Voortbordurend op het vorige artikel naar aanleiding van de droom die ik deze week kreeg, werd ik gewaar en zeker nadat ik es met iemand van gedachten had gewisseld daarover, dat er een paar punten zijn, die we naar voren moeten halen om duidelijk te laten zien wat het effect zal zijn bij wat we doen.

Dat kunnen we nietsvermoedend doen, omdat we niet beter weten. We kunnen het ook doen om onbewust of bewust de goedkeuring van de ander te krijgen…

-Wanneer iemand zich bekeert tot het judaisme dan heeft men een joodse identiteit, dat is wat de meesten in Israel geloven.

-Ook als men daarna nog steeds in Yeshua gelooft en de nieuw testamentische boeken, zal men nimmer geaccepteerd worden als een jood, vooral niet door de Rabbijnse autoriteiten. Een ooggetuige heeft dat van de week in Israel opnieuw vernomen.

De meeste rabbi’s zien de niet-joodse mensen in een identiteitscrisis. Zij worden door hen gezien als “zij die joods willen zijn”.

Daarom moeten we blijven getuigen van het Evangelie van het Koninkrijk en onze Messias binnen onze gelederen. Efraimieten zouden hun herstelde identiteit als het Huis van Israël niet in gevaar moeten brengen.

Het kan ook gebeuren dat er binnen Efraïm mensen zijn die joods willen worden met het geloof van Yeshua, maar nimmer als Judah worden aanvaard in Israel. Ze  moeten weten en zich bewust worden dat ze dan tevens de bestemming toevallen van het huis van Judah.

Het zijn condities en die kunnen niet vermengd worden. Het is belangrijk dat we ons bewust worden van de effecten van onze keuze!

We hebben evenwicht nodig en moeten daarnaast onze Ephraim-identiteit vasthouden als getuige van de profetische vervulling van het huis van Yosef.

Het begin van het ontwaken is begonnen, dat geeft levensvatbare hoop.

Wordt vervolgd…

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves...Matth 10:16

When we came to the knowledge we belong to one of the two kingdoms, we didn’t know there were people in our country who were aware of. It took us years, blessed years, to walk with Yeshua through life in the nations as persons who didn’t know about a group of people in our country who told about their identity as Efrayim/Yosef beside Yudah.

In that time we were aware of people who talked about the ten tribes where they possible have lived, but the neccesary to make teshuvah to the Father, Yeshua and the commandments were not high on the list, so that wasn’t our priority, so we walked on to keep the precious pearl.

So we had fellowship with people outside of our country and both we were build up in our knowledge which the Father multipy in our own hearts and minds. One of the blessed initiatives online was a virtual community called Yahspace. We visit some of them in their country…

Very blessed we were during those years with the friendship of some pioneers, like Batya Wootten, her husband Angus (USA) and family Frank from Israel.

It was in the year of 2007 that we met people in our country who told who they were. Not messianic jewish, but Israelites from the house of Efrayim…

Abba YHVH has given us much experiences of people who talk but not act, or talk and do it easy with compromises. Every time when we met such people the end of being together was already before our eyes., because we couldn’t give the pearl a dark corner or put it in a cupboard for a while.

I personally know from people who wanted to emigrate to Israel and were misled on certain time, loosing much money, and were stimulated to put Yeshua outside the centre of their life. These experiences made me think seriously. With much attention I was searching backgrounds and conditions from these other activities. And so I found differences, I needed to know to evaluate.

Then in the year of 2015 the first Congress of Bney Yosef National (1) was there, organized by Ephraim and Rimona Frank. It was such a tremendous blessing to be there, because Yeshua was in the middle of us. I never had such a special touch by the Ruach HaKodesh as I was there. Probably the Father wanted to give me a sign and important memory. I knew this was the right start.

Since that time I saw other activities coming from other people, organizations and I realized myself that all these things could and can make confusion to the younger ones in faith. I became aware because not all of these activities will give the young ones  the opportunity to put Yeshua in the centre of their lifes. if it is possible we would prevent and guide them, advise them to go the right way.

Probably it is nessecary and allowed by YHVH to see which ones will walk with Him and which ones will run in their own nature. A good start will not say the end is good as well. We have to deal with our own flesh, our own enthousiastic emotions. The only way to become adult in our emotions, longings, character is to ask the Father what to do, to keep Yeshua in the centre of our lifes and ask to understand the Voice of our Master. He will give us the very right solution and this will be a blessing for us, for others and an honour to Him.

Yesterday I read an article (2) and I can reccomend it to you as well. The history of the Israelites in the past are a tremendous example for us today. Let us read and proof to take the best steps in the yes of the Father.

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Yeshua.
But with many of them Elohim was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
Neither let us tempt Yeshua, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but Elohim is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. ( 1Cor 10:1-13)

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Yeshua the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim.( Hebr. 12:1,2)

Say unto them, Thus saith Elohim YHVH; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. (Eze 37: 19)

(1) http://etzbneyyosef.com/

(2)http://etzbneyosef.blogspot.nl/2017/05/warfare-in-wilderness.html

Most of us coming out of a christian background are not aware, especially in the beginning of that journey, the letters of the apostles must act like mirrors to Tenach. Later on we learn about mirrors, patterns, but we need time to search and study to discover matches.

The christian background has given us teaching with thoughts for example the old is done away, the new covenant starts with the birth of the Messiah.

There are hidden treasures which we will discover when we continue our walk to the old paths, written in
Jer 6:16 Thus saith YHVH, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.</em

We are known that the great commission is written in Brith Chadasha, but do we know it is written in Chronicles as well?

1 Chron: 16:23 “Sing unto the YHVH all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.”

Ps 96: 3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

Rom. 15: 10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again, Praise YHVH  all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

Acts 15: 12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders Elohim had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

As we read, the same invitation during all ages to share what the Father has given to us!

Yesterday, today and forever

1 Cor 3:14 Maar een ding doe ik, vergetende, hetgeen achter is, en strekkende mij tot hetgeen voor is, jaag ik naar het wit, tot den prijs der roeping Elohims, die van boven is in Yeshua HaMasshiach.

Een ding doe ik,
vergetende, hetgeen achter is

Niet dat ik het alrede gekregen heb, of alrede volmaakt ben; maar ik jaag er naar, of ik het ook grijpen mocht, waartoe ik van Yeshua HaMashiach ook gegrepen ben; Broeders, ik acht niet, dat ik zelf het gegrepen heb (vers 12 en 13)

strekkende mij uit

Nadát hij eerst is begonnen te vergeten, of beter gezegd, de keuze heeft gemaakt te vergeten hetgeen achter is,
was
Je kunt iets dus wanneer je t achter je laat, terugpakken en dan is de keuze om t daar te laten ongedaan gemaakt.
Vanmorgen las ik dat bijvoorbeeld bidden voor bevrijding zin heeft wanneer de zonde nagelaten wordt.

Jaag ik naar het wit…

Welke betekenis heeft dat wit?
Wit: 4649 ‘skopos, zn m

van skeptomai (letten op [“skeptisch”], misschien verwant aan 4626 via het idee van verbergen), vgl. 4626 TDNT-7:413,1047;

AV-mark 1; 1

1) uitkijk, verspieder
2) het verre doel waarnaar uitgekeken wordt, het doel dat iemand voor ogen heeft

Het meest voor de hand liggend is punt 2:
“het verre doel waarnaar uitgekeken wordt, het doel dat iemand voor ogen heeft”

Het gaat niet vanzelf om te laten hetgeen achter is…

Luk 13:24″Strijdt om in te gaan door de enge poort; want velen, zeg Ik u, zullen zoeken in te gaan, en zullen niet kunnen;”

Lu 9:62 En Yeshua zeide tot hem: Niemand, die zijn hand aan den ploeg slaat, en ziet naar hetgeen achter is, is bekwaam tot het Koninkrijk Elohims.

Maar tijdens de keuze en richting:

Psalm 23:3 Hij verkwikt mijn ziel; Hij leidt mij in het spoor der gerechtigheid, om Zijns Naams wil.
Psalm 32:8 8 Ik zal u onderwijzen, en u leren van den weg, dien gij gaan zult; Ik zal raad geven, Mijn oog zal op u zijn.

Why can people, especially believers, be so united in one accord and then suddenly there is a message, an experience and the understanding of family/mispocha is disapeared. In the situation I have experienced a process of biblical act was not practiced so far. Can that be a fruit of the Ruach HaKodesh?

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.

Why not going to a brother, a sister and ask from firsthand what whas happen instead of listen to a third person and conclude without hearing the first person with open heart like before?

Matt 18:15  Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Me myself take the Word of YHVH serious in this. When people dont’t practice that advice Scriptures gives and don’t share the process with all the ones who were with them in the very beginning, I can only conclude there is something wrong. Because the words of Galatians 5:22 gives us a clear explanation of the fruit…

This subject reminds me also to Matth 13:3

“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
Which way can we go when we have made devision and have listen to third persons?

We need to do the biblical way of repentance, otherwise we can’t come in and follow our way with them we first were negative to. Otherwise we will not be one again like before.

1 Cor. 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

The love of the Father is not incidential, it is dedication. He have made a promise and He don’t change. When Yeshua commands in Joh.15 He give instructions of dedication, because He dedicated Himself to His dearones.
Joh 15: 2 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Can we conclude that when we want to love like John 15 gives, we need to dedicate ourselves to our dearones, our mispocha?

If so then we can trust we will continue in a precious relationship with YHVH ánd our dearones.

May it be so!

So that the world can see Who’s Father we serve.

Since I received more light about Ezekiel 37 and other references in Scriptures, I was led mostly to my english-speaking mispocha in the world to write and share with them.

Over the years we were blessed with longterm and more than friendly contacts.

One result was a journey to Canada and Alaska to visit friends who are practising Yeshua’s Torah. For ourself we are not common to do such things, but it was such a blessed experience.

And this was just the beginning…

Last year we went to the first Congres of Bney Yosef National what took place at Ariel.Such a tremendous joy and shalom there was and not because of the  people who all practice the same calendar, speaking the Name with the same pronounciation or more.

No, the ttremendous joy and such an overwhelming shalom came direct from Father’s heart.

Before this experience we had preparations. Ephraim and Rimona Frank wrote blessed emails to help us with advise how to unite ourselves with our differences.YHVH had blessed these written advises.Four facts we had and have in common: Confessing Yeshua, Practising written Torah, Love to the land (Israel) and love to the people.

We came as individuals and we went as individuals with the experience of a whole new mispocha. The Congres itself is not an organization or new denomination, so we went back to work out what we experienced. A European group and a North American group were created spontaniously.

We both have worked things out.We are not a duplicate of eachother, we are different in different countries, but with the same four facts in common.

There are more initiatives. It seems the word Ephraimites seems to become a hype and when you look carefully you can discover differences with the focus more or less on something.

For me personally it is very important not to loose the central fact in my life: Yeshua Who was, is and shall come again. Yeshua Who is YHVH in the flesh, Yeshua Who’s Name is YHVH Who saves.He came for the lost tribes of Israel first.

It is not necessary to come under a halacha of a human being and loose my faith in Yeshua to enter the land, Ha Aretz. So while I live and work I wait upon my Father for the best result.

YHVH Who saves will create a path to enter His land at His time.Before that we are allow to work in His vineyard. As a Father He knows the best for His children.

Let us ask Him to hear His voice and how He prefer we will be to everyone we meet, continueing the path He shows us.

Recently we have had an European meeting of BY in the Netherlands and we have experienced such a deep shalom with all of the participants and some came also from Israel and US/Canada. We could share with open hearts and minds to eachother and again YHVH have blessed this meeting.

This year second Congres Bney Yosef National will take place, YHVH willing.

1Cor.1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Yeshua HaMasshiach, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.