Do we know how Yeshua lived his life?

[Rainrider]

Mat 13:44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

As some may know the man isn't looking to buy the field, he did as Yeshua has said many times, gave everything he had to HaShem, holding nothing back from Him.
Mat 13:45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
Mat 13:46 When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!

It has been longer than I can remember, so please over look this if I have it wrong. Oh, and if I am wrong, please lt me know how it really goes.
As we know a pearl comes from an unclean animal. Something the Jewish people have no use for, yet the pearl is also seen as a symbol for us gentiles. Yet here it seems to be much the same as the treasure, at lest in part. You see the first man found it by accident, the second went in search of the Kingdom. Once found, he gave everything he had to get gain his way in. Yes I know, you can't buy your way in. Yet by following the Law, and giving to help those in need, we show the world the love HaShem has for us all.
Mat 13:47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind.
Mat 13:48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.
Clean and unclean fish, the clean, (those with scales and fines) Unclean are missing one or the other. For us be clean in the eyes of HaShem, we must also have everything, His Law, His blessing, and most of all His blood covering our sin. If your missing one, you are seen as unclean. Doesn't mean one must stay that way, that is what Yeshua's sacrifice was for.
Mat 13:49 That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous,
Mat 13:50 throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:51 Do you understand all these things?” “Yes,” they said, “we do.”
Mat 13:52 Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”

I have never seen this as a simple thing to explain. Not that it is hard to understand, it is that the explanation isn't what most people want to hear. You see, on here I stay more with the simple way of seeing things. As it has been made clear over time that most on here simply can't deal with the deeper meanings. Here however there is no simple way to say it, yet here we go.
Think about this in 2 ways if you can keep up.
First we all have something we treasure. Some of them old, some new. That would be the Old Testament, and the the New Testament. The Teacher, or Rabbi brings us both old and new teachings. Many of you will reject the old teachings, even though what they think of as new, is nothing more than further explanation of that with you call old. It tock me some time to understand this, and put it in order. You see, at one time in my life I was dogged follower of the teachings that many of you follow now. Then one day I was asked to give the Biblical definition of the New Covenant. When I first seen it, and really looked, I was thinking no way, how have I missed that all this time? Truth is, I missed it because I was not really looking. That Rabbi that asked me to do this changed how I see most everything. Not by telling me this is how it is, rather he took the time to ask the right questions to get me to look from myself. That changed my heart, and opened a door I pray will never be closed to me again.
Next time we will close this chapter, I do pray that at lest one person will look past what they think they know, and open the door to a new way of thinking. No not my way of thinking, rather HaShem's way.

 

[homwardbound]

If I may, I see this

Hebrews 7:11-12

Authorized (King James) Version

11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

John 13:34

Authorized (King James) Version

34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

now ask is this Love and mercy of Son given us Conditional or Unconditional?

Did God and Son as Won (One) ask anyone if he should do what is now done once for everyone? Hebrews 10:10, best to read all of Hebrews 10 to see the entire context and hear from Father in Daddy's Spirit and Truth to you too, thank you as we each learn new daily in trust to God for us all, at least me, thank you Father and Son as Won for us all. 1 John 2:1-27
John 4:23-24

 

[Rainrider]

If I may, I see this

Hebrews 7:11-12

Authorized (King James) Version

11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

John 13:34

Authorized (King James) Version

34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

now ask is this Love and mercy of Son given us Conditional or Unconditional?

Did God and Son as Won (One) ask anyone if he should do what is now done once for everyone? Hebrews 10:10, best to read all of Hebrews 10 to see the entire context and hear from Father in Daddy's Spirit and Truth to you too, thank you as we each learn new daily in trust to God for us all, at least me, thank you Father and Son as Won for us all. 1 John 2:1-27
John 4:23-24

With some reluctance I am going to reply to your post. However, I am NOT going to follow that line of thinking any further than this one post. Although you didn't give the Biblical definition of the new covenant you did point out something about it.
I This new covenant has only changed where the Law is written. Please take the time to read, Jer. 31:31-34, and Hebrews 8:8-11. As you can see for yourselves, the Law is still valid just written in a new place. Add to that, we no longer need a teacher to explain it to us. You see, the law is what it is. The standard we will judged by.
2 The Levitcal priest hood followed the letter of the law. Yet as we have seen in the earlier chapters of mat. (chapters 5-7) the law is, and always has been spiritual.
Before you try to argue this, keep in mind
1Jo 3:4 Everyone who sins is breaking God's law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.
As long as there is sin, there is the law to point it out for us. If the Law is removed, then no sin can be counted against us.
Jas 2:9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.
As I said, I will not go down this road, and risk having this thread taken over, and turned into something it was never meant to be.

 

[Rainrider]

Mar 6:1–6; Luk 4:16–30 

Mat 13:53 When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country.
Mat 13:54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?”

Look at Yeshua go, He knows so much, and can even heal the sick.
Mat 13:55 Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
Mat 13:56 All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?”
Mat 13:57 And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.”
Mat 13:58 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.

As we know, in the time of Yeshua, Nazareth was looked down on. In fact there was even the question, can anything good from Nazareth? You can find that in John 1:46. Why some may ask. Well the people of Galilee were seen as rude. Nazareth only had about 200-400 people, and so was seen as unimportant, and unremarkable. Most were illiterate, and uncultured.
As we can see, their lack of faith interfered with Yeshua's ability to heal most people, so only the faithful were healed. Remember the blind man that through off his clock, and went to Yeshua to be healed? That simple act of faith was all that was needed. Just as today, if we seek His healing in our life for any reason, we must show our faith, and believe, or there is hope of healing. Trust me on this, even a little doubt, and there is no healing. I know this first hand. You see I asked to healed, and it was almost 12 years in the making. I had to first believe, and at that time it wasn't easy for me. After I found the ability to believe, I was healed, and made whole.
This brings to an end chapter 13. I do hope you will all stay around, even all you do is read my writing. I am still wanting to get to Rev. that is after all more teachings from Yeshua. Only it may be some what odd, some think Rev. is His important work. They may be right when you think about one passage in it.
Rev 1:3 God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near.

 

[Rainrider]

Mar 6:14–29; Luk 9:7–9 
Mat 14:1 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
Mat 14:2 he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
Mat 14:3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).

Just a thought here. We are seeing a man that has some mental problems here. Not just because I think so, rather by his own actions.
Mat 14:4 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”
Mat 14:5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

We are never told why John said it was against HaShem's Law to marry this lady, however there are not many things that would make it so. Did they sleep together before his brother turned her out? Maybe it was that she had simply divorced him to marry Herod.
Mat 14:6 But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,
Mat 14:7 so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.
Mat 14:8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”

It would seem the whole family was a bit nuts. Herod most likely found the dance to be some what erotic, so he wanted to make her happy and offered her anything. The girl for lessening to her mom and asking for such a sick thing to be done. And mom for even thinking of it.
Don't get me wrong, I know that is how things were done at the point in history, it doesn't change my thinking of them.

 

[Rainrider]

Mat 14:9 Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.
Mat 14:10 So John was beheaded in the prison,
Mat 14:11 and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.
Mat 14:12 Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened.

Some may think my first thoughts on this family being nuts is out of line. Even though Herod felt regret, doesn't mean he wasn't a bit nuts. You see, even Ted Bundy though he seemed sane had some mental problems. Yet he also showed a bit of regret. Though not as much as one would hope.
Mar 6:30–44; Luk 9:10–17; Jhn 6:1–14 
Mat 14:13 As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns.
at 14:14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

In the middle of morning John, Yeshua found himself faced with all those people. Yet He didn't run and hide, or ask to left alone. He simply put aside His own wants, and healed the sick. Something we can all learn from. After the killing of Charlie Kirk, many wanted nothing more than to see his killer put to death. Yet is that how we as followers of The Word, should respond?
Mat 14:15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
Mat 14:16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”
Mat 14:17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.
Mat 14:18 “Bring them here,” he said.

One thing we can learn from this story is that faith can change the world if we turn to HaShem in prayer, and hold no doubt in our hearts.
Mat 14:19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.
Mat 14:20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.
Mat 14:21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!

Going more than a bit out into left feild here, so don't get upset. In the survival classes I teach, the number one thing to learn is faith. I make it a point to teach that without HaShem, not one person would live to see the return of Yeshua. We must keep in mind that HaShem is willing to give us our NEEDS, not our WANTS. Remember in what many call the Lords prayer, it is made clear in the words. Give us this day our daily bread. It doesn't say tomorrows, or this weeks, just today.
You see, when we openly live by what we need, and not for what we want, we open the a door that simply can't be open any other way. That door leads us to faith for today's needs, knowing that tomorrow will take of our needs then.

 

[homwardbound]

Mar 6:14–29; Luk 9:7–9 
Mat 14:1 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
Mat 14:2 he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
Mat 14:3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).

Just a thought here. We are seeing a man that has some mental problems here. Not just because I think so, rather by his own actions.
Mat 14:4 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”
Mat 14:5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

We are never told why John said it was against HaShem's Law to marry this lady, however there are not many things that would make it so. Did they sleep together before his brother turned her out? Maybe it was that she had simply divorced him to marry Herod.
Mat 14:6 But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,
Mat 14:7 so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.
Mat 14:8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”

It would seem the whole family was a bit nuts. Herod most likely found the dance to be some what erotic, so he wanted to make her happy and offered her anything. The girl for lessening to her mom and asking for such a sick thing to be done. And mom for even thinking of it.
Don't get me wrong, I know that is how things were done at the point in history, it doesn't change my thinking of them.

This was done through the desires of wanting sex, the man's ________ getting hard and can't stop, as we all naturally get desires, whether admit to them or not. That is fact
People use the desires of people top get whatever they want, being their motive

However, it all has gone accordingly as God sees, and has given us all free choice to choose evil or good
I see what Paul is talking about in Phil 3 and not ever getting tired of telling us all this truth about selfish desires and to watch out for others doing the same, as he chose to get out from underneath law to win risen Son Jesus
Man is either of the first born flesh or is of God Father's Spirit and Truth through risen Son Jesus for them. Thanks
Trees are always identified by tier fruit, And Orange tree does not produce Cherries to visa versa

 

[Rainrider]

Mar 6:45–52; Jhn 6:15–21 
Mat 14:22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
Mat 14:23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
Mat 14:24 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.

When I was in Israel, we took a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. One of the brothers pointed out this valley on the south end of sea, that acted like a funnel, when the wind comes through that gap, it picks up speed. If any of you have ever been in the mountains in the wind, you may have found how this works, if not then it may not be so clear to you.
Mat 14:25 About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.
Mat 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”
Mat 14:27 But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!
Mat 14:28 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”
Mat 14:29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.

Note Peter's act of faith. He know that if Yeshua said come on walk on the water with me, he would be able to do it.
Mat 14:30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.
Mat 14:31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”

Many times on this site I have found that there are people that place more faith in Paul than in Yeshua. Now I know at lest one person is thinking, "You are so wrong, we simply see something you don't." So lets go with that just a second.
When the truth of Yeshua is given, If it has anything to do with the law, no matter how clearly it stated by Him, they will run to Paul and say see, Paul over rid that. As though Paul holds more authority that Yeshua. In fact I even asked once if this was the case, the reply I got was not anything I expected. I was told that Paul had to finish the job Yeshua started. Or something like that anyway. Yet as we will see when we get there, Yeshua was clearly states, "It is finished." At that point there is nothing for Paul to finish, Yeshua had finished the job He had placed before Him. At lest where His first coming was concerned.
Any time a person places Paul above Yeshua, they are in a way place Paul as holding a higher authority than Yeshua. Let me tell you something people, When we stand in judgement, saying but Paul isn't going to get the job done. This was the basses for me opening this thread. If we can't follow the one who is The Way the truth, and the light, we walk in darkness.
Mat 14:32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.
Mat 14:33 Then the disciples worshiped him. “You really are the Son of God!” they exclaimed.

Now I can't and won't say the follow is 100% accurate, yet it does seem as though they were following Yeshua without much faith in their hearts up to this point. Oh I am sure they had thought this before now. Be hard to see all the great work Yeshua had done before now, and not understand He was not a normal man. Yet here it seems as though they had no clue who He really was until now.
On the other hand, if we look past the words, we know they did know, and understand who Yeshua truly is. This simple act of calming the storm just drove it home, and removed any doubt they may have held in their hearts. You see we can believe something, yet not hold faith, or have faith yet not really believe. This is why we find,
Mar 9:24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
This man know Yeshua would heal his son, yet had doubt at the same time. Many of us use this same way of looking at something, we know the chair will hold us up if we sit, yet almost everyone does 2 things when they sit. They look down, to make sure the seat is clear of anything that may harm us, and most will place one hand on the arm of the chair. Why is that, do we think someone may put a tack in the seat, so we check it, that makes sense. Now holding the arm, (if it has one), do we think the chair may run off as we sit, leaving us on the floor? Oh sure a chair has legs, yet it can't run. So are we simply showing our lack of faith in the chair, or is it that we know a chair can become weak over time? No matter what we may be thinking, the act of looking is a good thing, and holding the arm is as well. One never knows if the chair has became to weak to hold us, or if it may move a little. Face it, most chairs have wheels on them now, and if we bump it, it can move.
Mar 6:53–56 
Mat 14:34 After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret.
Mat 14:35 When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed.
Mat 14:36 They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.

If we think back, we can recall the story of the Lady that had been bleeding for 12 years. She was healed by a simple act of faith. She came up behind Yeshua and touched His rode. Now I don't think I said this when we were looking at that, so I will now. It wasn't the helm of His cloak as some may think. She didn't want to be found out, or she wouldn't have came up behind Him. So if we look at this from a Jewish point of view, we find that she most likely brushed His tzitzit. That is the little blue thing we see hanging from the corners of the shirt, show, or at times, their belt loop. So why would we think that. The tzitizit hangs free, and blows in the wind freely. By letting it brush her hand, she hopped no one would notice.
So why would any think Yeshua had this on His clothing? If He was to live out the Torah in His life, as we all know he did, that is a part of Torah. If you wish you can find this in Num. 15:38-39 and Deut. 22:12.
A little info on them, and what they mean. There is no order that makes clear they MUST be blue, that comes from their pride in who they are, and their nation mostly. However, you will always see that every tzitizit has 613 knots, one for every commandment given in Torah. They work as a reminder of the goal we are to retch for.
A little off track here, though not much. I heard a story from a Jewish man once that went something like this.
He went to a party, even though in his heart he shouldn't. As he got of the car, his tzitzit got hung in the door as he closed it. That was all he need to get back in the car, and go home. May not sound like much to most of us, yet in the minds of them do understand, this man had to be asking for understanding and guidance, all the way to his parking spot. Once there, HaShem simply place the tzitzit in the door to slow him down. The simple act of slowing down, can change the world if it is done at the right time, by the right person. It gives you a second longer to think, and that can change everything.

 

[Suze]

So

I find it sad that I listed this 3 days ago and it has not been posted. Well things do get over looked, so let try once more.
In this study I do ask that we keep to the life of Yeshua, how He lived His life, what religion He followed, and what His study/teaching tools were. After all if we fail to understand this, how can we say follow His example?
The Word is clear on one thing,

Hos 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

As I have seen in every post I opened, there are some that simply wish to make sure they are heard, and any one that stands in opposition of their thinking must be talked over, belittled, and or forced out. Anything to stop their understanding from getting out. However, they have little to say about how Yeshua lived His life, or what His guiding principles were.
If this thread is approved, we will examine the Life of Yeshua, and seek to find how He walked in His life. From His teachings, and His teaching alone we can learn more than one may think. I know that what I ask now will be over looked, ignored, or otherwise pushed aside. Still I must ask. If you wish to try and derail this study, please don't post. Keep in mind we are looking the life of Yeshua, NOT PAUL. Thank you for your understanding in this simple request.

So , his supposed dad was a carpenter and it's very likely that Jesus was also trained in this skill . I've often wondered , as the lived under Roman occupation and would have had to have done as they were told to by the Romans , who made the wooden cross that Jesus was nailed to ? Could it have been Joseph ? Or even Jesus himself ?

 

[Rainrider]

So
So , his supposed dad was a carpenter and it's very likely that Jesus was also trained in this skill . I've often wondered , as the lived under Roman occupation and would have had to have done as they were told to by the Romans , who made the wooden cross that Jesus was nailed to ? Could it have been Joseph ? Or even Jesus himself ?

That is something we may never know. In fact it wouldn't change anything if we did know. One thing is clear by looking at history, the Romans invented crucifixion, and so they most likely built the thing.

 

[Suze]

That is something we may never know. In fact it wouldn't change anything if we did know. One thing is clear by looking at history, the Romans invented crucifixion, and so they most likely built the thing.

I'm guessing that the crosses would have been built in the occupied territory , maybe by the Romans but , knowing their sick torture methods it would seem very possible that they would wish to humiliate the local population by getting them to build their own instruments of death .

 

[homwardbound]

Mar 6:45–52; Jhn 6:15–21 
Mat 14:22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
Mat 14:23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
Mat 14:24 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.

When I was in Israel, we took a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. One of the brothers pointed out this valley on the south end of sea, that acted like a funnel, when the wind comes through that gap, it picks up speed. If any of you have ever been in the mountains in the wind, you may have found how this works, if not then it may not be so clear to you.
Mat 14:25 About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.
Mat 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”
Mat 14:27 But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!
Mat 14:28 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”
Mat 14:29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.

Note Peter's act of faith. He know that if Yeshua said come on walk on the water with me, he would be able to do it.
Mat 14:30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.
Mat 14:31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”

Many times on this site I have found that there are people that place more faith in Paul than in Yeshua. Now I know at lest one person is thinking, "You are so wrong, we simply see something you don't." So lets go with that just a second.
When the truth of Yeshua is given, If it has anything to do with the law, no matter how clearly it stated by Him, they will run to Paul and say see, Paul over rid that. As though Paul holds more authority that Yeshua. In fact I even asked once if this was the case, the reply I got was not anything I expected. I was told that Paul had to finish the job Yeshua started. Or something like that anyway. Yet as we will see when we get there, Yeshua was clearly states, "It is finished." At that point there is nothing for Paul to finish, Yeshua had finished the job He had placed before Him. At lest where His first coming was concerned.
Any time a person places Paul above Yeshua, they are in a way place Paul as holding a higher authority than Yeshua. Let me tell you something people, When we stand in judgement, saying but Paul isn't going to get the job done. This was the basses for me opening this thread. If we can't follow the one who is The Way the truth, and the light, we walk in darkness.
Mat 14:32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.
Mat 14:33 Then the disciples worshiped him. “You really are the Son of God!” they exclaimed.

Now I can't and won't say the follow is 100% accurate, yet it does seem as though they were following Yeshua without much faith in their hearts up to this point. Oh I am sure they had thought this before now. Be hard to see all the great work Yeshua had done before now, and not understand He was not a normal man. Yet here it seems as though they had no clue who He really was until now.
On the other hand, if we look past the words, we know they did know, and understand who Yeshua truly is. This simple act of calming the storm just drove it home, and removed any doubt they may have held in their hearts. You see we can believe something, yet not hold faith, or have faith yet not really believe. This is why we find,
Mar 9:24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
This man know Yeshua would heal his son, yet had doubt at the same time. Many of us use this same way of looking at something, we know the chair will hold us up if we sit, yet almost everyone does 2 things when they sit. They look down, to make sure the seat is clear of anything that may harm us, and most will place one hand on the arm of the chair. Why is that, do we think someone may put a tack in the seat, so we check it, that makes sense. Now holding the arm, (if it has one), do we think the chair may run off as we sit, leaving us on the floor? Oh sure a chair has legs, yet it can't run. So are we simply showing our lack of faith in the chair, or is it that we know a chair can become weak over time? No matter what we may be thinking, the act of looking is a good thing, and holding the arm is as well. One never knows if the chair has became to weak to hold us, or if it may move a little. Face it, most chairs have wheels on them now, and if we bump it, it can move.
Mar 6:53–56 
Mat 14:34 After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret.
Mat 14:35 When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed.
Mat 14:36 They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.

If we think back, we can recall the story of the Lady that had been bleeding for 12 years. She was healed by a simple act of faith. She came up behind Yeshua and touched His rode. Now I don't think I said this when we were looking at that, so I will now. It wasn't the helm of His cloak as some may think. She didn't want to be found out, or she wouldn't have came up behind Him. So if we look at this from a Jewish point of view, we find that she most likely brushed His tzitzit. That is the little blue thing we see hanging from the corners of the shirt, show, or at times, their belt loop. So why would we think that. The tzitizit hangs free, and blows in the wind freely. By letting it brush her hand, she hopped no one would notice.
So why would any think Yeshua had this on His clothing? If He was to live out the Torah in His life, as we all know he did, that is a part of Torah. If you wish you can find this in Num. 15:38-39 and Deut. 22:12.
A little info on them, and what they mean. There is no order that makes clear they MUST be blue, that comes from their pride in who they are, and their nation mostly. However, you will always see that every tzitizit has 613 knots, one for every commandment given in Torah. They work as a reminder of the goal we are to retch for.
A little off track here, though not much. I heard a story from a Jewish man once that went something like this.
He went to a party, even though in his heart he shouldn't. As he got of the car, his tzitzit got hung in the door as he closed it. That was all he need to get back in the car, and go home. May not sound like much to most of us, yet in the minds of them do understand, this man had to be asking for understanding and guidance, all the way to his parking spot. Once there, HaShem simply place the tzitzit in the door to slow him down. The simple act of slowing down, can change the world if it is done at the right time, by the right person. It gives you a second longer to think, and that can change everything.

Thank you, seeing to stop impulsive thoughts, sit, talk to Daddy, PaPa, Father and learn how to react in each situation. Get out of the fast lane
Rest, trust, hear and know what to say or say or do or not do. That be what I see Jesus do throughout the ministry of reconciliation for us all to be new in his rise Life gives us or to yet be given us as each choose belief person,nally to or not, Thank you for the post and the reminder about doubt
It seems Doubt stops people from getting fully established as in Isaiah 7:9, 1-9 to read in context

 

[Rainrider]

I am going to give a warning before I open the next chapter. When we see that our traditions, and understanding comes under question, do we buckle up and get ready for the ride, or do we get made, and big in deeper? You see that is what is coming. So if you are one that simply doesn't like facing hard question, you may wish to stop here.
Mat 15:1 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,
Mat 15:2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”

We can take this in many ways, and I am sure some would love to use this to say the law has been removed. Yet even with a simple reading it is clearly not about that. We live in a world that loves our traditions, and pass them to our kids if we can. Yet are we doing them justice? We all know that washing our hands before a meal is a good way to keep from getting sick, and it also keeps us from eating dirt, grease, and what ever one gets on their hands from work or play.
Mat 15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
Mat 15:4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death
Mat 15:5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’
Mat 15:6 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.

Anyone that has read my post knows I don't follow the idea of the law being removed. Yet at the same time I also teach that there are, ( by the Word it's self,) some that simply don't apply to everyone. Maybe one day we can do a study on that and see why. The thing is, when we read here that the Pharisees and scribes canceled the law, by their traditions, may think, "See the Jews have been replaced by the church." Others may think they are better than the Jewish leaders. Both are wrong, and should be rejected.
Mat 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
Mat 15:8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Mat 15:9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.

Is this not those who teach the law has been removed do? Or maybe we should look a little deeper, say mans holidays, over Biblical Feast. No matter what we may think, we can all be wrong. In fact I would bet when we face judgement there will not be one person that has no sin to answer for. In fact as we will be see later, there will many that think they are saved, yet will be turned away. This is why we know a closer look at what the Word really tells us is important.
When man pits scripture against scripture, we do not just ourselves harm, we do harm to any that to lead others to the Way.
Mat 15:10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
Mat 15:11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

Anytime a person teaches on the word, what they say can condemn them. For this reason a person must know what they say, and understand what they teach. We can't pick one word out of a passage, and use that word to make the rest of the passage null. That my friends under minds the foundation. We all know that if you build a house with no foundation, it won't stand for long. Even the smallest wind puts it in danger of collapse.
Mat 15:12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”

Again if you have followed my threads on here, you know I am not worried about if I hurt your feelings, I worry about truth. Yes your right, I have said many times, I can be wrong, just as you can. It doesn't stop me from seeking truth, rather encourages me to look deeper.
Mat 15:13 Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,
Mat 15:14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

Like I have said before, if we teach others to follow after their own heart, we may lead them to the second death. Yet if we work to lead them in the Way, leaving nothing out, we may find great rewords waiting for us.
Mat 15:15 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.”
Many times it has been said the Laws of clean and unclean meat has been removed. Most times they wish to try and use Peters dream to back this idea, yet if one knows the Word, they see that isn't what was going on.
Mat 15:17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.
Mat 15:18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.
Mat 15:19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
Mat 15:20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.

We thought it best to wait until now to make this point. Some wish to use part of this teaching to say the dietary laws were removed. Oh they also love that dream Peter had as well. The thing is, they never use the full story to back their thinking. You see if they try that, it simply doesn't work.
Here we know this was, and stayed about the washing of hands. Just as with Peters dream, we know it wasn't about food at all, rather about mankind.

 

[Rainrider]

Thank you, seeing to stop impulsive thoughts, sit, talk to Daddy, PaPa, Father and learn how to react in each situation. Get out of the fast lane
Rest, trust, hear and know what to say or say or do or not do. That be what I see Jesus do throughout the ministry of reconciliation for us all to be new in his rise Life gives us or to yet be given us as each choose belief person,nally to or not, Thank you for the post and the reminder about doubt
It seems Doubt stops people from getting fully established as in Isaiah 7:9, 1-9 to read in context

You make a good point. Though I would also add one thing. Acceptance. You see,, on this earth, a lot of people only want to be accepted by their church, friends, and anyone they can get some kind of praise from.

 

[homwardbound]

I am going to give a warning before I open the next chapter. When we see that our traditions, and understanding comes under question, do we buckle up and get ready for the ride, or do we get made, and big in deeper? You see that is what is coming. So if you are one that simply doesn't like facing hard question, you may wish to stop here.
Mat 15:1 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,
Mat 15:2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”

We can take this in many ways, and I am sure some would love to use this to say the law has been removed. Yet even with a simple reading it is clearly not about that. We live in a world that loves our traditions, and pass them to our kids if we can. Yet are we doing them justice? We all know that washing our hands before a meal is a good way to keep from getting sick, and it also keeps us from eating dirt, grease, and what ever one gets on their hands from work or play.
Mat 15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
Mat 15:4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death
Mat 15:5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’
Mat 15:6 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.

Anyone that has read my post knows I don't follow the idea of the law being removed. Yet at the same time I also teach that there are, ( by the Word it's self,) some that simply don't apply to everyone. Maybe one day we can do a study on that and see why. The thing is, when we read here that the Pharisees and scribes canceled the law, by their traditions, may think, "See the Jews have been replaced by the church." Others may think they are better than the Jewish leaders. Both are wrong, and should be rejected.
Mat 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
Mat 15:8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Mat 15:9 Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.

Is this not those who teach the law has been removed do? Or maybe we should look a little deeper, say mans holidays, over Biblical Feast. No matter what we may think, we can all be wrong. In fact I would bet when we face judgement there will not be one person that has no sin to answer for. In fact as we will be see later, there will many that think they are saved, yet will be turned away. This is why we know a closer look at what the Word really tells us is important.
When man pits scripture against scripture, we do not just ourselves harm, we do harm to any that to lead others to the Way.
Mat 15:10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
Mat 15:11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

Anytime a person teaches on the word, what they say can condemn them. For this reason a person must know what they say, and understand what they teach. We can't pick one word out of a passage, and use that word to make the rest of the passage null. That my friends under minds the foundation. We all know that if you build a house with no foundation, it won't stand for long. Even the smallest wind puts it in danger of collapse.
Mat 15:12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”

Again if you have followed my threads on here, you know I am not worried about if I hurt your feelings, I worry about truth. Yes your right, I have said many times, I can be wrong, just as you can. It doesn't stop me from seeking truth, rather encourages me to look deeper.
Mat 15:13 Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,
Mat 15:14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

Like I have said before, if we teach others to follow after their own heart, we may lead them to the second death. Yet if we work to lead them in the Way, leaving nothing out, we may find great rewords waiting for us.
Mat 15:15 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.”
Many times it has been said the Laws of clean and unclean meat has been removed. Most times they wish to try and use Peters dream to back this idea, yet if one knows the Word, they see that isn't what was going on.
Mat 15:17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.
Mat 15:18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.
Mat 15:19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
Mat 15:20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.

We thought it best to wait until now to make this point. Some wish to use part of this teaching to say the dietary laws were removed. Oh they also love that dream Peter had as well. The thing is, they never use the full story to back their thinking. You see if they try that, it simply doesn't work.
Here we know this was, and stayed about the washing of hands. Just as with Peters dream, we know it wasn't about food at all, rather about mankind.

Separating error(s) of this world we are in and not part of anymore
God sees motive over everything else one does nor does not do.
Motive, for me is to dig deep, trust God to teach me as in 1 John 2:27, anyone else want a personal relationship, between God and you personally too? ask, receive and see, yet watch out for having the wrong motive to be given it, this gift from God to you too.
God does, and will not force this on anyone, or manipulate anyone either.
Choose today life or death, God is life forever for us all to believe between God and you, thank you Father and Son as Won (One) fro me at least thank you Rainrider for this post too

 

[homwardbound]

You make a good point. Though I would also add one thing. Acceptance. You see,, on this earth, a lot of people only want to be accepted by their church, friends, and anyone they can get some kind of praise from.

yes, Thank you, then the other side of the sword, to see Acceptance is from God alone in risen Son for them, at least me and you I see too, thank you
Tet God always straightens it all out being sharper than any double edged sword thank you for the love of God working through you

 

[Prycejosh1987]

I know Jesus lived as a Jew, and taught in a Jewish way but He also lead people to Himself and is the founder of Christianity.

 

[homwardbound]

I know Jesus lived as a Jew, and taught in a Jewish way but He also lead people to Himself and is the founder of Christianity.

The way, the complete truth to salvation
John 10:10 the last part, Jesus came to give us new life more abundantly through belief to the death, burial, resurrection. resurrection is where the new life more abundantly is at, even if poor here on earth presently
A content in all things good or bad happening presently, physically, not spiritually anymore

 

[Rainrider]

Mar 7:24–30
Mat 15:21 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Mat 15:22 A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”
Mat 15:23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.”
Mat 15:24 Then Jesus said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God’s lost sheep—the people of Israel.”
Mat 15:25 But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!”

Some of you may know that Tyre and Sidon are in Lebanon. So running into a gentile wouldn't be uncommon. Though we may now disagree with the disciples, in their time a gentile was thought to be unclean. So their reaction is what would have been expected. However not many would think Yeshua would have responded in the manner He did, so whats up?
This is one of the many times having at lest some knowledge of Torah comes in handy. You see, the nation of Israel had been told by HaShem not to intermarry with gentiles, due to their idolatry, and other sinful ways.
If you noticed the lady came and worshiped Yeshua. Something we are shown in the Lords Prayer. Not matter what we pray for, if openly give praise and worship at the start of our prayer, it changes how we feel, and interact with HaShem. As well as how He interacts with us.

Mat 15:26 Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”
Mat 15:27 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters’ table.”
Mat 15:28 “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.
After she worshiped Yeshua it would at first seem He was not going to give in. Yet in the end when she told it how it was, He gave in. Why? FAITH.
This isn't the first time a human placed something before HaShem that changed His mind. Abraham did as well, with his bargaining to save at lest some of the people in Sodom. Don't get me wrong, I don't think making a deal, like I will do xxxxx if you do zzzzz is a safe bet. Yet we can't argue with the Word, even though some try. We can however ask Him for help when we simply can't see what is being said. One of two things will happen. We will find the truth, and see how we had it wrong, or we will not. If we don't find the truth, many times it is because we are right, and nothing is going to change that. So when we approach HaShem, do so in praise, and worship.

Mar 7:31–37
Mat 15:29 Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
Mat 15:30 A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
Mat 15:31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

As we know, it is easier to get someone to follow a thing they can see. I am sure you have heard of healing ministry before. If said healings are true, and the people see it with their own eyes, many will turn their life over to HaShem, and sing praises to Him. However in today's world that kind of faith fades quickly. After all, today many if not most people only believe what they can see. Then a lot of them only believe about 1/2 of what they see. Then that 1/2 had better back what they think or forget it.

Mar 8:1–10 
Mat 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.”
Mat 15:33 The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?”

Here is a great example of fading fast. It hasn't been all that long a go that Yeshua feed 5000 with next to nothing right? Yet the descipels asked, Where you getting all this food from? It may seem a bit silly, yet there it is, in plain written language.
Mat 15:34 Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.”

Thats more than they had the first time this happened. Yet it seems their faith had faded a bit.
Mat 15:35 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground.
Mat 15:36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.
Mat 15:37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.
Mat 15:38 There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children.
Mat 15:39 Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan

We are not told any of what I am going to say. So don't even think it is meant to be literal. However, I can see John talking to Peter in the boat.
John When are we going to learn that faith can work all things to the good of the people?
Peter I don't know, after seeing this happen once, we should have known what was coming.
Many today seem to have short memories like that. We see something that should change how we think, and it does for a day or so. Then we are back to thinking as we did before we seen what ever it was. Why? Well I might be wrong on this, yet through out scripture it seems to hold true. We want things in our way, not HaShems, ours. This is the only reason anyone would try to change the work Yeshua did His first time walking with us. Many don't want a law they know they can't live up to, so they seek a loop hole to get around that.
Yet in the end, they know the truth, and they know we will be judged by the same law they wish to remove.

 

[homwardbound]

Mar 7:24–30
Mat 15:21 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Mat 15:22 A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”
Mat 15:23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.”
Mat 15:24 Then Jesus said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God’s lost sheep—the people of Israel.”
Mat 15:25 But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!”

Some of you may know that Tyre and Sidon are in Lebanon. So running into a gentile wouldn't be uncommon. Though we may now disagree with the disciples, in their time a gentile was thought to be unclean. So their reaction is what would have been expected. However not many would think Yeshua would have responded in the manner He did, so whats up?
This is one of the many times having at lest some knowledge of Torah comes in handy. You see, the nation of Israel had been told by HaShem not to intermarry with gentiles, due to their idolatry, and other sinful ways.
If you noticed the lady came and worshiped Yeshua. Something we are shown in the Lords Prayer. Not matter what we pray for, if openly give praise and worship at the start of our prayer, it changes how we feel, and interact with HaShem. As well as how He interacts with us.

Mat 15:26 Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”
Mat 15:27 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters’ table.”
Mat 15:28 “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.
After she worshiped Yeshua it would at first seem He was not going to give in. Yet in the end when she told it how it was, He gave in. Why? FAITH.
This isn't the first time a human placed something before HaShem that changed His mind. Abraham did as well, with his bargaining to save at lest some of the people in Sodom. Don't get me wrong, I don't think making a deal, like I will do xxxxx if you do zzzzz is a safe bet. Yet we can't argue with the Word, even though some try. We can however ask Him for help when we simply can't see what is being said. One of two things will happen. We will find the truth, and see how we had it wrong, or we will not. If we don't find the truth, many times it is because we are right, and nothing is going to change that. So when we approach HaShem, do so in praise, and worship.

Mar 7:31–37
Mat 15:29 Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
Mat 15:30 A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
Mat 15:31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

As we know, it is easier to get someone to follow a thing they can see. I am sure you have heard of healing ministry before. If said healings are true, and the people see it with their own eyes, many will turn their life over to HaShem, and sing praises to Him. However in today's world that kind of faith fades quickly. After all, today many if not most people only believe what they can see. Then a lot of them only believe about 1/2 of what they see. Then that 1/2 had better back what they think or forget it.

Mar 8:1–10 
Mat 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.”
Mat 15:33 The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?”

Here is a great example of fading fast. It hasn't been all that long a go that Yeshua feed 5000 with next to nothing right? Yet the descipels asked, Where you getting all this food from? It may seem a bit silly, yet there it is, in plain written language.
Mat 15:34 Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.”

Thats more than they had the first time this happened. Yet it seems their faith had faded a bit.
Mat 15:35 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground.
Mat 15:36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.
Mat 15:37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.
Mat 15:38 There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children.
Mat 15:39 Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan

We are not told any of what I am going to say. So don't even think it is meant to be literal. However, I can see John talking to Peter in the boat.
John When are we going to learn that faith can work all things to the good of the people?
Peter I don't know, after seeing this happen once, we should have known what was coming.
Many today seem to have short memories like that. We see something that should change how we think, and it does for a day or so. Then we are back to thinking as we did before we seen what ever it was. Why? Well I might be wrong on this, yet through out scripture it seems to hold true. We want things in our way, not HaShems, ours. This is the only reason anyone would try to change the work Yeshua did His first time walking with us. Many don't want a law they know they can't live up to, so they seek a loop hole to get around that.
Yet in the end, they know the truth, and they know we will be judged by the same law they wish to remove.

thank you. insight given you from Father to me at least
I have done that, gotten excited and then it went away and had to go and get more excitement and did that, then watched it fade again and again and in need went Back to today's priest

Now see this

King James Version
Hebrews 8:1-4
8 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

And yet we today have priests still. I like the gathering of people to share in care one to the other, not the ones going there to fleece the flock over it. A gigantic difference, God views the Motive!
As in James it states one asks and does not get, then one is perplexed in not getting, goes to church to get and gets, not from God maybe?
I see this, to seek out why I am asking God, am I out to spend it on my own pleasures? If am, whatever I get will be gone, not truly getting
Thanks for the post