Man, and the realization of his purpose

A guide to the doing of good and to a full and happy life

by Abraham Adar

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Man's Divine solution

 

 If God created man as a wise positive,, evolving and independent creature, who due to his nature, does  Evil, His Grace must have provided him, with a suitable   improvement process which would assist him to uproot Evil from within , guiding him to the doing of Good, to a better functioning and to a full and happy life, thus assisting man to realize the purpose for which he appeared in nature.

 

In order for God to realize this divine improvement, the following acts should have occurred: choosing or creating a suitable receiver, providing him with divine guidance, his actually improving through it to such a degree that he becomes a correct role model; and his being emulated by others.

 

Creating the suitable recipient – It begins with Abraham and continues until Moses' demise. Thus, it is the people of Israel who were chosen to fulfill God’s mission, which was the main reason behind His revealing Himself to man.

 

Bestowing the divine improvement process – The people of Israel received the improvement process beginning with the bestowal of the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai. This continued until Moses' demise, as described in the Pentateuch and in the mentioned book and this  website. For various reasons, this process of divine improvement was presented in a concealed manner.

 

The improvement of the people of Israel – Unfortunately, despite the numerous warnings given by Moses, the prophets and by God Himself, this divine improvement has not been actualized till this very 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, 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 consequences

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:

O 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, which is causing 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 my 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 to be aware of the importance of  this process and 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. Following this, I regretfully add that some of our religious people’s writings concerning the spiritual domain are erroneous, and a part of the activities that spring from them are idolatry activities.
 You cannot act correctly when you suffer from a spiritual problem. The reason for this will be detailed 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, the destruction of the Second Temple.
 The terrible 2000-year exile which included, among other things, the banishment of Spanish Jews and the most horrific Holocaust that occurred a mere 65 years ago. Despite all these, the Jewish tragedy is still fiercely ravaging our people.

 

"Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways"…   refers that the divine improvement God wished Israel to realize was designed to lead to the fulfillment of man’s purpose. For this to be fulfilled, they first had to fulfill the aforementioned steps of the improvement process.

 

Pay attention please: 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,  to  become correct role models; and thereby realizing the ultimate goal for which Israel appeared in nature. But nothing happens

 

 The Israelites have so far failed to spiritually improve through the divine improvement process because they could not free themselves from their "strange god", that is to say, from holding onto a self-image of being   negative creatures.

This is the reason 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 and so assisting 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 kept the divine improvement secret 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

 

In summary, I would like to present and interpret Isaiah's unique prophecy

 (Isaiah 2:2-4).

"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

 

What would God specify in His verdict, which would cause these many nations to act thus? Only their functioning with a high self-worth can accomplish this.

Therefore, the dramatic statement in God's decree would be "I have created you in my own image,  therefore you are highly valuable people ". Accepting this truth would lead these nations to behave thus.

 

Then they shall flow to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob (which is Jerusalem), yearning to walk in His paths.

Then (after a long delay) would the Law go forth from Zion and the Word of God from Jerusalem.

 

The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude.
the Dalai Lama

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future
Bernard Shaw
 

Where there is love there is life.
Mohandas Gandhi

 I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil therefore choose life 
 
MOSES

 To enjoy life,  do the good to others
 
ABRAHAM ADAR

We make a living by what we get,  we make
a life by what we give
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Winston Churchill

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile 
Albert Einstein

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
Albert Einstein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We forge the chains we wear in life.
Charles Dickens

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
Martin Luther King, Jr.