After a year in which I lost my father, my dog died, and my wedding was called off, I have decided to take a Sabbatical from my public ministry. Please join me in praying for healing, renewal, and discernment. Keith Johnson will continue our speaking tour and I look forward to rejoining him in the future.
- Nehemia Gordon
This week’s Torah Portion – Lech Lecha – Genesis 12:1-17:27
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Thank you, Keith and Jono, for providing this update regarding our dear brother Nehemia. We’re praying for each of you, but especially for Nehemia during this trying time. May Yehovah grant him healing, renewal and discernment. May Yehovah bless and keep you, and give you peace.
Please forward my sincere thoughts and words to Nehemia… Thank you for doing what you have for Yehovah in this ministry. Take care of yourself and be blessed like David in Psalm 23 and do what you like during this Sabbatical time. I am reminded of Ecclessiastes where it speaks of a time for everything…
Shalom from one of your many blessed listeners…
I really wonder what can unnerve people to an extent where they are prepared to tear another human being apart just for the sake of tearing him apart??
We will miss the torah Pearls but look forward to even more Truth revealed when Nehemia is renewed and refreshed. Take your time Nehemia and YHWH bless you and keep you.
This program proves the point of the importance of Truth2u. Grace and mercy, love for our brother Nehemia and the teaching from Isaiah 40 continues the flow of the Torah Pearls.
Thank you so much. Our prayers are with all three of you continually. Shalom
The LORD, YAHOVAH, will bless and heal Nehemia. This time committed to the resting in YAHOVAH will be healing and overflowing as Manasseh and a double portion even as Joseph.
I am praying for Nehemia. I have wondered how he continued with such a positive attitude with all the blows he has received over this past year. May he be healed and made whole and even more of a warrior/servant of Y’hovah when he has been restored. Keith, thank you for continuing on. I was looking forward to the two of you coming to our congregation in early 2013, but I know it will be a blessing to have you, Keith. I think the decision to discontinue the Prophets was a wise one.
add my prayers
Wow … is there any chance that the session from that Sunday with Nehemiah and Keith and that lady from the front row was recorded, either audio or video? I’d love to see and hear that.
Nehemia has opened Torah for so many. His scholarly explanations are meticulous and understandable. I am so grateful for his work.
I pray he has joy and laughter and thanks Jono and Keith you are all so precious
Sir Jono”
I know that I said that I would be on good behavior and stay within the guidelines of the format of the program but this is not a normal Truth 2U program about the Torah Pearls so I will say what is on my mind and when you get back to the normal format if I respond I will only respond to the format.
Shalom…
To the truth 2U crew”
Jono Keith Yoel Ira and Nehemia”
You are all in my daily prayers I pray for your health and prosperity thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to share the Word of YHVH with those who are seeking the truth you are a very special
group of believers that is willing to share’s your knowledge with people like myself who is a new creature thanks to the Word of YHVH we owe our gratitude to all of you but without Nehemia it is like
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the jelly, sure it is still nourishing to eat but it is missing the sweetness that makes it special My prayers will be focused on Nehemia’s spiritual healing this can be
a very good time to reflect on his many hours of studying YHVH’s Word and maybe after a little rest his walk with the Lord our God will be more perfect many times we are faced with what seems like unbearable circumstances in our lives and we may even feel overwhelmed and sometimes almost hopeless but it is YHVH’s way of making His true kids turn to Him with a sincere heart I like to call it the test of fire the purification of our soul I am still a work in progress but I do not say this lightly I have been where Nehemia is as far as needing a break, Every life is different but the emotions can be similar my sincere prayers are for Nehemia’s soon recovery from his well deserved Sabbatical even Yehovah made a sabbatical and named it the Sabbath so a sabbatical can be a very deserving rest we who have been fallowing Nehemia’s journey realize and appreciate all of his hard work and willingness to share his wisdom with us who are just beginning to understand the Word of Yehovah and thanks to the Truth 2 U crew you have been a shining light on YHVH’s Word that was slightly dim before your unique calibration here on Truth 2U Radio My sincere prayers go out to you Sir Nehemia you have the cure right in front of you all you have to do is search the scriptures with a sincere heart and Yehovah will show you what He wants from you after all He is the Potter we are only the clay listen to the scriptures He explains and makes it crystal clear to all of those whose name is written in the book of life I do not believe that
I am in the book of life but before I pray for the world I do a lot of repenting before I pray for others.
YHVH Bless you”
When we pray with a sincere heart Yehovah will hear our prayers,
It took only three months of my sincere prayer added on to the five years of prayers from the all of the Jews, the family and supporters of Gilad Shalit to see his release from a five year sabbatical that he was not expecting to take.
But thanks to Yehovah who did answered our prayers Gilad is back home with his family and loved ones
the prayer’s do not stop for him just because he has been released from his five year sabbatical in jail now the prayers are to thank YHVH for hearing all of our prayers God is good when we try to understand His Word we are only human so we all make mistakes, That being said Yehovah will listen to a sincere heart.
Psalm 90:12
12 So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Shalom…
Thank you guys for all the heart warmth respect for Nehemia.
We are greatful to hear what ever you two decide to read, and teach, knowing that it is the Creator, our One Yehovah, who is leading all these teachings. The Ruach will work with all three of you, whether hear or there, your in His will. I’m certain of that!
Continue the fight in which you were given, for the lost souls of Y’srael.
Yes, in Spanish, some bibles say “Jehová” and it sounds like Yehovah (but with a J). Others say Yavé, and others “El SEÑOR”.
Feel like a break came down
To Australia.
We can do with a bit of coaching
On our Hebrew
Kind regards
Caleb & Rachel
Thank you Nehemia you have had such an incredible impact on my life. Your authoritative insights and knowledge of the Hebrew language and of the Tanach is to say the least exemplary. To put it another way you’re a frood who really knows where his towel is.
Have a great Sabbatical catch up on life, family and friends, do something you’ve never done before, stay safe, take lots of pictures, you of all people deserve it.
I am so sorry to hear that Nehemia is going through a tough time. I have enjoyed his insight on the Hebrew Scriptural context and the bantering between you all. I hope and pray that Yah heals Nehemia because he will be missed, but aren’t we all going through some kind of trial. May Yah bless you all!!
hi brother. emuna emuna. pray for Yahovah’s guiding hand on u and Father’s embrace surround u. Trust in Him. amen. U, kieth and jono r a big blessings in the ministry u do. Hv a blessed time with Him and that He refresh u like the morning dew. blessings Ed from sg.
Thankyou Nehemia for your excellent contribution in all that you do. Your effort has been incredibly appreciated!
May you be blessed, revived and strenghtened.
It takes time (and something introduced from the outside) for an oyster/mussel to produce a pearl, and the sabbatical I hope will be a blessing to you Nehemia. May you be refreshed and renewed. You’ll be missed.
Thanks Keith and Jono for sharing this with us; am looking foward to hearing the programs you do “in the gap”.
I also hope those disgruntled people who have been disruptive take a left turn somewhere – and realise no-one is going to take them seriously while they act like immature schoolyard bullies.
You are missed, Nehemia!!! Our hearts go out to you, we know you are strong in Yahuwah! Be refreshed, renewed, and restored, Amein! YAHuwah’s comfort upon you. We will wait patiently for your return to the programs.
Amein to Yeshayahu 40:31; Num 6: 24-26 for Nehemia, and yourself Keith, and Jono too!
Thank you, Keith, sorry that you miss your friend too. You are the fantastic trio!!
Shalom and blessings to you, trio!
Keith, Juno and Nehemia, over the last year you have all become a most special kind of friend to me. I thirst after the depth you have brought to light through your teachings. The enemy will always rage, as we know, and ignorance tries to guard their strongholds, however please understand the truth brought forth through your love and devotion to Yehovah, has changed many things for many people. Dear Nehemia, I pray you will not feel any false guilt in taking time to recharge and remember there are many more of us who greatly appreciate and support you than you know. We look forward to your healing and return. Love and Shalom.
OMG wooo hoooo, I love it! can’t believe the name is right in the Spanish bible! Keith thank you so much for sharing that story! You know in the secular schools here in Israel, they teach the children that the correct pronuciation is the same also! When my kids told me that I could have cried…heck I think I did! Awesome! Love you guys, all of you, thanks Jono for all you do on Truth2u! Keith, praying for you as you fly solo on the tour! YHVH be with you
I am praying for our dear brother, Nehemia, who has blessed this widow’s household over the years, bringing the Word and the Name of YHVH to us, line upon line, breath upon breath, heartbeat upon heartbeat. May he be completely restored, obtain Divinely accute and accurate discernment, and receive healing in a deep and significant manner that will cause him to ultimately break forth in a strength never imagined, never dared to request. My his life at every turn, be made beautiful, meaningful, and resilient. May his heart, broken, be not only mended, but become expanded by the very fractures that presently seem only to whittle away at all hopes and dreams and previous understanding. May Nehemia arise in the Name, and all the Love that awaits Its work in him. May YHVH be magnified in our brother’s life, and may all voices be silenced — both within and without — that are not echoing Truth and Life and Blessing.
After a year of listening, I feel like you guys are family. Turning on your program is like walking into a room full of friends, which is all the more precious as I have very little fellowship where I am currently living. I shall sincerely miss hearing the three of you discussing the prophets.
But having been in a similar situation to Nehemia’s I completely understand the need to step back and rest. To heal. I will definitely keep him in my prayers. He has been such a blessing to me and my walk with YHVH and I know I’m not the only one he has made an impact on.
Thanks again for all that you guys do.
I was very touched at how you 2 made executive decisions to care for your friend Nehemia! We love all you guys and our household is blessed because of all of you! Thanks!
Awesome story, I never read the bible in spanish although I grew up in South America as a Roman Catholic person, but now I have the word software and have a bunch of english/hebrew/latin/greek versions of the scriptures and after I came out of the “Yahuwah wagon” and realized that it is Y’hovah, I went to my spanish bible to check it out and it does say “Jehova” the “J” in spanish is like the “H” in english, and the “H” in spanish is silent! so the transliteration would be “Heova” with the accentuation on the last silable “va” and I was talking to my parents over the phone (the live in South America) about scriptures and when I said “Yehovah” they said “heovah” they knew HIS name but always call HIM “Dios” or GOD or “Señor” LORD. Wow here is a copy/paste of the spanish translation:
Num 6:24 Jehová te bendiga, y te guarde:
25 Haga resplandecer Jehová su rostro sobre ti, y tenga de ti misericordia:
26 Jehová alce sobre ti su rostro, y ponga en ti paz.
27 Y pondrán mi nombre sobre los hijos de Israel, y yo los bendeciré.
Yehovah Bless you listeners, Jone, Keith, Ira, Yoel and Nehemiah!
My thoughts and prayers are with Nehemia…I am so thankful for all the beautiful insight he has shared with the world (I am also very thankful to Jono and Keith for their insight as well). It is so heart warming to know that there are people out there who care about YHVH and the Torah as much as I do…please let Nehemiah know that I hope he takes all the time he needs to feel rested and that he is loved very much by myself and so many of the other listeners that love the the dedication he has to searching the Truth of Yehovah’s Word and shining a light on it. As much as any human could be a hero to me, he (and Keith and Jono) are one to me
Thank you for all you do. I really appretiate that we can listen and learn the exciting things that is in front of us today and tomorrow. May Yehovah’s blessing be on you.
Rest…and rest well, Nehemia.
Jono, Keith and Nehemia, thank you very much for the ministry of Torah Pearls.
Until we assemble again,
Shalom
Nehemia,
Of the many people I have known no one has the knowledge of the scripture that you have – but with humility and kindness – the perfect personality to – read the law and give the sense of it – ministering to people but not intimidating them.
Perhaps it is my age that allows me to see what a prize you are – I’m sure your beautiful attitude and your zeal are a delight to Yahovah.
“(Yahova) WILL fulfill the desire of them that fear Him: He also WILL hear their cry, and WILL save them.” That’s a promise!
Ps.145:19
Thank you for sharing about your triumph in the Memmonite church to teach the people the Name of Yehovah.
Personally, I am going to miss the insights of hebrew words and translation by Nehemia for the new prophet portions. It wouldn’t be the same without him. I am praying for him and a full restoration that he will return better and stronger than ever. He is appreciated by all of us who seek Yehovah’s face and His truth.
Grief takes as long as it takes as well as renewal and Nehemia will be missed very much by many. Last but not least, may Yehovah bless you, Jono and Keith.
Father in Heaven, cause your spirit to rest upon Nehemiah, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yehovah, so that he may be like Zevulun in his going out; and like Yissakhar in his tents, because to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven, great is Your faithfullness and Holy is your name.
thank you for the reading today I really needed it. yes – Nehemia is in our prayers and so are both of you. we in the diaspora so need this and more and the deeper things into torah. YHVH has blessed us so much for moving you three into coming together in this forum. many blessings, may they flow eternally unbroken
SIMPLY PUT…WISE CHOICE MR. NEHEMIAH! BLESSINGS AND BIG THANKS. I HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SCHEDULE AND LOSES. THIS IS AN ANSWER TO MY PRAYER FOR YOU! REMEMBER WHEN YOU GET ENGAGED AGAIN TO TAKE A YEAR OFF AND STAY HOME TO COMFORT YOUR WIFE AND NOT TO GET INVOLED IN BUSINESS OR WAR….I THINK THIS IS RECOMENDED IN DEUTERONOMY. MY HUSBAND DID THIS-UNWILLING AT FIRST- AND WE CELEBRATED 27 YEARS MARRIED THIS YEAR. MAY YOU RECIEVE THE SAME GIFT! THANKS SO MUCH
To Nehemia, Jono and Keith, you are truly blessed by Elohim. Elohim has certainly raised and anointed each of you for such a time as this. Do not allow anyone to hinder Yehovah’s Awesome work through you. Remember, continue to “..work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is ELOHIM who is working in you both to desire and to work for HIS good pleasure..” (Phil 2:12,13 in part), and again, “..it is fearsome to fall into the Hands of the Living Elohim..” and “..But we are NOT of those who draw back to destruction, but of faith/belief to the preservation of life..” (Hebrews 10:31, 39). Yehovah has your backs always, I know for sure. Be encouraged beloveds, it is going to get harder but we WIN. Thank you Yeshua forever. I am in prayer for all of you and for our enemies as well. May Yehovah open their eyes, mind and heart to see, hear and comprehend Yehovah’s TRUTHS. In Yehovah’s Love and Service forever. Amen!
Nehemiah…
You are G-D’s beloved. You have done all that you can do to “stand” and that being the case, now you must merely “Stand” (still) and take time to heal, refresh and be refilled with The Ruach.
Our hearts and prayers are with you always. Take care of yourself and return to us refreshed in our Abba Father.
Shalom to you and to Jono and Keith also. Thank you for all you do and done. You have fought a good fight and are doing much to teach us to do the same.
Brother Nehemiah you (and Keith) have changed our lives, even though we have never met. Thank you. Going to your website, its so good to see your spiritual family from all over the world. We pray for you, Keith & Jono. We were blessed to see Michael R a week ago; how your friendship has changed the man is amazing.
My our Father bless you
Shalom Alecheim!
Thinking of something profound to say to match how you have impacted our lives, but all I can come up with is THANK YOU. You all are in our prayers. May YHWH strengthen you all. Let Nehemia know the folks here in South African is praying for his healing and restoration.Shalom
We love all you guys!
Definitely praying for Nehemia. Strength, peace and healing to you Nehemia. Thank you for the life changing contribution you have made to my amazing growth in understanding the scriptures from the Hebrew perspective.
I am patiently waiting for when you all three are united again. I will continue to listen faithfully. You guys rock!
Shalom ~ Susan
FYI, Here’s the Spanish verse of Num 6:22-7 from the Reina Valer bible…
6:22 Y Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:
6:23 Habla á Aarón y á sus hijos, y diles: Asi bendeciréis á los hijos de Israel, diciéndoles:
6:24 Jehová te bendiga, y te guarde:
6:25 Haga resplandecer Jehová su rostro sobre ti, y haya de ti misericordia:
6:26 Jehová alce á ti su rostro, y ponga en ti paz.
6:27 Y pondrán mi nombre sobre los hijos de Israel, y yo los bendeciré.
Psalm 139