Monday, March 9, 2015

Our Father's Food Laws are Health Laws

Overview

Our God Yahweh, that gave us life, also gave us instruction for living and taking care of ourselves.  Just as a manufacturer of a radio will give you instructions for using and caring for the radio, Yahweh gave us instructions for taking care of ourselves.  Yahweh wants us to eat food that nourishes are bodies and promotes good health.

For years I ate pork, shrimp and other food that I thought tasted really good but now I have learned how bad they are for you.  This is probably where the term ‘Sinfully Good’ originates.  Unclean food may taste good however it harms our bodies with toxins.  There are lots of items in our grocery stores you can buy and eat, however, they should not all be considered food since most contain harmful additives and pesticides.

In summary, Yahweh intended for us to eat the following:
  • 1.       Organic produce:  herbs, spices, vegetables, fruit, legumes and grains.
  • 2.       Organic clean meat:  ox [steer], sheep, goat, deer, fish with fins & scales, & poultry
  • 3.       Organic Raw dairy:  cheese, curds, butter, eggs and milk from clean animals
  • 4.       Organic Raw honey
  • 5.       Sea Salt

Here is a link to the PDF version, if you prefer.


Organic Produce

Our first instruction for nourishing our bodies is given it the first chapter of the bible.  The definition of food is plants and fruits that produce seeds.
ESV Genesis 1:29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. (H402 oklah, G1033 brĂ³ma)
Yahweh created our food before he created us and he tells us these plants and fruit trees were kind after kind.  In today’s terms this means he planned for us to eat organic produce.  He planned for us to eat plants and fruit that were able to produce life.
Genesis 1:11 And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Therefore, Yahweh would not consider genetically modified or hybrid seeds the same as his organic seeds that are kind after kind.  Nor would he consider genetically engineered seedless tomatoes and seedless watermelons food.  Genetically modified things should not be considered food. 

Some people think that produce is labeled with a five digit code beginning with an 8 if the item has been genetically engineered, however, that is not true.  In practice this is never actually done.  However, produce that is organic does have a 5 digit code beginning with a 9.  All vegetables with a four digit code beginning with a 3 or 4 could be genetically modified or hybrids.  See more information about GMO food here.  To learn about food certified non-GMO, see this site.

It is also questionable as to whether mushrooms are considered food since mushrooms are not grown from seeds.  Mushrooms are not mentioned in the bible.  Some Christians consider mushrooms unclean.  On the radio show, God’s Home Health Care, they explained that spores are the seeds in the mushrooms and they consider them okay to eat.  Listen to the show that aired on 3/4/2015 for more information.

Yahweh’s laws for crop rotation and letting the land rest is very important also.  This ensures the soil stays rich in nutrients.  These laws are in Leviticus chapter 25.

Eat organic produce which includes vegetables, herbs, spices, fruit, legumes and grains.

Organic Clean Meat

Yahweh provided us a list of clean meat that we are to eat for nourishment:
Deuteronomy 14:4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox [steer, in the US commonly referred to as a cow, however it is really a male castrated steer or ox], the sheep, and the goat, 5 The hart [deer], and the roebuck [deer], and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg [or mountain goat], and the wild ox [or antelope], and the chamois [mountain goat or sheep]. 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Deuteronomy 14:9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
Deuteronomy 14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat. [see unclean list below]
Leviticus 11:22 Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. 23 But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.

Yahweh provided organic food for animals to eat and gave us instructions as how they are to eat:
Genesis 1:30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.
Therefore Yahweh did not intend for the clean or unclean animals to eat things produced by a corporation.  Steers normally eat grass and sometimes other vegetation.  Today steers are fattened up quickly so they can get to market quicker by giving them feed.  Most feed contains genetically modified corn and soybeans.

Leviticus, chapter 9, shows that only clean animals were acceptable to Yahweh as a sacrifice.  They could sacrifice calves, sheep, ox and goat.  Today we no longer provide sacrifices to Yahweh, since Jesus was to be the last sacrifice.  They were instructed never to eat the fat or blood of any animal:
Genesis 9:4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
Leviticus 3:16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food [H3899 lechem] offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord's. 17 It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood."
Leviticus 7:23 You shall eat no fat, of ox or sheep or goat.  24 The fat of an animal that dies of itself and the fat of one that is torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it.
Leviticus 17:10 "If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls,
Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. 24 You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.

Only animals that were killed, with the intentions of being eaten, were considered clean food:
Deuteronomy 14:21 "You shall not eat anything that has died naturally.

The New Testament adds that our meat should not be sacrificed to idols or strangled:
Acts 15:29 that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell."
The Bible does not instruct us to use the Kosher process called Shechita to slaughter cattle.  This process is very cruel.
From Wikipedia regarding Shechita: The practices of handling, restraining, and unstunned slaughter has been criticized by, among others, animal welfare organizations such as the Compassion in World Farming.[22] The UK Farm Animal Welfare Council said that the method by which Kosher and Halal meat is produced causes "significant pain and distress" to animals and should be banned.[23] According to FAWC it can take up to two minutes for cattle to bleed to death.[24] Compassion in World Farming also supported the recommendation saying "We believe that the law must be changed to require all animals to be stunned before slaughter."[25][26] The UK government opted not to follow FAWC's recommendations after pressure from religious leaders.[27] The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe has issued a position paper on slaughter without prior stunning, calling it "unacceptable." [28]    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shechita
                Video regarding Shechita: http://youtu.be/Qp8B4vSd6h0

Eat grass fed ox, steer, deer, sheep and goats.  Do not eat their fat or blood.

Clean and Unclean Animals prior to Moses


Prior to Moses documenting the Yahweh’s laws, Adam and Eve knew about sacrificing clean animals to Yahweh.  The proof is that their son Abel was a keeper of sheep and he brought the first of his flock to be sacrificed and that was acceptable to Yahweh.  Cain's sacrifice of fruit was not acceptable since Yahweh never accepted fruit as a sacrifice. Genesis 4:2-4  Only the best of the clean animals could be sacrificed to Yahweh as stated in Leviticus 3:6
Therefore Adam and his family must have been eating the meat from sheep since or otherwise it would not have been a sacrifice to offer it to Yahweh.

Noah knew about clean and unclean animals since he was given specific instructions for including them on the ark:
Genesis 7:1 Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. 2 Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate, 3 and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.
Noah was to bring more clean animals on the ark since they would be their food during the flood while they were on the ark.


Therefore, I am sure that Adam and his descendants were eating clean animals before Moses’ time when the laws were documented.

Unclean Animals

Yahweh provided us a list of unclean animals that we should not eat.  These animals were not intended as food.  Most of them were intended to keep the earth clean.
The land unclean animals that we should not eat nor should we consider them food, are listed:
Deuteronomy 14:7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare [rabbit], and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. 8 And the swine [pig], because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase. [hare and swine will eat anything and keep the land clean]
The animals in the water that we should not eat include catfish since they have no scales.  Catfish are bottom dwellers that keep the lakes clean.  Shell fish, including shrimp, lobster and crap should not be eaten.
Deuteronomy 14:10 (in water) And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
Bird that should not be eaten since they are unclean, are as follows:
Deuteronomy 14:12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, 14 And every raven after his kind, 15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, 18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.  [These birds keep the land clean and eat unclean and dead things.]
Most insects are not to be considered food:
Leviticus 11:20 "All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. 21 Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground. 22 Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. 23 But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.
Animals that swarm are not to be considered food:
Leviticus 11:29 "And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind, 30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. 31 These are unclean to you among all that swarm.

Most Christian’s today argue that the New Testament states, in a roundabout way, that it is ok to eat pork.  However, they do not use the same logic to conclude they can now eat mice and rats.  Why not?  Some state it is because they did not eat meat prior to the laws of Moses, however that is not true (as mentioned above).  The Church’s state that tithing must be paid because that was in effect prior to the laws of Moses.  The laws against eating pork and for paying tithing are both in the same chapter of Deuteronomy, chapter 14.  Both laws were in effect before Moses and are still in effect now.

In 2 Maccabees chapter 7 there is an account where 7 brothers and their mother was killed for not eating swine. These Judahites choose death since it was more important to follow Yahweh's law and not defile their bodies.  Here is how the account of this starts:
2 Mac 7:1 It came to pass also, that seven brethren with their mother were taken, and compelled by the king against the law to taste swine's flesh, and were tormented with scourges and whips.
Here is what Isaiah says about Yahweh’s rebellious people:
Isaiah 65:4 who eat pig's flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;

Here is what Isaiah says about the final judgment and Jesus’ second coming:
Isaiah 66:17 "Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord.

The corporations that make money from selling pork tell us it is ok to eat.  It is really a health risk though.   Wikipedia outlines some of the health risks of eating pork, here.

Also see, more about the dangers of pork:
http://www.giveshare.org/Health/porkeatdanger.html (must enlarge your font size to read)



Unclean Food

A lot of prepared, boxed foods, and produce at the grocery store should be avoided since they are unclean.

Toxic pesticides are being sprayed on our produce which makes the produce unclean to eat.  Produce tested that to have the most pesticide residue are:  Apples, Peaches, Nectarines, Strawberries, Grapes, Celery, Spinach, Sweet Bell Peppers, Cucumbers, Cherry Tomatoes, Snap Peas, Potatoes, Hot Peppers, Kale and Collard Greens.  These items should only be eaten if they are organic.  See this site for more information.

Genetically modified foods (GMO) should be considered unclean and not eaten.  Here is a list of common GMO foods:  rapeseed (canola), honey (mostly Canadian sources), cotton, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, corn, canola, potatoes, papaya, zucchini, yellow crookneck squash, chicory, cotton seed oil, peas, sugarbeets, and many vitamins from GMO sources.  In America there are no laws that require GMO food to be labeled.  In the European Union, Japan, Malaysia and Australia there are laws requiring GMO food to be labeled.  See this site for more information.

Hybrids should not be considered clean since their seeds will not grow and produce new plants.  Hybrids do not produce kind after kind.

Many prepared, boxed, and canned foods should be considered unclean since they contain harmful food additives that would be considered unclean.  Here is a partial list to avoid:
1.       1. Aspartame, (E951) more popularly known as Nutrasweet and Equal (manufactured by Monsanto the same company that produces Agent Orange and Round-up weed killer)  See this site for more information.
2.       High fructose corn syrup
3.       Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
4.       Trans fat
5.       Artificial Food Dyes (banned in Norway, Finland, Austria, France, and the United Kingdom)
6.       Sodium Sulfite
7.       Sodium nitrate (or sodium nitrite)
8.       Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydrozyttoluene (BHT) (banned in the U.K., Japan, and many other European countries)
9.       Potassium Bromate
10.    Olestra (or Olean) (banned in the United Kingdom and Canada)
11.    Brominated Vegetable Oil (banned in over 100 countries)
12.    Potassium Bromate (or bromated flour) (banned in Europe, Canada and China)
13.    Azodicarbonamide (bleaches flour) (banned in Australia, the U.K., and most European countries)
14.    Synthetic Growth Hormones rBGH and rBST (banned in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, and the EU.)
15.    Arsenic (found in poultry) (banned in the European Union)
See this site and this site for more information.

Some companies are using aborted baby fetal cells to develop artificial flavors.  Yahweh definitely does not approve of this practice.  If a food label states it has artificial flavors, it may really need to state the contents as: Embryonic kidney cells from aborted human babies.
Also see these sites for more information:

Curses of Eating Unclean Food

Eating unclean food will bring on curses.  We are receiving many curses because we are eating GMO food, pork, and toxic pesticides that are sprayed on our produce.  Here are the curses:
Deuteronomy 28:21 The Lord will make the pestilence stick to you until he has consumed you off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 22 The Lord will strike you with wasting disease and with fever, inflammation and fiery heat, and with drought and with blight and with mildew. They shall pursue you until you perish.
Deuteronomy 28:58 "If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God, 59 then the Lord will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions, afflictions severe and lasting, and sicknesses grievous and lasting. 60 And he will bring upon you again all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. 61 Every sickness also and every affliction that is not recorded in the book of this law, the Lord will bring upon you, until you are destroyed. 62 Whereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, you shall be left few in number, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God.
We are being plagued with high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes and many other plagues from eating things not authorized by Yahweh.  The doctors are making us patients for life selling us chemicals and unclean substances to put in our bodies to control these plagues.
The consequences for not following Yahweh’s laws are reflected in the Song of Moses:
Deu 32:23 "'And I will heap disasters upon them;  I will spend my arrows on them; 24 they shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured by plague and poisonous pestilence;
The Book of Revelations reflects in the end times there will be famine and pestilence.  This famine is from not having real food to eat.
Rev 6:8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

Food Mentioned in the Bible

The bible mentions some foods many times and it must be due to their importance.  Here is an overview of the important foods.

When Yahweh provided the Israelites with the Promised Land, after the Exodus of Egypt, the land was described as having certain foods available.  All of these foods are very healthy that Yahweh states will make you full:
Deu 8:7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, 9 a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
Many times the bible describes this land as the land of milk and honey:
Deu 26:9 And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

The king of Assyria promises the descendants of Judah a new land with healthy food and water:
2 Kings 18:31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria: 'Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern, 32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, that you may live, and not die.

The Book of Sirach list certain food and elements as necessary for human life.  It is interesting to note that sinners will turn these important items into evil and that is what the corporations are doing today:
Sirach 39:26 Basic to all the necessities of human life are water, fire, iron, salt, fine flour, milk, honey, wine, oil, and clothing.  27 For the godly, all these things are for good, but for sinners, they will turn into evil.

The bible verses above all seem to agree that water, wheat or flour, honey, vines or wine, olive trees or oil, and milk are very important.

The Book of Revelations prophesizes that we will stop buying certain foods from merchants.  I am confident that as more people learn about the current day issues with corporate food they will either buy organic or produce their own.
Rev 18:11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.

Bible Food List

The bible mentions many foods we eat today but not all.  This section is provided to document food that I found in the bile.  I’m sure I missed many that I will need to later add.
So here is a list of food I found in the bible, along with their benefits and current issues regarding their use today.  Ideally all fruits and vegetables eaten should be organic; however, organic is not always available.  Therefore, I indicated on some foods that organic is important due to GMO issues or pesticide issues.  Avoiding hybrids is important also though.
Food
Some Verses
Benefits
Issues
Gen 43:11 a present
Num 17:8 ripe almonds
Relief from constipation, respiratory disorders, coughs, heart disorders, anemia, impotency, and diabetes.  More info here.

Joel 1:12 dried up
SS 2:5 refresh me with apples
Bone protection, asthma help, Alzheimer and cancer protection, diabetes management.  See here.
·         Need to buy organic to avoid heavy pesticide residue.
·         Artic Apples are GMO.
Gen 43:11 a present
Jer 46:11 a remedy, balm of Gilead
Jer 51:8 balm for pain
It may have been Lemon balm.  See benefits here.
Probably just used for medicinal purposes and not food.

Deu 8:8 land of
Eze 4:9 make bread
Rev 6:6 3rd seal
Helps with asthma, arthritis, impotence, skin problems, anemia, obesity, constipation, diabetes, hypertension, kidney problems and heart disease.
The health benefits of barley are numerous
Barley unleavened bread (barley becomes ripe during the month of Passover and was probably used for the wave sheaf).

Eze 4:9 make bread
Helps prevent diabetes and some cancers.  See more here.
Many are given antibiotics and are feed GMO feed.
Gen 3:19 by the sweat of your face you shall eat bread.
Gen 19:3 baked unleavened bread
Exo 12:19 unleavened bread with bitter herbs
Lev 23:6 feast of unleavened bread.
Lev 23:17 feast of weeks, 2 loaves of fine flour baked with leaven (fermented) from the first fruits
2 Kings 4:42 bread of the firstfruits, barley
Psalm 104:15 strengthen heart
Isa 28:28 threshed grain for bread
Eze 4:9 "And you, take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and emmer, and put them into a single vessel and make your bread from them.
Mat 6:1 our daily bread
John 6:35 Jesus bread of life
Bread from the grocery store usually contains unclean ingredients.
Broth (from clean animal bones)
Judges 6:19 offering
Contains valuable minerals and helps healing.

SS 4:14 choice spice
Rev 18:13 merchants of cinnamon
Lower bad cholesterol, diabetes, antifungal properties, arthritis, memory, headaches

Deu 8:9 land of..dig copper
Job 28:2 copper is smelted
Efficient use of iron, preventing premature aging, and increased energy production.  Regulates heart, balanced thyroid glands, and many other benefits.
Important copper sources:  meat, seafood, beans, whole grains, wheat bran, almonds, avocados, barley, garlic, nuts, oats, blackstrap molasses, beets and lentils.  Copper pipes and cookware.

Coriander seed /Cilantro
Exo 16:31 manna like
Num 11:7 like manna
Treats skin inflammations, high cholesterol, diarrhea, anemia, menstrual issues, and eye care.

Skin & hair care, fights cancer, bad breath, weight loss, diabetes, reduces cholesterol, gout & arthritis.
Need to buy organic to avoid heavy pesticide residue
Isa 28:27 cumin beaten with rod
Benefits digestion, improves immunity, treats piles, insomnia, respiratory disorders, asthma, bronchitis, cold, lactation, anemia, skin disorders, and cancer.

Dairy: Organic Raw Milk, Cheese, Curds, & Butter from clean animals (cows, sheep, or goat)
Gen 18:8 – Abraham curds & milk
Exo 33:3 Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey;
Jer 32:22 land flowing with milk
Isa 7:15 prophesizing Jesus will be born and he will eat curds.
2 Sam 17:28 curds & cheese
Palm 55:21 butter
Sirach 39:26 milk necessities of human life
There are many more verses.
Healthy bones, dental health, thyroid, and heart.  Cow milk, see here.
·         Organic milk that is ultra-pasteurized provides little value and cannot be used to make Kefir.  Ultra-pasteurized milk is dead milk.
·         Raw milk is not easy to obtain in the US.
·         growth hormones in lots of store milk
·         GMO rennet in cheese
·         Fox News kills Monsanto story
·         Raw Milk legal in Europe
·         Raw Milk raid in US
Isa 28:25 how to sow
Isa 28:27 dill beaten out
Bone health, anti-bacterial, free radical protection, digestive benefits, Hiccups, headache, calming, and sleep aid.

Eggs (from clean birds)
Deu 22:6-7 you can take the eggs
Isa 10:14 gathers eggs
Eye, heart, hair & nails health.  Prevents breast cancer.

Isa 28:25 plant in rows
Eze 4:9 make bread


Fig Trees
Deu 8:8 land of


1 Sam 25:18 cakes of figs
2 Kings 20:7 cakes of figs for healing
Isa 38:21 figs for healing
Jer 24:1 good and bad figs
Anti-Diabetic, heart health, bronchitis remedy, ulcer remedy

Fish with fins & scales

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Flax (linen or linseed)
Prov 31:13 she seeks flax

·         I could not find a reference to eating flax in the bible.
Sirach 39:26 necessities of human life
Rev 18:13 merchants of flour
·         Stay away from bleached flour.
Fruit
Gen 43:11 a present


Num 11:5 remembering their food in Egypt
Anti-Cancer, Anti Infection & Detoxify, Asthma, Bone health, Heart diseases, Migraines

Goat
Exo 34:26 do not cook in its mother’s milk
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Grain (wheat or corn)
Isa 28:28 grain for bread
2 Kings 18:32 land of

Lev 26:5 grape harvest
Deu 28:39 wine or grape
Rev 14:18 grapes are ripe
Rev 14:19 grape harvest
Constipation, indigestion, fatigue, kidney disorders, macular degeneration, prevents cataracts, breast cancer, Alzheimer’s.
·         Need to buy organic to avoid heavy pesticide residue.
·         Stay away from seedless grapes.
Gum
Gen 43:11 a present

See this for good and bad benefits.
Honey – Organic Raw
Gen 43:11 honey best product
Deu 8:8 land of …honey
Lev 2:11 no honey in offerings
Isa 7:15 prophesizing Jesus will be born and he will eat honey.
2 Kings 18:32 new land of honey
Sirach 39:26 necessities of human life
Immune system, healing swelling & infections, skin care, antibacterial & antiviral. Prevents cancer & heart disease.  Reduces cough & throat irritations.
·         There is a lot of fake honey on the market.
·         There is GMO honey on the market.
·         Processed honey at the grocery store will not provide the same benefits as raw organic honey. The heat used to process it destroys it.
Sirach 39:26 necessities of human life
Eze 4:3 used for cooking
Restless leg syndrome, carries oxygen to cells, increases brain development, immune system, insomnia, anemia, metabolism, & respiratory tract.
Source of iron:  legumes, lentils, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, cereals, bread, spinach, turnip, sprouts, & broccoli.  Eat something with a good source of vitamin C to aid iron absorption.
Eye, blood, & bones health.

Gen 25:34 Jacob gave to Esau lentil stew
Eze 4:9 make bread
Improved digestion, healthy heart, diabetes control, weight loss, anemia, & healthy nervous system.

Good source of vitamin C, wound healing, repair of cartilage, bones & teeth, eye health, immune system, helps prevent cancer and heart attack.
Do not eat hybrid seedless watermelons.
Meat (flesh)
Exo 16:12 shall eat meat
Deu 12:20 eat meat
1 Sam 2:13 meat was boiling
Hag 2:12 holy meat
Hos 8:13 sacrifice meat
Meat is mentioned many more times in the bible.


Eze 4:9 make bread


Ezra 6:9 as the priest require
Exo 29:2 unleavened cakes with oil
Sirach 39:26 necessities of human life
Rev 6:6 do not harm the oil
Rev 18:13 merchants of oil
·         Canola and Soybean oil should not be consumed.
·         Canola oil is toxic
·         Lard and bacon grease comes from an unclean animal, so do not use it.
·         Beware of fake olive oil.
Gen 8:11 dove olive leaf
Deu 8:8 land of
2 Kings 18:32 land of
Mat 26:30 mount of olives

Palestine Olive tree issue and more info here.
Exo 30:24 used in anointing oil
Deu 28:40 curses
Neh 9:25 olive orchards
Susanna 1:17 olive oil for bathing
See above for cooking.

Improved immunity, regulates blood sugar, reduces inflammation, heal infections, promotes good cholesterol, preventing cancer, bee sting remedy, & reduces chance of ulcers.
Unlikely to hold pesticide residue.
Joel 1:12 dried up
Many mentions of the Palm Tree in the bible, but I could not find Palm oil, coconuts or dates.


Gen 43:11 a present
Heart health, healthy blood, nervous system, eye health, immune system, & skin health

Poultry (clean birds)

Exo 28:34 on the hem of Aaron’s robe
Deu 8:8 land of
SS 4:14 choice fruit
Joel 1:12 dried up
Antioxidant, antiviral, & antitumor.  Heart health & healthy blood circulation.  Stomach disorders, cancer, dental conditions, osteoarthritis, anemia, diabetes & depression. Lowers dental plaque.

1 Chron 16:3 cake of raisins
SS 2:5 sustain me with raisins
Provides iron, potassium, phytonutrients, & antioxidants.
Mold on raisins is sometimes an issue.  Sulfites on raisins & other dried fruits can be an issue for asthmatics.
SS 4:14 choice spice

Depression, asthma, cancer, eye issues, skin tumors, baldness, & lower bad cholesterol levels.

Exo 30:34 salt in holy & pure incense
Lev 2:13 season grain offerings with salt
Num 34:3 land boarder Salt Sea
2 Kings 2:20 healed water with salt
Ezra 6:9 as the priest require
Eze 43:24 salt on offering
Mat 5:13 you are the salt of the earth
Mark 9:50 salt is good
Sirach 39:26 salt necessities of human life
Salt is vital to your brain, blood sugar, intestinal tract, clearing mucus & phlegm, asthma, congestion of sinuses, muscle cramps, & many other benefits.  Sea salt contains 80 minerals your body needs.
All minerals are removed from table salt and then they add iodine and anti-caking agents.
Sheep/Lamb

Exo 30:34 for incense
2 Kings 20:13 a treasure
Rev 18:13 merchants of spices

Stew (Pottage)
2 Kings 4:38-40 made stew


Venison/Deer

Gen 26:19 dig a well of living water
Lev 11:36 spring or cistern of water is clean
Pro 5:15 drink water from your own cistern and well
SS 4:15 a well from living water
Jer 6:7 a well keeps its water fresh
Sirach 39:26 necessities of human life
John 4:10 living water
pH balance, body temperature, metabolism, breathing, heat burn, migraines, gastritis, ulcers, kidney stones, arthritis, backaches, kidney function & skin tone.
Note:  A DNR representative came out to inspect my well and said she would drink from a well before she would drink bottled water.  She said most bottled water was just city water.
Exo 34:22 feast of weeks, wheat harvest
Deu 8:8 land of …wheat
Eze 4:9 make bread
Ezra 6:9 as the priest require
Rev 18:13 merchants of wheat

2 Kings 18:32 land of
Ezra 6:9 as the priest require
Sirach 39:26 necessities of human life
Luke 5:39 old wine is good
Luke 1:15 Jesus will not drink wine
1 Tim 5:23 water mixed with wine for your stomach’s sake
2 Mac 15:39 wine mixed with water is good
Eph 5:18 do not get drunk with wine
Rev 6:6 do not harm the wine
Rev 18:13 merchants of wine
Wine is mentioned in many places in the bible.
Sleep, Longevity, Brain Health, Heart Health, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colds, Inflammation, & Cholesterol.
Organic wine:  made from fruits grown from non-artificial or synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or fungicides were used. Processed without artificial or synthetic chemical agents, no chemical preservatives, colors, taste-makers, etc. Organic Wine
·         Wine fraud.

The Kosher foods laws are not the same as biblical food laws; see these sites for more information:

Foods Not Mentioned in Bible

A lot of fruits and vegetables we eat today are not mentioned in the bible.  There are two reasons that I can think of for this:
  • ·         They ate them but it was not important enough to mention
  • ·         They only ate fruit or vegetables that were native to their environment  


Some of the Vegetables not mentioned in the bible:
Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, potatoes, turnips, celery, spinach, peas, kale, collard greens, asparagus, and eggplant.

Some of the fruits not mentioned in the bible:
Peaches, nectarines, strawberries, pineapples, mangos, kiwi, grapefruit, and oranges

Just remember when choosing to eat fruits and vegetables that they must be able to produce life again – meaning they must have seeds that can produce new life.  Also choose not to eat hybrids, GMOs and pesticides. 
Make sure you research all food and seeds prior to purchasing them.
This is Yahweh’s Health Care Plan!

Conclusion

The food corporation’s goals are to make a profit for their shareholders.  In order to make a profit, they put the cheapest ingredients in our food today.  For example, Mayonnaise use to be made with quality oil and now it is all made with cheap GMO soy oil that should not be eaten.  The food corporations have changed many other recipes in the same matter. For the most part, only 10 corporations produce the products purchased at the grocery store.  These corporations lobby our politicians to keep their unsafe food products on the market.  It is so important to them that you eat unhealthy food that they have created a new psychiatric disorder called healthy eating disorder.

We must vote with our pocket book and stop buying unclean food from the grocery store.  Our goal must be to keep our earthly bodies healthy.  Tell them you do not want their cheap food products by growing your own, buying from trusted sources at a farmer’s market, and by buying only organic at the grocery store.

By the way, buying organic is great for our environment since it keeps pesticides and herbicides out of our water sources.

Always remember to start your meals with a prayer of thanksgiving to Yahweh and ask him to bless your food.

For More Information



GMOs and the Next Dust Bowl


Are Genetically Modified Foods Killing Us?

New MacDonald


God's Health Laws..For YOUR Protection!


Top 12 Contaminated Foods to NEVER Eat Non-Organic
I'm not advocating a raw diet just the 12 contaminated foods.



Farmageddon - $ to see



Thursday, December 18, 2014

Jesus’ Birth & the Christmas Tradition

Overview
When we celebrate Jesus' birth why is there a tree and presents for everyone?  What started these  Christmas traditions?  What prophecies were fulfilled with his birth?  Here are my findings.

  Jesus' Birth was a Fulfillment of Prophecy

Jesus, was born as a fulfillment to Our Father's word documented in the Old Testament.  Reflected below are some of the prophecies Jesus fulfilled:


Prophecy
Fulfillment
Micah 5:2 2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel,  whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
Mat 2:6 6 "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel. '"
Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,  Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore.  The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Mat 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.
John 7:42 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
Hebrews 5:5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,  "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"; 6 as he says also in another place,  "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."
Jesus was born to the line of King David.  David’s line was of rulers and high priest.  See here for his ancestry
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. [Immanuel means god with us]
Luke 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" 35 And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy— the Son of God.
First Passover in Exodus 12:3. Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers 'houses, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats, 6 and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.
Jesus fulfilled Passover since he was sacrificed on Passover.  He was the lamb without blemish.
Mathew 26:2 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."
John 19:14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" 15 They cried out, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." 16 So he delivered him [Jesus] over to them to be crucified.


Jesus let us know that he came to fulfill the law:

Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.


Date of Jesus' Birth


Jesus was born on the Day of Atonement.

Here
is a real good newspaper article that explains how early Americans felt about celebrating Christmas. This also discusses the day of his birth. 

So we do know that Jesus was not born on December 25th.  There is no example of the 12 apostles celebrating Jesus’ birth and there is no example of the 12 apostles performing the pagan things we do today to celebrate Christmas.  So celebrating his birth and putting presents or offerings under a tree would be adding to his commands of us.

Due4:2 You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.



Since he was born on the Day of Atonement we should observe that day as instructed in the Laws of Moses.  The apostles did observe fasting day which is the Day of Atonement. 

  Heathen Traditions


Here is a list of heathen things many of us do to celebrate his birth:

·         Christmas Ham:  It should not be considered honoring to Jesus birth by eating an unclean animal.
Deu 15:8 And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.

·        

·         Merry: The word ‘merry’ is usually associated with being drunk in the Bible:
Genesis 43: 34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.
Judges
 19." 6 So the two of them sat and ate and drank together. And the girl's father said to the man, "Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry."
Ruth 3:7 And when Boaz
 had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain.
1 Samuel
 25: 36 And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk.




What are we really celebrating?  Maybe we are really celebrating Saturnalia and Yuletide.  We have combined several festivals together.  Update, we are celebrating the Feast of the Dedication, see more information here.  Also see Noah's Festivals of the Seasons.


United States Holiday


According to a report, created for Congress, the Christmas became a holiday as follows:

The act of June 28, 1870, which was apparently prompted by a memorial drafted by local “bankers and business men,” provided that New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Christmas Day, and “any day appointed or recommended by the President of the United States as a day of public fasting or thanksgiving [were] to be holidays within the District.” This legislation was drafted “to correspond with similar laws of States around the District,”3 and “in every State of the Union.”

I have placed a copy of this report here, see page one.


Sunday, December 14, 2014

1836 Christmas in America

Overview

Christmas was not originally celebrated here in America by Protestant Christians.  The Puritans were against the celebration of Christmas since a Roman Catholic Pope started the tradition based on the false belief that Jesus Christ was born on December 25th.  The Protestant reformation was about eliminating all observances and traditions that were established by Popes and not based on biblical facts. I do agree with the Puritans that Jesus Christ was born on September 29th and not December 25th.  

The actual problem with the Christmas celebration is that the Puritans forgot the reason behind the celebration since the Pope had actually just changed the reason.  The original Christmas celebration was the anointing of the Second Temple Altar recorded in 1st Maccabees 4:44-59.  The word Christ means anointed and -mas means sacred day.  

 Reflected below is a full transcript of an 1836 newspaper article regarding the history of Christmas and their reasons for thinking it should not be celebrated.  Click here to see original article in column three.

December 28, 1836 Vermont Telegraph – Christmas

It is known to all that have examined the subject, that we are entirely ignorant of the precise time of our Lord’s nativity.  There is good reason to believe that the Christian era itself is considerably inaccurate; that our Savior’s birth really took place about four years earlier than the time from which it is commonly reckoned; so that we are now in the year 1840, from the true period of his incarnation.  The cause of this error was, that even Christians, to say nothing of others, did not reckon time from the birth of Christ, till about the beginning of the sixth century after his advent; when it was no longer practicable to fix that great epoch with certainty.  The public archives had been destroyed by the burning of the greater part of the city of Rome, in the time of Nero, and probably by his order; and hence, although the empire in the sixth century had long since become Christian, the decree of Augustus for a general taxing which was contemporaneous with our Savior’s birth and the account of his death sent to Rome by Pilate, could not be resorted to in determining the exact time of these interesting and important events.

 The word Christmas is composed of the two words, Christ and Mass, and was first employed to denote the religious service made use of in the Roman Catholic church, in celebrating our Savior’s birth; nor is it improbable, that this very term has increased, if it did not originate the strong dislike, which some Protestants have always entertained and expressed against the performance of any religious service on the day called Christmas.

 There seems to be no probability that the great event which Christmas commemorates, happened on the 25th of December; and it is wonderful that Pope Julius, by whom that day was fixed for religious observance, should have decided as he did.  Two events, coincident with the incarnation of our Redeemer, are fully known – the resort of the Jews, from the most distance parts of Judea, to the city or place where they were born, that they might be enrolled and taxed – and the watching of their flocks by night, of the shepherds, in the vicinity of Bethlehem.  Now, it is very improbable that the season of the year, the most unfavorable of all for traveling, should have been assigned for the universal attendance of the Jews at the various places of enrolment:  and it is still more improbable, that in a climate not very different from that of the southern part of the United States,* shepherds should be “keeping watch over their flocks by night,” on the 25th of December – encamped as they clearly were, in the open fields.  Those who have investigated the subject most carefully have placed our Lord’s nativity somewhere between the middle of August, and the middle of November; and the best and prevalent opinion is that it happened in the latter part of September, or in the early part of October.

 We have no evidence that Christmas was ever observed as a religious festival till toward the end of the second century of the Christian era, under the Roman emperor Commodus.  The observance of it, however, soon became general, and continued so till the time of the Protestant reformation.  Neither, indeed, was its observance proscribed or discountenanced by the reformers, otherwise than that this might seem to be implied in the great Protestant principle that the Scriptures alone contain the laws and institutions which are binding on conscience and obligatory on the church, and that in the Scriptures, there is certainly no command, nor any recorded usage of the primitive church, in favor of the observance of Christmas.  The Protestant churches, nevertheless, both Lutheran and Calvinistic, have, in fact, generally observed the day not only as a season of social festivity, but by the performance of some religious service, commemorative of the birth of Christ.  It is believed that the Scotch church and the English puritans, with their descendants, stand alone, among all the reformed churches whose origin is ? with the reformation, in their refusal to celebrate Christmas in a religious manner – esteeming such a celebration as a departure from the fundamental principle of Protestantism, already mentioned and viewing in as dangerous to make any observance habitual, without a clear scriptural warrant; or to act as if any other day than the Sabbath could lawfully be regarded as sacred.  We are now prepared to make the following summary statement.

1.       That the religious observance of the day called Christmas, is not a divine institution, and therefore to represent of regard it as such, is contrary to truth and duty.

2.       That the day of the year, and even the month in which our Savior was born, is not known. – The day of his crucifixion we know exactly.  It is ascertained by the Jewish Passover, the annual return of which is most clearly specified in the Pentateuch, and has been punctually observed by the Jews in every successive age.  But in the providence of God, we are not permitted to know the day on which our blessed Lord became incarnate.

3.       That the incarnation or nativity of the Redeemer of the world, is unquestionably an event which we ought often to recollect, with the deepest admiration and the most lively gratitude, and on suitable occasions to celebrate in social worship.

4.       That since the second century of the Christian era, the great body of Christians, both Catholics and Protestants, have assigned a specific day for the commemoration of the great event by which a Savior was given to the world.

5.       That some Protestant sects notwithstanding, refuse to observe this day, because they have no scriptural warrant for such an observance, and therefore, think that it is wrong in itself, and likely to be followed by very bad consequences.

*Bethlehem, in Judea, is placed on maps in Lat. 33 deg. 36 min north, which is very nearly the latitude of Charleston, S. C.

---Christian Advocate

Thursday, November 27, 2014

The Christian Thanksgiving Tradition


Overview


The Thanksgiving holiday or Holy Day is rooted in Christianity.  It is a day to praise our Father in Heaven for the final harvest of the year.  The original Pilgrim celebration of Thanksgiving was called a harvest festival.  The Pilgrims were known for their Christian beliefs and the importance they put on studying the bible, so it is certain that they were aware of the Feast of Tabernacles and the importance of thanksgiving to our Father in Heaven.

The Mayflower Compact stated their mission was for the glory of God:

Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_Compact [note:  I am a descendant of Degory Priest, a signer of the compact.]




Edward Winslow, in Mourt's Relation, documented their first Thanksgiving as follows:

Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered the fruits of our labor. They four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost a week. At which time, amongst other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five deer, which we brought to the plantation and bestowed on our governor, and upon the captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.  

The time of the festival:

The Pilgrims celebrated at Plymouth for three days after their first harvest in 1621. The exact time is unknown, but James Baker, then Plimoth Plantation vice president of research, stated in 1996, "The event occurred between Sept. 21 and Nov. 11, 1621, with the most likely time being around Michaelmas (Sept. 29, Day of Atonement), the traditional time."


Feast of Tabernacles


Based on Edward Winslow’s writings above, their harvest festival was celebrated just like the Israelite Feast of Tabernacles.  The Israelite Thanksgiving celebration was called the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths or Ingatherings.  Based on the solar calendar, the Feast of Tabernacles is typically celebrated from about October 2nd  to 10th which is 5 days after the Day of Atonement that is also known as Michaelmas.  In Canada their Thanksgiving holiday is observed during the time of the Feast of Tabernacles.  It was commanded that we celebrate this, as follows:

Exodus 23: 14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread:(thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

1851 Septuagint Exodus 23:16 And thou shalt keep the feast of the harvest of first fruits of thy labors, whatsoever thou shalt have sown in thy field, and the feast of completion at the end of the year in the gathering in of thy fruits out of thy field.

Exodus 34: 22 You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year's end.

Deu 16:13 "You shall keep the Feast of Booths seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. 14 You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. 15 For seven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.

Thanksgiving


The Pilgrims studied the bible, therefore knew the importance of thanksgiving or praise to our Father in Heaven.  The word ‘thanksgiving’ appears in the bible many times.  It appears in the World English Bible 33 times, as follows:


Lev 7:11-15 "'This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer to Yahweh.  If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mixed with oil.  With cakes of leavened bread he shall offer his offering with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving.  Of it he shall offer one out of each offering for a heave offering to Yahweh. It shall be the priest's who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings.  The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering.

Lev 22:29 "When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

2 Chron 33:16 He built up the altar of Yahweh, and offered thereon sacrifices of peace- offerings and of thanksgiving, and commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Neh 11:17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer,

Neh 12:8 Moreover the Levites:Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.

Neh 12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Psalm 26:7 That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all your wondrous works.

Psalm 50:14 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 50:23 Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, And prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him. "

Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 95:2 Let's come before his presence with thanksgiving. Let's extol him with songs!

Psalm 100:1 ((A Psalm of thanksgiving.)) Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands! 2 Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing. 3 Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, Into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name. 5 For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, His faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 107:22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with singing.

Psalm 116:17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of Yahweh.

Psalm 147:7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God, 8 Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.

Isaiah 51: 3 For Yahweh has comforted Zion; he has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Yahweh; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Jer 17:26 They shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places round about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowland, and from the hill- country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meal- offerings, and frankincense, and bringing [sacrifices of] thanksgiving, to the house of Yahweh. 27 But if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates of it, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

Jer 30:19 Out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of those who make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

Jer 33: 11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, Give thanks to Yahweh of Hosts, for Yahweh is good, for his loving kindness endures forever; [and of them] who bring [sacrifices of] thanksgiving into the house of Yahweh. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, says Yahweh.

Amos 4:5 Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, And proclaim free will offerings and brag about them: For this pleases you, you children of Israel, "says the Lord Yahweh.

Jonah 2:9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh. "

2 Cor 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

2 Cor 9:10 Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; 11 you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God. 12 For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;

Phi 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Col 2:6 As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

Col 4:1 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. 2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; 3 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

1 Thes 3:9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

1 Tim 4:1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron; 3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving. 5 For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

Rev 7:10 They cried with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" 11 All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God, 12 saying, "Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen."


It is no coincidence that the US Pilgrims and the Israelites both celebrated the final harvest, at the same time of the year, for a week of giving thanks to our Father in Heaven!

History of Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims to "Franksgiving"


Ben Shapiro: The Truth About Thanksgiving


Plymouth Colony: "The Pilgrims" 1955 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films American History 22min

Sunday, September 14, 2014

12 Tribes of Israel Migration & yDNA

Below is the Israelite migration map below.


For a more detailed and larger map, click here.

This Israelite migration map above shows the same migration as the yDNA haplogroups R and I in the map below.

(Ignore the 'Thousands of Years Ago' since they add time using a chimp calculation based on evolution theories.)

Haplogroup I represents the Israelites earliest migration out of the Mesopotamia area.  Haplogroup R is the later migrations.  See this site for more information.  mtDNA & Y-DNA of the British Isles

The British Monarchy is descendant of the House of David and some of the branches of this monarchy yDNA has been tested.  Their yDNA results prove that they are all Haplogroup R1b.  This includes the Tsar Nicholas II of the Mountbatten dynasty, King Charles II of the Stuart dynasty, and Prince Albert of the Windsor dynasty. 

These links provide more information:

Haplogroups I, R and Q are the Israelites of the bible!