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God created man as a
positive,
evolving, independent creature whose
nature does good and evil. His Grace,
thus, provided him with a process that
assists him to uproot evil from within,
guide him to do good, and to live a
fulfilling and happy life. This assists
man to realize his
purpose
in nature.
In order for God to realize this divine process the
following acts must have occurred:
choosing or creating a suitable
receiver, providing him with guidance,
improving to such a degree that he
becomes a correct role model; and being
emulated by others.
Creating the suitable recipient:
It begins with Abraham and continues
until Moses' demise. Thus, it was the
people of Israel who were chosen to
fulfill God’s mission; this was the
intended reason behind His revealing
Himself to man.
Bestowing the
divine
improvement process: The people of Israel received it beginning with the
bestowal of the Ten Commandments on Mt.
Sinai. This continued until Moses'
demise--as described in the Pentateuch,
in the
mentioned book, and in this
website. For various reasons, this
improvement process was presented in a
concealed manner.
The improvement of the people of Israel: Unfortunately, despite the numerous warnings by Moses,
the prophets, and God Himself, this
divine improvement has not been
actualized to this day. The main reason
lies in the people's inability to
improve, which has caused the divine
guidance to be misread and misapplied.
The reason for their inability to
improve and its consequences will be
verified later.
The emulation by other people:
Christianity and Islam have copied
mistaken principles and practices from
Israel. They have developed and realized
them, leading humanity to its present
precarious
state.
The main reason for Israel's inability
to follow the divine guidance and its
consequencess
I shall quote and specify a dramatic,
divine warning from the Psalms, chapter
81, to which I frequently refer
"Hear, O my people, and I will testify
unto thee:
Israel,
if thou wilt hearken unto me; there
shall no strange god be in thee; neither
shalt thou worship any strange god. I am
the LORD thy God, which brought thee out
of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth
wide, and I will fill it. But my people
would not hearken to my voice; and
Israel would none of me.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts'
lust: and they walked in their own
counsels. Oh that my people had
hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked
in my ways!"
"Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:
O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
there shall no strange god be in thee;
neither shalt thou worship any strange
god."
Israel, you have something negative
within you that causes you to do evil.
If you improve yourself by listening to
me, namely, following the divine
improvement process, then your problem
will be solved.
Thus, you will function wisely. In this
improved state you will also correctly
display God's improvement process to
others, and through its proper
realization bring blessing upon yourself
and mankind.
Thus, His Grace informs us that in order to function
wisely and positively we must first
improve ourselves by means of the divine
process. This is the first and major
principle of God’s word.
Note that, for obvious reasons, His
Grace is practically begging the people
of Israel not only to recognize the
importance of this process but also to
realize it.
"But my people would not hearken to my voice…"
And so Israel did not improve itself and
therefore continued to do evil. In spite
of all the warnings mentioned, this
verse holds true today just as it did
3000 years ago. You cannot act correctly
with defective spiritual qualities. We
will detail the reasons for this later.
"So I gave them up unto their own
hearts' lust: and they walked in their
own counsels."
This marks Israel's dramatic distancing
from God.
So started the Jewish tragedy, which includes
the nation’s separation into two states:
Israel and Judea, the disappearance of
Israel (with the ten tribes), the
destruction of the First Temple, and the
destruction of the Second Temple.
The terrible 2000 year exile included
among other events, the expulsion of
Spanish Jews and the most horrific
Holocaust that occurred a mere 65 years
ago. Despite all this, the Jewish
tragedy is still fiercely ravaging our
people.
"Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and
Israel had walked in my ways…"
This refers to the divine improvement
that God wished Israel to realize. This
was designed to lead to the fulfillment
of man’s purpose. Its fulfillment
depended on completion of the
aforementioned steps of the improvement
process.
Please pay attention:
God's plea to Israel (Psalms 81)
following Israel's distancing from Him
proved, that despite this, God returns
to the people of Israel to persuade them
to improve themselves spiritually, and
to become correct role models. This
realizes the ultimate goal for which
Israel appeared in nature. But
nothing happens.
The Israelites have so far failed to start
spiritually improving through the divine
improvement process because they could
not free themselves from their "strange
god." Namely, they could not free,
holding a
self-image of being negative
creatures. This is why the Jewish
tragedy still rages on.
I must remind the readers that possessing a
self-image of being a positive creation
is essential for moral improvement in
general, and specifically for the divine
improvement process. This assists man to
realize the purpose for which he
appeared in nature.
I must point out with amazement that
despite Israel's failure, the divine
improvement is still waiting for Israel
to realize it.
The spell, which held secret the divine
improvement, has been shattered. All is
clear and known; therefore the road to
Israel's and mankind's salvation is open.
PERHAPS
THIS TIME IT WILL BE DIFFERENT |