In Hosea 11:7, "And yet My people waver about returning to Me; and [though] they call them to the Supreme One, they are together in not exalting [Him]." *(Exalting Him)* I'll take a bit of time here, it has been a long time since I sent you a study I think. My heart is stirred about this issue. In this verse it speaks about exalting Him, so many in 'certain circles' think they know what that means, and basically they go through the motions of saying it, and or singing it, but do they really Know what it entails? I'd say 'No!'

The prevailing message throughout the Tanach is one of Doing His Will and Word/Torah which is our instructions. Many have side stepped those and or annulled them to fit their own theology.

There are many who have made light of the Torah its Mitzvot. Almost like HaShem really didn't mean what He said, and it is glossed over and or made more palatable to accept some seemingly not acceptable now a days issues.

Everywhere Israel did not follow the Torah and it is His Ways, regardless of 'ones' to disqualify it, they were exiled and punished.

(This included the Shabbat and that one is always mentioned, and carried a very stiff penalty for not observing it.

Ones will quote the places in the Word, that HaShem doesn't change, but then they follow the 'Constantine-'ites' way' of things and call it the Way of the L-rd!
All things are to be inline with and through HaShem's Teachings. In Hosea 14:10; "Who is wise and will understand these things; [who is] understanding and will know them? For the ways of HASHEM are straight; the righteous will walk in them and sinners will stumble over them."

So often HaShem is asking us to return and do His Torah; and that I feel is what we have been seeing and you and I have been doing, and working out for some years now.

It is happening on a world scale, but I feel HaShem is throwing out the line or safety net, but all are not clinging to it, and it is like fishing; many are attracted to it, but are just toying with the bait and not sincere as I sense many people are like this. Also like the parables with the seed and the different types of ground.

Now the word here in reference and key for this teaching is 'Exalting' of HaShem.
It means, "raise to dignity, praise, fill with joy." The Hebrew 'Yig'dal' and that is an action word, and I would say that it reflects that we must "Do" something, and in that it means to support, to uphold, to do as the one requires and desires.
If we walk in His Light (Torah), Tehillim 27:1; "By David. HASHEM is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? HASHEM is my strength, whom shall I dread?" In a few places over in Tehillim, chapter 40:9; "To fulfill Your will, my G-d, do I desire, and Your Torah is in my innards."

Tehillim 119:105; "Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path." Also in Mishle 6:23; "For a commandment is a lamp and the Torah is light; and reproving discipline is the way of life."
Many places in Tehillim 119 it speaks about "Your Torah is my preoccupation." I call Tehillim 119 - "the Torah Love Chapter."
To not do His Will/Torah is like not honouring Him. If children do not honour their parents, then the dishonour their parents teachings. Or is some places in the Tanach it calls it 'casualness.'

I firmly believe that if we love Him, we will do what He has written, and in that we 'exalt Him.' Doing the Word, Torah, is showing Him that we respect and honour, and believe Him to be active members responsible in His Kingdom of the Torah.
And to go another step further, Tehillim 103:17-19, "But the kindness of HASHEM is forever and ever upon those who fear Him, and His righteousness is upon children's children, to those who keep His covenant, and to those who remember His commandments to fulfill them.

HASHEM has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom reigns over all." (and 'kingdom' reflects His law and order of things as it mentions this phrase in the B'rit so many times; it is the Torah Way of Living, no other) If one has a kingdom, then one has a guide book, a set of rules to live by, a course of events needed to follow as not to violate the King.

So in doing these things, brings Honour and our Love to the King and His rulership and it then will bring Him glory.
To Exalt Him, brings about for us many blessings and comes with promises. But on the flip side, it will do the opposite. So many people think that 'Exalting Him' means singing a song, and saying a clich?. But it is so much deeper than that as I have tried to show just a bit in this teaching.
Written: (July 3, 2005)
Kathy Ann Prell Martonosi