There is a group in Australia teaching that since we have transitioned to the New Covenant and so did Yahuah, He has done away with the Old covenant and the entire OT is a historical document and the commands to follow are just 2 i.e. Love Yahuah with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and Love your neighbor as yourself. And that too not to use the name Yahuah or else you are part of the Yahuah only doctrine. Moreover, they also teach that since we are the temple of the Ruach Ha Qodesh, the temple worship is transitioned within us and yet their group member strums the guitar before every dining discussion with carnal songs which are not scripture based and their dining discussions is nothing but an assembly. I will touch base on all the deception they are teaching and trying to lead lone souls to believe lies arising out of this deception. Desiring to be teachers, they being babes have even gotten their women to teach and usurp authority and all their dining discussion and terrace talks are out of a carnal mind and opinion based and not scripture.
Question 1: Is the OT a historical document?
1Jn 2:7 Brethren, I write no renewed commandment unto you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you have heard from the beginning.
Yahuchanan says that he is not writing a renewed commandment unto the assembly but an old commandment which they had from the beginning.
The renewed commandment he is referring to in 1John 2:8-12 is loving the brother as yourself which is a summing up of the old commandment and not a replacement commandment.
1Jn 2:9 He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now.
1Jn 2:10 He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.
1Jn 2:11 But he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not whither he goes, because that darkness has blinded his eyes.
1Jn 2:12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Deu 5:22 𐤀𐤕-These words YAHUAH spoke unto all your assembly in the Mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a magnificent/gadul voice/qol H6963: and he added no more. And he wrote them on two stones and delivered them unto me.
Deu 5:23 And it came to pass, when you heard 𐤀𐤕-the voice/qol H6963 out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that you came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
Deu 5:24 And ye said, Behold, YAHUAH ELOHAYNU has showed us 𐤀𐤕-his esteem and 𐤀𐤕-his greatness, and we have heard 𐤀𐤕-his voice/qol H6963 out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that ELOHIYM talks 𐤀𐤕-with man, and he lives.
Deu 5:25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear 𐤀𐤕-the voice of YAHUAH ELOHAYNU anymore, then we shall die.
Exodus 20:18 uses the word 'qolot 𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤕' which is the plural of 'qol 𐤒𐤅𐤋 ' and means voices whereas the singular 'qol 𐤒𐤅𐤋' is translated as 'voice'.
The detail given by the people in Exodus 20 that He spoke with “voices/qolot,” shows us more than one voice i.e., a literal command seconded by the ruach hidden in the command. His “magnificent voice” was, in fact, the miraculous utterance of multiple voices being emitted from a HIM at once! When He spoke the Ten Commandments, although He alone was speaking, He was supernaturally uttering more than one word at the same time with the Ruach in the letter! This is nothing less than the gift of tongues, a miraculous form of speech, spoken by the Creator of all tongues, Himself! As He poured out His Torah, His Ruach used a speaking method that cannot be explained but HE demonstrated His own power to every single person there!
To understand this we must see the 5 words Shaul chose to speak in the assembly rather than the 10,000 words in an unknown language:
1Co 14:19 Yet in the assembly I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
Yahusha taught us that the Torah and the prophets hang on and are summarized by the two greatest commands:
1. Hear O Yasharal Yahuah our EL, Yahuah is One. You shall love Yahuah your Elohim with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your knowledge and with all your strength.
2. Love your Neighbour as yourself
Mark 12:29 Yahusha answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Yisra’El! Yahuah our El, Yahuah is one.”
Mark12:30 “And you shall love Yahuah your El with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your knowledge, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment.”
Mark12:31 “Now The second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.
Hence, we must look at the Ten commandments to categorize the 2 sets of commands.
Hence, lets see the 5 commands related to Yahuah only in this study:
Command 1:
Ex 20:2 I am Yahuah your El, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery.
Ex 20:3 You shall have no other mighty ones before Me.
Command 2:
Ex 20:4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heavens above or what is on the earth beneath or what is in the water under the earth.
Ex 20:5 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, Yahuah your El, am a jealous El, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Ex 20:6 but showing kindness to thousands, to those who love Me, and to those who keep My commandments.
Command 3:
Ex 20:7 You shall not take the name of Yahuah your El in vain, for Yahuah shall not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
Command 4:
Ex20:8 Remember the Shabbat day, to keep it holy.
Ex20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Ex20:10 but the seventh day is a Shabbat of Yahuah your El; you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male servant or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who is within your gates.
Ex20:11 For in six days Yahuah made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore, Yahuah blessed the Shabbat day and made it holy.
Command 5:
Ex 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which Yahuah your El gives you.
Command 1:
Ex 20:2 I am Yahuah your El, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery.
Ex 20:3 You shall have no other mighty ones before Me.
Rev 11:8 And their carcasses shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Mitsrayim, where also our Yah was impaled.
Mat 2:14 And rising up, he took the Child and His mother by night and departed for Mitsrayim,
Mat 2:15 and remained there until the death of Herodes, to fill what was spoken by יהוה through the prophet, saying, “Out of Mitsrayim I have called My Son.”
Command 2:
Ex20:4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heavens above or what is on the earth beneath or what is in the water under the earth.
Ex20:5 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, Yahuah your El, am a jealous El, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Ex20:6 but showing kindness to thousands, to those who love Me, and to those who keep My commandments.
Rev 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there them that hold the doctrine of Bil`am, who taught Balaq to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Yashar’el, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
When Balaq called Bilaam to curse the people of Yasharal, this was Yahuah's response to Bilaam
Num 22:10 And Bil‛am said to Elohim, “Balaq, son of Tsippor, sovereign of Mo’aḇ, has sent to me, saying,
Num 22:11 See, a people has come out of Mitsrayim and cover the surface of the land. Come now, curse them for me. It might be that I am able to fight against them and drive them out.’ ”
Num 22:12 And Elohim said to Bil‛am, “Do not go with them. You do not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
Jeroham/Yahuram king of Yahudah married the granddaughter of Omri/Amri the king of Yasharel. Ahaziah/AchazYahu was a produce of that integrated marriage. In both the texts 2Kings 8:26 & 2 Chr22:2 we read 'And his mother’s name was AthalYahu, the daughter of Amri/Omri'. She was not the direct daughter of Omri/Amri but his granddaughter. She was the direct daughter of Ahab/Achab.
2Ki 8:26 Two and twenty years old was Achazyahu when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Yerushalayim. And his mother's name was Athalyahu, the daughter of Omriy king of Yashar’el.
2Ch 22:2 Forty and two years old was Achazyahu when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Yerushalayim. His mother's name also was Athalyahu the daughter of Omriy.
2Chr21:6 And he (Yahuram/Jehoram) walked in the way of the kings of Yashar’ěl, just as the house of Achab/Ahab did: for Achab’s/Ahab's daughter was the wife to him, and he did evil in the sight of Yahuah.
Omri/Amri whose genealogy is not mentioned (he was the commander of the army) became king of Yasharel & Ahab/Achab was his direct son, which means if Yahuram/Jehoram king and son of Yahushapat/Jehoshapat the king of Yahudah married Ahab/Achab's daughter, Ahaziah/AchazYahu was both son from lineage from Omri from his mother as well as from the lineage of David from his father. While lineage is attributed to the father's lineage only, it's important to understand the perspective of the writer of 2 Chronicles as he was pointing out to a non set apart dynasty. Ahaziah/AchazYahu also walked in the way of the house of Ahab/Achab and did evil in the eyes of Yahuah.2 Kings 8:27 And he (Ahaziah/AchazYahu ) walked in the way of the house of Ahab/Achab, and did evil in the sight of the Yahuah, as did the house of Ahab/Achab: for he was the son by law of the house of Ahab/Achab.
Command 3:
Ex 20:7 You shall not take the name of Yahuah your El in ruin/shua 𐤔𐤅𐤀 H7723, for Yahuah shall not leave him unpunished who takes His name in ruin/shua 𐤔𐤅𐤀 H7723.
Jer 23:26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? Yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
Jer 23:27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Ba`al.
These are the roots of Mystery Babylon. Changing Elohim's name is forbidden in scripture. And Jeremiah 23:26-27 is very clear on this. Giving Elohim a name which is not VALIDATED by him, is taking his name in VAIN. It's a direct violation of the 10 commandments.
Pr 30:4 Who has ascended up into heaven, or descended? who has gathered the wind (ruach) in his fists? who has bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
The phrase to the chief musician in Hebrew at the beginning of many Psalms is ‘la ma natsach’ 𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 and Asaph was the chief musician who recorded as Dawid gave the Psalms he wrote to him, thus Asaph the seer became the custodian of the Psalm for a repurpose in worship.
1Ch 16:7 And on that day Dawiḏ first gave thanks to יהוה by the hand of Asaph and his brothers: But Asaph which in Hebrew means ‘gatherer 𐤀𐤎𐤐’ H623 Was not the receiver of worship, it was Yahusha concealed who was at the receiving end until that Psalm became a melody in our hearts to worship the Adon as Shaul says singing Pslams, hymns and spiritual songs making melody in your heart to the Adon.
Asaph 𐤀𐤎𐤐 H623 means collector/gatherer. The word sap 𐤎𐤐 /lip also means ‘gather’, it’s interesting to see when the ‘alaph’ is added to it, it shows a wonderful picture of a collector/gatherer. That which was fallen away was gathered/aspah in Mashiyach. The man Asaph who was the chief musician who collected the psalms written by Daud and other singers was in the office of Mashiyach in whom we sing and make melody in our hearts unto Yahuah. The melody is gathered in our hearts as we lift up the praises to Yahuah
Eph 5:19 speaking to each other in psalms and songs of praise and spiritual songs, singing and striking the strings in your heart to YAHUAH,
Eph 5:20 giving thanks always for all to Elohim the Father, in the Name of our Master 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 Messiah,
So just as Yahuah was in a transition to be manifest in a body prepared, until then the Levvim who were appointed were the gatherers to sing. Dawid aligned the divisions of these priests once the ark of the covenant came to rest. He made divisions of them as to who would be in the sacrificing positions, gatekeepers, musicians, ministers over grains and bread offerings etc. These melodies written would find the intended focus of worship i.e. Yahusha in the HEART.
Command 4:
Ex20:8 Remember/zakar 𐤆𐤊𐤓 H2142 the Shabbat day, to keep it set-apart.
Ex20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Ex20:10 but the seventh day is a Shabbat of Yahuah your El; you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male servant or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who is within your gates.
Ex20:11 For in six days Yahuah made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore, Yahuah blessed the Shabbat day and made it holy.
The Hebrew word 'zakar 𐤆𐤊𐤓 H2142 ' translated as 'Remember' is also the same word for 'Male' H2415 referring to Yahusha who is the Bright and Morning star, the Day star who rises in our hearts, the Sun of Righteousness who rises with healing in His wings. The 7th Day Rest is in him. Speaking of Joshua, the writer of Hebrews says If Joshua would have given them Rest, there wouldn't be another day spoken of rest. Hence, the Day Star Yahusha is that Day, He is the Male/zakar that we must remember and not look up to the sun, moon & stars calendars to determine the Day.
Heb4 :8 For if Yahushua (Joshua) had given them rest,
He would not have spoken about another day after that
Heb 4:9 Therefore, there remains a record or call/aud 𐤏𐤅𐤃 H5749 of Shabbat rest for the people of Elohim.
The command came with who is to observe the literal Shabbath 'who is within your gates'
When Yahudah was carried into captivity here is what scripture records:
2Ch 36:20 And those who escaped from the sword he exiled to Baḇel, where they became servants to him and his sons until the reign of the reign of Persia,
2Ch 36:21 in order to fill the word of יהוה by the mouth of Yirmeyahu, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay waste she kept Sabbath, until seventy years were completed.
Hos 2:11 “And I shall cause all her rejoicing, her festivals, her New moons, and her Sabbaths, even all her appointed times, to cease,
Psa 137:1 By the rivers of Baḇel, There we sat down and we wept As we remembered Tsiyon.
Psa 137:2 We hung our lyres Upon the willows in the midst of it.
Psa 137:3 For there our captors Asked us for the words of a song, And our plunderers for rejoicing, saying, “Sing to us a song of Tsiyon!”
Psa 137:4 How could we sing the song of יהוה On foreign soil?
How could we sing the song of Yahuah on foreign soil?
The Shemitah ceased. What does Yahuchanan say in Revelation?
Rev 18:23 “And the light of a lamp shall not shine in you any more at all. And the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you any more at all. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, for by your drug sorcery all the nations were led astray.
Shaul likens the present Yerushalayim of his time as Hagar in bondage with her children and says we are born from Yerushalayim from above.
Gal 4:25 for this Haḡar is Mount Sinai in Araḇia, and corresponds to Yerushalayim which now is, and is in slavery with her children.
Gal 4:26 But the Yerushalayim above is free, which is the mother of us all.
If anyone is in Mashiyach Yahusha is a new creation, old things are passed away and behold all things become new. The new creation order is tied to New Yerushalayim not as the old covenant tied to the physical Shemitah.The physical day progressed to find the fulfilment in Mashiyach, the Day star, the Sun of righteousness, Bright and Morning Star as He is called. The very word Zakar the Shabbath day is Remembering Him with groaning to be clothed from above. Yahuah didn’t want us to be in His wrath for disobedience, so He drove our fathers away from the Shemitah which tied them to these laws which were hard to bear. There were so many laws that tied to it like a woman in her mensuration, or a discharge from male or female defiled them to not observe the physical day.
Yahuchanan saw Mashiyach among 7 lamp stands which shows the Shemitah is in Him. The sign of the sun, moon stars darkening is Yasharal in deep darkness who have gone back to the letter imitating Judaism and not understanding the dispersion. Please look up Yoseph s dream where he saw the sun, moon and 11 stars bowing down to him (he himself was the 12th star)
Command 5:
Ex 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which Yahuah your El gives you.
Honor your father and mother that your days may be prolonged in the land is understood when the Psalmist says in Psalms 137:5-6
If I forget you, O Yerushalayim, let my right hand forget its skill. If I do not remember you, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I prefer not Yerushalayim above my chief joy.
Shaul calls the Yerushalayim from above as 'mother of us all'.
Gal 4:26 But Yerushalayim which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Also, the command in Gen 2:24 " Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh" shows us Yahusha leaving His Fatherhood and Heavenly Yerushalayim and coming in the tent fashioned as us to cleave unto us because of His deep love for us, He expects us to respond to Him in the same love. This mystery Shaul the emissary speaks about in Eph 5:30-32 points to Mashiyach. The life-giving commandment is concealed in the letter and is made first. It's also noteworthy that in Yahuah's order in the first 5 commands its Yahuah who comes first, and then the rest. Only Yahuah can supersede His commands as He denied Himself to cling to us. Hence in response to that love, Yahusha says "Unless you love ME above your father, mother, wife, brother and sister more than Me does not deserve me.
Matt10:37 “the one loves his father, or his mother more than Me does not deserve Me, and the one loves his son, or his daughter more than Me does not deserve Me.”
Luke14:26 “If someone comes to Me and does not hate his father and his mother and his wife and his children and his brothers and his sisters, yes, and even his own life, he is not able to be My disciple.”
Rev 2:4 “But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.”
Doesn't it clearly again show that Yahuah = Yahusha as the object of our love above all else is Yahusha?
Stephen testifies that the assembly in the wilderness received the LIVING ORACLES to give TO US. Not a historic document but living oracles. The Hebrew renders it as chayim dabaryam and means life giving words.