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WALKING AND TALKING ABOUT GOSHEN
Bob Neumann
Dear Stephen and the WPA,
I guess it all boils down to what a “real Goshen” is? Now i admit the “IMAGE” of GOSHEN is what i was shown. A “place” prepared for a “TIME and SEASON with a specific PURPOSE”….Now if and boy do i say if….Joseph at the end of his days of AUTHORITY in Egypt said to his brothers and nephews….”the famine ended 10-15-20 years ago so it is time to go home to the land ABRAHAM had been given from GOD” there would have been no need for MOSES…the 10 PLAGUES…the PARTING OF THE RED SEA and THE TABERNACLE in THE WILDERNESS.
SORT OF “like” what if EVE had not listened to the SERPENT…. we will never know…but it is an interesting chain of thoughts that go absolutely “NOWHERE”….
For years i have taught that we are to STUDY the LOGOS for these IMAGES, PATTERS and SEQUENCES. That they are PROPHETIC mileposts that lead us to REVELATION of MESSIAH for our WALK. I have repeatedly been given the “IMAGE” that THE WORD OF GOD IS A SWORD WITH “TWO EDGES”. It is not an ORIGINAL THOUGHT…it is an IMAGE based on LOGOS…
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12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart
Here Paul used the TERM “LOGOS” as “word”. Scripture should cut through our personal “thoughts and intents” and show us the PATH we are to follow. Once there we “eat” the BREAD of Heaven …RHEMA…
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3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
In John 6 there a SEQUENCED PROGRESSION where JESUS HIMSELF states that HE is HEAVEN’S BREAD…study it. PLEASE…..
For once you understand the value of LOGOS you can discern what RHEMA can do….
“15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.”.
ALL RHEMA comes FROM ABBA….THROUGH JESUS/Y’SHUA/ THE SON….by THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT…and THE PRIMARY PURPOSE is for REVELATION of MESSIAH in our RELATIONSHIP with THE ECHAD…THE ONENESS of GOD. Some of us only have REVELATION RELATIONSHIP with GOD as SHEEP and BABIES. JESUS said MY SHEEP FOLLOW ME….because the HEAR MY VOICE. But HE asked the RICH YOUTH in Mark 10 to do more than just follow.
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20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.”.
There was something about this person which did something to JESUS.
JESUS “LOVED” him as soon as “HE SAW HIM”…. But Mark 10 is also a SEQUENCED PROGRESSION…
13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
DID JESUS LOVE the young MAN OF WEALTH more than THE CHILDREN HE BLESSED? NO….but HE ASKED the YOUTH to ACT…the CHILDREN simply came and got BLESSED.
JESUS asked for OBEDIENCE from one who could MAKE A CHOICE. Sheep HEAR and choose to follow…so they are HIS SHEEP…. THE CHILDREN were brought to HIM….AND tried to get through the “disciples”… NOW THAT IS AN IMAGE we should study real hard… DISCIPLES did not want children to BOTHER, DISTURB, take up THE MASTER/RABBI’S time… Children are always BROUGHT TO JESUS…and when they grow up enough to understand what JESUS REQUIRES they also have their choice. BUT FOLLOWING always REQUIRES us to “PICK UP OUR CROSS”.
All these are IMAGES and PATTERN and SEQUENCES which lead us through REVELATION OF MESSIAH to allow our RELATIONSHIP to MATURE…to GROW.. to BEAR FRUIT in DUE SEASON. GOSHEN is an IMAGE…which leads us to a crossroad in our choices. To comprehend GOSHEN we have to accept the IMAGERY and PATTERNS within the story of JOSEPH son of JACOB.
I guess it is time to talk about that Stephen…
But before i venture there….let me end this and share two OLD TESTAMENT scripture referring to TWO-EDGED SWORDS….
selah
bob
Editors note
Cued from a letter from a Pastor Prophetess La Trent who had a less than favorable brush with a ministry, that one needed to be a member of in order to receive any real substantial assistance for in ministerial or other areas of the Christian life. She discovered that not all those who call themselves church or ministry are the Lord’s. She posted Is You Church a Country Club Church? This is the reply.