For the last two weeks, we have talked about what happened to us as Hebrew Israelite (aka “Black”) husbands & fathers… in other words, what happened to us as Israelite men in general, while we remain in the lands of our captivities. Why does it matter so much about what happened to us as husbands & fathers? As fathers lead, so goes the household. As a people, as the nation of Israel, we have been off course for a long time; our households, families, and communities have learned to function dysfunctionally, if you understand what I’m saying. By and large, we as men, as heads of households, have been disobedient to YAH’s instructions, our whole head is sick and the entire body of Israel has suffered, just as it was written:
“Alas, sinning nation, a people loaded with crookedness, a seed of evil-doers, sons acting corruptly! They have forsaken יהוה, they have provoked the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, they went backward. Why should you be stricken any more? You continue in apostasy! All the head is sick, and all the heart faints. From the sole of the foot, to the head, there is no soundness in it – wounds and bruises and open sores; they have not been closed or bound up, or soothed with ointment.”
Yeshayah (Isaiah) 1:4-6 TS2009
So, how do we fix the body? We fix the head. And, how do we fix the head? Well, as we have repeatedly talked about in the other blogs, we must repent/return to the Torah/instructions of YAH. Are there practical ways that can help us to learn the instructions and implement them in our everyday dealings, are there practical ways for us to change our lifestyles for the better? But of course there are… and speaking of practicality, we Israelites have a particular & practical book of renown, from which we can gain essential lessons, covering all sorts of situations, with applicable instructions which can restore order & proper function to our people worldwide. This book is full of potent quotables, it’s full of easy-to-memorize life lessons from a: father to his sons; king to future kings; husband & father to other husbands & fathers. It’s a book full of wisdom for all men of Israel still today. You might be saying: “well…what book is it already?” It’s none other than the good & trusted book of PROVERBS. Other questions which you may be asking: “what about the women and children of Israel? Aren’t we as a people collectively suffering from dysfunctional lifestyles?” Oh yes. And, that is the point of the order… by restoring order & function to our men, by having our heads of households & communities understand, teach, and live in Torah, we will be able to follow YAH and then lead our families & friends as we go from dysfunctional to functional— HalleluYAH!
Please watch Moreh Yoshiyahu’s video below, and the subsequent videos to come, as we learn the transformative lessons found within our royal book of Proverbs.
Until next time, shalom ✌🏾
~Yahrahn
Below are some other pertinent passages for us to keep in mind as we, as a people, work towards building better men, women, and families:
“Let not loving-commitment and truth forsake you – Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, Thus finding favour and good insight In the eyes of Elohim and man.”
Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 3:3-4 TS2009
“Therefore, as chosen ones of Elohim, set-apart and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other if anyone has a complaint against another, indeed, as Messiah forgave you so also should you. But above all these put on love, which is a bond of the perfection. And let the peace of Elohim rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one Body, and be filled with thanks. Let the Word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing with pleasure in your hearts to the Master in psalms and songs of praise and spiritual songs.”
Qolasim (Colossians) 3:12-16 TS2009
““Hear, O Yisra’ĕl: יהוה (YAH) our Elohim, יהוה is one! “And you shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might. And these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart, and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up,”
Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4-7 TS2009
“Children, obey your parents in the Master, for this is right. “Respect your father and mother,” which is the first command with promise, in order that it might be well with you, and you might live long on the earth.” And you, fathers, do not provoke your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Master.”
Eph`siyim (Ephesians) 6:1-4 TS2009
“A capable wife is the crown of her husband, But one causing shame is like rottenness in his bones.”
Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 12:4 TS2009
“Who does find a capable wife? For she is worth far more than rubies. The heart of her husband shall trust her, And he has no lack of gain. She shall do him good, and not evil, All the days of her life. Her children shall rise up and call her blessed; Her husband too, and he praises her:”
Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 31:10-12, 28 TS2009
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