Healing Our Covenant of Blessing Part 1

Healing In The Word, a Torah Perspective Part 1
From my Book Our Covenant of Healing 

Rabbin/Dr. Deborah Brandt Ph.D.

As a Congregation leader our heart is to see God’s people walk in the fullness of His blessings.  One of those blessings is that of health and healing.  It is a promise to Israel in both the Tenach and Brit Hadasha. 

One of the prayers we pray in the Shemon Esrie Amidah is for Healing.

Heal us, O L-rd, and we shall be healed, save us and we shall be saved, for Thou art our glory.  Send complete healing for our every illness, for Thou, Divine King, art the faithful, merciful Physician.  Blessed art Thou, L-rd, who heals the sick of His people Israel.

The promises  of  healing is found in the Tenach  and  in the Brit HaDasha Yeshua confirms that it was Gods will that His people be made whole and He healed them!     God is the same, yesterday, today and forever, He never changes and His will never changes because His will is His Word from B’resheet to Revelation.

It is important that you study these verses in context, but you will see as we study what the Word says about healing and that Yahweh is our healer. Health and restoration are always associated with God’s blessings. Sickness and disease is not Yahweh’s will for us health and restoration brings glory to God.  Yeshua said that ha Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy but He came that we may have life more abundantly.   But don’t take my word for it TAKE HIS WORD!

As we see what the Word says, let emunah/trust arise in your heart for healing, because you have been redeemed by the blood of Yeshua and healing belongs to the redeemed of Adonai, His people Israel. 

Whenever God’s people repented and walked in obedience to His Word healing came in every area of Israel’s life.  Sin, rebellion and disobedience opened the door for judgment and sickness to come in, but when Israel repented, healing and restoration returned.

If you are In Messiah  then you have been grafted into the Covenants of Israel along with the blessings.  Healing has always been a provision for His people Israel when they were obedient to walk in His ways and looked to Him for their healing and deliverance.

Gods  word  is true and this issue of healing must be settled in each persons heart individually.  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the  Word of God.   Healing is in the Torah and is for His people Israel.

There are 4 areas of healing that can apply to our lives- Relational which starts first with your relationship with God if it has been broken because of sin and rebellion,  repentance must come first, then when your relationship is right with God the healing process begins.  If our relationship with God isn’t right then our relationships with our brothers and sister in Messiah will not be right and will need healing as well.  Also, when there is national repentance, then healing comes to a nation.  When our relationships are in divine order then comes physical healing and emotional healing come as a result of repentance/Teshuvah and returning to His ways and His truth which is found in Messiah Yeshua follow as well. 

God's word is true and if we do not immediately see results for healing, we need to trust God and realize that healing is a process.  We also need to search our own hearts to see if there are any hindrances in our life that are blocking the healing process such as unforgiveness and bitter root judgments, evil speaking aka: Lashon Hara. 

People love to use Job as an example of not receiving healing, but it is plain from the text that God allowed the enemy to afflict him, however in the end Job received restoration in all areas of his life. 

Also people try to give examples in the Bible where people were not healed, such as Timothy who Paul advised to take a little wine for his stomach.  However just because it was not recorded he was healed, doesn't mean he wasn't.  God's Word tells us what we need to know, He does not always give us all the details!

Do not allow anyone to rob you of your faith and trust in God for healing by there words of doubt and unbelief.  I know it is a battle, because the enemy is always whispering in your ear that you are not going to be healed, and he is a liar.  Your healing is between you and God and just because someone was not healed does not mean it wasn't His will to heal them, again that is between that person and God. If they are a believer and do go to be with The Father, then that is the ultimate healing and victory.  What means God uses to heal you, whether it be via a Doctor or medicine or miraculously, ultimately He brought the healing in your life. 

God's Word is true whether healing manifests in our lives or not.  We need to exam our own heart and go to God in prayer and ask Him to reveal what the hindrance's are and He will show you.  

See my blogs "When Cancer comes knocking at your Door" regarding my husbands diagnosis and how we are standing on the Word.  We already have received a good report that he is doing better and that the treatments are working, however we know ultimately that it is God who is bringing healing to his body. 

 

In the Torah God made a Covenant of Healing with Israel and all those who desired or chose to come under the covenant of God as given to Moses.

26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

  Ex 15:26 (KJV)

24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.

25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

  Ex 23:24-25 (KJV)

This Covenant was in 2 parts

            1. Commands

           

A.     Diligently hearken to God’s voice (Exodus 15:26, Leviticus26:14-15

B.     Do that which is right in His sight  

C.     Keep all His statutes

D.     Serve the Lord

            2. Promises

A.     I will put none of theses diseases upon thee

      B.     I am the Lord that healeth thee

   C.     I will take away sickness from the midst of thee

This Brit/covenant of healing was also made a part of the Brit HaDasha/New Covenant, for Messiah “Took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses”

4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

  Isaiah 53:4-5 (KJV)

16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

  Matt 8:16-17 (KJV)

24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  1 Peter 2:24 (KJV)

The Universal state of health in the nation of Israel continued as long as God’s conditions were met.

God wants His people well so we can complete what He has called us to do and Proclaim the Besorah/Gospel of Messiah Yeshua and make Talmidim for HIs Kingdom !