In Honor of Every Unbreakable Bond of Brotherhood Forged in the Face of Adversity!
Thursday we had an opportunity to catch up for a bit and I sprung a question on you suddenly, one that I like to ask everyone I can… “What’s your favorite verse?”
You sent me a text with, “Proverbs 17:17.”
This wasn’t a passage I knew from memory, so I opened the Book and studied it out.
and I’d love to share with you everything that I discovered.
I couldn’t help but see the strong symbolism connected to the way in which brothers are forged on the battlefield. We can meet dozen of people in life, a few friends in that group, but there is only a few select, “Elite” individuals that rise to the level of a ‘Brother’ – scripture is speaking of that person who walks with you, not just through Fire, but through YOUR Fire!
Thank You for sharing your favorite verse with us in scripture!
I know why this resonates with you so much! It’s You, from the beginning, on the pages of scripture! Amen
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.
If you desire to form a prayer group – that’s perfectly allright! Just please ask everyone to sign up via the registration form below. Thank You.
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.”
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 wordis 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 anotherintentionally.
So, our next question is…”Have we ever seen these words together before in the scripture?” If so, we gain special insight.
I’m going to pause here a minute so that we can refresh our memory…
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.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the DOR (generation) of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
9 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…
Nearly reproduces Deut. 4:29: baqash Me → darash Me with all your heart.
Zephaniah 1:6
לֹא־בִקְשׁוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְלֹא דְרָשֻׁהוּ
The negative counterpart: they neither baqash YHWH nor darash Him.
Judges 6:29
וַיִּדְרְשׁוּ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ
In an investigation: “they inquired and searched.” This shows the verbs can function together outside devotional language too.
Job 10:6
תְבַקֵּשׁ לַעֲוֹנִי… תִדְרוֹשׁ
Both used for searching/investigating guilt.
Ezekiel 34:6
וְאֵין דּוֹרֵשׁ וְאֵין מְבַקֵּשׁ
No 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 intentionalBiblical Hebrew, and Psalm 24:6 is especially connected with Psalm 105:4and 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
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.
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
6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
7 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
8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 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
9 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
3 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:
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.
Mark these passages in your bible, create your own cross reference system, be inventive and make the corralations in your bibles!
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!
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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.
Looking at verse 4- Who gather’s the wind in His fists? Who has the power to bind the waters in a garment?
What is His Name?
What is His Son’s Name?
Who is giving us this prophecy approx. 1000 years before Christ?
Who is the focus of this Prophetic Word?
Whose Word should we trust about this coming Son?
Who will be a shield for us? Where have we heard this before?
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…
Who is speaking?, Who are they speaking to?, Who is being spoken against? Who is speaking in verse 7?
Who is GOD setting upon His Holy Hill in Zion?
Who is speaking in verse 8 and who are they speaking to? In verse 12, Who should be kissed and by whom?
Whose wrath should we fear?
Psalm 2 – A Prophetic Word given approx. another 1000 years before Christ.
What must the nations do to be blessed?
…and WHO is the one coming that will bless them?
And how specifically does He refer to this someone?
Now, MICAH 5:2…
Micah 5:2 was written about 700 years before Christ.
Who is speaking? and Who are they speaking to?
Who is coming forth out of Bethlehem?
And Who is He coming unto?
Who is to be Ruler of israel?
Whose going’s forth have been from old? from EVERLASTING?
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.
Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to?
Who is He Speaking about?
Who shall mourn for Him? How bitter shall their mourning be?
Who are all of these context clues referring us to, 500 years before Christ is born?
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
Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to?
Is the speaker relating something that has happened to a listener?
Who is The LORD?
Who is My LORD?
If the speaker is calling the 3rd Person in the conversation, “My LORD” what is that telling you?
Let’s go through the p’shat on HEBREWS 1:1-6 KJV
Who is speaking? Who is he speaking to?
(V1) Who is he speaking about? Who is he speaking to?
(V2) GOD is speaking to us about who?
(V2) Who did GOD appoint Heir of All Things?
(V2) By whom or through whom is GOD saying, “He also made the worlds?”
(V3) Whose Glory & Image does the Son possess?
(V3) Who purged our sins and sat down by the Right Hand of the Majesty of GOD?
(V4) Who is higher than the angels?
(V5) Did GOD ever say to the angels, “Thou art My Son?”
(V6) Is the Son worthy of worship of the Angels?
Isn’t GOD a Jealous GOD? Why now is it OK to worship someone other than Him?
Or is GOD trying to tell us that the Son is equal to Him in Nature and Character?
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?
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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
Hebrew
Strong’s
Meaning
לֶחֶם (leḥem)
H3899
bread, food, sustenance
מַיִם (mayim)
H4325
water, life, refreshment
דֶּרֶךְ (derekh)
H1870
road, 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.
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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 Function
Earliest Hebrew Scripture Foundation
Observation
Wisdom
Exodus 31:1–5
Bezalel filled with the Spirit for wisdom
Understanding
Exodus 31:3
Spirit gives understanding
Knowledge
Exodus 31:3
Spirit gives knowledge
Skill / Workmanship
Exodus 31:3–5
Spirit empowers practical service
Prophecy
Numbers 11:25
Spirit causes elders to prophesy
Corporate Distribution
Numbers 11:25–29
Spirit shared among seventy elders
Leadership
Numbers 11:17
Spirit distributed for governing Israel
Counsel
Isaiah 11:2
Spirit of counsel upon Messiah
Might / Power
Judges 14:6
Spirit empowers Samson
Discernment
Daniel 5:11–14
Spirit grants extraordinary insight
Teaching Divine Truth
Nehemiah 9:20
Spirit instructs Israel
Guidance
Psalm 143:10
Spirit leads into God’s will
Obedience
Ezekiel 36:27
Spirit 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.
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
3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2 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.
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
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