B'nai Noah - Gentiles Turning To G-d
The "Seven Laws of Noah" include six negative commandments pro- hibiting idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, sexual immorality, cruelty to animals and one positive command- ment to establish courts of justice.The Noahide Covenant and Seven Noahide Commandments (see Genesis 9, Christians should also see Acts 15) are binding on all humanity.
Why should Gentiles need to be taught by Jews? The Scriptures prophesy that the Gentiles would go to the Jews and ask to be taught by them. There are many things found in the Hebrew Scriptures which cannot be understood without learning their Jewish context. Zech. 8:23
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Psalm 119:105 . Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Today we see something which has not been seen en masse for almost 2000 years. Gentiles are turning to Jewish people, to the teachings of Judaism to find out what their relationship with G-d should really be like. Why? Because so many of us have found that there is no satisfaction, no real relation- ship with G-d, or even with each other in the religions of this world.
What happened? What severed the relation- ship of the Gentiles with G-d? Sin! The Gentiles stopped worshipping G-d in the manner revealed to Adam and to Noah and they began to worship other gods.
The Prophet Jeremiah says that in the last days, the Gentiles will turn to G-d coming from the ends of the earth to seek Him.
Jeremiah 16:19 The L-rd, my Strength, my Stronghold, and my Refuge on the day of distress!
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The Ancient Paths
To You nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "It was all falsehood that our ancestors inherited, futility that has no purpose. 20 Can a man make gods for himself? - They [are] not gods!
Jer. 6:16 Thus said The L-rd: Stand on the roads and see; ask about the ancient paths of history, which path is best, and walk on it and find solace for your soul.
The words "Ancient Paths" are speaking about "paths" "netivot" "תובתנ" paths which have become overgrown and need to be searched for once again. When we find that 'pathway' then we find "Eternal Life." It is said that the "Righteous Gentile has a place in the World to Come."
Those who 'walk' in the pathways of G-d will obey Him. The Paths to which the Prophet Jeremiah is directing us, are the paths trodden in the past by Noah and his righteous descendants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
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