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Offline Yada  
#1 Posted : Thursday, August 16, 2007 6:30:13 AM(UTC)
Yada
Joined: 6/28/2007(UTC)
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(8/17) ATTENTION: As a result of the input provided here - the one Chapter has been divided into two:

Chapter #5: Eden - Joy
Chapter #6: Nesamah - Conscience

You will find additional comments/material in red.

Please keep the comments coming!

-Yada




Below you will find the latest YY Chapter - Nesamah. We would like to ask for your assistance of the forum members during the "final editing" process. Before it is posted on the YY web site, we would welcome any comments, suggestions, corrections, and/or criticisms that you might have. Please post your comments below under this thread.

To begin the process, as I read through the material, I wanted to learn and know more about the two trees in the garden - the "Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil," and the "Tree of Life." What do these two trees represent? Isn't the knowledge of good and evil - discernment? Consequently, why would its acquisition be prohibited? Then, as Adam and Chawah are being expelled from the garden, a conversation is recorded in which the participants (plural) state that, "Adam must not each from the Tree of Life, lest he become immortal." Who are the people speaking here and to whom? Additionally, isn't this the twisted half-truth that the serpent used to induce them to disobey God in the first place? But the way I read the account, it seems that this was not the tree from which they ate. Did I get this mixed up? I am wondering if anyone else has a similar take on the way these events played out?

Regarding the process of final edit, here are some of Yada's initial thoughts:

"One of my suggestions for the 42-page Nesamah chapter is to cut it in half and make it two chapters at the Serpent page break on page 17. The first half would be ‘Eden – Joy and the second half would be Chawah – Life. I also think I should add some comments regarding ‘eden and ‘edon, the upright pillar of the tabernacle being the same word at the end of the first portion. -Yada"

Your input is greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

-Yada


The text follows:


Quote:
Yada Yahweh
Book 1: Genesis
…Why Are We Here?




4

‘Eden – Joy



Living in Paradise…

This is the story of man. It reveals Adam’s and Chawah’s nature, and how and why they came to exist. It explores their relationship with Yahweh, details their rebellion, and the exposes the consequence of their fall. But more than all of those things, this story reveals the nature of choice, and the role it plays in a loving and productive family.

Love is the one thing that cannot be compelled, even by an omnipotent deity. It can’t be forced, bought, stolen, held for ransom, or even manufactured; it can only be earned. It can’t be sold or bartered; it can only be given away. And here’s the rub: the capacity to love requires the capacity not to love. If the object of Yahuweh’s affection cannot reject Him, then accepting Him becomes meaningless. As mankind’s history unfolds, this will become increasingly clear.

The story of Adam and Chawah in the Garden of Eden communicates on many different levels. It is an accurate historical account, one which starts man’s time clock ticking. It is spiritual parable, communicating the importance of the familial model. It is a referendum on the nature of choice and freewill. And it serves as a treatise on the laughter and tears inherent in relationships.

To appreciate these intertwined testimonies, it is incumbent on us to scrape away the centuries of religious muck which has been smeared on top of the Genesis account. In doing so, we must ask ourselves why “Eve,” the name of a pagan Mother Earth goddess, was substituted for Chawah, a name which means “source of life.” Why does this obvious error remain uncorrected? Why does the church teach that Adam was the first human, rather than the first soul created in Yah’s image (with a conscience in addition to consciousness)? God goes out of His way to tell us that Adam was not the first animal, nor the first mammal. He speaks of human communities living outside the garden at the time of the expulsion. Moreover, archeologists and paleontologists have verified that the species we consider human (Homo sapiens) is at least 10,000 years old, and thus was thriving well before the fall.

It begs the question: why have Christians been led to believe that plants and animals didn’t die or decay outside the garden or prior to Adam’s exodus when all evidence is to the contrary? Why are we told that children must be baptized to expunge the effects of initial sin when this is unsupported Scripturally? The continued promotion of these myths in light of evidence to the contrary makes it seem as if religious clerics are purposefully trying to make God appear unenlightened and errant. And yet, Yahweh’s testimony is precisely accurate and remarkably profound. It is written such that the simplest child can understand the core message while at the same time being brilliant beyond the wisest of men.

With the stage set, and questions lingering, let’s begin our review. In the previous chapter, as a summary to the creation account and as an introduction to the story of man, Yahweh said: “This is the record of the birth and genealogy (towledowt – the written account of the conception) of the heavens and earth when they were created (bara’ – caused to exist and brought to life) in the day (yowm) Yahuweh (YHWH) God (‘elohiym) prepared and produced (‘asah) the earth (‘erets – land) and the sky (shamayim – that which is lofty, the atmosphere, stars, space and the heavens).” (Genesis 2:4) Yahweh, whose name means “I Exist,” caused the universe to exist so that life could exist. We are the product and purpose for which Yah prepared everything. Scripture is the story of life—abundant, purposeful, productive, joyful, familial, and eternal life.

Before we examine the next verse, recognize that scientifically, we have discovered that for millions of years the earth was shrouded in water vapor, creating a nurturing greenhouse effect. The climate was temperate from the equator to the poles. As a result, the evaporative heating process required to produce water vapor and then rain did not occur. We know this because we have found tropical fauna in the mouths and stomachs of woolly mammoths recently freed from their icy graves north of the Artic Circle. And petrified wood is bereft of tree rings, confirming consistent growing conditions and a lack of seasonal temperature variations and rain. Even the existence of dinosaurs is related. Without the direct assault of the sun’s damaging rays, reptiles, unlike other species, have virtually unlimited growth potential.

“Everyone (kol) ponder and consider (siah – meditate upon and think about) the earth (‘erets – the world) before (terem – previous to the time of) the spreading out of the land (sadeh – expansion of the ground, open fields, and the environment) came into being (hayah – came to exist) and of all the growth of (samah – springing to life, and the increase in size, quantity, and vitality of) green plants (‘eseb – vegetation) in this earlier (terem - previous) environment (sadeh – of expanding ground and of open fields). For Yahuweh, God (‘elohym), had not (lo’) caused it to rain (matar) upon (‘al) the earth (‘erets – land and world). And there was no (‘ayin) ‘Adam (‘adam – man or human) to work (‘abad – toil in) the earth (‘adamah – soil and ground).” (Genesis 2:5) “Imagine,” God says, “the world before land began to emerge from the seas, before rain, and before man.” This is difficult for us because we humans are self centric and see most everything from our own perspective.

Recognizing our difficulty, Yahweh puts us in our place: ‘Adam is based upon the Hebrew word ‘adamah. That means that temporally and materially, we are nothing more than dirt and water. But with the addition of a nepesh soul or consciousness and a nesamah conscience, we are alive and vital. We become capable of choosing and absorbing Yahweh’s Spirit—living waters sent down from heaven.

“A mist (‘ed – water vapor, dew, moisture, and artesian springs) rose up (‘alah) from (min) the land (‘erets – ground or earth), watering (saqah – providing drink to) the whole (kol) surface (paneh – face and presence) of the ground (‘adamah – dirt and soil).” (Genesis 2:6) Yahweh is presenting Himself as the source of living waters and suggesting that He alone can satisfy the thirst of those who want to come into His presence. He is also confirming that He is God and that we can trust Him by revealing this passage thousands of years before these scientific realities were known.

Yahweh’s 15 billion year, six day, timeline, is precisely presented in Genesis one. In Genesis two, we are reacquainted with the order of things, and of man being a late arrival on the scene. But we are not told, however, how many years transcended the time plants first sprouted and ‘Adam was conceived. And I suppose that’s because Genesis one is told from Yah’s perspective, from the vantage point of the Creator at creation. Genesis two is presented for the benefit of man and from is revealed from our frame of reference.

“Yahuweh, God (‘elohym), formed (yasar – forged and fashioned, planned and prepared) ‘Adam (‘adam – man) from (min – out of) the powdery dust (‘apar – fine dirt or very small natural material particles) of (min) the ground (‘adamah – soil or earth) and blew (napah – breathed) into (ba) his (hu) nostrils (‘ap – nose or breathing passageway) the life-giving, restoring and sustaining (hayim) conscience (nesamah – seat of judgment, of recognizing the difference between right and wrong, discernment and discrimination), and ‘Adam came to exist as (hayah) a living (hay / chay) soul (nepesh).” (Genesis 2:7)

Hay or chay is “life,” making hayym, “lives.” The reason for the plural is that God gave us a nesamah so that we could chose to become His children. But to accomplish this we must be born twice, once of water and once by Spirit. That is why hayym in its various derivations are translated “life giving, that which renews and restores life, that which invigorates and sustains life, and that which protects and preserves life.” We should not be surprised then that hayah, existence, and hay, life, are related, or that hayah is the basis of Yahweh’s name. Written as hayyah, the Hebrew word designates “the home of life and the residence of renewal.”

And as we discovered in the “Chay – Life” chapter, hay and hayym, could just as easily be chay and chayym, with a hard rather than soft h. Chayah similarly conveys “to live, to have life, to remain alive, to sustain life, to live prosperously, to be restored to life and to live forever.”

By juxtaposing hayim, “life-giving, restoring and sustaining” and nesamah, “the seat of judgment, discerning, and discrimination,” Yahweh has linked the terms and defined the purpose of our nesamah/conscience. In this context, the nesamah represents the ability to choose life over death, to accept restoration rather than annihilation. Our nesamah, or conscience, enables us to be discerning and judgmental, to distinguish that which is true from that which is not. It therefore endows us with the potential to know God and to receive His gifts of salvation and eternal life, or to reject Him and them.

In Job, the ultimate referendum on good and evil, Yahweh revealed: “Indeed (‘aken – truly and surely) the Spirit (ruach), She (huw’) in mortal man (‘enowsh – in the weak and frail, in humankind) and even the nesamah of the Almighty (shaday) provides understanding (biyn – the ability to perceive and discern so as to apprehend information, to be rational and judgmental).” (Job 32:8) Based on this we can reasonably conclude that it is the nesamah which makes the connection between information and understanding, between the soul and the Spirit. While it does not make us immortal, it provides us with the ability to know, commune with, love, and trust the source of immortality. It is the thing that unites us with the source of life which is why nesamah is based upon nasham, meaning “the process of childbirth.”

Our nepesh, or soul, makes us conscious, and therefore like all other animals, while our nesamah makes us like God, providing us with the ability to distinguish between right an wrong. It is this unique human element that seeks to yada Yahweh.

The reason the concept of the nesamah, or conscience (sense knowing of right and wrong, of justice, of principled morality, ethical behavior, ability to reason and judge, and to discriminate and thus choose wisely), is introduced at the beginning of the Garden of Eden story is because it provides the foundation for what follows. It reveals the path to God and to life, the nature of choice, the difference between good and bad, and the consequence of choosing unwisely. The nesamah explains what caused man to exist in the likeness of God. And similarly, it reveals what made Adam unique, different that all other animals created with a nepesh/soul. Understanding the nature and purpose of the nesamah makes this message come alive.

“Yahuweh, God (‘elohym) planted (nata’ – established, firmly embedded the seed for) an enclosed garden (gan) in (ba) great joy (‘eden – delight, ultimate pleasure, extreme satisfaction and luxury, a favorable state of great gladness)…” (Genesis 2:8)

Gan, which literally means “covered and protected enclosure,” is from ganan, denoting: “to surround, cover, shelter, and defend, shielding from danger.” According to etymological resources, ganan “strongly implies a spirit of care and concern on behalf of those being protected.” And therein lies an important key to understanding the Garden, and its relationship to the Festival of Tabernacles, the Millennial Sabbath, eternity in heaven, and the Set Apart Spirit. As a reflection of His care and concern for us, the Spirit covers us in a Garment of Light, protecting and sheltering us in Yah’s perfect enclosure. The Garden is therefore a metaphor for the Miqra of Sukah (meaning shelter), which is a metaphor for the Millennial Sabbath, which is a metaphor for eternal life in heaven, all of which depict camping out with God in His garden.

In this gan, Adam was protected from pain, work, disease, and dying. He was the charter member of Camp Yahweh. And one of the reasons we know that the gan is symbolic of the seventh Festival Feast, the Miqra of Sukah, is because ‘eden (blissful joy, gladness, pleasure, and delight) is synonymous with both descriptive terms used to depict the attitude and emotional state of those engaged in the observance of Tabernacles. ‘Asarah is a “joyous assembly of people participants in a festive celebration,” or simply, “party goers.” The other Sukah term, samah, means: “rejoice and be glad, be happy and express your joy, be merry and party, flourish, take pleasure in, and celebrate.”

This blissful state is attributable to the Spirit’s protective Garment of Light. ‘Eden is “a fine and beautiful jeweled material used to make a garment.” This remarkable wardrobe makes us appear perfect in Yah’s eyes, thus enabling us to campout for all eternity with our Creator. It is a “favor” He has bestowed on us, the gift with brings “great joy.”

While it’s a small thing among big ones, God did not say He “planted the Garden of Eden.” Ba is “in or with,” not “of,” and there isn’t a definite article before gan. Further, nata’ literally means “to establish upright,” the foundational concept and basis of the Covenant. Yahweh stood up for us so that we could stand with Him, established upright for all eternity. Therefore, “Yahweh, God, established an upright protective shelter in great joy, a garden of pleasure, extreme satisfaction and luxury in a most favorable state of gladness.” By comparison, “planting the garden of Eden” loses something in the translation.

Yashayahu, meaning Yah Saves, but better known as Isaiah, spoke of Eden, and of the realm outside the protected garden, in a passage which presents Abraham as a prototype of our Heavenly Father and His role as our Savior, and Sarah as a metaphor for our Spiritual Mother. He equates our Spiritual rebirth with the pain of that sacrifice, using words which tie the prophetic message to the story of Adam and Chawah. In that Savior and Spirit provide the lone means back to Eden, let’s consider what Yah’s prophet revealed. “Look back to Abraham your father (‘ab) and Sarah who writhed to give you birth in pain and anguish (chuwl – travail, the pain of childbirth). Indeed, when he was one (‘ehad – a singular essence or union [in marriage with Sarah]), I called out to him (qara’ – summoned him), making him productive, magnified, and numerous (rabah – multiplied him unto many while exalting others through him). Indeed, Yahuweh has compassion on and comforts Zion (nacham siywn – vindicates and restores, suffering grief to change the thinking of the desolate Signpost along the Way by punishing another in her stead). He will have compassion on and comfort, suffering grief on behalf of and vindicating (nacham) all desolate, destroyed, dry, and lifeless places (charbah), making (suwm – appointing and establishing) the barren wilderness (midbar – wasteland virtually devoid of life; from dabar, thus meaning the place of lifeless words) to be like Eden (‘eden - a joyous, pleasurable, luxurious and delightful place of good times, satisfaction and contentment), and her desert (‘arabah – dry and dark wilderness) to be like the enclosed Garden (gan – the protected, surrounded, sheltered, and defended shield of deliverance) of Yahuweh.” (Isaiah 51:2-3)

There was also a great and multiplicitous result derived from Abraham’s Covenant and Yahushua’s redemptive sacrifice. As a result of the Messiyah’s suffering, many souls have been reborn and restored. That is the reason the actual text recorded in the Dead Sea Scrolls says “I multiplied him and made him productive” as opposed to the Masoretic version: “I blessed him.”

It is instructive to know that ‘edon and ‘eden are differentiated in the Hebrew text solely by the initial letter which is silent. ‘Edon, meaning the foundation of the Tabernacle, the upright pillar, and the golden legs of the Messiah in the Song of Solomon, begins with an Aleph while ‘Eden starts with an Ayin. Eventually, they will become one, existing as the foundation of the New Jerusalem, the eternal Tabernacle of Yahuweh, and ‘Eden, the place and time of joyous, satisfied living, will become one. This will occur in stages. Yahweh will allow men to virtually destroy planet and most all life on it before He wipes all wickedness and evil, desolate lifelessness, from the face to the earth, reconstituting ‘Eden, creating a paradise on earth where Yahushua shall rule for a thousand years during mankind’s final Sabbath. Then, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed and replaced with a new creation devoid of deceit and desolation.

Along these lines, gan, speaks more about the Set-Apart Spirit’s protective garment of deliverance, and Yahweh being our protector than it does of an actual “garden.” And Eden is further established as the model for eternal life in heaven. To that end, the passage reveals, “Joy and gladness (sasown wa simchah – rejoicing, exultation, gaiety, and pleasure with a focus on the state of happiness which results from sensory input which is entertaining) shall be found there (matsa'’- discovered, attained, encountered, and experienced), songs of praise and confessions of thanksgiving (towdah), the sound and audible voice of music and melody.” (Isaiah 51:3) To this, the Dead Sea Scrolls add: “Sorrow and mourning will flee away.”

This sounds like a nice place. And fortunate for me, I have a confirmed reservation. While I can’t prove it, knowing Yahuweh, I suspect that our eternity is going to be exciting, a time of great adventure, discovery, entertainment, and joy. I believe, and these words seem to confirm, that we will be able to sense and see more that we can now. When we are elevated from three dimensions to four to seven, I think Yahweh is going to provide us with the ability to discover and discern things which currently evade our notice.

Returning to the original Eden, the “joyous enclosure” was more than a metaphor; it was a real place:
“…from (min) the east (qedem – the former or earlier time and pertaining to eternity)…” While we are given much more specific clues, Eden was east of Yisra’el. And figuratively, qedem tells us that ‘Eden is indicative of eternity in the Promised Land.

“…and relationally (‘asher) He placed (sym – established) the man (‘Adam) He formed (yasar – planned, fashioned, and created) there (sam – in that position and place).” (Genesis 2:8) The entire universe, like the joyous shelter, was established for man. From God’s perspective, we exist in the center of the universe.

There is something else worth pondering here. By using sym/placed, God is inferring that mankind was created outside of the garden, and that this man, Adam, was placed there after receiving the nesamah.

“Yahuweh, God, made sprout up (samah – caused to grow) from (min – out of) the earth (‘adamah – ground) all kinds of (kol – many) trees (‘es) which were desirable (hamad – pleasing, delightful, and pleasurable) in appearance (mar’eh – visually) and good (towb – beautiful and beneficial, agreeable and pleasant) to eat (ma’akal – as food to be consumed). The tree (‘es – upright timber) of lives (hayyim / chayym – renewals and restorations, revivals and nurturing, homes and dwelling places where lives are preserved and flourish) was in (ba) the midst (tawek – middle or center) of the protective enclosure (gar – sheltered garden, covered and defended place)…” (Genesis 2:9)

Let’s begin at the beginning with samah-grow. That which doesn’t grow, dies. Even Yahweh grows to live. And that is the purpose of man. Just as our children complete us, fulfilling our lives, and making us richer with each experience, entertaining us, God gains something from His relationships with man. Each added member of His eternal family, each unique camping experience, each loving and grateful conversation, each meaningful question and each profound insight grasped, adds to Yah’s happiness and satisfaction. Our Heavenly Father is not so big that He doesn’t grow a little bigger each time one of His children calls out His name.

Second, God is the architect of beauty, the ultimate designer. His creation, from sunrises to waterfalls, and from spring flowers as the reach up to heaven to falling leaves as the carpet the earth, are “visually pleasing to the eye.” The Creator is not only creative, He is a maestro. The universe is beautiful. And that is because Yahweh is beautiful.

Third, trees which produce fruit are deciduous. That means that their leaves die as part of the cycle of life. The fallen leaf rises again as nutrients for spring’s blossoms. Those who say that there was no death and decay prior to the fall are ignoring the obvious.

Fourth, it is the “tree of renewed lives,” plural. Chayym is the same word Yah used to describe Adam’s soul. And that brings us to this tree. It is indicative of the upright pillar upon with Yahushua would be hung. God had a plan for restoring that which had not yet fallen. He knew that Adam would rebel, and He would have to restore many lives, which is why chayym is plural. In the opening stanza of the Old Covenant we have been given a glimpse into the Renewed Covenant.

And fifth, the “tree of restored lives, of nurturing and protection” is in the center of the garden enclosure because the upright pillar is central to Yahweh’s plan of salvation. It is the fulcrum upon with life and death is determined. It is the lone gate back into fellowship and thus into paradise.

“…and the tree of the knowledge (da’at – acquisition of information with a focus on discernment, judgment, moral application, and understanding) of good (towb – that with is prosperous, beneficial, and proper, favorable, desirable, and agreeable, even joyful) and bad (ra’ – evil, harmful, morally inappropriate, malignant, and disagreeable, of no value, morally depraved, displeasing, and sad).” (Genesis 2:9) Da’at is a derivative of yada’, meaning “to know in a relational sense, to be acquainted with, to consider, perceive, discriminate, distinguish, recognize, and acknowledge.” When it comes to God, the more one da’at / knows the more likely they will come to yada’ Yahweh.

Da’at/knowledge, and nesamah/conscience (the ability to be discerning, discriminating, judgmental, and moral), are collaborative. One without the other has limited value. They are prerequisites of meaningful choice, of justice, morality, and wisdom. To make an informed choice, to render a wise decision, to issue a moral judgment, and to deliver a just verdict, one must first know the facts. Then they must be able to process that information in a reasonable and rational way, being discriminating and judgmental. This is the very essence of yada’ Yahweh—of Scripture.

I only know one person with whom what I’m about to share resonates. Hoping that there will be more, let me share something which I think is profound. The reason that there is no longer any hope for the world as a whole (only a limited number of individuals will be saved) is because ego-centric and greedy, conscienceless religious and political men and women have deliberately corrupted both sides of this da’at/knowledge and nesamah/conscience equation. In totalitarian societies, like those found in fascist, socialist, and Islamic nations, access to information is constrained and that which is provided is inaccurate. Without access to good data, reason is useless, and thus wise choices are impossible. In so-called “free and democratic” countries, information is so abundant we nearly drown in it. So as to rob people of their ability to choose wisely between man and God, good and evil, right and wrong, life and death, man created the immoral code known as “political correctness.” Based upon the irrational notion of “being intolerant of intolerance,” it makes being judgmental, and thus discerning and discriminating, a sin. No matter how prevalent or accurate the facts are, without the ability to process them judgmentally, wise conclusions, and thus good choices, are impossible. As a result, men and women have abrogated their freewill as most everyone on the planet has been rendered unable to rationally process truth based upon one of these two human schemes.

In this regard, I can provide a mountain of evidence which proves conclusively that the religions of man, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are wrong, but it makes no difference to those who are unable to process the evidence rationally. I can provide overwhelming proof that Yahweh exists and that He revealed His plan of salvation to man in these Scriptures, but it seldom resonates with those who have been poisoned by man’s schemes. I can reveal the fate that awaits mankind over the next 25 years, without motivating people to change because their consciences have been seared.

All of man’s political and religious schemes oppress and fleece the masses by controlling access to information and by criminalizing thoughtfulness. During the millennial political/religious domination of Catholicism, the union of Church and State kept the population ignorant and enslaved. The same can be said of Communism during the last century. And throughout most of this period, anyone who challenged the edicts of Catholic or Orthodox Christian cleric, a Communist of Fascist dictator, or Islamic caliph, was tortured and killed. Discernment was not allowed because reason is the enemy of all political and religious schemes. Today in the West, the universal application of political correctness assures that anyone in the public arena who is judgmental will be condemned, humiliated, and silenced.

Having traveled in nearly 150 countries and having studied history, I can tell you that man’s legacy is abysmal. For the past six thousand years across the face of this planet, a malignant concoction of politics and religion has served to enslave the masses for the benefit of cleric and king. And even that was not enough for these ruthless, egocentric leaders. They always coveted more, so with revolting regularity they would send their subjects off to war to win more power, tribute, and territory for themselves. Man’s history, both ancient and modern, is very, very bad, with only occasional moments of good brightening an otherwise hideous tapestry. Given the choice between good and evil, those with a choice have almost universally chosen evil. Throughout time, the overwhelming preponderance of people have had their freedoms decimated through a mix of slavery and fear. Choosing to live outside the religious and political constructs of man enjoins such sever consequences, most people abrogate whatever freedom they may otherwise have enjoyed.

For those who read the whole of Yada Yahweh, you will discover that God told us this would happen. He prophetically predicted that the consciences of the world’s hypocritical political and religious leaders (those who say one thing and do another) would be seared beyond recovery. He warned us that while knowledge would increase, man would become increasingly foolish, listening only to those who would tickle their ears—telling them what they wanted to hear. To this end, George Bush recently announced that central to making good decisions was being positive. Information and reason had given way to false hope. But the crowning achievement in hypocrisy goes to the Nazi Pope Pius XII and his army of armed priests who brutally slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Christians and Jews, and then danced around their corpses.

Returning to the text, towb and ra’ are opposites. They are: good and bad, prosperous and valueless, favorable and harmful, moral and inappropriate, beneficial and malignant, joyous and sad. Behaviors and attitudes, ambitions and deeds, doctrines and teachings, even foods, can be judged as such, and be placed in one or the other of these categories. And that is the purpose of the nesamah—the seat of judgment.

But before we consider why there would be such a tree, be aware that there was nothing even remotely unique about its towb/good nature. Earlier in the same verse we read: “Yahuweh, God, made sprout up (caused to grow) from the earth every tree which is desirable (pleasing, delightful, and pleasurable) in appearance and good (towb – beautiful and beneficial, agreeable and pleasant) to eat.” Towb was ubiquitous.

Likewise, there has been no limitation on da’at/knowledge. Yahweh has already provided us with more information regarding the purpose and nature of creation than we can process, and there is no reason to suspect He was any different with Adam. So the only thing that was unique regarding the “tree of the knowledge of good and bad” is evil—the one thing that is always expunged from God’s presence and paradise. Evil, harmful, morally inappropriate, malignant, disagreeable, valueless, morally depraved, displeasing, and sad is the antithesis of God—meaning they are not God.

But without access to evil, without a way to reject God, deprived of the opportunity to choose what He is not, there would be no way to love Yahweh. Love requires choice. Because love is the only thing that cannot be made, compelled, or purchased, it is the most valuable and powerful asset in the universe.

Freewill is the primary, but not only, prerequisite for a loving relationship. One must come to da’at/know the object of their affection and they must be able to judge whether they are worthy of being loved. And this again, is the purpose of our nesamah.


* * *

God is revealing the location of the Garden of Eden for a reason. He wants us to know where it was located so that we will understand the story which follows.

“A river (nahar – stream) flowed out (yasa’ – extended and descended) from (min) Eden (‘eden – great joy, delight, ultimate pleasure, extreme satisfaction and luxury, and a favorable state of great gladness) to water (saqah – quench the thirst) of the protective enclosure (gar – sheltered garden, covered and defended place), and from (min) there (sam – that place and relative position) it separated (parad – parted and divided) becoming (hayah – coming to exist as)...

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Offline Tiffany  
#2 Posted : Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:24:09 PM(UTC)
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I am so excited to get into this new chapter, I can hardly wait!!!

But as I read the request from Yada, I would like to add one pre-reading comment. I would love to see you break the chapter in half, as I love reading it but it take me so long to get through one just because of the complexity of the chapter that I often have to reread stuff from the beginning. I would love to see YY with all of it and more have some shorter chapters, making it easier to digest.

But with that being said what a rollercoaster ride YY has been, the blessing that I have received has far and exceeded what I could have ever imagined. I trust more in Yahweh today more than yesterday and I can't wait to see what He has for me tomorrow. Blessings to all who bring this wonderful work for the rest of us to partake of!!!
Offline Swalchy  
#3 Posted : Friday, August 17, 2007 2:32:49 AM(UTC)
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"Interesting in this regard is that it was announced in August 2007 that the alleged evolutionary tree depicting man evolving from chip to homo habilis..."

lol, I think that's supposed to say "chimp".

But it would be quite hilarious if the evolutionary tree depicted man evolving from chips. There'd be someone out there crazy enough to believe that.
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#4 Posted : Friday, August 17, 2007 3:57:52 AM(UTC)
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I am looking forward to having everyone here on the forum weigh in with their commentary on the new YY chapter - Nesamah.

Do you think the chapter should be cut into two, to explain the commonality of Adam to other humans, to explain why being naked isn’t bad, or to expand more on the meaning of ‘eden'?

As for myself, I finished a second reading of the chapter just now and I had a couple of questions:

1. The chapter sites Scriptural references regarding the location of Eden. I was wondering if anyone believes that they have discovered the actual site? Was this something that Ron Wyatt and his group considered undertaking?

2. I would like to hear more about those living outside the garden. Specifically, how is it that some are chosen to receive a nesamah and some are not? This sounds a little like predestination. It would be great to see this observation/question explored a bit more

I am looking forward to hearing the thoughts of other forum participants regarding the content and coverage of this chapter?

-Yada

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#5 Posted : Friday, August 17, 2007 5:09:56 AM(UTC)
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My computer has been down so I'm just now printing this off and I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT!!! I ditto Tiffany!!!
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#6 Posted : Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:37:03 AM(UTC)
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What a lovely surprise!!
I have recently finished YadaYahweh and just today finished Ken Power's Future History. What a blessing!!!
I was busy down loading his "The Owners Manual" which I intend to finish as soon as I have glanced through these two new chapters.
I actually quickly read Eden - mind boggling stuff as usual - because of our past "history".
I noticed the usual typo problems which can be only rectified by re reading the piece.

BUT "Eden" is to be chapter 4 in Book 1: Genesis. HOWEVER my existing chapter 4 is "Shabat". Chapters 5,6 & 7 are presently missing and these two should fit in there?

Yada, Ken - this is wonderful essential knowledge helping us to yada Yahuweh our great King and to love Him even more - why do'nt you two again join at the hip to finish YadaYaweh before the rapture occurs!!??
Bless you!!
Koos
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:38:38 AM(UTC)
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Thanks: 4 times
Yada, would you like comments on the new chapter(s) here or in other sections of the forum? I have only a few possible edit suggestions and can PM you if you like on those.


Overall I found these chapters extremely illuminating in sections of Scripture that I've been pondering on for a long time now. Thank you so much for sharing these with us early.

I realize that it has been hinted at for some time in other chapters of YY, but I was particularly curious about 'Adam being from or formed in another area and then taken to and established in Eden. After re-reading, I'm still not clear if 'Adam was then born of a non-nesmah endowed humanoid parent and later moved and equiped with a nesamah in Eden, or was like Chawah, a spefical and unique creation not phyisically born in the conventional manner?

If Adam were naturally born then later endowed with his nesamah, this would seem to fit better with what I understand is observed about all humanity appearing to have a common genetic anscestory. If Adam were a special and unique creation fashioned independently of a humanoid biolgical parents, this would fit better with the prevailing understanding of Adam's creation among theologians?

I was intrigued with the support for a water vapor canopy. That is allowing glabal temperate climate permitting very large reptile growth, no growth rings in petrified trees, and tropical vegitation found in the digestive systems of frozen mamoths above the artic circle.

I was checking on Ron Wyatt's ark discovery trying to understand how a regional flood would keep a vessel as large as what Wyatt found afloat for so long at the elevation it came to rest in. I had thought it must have been much closer to sea level and the Black sea coast than what the chapter reports. I trust that Yah, being capable of finely creating the universe would (like parting the Red Sea) be more than capable of keeping the region around ararat at flood stage as long as He had a purpose to do so, however it seems not to be a case of using a natural occuring phenomena for His purpose? I'll look forward to more detail on this and related subjects in a future chapter that examine the flood.

Thank you everyone at YY for this latest work and for all you do.
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:07:03 AM(UTC)
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Hello Theo - yes, can you post all comments here - it will make it easier for me to gather them together and pass them along.

Thanks.

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#9 Posted : Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:47:14 PM(UTC)
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AWESOME as usual!!!!


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Offline Joseph  
#10 Posted : Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:02:48 PM(UTC)
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Just finished my first reading. I'm the kind of guy who needs more than one (am on my third go round on YY, new covenant, and 2nd on FH), but my initial impression is that these are two very necessary additions. I can't begin to express how much both your material and Ken's have helped me in my journey toward truth! The main complaint I see about YY is that it is way to laborious, but I find every single word a celebration of relationship. Can't wait to explore a galaxy with you and I hope to bring many family members along. keep up the good work - it is all illumination to me - and Yahweh bless!
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#11 Posted : Friday, August 24, 2007 5:34:37 AM(UTC)
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Joseph, we are of a kind. I ca'nt seem to get enough of either YadaYahweh or Future History. I am now starting with The Owners Manual of Ken Power.
This is so real. The more you yada Yahweh, the more you seem to adore and love Him. And it is now a days a pleasure to keep up a running conversation with Yahuweh 24/24 and 7/7. I actually believe that I am in close contact with Him as well during the night!!
You have put it so accurate in writing - I wish I could the same way.

Yada, You have opened a can. Just a few short provocative comments.

1. Gen. 1:23-24 is my first focus “… life forms on earth after it’s kind …, eternally existing, upright, and established.” Animals – I love them, so does Yah!
After having created them (His creation of living souls, wild animals, gliding creeping swimming creatures), God also adored and blessed them (barak) kneeling down to them and lifting them up. Just as He did with Adam whom He created with a neshamah .
They must have been something very very special in the eyes of Yah and they must still be!!
I think there is something more, (relationally between us and animals) than just our obligation to take care of them..
Even the book of Enoch - yes yes, I know I know - mentions that animals have a special division in the spirit world in the hereafter. In the english bibles we read about horses pulling the heavenly chariots of the angelic leagues. To the humans whose eyes were opened so that those spirit beings became visible to them, they definitely were not metaphors – they were real.

2. Predestination? Is that what it means to have a neshamah or not to have one? A Human who does not possess a neshamah then in reality has only one end door – annihilation? Are there in deed such human beings on earth to day? Or is it a matter of scorching one’s conscience to the effect that it becomes totally dysfunctional with a possible end result of two doors, either annihilation or the abyss?

3. The role of the giants in Gen. 6. These fallen angels were a minority of the “third” that rebelled with Lucifer previously – again according to the book of Enoch – Jude quoted him, I’ll just refer to him. They apparently wanted to start a race of their own on earth but it had to be a well kept secret. Their attempt was unsuccessful as we know. They were “spirit” beings and yet they succeeded to fertilize the human females of that time. It puzzles me.

4. Yah created the adversary/Satan? And what about the other rebel angels? It would sound more “political correct” if one would say that Yah put a little seed of rebellion in the heart of Lucifer upon which he later reacted than to say out right that Yah created Satan as bad as he is!!!??
Those rebel angels – didn’t they have a choice when they chose to follow either Lucifer or Yah?
Did they and could they for see what their end result would be if they should follow after Lucifer in stead of Yah?
If they could have known beforehand, than one would reason that they knew what was coming. If they did not know one would expect some latitude – repentance? Adam and Chawah did not know/comprehend what was waiting for them.
Angels being able to maneuver in time should have perceived their end realistically and in spite of their future real knowledge still decided to rebel against their Maker? OK! I just lost all of what little sympathy I might have had for them – that is if my premise is correct that they did in deed perceive their exact end (the abyss) after having maneuvered in time before their rebellion.
What are the chances of other angelic beings also following the same route as Lucifer and his fallen followers? Or is it a matter of no angel will be so dumb after having seen (known) what happened to the rebels?
Those rebels must have known that they were futile in their rebellion – they were either in a suicidal braying ass terrorist mode or they were plain dumb, the latter which I don’t buy. But who instilled that suicidal self destructive attitude?
I would love to view the commentary of my other “family members.”
Yah bless you all. Koos
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#12 Posted : Friday, August 24, 2007 11:56:33 AM(UTC)
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Hi, Koos. Some random thoughts on your observations of Yada's can o' worms...

1. I ran across barak in Mitzvah #393 in TOM. There I wrote...

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Webster’s Dictionary defines “bless” as: “To invoke the divine favor upon; to express a wish for the good fortune or happiness of; to bestow happiness, prosperity, or good things of any kind upon.” How surprising it is then to discover that the Hebrew word for bless here (barak) literally means: to kneel, or to cause to kneel. It is derived from the word for “knee,” berek. What’s going on? It turns out that the Hebrew word incorporates within its meaning the relationship between the blessor and the blessee. As one would normally kneel before a potentate when receiving a grant or blessing, so also were the priests to come in humility and thankfulness before Yahweh. The word barak implies an admission that “blessings” are not given between equals, but rather by the greater to the lesser (see Hebrews 7:7 above). But note: even though it may look something like the fawning submission required of their worshippers by false gods from Ba’al to Allah, this is fundamentally different. We are being told that Yahweh wishes to give us good things (something false gods never do), but arrogance on our part can impede those blessings. If we approach God in a spirit of realistic humility, however, Yahweh will be gracious to us, bless us, and give us peace. All we have to do is ask.


2. Yes, I'd say that a "human" without a neshama is only an animal---a protohuman, if you will, like a Cromagnon or Neandertal. And for animals, there is no eternal destiny possible. Are there any around today? I doubt it, but I had this one psych professor in college... :-)

3. Chuck Missler had some interesting insights on the subject. I think it was here: http://www.khouse.org/pa...events/alien_encounters/

4. It's clear that Yahweh created "Lucifer," as satan is called in Isaiah 14. Did He make him evil? No. Did He give him the privilege of choice? No. I think, however, that Yahweh must have created Lucifer with the capacity for choice. It's the only way He could have made our choices possible. Love (the only thing God wants from us) is something that can't be forced, bought, or stolen. It can only be given away. And for that to have any meaning at all, there has to be the option of choosing not to give it away. In other words, the only way Yahweh could know if we'd actually chosen to love and trust Him is for Him to provide a mechanism whereby we could refuse to love and trust Him. And that's where Lucifer's rebellion came in. Damn.

kp
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#13 Posted : Friday, August 24, 2007 7:49:32 PM(UTC)
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Thank you KP for the link. Very interesting to say the least.

I'm glad to read that evolution has finally been scientifically discredited. Now, how do you explain the difference, from a Scriptural perspective, of the collective IQ of different ethnic/racial groups?
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#14 Posted : Friday, August 24, 2007 8:53:17 PM(UTC)
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Hey, Koos...
first and foremost, good Sabbath to you! Second, I have to agree - you and I are kindred spirits. I too have often wondered if there are still today humans without souls. It would certainly explain a lot
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#15 Posted : Saturday, August 25, 2007 2:46:10 AM(UTC)
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Joseph wrote:
I too have often wondered if there are still today humans without souls. It would certainly explain a lot


Just to clarify: I think you meant to say without nesemah's rather than without souls - All animals have souls, without a soul, it wouldn't be classed as an animal.

As for whether there are humans today without nesemah's, I'm going to have to go with the negative. If a human without a nesemah had a child with a human that had a neseman, then the child would also have a nesemah, so I believe that all the humans that didn't have nesemah's were integrated into the socities of humans with nesemah's and now all humans on the planet have nesemah's.

Some have extremely bad ones, but have one none the less.
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#16 Posted : Saturday, August 25, 2007 4:17:26 AM(UTC)
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Hi, Adderley. Yeah, to discredit the theory of evolution, you just have to do the math. In Darwin's day, they thought they had virtually unlimited time spans in which to hypothesize the accidental appearance of life from non-life. Then in '65, along come Penzias and Wilson and their discovery of Cosmic Background Radiation, the subsequent study of which revealed that the universe began (in a "Big Bang") about 13.7 billion years ago---a long way from infinite. Worse (for the evolutionists) our solar system turns out to be only about 4 billion years old. Even worse, life seems to have appeared on earth as soon as the surface was cool enough to support it, maybe 3.5 billion years ago. If Occam's Razor has any validity at all, there is a God who's running the show.

As for the collective IQ of different racial/ethnic groups, I'm convinced that's primarily an artifact of the minds of the people devising the tests. People are "smart" in different ways, depending upon their environment and culture. Take two young men, one a white boy from the American suburbs and the other a member of an indigenous tribe from Papua New Guinea, and ask them to trade places. Neither one of them would last a month. Sure, the white boy would score many orders of magnitude higher on a standard Western IQ test, but the elders of the Wannahockalugey tribe would consider him a complete and hopeless dunce compared to their boy. Add factors that "separate" groups in the same geographical location (cultural idiocyncracies, pre-natal care, economic factors, etc.) and you get a skewed scale that correlates roughly to racial/ethnic populations.

I'll give you a personal example of how this works. One of my daughters ran away from home as a teenager, got pregnant, and gave birth to a son. She basically chose to like an alley cat during her pregnancy. Later, she "grew up," married her boyfriend, finished her education, got a good job, and started living like a real person. A few years pass, and along comes another son, but now she's getting good pre-natal care, eating properly, and so forth. Today, No.1 son has allergies, dental problems, and has trouble keeping up in school. No. 2 son is just fine. Same mother, same father, same nurturing environment---the only difference is the level of pre-natal care. I realize you can't make sweeping generalizations based on such a small sample, but the point is that very small environmental and cultural differences can make a big difference in IQ scores.

kp
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#17 Posted : Saturday, August 25, 2007 10:20:47 AM(UTC)
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KP,

Before I was 21 and quite drinking and smoking and chasing girls who did too, I also was a member of the Wannahockalugey tribe.

Shortly later I removed myself from acting like the Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal tribes by making a choice for Yah.

Before choosing or making a choice for Yah I was taking part in the activities of all three tribes, I acted like, looked like and was like an animal that followed pure human instincts, even with a neshama.

Glad Yah gave me a neshama so I at least had a choice, when I grew up and showed up.

Looking back over my life experiences is where I see evolution really is a truth, the environmental and cultural differences of who feed me or what I feed myself made all the difference in what Kingdom I would live in.

BUT, my Yah chromosomes, DNA and genetic evidence does not suggest I came from ancestral lines of gorillas diverged about 8 million years ago and that chimpanzees and hominids diverged about 5 million years ago. I came after them because my Dads’ first neshama son Adam named all of them of the air on the ground and in the water creatures…

Praise to Yah,

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#18 Posted : Saturday, August 25, 2007 10:24:15 AM(UTC)
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KP,

I think my old nature slipped in, I meant quit not quite my former habits.

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#19 Posted : Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:18:46 AM(UTC)
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FF, is one of your former habits putting every metaphor you can find into the biblical blender and hitting frappe? :-) Not quit sure (just kidding) quite sure where some of that was going, but I think I got the drift. Interesting observation about Adam naming all the animals. It could be construed that no new species have arisen since his day (although the logic is a bit of a stretch). I didn't mean to imply that micro-evolution never took place, by the way. Within our own gene pools we're all free to swim about somewhat. But what can't be supported is the concept of life arising from non-life. There's just not enough time in the entire universe to get the job done. Both the nephesh (soul) and neshama (spirit capacity) had to be specially designed by our Creator. I therefore also find it pretty hard to believe that our bodies were accidental.

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#20 Posted : Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:45:09 AM(UTC)
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Okay, the biggest issue I see with this is the statement that love is earned. Yea, It can't be bought, I'm all over that, I just don't know about earning it. Sometimes it just is.

I have a kids - I don't think there is a whole lot they could ever do to make me stop loving them or for them to earn my love. I've tried picturing all kinds of nasty scenarios and I just can't imagine not loving them no matter what happens. Heck, they could try to shoot me even, and I'd definitely be wondering what that was all about, but I still think I'd love them. Some of things they do can get me upset, but that doesn't mean I don't love them.

Perhaps I'm missing something here. It seems like trust is what is earned and does go a long way towards forming a more loving relationship; however, I still think you can love someone even if you don't trust them.


Another example may be in Hosea? I don't think that man could have trusted his wife about as far as he threw her, but he still seemed to love her. Waited around 10 years or something didn't he?

Just a thought, but perhaps a more focused definition of the type of love being discussed would help here.
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#21 Posted : Sunday, August 26, 2007 3:06:44 PM(UTC)
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Ummm.... Did I miss something here? Was this post supposed to go to some other thread? Sorry, my friend; I don't know what you're referring to.

kp
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#22 Posted : Sunday, August 26, 2007 3:25:39 PM(UTC)
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Heh, that's okay. Just offering review notes on the newly released chapter above.

"Love is the one thing that cannot be compelled, even by an omnipotent deity. It can’t be forced, bought, stolen, held for ransom, or even manufactured; it can only be earned."
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#23 Posted : Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:35:10 PM(UTC)
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Oh, there it is. Y'know, I thought that sounded familiar. Yada sorta lifted that sentence from chapter 2 of Future History. Here's what I wrote there:

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And that, God’s love, is the key to companionship. The capacity to love is to some extent what gives us "the image and likeness" of God, for God is love. You see, love is the one thing that cannot be forced, even by an omnipotent deity, because if it is, it’s no longer love but something else. In that, it’s fundamentally different from obedience, loyalty, or even worship. It can’t be compelled, bought, stolen, held for ransom, or even manufactured; it can only be earned. It can’t be sold or bartered; it can only be given away. And here’s the rub: the capacity to love requires the capacity not to love. If the object of God’s affection cannot reject Him, then accepting Him is a meaningless concept. That brings us back to God’s little paradox. How can he have a loving relationship with us--His would-be companions--if he leaves us no choice but to accept and reciprocate his love? If we have no choice, our love is nothing more than obedience; but if we do have a choice, our obedience demonstrates our love.


Makes a little more sense in context. The point was that Yahweh had no way to secure our love (which is the only thing He lacks, being God) other than to earn it by loving us first---by doing everything from creating us to cleansing us to redeeming us from our own self-imposed bondage. It's not that we have to earn God's love. Rather, the point is that He has already earned ours. He's merely inviting us to recognize that and reciprocate. But the choice is ours, whether or not to give back to God what He has "earned." Like Yahshua said, "Render unto Caesar the things that Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."

kp
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#24 Posted : Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:42:25 PM(UTC)
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Yada asked me to post the following:

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Dear YY Forum Members,

I appreciate your constructive criticisms and have striven to answer all of them.

The first three suggestions requested breaking one very long chapter into two shorter ones. As you know, this was done, creating ‘Eden-Joy and Nesamah-Conscience.

Another forum member noticed that I mislabeled Eden as chapter 4 rather than chapter 5. I’ve made the correction.

An early suggestion asked for the Tree of Life to be explained more completely. Here is that section in Chapter 5 with some additions:


“Yahuweh, God, made sprout up (samah – caused to grow) from (min – out of) the earth (‘adamah – ground) all kinds of (kol – many) trees (‘es) which were desirable (hamad – pleasing, delightful, and pleasurable) in appearance (mar’eh – visually) and good (towb – beautiful and beneficial, agreeable and pleasant) to eat (ma’akal – as food to be consumed). The tree (‘es – upright timber) of lives (hayyim / chayym – renewals and restorations, revivals and nurturing, homes and dwelling places where lives are preserved and flourish) was in (ba) the midst (tawek – middle or center) of the protective enclosure (gar – sheltered garden, covered and defended place)…” (Genesis 2:9)

Let’s begin at the beginning with samah-grow. That which doesn’t grow, dies. Even Yahweh grows to live. And that is the purpose of man. Just as our children complete us, fulfilling our lives, and making us richer with each experience, entertaining us, God gains something from His relationships with man. Each added member of His eternal family, each unique camping experience, each loving and grateful conversation, each meaningful question and each profound insight grasped, adds to Yah’s happiness and satisfaction. Our Heavenly Father is not so big that He doesn’t grow a little bigger each time one of His children calls out His name.

Second, God is the architect of beauty, the ultimate designer. His creation, from sunrises to waterfalls, and from spring flowers as the reach up to heaven to falling leaves as the carpet the earth, are “visually pleasing to the eye.” The Creator is not only creative, He is a maestro. The universe is beautiful. And that is because Yahweh is beautiful.

Third, trees which produce fruit are deciduous. That means that their leaves die as part of the cycle of life. The fallen leaf rises again as nutrients for spring’s blossoms. Those who say that there was no death and decay prior to the fall are ignoring the obvious.

Fourth, it is the “tree of renewed lives,” plural. Chayym is the same word Yah used to describe Adam’s soul. And that brings us to this tree. It is indicative of the upright pillar upon with Yahushua would be hung. God had a plan for restoring that which had not yet fallen. He knew that Adam would rebel, and He would have to restore many lives, which is why chayym is plural. In the opening stanza of the Old Covenant we have been given a glimpse into the Renewed Covenant.

And fifth, the “tree of restored lives, of nurturing and protection” is in the center of the garden enclosure because the upright pillar is central to Yahweh’s plan of salvation. It is the fulcrum upon with life and death is determined. It is the lone gate back into fellowship and thus into paradise. It is the source of eternal life.

In Chapter 6, I also made an addition to the topic of the Tree of Life:

The Tree of Life represents the upright pole upon which Yahushua hung. It is the permanent solution to Adam’s dilemma, the doorway to complete reconciliation and to eternal life. Those who consume its fruit live forever.

Likewise, I was asked to explain the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Bad more completely. While I had already provided considerable content (maybe too much), I decided to add two additional paragraphs. Let me know if they were helpful.

“…and the tree of the knowledge (da’at – acquisition of information with a focus on discernment, judgment, moral application, and understanding) of good (towb – that with is prosperous, beneficial, and proper, favorable, desirable, and agreeable, even joyful) and bad (ra’ – evil, harmful, morally inappropriate, malignant, and disagreeable, of no value, morally depraved, displeasing, and sad).” (Genesis 2:9) Da’at is a derivative of yada’, meaning “to know in a relational sense, to be acquainted with, to consider, perceive, discriminate, distinguish, recognize, and acknowledge.” When it comes to God, the more one da’at / knows the more likely they will come to yada’ Yahweh.

Da’at/knowledge, and nesamah/conscience (the ability to be discerning, discriminating, judgmental, and moral), are collaborative. One without the other has limited value. They are prerequisites of meaningful choice, of justice, morality, and wisdom. To make an informed choice, to render a wise decision, to issue a moral judgment, and to deliver a just verdict, one must first know the facts. Then they must be able to process that information in a reasonable and rational way, being discriminating and judgmental. This is the very essence of yada’ Yahweh—of Scripture.

I only know one person with whom what I’m about to share resonates. Hoping that there will be more, let me share something which I think is profound. The reason that there is no longer any hope for the world as a whole (only a limited number of individuals will be saved) is because ego-centric and greedy, conscienceless religious and political men and women have deliberately corrupted both sides of this da’at/knowledge and nesamah/conscience equation. In totalitarian societies, like those found in fascist, socialist, and Islamic nations, access to information is constrained and that which is provided is inaccurate. Without access to good data, reason is useless, and thus wise choices are impossible. In so-called “free and democratic” countries, information is so abundant we nearly drown in it. So as to rob people of their ability to choose wisely between man and God, good and evil, right and wrong, life and death, man created the immoral code known as “political correctness.” Based upon the irrational notion of “being intolerant of intolerance,” it makes being judgmental, and thus discerning and discriminating, a sin. No matter how prevalent or accurate the facts are, without the ability to process them judgmentally, wise conclusions, and thus good choices, are impossible. As a result, men and women have abrogated their freewill as most everyone on the planet has been rendered unable to rationally process truth based upon one of these two human schemes.

In this regard, I can provide a mountain of evidence which proves conclusively that the religions of man, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are wrong, but it makes no difference to those who are unable to process the evidence rationally. I can provide overwhelming proof that Yahweh exists and that He revealed His plan of salvation to man in these Scriptures, but it seldom resonates with those who have been poisoned by man’s schemes. I can reveal the fate that awaits mankind over the next 25 years, without motivating people to change because their consciences have been seared.

All of man’s political and religious schemes oppress and fleece the masses by controlling access to information and by criminalizing thoughtfulness. During the millennial political/religious domination of Catholicism, the union of Church and State kept the population ignorant and enslaved. The same can be said of Communism during the last century. And throughout most of this period, anyone who challenged the edicts of Catholic or Orthodox Christian cleric, a Communist of Fascist dictator, or Islamic caliph, was tortured and killed. Discernment was not allowed because reason is the enemy of all political and religious schemes. Today in the West, the universal application of political correctness assures that anyone in the public arena who is judgmental will be condemned, humiliated, and silenced.

Having traveled in nearly 150 countries and having studied history, I can tell you that man’s legacy is abysmal. For the past six thousand years across the face of this planet, a malignant concoction of politics and religion has served to enslave the masses for the benefit of cleric and king. And even that was not enough for these ruthless, egocentric leaders. They always coveted more, so with revolting regularity they would send their subjects off to war to win more power, tribute, and territory for themselves. Man’s history, both ancient and modern, is very, very bad, with only occasional moments of good brightening an otherwise hideous tapestry. Given the choice between good and evil, those with a choice have almost universally chosen evil. Throughout time, the overwhelming preponderance of people have had their freedoms decimated through a mix of slavery and fear. Choosing to live outside the religious and political constructs of man enjoins such sever consequences, most people abrogate whatever freedom they may otherwise have enjoyed.

For those who read the whole of Yada Yahweh, you will discover that God told us this would happen. He prophetically predicted that the consciences of the world’s hypocritical political and religious leaders (those who say one thing and do another) would be seared beyond recovery. He warned us that while knowledge would increase, man would become increasingly foolish, listening only to those who would tickle their ears—telling them what they wanted to hear. To this end, George Bush recently announced that central to making good decisions was being positive. Information and reason had given way to false hope. But the crowning achievement in hypocrisy goes to the Nazi Pope Pius XII and his army of armed priests who brutally slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Christians and Jews, and then danced around their corpses.

Returning to the text, towb and ra’ are opposites. They are: good and bad, prosperous and valueless, favorable and harmful, moral and inappropriate, beneficial and malignant, joyous and sad. Behaviors and attitudes, ambitions and deeds, doctrines and teachings, even foods, can be judged as such, and be placed in one or the other of these categories. And that is the purpose of the nesamah—the seat of judgment.

But before we consider why there would be such a tree, be aware that there was nothing even remotely unique about its towb/good nature. Earlier in the same verse we read: “Yahuweh, God, made sprout up (caused to grow) from the earth every tree which is desirable (pleasing, delightful, and pleasurable) in appearance and good (towb – beautiful and beneficial, agreeable and pleasant) to eat.” Towb was ubiquitous.

Likewise, there has been no limitation on da’at/knowledge. Yahweh has already provided us with more information regarding the purpose and nature of creation than we can process, and there is no reason to suspect He was any different with Adam. So the only thing that was unique regarding the “tree of the knowledge of good and bad” is evil—the one thing that is always expunged from God’s presence and paradise. Evil, harmful, morally inappropriate, malignant, disagreeable, valueless, morally depraved, displeasing, and sad is the antithesis of God—meaning they are not God.

But without access to evil, without a way to reject God, deprived of the opportunity to choose what He is not, there would be no way to love Yahweh. Love requires choice. Because love is the only thing that cannot be made, compelled, or purchased, it is the most valuable and powerful asset in the universe.

Freewill is the primary, but not only, prerequisite for a loving relationship. One must come to da’at/know the object of their affection and they must be able to judge whether they are worthy of being loved. And this again, is the purpose of our nesamah.

Lastly, there are two additional insights related to the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Bad, especially with regard to knowing things which are “evil, harmful, morally inappropriate, malignant, and disagreeable, of no value, morally depraved, displeasing, and sad.” Man brought these things upon himself. It is therefore inappropriate to blame God for pain and suffering, for crippling diseases, for disabilities and death. Rather than saying “a loving God wouldn’t allow suffering to occur,” we should recognize that love requires the choice we humans made to become acquainted with them.

Second, not only don’t these things exist in Yah’s paradise, evil is unknowable in heaven. In Revelation, God specifically tells us that there will be no pain or suffering during our eternal existence with Him. And since the remembrance of evil and displeasing things would surely bring anguish, all things bad must be banished from heaven. This is why Yahweh obliterates our record of wrongdoing, pronouncing us innocent when we accept the Redeemer’s gift. He even goes so far as to say that there will be no remembrance of our transgressions—not by Him or by us.

I corrected the chip/chimp typo. Thanks.

Interesting in this regard is that it was announced in August 2007, as I was writing this chapter, that the alleged evolutionary tree depicting man evolving from chimp to homo habilis, to homo erectus, and then to Homo sapiens, over the course of a million years is untrue. Homo habilis and homo erectus, both of which are far more ape than man, lived at exactly the same time. And if that were not enough to scuttle macro evolutionary theory, tooth analysis has recently demonstrated that the notion that all humans evolved from Africa is inaccurate.

I added an insight provided by the webmaster into my speculation paragraph on mankind. In the rewrite I also attempted to address the following forum member’s request: I realize that it has been hinted at for some time in other chapters of YY, but I was particularly curious about 'Adam being from or formed in another area and then taken to and established in Eden. After re-reading, I'm still not clear if 'Adam was then born of a non-nesmah endowed humanoid parent and later moved and equiped with a nesamah in Eden, or was like Chawah, a spefical and unique creation not phyisically born in the conventional manner?

Here is the rewritten section:


The passage also tells us that man could have been created anywhere on earth. All we know for sure is that Adam’s conception did not occur in the garden because God “grasp hold of Adam and settled him down in the Garden of Eden.” With that in mind, I’d like to venture into the realm of speculation. Reading between the lines, here is what I have deduced. I think we are still living in the sixth day of creation and that the seventh day rest is prophetic of the Millennial Sabbath. Our time began with the creation of animals: “And God said, ‘Earth, proceed to bring forth living (chay) souls (nepesh) after their kind and species (miyn), animals (bahemah), gliding, creeping, and swimming creatures (remes – conscious moving organisms); life forms (chayah – that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) on earth after its kind or species, eternally existing, upright, and established (hayah ken).” (Genesis 1:24) All animals have souls, or consciousness, including man.

This was followed by the creation of the most godlike animal—a creature made unique by the addition of a special blessing from Yah: “God said, ‘Let us produce (‘asah – make, effect, bring about, fashion, ordain, observe, and celebrate) man (‘adam – the name of a man and a secondary word for man) in our image (tselem – resemblance, pattern, and model), after our likeness (damuwth – comparable to us). So God created (bara’) mankind (‘adam) in His image, in the image of God He created him. Male and female He created them. And God knelt down next to them, blessing them (barak – greeting and adoring them in love and lifting them up), saying to them, ‘Be fruitful (parah – flourish, be productive, increase) and multiply (rabah – become exceedingly great and numerous, being enlarged, reaching a very high point and status).’” (Genesis 1:26-28) In this passage, Yahweh didn’t reveal what caused Adam to be uniquely like Him, but as you know from the opening of this chapter, He did do so later:

“Yahuweh, God, formed (forged and fashioned, planned and prepared) ‘Adam/man from the powdery dust (fine dirt or very small natural material particles) of the ground (‘adamah – soil or earth) and blew (napah – breathed) into his nostrils the life-giving, restoring and sustaining (hayim) conscience (nesamah – seat of judgment, of recognizing the difference between right and wrong, discernment and discrimination), and ‘Adam came to exist as (hayah) a living (hay / chay) soul (nepesh).” (Genesis 2:7)

The living creature known as man was the last animal God created on the sixth day. He fashioned the male and female human form, as with all other forms of life, from natural elements of the earth by manipulating their DNA code. But something was different about the species Homo sapiens. God designed a unique animal with a special capacity to think, to communicate, to be creative and productive, to walk upright, and to conceive and raise children in a loving and nurturing family, teaching and protecting them in a manner which would embrace the covenant He envisioned.

In this regard, of the millions of animal forms on earth, man is unlike any other—a species made in the likeness of God. Simply stated, if you can envision a man and woman who are husband and wife, standing before the shelter of their home with a child between them, you understand Yahweh and His purpose.

After watching this new creature for a while, God took one specific human, He named him Adam, and gave He him a nesamah/conscience so that He could begin a relationship with this solitary, judgmental and discerning man. Yahweh designed and built a perfect paradise for him, and He placed Adam inside. This is the reason that the creation account of men and women and of Adam and Chawah is told twice, once generally of all humankind and once specifically of two very unique individuals.

This would make the humans inside and outside of Yah’s protection divergent only in that Adam and Chawah had both a nesamah/conscience and a personal relationship with God. This relationship, in my judgment, was perfect for two Yowbel, or 100 years, and then, using their nesamah, or seat of judgment, poorly Adam and Chawah were banished from the garden and exposed to the rest of the world—even to the rest of humanity.

These things considered, it matters not if my speculation is right or wrong. My purpose was to provide you with a scenario which was both plausible and consistent with Scripture and science. Humankind is a special animal and Adam and Chawah were an especially unique couple. Their ancestry is common, but not their conscience.

There was a request to explain why Eden has not been found and why one shouldn’t look for it.

“He expelled (garas – banished and cast out) ‘Adam (ha ‘adam – the man) toward (la) the east (qedem – direction of the rising sun) from (min) the protected and sheltered enclosed garden (gan) ‘Eden (‘eden – of overwhelming joy, delight, ultimate pleasure, extreme satisfaction and luxury, a favorable state of great gladness), and He caused cherubim (karuwbim) to camp (sakan – live and remain, dwell and stay, settle and tabernacle) with blazing (lahat - flaming) swords (chereb – metal weapons) who went back and forth (hapak – changed directions and were transformed) to guard (samar – watch, secure, protect, and care for) the way (derek) to the Tree of Life.” (Genesis 3:24)

Karuwbym, the plural of karuwb, are depicted hovering over the Mercy Seat of the Ark of the Covenant. While it’s evident that they are a spiritual being in Yah’s service, we don’t know a great deal about them. But, since karuwbu means “mighty,” and karowz means “herald,” they have something in common with the malak, messengers. We also know that like the malak, the “cherubim” follow orders and thus exist in a similar command and control structure devoid of freewill. Ezekiel has the most to say about them and he conveys that they radiate light and can fly.

But the central message here is that Yahweh has purposely kept mankind from stumbling into the garden and entering it without His express permission. There is a passageway, but you will not find it in Turkey, so there is no reason to look there. The Tree of Renewed Life became the Upright Pillar upon which the Redeemer, the human manifestation of Yahweh, was hung. If you want to go inside, you’ll have to pass through that gate.

There was the request: I would like to hear more about those living outside the garden. Specifically, how is it that some are chosen to receive a nesamah and some are not? This sounds a little like predestination. It would be great to see this observation/question explored a bit more.

For life outside the garden, at least as it relates to humankind, you have to turn to science. What little Yah had to say about it, I included in the chapter.

As for the nesamah, it is passed on automatically as part of human conception. The children of a parent with a nesamah gets one.

Along these lines, another forum contributor asked: Predestination? Is that what it means to have a neshamah or not to have one? A Human who does not possess a neshamah then in reality has only one end door – annihilation? Are there in deed such human beings on earth to day? Or is it a matter of scorching one’s conscience to the effect that it becomes totally dysfunctional with a possible end result of two doors, either annihilation or the abyss?

Therefore, I edited one of the sections on this topic and added a paragraph:


One of Christendom’s greatest myths, that of Adam being the only man in existence during his stay in Eden, is being pulverized by God’s Word. “Then Cain went away from (yatsa’ – departed from) the presence (paneh) of Yahuweh and settled in (yasab – came to dwell and live in, inhabit) the land (‘erets – region) of Nod (nowd – of lamenting and complaints, of homeless wanderings, of destitution and hopelessness), east of Eden.” (Genesis 4:15)Places were named after people, or at least types of people. Nowd denotes the nomadic lifestyle of the early hunter gatherer—something as a farmer, Cain would have loathed.

After being banished, Cain found a woman among the nomads of Nod, and chose to marry her. Though it does not say so implicitly, it is implied that the men and women living outside the garden did not possess a nesamah/conscience. But the offspring of a parent like Cain with a nesamah would be so equipped. It is the only rational conclusion which can be made from the Scriptural and archeological evidence.

Along these lines, we know that the addition of the nesamah made Adam uniquely different than other animals. It is therefore what made Adam like God. Further, we know that children inherit a nesamah from their parents because Cain would not have been judged if he were incapable of knowing right from wrong. Further still, this point is hammered home in the introduction to the fifth chapter of Genesis, something we’ll examine momentarily. And lastly, in the conclusion to the flood, Yahweh declares that He achieved His purpose, that of ridding the world of corrupt souls with a nesamah. Collectively, these insights strongly suggest that both the nesamah/conscience/judgment and nepesh/consciousness and soul are automatically passed on as part of human conception. The child of a parent with one, gets one.

So then you may be wondering, are there humans alive today without a nesamah and what is the fate of such souls? It is possible, but we aren’t told. That said, this would certainly explain some of the horrid behavior we have seen throughout human history. However, while we don’t need to know of their existence or their fate, it would be reasonable to assume that their destiny would be the same as any other animal. Death would be the end of life.

The request to explain the Black Sea Ark regional flood more completely will be addressed in the Noah chapter.

Similarly, a forum member questioned: The role of the giants in Gen. 6. These fallen angels were a minority of the “third” that rebelled with Lucifer previously – again according to the book of Enoch – Jude quoted him, I’ll just refer to him. They apparently wanted to start a race of their own on earth but it had to be a well kept secret. Their attempt was unsuccessful as we know. They were “spirit” beings and yet they succeeded to fertilize the human females of that time. It puzzles me.

This question is also answered in the Noah chapter. Here is a sneak preview of that section:


As we open the sixth chapter, bible translators ignore hayah, render kiy “when” rather than indeed, and then pass over halal as if it were not there to get: “When man began to multiply…” While that may be what happened, the text actually says: “Indeed (kiy), it came to pass (hayah) that mankind (‘adam) defiled and profaned (halal – treated with contempt and desecrated, dishonored, polluted, wounded, and invalidated) the face (paneh) of the earth (‘adamah – land, ground, and soil). And increasingly (rabab – a great quantity) of daughters (bat – female offspring) were born (yalad) to them.” (Genesis 6:1)

Halal is important because it reveals who was responsible for this fallen state. Halal is Satan’s first name. Chawah wasn’t the only person he beguiled.

To better appreciate his influence on man and the earth, let’s strip halal’s English synonyms of their religiosity. That way we will better understand who Satan is and what he wants to accomplish. To defile is “to trample down and make unclean and impure.” It is “to corrupt that which was good, sullying, dishonoring, and contaminating it.” Since this is what Satan did to Adam and Chawah, it suggests that the Adversary has a limited arsenal of tricks.

To profane is “to abuse something sacred, to treat something good with irreverence and contempt.” It is to “debase, make unworthy, and vulgar.” And to desecrate is “to violate the sanctity of something which was once good.” It means “to treat disrespectfully and irreverently.” There is nothing more sacred to God than a loving relationship. Jealous of the attention man was receiving from Yah in this regard, Halal sought to debase it, making that which was beautiful, vulgar.

To treat with contempt is “to despise and distain.” Contempt stems from “a lack of respect or reverence.” Contempt is “willful disobedience.” Knowing Yah, trusting Yah, relying upon and loving Yah are predicated upon respect and reverence. It is why Satan despised these things. It is what led to his willful act of disobedience. It is what caused Yahweh to treat Halal with contempt, and curse him.

At this point Yah makes a distinction between two types of humans. And while He doesn’t say so here, His conclusion of the flood account makes it obvious that there were people with and without a nesamah/conscience. Some people were simply animals. Perhaps some still are…

“The sons (ben – male descendants and children) of the Mighty One (‘elohym – God) saw (ra’ah – viewed and found) that the daughters (bat – female children) of men (‘adam) were really (kiy) beautiful (towb – attractive and good, pleasurable and fun, even productive). So now they (henah) took (laqah – grasp hold of, received, and obtained) any (kol) of them they chose and desired (bahar – preferred and selected) as their women and wives (nasiym – plural of ‘issah).” (Genesis 6:2)

In that Yahweh created Adam in His image, blowing the nesamah into him, and for the purpose of being a child in Yahweh’s family, it is reasonable to consider his descendants as “sons of God.” The daughters of men would represent the other Homo sapiens who were roaming around east of Eden. The reason that the nesamah equipped humans were able to have any woman they wanted was because of the overwhelming advantage judgment, discernment, and reason gave them over lesser-equipped people.

Profaning His creation, treating it with contempt, multiple wives, and living outside His family, was not the model Yah had intended. As such: “Yahuweh said (‘amar – promised), ‘My Spirit (ruwach – a feminine noun depicting the power, nature, and influence of God) will not (lo’) remain in, or contend and plead with (duwn ba – abide, dwell, and live in, direct or vindicate) mankind (‘adam) for an unlimited duration of time (‘olam – forever). Also as a result of (sa gam) him being flesh (basar – existing as an animal), his days shall be 120 years.” (Genesis 6:3)

Prior to the flood, the water vapor shield which Yah spoke about in Genesis 2:6, would have precluded the sun’s most damaging rays from eroding the elasticity of our cells. This would have enabled them to renew themselves at a faster rate for a much longer period of time. This combined with a less disease ridden and corrupted gene pool, would have enabled the perfectly designed humans who emerged from the garden to live a very long time. But that was all about to end. And true to his word, from this time forward, 120 years has become the maximum extent of a human life.

That number is important prophetically. Yahweh will go on to say that the generation which experiences the holocaust (Psalm 102) will be the last generation. And in Matthew 24, He says that those who experience the return of Israel to the land will also witness His return. So the most you can add to 1932 through 1948 is 120 years, and even then that’s stretching it. Reason tells us that we are looking at the millennial marker 2033, which is exactly 40 Yowbel from His sacrifice.

The next verse is almost always translated to infer that “giants were living on the earth.” I can only assume that the original translators missed the religious connotations and assumed that physical prowess would be the only reason to mention such people.

“The Napylym (naphylym – plural of naphal, meaning those who prostrate themselves, who have fallen away, who are oppressed, cast down, and die) existed (hayah) in the (ba ha) land (‘erets – region) in that day (yowm – time), and also (gam) afterward (‘ahar – at a later time).” (Genesis 6:4)

From the beginning, Satan’s religions have all had three things in common. His victims bow down, prostrating themselves to a false god. As a result of having fallen away from Yahweh, they are those victimized by religion are oppressed in this life and cast down in the next.

Today (read ‘ahar/at a later time), the people best known for their repetitive prostrates are Muslims. And that’s significant because Naphysh was the second to last son of Ishmael, Islam’s patriarch. And as you might suspect, the Naphysh were an “Arabian tribe.” That is to say that Islam, the Arabic word for “submission,” isn’t new. Satan has been corrupting men for a long time. His favorite strategy remains to present himself as God. It is the essence of the terrorist chant of “Allahu Akbar!” Allah is the Greatest!—or so he wants fallen man to believe.

“And indeed, relationally (‘asher) the sons of God came to and pursued (bow’ – were included in association with) the daughters of man, and they bore children to them. These men (‘ish – male individuals) were renown for (shem – named and famous for, earned a reputation for) magnifying themselves, going off to war, and behaving like arrogant tyrants (gibowr – acting like audacious and aggressive fighters as well as powerful despots) from the very beginning (‘olam – for a very long time).” (Genesis 6:4) In this passage, Yahweh has transitioned from calling men ‘adam to ‘ish because He was viewing them differently.

In Genesis 10:8, we are told that the father of politicized religion, of human self aggrandizement, Nimrod, was a gibowr, so it’s not a compliment. Arrogant, self aggrandizing men have used a caustic blend of religion and politics to start wars and set themselves up as tyrannical despots for a very, very, long time. It is the hallmark of human behavior—the thing we are best known for. If I were asked to consolidate human history into a single word, it would be gibowr—the story of men magnifying themselves, going off to war, and behaving like arrogant tyrants.

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Offline edStueart  
#25 Posted : Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:35:24 AM(UTC)
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Koos wrote:
Angels being able to maneuver in time should have perceived their end realistically and in spite of their future real knowledge still decided to rebel against their Maker?


I am curious about the whole "angels maneuver in time" thing. Could someone post the references that illustrate this?
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#26 Posted : Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:58:01 AM(UTC)
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2nd half of the chapter - I didn't notice that the original post was too big for the forum!

Quote:
“Yahuweh saw (ra’ah – viewed, recognized, and considered) that indeed (kiy – truly), the evil intent, wickedness, and depravity (ra’at – deprivation, distress, and misfortune) of mankind (‘adam) in the (ba ha) land (‘erets) was great in magnitude and quantity (rab – prolific and abundant). And his every (kol) inclination (yeser – motivation, desire, ambition, and creative idea) of his heart (leb) and thought (mahasabah – plan, plot, purpose, and scheme) were bad (ra’ – evil, wicked, immoral, repugnant, miserable, sad, troubled, and fiercely harmful) all (kol) the time (yowm – every day).” (Genesis 6:5) It only takes a spark to get a fire raging. And all too suddenly, every good thing is consumed. Man had used his nesamah so poorly, creation had been for naught.

Naham, in the following passage, is one of those words in which the context of the sentence is required to properly convey the meaning. It can depict “being consoled and encouraged after finding relief from sorrow and distress.” But, it can also infer “to reconsider, changing one’s opinion, leading to sorrow, being sorry, suffering grief, and experiencing regret.” Based upon the situation to which has developed, and upon the subsequent use of ‘atsab, conveying, “pain and distress,” the meaning is clear. “Then Yahuweh truly (kiy) grieved, regretting (naham) that He had made (‘asah – fashioned and created) Adam (‘adam – mankind) in the (ba ha) land (‘erets – world). His heart (leb – inner person, source of life, and spirit) was emotionally distressed, filled with grief and sorrow (‘atsab – was hurt, pained, vexed, displeased, and tormented).” (Genesis 6:6)

God can and does experience regret. That’s important because it demonstrates that we are not victimized by predestination. The future is not predetermined. We choose our fate. And the fact God experiences grief tells us that for Him, love and relationships are very real. Life is not a game. But more than anything, this passage reveals that Yahweh is engaged, that He cares deeply and personally about the souls He has created. He wants us to know Him, to choose to be with Him, and to love Him.

A forum member wrote: Yah created the adversary/Satan? And what about the other rebel angels? It would sound more “political correct” if one would say that Yah put a little seed of rebellion in the heart of Lucifer upon which he later reacted than to say out right that Yah created Satan as bad as he is!!!??

Those rebel angels – didn’t they have a choice when they chose to follow either Lucifer or Yah?
Did they and could they for see what their end result would be if they should follow after Lucifer in stead of Yah?

If they could have known beforehand, than one would reason that they knew what was coming. If they did not know one would expect some latitude – repentance? Adam and Chawah did not know/comprehend what was waiting for them.

Angels being able to maneuver in time should have perceived their end realistically and in spite of their future real knowledge still decided to rebel against their Maker? OK! I just lost all of what little sympathy I might have had for them – that is if my premise is correct that they did in deed perceive their exact end (the abyss) after having maneuvered in time before their rebellion.
What are the chances of other angelic beings also following the same route as Lucifer and his fallen followers? Or is it a matter of no angel will be so dumb after having seen (known) what happened to the rebels?

Those rebels must have known that they were futile in their rebellion – they were either in a suicidal braying ass terrorist mode or they were plain dumb, the latter which I don’t buy. But who instilled that suicidal self destructive attitude?

I would love to view the commentary of my other “family members.”

I added this to the beginning of Nesamah:


While very few people are able to reason, there is a reason for everything—even for Satan. In Isaiah, God tells us that He created evil, and in Genesis, He explains why. Bad must exist for us to have the opportunity to choose good. And for that choice to be credible, an Adversary must exist to be its champion. If everything were wonderful, if all of life were sunshine and joy, no one would have a reason to rebel against Yah and separate themselves from His love.

Halal ben Shachar, better known as Satan, is a created spiritual being. He was part of the command and control structure Yahweh calls malak, or “messengers.” As we move out of Genesis and into Isaiah, you will discover what caused Halal and his fellow demons to be expelled from Yah’s service. But that’s less important now than what he did…

Also, this was augmented:

Created without freewill, I don’t think Satan possesses the capacity for creativity. His only trick is to beguile by corrupting and counterfeiting something God conceived and created. (For those who may be confused, there is a difference between choice and freewill. For example, the military is a command and control institution and thus soldiers do not have the freedom to refuse an order. As with Halal, those who choose to rebel, are punished and drummed out of the corp. Those without freewill cannot choose their own destiny.)

There was a long discussion on “love can only be earned.” The topic came up because of the second paragraph of chapter 5. I take no credit for these thoughts as I’ve read similar expressions in many, many places, and it’s evident that I liked Ken’s way of expressing it. But, upon further reflection, my writing was flawed if taken out of context so I’ve made the following correction.

This is the story of man. It reveals Adam’s and Chawah’s nature, and how and why they came to exist. It explores their relationship with Yahweh, details their rebellion, and the exposes the consequence of their fall. But more than all of those things, this story reveals the nature of choice, and the role it plays in a loving and productive family.

Love is the one thing that cannot be compelled, even by an omnipotent deity. It can’t be forced, bought, stolen, held for ransom, or even manufactured, but it can be earned. It can’t be sold or bartered, but it can be given away.

Here’s the bottom line: the capacity to love requires the capacity not to love. If the object of Yahuweh’s affection cannot reject Him, then accepting Him becomes meaningless. As mankind’s history unfolds, this will become increasingly clear.

Lastly, I’m sure there are typos in the chapters and would appreciate your help finding them.

And once again, thank you all for helping me improve these chapters. This was a great team effort.


Yada
Offline edStueart  
#27 Posted : Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:20:18 AM(UTC)
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Swalchy wrote:
2nd half of the chapter - I didn't notice that the original post was too big for the forum!
"Angels being able to maneuver in time should have perceived their end realistically and in spite of their future real knowledge still decided to rebel against their Maker?"


Ok, I see the assertion, but I do not see the material that supports it.

To quote Rabbi Benjamin Stien: "Buhler...Buhler..., Anyone, Anyone"


;-)
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Offline bitnet  
#28 Posted : Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:05:54 PM(UTC)
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Shalom,

Yada wrote:
Quote:
I only know one person with whom what I’m about to share resonates. Hoping that there will be more, let me share something which I think is profound. The reason that there is no longer any hope for the world as a whole (only a limited number of individuals will be saved) is because ego-centric and greedy, conscienceless religious and political men and women have deliberately corrupted both sides of this da’at/knowledge and nesamah/conscience equation.


One of the first things I had realised years ago is that since the end is known from the beginning, and is described in so many Scriptural passages especially in Dani'el and Revelation, the events at the end time will be hopeless or else things could change. But it could/cannot because of man's sin and refusal to repent.

I remember reading Asimov's Foundation series in the mid-1970s and wondered how civilisations could be engineered or be accurately predicted over millennia, and I thought to myself then that the only being that could really do that is God. Over the past two decades, this remained in the back of my mind and despite my apparent optimism I believed that nothing good could happen that would change the course of the future. I was thereby nicely surprised when I read The Future's History because it vindicated my thoughts.

That said, there is still room for optimism because there is a way out! YadaYahweh has revealed this clearly and there are other websites dedicated to revealing the Creator’s Plan for His esteemed creation – us. In the past there were few resources available and little chance for discussion under various guises of oppression. Today we are forming relationships over the ether(net) and seeking to live as He wants us to, and failing consistently despite our best efforts and yet knowing that there is still hope because He is willing to overlook our mistakes and heal us because of His immense love for us. As such our attitude must reflect a desire to be with Him, and a willingness to love each other as He loves us.

Scripture also reveals that full knowledge of each and every verse is not needed, but that a repentant heart and moldable character is critical. Being made of material, we are in a sense disposable if our character does not set right. Once we are “fired in the kiln” and reborn into His Kingdom/Family there is no need of freewill after that as our choice has been made. (I think that the angels were also given a choice upon creation, but some were so impressed by the power given to them that they rebelled and their character was set as such. Unlike us, for them there is no chance of repentance because they were not going to be re-formed.)

So, at the end of it all, can we be optimists? Without a doubt – Yes! Despite all the doom and gloom that is about to set upon us, there is still much hope for the future, but not under the current administration. I do think Yada has more than one other person who resonates with his thinking about the impending fate of the world, but then again we do look forward to even better things after that.

Shalom Aleichem.
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Offline Theophilus  
#29 Posted : Wednesday, June 17, 2009 1:56:11 AM(UTC)
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edStueart wrote:
Ok, I see the assertion, but I do not see the material that supports it.

To quote Rabbi Benjamin Stien: "Buhler...Buhler..., Anyone, Anyone"


;-)


Ed, I too am not seeing the support for the angelic / malakim host having the ability to travel, see and know the culmination of events in our timeline as we understand Yah to possess. It seems to me that if they did, the fallen host would be as adept as Yah at delivering credible future historic prophecies to their prophets. Given Mo's prophetic batting average, I'm thinking they do not have that ability.

What I had previously taken Yada's description to mean is that they do possess characteristics of light rays. They are created and immortal, having a beginning but no end. They can be trapped in the abyss like light in black holes, and can manuever in space without physical limitations, possibly at lightspeed (as light) or instantaneously by traveling extra-dimensionally.

Maybe we need to reach out to Yada for clarification unless others want to weigh in here?
Offline sirgodfrey  
#30 Posted : Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:41:32 AM(UTC)
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bitnet wrote:
Shalom,

Yada wrote:


One of the first things I had realised years ago is that since the end is known from the beginning, and is described in so many Scriptural passages especially in Dani'el and Revelation, the events at the end time will be hopeless or else things could change. But it could/cannot because of man's sin and refusal to repent.



I do think Yada has more than one other person who resonates with his thinking about the impending fate of the world, but then again we do look forward to even better things after that.

Shalom Aleichem.



I have spoken with people in the past and they have concluded that I was a pessimist. I have shared the same view for a while now as it is only logical that the way the world (people and the literal world) is being swallowed by mal-content, lack of compassion and love for each other, indifference and hate of/towards Yah can only result in tragedy. Our only optimism comes knowing that there are days in which He will make everything new and restore us to our former glory as perfect and sinless beings in the new earth.
Offline edStueart  
#31 Posted : Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:53:35 AM(UTC)
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Theophilus wrote:
They can be trapped in the abyss like light in black holes, and can manuever in space without physical limitations, possibly at lightspeed (as light) or instantaneously by traveling extra-dimensionally.



Let's take a stab at this:

We can infer that angels would have a mass* of zero, making superluminal velocities possible, within our 3 (or 4) dimensions. The ability to displace one's location at a rate greater than that of light would give you the ability to "see" past events**. This lets our angel (I'll call him "Bill") see only a "recording" of what has already happened. Future events are un-observable. The last bit of the "recording" always ends with Bill seeing himself arriving at his distant vantage point to... watch a recording of what has already happened. (All of this is based upon my limited understanding of the teachings of the Jewish Sage Einstein.)

I still don't see provision for observing "future history" (to coin a phrase), but, in thinking about this I have concocted an answer to another question:

"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?"

My answer is: "All of them!"

My reasoning is that 'something' with a mass of zero must have length, width and depth of zero, as well.


*for you Recovering Catholics out there, we are talking about mass, as in weight, not Mass, as in a guy wearing a pointy hat and a dress! ;-)
**given good enough optics
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