A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS — THE FIRST 300

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Standing at the Gates for the Nations

A Global Covering of Prayer for All Humanity — Every Day

“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…”

— Isaiah 62:6 KJV

There are moments when a vision must move from prayer into participation.

A Company of Psalmists — The First 300 is a call for committed intercessors to stand together in disciplined, Scripture-centered prayer for the nations.

It’s a Mindset of Prayer! Faith-Believing that just one person can cover 185K+ people in prayer each day. How is that possible?

It’s Biblical Math. Knowing that GOD can send just one angel to defend us against 185K enemies in a day- How much more can we – even one of us, carry 185K souls in prayer everyday?

Because… Unity and Agreement in Prayer is Miraculous.

The vision is simple:

300 intercessors.
One company.
Seven Psalms every day.
One unified assignment.

In unity, our confessions of faith over GOD’s People are the same, Daily.

A time of selfless prayer- focused only on the nations.
185,000 people carried before GOD by each intercessor.

Together, the first company becomes part of a much larger vision: 150 intercessory companies praying the Psalms over humanity every day.


WHY A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS?

Throughout Scripture, we see communities of people gathered around prophetic, priestly, musical, and intercessory assignments.

There were companies of prophets.

There were singers appointed for worship.

There were watchmen stationed upon the walls.

There were priests who stood before YHVH on behalf of the people.

This campaign draws upon that biblical pattern of people united around a consecrated spiritual assignment.

We are forming:

A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS

Not merely people who read the Psalms.

Not simply people who admire the Psalms.

But intercessors who will pray them, speak them, declare them, and carry them before GOD on behalf of others.


The Territory is Available to Cover in Prayer! Claim Your Territory of 185,000

THE FIRST 300

We are currently recruiting the first company of 300 intercessors.

Each person accepts a daily prayer field of approximately:

185,000 PEOPLE

That number is inspired by the remarkable account recorded in 2 Kings 19:35 and Isaiah 37:36, when one angelic intervention affected 185,000 in the Assyrian camp.

Our application is intentionally the opposite in purpose:

Where that event demonstrated judgment and deliverance, we are asking:

What could happen if believers stood before GOD consistently for groups of 185,000 people, pleading for mercy, repentance, protection, deliverance, reconciliation, and salvation?

This is an intercessory assignment—not a claim that Scripture promises one individual automatic spiritual jurisdiction over exactly 185,000 people. –But, because we are BOLD people of faith, we have enough faith to believe GOD will bless this vision and plan.

The 185K number gives us an organized global prayer model.


SEVEN PSALMS EVERY DAY

Each intercessor prays seven Psalms daily over his or her assigned prayer field. (envision yourselves covering the 185K)

The complete Book of Psalms contains 150 Psalms.

At seven Psalms per day:

Days 1–21: seven Psalms daily
Day 22: Psalms 148–150

Then the rotation begins again.

This means the entire Psalter is completed approximately every 22 days.

Over one year, each assigned prayer field can have the entire Book of Psalms prayed over it approximately:

Psalms Prayer Calendar

17 TIMES

No intercessor has to wait until the beginning of a month.

Your Day 1 begins when you begin.

Your first day establishes your rotation.


THE PSALMS PROVIDE THE PRAYER POINTS

One of the strengths of this vision is simplicity.

You do not need to invent a new prayer agenda every morning.

The Psalms themselves establish the prayer points.

As the Psalter rotates, you will naturally pray concerning:

Protection

Psalms 3, 91, 121

Mercy and Forgiveness

Psalms 32, 51, 130

Deliverance

Psalms 18, 34, 40

Wisdom and Direction

Psalms 1, 16, 25

Salvation

Psalms 22, 87, 110, 145

Praise and the Glory of YHVH

Psalms 96–100, 150

And throughout the entire Psalter:

justice, repentance, righteousness, healing, restoration, covenant, deliverance, protection, worship, thanksgiving, kingship, hope, Messiah, and the glory of GOD.

The prayer points are already written.

Our assignment is to pray them, to declare and decree them out loud.


SPEAK THE WORD OUT LOUD

Intercessors are encouraged to read and recite the Psalms out loud.

Where appropriate, pray the passages in the third person over your assigned field.

Use language such as:

We

Us

They

Them

Their

For example, instead of reading a promise only as:

“He shall cover thee with his feathers…”

you may prayerfully apply it:

“Cover them with Your feathers. Let them trust under Your wings. Let Your truth become their shield and buckler.”

The goal is to remain conscious that you are standing in prayer for people beyond yourself.

You are carrying families.

Cities.

Nations.

Children.

Leaders.

The broken.

The lost.

Those who do not yet know that someone is praying for them.

But GOD has called you, secretly — to intercede on their behalf.


A YEARLY CONSECRATION

Joining The First 300 is more than signing up for a mailing list.

It is a personal consecration before GOD for the year.

Scripture treats promises made before GOD seriously.

“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it…”

— Ecclesiastes 5:4 KJV

“Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay…”

— Matthew 5:37 KJV

“I will pay my vows unto YHVH now in the presence of all his people.”

— Psalm 116:14 KJV

We are asking intercessors to join thoughtfully, prayerfully, and sincerely.

Your commitment is between you and GOD.


ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS

Because the larger global model depends upon maintaining an accurate count of active intercessors, participants are asked to remain accountable.

If circumstances arise and you must withdraw from the assignment, please notify us through:

torahisteaching.com

This allows the intercessor count to remain accurate and gives us the opportunity to fill that prayer assignment so the global covering remains intact.

Consistency matters.

Accuracy matters.

Faithfulness matters.


WHY 300?

Three hundred gives us a complete first company.

A company of 300 intercessors, each praying over a field of approximately 185,000 people, represents:

55.5 MILLION PEOPLE

That is one company.

The larger vision calls for:

150 companies

× 300 intercessors

=

45,000 INTERCESSORS

With each carrying a 185,000-person prayer field:

45,000 × 185,000

=

8.325 BILLION PEOPLE

Using an 8.3-billion-person world-population model, that provides approximately:

25 MILLION IN OVERFLOW CAPACITY

And because each intercessor prays seven Psalms daily:

8.325 billion × 7

=

58.275 BILLION PERSON-PSALM PRAYER APPLICATIONS EVERY DAY

This is not about impressive numbers.

It is about realizing what can happen when individual obedience becomes collective obedience.


STANDING AT THE GATES

The heart of this vision comes from Isaiah:

“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…”

— Isaiah 62:6 KJV

We are asking intercessors to stand spiritually at the gates.

To pray when others are asleep.

To pray for people they may never meet.

To speak mercy where there is judgment.

To ask for deliverance where there is oppression.

To ask for repentance where there is rebellion.

To ask for protection where there is danger.

To ask for wisdom where there is confusion.

To ask for salvation where people remain far from GOD.

To call inactive believers to the call to self-less prayer.


MIRRORING A COMPANY OF PROPHETS

Scripture repeatedly shows servants of GOD functioning in companies and communities.

The strength was not merely in the individual.

It was also in:

shared assignment

shared consecration

shared obedience

shared purpose

shared accountability

We are asking for that same spirit of collective dedication.

One person praying faithfully matters.

Three hundred praying faithfully establishes a company.

One hundred fifty companies establishes a global network.


THIS IS NOT ABOUT FAME

No intercessor needs a platform.

No one needs a title.

No one needs an audience.

You need:

A Bible.
A willing heart.
A disciplined prayer life.
Seven Psalms.
A commitment to stand.

Much of the most important work in the Kingdom is done where nobody applauds.

But Heaven sees.


WILL YOU BE ONE OF THE FIRST 300?

We are looking for believers willing to say:

I will stand.

I will pray.

I will remain faithful.

I will carry my assignment before GOD.

I will pray the Psalms over humanity.

I will stand at the gates for the nations.

If this vision speaks to your heart, visit:

torahisteaching.com

and join A Company of Psalmists — The First 300.


OUR DECLARATION

WE WILL PRAY THE PSALMS.

WE WILL STAND AT THE GATES.

WE WILL SPEAK THE WORD OF GOD.

WE WILL PRAY FOR MERCY.

WE WILL PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE.

WE WILL PRAY FOR REPENTANCE.

WE WILL PRAY FOR SALVATION.

WE WILL PRAY FOR THE NATIONS.

WE WILL SEEK THE GLORY OF YHVH THROUGHOUT THE EARTH.

“Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.”

— Psalm 67:5 KJV

“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHVH, as the waters cover the sea.”

— Habakkuk 2:14 KJV

ARISE. STAND. PRAY. COVER THE EARTH.

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The Initiative Begins… August 25, 2026

Dor la Dor, Generation to Generation, Psalm 24:6 for Marlene

let me begin by introducing a few new words in the passage.

A few observations:

(1) There are two different words translated as ‘seeking’ in Psalm 24:6. When the same exact word is repeated in a passage of text, we know that special emphasis is being placed on that particular word for a reason. Scripture is drawing us in close and asking us to focus. It’s a hermeneutic GOD uses in order to get us to pay attention.

Repetition means Something Special!

The Rabbi’s noticed this very early in their studies of scripture which is why Rabbi Eliezer ben Jose ha-Gelili established this as one of his Hermeneutical Rules # for studying the Torah; Rule 3 Ribbuy ahar Ribbuy.

Imagine us having a live conversation and I kept repeating the same word, over and over. Eventually, you would ask me, “Why do you keep saying that?” You would immediately know that I was doing it intentionally, so you would- chances are- ask me about it.

When GOD repeats Himself two or more times in a passage, a paragraph, or even across chapters, that is exactly what He is doing!

There has to have been a few times, when you have been reading the bible and asked yourself, “Why does He keep saying that?, or “He already said that!” and we can usually look directly at the context to gain insight as to why that is happening.

(2) What I find interesting here is that two completely different words are being used to express the concept of ‘seeking.’ So, we have to stop and ask ourselves, Why?

The same exact words repeated within a passage is one thing. But here we have two completely different words, whose meanings are very similar. So what is happening here? Now we really have to look even closer!

The double wording means something much more significant than simply saying “seeking” twice.

Psalm 24:6 is part of a deliberate biblical pattern in which דָּרַשׁ (darash) and בָּקַשׁ (baqash) are placed beside one another intentionally.

So, our next question is…”Have we ever seen these words together before in the scripture?” If so, we gain special insight.

THE DOR OF THEM THAT SEEK HIM….

dalet (d) is a door.

The dor will be open to the select and elect of a generation- not to everyone.

Dor in Hebrew is a big word, so we have to spend some time looking at it.

dor is spelled, dalet (d) var (o) reish (r)

dalet (d) in Hebrew not only means poor, it represents a door post, a path, access, movement in and out, a pathway.

vav (0) represents the nail, a man, connection, joining, etc.

and the reish (r) represents man, headship,

Combined, these letters convey the message of access to, or movement toward headship, a path to headship… Regardless of which specific words we use, we arrive at the same understanding: door – connection – headship

Also, we must consider that what headship and leadership mean to us, is not the same thing as it means to GOD, according to His Language.

PSALM 24

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

This is the DOR (generation) of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Our FOCUS: This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. (KJV)

To answer your question, we’re going to look for patterns… So, thw first thing we are going to do is to ask ourselves…

1. Where do דָּרַשׁ and בָּקַשׁ appear together?

Psalm 24:6 reads:

זֶה דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁיו מְבַקְשֵׁי פָנֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה

“Such is the generation of those who seek [דֹּרְשָׁיו] Him, who seek [מְבַקְשֵׁי] Your face…” (ESV)

The closest parallel is extremely important:

PassageHebrew patternSignificance
Psalm 105:4דִּרְשׁוּ יְהוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִידDarash YHWHbaqash His face continually.” Almost the same construction as Psalm 24:6.
1 Chronicles 16:11Same wording as Psalm 105:4Again: darash YHWH → baqash His face.
Deuteronomy 4:29וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם… יְהוָה… כִּי תִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ“You shall baqash YHWH…and find Him when you darash Him with all your heart and soul.”
Jeremiah 29:13וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם אֹתִי… כִּי תִדְרְשֻׁנִי בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶםNearly reproduces Deut. 4:29: baqash Me → darash Me with all your heart.
Zephaniah 1:6לֹא־בִקְשׁוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְלֹא דְרָשֻׁהוּThe negative counterpart: they neither baqash YHWH nor darash Him.
Judges 6:29וַיִּדְרְשׁוּ וַיְבַקְשׁוּIn an investigation: “they inquired and searched.” This shows the verbs can function together outside devotional language too.
Job 10:6תְבַקֵּשׁ לַעֲוֹנִי… תִדְרוֹשׁBoth used for searching/investigating guilt.
Ezekiel 34:6וְאֵין דּוֹרֵשׁ וְאֵין מְבַקֵּשׁNo one “searched/inquired” and no one “sought” the scattered sheep.

There are additional occurrences of this specific word combination in scripture, but these passages (listed above in the chart) establish the point decisively:

The pairing is intentional Biblical Hebrew, and Psalm 24:6 is especially connected with Psalm 105:4  and 1 Chronicles 16:11. A Hebrew concordance actually groups several of these under a category equivalent to “דרש and בקש together.”

Watch the Deuteronomy–Jeremiah connection:

Deuteronomy 4:29
בקשׁ YHVH → find Him → דרשׁ Him with all heart and soul

Jeremiah 29:13
בקשׁ Me → find Me → דרשׁ Me with all your heart

That looks very much like an established covenantal formula rather than random synonym choice. This is the generation that stands at the door!

Psalm 24 is arranged almost like an entrance liturgy:

Psalm 24:3 asks:

“Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?”

Then vv. 4–5 describe the person who may approach: clean hands, pure heart, no idolatrous vanity, no false oath.

Then v. 6 identifies those people collectively:

זֶה דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁיו
zeh dor dorshav
“This is the generation of them that seek him…”

There is even a striking sound/word relationship:

דּוֹר — dor — generation
דֹּרְשָׁיו — dorshav — those seeking Him

So the line almost sounds like:

DOR → DORSHAV
THE GENERATION → THE GENERATION THAT SEEKS

And then the verse intensifies it:

מְבַקְשֵׁי פָנֶיךָ
mevaqshei panekha
“that seek Thy face.”

That is crucial. They are not merely seeking information about God. They are seeking פָּנִים — His face/presence.

Let me repeat that: They are seeking His Presence.

Then immediately:

“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.”
— Psalm 24:7 KJV

That creates a remarkable progression:

WHO MAY ASCEND?
Psalm 24:3

THE CLEAN-HANDED / PURE-HEARTED
Psalm 24:4

THEY RECEIVE BLESSING AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
Psalm 24:5

THIS IS THE DOR — THE GENERATION
Psalm 24:6

THE DOR ARE DORSHAV — THOSE WHO SEEK HIM

THEY BAQASH HIS FACE — SEEK HIS PRESENCE

THE GATES / EVERLASTING DOORS ARE OPENED

THE KING OF GLORY ENTERS
Psalm 24:7–10

There is therefore a profound theological relationship between the generation that seeks and the opening of the gates into the sphere of divine presence.

NOTE: Psalm 24 does not literally say, “God opens the door for those who seek Him.” Rather, the text moves from the people qualified to stand in His holy place to the gates being commanded to open for the King of Glory.

But, as you can see, GOD opens the dor to those that seek Him and He reveals His Presence. The implicit meaning is the connection we need to obtain. The play on words, dor and door; darash and bakash (along with the rhyme and the rhythm).

So the connection that most addresses your question is:

The generation (DOR) who truly seeks (DARASH) Him is the generation prepared to enter His holy place and encounter His Presence; and when that generation seeks (BAKASH) His face, the Psalm immediately turns to the lifting of the everlasting doors for the entrance of the King of Glory.

God is not merely awarding or rewarding “seekers.” He has entered into a covenantal promise to appear before the generations that enter into covenant keeping devotion in pursuit of His Person and Presence.

And there may be an even deeper reciprocal movement here:

MAN SEEKS THE FACE OF GOD — Psalm 24:6

THE DOORS ARE LIFTED — Psalm 24:7

GOD HIMSELF COMES IN — Psalm 24:7–10

So seeking His presence culminates not merely in man reaching God, but in God coming into their midst as the King of Glory.

That makes Psalm 24:6–10 especially powerful:

They seek His face → the gates rise → His Presence enters.

And Psalm 105:4 supplies the continuing command:

“Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.”

So the דור — generation of Psalm 24 is characterized not by ancestry or chronological age alone, but by a spiritual connection, devotion and disposition:

A DOR is identified by what it DARASHES.

דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁיו — DOR DORSHAV
The Generation = Those Who Seek Him.

That’s pretty amazing, don’t you think?

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IS THE TRINITY TRUE? (Part 0.17) The Character & Nature of GOD ** Self-Assessment

Revelation 2:10 KJV

Before we move into the deeper level of the knowledge of the Son of Man and His Triune Nature, I want to pause a moment and allow everybody a some time to self-assess in order to identify the character traits that you possess that mirror the Character and Nature of GOD.

This is a personal self-evaluation- please do not send your results to me. Keep it in your journal as you continue in this study of the Trinity. Refer back to the questions and your assessment as you continue through the course.

Before we make assessments and draw connections between the Character and Nature of GOD, lets see where we are, individually.

Below are a few scriptures that point us to the character and nature of GOD.

Exodus 34:6-7 King James Version

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation

Psalm 145:8-9 King James Version

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Micah 7:18-19 King James Version

18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

John 14:9 King James Version

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

Hebrews 1:3 King James Version

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

Us the above link (in green) to download the forms you see on the page.

Enjoy the search and make you assessment of where you are and where you would like to be.

Reflection Questions

  1. Which trait do I most clearly see in my life right now?

  1. Which trait do I need GOD to develop in me?

  1. Which prophet or prophetess do I most identify with in this study? Why?

  1. How did Jesus reveal this trait perfectly?

  1. What scripture will I meditate on this week?

What did you learn about yourself in this exercise? Did you discover anything about your connection and/or relationship with GOD?

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

GOD DOES NOT FORGET OUR PRAYERS…

When you walk with the LORD, and hold onto him, you learn just how much it’s true… GOD IS FAITHFUL

Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” Jer 1:12 ESV

In the attached two pages I have put together for you 20 infallible proofs of this truth.

Scripture always speaks in patterns. We have to learn them…

So know when you walk with the LORD, He remembers you – just ask Him to remember you and your prayers and to send your family help from the sanctuary! Amen.

God is not just watching over His Word to perform it… He is watching over the Word of Faith you speak into the world, The WORD of Faith you speak of Him —-He will come for the Word in you too!

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

IS THE TRINITY TRUE? (Part 0.16) INTRO TO THE SON OF MAN

Before we look further at the Spirit of GOD revealed as a Co-Equal Partner in the Triune Nature of GOD, I want to show you the Son of Man revealed prophetically on the pages of scripture and Who is revealing His Coming to us and the way in which He does it.

In this post as a Intro into the discussion on the Son of Man, I am providing you several prophetic passages of scripture for you to review.

After you read the passages, I want you to ask yourself the following questions… (listed beneath the verse or verses).

This is called, “Building Up a Family of Text from a p’shat level (literal reading only) of the text!

GOD IS ASKING A FEW QUESTIONS OF US… LET’S ANSWER HIM?

Let’s look at the p’shat on PROVERBS 30:1-6…

Proverbs 30 is difficult to date exactly because Agur son of Jakeh is otherwise unknown. It is most likely written/collected hundreds of years before Jesus; possibly around 700–500 BC, meaning about 500–700 years before Christ.

However, If Agur was near the Solomonic wisdom era, Proverbs 30 could be about 900–1000 years before Christ.

Give me the p’shat on PSALM 2…

PSALMS 2 WAS WRITTEN APPROXIMATELY 1, 000 YEARS BEFORE JESUS — traditionally Davidic

Some modern scholars classify Psalm 2 as a royal psalm from Israel’s monarchy period, often broadly somewhere in the 10th–6th centuries BC, so even with a cautious scholarly range it is still centuries before Christ.

READ THE ENTIRE PSALM FOR CONTEXT AND TELL ME…

Psalm 2 – A Prophetic Word given approx. another 1000 years before Christ.

Now, MICAH 5:2…

Micah 5:2 was written about 700 years before Christ.

700 years before the 1st century AD, one is being foretold, who is coming from Everlasting? Who is the only one in the scriptures spoken of as “EVERLASTING”?

By many infallible proofs, please confirm, “Who bears the title Everlasting?”

Ref: Gen 21:33, Psalm 41:13, 90:2, 93:2, 100:5, 103:17, 106:48…

By many more infallible proofs, please confirm,Who has an everlasting covenant?

Ref: Gen 9:16, 17:7, 13, 24:8, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Chron 16:17, Psalm 105:10…

So, who is the Everlasting, calling “the Everlasting?

Is He speaking to Himself, about Himself? or is He speaking to us about One who is to come?

Give me the p’shat on ZECHARIAH 12:10…

Zechariah 12:10 was written about 500 years before Christ, with some scholarly debate over whether Chapters 9–14 were finalized later.

You have received a prophetic Word and confirmation from David, Micah, Zechariah, and Solomon about the soon coming King…

What have you learned so far?

Are you seeing a pattern being revealed from over 1000 years of scripture from four different prophets?

What is the central most important point that scripture is showing us?

What language is being used to point to this central fact?

Is there anyone who has lived so far that fits the description given on the pages of scripture? Has anyone else who fits this description lived before?

What’s the p’shat on PSALM 110:1?

Psalm 110:1 is traditionally dated to David’s lifetime, around 1000 BC, which places it about 1,000 years before Jesus.

Written by: Traditionally, David. The Psalm’s superscription identifies it as “A Psalm of David,” and Jesus refers to David speaking this Psalm “by the Holy Spirit” in Mark 12:36.

Adoni – pronounced ah-Doe- nigh,

—translates to “My LORD”

la’adoni = unto or to My LORD

Let’s go through the p’shat on HEBREWS 1:1-6 KJV

What did you learn from your p’shat level of study in this post?Summarize and send your answers/responses in the reply box below.

and Hold your thoughts…this is only Part 1 of the Son of Man Series.

Did a simple literal reading of the text (with Bold prompts) help you to see any information previously missed in the text?

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

KNOW HOW TO HANDLE YOUR ANOINTING…Can You Handle Your Own Anointing?

Major Theme: The greater the revelation entrusted to a prophet, the greater the accountability. Throughout Scripture, God consistently vindicates the authority of His Word by holding His own messengers to the highest standard before He judges the nations.

1 Kings 13, teaches us these very important spiritual lessons through the power of the prophetic office in a very powerful way.

1 Kings 13, is one of my favorite teachings in scripture. It truy ministers to me and helps in my ministry. I decided to put together this short teaching, (written in a pdf) for anyone who would like a short line by line study. When I have time, I will come back and update it, providing a few more details, but as I have a friend who would like to use it now, here’s a few notes! Hope it helps you.

BUT FIRST

LET’S BE CLEAR ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BREAK BREAD WITH SOMEONE FROM YOUR HEBRAIC ROOTS IN THE SCRIPTURE.

NOT WHAT IT MEANS TODAY… BUT WHAT IT MEANT THEN…

1 Kings 13

Why God forbade the prophet from eating bread or drinking water

This command is much deeper than simply declining hospitality.

1. Sharing a meal established fellowship and covenant

Throughout the Ancient Near East—and throughout Scripture—sharing bread established peace, fellowship, acceptance, and often covenant.

Examples:

  • Genesis 26:30 — Isaac and Abimelech seal peace with a feast.
  • Genesis 31:54 — Jacob and Laban eat together after making covenant.
  • Exodus 24:9–11 — Israel’s elders eat before God after the covenant.
  • 2 Samuel 9 — David continually feeds Mephibosheth at the king’s table, signifying covenant kindness.
  • Luke 22 — Jesus institutes the New Covenant through bread and wine.

Eating together communicated:

  • acceptance
  • peace
  • alliance
  • identification
  • reconciliation
  • loyalty

2. Eating with Jeroboam would have appeared to endorse his apostate kingdom

Jeroboam says:

“Come home with me…”

This was not merely an offer of hospitality.

It was effectively an invitation into the king’s household and favor.

Accepting the meal would publicly suggest:

  • the prophet accepted Jeroboam
  • God approved Jeroboam
  • the judgment had been softened
  • reconciliation had already occurred

Instead, God commanded the prophet to leave immediately, demonstrating that His judgment against the altar and Jeroboam’s false worship remained unchanged.


3. Refusing bread symbolized separation from apostasy

The prophet was to remain completely distinct from Bethel’s corrupt worship.

Compare:

  • Numbers 16 (Korah)
  • Deuteronomy 13
  • Psalm 1
  • Proverbs 4:14–15

The command illustrated a broader principle:

Do not participate in what God has condemned.


4. Water represented refreshment and blessing

In the ancient world, offering water to a traveler was one of the highest acts of hospitality.

Examples:

  • Genesis 18
  • Genesis 24
  • Judges 19
  • John 4

By refusing water, the prophet showed he would receive no refreshment from a place under divine judgment.


5. Returning by another way

God also commanded:

“Neither return by the same way…”

This symbolized that the prophet’s mission was complete and that there could be no retracing of steps or lingering relationship with Bethel’s idolatrous system.

The altered route visibly reinforced the finality of God’s message.


Why was it equally serious to eat with the old prophet?

This is one of the literary surprises of 1 Kings 13.

The old prophet claimed:

“I also am a prophet…”

Sharing bread with him conveyed acceptance of his claimed prophetic authority.

Yet he had remained in Bethel, the center of Jeroboam’s false worship, and then lied by falsely invoking an angelic message.

The man of God had received a direct command from God. By accepting the old prophet’s invitation, he allowed a later, contradictory message to override God’s original word.

The lesson is profound:

No claimed revelation—even from someone who appears spiritual—can nullify a direct command previously given by God.

This principle is echoed elsewhere in Scripture:

  • Deuteronomy 13:1–5 — Even if a prophet performs a sign, he must not be followed if he leads people away from God’s command.
  • Galatians 1:8 — Even if “an angel from heaven” preaches another gospel, let him be accursed.

Hebrew Word Study

HebrewStrong’sMeaning
לֶחֶם (leḥem)H3899bread, food, sustenance
מַיִם (mayim)H4325water, life, refreshment
דֶּרֶךְ (derekh)H1870road, path, manner of life

Notice that all three commands concern more than physical actions:

  • Bread — fellowship
  • Water — blessing and refreshment
  • Way — one’s spiritual course

Together they form a symbolic package: the prophet was to remain completely separate from Bethel’s apostate religious system until his mission was complete.

NOW LET’S ENTER THE TEACHING….

IS THE TRINITY TRUE? (Part 0.15) Seeing the Pattern

Seeing the Trinity actively participating in the lives of mankind! Invite His Presence into this course of study. Tell Him what you have seen so far… Do you know moe today than before?

Take a look at our starting point – in the 34 scripture passages we have reviewed so far– arranged in chronological order. Note the pattern of progression and the development of the Ministry of the Holy Spirit. See the connectivity between GOD and His Holy Spirit.

We Began with ‘In the Beginning… ‘

— The Spirit Present at Creation

Scriptures

Genesis 1:1–2

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

Observation

Before life is created, before mankind exists, before prophecy, leadership, wisdom, or redemption, the Spirit is already present and active.

The Spirit is participates in God’s creative activity at the beginning of creation.

Finding

The Spirit’s ministry begins not with humanity, but with creation itself.

Pattern

The first biblical appearance of the Spirit establishes:

  • Divine presence
  • Creative activity
  • Participation in creation
  • Preparation for life

The Spirit is active before all subsequent manifestations of His ministry.

Chronological Development of the Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Phase 1 — The Spirit as Creator and Sustainer of Life

Earliest Function: Creation and Life

Job 33:4

“The Spirit of God hath made me…”

Job 27:3

“All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils.”

Job 34:14–15

If God withdrew His Spirit, all flesh would perish.

Observation

The earliest emphasis is not prophecy or miracles.

The Spirit first appears as:

  • Co-Creator
  • Life-Giver = Co-Creator and Life-Giver
  • Sustainer = Upholding Power of GOD
  • Source of breath = Co-Creator and Life-Giver

Pattern

Life precedes ministry.

Before the Spirit empowers people to do God’s work, the Spirit gives and sustains life itself.


Phase 2 — The Spirit Gives Wisdom for God’s Work

Building the Tabernacle

Exodus 31:1–5

Exodus 35:31

Bezalel is filled with:

  • Wisdom
  • Understanding
  • Knowledge
  • Skill

Observation

The first recorded filling of a person by the Spirit is not for preaching.

It is for craftsmanship and sacred service.

Pattern

The Spirit equips people to accomplish God’s purposes.

The Spirit empowers both:

  • Spiritual work
  • Practical work

Phase 3 — The Spirit Reveals God’s Will

Prophetic Revelation Begins

Numbers 23:16

Numbers 24:2

Observation

The Spirit comes upon Balaam.

The result is prophetic revelation.

Pattern

The Spirit moves from:

Life → Wisdom → Revelation

The Spirit begins revealing God’s words and purposes.


Phase 4 — The Spirit Empowers Leaders and Deliverers

Judges

Judges 14:6

Judges 15:14

Saul

1 Samuel 10:10

1 Samuel 11:6–7

Observation

The Spirit empowers:

  • Strength
  • Leadership
  • Deliverance
  • National action

Pattern

The Spirit now moves beyond revelation to empowerment.

The Spirit equips individuals to accomplish God’s purposes among His people.


Phase 5 — The Spirit Produces Prophecy in Leaders

Saul

1 Samuel 19:20

1 Samuel 19:23

Observation

The Spirit’s activity increasingly centers on prophetic ministry.

Pattern

The Spirit not only empowers action but also communicates divine truth.


Phase 6 — The Spirit as God’s Presence Among His People

David

Psalm 51:11

Isaiah

Isaiah 63:11

Observation

The Spirit becomes associated with God’s presence among His covenant people.

Pattern

The Spirit is no longer merely viewed as power from God.

The Spirit is recognized as God’s active presence.


Phase 7 — The Spirit Can Be Resisted

Isaiah 63:10

Observation

Israel rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit.

Pattern

A new dimension appears.

The Spirit is portrayed relationally.

People can respond positively or negatively to the Spirit.


Phase 8 — The Spirit Empowers the Messiah

Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of:

  • Wisdom
  • Understanding
  • Counsel
  • Might
  • Knowledge

Isaiah 42:1

God’s chosen servant receives the Spirit.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit anoints the servant for ministry.

Observation

The Spirit’s ministry reaches its highest Old Testament expression in the Messiah.

Pattern

The Spirit prepares God’s chosen Redeemer.


Phase 9 — The Spirit Enables Hearing and Obedience

Ezekiel 2:2

The Spirit enables hearing God’s voice.

Ezekiel 36:27

The Spirit produces obedience.

Observation

The Spirit works internally.

Pattern

The Spirit moves from external empowerment to inward transformation.


Phase 10 — The Spirit Guides and Directs God’s Servants

Ezekiel 37:1

The Spirit transports and directs the prophet.

Observation

The Spirit becomes the active guide of God’s servants.

Pattern

The Spirit not only speaks.

The Spirit leads.


Phase 11 — The Spirit Restores Life and Restores Israel

Ezekiel 37:14

Ezekiel 39:29

Observation

The Spirit restores:

  • Individuals
  • The Nation of Israel

Pattern

The Spirit becomes associated with renewal and restoration.


Phase 12 — The Spirit Will Be Poured Out Broadly

Joel 2:28

Observation

The Spirit is no longer limited to:

  • Kings
  • Prophets
  • Judges

The Spirit is promised to:

  • Sons
  • Daughters
  • Young
  • Old

Pattern

Are you seeing this????

The ministry of the Spirit expands dramatically.

This is a shift we easily miss, when we are looking at the trees only and missing the global perspective of the forest. We know that the spirit has rested upon the Prophets, Priests and Kings, and we know this passage in Joel well. What we can easily


Phase 13 — The Spirit Gives Extraordinary Wisdom

Daniel 5:11

Daniel 5:14

Observation

Daniel possesses extraordinary wisdom and understanding through the Spirit.

Pattern

The Spirit reveals hidden things and grants divine insight.


Phase 14 — The Spirit and the Incarnation

Matthew 1:18

Luke 1:35

Observation

The Spirit is directly involved in the conception of Messiah.

Pattern

The Spirit’s ministry reaches a unique role in redemptive history.

Giver of life from the Torah.


Phase 15 — The Spirit Gives New Life

John 6:63

Observation

The Spirit gives life.

Pattern

The New Testament reaffirms the earliest theme found in Job.

The Spirit remains the giver of life, echoing Hebrew Scriotures,


Phase 16 — The Spirit Reveals Truth

John 16:13

Observation

The Spirit guides believers into truth.

Pattern

The Spirit’s revelatory ministry expands.


Phase 17 — The Spirit Is Personally Identified with God

Acts 5:3–4

Observation

Lying to the Holy Spirit is equated with lying to God.

Pattern

The Spirit is presented as exercising divine authority.


Phase 18 — The Spirit Reveals the Mind of God

1 Corinthians 2:10–12

Observation

The Spirit searches the deep things of God.

Pattern

The Spirit becomes the means by which believers understand spiritual realities.

The Spirit becomes the means by which believers understand spiritual realities. (intentional emphasis)


Phase 19 — The Spirit Distributes Gifts

1 Corinthians 12:7–8

Observation

The Spirit distributes:

  • Wisdom
  • Knowledge
  • Gifts

Pattern

The Spirit equips the entire body of believers.


Phase 20 — The Spirit Regenerates and Renews

2 Corinthians 3:6

Titus 3:5

Ephesians 1:17–18

Observation

The Spirit:

  • Gives life
  • Renews
  • Regenerates
  • Gives wisdom and revelation

Earliest Hebrew Scripture Foundations for the Spirit Equipping God’s People

New Testament FunctionEarliest Hebrew Scripture FoundationObservation
WisdomExodus 31:1–5Bezalel filled with the Spirit for wisdom
UnderstandingExodus 31:3Spirit gives understanding
KnowledgeExodus 31:3Spirit gives knowledge
Skill / WorkmanshipExodus 31:3–5Spirit empowers practical service
ProphecyNumbers 11:25Spirit causes elders to prophesy
Corporate DistributionNumbers 11:25–29Spirit shared among seventy elders
LeadershipNumbers 11:17Spirit distributed for governing Israel
CounselIsaiah 11:2Spirit of counsel upon Messiah
Might / PowerJudges 14:6Spirit empowers Samson
DiscernmentDaniel 5:11–14Spirit grants extraordinary insight
Teaching Divine TruthNehemiah 9:20Spirit instructs Israel
GuidancePsalm 143:10Spirit leads into God’s will
ObedienceEzekiel 36:27Spirit causes people to walk in God’s statutes

Final Pattern

The ministry of the Spirit develops in a remarkable progression:

From the beginning of life in the earth to New Jerusalem.

Life → Wisdom → Revelation → Empowerment → Prophecy → Presence → Relationship → Messiah → Guidance → Obedience → Restoration → Universal Outpouring → Incarnation → Truth → Divine Knowledge → Spiritual Gifts → Regeneration

Summary Observation

Across the entire biblical narrative, the Spirit’s ministry expands from sustaining life in creation to transforming, guiding, empowering, revealing, and renewing God’s people. The progression is cumulative rather than replacement; each later ministry builds upon earlier functions while retaining them.

The LORD wants to give us the meat. Amen.

God Bless You,

1 Corinthians 3:1-3 King James Version

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

GOD BLESS YOU, Amen.

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

IS THE TRINITY TRUE? (Part 0.14) THE SPIRIT has CO-Equality with GOD

Seeing the Trinity actively participating in the lives of mankind! Invite His Presence into this course of study. Tell Him what you have seen so far… Do you know moe today than before?

Take a look at our starting point – in the 34 scripture passages we have reviewed so far– arranged in chronological order. Note the pattern of progression and the development of the Ministry of the Holy spirit.

We Began with ‘In the Beginning… ‘

— The Spirit Present at Creation

Scriptures

Genesis 1:1–2

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

Observation

Before life is created, before mankind exists, before prophecy, leadership, wisdom, or redemption, the Spirit is already present and active.

The Spirit is portrayed as participating in God’s creative activity at the beginning of creation.

Finding

The Spirit’s ministry begins not with humanity, but with creation itself.

Pattern

The first biblical appearance of the Spirit establishes:

  • Divine presence
  • Creative activity
  • Participation in creation
  • Preparation for life

The Spirit is active before all subsequent manifestations of His ministry.

Below, I am providing you with a summary overview of the places in the Hebrew Scriptures where we are shown the Spirit Speaks as God.

1. 2 Samuel 23:2–3

Text

“The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me…”

Observation

Notice the sequence:

  • The Spirit of YHVH spoke.
  • God’s word was spoken.
  • The God of Israel spoke.
  • The Rock of Israel spoke.

David moves seamlessly between:

  • The Spirit speaking
  • God speaking

Absolutely no distinction is being made between their authority.

Significance (Co-Equality)

One of the clearest Old Testament examples where the speech of the Spirit is identified with the speech and authority of God.


2. 2 Chronicles 24:20

Text

“And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah…

and said unto them, Thus saith God…”

Observation

The Spirit comes upon Zechariah.

The message that follows is not:

“Thus saith the Spirit”

but:

“Thus saith God.”

Significance (Co-Equality)

The Spirit delivers God’s message with God’s authority.


3. Numbers 24:2–4

Text

“The Spirit of God came upon him.

And he took up his parable, and said…”

Observation

The Spirit comes upon Balaam.

The oracle that follows is treated as a divine revelation from God.

Significance (Co-Equality)

The Spirit becomes the immediate source of the prophetic message. The Word He gives carries the same weight, significance and authority as GOD.


4. Numbers 11:25–29

Text

“the LORD took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders…

and they prophesied…”

Observation

God places His Spirit upon the elders.

The result is prophetic speech.

Significance (Co-Equality)

The prophetic words are understood as God’s words communicated through the Spirit. – Prophetic outcomes ensue.

Pattern

Moses

Spirit shared

Seventy elders

Prophetic ministry

Leadership ministry

This anticipates both Joel 2:28 and 1 Corinthians 12.


5. Nehemiah 9:30

Text

“testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets”

Observation

God is speaking.

How?

By His Spirit.

Through whom?

His prophets.

Significance (Co-Equality)

This verse explicitly links:

God → Spirit → Prophetic Speech

The outcomes are the same- whether the Word comes directly from GOD or the Holy Spirit- results are the same.


6. Isaiah 48:16

Text

“And now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.”

Observation

YHVH and His Spirit are jointly involved in commissioning the speaker.

Significance (Co-Equality)

The Spirit jointly participates in a divine sending and commissioning function.


7. Ezekiel 11:5

Text

“And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD…”

Observation

The Spirit speaks directly.

The Spirit’s instruction is immediately followed by:

“Thus saith the LORD.”

Significance (Co-Equality)

One of the strongest passages in the Hebrew Scriptures.

The Spirit speaks.

The words spoken are presented as the words of YHVH.

There is no commissioning here by GOD. No joint involvement. The Spirit speaks in His own authority and His Words are immediately obeyed in equal response to GOD’s commands.


8. Ezekiel 2:2–4

Text

“And the spirit entered into me…

and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.”

Observation

The Spirit enters Ezekiel.

The prophetic commission immediately follows.

Significance (Co-Equality)

The Spirit functions as the enabling presence through which God’s message is received and delivered. He has the authority to comiision GOD’s people on His own authority.


Strongest Examples

We’re building a chart specifically entitled:

“The Spirit Speaks as God”

The strongest evidence in scripture to show you so far would be:

PassageSpirit SpeaksGod’s Speech Follows
2 Samuel 23:2–3YesYes
2 Chronicles 24:20YesYes
Ezekiel 11:5YesYes
Nehemiah 9:30YesYes
Numbers 24:2–4YesYes

Pattern Observed

GOD co-signs on what His Spirit Speaks.

A recurring Hebrew Scripture pattern emerges:

God Sends or Places His Spirit

The Spirit Comes Upon a Prophet

The Spirit Speaks or Enables Speech

The Message Is Presented as the Direct Words of God

The Hebrew Scriptures consistently portray the Spirit not merely as divine power, but as God’s active speaking presence, delivering God’s own words with God’s own authority.—And the Spirit of GOD must be obeyed in the same way obedience must be given to GOD.

Understanding what is happening on the pages of scripture demands that we connect the dots and observe the patterns.

The LORD wants to give us the meat of His Word.

This is why you have to study the totality of scripture, not just a few passages. GOD’s Spirit acts separately and independently from GOD. They are One in Nature and Separate in Personhood. This message is woven throughout the Biblical Text. – And we’re not done!

The Trinity is a BIG Concept and we have to examine what is happening before our eyes – and not limit GOD to what our mind can only accept or process at a time.

In this series you are going to consistently see GOD, the Spirit and the Son of Man move together as One. Doing exactly as GOD asks them to do and GOD backing their WORDs, their commandments, commissionings, their actions, etc.

In the next post I will show you more.

God Bless You,

1 Corinthians 3:1-3 King James Version

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

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