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[Rabbi Sky is celebrating his 81st year, and may he have many more. He has an outstanding history of public service and community service, from marching with MArtin Luther King to creating the "Senior College" program now spread to many university campuses across the United States. He has been a major influence on my own spiritual development, and I thought I would share some of his life and G-d lessons with those who may have interest. Such as...]

Adonai roi lo echsar

Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing (Psalms 23:1)

What a statement! What faith. I remember as a child my father saying to me, “God provides, but you have to pitch in.” In this Psalm, David is saying that no matter if you pitch in or not, Adonai is there.

It’s time we learned that God’s presence is forever assured. If our traditions teach us anything, it is that God’s love is always there. He’s always prepared to take back the stray. No matter what road we may have taken in life, God doesn’t stand at the head or the foot of the road and say to you, “You messed up. You took the wrong road.” God may raise a quizzical eyebrow and wonder why you did it. But God will never say, “Because you did it, you are condemned.” The words of the Psalmist are always with us: “I lack nothing.” Whether it be food, health, wealth, or good feeling, all we have to do is look around us, and we’ll find the food we need. Search within ourselves, and we’ll discover our own inner physician. Sit back and take inventory of our skills, our dreams, and our yearnings, and we will discover the wealth we need. As for good feelings, all we need is to say to ourselves, “Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing.”
--Give Me 2 Minutes of Your Time, Rabbi Harry Z. Sky

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[Rabbi Sky is celebrating his 81st year, and may he have many more. He has an outstanding history of public service and community service, from marching with MArtin Luther King to creating the "Senior College" program now spread to many university campuses across the United States. He has been a major influence on my own spiritual development, and I thought I would share some of his life and G-d lessons with those who may have interest. Such as...]

Adonai roi lo echsar

Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing (Psalms 23:1)

What a statement! What faith. I remember as a child my father saying to me, “God provides, but you have to pitch in.” In this Psalm, David is saying that no matter if you pitch in or not, Adonai is there.

It’s time we learned that God’s presence is forever assured. If our traditions teach us anything, it is that God’s love is always there. He’s always prepared to take back the stray. No matter what road we may have taken in life, God doesn’t stand at the head or the foot of the road and say to you, “You messed up. You took the wrong road.” God may raise a quizzical eyebrow and wonder why you did it. But God will never say, “Because you did it, you are condemned.” The words of the Psalmist are always with us: “I lack nothing.” Whether it be food, health, wealth, or good feeling, all we have to do is look around us, and we’ll find the food we need. Search within ourselves, and we’ll discover our own inner physician. Sit back and take inventory of our skills, our dreams, and our yearnings, and we will discover the wealth we need. As for good feelings, all we need is to say to ourselves, “Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing.”
--Give Me 2 Minutes of Your Time, Rabbi Harry Z. Sky

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931475261/qid=1110320381/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-4703367-8732950?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

wise words :)

[Bubble-Buster]

Psalms 110:1!

Psalms 110:1{“110:001 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.”}
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“YaH WaH said to my Adon,<o:p></o:p>

Sit at my right until I place<o:p></o:p>

Thine enemies a footstool under thy feet.”<o:p></o:p>

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Psalms 110:1 is also quoted by Matthew (22:44), Mark (12:36), and Luke (20:42). In all languages (translations) the two names contained in the first distich are rendered as “ The Lord said unto my Lord.” Certainly if the first “Lord” is God, then the second Lord is also God; nothing more can be convenient and suitable for a Christian evangelist or a pastor or a priest than this, namely, the speaker is God, and also addressee (spoken to) is God (according to Christians Trojan horse). That will lead to a conclusion that David knew two Gods, this is not true since the entire Old Testament is based on the idea to worship One and only God even after redacted form. However, the question begs for an answer is which of these two Gods (Domini) is “the Lord” of David? If David had written “Dominus meus dixit Domino meo”, he would have ridiculed himself admitting to be a servant of two Lords, without mentioning proper names. This absurd admission will further affect than the existence of two Lords; it would means that David’s second Lord has taken refuge with David’s first Lord, who asked him to take a seat on his right side until the first Lord put his (second Lord) enemies a footstool under his feet. This reasoning leads a rational and reasoned person to admit that in order to understand this prophecy one must know his or her religion in its original language and should not depend on translations. <o:p></o:p>

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In my humble opinion such sacred names should have been left as they are. The Tetragrammaton (Yhwh) used to be pronounced Yehovah (Jehovah) but it is not generally pronounced Yahwah. It is the proper name of God in Hebrew, which is held so holy that when Jews read their Scripture they never pronounce it, except reading it “Adoni” instead. The other name “Elohim” is always pronounced, but Yahwah never. The word “Adon” signifies a “Commander, Lord, and master its Arabic and Turkish counterparts are Amir, Sayyed, Shaikh, Agha, etc. Adon stands as the opposite term of “soldier, slave, and property.” Therefore the first part of the distich is to be read correctly as “God said to My Lord.”<o:p></o:p>

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It must be kept in mind that David, as a king was himself the Lord, and Commander of every Israelite and the Master of his Kingdom. So, the question arises that whose servant was he? It is obvious that David would not use the appellation “my Lord” for any of his descendants, for whom the usual and logical term would be “son.” Therefore, beside God, no other conceivable being who could be David’s Lord, except that noblest of mankind i.e. Muhammad (SAW). This is also confirmed by the other prophecies. We know that David lived in Paran and visited Makkah (Kaa’bah) perhaps performing Hajj and/or Umrah. [See Psalms Chapter 84 & 1 Samuel 25:1]<o:p></o:p>

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It must be interesting to point out that Jesus flatly repudiated the Jews when he asked them: “How could David call him- ‘my Lord” if he were his son?” The following verses from the Gospel of Matthew are evidence that Jesus is not the one whom David is calling “my Lord.”<o:p></o:p>

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Matthew 022:041! While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 022:042 Saying, What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he? They say unto him, the son of David. 022:043 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 022:044 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 022:045 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 022:046 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. <o:p></o:p>

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Thus, the above proof from New Testament confirms that Jesus excluded himself from that title “my Lord” and deny being the object of this prophecy. This reference as shocking as it is for Christians reducing Jesus to his due status of a Prophet of God and a servant of God, denouncing the extravagant divine character ascribed to Jesus to his own disgust and displeasure.<o:p></o:p>

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Deuteronomy 34:10 further impeach the Christians’ claim for Jesus to be the prophet “like unto thee” and/or “prophet like Moses” and/or “sitting at the right hand of God etcetera!<o:p></o:p>

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034:010 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,<o:p></o:p>

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There is no doubt that Muhammad (SAW) is the Son of Man(Bamasha) as mentioned by Prophet Daniel in his Book, is the Lord of David and the Praised and Glorious man whom Prophet Job (19:25) mentioned as a “Savior” from the power of Devil. And, in the above prophecy King David is calling Prophet Muhammad (SAW) “my Lord.”<o:p></o:p>

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Glorious Qur’aan Surah: 26. Shuaraa Verse: 196 Revealed in: Makkah<o:p></o:p>

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WA- 'INNA -HU LA- FE ZUBUR AL- 'AWWALEN<o:p></o:p>

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And verily, it (the Qur'ân, and its revelation to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is (announced) in the Scriptures of former people. (i.e. Tawrat, Injeel & Zaboor)<o:p></o:p>

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[Mary Carol]

wise words :)

Indeed. :)