TEHILLIM / Psalm 78:1 O my people, listen to my INSTRUCTIONS. Open your ears to what I am saying, 2 for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you HIDDEN LESSONS from our past—3 stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. 4 We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about His power and His mighty wonders. 5 For He issued His laws to Jacob; He gave His INSTRUCTIONS to Israel....52 But He LED His own people like a flock of sheep, GUIDING them safely through the WILDERNESS. NLT

B’MIDBAR / Numbers 25:10 Then Adonai spoke to Moses saying, 11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the kohen has turned away My anger from Bnei-Yisrael because he was very ZEALOUS for Me among them, so that I did not put an end to Bnei-Yisrael in MY ZEAL...16 Adonai spoke to Moses saying, 17 “Deal with the Midianites as enemies and strike them. 18 For they have been enemies to you in their DECEPTIONS of you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite prince, their sister who was slain on the day of the PLAGUE on account of the Peor incident.” TLV

B’MIDBAR / Numbers 27:15 Moses spoke to Adonai saying, 16 “May Adonai, God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community 17 to go out and come in before them, who will lead them out and bring them out so that the people of Adonai will not be like SHEEP without a SHEPHERD.” 18 Adonai said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the Ruach [“Spirit”], and lay your hand on him. 19 You will have him stand before Eleazar the kohen and the entire assembly and commission him before their eyes. 20 Give to him some of your authority so that the whole community of Bnei-Yisrael will obey him. TLV

SHEPHERDS MUST:
1. Protect
2. Correct
3. Direct

HOW TO RAISE UP GODLY LEADERS:

1. LOOK FOR LEADERS WHO ARE ZEALOUS FOR GOD


RONIM / Romans 12:11 Do not be lazy but work hard [or lacking in ZEAL], serving the Lord with all your heart [a fervent / eager / enthusiastic spirit]. EXB
MA’ASEI / Acts 21:17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters welcomed us gladly. 18 On the next day, Paul went in with us to Jacob; all the elders were present. 19 After greeting them, he reported to them in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his service. 20 And when they heard, they began glorifying God. They said, “You see, brother, how many myriads there are among the Jewish people who have believed—and they are all ZEALOUS for the Torah. 21 They have been told about you—that you teach all the Jewish people among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to walk according to the customs. 22 What’s to be done then? No doubt they will hear that you have come. TLV
MA’ASEI / Acts 22:1 “Brothers and fathers! Listen to me as I make my defense before you now!” 2 When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they settled down more; so he continued: 3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and trained at the feet of Gamli’el in every detail of the Torah of our forefathers. I was a ZEALOT [or ZEALOUS] for God, as all of you are today. CJB

Titus 2:2 OLDER MEN are to be clear-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in patience. 3 Likewise, OLDER WOMEN…14…He might purify for Himself a chosen people, ZEALOUS for good deeds. TLV

2. LOOK FOR LEADERS WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR GOD’S WORD
YEHOSHUA / Joshua 1:8 This book of the Torah should not depart from your mouth—you are to MEDITATE on it day and night…TLV

TEHILLIM / Psalm 119:11 I have treasured YOUR WORD in my heart…139 My ZEAL has consumed me, because my foes forgot YOUR WORD…TLV

TEHILLIM / Psalm 69:10 For ZEAL for Your House consumed me… TLV

YOCHANAN / John 2:17 His DISCIPLES remembered that it is written, “ZEAL for your House will consume Me!” TLV

FILIPIM / Philippians 4:8 …MEDITATE on these things. 9 The things which you LEARNED and RECEIVED and HEARD and SAW in me, these DO…NKJV

3. LOOK FOR LEADERS WILLING TO BE MENTORED & FULLY-TRAINED
GOD’S MENTORSHIP PROCESS FOR JOSHUA THROUGH MOSHE RABBEINU:

READ: Numbers 27:18-20
• Moses needed to encourage Joshua and isolate his insecurity.
• Moses needed to strengthen Joshua and eradicate his inferiority.
• Moses needed to lay hands on Joshua and empower his identity.
• Moses needed to grant authority to Joshua and maximize his capacity.
• Moses needed to commission Joshua and trust his leadership ability.

LUKAS / Luke 6:40 A DISCIPLE [CJB: “TALMID”] is not above his TEACHER [“RABBI], but everyone who is FULLY-TRAINED will be like his TEACHER. TLV

“Every disciple should become zealous to be covered with the “Dust of the Rabbi!”

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