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THECHOSENPEOPLEBy: Don Esposito1
Matthew 24:14 states, “And this good news ofthe Kingdom shall be preached in all the world,for a witness, unto all the Nations; and then theend will come.What is the good news message that Yahshua spokeabout? Because of false replacement theology, mostof Christianity has lost this true message for almost2,000 years. I would like to reveal to you, in thisbook, the beautiful message of the EverlastingCovenant given to Abraham over 3800 years ago, andpromised from generation to generation through the12 tribes of Israel.THIS BOOK IS NOT TO BESOLD!It is written and produced in the public interest to awaken andmake Christianity aware of the lies and distortion of facts inhistory and doctrine of the body of believers of Yahshua theMessiah. If you would like to contribute to produce more booksfor distribution, you may send to:Don EspositoPo Box 832Carteret, NJ 07008 USAPermission is granted to copy and distribute this book in part or inwhole on condition that context or meaning is not altered or changed.Copyright Word of Truth Publications 20042
Author's Note:Most Scriptures quoted in this book are from J.P.Green's Interlinear Bible of the Old and New Testament.This is the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts with aliteral word-for-word translation. It is essential for gettingto the truth.The original Names of our Creator, Yahweh, and HisSon, our Savior Yahshua, are also used throughout. TheName Yahweh or YHWH is in the original Hebrewmanuscripts 6,823 times.Almost every Englishtranslation on earth, including the King James, takes outthe Creator's personal Name and replaces it with thename “Lord,” a generic title that means Baal or Master.Also, our Savior's true given Hebrew Name, Yahshua,which means Yah is salvation, was changed to a Greekhybrid of Jesus, which is a poor transliteration from theGreek IE-Sous. The English transliteration of Yahshuawould be equivalent to Joshua. There was no letter J inany language until the 16th century. So the Greek name“Jesus” would not be the Name of our Savior. The thirdcommandment strictly forbids taking Yahweh's Name invain. “In vain” literally means to change, falsify, or makecommon. Taking the Name Yahweh or Yahshua andchanging it to Lord or Jesus is definitely going against theclear instruction of the third commandment. So we willuse the original true Hebrew Names of the Father Yahwehand the Son Yahshua in this book. We will also use theHebrew word for deity, Elohim, instead of God.All Scriptures will be both bold faced and italicized. Allother quotes will only be italicized.3
INTRODUCTIONIf someone were to ask you, “What is the good news orGospel message that Yahshua Messiah brought to earth2,000 years ago” what would be your response? Due toreplacement theology, most believe that Yahweh wasworking with the “Jews” first, until they rejected His SonYahshua, and now He is working with the Gentiles, orNations (all Gentile or in Hebrew “goyim” means is nation).This could not be further from the truth. In this book Iwill prove to you that Yahweh chose Abraham and hisseed to set up His everlasting covenant, due to theobedience and faith of Abraham, and that today, 3,800hundred years later, He is still working with the sameseed of Abraham: “The 12 tribes of Israel.”I will take you historically from the original bloodcovenant of Abraham, through the Diaspora of Israel andJudah to the commands of Yahshua to His disciples inthe New Testament, up to our modern times today. Mostpeople on earth - and, sorry to say, that includes mostthat call themselves Christians - have no idea about theplan that our Heavenly Father is working out in the worldtoday. This is because the so-called theological leaders oftoday are not reading their bibles and putting it togetherwith the true historical records of our forefathers. Theyare basically being spoon-fed the traditional, theologicalparty lines that history does not back up.One such fallacy is that all Israelites are Jews. Oneneed not read past Genesis 29 and 30 to see the error inthis logic. We can see very clearly that the nation of Israelcame into being after Abraham had a son named Isaac,and Isaac in turn had a son named Jacob. Jacob’s namewas then changed to Israel after he fought with Yahweh’sMessenger and survived.Gen 32:28 “And He said, your name shall no morebe called Jacob, but Israel; because you havepersevered with Elohim (Hebrew for God) and withmen and have been able.”4
Israel means to persist with Elohim. Then Israel (Jacob)had 12 sons by 2 wives and 2 handmaids. The names ofthe 12 sons are as follows: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulon, Joseph,and Benjamin. As one can plainly see, Judah was only“one” out of the twelve sons, and the tribe bearing hisname was never the largest out of the 12; yet, when mostthink of an Israelite, they automatically think of a Jew. Ipray to our Heavenly Father that through this book I canenlighten you to a broader perspective to the whole planof Salvation, by the blood of Yahshua, to all 12 tribes ofIsrael. You will also see that the Everlasting covenantstarted with the seed of Abraham and continues todaywith the same seed of Abraham.Gal 3:29 “And if you be Messiah’s then you areAbraham’s seed and heirs according to thepromise.”When an individual of the Nations (Gentile) joins himselfto Yahweh in a covenant relationship, he becomes graftedinto the one tree of Israel; Yahweh does not become agentile Elohim. As a matter of fact, the word “gentile”literally means heathen, so how can a true believer inYahshua, who has a covenant relationship with Yahweh,be called a gentile or heathen? Even Eph 2:11 clearlystates:“Wherefore remember, that you being in time pastgentiles in the flesh.”No true believer in Yahweh or Yahshua today can becalled a Gentile or heathen. It is an oxymoron. I believethat when you see the historical migration of the Northerntribes of Israel in Diaspora, you will be much surprised.Far from being lost from history, as most proclaim, theyare very much alive today, and still very much in the planof Yahweh, as they have always been. So let us begin tounravel the scrolls of history and see the wonderful planof Yahweh through the Everlasting Covenant, startingwith Abraham, continuing through our present day, and5
reaching beyond the imminent return of our Savior andMessiah Yahshua.Chapter 1- THE BLOOD COVENANTWhen looking at the plan of Salvation of Yahweh, it isonly logical that we begin where the Everlasting Covenantwas established, with Abraham. We must also realize thatour Elohim (Hebrew for God), is an Elohim of covenants,NOT religion. Elohim made man in His Own image, yet forthe last six thousand years, man has re-created Elohim inhis image. Religion is a man-made entity that has beenused to brainwash and control the minds of people almostsince time began.Our Elohim is not about religion, but about covenantrelationships. A covenant is an agreement between twoparties, in which each party has an obligation under theagreement to fulfill. The most solemn of all covenants isthe blood covenant. Each person who repents of his sinsand accepts the shed blood of Yahshua ( true Hebrewname for Jesus) enters into covenant with Yahweh theFather, through the blood of His Son Yahshua. The onlyway to have eternal life dwelling in you is by entering thisblood covenant relationship; yet, how few who have beenimmersed (baptized) into the Name of Yahshua even knowwhat the agreement is that they are coming under? In aworld of religion, most churches want you to just accept“Jesus” into your heart, when in reality the only way totruly have eternal life is to enter blood covenant with theFather through Yahshua’s sacrifice. There is no greaterintimacy than a blood covenant. The word sacrifice inEnglish connotes “to give something up,” but the originalword in Hebrew for sacrifice “Korban, lehakriv,” is derivedfrom the word “to come near to, to become closely involvedin a relationship with someone.” That is the purpose ofthe blood covenant. Sin has separated mankind fromYahweh, and sacrifice, and particularly the sacrifice ofYahshua, His Son, is meant to draw us back intorelationship with Him.In Genesis, when Adam and Eve sinned, and choseseparation from Yahweh as a penalty for their6
disobedience, Yahweh became the first high priest. Weread in:Gen 3:21 And Yahweh Elohim made coats of skin forthe man and his wife, and clothed them.So Yahweh performed the first sacrifice of killing ananimal in order to “cover” the sin of Adam and Eve,becoming the first High Priest. The word for cover inHebrew is “kappar.” It is where the day of Yom Kippur oratonement comes from, and it means to cover or atonefor. So Yahweh set a precedent in Genesis that sins wouldbring the shedding of innocent blood. Leviticus 17:11clearly states:Lev 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood,and I have given it to you on the altar, to atonefor your souls; for it is the blood which makesatonement for the soul.Without the shedding of blood there could be noatonement or reconciliation back to Yahweh.The blood covenant agreement is what each one of us,who accepts the blood of Yahshua for forgiveness of oursins, contracts to perform. It is a legal binding contract inthe eyes of Yahweh and is the most serious decision thatone will make in their life. This is the agreement thatstarted with Abraham around 3800 years ago, andcontinues with his seed today, as we will see. Let me takeyou now through the 9 steps of an ancient blood covenantceremony. This is not some form of ancient tradition butthe very ritual, according to Scripture, that everycovenant relationship requires.1) Take off your robe or coat.The first thing that you would do is take off your coat orrobe, and give it to your covenant partner. To a Hebrew, aperson’s robe represents who he is. By taking off the robe,he is saying symbolically, “I am giving you all of myself.My total being and my life, I pledge to you,”1 and then youwould do the same to him. It is interesting to note that7
not only did the high priest take off his robe on the day ofAtonement when he finished going into the Holy of Holies(Lev 16:23-24), but our high priest Yahshua took off Hisrobe, as He was being offered as the true Passoversacrifice in Jn 19:23-24.2) Take off your beltThe next thing you do is take off your belt, and give it toyour covenant partner. Now an Israelite does not use hisbelt to hold up his pants, but to keep his armor. His bow,his arrow and his sword are held in his belt. Symbolically,he is saying that he is giving to you all of his strength andall of his ability to fight. If anyone attacks you, they mustalso attack your covenant partner. Your battles are hisbattles and vise versa. He will fight and defend you evenwith his very life. We see a great example of this aspect ofthe blood covenant in:1Sa 18:3-4 And Jonathan and David cut a covenant,because he loved him as his own soul.AndJonathan stripped off the robe on him and gave itto David; also his garments, even to his sword andto his bow and to his belt.Jonathan and David are probably the greatest humanexample of what a true blood covenant relationship is allabout. Scripture tells us that their souls were literallyknitted together. There is a bond in a blood covenant thatgoes beyond human love and trust; it is truly loving theother person as yourself. Probably the best example ofthis in a human relationship would be how a marriagebetween a man and a woman should be.In our blood covenant relationship with Yahshua, He hastaken of His armor and given it to us through His Spirit.Eph 6:10-17 For the rest, my brothers, be madepowerful in the Master, and in the might of Hisstrength. Put on all the armor of Yahweh, for youto be able to stand against the wiles of theDevil,because we are not wrestling against fleshand blood, but against the rulers, against the8
authorities, against the world's rulers of darknessof this age, against the spiritual powers of evil inthe heavenlies. Because of this, take up all of thearmor of Yahweh, that you may be able to resist inthe evil day, and having worked out all things, tostand. Then stand firm, "having girded your loinsabout with truth" and having put "on thebreastplate of righteousness, and having shod thefeet with the preparation of the "good news ofpeace." Above all, taking up the shield of faith,with which you will be able to quench all thedarts of the evil one being kindled. Also, take "thehelmet of salvation," and the sword of the Spirit,which is the Word of Yahweh;3) Cut The covenantNow we would actually cut the covenant by taking ananimal and splitting it right down the middle. InScripture, an animal is only split down the middle in ablood covenant ceremony.After we split the animal, we would lay each half to theside of us and stand in between the two bloody halves offlesh, with our backs to each other. Then we would walkright through the bloody halves, making a figure eight,and come back to a stop facing each other. In doing so weare saying two things. First we are saying that we aredying to our old self, giving up our own rights to our ownlife, and beginning a new walk with our covenant partneruntil death. And second, since the blood covenant is sucha solemn pact, we each point down to the dead animaland say “Elohim do to me and more if I ever try to breakthis covenant. Just split me right down the middle andfeed me to the vultures if I ever try to break the mostsacred of all pacts.” We see an example in Genesis 15 ofthe cutting of this ceremony.Gen 15:9-10 And He said to him, Take for Me a heiferthree years old, and a she-goat three years old,and a ram three years old, and a turtledove, evena nestling. And he took all these for Him, and hedivided them in the middle; and he laid each piece9
against one another, but he did not divide thebird.When ancient Israel entered Covenant with Yahweh, theyalso repeated this most i
CHOSEN PEOPLE By: Don Esposito. 2 Matthew 24:14 states, “And this good news of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness, unto all the Nations; and then the end will come. What is the good news message that Yahshua spoke about? Because of false replacement theology, most of Christianity has lost this true message for almost 2,000 years. I would like to reveal to you, in .
