Seeking truth is the prerequisite to understanding, but YHWH has not left us with an easy task, understanding Tanack, written in a language which is incompletely understood is a serious challenge, linking this to the new scriptures, probably first written in Hebrew then translated into Greek via Aramaic and subject to political and religious revisions is astonishingly difficult.

It is this linkage between Tanack and new scripture which has caused so much trouble to those few who are seeking truth from the scriptures. Christianity is based upon the writings of Paul taken out of their Tanack context. Orthadox Judaism is based upon the idea that YHWH has abandoned the scriptures and handed all authority to the Rabbi's. Between the two is a huge and chaotic gulf of hysteria and confusion ably stoked by those out to make a good living by being 'men of god'.

The main problem being that there is no obvious linkage between Tanack and 'Jesus'. Christians try to get around this by using concepts such as the 'trinity' and 'dispensationalism' both of which only work if you do not look at them too critically. The Orthodox Jews deny the existence of 'Jesus' but in doing so they throw the baby out with the bathwater.

There are linkages between Tanack and new scriptures, most obvious is the concept of the upright pole which runs through the scriptures from Genesis to Revelations and is intrinsically linked to Yahushua, but it is obfuscated by the translation of the Greek word 'stauros' as 'cross' not stake (or upright pole).

The lamb of YHWH is another linkage, most christians (and Jews because they never read it) miss the implications of Mary of Bethany anointing Yahushua before His sacrifice.

In Leviticus 13 we find the rules concerning leprosy, and in chapter 14 we have the rules concerning those cured of leprosy (which was incurable), imagine the the consternation then, when Yahushua cured the leper and told him to go to the priest for the Leviticus 14 ritual; which had probably never been performed before.

Leviticus 14 was put there solely because Yahushua (Messiah) was going to heal the leper.....

The implications of this should not be lost on those who seek the truth of YHWH, but it is hidden from those who are seeking religion.

The linkage, and the Truth, is most clearly illustrated here:

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Yahshua answered him, “The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, O Israel: Yahweh our God is one Unity: And thou shalt love Yahweh thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.' This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' There is none other commandment greater than these.” And the scribe said unto him, “Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God, and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” And when Yahshua saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, “Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.” And no man after that durst ask him any question. Mark 12:28-34

Hear, O Israel: Yahweh our God is one Unity: And thou shalt love Yahweh thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deuteronomy 6:4-6
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Yahweh. Leviticus 19:18

J&M wrote:


There's a bit more to it, though the bottom line is just as you've said. Check out:
http://www.theownersmanu...l_15_Ritual_Purity.Torah
especially from Mitzvah #565 onward.

kp