by Avram Yehoshua - The Seed of Abraham

1 THE star OF DAVIDby Avram ,backin1987,whentheLordwasdealingwithmea boutthe Jewish StarofDavid,becausemyheart,asaJew, tkosher,andthatIlookintoitshistory,Ibe-c amedefensive,but,Ididresearchitandthemor eIlookedintothematter,themoreIbecameconv incedthatIcouldnot,ingoodconscience,cont inuetouseitonmystationary(letterheadands ynagoguecard)orwearitasjewelry,etc.,beca useitwasnotabiblicalsymbol, ,itwasaprofane(common),ordinarysymbol, ,ithadbeentakenfromtheoccultandintroduce dintoJudaismbyKabbalah, information was found on a Jewish book marker. It said that the star of david was, Inuseformanycenturiesandinmanycultures,t heoriginalhexagramswereapartofritualmagi candcabalistic(alsospelled;Kabbalistic) 2 That (HebrewforShieldofDavid, a common term for the star of david ) has this: Mysticalsymbolconsistingoftwosuperimpose dtrianglesformingastarorhexagram; ( ),itwasinancienttimespredominantlyanon-J ewishdecorativemotif( ),andisfoundinChristianchurchesintheMidd leAges, practicalKabbalah, whereitisamagicsymbolassociatedwiththepe ntagramor StarofSolomon (withwhichitisfrequentlyconfused).

2 (1897)asasymbol, ,intheformofayel-low star , as the Jewish Badge of shame. 3 Theso-calledStarofDavid,orhexagramisa magicsymbolassociatedwiththepentagram. (LawofMoses).AsJews,andcertainlyasfollow ersofMessiahYeshua,wearenottolookto1 Thefirst StarofDavid ,butit ,thatsynagoguemayverywellhavebeenusedbyp eoplewhoweren tJewish,placingboththezodiacandtheir Starof david there, or Jews who were not following the way of 24 karat, gold plated Pagemarker Bookmarks; designed and manufactured by Marbex, Inc. , ,EditorinChief,TheNewStandardJewishEncyc lopedia(NewYork Oxford:Factson File, 1990, 7th Edition), p. (Kabbalah),magicians,mediumsorsorcerers, etc.,toguideusinourwalkwiththeLord, God said, WhenyouentertheLandwhichYahvehyourGodgiv esyou, ,onewhousesdivination,onewhopracticeswit chcraft,oronewhointerpretsomens,orasorce rer,oronewhocastsaspell,oramedium,oraspi ritist, ,whichyoushalldispossess,listentothosewh opracticewitchcraftandtodiviners, but as for you,Yahveh your God has not allowed you to do so (Dt.)

3 18:9-14). ( :18; :2-7;18:9-14).Thesixpointedstarwasfoundo nRomanmosaicpavements,andso,itcertainlyc ouldhavebeenpartoftheancient Jewish synagogueinthethirdcentury,especiallyofJ ewswhobelievedinGnosticism(paganism), ,whichconfirmsthattheJewsinthatsynagogue weren tfollowingTorah(iftheywereJewsatall;they couldhavebeenGentileworshipers).Thezodia coriginatedinancientBabylon,before1, spredicatedupontheknowledgeofthemovement ofthesun,moonandstarsandwasworshippedbyt hepagans,andunfortunately, as a way of determining the future: Andtakeheed,lestyouliftyoureyestoheaven, andwhenyouseethesun,themoon,andthestars, allthehostofheaven,youfeeldriventoworshi pthemandservethem,whichtheLordyourGodhas giventoallthepeoplesunderthewholeheavena saheritage. (Deuteronomy 4:19)BelieversinMessiahYeshuamustnottake thethingsofsorcerers( ),andusethemfor symbols of Yeshua or the Jewish people. We must be blameless before Yahveh our God: Butsolidfoodisforthemature,whobecauseofp racticehavetheirsensestrainedtodis-cern good and evil (Hebrews 5:14).

4 IfwesaythatwehavefellowshipwithHimandyet walkinthedarkness,welieanddonot practice the Truth (1st John 1:6).Barney Kasden, though, in wanting to uphold the star of david within Messianic Judaism, writes: ,thementionismadeofhowhehadpoweroverdemo nicforcesbytheemblemonhisringknownasthe SealofSolomon (Gittin68).Althoughthespe-cificdesignoft hissealisnotdescribedinthispassage,itisa lsocalledthe ShieldofDavid (MagenDavid)becauseaccordingtolatertradi tionthisalsoappearedonKingDavid s battle gear. , ,youwillrememberthefamoussix-4 Ibid., p. ,theone likely used by Yeshua himself (Lk. 4:31-37). 5 KasdanappearstohaveconfusedtheStarofDavi d(sixpointed)fortheSealofSolomon(fivepoi nted),astheEncyclopediamentionsthediffer enceabove(pentagramisafivepointedstar).B ethatasitmay,hewantstofosterafoundationf oracceptanceoftheStarofDavidbyspeakingof archeologicalevidencemakesitkosher, trealizethatthosesymbolswererep-resentat iveofthepagangods,TamuzandDagon, ,mostbelieverswhoweartheStarofDavidorthe crossorwhousethefishsymbol,don trealizeit, saverysadcommentaryonMessianic Judaism s teachers, as well as the ,whichlendsitselftomagic(thatbytheringSo lomoncouldcontroldemons), ,livingatleast600 1,000yearsafterKingSolomon,knowifSolomon hadaringlikethat,ifitwasn twritteninScripture?

5 Also,howcouldthewritersoftheTalmudknowan ythingabouttheshieldthatDavidusedforbatt leifit snotmentionedinancientliterature( )?TheRabbislovetomakeuplegendsthatfurthe renslavetheJewishpeopleindarkness, theStar soanti-Torah,andthereforeanti-God,isbeca useofitsmagicandoccultfounda-tion, ,thispracticeisprevalentwithinJudaism(an dChristianity)today:aninterweavingofoccu ltmysticismwiththeScripturesandthetradit ionsoftheJew-ish(orChristian) ,withallitspagan-occultinfluences,longaf terKing gnosticism in Jewish ,meaningthatthereisnowayforustoknowwhata ctualdesignwasuponit(thefivepointsbeingg iventotheringatalater date). This is a moot point, though, for the ring never existed, except in the minds of the ,wasneveracityinIsrael, ,theringthatwasfoundinthe7thcenturyBCwit hthesixpointedstarwasnottheringofaJew, tknownasthe StarofDavid tothepaganwhoworeit! , this cannot be used to support the use of the star of david for believers was taken from the website of Barney Kasdan at (Neptune,NewJersey, : Loizeaux Brothers, 1959)7 Wigoder,TheNewStandardJewishEncyclopedia , : , ,later, ,thepermutationandcombinationofHebrewlet ters,magicalformulae(amulets).

6 Thereligioussyncretism(theminglingandfus ionofvariousorientalreligions,mythologie s,semi-philosophicalnotions,etc.). Somemajorconcepts: Alltheseconceptsareevilbecausetheygoagai nst God and His Word; Kabbalah is truly Babylonian mysticism or witchcraft in Jewish (whichhewronglystateswasa2ndcenturysynag ogue) spresenceattheCapernaumsyna-gogue,ifitwa sinthesamelocationasthe3rdcenturysynagog ue, ,datingbacktothe3rdcenturyastheJewishEnc y-clopediastatesspeaksofpaganorChristian influence,justasthezodiacfoundonanothers ynagoguefloorinIsraeltellsusthatthoseJew s(iftheywereJews)werenotundulyinfluenced bytheirpaganneighbors. Thereisnobiblicalevidence,whetherScriptu ralorarcheological,thatthesocalled StarofDavid isaGodgivensymbolforHispeopleIsrael,butt hereisextensiveevidencethattheso-called StarofDavid originatedintheoccultandcontinuestooccup yaplaceinittoday, ,asarepresentativeofYeshuaandHisTruth, ,IdiscontinuedusingtheStarofDavid,throwi ngouteverythingthatIhadwithitonit, ,butit scertainlyasymbolofpagan-ism and the occult long before it came to be a symbol for the Jewish , whyIdothereligious,cer-emonial,symbolict hingsthatIdo.

7 IkeepShabat(Hebrew;Sabbath)becauseitisco mmanded( :8-11).Iwearthetzit-ziot(tassels; :37-41)becauseitiscommanded, StarofDavid , twanttowalkindarknessofanykind, ,howeverbrightlyitmightappear, ,butintrinsically,there is no real Light or Life within (Messianic,traditionalorsecular,itdoesn tmatter) ,andhewilltellyouthathedoesn tcare;it snotmagictohim!Thisisnotagoodanswer,thou gh,foroneseekingtowalkinMessiah ;tomixtheperversewiththepure,aswefindinb othJudaismandChristianity( ,thedayofpaganworshipofthesun,over7thday Sabbathholiness;Easter,apaganholyday, instead of Passover, etc.).Whenbelievers don tcare abouttheoriginandocculticpracticesthatth eyparticipatein( ,EasterandChristmas,andKabbalah,etc.),or thewearingofocculticobjects(thecross,the fish,andtheStarofDavid), sTruth( :13),butthisdoesn sTruth,whichmanytimes,goesagainstwhatisb eingpracticedinChristianityandJudaism,wh ichmeansthatthepersonhastodecidewhose side hewantstobe on: God s or the world , : Whichwaydoyouwantgo?

8 It snicetosinganddanceandpraisetheLord,butw earealsocalledtowalkafterHim,tobecomelik eHim, t8 Genesis3:1: unto the woman, Yea, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the Garden? :20: acorrectorofthefoolish,ateacheroftheimma ture,havingintheLawtheembodimentofknowl- 4imaginetheApostleswearinga StarofDavid oracrossorplacingafishsymbolontheirBible sbecauseintheirdaytheyallknewwhatthosesy mbolsrepresented,anditwasn ttheJewishpeopleortheLordYeshua. It was Satan. Everybodydoesit isnotbiblicaljustificationforwalkinginth ewayofthepagan, we believe and therefore practice: WhenYahvehyourGodcutsoffbeforeyouthenati onswhichyouaregoingintodis-possess,andyo udispossessthemanddwellintheirland,bewar ethatyouarenoten-snaredtofollowthem,afte rtheyaredestroyedbeforeyou,andthatyoudon otinquireaftertheirgods,saying, Howdothesenationsservetheirgods,thatIals omaydolike-wise? YoushallnotbehavethustowardYahvehyourGod , , shall not add to nor take away from it. (Dt. 12:29-32) ,buttheremaybesomethat,likemyselfinthebe ginning, and search out His Truth about the star for and hearts to obey, may this paper be a tool in Yeshua s hand for your and of the Truth.

9 2nd Cor. 13:8: For we can do nothing against the Truth, but only for the Truth. Gal. 4:16: So have I become your enemy by telling you the Truth?! Gal. 5:7: You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the Truth?! :25: Therefore,layingasidefalsehood,speaktrut h,eachoneofyouwithhisneighbor,forweareme m-bers of one another. Eph. 5:9: for the fruit of the Spirit consists in all goodness and righteousness and Truth. 1st Tim. 2:4: who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the Truth. :15: BediligenttopresentyourselfapprovedtoGod asaworkmanwhodoesnotneedtobeashamed, accurately handling the word of Truth. 2nd Tim. 3:7: always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the Truth. 2nd Tim. 4:4: and will turn away their ears from the Truth and will turn aside to myths. :26: Forifwegoonsinningwillfullyafterreceivin gtheknowledgeoftheTruth,therenolongerre- mains a sacrifice for sins. 1stJohn1:6: IfwesaythatwehavefellowshipwithHim,andye t,walkinthedarkness,welieanddonotprac-ti ce the Truth.

10 1stJohn2:4: Theonewhosays, IhavecometoknowHim, anddoesnotkeepHiscommandments,isaliar,an d the Truth is not in him. 5 From : MAGENDAVID(Heb. ; shieldofDavid ),thehexagramorsix-pointedstarformedbytw oequilateraltriangleswhichhavethesamecen terandareplacedinoppo-site directions. FromasearlyastheBronzeAgeitwasused possiblyasanornamentandpossiblyasamagica lsign ,suchaslampsandseals, one Joshua b. Asayahu. IntheSecondTempleperiod,thehexagramwasof tenusedbyJewsandnon-Jewsalikealongsideth epentagram(thefive-pointedstar),andinthe synagogueofCapernaum( ) , ( ,JewishSymbols in the Greco-Roman Period), both hexagram and pentagram are missing. Theornamentaluseofthehexagramcontinuedin theMiddleAges, (10thand11thcenturies)and(likethepentagr am)itwasfrequentlyemployedonnotarialsign sinSpain,France,Denmark,andGermany, ,itappearsinearlyByzantineandmanymedieva lEuro-peanchurches,as,forexample,onaston efromanearlychurchinTiberias(preservedin theMunicipalMuseum)andontheentrancetothe CathedralsofBurgos,Valencia,andLerida.