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Praise and Worship

Blessing over the Children

MayTheLordProtectAndDefendYouMayHeAlwaysShieldYouFromShameMayYouComeToBeInIsraelAShining

Name

MayYouBeLikeRuthandEphraimMayYouBeDeservingOfPraiseStrengthenThemOLordAndKeepThemFromThe

StrangersWay


Men:MayGodBlessYouAndGrantYouLongLivesWomen:MayTheLordFulfillOurSabbathPrayerForYouMayGodMakeYouGoodHusbandsAndWives


Men:MayHeSendYouSomeoneWhoWillCareForYouEveryone:MayTheLordProtectAndDefendYouMayTheLordPreserveYouFromPainFavorThemOhLordWithHappinessandPeace,OhHearOurSabbathPrayerAmen!

Torah Study Prayer

Ø Blessedareyou,LordourGod,Kingoftheuniverse,whosanc9fiesuswithThycommandmentsandcommandedus

toengrossourselvesinthewordsoftheTorah.

Ø Barukha?ahAdonaiEloheinumelekhha-olam,asherkiddeshanube'mitzvotav,ve'tzivanula'asokbe'divreiTorah.

Handling Conflicts in your Life

Toldot|תולדות|"Familyhistory"Torah:Genesis25:19-28:9Prophets:Malachi1:1-2:7

Gospel:Luke3:1-18

Conflict Resolu?on

• Oneofthemostdifficultthingsabelievermustdealwithinhisorherlifeiswhatappearstobe“irra9onal”conflictswithotherpeople.•  ThisTorahpor9on,goestogreatlengthtodescribewhathasbecomeaneternalstrugglebetweenJacobandEsauthatremainstothisday.•  Scripturehoweverteachesuswaysofhandlingconflict–guidesthatwillhelpyoubothintheworkplace,andathome.•  Scripturetellsus:•  Ephesians6:12Forwewrestlenotagainstfleshandblood,butagainstprincipali9es,againstpowers,againsttherulersofthedarknessofthisworld,againstspiritualwickednessinhighplaces.

Conflict Resolu?on

•  Thesourceofmanyconflictscomesfromspiritualforces.Thisbeingsaid,wealsomustlearntorepentandTeshuva(turnawayfrom)badhabits,addic9ons,andbehaviorsthathavebecomestrongholdsinourlives.•  Today’spor9ongivesusaglimpseofablueprintYHVHgivesusinhowtohandletrapstheenemysetsinplacetobringstrifeintopeopleoftheKingdom.

Abimelech

• WefirstencounterAbimelechduringthelifeofAbraham.Atreatyorcovenantismadeduringhislife9mewiththisCity-Stateking,andatradingrela9onshipisbegun.• Abimelech,liketheHorites,andothergroups,wherenonCanaanitegroupswhomigratedintothelandastheHiStesbeganloosingtheircontrolovertheland.IntheBookofJasher,AbrahamisrelatedtoAbimelechthroughShem.Atanyrate,wefindthatanotherfaminestrikestheland–forcingmanyofthesemigra9ngtribestoseekotherlandsbecauseofthelackoffoodandwater.

Isaac and Abimelech

• Genesis26:1Nowtherewasafamineintheland,besidestheformerfaminethatwasinthedaysofAbraham.AndIsaacwenttoGerartoAbimelechkingofthePhilisZnes.2AndtheLordappearedtohimandsaid,“DonotgodowntoEgypt;dwellinthelandofwhichIshalltellyou.3Sojourninthisland,andIwillbewithyouandwillblessyou,fortoyouandtoyouroffspringIwillgivealltheselands,andIwillestablishtheoaththatIsworetoAbrahamyourfather.4Iwillmul9plyyouroffspringasthestarsofheavenandwillgivetoyouroffspringalltheselands.Andinyouroffspringallthena9onsoftheearthshallbeblessed,5becauseAbrahamobeyedmyvoiceandkeptmycharge,mycommandments,mystatutes,andmylaws.”•  AtthispointinIsaac’slife,apromiseismade,butnotgivenunZllater.

Isaac’s Journey’s

Isaac and Abimelech

•  Isaacwasobedient,andstayedinthelandandscripturetellsusthefollowing:•  Genesis26:12AndIsaacsowedinthatlandandreapedinthesameyearahundredfold.TheLordblessedhim,13andthemanbecamerich,andgainedmoreandmoreun9lhebecameverywealthy.14Hehadpossessionsofflocksandherdsandmanyservants,sothatthePhilisZnesenviedhim.

Ø Ifyouaretogettheblessing’sofYah,youmustbeobedientfirstandforemost–Yourprotec9onsagainststrongholdsandprincipali9escomesbecauseyouareobedienttoHisCovenant,andyourOath.

Ø Inthemidstofafamine,warorwhatevercalamity–ourKingcanprotectyoufromwhatisafflic9ngeveryoneelse.

Handling Jealousy •  Psalm37:1Fretnotyourselfbecauseofevildoers;benotenviousofwrongdoers!2Fortheywillsoonfadelikethegrassandwitherlikethegreenherb3TrustintheLord,anddogood;dwellinthelandandbefriendfaithfulness.

Ø YHVHtoldIsaactostayintheland,andheremainedfaithful,andbothofhisbusinessesbegantomul9plyinasupernaturalway.

Ø Thisonlys9rredupthejealousytoirra9onallevels:•  Genesis24:15(NowthePhilis9neshadstoppedandfilledwithearthallthewellsthathisfather'sservantshadduginthedaysofAbrahamhisfather.)16AndAbimelechsaidtoIsaac,“Goawayfromus,foryouaremuchmighZerthanwe.”

Ø TheEnemiesofYHVH,donotwanttotrulyCoexist–theywouldratherdieofstarva9onthanseethepeopleofYHVHprofit.

Ø Whensomeonebeginstoactinanirra9onalway–thefirstthingyouneedtodoiswhatIsaacchoosestodo:

Handling Jealousy • Genesis24:17SoIsaacdepartedfromthereandencampedintheValleyofGerarandsegledthere.18AndIsaacdugagainthewellsofwaterthathadbeenduginthedaysofAbrahamhisfather,whichthePhilis9neshadstoppedaierthedeathofAbraham.Andhegavethemthenamesthathisfatherhadgiventhem.19ButwhenIsaac'sservantsduginthevalleyandfoundthereawellofspringwater,..

Ø Oneofthefirstthingstodoinanyconflict,istoremoveyourselffromitassoonaspossible.Isaacwaslivinginorverynearthecity.Oncehesawtheirra9onalbehaviorofthemenofAbimelechhemovedoutintothevalley.

Ø Don’tletsomeoneelse’sbehaviortakeyououtofyourinheritance.

Handling Jealousy

•  Inmanycases,simplychangingneighborhoods,orschooldistricts,homeschoolingyourchildren,orevenajobchangeisallthatisneeded.• Keepinmind,justbecausesomeoneactsinajealousorenviousmannerisnotareasontomove.•  Thekeyhereis,therewasanirraZonalbehaviorthatcanonlybediscernedinthespirit,thatagreatharmmaycomefromremaining,iswhatwillsignalyouleaving.•  Youwillknowthroughprayerthatremovingyourselffromtheconflictisthebestanswer.HowdidIsaacknowthathewasdealingwithprincipali9es….no9cewhatAbimelech’smendonext:

Handling Jealousy

•  Genesis24:20theherdsmenofGerarquarreledwithIsaac'sherdsmen,saying,“Thewaterisours.”SohecalledthenameofthewellEsek,[6]becausetheycontendedwithhim.21Thentheyduganotherwell,andtheyquarreledoverthatalso,sohecalleditsnameSitnah.[7]22Andhemovedfromthereandduganotherwell,andtheydidnotquarreloverit.SohecalleditsnameRehoboth,[8]saying,“FornowtheLordhasmaderoomforus,andweshallbefruirulintheland.•  Henamedbothofthesewellsconten9onandenmity–therewasac9vehos9lityagainstIsaac.Throughoutallofthis,Isaacwasbeingtested.Washegoingtolethimselfgetdraggedintoauselessconflict,orsee“howmuchroom”wasbeingmadeforhimandhisfamily.

Handling Jealousy

•  Genesis24:23FromtherehewentuptoBeersheba.24AndtheLordappearedtohimthesamenightandsaid,“IamtheGodofAbrahamyourfather.Fearnot,forIamwithyouandwillblessyouandmul9plyyouroffspringformyservantAbraham'ssake.”25SohebuiltanaltarthereandcalleduponthenameoftheLordandpitchedhistentthere.AndthereIsaac'sservantsdugawell.

Ø YHVHwasgivingIsaachisinheritance.Inorderforhimtolayclaimtoit,hehadtocon9nuetoseekYah’sfavor,anddiscoverwhatwasbeinglaidoutbeforehim.

Ø Isaacwasbeingtested:byfamine,thenlaterbyevildoer’swhoonlybroughthos9litytowardhisfamily–OnlywhenhecametotheplaceofSevenWell’sandaconfirma9onofCovenantwasmadewouldherealizethewholepicturethatwasbeinglaidbeforeHim

Modern Day Enmity

•  BuzzFeedhasnotletuponChris9anTVstarsChipandJoannaGaines,withreporterKateAurthurimplicitlywarningthehostsofHGTV’sFixerUpperthattheywillreceivemorebadpressunlesstheshowfeaturesasame-sexcouple.•  OnThursday,thesitepostedastatementfromHGTVaffirmingthenetwork’spolicyofLGBTinclusion;thenetworkwasrespondingtoaTuesdayarZclefromAurthurimplyingthattheChris9anhostsmightdiscriminateagainstgaycouples.•  “Wedon’tdiscriminateagainstmembersoftheLGBTcommunityinanyofourshows,”thenetworksaidinastatement.“HGTVisproudtohaveacrystalclear,consistentrecordofincludingpeoplefromallwalksoflifeinitsseries.”•  Thatwasn’tenoughforAurthur,whomadeapointofno9ngthatFixerUpperhasnotyetincludedagaycoupleineachofitsfirstthreeseasons:(Breitbart.com)•  Thereisnoevidenceofdiscrimina9on,simplythattheymightbe.HerewehaveacouplewhoYHVHhasblessed–Atsomepoint,theymaybeforcedtomovetothenextvalleyiftheywanttoremainintheirinheritance.

Promises Revealed •  Genesis24:26WhenAbimelechwenttohimfromGerarwithAhuzzathhisadviserandPhicolthecommanderofhisarmy,27Isaacsaidtothem,“Whyhaveyoucometome,seeingthatyouhatemeandhavesentmeawayfromyou?”28Theysaid,“WeseeplainlythattheLordhasbeenwithyou.Sowesaid,lettherebeaswornpactbetweenus,betweenyouandus,andletusmakeacovenantwithyou,29thatyouwilldousnoharm,justaswehavenottouchedyouandhavedonetoyounothingbutgoodandhavesentyouawayinpeace.YouarenowtheblessedoftheLord.”30Sohemadethemafeast,andtheyateanddrank.31Inthemorningtheyroseearlyandexchangedoaths.•  Atestisnotonlyforyou,butYHVH’shonortobeshowntoothers.TherewasaclearveilovertheeyesofAbimelech,andonlythroughasupernaturalblessing,andtheclearevidenceofIsaacopera9ngwiththefruitoftheSpirit,thattheveilwasremovedfromtheireyes.•  NeverforgetyouareawalkingbillboardoftheKingdomofYHVH!

Family Conflict •  LastweekwespokeofEchadinamarriage.Someofthemostdifficultrela9onships,andtestsmostofuswillhavewillbeinourmarriages.•  Theoneareathatcausessomuchgrief,anddifficultyaresiblingrivalries,andinter-familyconflicts.TheconflictbetweenEsauandJacobisaneternalfamilyfightthatwillonlyendwiththecomingofMessiah.•  Let’slookattheblessingofEsautounderstandhowYHVHwillusethisfamilyconflicttotestIsrael:•  RevelaZontoRebekah:•  Genesis25:23AndtheLordsaidtoher,“Twona9onsareinyourwomb,andtwopeoplesfromwithinyou[2]shallbedivided;theoneshallbestrongerthantheother,theoldershallservetheyounger.”•  -Remember,Rebekahhasnoidea,whichonewillservetheother…

Family Conflict

•  Isaac’sBlessingtoEsau:• Genesis27:39ThenIsaachisfatheransweredandsaidtohim:“Behold,awayfrom[12]thefatnessoftheearthshallyourdwellingbe,andawayfrom[13]thedewofheavenonhigh.40Byyourswordyoushalllive,andyoushallserveyourbrother;butwhenyougrowrestlessyoushallbreakhisyokefromyourneck.”

Ø EsauchosethepathofNimrod,thethingsofthefleshwouldbemoreimportant,whileJacobchooseSpiritualmagers.

Ø Now,forthenext3500years,whenJacobwouldwalkawayfromtheirinheritanceandpursuesEarthlymaeers–Esauwouldcastoffthisyoke,andbringpersecu9ontohisbrother.

Walking in YHVH Kingdom

• Beforewelookatthisconflict,let’slookathowpriori9esaresetintheKingdomofYHVH:• Malachi1:2“Ihavelovedyou,”saystheLord.Butyousay,“Howhaveyoulovedus?”“IsnotEsauJacob'sbrother?”declarestheLord.“YetIhavelovedJacob3butEsauIhavehated.Ihavelaidwastehishillcountryandleihisheritagetojackalsofthedesert.”•  -TheconceptofLoveandHateinscripture,incontextoftheANEhastodowithloyaltytoone,andnottotheother.YHVHhasagemptedtobringEsautojealousythroughtheblessingofJacob.•  -ThereasononewalksintheKingdom,andtheotherdoesn’thastodowithchoicesfromayoungage-

Walking in YHVH Kingdom Esau?

•  TheChoicesofEsau:•  Genesis25:27Whentheboysgrewup,Esauwasaskillfulhunter,amanofthefield,•  Simplybeinggoodathiscrai,isnottheissue–Esauwasobsessedwithhun9ng.Itconsumedeveryopportunityhehad.-misplacedpriori9es

•  Genesis27:34WhenEsauwasfortyyearsold,hetookJudiththedaughterofBeeritheHiStetobehiswife,andBasemaththedaughterofElontheHiSte,35andtheymadelifebiger[10]forIsaacandRebekah.•  Twothingshere,Esaudidnothonorhismotherandfather’swishes–hechooseawomanwhowasunequallyyokedtothespiritualaspectsofhisfamily.

•  Second,hemakesachoice,whichcoincideswithhisbirthrighttomarryoutsideofthewilloftheinheritance.


• Genesis25:31Jacobsaid,“Sellmeyourbirthrightnow.”32Esausaid,“Iamabouttodie;ofwhatuseisabirthrighttome?”33Jacobsaid,“Sweartomenow.”SohesworetohimandsoldhisbirthrighttoJacob.34ThenJacobgaveEsaubreadandlen9lstew,andheateanddrankandroseandwenthisway.ThusEsaudespisedhisbirthright.• WhatexactlyisaBirthright?


Ø ThebirthrightisemphasizedintheBiblebecauseithonoredtherightsorprivilegesofthefamily’sfirstbornson.Aierthefatherdied,orinthefather’sabsence,thefirstbornsonassumedthefather’sauthorityandresponsibiliZes.

Ø Inaddi9ontoassumingtheleadershiproleinthefamily,therecipientofthebirthrightinheritedtwicethatreceivedbytheothersons.

Ø Thebirthrightofaking’sfirstbornsonincludedhissuccessiontothethrone.Ø Thebirthright,inthecaseofJacobandEsau–wasdirectlyconnectedtobeingaPriesttothefamily–beingaspiritualguideforthefamily.

Ø Oncethelandwasinherited,the9thewasconnectedtothefirstbornandthelandthatwasgiventohim.

Ø Finally,themostimportantaspectofthebirthright,wasZedtothecomingMessiah.Hisparentsspoketohimconcerningthis,sincehismarriagetotheCanaanitewomanwasexplicitinwhytheyweresoangrywithhim.


Ø Esautookgreatjoyinpleasinghisfather,aslongasitfellwithinhispriori9es–suchashun9ng.

Ø TosumupwhyinMalachiYHVHsayshehatesEsau,wasbecauseEsauhatedtheresponsibili9es9edtohisinheritance,theimplica9onsconcerningaredeemingMessiahcomingfromhisseed.Finally,atcri9calmomentswhen”truth”wasrevealedtohim–hepretendedtocryoutasifhereallylostsomething.

Ø Thesagestellus,thatitwasmostlyanact,sincehenevertrulyunderstoodwhatwasatstake.

Walking in YHVH Kingdom Jacob

•  Nowlet’slookatJacob:•  Genesis25:27…..whileJacobwasaquietman,dwellingintents.• Whatdoesitmeantodwellintents?•  Itdoesn’tmeantobeacouchpotatoorhomebody–thisisaHebrewidiommeaning:•  Hebrews11:9Byfaithhewenttoliveinthelandofpromise,asinaforeignland,livingintentswithIsaacandJacob,heirswithhimofthesamepromise.10ForhewaslookingforwardtothecitythathasfoundaZons,whosedesignerandbuilderisGod.•  -ThefocusofbothIsaacandJacob,wasontheirfutureinheritance.WhileCanaaniteswentandbuiltci9es–Israelinheritedtheci9esthathadbeenbuildbysomeoneelsewhodespisedaninheritance.


• Weseethedescrip9onofJacob.IntheNewKingJamesVersion,heisamildman;inothertransla9ons,heisaplainman.Soundsuninspiring!•  ButtheHebrewwordtranslatedasmildorplainis“Tam”:• Meaningblamelessness,integrity,innocence,i.e.,astateorcondi9onofmoralgoodnessinalife,withafocusofnothavingguiltorsin•  Swanson,J.(1997).Dic+onaryofBiblicalLanguageswithSeman+cDomains:Hebrew(OldTestament)(electroniced.)•  -Andhedwellsintents!He,likeAbrahamandIsaac,choosestofocusonthePromiseofGod.–averydifferentprioritythanhisbrother.•  Fromthisfocus,geSngtheblessing,andbirthrightallstemfromapromiseofafutureinheritance.


•  Genesis25:31Jacobsaid,“Sellmeyourbirthrightnow.”-hetakesthebirthrightfromhisbrother,butitisn’tun9lhisfatherblesseshim,thinkingthatit’sEsau–thatheassurestheinheritance.•  NowinthecaseofJacobandEsau–decep9on,bringsthehos9lityout.Esau,mostlikelywasalwaysjealousofhisbrother,butitwasn’tun9lthe”nightoftheblessing”–thatthefullangercomesout:•  Genesis27:41NowEsauhatedJacobbecauseoftheblessingwithwhichhisfatherhadblessedhim,andEsausaidtohimself,“Thedaysofmourningformyfatherareapproaching;thenIwillkillmybrotherJacob.”•  -Itbeganwithconten9on,andendedwithenmity–bothIsaacandRebekahrealizedthatitwouldbebestforJacobtoremovehimselffromthissitua9on.


•  Genesis27:42ButthewordsofEsauheroldersonweretoldtoRebekah.SoshesentandcalledJacobheryoungersonandsaidtohim,“Behold,yourbrotherEsaucomfortshimselfaboutyoubyplanningtokillyou.43Nowtherefore,myson,obeymyvoice.Arise,fleetoLabanmybrotherinHaran44andstaywithhimawhile,unZlyourbrother'sfuryturnsaway—45un9lyourbrother'sangerturnsawayfromyou,andheforgetswhatyouhavedonetohim.ThenIwillsendandbringyoufromthere.WhyshouldIbebereiofyoubothinoneday?”• WastheangerofAbimelech’smanasdangerousaswhatEsauwaspreparingtodo,maybenot?•  Theendresultisthesame–thelevelofenmityhadrisentosuchapoint,thatJacobhadtoleaveun9lthingssegleddown.

Conflict Resolu?on •  Mul9ple9mesinYeshua’sministry,asthingsbecamehos9le–Heremovedhimselffromthesitua9on.•  Luke4:28Nowallinthesynagoguewerefilledwithrageuponhearingthesethings.29Risingup,theydroveHimoutofthetownandbroughtHimasfarastheedgeofthemountainonwhichtheircityhadbeenbuilt,inordertothrowHimoffthecliff.30Butpassingthroughthemiddleofthem,HewentonHisway.•  Paulbarelyescapeswithhislife:•  Acts4:18Evenbysayingthesethings,theyscarcelypersuadedthecrowdsnottooffersacrificetothem.19ButJewscamefromAn9ochandIconium,andaierwinningthecrowdsover,theystonedPaulanddraggedhimoutofthecity,presuminghimtobedead.20Butaierthediscipleshadsurroundedhim,hegotupandwentbackintothecity.OnthenextdayhelemwithBarnabasforDerbe.•  Extremeevents,yes..–butknowingwhentorecognizehosZlitythatwillleadtosomeone’sharmiscrucial.

Conflict Resolu?on

• Beforethingsbecomehos9le,howshouldweconductourselves–bothYeshuaandPaulwerepreachingthegoodnews,andthepeopleturnedonthem.•  Isaacwasrunningasuccessfulbusiness,whilehissoncreatedahos9leenvironment–• Proverbs12:18Thereisonewhospeaksrashlylikethethrustsofasword,Butthetongueofthewisebringshealing.•  Ephesians4:29Letnounwholesomewordproceedfromyourmouth,butonlysuchawordasisgoodforedificaZonaccordingtotheneedofthemoment,sothatitwillgivegracetothosewhohear.

Conflict Resolu?on •  1Peter3:8Tosumup,allofyoubeharmonious,sympathe9c,brotherly,kindhearted,andhumbleinspirit;notreturningevilforevilorinsultforinsult,butgivingablessinginstead;foryouwerecalledfortheverypurposethatyoumightinheritablessing.For,"THEONEWHODESIRESLIFE,TOLOVEANDSEEGOODDAYS,MUSTKEEPHISTONGUEFROMEVILANDHISLIPSFROMSPEAKINGDECEIT.•  Proverbs15:1Agentleanswerturnsawaywrath,Butaharshwords9rsupanger.•  Thereareover40versesthatdealwithconflictresolu9oninscripture–theoverridingthemehastodowithhowyourespondwhensitua9onsturnhos9le,athomeorintheworkplace.•  Yeshuataughtus“BlessedarethePeacemakers,fortheyshallinherittheEarth–ThisislanguageofKingdom• WhatdoestheKingdomthatI’mapartofexpectfromme–YourShalom!

Bullying

• Unfortunately,teasingisoienpartofgrowingup—almosteverychildexperiencesit.Butitisn'talwaysasinnocuousasitseems.Wordscancausepain.Teasingbecomesbullyingwhenitisrepe99veorwhenthereisaconsciousintenttohurtanotherchild.Itcanbeverbalbullying(makingthreats,name-calling),psychologicalbullying(excludingchildren,spreadingrumors),orphysicalbullying(hiSng,pushing,takingachild'spossessions).• Manyofushavefoundthatthiscon9nuesintoadulthoodintheworkplace.• OurCreatorgivesusscripturesonhowtodealwiththesesitua9ons:

Bullying

•  LeviZcus19:18'Youshallnottakevengeance,norbearanygrudgeagainstthesonsofyourpeople,butyoushallloveyourneighborasyourself;IamtheLORD.•  Psalm37:8Ceasefromangerandforsakewrath;Donotfret;itleadsonlytoevildoing.•  Proverbs17:14Thebeginningofstrifeislikeleongoutwater,Soabandonthequarrelbeforeitbreaksout.•  Romans12:19Nevertakeyourownrevenge,beloved,butleaveroomforthewrathofGod,foritiswrigen,"VENGEANCEISMINE,IWILLREPAY,"saystheLord."BUTIFYOURENEMYISHUNGRY,FEEDHIM,ANDIFHEISTHIRSTY,GIVEHIMADRINK;FORINSODOINGYOUWILLHEAPBURNINGCOALSONHISHEAD."

Bullying

•  Enmity,hos9lity,anger,eviltongedandbullying–arebehaviorsthatcomefromeithernofounda9oninthewordofYah,oraweakoneatbest.• Weallhaveregrets,andwishwecouldgobacktositua9onswherewereallymessedup–orwishyoucouldhavehandleditdifferently.• Wearetoldtonevertakeourownvengeanceout.Don’tobsessorfretun9lthepointyouschemeandcauseharm.Findwaystoletoutsteambeforethingsgettofar–RememberIsaacmovedoutintothevalleyjustavoidfurtherconfronta9on.•  Sowhataboutjus9ce?–whenyouarewalkinginKingdom,andyoucryouttoYHVH–Hewillalwayshearyourprayers!!

Elisha and the 2 Bears

•  2Kings2:23-24“ThenhewentupfromtheretoBethel;andashewasgoingupbytheway,youngladscameoutfromthecityandmockedhimandsaidtohim,“Goup,youbaldhead;goup,youbaldhead!”24Whenhelookedbehindhimandsawthem,hecursedtheminthenameoftheLORD.Thentwofemalebearscameoutofthewoodsandtoreupforty-twoladsoftheirnumber.”• WhywouldGodallowtwobearstokill42youngladssimplyforsayingElishawasbald?Let’stakealook.ElishawastravelingfromJerichotoBethelwhenagroupofyoungmenverballyaccostedhim.42isalargenumberofpeople,andtheywereprobablyanorganizedgroupwhohadgoneouttochallengeElisha.•  Theirmockeryimpliedamaliciousintent;especiallywhenthecultureofthe9meinsistedonshowingrespecttotheirelders.

Elisha and the 2 Bears •  Furthermore,thestatement“goupyoubaldhead!”hasculturalsignificance.Firstofall,“goup”isprobablyareferencetoElisha’spredecessor,Elijah,ascendingtoheaven(2Kings2:11).Inotherwords,theyaresta9ngtheywantElishagone;andsinceElijahhadgoneontothe“nextworld,”theimplicaZonistheywantedElishadead.•  Also,theepithet‘baldhead’wasoneof“contemptintheEast,appliedtoapersonevenwithabushyheadofhair.”1Lepershadtoshavetheirheads,sosuchastatementcouldeasilyhavebeenadeliberateandmaliciousinsult--somethingdangerousinamobthatcanquicklygetoutofhand.•  Giventhechallengeoftheyouths,theirin9mida9ngnumberwhichcouldconsZtuteamob,theirveiledthreat,thecontemptuousaStude,andthefactthatElishawastheprophetofGod,theLordallowedtheyouthstobedestroyed.

Final Jus?ce

• Whenconflictarises,wemustfirstapproachallsitua9onswithkindwords,andseekShalom.•  Ifitbecomessoconten9ous,thatgreatharmcancomefromit–removeyourselfquickly.Neverseekvengeance,jus9ceandrighteousnessisalwaysleiinthehandsofourKing.•  Thereare9messuchasthecasewithElisha–thatswiijus9cewillcome.Some9mesittakes9me,forbothjus9ceandrighteousnesstoprevailasinthecaseofIsaacandAbimelech.•  InthecaseofEsau,ithasbeen3,500yearsofenmity–andonlyYeshuawillbringaboutfinaljus9cewithEsau:

Final Jus?ce •  Obadiah110“BecauseofyourviolencetoyourbrotherJacob,shamewillcoveryou,andyouwillbecutoffforever.11Onthedaythatyoustoodaloof—onthedaythatstrangerscarriedawayhiswealth,whileforeignersenteredhisgatesandcastlotsforJerusalem—youwerejustlikeoneofthem.12Youshouldnotlookdownonyourbrotheronthedayofhisdisaster,norshouldyourejoiceoverthechildrenofJudahinthedayoftheirdestruc9on.Youshouldnotspeakproudlyinthedayoftheirdistress.13DonotenterthegateofMypeopleInthedayoftheirdisaster.Yes,you.Donotgloatovertheirmiseryinthedayoftheirdisaster.Yes,you—donotloottheirwealthinthedayoftheircalamity…..18ThehouseofJacobwillbeafire,andthehouseofJosephflame,whilethehouseofEsauwillbestraw—theywillsetthemonfireandconsumethem.SotherewillbenosurvivorsofthehouseofEsau.”• —forAdonaihasspoken.

The Shema

• ShemaIsraelAdonaiEloheinu,AdonaiEchad.BaruchShemKevodMalchutoL’olamVaed

• HearOIsrael:theLordisourGod,theLordisOne.

• BlessedbeHisNamewhosegloriouskingdomisforeverandever.

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