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What Does it Mean to Be Set Apart?

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When you hear “be holy,” what do you feel? If we’re honest, for most of us, it sounds like pressure. Heavy. Maybe even impossible. Like it’s this unreachable standard—like we’re supposed to climb a spiritual mountain without slipping once. But the more I soak in the ancient Scriptures, the more I realize… holiness was never meant to be a crushing weight. It was meant to be a mark of belonging. A sign of love. A sacred kind of difference. A difference that tells the whole world: This one is Mine . It all starts with a strange, beautiful word in Hebrew: קָדוֹשׁ (qadosh) . That word is deep. We translate it as “holy,” but it doesn’t just mean “morally pure” or “sinless.” It means something far more visceral: set apart , distinct , cut away from the ordinary . Think of something taken out of everyday use and reserved for something sacred. It’s like… a vessel in the Temple—made of normal material, maybe, but it becomes sacred the moment it’s dedicated to God. Holiness is about use just a...

Blasphemy by Redefinition

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From the very start, God Almighty’s Word— dabar ( דָּבָר )—is no ordinary “word.” It’s a living, breathing power. When Elohim said “ Yehi or ”—“Let there be light”—it wasn’t just chit-chat. It was a divine decree that shook the void and birthed light out of darkness. That same dabar runs through every chapter of Torah, from Genesis to Malachi. It’s God’s voice, His will, His power rolling out like thunder, moving mountains, parting seas, raising the dead. And here’s the kicker: Yeshua (Jesus)? He IS the Word—the Logos (λόγος)—the perfect dabar made flesh (John 1:1). So when words get twisted, it’s not just some harmless game. It’s an attack on life itself. Remember that serpent in Eden? “Did God really say...?” He twisted the verb amar (to say) into a weapon. Suddenly, the perfect commands of God look suspicious, restrictive, like some cosmic killjoy party pooper. The enemy’s game plan is as old as time: hijack God’s words, spin them till they’re unrecognizable, then laugh whil...

THE BEAUTIFUL ATTITUDES

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       Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3) This is where it all begins. Not with fire from heaven. Not with parables. Not with healing. Not with judgment. But with a sentence that sounds almost offensive to religious pride: "Blessed are the poor in spirit." Now let’s slow this down. The word blessed here is from the Greek makarioi —and we need to be careful not to water this word down. It doesn’t mean "happy," or "lucky," or even "favored" the way we throw that word around in sermons. Makarios means a state of being that is spiritually full and completely satisfied , no matter what’s going on around you. In ancient Greek, it was used to describe the gods —completely above the worries of the world, untouched by lack, living in a fullness no one else could touch. But Yeshua hijacked that word and dropped it on people who didn’t feel holy or powerful or even worthy. He said the ones who are...

The Scapegoat of Leviticus

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  When we come to Leviticus 16 , we aren’t just reading instructions—we’re entering danger. This chapter doesn't begin with a rulebook; it begins with a funeral. It opens with death echoing through the priesthood: “Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the LORD and died.” — Leviticus 16:1 Nadav and Avihu had offered esh zarah — strange fire —before YHWH. They were sons of the High Priest, consecrated, dressed in holy garments, serving in sacred space. But one step outside God's boundaries and they dropped—dead. Not because God was cruel, but because holiness is lethal when touched in impurity. The holy doesn’t tolerate contamination. So when God speaks to Moses here, it isn’t a casual update—it’s a warning. And verse 2 is the flashing light: “Tell your brother Aaron not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die.” — Leviticus 16:2 In Hebr...

The Wilderness Speaks

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There’s something strange about how God works with His people. He doesn’t lead them from mountaintop to mountaintop. He leads them from Egypt to the desert. He calls them out of bondage and then, instead of directly into a land flowing with milk and honey, He walks them straight into sand and silence. That’s not a mistake. It’s a pattern. And Yeshua? Same path. Immediately after being baptized and hearing the voice of His Father declare, “This is My beloved Son,” the Spirit doesn’t lead Him to the synagogue or the city gates. The Spirit leads Him into the wilderness. The exact same wilderness. Dry, cracked, and empty on purpose. Why? Because it’s never been about the dryness. It’s been about what happens there. The Hebrew word for wilderness is midbar . It comes from the root dabar , which means word or to speak . Right in the middle of the barren place is the very thing we think we’re missing: the word of God . The midbar is not where God is silent. It’s where He finally has yo...

Left-Handed Ehud

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  Ohhh, Ehud! Now that is a story worth grabbing some popcorn for. And not the microwave kind. This one's sharp, sneaky, and soaked in irony and guts (literally). So let’s dive straight into Judges 3 , around verses 12–30 , and take this apart like Ehud took down Eglon. Israel had sinned. Again. Shocker. So the Lord allowed them to be oppressed by Eglon, king of Moab, for 18 long years. Eighteen. That’s a whole generation growing up under foreign rule. But when they cried out (the Hebrew word there is za’aq , which means a loud, anguished cry for help), God didn’t ignore them. He raised up a deliverer. Enter: Ehud . Now here’s where it gets good. Ehud is introduced as the son of Gera, a Benjaminite , which is hilarious because the name “ Benjamin ” means “son of the right hand.” But Ehud? He’s left-handed!  The Hebrew here is itter-yad yemino , which doesn’t just mean he preferred his left hand—it literally says his right hand was “ restricted ” or “ bound .” Some scholars...

Unadulterated Satan

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Unadulterated Satan: What the Pulpit Is Preaching Is Not God YOU will know if this is for you by the content.  You will also know if it's NOT for you by the comment. Let God guide your heart.  and this time, LISTEN.  The first thing that must be confronted is that not everything said in a pulpit is from God. Just because a man stands behind a podium and opens a Bible doesn’t mean he speaks with the breath of the Ruach Elohim —the Spirit of God . There is another spirit at work in this world, and yes, it has infiltrated churches and synagogues and turned them into dens of vipers. Paul warned of this very thing in 2 Corinthians 11:13–15: “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.” The Greek word for masquerade or disguise here is metaschematizō —meaning ...

The Handwriting on the Wall

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  מנא מנא תקל ופרסין Are We Ignoring Warnings from God? There’s a story in the book of Daniel that’s short, powerful, and honestly, a little scary. Not scary like a horror movie—scary like looking in the mirror and realizing you’ve been ignoring something important. Maybe even ignoring God. It’s the kind of story that makes you stop mid-sentence, mid-thought, mid-life, and go, “Wait… is that about me too?” It happens in Daniel chapter 5, deep in the middle of a wild party. A king named Belshazzar—ruler of the great empire of Babylon—is throwing a drunken banquet. And this isn’t just a feast; it’s a mockery. In the middle of the wine and laughter, he calls for the gold and silver cups that were stolen from the temple in Jerusalem—the ones meant for worshiping the living God. He hands them out like party favors, raising them in a toast to false gods made of gold, silver, wood, and stone. It’s the ultimate disrespect. Like saying to God, “You don’t matter. I’ll do what I want with w...