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were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
[who is a God fearing man], I would not look toward thee, nor see thee
”- 2 Kings 3:13-14 (King James 
version). 

Make of meditating in God’s Law your constant habit, so that the Word of God becomes your second nature.
As it has been said: “Let not this book of the Law depart out of thy mouth, but meditate therein day and
night, that thou mayest observe and do according to all that is written therein: for then shalt thou make thy
way prosperous, and then shalt thou have good success”- Joshua 1:8, 1599 Geneva Bible” 
The message of Reformed Samaritanism 
He doesn't understand the message of Reformed Samaritanism, the man who refuses to repent, in order to 
start living by God's Ten Commandments; the man who refuses to treat his fellow human beings with justice,
mercy, and humility; the man who refuses to lend a helping hand to those suffering unjust oppression; he 
who isn't kind to the children; he who refuses to consider the poor and the elderly; he who sows discord 
between brothers; between husbands and wives; between parents and sons; the man who flatters God's 
enemies; nor the man who refuses to treat his neighbour with the same truthfulness, honour and respect he 
would wish for himself 
Is it true that God's Law (Torah) only belongs to ethnic Jews? 
The Torah (or Hebrew Scripture) intimates that, regardless of their race, those who obey God’s 
commandments are properly representing the paradigm of what really means to be a Children of Israel. Who 
are these peoples? They are the “foreign residents” (or “toshavim”) from among the original seventy nations 
[of the world] who abandon their old ways in order to become “proselytes” (or “gerim”). How? By starting to
do all things according to what God had commanded Moses [upon the two stone tablets]. 
But from whence do we know that, what Hebrew tradition identifies as the seventy original nations of the 
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World, are also called "Israel"? We know it from Moses, who while addressing the Children of Israel said to 
them: “Shema Yisrael (Hear oh Israel!)...” (Exodus 5:1). In the former passage, the phrase “Shema Yisrael” 
can validly be translated as “Shem-A Yisrael”, which in ancient Hebrew [where letters also have a numerical 
value] means, “Name (of the) Seventy [nations of the world]?- Israel! ...” 
And from whence do we know that, doing what God commanded Moses, identifies you as a Children of 
Israel? We know it from the verse that goes on to say: “Thus THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DID 
ACCORDING TO ALL THAT THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES...”- Numbers 2:34. And also in another
place: “ACCORDING TO ALL THAT THE LORD HAD COMMANDED MOSES, SO THE CHILDREN 
OF ISRAEL DID...”- Exodus 39:42 
And from whence do we know that, from God’s standpoint, all of Israel is comprised of converts (gerim) and
foreign residents (Toshavim)? We get it from the Hebrew verse that goes on to say: “The Land [of Israel] 
must not be sold permanently, because the Land is mine, and YOU [THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL] ARE 
TO ME “GERIM” AND TOSHAVIM”- Leviticus 25:23. 
Thus, although ethnic Israel is Torah’s “custodian”, Torah itself doesn’t exclusively belong to them. Rather, it
belongs to all who will come and embrace it. And maybe that’s why Torah was given in the wilderness, as the
latter didn’t belong to any people in particular, but was rather open to all nations. 
Not only that, but Moses himself compared his teaching with both rain water, and dew (“LET MY 
TEACHING FALL LIKE RAIN, AND MY WORDS DESCEND LIKE DEW, LIKE SHOWERS ON NEW 
GRASS...”- Deuteronomy 32:). Does the rain [of heavens] belongs to any particular kind of grass? [Bear in 
mind that elsewhere the Scripture compares the whole human race with grass, at it is written: “THE MAN, 
LIKE GRASS ARE HIS DAYS….”- Psalm 103:15]. 
In the former verse, the word translated as “The man” is “enosh”, a Hebrew word that literally means 
“Human being”]. Can any ethnic group claim to own Heaven’s dew? Has there ever be any human being, any
land, or any nation upon which rain showers are not allowed to fall? Does anybody has the right to prevent a 
thirsty person from drinking water coming from the sky? 
Not only are the peoples of all nations called to become Israel [by obeying Torah], but if Israel’s former 
enemies [like Egypt and Assyria] turn to God and faithfully worship Him, He might even place them ahead 
of ethnic Israel. As it is written: «.. THEY [THE EGYPTIANS] WILL TURN TO THE LORD, AND HE 
WILL RESPOND TO THEIR PLEAS AND HEAL THEM… The Egyptians and the Assyrians will worship 
together. IN THAT DAY ISRAEL WILL BE THE THIRD [NOT THE FIRST!], ALONG WITH EGYPT 
AND ASSYRIA, [and this will be the sign of] a blessing in the midst of the Earth; THE LORD ALMIGHTY 
WILL BLESS THEM, SAYING: “BLESSED BE EGYPT MY PEOPLE, ASSYRIA THE WORK OF MY 
HANDS, AND ISRAEL MY INHERITANCE”»- Isaiah 19:22-25. 
Notice how in the former verses the Creator describes Egypt and Assyria using words like, “my people”, “the
work of my hands”. The keen reader will immediately be aware that these terms are also used elsewhere to 
describe ethnic Israel, as it is written: “Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, LET MY PEOPLE GO, THAT 
THEY MAY HOLD A FEAST UNTO ME IN THE WILDERNESS”- Exodus 5:1. And also in another place: 
“Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF JACOB: 
“JACOB SHALL NOT NOW BE ASHAMED… But when he seeth HIS CHILDREN, THE WORK OF 
MINE HANDS, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify My name...”- Isaiah 29:22-33. 
«Reformed Samaritanism teaches that Torah (God’s Law) promises to those who stick to it that they will
become heads, instead of tails. As is written: “

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