Restoring the Paths to Live In

Isaiah 58:12 RSTNE - And they that shall be from among you shall build the old ruined places, you shall restore the foundations of many generations;  and you shall be called, Gadar-Peretz, the restorer of paths to live in.

Restorer of the Breach. The dictionary defines 'breach' like this: 

1 : infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard

2 a : a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area

   b : a gap (as in a wall) made by battering

So from the definition we can see the breach Isaiah is talking about here. It's a gap between us and the "paths to live in," and it was made that way by violating YHWH's instructions. It is a break in the foundation of our faith.

The Hebrew for restorer or repairer drives this point even further. The word is shuv, which is the root word of repentance, and it literally means to "turn back to YHWH." Restoration can only happen when we repent of our own ways and get back on YHWH's path.

The imagery of paths is very prevalent in Scripture; it is not limited to simply your life, but rather the way YHWH desires all of us to live. Walking on YHWH's path means doing things his way, both trusting in Yahusha and keeping the Torah instructions. Early believers in Yahusha described themselves as followers of The Way. Same idea here.

YHWH is speaking of things in his Word that have long been ruined or forgotten about.

 Things like honoring Shabbat, the Festivals of YHWH, and eating according to Scripture have been mostly disregarded throughout the centuries but YHWH is equipping us to be Restorers of this Breach. The one path of YHWH, of trusting in Yahusha and honoring the Torah, will be restored. The national heritage of Israel will be restored and YHWH will bring both houses to the truth.

This passage tells us that no matter how long his Word has been misunderstood or disregarded, YHWH promises to restore it. YHWH desires the old, foundational places of our faith be restored so that we can walk in his way, on his path. He says some of Israel will be known as 'Restorers' of his way. When the path to live in is restored, more people will walk on it.

Ezekiel 36:36 - "I YHWH rebuild the ruined places."

What does YHWH require of you?

Devarim 10:12 - And now Israel, what does YHWH your Elohim require of you? To fear YHWH, your Elohim, to have your halacha in all His halachot, and to love Him, and to serve YHWH your Elohim with all your heart and being.

This Scripture in Deuteronomy is the answer to a lot of questions. What should I do with my life? What am I hear for? What does God want from me? He wants your love and fear and he wants you to walk in his halachot.

What is a halacha? It means way, the way to walk, or to conduct's one life. Halachot is simply the plural form of that.

Conduct your life in YHWH's ways. Walk the way Yeshua did.

Yochanan 14:6 - Yeshua said to them, I am the Derech, the Emet, and the Chayim: no man comes to my Abba, except through me.

We are familiar with this Scripture translated as, "the way, the truth, and the life." Yeshua describes himself as the way. Have your way in his ways. We can see that since the beginning YHWH desired his people to walk in The Way.

The first century believers in Yeshua were known as "followers of the way." (See Acts 9) Because they both believed in Yeshua, and walked out the lifestyle that YHWH desires us to. So what does YHWH want from you? To serve Yeshua and to keep his commands.