THEMATIC BREAKDOWN OF THE MIDROSH

The Midrosh, the foundational text of the Yehoshuai Faith, is a densely layered spiritual manifesto that works on multiple levels—devotional, ethical, liturgical, and autobiographical. Though its form is direct and concise, its internal architecture is rich with recurring themes, spiritual logic, and transformative instruction. This breakdown explores the major thematic currents that run through the ten texts and the conclusion of The Midrosh, tracing how they develop, interlock, and elevate the text to the level of sacred scripture.

1. THE THEME OF DIVINE TRANSMISSION

From the opening confession, The Midrosh insists that the words came directly from JAH. This theme runs through all ten texts:

  • The Scrivener heard the words and wrote them down exactly as he received them.

  • The text was not invented—it was given.

  • The spiritual authority of the text is grounded in this unbroken chain of transmission.

Implication: The reader is not studying a human opinion, but encountering divine communication. This grants the Book an oracular, unchallengeable status.

2. THE THEME OF VOCAL RECITATION

Perhaps the most unique and revolutionary feature of The Midrosh is its emphasis on reading aloud:

  • Recitation is not decorative—it is transformative.

  • Reciting aloud lifts mood, aligns the soul, and begins healing.

  • Recitation twice daily is a required practice.

This theme elevates oral tradition as sacrament. The voice is holy. Reading aloud becomes a form of worship, medicine, and memorization.

3. THE THEME OF LOVE AS LAW

Throughout the Midrosh, LOVE is defined not just as a virtue, but as the absolute moral law of GOD:

  • LOVE is what separates the Law of Yehoshuai from the flawed or tribal laws of the past.

  • Every moral decision must be filtered through whether or not it enacts LOVE.

  • Bigotry, violence, revenge, and cruelty are all incompatible with the true law of JAH.

Implication: The ethics of the Faith are not rooted in legalism but in universal compassion and radical nonviolence.

4. THE THEME OF DAILY PRACTICE

The Midrosh is not only a book of beliefs—it is a manual for daily life:

  • Daily recitation.

  • Daily memorization.

  • Daily ethical discipline.

  • Ritual prayer (Lapri-Yay-JAH) three times a day.

This theme makes clear that holiness is not a moment or an emotion—it is a sustained rhythm. The spiritual life is built by routine, not by flashes of insight.

5. THE THEME OF TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SUFFERING

The personal testimony of the Scrivener reveals that suffering is not just the backdrop—it is the raw material of rebirth:

  • The Scrivener’s illnesses (schizo-affective disorder, PTSD, OCD) are openly confessed.

  • Healing did not come through miracles or deliverance but through daily obedience to the Book.

  • Pain is not eliminated—but torment is.

Implication: You can suffer and still be at peace. This is a faith for the broken, not the triumphant.

6. THE THEME OF PROOF THROUGH EXPERIENCE

The Midrosh repeatedly insists that the Book needs no defense:

  • It is powerful whether believed or not.

  • It defends itself when read aloud.

  • Anyone who reads it aloud will feel its power.

This turns faith from an argument into an invitation. Doubters are not debated—they are challenged: Read it aloud and see.

7. THE THEME OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Every aspect of the faith is predicated on individual agency:

  • You must choose to live the Book.

  • You must read it, memorize it, recite it.

  • You must forgive, give to the poor, fast, worship, and practice empathy.

The Midrosh offers no easy outs, no theology of substitution. You do the work—or you don’t grow.

8. THE THEME OF JAH’S BOOK AS SACRED OBJECT

JAH’S BOOK—composed of The Quodlibet and Poems for Earth—is treated with immense reverence:

  • It exists in five sacred forms.

  • It is a living, breathing object.

  • It is to be read aloud, memorized, copied, and illuminated.

This theme underscores the textuality of the faith: Scripture is not abstract. It is physical. A sacred text that must live in hands, mouths, ears, and memory.

9. THE THEME OF ETHICAL UNIVERSALISM

The Midrosh expands its ethical reach to include:

  • Other people

  • Yourself

  • Animals

  • The Earth

This theme situates Yehoshuai as a faith concerned not just with human salvation but with universal redemption. Any form of abuse—of people, animals, or the planet—is a violation of GOD’S LAW.

10. THE THEME OF THE PROMISE

The final theme is perhaps the most intimate: The Big Promise:

  • If you live the book, GOD will give you faith.

  • If you have faith, GOD will help you live the book.

  • If you do this with LOVE for all people, your torment will end, even if your pain does not.

This is the soul of The Midrosh: a real promise for real healing. A lifeline for those trapped in mental anguish, spiritual chaos, or moral confusion.

This is not theology for scholars. It is medicine for sufferers.

CONCLUSION: A TEXT OF HOLY FLAME

The Midrosh burns with intensity. Its themes are not academic—they are spiritual architecture. They build a temple of practice and LOVE in the daily life of the believer. Every theme points toward the same center:

Recite. Love. Obey. Be healed.

This is not a religion to believe in. It is a Way to walk.

Amen.