Hebrew Jewish Roots from Scripture Vs. Talmudic Rabbinic Judaism Part 3

1. Hebrew Jewish Roots from ScriptureVs.Talmudic Rabbinic JudaismPart 3 One in Messiah Congregation http://OneInMessiah.net

2. Deuteronomy 4:2 • Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. • לֹא תֹסִפוּ, עַל-הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם, וְלֹא תִגְרְעוּ, מִמֶּנּוּ--לִשְׁמֹר, אֶת-מִצְו‍ֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי, מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם http://OneInMessiah.net

3. Deuteronomy 12:32 • What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. • אֵת כָּל-הַדָּבָר, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם--אֹתוֹ תִשְׁמְרוּ, לַעֲשׂוֹת: לֹא-תֹסֵף עָלָיו, וְלֹא תִגְרַע מִמֶּנּוּ http://OneInMessiah.net

4. Deuteronomy 5:22 • These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. קוֹל גָּדוֹל, וְלֹא יָסָף • And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. http://OneInMessiah.net

5. Revelations 22:18-20 • (18)For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: • (19) And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. • (20) He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. http://OneInMessiah.net

6. What was just presented was actual • Scriptures from the Hebrew Bible. • However, Judaism, Catholicism, and all the “ism’s” (including the Protestants) have taken it upon themselves to add volumes of books and opinions to the word of God • This continues today and will continue until the Lord comes………. http://OneInMessiah.net

7. The Hebrew Bible says: • Isa.28[10] For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: • כִּי צַו לָצָו צַו לָצָו, קַו לָקָו קַו לָקָו--זְעֵיר שָׁם, זְעֵיר שָׁם http://OneInMessiah.net

8. 2 Peter 1:21 • Peter (Cephas) a Jewish follower of Messiah states: • For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. http://OneInMessiah.net

9. Scripture is NOT the opinions of man that differ with each other on almost every issue, as the Talmud does, but is inspired by God! • 2Tim.3[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:[17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. http://OneInMessiah.net

10. God Reveals Scripture • Deut.29[29] The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. http://OneInMessiah.net

11. Dan 2:19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. • 20] Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: • [21] And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: • [22] He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. • [28] But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. http://OneInMessiah.net

12. Instead of using the Word of God, and the Holy Ghost for understanding, Judaism uses their four levels of understanding from the Zohar, their mystical book. http://OneInMessiah.net

13. The four level of interpretation are called: Parshat, Remez, D’rash & Sod.From the Zohar (Mystical Book) • The first letter of each word P-R-D-S is taken, and vowels are added for pronunciation, giving the word PARDES (meaning "garden" or "orchard").Each layer is deeper and more intense than the last, like the layers of an onion. http://OneInMessiah.net

14. Pasha (pronounced peh-shaht' - meaning "simple" the literal meaning. ) • Remez (pronounced reh-mez' - meaning "hint") • D’rash (pronounced deh-rahsh' also called "Midrash" - comparable to a sermon ) Drash - meaning "search“ • Sod (pronounced sawd or sood [like "wood"] - meaning "hidden") This understanding is the hidden, secret or mystic meaning of a text http://OneInMessiah.net

15. It is very important to realize that when we speak in terms of Kabbalah we almost always speaking of things on the Drash and Sod levels of understanding. • The classic document of the Kabbalistic tradition, the Zohar, was compiled by Moses de Leon about 1290. A more systematic presentation of the basic doctrine is contained in Moses Cordovero's Pardes rimmonim (Garden of Pomegranates, 1548). Kabbalah was a major influence in the development of Hasidism and still has adherents among Hasidic Jews. http://OneInMessiah.net

16. Lev 20:23 • And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, וְלֹא תֵלְכוּ בְּחֻקֹּת הַגּוֹיwhich I cast out before you: http://OneInMessiah.net

17. Deuteronomy 12: 29-31 • [29] When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; • [30] Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. • [31] Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. http://OneInMessiah.net

18. Deut. 18[9] When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. • [10] There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, • [11] Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. • [12] For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. • [13] Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. http://OneInMessiah.net

19. Now, meet some of the pseudo sages in Talmudic Rabinic Judaism who feel free to add and diminish from the word of God. • Note: In the synagogues, Rabbis quote other Rabbis, Sages, and Talmud more often than the Prophets of God or the TaNaKh. http://OneInMessiah.net

20. Rambam (Maimonides; Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon) (1135-1204 C.E.) • A physician born in Moorish Cordoba, Rambam lived in a variety of places throughout the Moorish lands of Spain, the Middle East and North Africa, often fleeing persecution. He was a leader of the Jewish community in Cairo. He was heavily influenced by Greek thought, particularly that of Aristotle. • Rambam was the author of the Mishneh Torah, one of the greatest codes of Jewish law, compiling every conceivable topic of Jewish law in subject matter order and providing a simple statement of the prevailing view in plain language. In his own time, he was widely condemned because he claimed that the Mishneh Torah was a substitute for studying the Talmud. • Rambam is also responsible for several important theological works. He developed the 13 Principles of Faith, the most widely accepted list of Jewish beliefs. He also wrote the Guide for the Perplexed, a discussion of difficult theological concepts written from the perspective of an Aristotelian philosopher. http://OneInMessiah.net

21. Ramban (Nachmanides; Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman) (1194-1270 C.E.) • Ramban was the foremost halakhist of his age. Like Rambam before him, Ramban was a Spaniard who was both a physician and a great Torah scholar. However, unlike the rationalist Rambam, Ramban had a strong mystical bent. His biblical commentaries are the first ones to incorporate the mystical teachings of kabbalah. • He was well-known for his aggressive refutations of Christianity, most notably, his debate with Pablo Christiani, a converted Jew, before King Jaime I of Spain in 1263. • Ramban could be described as one of history's first Zionists, because he declared that it is a mitzvah to take possession of Israel and to live in it (relying on Num. 33:53). He said, "So long as Israel occupies [the Holy Land], the earth is regarded as subject to Him." Ramban fulfilled this commandment, moving to the Holy Land during the Crusades after he was expelled from Spain for his polemics. He found devastation in the Holy Land, "but even in this destruction," he said, "it is a blessed land." He died there in 1270 C.E. http://OneInMessiah.net

22. Baal Shem Tov (the Besht, Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer) (1700-1760 C.E.) • The founder of Chasidic Judaism. Although many books of his teachings exist, the Besht himself wrote no books, perhaps because his teachings emphasized the fact that even a simple, uneducated peasant could approach G-d (a radical idea in its time, when Judaism emphasized that the way to approach G-d was through study). He emphasized prayer, the observance of commandments, and ecstatic, personal mystical experiences. http://OneInMessiah.net

23. Rabbi Judah Ha-Nasi (approx. 135-219 C.E.) • The Patriarch of the Jewish community, Rabbi Judah Ha-Nasi was well-educated in Greek thought as well as Jewish thought. He organized and compiled the Mishnah, building upon Rabbi Akiba's work. http://OneInMessiah.net

24. The Chabad-Lubavitch movement formed from the writings of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, who published the Tanya, in 1796. The Tanyacontains the key to Jewish mystical and spiritual awareness, according to Chabadnicks. Following Schneur Zalman, there have been seven other Lubavitcher Rebbes, each designated by his predecessor. http://OneInMessiah.net

25. The Zohar • The Zohar (Hebrew Zohar "Splendor, radiance") is widely considered the most important work of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. It is a mystical commentary on the Torah (five books of Moses), written in medieval Aramaic and medieval Hebrew. It contains a mystical discussion of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, sin, redemption, good and evil, and related topics. • The Zohar is not one book, but a group of books. These books include scriptural interpretations as well as material on theosophic theology, mythical cosmogony, mystical psychology, and what some would call anthropology. http://OneInMessiah.net

26. cosmogony • The astrophysical study of the origin and evolution of the universe. • A specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe. http://OneInMessiah.net

27. theosophic • Religious philosophy or speculation about the nature of the soul based on mystical insight into the nature of God. • often Theosophy The system of beliefs and teachings of the Theosophical Society, founded in New York City in 1875, incorporating aspects of Buddhism and Brahmanism, especially the belief in reincarnation and spiritual evolution. http://OneInMessiah.net

28. Origin of Zohar • According to Gershom Scholem, most of the Zohar was written in an exalted style of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine during the second century of the modern era. The Zohar first appeared in Spain in the thirteenth century, and was published by a Jewish writer named Moses ben Shem-Tov de Leon • He ascribed this work to a rabbi of the second century, Simeon ben Yohai, Jewish historian, holds that during a time of Roman persecution, Rabbi Simeon hid in a cave for 13 years, studying the Torah (five books of Moses) with his son Eliezar. During this time he is said to have been inspired by God to write the Zohar. http://OneInMessiah.net

29. Deut 18:[10] There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, • [11] Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. • [12] For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. • [13] Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. http://OneInMessiah.net

30. Definitions: • abomination תּועבה - Something morally disgusting, abhorrence, especially idolatry, wicked • enchanter- נחשׁnachash - a sorcerer or magician • nec·ro·man·cy n.The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future. Black magic; sorcery. Magic qualities http://OneInMessiah.net

31. Definitions: • charm·er n. חבר One who casts spells; an enchanter or magician. • wiz·ard n.ידּעניOne who practices magic; a sorcerer or magician. http://OneInMessiah.net

32. div·i·na·tion n. קסם The art or act of foretelling future events or revealing occult knowledge by means of augury, (the art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination, A sign of something coming; an omen : “The chartist buys when the auguries look favorable and sells on bad omens”), or an alleged supernatural agency. • sooth·say·er n.ענןanan One who claims to be able to foretell events or predict the future; a seer. Observer of Times http://OneInMessiah.net

33. Isaiah 47:13 • (13)Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. • (14) Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. http://OneInMessiah.net

34. astrologers • Signs of the Zodiac – • n : a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: star divination] • Horoscope http://OneInMessiah.net

35. Comment • Kabbalah, Eastern Religions, Spiritualism, Reincarnation (Transmigration of Souls), and New Age Religions are all the same, and are abominations to God. • Do you check your horoscope? • Better not! http://OneInMessiah.net

36. Do you call the psychic Network? • God is Watching You! http://OneInMessiah.net

37. Conclusion of the whole matter: • Ecclesiastes 12: 12 • And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. • [13] Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. • [14] For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. http://OneInMessiah.net