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For Yvette, Changing Lives with Your Favorite Verse…

I preserved your argument, the prophetic/prayer movement, and the anonymity of the person discussed. I also kept references to that individual as they/them/their, while retaining you/us where the message intentionally turns from observation to direct exhortation and corporate prayer.

WE WILL MEET YOU AT PSALM 139:23–24

Today, while I was teaching a class in which we viewed a debate between a Christian and a Not-So-Much-a-Christian, I did not know that you had sent me a message containing your favorite verse in Scripture.

I was stunned. Your favorite verse, was the entire backbone for the teaching today!

These passages in YOUR FAVORITE VERSE, Psalm 139, truly convey the heart of the message that I sincerely hope I was able to transmit to my students.

What we witnessed in the language of the Liberal Christian was not the same heart expressed by King David in the Psalms.

GOD did not have free access to the temple within their heart. They did not want Him there.

There was no place for the Son of Man to lay His head.

By their own admission, He was not the final authority over their life. He was not permitted full access into certain parts of their life. He had access to that place over there, in the corner.

Faith in GOD had become, in their understanding, a license to live according to their own determination of what was right. They were crystal clear on this point: they believed they were free to do “whatever they feel is the right thing to do.”

They were living on the final page of the Book of Judges, last verse:

“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
— Judges 21:25

Many Father Fractures were exposed in their relationship with GOD—not by choice. They were not trying to saying it out-loud. It wasn’t intentionally revealed. Nevertheless, there pain was plain enough for the entire class to see.

Their pain was accidentally released on-purpose, for us to pray!

There was brokenness and pain in their spirit, in their gestures, and even in the way they said His Name. I am sure they believed it was hidden behind pride, self-satisfaction, and what they called “Freedom in Christ Jesus.”

But their heart was bleeding all over the place.

They rejected the notion of someone judging them—particularly Christians judging them. Yet the Christian in the debate was the one appealing repeatedly to the written Word on the pages of Scripture.

And this is important:

GOD does not need us to sit in His seat of judgment.

He requires us to faithfully deliver His Word.

The Word can do its own work.

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword…”
— Hebrews 4:12

GOD wants us first to judge and examine ourselves, so that correction can take place now rather than being deferred until the final judgment.

This is our opportunity to reorient ourselves toward Him.

The people we witnessed are obviously seeking GOD. They call themselves by His Name. They identify themselves as followers of Christ.

So we pray.

We pray that every wall and every barrier they have erected around the wounded places of their hearts will come down so that they can truly meet with Him.

TODAY WE DECREE AND DECLARE A TOTAL SHIFT

They are coming off the page of Judges 21:25.

And, in prayer, we relocate them to:

PSALM 139:23–24

Their New Spiritual Residence.

TIME’S UP.

No more living in the pain of the past.

Whatever battle they are still fighting—however long they have been fighting it—we dispatch our prayers on their behalf.

We pray for release from captivity.

We pray for freedom to yield completely to GOD and His Word.

We pray that they will allow the Word to search their hearts.

We pray that they will give GOD full access.

Access to examine the heart.

Access to try the reins.

Access to uncover what hurts.

Access to confront what has been hidden.

Access to expose what has been governing from beneath the surface.

Access to bring them out of every place of bondage and into the freedom of knowing HIM fully.

In Jesus’ Name.

Help them, LORD, to pray Psalm 139:23–24—and mean it.

Help them receive Your Word and permit it to do its work in their hearts, minds, souls, spirits, and bodies.

In Jesus’ Name.

Amen.


THE PRAYER IS ALREADY IN THE PSALMS

Psalm 25:4–5

“Shew me thy ways… teach me thy paths. Lead me…”

Psalm 26:2

“Examine me… prove me; try my reins and my heart.”

Psalm 27:11

“Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path…”

And then we arrive at:

Psalm 139:23–24

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

THE STAGES OF DIVINE DELIVERANCE ARE AT HAND

Our Prayer for Everyone Who Thinks Their Heart Cannot Be Seen by GOD

It was seen by mere mortals.

GOD SEES YOU.

Therefore:

BE THOU BRAVE AND VERY COURAGEOUS…

SEARCH — Allow GOD to investigate the situation. Give Him full, unfettered access.

KNOW — Let His Word penetrate and reveal the true condition of your heart—and ours.

TRY — Be brave enough to allow Him to test the quality of what is within you—and within us.

KNOW OUR THOUGHTS — Have the courage to allow Him to examine even those things within you—and within us that have not yet become speech or action.

SEE — Ask Him to identify every destructive path operating within you—and within any of us.

LEAD — Have the courage and confidence to allow Him not merely to expose what is wrong, but to redirect you—and us.

THE EVERLASTING WAY — Let Him establish all of us upon the path that belongs to GOD.


YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE.

You matter.

And we are all in this together.

When one member becomes healthier, we all become healthier.

When one member becomes stronger, we all become stronger.

When one member heals, the Body becomes more healed.

When one member becomes fit for the Master’s use, we all become that much more fit for the Master’s use.

There is no shame in saying:

“Search me.”

There is courage in it.

There is no defeat in saying:

“Try me.”

There is surrender in it.

There is no condemnation in saying:

“Show me what is in me.”

There is freedom waiting on the other side of the answer.

And there is no weakness in saying:

“Lead me.”

That is the language of someone who has finally decided:

Nothing hidden.
Nothing withheld.
No locked rooms.
No forbidden corners.
No area of my heart where GOD is told, “You cannot come in here.”

The King has access to the entire house.

And so our prayer is not:

“LORD, prove that they are wrong.”

Our prayer is:

“LORD, bring all of us completely under the searching light of Your Word.”

Search them.

Search us.

Know them.

Know us.

Try them.

Try us.

Heal them.

Heal us.

Lead them.

Lead us.

Until there is nothing left between our hearts and the GOD we say we love.

Amen.

We will meet you at Psalm 139:23–24.

That is your new spiritual residence.

Thank You Yvette,

You are a treasure to the Body of Christ and ALWAYS ON TIME In Prayer! This is the purpose behind every book you have written and every message you have taught. This is your heart in GOD.

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

MASTER, CAREST NOT IF WE PERISH?

To All TNT, NDU, Christian Yeshiva Students, as well as all friends and visitors to the site are welcome to participate…

Please review the attached chart.

After you have reviewed it, tell me what did you take away from this transition path through the Word? Did the Chart…

  • (1) Show you something different than you knew before about the Great Commission?
  • (2) Show you something that you did not see before?
  • (3) Did you learn anything new?

Include your response in the comment box below.

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

JOHN 3:15

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

MARK 4:38

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

My Favorite Verse…

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

Hear the Word of the LORD!

A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS — THE FIRST 300

REGISTRATION FORM & INFORMATION

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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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

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:

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)

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

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.

GOD BLESS YOU, Amen.

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