The 6th Commandment

- You Shall Not Murder -

"Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man” (Genesis 9:6). “If a man takes the life of any human being, he shall surely be put to death” (Leviticus 24:17). YAHshua says, “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and “Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court…” (Matthew 5:21-22). “Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him” (1 John 3:15). So, anyone who has harbored anger in his or her hearts against someone is guilty of committing murder. “Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity” (Ephesians 4:26-27). This is so important because the enemy will capitalize.  YAHshua (Jesus) is love so “in your anger do not sin.” He give us the hours of the day— so don’t let the sun go down on your anger. You have got to deal with it and work it out. 

The enemy will come and bring all kinds of spiritual maladies and issues such as bitterness, resentment and it will open you up for the enemy to have a legal right into your life and cause havoc and curses to come upon you. Work it out with YAHshua and repent for those feelings and forgive because YAHshua (Jesus) forgave you. Get this sin under the blood so you can love and not allow the enemy to have an inroad for his dark, hateful, murderous thoughts and feelings. “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry because human anger does not produce the righteousness that YAHveh (the LORD) desires” (James 1:19-20). If we cannot forgive because of anger holding us back Yahshua (Jesus) can’t forgive us. This is why “no murderer enters the kingdom”, they didn’t forgive and Yahshua (Jesus) could not forgive them and they were disqualified from coming into the kingdom (1 Corinthians 6:10, Matthew 18:21-35)."But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers … their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death" (Revelation 21:8). We must learn to love as YAHshua himself loved - otherwise, sin is lurking around the corner. 

Sin is crouching at Your Door - A Teaching about Cain and Abel

As Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden an angel blocked the door for sin to not enter into the Presence. What a mournful day for our beloved Father but He had the remedy to redeem a generation that was now under curses because they were cast out from the Author and Giver of life and blessings. Adam and Eve originally were to have perpetuated a creation that would live eternally in His holy Presence where there was no sin. As they left, He proclaimed to the Enemy, who had caused sin and temptation to enter, that he would be given a death blow from the lineage that would come forth from a sin ridden couple. “And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel" (Genesis 3:15).

As Adam and Eve were cast out into the world that seed of rebellion was past to their children, but with it remained the blessing of a free will. Their son Cain used his freewill in the direction of anger and rebellion against Yahveh. Abel used his free will in obedience because He loved Yahveh. Two sides of free will are: love and obey or serve self and all its evil inclinations and rebel against Yahveh your Creator.

Yahveh warned Cain as He saw the inclinations of his heart. Yahveh knew that murder was in Cain’s heart and that “Satan was a murderer from the beginning” and anger is one of his big inroads that he capitalizes on (John 8:44). Our God has seen the inclination of each ones heart to this day. Only He knows how wicked every inclination of our hearts are. But He warned Cain lovingly, “Cain, “sin is crouching at your door” (Genesis 4:7). “Satan is there to tempt your free will once again as your parents were tempted and they failed the test, don’t fail Cain, it is crouching at the door. I am giving you warning, I am telling you he is there. Don’t believe or give in to what the enemy of your soul is tempting your free will to choose. Choose life Cain. Choose My blessings Cain. Use the free will I gave you to remember and love Me and don’t commit rebellion against My word as your parents did. It is crouching at the door to devour you but you can overcome it Cain” (Author’s paraphrase).

Cain turned his back on Yahveh and he did what pleased him and what seemed right to him. “There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12) and it did lead to the death of his brother Abel, whom he was angry and jealous of because Abel was righteous — he did what was right. So not only does our anger and rebellion breed hatred toward Yahveh it breeds hatred toward man. The two commandments that Yahshua (Jesus) our Savior said are the fulfillment of all, “‘You shall love Yahveh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:37-40). We have to master anger and our flesh because sin is crouching, like a demon from hell, at the doors of our lives. Be careful. Give careful thought to your ways, give careful thought to what you do, make sure it is Yahveh leading you. Make sure your choices line up with His Word. Make sure your actions please Him. Don’t lean on your own understanding, it could be a set up from the enemy crouching at your door, wanting to master you when you need to master him.

“For rebellion (against Yahveh) is as the sin of divination (witchcraft)” (1 Samuel 15:23), meaning you are opening the door to demonic spirits letting them into your life. Catering to your flesh and anger allows Satan, who is crouching at the door of your heart to have access. He wants you to rebel so he has a legal right to rob, kill and destroy you and ravage your life and the lives of your loved ones. These consequences are not necessarily seen immediately but the Scripture says, “be sure your sin will find you out” and eventually that sin nature is going to reap a horrible harvest of evil consequences and the robbery of our eternal blessings. (Numbers 32:23 NASB). You will become Satan’s victim and find yourself eternally separated from Yahveh in an unending torturous hell unless you repent. Choose carefully—there are consequences. May Yahveh give you a mastery over sin with discernment of what is crouching at the door of your heart, mind, and your life.

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- Redefining the Feasts of Israel Through the Ten Commandments -

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The Ten Commandments