RESTORING A PEOPLE, REBUILDING A NATION
As we continue our journey the writings of the Old Testament provided a descriptive identity, history and culture of the Creator's chosen people, The Hebrew Israelites, dating approximately 4,000 years before the Christian era. The Iron age (1200 BC - 539 BC) is known as the Israelites period. This period had large numbers of urban dwellings, new local culture and it was rich and diverse with trade relations. Our ancestors and forefathers were a nation of people, which had a way of life that set them apart out of all nations on the face of the earth
"For thou art and holy people unto the CREATOR thy POWER: the CREATOR thy POWER hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth." DEUTERONOMY 7:6
A NATION OF PEOPLE SET-APART
Their behaviors, values, roles, skills, knowledge, meanings, material objects, concepts of the universe, agriculture and experiences generally are considered to be the statues and judgements, under a covenant, blessed by the Creator that were transmitted generation to generation. Our culture was lost because of our disobedience towards the LAWS, STATUES and JUDGEMENTS of the Creator and the STATUES AND JUGDEMENTS are supposed to be our WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING:
'Behold, I taught you STATUES and JUDGEMENTS, even as the CREATOR my POWER commanded me, that you should do so in the land whither you go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your WISDOM and your UNDERSTAND-ING in the sight of the NATIONS, which shall hear all these STATUES, and say, surely this GREAT NATION is a WISE and UNDERSTANDING people." DEUTERONOMY 4:5&6
"When one lacks WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING then KNOWLEDGE OF SELF can be DESTORYED!
"MY PEOPLE are DESTORYED for the LACK of KNOWLEDGE: because thou has REJECTED KNOWLEDGE, I WILL also REJECT YOU, that thou shalt be NO PRIEST to me: seeing thou has FORGOTTEN the LAW of thy POWER,I WILL also FORGET thy CHILDREN. HOSE 4:6
We must now regain our heritage and proclaim our birth right ("Thus saith the CREATOR, ISRAEL is my SON, even my FIRSTBORN." EXODUS 4:22)
Throughout TORAH (first five books of Moses) the LINEAGE of our forefathers is mapped out for us to have a clear understanding of who was given what blessing and who did the CREATOR choose to be a set-apart nation.
HEBREW BRICK MAKERS
"And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel." Exodus 19:6
