19 Kislev Shabbat: Vayishlach - And He sent

 

Shabbat Vayishlach

Psalm 55
(0) For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David:
2 (1) Listen, God, to my prayer! Don’t hide yourself from my plea!
3 (2) Pay attention to me, and answer me! I am panic-stricken as I make my complaint,
I shudder
4 (3) at how the enemy shouts, at how the wicked oppress;
for they keep heaping trouble on me and angrily tormenting me.
5 (4) My heart within me is pounding in anguish, the terrors of death press down on me,
6 (5) fear and trembling overwhelm me, horror covers me.
7 (6) I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove! Then I could fly away and be at rest.
8 (7) Yes, I would flee to a place far off, I would stay in the desert. (Selah)
9 (8) I would quickly find me a shelter from the raging wind and storm.”
10 (9) Confuse, Adonai, confound their speech! For I see violence and fighting in the city.
11 (10) Day and night they go about its walls; within are malice and mischief.
12 (11) Ruin is rife within it, oppression and fraud never leave its streets.
13 (12) For it was not an enemy who insulted me; if it had been, I could have borne it.
It was not my adversary who treated me with scorn; if it had been, I could have hidden myself.
14 (13) But it was you, a man of my own kind, my companion, whom I knew well.
15 (14) We used to share our hearts with each other; in the house of God we walked with the crowd.
16 (15) May he put death on them; let them go down alive to Sh’ol;
for evil is in their homes and also in their hearts.
17 (16) But I will call on God, and Adonai will save me.
18 (17) Evening, morning and noon I complain and moan; but he hears my voice.
19 (18) He redeems me and gives me peace, so that no one can come near me.
For there were many who fought me.
20 (19) God will hear and will humble them, yes, he who has sat on his throne from the start. (Selah) For they never change, and they don’t fear God.
21 (20) [My companion] attacked those who were at peace with him;
he broke his solemn word.
22 (21) What he said sounded smoother than butter, but his heart was at war.
His words seemed more soothing than oil, but in fact they were sharp swords.
23 (22) Unload your burden on Adonai, and he will sustain you.
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
24 (23) But you will bring them down, God, into the deepest pit.
Those men, so bloodthirsty and treacherous, will not live out half their days.
But for my part, [Adonai,] I put my trust in you.

Dear Abba,

Blessed are YOU Adonai Elohim King of the Universe! My Everlasting! It was a bit shocking yesterday when I was going to take dinner when Daddy told me something that weighed heavy in his heart and I was disturbed so I couldn't eat before doing what he told me to do. I felt he was angry but he couldn't express his anger. Father thank YOU for training me with what I ought to do. Even though I failed to do the right thing yesterday I understand YOU are training me how to manage a man's anger. It's not to fight with them but to be humble before them and I have won yesterday because I did humble myself because I felt so sad that my Dad that I love was angry at me, I felt so sad but he came to kiss my forehead and what comfort it was... Toda Abba for comforting, for making me okay when I am so sad. Toda for loving me so much like that... I know that not all experience a father's love and I pray that I will never take my parents for granted and that I honor and love them all the time. Toda also for prophets who speak your prophetic word that will help me at just the right time and yesterday it was Alita so I pray a blessing over her and her ministry and may YOU fulfill the desires YOU put in her heart. Toda Abba, but I pray YOU will make me victorious all the days of my life.

Ba HaShem YESHUA HaMashiach, Amen!

Genesis 36
(vii) ²⁰ These were the descendants of Se‘ir the Hori, the local inhabitants: Lotan, Shoval, Tziv‘on, ‘Anah, ²¹ Dishon, Etzer and Dishan. They were the chieftains descended from the Hori, the people of Se‘ir in the land of Edom. ²² The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; Lotan’s sister was Timnah. ²³ The sons of Shoval were ‘Alvan, Manachat, ‘Eival, Sh’fo and Onam. ²⁴ The sons of Tziv‘on were Ayah and ‘Anah. This is the ‘Anah who found the hot springs in the desert while pasturing his father Tziv‘on’s donkeys. ²⁵ The children of ‘Anah were Dishon and Oholivamah the daughter of ‘Anah. ²⁶ The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Yitran and K’ran. ²⁷ The sons of Etzer were Bilhan, Za‘avan and ‘Akan. ²⁸ The sons of Dishan were ‘Utz and Aran. ²⁹ These were the chieftains descended from the Hori: the chieftains of Lotan, Shoval, Tziv‘on, ‘Anah, ³⁰ Dishon, Etzer and Dishan. They were the chieftains descended from the Hori by their clans in Se‘ir.

³¹ Following are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king had reigned over the people of Isra’el. ³² Bela the son of B‘or reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhavah. ³³ When Bela died, Yovav the son of Zerach from Botzrah reigned in his place. ³⁴ When Yovav died, Husham from the land of the Temani reigned in his place. ³⁵ When Husham died, Hadad the son of B’dad, who killed Midyan in the field of Mo’av, reigned in his place; the name of his city was ‘Avit. ³⁶ When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. ³⁷ When Samlah died, Sha’ul of Rechovot-by-the-River reigned in his place. ³⁸ When Sha’ul died, Ba‘al-Chanan the son of ‘Akhbor reigned in his place. ³⁹ When Ba‘al-Chanan died, Hadar reigned in his place; the name of his city was Pa’u; and his wife’s name was M’heitav’el the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mei-Zahav.

(Maftir) ⁴⁰ These are the names of the chieftains descended from ‘Esav, according to their clans, places and names: the chieftains of Timna, ‘Alvah, Y’tet, ⁴¹ Oholivamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁴² Kenaz, Teman, Mivtzar, ⁴³ Magdi’el and ‘Iram. These were the chieftains of Edom according to their settlements in the land they owned. This is ‘Esav the father of Edom.

Abba, our helpers have asked permission to stop working for us. I have been praying for their salvation and I pray you will continue to save them Abba. I pray we will part with a good relationship. I pray they will know the true GOD of Israel and that they will truly find salvation in YESHUA. I am not worried suprisingly of finding new helpers because I know YOU already provide the right ones for us. I know YOU have already prepared the helpers that can work with us with their hearts just like Rosel and Grace. Toda for the warm sunshine greeting me this morning. Toda for every wonderful blessing! YOU are so good O GOD! YOU are so faithful to me... so loving, so thoughtful, so caring. I am YOUR baby forever, and I cannot live without YOU. Abba, always carry me please. Toda for the new helpers YOU are sending our way. I pray for Ciriaca's humility, that she will always heed this familie's needs. That she will not be proud, LORD continue to humble her, and remind her where she came from. I pray YOU will defeat the enemies that are trying to fight for her heart. Win her LORD, because I see her and she needs prayers. YOU alone can take hold of her heart, make it pure. I pray even for humility for all our workers, Eustaquio, Letecia, Catalina, Elsie, Elvie, Rose, Noli, Joniel, James, Raquel every driver and truck aide, I pray for their true salvation in YESHUA and them to have hunger and thirst for the living GOD that we serve. I pray for humility even myself, my husband, my siblings David, Dean, Denesse, Grace and Deric. Please Abba, humble all of us. I pray for healing, for Dad and Mom, of their past, their wounds, heal them and their marriage Abba, heal my parents O GOD and bless them continually with good health. Bless us all with peace, joy and love. Ba HaShem YESHUA, Amen!

 
Haftarah Vayishlach: Hoshea (Hosea) 11:7–12:12(11) (A); ‘Ovadyah (Obadiah) 1–21 (S)

Hosea 11

7 My people are hanging in suspense about returning to me;
and though they call them upwards, nobody makes a move.
8 Efrayim, how can I give you up, or surrender you, Isra’el?
How could I treat you like Admah or make you like Tzvoyim?
My heart recoils at the idea, as compassion warms within me.
9 I will not give vent to the fierceness of my rage, I will not return to destroy Efrayim;
for I am God, not a human being, the Holy One among you; so I will not come in fury.
10 They will go after Adonai, who will roar like a lion;
for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.
11 They will tremble like a bird as they come from Egypt, like a dove as they come from the land of Ashur; and I will resettle them in their own houses, says Adonai.

Hosea 12
12 (0) “Efrayim surrounds me with lies and the house of Isra’el with deceit.
Y’hudah still rules with God and is faithful with holy ones.
2 (1) Efrayim is chasing the wind, pursuing the wind from the east.
All day he piles up lies and desolation — they make a covenant with Ashur,
while sending olive oil to Egypt.
3 (2) Adonai also has a grievance against Y’hudah; he will punish Ya‘akov according to his ways and pay him back for his misdeeds.
4 (3) In the womb he took his brother by the heel; in the strength of his manhood he fought with God.
5 (4) Yes, he fought with an angel and won; he wept and pleaded with him.
Then at Beit-El he found him, and there he would [later] speak with us —
6 (5) Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot; Adonai is his name!
7 (6) So you, return to your God; hold fast to grace and justice;
and always put your hope in your God.
8 (7) “A huckster keeps false scales, and he loves to cheat.
9 (8) Efrayim says, ‘I have gotten so rich! I have made me a fortune!
And in all my profits no one will find anything wrong or sinful.’
10 (9) “But I am Adonai your God, from the land of Egypt.
Again I will make you live in tents, as in the days of the established festival.
11 (10) I have spoken to the prophets; it was I who gave vision after vision;
through the prophets I gave examples to show what it would all be like.
12 (11) Is Gil‘ad given to iniquity? Yes, they have become worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice to bulls; therefore their altars are like piles of stones
in a plowed field.”

Abba, YES Abba don't give me up, or don't give up on my husband, my family and his. Don't give us up, we are YOURS, don't give up YOUR people O GOD, help us to contend for YOUR will to be done. I cannot give up what YOU First told me Adonai. It disturbs me because yesterday I chatted with Bishop Eugene to ask for confirmation about Zvika, I know he is the last person YOU told me but I am asking for confirmation because I could be wrong, I am not confident on myself. So I ask Bishop Eugene because on Thursday night I dreamt of Zvika he was at the back ground. I forgot already but he seemed just there, without doing anything with me. But last night! After I asked for confirmation from Bishop Eugene, I dreamt of Alon! This guy who suddenly had popped into my mind some months ago as I was praying and thinking of my husband. Alon! I don't want him, honestly but he wants me, I could feel even though we don't see each other, I have forgotten about him, but I could feel his desire for me. Wow! What is this? Is this for real? Or am I imagining things? I woke up at 3am amazed by what I dreamt. Even in my dreams, I see him courting me last night, he was with me helping me with something and then he led the shabbat prayers with communion. That was so significant, this dream I can't even get out of my mind. I feel dazed and loved, I want to go back to sleep... but I have to wake up and so here I am, still confused but YOU will confirm YOUR word today O LORD, please confirm whatever I am receiving in my dreams thru the Prophet Eugene. Speak to him LORD, confirm YOUR will and speak to him too... Why it's not Zvika? Why did you lead my parents on? Even me to think it was Zvika and now it's not Zvika? I don't know Abba, I feel confused and without peace. I still hold on to Zvika because dreams can be tricky, it can be from the evil one. I don't want to be deceived LORD, so show me YOUR will because YOU never gave me word about Alon. I just remembered him and the devil playing with my mind. I want to believe in what YOU want for me not whoever wants me.

Ba HaShem YESHUA HaMashiach, Amen!

 

Obadiah 1

11 On that day you stood aside, while strangers carried off his treasure,
and foreigners entered his gates to cast lots for Yerushalayim —
you were no different from them.
12 You shouldn’t have gloated over your kinsman on their day of disaster
or rejoiced over the people of Y’hudah on their day of destruction.
You shouldn’t have spoken arrogantly on a day of trouble
13 or entered the gate of my people on their day of calamity —
no, you shouldn’t have gloated over their suffering on their day of calamity
or laid hands on their treasure on their day of calamity.
14 You shouldn’t have stood at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives
or handed over their survivors on a day of trouble.”
15 For the Day of Adonai is near for all nations; as you did, it will be done to you;
your dealings will come back on your own head.
16 For just as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so will all the nations drink in turn;
yes, they will drink and gulp it down and be as if they had never existed.
17 But on Mount Tziyon there will be a holy remnant who will escape,
and the house of Ya‘akov will repossess their rightful inheritance.
18 The house of Ya‘akov will be a fire and the house of Yosef a flame,
setting aflame and consuming the stubble which is the house of ‘Esav.
None of the house of ‘Esav will remain, for Adonai has spoken.
19 Those in the Negev will repossess the mountain of ‘Esav,
and those in the Sh’felah the land of the P’lishtim;
they will repossess the field of Efrayim and the field of Shomron,
and Binyamin will occupy Gil‘ad.
20 Those from this army of the people of Isra’el
exiled among the Kena‘anim as far away as Tzarfat,
and the exiles from Yerushalayim in S’farad,
will repossess the cities in the Negev.
21 Then the victorious will ascend Mount Tziyon to rule over Mount ‘Esav,
but the kingship will belong to Adonai.

Dear Abba,

HOLY and righteous GOD! Toda for the beautiful promises YOU give to me and all YOUR children! Truly the victorious will ascent Mt Zion! Toda for promising me the victory for the battle belongs to YOU and all I have to do is to trust YOU! To rely and depend on YOU! To be in a posture of worship and prayer, lifting up all things to and laying them down at YOUR feet for YOU care for me and it pleases YOU to work out all things for me. Toda Abba for YOUR faithfulness and loving kindness! Truly Abba, through prayers, thru faith and trust, I can overcome! By YOUR WORD I can overcome the evil around me for YOU fight for me. YOU win the battle for me!  

Ba HaShem YESHUA HaMashiach!

B’rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Vayishlach: 1 Corinthians 5:1–13; Revelation 7:1–12; Ephesians 4:1–32

1 Corinthians 5:1–13

⁴ In the name of the Lord Yeshua, when you are assembled, with me present spiritually and the power of our Lord Yeshua among us, ⁵ hand over such a person to the Adversary for his old nature to be destroyed, so that his spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord.

¹² For what business is it of mine to judge outsiders? Isn’t it those who are part of the community that you should be judging? ¹³ God will judge those who are outside. Just expel the evildoer from among yourselves.^[a] 

Revelation 7:1–12; 

2 I saw another angel coming up from the east with a seal from the living God, and he shouted to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea, 3 “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads!” 4 I heard how many were sealed — 144,000 from every tribe of the people of Isra’el: 

9 After this, I looked; and there before me was a huge crowd, too large for anyone to count, from every nation, tribe, people and language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands; 10 and they shouted,
“Victory to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 All the angels stood around the throne, the elders and the four living beings; they fell face down before the throne and worshipped God, saying,
12 “Amen!
“Praise and glory, wisdom and thanks, honor and power and strength
belong to our God forever and ever! “Amen!”

Ephesians 4:1–32 

1 Therefore I, the prisoner united with the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called.
2 Always be humble, gentle and patient, bearing with one another in love, 3 and making every effort to preserve the unity the Spirit gives through the binding power of shalom.
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in every respect grow up into him who is the head, the Messiah. 16 Under his control, the whole body is being fitted and held together by the support of every joint, with each part working to fulfill its function; this is how the body grows and builds itself up in love.
17 Therefore I say this — indeed, in union with the Lord I insist on it: do not live any longer as the pagans live, with their sterile ways of thinking. 18 Their intelligence has been shrouded in darkness, and they are estranged from the life of God, because of the ignorance in them, which in turn comes from resisting God’s will. 19 They have lost all feeling, so they have abandoned themselves to sensuality, practicing any kind of impurity and always greedy for more.
21 If you really listened to him and were instructed about him, then you learned that since what is in Yeshua is truth, 22 then, so far as your former way of life is concerned, you must strip off your old nature, because your old nature is thoroughly rotted by its deceptive desires; 23 and you must let your spirits and minds keep being renewed, 24 and clothe yourselves with the new nature created to be godly, which expresses itself in the righteousness and holiness that flow from the truth.
29 Let no harmful language come from your mouth, only good words that are helpful in meeting the need, words that will benefit those who hear them. 30 Don’t cause grief to God’s Ruach HaKodesh, for he has stamped you as his property until the day of final redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, violent assertiveness and slander, along with all spitefulness. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted; and forgive each other, just as in the Messiah God has also forgiven you.

Dear Abba,

How great YOU are O LORD! How wonderful! Toda for sealing all those I have been praying for, and for making us a vessel YOU can pour YOUR HOLY SPIRIT into! Abba, toda for saving Zvika Rotbart and his family, sealing them with YOUR Ruach Hakodesh - Moshe, Miriam, Joshua, Moran, Jonathan and his wife, the Glick family in Israel, the Hattab family in London! All our workers who are unsaved shall know and follow YESHUA! Toda for healing Sister Char and delivering her from the hospital, toda for the deliverance of my brother David, and his healing, and delivering Shanyn and Shameine from their troubles and healing them, saving their families in YESHUA, saving the Uy family of James, Bebe, Godwill and Hanz, saving the Manzano family of Sis Ivy, saving Atty Sheiryl and her family in YESHUA, saving the Kara family of Saar. Toda for saving all those that I pray for Adonai. Toda raba, for the salvation of Raquel, Rosel and Grace. Toda for YOUR loving kindness. Toda for saving even Alon Shabtay, I really don't know why I'm dreaming of him and I refuse to believe he is the one YOU want for me because YOU did not confirm it in YOUR WORD so I pray for the salvation of Alon Shabtay in YESHUA and of his family. Do not allow the enemy to deceive me anymore O GOD, but let YOUR truth prevail in my heart as I wait on YOU, I will wait for the ONE YOU have promised me - Zvika Rotbart and I continue to pray for his deliverance, healing, and complete surrender in YESHUA and of his family. Even with little faith I believe and pray for Zvika to come to me and be the husband YOU have shown for me. Reveal YOUR truth everyday to me O GOD, let YOUR assurance flow like a river for the best only comes from YOU O GOD Almighty! Also Abba, help me to enjoy and cherish every moment YOU give me with my family. I pray we will all depend on  YOU for everything and trust YOU and enjoy our relationship with YOU, let YOUR Spirit always be among us, YOUR presence is so important in our lives. O GOD, I pray everyday reveal to us more and more of YOURSELF. For YOURS is the Kingdom and the glory, honor, power, and praise forever and ever!

Ba HaShem YESHUA HaMashiach, Amen!