Saturday, October 22, 2022

CHUCK KOLB

 Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Beresheet - Yeshua in Creation Overcoming Self-Imposed Curses !!! 


Previously posted ...
Shabbat Shalom - Chol Hamoed - God's Sheltering Presence - War of Gog/Magog !!!
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/10/chuck-kolb_15.html
 A Time to WEEP And A Time to FIGHT - 10/15/22
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/10/sermon-time-to-weep-and-time-to-fight.html
Situation Updates 10/16/22 Dark Winter - NWO End Has Come - Ammon Bundy Idaho - Med Tyranny
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/10/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_17.html
Situation WW3 Updates 10/18/22 J6 Trump Letter - Lamb's Wrath - Fauxi Exposed - Fake Moon
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/10/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_19.html
Situation WW3 Updates 10/19/22 Critical Predictions - 5G Marburg - Thought Police - Drag Show
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/10/delight-thyself-also-in-lord-and-he.htm
Situation WW3 Updates 10/20/22 UK PM 45days - Fentanyl Candy - A21 - Cath Commies
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/10/restore-unto-me-joy-of-thy-salvation.html
 
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Luke 12:37
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Eph 5:11
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. I will never forget thy precepts:
for with them thou hast quickened me. Psalm 119:60,93
The war against Truth has been raging ever since
evil was expulsed from the realm of Heaven.  
God instructed Pharaoh, "Let my people go."
God instructs us, "Let my people know."
Shema Y'israel - Maranatha !
Na'aseh V'nishma  

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כבוד שם יהוה Baruch Hashem Adonai  
לשבור לחם ביחד Shabbat Shalom Mishpacha
#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to Bereisheet (In the Beginning), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
This is the portion of Scripture that will be read in synagogues around the world this week during
the Shabbat (Saturday) services.  Please join us as we read this Torah portion.
We know you will be blessed!

In the traditional Jewish system of reading through the annual Torah, the reading cycle ended earlier this week on the holiday of Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Torah).  We now begin the yearly cycle again with Genesis (Bereisheet), which means in the beginning. This beautiful weekly custom reminds us that our study of the Word of God never comes to a conclusion but is an ongoing cycle. Week to week and year to year, reading the Word of God should never seem old to us, and every time we open it, Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) can impart fresh insight as we prayerfully consider familiar passages.

You can view this Parasha on our website complete with embedded links ...
Parasha Bereisheet: Overcoming Self-Imposed Curses

https://free.messianicbible.com/parasha/parasha-bereisheet-overcoming-self-imposed-curses-5783/

Simchat Torah: Celebrating Yeshua – the Word That Dwells Among Us
https://free.messianicbible.com/holiday/dancing-joy-simchat-torah/

Reasons to Sound the Shofar
https://free.messianicbible.com/holiday/rosh-hashanah-blow-trumpet-shofar-zion/
No One Else Brings Salvation but Yeshua
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/one-else-brings-salvation-yeshua/
Are You a Jew? The Answer Might Surprise You
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/are-you-a-jew-fname-the-answer-might-surprise-you/

Revelation and Na'aseh V'nishma
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/11880
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/do-first-understand-later/
We will do and we will listen to all that God has declared. Exodus 24:7

When to Celebrate Yeshua HaMashiach's birthday ...
The Joy of Tabernacles when Yeshua was Born
http://conpats.blogspot.com/2019/10/chuck-kolb-10142019.html
How Yeshua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles by Rabbi Yitzchak
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/how-yeshua-was-born-on-the-feast-of-tabernacles/

English to Hebrew to English lookup
https://context.reverso.net/translation/hebrew-english/
https://www.doitinhebrew.com/Translate/default.aspx
https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/
https://alittlehebrew.com/transliterate/  
https://yiddishkeit101.wordpress.com/category/hebrew-word-of-the-day
The Best Jewish Words You Need To Know: A Yiddish and Hebrew Glossary
https://www.joyofkosher.com/from-jamie/the-best-jewish-words-you-need-to-know/
https://www.brighthubeducation.com/studying-a-language/58611-yiddish-expressions-for-the-holidays/
https://hebrew4christians.com/Glossary/glossary.html
A Living Library of Jewish Texts in Hebrew and English translation
https://www.sefaria.org/   https://dictionary.co.il/   https://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/
https://www.mechon-mamre.org/
 

Torah Teasers Parshat Bereishit by Moshe Erlbaum
https://www.aish.com/tp/i/teasers/173260811.html

  Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Ralph Messer ...
Simchat Torah Beit Midrash - Joy of God’s Teaching and Instruction
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  2 Timothy 3:16

What Does It Mean to Choose Life? Every decision you make can be made in a way that you are “choosing life.”
The Torah is God’s constitution; it is His teaching and instruction; it is eternal and it is life.
His Spirit is pure Light, abundant with untouchable, supreme, sovereign power.
God is the Source of all life.

בְּרֵאשִׁית Genesis means “in the beginning.” 
In the beginning, two major factors were existent when God created the heavens and the earth: His Torah and His Light. God is the Source of all life. He knew in advance the existence of every person who would ever be born into this world.  He actually knew your name and your purpose before you were ever formed in the womb. He planned out your future, your occupation, and your purpose. That is why you must believe that your life is worth living. You were created for a specific purpose.  Find your passion. Power and energy come from focusing on what excites you.  Extraordinary success is achievable even from the smallest of beginnings.  Be passionate about what you love and give it your very best. And always choose to remember the good things in life.
https://stbm.org/bereishith/

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Todah Rabah - Dr. Gary Hedrick ...

Reaching the Jewish people with the Gospel
https://www.cjfm.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/
Charles Halff - What It Costs a Jew to Become a Christian
https://store.cjfm.org/product/146/what-it-costs-a-jew-to-become-a-christian

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Richman ...

Weekly Torah Study: with Rav Gedalia Meyer
Temple Jam with Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Abba Horovitz
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTempleInstitute/videos
https://www.facebook.com/The-Temple-Institute-22738684968/
https://www.instagram.com/thetempleinstitute/ - https://twitter.com/TempleInstitute
https://www.templeinstitute.org/ Weekly Newsletter - 36 years  
The Mystery of the Red Heifer: Divine Promise of Purity
https://templeinstitute.org/red-heifer/
Temple Talk Radio: The Red Heifers Have Arrived!
vid> https://youtu.be/dbrCt9h8r2o (34:58) 9/20/22

Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman
https://www.youtube.com/c/JerusalemLightsRabbiChaimRichman/videos

Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Jachter ...
Kol Torah Academy of Bergen County 
Parashat BeReishit - Tishrei 27, 5783 - October 22, 2022
https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=BeReishit
https://www.koltorah.org/by-parashah https://www.koltorah.org/parashah
https://www.koltorah.org/rav-jachters-halachah-files
https://www.koltorah.org/about-us > https://www.koltorah.org/books
Rabbi Jachter on JM in the AM with Nachum Segal talking about his book
mp3> Bridging Traditions: Demystifying Differences Between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews!
(23:59) https://nachumsegal.com/nachum-and-rabbi-haim-jachter-explore-bridging-traditions-on-jm-in-the-am/
Yeshiva > https://www.tabc.org/  https://www.instagram.com/koltorah.tabc/
Parashat BeReishit
https://www.koltorah.org/s/Kol-Torah-BeReishit-2022-2.pdf (4 page pdf)
 

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Parshat Bereishit

https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3137/jewish/Bereishit-in-a-Nutshell.htm
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default.asp?tDate=10/22/2022  
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/month_cdo/jewish/Jewish-Calendar.htm
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/converter_cdo/aid/6225/jewish/Jewish-Hebrew-Date-Converter.htm
 

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Naphtali “Tuly” Weisz ...  
https://israel365.com/  https://www.israel365news.com/
https://www.israel365.com/about/  https://theisraelbible.com/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/torah/  https://theisraelbible.com/blog/

Bereishit - The very first lesson of the entire Torah
https://theisraelbible.com/bereishit-first-lesson-of-torah/
The Portion of Bereishit

https://theisraelbible.com/portion-bereishit/

Why We Read the Torah Anew Each Year
https://theisraelbible.com/why-we-read-the-torah-anew-each-year/

What Bereishit teaches us about marriage and responsibility
https://www.israel365news.com/275847/what-bereishit-teaches-us-about-marriage-and-responsibility/

The 39 Acts Forbidden on the Sabbath
https://theisraelbible.com/the-39-acts-forbidden-on-the-sabbath/
https://theisraelbible.com/the-true-day-of-rest/

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States.
Stand with 100,000+ people who stand with Israel.
https://www.israel365.com/the-israel-covenant/

ACLJ Petition - Jay Sekulow
Stop Biden IRS From Spying on You and Your Bank Account
https://aclj.org/government-corruption/stop-biden-irs-from-spying-on-your-bank-account

 

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DONALD DATES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump  
Ivanka 10/30/81 <
Donald, Jr. 12/31/77 <

Save America Rally in Robstown, TX
Sat, October 22, 2022 7:00 pm (US/CENTRAL)
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/save-america-rally-in-robstown-tx

Watch > https://rumble.com/c/RSBN RSBN  
Events > https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events
https://rumble.com/c/DonaldTrump Donald J. Trump

Tiffany Trump wedding set for November 12th at Mar-a-Lago
Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos met in Mykonos in July 2018 and got engaged in January 2021.
https://pagesix.com/2022/05/05/tiffany-trump-wedding-set-for-november-at-mar-a-lago/
https://www.insider.com/tiffany-trump-wedding-details-date-location-fiance-2022-8


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Good News From Israel - Achievements and Heartwarming Stories
In the 9th Oct 22 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/2022/10/israels-good-news-newsletter-to-9th-oct.html
http://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/

Mishpacha Jewish Family Weekly
https://mishpacha.com/

Building Blocks of Creation   
Before the world existed, Hashem set up the alef-beis — the building blocks of the universe
https://mishpacha.com/building-blocks-of-creation/

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Todah Rabah - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 21+ years ...  
THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
Israel should declare three nos;
no to nuclear Iran, no to two-state solution, no to bi-national state  

Who is Putin… and What if He is Gone?
https://www.israpundit.org/who-is-putin-and-what-if-he-is-gone/
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/10/who_is_putin_and_what_if_he_is_gone.html

EU countries break out from the US! Hungary speaks out for Putin!
vid> https://youtu.be/-JlnLe9V3GI (10:20)
https://www.israpundit.org/eu-countries-break-out-from-the-us-hungary-speaks-out-for-putin/

Obama Holdovers Allowed the Chinese Communist Party’s Subversion of America > Alex Newman
Joshua Phillips > CROSSROADS
vid> https://www.theepochtimes.com/obama-holdovers-allowed-the-chinese-communist-partys-subversion-of-america-alex-newman_4807011.html (27:27)
https://www.israpundit.org/obama-holdovers-allowed-the-chinese-communist-partys-subversion-of-america-alex-newman/

Israeli Gov’t Gets Green Light to Pass Gas Deal Without Knesset Vote
https://www.israpundit.org/israeli-govt-gets-green-light-to-pass-gas-deal-without-knesset-vote/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-10-20/ty-article/.premium/israeli-govt-gets-green-light-to-pass-gas-deal-without-knesset-vote/00000183-f651-de8a-a987-f6f798520000

The Two State Solution is no more
>> https://www.israpundit.org/63684392-2/
The Jordan Option Conference Videos reposted
>> https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-conference-videos/
https://www.israpundit.org/jordan-past-present-and-future-the-jordan-option-revisited/
>> The Jordan Option, plain and simple
https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-plain-and-simple/
>> The Jordanian Option is the only game in town
https://www.israpundit.org/my-jordan-option-is-the-only-game-in-town/
>> The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/the-ultimate-alternate-israel-palestine-solution-3/

Kindly donate to support the work I do
by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/please-donate/

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Quest For The Lost Tribes - Full Simcha Jacobovici Documentary

vid> https://www.bitchute.com/video/jbB2ELq4xPw/ (1:33:29) 8/18/19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Jacobovici
12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3798842/jewish/12-Tribes-of-Israel-The-Shevatim.htm
https://www.jewishvoice.org/read/blog/who-are-tribes-judah

Welcome to Kashrut Malchut Shamayim
 

A New World Shabbat Menu
BeReishit, in the beginning,

God created the heavens and the earth.  It sounds so simple, to build a world so complex.  With these few words, we begin anew our cycle of readings from tracing the beginning of the world to our journey across the desert and finally to the Promised Land.  Rich with imagery from darkness to light, from barrenness to fertility, from emptiness to a world teeming with life, this is the story of our world.  With all of its (and our) imperfections, Hashem is still waiting for us to complete the process He began in Genesis so many years ago.  This week, we give our Shabbat menu a new beginning with New World Potatoes -- the finest this side of paradise!
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/shabbat-menu-new-world-potatoes/
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/new-world-potatoes/

A Simchat Torah Hawaiian Luau

https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/a-simchat-torah-luau/
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/shabbat-luau-menu-giveaway/

JewLish > Holy Smokes! This Female Pitmaster Is On Fire
How I went from Hebrew school teacher to shaking up the Kosher BBQ scene.
Mom. Wife. Teacher. Foodie. Orthodox. Pitmaster. This is how I describe myself these days. How did I get here? So glad you asked.
https://aish.com/holy-smokes-this-female-pitmaster-is-on-fire/

Deli Roll
So I figured I'd better learn if I wanted to be really kosher.
vid> https://youtu.be/x4o3RzJMdGA (6:07) JoK classic
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/deli-roll/

Bittersweet Chocolate Pumpkin Pareve Babka
vid> https://youtu.be/xk5Kj-m-9FA (1:17) JG
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/bittersweet-chocolate-pumpkin-babka/

Vegan Recipes
https://jamiegeller.com/search?query=vegan+recipes  
https://jamiegeller.com/browse/the-best-crowd-pleasing-vegan-appetizers/
Cook the 21 Most Popular Recipes of 2021
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/cook-the-21-most-popular-recipes-of-2021/

This is Where You Can Find Me Most of the Time
JewLish - One People - Many Flavors

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpomjPnHcZ/
https://www.instagram.com/jamiegeller/
https://www.facebook.com/jamiegeller
https://www.facebook.com/jewlishbyjamie/
https://www.youtube.com/c/jamiegeller/videos
https://jamiegeller.com/

Joy of Aliyah 
http://jamiegeller.com/tag/joy-of-aliyah/
https://jamiegeller.com/tag/joyofisrael/
Jamie Geller Welcome's You

vid> https://youtu.be/XO-owES713c (0:35) JG 
Lots of 💕 Jamie - Until next week Shabbat Shalom from Israel ! 

The answer is, it's made with love from Israel ! 
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-jewish-food-memories/
My Love Affair With Jerusalem

https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-love-affair-with-jerusalem/

Jamie's Honey Collection
https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/779DC156-2368-4FA4-A098-872BBC7F03D2

Jerusalem Street Food with Jamie Geller Spices
vid> https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/CluuvDpk-FSMnt4zj.html (10:56) JewLish   
Machane Yehuda - https://jamiegeller.com/browse/a-haute-market-in-jerusalem-the-shuk/
https://jamiegeller.com/browse/4-israeli-desserts-inspired-by-the-shuk-in-jerusalem/

The Jamie Geller Spice Collection: Now Available Worldwide!
Sending you love and my heartfelt wishes for peace, from Israel.
New Trio of Pilaf Mixes - Mujadara Lentil, Festive Herb and Jeweled Almond
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jamie+Geller/page/55E36343-CF6F-4E88-A4D5-D7C1C0274F7F
https://www.amazon.com/shop/jamiegeller  

Babies, Books, and a Billion Views: My Decade in Review
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/a-decade-in-review/

Best of the Best w Hubby - Family Heirloom Cholent ...
vid> https://youtu.be/Ae2-lQVFsGw (12:01) 8/11/11 JG classic
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/family-heirloom-chulent/
https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/cholent/

Jamie at Aish - Chief Media & Marketing Officer
https://www.aish.com/authors/48868432.html
How You Can Make the Future Brighter
vid> https://youtu.be/fclstyB-1rA (2:48) Aish
https://www.youtube.com/c/Aishdotcom/videos

Free Hebrew course Aleph Bet
This entire four-lesson course in 30 minutes.
https://academy.aish.com/course/aleph-bet

The Influence of the Hebrew Bible on America's Founding Fathers
vid> https://youtu.be/jE6Sqh-kezw (7:15) J-TV
https://www.aish.com/jl/h/h/The-Influence-of-the-Hebrew-Bible-on-Americas-Founding.html
Serpents of Desire: Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. An Introduction
https://www.aish.com/jl/b/eb/ge/48966101.html

Jamie Hanala Geller

https://jamiegeller.com/author/jamie-geller/
Tamar Genger MA, RD
https://jamiegeller.com/author/tgenger/
Titles by Jamie Geller

https://www.amazon.com/Jamie-Geller/e/B001JS2GV8/
https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/
Farmers-Guide-for-Produce (7 page pdf)
https://tinyurl.com/Farmers-Guide-for-Produce
http://supportourfarmers.org
Download the Sweeter Than Honey eBook
https://engage.aish.com/sweeter-than-honey-ebook/
The Ultimate Challah - free eBook
https://koshernetwork.ac-page.com/pinterest-challah
Modern Israeli Kebobs - free eBook
https://koshernetwork.acemlnc.com/lt.php?=s=a476321cee1a62660d5e43a07fe84c19&i=109A824A1A5341
Join My Way Better Cooking Class with Jamie Geller
https://get.waybetter.com/jamiegeller/
Jamie's Quick & Easy Shabbat Menu App
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/exclusive-jamie-gellers-menu-plans/
https://www.prepear.com/jamiegeller/cookbooks/quick-and-easy-shabbat-menus/
Fresh Families Healthy Meal Plan
https://www.prepear.com/jamiegeller/meal-plans/fresh-families-healthy-meal-plan/
LIVE Series: FEED YOUR SOUL
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/feed-your-soul/
 
In the beginning God [Elohim] created [barah] the heavens and the earth. בְּרֵאשִׁית  Genesis 1:1

Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Beresheet - Yeshua in Creation Overcoming Self-Imposed Curses !!! 



Discover Yeshua in the Creation Story
(Photo: The Sefer Torah at the Wailing Wall)
 
Shabbat Shalom
 
Welcome to Bereisheet (In the Beginning),
this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
 
This is the portion of Scripture that will be read in synagogues around the world this week during the Shabbat (Saturday) services.  Please join us as we read this Torah portion.  We know you will be blessed!
 
BEREISHEET (In the Beginning)
Genesis 1:1–6:8; Isaiah 42:5–43:10; Revelation 22:6–21

In the traditional Jewish system of reading through the annual Torah, the reading cycle ended earlier this week on the holiday of Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Torah).  We now begin the yearly cycle again with Genesis (Bereisheet), which means in the beginning.

This beautiful weekly custom reminds us that our study of the Word of God never comes to a conclusion but is an ongoing cycle.
 
Week to week and year to year, reading the Word of God should never seem old to us, and every time we open it, Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) can impart fresh insight as we prayerfully consider familiar passages.
 
Image of sprout coming out of earth and
                      the words "In the Beginning."
 
Where Is Yeshua (Jesus) in Creation?
“In the beginning God [Elohim] created [barah] the heavens and the earth.”  (Genesis 1:1)
 
While El is the singular form of God, the im ending of Elohim
indicates plurality.
 
This doesn’t mean that there are many Gods creating the earth, but it does indicate that the nature of God involves a plurality
as well as unity.
 
One reason we know this is because even though Elohim is plural, the Hebrew verb barah (created) is singular.
 
If more than one person was involved in the act of creation, the verb would be plural — baroo and not barah.
 

Carpenter in a Nazareth village recreation in Israel.
 
However, in Genesis 1:22 and 3:22, the identity of this one person is clearly a plurality of some kind:
 
“Let us make man [Adam] in our image, after our likeness.”  (Genesis 1:26)
 
“The man has now become like one of us.”  (Genesis 3:22)
 
Who is in the "us"?
 
In the first verses of Genesis, we see God (Elohim) as Creator, and the Spirit (Ruach) of God is hovering (breathing) over the waters.
 
But where is Yeshua (Jesus)?  
 
The Apostle John tells us that Yeshua was not only "with God" but He accomplished His work as the Word of God itself:
 
“In the beginning [Bereisheet] was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made, that was made…  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us….”  (John 1:1-3, 14)
 
image of John 1:1 Bible passage

Yeshua knew exactly what to create and how to design everything because He is "the exact imprint of God's nature," and "He upholds the universe by the word of His power.”  (Hebrews 1:3)
 
Now those are powerful words!
 
The good news is that we are created in the image of Yeshua who is one in Elohim, so the words we speak have power, too. 
 
The bad news is that we often abuse that power.
 
We seem to instinctively know that when we speak dark, destructive words, we may bring into existence the very thing we hate or fear.

“For the thing which I fear comes on me; That which I am afraid of comes to me.”  (Job 3:25)
 
So, why do so many Believers not speak forth the light of God's truth in order to bring forth His light into their lives?
 
Woman overlooks western wall plaza.

Let There Be Light, Truth, and Freedom!
“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”  (Genesis 1:3)
You are made in the image of Elohim, and your words have power!
 
When we align our speech with God’s Word, we bring light into our lives and those around us.  

On the other hand, speaking darkness and evil toward ourselves or others is a form of a curse.
 
But God gives us a way to break the curse and free us from this sin.
 
“If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples," Yeshua said.  "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  (John 8:31)
 
If we truly abide in the words of Yeshua, who is God Himself, then we will naturally speak forth the light of God. 
 
Only His light will free us from the darkness of our self-imposed curses.
 
In this week's parasha, we see the tragic consequences of living in that darkness and God's plan for redemption dramatically demonstrated in the lives of Cain and Abel. 
 

Man earnestly prays at the Western (Wailing) Wall.
 
The Consequences of Self-Imposed Curses
When God declares one thing and we declare another, that's a self-imposed curse.  But God in His great mercy gives us a way to break that curse, just as He did with Cain.
 
Cain, the first son of Adam and Eve was a farmer; he made a decision to offer a sacrifice to God from his field.  His brother Abel, a shepherd, offered an animal sacrifice.  
 
God accepted Abel's offering but not Cain's.
 

Cain resents Abel's offering being accepted (Providence
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Resentment, bitterness, and jealousy toward the acceptance that God gave Abel festered in Cain's heart. 
 
However, in God's great love toward His creation, He gave Cain the opportunity to think differently about the situation: 
 
The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?  If you do well, will you not be accepted?  And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.”  (Genesis 4:6-7)
 
Although God rejected Cain's sacrifice, He gave Cain real hope that next time he would be accepted if only he changed his thinking and behavior.
 
For instance, Cain could have said, "I'm sorry, Lord, for not offering to you what you require.  Next time, I will ask my brother Abel to help me choose a sacrifice and teach me how to offer it to you."
 
Cain could have mastered his shortcoming with God by humbly acknowledging his failing and taking steps to follow God's instructions. 
 
That would have been true teshuvah (turning back, repenting), something God has always desired from each of us, as He told the Israelites before they were taken captive:
 
"I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD.  Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin."  (Ezekiel 18:30)
 

Cain Leads Abel to Death, by James Tissot
 
Instead of following God's directions, Cain chose to let his shortcoming master him; the anger and jealousy festering in his heart transformed into a plot of revenge and self-sabotage. 
 
Cain killed the very person he most wanted to become — a man in good standing with God.
 
Although God allowed Cain to marry, have children, and live a long life, he would have to toil hard to harvest the ground for food (verses 12–13), and maybe even live with a lifelong guilt of killing his brother.
 
Unfortunately, Cain's sin didn't stop with him.  Five generations later, a man wounded Cain's descendant Lamech, and Lamech killed him without remorse (Genesis 4:24).
 
Lamech's son, Tubal-Cain became a man who made "all kinds of bronze and iron tools," which some scholars believe were used
as weapons of war (verse 22).
 
However, Lamech also bore Noah, who would obey God and save mankind, but we will leave that for next week's parasha reading.
 
 
Haftarah:  The Consequences of Praising God! 
In the prophetic reading for this Shabbat, we discover the consequences for using our words as God created us to use them
— to praise Him and only Him!
 
Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in th
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