Rabbi Daniel Lapin: Thou Shall Prosper - Ten Commandments for Making Money
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- Thou Shall Prosper - Ten Commandments for Making Money, with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
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You can find Rabbi Daniel Lapin's book, Thou Shall Prosper, here: www.amazon.com/Thou-Shall-Prosper-Commandments-Making/dp/0470485884?fbclid=IwAR2-vEIXeJZQsSEcWs8U3gAz6sv3cxPypB85STudSLiYxWa7z_nIggbz9K0#ace-g2545694624
His website is here: rabbidaniellapin.com
Respectable
Wonderful teaching,
Thank you very much.
Shalom.Victoria
I have his book. Rabbi Lapin is a wonderful man with a wonderful wife!
@@victoriawhiffen9038 Thank you for watching
@@KimFsharpHarp So glad you have found this valuable!
Hey rabbi you have opened my eyes as a black man to studying Jewish principles.. thank you
Thank you for watching!
Absolutely me too am black lady am going to follow Rabbi Daniel and learn these things
Thank Rachel
Jews were slaughtered 60 years ago and came to the us and are holding 60% of Americans wealth meanwhile blacks are 13 % and half of prison population.
There is more to Jews success than these phony statistics
Judaism is a religion not a race in syria we have always had syrian arab jews. Jews are of many races and nations.
Your origin leads back to Jew
I am a Christian and have worked for and with Jewish people for years. If I were on my deathbed, I’d want a Jewish doctor. Legal troubles? Get a Jewish lawyer. Money issues, get a Jewish accountant. I believe the hard work ethic and quest for learning is instilled by families from cradle to the grave. Hard work, community, family, God and love pay off.
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Christians used to hold these values too.
@@haveyouflossedtoday ONCE UPON A TIME, SAD
Same here and agreed
Asians too! They hold their children to a high standard of learning and working hard.
1. Believe in the dignity and morality of business
2. Extend the network of your connectedness to many people
3. Get to know yourself
4. Do not pursue perfection
5. Lead consistently and constantly
6. Constantly change the changeable
7. Learn to foretell the future
8. Know your money
9. Act rich: give away 10% after tax
10. Never retire
11. Bonus: own property in British Columbia 38:50
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Well captured Davinder. Thanks
Thank you.
Great
@@cherylspersontillman2351 So sad that you choose Bestto be blind to what is right in front of your nose. Eat wishes to you.
Muslim coming to learn how to serve. May Hashem swt guide and bless us all
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One of the big take aways for me was when he was talking about charging and taking. He said let the market determine your value, and don't be afraid to ask your price. This is about self worth. Many of us do not feel worthy of a certain value and settle for much less than we are worth. Having beliefs regarding money, or sex that are out of balance, or alignment with God seem to be at the root of many of the issues we see today.
So glad to hear you got so much out of this. Love your insights. Thank you for watching.
Who is watching this beautiful video in 2023😀
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Listening to Rabbi Daniel Lapin's view on giving back to society, I remembered what I used to tell my students during those days I taught English in colleges, mainly in Bangalore, as a sort of orientation before starting a class. Here's a gist of it.: After some 15 years, you should all become millionaires. I give you an extra responsibility to add to that dream, and that is you should give back to society. Why, you would ask. What do we owe to society? Look at the fan running over us, the fabric we wear, the fly overs in the city, and the number of technologies and structures contributed by millions of men in history. A boy fell down the fly over and his heart was beating on the road. So, earn extra to build a park or do something to make the world a better place to live, that is giving back to society. --- Rabbi Daniel's perspective that a businessman is never stealing from society is perfectly right. From that view point, he does not owe anything to scoiety. I agree perfectly with that view.
Thank you for watching! It's great to hear that you resonated with the message!
Best book I have ever read : Thou shall prosper. Rachel, please let the rabi talk, no need to interrupt, thank you
Thank you for watching! It was a conversation, not an interruption. He said it was one of his favorite interviews and has been back on the show many times since.
"It's not my wisdom, it's His"! ❤️🔥💯
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@@TheMoneyAdvantage Lo! Toda raba!
I went through the comment section to find someone who would make reference to that statement... 😊
IT WAS JESUS!
@@merchandizeinc7609 thanks for this time stamp which, for some reason, i get to see for the first time. ❤️🔥🌹
My Rabbi, he married my husband and I this year!
A great and humble Rabbi.
How cool is that! Thank you for watching
Can I marry your rabbi, plz ? 😃
I love this guy... We need to be taught REAL entrepreneurial skills. Not given handouts by the government. Teach me how to fish please. Not give me a piece of fish when I am hungry.
Amen!
Ya'll Were taught..... and it Failed.
Hand me a fish 🐟
Absolutely.
Don't let them teach you how to fish, figure out by yourselves how to Build YOUR OWN "Lake of fishes"; Because NOBODY in this whole world will ever SHOW YOU THAT SECRET!!!!
Absoluttely loved the reference to the show The Honeymooners. Most people don't understand the absolute genius of the the show.
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Fantastic interview. Money is a great tool. Family and friendships is life's greatest joys. Helping each other in good and difficult times is what life is all about.
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The Blessings of Abraham!!!!!
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Exactly!!
fake jews
"I work for a boss who allows me 90% commission."
Wow! 🥰 I'd never quit❣🥰🥰
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YAHsome that, Sonja! Toda raba! and Shalom❤️🔥💯
@@theresefournier3269 💞💞
$hat's awesome Sonja!!!!
I believe he’s talking about God!
Hi Rabbi Daniel Lapin. After listening to your UA-cam podcast on Thou Shall Prosper, I have finally bought two of your books - Thou Shall Prosper & The Business Secrets from the Bible. I'm excitedly submerging myself right now into your minds.
Wow, thank you for watching! So glad that you found this valuable!
I believe God said to Abraham that his descendants would borrow to nations but borrow from no one.
Very true indeed.
It pays to know what God promised you father and walk in those things.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Shalom Rabbi from South Africa.
Hello Hennie, great to see you here! Alles van die beste! RDL
This was eye opening for me. As someone who grew up in poverty, I’ve always wanted to find ways to help others, but never learned how to help myself first. I’m on my way to figuring it out, albeit a slow process. Thank you.
Wonderful!
I love your heart 🤗🤗
@@melroseellis6362 That is kind of you to say. Thank you!
Thank you, thou shall proper❤🕉🍎🇮🇱
Mark Nokes, beware don't be deceived by this false prosperity gospel taught by this ministry. The name of this ministry as "the Money Advantage" itself must raised a red flag. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour.
We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich.
Without any doubt this is a false teaching. Thank you.
I have listened to him in you tube with the same topic but each time I learn diffirent nuggets of truth and wisdom from him through the word of God. He is my funny,full of wisdom Financial Consultant. Thank you Rabbi Lapin for opening our eyes about ancient knowledge about money. We have a very wrong perspective about money.
Thanks for sharing
🙏👁✝️
Thank you Rabbi Daniel Lapin. Amazing truths on God ordained purpose filled with wisdom. Blessing
❤🎉😅
One thing I love abou Jews; they help each other grow ,which is why the jews are the richest in the world.
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Thank you Rabbi Daniel for acknowleging your wife from the get go. Thank You
Our pleasure!
Did Jews accepted Christ to be a redeemer or they still wait for Him to come.?
What I profound knowledge from Rabin Daniel. I love it.
Glad you enjoy it!
He really has South African accent indeed, l am watching this Video from London, but from SA originally, The messege is clear indeed, We are meant to prosper because we shall eat from our sweat.
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Make a living from once swear, is fundamental.
I started reading the 2nd edition of the Ten Commandments for Making Money, and as a film producer, I was blown away by how our industry is manipulating the general public, believing having money is a bad thing.
Thank you for watching and sharing!
So useful
The film industry may have that bent. I think television historically has put a better spin on $ --- the "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous."
@@TheMoneyAdvantage can I know the name of the book and where to buy ?
@@SuperMary222 You can find Rabbi Daniel Lapin's book, Thou Shall Prosper, here: www.amazon.com/Thou-Shall-Prosper-Commandments-Making/dp/0470485884?fbclid=IwAR2-vEIXeJZQsSEcWs8U3gAz6sv3cxPypB85STudSLiYxWa7z_nIggbz9K0#ace-g2545694624
Can I have a rabbi as a mentor for my children
His biblical wisdom is so knowledgeable
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Carole Gonsalves, beware this rabbi is a false teacher out to make money.. This video doesn't impart any impacting wisdom. Beware don't be deceived by this false prosperity gospel taught by this ministry. The name of this ministry as "the Money Advantage" itself must raised a red flag.
Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour.
We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. Lastly, without any doubt this is a false teaching. Thank you.
@Tan Ewelee Thanks for responding. The Money Advantage is not a ministry. We are a financial services business and we help people keep and control more of their money. This is our UA-cam channel. Some of us are believers in Christ. Rabbi Daniel Lapin is not affiliated with The Money Advantage. He was a guest on our podcast. If you wish to talk with him you can find him here: rabbidaniellapin.com/
I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@Tan Ewelee Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
You can. Rabbis are not only for Jews; most of them are willing to teach anyone who wants to learn. Not for free, though haha.
I am so glad this conversation popped in my feed. The principles and wisdom that I have taken away from here. Can’t wait for my book to arrive. THANK YOU!!
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Thank you my beautiful Jewish people I love you guys for the wisdom God have given you guys Blessings and more Blessings to you all 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️🙏🙏
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Blessings and more Blessings indeed!!
U r already damaged when u see others as more preferred by THE CREATOR than yourself. Christianity has taught its sheep followers that they are less than dogs while some people are beloved by "God".
This conversation was "jaw dropping" good! I would have paid TOP DOLLAR to listen in on this talk. I walked away from this conversation with a "laundry list" of golden nuggets!! I can't thank you all enough. I'm a new subscriber. Blessings!!!
Thank you for the kind words! So grateful that you found it valuable!
The Jewish are extremely good planners always looking ahead. I watched a video about an orthodox Jewish housewife and she plans the meals for a week, children home school lessons, while the husband plans his workweek around weekly religious events not his paychecks. The children are taught this planning skill they plan when to do homework, play, chores and prayer.
People say their to busy to just sit down and plan their entire week. Most just wake up grab a coffee on their way to work, grab a lunch at a office/fast food no reservations, dinner stop the grocery store grab whatever is on sale.
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Speak with much bias at all? Lol the Jews are good planners… Lol. Why does every1 on UA-cam speak with generalizations and biases? Even about topics like these they’re still biasing and generalizing….
“Our wealth is other people “
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This short talk from this man, Rabbi Lapin, is equal to years of university study. Wow. People today need this information. So many of society's problems are a result of so many people not knowing any of this.
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Daniel Doyle, you are just another one being deceived as this video doesn't impart any impacting wisdom. Beware don't be deceived by this false prosperity gospel taught by this ministry. The name of this ministry as "the Money Advantage" itself must raised a red flag.
Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour.
We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. Lastly, without any doubt this is a false teaching. Thank you.
@@93556108 Thanks for responding. The Money Advantage is not a ministry. We are a financial services business and we help people keep and control more of their money. This is our UA-cam channel. Some of us are believers in Christ. Rabbi Daniel Lapin is not affiliated with The Money Advantage. He was a guest on our podcast. If you wish to talk with him you can find him here: rabbidaniellapin.com/
I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@@93556108 Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
@@TheMoneyAdvantage Good response and breakdown. People get so emotional about money but the truth is we need it. God knows we need it to live in the “earthly realm” and it is actually “how we use it” that He looks at especially when we allow it to replace Him as our God. So if and when money affects your “spiritual realm” that’s a problem. He is God and there are no others. Money is an idol for some people and that’s the primary problem God has with some people who have money. Money itself is not the problem. That’s the difference.
I stumbled on this interview. It's mind transforming. Thank you
Thank you for watching and glad you found it so valuable!
Huge breakthrough today for a really long rough time. Thank you Rabbi
So glad you found this valuable
I think the number one rule is unity second thing is they form Alliance among themselves. Teamwork make the Dream Work.
Wealth is a team sport!
Rabi, I love your sense of humor and your clarity.
Glad you found it valuable
I don't know if you will see this comment as I am viewing this presentation in June 2021, but I am on board with much of what I have heard thus far. Thank you!
You’re welcome and thank you for watching!
Hey, going where
Here in June 2022...first time watching.... amazing!!!
Very inspiring! I believe in using biblical principals to every area of life for success!
So glad you found it inspiring! Thanks for watching!
David Padilla, you're being deceived. Few days ago I rebuked this Rabbi Daniel that he was preaching a prosperity gospel which he denied and gave me this reply. I quote “This video is about timeless principles found in the bible, not any particular "gospel". It is absurd to believe that God promises all financial wealth, however, he does give us the ability to produce wealth: Deuteronomy 8:18: But you are to remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. In the same vain it would be absurd to believe that God wants you to be poor.”
This Rabbi quoted this verse; “(Deu 8:18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” He said I quote “God does give us the ability to produce wealth”. Is that true? Certainly not as he is trying to teach prosperity gospel which Apostle Paul stated as another gospel. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ This Rabbi stated above that “God is giving you power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers”. Is that the meaning of Deu 8:18 ? Certainly not as this promise was promised to the Jews by God to their fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) that He will make them prosper when they inherited the land of Canaan but this Rabbi twisted its meaning by saying God have made a promise to you living in the 20th century by giving power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant with your fathers. I hope now you can see how cunning this Rabbi has twisted the scripture in order that his book sells well in the market. If you carefully listen to this interview this Rabbi was not talking about the gospel but on how the Jews obtained their monetary gain in this world.
Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour. We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. I believe that Deuteronomy 8:18 is really saying that we need to remember the God of Israel, because only through Him, are we able to be the kind of people - people of valour, virtue and might, both physically and spiritually, to serve Him and to do His will in establishing His covenant. Thus he is not interpreting this verse in the sense it is intended but instead twisted its meaning to conform to the agenda of his Ministry . Therefore, he is preaching another gospel and for the benefit of the viewers of this video, I say to beware of this false prosperity teaching of Rabbi Daniel. Thank you.
@Tan Ewelee Thanks for responding. The Money Advantage is not a ministry. We are a financial services business and we help people keep and control more of their money. This is our UA-cam channel. Some of us are believers in Christ. Rabbi Daniel Lapin is not affiliated with The Money Advantage. He was a guest on our podcast. If you wish to talk with him you can find him here: rabbidaniellapin.com/
I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@Tan Ewelee Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
I LOVED that book. Read it twice. Planning to read it again.
We love it too!
When the rabbi gave honor and recognition to his wife (or to a husband) was very important to wealth building. A bad marriage can financially break you!! and more so if kids are involved. A bitter divorce is worse. Let's not overlook this. A couple has to be together on the topic of money handling
Thank you for sharing! Yes wealth is much more than money!
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Totally agree with you on that. 100%
Poor you dreaming about money. Do you know that all evel all corruption comes from money. What about humanity.
A marriage is between a man and woman only . Men's laws cannot change what God has set already .
God Bless you Rabbi Daniel 😇🙏
Thank you for watching!
WHOA! The last few nuggets from 47 minutes make SO MUCH SENSE for the current world views that we live in NOW! Totally worth watching all the way through. Thank you, Rabbi.
Thank you for watching
Ok
Love the Rabbi. Have both his books on audible. Cause I need all that wisdom while going about my day. Changed my life as it helped me a Christian see Myself as God sees me. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Should I buy one book over the other? Are very similar books?
I wanted Business Secrets after listening to Thou Shall Prosper. It's just me. When I find something useful I want more of it. Lol
That said start with Thou Shall Prosper and see what I mean. Best,
@@SRC503 Not sure there is 1 right answer. The best advice I can think of is to pick one and get started!
Empathy and Money ties together,and it is Blessed to give.success is within those who give and give .God Bless. ❤
Thank you for watching and commenting!
This is amazing. God brought me here I am sure. Amazing secrets of Money and Wisdom, Thank you so much Rabbi Daniel Lapin & ThemoneyAdvantage for brining this to me and to everyone. Amazing learning experience.😍
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
This is instructive and of a very great value. Thanks.
I want to listen to him. more and more. He is so inspiring.
We Agree! Thank you for watching!
Amen
Hebraic mind set were you become practical not religious. You analyze and think things through.
I agree Rosette!!
Rosette K, beware this is a false teaching. This video doesn't impart any impacting wisdom. Beware don't be deceived by this false prosperity gospel taught by this ministry. The name of this ministry as "the Money Advantage" itself must raised a red flag. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour.
We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. Lastly, without any doubt this is a false teaching. Thank you.
I read his two books, Incredible read I must say.
Wow, that's great to hear! What did you love most about them?
My take on the jews' success: Jews have silent goals and patiently work towards them. They also don't need validation from the gentiles.
Key word "Silent goals"
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts!
Powerful!
So, I'm a jew.
@@TheMoneyAdvantage u welcome
Thank you for inviting Rabbi Daniel Lapin, he shared so much wisdom and I almost don't want to finish this interview...
Our pleasure!
Jen Vasquez, don't be deceived by this Rabbi's teaching. This Rabbi quoted this verse; “(Deu 8:18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” He said I quote “God does give us the ability to produce wealth”. Is that true? Certainly not as he is trying to teach prosperity gospel which Apostle Paul stated as another gospel. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches.
They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour.
We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. I believe that Deuteronomy 8:18 is really saying that we need to remember the God of Israel, because only through Him, are we able to be the kind of people - people of valour, virtue and might, both physically and spiritually, to serve Him and to do His will in establishing His covenant. Thus he is not interpreting this verse in the sense it is intended but instead twisted its meaning to conform to the agenda of his Ministry . Therefore, he is preaching another gospel and for the benefit of the viewers of this video, I say to beware of this false prosperity teaching. Thank you.
@Tan Ewelee Thanks for responding. The Money Advantage is not a ministry. We are a financial services business and we help people keep and control more of their money. This is our UA-cam channel. Some of us are believers in Christ. Rabbi Daniel Lapin is not affiliated with The Money Advantage. He was a guest on our podcast. If you wish to talk with him you can find him here: rabbidaniellapin.com/
I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@Tan Ewelee Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
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Intri Khariukhi, you're being deceived by this Rabbi. Few days ago I rebuked this Rabbi Daniel that he was preaching a prosperity gospel which he denied and gave me this reply. I quote “This video is about timeless principles found in the bible, not any particular "gospel". It is absurd to believe that God promises all financial wealth, however, he does give us the ability to produce wealth: Deuteronomy 8:18: But you are to remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. In the same vain it would be absurd to believe that God wants you to be poor.”
This Rabbi quoted this verse; “(Deu 8:18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” He said I quote “God does give us the ability to produce wealth”. Is that true? Certainly not as he is trying to teach prosperity gospel which Apostle Paul stated as another gospel. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ This Rabbi stated above that “God is giving you power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers”. Is that the meaning of Deu 8:18 ? Certainly not as this promise was promised to the Jews by God to their fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) that He will make them prosper when they inherited the land of Canaan but this Rabbi twisted its meaning by saying God have made a promise to you living in the 20th century by giving power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant with your fathers. I hope now you can see how cunning this Rabbi has twisted the scripture in order that his book sells well in the market. If you carefully listen to this interview this Rabbi was not talking about the gospel but on how the Jews obtained their monetary gain in this world.
Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour. We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. I believe that Deuteronomy 8:18 is really saying that we need to remember the God of Israel, because only through Him, are we able to be the kind of people - people of valour, virtue and might, both physically and spiritually, to serve Him and to do His will in establishing His covenant. Thus he is not interpreting this verse in the sense it is intended but instead twisted its meaning to conform to the agenda of his Ministry . Therefore, he is preaching another gospel and for the benefit of the viewers of this video, I say to beware of this false prosperity teaching of Rabbi Daniel. Thank you.
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I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@Tan Ewelee Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
Like that he said: earn your money. I hope the woke crowd catch this and absorb it 🙏
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Amen. The Blessing of Abraham 🎉 is also upon the Gentiles because of Jesus Christ 🎊 🎉
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Thank you for your wisdom Rabbi, very powerful principles!
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LARISA V PODGORNY, sorry you have been deceived. Few days ago I rebuked this Rabbi Daniel that he was preaching a prosperity gospel which he denied and gave me this reply. I quote “This video is about timeless principles found in the bible, not any particular "gospel". It is absurd to believe that God promises all financial wealth, however, he does give us the ability to produce wealth: Deuteronomy 8:18: But you are to remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. In the same vain it would be absurd to believe that God wants you to be poor.”
This Rabbi quoted this verse; “(Deu 8:18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” He said I quote “God does give us the ability to produce wealth”. Is that true? Certainly not as he is trying to teach prosperity gospel which Apostle Paul stated as another gospel. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ This Rabbi stated above that “God is giving you power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers”. Is that the meaning of Deu 8:18 ? Certainly not as this promise was promised to the Jews by God to their fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) that He will make them prosper when they inherited the land of Canaan but this Rabbi twisted its meaning by saying God have made a promise to you living in the 20th century by giving power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant with your fathers. I hope now you can see how cunning this Rabbi has twisted the scripture in order that his book sells well in the market. If you carefully listen to this interview this Rabbi was not talking about the gospel but on how the Jews obtained their monetary gain in this world.
Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour. We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. I believe that Deuteronomy 8:18 is really saying that we need to remember the God of Israel, because only through Him, are we able to be the kind of people - people of valour, virtue and might, both physically and spiritually, to serve Him and to do His will in establishing His covenant. Thus he is not interpreting this verse in the sense it is intended but instead twisted its meaning to conform to the agenda of his Ministry . Therefore, he is preaching another gospel and for the benefit of the viewers of this video, I say to beware of this false prosperity teaching of Rabbi Daniel. Thank you.
@@93556108 Thanks for responding. The Money Advantage is not a ministry. We are a financial services business and we help people keep and control more of their money. This is our UA-cam channel. Some of us are believers in Christ. Rabbi Daniel Lapin is not affiliated with The Money Advantage. He was a guest on our podcast. If you wish to talk with him you can find him here: rabbidaniellapin.com/
I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@@93556108 Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
Great interwiev! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, Rabbi Lapin.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for this. Rabbi Lapin distills wealth creation concepts in simple and interesting ways.
Glad you liked it! We agree!
Maambo Mumba, you just give thanks to your deceiver. Few days ago I rebuked this Rabbi Daniel that he was preaching a prosperity gospel which he denied and gave me this reply. I quote “This video is about timeless principles found in the bible, not any particular "gospel". It is absurd to believe that God promises all financial wealth, however, he does give us the ability to produce wealth: Deuteronomy 8:18: But you are to remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. In the same vain it would be absurd to believe that God wants you to be poor.”
This Rabbi quoted this verse; “(Deu 8:18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” He said I quote “God does give us the ability to produce wealth”. Is that true? Certainly not as he is trying to teach prosperity gospel which Apostle Paul stated as another gospel. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ This Rabbi stated above that “God is giving you power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers”. Is that the meaning of Deu 8:18 ? Certainly not as this promise was promised to the Jews by God to their fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) that He will make them prosper when they inherited the land of Canaan but this Rabbi twisted its meaning by saying God have made a promise to you living in the 20th century by giving power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant with your fathers. I hope now you can see how cunning this Rabbi has twisted the scripture in order that his book sells well in the market. If you carefully listen to this interview this Rabbi was not talking about the gospel but on how the Jews obtained their monetary gain in this world.
Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour. We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. I believe that Deuteronomy 8:18 is really saying that we need to remember the God of Israel, because only through Him, are we able to be the kind of people - people of valour, virtue and might, both physically and spiritually, to serve Him and to do His will in establishing His covenant. Thus he is not interpreting this verse in the sense it is intended but instead twisted its meaning to conform to the agenda of his Ministry . Therefore, he is preaching another gospel and for the benefit of the viewers of this video, I say to beware of this false prosperity teaching of Rabbi Daniel. Thank you.
@Tan Ewelee Thanks for responding. The Money Advantage is not a ministry. We are a financial services business and we help people keep and control more of their money. This is our UA-cam channel. Some of us are believers in Christ. Rabbi Daniel Lapin is not affiliated with The Money Advantage. He was a guest on our podcast. If you wish to talk with him you can find him here: rabbidaniellapin.com/
I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@Tan Ewelee Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
Thank you Rabbi for this deep financial wisdom have shared with me. God bless you 🙏
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Spiritual commodity=Loyalty, commitment, deligence..
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Loved Daniel Lapin's interview. I learned consumer math in public high school in the 90's and loved it. Now Dave Ramsey is also a good resource for Foundations in personal Finance high school also middle school and home school.
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Thank you very much for providing value to my life by having Rabbi Daniel to teach money.
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sukari christian,sorry you're being deceived. Few days ago I rebuked this Rabbi Daniel that he was preaching a prosperity gospel which he denied and gave me this reply. I quote “This video is about timeless principles found in the bible, not any particular "gospel". It is absurd to believe that God promises all financial wealth, however, he does give us the ability to produce wealth: Deuteronomy 8:18: But you are to remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. In the same vain it would be absurd to believe that God wants you to be poor.”
This Rabbi quoted this verse; “(Deu 8:18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” He said I quote “God does give us the ability to produce wealth”. Is that true? Certainly not as he is trying to teach prosperity gospel which Apostle Paul stated as another gospel. Most prosperity preachers pick up on the words ‘power to get wealth’ and apply it to gain personal riches. They stop quoting the verse there, and never read the last part which says, ‘that He may establish His covenant, which He swore to your fathers.‘ This Rabbi stated above that “God is giving you power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers”. Is that the meaning of Deu 8:18 ? Certainly not as this promise was promised to the Jews by God to their fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) that He will make them prosper when they inherited the land of Canaan but this Rabbi twisted its meaning by saying God have made a promise to you living in the 20th century by giving power to get wealth, in order to confirm His covenant with your fathers. I hope now you can see how cunning this Rabbi has twisted the scripture in order that his book sells well in the market. If you carefully listen to this interview this Rabbi was not talking about the gospel but on how the Jews obtained their monetary gain in this world.
Most English translations do say ‘wealth’, but that is not the correct interpretation from the original Hebrew text where the word is ‘Chayil’, pronounced Hi Eel, which means virtue, valour, might, strength. The same word is used in Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? In the Hebrew, it is written ‘Eshet Chayil’, which more accurately means a woman of valour. We can see that it is the same word chayil as used in Deuteronomy 8:18, and it has nothing to do with making money or getting rich. I believe that Deuteronomy 8:18 is really saying that we need to remember the God of Israel, because only through Him, are we able to be the kind of people - people of valour, virtue and might, both physically and spiritually, to serve Him and to do His will in establishing His covenant. Thus he is not interpreting this verse in the sense it is intended but instead twisted its meaning to conform to the agenda of his Ministry . Therefore, he is preaching another gospel and for the benefit of the viewers of this video, I say to beware of this false prosperity teaching of Rabbi Daniel. Thank you.
@Tan Ewelee Thanks for responding. The Money Advantage is not a ministry. We are a financial services business and we help people keep and control more of their money. This is our UA-cam channel. Some of us are believers in Christ. Rabbi Daniel Lapin is not affiliated with The Money Advantage. He was a guest on our podcast. If you wish to talk with him you can find him here: rabbidaniellapin.com/
I was not familiar with this “prosperity gospel” you speak of, so I looked it up:
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth.”
We are not proponents of the “prosperity gospel”. We are proponents of obtaining wealth through peaceful trade, and believe it is noble to do so. We believe money is a tool, amoral, and a magnifier of your soul. Money will make you more of what you already are.
You are twisting my words. We do not believe nor have we said that God promises wealth to anyone today in the 20th century. Rather we are stating the obvious, that God has given each of us talents and abilities, like the woman in Proverbs 31 (see below), and if we use them to provide a lot of value to a lot of people you can become wealthy.
It is dangerous to take one scripture from the bible and take it literally without considering it in context. Each scripture needs to be considered in light of all the other scriptures. This is especially true about what the bible says about money considering it is one of the most talked about topics in the bible, more than almost any other topic.
Let’s expand our context to all of Deuteronomy Chapter 8 not just verse 18:
Deuteronomy Chapter 8:
2 “All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers. 2 And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Here we see Moses reminding the people to remember God and how he humbled them and taught them to trust and depend on God for their provision. He instructs them to keep Gods commandments, walk in His ways, and fear him.
7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; 9 a land where you will eat food without shortage, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases,
Here we see Moses describing the vast resources of food, animals, and minerals, and other forms of wealth in the land they were promised. He specifically states “and you build good houses and live in them” and “your silver and gold increase”, and then he says “everything that you have increases”.
Clearly, thhis is directly talking about earthly possessions, money, and riches.
Moses continues to warn them to not forget God, and to keep his commandments. Next, we see why all the warnings:
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 15 He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to put you to the test, to do good for you in the end.
Moses is warning them to not get prideful, and think that they did this all on their own. To not be prideful in their prosperity and the many earthly possessions they accumulate.
17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, I testify against you today that you will certainly perish. 20 Like the nations that the Lord eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Hebrew definitions of the word wealth in Deuteronomy 8:18:
Strong's Concordance
chayil (2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1 strength, usually physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth Genesis 34:29 = Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17,18
4 force, army, very often
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary
Chayil (Strength): “strength; power; wealth; property; capable; valiant; army; troops; influential; upper-class people (courtiers).”
First, this word signifies a faculty or “power,” the ability to effect or produce something.
Second, it means “wealth, property.” This nuance of the word focuses on that which demonstrates one’s ability, his wealth or goods; Levi, Simeon, and their cohorts attacked the Shechemites: “And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the home” (Gen. 34:29-the first biblical occurrence of the word).
In Num. 31:9 it includes all the possessions of the Midianites except the women, children, cattle, and flocks. Thus it seems to be a little narrower in meaning. When this nuance is used with the Hebrew word “to do or make,” the resulting phrase means “to become wealthy or make wealth” (cf. Deut. 8:18; Ruth 4:11). This is in marked contrast to the emphasis of the same construction in Num. 24:18. Joel 2:22 uses it in the sense of “wealth” or products of the ability of a tree to produce fruit.
Third, several passages use the word in the sense of “able.” In Gen. 47:6 the ability to do a job well is in view. Pharaoh told Joseph: “The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity [capable men] among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.” This word can also represent the domestic skills of a woman-Ruth is described as a woman of ability and, therefore, either potentially or actually a good wife (Ruth 3:11; Prov. 12:4).
Fourth, this word sometimes means “army”; “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host [army] …” (Exod. 14:4)
Fifth, sometimes represents the “upper class,” who, as in all feudal systems, were at once soldiers, wealthy, and influential; Sanballat “spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,” i.e., in the royal court (NASB, “wealthy men”; Neh. 4:2). The Queen of Sheba was accompanied by a large escort of upperclass people from her homeland: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train …” (1 Kings 10:2).
Through much tribulation and distress, God leads them to Canaan, where they enjoy their many blessings. Moses continues the warning not to forget God and attribute this to their own effort, strength, perseverance, and wisdom. Their ability to create property and prosper in wealth comes from God.
So as we can see from reading Deuteronomy 8:18 in context, and seeing the Hebrew definition (Strongs Concordance, Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon and Vines Dictionary) that this verse is a warning to not forget God through the pride of wealth.
@Tan Ewelee Continuing:
Proverbs 31:10-31:
10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. 23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: 29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Hebrew definition of the word virtuous used in Proverbs 31:10:
Strong's Concordance
chayil(2428): strength, efficiency, wealth, army
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength:--able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
1. strength, usually physical
2. ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21,25; of a woman אֵשֶׁת ׳ח Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 31:10; Ruth 3:11;
3. wealth
4. force, army, very often
While the same Hebrew word, this is definitely not the same meaning or use of the word as in Deuteronomy 8:18. In Proverbs 31:10 the word is in reference to her ability, efficiency, and moral worth.
Reading the entire passage we see many references to her wealth: she traded with people from afar, she had servants, she was profitable in her business dealings, she buys land and plants vineyards, she wore fine linen.
Bottom Line:
Jesus never turned up his nose at the concept of a medium of exchange, honestly earning it in productive commerce, or saving money. He never suggested there was some magical limit to the material wealth a person should earn through peaceful trade.
He did, however, advise against allowing money to run your life and rule your relationships.
Proverbs 21:20 “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
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