Shalom.
Today is Chamishi (Fifth) Ziv 25. It is Yom. Omer 40.
I would like to take the time to address Tobacco use. It should not take place. I am against drugs and drug use. Tobacco is a drug.
Where I live people used to use drugs, but not me. I am a Jew and a Citizen of the United States of America. I am glad that drug use is not allowed here. I am sorry to see staff or nursing staff promoting or encouraging drug use.
Shalom.
Jacob
An encouragment, Jacob...
In the following, one aspect of the word "prophet" is that of someone who speaks on behalf of, or in place of someone else.
Exodus 4:14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 4:16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
Exodus 7:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 7:2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
Well that is what you are attempting to do - to speak out against what you assert God Himself is against - as His prophet or spokesperson on these issues.
In this, your stance against tobacco and alcohol use is right, Jacob.
BUT...
...you see this...
Romans 2:17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 2:18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 2:19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
IF...
...that is you, Jacob, you should be easily able to base your assertion (against drinking and smoking) on Scripture.
You're right. Where those two issues are concerned, Scripture IS on your side.
But where is your Scripture backed argument?
For again...
Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
Of course, those passages are referring to a Dispensational (or "due season") issue, Luke 12:42.
But they nevertheless still assert the Jew should know his Law and the Prophets on ANY issue he stands for or against.
Otherwise you are no more a prophet (as meant in this post: one who speaks God's written Word on a matter) than all the other posters on here who far too often post their own ignorance on a thing as some sort of an argument God is supposedly on the side of.
What say you to this, Jacob?
Where is your Scripture backed speaking forth of God's will on this issue (or on any other you so often fail to prove through Scripture)?
You're right to oppose those two vices...
And the Scripture is on your side.
But at this point yours is merely your having guessed right.
And guessing at a thing right, is no way to uphold the Scripture.
All you did was post "smoke."
No surprise then that the ever proving himself still lost and on his way to the lake of fire, Catholic Crusader and his Roman Catholic diatribe from hell, was so easily able to mock you.
You ought to know way better on these issues than such a continually self-proven reprobate of an individual, as he and his kind.
For "thou art called a Jew..."
Or so you assert.
In which case, Jacob, step up to the plate, and PROVE your case - Scripture in hand...
Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Rom. 5:6-8 - in each our stead.