Greetings and Blessed Love,
Before the Sabbath hour comes I want to just post a reasoning on the relationship between Isra'el, the Nation of Hebrews and their God Yahweh, as based upon their Covenant, which was ruled by Mosaic Law. RasTafari in adopting so many values and principles in the Livity, truly derived many ideals from Mosaic Law as with the Gospels. This tradition is also based in Ethiopia where the Fetha Nagast is a mixture of Torah and Nazirene laws.
If you are seeking RasTafari in a serious manner, wanting to change one's life for the better, to connect with JAH in a hola, righteous manner - one must know what is right from wrong. The Law helps us to govern ourselves, to see what habits are abominable and what are favourable. That's the only way we can truly see "the Norm" or "mainstream" from what it is - and navigate our way out of it. the Law also helps us to reconnect with the past greatness of man, and to apprecilove the honourable code of conduct that humanity or at least Isra'el, once thrived by.
the following is just a summary of Mosaic law, what Scripture says about it: how it came to be and what it truly determines for Isra'el;
The Hola Ible is ideally all
about the relationship between the fourteen Tribes of Jacob and Joseph and
their inheritance called the Covenant of Abraham. This Covenant was made when
Isra’el rejected having a direct righteous and spiritual connection to JAH on
Mt, Sinai, and chose Moses as their leader instead. Moses then instituted a set
rule of law and a priesthood to govern it, which were to control Israel’s
penchant for idolatry and a number of carnally-based habits. Everything that
took Israel far from righteousness was outlawed and placed into perspective, by
Mosaic Law. Abraham's Hebrew way of righteousness and faith was to be learned
by the Law since Israel had carnal weaknesses unlike Abraham.
The Scriptures describe a love-hate
relationship between JAH and flesh, and how the physical pleasures of humanity
were always able to conquer their Krist-Consciousness. The battle was being fought between the
Creation instruments of spirit and ego, where the Law served as the peacemaker
by setting boundaries which keep both forces in check and the good in
persuasion. The Law fights the battle
against sin - sin being that which causes the Kristos to be buried by the ego
and idolatry to manifest - and allows
Isra'el to be spiritually, carnally and geographically redeemed. The Law is
therefore on Jahovah's side, and Moses composed the Laws of Isra'el so that
they could keep their land and live well for generations, rather than be
slaves, and die in their transgressions against themselves, their God and
Covenant.
Because they were ideally a
people called out of corruption and destruction to be set apart as a kingdom of
Priests and Kings (or Standard Bearers of God in the world), it was important
that Biblical Isra'el embraced a set order or law which would prevent them from
committing sins against their Living God Jahovah and one another. By living
clean and good, Isra'el was separated and placed above the barbaric, demonic
and bloodthirsty nations of Kanaan, Egypt, Assyrio-Babylon, Persia and the
Gentiles. They were less like the world and more like God's Ilect when they
honoured the Covenant and law. As individuals, tribes and a race, it allowed
them to make themselves worthy to stand before Jahovah and to receive His holy
instruction through the priests, kings and prophets.
Essentially, the Law was provided
to save them from themselves and the ways of men, and ensured that the new
world or land they would create between the rivers Nile and Euphrates was a
testimony to the presence of the Living God in flesh; orderly and righteous in its existence. The
Law was also expected to be a pillar of family life, and reference guide for
all aspects of society's operation.
However, repeatedly the Law was
cast aside by Isra'el and the ruling houses of the church and throne, and this
caused Isra'el to lose its special Godly inheritance and countenance. Every
time they succumbed to the pressures of the flesh, bad things happened to
Isra'el – the worst being weakness,
misfortune and death, invasions,
captivities, scattering and exile (events which led up to our current status in
seeking redemption and repatriation). They moved away from the Way and Identity
of their Fathers and Mothers, and the quest to dwell with JAH in their hearts
and attitudes - the very things that made them unique, most cherished by JAH
and most hated by men. (Rastafari seek to recapture that unique quality in our
own context.)
In return, JAH moved away from them,
hiding His Word and Spirit from their consciousness, taking the Ark of the
Covenant and the promise of prosperity and sovereignty to other land through
the lineage of David: Ethiopia. In Jerusalem and Samaria the sons of Judah and
Levi failed to uphold the order correctly and the Ark was both forgotten and
lost to the tribes.
In general, going against the law
always means that love for JAH or love for humanity or love for the Iniversal
order of things, is compromised and disrespected. The only way to right such
wrongs which for Isra'el caused environmental degradation, illness, war,
poverty, death and broken homes and spirits, was to return to the wise-mind and
fear of JAH and get to know the God-head
Jahovah better so that Their healing would come by wise-mind and the Kristos.
In the Scripture, the way that man and woman did this was by seeking
acquaintance with the Law of JAH, which describes how Isra'el or any holy
person must live in order to purify themselves so that they could be Images of
the God-Head.
Therefore, the first step
Rastafari take in getting to know the Law and the Way of the God -Head and
Ethiopia's Zion, is to discover the foundation that Isra'el was given in the
Torah and Gospels.
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There is one Law for all man and
woman.
Numbers 15:29; Leviticus 24:22
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A nation that has the Law of God
is the greatest nation. The Exodus of the newly formed Israelite Nation
represents how great and terrible the Lord can be just to assure righteousness
will reign in the hearts of His creation.
Exodus
13:9; Deuteronomy 4:8
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The Law must always be taught to
the people no matter one’s status because it is their inheritance.
Exodus
18:20; Deuteronomy 32:46; 33:4, 10; Malachi 2:7
- The Law must be accessible to all,
made known and never hid.
Deuteronomy 27:8; 29:29
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The Law must be remembered, read
and obeyed by all, for all generations.
Deuteronomy
17:17-19; 29:29; 31:9-12; Job 22:22; Psalm 78:5; Isaiah 8:16; Ezekiel 44:24
- The Law is extremely holy and its
judgement, final and full of fire.
Deuteronomy 31:26; 33:2; Isaiah
5:24; Romans 2:12
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The Law is the truth, it is good
and holy.
Psalm 119:142; Romans 7:12, 16
- The Law is an order of JAH who is
supreme over all flesh and superstition.
2 Kings 17:13,37; 21:8; Isaiah 2:3;
33:22; 42:21; 51:4; Micah 4:2
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The Law is established for all
until the new heaven and new earth
Matthew 5:17, 18; Luke 16:17
- The Law is the delight of those who
love JAH and His Ways, Righteousness
Psalm 40:8; 119:18, 70, 77,
92,165,174; Proverbs 29:18
- The Law is written on our foreheads
and on the tables of our hearts – therefore we bear it in our Consciousness and
meditation always
Psalms
1:2; 37:31; 40:8; 119:34,55,97,109; Isaiah 51:7; Jeremiah 31:33; Romans 2:15;
7:22
- To serve and love the Lord is to obey
His command/Law
Joshua 22:5; John 14:15;
Ecclesiastes 12:13
- Love of the Law and for JAH
strengthens obedience in the face of temptation
Psalm 119:29, 51,
61,72,83,13,153,163
- If you keep the Law you shall live.
Leviticus
18:5; Nehemiah 9:29; Deuteronomy 8:3; Amos 5:4; Proverbs 13:14; 6:23; 7:2;
Galatians 3:2; Romans 10:5; Revelation 22:14; Matthew 4:4; 19:17; Luke 4:4;
John 12:50; Ezekiel 20:11,13,21; 18:8-9,17; 3:13-16; 33:16
- Wisdom through the Law is our Mother
that is, the giver of life.
Proverbs 4; 3:1-8; Psalm 128; Exodus
20:12
- Keep and obey the whole Law.
James 2:10
- Through the Law we know our acts of
sin.
Romans 3:20; 4:15; 7:7; 1
Corinthians 15:56; 1 John 3:4
- To obey the Law which is made known
through all generations is to be blessed by JAH in every manner of man’s works.
Deuteronomy 30:9-11; Joshua 1:7-8; 1
Kings 2:3; Psalm 119:1
- To disobey the Law is to be cursed.
If one does so, one should be weary of the wrath of JAH, hence why fear of the
Lord is the beginning of wisdom, for it is wise to seek the Law and be spared.
Deuteronomy 27:26; 28:58; Ezra 7:25;
Isaiah 5:24; Jeremiah 32:23; Hosea 4:6
- Those who break the Law defile the earth.
Isaiah 24:5
- To disobey the Law is to rebel
against JAH, it is wickedness.
Isaiah 30:9; Proverbs 28:9; Psalm
119:150
- Where the wicked rule, the Law is
tainted.
Habakkuk 1:4
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But through Krist’s spirit we
can overcome sin and the weakness of our flesh
Romans 8:2-4; Hebrews 7:16
- And won’t need the Law to rule us any more
Romans 10:4; 3:28; 7:6; 4:13;
Galatians 2:16, 21; 5:18
Senbet Selam
Sis. Ila
