As those who truly love Yah are striving to walk according to His Word and Truth, we must really look to get a grasp of Scripture contextually. We must read, study, gain understanding and then live based on what Scripture says, also seeing who it was talking to and why they were being spoken to. For instance; let us look to 2 Chronicles/ Dibre haYamim Bet 7:14. It states: "and My people upon whom My Name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I shall hear from the heavens and forgive their sin and heal their land."

Let us look to the who, what, when, where and why of this Scripture passage. The beginning of the chapter is giving the origin of what we Yisraelites celebrate as The Feast of Dedication also called Hannukah/Channukah (the Maccabean account was a re-dedication). Shelomoh/Solomon finished the temple and then his palace and then Yah appears to him and night, letting him know He heard his prayers and He has chosen the hekal/temple as His house. He then states if He did certain things as judgement toward Yisrael (there was no split yet) and they HUMBLED, PRAYED, SOUGHT HIM, REPENTED; then He would HEAR, FORGIVE and HEAL.

We have been taught that this passage no longer applies to Yisrael and is now for "organized religion," however; did Yah ever change His Word? Who was He speaking to? He was speaking to the same people then that He has always spoken to and is speaking to now as they are waking up.

WHO: The Ibri/Hebrew used in that passage is ammi (My people) and comes from the word am: people, nation, folk, men. Next He says "who are called by My Name," and what does He mean by that? That denotes a relationship via parental or marital, for those who are either seed or spouse are called by someone's name. Yah is clearly speaking to a SPECIFIC people/nation.

The word qara (kaw-raw)/called means: calling together for assembly, to call/give a name to call out, read, proclaim, name, encounter; etc. The word used for name is shem which means name, famous, renown, character, honor, authority, fame; etc., and denotes a mark or memorial of individuality, not just an identifier but also descriptive of character. It also includes posterity as Shem, Noah's son was his posterity and honored and given authority over his two other sons Ham and Yapheth.

Yah changed Ya'aqob's name to Yisrael which means "he will rule as/like Yah" (Elohim)." When Yah changed his shem/name, He was also changing his character because to us Ibrim/Hebrews your character is in your name, that is why the shem/name is so important to us and why our oppressors/captors did everything they could to keep us from The Name and Our Names which are linked in with His. Scripture tells you who will rule/reign when the new earth is established which is Yisrael. There are 12 gates that denotes the 12 tribes not religions or denominations. See how Yah makes it that you have to come through His Son Yahoshua to get to Him and you also must go through His seed/children (Yisrael) in order to know who He is by them teaching you  not just in word but deeds through faith. It is truly a family affair and family business.

WHAT & WHEN: His people (Yisrael) when they humble/kana (kaw-nah): bend the knee, subjection; themselves and pray/palal (paw-lal): plead, pray, judge, intreat, intercede, supplication.; and seek/baqash (baw-kash); search for something/answers, seek, request, require, enquire; His face/paneh (paw-naw/paw-ney): presence, face, person, countenance; and turn/shub (shoob): return, repent, turn back again; from their evil ways.

WHERE & WHY: His people are to do this wherever they are and it must be in their heart and mind, soul and spirit. This must be done by His people in order for them to be RESTORED (forgiven and their land healed). Remember that "the intense longing of the creation eagerly waits for the REVEALING of the sons of Elohim" (Rom 8:19). The sons of Elohim in this context denotes Yisrael for remember that Yisrael is Yah's "firstborn son" (Ex 4:22). This goes back to what was stated earlier by being called by His Name and that denoting parental and marital relationship. We also see that Yah is married to Yisrael as seen in Isa 54. Why does He constantly call Yisrael and adulteress and whoring after other spirits. Even look at the account in Hoshea/Hosea.

When you truly look at this Scripture passage and others in context you realize who He is really talking to and about. This has nothing to do with "organized religion" aka the Church because He is neither the father of a paganistic organization daughter of the whore of Babylon, nor is He married to the "Great Whore of Babylon." The whole book is about Yisrael (Congregation/Assembly) not about an organization. Yisrael was lost, not an organization. Yisrael needs to be saved, not an organization. Yahoshua Himself even told you who He came for, "the lost sheep of Yisrael." It doesn't mean that other nations/Gentiles can't enter into covenant with Yah and be "adopted/grafted" but don't preseume to take the place of Yah's people with any organization. Hopefully you gained understanding, edification and are blessed by this. Shalom....