Who would have thought? How could we have known?
Since Sinai 6000 came into existence in 2010 as a core community that radically departed from our Christian religion to return to the revelation on Sinai enshrined in the Torah, we felt isolated and “set apart” in our lonely pilgrimage. No one was following behind us on this pathway that only the chosen people of YHWH have trod for six millennia. Understandably so!
Certainly to our knowledge, there have been no ‘takers’ from among our former Christian colleagues who thought and still think we are bound for hell for abandoning the Christian Savior. Since three of our colleagues have joyfully moved on from this life and our numbers are gradually dwindling, we started thinking that when we’re gone, this website will no longer be active for lack of ‘next’ generation Sinaites to take over and continue the work. Surely there would be one voice less in the speading of information about the Revelator on Sinai YHWH who is the God of Israel and the Creator, not that He needs publicity from the likes of us.
Well what do we know? We should have paid more attention to the words of Moses!
Here he is, speaking to the second generation who issued from the mixed multitude of Israelites and Gentiles who stood on Sinai . . . that whole generation had died except for Moses, Joshua and Caleb pausing for one last “sermon” before entering the land of promise:
Deuteronomy/Davarim 3:1-
1 And now, Israel, hearken to the laws and the regulations
that I am teaching you to observe,
in order that you may live
and enter and take-possession of the land that YHWH, the God of your fathers is giving to you.
2 You are not to add to the word that I am commanding you,
and you are not to subtract from it,
in keeping the commandments of YHWH your God that I am commanding you.
3 Your eyes (it is) that have seen what YHWH did at Baal Pe’or:
indeed, every man that walked after Baal Pe’or—
YHWH your God destroyed him from among you!
4 But you, the ones clinging to YHWH your God,
are alive, all of you, today!
5 See,
I am teaching you laws and regulations
as YHWH my God has commanded me, to do thus,
amid the land that you are entering to possess.
6 You are to keep (them), you are to observe (them),
for that (will be) wisdom-for-you and understanding-for-you in the eyes of the peoples,
who, when they hear all these laws, will say:
Only a wise and understanding people is this great nation!
7 For who (else) is (such) a great nation
that has gods so near to it
as YHWH our God
in all our calling on him?
8 And who (else) is (such) a great nation
that has laws and regulations so equitable
as all this Instruction
that I put before you today
9 Only: take you care, take exceeding care for yourself,
lest you forget the things that your eyes saw,
lest you turn-aside in your heart
all the days of your life;
make-them-known to your children, and to your children’s children:
10 The day that you stood before the presence of YHWH your God at Horev,
when YHWH said to me:
Assemble the people to me, that I may have them hear my words
that they may learn to hold me in awe
all the days that they are alive on the soil
—and their children they are to teach!—
Read the highlighted verses again! For that is the point of this post. We are not the ‘trailblazers’ on this pathway to Sinai, other ‘gentiles’ are ahead of us and hey, so are their children. Patience, patience, there is a point to this long introduction.
In our observation of Jewish friends and acquaintances, Israel as the ‘chosen’, as a nation, seems to be divided into two kinds of people:
- There are secular Jews who, because of centuries of experiencing antisemitism, do not believe in the God Who, according to their sacred scriptures, chose them; they are agnostics or atheists even if some observe distinct cultural traditions such as shabbat, kosher food, carry emblems that are biblical, etc., whatever identifies them as ‘Jewish’.
- Then there are ‘religious’ Jews who keep the faith in their God and dutifully study and obey their divinely-given way of life, as their Sacred Scriptures dictate. . . . but they stick to the study of the Torah among themselves and do not evangelize like Christians do with their ‘Jews for Jesus’ movement.
So, if the religious remnant among Jews do not evangelize, how does one explain the interest of non-Jews, gentiles, in the Torah of YHWH as expounded on by Rabbis in the Talmud? Well, evidently, some people groups notice not only the survival of the Jewish people against all odds (worldwide anti-semitism) but also the “genius” of their race. To what could that be attributed?
Indeed, for the small population of surviving Jews all over the world, the percentage of great achievers whose genius have contributed to advancing medical and scientific knowledge, inventing technology, improving lifestyle, is attention-catching, at least for those with ‘eyes that see’ and ‘ears that hear’. In fact, surprise of all surprises, Japanese and later, Korean educators have decades ago, made a connection to explain the achievements of such a small Jewish population now based in the Land and spread out in diaspora. And having thus noticed, did they just say “WOW”? No, they studied the ‘secret’ of the people’s success — wisdom – – -coming from what?
Ah, their sacred scriptures. Really?
In fact, they decided to heed Deuteronomy’s command to teach the Torah to children and their children’s children. Read this eye-opener please and be amazed just as we were:
