The Great Commitment to Kingdom Living by God’s Elect
My daily Torah studies this morning brought me to the Cepher of Y’hoshua (aka Joshua), chapter 22.
Y’hoshua’s Admonishment and Counsel
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Deu. 6:5–“Thou shalt love YHVH thy Elohim with all thine heart and with all thy soul and with all they might.”
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Deu. 10:12–“And now Y’shrael, what doth YHVH thy Elohim require of thee, but to (1) fear YHVH thy Elohim, (2) walk in all His Ways, (3) Love Him, (4) serve YHVH thy Elohim with all thy heart and with all thy soul; (5) to keep the commandments of YHVH, and His statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good” (Deu. 10:12-13).
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Deu. 11:1–“Therefore thou shalt love YHVH thy Elohim, and keep His charge, and His statutes, and His judgments and His commandments, alway.”
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Deu. 6:17–“Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of YHVH your Elohim, and His testimonies, and His statutes, which He hath commanded thee.”
The Key Component of Kingdom Living
“Seek ye first the kingdom of Yah (i.e., Yah’s exclusive Way of Life for His Chosen Ones) AND His righteousness…” and by the chosen one doing this very thing, “…all these (aforementioned things, concerns, issues, etc.) shall be added unto you” (Mat. 6:33).
A Unique But Necessary Commitment For Yah’s Elect
What Yah Did For Yisra’el
“And thou shalt remember all the way which YHVH thy Elohim led thee these forty-years in the wilderness; to humble thee, and to prove thee; to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep His commandments, or no. And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of YHVH doth man live” (Deu. 8:2-3).
Preparing a Generation for Kingdom Living
The 5-Essential Elements for Walking in Kingdom
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Mercy would be shown unto them (Exo. 20:6);
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Their families would multiply (Deu. 30:16);
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Rain would water their crops in their appointed season (Deu. 11:13-14);
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Their cattle and crops would flourish and exist in excellent healthy (Deu. 11:14-15) ;
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And of course they would receive all the blessings that Moshe outlined to the nation in Deuteronomy 28:1-14.
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Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
9 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. (Jos 22:1-9 KJV)