Marriage is...Responsibility
& Servanthood Part 2
משׁמרת
Mishmereth
guard, charge,
function, obligation, service, watch, house of detention or confinement,
keeping, preserving, injunction, office, function (ceremonial)
The Husband is chosen by Adonai as the
head of the household. This role of husband involves well-defined duties and -
when the obligations are fulfilled - tremendous honor.
The Lord expects
the responsible man to act as a watchman or guard. The guard accepts
responsibility of anything that occurs under his watch. This is particularly a
role of the husband as head of the household under the command of Adonai.
They were responsible for the
ark, the table, the
menorah, the altars,
the utensils the cohanim use
when they serve in the Holy Place, the curtain,
and everything involved with the maintenance of these things.
Numbers 3:31
Adonai said to Aharon, "You,
your sons and your father's family line will be
responsible for anything that
goes wrong in the sanctuary. You and your sons with you
will be responsible
for anything wrong in your service as cohanim.
Numbers 18:1
בּקשׁ
bâqash
to seek, require, desire, exact, request, to seek to find, to seek
to secure, to seek the face, to desire, demand, to be sought
In marriage, it is the husband who is
to be responsible for himself and for many others under him in his household and
family. The honor of the family or household depends on the work of the husband
to keep his account with Adonai in balance.
Responsibility contains an element of exchange or payment. There is
a value system placed on the role of responsibility. There is great honor in
being given a responsibility, but there are great requirements as well
After seven days the word of
Adonai came to me:"Son of man being, I have appointed you to be a watchman for
the house of Isra'el. When you hear a word from my mouth, you are to warn them
for me. If I say to a wicked person, 'You will certainly die'; and you fail
to warn him, to speak and warn the wicked person to leave his wicked way and
save his life; then that wicked person will die guilty; and I will hold you
responsible for his death. On the other hand, if you warn the wicked person,
and he doesn't turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, then he will still
die guilty; but you will have saved your own life. Similarly, when a righteous
person turns away from his righteousness and commits wickedness, I will place a
stumbling block before him — he will die; because you failed to warn him, he
will die in his sin; his righteous acts which he did will not be remembered; and
I will hold you responsible for his death. But if you warn the righteous
person that a righteous person should not sin, and he doesn't sin; then he will
certainly live, because he took the warning; and you too will have saved your
life."
Ezekiel 3:16-21
"Son of man, speak to your
people; say to them, 'Suppose I bring the sword on a country, and the people of
that country take one of their men and appoint him their watchman. Now if, upon
seeing the sword coming against that country, he blows the shofar and warns the
people; then, if the sword comes and takes away someone who heard the sound
of the shofar but paid no attention to it, the responsibility for that person's
death will be his own —he heard the shofar but paid no attention, so the
responsibility for his death is his own; whereas if he had paid attention, he
would have saved his life. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does
not blow the shofar, so that the people are not warned; and then the sword comes
and takes any one of them, that one is indeed taken away in his guilt, but I
will hold the watchman responsible for his death.' "Likewise you, son of man — I
have appointed you as watchman for the house of Isra'el. Therefore, when you
hear the word from my mouth, warn them for me. When I tell the wicked
person, 'Wicked person, you will certainly die'; and you fail to speak and warn
the wicked person to leave his way; then that wicked person will die guilty; and
I will hold you responsible for his death. On the other hand, if you warn the
wicked to turn from his way, and he doesn't turn from his way; then he will
still die guilty, but you will have saved your own life. "Therefore, you, human
being, say to the house of Isra'el: 'You say, "Our crimes and sins are weighing
us down, we're pining away because of them, how can we even stay alive?" ' Say
to them, 'As I live,' swears Adonai Elohim, 'I take no pleasure in having the
wicked person die, but in having the wicked person turn from his way and live.
So repent! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, house of
Isra'el?'
Ezekiel 33:2-11
צוה
tsâvâh
to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order
to ,to give charge over, appoint, commission, ordain
(of divine act)
As our betrothed in Heaven, our Lord
is the protection and the covering of every human who seeks Him. It is Adonai
who has appointed the husband as the one responsible for the covering of the
marriage and the household.
Responsibility requires complete and perfect obedience to the Lord in order for
the effect of complete protection to be accomplished
For He will give His angels
charge concerning you,
To guard you in all your ways.
Psalm 91:11
For the Tanakh says, 'He will
order his angels to be responsible for you and to protect you.
Luke 4:10
A person is responsible to
prepare his heart,
but how the tongue speaks is from Adonai.
Proverbs 16:1
QUESTIONS
Class 17: :
Responsibility & Servanthood: Part 2
• One of the “responsibilities” of YHVH’s servants is that a GUARD
o In the natural, a guard’s job is well understood.
§ Does that same job apply to the husband or head of household? Is a husband
supposed to be the guard and the protector of his family? Are there any
differences between a security guard in a bank or a place of business and the
husband who guards his family?
§ Does that job also apply to the wife? Is a wife also a guard? Does a wife and
mother have the responsibility to guard over her household and her children?
o We have spoken already about the need for a married couple to GUARD or PROTECT
their marriage:
§ Give an example of an ACTION that would guard or protect the marriage
§ Is there a SPIRITUAL STRATEGY OR WEAPON that particularly works well to guard
a marriage?
Clase 17:
Responsabilidad y Servidumbre: Parte 2
• Una de las "responsabilidades" de los siervos de YHVH es CUIDAR (VELAR)
o En lo natural, el guardia entiende su trabajo muy bien.
§ ¿Aplica el mismo trabajo al esposo o cabeza de familia? ¿Esta supuesto que un
marido sea el guardia y protector de su familia? ¿Hay algunas diferencias entre
un guardia de seguridad en un banco o un lugar de trabajo y el esposo que
custodia (vela) por su familia?
§ ¿Aplica este trabajo también a la esposa? Es la esposa también un guardia? ¿Tiene
una esposa y madre la responsabilidad de proteger a su hogar y sus hijos?
o Hemos hablado ya de la necesidad de la pareja casada que vele o proteja su
matrimonio:
§ De un ejemplo de una ACCION para custodiar o proteger el matrimonio § ¿Existe
una ESTRATEGIA ESPIRITUAL o arma que particularmente funcione bien para proteger
el matrimonio?
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