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Moses' Wife Mutilates her Baby's Wang
Exodus 4:25 [Meanwhile,] Zipporah {Bird} [misunderstands the meaning of circumcision. She superstitiously imagines that mutilating her boy will Bribe YHVH to protect their lives. So she] grabs a sharp stone. She slices off her son's foreskin! She throws it at [Moses’] feet. She [shouts], “You're a bloody husband, [making me do this horrible job.” Moses shouts back, “What have you done, you crazy woman!? Don't you know that circumcision means trimming the sin from your heart, not sexually abusing your baby boy!?”]
Original Hebrew: "and·she-is-taking Zipporah chert-knife and·she-is-cutting-off foreskin-of son-of·her and·she-is-touching to·feet-of·him and·she-is-saying that bridegroom-of bloods you to me."
Leviticus 10:19 Aaron explains to Moses, “Look, [yes, my clueless surviving boys stupidly burned] their confession-gift and their ascension-gift [in a misguided attempt to Bribe] YHVH [to resurrect their dead brothers]. But we couldn't have eaten [one bite today], not even of a most-holy [and delicious] confession-gift. [My boys and I are sick with grief.] Don't you think YHVH looks on us with compassion, [even though my boys messed up by burning that animal]?”
Numbers (Journeys) 35:32 And don't accept a Bribe to allow any man-slayer who has fled to an asylum-city to go back and live in his land, 😇. [Rich or poor, all man-slayers must remain banished until] the [High] Priest dies.
Honor & Help Poor, Weak Or Foreign People
Deuteronomy 10:17 For YHVH your Elohim is Eloah [Supreme] over [all] elohim. [He's] Adonai [Sovereign] over [all] lords. [He's the] great, mighty, terrifying El {Power}. [He] reveres no persons, 😇. He accepts no Bribes.
No sacrifice can change His will.
Deuteronomy 16:19 Never distort justice, 😇. Never respect any person's [wealth, appearance, fame, power, etc.] Never take a gift [in relation to any controversy]. A gift blinds the eyes of wise [judges]. [Bribes] pervert the words of righteous [people].
1st Samuel 8:3 But SamuEl's sons fail to walk in Samuel's [righteous] ways [of life and leadership]. They stoop to extortion. They chase [filthy] riches. They take Bribes. They pervert justice, 😇.
Just like religionists, judges, lawyers and politicians today.
1st Samuel 12:3 Look: [while] I stand here, you [elders] witness against me before YHVH, and before his anointed [king]: Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I appropriated? Whom have I [ever] defrauded? Who have I [ever] oppressed? From whose hand did I [ever] receive a Bribe to blind my eyes? [Claim it right now,] and I'll pay it back.”
A true prophet of YHVH is the ideal political leader. Politicians and religionists are paid professional liars and thieves.
1st Samuel 22:8 [Are David's Bribes] why all of you have conspired against me? None of you revealed that my son [Jonathan] has made a league with the son of Yashai (Jesse). [Is your greed why] none of you feel sorry for me? [You all refuse to] report to me that my son has stirred up my servant [David] against me. [David and his minions] hide in ambush [to assassinate me], to this [very] day!”
Saul is paranoid.
2nd Samuel 19:42 All the men of Judea [scream] back [at] the men of [north] Israel, “[We have first-rights to king David!] The king is our close relative! So why are you angry about [our escorting him]? Have we eaten from the king's money? Has he given us any Bribes? [No!]
2nd Kings 16:9 [This Bribe makes] the Assyrian Emperor listen to [Ahaz]. So [Tiglath-Pileser marches his armies ~500km west] uphill to attack Damascus. He seizes it. He hauls its people captive [south ~200km] to [Moab’s] Kir {Fortress}. And he assassinates [Syria's king] Rezin {Delight}.
1st Chronicles 6:41 —the son of Ethni {Bribe}, the son of Zerah {Ray}, the son of AdaYah {YAH-Adorns},
2nd Chronicles 19:7 So let the fear of YHVH [fall] upon you [right] now [and forever]. Watch out. [Always] do [right]. For YHVH our Elohim [tolerates] no unfairness, no partiality, no Bribe-taking.”
Ezra 4:5 [The pagans] Bribe [Imperial] officials [to work] against the [Hebrews], to frustrate their plans [and actions. This persecution continues] all the days of Emperor Cyrus {Sun} of Persia, all the way to the reign of Darius, [the next] Emperor of Persia.
Cyrus was probably the son of Astyages & Esther. That's why he was kind to the Jews.
NehemiYAH 6:7 And you've also appointed prophets to herald your [kingship] at Jerusalem, shouting, ‘There's a king in Judea!’ So [I'm] going to report you and [your boasts] to the Emperor! So come quick. Let's negotiate together. [Bribe me to keep quiet.]
NehemiYAH 13:5 This [corrupt high] priest had furnished a great chamber [in the temple as a Bribe for evil] TobiYah. [This violated YAH's commandment to allot this chamber] to the Levites, singers and gatekeepers [as a place] to store meat-donations, frankincense, utensils, [and] tithes of grain, juice and oil, and [other] offerings for [hebrew] priests [to eat].
A priest's political crony eats the food and squats in the quarters where the singers and educators were supposed to live. This same religio-political corruption dirties today's Judeo-Christian sanctuaries.
Job 6:22 Have I ever [to this day] said [to anyone], “Bring me a gift?” or, “Pass me a Bribe; you've got the money?”
Job 15:34 [YAH] desolates the society of hypocrites. Fire consumes [every] lair of Bribery.
Job 36:19 Will [heaven's judge] value your rich [Bribes]? No! Not gold, nor all the armed forces [that money can buy will haul you out of Sheol].
Psalms 15:5 [You 😇, can live with YAH if you] never loan money with interest [charges], and if you never take Bribes against innocent [people]. He who does these [good] things will never fall [into annihilation].
Charging interest on a loan is evil, and is absolutely forbidden to Christians.
Psalms 26:10 The [thugs'] fists [conceal] mischief. Their power-hand[s brim] full of Bribes.
Right-hand = location of the mark of the Beast.
Proverbs 15:27 😇, everyone who craves gain boils his own family [home]. Whoever hates Bribes lives [on].
The world's money system is built on the principle of gagne (gain, booty, plunder, aka ‘income’). Nations indebt themselves to banker-masters who send the nation's boys out to steal the resources of poorer countries.
Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a gift out of his cloak, [a Bribe] to pervert the course of justice.
Proverbs 22:16 Whoever gains by oppressing poor [people], and whoever Bribes rich [people], [both] end up in poverty.
Proverbs 29:4 The king establishes the country through justice, 😇. [A leader] who takes Bribes overthrows [his country].
"Takes bribes" may also be rendered "charges taxes".
Ecclesiastes 7:7 But [smart men like me sometimes go up in smoke too, 😇]. Oppressing [other people] drives an authority crazy. One Bribe destroys [even a strong, caring] heart.
Song of Solomon 3:3 Watchmen circling the city find the Shepherdess. [They shove their swords at her face. She pulls a small golden treasure from her bra, holds it out to Bribe the guards. Their eyes light up.] She asks them, “Have you seen my shepherd-boy? I love him with all my life-breath.” [The guards snatch the golden treasure. They knock her down into the mud. They stomp on, laughing.]
IsaiYAH 1:23 Your rebel princes fraternize with thieves, 😇. They all love Bribes. They chase rewards. [Your politicians, lawyers and judges] deny all justice to orphans. The widow’s complaint fails to catch [your leaders'] attention.
IsaiYAH 5:23 [Addicts, hypocrites and unbelievers] exonerate criminals for Bribes, 😇. [Society] steals justice from right-walkers.
IsaiYAH 7:12 But [king] Ahaz {Possessor} [schemes to Bribe the satanic Assyrian (Iraqi) Empire to fight Syria and North Israel for him]. [Ahaz] smirks, “I refuse to ask YHVH [for anything]. I'm [too smart to risk death by] testing [my Creator].”
Ahaz cloaks his wickedness in religionite language. Typical of hypocritical leaders.
IsaiYAH 29:21 [YAH kills] everyone who condemns humans on hearsay, 😇. [YAH smashes] everyone who lays snare[s] against truth-tellers who challenge [false-witnesses] in court. [YAH] obliterates [scammers] who derail justice for [ultimately] worthless [Bribes].
IsaiYAH 33:15 [The only human who lives forever is] the one who walks in righteousness, who speaks fairly, who despises gain gotten by oppression, who throws his hand away from taking any Bribe, who stops his ears from [considering] any [schemes to shed] blood, and who seals down his eyes [to block out] the sight of ruinous [temptation].
So: avoid porn. Detach from the evil world economic system which lives on war and ruinous policies such as national debt and debased currency.
JeremiYAH 14:12 Though the [hypocrites] fast, I turn my ear from their cry. They smoke-up [animal sacrifices] and [grain] donations. But I spurn their [dirty Bribes]. Instead, I consume the [jerks] by the sword, by famine and by plague.”
Ezekiel 22:12 In you (Jerusalem) [leaders] take Bribes to shed blood. You take [interest,] both predatory interest [that fatally stings poor people], and smaller interest charges [that debase your currency]. You amass greedy gain from your neighbors by extortion. You've forgotten me,’ rules Adonai YHVH.
AntiChrist Prototype (Antiochus 4) Arises
Daniel 11:21 And in the place of [Seleucus Philopator,] a vile man [Antiochus IV (Epiphanes)] arises. [The Greek people refuse to] honor his kingship. So he comes into [power] sneakily. Antiochus IV steals the [Greek] Empire [from its rightful heir] by flattery, [Bribery, begging, murder-payoffs and lies].
Some say that there is a several-thousand-year time gap here where we skip to a future anti-christ. The text gives no indication of such a gap. However, the end-times plays as a large-scale projection of Daniel's prophecies. Prophecy unfolds in cyclical patterns, like fractal geometry. So this whole chapter probably has an end-times interpretation even greater than its unparalleled historical significance.
Antiochus 4 Conquers Egypt Via Bribery
Daniel 11:25 Backed by a great [Grecian] army, [Epiphanes] stirs up his power and his bold heart against [his nephew,] the [Egyptian] king of the south [Ptolemy Philometor,] who stirs up into battle his [own] massive overwhelming [Egyptian] army. But [Ptolemy] falls, [not because Epiphanes is stronger,] but because [Epiphanes secretly] corrupts [Ptolemy's generals and authorities] with Bribes.
See 1 Macc 1. Antiochus Epiphanes was the son of Antiochus the 'Great' and the brother of Cleopatra. She birthed Ptolemy Philometor (181-145 BC), one of the two sons from her childhood marriage to Ptolemy Epiphanes.
Daniel 11:26 [Ptolemy, the Egyptian king, has his power] cracked [into pieces] by the [Bribed military, political and economic] courtesans who dine with him. So his massive army washes away in the flood of its own blood.
The resulting disarray leads the Alexandrian Egyptians to install (Ptolemy's brother) Eurgetes as king over Alexandria.
Hosea 4:19 A whirlwind wraps the [backsliders] in its wings. Their sacrifices [are investment payments to foreign pagan governments and evil corporations, and Bribes to bogus religious institutions. Such bad speculation] pays back nothing but [bleeding-dry] shame.”
You are responsible for the evil that is done with the taxes and donations you voluntarily give.
Hosea 8:11 [Israel's leading tribe] Ephraim multiplies altars [in the misguided, vain, disgusting attempt to kill animals and offer their blood & ashes to Bribe Me to forgive their] sin[s]. [Since I reject all such disgusting sacrifices,] these altars become dedicated to the sins [of offering blood sacrifices to pagan gods, blessing treaty-payments to pagan allies, and sanctifying temple-prostitution].
Paraphrase.
Don't Deceive Yourself: The World Hates You!
Hosea 12:1 [North Israel's ruling tribe,] Ephraim {Double-Fruit} feeds on wind. They chase [foreign] Eastern [alliances]. All day, [every day, they] pile up lies and violence, 😇. They cut covenant[s] with [murderous northland] Assyrians. They haul oil [as Bribes south] into Egypt.
Amos 2:3 [😇, watch] me destroy the [corrupt] judge[s] at Moab's center [of evil political control]. I come to slay all her [murderous] princes [and chiefs], [along] with [their Bribe-bought judges],” warns YHVH.
Amos 5:12 I know your numerous crimes and your outrageous sins: afflicting righteous people, taking Bribes, turning aside the poor at the gate. [You deny poor people's rights at citizens' meetings & court hearings.]
MicaYah 7:3 The prince grabs with two skilled hands to do evil. He asks for a [judicial] ‘present.’ For a price, the judge grants [the prince's request], 😇. The powerful [economic and military] man whispers his evil desire. [The politician] wraps up [his Bribes] with a twisted bow of corruption.
Partners-in-crime weave the perverted fabric of a dying society, tying-up the human race in ropes of deceit.
Matthew 28:12 The chief priests assemble with [Judea's] elders for an emergency council meeting. The [religionists] pay the soldiers a huge Bribe [to shut them up, 😇].
Matthew 28:15 So the soldiers grab the [religionists’ Bribe] money. The [troops] lie, [obeying] the hypocrite preachers' commands, 😇. And Jews commonly circulate that same [lie] down to this very day!
Religion is in charge of the military.
Mark 2:16 The [hypocritical religious] Law-experts & Pharisees spy YahShua eating with [hated] tax-bandits & evildoers. [So] the religionites challenge YahShua's disciples, “Why does your ‘Master’ eat and drink with [scummy] Bribe-suckers & screw-ups?”
Mark 14:55 [Judea's] chief priests and [their] whole [illegal religious] council hunt for [perjured, Bribed] ‘witnesses’ who'll accuse YahShua of a death-penalty offense. But no one can provide [credible] evidence against YahShua.
Luke 16:15 YahShua says to [people who want to own things they didn't work to get, like welfare, Bribes, kickbacks, government benefits, interest payments, and tithing]: “You [fakers] justify yourselves before men. But Elohim knows your hearts. Men highly prize many things that [YHVH] the Eloah eyes as abominations.
Luke 24:20 [Judea's] chief priests and our rulers handed YahShua over to [the Roman tax chief] to be condemned to death. [Then Bribed soldiers] impaled [YahShua].
Acts 6:11 Then, 😇, [these religionists] Bribe [false-witnesses], who lie: “We heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against [YHVH] the Eloah.”
Acts 24:26 Felix also hopes that Paul will pay him a Bribe to buy freedom. So Felix frequently sends for Paul and talks with him. [Yet Felix illegally traps Paul in jail for years, 😇!]
Acts 24:27 [Paul spends] two [long] years [unlawfully imprisoned with no formal charges against him, 😇. Then] “Happy” Felix yields his throne to Porky Festus, [the new Roman Governor over Caesarea (Maritime). Felix leaves office for commercial life.] As a favor to the Jews [who pay Felix Bribes,] Felix chooses to [betray Paul] by leaving him [to rot] in prison!
Porcius Festus. TWO YEARS! BOUND FOR NO CRIME! Real Christians rot in jail while sham religionists rot in pews.
Acts 25:6 [Porky] Festus spends [about] 8 to 10 days [taking Bribes from] the [Jews in Jerusalem, 😇]. Then [Porky journeys back] down [northwest] to [coastal] Caesarea [Maritima]. The next day, sitting on the judgment seat, Festus commands [soldiers], “Haul Paul [to the courtroom]!”
Acts 25:9 But [Porky] Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor [in return for their Bribes], answers Paul, “Are you willing to journey uphill [southeast] to Jerusalem, to there be judged before me on these charges?”
Trick question. Correct answer: No. Never consent to jurisdiction.
Acts 25:16 I answered the Jews, “It's not the Roman way to send any man to death before [his] accusers meet him face to face. [I must] allow the accused to answer for himself concerning the crime charged against him. [Unless I get a REALLY big Bribe.]
2nd Corinthians 4:13 The Tanakh says, “I believe, so I speak.” We [believers] have that same Spirit who enables us to trust [YAH]. So we trust [him]. That's why we speak [the words that provoke the religionists to Bribe the police to kill us].
(Psalm 116:10)
From His Dungeon-Cell, Paul Sends An Envoy
Ephesians 6:20 [The religionites Bribed politicians to pay soldiers to throw me in prison to punish me for speaking the Good News.] I'm an ambassador in chains. Pray that [despite dungeons and torture,] I [keep] fearlessly declaring the Good News, speaking as I must, [as YAH wants].
Murderers frequently breathe down true Christians' necks, while fire-bound pew-warmers sit in smug safety.
Hebrews 10:8 😇, yahShua [condemns] the [corrupted rituals that priests] offer [in abuse of the Torah:] He decrees: “You, YAH, NEVER wanted sacrifices, nor presents, nor burnt offerings nor [any other Bribe to forgive] sin! NONE of those [manipulative pagan] rituals [ever] gave you any pleasure.”
How much clearer could it be? YAH NEVER wanted people to waste animals to please him! He commanded us to celebrate feasts in ways that would remind us to stop sinning. See Ezra 6:2.
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 40:12 All Bribery and injustice will be blotted out: but true dealing will endure forever.