Are you a Foreigner or are you one of us?
True Story:
Early in the morning - on Shavuot in 1999 - , waiting for
God's Promise to be fulfilled, I was standing in my kitchen when the Holy Spirit
whispered so crystal clear:
"You must go back to the Synagogue.
They
are speaking about you".
I was a little hesitant, but in obedience I got
into my car - I was ready, dressed in white as the custom is on Shavuot /
Pentecost - and I drove to Kenesseth Israel Congregation, an Orthodox Synagogue
in St. Louis Park, MN. I entered with a prayer on my lips. It was not my choice
of Place of Worship... not that I did not like it - no, I loved the Hebrew
Songs, the Reading of Torah, the Rituals and Customs of the Orthodox Jewish
Faith, the Blessing of the Wine and the Breaking of the Bread after the
Service...but let's go back a little:
A girlfriend invited me to attend
the Chanukah Dinner on 12/13/1998. The Rabbi just had another child - NOAH - I
held NOAH in my arms and said a quiet prayer over him. Then
it happened. An
older Jewish gentleman, Mr. Goldfarb, approached me with this question: "Do you
believe JESUS is the Messiah?"
I was stunned but quickly answered
:"Absolutely! I'll prove it to you!" I brought the New Testament in Hebrew with
me, opened it to MATTHEW 12:8 : "For the Son of Man is LORD of the SABBATH."
Then I asked Mr Goldfarb: "Don't you keep the SABBATH HOLY?" He said: "Of
course! I'm a Jew!" To which I answered: "Then here it says that "HE is your
LORD!" With that I put the New Testament away.
Mr. Goldfarb got very excited,
and before he left he said : "But you would not convert anybody, would
you?"
The Holy Spirit guided my answer: "What do you want to convert to?
Y'shua is a Jew! He did what you do! You don't have to convert, all you have to
do is accept HIM as the Messiah!" At that Mr. Goldfarb turned away and I could
see that he knew the MESSIAH, The Holy One of Israel. "What is His name? And
what is His Sons Name (Proverb 30:4) Surely you know?" HIS strong Name is:
Y'SHUA HA-MASHIACH.
Now, I'm the one who needs to talk to Rabbi
Goldberger about conversion. I'm the one who has to convert to Judaism, that is
why I am in that Synagogue I thought. The next morning I got hold of Rabbi
Goldberger by telephone and I nervously said: "Rabbi Goldberger, I sent you my
Testimony titled "The Spirit and the Bride". The Rabbi replied that he received
it and "read some of it" - I continued: "I would like to talk to you about
conversion". To which Rabbi Goldberger said: "Do you believe that Jesus is THE
MESSIAH?" Within 12 hours I'm asked this exact same question twice, but I
cannot renounce you, LORD, I prayed quietly. So with all my conviction I said:
"Well, absolutely, HE is a Jewish Man you know!"
To which the Rabbi said
: "We don't believe that God has a son, we don't believe in three gods, we
believe in ONE GOD, so if you want to convert, you must renounce JESUS".
I
was stunned and wondered why the LORD would direct my steps to that Synagogue
with our beliefs being so very different! He did not want to meet with me
because he was leaving to visit some "Swiss Friends" which I thought was God's
sense of humour since I am orginally from Switzerland.
Praying much
during the following days, I received a small check from a relative: $ 500. But
I needed much more, so I sent the money to Rabbi Goldberger inside a Christmas
Card. The money was returned to me with a note that said: "We do not take money
from Missionary Organizations and quit sending Missionary Material." I was hurt:
I'm not an Organization. I sent my personal Testimony - 70 pages of my walk with
the Holy Spirit titled "The Spirit and the Bride". (Incidentially this Passage
will be read in every Catholic Church around the world on Sunday before Shavuot
-
"I, Jesus, sent my angel to give you this testimony for the Churches. I am
the root and offspring of David, the bright morning star. The Spirit and the
bride say "Come". Let the hearer say, "Come". Let the one who thirsts come
forward, and the one who wants it receive the gift of life-giving water. The one
who gives this testimony says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
Maranatha!
The grace of the Lord Y'SHUA / Jesus be with all.")
But
before I received that written rejection, I attended a full Shabbat Service on
12/26/1998 - Saturday Morning. With my house in forclosure, having no income,
depending on "HIM" for everything, I was obedient to the Holy Spirit. What did I
have to lose? In 5 days my house will be gone and I had no hope of any money
being dropped off in the meantime. I needed a Miracle. It was that simple.
The reading on 12/26/1998 was from EZEKIEL 37:15-28 - "And I will take the
stick of the House of Israel and I will take the stick of the House of Judah...
and I will make them ONE STICK IN MY HAND"... The Holy Spirit had shown me this
passage as the KEY to HIS PLAN, especially Ezekiel 37:22. When I closed out my
business checking account in July 1998, the balance was $ 37.22... Who can be
this precise,but the ONE who knows EVERYTHING. Ezekiel 37:22:
"and I
will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king
shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they
ever be divided into two kingdoms again."
That was so cool, but what was
cooler: Miraculously the LORD provided over $8,000 to get my house out of
foreclosure on the last possible day - 12/31/1998.
From that day on I
attended Services every Shabbat, knowing full well that my lifelyhood depended
on it. Thus
the opposition was not from my side, far from it.
But
going back a little further: It was the prompting of the Holy Spirit which
brought me to that Synagogue on a Friday night in September 1998 with the
following words: "You must go to the Synagogue." I sat in the Street in my car
and argued: "But they don't love You", (meaning Y'SHUA / JESUS). But the Holy
Spirit said: "THIS IS MY FATHER'S HOUSE, GO HERE!" I did. I want God's Blessings
more than anything else... I followed the leading of the HOLY SPIRIT. Obedience is
better than sacrifice. I entered and a voice behind me said: "And you are?" It
was Rabbi Chaim Goldberger. I introduced myself as Monique White, the white for
"White as Snow". The Rabbi shook my hand. I asked whether I could attend the
services. I received permission. I was the only woman at the service. The usher
asked: How did you hear about us? I said : "The Lord told me!" The Rabbi was
not fooled, he knew I had no clue about Judaism. The LORD? We say HASHEM... But
how did I even know about that Orthodox !
Synagogue hidden in this
residential area in St. Louis Park?
In June 1998 I met an Orthodox Jewish
Woman from Jerusalem, Cheryl, who had accepted Y'SHUA as her LORD and SAVIOR.
She originally set up an appointment for me to receive the Mikvah - the Jewish
Purificaion Bath in June 1998. It is at that time that we celebrated our first
"kosher Shabbat", with the dishes and myself purified at Kenesseth Israel
Synagogue, kosher food from Fishmanns etc. Waiting for God's promised miracle...
The Mogen David cost $ 8.04... = 804 = 408 ...see below. Cheryl said: "That's
our Mezzuzah" and she taped the receipt on the door like a real Mezzuzah.
But returning to my story: I am attending weekly Shabbat Services at
Kenesseth Israel, we are now approaching Passover 1999 and after I received the
Mikvah at this Synagogue for the 5th time since June 1998 -I was approached by a
member of the Synagogue, a woman, who informed me that I was "not welcome" at
their Synagogue. But could I follow my way or did I have to follow the
direction of the Holy Spirit? I want God's Blessings more than anything else.
The choice was clear. He would make a way, remove the mountains, open our
eyes...
The Holy Spirit asked me to go back even so I was rejected by this
woman and the other 9 who looked on - I prayed all the way - hoping for God's
multi-faceted promise to be fulfilled. I was the 2nd woman there, but soon the
Synagogue started to fill up and I was surrounded by the regular members and
many unkown faces who attend only for the special Festivals. All were praising,
praying and singing Songs to the God of Israel. I could only mouth the words -
the Lord had removed my voice entirely. Not a sound came from my
lips.
The Rabbi said: "Let us go to page 804 - The Book of Ruth". The
woman next to me said:
"Are you a foreigner or are you one of us?"
I
could not give her an answer - my voice was completely gone. The entire Book of
Ruth is being read on that day - every year - on Shavuot / Pentecost. The date
as I said was 5/22/1999. The Book of Ruth ended on page 408 in the Ryrie Study
Bible, the bible I read in those days. This made me smile, because the LORD
connects even the smallest detail - Hebrew is read from right to left - 408 =
804 -to reveal His Plan for all of Mankind. I was very familiar with the Book of
Ruth because the Lord had spoken to me about "Ruth" starting in March 1997. But
even before 1997 the number "408" became significant. Here is why:
In
January of 1995 I attended a Fundraiser for Teen Challenge, a Christian based
Rehab for Teens and Adults.
Cris Carter from the Vikings was the Keynote
Speaker:
He shared his Testimony based on Ezekiel 37:1-15 - the Valley of dry
bones. On each table was a 10" Statue called "The Rapture Bride" - a large
version - 8 feet in height - was displayed on the Podium. Since it was for a
good cause, I bought the Statue on my table signed by the artist - David - who
was present. The Limited Number Edition :# 408
I liked it because my
Birthday is 4/8/48. I met the artist and we became friends after the Teen
Challenge Fundraiser 1n 1996, one year later. I'll share David's Testimony about
: "The Rapture Bride" on a different page.
Nothing particular happened on
that Shavuot in 1999 besides the fact that I became very ill and had to stay in
bed for a few days. The LORD prompted me to go back and read GENESIS - "Go back
to the Beginning", He said.
Now we are approaching Shavuot again, falling
on the same date: 5/22/2007 - 5th Sivan 6007 - 8.24pm - Candle lighting time- my
special prayer time every Tuesday at
Our Lady of the Lake in Mound,
Eucharistic Adoration 8-9 pm, watch and pray for an hour, pray for Shalom /
Peace to Jerusalem and the Holy Land, pray for the conversion of hearts to
Y'shua Ha-Mashiach, pray for an end to abortion, pray for the 10 Commandments,
pray for restoration of Marriage between only ONE man and ONE woman, pray for
the coming of the Holy Spirit like in the book of
Acts 2 - Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all
with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as
of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each
of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
The Crowd's Response
5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation
under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and
were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7 Then
they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all
these who speak Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own
language in which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those
dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and
Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome,
both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs-we hear them speaking in our own
tongues the wonderful works of God." 12 So they were all amazed and perplexed,
saying to one another, "Whatever could this mean?"
13 Others mocking said,
"They are full of new wine."
Peter's Sermon
14 But Peter, standing
up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who
dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these
are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16
But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 ' And it shall
come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My
Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall
dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
And they shall
prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in
the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 The
sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
21 And it
shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the LORD
Shall be saved.'
22 "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth,
a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did
through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know- 23 Him, being delivered
by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless
hands, have crucified, and put to death; 24 whom God raised up, having loosed
the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. 25
For David says concerning Him:
' I foresaw the LORD always
before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be
shaken.
26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was
glad;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
27 For You
will not leave my soul in Hades,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to
see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of
life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.'
29 "Men
and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both
dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a
prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of
his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his
throne, 31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ,
that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 This
Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore being
exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the
promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
34 "For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:
' The LORD said to my Lord,
" Sit at My right
hand,
35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool."'
Glory to
God in the Highest and on Earth Shalom/Peace to those on whom his favor rests.
Amen & Amen
May God fulfill all His promises as written in His
Word.
"In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word
was God..." John 1:1
Below is the Book of Ruth in its entirety
and Matthew
Chapter One- the Genealogy of Y'shua/Jesus:
Ruth 1-4
(New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by
Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Ruth 1
Elimelech's Family Goes to Moab
1 Now
it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in
the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of
Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech, the
name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and
Chilion-Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to the country of Moab
and remained there. 3 Then Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left,
and her two sons. 4 Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the
one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten
years. 5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two
sons and her husband.
Naomi Returns with Ruth
6 Then she arose with
her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had
heard in the country of Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them
bread. 7 Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two
daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of
Judah. 8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each to her
mother's house. The LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead
and with me. 9 The LORD grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her
husband."
So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10
And they said to her, "Surely we will return with you to your people."
11
But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there
still sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn back, my
daughters, go-for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope,
if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, 13 would you wait
for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having
husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that the
hand of the LORD has gone out against me!"
14 Then they lifted up their
voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to
her.
15 And she said, "Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people
and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law."
16 But Ruth said:
" Entreat me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from
following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And
wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
17 Where you die, I will die,
And there will I be buried.
The LORD do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me."
18 When she saw that she was
determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.
19 Now the two of
them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to
Bethlehem, that all the city was excited because of them; and the women said,
"Is this Naomi?"
20 But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi;[a] call me
Mara,[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full,
and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since
the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"
22 So
Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who
returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning
of barley harvest.
Ruth 2
Ruth Meets Boaz
1 There was a relative
of Naomi's husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name
was Boaz. 2 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Please let me go to the field,
and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor."
And she
said to her, "Go, my daughter."
3 Then she left, and went and gleaned in the
field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field
belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
4 Now behold, Boaz
came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "The LORD be with you!"
And
they answered him, "The LORD bless you!"
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who
was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?"
6 So the servant
who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, "It is the young Moabite
woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7 And she said, 'Please
let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' So she came and
has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house."
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, "You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do
not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young
women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have
I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to
the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn."
10 So she fell on
her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in
your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?"
11
And Boaz answered and said to her, "It has been fully reported to me, all that
you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how
you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have
come to a people whom you did not know before. 12 The LORD repay your work, and
a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have
come for refuge."
13 Then she said, "Let me find favor in your sight, my
lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to your maidservant,
though I am not like one of your maidservants."
14 Now Boaz said to her at
mealtime, "Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the
vinegar." So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and
she ate and was satisfied, and kept some back. 15 And when she rose up to glean,
Boaz commanded his young men, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and
do not reproach her. 16 Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her;
leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her."
17 So she gleaned in
the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an
ephah of barley. 18 Then she took it up and went into the city, and her
mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So she brought out and gave to her what
she had kept back after she had been satisfied.
19 And her mother-in-law
said to her, "Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be
the one who took notice of you."
So she told her mother-in-law with whom she
had worked, and said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz."
20
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not
forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!" And Naomi said to her, "This
man is a relation of ours, one of our close relatives."
21 Ruth the
Moabitess said, "He also said to me, 'You shall stay close by my young men until
they have finished all my harvest.'"
22 And Naomi said to Ruth her
daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women,
and that people do not meet you in any other field." 23 So she stayed close by
the young women of Boaz, to glean until the end of barley harvest and wheat
harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Ruth 3
Ruth's Redemption
Assured
1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I
not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? 2 Now Boaz, whose young
women you were with, is he not our relative? In fact, he is winnowing barley
tonight at the threshing floor. 3 Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself,
put on your best garment and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make
yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 Then it
shall be, when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies; and
you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you
should do."
5 And she said to her, "All that you say to me I will do."
6
So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her
mother-in-law instructed her. 7 And after Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his
heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she
came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8 Now it happened at midnight
that the man was startled, and turned himself; and there, a woman was lying at
his feet. 9 And he said, "Who are you?"
So she answered, "I am Ruth, your
maidservant. Take your maidservant under your wing,[c] for you are a close
relative."
10 Then he said, "Blessed are you of the LORD, my daughter! For
you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did
not go after young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, do not
fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know
that you are a virtuous woman. 12 Now it is true that I am a close relative;
however, there is a relative closer than I. 13 Stay this night, and in the
morning it shall be that if he will perform the duty of a close relative for
you-good; let him do it. But if he does not want to perform the duty for you,
then I will perform the duty for you, as the LORD lives! Lie down until
morning."
14 So she lay at his feet until morning, and she arose before one
could recognize another. Then he said, "Do not let it be known that the woman
came to the threshing floor." 15 Also he said, "Bring the shawl that is on you
and hold it." And when she held it, he measured six ephahs of barley, and laid
it on her. Then she[d] went into the city.
16 When she came to her
mother-in-law, she said, "Is that you, my daughter?"
Then she told her all
that the man had done for her. 17 And she said, "These six ephahs of barley he
gave me; for he said to me, 'Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.'"
18 Then she said, "Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter
will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this
day."
Ruth 4
Boaz Redeems Ruth
1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat
down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So
Boaz said, "Come aside, friend,[e] sit down here." So he came aside and sat
down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down
here." So they sat down. 3 Then he said to the close relative, "Naomi, who has
come back from the country of Moab, sold the piece of land which belonged to our
brother Elimelech. 4 And I thought to inform you, saying, 'Buy it back in the
presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it,
redeem it; but if you[f] will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for
there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.'"
And he said,
"I will redeem it."
5 Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the
hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the
dead, to perpetuate[g] the name of the dead through his inheritance."
6 And
the close relative said, "I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own
inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem
it."
7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning
redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and
gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel.
8 Therefore the
close relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." So he took off his sandal. 9
And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses this day that
I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's,
from the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I
have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his
inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his
brethren and from his position at the gate.[h] You are witnesses this day."
11 And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, "We are
witnesses. The LORD make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and
Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah
and be famous in Bethlehem. 12 May your house be like the house of Perez, whom
Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the LORD will give you from
this young woman."
Descendants of Boaz and Ruth
13 So Boaz took
Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her
conception, and she bore a son. 14 Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the
LORD, who has not left you this day without a close relative; and may his name
be famous in Israel! 15 And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher
of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you
than seven sons, has borne him." 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on
her bosom, and became a nurse to him. 17 Also the neighbor women gave him a
name, saying, "There is a son born to Naomi." And they called his name Obed. He
is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now this is the genealogy of
Perez: Perez begot Hezron; 19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; 20
Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon;[i] 21 Salmon begot Boaz, and
Boaz begot Obed; 22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.
added:
(The father of Jesse, the father of David, indicating the
place of Obed, Jesse and David in the line of Judah and the ancestry of Christ,
the Messiah, in Hebrew Y'shua
Ha-Mashiach; cf Matthew
1:5f)
Matthew 1 (New King James Version)
New King James Version
(NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Matthew
1
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus
Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
2 Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac
begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah begot Perez and
Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. 4 Ram begot Amminadab,
Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. 5 Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab,
Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, 6 and Jesse begot David the king.
David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife[a] of
Uriah. 7 Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa.[b]
8 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. 9
Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah
begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon,[c] and Amon begot Josiah. 11 Josiah begot
Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to
Babylon.
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel,
and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim,
and Eliakim begot Azor. 14 Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot
Eliud. 15 Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob.
16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is
called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen
generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations,
and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen
generations.
Christ Born of Mary
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ
was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came
together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her
husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was
minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of
David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is
conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will bring forth a Son, and
you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,"[d] which is translated,
"God with us."
24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of
the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, 25 and did not know her till
she had brought forth her firstborn Son.[e] And he called His name
JESUS.
(added: Jesus in Hebrew is Y'shua mean ng Salvation.
Y'shua
Ha-Mashiach = Jesus the Messiah)
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