Rĕsem, Anreu 5th, 7703: Chronological Scripture – Yom #5 (Genesis, Chapters 11:27-15:21)

Today (Rěsem) is the fifth Yom (or "time period") of my year (although Rěsem is the seventh of the seven yoms in a week), Anreu 5th in the year 7703 YY.  In order for You to understand the dates You see here, i should probably explain what the designations are and what they mean.

i do not count "days" as most people do.  The reason for not doing so is that i Live by a different orientation regarding the ~ 24 time period.  Most people think of a "day" as beginning with dawn or, in our current Western, American culture with midnight (12:00 AM).  However, i count the ~ 24 time period progression on my calendar the way that YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) counts it: by periods of time that begin with the evening (the appearance of stars in the heavens) and run through the following day until the next evening.  In other words, an evening and a morning - just as described in the book of Genesis.  Therefore, i find the word "day" not really a good term to use, since most people are conditioned to think of a "day" as the morning followed by the night.  Therefore, i use the Hebrew word "yom" (literally: a period of time) instead of "day."  This subtle change in terminology helps prevent me from agreeing with the world in the orientation of time & space and reminds me that Abba begins with the evening (and night) and then includes the morning (and day).

Also, the nomenclature is different on my lunar-based calendar.  The names of my yoms and my months come from Hebrew words and not from the Greco-Roman pantheons (as the current "days" derive) and the Babylonian culture (as the current months derive).  Regarding the yoms, the first half has to do with the meaning of Scriptural numerology for that yom's number, and the second half ends in "em" (reminding me that i count from evening ("e") to morning ("m") and not the other way around.  Regarding the months, the first half is based on the names of the Twelve apostles in the order in which they chronologically began to follow Y'shua Christos (my Hebrew/Greek way of saying "Jesus [the] Christ"), and the second half is based on the birth order of the twelve tribes of Israel.

"Rěsem" begins on what most people would call "Friday" evening and finishes on what most people would call "Saturday" afternoon, and "Rěs" is short for "rest."  As the sixth yom of the week of seven yoms, the number "7" in scriptural numerology has to do with the "completion," and Rěsem is a weekly reminder to me that i can rest (as the LORD Most High did on the seventh day from His labors) due to Y’shua Christos completing the work of salvation by His Life, death, & resurrection.  While sanctification is still being accomplished, i have entered the “Sabbath rest” of my Savior, Y’shua, and each Rěsem is a day to delight in His presence, His provision, and His protection.  For me, Rěsem is not just about resting from my labors and not doing any work – it is about resting from my labors for the express purpose of delighting in Him.  Anreu is the first month (corresponding to the Jewish "Nisan" or "Nissan," and Anreu derives from Andrew-Reuben.  The current year (7703) comes from the symbolic calculation of 5771 (the Jewish Year #) + 165 (a reference to the "missing years" in the Hebrew calendar) + 1000 (symbolizing both the billions of years involved in the creation of the universe before the Genesis account picks up the earth-creation narrative as well as also the billions of years encompassed in at least some of the "yoms" (or "periods of time") in the actual Genesis creation narrative) + 767 (symbolizing the unknown amount of time Adam & Eve spent in the garden before missing the mark and going their own way (or "sinning") apart from the LORD Most High).  When You add 5771+165+1000+767, You get 7703.  The designation "YY" stands for "YHWH Year" - Blessed be His Holy Name.  i believe the universe (and, therefore, the earth) are billions of years old and that people are much older than 7000+ years, but i also believe that has absolutely no effect on the veracity, validity, or legitimacy of the Scriptural text (but that's for another time & place).  Given all of this, i refer to years as YY, because YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) is behind all of it and the only "One" Who knows the Truth about the age of the universe, the earth, or anything involving creation.

In conclusion, the "date" of toyom (or "today," to most people) for this particular post might be more easily read as "Rěsem, Anreu 5th, 7703 YY."

This calendar year, i am attempting to post a daily Scripture reading here to help me read through the entire Bible in one year from a chronological perspective.  This is the Chronological Scripture Reading for Yom #5 on Rěsem, Anreu 5th, 7703 YY - Genesis 11:26 thru 15:21...

Genesis 11:27  Now these are the records of the generations of Terah: Terah became the father of Avram, Nahor, & Haran, and Haran became the father of Lot.  ²⁸ Haran died in the presence of his father, Terah, in the land of his birth: Ur of the Chaldeans.

²⁹ Avram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Avram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah (Milcah was Nahor's niece, since she was the daughter of Nahor's brother, Haran, who was father to both Milcah & Iscah).  ³⁰ Sarai was barren – she had no child.

³¹ Terah took Avram (his son) & Lot (Haran's son), his grandson, and Sarai (his daughter-in-law – the wife of Avram, his son), and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan.  They went as far as Haran and settled there.  ³² The days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

Genesis 12:1 Now, YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) said to Avram, "Go forth from Your country and from Your relatives and from Your father's house to the land which I will show You, ² and I will make You a great nation.  And I will Bless You and make Your name great, and – so – You shall be a blessing.  ³ And I will Bless those who Bless You, and I will curse the one who curses You.  And – in You – all the families of the earth will be Blessed."

⁴ So, Avram went forth as YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) had spoken to him, and Lot went with him.  Now, Avram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.  ⁵ Avram took Sarai (his wife) and Lot (his nephew) and all their possessions which they had accumulated and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan.

They came to the land of Canaan in this manner: ⁶ Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem to the oak of Moreh.  (Now, the Canaanite was in the land at that time).  ⁷ YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) appeared to Avram and said, "I will give this land to Your descendants."  So, Avram built an altar there to YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) Who had appeared to him.

⁸ Then, Avram proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east, and Avram built an altar there to YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) and called upon the name of YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name).

⁹ Abram journeyed on, continuing toward the Negev.  ¹⁰ Now, there was a famine in the land, so Avram went down to Egypt to sojourn there (for the famine was severe in the land).  ¹¹ It came about (when Avram came near to Egypt) that he said to Sarai (his wife), "See now, i know that You are a beautiful woman, ¹² and – when the Egyptians see You – they will say, 'This is his wife' – and they will kill me, but they will let You Live.  ¹³ "Please say that You are my sister, so that it may go well with me because of You – and that i may Live on account of You."

¹⁴ It came about – when Avram came into Egypt – the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.  ¹⁵ Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.  ¹⁶ Therefore, Pharaoh treated Avram well – for her sake – and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male & female servants and female donkeys and camels, ¹⁷ but YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Avram's wife.  ¹⁸ Then, Pharaoh called Avram and said, "What is this You have done to me?  Why did You not tell me that she was Your wife?  ¹⁹ "Why did You say, 'She is my sister,' so that i took her for my wife?  Now then, here is Your wife – take her, and go."  ²⁰ Pharaoh commanded his men concerning Avram; and they escorted Avram away with his wife and all that belonged to him.

Genesis 13:1 So, Avram went up from Egypt to the Negev (South country) – he and his wife and all that belonged to him and Lot with him.  ² Now, Abram was very rich in Livestock, in silver, and in gold.  ³ He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning (between Bethel and Ai), ⁴ to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly – and there Avram called on the name of YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name).

⁵ Now, Lot (who went with Avram) also had flocks and herds and tents, ⁶ and the land could not sustain both of them while they were dwelling together – for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.  ⁷ And there was strife between the herdsmen of Avram's Livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's Livestock.  Now, the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling in the land at that time, ⁸ so Avram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between You & me, nor between my herdsmen & Your herdsmen – for we are brothers.  ⁹ Is not the whole land before You?  Please, separate from me.  If You go to the left, then i will go to the right – or, if You go to the right, then i will go to the left."  ¹⁰ Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere like the Garden of YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name), like the land of Egypt as You go to Zoar (this was before YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah).  ¹¹ So, Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and he journeyed eastward.  Thus, they separated from each other.

¹² Avram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley and moved his tents as far as Sodom.  ¹³ Now, the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and [they were] sinners against YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name).  ¹⁴ YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) said to Avram (after Lot had separated from him), "Now, lift up Your eyes and look from the place where You are: northward and southward and eastward and westward – ¹⁵ for all the land which You see, I will give it to You and to Your descendants forever.  ¹⁶ I will make Your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then Your descendants can also be numbered.  ¹⁷ Arise, walk about the land through its length & breadth, for I will give it to You."  ¹⁸ Then, Avram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre (which are in Hebron), and he built an altar there to YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name).

Genesis 14:1 And it came about in the days of Amraphel (king of Shinar), Arioch (king of Ellasar), Chedorlaomer (king of Elam), and Tidal (king of Goiim), ² that they made war with Bera (king of Sodom) and with Birsha (king of Gomorrah), Shinab (king of Admah), and Shemeber (king of Zeboiim) and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar ).  ³ All these [five kings] came as allies to the valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

⁴ For twelve years, they had served Chedorlaomer, but – in the thirteenth year – they rebelled.  ⁵ In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer & the [three] kings that were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, ⁶ and the Horites in their Mount Seir (as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness).  ⁷ Then, Chedorlaomer & the [three] kings that were with him turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and conquered all the country of the Amalekites and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar.  ⁸ And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (i.e., Zoar) came out, and these five kings [were] arrayed for battle against the four kings in the valley of Siddim ⁹ (against Chedorlaomer (king of Elam) and Tidal (king of Goiim) and Amraphel (king of Shinar), Arioch (king of Ellasar)) – four kings against five.

¹⁰ Now, the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and they fell into these tar pits – but those who survived fled to the hill country.  ¹¹ Then, the four kings took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and they departed.  ¹² They also took Lot (Avram's nephew) and his possessions [when they] departed, for Lot was Living inside Sodom.  ¹³ Then, a fugitive came and told Avram the Hebrew.

Now, Avram was Living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite (brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner), and these were allies with Avram.  ¹⁴ When Avram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men [who had been] born in his house (three hundred and eighteen), and [he] went in pursuit as far as Dan.  ¹⁵ Avram divided his forces (he and his servants) against the four kings by night and defeated them, and [he] pursued them as far as Hobah (which is North of Damascus).  ¹⁶ Avram brought back all the goods, and [he] also brought back his relative Lot (with his possessions) and also the women & the people.

¹⁷ Then, after Avram’s return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the [three] kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Avram at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley) – ¹⁸ and Melchizedek (king of Salem) brought out bread & wine.  Now, Melchizedek was a priest of God Most High.  ¹⁹ He Blessed Avram and said, "Blessed be Avram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven & earth, ²⁰ and Blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered Your enemies into Your hand."  Avram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all.

²¹ The king of Sodom said to Avram, "Give the people to me, and take the goods for Yourself."  ²² Avram replied to the king of Sodom, "i have sworn to YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) – God Most High, Possessor of heaven & earth – ²³ that i will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is Yours for fear [that] You would say, 'i have made Avram rich!'  ²⁴ I will take nothing, except what the young men have eaten and the share of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, & Mamre – let them take their share."

Genesis 15:1 After these things, the Word of YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) came to Avram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Avram, I AM a shield to You; Your reward shall be very great."  ² Avram said, "O Lord God, what will You give me, since i am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"  ³ And Avram said, "Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir."


⁴ Then, behold!  The Word of YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) came to Avram, saying, "This man will not be Your heir, but one who will come forth from Your own body – he shall be Your heir."  ⁵ And the LORD Most High took Avram outside and said, "Now, look toward the heavens and count the stars – if You are able to count them.  So shall Your descendants be."


⁶ Then, Avram believed in YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name), and the LORD Most High credited it to Avram as righteousness.  ⁷ And the LORD Most High said to Avram, "I AM YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) Who brought You out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give You this land to possess it."


⁸ Avram asked, "O Lord God, how may i know that i will possess it?"  ⁹ So, the LORD Most High said to Avram, "Bring Me a three year old heifer and a three year old female goat and a three year old ram and a turtledove and a young pigeon."  ¹⁰ Then, Avram brought all these to the LORD Most High and [Avram] cut them in two and laid each half opposite the other, but he did not cut the birds.  ¹¹ The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Avram drove them away.


¹² Now, when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Avram, and – behold! – terror & great darkness fell upon him.  ¹³ God said to Avram [in his nightmare], "Know for certain that Your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years, ¹⁴ but I will also judge the nation whom they will serve – and, afterward, Your descendants will come out with many possessions.  ¹⁵ As for You, You shall go to Your fathers in peace.  You will be buried at a good old age.  ¹⁶ Then – in the fourth generation – Your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete."


¹⁷ It came about – when the sun had set – that it was very dark, and – behold! – there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.  ¹⁸ On that day, YHWH (Blessed be His Holy Name) made a covenant with Avram, saying, "To Your descendants, I have given this land – from the river of Egypt as far as the Great River (the river Euphrates): ¹⁹ the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite ²⁰ and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim ²¹ and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite."

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