2.10.25 ~ Wedding Preparations

Good morning!

This week‘s Torah portion is called Yitro/Jethro, named after Moses' father-in-law. It's considered one of the most important Torah portions because it contains what we call the '10 commandments' (Ex. 20). Ironically, this portion is named after a pagan priest, the priest of the Midian. Which begs to ask the question: "what is the lesson God‘s trying to teach us that it would name the very parsha that deals with this ketubah covenant after someone else who’s not a part of Israel”? Enquiring minds want to know!

What we will find is this passage is a model for all people; hope for all people that choose to love God in His ways, which grants them the privilege of being grafted into Israel (Rom. 11:16-18; Eph. 2:11-13). We’re going to see that Yitro is actually one of the early converts grafted into Israel, setting the pattern for the idolatrous nations. And not only is he grafted in, but he becomes part of the bride, which is the message we should bring to the nations that they can be part of the bride. Unfortunately, too many are striving to be a separate bride. Huh? Instead of aligning themselves with what our Heavenly Husband loves, we are pursuing what we love and attaching His name to it.

This process of trying to gain access to God through our means is called harlotry; someone who tries to gain access to the husband without accepting the terms of the marriage (Ex. 19:3-8; 24:3-8); becoming a part of the household of God, following the Ketubah covenant.

Commercial: Zoom call tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST, 699 858 9149. Yitro, the eternal ketubah/vows of betrothal to our Bridegroom King (Ex. 18-20).

There’s three tenants to anyone being grafted into the commonwealth of Israel.

1. Understanding and acceptance of the one true God
2. Love for his Ketubah covenant, which is the Torah
3. Love for the dowry or the inheritance that he gives us, which is the land, returning via the LAMB, which is the home that the bride groom is taking the bride to in the millennial Kingdom.

Two weeks ago, we learned about Passover and the exodus from our slavery (Ex. 12-14), which came right after a time of great trouble (Ex. 1-11). Israel had been 210 years in Egypt and the last part of that was severe slavery; Israel's own time of trouble. Before God delivers us home there’s gonna be a time of trouble (Matt. 24:29,30).

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven (Gen. 1:14) and the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matt. 24:29,30)

Notice, I put Genesis 1:14 in the text, which tells us the purpose of the celestial markers in the sky; for signs (directional guides) and seasons/moed/appointed times on God's prophetic calendar.

God's pattern of deliverance has been patterned for us over and over again in Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation we see there will be a time of trouble, judgment of the wicked, and deliverance of the righteous. Ironically, in this Torah portion God is going to have Moses judging the people; instructing them how to deal with life issues using the wisdom found in the Torah/God's instructions.

Yitro, Moses father-in-law says that he might want to put some other delegates in place those who are humble of heart, who are not seeking their own glory, who know Torah, to be judges with you, over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens (Ex. 18:17-26). So far, in our introductory thoughts, we see two different kinds of judgment: Judgment on the wicked which is ultimately their own self-destruction and there’s a type of true judgment for the righteous. We don’t judge by pointing the finger at one another (Matt. 7:1-4), but we, in the act of true judgment, by having the Torah written upon our heart, and then rightly dividing the word of God, we can judge righteously (Jn. 7:24).

And following this time of judgment (Ex. 18), we see the process goes into a time of intimacy (Ex. 19-20). God is preparing His people to be a holy people (Lev. 11:44,45; 1 Pet. 1:13-16) so that they can be intimately connected to Himself and they can see into his intimacy is like God sees into us.

This pattern will be followed to a "T" in the days ahead. The question that I must ask myself: "Will I be a part of that wedding"?

It all begins with Passover. Keep it. Guard it. Celebrate it while the celestial bodies are present (Gen. 1:14).

Shalom!

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