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07/09/2025

📖 7/9/25 — Breakthrough with Bible Study
📜 Deep Advanced Lexical Study — PART II: ENSLAVEMENT AS COSMIC STRUCTURE
Key Passage: Psalm 148:5–6
Theme: All creation is under the binding dominion of God’s Word—not metaphorically, but functionally enslaved to His decrees. Nothing escapes the structure and timing of His commands, whether in nature, nations, or supernatural powers.

🌅 Beautiful sunrise, to those who know the sky does not wake up without the whisper of the Word…

Let every created thing praise His name—not because it wants to, but because it must. Psalm 148:5–6 isn’t a poetic suggestion; it is a legal declaration. The Hebrew makes it plain:

“He commanded (צִוָּה – ṣivvah) and they were created (נִבְרָאוּ – nivre’u). He established them forever; He gave a ḥoq—an unbreakable decree—and it shall not pass away.”

This is not metaphysical poetry—this is cosmic legislation. The root ḥ-q-q (חקק) means something engraved, like a chisel in stone. Every molecule of creation is shackled to this etched decree. The moon doesn’t ask permission to rise. The sea doesn’t flow on instinct. The wild beast does not choose its path. They are all enslaved to the command.

And if the sea obeys His voice, what makes us think we are exempt?

🔥 Breakthrough Insight:

🗣 Job 38–41 — God interrogates Job:

“Where were you when I set the boundaries for the sea? Can you command the morning? Does the lightning report to you?”

⛈ Revelation 6:8 — Even Death and Hades are on divine assignment. They do not roam freely. They ride only by command.

💀 1 Kings 22:19–23 — A lying spirit asks permission to deceive. Even deception must get a stamp of approval from the Throne.

🐍 Job 1–2 — Satan himself is on a leash. He cannot move one inch past the limits of God’s decree.

🌍 Genesis 1 — “And God said… and it was so.” Six times. No negotiation. Just submission. That is enslavement to the Word.

🧠 What This Means for You:
You are not waiting on a feeling—you’re bound to a function. God doesn’t need your emotions to command your obedience. If thunder obeys Him, you must too.

📜 “He gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.” (Psalm 148:6)

📌 Breakthrough Questions for Study & Reflection:
1. What does it mean that creation is “enslaved” to God’s Word, and how is this different from metaphorical submission?
2. How does the Hebrew word ḥoq reveal the permanent binding of His decrees?
3. Can spiritual powers disobey God? Why or why not? (see 1 Kings 22; Job 1; Revelation 6)
4. What area of your life still resists the engraved order of His Word?
5. If the cosmos obeys immediately, what is the consequence of your delay?

🗝 Breakthrough Key:
The sea was no more (Revelation 21:1) not because God destroyed it—but because chaos itself was subdued into permanent submission. Tehom (תְּהוֹם) did not vanish—it bowed.

✍🏽 Final Word:
Today, as your feet touch the earth and your voice lifts in praise, remember—you are not free. You are not your own. The stars, the rivers, the winds, and even death itself—they all serve His voice. So must you.

‎אֵין אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתוֹ (ein elohim zulato)
“There is no god but Him.”
Peace be upon you.
‎שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalom ʿalekhem)

— Breakthrough: Beyond the Walls| The Gathering of Galatia: School of the Scrolls

04/16/2025

04/16/25
2 Peter 2:15–16 (ESV)
“Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.”

Beautiful sunrise, steadfast ones of El Emeth, the God of Truth, who shines light into deception and overturns every hidden scheme.

Peter warns us of those who abandon the straight path (הַדֶּרֶךְ הַיְשָׁרָה | ha’derekh ha-y’sharah) and go astray like Balaam—prophet for hire, lover of profit (מִשְׁכַּר רֶשַׁע | mishkar resha), cloaking rebellion in spiritual language. Like him, today’s deceivers chase platforms and payment over purity and purpose.

But the Most High rebukes deception in the most unexpected ways. A speechless donkey (ὑποζύγιον ἄφωνον) became the true prophet, speaking with human voice, exposing Balaam’s madness. The real fool was not the beast—but the prophet himself.

This is the lesson: even when we resist, God will raise up what is lowly to carry His Word. Where man fails, even creation cries out. Balaam, blind in greed, couldn’t see what the donkey saw—a sword of judgment in the path.

May we not walk Balaam’s path.
May we not need a donkey to speak for God to get our attention.
May we submit and carry the Word with humility, like that beast who bore the true King into Jerusalem.

This is the continuation of our journey through 2 Peter.
Milk and meat come from the same cow.
Whether young or seasoned in the Faith, we are all fed by the debarim—the words of Scripture.

May the Most High smile His face upon you and give you peace.
And if you’ve been a little donkey lately—may He turn you back to the narrow way.

04/15/2025

04/15/25
2 Peter 2:13–14 (ESV)

“Suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you. They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!”

Beautiful sunrise, steadfast ones of El Emeth, the God of truth who exposes deception and purifies His people.

Peter pulls back the curtain on false teachers—wolves in the midst of the flock—whose presence is more than deception; it’s dangerous, contagious, and deeply rebellious. These men reap the reward of their own wickedness (שׁוֹבֵלִים גְּמוּל רֶשַׁע), delighting in public indulgence, partying while the sun is out, shameless and without reverence. They are not only flawed—they are spiritual stains (σπίλοι καὶ μῶμοι), blemishes in the fellowship.

Their eyes, instead of reflecting God’s light, are filled with adultery (נִאּוּף | moichalidos)—they see no covenant, only craving. Their sin is not occasional—it is insatiable. They bait unsteady souls (δελεάζοντες ψυχὰς ἀστηρίκτους) with appealing deception, while their hearts are trained (γεγυμνασμένην) like athletes—not in righteousness, but in greed (πλεονεξία | בֶּצַע).

Peter doesn’t hold back: “accursed children” (בְּנֵי קְלָלָה | κατάρας τέκνα). These are not just people struggling—they are those shaped and fueled by sin, seated among the saints yet estranged from the Spirit.

This is the continuation of our journey through 2 Peter.
Milk and meat come from the same cow—whether you’re new or seasoned in the Faith, you’re fed by the same Word.

May the God of justice, who sees all things clearly, grant you wisdom, discernment, and shalom. Stay grounded. Stay holy. Stay watching.

04/14/2025

04/14/25
2 Peter 2:11–12 (ESV)
“Whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction.”

Beautiful sunrise to the guarded remnant of El Gibbor, the Mighty God who judges with righteousness and preserves with power.

Peter exposes the boldness of false teachers who slander what even angels dare not judge. Though holy messengers (malʾakhim) possess more power (koach veʿoz | ἰσχύϊ καὶ δυνάμει), they do not blaspheme in the presence of YHWH. But these lawless ones behave like irrational beasts (behemot beli daʿat | ἄλογα ζῷα), ruled by instinct, not breath. They speak arrogantly about what they do not know (ἀγνοοῦσιν), reviling heavenly things with no reverence.

Peter warns: they are born to be caught and destroyed (εἰς ἅλωσιν καὶ φθοράν), just as beasts are trapped and perish. Their end mirrors their deeds. They blaspheme what they cannot comprehend—and in their destruction, they will be destroyed (ἐν τῇ φθορᾷ αὐτῶν καὶ φθαρήσονται | בְּהִשָּׁחְתָם יִשָּׁחֵתוּ).

They have rejected being nefesh chaiyah—living beings animated by the breath of God—and have embraced a path of ruin. Peter’s message is clear: Divine judgment is not delayed—it is deliberate.

This is the continuation of our meditation on 2 Peter.
Milk and meat come from the same cow.
The mature and baby in the Faith are fed by the same source—Scripture.

May the Most High smile His face upon you and give you peace.

04/11/2025

04/11/25
2 Peter 2:9–10 (ESV)
“Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment…”

Beautiful sunrise to the treasured flock of El Shaddai—the Almighty whose justice is precise and whose mercy flows according to His perfect will.

Peter paints a sobering portrait: the Lord rescues the godly (εὐσεβεῖς | eusebeis, Hebrew ḥasidim)—those whom He knows in covenant (yadaʿ)—while the unrighteous (ἀδίκους) are held under judgment, not forgotten, but actively restrained (κολαζομένους τηρεῖν) until the appointed Day. This is not passive delay—it is divine order unfolding with perfect timing.

Just as the angels who crossed boundaries were bound in chains (2 Peter 2:4), so too the lawless—those indulging in ἐπιθυμίᾳ μιασμοῦ (defiling desires)—are walking under judgment. These sins are not random; they are rebellions rooted in pattern:
• The bene ha’elohim (Genesis 6:4) lusted after flesh not their own.
• The men of S***m desired to defile the heavenly by unnatural union.
• And today, false teachers mock divine authority and pursue corrupt passions.

Peter warns: “They do not tremble” (οὐ τρέμουσιν) as they blaspheme the δόξαι (glories)—likely angelic messengers or divine order itself. They despise the very design of YHWH and live without holy fear. But the Judge sees all. Nothing escapes His sight. His justice is slow only to men—but swift, eternal, and exact in His court.

Let us tremble rightly. Let us be among the godly whom He knows and rescues—not those held under wrath.

This concludes our meditation on 2 Peter for the week.
May we all remember that milk and meat come from the same cow. The mature and the baby in the Faith are fed from the same source: the words of Scripture.

Shabbat shalom. Love you all. May the Most High smile His face upon you and give you peace.

04/10/2025

04/10/25
2 Peter 2:7–8 (ESV)
“…and if He rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked— for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard—”

Beautiful sunrise, breath-filled flock of El Ro’i—the God who sees and preserves!
Today, we reflect on righteous Lot—not because he was perfect, but because God declared him righteous. Peter calls him δίκαιον Λώτ (dikaion Lōt)—a status rooted in the covenant mercy (chesed) of YHWH. Like Abraham, his righteousness was counted, not earned (Gen. 15:6).

Lot’s life in S***m was no spiritual retreat—it was affliction. His whole soul (ψυχή | psychē, Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ | nefesh)—his full, breath-filled being—was tormented by the lawlessness surrounding him. What he saw and heard weighed on his nefesh. This is not about an invisible soul—it’s about his whole living self, deeply disturbed by the moral collapse around him.

He grieved not from judgment, but from prophetic grief. He lived among the wicked, yet the breath of God in him groaned under the weight of sin. And from this place—YHWH rescued him. Not as a reward, but because He is faithful. His righteousness was a gift, and his rescue, an act of divine mercy.

We’re reminded: righteousness is not performance—it is God’s pronouncement. He sees, He preserves, He delivers.

This is the continuation of our meditation on 2 Peter.
May we all recognize that milk and meat come from the same cow—the Word of God feeds both the mature and the young in the Faith.

Shalom to you—peace, wholeness, and rest in the breath of Elohim.

04/09/2025

04/09/25
2 Peter 2:6 (ESV)
“If by turning the cities of S***m and Gomorrah to ashes He condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly…”

Beautiful sunrise, chosen flock of the Just Judge
whose fire refines and consumes. Today, Peter takes us into the ruins of S***m and Gomorrah—not for history’s sake, but for a living lesson. These cities weren’t just defeated—they were reduced to ash (τεφρώσας | tephrōsas, Heb. אֵפֶר efer)—a testimony to YHWH’s righteous judgment. They were judged with complete destruction (καταστροφῇ | katastrophē), echoing the Hebrew הֶחֱרִים (heḥerim)—total annihilation, and הִשְׁחִית (hishḥit)—utter corruption.

But the Most High didn’t just destroy—He taught.
The destruction became a ὑπόδειγμα (hypodeigma)—a mashal (מָשָׁל)—a living parable and prophetic pattern. It was not just punishment, but warning—a divine billboard to those who choose to walk in irreverence (asebeia). Just as fire consumed their cities, so does Peter remind us that the fire of judgment still waits for all who reject the covenant.

S***m and Gomorrah are not merely memories.
They are memorials.
Judgment is not a myth—it is a message.

Let us walk the derekh YHWH—the Way of the LORD—so we do not follow the path of ash.

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This is the continuation of our meditation on 2 Peter.
I pray we all recognize milk and meat come from the same cow.
This means the mature and the new in faith are all fed from the same source—the Word of YHWH.

May the Most High let His judgment burn within us and may the consuming fire of His instruction guide our steps.
Shalom.

***mAndGomorrah

04/07/2025

04/07/25
2 Peter 2:4 (ESV)

“For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment…”

Beautiful sunrise, steadfast flock of the Judge of heaven and earth. Peter now intensifies his warning by lifting our eyes to the heavenly realm, reminding us that even divine beings—angels themselves—were not exempt from the justice of God. He declares, “if God did not spare the angels who sinned” (ἀγγέλων ἁμαρτησάντων οὐκ ἐφείσατο), using language that echoes מַלְאֲכֵי חֹטְאִים (malʾakhei ḥotʾim)—messengers who transgressed. The verb ἐφείσατο (epheisato) corresponds to the Hebrew חָמַל (ḥamal)—He did not spare or pity them. This sobering truth shows that YHWH, who is slow to anger yet rich in justice, holds all creation accountable to His order.

These angels, Peter writes, were not left to roam but were cast into hell (ταρταρώσας | tartarōsas), a word drawn from Greco-Roman imagery referring to Tartarus, the abyss below Hades. Though Greek in form, the concept parallels the deep pit or abyss of תְּהוֹם (tehom) and the imprisoning gloom of שְׁאוֹל (Sheol), and is fully in line with the vision of 1 Enoch where the rebellious sons of God are bound in darkness awaiting judgment. Peter adds that they were handed over “in chains of gloomy darkness” (σειραῖς ζόφου), echoing כְּבָלִים שֶׁל חֹשֶׁךְ (kevalim shel ḥoshekh), symbolic of both their restraint and shame. This darkness (ζόφος) is not ordinary night—it is the obscurity of being cut off from the Light of the Most High.

He continues: “to be kept until the judgment” (εἰς κρίσιν τηρουμένους). The term κρίσις (krisis) reflects מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat)—divine judgment or legal decree. And the Greek τηρουμένους (tēroumenous)—being kept—corresponds to שָׁמוּרִים (shamurim), preserved under watch. These fallen beings are not free agents; they are under strict custody, held for the day when the Judge will sentence all wickedness without exception.

Peter’s message is not apocalyptic drama—it is a historical reminder and a Scriptual anchor. If celestial beings were judged for transgression, how much more will the judgment fall upon false teachers who distort the truth and exploit the flock? The justice of God is not partial. It reaches the heights of heaven and the depths of the abyss. And it will not fail.

This is the continuation of our meditation on 2 Peter. I pray we all recognize milk and meat come from the same cow. This metaphor represents that the mature and baby in the Faith get fed from the same source, being the words of Scripture. May the Most High smile His face upon you and give you peace.

04/04/2025

04/04/25
2 Peter 2:3 (ESV)
“And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”

Beautiful sunrise, beloved sheep of the God who never slumbers nor sleeps!

Peter exposes the heart of false teachers—not just deception, but greed (πλεονεξίᾳ | pleonexia), the same greedy betrayal seen in Judas (betzaʿ | בֶּצַע). They don’t shepherd the flock—they merchandise it (ἐμπορεύσονται | emporeusontai), manipulating the people of God with forged words (πλαστοῖς λόγοις | plastois logois)—shaped lies crafted to deceive, like human-made idols.

But don’t be fooled—Peter reassures:
“Their judgment is not idle” (τὸ κρίμα οὐκ ἀργεῖ | krima ouk argei).
Heaven has already issued its verdict (mishpat | מִשְׁפָּט).

Destruction is not asleep.
God’s justice doesn’t nap (לֹא יָנוּם | lo yanum). It is alive, active, and moving swiftly toward those who exploit His people.

This isn’t just a warning—it’s a comfort.
The Judge is awake.
The flock is not forgotten.
The sword of justice is sharpened.

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This is the continuation of our meditation on 2 Peter.
I pray we all recognize milk and meat come from the same cow.
That means the baby and mature in the Faith eat from the same source—the Word of YHWH.

May the Most High smile His face upon you and give you peace.
Shalom.

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04/03/2025

04/03/25
2 Peter 2:2 (ESV)
“And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed.”

Beautiful sunrise, faithful ones of the Covenant-Keeping God!
Peter continues his warning with a sobering truth—many will follow the corrupted path of false teachers. This isn’t surface-level influence—it’s deep conformity. The Greek ἐξακολουθήσουσιν means to walk behind closely, paralleling the Hebrew יֵלְכוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם (they will walk after them)—language used in the Scriptures for idolatrous wandering.

What are they following?
Sensuality—Greek: ἀσελγείαις, Hebrew: זִמָּה—not just immorality, but shameless rebellion flaunted as freedom. This sin isn’t hidden; it’s celebrated, and because of it, “the way of truth” (Greek: ὁδὸς ἀληθείας, Hebrew: דֶּרֶךְ הָאֱמֶת) is blasphemed—Greek: βλασφημηθήσεται, Hebrew: חָלַל (chalal), profaned.

This means the Name of YHWH, the truth of Torah, and the path of righteousness are mocked—not by unbelievers alone, but because of those who claim His Name yet walk in corruption.

Just as Ezekiel 36:23 says YHWH’s Name was profaned among the nations due to Israel’s sins, so now Peter reminds us—our walk affects His witness.

Let us return to the derekh ha’emet—the way of truth.

This is the continuation of our meditation on 2 Peter.
Milk and meat come from the same cow.
We all eat from the same source: the Word of YHWH.

May the Most High smile His face upon you and give you peace.
Shalom.

04/02/2025

Breakthrough with Bible Study
Topic: “In the Beginning”
📅 Date: 04/02/25
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Breakthrough: Beyond the Walls
191 Atkins Street, Bennettsville, SC

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Scripture Focus:
Genesis 1:1 – “בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים…”
Galatians 1:1–5 – “Παῦλος ἀπόστολος, οὐκ ἀπ᾽ ἀνθρώπων…”

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Word Study Spotlight: רֵאשִׁית (resh*t) 🔥
• Root Letters: ר (resh) ➕ א (aleph) ➕ ש (shin)
• ר (resh) – Head, beginning, authority 👑
• א (aleph) – Strength, leader, power 💪
• ש (shin) – Fire, tooth, consume 🔥
• Meaning: Not just the “start,” but the first in purpose, the chief, the foundation of everything God does.

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📖 Lexicography + Etymology:
“Resh*t” isn’t just about when—it’s about why. It sets the tone for divine order, wisdom, and purpose.
• Semitic Cognates:
• Akkadian: rēš šatti – “start of the year”
• Ugaritic: rš – “head”
• Arabic: raʾs – “chief, top”

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📚 Grammar & Function:
• Construct noun – “In the beginning of”
• Tied to the unspoken object of divine activity
• God begins not with chaos, but with purposeful design ⚖️

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💥 Galatians 1:1–5 Connection:
Just as Genesis starts with divine origin, Galatians starts with divine authority—Paul isn’t sent by man, but by the God who raises the dead 🙌
• Genesis: God creates
• Galatians: God sends & resurrects
• Both rooted in the Word of Elohim 📜

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🌍 Ancient Near Eastern Background:
• Babylon: gods war & create through violence
• Egypt: gods rise from chaos
• Scripture: YHWH creates with wisdom and order—no rivals, no myths. Just powerful purpose.

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🌅 Purpose of “Resh*t”:
To show us that everything begins with God’s Word.
The same God who created in the beginning has called you into the new creation through Christ.

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🔥 Don’t miss it!
Wednesday @ 6:30 PM
Breakthrough: Beyond the Walls
191 Atkins Street, Bennettsville, SC
Let’s go deep into the Word, together!

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04/02/2025

04/02/25
2 Peter 2:1 (ESV)
“But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.”

Beautiful sunrise, flock of the Sovereign Shepherd who paid the ultimate price!
Peter shifts into a solemn warning—false prophets (ψευδοπροφῆται | pseudoprophētai) didn’t just threaten ancient Israel; false teachers (ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι | pseudodidaskaloi) are rising among us. These deceivers operate in stealth, secretly introducing teachings that destroy—not correct, not refine, but ruin.

These are not harmless ideas, but αἱρέσεις ἀπωλείας—destructive heresies, mirrored in the Hebrew דֵּעוֹת שֶׁל הַאֲבָדָה (teachings of destruction). They even deny the Master (δεσπότην | despotēs) who bought them—rejecting the very One who redeemed them. This isn’t just doctrinal drift; it’s rebellion against the covenant.

Judgment won’t be slow—it’ll be swift (ταχινὴν ἀπώλειαν | tachinēn apōleian). Like Korah, Balaam, and the prophets of Baal, their path leads only to self-destruction.

Let us be watchful. Let us be rooted. Let us be ruled by the Word.
This is not fear—it’s faithfulness.

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This is the continuation of our meditation on 2 Peter.
Milk and meat come from the same cow.
Both the mature and the newborn in the faith are nourished by Scripture alone.
May the Most High smile His face upon you and give you peace.
Shalom & strength.

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