42) sons of Jacob and listen to Israel your (00:41:45) father Reuben (00:41:47) You're my firstborn, my might and the (00:41:49) beginning of my strength. The excellency (00:41:51) of dignity and the excellency of power. (00:41:54) Unstable as water, you shall not excel (00:41:56) because you went up to your father's (00:41:58) bed. Then you defiled it. He went up to (00:42:01) my couch. Simon and Levi are brothers. (00:42:04) Instruments of cruelty are in their (00:42:06) dwelling place. Let not my soul enter (00:42:08) their council. Let not my honor be (00:42:11) united to their assembly. For in their (00:42:13) anger they slew a man, and in their (00:42:15) self-will they hamstrung an ox. Cares be (00:42:19) their anger, for it is fierce, and their (00:42:21) wrath for it's cruel. I will divide them (00:42:24) in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. (00:42:27) Judah, you are he whom your brothers (00:42:29) shall praise. Your hands shall be on the (00:42:32) neck of your enemies. Your father's (00:42:35) children shall bow down before you. (00:42:38) Judas over lion's welp. From the prey, (00:42:41) my son, you have gone up. He bows down. (00:42:45) He lies down as a lion. And as a lion, (00:42:48) who shall rouse him? The scepter shall (00:42:51) not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver (00:42:54) from between his feet until Shiloh (00:42:57) comes, and to him shall be the obedience (00:43:01) of the people. (00:43:03) Binding his donkey to the vine and his (00:43:05) donkey's coat to the choice vine. He (00:43:07) washed his garments in wine and his (00:43:10) clothes in the blood of grapes. His eyes (00:43:13) are darker than wine and his teeth (00:43:16) whiter than milk. (00:43:18) Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the (00:43:21) sea. He shall become a haven for ships (00:43:25) and his border shall adjoin Sidon. (00:43:28) Aachar is a strong donkey lying down (00:43:32) between two burdens. He saw that rest (00:43:34) was good and that the land was pleasant. (00:43:37) He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden (00:43:40) and became a band of slaves. Dan shall (00:43:44) judge his people as one of the tribes of (00:43:46) Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the (00:43:48) way, a viper by the path that bites the (00:43:50) horse's heels so that its rider shall (00:43:53) fall backward. I have waited for your (00:43:56) salvation, oh Lord (00:43:58) God. A troop shall upon him, but (00:44:02) he shall triumph at last. (00:44:04) Bread from Masha shall be rich, and he (00:44:06) shall yield royal dainties. (00:44:10) Now Tally is a deer let loose. He uses (00:44:13) beautiful words. Joseph is a fruitful (00:44:16) bow, a fruitful bow by a well. His (00:44:19) branches run over the wall. The archers (00:44:22) have bitterly grieved him, shot at him, (00:44:24) and hated him. But his bow remained in (00:44:28) strength, and the arms of his hands were (00:44:30) made strong by the hands of the mighty (00:44:33) God of Jacob. From there is the (00:44:35) shepherd, the stone of Israel, by the (00:44:37) God of your father who will help you, (00:44:39) and by the Almighty, who will bless you (00:44:42) with blessings of heaven above, (00:44:44) blessings of the deep that lies beneath, (00:44:46) blessings of the breasts and of the (00:44:47) womb. The blessings of your father have (00:44:50) excelled the blessings of my ancestors (00:44:53) up to the utmost bound of the (00:44:54) everlasting hills. (00:44:57) They shall be on the head of Joseph and (00:44:59) on the crown of the head of him who was (00:45:01) separate from his brothers. (00:45:04) Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the (00:45:07) morning he shall devour the prey and at (00:45:09) night he shall divide the spoil. (00:45:14) All these are the 12 tribes of Israel. (00:45:16) And this is what their father spoke to (00:45:18) them. And he blessed them. He blessed (00:45:21) each one according to his own blessing. (00:45:24) Then he charged them and said to them, (00:45:27) "I am to be gathered to my people. Bury (00:45:30) me with my fathers in the cave that is (00:45:32) in the field of Ephron the Hitittite, in (00:45:34) the cave that is in the field of (00:45:35) Machella, which is before Mamry in the (00:45:38) land of Canaan, which Abraham bought (00:45:40) with the field of Ephron the Hitittite (00:45:42) as a possession for a burial place. (00:45:46) There they buried Abraham and Shar his (00:45:48) wife. There they buried Isaac and (00:45:50) Rebecca his wife. And there I buried (00:45:52) Leah. The field and the cave that is (00:45:55) there were purchased from the sons of (00:45:57) Het. And when Jacob had finished (00:45:59) commanding his sons, he drew his feet up (00:46:02) into the bed and breathed his last and (00:46:04) was gathered to his people. (00:46:07) Thank you, bro. And it's so rich that (00:46:10) it's so rich. We can see so many images (00:46:13) of Yeshua, so many images of ourselves, (00:46:16) archetypes and characteristics in there, (00:46:19) of the kahal, of the tribes, of the (00:46:21) people of God, of the set aart assembly. (00:46:23) We're not going to examine all of them (00:46:25) prophetic blessings that Jacob gives. I (00:46:28) think we have studied this in the past (00:46:29) though, haven't we, bro? We've put it (00:46:30) into a par before some somewhere. (00:46:33) Um but this week to finish now in the (00:46:36) last half um (00:46:39) we're going to look at the gathering the (00:46:42) gathering that takes place at the end of (00:46:44) Genesis. Now this is the end of the book (00:46:45) of Genesis and let's see what happens (00:46:48) where two or more are gathered together. (00:46:51) Genesis 49. And Jacob called his sons (00:46:54) and said, "Gather together, (00:46:58) that I may tell you what shall befall on (00:47:01) you in the last days. Gather together (00:47:04) and hear you sons of Jacob." (00:47:09) Okay. So firstly, I just want to show (00:47:11) how (00:47:13) it's paramount this instruction to (00:47:15) gather together. This is first revealed (00:47:18) now in the Torah. We're seeing the (00:47:21) kahal, this gathering of the sons of (00:47:24) Jacob with Messiah and Joseph there. (00:47:28) There he is. And this unification of the (00:47:29) brothers coming together. (00:47:32) And I want you to see the instruction by (00:47:35) the father (00:47:37) to gather together. Twice it's mentioned (00:47:40) gather together. Gather together. He'd (00:47:42) be like, "All right, Dad. We heard you (00:47:43) the first time." (00:47:45) Again, anytime we see repetition, (00:47:48) it's to give weight. It's it's it's (00:47:50) there for a purpose. So, here the father (00:47:53) is prophetically calling the covenantal (00:47:56) family saved by Joseph to hear prophetic (00:48:00) revelation from the father's words about (00:48:04) what's going to come in the last days. (00:48:07) It's right there. The pattern is right (00:48:09) there. It's the blueprint. There's the (00:48:11) church, the whole body gathered (00:48:12) together, saved by Joseph to hear the (00:48:16) words of the father concerning the last (00:48:19) days. There it is right there. It's the (00:48:22) father. And what does he say? Shama, (00:48:25) assemble, shama, Israel, (00:48:30) where two or more are gathered together. (00:48:32) And Jesus said, Matthew 18:20, for where (00:48:35) two or three are gathered together in my (00:48:38) name, I am there in the midst. (00:48:41) It's about the last days. And then (00:48:43) there's all the archetypes of Yeshua. I (00:48:45) mean, just start on Judah for one. (00:48:48) There's the lawgiver. The scepter shall (00:48:50) not depart. He's a lion, a lion's welp. (00:48:52) Then you look at a fry and Joseph. It's (00:48:54) like I mean you can go into all of them (00:48:57) and see the archetype and the (00:48:58) characteristics and see things there of (00:49:00) Yeshua. It's beautiful. But this is (00:49:03) where we first see this gathering (00:49:06) together. And then Yeshua in the first (00:49:07) century says where two or three gather (00:49:09) together. And these are technically (00:49:12) having fellowship and hearing the (00:49:14) father's voice in the Torah that have a (00:49:17) fellowship to hear the father's voice (00:49:19) about what will take place in the last (00:49:20) days. And Yeshua instructs, "Where two (00:49:23) or more are gathered together in my (00:49:25) name, I am in the midst." (00:49:29) 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2, "Now, brethren, (00:49:32) concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus (00:49:34) and our gathering together in him, we (00:49:37) ask you not to be shaken in mind or (00:49:39) troubled, either by spirit or by word or (00:49:42) by letter, as from us, as though the day (00:49:44) of Christ had come." I want you to see (00:49:47) this is crucial. Notice coming together (00:49:49) in the Lord and our gathering together (00:49:52) and how when we gather together, it's (00:49:55) very prophetic of what took place then (00:49:58) and what's going to take it place in the (00:49:59) future. A lot of people don't understand (00:50:01) that actually when we gather together. (00:50:04) Now listen to this. When we gather (00:50:06) together, we're actually prophesying (00:50:08) about the millennium reign. When we come (00:50:11) together like this, we're actually (00:50:12) prophesying about what will come. When (00:50:15) it says that we will all be unified, eh, (00:50:18) and we will all go up. Come, let us go (00:50:20) to the mountain of the Lord and we will (00:50:21) all be together, we're actually (00:50:23) prophesying about the the world to come. (00:50:26) This is why Jacob says, "I'm going to be (00:50:28) gathered with my fathers." So, we're (00:50:30) gathered in this life and we're also (00:50:32) gathered in the next. It's right there. (00:50:36) Um, (00:50:38) so listen, I just need to say this. (00:50:40) Gathering together is not optional (00:50:42) social behavior. It's instructed. It's (00:50:45) instructed for the end time movement of (00:50:48) Yeshua. We are called to gather (00:50:50) together. It's not what I said. It's (00:50:53) what God says. You know, if I had it my (00:50:56) way, I'd just be chilling out in me (00:50:58) room. Please don't think that I'm this (00:51:00) amazing social butterfly that flies (00:51:02) around and loves people's company. I (00:51:05) People annoy me sometimes and I have to (00:51:07) just like go, "No, that's sinful. I'm in (00:51:10) me flesh and I have to crucify that part (00:51:13) of me and go, God said I've got to be (00:51:15) with people and gather and be plugged in (00:51:18) and be plugged in to an assembly for (00:51:21) accountability so I can bless other (00:51:23) people so you can be a blessing because (00:51:25) this is the body. Look at David, man. He (00:51:27) just drove 3 hours to be plugged into (00:51:29) the body. Kudos. Three hours to just be (00:51:33) plugged in for a few hours. That's his (00:51:37) sacrifice. Praise Yah for that. (00:51:40) you know, cuz he understands the (00:51:41) importance of being plugged into the (00:51:44) body for accountability because it's not (00:51:46) cuz what he wants to do. It's because (00:51:48) God told him to do it. There's people (00:51:50) from all around. Our sister Suzanne (00:51:53) there, she's she's just come come up to (00:51:55) be plugged in because God tells us to (00:51:57) gather together, not because we want to (00:51:58) see each other's pretty faces. It's cuz (00:52:01) God says gather together. Part of (00:52:04) keeping the Sabbath is that we have to (00:52:05) assemble. We have to assemble. We have (00:52:07) to come together because one day that is (00:52:11) painting a picture of what's to come. (00:52:12) Listen to this. Matthew 24:31. (00:52:15) And he will send his angels with a great (00:52:18) sound of a trumpet and they will gather (00:52:20) together his elect from the four winds (00:52:23) from one end of heaven to the other. (00:52:25) It's the same verb logic, isn't it? We (00:52:27) got to come together. When we come (00:52:29) together on Shabbat, we're prophesying. (00:52:31) We're all prophesying that this is (00:52:34) coming. The millennium reign is coming (00:52:35) when we will be together under Yeshua. (00:52:38) Same verb logic, gathering together of (00:52:40) the elect. So what the angels do (00:52:42) cosmically in the future, we are called (00:52:45) to do physically now, here and now, (00:52:47) we're called to rehearse it locally. (00:52:49) What the angels are going to do (00:52:50) cosmically, we have to do now locally. (00:52:55) Where two or more are gathered, listen (00:52:57) to this. This one should convict. (00:52:58) Matthew 23:37. This is Jesus speaking. (00:53:02) Notice what Jesus says. Oh Jerusalem, (00:53:04) Jerusalem, how often I wanted to gather (00:53:08) you together (00:53:11) as a hen gathers her chicks under her (00:53:13) wings, but you were not willing. (00:53:18) But you were not willing. Notice Yeshua (00:53:22) desires to gather us, Jerusalem. We're (00:53:24) living stones with the city of the (00:53:26) living God. And he's saying, "I've (00:53:28) desired to gather together your children (00:53:30) as a hen gathers her chicks under the (00:53:32) wings, but you were not willing." (00:53:35) Willing to do what? Look, notice then (00:53:38) that desolation, (00:53:40) desolation is associated with not being (00:53:43) willing to gather. You were not willing. (00:53:45) And then what happens? 70 AD. (00:53:48) So we see (00:53:51) that gathering together is is the (00:53:54) master's will. It's the master's will. (00:53:56) And this is why the author of Hebrews (00:53:58) says, "Some of you, some of you are are (00:54:02) in a bad habit. (00:54:04) There's a bad habit going on. (00:54:07) You forsaken it. You've forsaken (00:54:08) fellowship." As you see the latter day (00:54:10) approaching, don't forsake fellowship as (00:54:12) some of you in a bad habit of doing. (00:54:16) It's not biblical. (00:54:18) Hebrews 10:25, here it is. not forsaken (00:54:21) the assembling of ourselves together (00:54:25) as is the manner of some, but exhorting (00:54:27) one another, exhorting one another, and (00:54:30) so much more. As you see the day (00:54:31) approaching, there's Jacob. He gathers (00:54:34) them together. I'm going to tell you (00:54:35) what shall befall upon you in the last (00:54:37) days. As we see this day approaching, we (00:54:39) have to encourage each other. No, come (00:54:41) on. We've got to gather together. God (00:54:42) says, why? Cuz we're a body and we need (00:54:45) to be plugged in. And the more members (00:54:47) of the body that we have functioning, (00:54:49) the better the function of the body. (00:54:51) You've only got a couple of fingers. (00:54:52) What's that going to do? Like when you (00:54:54) put a hand and a wrist and a forearm and (00:54:56) an elbow into the equation. Now you've (00:54:57) got to move an arm. Now put the rest of (00:54:59) the arm, the shoulder, the chest, the (00:55:01) legs. Now you've got a body that can (00:55:03) move. Let's put the waist and the torso (00:55:05) and the neck. Now you got a body that (00:55:07) thinks and operates. The more members of (00:55:09) the body that come together, the the (00:55:11) stronger the presence of the most high (00:55:13) God that can be cultivated where two or (00:55:16) more gather with two or more gather. (00:55:17) It's important (00:55:20) and this can literally render in the (00:55:21) Greek they've they've neglected the (00:55:23) gathering together. They've neglected it (00:55:25) in a bad habit. In a bad habit of it. (00:55:28) It's a bad habit. (00:55:30) So isolation is anti-esque (00:55:33) esqueologgical. It's anti-urch. (00:55:35) It's anti-urch because I'm not saying (00:55:38) it. God's saying it. You want to be the (00:55:40) body, the church, the set apart assembly (00:55:42) and keep the Sabbath, we have to gather (00:55:44) together. There's too many hand solos. (00:55:46) And I'm not saying to this people in the (00:55:48) room, you are all here. You've all put (00:55:50) your flesh in check and gone, I've got (00:55:51) to go. I'm I've got a date with the (00:55:53) king. I'm going to worship the king. So, (00:55:55) I'm not saying this to people in the (00:55:56) room. Please understand. And I'm not (00:55:58) saying it to people as well online who (00:56:00) cannot physically get to an assembly or (00:56:04) have no vicinity. There's some people (00:56:06) who live in the states and they got to (00:56:07) drive 2 hours to get to a shop. (00:56:10) I'm not saying that. But there's (00:56:12) definitely some people out there who (00:56:14) rage against all wise counsel and deny (00:56:17) being plugged in to any type of (00:56:18) ministry, right? Because they don't want (00:56:21) accountability. And it says that they (00:56:23) despise all wise counsel. And it says (00:56:25) that they isolate themselves. He who (00:56:27) isolates themselves despises and rages (00:56:31) against all wise counsel. And it goes on (00:56:34) and it's not it's not a good flavor. You (00:56:36) need to be plugged into a ministry. You (00:56:38) need to be plugged into the body. Oh (00:56:40) yeah, but you know, they haven't got the (00:56:42) same truth that I've got. Well, neither (00:56:44) have we. And we still make it work. We (00:56:45) still come together and cooperate (00:56:47) because if you're going to practice the (00:56:49) millennium reign, we need to be unified (00:56:52) under the fundamentals that we do agree (00:56:54) with. too many hand solos out there and (00:56:56) they proper wreck my head. They've got (00:56:59) their own council which consists of (00:57:01) YouTube and Tik Tok. Uh they've got (00:57:04) multiple pastors which is they've never (00:57:06) met in their life cuz they live in like (00:57:09) Alabama. Um they they've got no (00:57:12) accountability because all they do is (00:57:13) sit in bubble wrap in the room looking (00:57:16) out the window going there's chemiles (00:57:18) everywhere. They don't want to interact (00:57:19) with people because they see the (00:57:20) reptilians everywhere. (00:57:23) And it's just a joke. It just burns my (00:57:25) head out. We have to plug in and be the (00:57:28) living stones together. I'm not saying (00:57:30) this, God says it. As I've said, if I (00:57:32) had it my way, I I wouldn't pick people (00:57:36) in, and I'm going to say this, I (00:57:39) wouldn't necessarily pick people to be (00:57:43) um my friend, but God's picked them for (00:57:46) me, and his ways are higher than my (00:57:48) ways. So, any my opinion of who's going (00:57:50) to be my mate, forget that cuz I've I've (00:57:53) got my decisions wrong my whole life, (00:57:54) and I've picked some bad mates. God's (00:57:57) picked my friends. And that's why I have (00:57:59) to love all of you and I have to move my (00:58:01) flesh aside. And even if we do great (00:58:03) grind each other's gears a little bit, (00:58:05) we got to just get on with one another (00:58:06) because we're we're living in the (00:58:08) prophetic year. We're practicing the (00:58:09) millennium reign. (00:58:12) >> Yeah. Great, Joe. Um, a good antidote, I (00:58:15) think, for those as well who maybe do (00:58:17) live too far away to drive on a weekly (00:58:20) basis. As we know, the Sabbath is a (00:58:23) feast, but we also have the three (00:58:25) >> Yeah. ascension festivals in the year in (00:58:28) Leviticus that we read about. (00:58:31) So if you understand that you should be (00:58:33) tithing then alongside that tithe (00:58:38) from the scriptures we see that we can (00:58:40) use the tithe to assemble for those (00:58:42) three times the Passover, Pentecost or (00:58:46) tabernacles. (00:58:47) >> Yeah. So at minimum really we've seen (00:58:50) Paul who's (00:58:52) out at ship trying his utmost best to (00:58:55) make it back to Jerusalem (00:58:56) >> nearly dying like (00:58:57) >> nearly dying to keep the festival. Now (00:58:59) obviously the temple is not in Jerusalem (00:59:02) and the Lord hasn't put his name (00:59:05) anywhere cuz there is no temple and even (00:59:07) if there was who would the high priest (00:59:08) be? It wouldn't be Yeshua. (00:59:11) But with that being said there's still (00:59:13) set aart gatherings. So I think at (00:59:15) minimum even if you was to live far away (00:59:17) we should be tithing and then a section (00:59:19) of that tithe should be going towards (00:59:22) being a good stewardship of your money (00:59:24) so you can assemble on the festivals the (00:59:28) free at least the three ascensions. (00:59:29) >> It's a non-negotiable. (00:59:30) >> It's non-negotiable and even in um (00:59:33) obviously Zechariah 14 we see a (00:59:36) gathering (00:59:37) at tabernacles in the millennium (00:59:39) kingdom. So if there's one of them out (00:59:41) of the three that you're going to make (00:59:42) to live in that prophetic image would be (00:59:44) to go and celebrate tabernacles. (00:59:46) Otherwise you do fall at risk like you (00:59:48) say Joe. You do become isolated and you (00:59:50) do become your own council and and it's (00:59:53) dangerous. It's so I don't know where (00:59:55) I'd be without the constant midrash (00:59:58) style of the room to keep me in check or (01:00:00) the different opinions of the body. So (01:00:02) I'm glad that you're driving this point (01:00:03) home. (01:00:04) >> Yeah. Bless you, bro. We see it. This is (01:00:06) how the tour ends. (01:00:07) >> Yeah. The father calls the assembly who (01:00:11) were saved by Joseph to Shama and to (01:00:14) gather together. So we gather and we (01:00:17) don't gather cuz it's it's convenient (01:00:20) for you. We gather cuz God said so. It's (01:00:23) an instruction from the most high. I (01:00:25) mean I don't particularly like Tommy (01:00:28) very much but he he comes here every (01:00:30) week. Do you know what I mean? It's not (01:00:31) very convenient for me, but you know, I (01:00:33) have to get on with it cuz well, God (01:00:35) said, (01:00:40) >> feeling mutual. (01:00:41) >> The feeling is mutual. (01:00:43) >> Oh, yeah. Go ahead, bro. (01:00:45) >> Our lives bear witness to the father's (01:00:47) heart for his children gathering. (01:00:50) >> Cuz so much of our last one and a half (01:00:54) to two years has been traveling (01:00:57) literally just where Yah said and when (01:01:00) he said. We didn't have plans (01:01:04) in our we'll go here, then we'll go (01:01:06) here, then we'll go here. Usually when (01:01:08) we did that, stuff fell apart. (01:01:10) >> We literally had to go where and when he (01:01:13) told us to and we found ourselves (01:01:16) literally in the some of the remotest (01:01:19) places (01:01:21) with no contacts and then we would bump (01:01:24) into a family or a fellowship. (01:01:27) And what specifically Yahw put on our (01:01:31) hearts and in the context of our (01:01:34) touching that those people was (01:01:37) encouraging them listen to the Holy (01:01:40) Spirit, obey the Torah, and specifically (01:01:43) gather together for Shabbat and for the (01:01:46) feasts. Okay. (01:01:47) >> And that was he was specifically going (01:01:49) boom, I want to reach these people. (01:01:51) They're in isolation. They need to get (01:01:52) out of isolation. Yeah. (01:01:53) >> They need to gather. (01:01:54) >> It's a dangerous place to be. Yeah. (01:01:56) >> And if we want to be gathered together (01:01:57) in the millennium reign, but we can't (01:01:59) gather now. Why do you expect to be (01:02:02) gathered for eternity? Like when we (01:02:04) gather, we prophesy. And when the people (01:02:07) of God come together, we're enacting the (01:02:09) last days. We're not just meeting. We're (01:02:11) prophetically aligning with ourselves (01:02:13) with what heaven is about to do. He (01:02:15) shall gather together the elect from the (01:02:17) four corners of the world. When we do (01:02:20) this, we're testifying Abby. Amen to (01:02:23) that prophetic future. It's like what (01:02:26) our sister brought there with the how we (01:02:28) keep the Shabbat. Well, the Shabbat's a (01:02:29) picture of the millennium reign. So, (01:02:31) this is how we're called to keep it. (01:02:34) And Jacob called his sons and said, (01:02:36) "Gather together that I may tell you (01:02:38) what shall befall in the last days. (01:02:40) Gather together and Shama, you sons of (01:02:43) Jacob." This is the father's telling. (01:02:46) It's the the sons gathered together. (01:02:51) Okay. to end now. Then Jacob charged (01:02:54) them and said to them, I am to be (01:02:56) gathered to my people. So there's a (01:02:59) gathering in the world to come in in the (01:03:00) next life. (01:03:02) Bury me in my father's cave. And then (01:03:04) verse 33 says, "And when Jacob had (01:03:07) finished commanding his sons, he drew up (01:03:08) his feet into his bed and breathed his (01:03:10) last breath and was gathered to his (01:03:13) people." Look, look what we're seeing (01:03:15) there. We're seeing that afterlife, the (01:03:18) resurrection of hope again. There it is. (01:03:20) He gathered to his people. He was just (01:03:23) he's just already been surrounded by his (01:03:24) people. He's in go with all of his sons (01:03:27) united and Joseph who's been (01:03:28) resurrected, but he's gathered in in the (01:03:31) world to come. Don't lose sight of that. (01:03:33) He's gathered in the world to come. But (01:03:35) there's so many people out there who do (01:03:37) not want to gather now. Why would you (01:03:40) want to gather in the world to come? Cuz (01:03:42) when you die, you're going to be (01:03:43) gathered to your people. You die and all (01:03:45) of a sudden you're like, I'm not going (01:03:47) into Abraham's bosom because there's (01:03:49) people there. There's people there and (01:03:52) I'm socially I'm just socially deprived (01:03:55) and my social battery is so depleted and (01:03:57) I'm over stimulated. Don't send me into (01:04:00) Abraham's bosom, please. It's like, no, (01:04:03) come on. I'm overstimulated. (01:04:06) Can't you tell? (01:04:08) Can't you tell? I've got to gather (01:04:10) though. God says there's an elect that (01:04:13) are gathered together. There's an (01:04:14) assembly when you die. All right? So, (01:04:17) assembling now, you're prophetically (01:04:19) living out what is to come. If you don't (01:04:21) want to do that now, (01:04:23) how you going to do it in the world to (01:04:25) come (01:04:27) where two or more are gathered together, (01:04:29) he is in the midst. Come on, get with (01:04:31) the program. That's it there. That's (01:04:33) church. Ephesians 1:10. that in this (01:04:37) dispensation of the fullness of times (01:04:39) that he might gather together in one all (01:04:42) in Christ, both which is in heaven and (01:04:45) which is on earth in him. There it is (01:04:48) there. And you know what the our Jewish (01:04:51) brothers and sisters, they absolutely (01:04:53) smash this. They segregate and they (01:04:56) smash it. And it doesn't matter whether (01:04:58) you like each other or not. You're in it (01:05:00) because you're a nation. And they may (01:05:02) you may not be compatible socially, but (01:05:05) you're a Jew and you are the covenant (01:05:08) people and you are the the the the (01:05:10) offspring of Abraham and therefore you (01:05:12) will work with me. We will live (01:05:13) together. We will break bread together. (01:05:15) We will eat together. We will shop (01:05:16) together. We'll we'll do it all as a (01:05:18) community and they nail it. But there's (01:05:20) too much division going on in the body (01:05:22) of Christ. When the Jewish people, they (01:05:24) just come together stronger, bound by (01:05:27) something greater. We've all heard that (01:05:29) saying, haven't we? (01:05:31) Blood is thicker than water. People say (01:05:34) it and I used to often think that that (01:05:36) was in regards to oh yeah, you know, (01:05:38) blood of a genetic family is thicker (01:05:41) than social bonds and relationships in (01:05:43) the world. Well, did you actually know (01:05:45) the original saying is the blood of the (01:05:47) covenant is thicker than the water of (01:05:50) the womb. (01:05:52) >> The blood of the covenant is thicker (01:05:54) than the water of the womb. Everyone's (01:05:56) going around saying, "Yeah, blood's (01:05:57) thicker than water." cuz you got like (01:05:58) family and and you know you you're blood (01:06:01) bound, but the blood of the covenant is (01:06:04) thicker than the water of the womb. (01:06:06) >> You've got brothers and sisters in this (01:06:08) room. And that relationship is stronger (01:06:10) through the blood of the covenant than (01:06:12) what come out the womb (01:06:14) >> together. The Bible says it there is a (01:06:16) brother, but there is a friend that (01:06:18) sticks closer than a brother. And I'm (01:06:20) going to show you it now. Matthew 12:46. (01:06:22) This is when Yeshua and Actis, while he (01:06:24) was still talking to the multitude, (01:06:26) behold, his mother and his brother stood (01:06:28) outside seeking to speak with him. Then (01:06:31) one said to him, "Look, your mother and (01:06:32) your brothers are standing outside (01:06:34) seeking to speak to you." But he (01:06:36) answered and said to the one who told (01:06:38) him, "Who is my mother and who are my (01:06:41) brothers?" And he stretched out his hand (01:06:43) towards the disciples and said, "Here (01:06:45) are my mother and my brothers. For (01:06:47) whoever does the will of the father in (01:06:49) heaven is my brother and sister and (01:06:51) mother. (01:06:54) Case closed. And look, this is not to (01:06:56) say that we neglect our physical family (01:06:58) because we do want them to come to (01:07:00) Yeshua. But the covenant companion (01:07:03) mattered more to Yeshua. The covenant (01:07:05) companion mattered more to Yeshua. The (01:07:07) blood of the covenant is thicker than (01:07:09) the water of the womb. Now, when Yeshua (01:07:12) quoted this, and we're going to come to (01:07:13) an end now, where do you think he was (01:07:15) getting these words from? (01:07:18) It's the Tanakh. David spoke the same (01:07:20) principle. David understood that (01:07:23) obedience bonds people beyond DNA. His (01:07:26) relationship with Jonathan is profound. (01:07:29) And David wrote this. Psalm 119:63. (01:07:33) Psalm 119. Yeah. About the law. And this (01:07:37) is in the New Living Translation. I am a (01:07:39) friend to anyone who fears God, of (01:07:42) anyone who obeys your Torah. That's what (01:07:46) David said. That he's a friend of those (01:07:48) who keep thy law and thy precepts and (01:07:50) thy testimonies. That he is a companion (01:07:53) of all them that fear Yah. (01:07:57) This is who your true friends are. I (01:08:00) didn't say it. God says it. Yeshua says (01:08:02) it. David says it. So, since we've (01:08:04) established true family, true gathering, (01:08:07) and companionship of the covenant, we're (01:08:09) just going to end on a final couple of (01:08:11) meditations. (01:08:13) God himself dwells with those who are (01:08:15) gathered. Listen. Psalm 133:1-3. Behold, (01:08:19) how good and pleasant it is for brethren (01:08:22) to dwell in unity. (01:08:24) How good and pleasant it is. For there (01:08:28) Yahava commanded the blessing life (01:08:30) forever more. So it's good. It's (01:08:32) pleasant when we dwell together in (01:08:34) unity. And when we do dwell together, (01:08:36) listen, (01:08:39) Yakaman's a blessing. life forever more. (01:08:42) I know a lot of people and they're not (01:08:44) walking in the fullness of their (01:08:46) blessing cuz they're they're just not (01:08:48) gathering. And it could just be as (01:08:50) simple as that. You're just not (01:08:51) gathering and then you're missing out on (01:08:53) the blessing cuz it says that when you (01:08:55) do gather in unity there you have our (01:08:59) commander the blessing life forever (01:09:00) more. And I really believe (01:09:03) uh that we can be blessed cuz the (01:09:05) scripture says we got to just move our (01:09:07) flesh to one side. I know it's hard. I'm (01:09:09) not saying it's easy, but it's good and (01:09:12) pleasant when we do it. And nobody ever (01:09:13) regrets coming to Shabbat. You never (01:09:15) regret having real fellowship in the (01:09:18) Holy Spirit, do you? You never regret (01:09:20) having fellowship in the Holy Spirit. (01:09:23) It's beautiful. There's no place you'd (01:09:25) rather be. So to all the hand solos out (01:09:28) there floating around freelancing that, (01:09:31) plug in. Plug in me cuz you're getting (01:09:33) it wrong and you're in error. Oh, well I (01:09:34) keep the Shabbat. Do you do you keep the (01:09:36) Shabbat? Cuz the Shabbat there. Well, I (01:09:38) don't buy or sell. Well, it says you got (01:09:40) to gather a holy convocation. (01:09:43) So, take your pick. I keep the feasts. (01:09:45) Yeah, I keep the feasts. Where? In your (01:09:46) bedroom in bubble wrap. N you don't you (01:09:51) got to ascend. As Jack said, it's an (01:09:53) ascension. A pilgrim feast to come (01:09:55) together as an assembly. (01:09:58) Ephesians, in whom the whole building (01:10:01) being joined together grows, (01:10:04) grows. The scripture says, iron sharpens (01:10:07) iron. So too, a brother shall sharpen a (01:10:09) brother. Right? When we come together, (01:10:11) we grow in maturity. When we're joined, (01:10:14) we grow. Iron sharpens iron. If you're a (01:10:16) living stone, you've got to be part of (01:10:18) that temple in the New Jerusalem. Fit (01:10:21) together with all the other stones. You (01:10:22) can't just say, "Oh, well, I'm the new (01:10:24) Jerusalem." And you're just some stone (01:10:26) just chilling out in a in a poppy field (01:10:28) on your Todd. (01:10:30) You've got to be joined together. (01:10:33) Oh, yeah. But yeah, but uh they haven't (01:10:36) fully got the truth. They're not doing (01:10:38) the right calendar. They got that wrong. (01:10:39) They got this error. You're the one in (01:10:42) error. You're the one in error. You are (01:10:44) the one in error. (01:10:47) Cuz you know why the scripture says? Cuz (01:10:49) we got to be together. And if you can't (01:10:51) be with me now, why are you going to be (01:10:53) with us in the millennium reign then? (01:10:56) To finish the final hope. And everything (01:11:01) ends with a gathering. The book of (01:11:03) Genesis ends with a gathering and then (01:11:05) there it is coming the end. We're all (01:11:07) gathered together with Yeshua as the (01:11:08) king. We're all going to be one echad in (01:11:11) God. So, do we see this is how the book (01:11:14) of Genesis ends and it's how the story (01:11:17) ends. It's how the story ends. (01:11:20) But you have come to Mount Zion and to (01:11:22) the city of the living God, to the (01:11:25) general assembly and the church of the (01:11:27) firstborn. Who is the firstborn? It's (01:11:29) Yeshua. We are that assembly of called (01:11:31) out believers, the kahal of Yhava. We're (01:11:34) headed towards unification with God. (01:11:37) We're heading towards that holy city, (01:11:40) the new Jerusalem, where the general (01:11:43) assembly is gathered under the banner of (01:11:45) Yhovah. (01:11:47) And that's how the book of Genesis wraps (01:11:49) up the father calling the gathering (01:11:52) together and saying here shama sons (01:11:56) of Jacob (01:11:58) where two or more gather he is in the (01:12:01) midst. (01:12:03) Matthew 28:20 and Jesus said and lo I am (01:12:06) with you always even to the end of the (01:12:10) age. And he didn't say this to one (01:12:11) individual. He spoke this to the (01:12:14) multitude. He spoke it to all of them. (01:12:20) With that, let's pray. (01:12:24) Aba, (01:12:26) we thank you that you have commanded a (01:12:28) blessing for unification. I would be (01:12:30) doing you an injustice and a disservice (01:12:34) to tell people it's okay to just be on (01:12:36) their own, Lord, because your word says (01:12:40) how good and pleasant it is when (01:12:42) brethren dwell in unity. (01:12:46) For there the Lord commanded a blessing (01:12:48) life forever more. I would be doing a (01:12:50) great disservice, Lord, to you if I was (01:12:54) stealing people of a blessing that you (01:12:56) had for them by letting letting them (01:12:58) think it's okay to just swan around on (01:13:00) your Todd and not be plugged in. So, (01:13:03) thank you, Father, that you have (01:13:04) instructed this in your word. We thank (01:13:06) you, blessed are you, Lord God, that we (01:13:08) are a body and that we're all meant to (01:13:11) bring gifts so that the manifold (01:13:13) presence of Yahavak could be amongst us. (01:13:17) We thank you Lord that we are living (01:13:19) stones being joined together in a (01:13:23) temple. We thank you master yah that we (01:13:25) have been called to come together like (01:13:29) this to grow together. Lord (01:13:31) >> we worship you father that we can (01:13:33) sharpen each other. So I just pray for (01:13:35) every individual Lord here now and (01:13:38) online and those (01:13:40) uh watching that they can be effective (01:13:43) in helping their brother and loving (01:13:46) their neighbor and loving their God by (01:13:48) coming together, Lord, and exalting one (01:13:50) another and blessing each other and (01:13:52) washing each other's feet and serving (01:13:54) each other Abrahamically and ministering (01:13:56) to each other and counseling each other (01:13:58) and edifying each other. For you (01:14:00) commanded that, God, not me. You (01:14:03) commanded that. And this is how Genesis (01:14:05) ends. The unification (01:14:08) of the tribes (01:14:10) hearing the father's voice being saved (01:14:13) by Joseph. (01:14:15) Help us enact that today. (01:14:18) In Yeshua's name we pray. Amen. (01:14:20) >> Amen. (01:14:21) >> And that wraps up the book of Genesis, (01:14:23) guys. See you next week for Exodus. 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