DEFINING ISRAEL

1. Who Do you say I am? Mark 8:27-30

Only the Spirit of Yahweh will reveal who Yeshua truly is, who Israel truly is. Unless the SPIRIT reveals Israel to the people, all is in vain. Yahweh's Spirit must do HIS work.

2. What does Yahweh require of us? Deut. 10:12-21 Micah 6:6-8

There are three requirements in Micah. These three requirements come directly from Yahweh's Torah in Deuteronomy chapter 10.

" He has declared to thee, O man what is good. And what does Yahweh require of you but to do right, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God."

Micah 6:6-8 three requirements
1. to do right
2. to love kindness
3. to walk humbly with God.

Number 1 is to do right ( or righteousness).
Psalm 119:172, states that " all Thy commandments are righteousness". Again in Psalm 119:75 " Thy judgements are right"

Number 2 of Micahs requirements is to love kindness.
According to Strongs, the definition of kindness is piety, reproof ( correction), favor, good deed, mercy, pity.
Piety is defined as reverence of Yahweh, and love of His character. Put into practice piety is the exercise of these affections in obedience to His will and devotion to His service. We are commanded in Michas to love kindness. Love piety , love correction, love His mercy and favor to us.

The third and final declared requirement in Micah is to walk humbly with your God, Yahweh. We'll discuss walking with God and how does on walk with their God further on.

Micah states that " He has declared to thee O man.."

Where did He declare this and to whom? Who is this man that He's making a declaration to?
It was declared and defined in Deuteronomy ch 10.

Deut. 10:12 " And now Israel, what does Yahweh, your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love, Him and serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of Yahweh and His statutes which I command you today for your good?

The man He is speaking to in Micah is the same man in Deuteronomy.
The man here is Israel.

Israel is intructed here in Deuteronomy to :

1. Fear Yahweh your God
2. to walk in His ways and love and serve Him with all your heart and soul
3. to keep the commandments of Yahweh ( His Torah, the instructions he gave for our good, that it might be well with us)

Number 1.We are told to fear Yahweh.
Prov. 1:7 states " the fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge". The proverbs go on in 2 and 3 to define this fear, and describe how it is attained. The sum total of this is the keeping of and heeding to the very words of Yahweh. His Torah, and instruction for our lives. We cannot gain knowledge without the very knowledge of Yahweh. His Torah is the essence of who He is.

Number 2. to walk in His ways and love and serve Him with all your heart and soul.
It is only when the Torah is written upon ones heart, that man can walk in HIS ways with HIM. His ways are ways of pleasantness and all His paths are peace. (see Proverbs 3 it is walking in Torah that brings wisdom and peace to ones soul and a oneness with Yahweh)

Number 3. Keeping the commandments of Yahweh.
Keeping the commandments of Yahweh IS walking humbly with your God! You cannot walk with your God if you are walking contrary to HIS established ways for you.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. Heb 10:31

3. What does Israel mean to you? Joshua 21; Exodus 12:26; Ezek 17:12

What does Israel mean to me ? It's almost inconceivable in my minds eye. The depths of meaning can almost not be described. In one word..

Israel means possession!
Possession of land, Possession of Torah, Possessionof my inheritance, Possession of Yeshua, Possession of Life.
Possession of Yahweh in all His fulness!!!!
Possession of Israel is everything. It's HUGE. It's everything. It's having God as your very own. The Levites/ Priests were to have no possession in the land. The Lord said, " For I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel" Num 18:20. He was giving them Himself. " I'm giving you Me" " My Spirit will dwell inside of you"
Psalm 16:5 "Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance."
With Yahweh you get everything. The will of God. the willof God= His inheritance

Israel means Oneness with Yahweh!!!!!!!!!!

4. What do you see? Amos 8:2; Isaiah 21:6; Ezek. 33:7

Declare what you see!!
As a watchman, what do you see?
A watchman sees the very heart of Yahweh. He sees all that Yahweh sees, and feels what Yahweh feels. A watchman sees Israel's heart. A watchman speaks ( warns, rebukes, declares to man) the very words of Yahweh. ( Mark 6:7-13)

5. What does Yahweh speak concerning Israel? Psalm 50:7

I am God. I am merciful, loving and just. I am in control and will bring to pass the Words of My mouth. I am yours and you are Mine. I am Israel and you are Israel. We are one.

6. Who is Israel? Who is the prevailing or ruling Prince?

Yeshua is Israel ( Hosea 11:1; Matt. 2)
Israel is prevailing and ruling. Who is ruling and reigning with Him?
Isaiah 9:6, says that "the government is on His shoulders". The stones in the garment on the shoulders of the High priest had the names of the 12 tribes inscribed thereon. They are the ones ruling and reigning with Him. They are the "government on His shoulders". They are Israel, the overcomers. The name Israel means " to rule with God". That is the definition of Israel. In Genesis 32:28 Jacob was given a new name, the name Israel, because he prevailed, he was an overcomer. The overcomers in Revelation 2:7-ch. 3 are Israel.
The Overcomers recieve 8 things:
1. eat from the tree of life 2:7 ( torah)
2. Hidden manna to eat 2:17 ( Breadof Life Yeshua) ( Hidden things of the Spirit)
3. a white stone with renewed name on it 2:17 ( white stone is an aquittal, or an admission in) ( Life)
4. Authority over the nations 2:26
5. the morning Star 2:28 ( Yeshua the bright and morning Star (Rev. 22:16)
6. Be dressed in white robes and have your name written in the Book of Life and confessed before the Father.
3:5 ( Matt. 10:32)
7. Become a supporting Post in the Dwelling Place of God 3:12
8. A seat on the throne with Yeshua 3:21 ( Ruling and reigning with Him) ( Isaiah 9:6)


When I am in the Spirit of Yahweh , I am an overcomer. I am one with Yeshua the prevailing and ruling Prince.

I am Yisrael!!!