Is It Time To Check Our Oil?

The dove brought back to Noah a fresh olive leaf

Gen 8:10-11
 Being Hard Pressed
A look At The Quality Of Oil and How IT Is Extracted

Under the section of Offerings:

From the beginning Yahuah put Into the awareness of His people
that they were to offer Him in worship something that was part of
themselves, something that they had produced with their own labor
or purchased with the money they had earned by their labor.
Whatever was offered to Him was never to be second best, nor was
it to be something without cost or concern-convenient and easy to
giveso the giving must always be sacrificial, even as the manner in
which they conducted their lives In both the Old and New Testament.
From The New Manners and Customer of the bible page 66
The Oil Presses of Old

The rock poured out for me

streams of olive oil.. Job 29:6
 Lamps- We All Have One or Are One
Psalms 18:28 You O
Job 18:5-6 The lamp of the
Yahuah, keep my lamp
wicked is snuffed out; the
burning; My Yahuah turns
flame of his fire stops burning
my darkness into light.
The light in his tent becomes
dark; the lamp beside him
goes out.
Proverbs 24:20 ..For the evil man
has no future hope and the lamp of
the wicked will be snuffed out.

Proverbs 13:9 the light of the righteous shines brightly but

the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Ancient and replicas of
Old lamps
 Lamps of the Old
Testament period were
made exclusively of pottery
and were an open bowl
design with a pinched
spout to support a wick.
Wicks made generally of
twisted flax. Though the
lamps almost always
burned olive oil. later
other sources were used.
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Note: We are made of clay

 The Wick
Isaiah 42:3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick
(flax) He will not snuff out. He brings forth right ruling in accordance
with truth.

A wick that is burning with feeble flame from lack of oil will expire.
It is with ease that the flame of such a wick can be put out. But this is
not the case with Yahusha as His people are filled with the Oil of His
word!
 The Quality of Oil

The finest grade, pure, beaten

oil, was prescribed for the
Perpetual light in the sanctuary
Exodus 27:20

Ephraim - hill country, olive trees.

 Yahusha Chose the Mount of Olives
to Speak to The people about..

Matt 24-25 Mark 13

The destruction of Jerusalem Meanings of signs

Times of Persecution His second coming
Abominations that makes desolation Final Judgment

Parables about remaining watchful and prepared for His return

Sunrise at the Mount of Olives
 Being Hard Pressed Produces Oil
Numbers 22:22-35 Balaam and the Ass
The story is that Yahuah is angry
with Balaam- He did not want him
cursing His people like Balak
wanted or being seduced by the
promise of silver and gold for his
services. The donkey sees the
Messenger of Yahuah in the road
with his sword drawn to kill
Balaam but Balaam was blinded
and beats the donkey when she
turns into the field. He wants her
to continue on the path.

His oil is bad-He can not see and

Does not trust his faithful servant.
But the angelH4397 of YahuahH3068
stoodH5975 in a pathH4934 of the
vineyards,H3754 a wallH1447 being
on this side,H4480 H2088 and a
wallH1447 on that side.H4480 H2088
Num 22:25 And when the
assH860 sawH7200 (H853) the
angelH4397 of Yahuah,H3068 she
thrust herselfH3905 untoH413 the
wall,H7023 and crushedH3905 (H853)
Balaam'sH1109 footH7272
againstH413 the wall:H7023 and he
smoteH5221 her again.H3254

Sometimes its hard to get some

ones attention-notice the image of
being pressed on both sides.
Num 22:26 And the angelH4397 of
YahuahH3068 wentH5674 further,H3254
and stoodH5975 in a narrowH6862
place,H4725 whereH834 was noH369
wayH1870 to turnH5186 either to the
right handH3225 or to the left.H8040
Num 22:27 And when the assH860
sawH7200 (H853) the angelH4397 of
Yahuah,H3068 she fell downH7257
underH8478 Balaam:H1109 and
Balaam'sH1109 angerH639 was
kindled,H2734 and he smoteH5221
(H853) the assH860 with a staff.H4731
Num 22:28 And YahuahH3068 openedH6605
(H853) the mouthH6310 of the ass,H860 and
A trusted servant/brother or
she saidH559 unto Balaam,H1109 WhatH4100
sister should help us stay
have I doneH6213 unto thee, thatH3588 thou
hast smittenH5221 me theseH2088 threeH7969 on Yahuahs path. Keeping
times?H7272 our oil pure.
Num 22:30 And the assH860 saidH559
untoH413 Balaam,H1109 Am notH3808 IH595
thine ass,H860 uponH5921 whichH834 thou
hast riddenH7392 ever sinceH4480 H5750 I was
thine untoH5704 thisH2088 day?H3117 was I
ever wontH5532 H5532 to doH6213 soH3541 unto
thee? And he said,H559 Nay.H3808
Num 22:31 Then YahuahH3068
openedH1540 (H853) the eyesH5869 of
Balaam,H1109 and he sawH7200 (H853) the
angelH4397 of YahuahH3068 standingH5324 in
the way,H1870 and his swordH2719 drawnH8025
in his hand:H3027 and he bowed down his
head,H6915 and fell flatH7812 on his face.H639
Num 22:32 And the angelH4397 of YahuahH3068 saidH559 untoH413 him,
WhereforeH5921 H4100 hast thou smittenH5221 (H853) thine assH860
theseH2088 threeH7969 times?H7272 behold,H2009 IH595 went outH3318 to
withstandH7854 thee, becauseH3588 thy wayH1870 is perverseH3399
beforeH5048 me:
Num 22:33 And the assH860 sawH7200 me, and turnedH5186 fromH6440
me theseH2088 threeH7969 times:H7272 unlessH194 she had turnedH5186
fromH4480 H6440 me, surelyH3588 nowH6258 alsoH1571 I had slainH2026
thee, and saved her alive.H2421 (H853)
Num 22:34 And BalaamH1109 saidH559 untoH413 the angelH4397 of
Yahuah,H3068 I have sinned;H2398 forH3588 I knewH3045 notH3808 thatH3588
thouH859 stoodestH5324 in the wayH1870 againstH7125 me: nowH6258
therefore, ifH518 it displeaseH7489 H5869 thee, I will get me back
again.H7725
 In conclusion might we see..
1. In our worship to Yahuah, He demands not the easy sacrifice in our
lives but the things that come from being hard pressed. The most
pure (giving more than you are asked to give).

2. That the best oil- Extra Virgin- comes from being tested by Yahuah to
see what oil we are producing before its too late to change.
The Rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.. Job 29:6

3. The wicked and the righteous all have a vessel or lamp. We being
made of clay. It is our oil that determines if we are snuffed out or shine
bright for Yahuah giving Yahusha the vessel to shine His light from.

4. The wick is our roots in the word of Yahuah. May they be long and
completely saturated with His word for light everlasting.

5. Our brothers an sisters may step on our toes to help us see what
we do not see right in front of us. We must treat each other with
respect and kindness and compassion. We never know when Yahuah
may blind us to something to show us something else.
If we do not react in humbleness our oil is not virgin.

And we will keep on being hard pressed to get it right

Mat 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way,
which leads unto life, and few there be that find it.
There is GREAT NEWS! If the path Is well worn- others have gone
before us to show us the way and what type of oil we need!
Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That
ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also
love one another.
Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my
disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Jas 5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have

spoken in the name of Yahuah/Yahusha, for an example
of suffering affliction, and of patience.
Jas 5:11 See, we call them blessed which endure. Ye
have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the
purpose of Yahuah; that Yahuah is very sympathetic and
compassionate.
Jas 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray
one for another, that ye may be healed. The earnest
prayer of a righteous one accomplishes much.
Jas 5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth,
and someone turns him back;
Jas 5:20 Let him know, that he which turns a sinner
from the straying of His Way shall save a soul from
death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
 Added Health Bonus of Olive Oil

* Blood Cholesterol: LDL cholesterol is bad type of cholesterol, which increases the risk of
heart attacks and pulmonary heart disease. Extra virgin olive oil, which is rich in almost 40
anti-oxidant chemicals, helps reduce the oxidation effects of LDL.
* Weight Loss: Medical experts suggest that it is much difficult to gain excess weight from
mono-saturated fats present in olive oil. Experiments involving Mediterranean olive oil have
shown positive results with regards to reduction in human body weight.
* Metabolism: Olive oil boosts metabolism and the growth of good bone structure and brain
development in children. It is an excellent source of vitamin E, beneficial for older people.
* Digestion: Olive oil is known to aid in digestive process. It is used as a medicinal oil to
clean the digestive tract and for good bowel movement.
* Aging Process: Rich in anti-oxidants, olive oil slackens the natural aging process of human
body. Used in cosmetic products and natural herbal therapy, olive oil does wonders for the
skin, which gets a natural shine and glow from the enriching oil.
* Cancer: Olive oil is said to protect human body against cancerous growth, especially bowel
cancer. Medical research done at the prestigious Oxford University has shown positive signs
that the acidic value in olive oil indeed prevents the commencement of rectum and bowel
cancer. In UK, bowel cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer, which kills almost
twenty thousand citizens every year.