00:03A special 30th birthday covenant blessing for Yared ben Israel born, September 11, 1996.
00:1230th birthday, September 11, 2026.
00:15My beloved son Yared, today, September 11, 2026, is not simply another birthday.
00:23Today you turn 30.
00:2430 years ago, Yahweh entrusted your life to us.
00:28For 30 years we have watched you grow from a child into a man, and today you stand at another
00:34important doorway.
00:35As your father, I want to speak to you about your birthright.
00:39Your birthright is not merely possessions, money, land, or material inheritance.
00:44According to Torah, the birthright carries inheritance, responsibility, leadership, and obligation.
00:51Deuteronomy 21, 17 teaches that the firstborn receives a double portion because he is the beginning of his father's strength.
00:58Therefore, my son, your birthright is not simply something you receive.
01:03It is something you must carry.
01:06You carry a family name.
01:07You carry a heritage.
01:09You carry the lessons of those who came before you.
01:12One day you will have the responsibility of passing what is good and righteous to those who come after you.
01:19Remember Esau.
01:21He possessed the birthright, but treated it as something cheap, and exchanged it for temporary satisfaction.
01:28Jared, never exchange something eternal for something temporary.
01:33Do not sell your character for money.
01:35Do not sell your integrity for popularity.
01:38Do not sell your future for temporary pleasure.
01:41Do not allow anger, pride, foolishness, or bad companionship to destroy what Yahweh has placed in your hands.
01:48Guard your birthright.
01:49Your birthright is not merely what your father leaves behind.
01:52It is what you are called to carry forward.
01:54Honor your father and mother.
01:56Protect your family.
01:58Become a man whose word can be trusted.
02:00Walk in righteousness.
02:01And above all, seek Yahweh.
02:04Deuteronomy 6 commands us to love Yahweh with all our heart, soul, and strength,
02:08and to teach his words diligently to our children.
02:10Therefore, Jared, build your life upon Yahweh.
02:13When you have abundance, remember him.
02:16When you have little, remember him.
02:18When people praise you, remain humble.
02:20When people reject you, remain faithful.
02:22When you receive authority, use it wisely.
02:25When you receive wealth, use it responsibly.
02:28When you build a family, protect it.
02:30When you have children, teach them the ways of Yahweh.
02:33My son, there is something remarkable about the age you are entering.
02:36The Torah connects 30 with significant service.
02:39Numbers 4 establishes 30 as the beginning of the appointed age for significant Levitical service in the Tent of Meeting.
02:46The Gospel records that Yeshua was about 30 years old when he began his public ministry.
02:51Luke 3.23
02:53Yeshua did not enter his ministry seeking personal glory.
02:56He came to fulfill the will of his Father, to serve, teach, heal, call people to repentance, and ultimately, give
03:05his life.
03:06Your calling is not Yeshua's calling, and you are not Yeshua.
03:10But you can follow his example of humility, obedience, faithfulness, and service.
03:16Jewish tradition gives us another meaningful connection.
03:44The scriptures and Jewish tradition give us a remarkable pattern.
03:48Joseph 30.
03:50Authority
03:50At 30, Joseph stood before Pharaoh and was appointed to govern Egypt.
03:54Genesis 41.46
03:56Levites 30.
03:58Service
03:58At 30, Levite men entered the appointed age for significant service in the Tent of Meeting.
04:04Numbers 4.3
04:05David 30.
04:07Kingship
04:07At 30, David became king over Israel and entered his public reign.
04:122 Samuel 5.4
04:14Ezekiel 30.
04:16Prophetic Vision
04:17Ezekiel received his great prophetic vision in the 30th year.
04:22Ezekiel 1.1
04:23Traditionally associated with the age of 30.
04:26Yeshua
04:27About 30.
04:28Public Ministry
04:29Yeshua was about 30 years old when he began his public ministry.
04:34Luke 3.23
04:35Mishnah
04:3630.
04:37Strength
04:38Pirkei Avot 5.21 teaches
04:40At 30 for Strength
04:42Associating 30 with Strength and Mature Capability
04:45Yared
04:46This is why your 30th birthday can be seen as a doorway from preparation into greater responsibility.
04:52My son, 30 years have passed.
04:56The next 30 must not simply repeat the first 30.
04:59Take the lessons of your childhood and youth.
05:02Take your victories, failures and disappointments and build something greater with them.
05:07Do not allow yesterday's mistakes to become tomorrow's identity.
05:11Let your failures teach you.
05:13Let your victories humble you.
05:15Let your difficulties strengthen you.
05:17Let your responsibilities mature you.
05:19I charge you.
05:20Be a man of integrity.
05:21Let your yes be yes.
05:23Let your word be trustworthy.
05:24Let your hands be ready to work.
05:26Let your heart be ready to forgive.
05:28Let your eyes look toward righteousness.
05:30Let your feet walk in the ways of Yahweh.
05:32And let your life become a blessing to others.
05:34Remember that an inheritance can be lost.
05:37A house can burn.
05:38Money can disappear.
05:39Land can be taken.
05:40Possessions can be destroyed.
05:41But righteous character can become an inheritance for generations.
05:45Therefore, the greatest thing I want to leave you is wisdom, faith, courage, the knowledge of Yahweh and the understanding
05:52that your life belongs to Him.
05:54Take these things and pass them to the next generation.
05:57You are part of a family story and part of a generation.
06:01One day, people will know what kind of man you became.
06:04Let them say,
06:06He was faithful.
06:07He kept His word.
06:09He honored His parents.
06:10He protected His family.
06:13He served Yahweh.
06:15His life was a blessing.
06:17That is the kind of inheritance that cannot be measured in money.
06:21Yared, on your 30th birthday, I bless you with the words of the Aaronic blessing.
06:26Yahweh bless you and keep you.
06:28Yahweh make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
06:32Yahweh lift up His countenance upon you and give you shalom.
06:35May Yahweh establish the work of your hands.
06:38May He give you wisdom when you make decisions, courage when you face difficulty, patience when people disappoint you, humility
06:45when you succeed, and strength when you are weak.
06:48May He protect you from destructive paths.
06:51May your household be blessed.
06:52May your future be fruitful.
06:54May your life bring honor to Yahweh, my beloved son.
06:57Your birthright is not permission to rule over others.
07:00It is a responsibility to serve.
07:03Your birthright is not a license for pride.
07:05It is a call to humility.
07:07Your birthright is not simply an inheritance to consume.
07:10It is a heritage to protect and pass on.
07:12Your birthright is not merely about what you receive from me.
07:16It is about what you will leave behind for those who come after you.
07:20So, guard it.
07:21Honor it.
07:22Live worthy of it.
07:23Pass it on.
07:24Today you close one chapter and open another.
07:27You are thirty.
07:28The Torah gives us a picture of responsibility.
07:30The Levites entered significant service.
07:33Joseph entered authority.
07:35David entered kingship.
07:36Ezekiel received prophetic vision.
07:39Yeshua began His public ministry.
07:41And the Mishnah says,
07:42At thirty, for strength.
07:44Therefore, I pray that your thirtieth year will be a doorway into strength, maturity, responsibility, service, wisdom and faithfulness.
07:53And above all, a deeper walk with Yahweh.
07:57Yared, my son, I cannot walk every step of your future for you.
08:01I cannot make every decision for you or protect you from every difficulty.
08:05But I can give you this charge.
08:07Never forget Yahweh.
08:08Never forget your family.
08:10Never forget your heritage.
08:12Never forget the lessons you have received.
08:14Never forget the responsibility that comes with your name.
08:17And never forget your birthright.
08:20When you are thirty-five, remember it.
08:22When you are forty, remember it.
08:24When you are fifty, remember it.
08:26When your own children are grown, remember it.
08:29And when the time comes to hand the inheritance to the next generation,
08:33give them something greater than material possessions.
08:35Give them faith, wisdom, character, and the knowledge of Yahweh.
08:40Give them a heritage worth carrying.
08:43Jared Topaz
08:44At thirty, may you have strength.
08:46At thirty, may you have wisdom.
08:49At thirty, may you have courage.
08:52At thirty, may you have discipline.
08:54At thirty, may you have compassion.
08:57At thirty, may you have a servant's heart.
09:00At thirty, may you guard your birthright.
09:03And may your life become a blessing to your family, your people, and the generations yet to come.
09:08I bless you.
09:09I honor you.
09:10I charge you.
09:12I pray for you.
09:13And I say,
09:15Happy thirtieth birthday,
09:16My beloved son, Jared Topaz
09:19September 11, 1996
09:22To September 11, 2026
09:24May Yahweh
09:25Bless your next thirty years
09:27Even more than your first thirty
09:29May Yeshua be your example
09:30May Torah be your instruction
09:32May Yahweh be your strength
09:34And may your birthright never be sold
09:36Walk in your inheritance
09:37Walk in your responsibility
09:39Walk in righteousness
09:41Walk with Yahweh
09:43The Declaration
09:45Therefore, on this eleventh day of September, 2026
09:49On your thirtieth birthday
09:50I declare before Yahweh and before our family
09:53You are no longer to be known as Jared Topaz
09:56Your name is
09:57Yared ben Israel
09:59Yared
09:59Son of Israel
10:01May this name be a memorial of your heritage
10:04May it remind you of your responsibilities
10:06May it remind you of your birthright
10:09May it remind you that you are part of a story larger than yourself
10:13And may your life become worthy of the name you carry
10:17My final word
10:19Yared ben Israel, my beloved son
10:22At thirty receive strength
10:23At thirty receive responsibility
10:26At thirty receive wisdom
10:28At thirty guard your birthright
10:31At thirty walk in righteousness
10:33At thirty serve Yahweh
10:35And from this day forward
10:37When you hear your name
10:38Remember
10:39You are Yared ben Israel
10:40You are a son
10:42You carry a heritage
10:43You carry a responsibility
10:45You carry a birthright
10:47Guard it
10:47Honor it
10:48Live worthy of it
10:50And pass it to the generation after you
10:52Happy thirtieth birthday
10:54My beloved son
10:55Yared ben Israel
10:56September 11th
10:581996
10:59September 11th
11:012026
11:02May
11:03Yahweh bless the next thirty years of your life
11:06May Yeshua be your example
11:08May Torah be your instruction
11:10May Yahweh be your strength
11:12And may your birthright never be sold
11:15Walk in your inheritance
11:16Walk in your responsibility
11:19Walk in righteousness
11:20Walk with Yahweh
11:22Be Shem Yeshua HaMashiach
11:24Amen
