Prayers –a commentary
by yaakov » Sep 23rd, ’12, 09:50
Today is Sunday 23 Sep 2012, Yom Kippur starts on Tuesday at Sun down, a.k.a. The Day of Atonement. Leviticus 16:29) And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you. 30) For on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before the LORD. 31) It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever. . . .
This is the season to search your actions and seek forgiveness from everyone you have wronged. Along with seeking forgiveness from G-D we also ask for Blessings like Peace, Safety, A Good Life, and so on and so forth.
One problem which comes to my mind is that: We ask G-D for these based on lines from the Tanach(also referred Old Testament by those using the King James Bible) and do not concern ourselves with either what we must do First or what will happen to us and the World First: an example is “nation shall not lift up sword against nation”, this is from Isaiah 2:4 And He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. What must happen First Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the end of days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established as the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. My point here is that when taken out of context a line can sound Great, however, there is always a price to be paid prior to receiving such a blessing. When we pray for one without thought of what we ask –we will suffer at our own request. Another concern I have in this is: Why must we, individually or as a whole suffer because we refuse to accept the Living G-D of Israel and his Teachings. Is seems that we Will Go Through the “End of Days”(EOD) events simply because we refuse to accept G-D, the EOD will simply remove from the earth all of those that “Will not acknowledge G-D and His Teachings”. Here is is good to remember that Hash’m (the G-D of our Fathers, Abraham, Issac and Jacob) tells the End at the Beginning, so that you will know–that G-D is. Isaiah here is a perfect example, The Writings start with the End of Days, then say what is, and what will come and why, then ends with the End of Days –Very Interesting to me.
My Hashe’m bless you with the perfect Blessings HE has for you. —Yaakov
P.S. If I have offended you or hurt you, to cause you pain in any way and for my writing style which is not good – please forgive me –Yaakov