Spiritual Warfare and Territorial Spirits (~5.5 MB) - Moriel Ministries

the pain she was feeling. She thenstopped speaking to me.In the afternoon and early eveningBrent disciples a lady from Ethiopia whospeaks Italian and a fair amount ofEnglish. He asked me to take thediscipleship for Him and share whatJoel and I have been going through. Iwent through the Messianic prophesiesin Genesis and noted where Satan hadtried to thwart God’s plan of redemption.That the Messiah would come fromthe seed of a woman and then the sonsof God (fallen angels) corrupted theseed and God saved the only familythat was not corrupted (Noah). The heused a specific line of that familyfor the messiah to come from andseparated the nations and set boundariesbut then the tower of Babel wasbuilt to stop that distinction. But Godthen scattered man and confusedtheir language and then we see Goduse the nation of Israel and how Satanhas come against their patriarchs, bringingthem into shame, disputes, warsand trying to corrupt theirseed and moral standing.To Be Continued...PRAYER REQUESTS• Liz and Babies health• God’s will concerning our calling• Pastor Brent, Hope and kids• Calvary Chapel Rome• God to convert souls in Rome• Against oppression of Babylon (RomanCatholic Church)• Against slavery of Egypt (The worldliness of people in Rome)EvangelismSalvador has continued to coordinatethings and have people like Mike Lillenfieldand Ps John from Tsakane work alongsidehim. We have also received a nice donationfor Bibles and tracts from Australia whichwe will use with Pastors we work with.Further AfieldPastor Norbert and Pastor Mosesin Tanzania and Western Kenya havereported tremendous growth. Norbertover the last few months has distributedover 500 wheelchairs to thedisabled in Tanzania. Moses also isbusy and runs conferences for pastors.The one thing that is a constant concernfor me is the need for resources tosupport these men. What little support theyget is usually from the little that’s left overbecause of our huge commitment to SouthAfrica. Norbert and Moses never ask fora penny even though personally they gothrough financial frustration with theirministries and families and yet they constantlyencourage me with their emails andzealous endeavor. In the years that I haveknown them they have planted churches,pastured churches, run bible schools andlooked after orphans. Surely something canbe done to raise regular support for thesemen? It would be a crying shame if for ourlack of support we lose anyone of them.Ps Chanti and his wife Lilly holda special place in our heart and we planto put a mission team together to visit inNovember. Chanti wants to put together apastor’s conference for between 500 and1000 pastors as well as do village to villageevangelism. The team will only bea small one so there are not many places.You will need your air fair, Visa, anyshots required and a contribution towardsfood and accommodation. By the way theGuest house they also run is first class withair conditioning. If you are interested thenI will need to know by the end of July.Australia TripIt was wonderful to catch up with oldfriends and make some new friends duringmy itinerary down under. I had notbeen to Aussie for two years to speakbut was there last year for the funeralof my good friend Ross Godwin; so itwas great to catch up with Marg and herteam who are now in their new office.Can I say a big thanks to all who wereinvolved in my visit, especially to thosewho hosted me and even more Aunty Margwho organized events, flights, hotels etc.It was great to have my dear Lyn withme at the latter end of my tour in Melbourne.The people at Pilgrim fellowshipshowed her great hospitality. FinallyI was able to whisk her off to Cairns tocelebrate our 25 years of marriage. Cairnsis a beautiful city and we really enjoyed agood rest before coming back home intothe work again. I know I keep saying thisbut Thank You to all who made our trippossible, for your love and generosity.USA tripI will be away again from July 9thto speak in the States. Please pray forthe ministry and my family again whileI have the opportunity to teach and shareabout the work in Moriel Missions.Main TeachingSince Jacob’s visit is almost uponus I have decided to print his teachingContinued: Moriel South Africaon Midrash, so that we can become accustomedagain to Jacobs teaching style.I know its an oldie, but it’s a goodie.The Way The New TestamentWriters Handled The OldTestamentMidrash is the method of hermeneutics(Biblical interpretation) used bythe ancient rabbis in the time of Jesusand Paul. Midrash incorporates a grammatical-historicalexegesis, vaguelysimilar to the western models of Biblicalinterpretation that the Reformersborrowed from 16th century Humanism,but it sees this as simply a first step.In its handling of various Biblical literarygenre — such as narrative, wisdomliterature, Hebrew poetry and apocalyptic— it seeks cognate relationships betweendifferent scriptural texts in orderto interpret them in light of each other.The approach is more topical than linear.The clearest set of guidelines inMidrash are the Seven Midroth attributedto Rabbi Hillel, the founder of thePharisaic School of Hillel, where St.Paul was educated as a rabbi by RabbiGamaliel, the grandson of Hillel.Midrash makes heavy use of allegoryand typology to illustrate and illuminatedoctrine, but never as a basis for doctrine.It sees multiple meanings in Bibletexts found in strata, but this is very differentin certain fundamental respectsfrom the Gnostic and Alexandrian uses offigurative interpretation associated withPhilo and Origen, reflecting more of Hebraic,rather than Hellenistic philosophicalworld-view and view of theology.Midrash interprets prophecy as a cyclicalpattern of historical recapitulation(prophecies having multiple fulfilment),with an ultimate fulfilment associatedwith the eschaton, which is the final focalpoint of the redemptive process. Aclassical work of Midrash in Judaismis the Midrash Rabba on Genesis (Berashith).Another is Lamentations Rabba.Midrash follows certain formats.One is the Mashal/Nimshal format seenin Proverbs or the parables, where physicalthings are representative of thingsspiritual. Figurative midrashic expositionin the New Testament is viewed,for instance, in Jude’s epistle or Galatians4:24-34. It is Midrash which accountsfor the manner in which the NewTestament handles the Old Testament.Another format is the parashiyot; sectionsopening with a petihah in which abase verse is followed by commentary. Inaddition to exegetical midrash, there areJune 2007 • Moriel Quarterly 33