EPISODE 706 – THIS JESUS 5 — Jesus in the “Tanakh”
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Apostle Benjamin Nana Amissah Ansah
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Sunday, 29th December, 2024
THIS JESUS 5 — Jesus in the “Tanakh”
“Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.”
Acts 17:3 (KJV)
In the present day Israel, and other Jewish communities around the world, some Jewish leaders have forbidden their fellow Jews from reading the New Testament (Brit Hadashah).
Even with the reading of the Tanakh in their synagogues, some exclude certain Messianic scriptures.
The Tanakh is the Jewish sacred book, just as we have the Bible as a sacred book. The TaNaKH is an acronym, it refers to the three sections of their shared text. The Tanakh (or TaNaKH) consist of:
– Torah (the Law and the Pentateuch)
– Nevi’im (the prophets)
– Ketuvim (the writings)
The Tanakh is what Bible Translators refer to as the “Old Testament” in the Bible.
Note:
As I have explained, the Old Testament is not Genesis to Malachi. The Old Testament refers to the Covenant which was wrought at Sinai (Exodus 19-20). The Old Testament is not a book of the Bible. The Old Testament is an arrangement of a dispensation at Sinai. The Jewish people must know that the covenant which was initiated at Sinai was not part of God’s promise to Abraham. Thus, that covenant at Sinai was not in God’s plan and was a parenthesis. The real deal was what God established with Abraham. God did not deal with Abraham according to the Old Testament or the “Old Covenant”.
He dealt with Abraham according to the Covenant of Promise (See Galatians 3).
It is called “Old” because its effect and function are now obsolete. There is now a New Covenant or Testament. Just as the Prophet Jeremiah declared:
“The day is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his wife,” says the LORD. “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the LORD. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people” Jeremiah 31:31-33 (NLT)
These Jews only restrict themselves to the reading of the Tanakh and don’t even attempt to open the New Testament. They don’t know that the New Testament was written to them as well.
The first words in the New Testament portion of the Bible unveil the very core root of the New Testament. The New Testament has its roots in two major covenants:
1. The Covenant of Promise which God established with Abraham.
2. And the Everlasting Kingdom Covenant God established with David.
“This is the scroll of the lineage and birth of Jesus, the Anointed One, the son of David and descendant of Abraham.” Matthew 1:1 (TPT).
These covenants were not only limited to Israel or Jews (to be precise) but to all people.
The Anointed One did not come only for the household of Israel but also as the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.
The New Testament authors were able to comprehend the concealed reality of God in the Tanakh (Old Testament portion of the Bible), by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit of God gives understanding. It’s the Holy Spirit who moved the prophets to write about Jesus Christ (Messiah) even before His days.
Which means it will take the Holy Spirit to decrypt the words of the Prophets and the scriptures.
The Tanakh (Old Testament) doesn’t contradict the New Testament. Neither does the New Testament contradict the “Old Testament”.
The New Testament portion of the Bible is the unveiling of the mysteries in the scriptures.
Most Jews refuse to open the New Testament and it is also a deceptive strategy of the adversary to keep them blinded and their minds veiled from the true revelation of Jesus.
When one turns to the Lord with an open heart, his or her heart and mind will be flooded with the glorious light of truth.
“We are not like Moses, who used a veil to hide the glory to keep the Israelites from staring at him as it faded away. Their minds were closed and hardened, for even to this day that same veil comes over their minds when they hear the words of the former covenant. The veil has not yet been lifted from them, for it is only eliminated when one is joined to the Messiah. So until now, whenever the Old Testament is being read, the same blinding comes over their hearts. But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see. Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever He is Lord, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:13-17 (TPT)
When you genuinely study the scriptures, it will not move you away from Jesus. A study of the scriptures with an open heart will lead you to Jesus Christ.
The Lord was not exaggerating when He said, “… But the scriptures point to me” John 5:39 (NLT).
The Psalmist said:
“I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your law is my delight.” Psalm 119:174 (NKJV).
The law doesn’t give Salvation, the law will lead you to Salvation. Those who truly delight in Salvation will be led to the Lord. Because the Lord is Salvation.
Maintain an open heart to know the Lord through the scriptures.
The knowledge of the revelation of Jesus is what launches you into the enjoyment of your freedom to participate in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
OH THANK YOU JESUS!
DIG DEEPER
(Psalm 25:5; Psalm 86:11; Psalm 143:10; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Romans 1:20; Isaiah 61:1)
WE PRAY
We pray that the Lord shall bring us into the knowledge of Himself into our hearts through His word.
BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2024
Titus 2 – 3
Philemon
DECLARE THESE WORDS:
– My heart is opened to the knowledge of Jesus.
– My heart is opened to the knowledge of Jesus.
– My eyes are opened to the full revelation of Jesus as the True Messiah.
– Jesus is the CHRIST.
– Jesus is the King of Kings.
Oh Hallelujah!
I study the scriptures with an open heart.
Jesus is the Christ
My heart is opened to the knowledge of Jesus! Oh Glory to God!!!
Jesus is the Christ
I maintain an open heart to know the Lord through the scriptures.
Oh glory to God for the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ the messiah
Awesome
This is so inspiring, I have realized that the adversary blinds the Jews by providing a barrier to not want to read the new testament potion of the bible because they dont know the new testament was written for them as well.
The Holy Spirit sheds light in our hearts when we are born again.
The Old Testament portion is made up of the Torah (the law and the pentateuch), the neviium (the prophets) and the ketuvim (the writings).
There are two main realities holding the new testament, the first is the covenant of promise which God made with Abraham and the second is the everlasting Kingdom that God established with his servant David.
The Holy Spirit is the eye of opener to the realities of the spirit. Now the Lord is that spirit and wherever the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.
I am glad i read this
Gloreeyyyy🙏
I open my heart to the knowledge of Jesus!!
Gloreey…
My heart is opened to the revelation of Jesus.
My heart is opened to the knowledge of Jesus
I study the scriptures with an open heart and mind
Thank you, Lord Jesus for Macharia with Apostle Bennie.
I am so enlightened….
Oh thank you Jesus
I open my heart to the revelation of the scriptures
I feast on every part of it for they all reveal Jesus
Hallelujah
The old testament is called “old” because it’s effect and function are no more….. glory to God!!!
I maintain an open heart to know the Lord through the scriptures….
Woaw, This Jesus, He was concealed in the Tanakh, but now He is revealed.
Thank you sweet Jesus for your revelation that points me to you
JESUS IS INDEED THE KING OF KINGS
We must not be like the pharisees who were ignorant teachers and learners of the scriptures they had the encapsulation of the scriptures with them but never knew and was still seeking for understanding from empty traditions and laws and entangling people with burdens they themselves cannot bare
They don’t ask genuine questions in order to increase in the knowledge and revelation of the scriptures but always wanted to trap the Word (Jesus) with His word (the scriptures) and they end up in shame because they ask question that sets traps for themselves
Thank you, Apostle, for the enlightenment on what exactly the Old Testament entails and which covenant the lord is dealing with believer in these days
I reign on the earth as a KING and PRIEST to my GOD.
I am given to the word of God