Chapter 22

The Covenant


1

And it came to pass the malak of YHVH, Ariel, did place before me a band of silver (an amulet) and etched into the face of it I did read:

2

¶ By the covenant between mankind, YHVH has kept:

3

By the Chereb and the covenant is the creation revealed.

4

Great are they who take the covenant to keep it.

5

The Creator and the creation are one in the covenant and the rituals.

6

Gracious is YHVH to all those who do love Him and remember Him.

7

Showing mercy to all those who love Him and keep His Torah.

8

They who take upon themselves the Chereb of YHVH, YHVH will know them.

9

The Eternal One doth never forget but doth always remember.

10

The grace of YHVH is blessing His Chereb more than any others.

11

His Presence keeping away from any snare, or any evil.

12

For our redemption is in YHVH.

13

And YHVH is our Elohim.

14

YHVH is our restorer (preservation).

15

YHVH is our rock.

16

YHVH bless and keep you.

17

YHVH cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.

18

YHVH lift up His face towards you and give unto you His shalom (peace).

19

¶ And it came to pass that I did take that band of silver and roll it up upon my arm, that I should wear it and be blessed in the Presence of YHVH, my Elohim.

20

And it came to pass that Ariel did speak it unto me, saying: They who take upon themselves the Chereb, even as did Moses and Zipporah, may have such protection;

21

But know that these are the words etched upon thy soul and to wear them upon thy flesh is but an echo of thy inward covenant, even as are all signs and tokens, rituals and protections.

22

And remember this day that all this hath been done as thou did desire to stand in the Presence of YHVH and to keep the covenants and the rituals of thy fathers and thy mothers.

23

And it came to pass that Uriel did speak again unto me, saying: Zenock, son of Zenoch, son of Levi and of Joseph; what is thy duty in this place?

24

And I did answer him, saying: It is my covenant to keep the inner door open that all they who are desirous to learn of YHVH may know to their life or to their peril.

25

¶ And it came to pass that Ariel did give (or presented) unto me a sword, and with it he did speak again unto me, saying:

26

This is the implement of thy office, for it doth represent the Chereb given unto mankind from YHVH Elohim through Moses, friend of YHVH and Zipporah, High Priestess of El Elyon.

27

Keep it at thy post, let it never draw blood; for though the day shall come that the people of YHVH shall sell their cloaks to buy a sword, only two shall be needed,

28

For the meaning (purpose) of the sword is to count them righteous before YHVH, though they shall be seen as transgressors before the world;

29

Therefore, let not the sword of thy covenant draw blood or it should stain the Chereb of thy soul and remove the priesthood of it, and it shall cease to protect thee.

30

And now, have thou faith enough for this?

31

And I did answer him, saying: Yea, thou knowest that I do, and I shall walk unto death a free man before YHVH.

32

¶ And it came to pass that Uriel did continue to speak unto me, saying: Thou shall continue thy duty, an write all that I have spoken unto thee,

33

And thou shall draw out all the signs and tokens that thou hast been given, that all they who should read these, thy words, shall know them;

34

For all they who do enter into the Priesthood of YHVH shall know one another by the signs and the tokens given them, and these shall be given one unto the other that they shall know.

35

And they shall be taught the orders of prayer, but the true order of prayer shall be for the High Priest and the High Priestess,

36

Even as it was in the days of Adam and Eve, and Enoch and Aadani and Yydnah and Ydris, and Noah and Na’amah, and Melchizedek and Yiskah (יסכה, Hebrew, “to see” or “to look”) and Puyah (פוּעה Hebrew, “to shine”), Moses and Tharbys (תרבעס, “strength”) and Kaashet, and Adoniah (אדניח, Hebrew, “lord” – feminine, “master”), and Zipporah.

37

And they did call down the heavens, even Keter, Da’at, and Chokhmah, to the earth, through each of the days of creation, even Chesed, Gevurah, Tif’eret, Netzach, Hod, and Yesod, into that Sabbath day that is Malchut;

38

And in the true order of prayer, the High Priest and the High Priestess do also pull the heavens to the earth, the Crown to the Kingdom,

39

To know and make known the will of YHVH, that it should be done in all things, that the will of YHVH Elohim be done on the earth even as in the heavens.

40

And the words that are spoken are even thus: Pe le-El (pronounced: Pai Lai Ale), O God, Hear the Words of My Mouth!

41

And when the High Priest and the High Priestess speak as one, in the Presence of YHVH, they are heard from on high, and they become as an urim and thummim.

42

And thus are the flocks cared for, and the widows and the orphans fed, that the wants of the needy are met: So mote it be, Amen and Amen.