Miracle #6. A multitude healed after sunset.

1. The Sixth Miracle of Messiah
2. Opening-up questions and clues
3. All Israel will be saved
4. The Ten Forgiveness Sayings of the Messiah of Israel
5. House of Shimon (Hearing), Andrew/Adam (Man), and Messiah
6. Healing at the Mezuzot (Doorposts)
7. Affixing the Word of God to your Heart
8. He is the Source of all love: For God is Love!
9. The all-powerful grip of the Hand of the Father
10. He has lifted our sicknesses and carried our sufferings
11. The afflicted were assembled before the Doorposts of the House of Messiah
12. All the people of Kefar Nachum were healed on Yom Rishon

The Sixth Miracle of Messiah:

Mattai 8:16-17

{Classical & Mishnaic Hebrew}

וַיְהִי לְעֵת עֶרֶב וַיָּבִיאוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּים אֲחוּזֵי שֵׁדִים וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֵת־הָרוּחוֹת בִּדְבַר פִּיו וַיְרַפֵּא אֵת כָּל־הַחוֹלִים׃ לְמַלּאת אֵת אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר חֳלָיֵנוּ הוּא נָשָׂא וּמַכְאֹבֵינוּ סְבָלָם׃

{Modern Hebrew}

לְעֵת עֶרֶב הֵבִיאוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּים שֶׁהָיוּ אֲחוּזֵי שֵׁדִים וְהוּא גֵּרֵשׁ אֶת הָרוּחוֹת בִּדְבַר פִּיו וְרִפֵּא אֶת כָּל הַחוֹלִים, לְקַיֵּם אֶת אֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַר בְּפִי יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא: חֳלָיֵנוּ הוּא נָשָׂא וּמַכְאֹבֵינוּ סְבָלָם.פ

לעת ערב הביאו אליו רבים שהיו אחוזי שדים והוא גרש את הרוחות בדבר פיו ורפא את כל החולים, לקים את אשר נאמר בפי ישעיהו הנביא: חלינו הוא נשא ומכאבינו סבלם.פ

At evening time, they brought him (the Messiah) many who were gripped by demons, and he drove out the spirits with the word of his mouth, and he healed all the sick, fulfilling what Yeshayah the Prophet spoke, saying, “He has lifted our sicknesses and carried our sufferings.”

Matthew 8:16-17

{Classical Greek}

Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δαιμονιζομένους πολλούς: καὶ ἐξέβαλεν τὰ πνεύματα λόγῳ, καὶ πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ἐθεράπευσεν: ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος, Αὐτὸς τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν ἔλαβεν καὶ τὰς νόσους ἐβάστασεν.

Now when evening came, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This happened so that what was said through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”

Markos 1:32-34

וַיְהִי בָעֶרֶב כְּבוֹא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וַיָּבִיאוּ אֵלָיו אֵת כָּל־הַחוֹלִים וְאֵת אֲחוּזֵי הַשֵּׁדִים׃ וְכָל־הָעִיר נֶאֶסְפוּ יַחְדָּו פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת׃ וַיְּרַפֵּא רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ חוֹלִים חֳלָיִים שׁוֹנִים וַיְגָרֵשׁ שֵׁדִים הַרְבֵּה וְלֹא־נָתַן אֶת־הַשֵּׁדִים לְדַבֵּר כִּי יְדָעֻהוּ׃

בָּעֶרֶב, עִם שְׁקִיעַת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, הֵבִיאוּ אֵלָיו אֶת כָּל הַחוֹלִים וַאֲחוּזֵי הַשֵּׁדִים. כָּל הָעִיר נֶאֶסְפָה אֶל פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת וְהוּא רִפֵּא רַבִּים שֶׁהָיוּ חוֹלִים בְּמַחֲלוֹת לְמִינֵיהֶן; גַּם שֵׁדִים רַבִּים גֵּרֵשׁ וְלֹא הִנִּיחַ לַשֵּׁדִים לְדַבֵּר מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִכִּירוּהוּ. פ

בערב, עם שקיעת השמש, הביאו אליו את כל החולים ואחוזי השדים. כל העיר נאספה אל פתח הבית והוא רפא רבים שהיו חולים במחלות למיניהן; גם שדים רבים גרש ולא הניח לשדים לדבר מפני שהכירוהו. פ

In the evening, about sunset, they brought to him all those who were sick and demon possessed. The whole town was gathered together at the doorway entrance of the house. He healed many who were sick with various illnesses, and he drove out many demons, but he did not permit the demons to speak, for they knew him.

Lukas 4:40-41

וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם חֹלִים חֳלָיִים שׁוֹנִים וַיְבִיאוּם אֵלָיו כְּבוֹא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־יָדָיו עַל־כָּל־אֶחָד מֵהֶם וַיְרַפֵּא אוֹתָם׃ וְגַם־שֵׁדִים יָצְאוּ מֵרַבִּים וְהֵם קֹרְאִים וְאֹמְרִים אַתָּה הוּא (הַמָּשִׁיחַ) בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּגְעַר־בָּם וְלֹא נְתָנָם לְדַבֵּר כִּי יָדְעוּ אֲשֶׁר הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ׃

עִם שְׁקִיעַת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, כָּל הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לָהֶם חוֹלִים בְּמַחֲלוֹת לְמִינֵיהֶן הֵבִיאוּ אוֹתָם אֵלָיו. הוּא שָׂם אֶת יָדָיו עַל כָּל אֶחָד מֵהֶם וְרִפֵּא אוֹתָם. מֵרַבִּים יָצְאוּ שֵׁדִים כְּשֶׁהֵם קוֹרְאִים אַתָּה הוּא בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים! אַךְ הוּא גָּעַר בָּהֶם וְלֹא הִנִּיחַ לָהֶם לְדַבֵּר, כִּי יָדְעוּ שֶׁהוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ.פ

עם שקיעת השמש, כל האנשים אשר היו להם חולים במחלות למיניהן הביאו אותם אליו. הוא שם את ידיו על כל אחד מהם ורפא אותם. מרבים יצאו שדים כשהם קוראים אתה הוא בן-האלוהים! אך הוא גער בהם ולא הניח להם לדבר, כי ידעו שהוא המשיח.פ

All those who had people afflicted with various ailments brought them to him while the sun was setting (sunset), and he placed his hands upon every one of them and healed them. Demons also came out from many, and they were calling out and saying, “You are the Ben Ha-Elohim!” (Son of God) He reprimanded them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was Ha-Mashiach

Luke 4:40-41

{Classical Greek}

Δύνοντος δὲ τοῦ ἡλίου ἅπαντες ὅσοι εἶχον ἀσθενοῦντας νόσοις ποικίλαις ἤγαγον αὐτοὺς πρὸς αὐτόν: ὁ δὲ ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ αὐτῶν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπιτιθεὶς ἐθεράπευεν αὐτούς. ἐξήρχετο δὲ καὶ δαιμόνια ἀπὸ πολλῶν, κρ[αυγ]άζοντα καὶ λέγοντα ὅτι Σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ. καὶ ἐπιτιμῶν οὐκ εἴα αὐτὰ λαλεῖν, ὅτι ᾔδεισαν τὸν Χριστὸν αὐτὸν εἶναι.

Now while the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he was laying his hands on each one of them and healing them. Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” And yet he was rebuking them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

Opening-up questions and clues:

The following opening-up questions and clues are provided as an introduction to this study on the 6^th Miracle of Messiah:

1.  Look at the symbolism of the above miracle narrative: At what location do the miracles occur? In the Tanakh what do the doorposts of the house symbolize? Clues: What is the heart a symbol of in the Torah? What is it that Moses instructed the people to put upon the lintels and posts of the doors of their homes? What does the letter Tav symbolize? How is the Sign of the Tav related to the doorpost of our heart?

2.  At what time does this miracle occur?  When does the Hebrew day begin and end? What day of the week was this the end of and what day was this the beginning of?

3.  On what day of the week did the the Messiah resurrect from the dead?

4.  Who are the people who are being referenced to here? How many of the citizens of Kefar Nachum were present outside the door of the house of Shimon and Andrew? What do these two personal names mean—Shimon and Andrew?

5.  What physical illnesses and spiritual conditions are the people of Kefar Nachum being healed of?

6.  Was this an individual or corporate healing? How many corporate miracles are there in the 50 miracles of the Messiah Yeshua? What does this number symbolize?

7.  Why did the Messiah lay his hands on the people when he healed them? What are the hands a symbol of? Which pictograph in the ancient Hebrew alphabet that Moses wrote in is configured in the shape of a closed extended hand?

8.  Whose Hand is the Mashiach an extension of? Clue: read 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

9.  What passage of Isaiah the prophet is being referenced in this miracle at the doorway entrance of the house? What does Isaiah mean when he says, “He has lifted our sicknesses and carried our sufferings”?

10. What does Yeshayah, Isaiah,  say is the personal cost to the sinless Messiah for Israel’s receiving corporate healing and permanent deliverance from evil?

11.  Which festival is it that the nation and people of Israel observe as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar?

12. Which festival is Shaul (Paul) ben Benyamin alluding to and from what portion of the Tanakh is he referencing when he boldly declares that “all Israel” will be saved:

וכך כל ישראל יושע, כמו שכתוב: “ובא מציון גואל וישיב פשע ביעקוב ואני זאות בריתי אותם, כי אסלח לעונם.” פ

And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “A Redeemer will come from Zion and remove iniquity from Jacob and this is the covenant from Me, that I will forgive their transgression.”

All Israel will be saved:

Today’s corporate miracle of “A multitude healed after sunset” is the fourth miracle of twelve recorded miracle events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) that occur in Kefar Nachum (כפר נחום); the village of [God’s] Comfort, Consolation, Compassion; where we  receive God’s Rest.

This corporate miracle is the first of twelve corporate miracle events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) that occur in the Seven Signs and Fifty Miracles of Messiah. Twelve is the number of the tribes of Israel. These 12 corporate miracles are primarily a reference to the Messiah Yeshua’s saving ministry to the nation and people of Israel. The portion of scripture in the Tanakh that clearly testifies to Rabbeinu Yeshua being the Messiah and the salvation of God to all the people and nation of Israel is Yeshayah, Isaiah, chapter 53. The festival that best speaks of this salvation of “all Israel” is Yom Kippurim, the Day of Atonement.

The Ten Forgiveness Sayings of the Messiah of Israel:

Regarding Yom Kippurim and the corporate salvation of all Israel our Rabbi Yeshua has given us Ten Forgiveness Sayings that apply to every Jew; and to any gentile who believes in the salvation of our GOD and His Messiah. These are:

Forgiveness Saying #1: Healing of the paralytic (ריפוי איש משותק)
Forgiveness Saying #2: The woman who loved much (ישוע בביתו של שמעון הפרוש)
Forgiveness Saying #3: Unmerciful servant (משל על עבד שלֹא רצה למחול)
Forgiveness Saying #4: Reason for speaking in meshalim (פשר משל הזורע)
Forgiveness Saying #5: Limitless forgiveness (מכשולים, אמונה וציות)
Forgiveness Saying #6: Forgive and you will be forgiven (אהבה לאויבים)
Forgiveness Saying #7: How to pray (תפילה)
Forgiveness Saying #8: Blasphemy of the Spirit of the Holy One (גדוף כלפי רוח הקודש לא יסלח)
Forgiveness Saying #9: Forgiveness at the accursed tree (כאשר המשיח עשה את נשמתו קרבן על חטאינו)
Forgiveness Saying #10: Post-resurrection authority (סמכות לכבול ומשוחרר).

House of Shimon (Hearing), Andrew/Adam (Man), and Messiah:

For much of his three and one half year ministry the Messiah made his home in the house of *Shim’on (Hearing) and Andrew (Man). The personal names of Shimon and **Andrew/Adam are providential. The hidden message here is the Spirit of the Holy One makes His permanent dwelling place in His Messiah who is the only person in all of human history who has always perfectly heard, understood, and obeyed God!

*Shim’on, shema, shama (שמעון, שמע) means one who hears, understands, and obeys God.

**Andrew, Anthropos in Greek shares the same meaning as Adam in Hebrew: both mean man, human, mankind, and humankind.

It was in this fishing village of Galilee that the Messiah of God began his prophetic teaching ministry in the Kefar Nachum synagogue, recruited his first talmidim and became known throughout all Israel as the Rabbi who healed the sick and disabled and who drove out the unclean spirits from those who were possessed.

Healing at the Mezuzot (Doorposts):

As you enter the home of an observant Jew like our Rabbi Yeshua you will notice a small rectangular box attached to the outer doorpost. This small box is the *mezuzah. Inside each mezuzah is a rectangular piece of parchment called a klaf (קלף), which is made from a specially prepared skin of a kosher (כשרה) animal. The klaf is scribed with Hebrew lettering from key scriptures found in the Word of God: Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and Deuteronomy 11:13–21. The tiny scroll is then rolled up with the Scripture facing inward.

*Mezuzah (המזוזה)..

Often the small box of the mezuzah displays the Hebrew letter shin (ש) on the outside, which stands for *El Shaddai. The three Hebrew letters that make up the name Shaddai — shin (ש-SH) dalet (ד-D) and yud ( י -Y) — are often interpreted as an acronym standing for *Shomer Dlatot Yisrael. So in the Hebrew Scriptures the words mezuzah and mezuzot simply refers to the doorpost(s) of a house. The mezuzah was where the blood was applied at the first Pesach (1, 2, 3). The mezuzah was where a servant who wanted to serve his master for life would have his ear pierced. We read that Eli the priest sat by the mezuzot (מְזוּזוֹת) doorposts of the sanctuary.

*El Shaddai: the All Sufficient One (אל שדי).

**Shomer Dlatot Yisrael: the Keeper of Israel’s Doors (שומר דלתות ישראל).

In Proverbs 8:34 we  are informed that blessedness belongs to the one who eagerly waits for instruction at the mezuzot – at the entrance of the home of the Wisdom of God (חכמת אלוהים):

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי יֹ֤ום ׀ יֹ֑ום לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי׃

אשרי אדם שמע לי לשקד על־דלתתי יום ׀ יום לשמר מזוזות פתחי׃

Those who listen to *Me will be blessed those who stay at My doorposts every day, who continuously wait for Me at the gateway (פתחי) entrance to My home.

*Wisdom of God–Hebrew: Ma’amar (מאמר), Aramaic: Memra, and Greek: Logos.

Affixing the Word of God to your Heart:

Orthodox Jews believe they are commanded to literally nail God’s Word to their doorposts. For those persons who obey the command it is believed that God’s Word will guard them and all of their household. The first century (CE) historian *Josephus described the use of the mezuzah as a well-known custom in his day and that in addition to the Scriptures the first century Yehudim (Jews) would also inscribe the blessings they had received from God upon their doorposts.

*Josephus: Antiquities 4:8:13; Ancestry of the Jews (קדמוניות היהודים).

He is the Source of all love: For God is Love!

The Shema: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 speak first of God’s love for us and second of our love for God.

First God loves us by speaking His love into us by forgiving our sins and giving us His written and Oral Torah. The Oral Torah is not the work of any man but it is the gift of God’s Spirit. God is the Source of all love. Not man. For “God is Love!”

אהובי, נאהב נא איש את רעהו, כי האהבה מאלוהים היא; וכל מי שאוהב נולד מאלוהים ויודע את אלוהים. מי שאינו אוהב אינו יודע את אלוהים, שכן האלוהים הוא אהבה. פ

Beloved ones, let us love each other, because love is from God; And everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is Love.

Second, the scriptures speak of our responsiveness to God’s love. In our response to God’s love we are called to love God and each other by hearing, understanding, and obeying God’s word that is conveyed to us by His Spirit and His Word. So it is written:

.אנחנו אוהבים מפני שהוא אהב אותנו תחלה

“We love because He loved us first.”

The all-powerful grip of the Hand of the Father:

וַאֲנִי אֶתֵּן לָהֶן חַיֵּי עוֹלָם וְלֹא תֹאבַדְנָה לָנֶצַח וְאִישׁ לֹא־יַחֲטֹף אֶתְהֶן מִיָּדִי׃ הָאָב אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָן לִי גָּדוֹל הוּא עַל־כֹּל וְאִישׁ לֹא־יַחֲטֹף אֶתְהֶן מִיַּד הָאָב׃ אֲנִי וְאָבִי אֶחָד אֲנָחְנוּ׃

ואני נותן להן חיי עולם; ולא תאבדנה לעולם, אף לא יחטף אותן איש מידי. אבי שנתן אותן לי גדול מכל ואין איש יכול לחטף אותן מיד האב. אני והאב אחד אנחנו.פ

“I will give them eternal life, and they will not perish for eternity. No one will snatch them from My Hand. The Father who gave them to Me is greater than anyone; therefore, no one will snatch them from the Hand of My Father. I and My Father are One (אֶחָד-echad).”

Question: If one is without any sin whatsoever can it be said that such a one is in complete unity with God?

Answer: Yes. And what person has ever rightfully made such a claim? Only one—the Messiah!

If however one has sinned by breaking even the smallest of commandments can it be said that such a one is still in complete unity (echad) with God? Answer: No. What person has lived his or her entire lifetime without sinning and has, therefore, remained completely blameless under the Law of God? Even Moses sinned. Only the sinless Messiah can say:

.אני והאב אחד אנחנו

“I and my Father are one; a perfect unity.”

He has lifted our sicknesses and carried our sufferings:

What passage of Isaiah the prophet is being referenced in this miracle at the door of the house? What does Isaiah mean when he says:

אכן חלינו הוא נשא ומכאבינו סבלם ואנחנו חשבנהו נגוע מכה אלוהים ומענה׃

Surely our griefs (חלינו) he himself bore,
And our sorrows (מכאבינו) he carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed him stricken (נגוע),
Smitten (אנחנו) of the Almighty, and afflicted (מענה).

חלינו הוא נשא ומכאבינו סבלם.פ

He bore our sicknesses and bore our pains.

What does the Hebrew phrase mean: “He has lifted our sicknesses and carried our sufferings”? The answer is found in the nearly nineteen hundred year old sacred writings of Yochanan ben Zevedi (יוחנן בן זבדי):

Without the sacrifice of perfect “love” it is impossible to please God!

בזאת נגלתה אהבת האלוהים בנו, בעבדה שאלוהים שלח את בנו יחידו לעולם למען נחיה בזכותו. בזאת היא האהבה, לא שאנחנו אהבנו את אלוהים, אלא שהוא אהב אותנו ושלח את בנו להיות כפרה על חטאינו. אהובי, אם ככה אהב אותנו האלוהים, גם אנחנו חיבים לאהב איש את רעהו. את האלוהים לא ראה איש מעולם. אם אנחנו אוהבים זה את זה, האלוהים שוכן בקרבנו ואהבתו נשלמה בנו. בזאת יודעים אנו שעומדים אנו בו והוא בנו, כי נתן לנו מרוחו. ואנחנו התבוננו והרינו מעידים כי האב שלח את הבן מושיע העולם. כל המודה כי ישוע הוא בן-האלוהים, אלוהים שוכן בו והוא באלוהים. ואנחנו הכרנו את האהבה שאלוהים מקים בנו והאמנו בה. האלוהים הוא אהבה; העומד באהבה עומד באלוהים ואלוהים עומד בו. בזה נשלמה האהבה אצלנו באפן שיהיה לנו בטחון ביום הדין, שכן כדרך שהאחד ההוא כן גם אנחנו בעולם הזה. אין פחד באהבה. אדרבא, האהבה השלמה מגרשת את הפחד. הן הפחד כרוך בענש, והמפחד איננו שלם באהבה. אנחנו אוהבים מפני שהוא אהב אותנו תחלה. איש אם יאמר “אוהב אני את אלוהים” והוא שונא את אחיו, שקרן הוא; כי מי שאיננו אוהב את אחיו אשר הוא רואה אותו לא יוכל לאהב את האלוהים אשר הוא איננו רואה אותו. מצוה זאת קבלנו ממנו, שהאוהב את אלוהים יאהב גם את אחיו.  פ

In this the love of God was revealed in us, in the fact that God sent into the world His only son so that we might live through him. This is the love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His son to be an atonement for our sins. Beloved, if this is how God loved us, we too must love one another. No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God dwells among us and His love is perfected in us. By this we know that we stand in Him and He in us, because He gave us His Spirit. And we observed and bore witness that the Father sent the Son, Moshia HaOlam, the Savior of the World. All who acknowledge that Yeshua is Ben HaElohim, the Son of God, God dwells in him and he is in God. And we knew the love that God established in us and we believed in it. God is love; he who stands in love stands in God and God stands in him. In this our love has been fulfilled so that we will have security on Yom HaDin, the Day of Judgment, for just as that one is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love. Rather, perfect love casts out fear. For the fearing ones who fear punishment are not made *shalem b’ahavah, complete in love. We love because He [God] first loved us. If a person says “I love God” and he hates his brother, he is a liar; because he who does not love his brother whom he sees cannot love God whom he does not see. We received this commandment from Him, that the one who loves God should also love his brother.

*Shalem b’ahavah (שלם באהבה) means to become whole, complete, well matured in God’s love (להיות שלם, שלם, היטב התבגר באהבת אלוהים).

The afflicted were assembled before the Doorposts of the House of Messiah:

The doorposts are a symbol of the entrance and governance of the heart.

The heart is the eternal core (center) of our being; also called spirit. Only through the atonement sacrifice of the Messiah of God are our hearts cleansed sufficient for the life-sustaining Presence of the Spirit of the Holy One to dwell forever within our spirits. Messiah has made it possible for us all to become cleansed of our sins before the doorposts of the House of God. He has lifted our sicknesses and carried our sufferings away so that we might become the Temple (House) of the Spirit of the Holy One:

This work of Divine Redemption is all entirely the gracious work of the rich mercy and great love of the Holy One.

We are the afflicted ones. Therefore we may not ascribe any credit to ourselves for our salvation. We have not delivered ourselves from sin unto righteousness. God has! No one can boast that they are equal in righteousness to the Holy One. Since all have sinned our salvation must come from God our Father. God alone is perfect. He is complete. perfect morally, developmentally, relationally in every way. He does not learn. He does not grow. God never-changes. We are not perfect. Man, Adam, Andrew, humankind is not perfect. El Shaddai is the All-sufficient one. He is perfect. He needs no help from anyone. In great contrast we do:

We desperately need the help of Avinu Shebashamayim, our heavenly Father.

We are delivered from sin to live in the righteousness of our heavenly Father only by His graciousness. Thanks be to God the Messiah is the perfect, sinless human-being (Adam). He was sent into the world by God to perfect us. However, we do not give to Rabbeinu Yeshua the glory (honor) for the things that God the Father has done in him and through him. Yeshua ascribes all glory to his Father and our Father; to his God and our God. It is God’s Presence that indwells M’shicho that has perfected him and shall on the day of our resurrection also perfect us (למענו).

Question: What was it that only the sinless Messiah could do that no other person could ever do?

Answer: He sacrificed his life for our sin so that we too might one day be made perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.

By obeying all of the Torah of God our Rabbi Yeshua made satisfaction for sin as our korban Pesach. Then in his resurrection from the dead he rendered death powerless.He conquered death not only for himself but also for all who believe in his name. For it is written:

ואין ישועה באחר, כי אין שם אחר נתון לבני אדם תחת השמים, ובו עלינו להושע. פ

“And there is no salvation in another, because there is no other name given to men under heaven, and in him we must be saved.”

מתנתו של אלוהים היא חיי עולם במשיח ישוע אדוננו. פ

“God’s gift is eternal life in Messiah Yeshua our *master.”

*Adon (אָדוֹן) – sir, master, lord, ruler, commander, and possessor.

It was only in the selfless sacrifice of the Messiah’s atoning sacrifice that his perfection was made complete. Only when the Messiah sacrificed his perfect life for our imperfect lives was the love of God made complete in him. Without the sacrifice of “love” it is impossible to please God! Therefore due to the Messiah’s perfect sacrifice of love Avinu Shebashamayim said of him:

יצא קול מתוך הענן לאמר: זה בני אהובי אשר חפצתי בו; אליו תשמעון!פ

A Voice came out of the Cloud, saying, “This is My Beloved Son, whom I desire; Listen to him!

In holy love our Rabbi Yeshua is our “Strong One.”

He is the one sent by the Father to be our Kinsman Redeemer. He has borne in his own *sinless body the immeasurable burden of the judgment that rightfully is ours. In this redemptive sacrifice Yeshua became the embodiment of Abba Avinu’s own expression of redeeming love. So it is written:

*Exodus 12:5: He is innocent and has no blemish (שה תמים שאין בו מום).

כי כוה אהב אלוהים את העולם עד כי נתן את בנו יחידו למען לא יאובד כל המאמין בו, אלא ינחל חיי עולם.  פ

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

So when we gather at the Doorposts of the House of Messiah we gather as afflicted ones to be healed and made whole (perfect, complete), even as our heavenly Father is whole (perfect, complete). Therefore, Rabbi Yeshua our Messiah has declared to us:

לָכֵן הֱיוּ שְׁלֵמִים, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאֲבִיכֶם שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם שָׁלֵם הוּא.פ

Therefore, you are to be perfect (shelamim), as your heavenly Father is Perfect (Shalem).

This means our God our Father’s redemptive powers are in no way dependent on fallen humankind (us) but reside solely in His own Divine moral perfection (virtue). This leads us to two irrefutable facts: first, our heavenly Father wants to deliver us from our imprisonment to sin and our suffering at the hands of our age old enemies of sin and death; and second, the *All-Powerful One (אל שדי) unilaterally has given us through His Messiah the means for us to be eternally delivered from these twin oppressors of sin and death.

All the people of Kefar Nachum were healed on Yom Rishon:

The double reference to time “in the evening” (בערב) and “at sunset” (עם שקיעת השמש) makes it clear that the people of Israel living at Kefar Nachum were gathered at the doorposts of the home of Rabbi Yeshua’s home just as Shabbat was ending and the first day of a new week was beginning. This reference first to to the close of the seventh day is important. We are reminded of the commandment:

וְיֹ֙ום֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜י שַׁבָּ֖֣ת ׀ לַ ה’ אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ לֹֽ֣א־תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה כָל־מְלָאכָ֡֜ה אַתָּ֣ה ׀ וּבִנְךָֽ֣־וּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָ עַבְדְּךָ֤֨ וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙ וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָ וְגֵרְךָ֖֙ אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃

ויום השביעי שבת ׀ ל ה’ אלהיך לא־תעשה כל־מלאכה אתה ׀ ובנך־ובתך עבדך ואמתך ובהמתך וגרך אשר בשעריך׃

For the seventh day is a sabbath of Adonai Eloheikha; in it do not do any work, you, and your son, and your daughter, your male servant, and your female servant, and your cattle, and your sojourner who stays within your city.

The community-wide (corporate) miracle of healing all of the afflicted ones of Kefar Nachum occurred on the dawning of a new day and a new week. Yom Rishon (יום ראשון) the first day of a new creation week followed immediately after the people gathered at the door of Messiah at the Saturday sunset of Shabbat. Yom Rishon began immediately thereafter.

The whole town had assembled together at the door of the house of Shimon and Andrew (Adam) – to meet the Man who (perfectly) hears, understands, and obeys the LORD our God.

Our Rabbi Yeshua not only brought healing to all the physically ill, he also exercised power over the demonic forces. By casting out the unclean spirits the Messiah demonstrated his power over Satan (השטן) our Adversary, who is the ruler of all demons. As the demons came out of the people they were shouting, “You are ben Ha-Elohim!” The Son of God! When this happened Rabbi Yeshua immediately silenced them. He did this because they were an inappropriate witness. The appropriate witness of the Messiah came from the heavenly Father Himself, Who spoke from His Shekinah Glory Cloud:

יצא קול מתוך הענן לאמר: זה בני אהובי אשר חפצתי בו; אליו תשמעון!  פ

A Voice came out of the Cloud, saying, “This is My Beloved Son, whom I desire; Listen to him!

Question: What is so special abut the first day of the week, the Jewish day of Yom Rishon?

Answer: On Yom Rishon the world was created and Messiah was resurrected from the dead.

Over three hundred prophecies in the Tanakh make it absolutely clear that Rabbi Yeshua is the Suffering Messiah of Isaiah 53. He is the true Korban Pesach (Passover Lamb) whose sacrificial death and shed blood has caused the wrath of God to “pass over” (pasach) all of us who have put our trust in him. The sacrifice of our Messiah Yeshua son of Joseph, son of David has already provided us atonement for sin. In addition on HaBikkurim at the techiyat ha-Mashiach, the resurrection of the Messiah, he secured for all who believe in him the gift of eternal life. Therefore, because the Messiah was raised from the dead on the first day of the week and secured for us the gift of eternal life on that day we have for almost two millennia called every first day of the week—*The Lord’s Day!

*Yom ha-Adon (יום האדון) .

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