Who is your Supervisor

I.Introducion

A.Joke : Rabbinical Supervision

II.Take home Truth: The Holy Spirit is God’s provision for building ethical righteousness in his people

III.Shuvuot

A.Ancient command and observance

1.Greater context the modim

1.God set up date times with Israel

(1)Lev. 23

2.A word about the Jewish Calendar

1.Lunar-Solar

2.Day begins at sunset

3.One of the three pilgrim feasts Ex 23:14-17

1.Regel-One of the three pilgrimage festivals, Passover, Pentecost,

Neusner, Jacob. The Mishnah : A New Translation. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1988. 1137.

4.Immediate context Lev 23:15-21

B.Traditional Observance

1.Book of Ruth read

2.Sweet foods eaten

C.Meaning

1.Considered the anniversary of the giving of the Law

2.The meaning and functions of Torah

1.Means of ethical righteousness “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead. I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. ” (Romans 7:7–12, NKJV)

2.Justification Rom 4:1-4 “What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. ” (Romans 4:1–4, NKJV)

3.Promise Gen 12:1-3 “Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:1–3, NKJV)

4.Instruction “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. ” (Psalm 119:105, NKJV)

IV.The Two issues of Acts chapter 2:1-23

A.Illegitimate heir

B.How does one stay in covenant community

V.The Supervision of the New Covenant Jer. 31:31-33

A.You are under the New Covenant Matt.26:28

B.The Spirit functions as your supervisior

VI.Application

A.The Holy Spirit build in us spirituality causing us in live the two great commandments

1.Mk 12:28-34

2.Gal 5:23-24

B.The New Covenant is still intended for Ethnic Israel (Slip presentation)