TEACHING ABOUT THE WORLD & OUR PLACE - ISSUE FIVE By Pastor Dr. Theodore Richard Meredith Barukh haba b’shaym hwhy, Halleluyah! Praised is He who comes in the name of YHWH! INTRODUCTION Shalom Aleichem (Peace be unto you), I greet you and I welcome you in the name of YHWH! This teaching session is divided into three parts: The first part is a Scripture Restoration; the second part is a Scripture Commentary and the final part is an Inspirational Quote for encouragement. Please feel free to comment on any part of the teaching. Next our Scripture Restoration SCRIPTURE RESTORATION Scholars, theologians and translators have for aeons known of the misunderstandings, mistranslations, errors, contradictions, omissions, and corruptions of the English Bible versions that believers of various Christian denominations cherish today as the “inspired” and “inerrant” Word of (God). To their utter shame the learnered have shunned their most sacred duty to challenge these translations and bring their translators into accountability. Unfortunately these mistakes have spread across the globe into cross lingual translations that are based on these flawed versions. Indeed the prophet Amos had spoken that there shall be a “famine in the last days, but not a famine of food or thirst for water but of the hearings of the true Words of Elohim” (Ahmos (Amos) 8:11).” I have chosen the New King James Version (NKJV) as the base version of this restoration movement, as it is the more established of the English translations but none of the traditional English versions is free of errors, in fact the newer translations are aggravated to the point of perversion and deception. The following is one of thousands and with each new teaching I will post a new Scripture, until I have untangled and cleansed the Scriptures. Genesis (Beresheeth) 41:16 NKJ Versus Restored Version NKJ Version: “16 So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; (1) God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”” Restored Version: “16 And Yoseph answered Pharaoh, saying “Apart from me Elohim will not (1) give Pharaoh an answer of shalom.”” Flaw in the NKJ Version (1) A Text corruption. The Masoretic Text has h[dp !wlv ta hg[y !yhla yd[lb “It is apart from me; Elohim will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” However, the Samaritan Pentateuch as well as the copy found among the Dead Sea Scrolls has “Apart from Elohim Pharaoh will not receive an answer of shalom” which is in agreement with the Greek LXX. These are two contradictory versions, both cannot be true. Since the DSS Scrolls and LXX predate the Masoretic text then the former must be the correct version. In any case Yoseph understood the gift he possessed was unique in Egypt, therefore he would not have said “it is not in me” rather he would have said “apart from me”. In a literal understanding he told Pharaoh that without him, Elohim will not give Pharaoh the peace he seeks. In order words “I am part of the package of my interpretation, without me there is no deliverance for your kingdom.” Also notice that the words “it is” in italic in the NKJV translation, which means that it is not in the original! Other Versions of Genesis 41:16 in Support of the Restored Version Above “16 And Yosef answered Pharaoh, saying, It is apart from me (1). Elohim will give Pharaoh an answer of peace” HEBREW ROOTS VERSION. The HRV commentary (p.63) notes (1) Masoretic Text: “It is apart from me; Elohim will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” h[dp !wlv ta hg[y !yhla yd[lb in close agreement with the Peshitta Aramaic: Do you think, perhaps, that apart from Eloah I am able to give Pharaoh an answer of peace? @w[dpl a!lv ag[g ahla y[lb tga dbs amld ; However the Samaritan Pentateuch as well as the copy found among the Dead Sea Scrolls has “Apart from me Elohim will not give Pharaoh an answer of peace” (in agreement with the Greek LXX) or “Apart from Elohim Pharaoh will not receive an answer” h[dp !wlv ta hg[y al !yhla yd[lb. “16 And Yoseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me (1) Elohim shall give Pharaoh an answer with shalom” RESTORED TRUE NAME EDITION. The RSTNE commentary (p.38) notes (1) An alternative translation according to the DSS and the LXX: “Apart from me, Elohim will give no answer concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.” “16 And Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, Without me -- God doth answer Pharaoh with peace’ YOUNG’S LITERAL TRANSLATION. Next our Scripture Commentary A commentary on Beresheeth (Genesis) 5:1-3. We have entitled this portion; “Ahdahm’s first wife.” “1 This is the book of the generations of Adam, in the day that Elohim created man. In the likeness of Elohim made He him; 2 Male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the (SAME) day when they were created. 3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and called his name Shet.” Adam may have had a first wife! In Jewish writings, from the 8th–10th century Alphabet of Ben Sira and thereafter, it mentions Lilith as Ahdahm’s (Adams) first wife, who was created at the same time (on Rosh Hashanah) and from the same earth as Adam. This contrasts with Chavah (Eve), who was created from one of Adams ribs. The belief was greatly developed during the middle Ages, in the tradition of Aggadic Midrashim, the Zohar, and Jewish mysticism. For example, in the 13th century writings of Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob ha-Cohen, Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she mated with archangel Samael. The resulting Lilith legend is still commonly used as source material in modern Western culture, literature, occultism, fantasy, and horror. You will not find Lilith directly mentioned in the creation story of Genesis but she is clearly there between the lines of Genesis. When YHWH created Adam in His image the way that the text is worded in Genesis shows that YHWH created man in a pair on the same day as He did with all of His other creations - both male and female on the same day - in this case on the sixth day (Genesis 1:31), then Elohim rested on the Seventh day. Adam’s union with his first wife resulted in the birth of Shet* who also had two wives. (*Genesis 5:5-6 mentions that Seth had more children later, most likely from (an) other women he later married owing to the long duration of his lifespan – 912 years!). In the case of Chavah the text indicates that she was created later, most likely on the Shabbat or the seventh day. This time YHWH created Chavah from the flesh of Adam and it was during his Shabbat sleep; a great thing for Adam because when He awoke on the first day of the week YHWH brought Him his new wife. According to Jewish teaching Lilith left the garden due to a dispute she had with her husband and she made her abode outside of the garden. The story goes like this: “After YHWH created Adam, who was alone, He said, It is not good for man to be alone. He then created a woman for Adam, from the earth, as He had created Adam himself, and called her Lilith. Adam and Lilith immediately began to fight. She said, I will not lie below, and he said, I will not lie beneath you, but only on top. For you are fit only to be in the bottom position, while I am to be the superior one. Lilith responded, We are equal to each other inasmuch as we were both created from the earth on the same sixth day. But they would not listen to one another. When Lilith saw this, she pronounced the Ineffable Name YHWH and flew away into the air.” Interestingly there is also a Christian tradition of the story of Lilith. The meaning of the name of Lilith is apparent in Isaiah 34:14 where it is translated as night creature or monster because she gave into her evil inclination and refused to return to Adam. This explains why in Genesis 3:16, YHWH suddenly warns Chavah not to control, manipulate and emaciate the man– i.e., a warning not to follow in the ways of Lilith, Adam’s first wife. Lilith after she had left the garden had many lovers (Satan and the fallen angels) and begat demons or evil spirits. Contrary to popular thought fallen angels are not demon spirits but may be the offspring of evil angels. We know some animals take on the spirit of demons. With every new letter we will post a new Scripture with a Hebrew based commentary. Next our Inspirational Quote. INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE “The greatest thing a father can do for his children is love their mother” Edward Louis Cole. SOURCE A teaching by kohen-navi Theodore Meredith of nomanszone.org Barukh haba b’shaym hwhy, Halleluyah! Praised is He who comes in the name of YHWH!
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