The
King is in the Field
Are
You Prepared to Meet King Yeshua?
Preparing for His Return – Yeshua, King of
Kings and Lord of Lords!
Why the King Goes into the Field
A Jewish Parable
During Elul, The King is in the
field; YHVH ELOHIM reveals Himself at a level that can be apprehended by man
within the framework of his mundane reality.
Elul to Yom Kippur - 40 Days of Teshuva Devotional.
However, YHVH ELOHIM descends to this level not only to make Himself
accessible to man. Rather, to borrow the terms of the analogy, the king meets
his people in the field because a field has intrinsic value.
The Field is the World- The KING Yeshua came as a man to redeem
man. His is the King who is in the
field.
(Joh 1:1 TLV) In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
(Joh 1:2 TLV) He was with God in the beginning.
(Joh 1:3 TLV) All things were made through Him, and apart from
Him nothing was made that has come into being.
(Joh 1:4 TLV) In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
(Joh 1:5 TLV) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness
has not overpowered it.
(Joh 1:14 TLV) And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the
glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
A field is a place where grain grows.
(Mat 9:35 TLV) Now Yeshua was going around all the towns and
villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the
kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness.
(Mat 9:36 TLV) When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for
them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
(Mat 9:37 TLV) Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
(Mat 9:38 TLV) Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that
He may send out workers into His harvest field.”
We can appreciate the significance of our parable to the month of Elul.
The king’s presence in the field represents the ultimate purpose of creation.
Our efforts must be directed towards bringing YHVH ELOHIM into our material
world. YHVH ELOHIM’s presence must be found not only in the royal palace, i.e.,
where spirituality is manifest; rather, even the lowest realms of existence
must be transformed into a dwelling place for Him.
(2Co 6:14 TLV) Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For
what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what
fellowship does light have with darkness?
(2Co 6:15 TLV) What harmony does Messiah have with Belial? Or
what part does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
(2Co 6:16 TLV) What agreement does God’s
Temple have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God—just as God
said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and
they shall be My people.
(2Co 6:17 TLV) Therefore, come out from among them, and be
separate, says Adonai. Touch no unclean thing. Then I will take you in.
(2Co 6:18 TLV) I will be a father to you, and you shall be My
sons and daughters, says Adonai-Tzva’ot.”
His presence is not just with us on Elul, but every day, however during
this season of Teshuvah we are made more aware of the Holiness of YHWH ELOHIM,
our ABBA, and our Messiah Yeshua and His presence within us.
YHVH ELOHIM’s Smiling Countenance
The parable of the king in the field expresses the importance of
our divine service within the framework of the ordinary, but it also
underscores the unique relationship between the king and His subjects. In the
field, “he receives them all pleasantly and shows a smiling countenance to
all.” In the “field,” YHVH ELOHIM allows His subjects to relate to Him as His
presence is manifest.
Throughout the year, we emphasize the importance of carrying out our
service of YHVH ELOHIM in the field with the intent that this should lead to
the revelation of the King’s presence. In Elul, which marks the culmination of
this service—and the preparation for the coming year—our efforts are rewarded by
the perceptible revelation of the King’s presence.
Expressing Our Love
Relationship with YHVH ELOHIM Through Torah Study
(Mat 5:17 TLV) “Do not think that I came to
abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
(Mat 5:18 TLV) Amen, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass
away, not the smallest letter or serif shall ever pass away from the Torah
until all things come to pass.
(Mat 5:19 TLV) Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of
these commandments, and teaches others the same, shall be called least in the
kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps and teaches them, this one shall be called
great in the kingdom of heaven.
(Mat 22:36 TLV) “Teacher, which is the greatest
commandment in the Torah?”
(Mat 22:37 TLV) And He said to him, “‘You
shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and
with all your mind.’
(Mat 22:38 TLV) This is the first and greatest commandment.
(Mat 22:39 TLV) And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
(Mat 22:40 TLV) The entire Torah and the Prophets hang on these
two commandments.”
(Mar 7:5 TLV) The Pharisees and Torah scholars questioned Yeshua,
“Why don’t Your disciples walk according to the
tradition of the elders? Why do they eat bread with unwashed hands?”
(Mar 7:6 TLV) And He said to them, “Rightly
did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors
Me with their lips but their heart is far from Me.
(Mar 7:7 TLV) And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines
the commandments of men.’
(Mar 7:8 TLV) Having left behind the commandment of God, you hold
on to the tradition of men.”
(Mar 7:9 TLV) He was also telling them, “You
set aside the commands of God, in order that you may validate your own
tradition.
(Joh 14:15 TLV) “If you love Me, you will keep
My commandments.
Commandments G1785
ἔντολή
entolḗ; gen. entolḗs, fem. noun from entéllomai (G1781), to charge, command. Commandment, God
·
The precepts and teachings of Yeshua (Joh_13:34;
Joh_15:12; 1Co_14:37; 1Jn_2:8).
·
The precepts and commandments of God in general (1Co_7:19;
1Jn_3:22-23; Sept.: Deu_4:2, Deu_4:40).
·
The precepts of the Mosaic Law, in whole or in part (Mat_5:19; Mat_19:17;
Mat_22:36, Mat_22:38, Mat_22:40; Mar_10:5, Mar_10:19;
Rom_7:8-13).
(Joh 14:15 TLV) “If you love Me, you will
keep My commandments.
(Joh 14:16 TLV) I will ask the Father, and He will give you another
Helper so He may be with you forever—
(Joh 14:17 TLV) the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot
receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him. You know Him, because
He abides with you and will be in you.
(Joh 14:18 TLV) I will not abandon you as orphans; I will come to
you.
(Joh 14:19 TLV) In a little while, the world will no longer
behold Me, but you will behold Me. Because I live, you also will live!
(Joh 14:20 TLV) “In that day, you will know that
I am in My Father, you are in Me, and I am in you.
(Joh 14:21 TLV) He who has My commandments and keeps them is
the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I
will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
(Joh 14:22 TLV) Judah (not the one from Kriot) said to Him, “Master, what has happened, that You are about to reveal Yourself to us
and not the world?”
(Joh 14:23 TLV) Yeshua answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and
We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
(Joh 14:24 TLV) He who does not love Me does not keep My words.
And the word you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s
who sent Me.
(Joh 14:25 TLV) These things I have spoken to you while dwelling
with you.
(Joh 14:26 TLV) But the Helper, the Ruach ha-Kodesh whom the
Father will send in My name, will teach you everything and remind you of
everything that I said to you.
(Joh 14:27 TLV) “Shalom I leave you, My shalom I
give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or
afraid.
(Joh 14:28 TLV) You’ve heard Me say, ‘I am going
away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that
I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
(Joh 14:29 TLV) I have told you now before it happens, so that when
it happens you may believe!
(Joh 14:30 TLV) “I will not talk with you much
longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has nothing on Me.
(Joh 14:31 TLV) But in order that the world may know that I love
the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. “Get
up, let’s go from here!”
YHVH ELOHIM’s will is that His presence be revealed “in the field”;
i.e., that we recognize our world as His dwelling place. This revelation
depends upon the study of His Word the Tanack and the Brit Hadasha/New Testament
as the people of the field. Although we may be engaged in mundane activities
for most of the day, the fixed times that they set aside for Torah/Bible study and prayer brings us into His presence.
In this manner, knowledge of YHVH ELOHIM
is drawn down into every aspect of their lives, even into the day-to-day
activities of “the field.”
In the parable, when the king passes through the field, the people
pause from their work and approach him. Similarly, during Elul,
although the “men of the field” continue their daily activities, because they
are aware of the King’s presence, they should also increase their study in His Word
The Tanack (Torah, Writings, and The Prophets), and the Brit Hadasha/New
Testament. Therefore, the emphasis
during Elul on time in the Word as well as prayer, for they are both associated
with the verse, “I am my Beloved’s.” (Yeshua) in fact, our love
relationship with YHVH ELOHIM is most completely expressed through the study of
His Holy Word.
Nine Commands in Deuteronomy Chapter 4 —Obedience To The King
1.
Hearken (Hebrew: shama‛ (H8085),
to hear intelligently; be obedient to; regard; publish and show forth; pay
attention) to the statutes and judgments (Deu_4:1).
(Deu 4:1 TLV) “Now, O Israel, listen to the
statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to do, so that you may live and
go in and possess the land that Adonai the God of your fathers is giving you.
2.
Do not add to the word which I
command you, neither take anything from it, that you may keep the commandments
of the Lord (Deu_4:2).
(Deu 4:2 TLV) You must not add to the word that I am commanding
you or take away from it—in order to keep the mitzvot of
Adonai your God that I am commanding you.
3.
Keep and do the statutes and
judgments of the Lord, for this is your wisdom and understanding in the sight
of all nations (Deu_4:5-6).
(Deu 4:5 TLV) “See, just as Adonai my God
commanded me, I have taught you statutes and ordinances to do in the land that
you are about to enter to possess.
(Deu 4:6 TLV) You must keep and do them, for it is your wisdom
and understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who will hear all these statutes
and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and
understanding people.’
4.
Take heed to yourself, and keep
your soul diligently, lest you forget what you have seen and your heart depart
from them (Deu_4:9).
(Deu 4:9 TLV) “Only be watchful and watch over
your soul closely, so you do not forget the things your eyes have seen and they
slip from your heart all the days of your life. You are to make them known to
your children and your children’s children.
5.
Teach these things to your sons
and coming generations, that they may learn to fear Me all their days (Deu_4:9-10).
(Deu 4:10 TLV) The day that you stood before Adonai your God in
Horeb, Adonai said to me, ‘Gather the people to Me and I
will make them hear My words so that they learn to fear Me all the days that
they live on the earth, and so that they teach their children.’
6.
Take good heed to yourselves,
lest you corrupt yourselves by making graven images, and lest you worship the
heavenly bodies like the heathen (Deu_4:15-20).
(Deu 4:15 TLV) “So be very watchful over your
souls since you saw no form on the day that Adonai spoke to you in Horeb out of
the midst of the fire,
(Deu 4:16 TLV) so that you do not act corruptly and make for
yourselves a graven image in the likeness of any figure—the form of a male or female,
(Deu 4:17 TLV) the form of any animal that is on the earth, the
form of any winged bird that flies in the sky,
(Deu 4:18 TLV) the form of anything that creeps on the ground,
the form of any fish that is in the water under the earth—
(Deu 4:19 TLV) and so that you do not lift up your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun and the moon and the stars—all the heavenly host—and are drawn away and bow down and worship them. Adonai your God has allotted them to all the peoples under all the heavens.
(Deu 4:20 TLV) But you, Adonai has taken, and He brought you out
of the iron furnace, out of Egypt to be a people for His own inheritance, as
you are this day.
7.
Take heed to yourselves lest you
forget the covenant of the Lord and make false gods and be consumed by the
jealousy of God (Deu_4:23-24).
(Deu 4:23 TLV) Watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the
covenant of Adonai your God, which He cut with you, and make for yourselves a
graven image in the form of anything that Adonai your God has forbidden you.
(Deu 4:24 TLV) For Adonai your God is a consuming fire—a jealous God.
8.
Know this day and consider in
your heart that YHVH is God (Deu_4:39).
(Deu 4:39 TLV) “So you will know today and take
to heart that Adonai, He is God, in the heavens above and on the earth
below—there is no other.
9.
Keep His statutes and
commandments, that it may be well with you and that you may live long lives (Deu_4:40).
(Deu 4:40 TLV) You must keep His statutes and His mitzvot, which
I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your
children after you, and so that you may prolong your days in the land that
Adonai your God is giving you for all time.”
Twenty-one Blessings
of Obedience From Deuteronomy Chapter 4
1.
Long life (Deu_4:1, Deu_4:4, Deu_4:10,
Deu_4:40)
2.
Success (Deu_4:1, Deu_4:5, Deu_4:40)
3.
Mercy and justice (Deu_4:3)
4.
Wisdom and understanding (Deu_4:6)
5.
Worldwide reputation for wisdom, knowledge, and greatness
(Deu_4:6, Deu_4:7)
6.
Nearness to God (Deu_4:7)
7.
Answers to prayer
8.
Perfect code of laws (Deu_4:8)
9.
Good and lasting memory (Deu_4:9)
10.
The only true religion to teach to children (Deu_4:9-10)
11.
Learning the fear of God, which is the beginning of
wisdom (Deu_4:10; Pro_1:7)
12.
Preservation from corruption through idolatry (Deu_4:16-19)
13.
Being a special people of God (Deu_4:20)
14.
An inheritance (Deu_4:20, Deu_4:38)
15.
A covenant with God (Deu_4:23)
16.
Faithfulness of God (Deu_4:31)
17.
Manifestations of God (Deu_4:32-34)
18.
Proof that YHVH is God (Deu_4:35, Deu_4:39)
19.
Victory over enemies (Deu_4:38)
20.
Prosperity (Deu_4:40)
21.
Blessings on offspring (Deu_4:40)
Yeshua’s
Teachings
1. On staying faithful to Yeshua’s commands: Matthew 28:20
2. On adding to the Word of Elohim: Revelation 22:18–19
3. On the validity of the Torah for all believers: Romans 7:12
4. On teaching our children the truth of YHVH: Ephesians 6:4
5. Judgment to fall upon those who have turned away from YHVH: Romans 1:18–25
6. On staying separate from the world: 2Corinthians 6:17
7. On the spiritual Mount Sinai: Hebrews 12:18–29
8. On loving Yeshua by keeping his (Torah) commandments: John 14:15,21,23
9. On honoring one’s parents: Ephesians 6:3
10. On the eternal blessing of keeping Torah: Revelation 22:14
11. Yeshua and the Shema: Mark 12:28–34
12. A warning against turning away from YHVH: 2Peter 2:20–22
13. On being a set-apart people and priesthood: 1Peter 2:9
14. A warning against assimilating with the world: 1Corinthians 6:19–20
15. On YHVH’s love for mankind: Romans 5:8; John 14:14
