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Hmmm . . .

The ‘Joseph’ concept is one that has been alluded to and talked and taught about in many circles, along with the idea of ‘preparation’, which has taken on a ‘life of it’s own’. At the risk of ‘wearing out’ the concept, we want to look at Joseph from perhaps a little different perspective.

There are those that teach that judgement is coming on this nation ( and it is ) and that we are Babylon ( ? ) and that we must leave this nation and go somewhere safe . . . You know, somewhere there is less corruption in government and politics, less graft and greed and less financial woes, less spiritual oppression, where prices aren’t going up and incomes going down . . . someplace where things are not like they are here. The challenge is, the problems that we are beginning to experience here and can expect to increase in this nation have been going on everywhere else for a long time. So where do we go ? Well, obviously the first thing we need to do is ‘run to the Mountain’ . . .run into that Strong Tower which is the LORD. Then where do we go ?

Well, if you know the voice of The Shepherd, then you need to go where HE directs you. And if HE directs you to ‘leave the country’ then you need to do what HE says . . . just please be sure what voice you are listening to and ‘test the spirits’ by the WORD. The Apostle Paul stated that ‘all these things were written down for our benefit on whom the end of the age comes . . .’ Now, if you do not believe that we are in the last days, that this is the generation that will see the ‘end of the age’, then none of this will matter to you. BUT IF THIS IS THE GENERATION, then we need to take a closer look at Joseph.

Jeremiah states in two places that there will be a ‘second exodus’. Jeremiah says in chapters 16 and 23 that ‘no longer will it be said “As the LORD lives that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, but as The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.’ For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers.”  By the way, the Apostle Paul stated that ‘you who were formerly of the nations have now been brought near by the Blood of Messiah and made part of the citizenship of Israel . . .’ Eph. 2;11-13.  Now, one of the differences between the first exodus and the second is the fact that at the first exodus all Israel was in one place. That is not the case this time. This time they ( we )  are scattered to the north and south and . . . well, all the places that the LORD scattered us. So that means GOD’s people ( us ) are scattered everywhere in all the nations and have to be gathered out of all the nations. It would make sense that there would be ‘gathering places’ or ‘way stations’ along the ‘gathering trail’ . . . we actually see this concept in the account of Joseph in Egypt. In Genesis 45:5, Joseph declares that GOD had sent him ahead into Egypt to preserve the lives of the house of Israel.  “GOD has sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance”, declares Joseph in Gen 45:7 . . . So how does any of that apply to me today.

GOD made a promise to Abraham concerning ‘The Land’ . In Gen 24:7 Yahweh promises Abraham, “to your descendants I will give this land” . . .( side note : If I am ‘in Christ’ then I am Abraham’s seed  – descendant – and therefore heirs to the covenant of promise. Gal 3.29 ) AND, ” through Isaac shall your descendants be named ”  . . .Gen 21:12, Rom, 9:7 . . .Gen 28:13-14 tells us that the promise was handed to and through Jacob / Israel. “I am YHWH GOD of your father Abraham and the GOD of your father Isaac . . . and I will give this land to you and your seed . . . and through you all the families of the earth shall be gathered . . . ”  So the promise starts with Abraham, through Isaac and to Jacob but does not come to fruition until the nation of Israel comes out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses, Aaron & Miriam. So, OK Jerry, why the history lesson ?  It’s because there is a picture and a lesson here for us.

GOD promised  Abraham ( and his seed) that HE would give them the land we now know as Israel. But the promise did not come to pass until several generations later. In the meantime, Abba sent ‘Joseph’ into Egypt to prepare a place for Israel, to save them and ‘put for them a remnant in the earth’ . . . And GOD used Joseph to guard Israel in a safe place until it was time to go into and take the land. GOD promised the Land to Abraham. But it took all those years for the people to get ready and for the Land to be readied.

Some folks have the idea that Abba is going to take us straight out of here and hustle us straight into the ‘Promised Land’ . . . and if we get to vote on it, COUNT US IN !  But what if that’s not the case. What IF GOD is going to do again what HE did before the first exodus. What IF HE is making arrangements to bring HIS people into ‘safe places’ until the time is right and ‘ The Land’ is ready ?  Isn’t that what happened in Goshen ?   What IF GOD is raising up ‘Goshens’ in this day for HIS people to have a safe place until time to go home ?

One thing we can be sure of . . . there IS going to be a ‘catching away’ for GOD’s people. What IF that ‘catching away’ is what Jeremiah is referring to when he mentions the ‘latter exodus’ ?  Can you envision Messiah returning, catching His people up and out . . . ‘and we will be caught up with Him in the air, forever to be with Him.( 1 Thess 4:17 )  Where is He going to be ? Well, according to the Word, HE is going to Jerusalem. So, if we are going to be with Him, and He is going to be in Jerusalem, guess where we are going to be  . . . BUT . . . until that time comes, be mindful . . when HE took his people out of ‘Egypt’ the first time, HE allowed for them to have ‘Goshen’ until the time was right for going home. He is doing the same today . . .  So  . . . Listen for the voice of the Shepherd . . .fan into flame the gifts within you . . .study to show yourself approved of GOD . . . be filled with the Holy Spirit . . . and remember ‘faith’ is a ‘DO’, an action, a verb, and not just a thing to have . . . For by faith Abraham left his home and went to a place ‘he knew not’ . . .Blessings –

Ah, must be some kind of coincidence . . . Surely we aren’t seeing these things actually coming to pass . . .

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; may they prosper who love you . . . Psalms 122

Courtesy of 12 Tribes TV, Avi Abelow, Israel

Click here to watch: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Statement on Operation Pillar of Defense PM Netanyahu explains the current military operation against the Hamas terror infrastructure and why it is absolutely necessary for the safety of the citizens of the State of Israel. Share this message with your friends.

Click here to watch: Hamas Shoots First Rockets on Tel Aviv. Tel Avivians Take Cover Israel’s main population center is under attack. Rishon Letzion was hit and Tel-Aviv is now being threatened. This is the first time since the Persian Gulf War in 1992 that Tel-Aviv has been under attack.

Click here to watch: Israel Under Fire: Life in the South This is what last night sounded like and looked like in Be’er Sheva and across Israel’s South.

Click here to watch: Hamas launching missiles from dense population centers There are (Thank G-d) far fewer Israeli casualties than Gazan casualties for a multitude of reasons – not the least of which are: a) Israel builds bomb shelters and uses them, b) Israel cancels school and non-essential work in the name of protecting our citizens, c) Hamas uses dense population centers from which to launch attacks, thus using their own citizens as shields.

Click here to watch: Israel’s Iron Dome Intercepts Rockets of Hamas Terrorists This amateur film was filmed by a group of Israelis watching missiles fly over their heads near Be’er Sheva. 14 out of 15 were intercepted and shot down. Each flash in the sky is an intercept.

Getting Ready to Go Into Gaza

Human Shields

Preparations for a Ground Assault

Home in Kiryat Malachi in which 3 people were killed

As we watch things unfold in the Middle East between Israel and her ‘neighbors’, always keep two things in mind. One, that we are to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, understanding that true peace will not come until the Prince of Peace returns. And two, there is a ‘family tie’ between these that stand against Israel. The Palestinians of today are the Philistines of the days of Abraham and King David. The word ‘philistine’ means ‘immigrant’ and they are descendants of Ham through Mitzrayim ( Egypt ) . The statement has been made that Morsi of Egypt is in a dilemma, torn between his empathy for Hamas ( violence ) and his financial connection to the U.S. ( which is a spiritual picture of Egypt in the last days with a healthy dash of Babylon thrown in ) . But in the end, blood is thicker than the ink on the money and Egypt will side with the rest of her ‘family’. But that too will pass, for in the end there is a goodly connection between Israel and Egypt and Syria. But not so good for Babylon.  How so ? How do I know ? The bible tells me so . . . more to come . . .

Blessings and Shalom  B’Shem Yeshua —

 Psalm 81:3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

 Isaiah 66:23 And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

 Col 2:16 So let no one judge you in questions of food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,
 17 which are a shadow of things to come, and the substance of which is Christ.

Thursday Nov. 15 2012  New moon sited in Ky this evening.  Rosh Chodesh Sameach

I am reminded of the passage in 1 Chronicles 21 where King David sinned greatly in the eyes of YHVH and GOD gave David a choice concerning the judgement against the nation for the sin. The choices ? three years of famine, three months in the hand of man or three days in the Hand of Abba. David chose to throw himself and his people into the hands and great mercies of his God.  Prior to King David, there was King Saul. Not a bad sort of guy . . . good looking, charismatic, even a little religious at times. But this was not the type of leadership and government intended by GOD for that people. But the people wanted a change. and GOD gave them exactly what they asked for.

Father GOD has been warning this nation about our sins against HIM for sometime. This is not a ‘thus sayeth the LORD’. But ever since the election this one thought keeps coming to my mind. Four years ago this nation had a choice as to how we would proceed as a nation based on our choice of a new leader. We believed then just as we believe now – judgement is inevitable for this nation. It is not that one leader rather than another would prevent judgement. But rather , our choice of leader would determine how the judgement would be meted out. Four years ago our nation chose a leader that promised ‘change’. At that point our country started down a road of ‘change’ that most could not have imagined and many would not have thought possible . . . not in America.
But here we are, four years later and, as a nation, have confirmed that choice by the re-election of that same choice. It is as if we had opportunity back then and we pulled the wrong lever and now we must live with our choice. My concern is that this ‘choice’ is the beginning of the end of this nation as we know it. You can only shed innocent blood for so long . . . you can only promote biblically abominable practices for so long . . . you can poke your finger in the eye of GOD for only so long . . . and then there is a price to pay. And I believe that we have entered the ‘payment phase’ . . . and it is not going to be pretty.  But we have some examples in Scripture that will actually give us hope ( expectancy ) and direction in these days. We will look at some of those in the next few days. The KEY will be  –  ‘to where do we look for our help’ . . . we must look to the LORD, maker of heaven and earth . . . and we will have a part to play and right decisions to make, just as in the days of Noah and righteous Lot.  For now, pray for mercy . . . wisdom . . . discernment . . . and pray the petition of Abraham . . . for by it GOD delivered the righteous through the judgement. Shalom –

And remember – ‘Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua’.
‘be shrewd as serpents and harmless as doves’ . . .for you are in the world, but not of it .  blessings –