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Chayl ‘Etsem | Army of Bones
Out of the Grave…
Of the things attributed to Yahowah, rightly in the case of the Towrah and Prophets, or wrongly, as is the situation with the likes of Enoch and Ezekiel, the oddest portrayal pertains to the Valley of Dry Bones. And make no mistake, this isn’t about Jews returning to the Land because it purports to be a prophetic account of the bodily resurrection of the dead, not the living.
Are we to believe that, since the Christians claim to have had their resurrection, the Jews will outperform them in the end with millions? Is it plausible that, at the command of the Lord, bones will emerge from the grave of every Israelite throughout history, rattle around, come to life, and form an enormous army? And since the story is so bizarre, what is it really that Ezekiel would have us believe?
Without further ado, let’s enter the valley, look around, and listen…
She was upon me (hayah ‘al ‘any), the hand (yad) of This Is Not Him (#^^#!) and he is bringing me out (wa yatsa’ ‘any) in the spirit (ba ruwach) of This Is Not Him (#^^#!) then setting and resting me (wa nuwach ‘any) in the middle of the broad valley or plain (ba tawek ha biqa’ah).
And it was full (wa hy’ male’) of bones (‘etsemowth – of the skeletons of human beings). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:1)
273Oddly, the valley does not have a name. Ezekiel was keen to tell us that he was exiled along the Nahar Kabar, even though no record or trace of it exists, but now, not even a clue. One can only assume that, if this depression were to hold the bones of every Israelite who ever lived, it would have been a grand spectacle. One would also have to assume, considering the identity of the bones being resurrected, that the exiled had been exhumed from Babylon and returned to Yisra’el.
It is also peculiar that, after the yad | hand of his Lord was placed upon him, his exodus was conducted by a ruwach | spirit to view something material – ‘etsem | bones. This reminds us of Sha’uwl’s | Paul’s machinations as he tried to remember how he was taken to heaven, only to be demon-possessed.
As a point of curiosity, it was surprising to see biqa’ah used to describe the broad valley or plain when Ezekiel has used gay’ to depict valleys elsewhere. It is from baqa’ and means to split open and break apart, creating division.
And he passed me (wa ‘abar ‘any) over them (‘al hem), all around, the full circle (sabyb sabyb), and behold (wa hineh), very many (rab ma’od – numerous and great beyond the extent deemed possible) upon the face (‘al paneh) of the broad valley or plain (biqa’ah). And behold (wa hineh), extremely dry, exceedingly withered, shriveled up, and utterly paralyzed (yabesh ma’od). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:2)
Had this been Yahowah, no doubt He could have provided a celestial flyover, touring the Jezreel Valley, should this have been the place. He had done so for the great prophet, liberator, and shepherd, Moseh, a thousand years previously. Of course, Yachezq’el was none of those things.
There were two superlatives in the preceding depiction. Having concluded the full circuit, behold, there 274were bones beyond measure. Rab and ma’od can both be translated as very many and utterly great. Ma’od is used again to qualify yabesh, which can mean anything from shriveled to withered, dried up or paralyzed.
And he said to me (wa ‘amar ‘el ‘any), child of person (ben ‘adam), can they choose to live (ha chayah – can they be restored to life (qal imperfect third-person feminine plural jussive)), these bones (ha ‘etsemowth ha ‘eleh – these human skeletons)?
And I say (wa ‘amar), my Lord (‘adony), This Is Not Him (#^^#!), you, yourself, have known (‘atah yada’). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:3)
The most notorious victims of demon-possession, Paul and Muhammad, both played the “Lord knows” card when asked a question they couldn’t answer. In fact, this was Sha’uwl’s way of saying that he was clueless regarding his heavenly visitation.
The notion of bringing dead things back to life is only deemed credible due to the popularity of the religious lies underlying the Easter resurrection. Frankly, there would be few things as preposterous or counterproductive. Physical bodies have considerable limitations, one of which is that they constantly decay. Old bones decompose, providing nourishment for future generations of plants and animals. Apart from animals flash-frozen in an ice pack or mummies, over the centuries bones decay to the point that they offer nothing of value. Even the fossils of dinosaurs are not actual bones but mineral deposits filling in the gaps in the soil where the bones had once resided.
Since this mass resurrection purports to be in preparation to fight the mythical Magog War and then gorge on the flesh and blood of the fallen. And then, no matter if in Shamaym or She’owl, having a material nature with physical bodies will become a tremendous liability. 275They forestall eternal life, being substantially empowered, or entering another dimension – and thus heaven.
And then he says to me (wa ‘amar ‘el ‘any), you must act like a prophet (naba’) over these bones (‘al ha ‘etsemowth ha ‘eleh – upon these human skeletons), and have said (wa ‘amar) to them (‘el hem), the bones (ha ‘etsemowth) of the withered and shriveled dryness (yabesh), it is imperative that you listen to the word (shama’ dabar) of This Is Not Him (#^^#!). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:4)
Thus said (koh ‘amar) my Lord (‘adony), This Is Not Him (#^^#!), for the bones (la ha ‘etsemowth ha ‘eleh), behold (hineh), I, myself, will cause to come and enter into you (‘any bow’ ba ‘atem), a spirit (ruwach) and you will have been alive for a time (wa chayah – you will have lived (qal perfect)). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:5)
Bones, especially old ones, have no capacity to listen. And so, if the intent was to play God, this is not credible.
Obviously, since there have been no valid prophecies, the Lord is grasping at bones to create the impression that he and his sidekick can perform a miracle, such that they appear more like Yahowah and Moseh. But even then, he ought not pretend that the bones have a say in the matter or that they are somehow participating in the result by having listened.
Keeping it real, the only miracle here is that anyone believes this occurred. Although, some may protest and say that reality is irrelevant because this is a metaphor for the reemergence of Israel. And while it is blatantly obvious that this did not happen, why was it written so graphically?
We already know that Jews were not exterminated, Tyre was not destroyed, and Egypt did not become uninhabitable in the manner Ezekiel and his Lord had described. And since this did not occur either, we are left 276with a pile of lies, on top of which the Lord is boasting that he is God.
Speaking of lies, Yahowah revealed early in the Towrah that, in addition to having physical bodies comprised of the same substances we find on the Earth, animals were enlivened and differentiated from plants with the addition of a nepesh | soul or consciousness. ‘Adam was also given a neshamah | conscience. He was not provided with a ruwach | spirit.
So, even in the land of make-believe, should someone want to pretend that nary a bone from any individual comprising the nation had decomposed, that they could be located and brought back to an undisclosed valley, then reconstituted into people, the spark of life would have been a nepesh, not a ruwach. However, since Satan is a ruwach without a nepesh, he wanted them to be kindred spirits.
The Lord of Babel began with the residue of death – a valley of decomposing bones. Coming to and entering them was Satan’s immortal spirit. And so…
Then I will have provided over you (wa nathan ‘al ‘atem) rods, bars, or plates (gidym).
And I will have ascended over you (wa ‘alah ‘al ‘atem – then I will have done what was needed to have risen above you (hifil perfect first-person singular)) as a pronouncement (basar – as a proclamation, creatures, living things, flesh, biological life, body, or meat).
Next, I will have caused to shine and have added horns (wa qaram – since qaram does not exist in Hebrew, the closest actual word to it is qaran – to shine, radiating light, and to have horns (written as if a verb in the qal perfect first-person singular)) over you (‘al ‘atem) of skin (‘owr).
And I will have provided (wa nathan) in you all (ba ‘atem) spirit (ruwach) and you will have lived (wa 277chayah – you will have been alive (qal perfect second-person masculine plural)).
Then you will acknowledge (wa yada’) that I am (ky ‘any) This Is Not Him (#^^#!). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:6)
The intent is clear, especially considering the peculiar choice of words. Yisra’elites had come and gone without proclaiming that Satan was Yahowah, their God. So, the Adversary set out to remedy that situation by resurrecting the dead. Then, to be perceived as if he were God, having power over death and the ability to conceive life, he orchestrated this fantastical scene. God’s people – Yisra’el – would be his.
Throughout this conversation over a field of decomposing bones, the Lord of Babel is keen on claiming that he is ‘al ‘atem | over and above you all. He then positions himself as the great provisioner – but of what we must ask.
The operative word in the opening phrase is transliterated as gidym, the plural of gid, where only the Gimal and Dalet were written. But since gd | is properly transliterated as gad, we have three choices, none of which work. In the plural, it can insinuate that the Canaanites had multiple gods of fortune, that Ya’aqob and Leah had several sons named Gad, or it can express the presence of herbal corianders.
If we assume that it was a spelling error, and Ezekiel meant to write gyd, then we have something to consider, even though it is only used once in an inspired text. In Yasha’yah / Isaiah 48:4, gyd describes people who are qaseh | being unreceptive and obstinate. The phrase reads, gyd barzel ‘oreph ‘atah, which means “your neck is an iron bar.” Since there are no sinews or tendons of iron, and since the symbolic juxtaposition with inflexible metal is designed to convey “stiff-necked,” bar, rod, or plate comprise the list of acceptable renderings of gyd. This also 278works in conjunction with the verbal root of gyd, which is guwd, and describes “troops invading and attacking.”
Further, when we consider Yasha’yah’s use of gyd in the context of iron and necks, it’s hard to miss the harsh implications of an iron collar and, thus, of fetters which were used to control slaves. Lords love slaves, owning and controlling people as much as anything.
However, to insinuate that the Lord was offering to connect the bones with “sinew, tendons, or ligaments” is to aid and abet the work of the Devil. This unjustifiable enhancement of an otherwise errant, impoverished, and satanic text is designed to make Ezekiel appear as if it could have come from God.
The next word, from the verbal phrase, wa ‘alah ‘al ‘atem, is accurately translated as “And I will have ascended over you.” And that is the point the Lord of Babel is making. This is not about resurrecting Jews but, instead, addresses Satan’s desire to rise above them such that he is perceived as their god. Need I say more?
Apparently so because the primary meaning of basar is “pronouncement.” And that is what Hylel ben Shachar is making when stating that he intends to rise above the resurrected bones of Israelites.
But should someone prefer a secondary or tertiary connotation, rather than, “I will have ascended over you as a pronouncement,” they may feel more comfortable exchanging “as a pronouncement” with “creatures, living things, flesh, biological life, body, or meat.” And should any of those be selected, after bones, spirit, and bars, wouldn’t vital organs precede flesh?
Moving on, there is no Hebrew word, qaram. The closest thing to it would be qaran – which has explosive connotations in this context. Qaran is introduced as describing the “horns” of the lamb Yahowah was providing 279to spare the child of the Covenant, Yitschaq, on Mount Mowryah. And as a verb, it means to shine, providing light. By naming Satan, Hylel ben Shachar | the Boastful son of the Sun, we find the connection. Once again, the Lord is seeking kindred spirits, horned and radiating light. This reassemblage of troops is not as God’s people but as Satan’s army.
These insights are hidden from casual and unsuspecting readers. The religious pretend that qaram is a Hebrew word and that it means “to cover,” albeit without any linguistic justification. It has become a bad habit, with “translators” rendering hundreds of made-up “words,” along with made-up meanings, which appear contextually appropriate to create a false impression that the author was intelligent. Satan thanks you all for your complicity.
The phrase, ‘al ‘atem ‘owr | over you all as skin, is easily translated, but to what end? ‘Owr, written with an Ayin rather than an Aleph (which would mean “light”), is first used in Shemowth | Exodus 34:29 to describe the radiance of Moseh’s face as he returned to the Children of Yisra’el after having met with Yahowah on the summit of Choreb. So perhaps, the Adversary is jealous and wants to achieve the same effect, with resurrected Yisra’elites appearing more like him.
Then doubling down on the wrong term, the Lord of Babel insists on providing his ruwach | spirit to the creatures he is resurrecting rather than a nepesh | soul, which is necessary for mortal beings to live. So be assured, this macabre spectacle isn’t about raising people from the dead.
Worse, to become spiritual is to be immortal, as is the case with light. But for life to be eternal without first having capitalized upon the Miqra’ey is to suffer forevermore in She’owl. Therefore, if the souls associated with these bones had embraced Pesach, Matsah, 280Bikuwrym, and Shabuw’ah, they would already be living with Yahowah in Heaven. Those who had not were far better off dead.
As his inmates in She’owl, the master of the prison will compel his captives to call him by his assumed name – Yahowah – but This Is Not Him.
Typically, fairytales begin well and end poorly, but this one is off to a rough start. And it only gets worse.
This is not a metaphor dressed in symbolic language but is, instead, a tortured charade…
So I acted like a prophet and became like one who prophesied (wa naba’ – by me speaking as a prophet I became a prophet at that moment (nifal perfect first-person singular)) according to the way I had been commanded (ka ‘asher tsawah), and it is actually and continuously a voice (wa hayah qowl – it genuinely became a consistent noise (qal imperfect third-person masculine singular)) acting like a prophet which caused me to be a prophet myself (ka naba’ ‘any – as prophesying made a prophet of me (nifal infinitive construct)).
And behold (wa hineh), an earthquake, rattling clamor and riotous commotion with discordant rumbling (ra’ash) and you were all approaching (wa qarab – you actually and continually drew near and presented yourselves (qal imperfect second-person masculine plural)) as bones, bone to his bone (‘etsemowth ‘etsem ‘el ‘estem huw’). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:7)
By using the nifal stem, which is reflexive, revealing that by doing this thing the subject becomes this thing, carrying out and receiving the action of the verb, Ezekiel has admitted that this was to be the proof text of his viability as a prophet. Unfortunately for him, none of this occurred and it was not prophetic.
281Tsawah is used sparingly in Ezekiel. Depending upon the context, it can mean either “to instruct” or “to command.” And so, when a Lord and Master is compelling his servant to respond, “command” is the proper connotation.
In the flow of the sentence, the qowl | voice would have been Ezekiel’s, especially following wa naba’ and ka ‘asher tsawah then preceding ka naba’ ‘any. The Pinocchio of prophets was reveling in the moment – something affirmed by the perfect conjugation.
Turning now to the concluding statement, it is odd for a number of reasons. If the bones were accompanied by ruwach, gidym, basar, qaram, ‘owr, and more ruwach, even after the sound of the long-winded speech, the approach of the zombie apocalypse ought not have caused a ra’ash | earthquake. Other than Ezekiel’s pathetic attempts to prove he was a real prophet, which would have been irritating, and a double dose of Satan’s spirit which would have been maddening, why the ra’ash | rattling clamor, riotous commotion, and discordant rumbling? Why were the resurrected bones so unhappy?
Also relevant, why were they approaching Ezekiel rather than his Lord? Or is this simply another indication that they were one and the same? And why after all the supposed accoutrements – by ruwach, gidym, basar, qaram, ‘owr, and more ruwach – was the wannabe prophet seeing nothing but an uproarious concert of bones?
Catching himself after the fact, Ezekiel recants the ‘etsemowth ‘etsem ‘el ‘estem huw’ revelry and tries…
And then I had looked (wa ra’ah – I had seen at that moment (qal perfect)) and behold (wa hineh), on them (‘al hem – over them), bars, rods, and plates (gidym – ?), along with the pronouncement of the creatures of flesh and meat (wa basar).
282He had ascended for the moment (‘alah – it had been lifted up (qal perfect third-person masculine singular)) and (wa) he was shining with his horns (qaram – since qaram does not exist in Hebrew, the closest actual word to it is qaran – to shine, radiating light, and to have horns (written as if a verb in the qal imperfect third-person masculine singular)) over them (‘al hem) with skin (‘owr) from above (min la ma’al).
But spirit (wa ruwach) did not exist in them (‘ayin ba hem). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:8)
So, Ezekiel caught his initial mistake, and now recalls seeing the gidym, basar, qaram, and ‘owr. But then, he trips on his tongue and forgets that the double dose of ruwach | spirit, now claiming that what the Lord had provided no longer existed. And before we get to his next correction – which is a doozy – we are still left to ponder why he made up two of the four words, gidym and qaram, and what he meant by basar and ‘owd.
After all, this literally states that Ezekiel “looked and beheld bars on them, and the pronouncement of the creature of flesh.” Then apparently addressing his Lord, Ezekiel exclaimed, “He had ascended for the moment, and he was shining with his horns over them.” That certainly sounds sufficiently satanic to make one’s skin crawl. But never mind, because “over them” was “skin from above,” thereby trying to replicate what was seen on Moseh’s face as he came down from his meeting with Yahowah.
My rather ominous interpretation of Ezekiel’s Lord rising up and ascending over his skeleton army and shining with his horns is buttressed by two compelling facts. First, had Ezekiel meant to say with ‘alah that the gidym and basar were over the bone people, he would have written ‘alah in the third-person plural, as “they,” not in the singular third-person masculine singular, which is “he.” 283And second, in his very next statement, Ezekiel reveals that “he” represents his Lord.
Clearly, the bones were not receptive to Satan’s ruwach | and must have rejected it, because even after two applications, it was nowhere to be found. So, to rectify this problem, the Lord of Babel makes the Devil’s Advocate chief-in-charge of the spirit, even of corralling the four spirits. He was a real prophet now.
However, not a very good one because, as previously mentioned, by stating “then he said to me” in one of the very few times he identifies ‘adony | my Lord using a pronoun, it is in this imposing context. Someone needed an editor.
And then he said to me (wa ‘amar ‘el ‘any – so he expresses to me (qal imperfect third-person masculine singular)), it is imperative that you act like a prophet to be a prophet (naba’ – you must prophesy to be a prophet (nifal imperative second-person masculine singular)) to the spirit (ruwach).
You must prophesy to be a prophet (naba’ – it is imperative that you act like a prophet to be a prophet (nifal imperative second-person masculine singular)), child of person (ben ‘adam), and have said (wa ‘amar) to the spirit (‘el ha ruwach), thus said (koh ‘amar) my Lord and Master, the one who owns and controls me (‘adony), This Is Not Him (#^^#!), from the four spirits or out of the four winds (min ‘arba’ ruwachowth) it is imperative that you come (bow’ – you are commanded to arrive and must enter (qal imperative second-person feminine singular)), the spirit (ha ruwach), because it is imperative that you breathe by blowing (wa naphach – and you must continually puff and actually inflate (qal imperative second-person feminine singular)) within the slaughtered and slain (ba ha harag ha ‘eleh – in the dead who have been killed) and they may live (wa chayah – they will have 284chosen to be alive (qal imperfect third-person masculine plural jussive)). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:9)
One does not act like a prophet to be a prophet. Actual prophets become prophets by listening to Yahowah and then accurately conveying what He said.
No actual prophet would attempt to prophesy to the ruwach | Spirit of Yahowah. She speaks to them not the other way around. In the role of the Choter (read Yasha’yah | Isaiah 11), a role which is far less important than that of an actual Naby’ | Prophet, I am, nonetheless, blessed with the 7 Spirits of Yahowah who enlighten, equip, and empower me to accomplish this mission on behalf of Yahowah and His people. The communication is from the Spiritual implements, messengers, teachers, and enablers, not to them. The idea of anyone other than Yahowah, telling them something they didn’t know, or ordering them around, is appalling.
Yahowah is a Spiritual Being as is the Ruwach Qodesh | Set-Apart Spirit. And so, in addition to the 7 Spirits of Yahowah presented so brilliantly in Yasha’yah 11, the vast array of mal’ak and the karuwbym are spiritual beings, as is ha Satan.
However, the notion that a third of the luminaries have fallen from the heavens with Satan is a product of the Book of Revelation and presented nowhere else. Therefore, we do not actually know if the Adversary has accomplices. If he does, he may be asking Ezekiel to summon four of them. But there could be more because min ‘arba’ ruwachowth can be translated as either “from the four spirits” or “out of the four winds.” Using the last interpretation, the Lord may be drawing in spirits from everywhere. But either way, whether the Lord of Babel is summoning four spirits or spirits from every direction, we must be careful because this spirit is prone to lie.
285Nonetheless, in Satan’s mind, he is better than God. So, since Yahowah has a vast host of mal’ak working for Him, to play God, the Adversary wants us to believe that he lords over many ruwach. In addition, the Lord wants us to believe that they follow his orders. But he does not hold them close or in high esteem because he is having the verbally challenged child of a human boss them around.
Having set up the possibility of him having many ruwach at his beck and call, the Lord awkwardly transitions from four or more to just one – the spirit. And this one is a blowhard. The Beast of Babel came ever so close to offering his skeletal army a nepesh | soul, but naphach was presented as a verb and means “to breathe and blow, to puff and inflate.” Therefore, the intent is the same and the skeleton crew will live as Satan with his spirit inside of them. The resulting beings would be eternally damned.
With so many big issues swirling about, I don’t mean to nitpick, but how is it that the army of the zombie apocalypse, which was enlivened following the second of three applications of the spirit, and able to approach Ezekiel while causing an earthquake, is now seen as slaughtered and slain?
And while we are being told for the third time that they are alive, how is that possible without a soul? The zombies are deprived of the one thing that matters most – a nepesh.
Desperately wanting the deception to be true, Ezekiel, recognizing that nothing has actually happened, calls on the spirit to enter the bones a fourth time. So still struggling with his timeline and unable to remember what he professed has already occurred, the Devil’s Advocate brags…
So, without any outside influence, on my own initiative, I acted like a prophet (wa naba’ – without being forced and relying exclusively on myself, I was for the moment a prophet (hitpael perfect first-person 286singular)) just as he had commanded me (ka ‘asher tsawah ‘any).
And she, the spirit (wa ha ruwach), came to and entered into them (bow’ ba hem) and they were alive (wa chayah).
Then they stood (wa ‘amad) on their feet (‘al regel hem) – an exceedingly great, enormously forceful and very large and strong army with special abilities and tremendous physical strength (chayil gadowl ma’od ma’od). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:10)
By using the hitpael stem, Ezekiel would have us believe that he was able to do this all by himself. Sure, the Lord had imbued the bones with his spirit three times already, but it was only on the fourth attempt that they were alive and able to stand. But unfortunately for Yachezq’el, since he was doing as commanded, he could not have been operating on his own initiative. And no one has ever been a prophet without relying upon Yahowah. It is not a self-serve occupation. Suffice it to say, he went out of his way to use the hitpael stem and it does not apply.
May we ask, how did the assemblage of bones approach Ezekiel earlier in his revelation if this represents the first time they have been alive and standing on their feet? In other words, are there only zombies in this portrayal in the valley, or does the Lord expect that they will also comprise much of his audience?
The result is one for the record books as it is comprised of four superlatives. The standing and enlivened skeletons would comprise “chayil gadowl ma’od ma’od – an exceedingly great, enormously forceful, very large and especially strong army whose troops had tremendous abilities and immense physical strength” – oorah! However, it’s not so impressive considering they shared the same, very defective spirit, and they did not have a nepesh | soul or a neshamah | conscience between them. 287They didn’t have any weapons either, and without consciousness or the ability to think, they could not have been anything more than crude machines. And even then, who is supplying the Lowytan batteries?
As if things weren’t already blown way out of proportion, the self-aggrandizing one would have us believe that he achieved his goal of luring every Israelite into his service. They had become an army of individuals fighting against the Almighty.
And then he said to me (wa ‘amar ‘el ‘any), son of mortal man (ben ‘adam), these skeletons (ha ‘etsemowth ha ‘eleh) they are the entire House of Israel (kol beyth Yisra’el hem).
Behold (hineh), they say (‘amar), our bones are dried up, withered and shriveled (yabesh ‘etsemowth ‘anachnuw), and our hope (wa tiqowah ‘anachnuw), it was nonexistent having been lost, perished and destroyed (‘abad). We were divided and excluded, cut into pieces and eaten (gazar) for ourselves (la ‘anachnuw). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:11)
This would include every descendant of Ya’aqob over the past 4,000 years and, thus, comprise some 100 million Israelites. Had they been in Israel, they would have filled the Jezreel Valley. Of course, it would also mean that the Great and Wonderful Oz will have been able to filter through the mountains of cremated bones from the Holocaust, dig up every mass burial site in Europe during the pogroms, find Eli Cohen, and reconstitute bones from the 100th generation of bugs and worms that have devoured them. And one would think that, with 100,000,000 Jews, someone would have kept a record of this reunion.
If it had been Chaim, Nate, and Saul, it would not have been credible, but as the entire nation of Israel, not a chance in Hell. We have entered The Twilight Zone.
288And the inhabitants are not happy. Rather than celebrate their resurrection and reunion, they are grumbling. The bones are withered and shriveled. All hope had been lost. They remained divided and excluded. And they were torn up over having been eaten.
And sadly, for Satan’s disgruntled fighting force, they were not reconciled with Yahowah on Yowm Kipurym. They were Hell’s Angels, not ‘Eden’s Campers.
If I may have your attention for another moment before we move on, there is something profoundly important being said here. For Satan to prevail and succeed in his quest to rise above the Almighty, he needs a clean sweep of Israelites – as not one of Ya’aqob’s descendants can appear before Yahowah during the fulfillment of Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah. If there are three Jews, we’ve won, they’ve won, and so has Yahowah. The Day of Reconciliations will be fulfilled, Yahowah will be delighted with the result, the purpose of Yada Yahowah will have been achieved, and Satan will have lost.
Personally, based upon what I’ve read, I think that there will be 7,000 souls between Yisra’elites, Yahuwdym, and Gowym anticipating Yahowah’s return on Kipurym – maybe more. That is slightly more or less than one in a million people, thousands among billions, depending upon when one conducts the census. That is what Yahowah is expecting. And it is what we, as the sons and daughters of His Covenant Family, will deliver.
For Satan, it is a numbers game, and he needs every Jew to prevail. And yet, it is obvious that the overwhelming majority of Jews will neither have chosen Hylel nor Yahowah, causing the Adversary to be a catastrophic failure. He is so pathetic, he will be done in by a gowy appropriately named Yada’ – one who, in writing Yada Yahowah, has demonstrated that he wasn’t much of an adversary all along.
289So, for those sufficiently committed to knowing the truth to have read this far into the 27th book of our journey together, you now know why Satan will fail and Yahowah will prevail. The Lord has played his final card – that of infusing every Yisra’elite with his spirit – and it’s a dud.
Not even a little more prophesying will help…
Therefore (la ken), act like a prophet to be a prophet (naba’) and say (‘amar) to them (‘el hem), thus said (koh ‘amar) my Lord and Master, the one who owns and controls me (‘adony), This Is Not Him (#^^#!), behold (hineh), I will open (‘any patach) your graves (‘eth qeber ‘atem).
Then I will withdraw and raise you, resurrecting you all (wa ‘alah ‘eth ‘atem) out of your graves (min qeber ‘atem), my people (‘am ‘any).
And then (wa), I will bring (bow’) you to the land of Israel (‘atem ‘el ‘adamah Yisra’el). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:12)
Please explain: since they were all allegedly alive and were supposedly standing before him, isn’t it a little late to tell them that he’ll be opening their graves? Wouldn’t that be a prerequisite?
I understand that men and women living apart from Yahowah value their bodies more than their souls. And throughout time, humanity has been wont to believe religions which promise resurrection from the dead. Why do you suppose that Christianity is the most popular religion in human history? Why do you suppose that Islam, with its promise of carnal knowledge of virgins in paradise, is second in its appeal? And with its promise of reincarnation, even Hinduism is fixated on the flesh.
However, just because people have wished for it, does not make it true. Because people desire it, that does not make it good.
290Bodies decay, as do bones. Matter is inferior to energy by a multiple of the speed of light squared. It is an anchor, not a propeller. It is something best left in the grave because physical bodies, by their material nature, would exclude entry into the seven dimensions of Heaven. They will not even be allowed in Hell. And that means that all of the tortures which are portrayed to scare believers into submission are as mythical as the Valley of Dry Bones.
The Lord of Babel made yet another mistake in saying that he will be bringing what he unearths of Jews into Israel. For this to occur, they did not die in Israel and are not there now. And that means that, for this to have been a prophecy, it would have had to have been fulfilled prior to 1948.
Since it has not occurred, and will not occur, I suspect that the corollary is true…
And then you will know (wa yada’) that I am (ky ‘am) This Is Not Him (#^^#!) by opening (ba patach) for myself (‘any) your graves (‘eth qeber ‘atem) and by resurrecting and raising (wa ba ‘alah) for me that which pertains to you (‘any ‘eth ‘atem) out of your graves (min qeber ‘atem), my people (‘am ‘any). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:13)
And I will have given, placing (wa nathan) my spirit (ruwach ‘any) within you (ba ‘atem) and then you will have lived for a finite time (wa chayah – you would have been alive for the moment (qal perfect)).
Then I will settle you (wa nuwach ‘eth ‘atem) on your dirt (‘al ‘adamah ‘atem).
And you will know (wa yada’) that I am (ky ‘am) This Is Not Him (#^^#!). I will have spoken (dabar) and I will have done (wa ‘asah), prophetically declares (na’um) This Is Not Him (#^^#!). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:14)
291You read it. Did it register? “For myself, I am opening your graves and resurrecting for me that which pertains to you…” And the parting shot: “Then I will have placed my spirit within you.” Afterward, you can all settle back down and take a dirt nap for all I care.
It was obvious – one spirit, no soul. Satan’s army would arise and vanish, from one moment to the next going from grave to the pit.
The Lowytan may find thousands, if not millions, of boneheads ready to butt them against the Wall to recite a prayer or eager to march into Tel Aviv to save democracy, it will not matter. The Serpent’s battle against God was lost both 2,000 and 4,000 years ago when Yahowah provided the lamb for the members of the Covenant on Mowryah.
The observant few have been afforded the opportunity to be included in God’s eternal family. All the while, the thoughtless masses remain easily manipulated and played for fools. There is no limit to the false prophecies the Lord of Babel can make and still spellbind his audience because the religious will never recognize that he is not God or that the Serpent is deliberately misleading them.
In this way, the fanciful tale of the Valley of Dry Bones serves as an exposé on the failure of humans to be rational because they prefer false hope.
As if the discombobulated prank of skeletons poised to march off to war was not enough, it’s time to write notes on trees. But before we embark on yet another tortured adventure, consider the implications of the previous fantasy because that’s all she wrote on the Valley of Dry Bones. With Jews left to decompose into the soil, it is on to another charade for Satan. As abruptly, indeed absurdly, 292as the skeleton army was resurrected from the dead, they are left standing there with nowhere to go and nothing to do. There would be no celebration, no acknowledgment of the timing, no lessons learned, and no benefit or reward – at least for the soulless people of Israel.
This is because the macabre tale of the resurrection of bones wasn’t about God’s people but, instead, the Serpent’s ambitions. He marked them, as a dog would mark its turf, corrupting them with his spirit and then abandoning them there. There would be nothing more said of them.
This was not meant to be anticlimactic because it is the Lowytan’s grand crescendo. This is the summation of Ezekiel, the purpose of Satan’s autobiography. It was written for this moment when all of Israel is cast under the Lord’s command. The nepesh of the people has been replaced with the most troubled of ruwach. It is what the Serpent must achieve to prevail in his quest to overcome his degradation 6,000 years ago. His rise out of Babylon to become the God of Yisra’el would be on the backs of Jews. He is claiming victory.
But his boast is hollow. He never had a chance of imbuing all Yisra’el with his spirit. Doing so would have far beyond any promise Yahowah had made to Yisra’el, and He’s infinitely superior. Therefore, being the cleverest of beasts, Satan has lowered his sights and is striving for a stalemate. And the logical place to achieve this victory of sorts against Yahowah is during the fulfillment of Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah. If there are no Yisra’elites or Yahuwdym awaiting Yahowah’s return on this day, embracing what it means to be reunited as Family, then the Almighty will have failed. That is not going to happen.
And it is why we are here. This is why our mission began by exposing and condemning the Quran, Muhammad, Allah, and Islam – the most overtly Satanic of 293all religious genres. While doing so, we learned the lesson being applied to Ezekiel – that the Serpent must renounce Satan to be worshiped as God.
It is this profound realization which enables us to defang the three so-called Abrahamic religions. This is the purpose of Yada Yahowah – written for Yisra’el and Yahuwdah – so that God’s people will do their part to fulfill Kipurym | Reconciliations. The Covenant is the destination. The Towrah is the path.
Should someone think this assessment regarding the fulfillment of Kipurym is much ado about nothing, ponder why the Lord of Babel has Ezekiel eliminate the Miqra’ey of Shabuw’ah (where we are enriched, enlightened, and empowered), Taruw’ah (which defines the purpose of Yada Yahowah), Kipurym (the Day of Reconciliations), and the Eighth Day of Sukah (symbolic of eternal life with God). Then, why would he replace them with an annual Shabbat (where it is believed that man and God will do nothing) and Rosh Chodesh – which, as the first of ‘Abyb / Nissan in 2030 is when he will announce that he is God? Two weeks later, why would Satan repurpose Pesach whereby Matsah is demoted from a Miqra’ to an ingredient? Why do these satanic celebrations follow the Feast of the Beast where the flesh of Dowd and his two witnesses are on the menu – including their blood?
The Serpent would have the faithful believe that no one will be sufficiently enlightened or empowered to expose his scheme, which is why Shabuw’ah and Taruw’ah have been eliminated. Canceling the single most important day on Yahowah’s eternal calendar – the fulfillment of Yowm Kipurym – is chutzpah for a lowly snake, but it is so essential to the Serpent’s quest to prevail over Yahowah that he views it as an acceptable risk.
As a result, Satan hopes to celebrate a special Shabat in which no one does anything to stop him. Then, with his 294ego sufficiently out of control to liberally alter the Towrah to suit himself, the Lord of Babel will establish No Moon Day to honor his arrival in the city he intends to bury. He wants his coronation on Rosh Chodesh in 2030 to preclude Yahowah’s return some forty months later on Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah. Fortunately, he will not succeed, but it will not be for a lack of trying.
To be perceived as God, the Serpent must act like Him. And since the Prophet Yirma’yah | Jeremiah speaks cogently of the unification of Yisra’el with Yahuwdah and their reconciliation with Yahowah, the Lord wanted to share his rendition of it. The Adversary is offering his unique twist to subvert the intent of the most important day in human history.
And it is a word (wa hayah dabar) of This Is Not Him (#^^#!) to me (‘el ‘any) to say (la ‘amar), (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:15) child of person (ben ‘adam), it is mandatory that you grab for yourself (laqach la ‘atah) one tree or a single piece of wood (‘ets ‘echad). Then you must write on it (wa kathab ‘al huw’): for Judah (la Yahuwdah) and for the Children of Israel (wa la beny Yisra’el) associated with them (chaber huw’).
Then you must grasp hold (wa laqach) of one tree or a single piece of wood (‘ets ‘echad). Then you have to write on it (wa kathab ‘al huw’): for Joseph (la Yowseph), tree of Ephraim (‘ets ‘Ephraym), and all of the House of Israel (wa kol beyth Yisra’el) associated with them (chaber huw’). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:16)
Then, it is imperative that you approach and come near, present (wa qarab) with them (‘eth hem), one to one (‘echad ‘el ‘echad), to or for you (la ‘atah) for one tree or a single piece of wood (‘ets ‘echad).
Then it will have been (wa hayah) for one (la ‘echad) in your hand (ba yad ‘atah). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:17)
295And, as a result (wa ka ‘asher), they, the children of your people (beny ‘am ‘atah), say to you (‘amar ‘el ‘atah), to say (la ‘amar), will you not provide an informative explanation to cogently convey (ha lo’ nagad) to us (la ‘anachnuw) what is this (mah ‘eleh) to you (la ‘atah)? (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:18)
Yowseph | Joseph was unique among Ya’aqob’s twelve sons because no tribe bears his name. The familiar number of tribes, as listed in Dabarym / Deuteronomy 27:12-13 is arrived at by eliminating Reuben’s name (due to his indiscretion with Bilhah) and then including Joseph’s double portion adding his two sons – ‘Ephraym and Manasseh.
In the Towrah and Prophets, “Yisra’el” can be either Ya’aqob individually, his descendants collectively, or represent the 10 tribes of the Northern Kingdom that broke away from the union formed by Dowd. ‘Ephraym is then used synonymously with Yisra’el and the Northern Kingdom and is distinct from Yahuwdah.
Interestingly, since Benyamyn | Benjamin is the most wayward child, his descendants would be counted with neither Yisra’el nor Yahuwdah. As the progenitor of politics and religion in Yisra’el with King Sha’uwl and the Apostle Sha’uwl, his place at the Passover table is now overshadowed by Dowd’s presence.
All this known, Ezekiel’s corruption of Jeremiah 31 commences with a twisted version of the trees in the Garden. Here they are shown as having grown together such that there is no longer a distinction between them. It matters not what one consumes because life eternal is there for the taking.
Since the reference is to God’s people, for the past 2,900 years, Yisra’el and Yahuwdah have been independent of one another. However, just prior to His return, they will become one, just as they were with Dowd. 296And it is then that the surviving remnant will be reconciled with Yahowah.
The Serpent, however, would have the faithful buy into another variation of Replacement Theology. He is proposing that Yahuwdah and Yisra’el are already united, thereby negating the pretext of Yirma’yah 31. However, this cannot happen prematurely since the ten tribes of Yisra’el were hauled off into geographic and historical obscurity by the Assyrians in 722 BCE, and they have not yet been identified. Therefore, they could not be counted among the Judean exiles in Babylon circa 575 BCE.
To resolve this problem, an artificial tree was conceived. It reinstated Joseph and made him part of the tree of Ephraim, when it should have been just the opposite since Joseph was his father and he the son. They would then form an alliance with Israel, when in this context, Ephraim and Israel should have been synonyms.
Digging deeper, Yahowah’s prophets suggest that ‘Ephraym was a domineering and haughty discontent who is insanely jealous. This positions him as the closest analog for Hylel ben Shachar among Yisra’elites – although Benjamin runs a close second. And in this regard, it is fascinating to note that, in rabbinical literature, Ephraim was modest, selfless, and especially deserving, thereby playing right into the Devil’s hands.
Yahowah rails against ‘Ephraym through the Prophet Howsha’, who also denounces the separation of Yisra’el from Yahowah. And in this light, it is telling to note that the last tribe to form a union under King Dowd was ‘Ephraym, and then after it dissolved, they supplied Jeroboam I, the Northern Kingdom’s first king.
Returning to Ezekiel’s trees, the most cogent explanation of what we have read thus far is that the Lord is ‘babeling’ again. Described this way, these contrived trees confuse the concept of how what was once divided – 297Yahuwdah and Yisra’el – will be coming back together to celebrate a reunion with Yahowah during the Day of Reconciliations.
Satan, however, has a different interpretation. And his, when rendered more simplistically as Yahuwdah vs. ‘Ephraym, provides a reasonable approximation of the Trees of Lives and Good and Bad. The Serpent wants to replay what occurred in hopes of another outcome.
You are commanded to speak to them (dabar ‘el hem), here and now, thus said (koh ‘amar) my Lord and Master (‘adony), This Is Not Him (#^^#!), behold (hineh), I am going to take (‘any laqach) the tree (‘eth ‘ets) of Joseph (la Yowseph), which in the hand (‘asher ba yad) of Ephraim (‘ets ‘Ephraym) and tribes (wa shebet) of Israel (Yisra’el), his associates (chaber huw’).
Then I will have given (wa nathan) with them (‘eth hem) over him (‘al huw’) with the tree (‘eth ‘ets) of Judah (Yahuwdah) and I will have performed to make (‘asah) them (hem) for one tree or piece of wood (la ‘ets ‘echad).
And they will have been (wa hayah) one (‘echad) in my hand (ba yad ‘any). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:19)
The trees or boards (ha ‘ets) will have been (wa hayah) which you are writing (‘asher kathab) on them (‘al hem) in your hand (ba yad ‘atah) to their eyes (la ‘ayn hem). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:20)
There is no tree, board, or hand of Joseph. He is an interesting fellow, but he does not belong in this context – nor does Ephraim. When speaking of the Covenant, it was conceived with ‘Abraham and Sarah and then passed along to their son, Yitschaq, and grandson, Ya’aqob, who became Yisra’el. It is never the Covenant of Reuben and Benjamin, Leah and Rachel, or Joseph and Ephraim. They are 298contributors and participants, but they are not the stars of this show.
And as we know having studied Howsha’, Ephraim and Yisra’el are virtually interchangeable. To say “Ephraim and the tribes of Israel, his associates” is redundant. And it misses the point Yahowah is making through Yirma’yah, which is that Yisra’el and Yahuwdah will be united once again under Dowd.
They serve as a metaphor for reconciliation. When Yahowah returns, there will be nothing separating Him from His people. There will be no divisions among them, no rivalries or disputes over leadership.
As a result, there will be no reason to speak to either side of the restored family. They will have made their decisions regarding Yahowah and now will have been equipped with His Towrah. Nothing more needs to be said.
You are commanded to speak to them (dabar ‘el hem), here and now, thus said (koh ‘amar) my Lord and Master (‘adony), This Is Not Him (#^^#!), behold (hineh), I will take (‘any laqach) the Children of Israel (‘eth beny Yisra’el) from between (min bayn) the gentiles (ha gowym) which they have walked there (‘asher halak sham).
And I will assemble them (wa qabats ‘eth hem) from all around (min sabyb) and I will bring them (bow’ ‘eth hem) to their dirt (‘el ‘adamah hem). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:21)
The Lord is getting confused over the timeline. Yisra’elites and Yahuwdym are currently being called out of the world of religion and politics. They will return to Yisra’el as one people, reunited and reconciled with their God. This reunion occurs after the Exodus, not before.
299Yahowah has been very specific in describing from whence He will be gathering His children. And it is never stated generically as from all around.
And I will have worked to have made (wa ‘asah) with them (‘eth hem) for one gentile non-Israelite nation (la gowy ‘echad) in the land (ba ha ‘erets) by the mountains of Israel (ba hary Yisra’el).
Then one king (wa melek ‘echad) will be for them all (hayah la kol hem) for king (la melek). And they will no longer be (wa lo’ hayah ‘owd) for two (la shanaym) gentile nations (gowym) and they will not be divided (wa lo’ chatsah) any longer (‘owd) for two kingdoms (la shanaym mamlakah) anymore (‘owd). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:22)
On occasion, and typically when they are in rebellion and acting like gentiles, Yahowah will refer to His people as gowym | non-Israelite nation. However, now that the relationship has been reconciled, His ‘am | people are ‘am | family. The Lowytan chose the wrong word for the occasion.
And he should know better. Neither Yisra’elites nor Yahuwdym are fond of being called gowym | gentiles. It is a pejorative slur and should not be used during their reunion.
The mention of mountains is hypocritical considering the Lord’s assault on them in the previous chapter. And while Yahowah’s prophets consistently acknowledge that Dowd is returning to be king, Israel hasn’t existed as two divided countries for 2,700 years. This renders the second half of the previous statement incredulous.
So, we may ask: is the Lord being careless or reckless? And what are we to make of the religious clerics who claim that Ezekiel was an inspired prophet when even the present baffles him?
300The following statement is once again out of order. And this is important because, until we walk away from religion and politics, we are not in a position to answer Yahowah’s call to come home. So, this should have been first on the Lord’s list, not fourth.
They will not be unclean any longer (wa lo’ tame’ ‘owd) with their idols (ba giluwlym hem), and with their detestable vileness and filth (wa ba shiquwts hem), and with all of their rebellious defiance of authority (wa ba kol pesha’ hem).
Then (wa), I will have saved them (yasha’ ‘eth hem) from all of their seats, assemblies, and dwelling places, especially from questioning everything about where they live (min kol mowshab hem) where they have missed the way and led astray (‘asher chata’) in them (ba hem).
I will have cleaned them (wa tahar ‘eth hem). And so (wa), they will have been (hayah) for me as people (la ‘any la ‘am). And I, myself, will be (‘any hayah) for them as God (la hem la ‘elohym). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:23)
The Serpent is all twisted up in his attempt to repurpose the prophetic promise he has read in Yirma’yah 31. There, the Covenant is restored as a result of Yahowah placing His Towrah | Guidance inside of the reconciled remnant of Yisra’el. And it is this act which eliminates errant instruction. But so long as he can claim Yisra’el as his own and convince them that he is their God, nothing else matters to ha Satan.
One would have thought that, with the repetitive references to Dowd | David having served to fulfill Chag Matsah and then returning to be King of Israel on Yowm Kipurym, Christians would have been more cautious with regard to including Ezekiel in their Bibles. Since they are anticipating the ‘Second Coming’ of ‘Jesus Christ’ to the Christian Church, and not the third appearance of ha Mashyach Dowd to Yisra’el, why do they believe any of 301it? Why are some 40 verses from Ezekiel woven into Revelation with contradictions of their doctrine of this magnitude?
My servant (wa ‘ebed ‘any), David (Dowd), king (melek) over them (‘al hem). And one shepherd (wa ra’ah ‘echad) he will be (hayah) for all of them (la kol hem).
And in my judgment (wa ba mishpat ‘any), they will walk (halak). My stipulations (wa chuqah ‘any) they will observe (shamar) they will have done (wa ‘asah) them (‘eth hem). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:24)
The reason that Yahowah’s Dabarym 18 test to expose false prophets requires them to get everything right is because charlatans prevail by being partially accurate. In this case, the Lord is integrating something which was previously prophesied regarding Dowd into his monologue to create the impression that he, like God, can predict the future. This provides him with a pretense of credibility he otherwise lacks. But then just as quickly, he fails the Towrah’s test with his next statement regarding a single shepherd. It is invalid, having been contradicted previously in Yirma’yah.
When we read Yahowah’s prophetic testimony, we are provided copious opportunities to make declarative statements about future events. This does not make any of us prophets but simply informed and responsible. The challenge we face, and the one the Serpent is failing, is, when communicating the word of God, we must be systematic, thorough, consistent, and careful with a keen eye to context and continuity. Not only does each event lead to the next in a symphony of logical causes and reasonable consequences, prophecies are incomplete without the insights they provide. Yahowah is constantly reinforcing His message to humankind – and it is one which has not changed in 6,000 years.
302Therefore, when we read something which has been accurately reiterated from an actual prophet set alongside errors large and small, and shadowed by numerous inconsistencies, we must rely upon Dabarym 18 to render an unequivocal verdict. Do not fall into the trap of believing that, if some things are true and others are not, the result remains useful when the good is taken from the bad. The opposite is true because God’s testimony is corrupted by the false statements. In addition, the deceptions appear viable when accompanied by something credible.
In this case, the Lord of Babel is trying to convince the Children of Yisra’el that he is their God. And the easiest way to appear like Yahowah is to repeat things He has said and then take credit for what He has done and will accomplish.
That may sound simple enough, but it is surprisingly challenging because of the breadth and depth of God’s message. Satan has been around for a long while, and he actually knows Yahowah but cannot pull it off. God is such a brilliant communicator, with subtle nuances and profound insights woven into His testimony, that His herald must be devoted to understanding if he is to get Yahowah’s story consistently right.
Satan’s devotion, however, has always been to himself, which is why Ezekiel has been wrong from beginning to end. The Serpent is capable of knowing the truth, and of repeating it, however, since it is typically contrary to his agenda, when we encounter something accurate in texts he has inspired, there is always an ulterior motive.
They will have dwelt (wa yashab) in the land (ba ha ‘erets) which I had given (‘asher nathan) to my servant (la ‘ebed ‘any), Jacob (Ya’aqob), which they settled (‘asher yashab) in her (ba hy’) your fathers (‘ab ‘atem). 303And they have dwelt (wa yashab) upon her (‘al hy’). They and their children (hem wa beny hem) and their children’s children (wa ben beny hem) forevermore (‘ad ‘owlam). And (wa) David (Dowd), my servant (‘ebed ‘any), elevated prince of them (nasy’ la hem) to eternity (la ‘owlam). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:25)
The Land of Yisra’el was given to ‘Abraham and to his descendants. This included Ya’aqob because he was his grandson. And while the benefits of the Covenant are eternal, the Land is not because Yahowah has promised to create a new universe for His Covenant Family.
Dowd’s name does not in this context because his roles were decidedly different. Rather than being given the land, he fought for it, acquiring, unifying, and defending it. And by serving as the Pesach ‘Ayil and fulfilling Matsah, Dowd earned every accolade, including our respect. As the Firstborn of Bikuwrym, his inheritance is rightfully afforded. Beyond the, the reference to Dowd being eternal, while true, is contrary to Christian Replacement Theology where he must be dead and buried for ‘Jesus Christ’ to inherit his accolades.
We are condemning Ezekiel because his claims contradict Yahowah’s testimony. But since his testimony is also incompatible with Christianity and Judaism, why do we find it so prominently presented in their Bibles? And since he has been so out of sync with historical events, his popularity is hard to fathom.
The reason the Lord is continuing to throw so much misdirection at Jews at this time is because he recognizes it is the only way to recalibrate his narrative. To transition from a sadistic, anti-Semitic psychopath committed to exterminating Jews, to being perceived as their God and Savior, takes some doing.
In pursuit of the impossible dream, the Serpent has adopted an integrated approach. He is the Lord of Babel 304after all. He has gone from deliberately getting everything wrong and being an unmitigated monster, to being mostly wrong, and now to being partially right. By contrast to what has come before, this aspect of the Devil’s persona is sounding more divine. This strategy is so effective, the religious lap his venom up as if it is the nectar of gods.
As we press on, remember that the purpose of the Covenant is not “peace and tranquility.” It exists so that Yahowah can adopt a perfected and immortal family, enabling our Father to raise His children by enriching and enabling, enlightening and empowering them. Nonetheless, continuing to pervert what he has pilfered from Yirma’yah, we read…
I will have cut (wa karat) for them (la hem) a covenant of peace and tranquility (beryth shalowm), a covenant (beyth) everlasting (‘owlam) it will be (hayah) with them (‘eth hem).
And I will have given them, appointing them for a finite time (wa nathan hem) and I will have been made great and prolonged for a while (wa rabah) by them (‘eth hem).
And I will have given (wa nathan) my sanctuary (‘eth miqdash ‘any – my sacred shrine; from my – to question qadash – that which is sanctified, consecrated, and considered holy) in their midst (ba tawek hem) for forever (la ‘owlam). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:26)
It is true; Yahowah’s Covenant is eternal. It exists to shower God’s children with benefits, all of which are wonderful, none of which include being tranquil. Moreover, His gifts do not expire. And while Yah grows along with us as a result of what we will accomplish together and the things we will experience as a family, the benefits of the Covenant do not include making God great nor prolonging His existence.
305Also relevant, Yahowah will be reestablishing His Beryth Beyth | Covenant Home on Mount Mowryah | Moriah. It will not be a sanctuary or shrine. And like the Land of Yisra’el, His earthly residence cannot be forever because nothing material is everlasting.
And while the reference to the miqdash | questionable shrine was inappropriate at this time, the notion of a mishkan | portable tabernacle is particularly absurd. If the Lord wanted to play God, he should have considered Yahowah’s original script.
Then will have been for a limited time (wa hayah) my tabernacle as a portable tent (mishkan ‘any) over them (‘al hem). And for the moment, I will have been (wa hayah) for them as their god (la hem la ‘elohym) and they, themselves, will be (wa hem hayah) for me as my people (la ‘any la ‘am ‘any). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:27)
It has all led to this point. The Lord of Babel needs to claim God’s people as his own if he is to be perceived as Yahowah. This charade exists for that purpose.
Having used it in the previous sentence, the Serpent knows that ‘am ‘any | my people who are my family is the proper term on this occasion. So why do you suppose he reverted to gowym? Is it to demean those he does not respect and keep them unbalanced and questioning their sanity and worth? Or is it because he is still playing the numbers game?
And the gentiles of the non-Israeli nations will have come to know (wa yada’ ha gowym) that, indeed (ky), I (‘any), This Is Not Him (#^^#!), make Israel holy and sacred (qadash ‘eth Yisra’el) by my sacred sanctuary and questionable shrine existing (ba hayah miqdash ‘any) in their midst (ba tawek hem) forevermore (la ‘owlam). (Yachezq’el / Ezekiel 37:28)
306So much for being mostly right because this is totally wrong. The Yisra’elites and Yahuwdym with whom the Covenant has been restored will be in this position because they have come to yada’ Yahowah prior to its reaffirmation. This cannot be after the fact. Few things are as essential to their reconciliation as this realization.
Christians errantly cite Jeremiah 31 as proof of a New Testament, but that is not possible for two reasons – one of which is apparent here. Yahowah speaks of the Covenant’s renewal in conjunction with Yisra’el and Yahuwdah – not gowym.
In addition, the only difference between the Covenant with their fathers and its renewal with the remnant of Yisra’el is that the Towrah goes from being an external document we can observe or disregard to being integrated into our lives so that it guides our steps throughout eternity. It was omitted from the Lord’s variation of Jeremiah because it is counter to his intent.
Yisra’el was conceived by Yahowah through the Covenant to be set apart and distinct – different than and separated from the gentiles. Their intended uniqueness was never the result of a shrine. But here, as would Muslims with the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount, the Lord is marking his turf, claiming what belongs to Yahowah.
Since the Lord of Babel egregiously misappropriated and misconstrued Yirma’yah | Jeremiah 30 and 31, let’s consider what Yahowah actually revealed before we are thrust into the midst of the Magog War. And as we proceed, please pay attention to the similarities and differences between Jeremiah and Ezekiel. They are similar because, through Yirma’yah, Yahowah accurately assessed the current situation in Yahuwdah and Babel and revealed everything we need to know about this defining episode in the life of His people.
307God systematically conveys the nature of the problem and the consequence, while also sharing the solution. And since Yahowah’s testimony through Yirma’yah was written in the years between the Babylonian invasions of Yahuwdah, the false prophet borrowed heavily from Jeremiah to appear credible. However, while Ezekiel alludes to some of the same subjects and plays off similar word patterns so as to appear legitimate, his points of departure are many. And they are all deliberate, designed to upend the truth so that the Lord, who is not mentioned here, is perceived as Yahowah.
Please consider reading what follows twice, both before and after the explanation I have provided at the conclusion of Yahowah’s prophetic declaration. This is among the most relevant portrayals of future events ever written and it is worth receiving your time and attention.
“The Word (ha dabar) which, to reveal the way to enjoy the benefits of the relationship (‘asher), came to exist (hayah) with (‘el) Yirmayahuw (Yirmayahuw – Yahowah Raises and Lifts Up, Teaches and Guides) from (min ‘eth) Yahowah (Yahowah – the Almighty’s proper designation pronounced as instructed by His towrah | guidance on His hayah | existence and His role in our shalowm | reconciliation as our ‘elowah | God) to announce (la ‘amar), (Yirma’yah 30:1) ‘This is what (koh) Yahowah (Yahowah), the God of Yisra’el (‘elohym Yisra’el), proclaims (‘amar), so as to declare (‘amar), “Of your own volition, write (kathab la ‘atah – choose to literally inscribe) all of these words (‘eth kol ha dabarym), which lead to the proper path to get the most out of life, that (‘asher) I have and will be speaking to you about (dabar ‘el ‘atah), doing so in a written document so that there is a permanent record (‘el sepher). (Yirma’yah 30:2)
Because, indeed (ky), behold (hineh), a time is coming (yowmym bow’),” prophetically reveals (na’um) 308Yahowah (Yahowah), “when I will return to restore (wa shuwb) the property and possessions taken during the captivity (shabuwth) of My people (‘am ‘any), Yisra’el | Individuals who Engage and Endure with God (Yisra’el) and (wa) Yahuwdah | the Beloved of Yah (Yahuwdah),” declares (‘amar) Yahowah (Yahowah).
“And then (wa) I will return them, bringing them back (shuwb hem), to (‘el) the Land (‘erets) that, for the benefit of the relationship (‘asher), I gave (nathan) to their fathers (la ‘ab hem). They will receive it as their inheritance (wa yarash hy’).”’ (Yirma’yah 30:3)
And these are the words (wa ‘el leh ha dabarym) which, to reveal the way (‘asher), Yahowah (Yahowah) spoke (dabar) concerning (‘el) Yisra’el (Yisra’el) and (wa) to Yahuwdah (‘el Yahuwdah). (Yirma’yah 30:4) This is what (koh) Yahowah (Yahowah) conveyed (‘amar) as we heard (shama’) the sounds (qowl) of concern over the terrorists and terrorism (charadah pachad) when there were no prospects of reconciliation or peace (wa ‘ayn shalowm).” (Yirma’yah 30:5)
“Alas (howy), assuredly (ky), this time (ha yowm ha huw’) will be so different (gadowl) that there has never been anything similar to it (min ‘ayn kamow huw’). It is the Time of Ya’aqob’s Troubles (wa ‘eth tsarah huw’ la Ya’aqob – it is the period of Yisra’el’s anguish and distress, of Jacob’s adversity when Israel will be narrowed, reduced in size, and oppressed in dire straits by vicious foes). And yet from it (wa min), he [Ya’aqob representing Yisra’el] will be liberated and saved (yasha’). (Yirma’yah 30:7)
‘And it shall happen in that day (wa hayah ba ha yowm ha huw’),’ prophetically declares (na’um) Yahowah (Yahowah) of the vast array of spiritual implements (tsaba’), ‘that I will break (shabar) his yoke, his means of control and manipulation (‘ol huw’), from upon your neck (min ‘al tsaw’r ‘atah) and I will pull off 309and tear away (wa nataq) your bonds and shackles (mowserah ‘atah).
Those who are illegitimate and unauthorized, those falsely claiming authority as well as foreigners from a distant place advocating that which is improper (zar), will no longer make him work for them (wa lo’ ‘abad ba huw’ ‘owd). (Yirma’yah 30:8)
Instead (wa), they will serve with (‘abad ‘eth) Yahowah (Yahowah), their God (‘elohym hem), and with Dowd (wa ‘eth Dowd), their king and counselor (melek hem), whom, to reveal the way to the benefits of the relationship (‘asher), I will raise up and establish for them (quwm la hem). (Yirma’yah 30:9)
Then (wa) Ya’aqob (Ya’aqob), My coworker (‘ebed ‘any), you will have nothing to fear (‘atah ‘al yare’ – no reason to be intimidated or frightened),’ Yahowah (Yahowah) reveals well in advance of it occurring (na’um).
‘Nor will you be confused or dismayed (wa ‘al chathath), Yisra’el (Yisra’el), because, behold (ky hineh), I will save you, delivering you (‘any yasha’ ‘atah) from being distant and alienated (min rachowq – from becoming separated as was the case long ago in a previous period of time), along with your offspring (wa ‘eth zera’), from the realm (min ‘erets) of their exile and captivity (shaby hem – where they were controlled and oppressed, even taken captive).
And (wa) Ya’aqob (Ya’aqob – serving as a synonym for Yisra’el) will change and return (shuwb – will turn around and come back, recovered and restored, transformed), and be in a most favorable situation (wa shaqat wa sha’an), with no one troubling him (wa ‘ayn charad – without a concern). (Yirma’yah 30:10)
310For I am with you (ky ‘eth ‘atah ‘any),’ prophetically declares (na’um) Yahowah (Yahowah), ‘to liberate and save you (la yasha’ ‘atah – to provide freedom and salvation, deliverance and prosperity).
Indeed (ky), I will engage and act (‘asah – I will do what is necessary) to bring an end to (kalah – I will without fail bring to a conclusion, completely vanquishing) all of the Gentile nations and institutions (ba kol ha gowym – all of the foreign countries, entities, and each of the pagan peoples of conflicting cultures who are brought together by religion or politics) among whom I have scattered and dispersed you (‘asher puwts ‘atah) by name and reputation (shem).
You will be the exception because (‘ak ‘eth ‘atah) I will not act in such a way (lo’ ‘asah) to cause you to fail or perish (kalah – you will not be annihilated or destroyed).
Instead, I will provide instructions for you (wa yasar ‘atah – I will enable you to be correct, teaching you and thereby strengthening you) in the way to execute good judgment regarding the means to resolve disputes (la ha mishpat – in how to be judgmental, on how to be discerning and discriminating such that you can make good decisions; from my – to ponder and ask questions about shaphat – being judgmental, making informed and rational decisions, resolving controversies, and being just) such that you are found innocent and are not punished (wa naqah – so that you are pardoned and forgiven, seen as clean and pure, purged of imperfections).
I will not banish you nor leave you destitute (lo’ naqah ‘atah – I will see to it that you are never again forced to live elsewhere nor lack for anything).’” (Yirma’yah / Jeremiah 30:11)
And this takes us to the preeminent event in universal history…
311“‘Behold (hineh – look up and pay especially close attention), a time is coming (yowmym bow’ – days are approaching),’ Yahowah (Yahowah – God’s name transliterated as directed by His towrah – instructions on His hayah – existence) reveals well in advance of it occurring (na’um), ‘when I will enter into and cut with (wa karat ‘eth – when I will establish through separation a set-apart agreement on behalf of) the House of Yisra’el (Beyth Yisra’el – the Home of those who Engage and Endure with God) and with (wa ‘eth) the Family of Yahuwdah (Beyth Yahuwdah – the Household of those Beloved of Yah), a restored and renewed, repaired and reaffirmed (chadash – a reestablished; from chadash – to renew and repair, to restore and reaffirm), Covenant (Beryth – Family-Oriented Relationship). (Yirma’yah 31:31)
It will differ somewhat from (lo’ ka – it won’t be exactly like) the Covenant (ha Beryth – the Family-Oriented Relationship Agreement) which, to reveal the way to the benefits of the relationship (‘asher – that provide directions showing the steps to walk which are correct and give meaning to those who are properly led and guided), I entered into (karat – I established by setting apart when I cut) with their fathers (‘eth ‘ab hem) on the day (ba yowm – during the time) I firmly took them by the hand and, with overwhelming intent, overpowered the situation (chazaq ‘any ba yad – I showed an intense resolve and was inflexible in My influence over them, even overpowering them due to the urgent need for Me to help them prevail) to bring them out (la yatsa’ min – to draw them away and bring them close, descending and extending Myself to serve by removing them as part of an exodus from) of the realm of the Crucibles of Oppression (‘erets Mitsraym – the place of subjugation, religious coercion, and political tyranny, the land of military domination and economic cruelty; from a compound of my – to question and tsar – troubling and adversarial situations).
312Relationally, they broke (‘asher hem parar ‘eth – they sought to nullify that relationship by thwarting its intent and by disassociating from the correct path, thereby revoking the benefits of) My Covenant (beryth ‘any – My Family-Oriented Relationship Agreement) although we were married (wa ‘anoky ba’al ba hem),’ Yahowah (Yahowah) reveals through this prophet (na’um). (Yirma’yah 31:32)
‘For this reason (ky), this is (zo’th – specifically) the Covenant (ha beryth – the Family-Oriented Relationship Agreement) which, to enjoy the benefits of the relationship (‘asher), I will cut (karat – I will create through separation, making and establishing) with (‘eth – on behalf of) the House of Yisra’el (Beyth Yisra’el – the Home of those who Engage and Endure with God) after that and then without hesitation (‘achar ha hem – at a later period and in a different time, in the latter days),’ prophetically declares (na’um) Yahowah (Yahowah):
‘I will give, placing (nathan – I will gift, provide, and ascribe, producing, offering, and bestowing) towrah ‘any | My guidance (‘eth towrah ‘any – that which is associated with My teaching, instructions, and directions) within them (ba qereb hem – inside of them, such that it is part of their inner being, part of their thought process, affecting their conscience, and animating their lives).
And integrated into their ability to make decisions and affect their judgment, upon their hearts (wa ‘al leb hem – to influence their hearts and minds, their inclinations and disposition, their character and thinking), I will write it (kathab hy’ – I will engrave it).
I will be (wa hayah – I will exist as) their God (la hem la ‘elohym – drawing near them and approaching them as a Ram shepherding His sheep). And they shall be My Family (wa hem hayah la ‘any la ‘am – and they will always exist near Me as My People). (Yirma’yah 31:33)
313No longer will anyone impart information or teach (wa lo’ lamad ‘owd) individuals in association with an errant and outspoken world (‘ysh ‘eth rea’ huw’ – their companions, friends, and misled countrymen) or (wa) other individuals according to brotherly kinship (‘ysh ‘eth ‘ach huw’) so as to say (la ‘amar – approaching to declare), “Choose of your own accord to know Yahowah (yada’ Yahowah – decide to recognize and acknowledge Yah, and to become familiar with and understand Yahowah)!” because (ky – truthfully and by contrast, at this time) everyone will know Me (kol hem yada’ eth ‘any – all of them, without exception, will actually be aware of and genuinely acknowledge Me), from the youngest (la min qatan hem) and up to the enduring witness of most important and oldest (wa ‘ad gadowl hem),’ prophetically reveals (na’um) Yahowah (Yahowah).” (Yirma’yah / Yah Lifts Me Up and Raises Me / Jeremiah 31:34)
Since this is being considered within the context of exposing and condemning a false prophet, let’s deal with the contrasts between Yirma’yah | Jeremiah and Ezekiel prior to contemplating the guidance Yahowah is providing. Some of the more revealing differences between real and fake include…
In the opening statement of the 30th chapter of Yirma’yah, ‘asher was inserted between dabar | word and the verb, hayah | came to exist, to explain that the ensuing message reveals the way to enjoy the benefits of the relationship.
Yirmayahuw is addressed by name rather than being discounted by a superfluous title, even here in the 30th chapter. Then what follows is clearly delineated by stating that these words are min | from Yahowah.
God is not called ‘adony | my Lord. Moreover, rather than addressing the lost tribes of Yisra’el as does the Lord 314of Babel, Yahowah is correctly identified as the God of Yisra’el.
Rather than the Lord telling the son of humans to say something, which would be difficult to remember and of limited value to anyone beyond the initial audience, Yahowah asks Yirma’yah to inscribe every word He is speaking. God wants to create a permanent record on a written document. Yahowah’s overwhelming preference for writing permeates His prophetic portrayals, beginning with Moseh and the Towrah. He specifically asks His prophets to write down what He is saying to them, in His words, creating a contemporaneous record of His message. This is something we never see in Ezekiel, Daniel, Enoch, Job, Maccabees, the Talmud, the New Testament, or the Quran.
With only five exceptions, the written word is superior to that which is spoken. The advantages to saying something rather than writing it include: the ease of changing what was said to fit what ensues, emotional conveyance, the capacity to deceive, the ability to motivate ill-conceived responses, and the propensity to attract an audience which is caught up in the moment and prone to distraction.
Yahowah not only speaks prophetically of future events, He identifies His audience and delineates the timing. His message is consistent, moral, contextual, pertinent, and enlightening. In this case, Yahowah takes His readers to the ‘Eth Tsarah la Ya’aqob | Time of Israel’s Troubles – to the period of the people’s adversity and dire straits when the nation will be reduced in size and Jews will be severely oppressed. This is essential to our understanding because, while the opening act will transpire during Easter week in 2027 with the imposition of the Two-State Solution, life will become unbearable three years prior to Yahowah’s return, with the 1st of ‘Abyb, two weeks prior to Passover, in 2030 demarking the darkest hour.
315Immediately after revealing what will transpire, Yahowah reassures Yisra’el that they will be liberated and saved. God has promised to intervene to break the bonds that have been used to control His people. Foreigners, and those who have illegitimately claimed authority, will lose the ability to manipulate and control Yisra’elites – affirming that God will do away with Jewish and Gentile religious and political authority.
Rather than laboring under the edicts of man, Yahuwdym will begin working with Yahowah and Dowd – fulfilling their purpose. Importantly, Father, Son, and Family will all be working together for the benefit of the relationship. Intimidation and confusion will be bygones as will alienation and control. Freedom reigns.
For this to occur, Yisra’elites must change their thinking and return to Yahowah. It is only then that God can save His people.
While some gowym will remain, Yahowah will intervene at this time to bring an end to Gentile nations and institutions – in particular, those in the Middle East, America, and Europe where Jews have been dispersed. After cleaning house, it is Jews who will survive.
What follows, however, is exceedingly important because some Yisra’elites will be counted among those who are judged and held accountable. So Yahowah is providing instructions and sound teaching for His people on how to exercise good judgment regarding the means He has provided to resolve disputes. It is time to make an informed and rational decision about Yahowah, His Towrah, Beryth, and Miqra’ey. Those who do will survive.
And that leads us to Yahowah’s declaration of how this will occur. God reveals that a time is coming, following Israel’s Troubles, when He will establish through separation, a chadash | restored, renewed, repaired, 316and reaffirmed Beryth | Covenant with the Houses of Yisra’el and Yahuwdah.
Since Yahowah will now be residing with His people, since God has removed every negative influence, because He has provided His final instructions and concluding witness, and since He has given His people one last opportunity to make an informed and reasoned decision, having now saved all of those who have done so, this reaffirmation of the Covenant will be different than it was when articulated through Moseh to the Houses of Yisra’el. And thankfully this is so because the Children of Israel were miserable during the Exodus and did not improve thereafter. God does not want a repeat of that episode.
Yahowah’s approach to His people has changed because the situation dictates a different response. When Yisra’elites did not know Yahowah, when they had no freewill and their lives were in imminent danger, before the Towrah was written, our Father used a firm and resolute hand to rescue His children and remove them from harm’s way. That was the only viable response.
The situation is now entirely different – the opposite actually. Every single soul participating in this renewal of the Covenant knows Yahowah. The choices they have made pursuant to God’s instructions prior to and during the Time of Troubles have made it possible for Yahowah to save them – this time forever.
The second Yatsa’ | Exodus, this one from the modern manifestations of Babel | Confusion rather than ancient Mitsraym | Religious and Political Oppression, is over. There is no longer any danger to our souls or any remaining corruption to lead anyone astray. The Beryth | Covenant which had been broken is now repaired and restored. The divorce and estrangement are over. So now, Yahowah’s hand is outstretched and open for us to grasp as a child would reach up to his or her father.
317Prior to Yahowah’s return with Dowd, humankind had the opportunity to read or reject the Towrah’s Guidance and Teaching. Those who closely examined and carefully considered it and then responded appropriately to Yahowah, His Beryth and Miqra’ey are celebrating the Day of Reconciliations. Those who ignored, altered, augmented, or rejected it are gone.
With only Family remaining, Yahowah can integrate His towrah | instructions, teaching, and guidance into our lives without infringing upon our freewill. And that is essential at this time because we are on the cusp of eternity, with the opportunity to explore the universe completely liberated in dimensions and time. With the proper instructions and guidance, it will be a grand adventure. Without them, we’d be a danger to ourselves and others.
Yahowah’s towrah | guidance is being written in the place that it will do us the most good – on our hearts. With the leb representing the seat of judgment, God’s instructions will enable us to render sound decisions while influencing our inclinations.
As a result, we will know and love our God. We will be His people and, even better, His Family. The words we speak from this point forward will be reasoned and true. No one will be misleading anyone.
And speaking of this, I cannot help but think that the conclusion of Yahowah’s message through Yirma’yah was written in refutation of the Lord of Babel and Ezekiel. As they constantly protest “then they will know and acknowledge that I am Yahowah,” God says that there will be no such referendum. Those who are no longer with us will never acknowledge Yahowah and those who have survived will have known Him prior to arriving at this point. And that is an important lesson, one we would be wise to acknowledge prior to it being too late.
318Those are Yahowah’s thoughts. He welcomes your response.
