34Parasha Badmidbar- In Wilderness
Badmidbar
1 :1-4 :20
Hoshea
2 :1-22, 1 Shmu’el 20 :18-42, 1st Corint. 12 :12-20
Daniel ben Ya’acov Israel
Portion Summary
The Hebrew name of the fourth book of the Torah (also the name of the first reading) is Bamidbar (במדבר), which means "In the wilderness." It comes from the first words of the first verse, which say, "Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai" (Numbers 1:1). The English title of the book is "Numbers," which is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) version of the Torah. The book of Numbers tells the story of Israel's trek through the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land, their failure at the edge of the land and the subsequent forty years of wandering. It concludes with the story of the second generation's triumphs over the first Canaanite resistance. The book ends with the Israelites poised on the edge of Canaan, ready to take their inheritance. Woven in the midst of these narratives is a significant amount of legal material.
The first reading from Bamidbar and the thirty-fourth reading from the Torah begin with a census of the tribes of Israel and the Levitical families just prior to the departure from Sinai.
Portion Outline
- TORAH
- Numbers 1:1 | The First Census of Israel
- Numbers 2:1 | The Order of Encampment and Marching
- Numbers 3:1 | The Sons of Aaron
- Numbers 3:5 | The Duties of the Levites
- Numbers 3:14 | A Census of the Levites
- Numbers 3:40 | The Redemption of the Firstborn
- Numbers 4:1 | The Kohathites
- PROPHETS
- Hos 2:2 | Israel's Infidelity, Punishment, and Redemption
The Hebrew word for “Wilderness” is Strong’s #H4057 מדבּר
midbâr mid-bawr'
From H1696
in the sense of driving; a pasture
(that is, open field, whither cattle
are driven); by implication a desert; also speech (including its
organs): - desert, south, speech, wilderness.
H1696 dâbar daw-bar'
A primitive root; perhaps properly
to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in
a destructive sense) to subdue: - answer, appoint, bid, command,
commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say,
speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use [entreaties], utter,
X well, X work.
We see the
root of the word “wilderness” come form the word “dabar” which means to
speak, to subdue, command, commune, declare, teach think, but also destroy.
The wilderness is the place where each of us
will have to go in order to be transformed from “carnal” to “spiritual” being.
This year I
will insert new thoughts. Here from Jeff Benner from Ancient-Hebrew-Institut,
concerning the word "wilderness". First the pictogram how it was
written in Moshe's time (from right to left mem, dalet, beth, resh):
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For
forty years God had Israel wander in the 'wilderness'. Insights into why God
had chosen the wilderness for their wanderings can be found in the roots of
this word. The root word is 'davar' and is most frequently translated as a thing
or a word. The original picture painted by this word to the Hebrews is the
arrangement of things to create order. Speech is an ordered arrangement of
words. In the ancient Hebrew mind words are 'things' and are just as 'real' as
food or other 'thing'. When a word is spoken to another it is 'placed in the
ears' no different than when food is given to another it is 'placed in the
mouth'. The Hebrew name Devorah (Deborah) means 'bee' and is the feminine form
of the word davar. Bees are a community of insects which live in a perfectly
ordered arrangement. The word 'midvar' meaning wilderness is actually a place
that exists as a perfectly arranged order as its ecosystem is in harmony and
balance. By placing Israel in this environment he is teaching them balance,
order and harmony.
Don’t think
it is unusual to be led in the wilderness because it is the place where Yehowah
will talk to us:
Luk 4:1 And יהושע,
being filled with the Set-apart Spirit, returned from the Yardĕn and was led by the Spirit
into the wilderness,
Luk
4:2 being tried for forty days by
the devil. And in those days
He did not eat at all, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
יהושע is the head of the body, whose body we are! If
our Master was led in the wilderness by the Ruach
HaQodesh (Set Apart Spirit), do you think it will be different with us?
1Jn 2:6 The one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He
walked.
There are
many scriptures telling us that if we really are in Him, our life will also
follow the same pattern, and as we read, all by the leading of the Ruach HaQodesh.
I have
written in another “parasha” that Egypt Israel
I have read
from different scholars concerning theories how we should interpret the reality
of space and frame in understanding the Tanak.
This is my
personal conviction I came to this conclusion after many years and prayers I
read from many respectable brothers from whom I also learned beautiful truth,
but was not convince, even when sometime it sounded pleasant. I may be wrong
but this is what I believe how we should interpret the Tanak for us today.
Sha’ul give the path of understanding:
1Co 15:46 The
spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and afterward the
spiritual.
1Co 15:47 The
first man (Adam) was of the earth, earthy; the second Man (Adam) is the Master
from heaven.
1Co 15:48 As
is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so
also are those who are heavenly.
We read
clearly that the natural came first and afterward the spiritual.
This is the
interpretation: From Adam to יהושע,
the world was dominated by carnal man, to the exception of those chosen of יהוה
for His own purpose (Abraham, Itzak, Ya’acov, Yoseph, Moshe, Aaron, Yohushua, David, the prophets and more from among godly people like Ruth, Sarah, Leah, Rachel……).
The carnal
had to come first in order to open the way for the spiritual, which started
with Messiah יהושע by the regeneration of the inner man after the
first Adam missed the mark (sin):
1Pe 1:3 BlessedG2128
be theG3588 ElohimG2316
andG2532 FatherG3962 of ourG2257
MasterG2962 יהוש Messiah,G5547 which accordingG2596 to hisG848
abundantG4183 mercyG1656 hath
begotten us againG313 G2248 untoG1519 a livelyG2198 hopeG1680
byG1223 the resurrectionG386 of יהושע Messiah fromG1537 the dead,G3498
Begotten:
Strong’s #G313 anagennaō an-ag-en-nah'-o
From G303
and G1080; to beget or (by
extension) bear (again): -
beget, (bear) X again.
G303 Ana an-ah'
A primary
preposition and adverb; properly up;
but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at
(etc.): - and, apiece, by, each, every (man), in, through. In compounds (as a prefix) it often means (by implication) repetition, intensity,
reversal, etc.
G1080 gennaō ghen-nah'-o
From a
variation of G1085; to procreate (properly of the
father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively to regenerate: - bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring.
We could
read what Kefa /Peter wrote following:
BlessedG2128
be theG3588 ElohimG2316
andG2532 FatherG3962 of ourG2257
MasterG2962 יהושע Messiah,G5547 which accordingG2596 to hisG848
abundantG4183 mercyG1656 hath
“in
reversal” (of the past condition), procreate, regenerate, born, brought forth,
conceive, our new nature, delivered of the carnal nature” untoG1519
a livelyG2198 hopeG1680 byG1223
the resurrectionG386 of יהושע Messiah fromG1537 the dead,G3498
Clearly Kefa / Peter is speaking of the “inner man” which has bee regenerated
through Messiah יהושע, saying by
implication that before the resurrection man was under the power of the carnal
nature.
Today those
who are in Messiah יהושע are regenerated through the life
which is in Messiah and follow the
Master in the “wilderness of life”, which is the world system today. Is not HaSatan the “g-d” of this world today?
2Co 4:4 in whom the mighty
one (god) of this age1 has blinded the minds of the
unbelieving…….
Ecc 1:10 Is thereH3426
any thingH1697 whereof it may be said,H7945 H559 See,H7200
thisH2088 is new?H2319
itH1931 hath beenH1961 alreadyH3528
of old time,H5769 whichH834
wasH1961 beforeH4480 H6440 us.
Ecc 1:11 There is noH369 remembranceH2146
of formerH7223 things; neitherH1571 H3808 shall there beH1961 any remembranceH2146
of things that are
to comeH7945 H1961 withH5973 those that shall comeH7945 H1961
after.H314
This can
only speak of the spiritual aspect which repeats itself, Ishmael Amalek, Pharaoh,
Neḇuḵaḏnetstsar Romans, are
no more, but the “spiritual entities” are there at the head of the UN and the
EU and the Arab world. To ignore this is to try to change the reality of today.
When we encounter difficulty in interpreting scriptures, we should be patient
and ask our heavenly Father to help us to understand, sometime it takes months
and even years before we have grown up to the spiritual understanding. I am
still very careful with prophecy interpretation as for instance if your read my
“article” on “Forty days, forty Years”, you will see that Daniel’s prophecy concerning the “seventy weeks” has been fulfilled
under Vespasian in 70C .E.
This doesn’t mean that some part of this prophecy are not to be repeated today,
remember Shalomo says that there is
nothing news under the sun and that what has been, it is what will be (future)
(Eccl.1:9)!
Let us go
back now to the “Parasha Bamidbar”, “In
the wilderness”.
Usually “Parasah Badmidbar” is read during the
Shabbat before “Shavuot” the feast that celebrates the “Giving of the Torah”, the Brit, Covenant of יהוה
with His people, the
Children of Israel (carnal man).
The first
day of the second month, the second year, thirteen
month after they were come out of Egypt. The Children of Israel are now
following their “physical” (carnal) deliverer Moshe who himself is a picture of
the spiritual deliverer, יהושע Messiah, who
has “begotten us a new unto the Father” by his resurrection.
Thirteen is
the number which point out to: Rebellion!
The two
first chapter of Badmidbar, tells us
in much details the number of each tribes with their heads, and also their
position according to the place assigned to them by Elohim!
Many years
honestly, I found boring to read this “parasha”,
because I didn’t understand the reason to read every year the same, until I
read something spoken by יהושע and יהוה:
Isa 49:1 Listen to Me, O coastlands, and hear, you peoples from afar! יהוה has called Me from the womb, from My mother’s belly
He has caused My Name to be remembered. ...
Isa
49:18 “Lift up your eyes round
about and see, all of them gather together and come to you. As I live,”
declares יהוה, “you shall put on all of them as an ornament, and bind them on
you as a bride does.
We can see
that Israel
Joh 17:12 “When I was with them in the world, I was
guarding them in Your Name which You have given Me, and I watched over them, and not one of them perished except the
son of destruction, that the Scripture might be filled.
How can we
know that “not one of them perished” if they are not counted?
In the
census of Badmidbar is an everlasting
record of Abraham’s descendant and through them of you and me the seed, counted
and registered!
In Judaism
today, it is taught that if the mother is a “Jew” the children are considered
as “Jew”. This is not what the Torah teaches and we again get
confirmation from Sha’ul who
circumcised Timothy because his
mother was a “Jewess” and the Father a “Greek”:
Act 16:1 ThenG1161
cameG2658 he toG1519 DerbeG1191
andG2532 Lystra:G3082 and,G2532
behold,G2400 a certainG5100 discipleG3101
wasG2258 there,G1563 namedG3686
Timotheus,G5095 the sonG5207 of a certainG5100 woman,G1135
which was a Jewess,G2453 and
believed;G4103 butG1161 his fatherG3962 was a Greek:G1672
Act 16:3 HimG5126 wouldG2309
PaulG3972 have to go forthG1831 withG4862
him;G846 andG2532 tookG2983
and circumcisedG4059 himG846
because ofG1223 theG3588 JewsG2453
which wereG5607 inG1722 thoseG1565
quarters:G5117 forG1063 they knewG1492
allG537 thatG3754 hisG848 fatherG3962
wasG5225 a Greek.G1672
Remember
for the “Jews” circumcision was a perquisite to salvation:
Act 15:1 andG2532
certain menG5100 which came downG2718 fromG575
JudaeaG2449 taughtG1321 theG3588
brethren,G80 and said, ExceptG3362
ye be circumcisedG4059 after
theG3588 mannerG1485 of Moses,G3475
ye cannotG1410
G3756 be saved.G4982
This of
course is false, circumcision is not part of the salvation requirement, even
though circumcision is still valid once we mature in the Torah.
Verse 2.The sum of the congregation…
The
psalmist speaking of the children of Israel
Psa 74:1 O Elohim, why do You forever reject us? Why
does Your displeasure smoke Against the
sheep of Your pasture?
Psa 79:13 and we, Your people and the sheep of Your pasture, We give thanks to You forever; From
generation to generation we show forth Your praise.
Psa 95:7 For
He is our Elohim, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you
would hear His voice:
יהושע will take the same metaphor speaking of those
who will follow him:
Joh 10:3. “The doorkeeper opens for him, and the
sheep hear his voice. And he calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out
Joh 10:7 יהושע therefore said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say
to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Joh 10:16 “And
other sheep I have which are not of
this fold – I have to bring them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
יהושע says that He is the “Good shepherd”, Moshe was
also a type of Shepherd to the children of Israel.
Why does יהוה
tell Moshes to take the sum of all the
children of Israel
We had
already two censuses the first when the Children of Israel left Egypt
Exo 12:37 and
the children of Yisra’ĕl set out from Raʽmeses to Sukkoth, about six hundred thousand
men on foot, besides the little ones.
Exo 30:12 “When
you take the census of the children of
Yisra’ĕl, to register them, then each one shall give an atonement for his
life to יהוה, when you register them, so that there is no plague among them
when you register them.
Just after
having met with יהוה on Mount Sinai .
Ø
The first (Sh’mot 12:37) when they left Mitzrayim / Egypt
Ø
The second one involving Aharon reflect this change involving revelation from “above to
below”, to one connecting “below to above”. How did this “spiritual evolution”
related to people prepared to receive the Torah Elohim gave on Shavuot?
Like the
Children of Israel (carnal man) when we come to Messiah יהושע,
we leave our own spiritual Mitzrayim
/ Egypt
When we
leave our spiritual Egypt
Eph 2:8 for by
favour (grace) you have been saved, through belief, and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of Elohim,
Eph 2:9 it
is not by works, so that no one should boast.
The King
James gives it so:
Eph 2:8 ForG1063
by graceG5485
areG2075 ye savedG4982 throughG1223
faith;G4102 andG2532 thatG5124
notG3756 ofG1537 yourselves:G5216
it is theG3588 giftG1435
of God:G2316
Grace:
Strong’s #G5485 charis khar'-ece
From G5463;
graciousness (as gratifying),
of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual;
especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life;
including gratitude): - acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace (-ious), joy liberality, pleasure, thank
(-s, -worthy).
This
“favour” is what we found because of what יהושע
did for us.
The
Messenger Gabriel speaking to Myriam:
Luk 1:30 andG2532
theG3588 angelG32 saidG2036
unto her,G846 FearG5399 not,G3361
Mary:G3137 forG1063 thou hast foundG2147 favourG5485
withG3844 God.G2316
The same
word: Strong’s G5485 is used with “favour” when speaking to Myriam. The Greek word “charis” carry the connotation of finding favour, which is the act of יהוה
upon the heart of man.
If you make
a research on the word “grace” and “favour”, you will be surprised that in
the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), “charis” is translated 6 time as
“favour” and 122 time as “grace”/
In the
Tanak we found two words:
“Chen” used 38 times, meaning
favour but also grace, From H2603; graciousness,
that is, subjectively (kindness, favor) or objectively (beauty):
- favour, grace (-ious),
pleasant, precious, [well-] favoured.
“Chesed” meaning “mercy” used more than 130 times as:
From H2616;
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opprobrium) reproof, or
(subjectively) beauty: - favour,
good deed (-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness),
mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
The
conclusion is that Grace should be translated 122 times, by “Favour” in the Brit Chadasha (New Testament) and is
more than 38 time with the meaning of “grace” in the Tanak.
Christianity reject the teaching of the Torah and therefore
is in bondage, boasting themselves through “material proof” of their salvation
(read Matt. 7:23)
It is
amazing that we read, “flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of Elohim
When a
believer comes to Messiah יהושע, he will go
after a while into the “wilderness” of life, to be perfected, to grow from
“favour” to “favour and work” in order to take his place in the body of Messiah:
Eph 4:11 And He Himself gave some as emissaries, and
some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as shepherds and teachers
Eph 4:12 for the perfecting of the
set-apart ones, to the work of service to a building up of the body of the
Messiah,
Eph 4:13 until we all come to the
unity of the belief and of the knowledge of the Son of Elohim, to a perfect man, to the measure of the
stature of the completeness of Messiah,
Religion
throughout the world is a “philosophy” to satisfy the “lust of the flesh”
avoiding following the truth, the Torah
through Messiah יהושע. Today people
all around the world pretend to believe “G-d” but all reject the Torah!
The only
way to follow the Truth is by the renewing of the mind, putting Torah’s teaching to replace the “old
garbage” of the world assimilated through the years in our former way of life.
It doesn’t matter what we think, what matter is what the Torah say!
In
Ephesians 2:19-22 Saul writes:
Eph 2:19 So then you are no longer strangers and
foreigners, but fellow citizens with the set-apart
ones and members of the household of
Elohim,1 Footnote: 1Rom.
11:17-24, Isa. 14:1.
Eph 2:20 having been built upon the foundation (Torah) of the emissaries and
prophets, יהושע Messiah Himself being chief
corner-stone,
Eph 2:21 in whom all the building, being joined together, grows into a
set-apart Dwelling Place
Eph
2:22 in whom you also are
being built together into a dwelling
of Elohim in the Spirit.
Every member
of the Household is counted as a living stone in the “building” of Elohim the “Living Temple
Verse
46.all those that were
registered were six hundred and three
thousand five hundred and fifty
603 550, is
the number of those above the age of twenty, not included, the children, the
women, and the elder people.
Not only so
but the Levite were not included in
the number
Verse 49.Only the tribe of Lĕwi you do not register, nor take a census of them among the
children of Yisra’ĕl
The reason
is given verse 50:
“Instead, appoint the Lĕwites over the Dwelling Place
The Levites
were appointed for the Tabernacle, the “mishkahn”,
to pitch around the Tabernacle in order to carry the tabernacle according to
their lot when the Children of Israel are commanded to move. We will see later
that only those who are “Levites” are called for the service in the Tabernacle.
This is a direct connection with YHVH’s
people today.
The
children of Yosef are counted,
Ephraim first and Manasseh according to the order Ya’acov has appointed them as
his heirs. Yoseph is not mentioned.
It is
really amazing to read, the Levites are the spiritual part from among the
Children of Israel, and Qadosh (Set
apart).
Yosef is a picture of the suffering Messiah and his
offspring are counted in his stead!
Messiah יהושע
is not physically
present now, although alive and present at the right side of Elohim.
Num 1:1 And יהוה
spoke to Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai,
in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second
year after they had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, saying, ...
Num
1:52 “And the children of Yisra’ĕl shall pitch their tents, everyone by his
own camp, everyone by his own banner, according to their divisions,
Num
1:53 but let the Lĕwites camp around the Dwelling Place
of the Witness, so that there be no wrath on the congregation of the
children of Yisra’ĕl. And the Lĕwites shall guard the duty of the Dwelling Place
Num
1:54 and the children of
Yisra’ĕl did according to all that יהוה
commanded Mosheh, so they
did.
A bit gemetria to think:
1:46:The Children of Israel
Ten: The divine number for
the sum of all number. Andrew Harris write: The symbolism of ten-ordinal
perfection is the only perfection that natural humans can even approach. While
man’s perfection falls short of Elohim’s perfection in all things , we can
strive and achieve some measure of success with ordinal perfection (e.g 10
commandments).
Nine the number for
Judgment, nine people judge in the scriptures (Vayiqra:Lev. 24:10-11, 23, Badmidbar
15:32-36, Yohushua 7:20-22, 25, Judges 9:50-53, 1st Kings 12:17-18,
21:7-13, 2nd Chron.24:20-22, Acts 7:54-60, 14:19-20)
Chapter 2
This
chapter deals with the position of each tribe according to their flags with the
ensign of their father’s house.
Here we
should take a look at the “Tree of Life”
to see more in the position of the tribes.
On
the East side: The side of “chesed”
(favour), mercy, the portion of Abraham.
In B’reshit 19:19 Abraham speaks to יהוה:
Behold now thy servant (lot) hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hath
magnified thy mercy (chesed), which
thou hast shewed me in saving my life In the “Tree of life” we know that the
east is the place of “Ketter” (the will),
the west the place of “Malchut” , the
Kingdom or “shekina”. We can read in
Psalm 103:11-12:”ForH3588 as the heavenH8064 is highH1361
aboveH5921 the earth,H776 so greatH1396 is his
mercyH2617 towardH5921 them that fearH3373 him. 12
as farH7350
as the eastH4217 is from the west,H4480 H4628 so
far hath he removedH7368 (H853) our
transgressionsH6588 fromH4480 us.
We
could read: ”As the heavens the place of thy throne are far from the Kingdom on
earth…….”
Ø
The South side is the side of “Chesed”, mercy, favour, kindness,
flowing from יהוה’s throne.
Ø
The West side, the side of Malchut is the side of exile where we find Ephraim, Manasseh and Benyamin. The descendants of the House of Israel also called “Ephraim” have been scattered in the West
and in the four winds.
Isa 43:1 But now, thus said יהוה,
your Creator, O Yaʽaqoḇ, and He who formed you, O Yisra’ĕl, “Do not fear, for
I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name, you are Mine………
Isa 43:5 “Do not fear, for I am with you. I shall bring your seed from the
east, and gather you from the west.
Zec 8:7 “Thus said יהוה of
hosts, ‘See, I am saving My people from the land of the sunrise (East) and
from the land of the sunset (west).
Mat 8:11 “And I say to you that many shall come from east and west, and sit down with Aḇraham, and Yitsḥaq, and
Yaʽaqoḇ in the reign of the heavens,
Today most of the descendants of the Children
of Israel (seed), the ten tribes have lost their identity they are intermingled
among many nations, especially Christianity.
Mic 5:8 And
the remnant of Yaʽaqoḇ (Yehuda and Ephraim) shall be among the gentiles
(nations), in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of a
forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he passes through,
shall both tread down and shall tear, and there is no one to deliver.
Hos 11:9 “I shall not let the heat of My wrath burn, I shall not turn to destroy Ephrayim.
For I am Ěl, and not man, the Set-apart One in your midst, and I shall not come
in enmity.
Hos 11:10 “Let them follow יהוה.
Like a lion He roars. When He roars, then
sons shall tremble from the west.
Ø
The north side: In the “Tree of life” the north
is the side of judgment and strictness, where we found Itzak, who was commanded not to leave the land all his life.
Tradition says that יהוה will judge His people through the tribe of Dan.
Two factors seem to confirm these saying. On is in B’reshit 49:16-17, “Dan shall
judge his people as one of the tribe of Israel. Dan shall be as a serpent by
the way, an adder in the path that bites the horse heels, so that his rider
shall fall backward. Also the story of Samson in the book of Judges 14:5-9,
the “sod” (mystery” level reveal the work of Dan), Samson been from the tribe
of Dan, represented in this parable by the bees (the bees are on the flag of
the tribe of Dan), and the lion as a sign for the tribe of Yehuda. The Honey represents the sweetness of the vengeance of Dan
against Yehuda for having taken the
leadership (B’reshit 49).
Interestingly in the book of Revelation chapter
7, we find two tribes missing: The one is Ephraim
replaced by Yosef. Remember Ephraim is also called “House of Israel”
the northern Kingdom and include 10 tribes.
The second tribe missing is Dan. This could
confirm the role of Dan during the great tribulation. Nevertheless in Yechezk’el we found all the tribes back
in their places.
For Ephraim missing in the book of Revelation
see my “teaching” on Revelation Chapter 7. By reading carefully as my wife make
me aware of, only some of Yosef descendants are found with some of Manashe in Revelation chapter 7 in the counting of the 144 000.
We
shouldn’t omit to see that the 12 tribes surround the Tabernacle. This place
outside the Tabernacle is a metaphor of the world today, the Tabernacle been
the spiritual Temple
We see also
in the position of the tribes that when somebody is added in the “Body of
Messiah” he will take a place which has been assigned to him. We cannot do what
we want, but seek the leading of the Ruach
HaQodesh (Set apart Spirit).
Num 2:1 and יהוה spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon, saying,
Num
2:2 “The children of Yisra’ĕl are to camp, each one by his own banner,
beside the sign of his father’s house. Let them camp around the Tent of
Meeting at a distance.”...
Num
2:34 and the children of
Yisra’ĕl did according to all that יהוה commanded Mosheh. So they
camped by their banners and so they departed, each one by his clan, according
to their fathers’ houses.
A bit gemetria:
Chapter 3.
This
chapter deals exclusively with the Levites
and their position in the camp around the tabernacle. None of the Children of
Israel (carnal man) had access to the tabernacle, but through the Levites. The Levites were given to Aharon
and his sons (verse 9).
Verse 12. We read:
Rom 8:29 Because
those whom He knew beforehand, He also ordained beforehand to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, for Him to be the first-born among many
brothers.
Heb 12:23 To the general assemblyG3831 andG2532
AssemblyG1577 of the firstborn,G4416
which are writtenG583 inG1722 heaven,G3772
andG2532 to ElohimG2316 the JudgeG2923
of all,G3956 andG2532 to the spiritsG4151 of just menG1342
made perfect,G5048
“The first
born are mine”, this is according to:
Exo 13:2 “Set
apart to Me all the first-born, the one opening the womb among the children
of Yisra’ĕl, among man and among beast, it is Mine.”
יהושע was the “First born”:
Rom 8:29 Because
those whom He knew beforehand, He also ordained beforehand to be conformed to
the likeness of His Son, for Him (Yeshua) to be the first-born among many brothers
יהושע is the “First born” of every creature:
יהושע is the “First born” from among the dead:
Col 1:18 And He is the Head of the body, the
assembly, who is the beginning, the
first-born from the dead, that He might become the One who is first in
all.
Ephraim is Elohim’s
first born:
Jer 31:9 “With weeping they shall come, and with their prayers I bring them. I shall
make them walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they do not
stumble. For I shall be a Father to Yisra’ĕl, and Ephrayim – he is My first-born.
Remember Ephraim was the second son from Yosef!
The service
of the Levites will lest till Messiah comes:
In fact Josephus the “Jews” historian gives record of the destruction of the Temple 70C .E. exactly 40 years יהושע
went back to the
Father, fulfilling Yechezk’el
prophecy:
Eze 4:6 and when thou hast accomplishedH3615 (H853) them,H428 lieH7901
againH8145 onH5921 thy rightH3233
side,H6654 and thou shalt bearH5375 (H853) the iniquityH5771 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063
fortyH705
days:H3117 I have appointedH5414 thee each day for a year.H3117 H8141
H3117 H8141
Are you
doubting that the prophet yechezk'el was
speaking of the destruction of Yerushalayim
after forty years?
Eze 4:7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine
arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
Eze 4:8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee
from one side to another, till thou hast
ended the days of thy siege (forty days for forty years!).
When Messiah came, the people (Yehudin) were busy following man’s
tradition imposed to them by the Sanhedrin and the Pharisee. יהושע
came to restore what
was broken, but they didn’t repent. יהוה
gave them exactly forty
years to repent, after this period He gave Jerusalem over to Vespasian.
Act 3:19 “Repent therefore and turn back (t’shuva), for the
blotting out of your sins, in order that
times of refreshing might come from the presence of the Master,
Act 3:20 and that He sends יהושע Messiah, pre-appointed
for you,
Act
3:21 whom heaven needs to
receive until the times of restoration of all matters, of which Elohim spoke through the mouth of all His
set-apart prophets since of old.
יהושע was
already returned to the Father.
Mat 4:17 from that time יהושע
began to proclaim and to
say, “Repent, for the reign of the
heavens has drawn near.”
Verse 44.
The Levites instead of the First born. The
First born like Reuben, had the function of King and priest in the family, it
has been changed to give the service to the Levites until Messiah comes.
Messiah has
come already the change of the priesthood is marked by the destruction of the Temple 70 C .E! No Temple ,
no priesthood, יהושע is
greater than the Temple
Today the Yehudin our brothers under the
leadership of the “new Sanhedrin”
from among Judaism a man made institution, prepare to rebuild the Temple,
because their focus is on the service and not on יהושע, the letter
and not the Spirit.
The Levites were not only to serve in the
tabernacle, they were also appointed to teach the Children of Israel (carnal
man).
Deu 33:8 and
of Lĕwi he said, “Your Tummim and
Your Urim belong to Your kind one, whom You tried at Massah, with whom You
contended at the waters of Meriḇah,
Deu 33:9 who
said of his father and mother, ‘I have not seen them.’ And he did not
acknowledge his brothers, or know his own children, for they have guarded Your Word
and watched over Your covenant.
Deu 33:10 “They teach Your right-rulings to Yaʽaqoḇ,
and Your Torah to Yisra’ĕl. They put incense before You, and a complete
burnt offering on Your altar.
2Ch 35:3 and
said to the Lĕwites who were teaching
all Yisra’ĕl, who were set-apart to יהוה,
“Put the set-apart ark in the house which Shelomoh son of Dawiḏ, sovereign of
Yisra’ĕl, built. It is no longer to be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve יהוה your Elohim and His people
Yisra’ĕl,
2Ch 17:8 And
with them he sent Lĕwites:
Shemayahu, and Nethanyahu, and Zeḇaḏyahu, and Asah’ĕl, and Shemiramoth, and
Yehonathan, and Aḏoniyahu, and Toḇiyahu, and Toḇaḏoniyah, the Lĕwites, and with them Elishama and
Yehoram, the priests.
2Ch 17:9 And they taught in Yehuḏah, and
with them was the Book of the Torah of יהוה. And they went around into all the cities of Yehuḏah and taught the
people
A bit gemetria:
Verse 3:39. The Levites
from Moshe and Aharon were 22 000 (22=
the Letter of the Alep Tav, is not יהוה the Alep
and the Tav? (Rev.1:8))
22 is also 7 x 3+1=
Divine
perfection for the number seven.
Three the
number for past present and future or though, word and deeds of man, the world
of matters: mineral, vegetal, animals. The three null or zero represent the
different heavens, the third been the Throne of Elohim counting from Malchut
the Kingdom.
The number
1 the “echad” from Yehowah (D’avarim/Deut.6:4)
Were not
the Levites told to teach Torah to the Children of Israel?
Num 3:1 and these are the generations of Aharon and Mosheh when יהוה
spoke with Mosheh on Mount Sinai . ...
Num
3:51 and Mosheh gave their
ransom silver to Aharon, and to his sons, according to the word of יהוה, as יהוה had
commanded Mosheh.
Chapter 4
4:3.from
thirty years old and upward……..to do the work in the tabernacle of the
congregation.
Remember
only the priest had access to the service in the Tabernacle.
Was it a
coincidence when יהושע was thirty years of age when he
entered his ministry? In B’reshit 41:46 we read:
Gen 41:46 Now
Yosĕph (son of Ya'acov) was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh sovereign of
Mitsrayim. And Yosĕph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went
throughout all the land of Mitsrayim.
We know
that Yosef’s life is a shadow of יהושע’s
life as Messiah ben Yosef. יהושע
like Yosef started is
Service at the age of thirty.
Luk 3:23 And when יהושע Himself began, He was about thirty years of age, being, as reckoned by law, son of Yosĕph,
of Ěli,
The
expression “about thirty years” was used when somebody was already in the age
of the counting and used until he turned to the new one.
All those
appointed to the service in the Tabernacle were thirty years old (4:23,30,35,39).
Her we find
the explanation for יהושע’s age to serve
Elohim according to the Torah.
Remember that in order for יהושע to be Messiah he must FULFILL ALL what is in the Torah concerning him.
Num 4:1 and יהוה spoke to Mosheh, and to
Aharon, saying, ...
Num
4:20 “They are not, however,
to go in to watch while the set-apart objects
are being covered, lest they die.”
HAFTORAH
Hoshea was a prophet to the House of Israel, proclaiming sentence of
rejection and healing to Ephraim.
Verse 2:1 “ Say to your
brothers, ‘O my people” read Chapter 1:9,…and to your sister, read chapter 1:6.
Verse 2:2…..she is
not my wife, nor am I her husband, read chapter 1:2-3.
Verse 2:4……I shall not have compassion (mercy) on her
children (plural), read:
Rom 9:25 As
He says in Hoshĕa too, “I shall call them My people, who were not My people,
and her beloved, who was not beloved.”
Rom 9:26 “And it
shall be in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ there
they shall be called sons of the living
Elohim.”
יהוה foretell that he will plead with the House of
Israel until she (married to Elohim)
will say “I will turn back to my first husband” (verse 7).
Verse 14….“Therefore, see, I am alluring (attract, charm) her, and shall lead her into the
wilderness, and shall speak to her heart,
Again יהוה
promise to bring the
House of Israel (that is you and me) into the wilderness in order to speak to
our heart. Wilderness of life?
15……. and the Valley of Aḵor land of Mitsrayim
The valley of
Akor
Akor: Strong’s #H5911 עכור
âkôr aw-kore'
From H5916;
troubled; Akor, the
name of a place in Palestine
H5916 âkar aw-kar' A primitive
root; properly to roil water; figuratively to disturb or afflict: - trouble, stir
The House
of Israel will find herself in the same situation as it was with our
forefathers in Mitzrayim / Egypt
2:16……you shall call me “husband and no more Ba’al (Lord)!
2:20………… you shall know יהוה.
You (you
and me) shall know יהוה! Halleluyah!
The word
used for “know” is the Hebrew word “Yada”.
Brown, Drivers, Briggs give following definition for the word “Yada”: to know, to perceive, to know by experience, be acquainted with,
Concerning tribulation I found out that
Yehoshua speak of the tribulations in order to eneter eternal life, but let us
read:
Matt.7 :13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:1 Luke 13:24; [14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Matt.7 :13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:1 Luke 13:24; [14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Narrow :
G2346 θλίβω thlibo
(thlee'-bo) v.
1. to
crowd
{literally or figuratively}
[akin to the base of G5147]
KJV: afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble
1Thess.3: 4 For verily,
when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation;
even as it came to pass, and ye know.
The Greek word for « tribulation »
is : G2346 θλίβω thlibo
(thlee'-bo)
Hos 2:1 “Say to your brothers, ‘O my people (ammi),’ and to your sisters, ‘O,
compassioned one (ruhamah).’....
Hos 2:7 “And she shall pursue her lovers but not overtake them, and shall seek
them but not find them. Then she shall
say, ‘Let me go and return to my first husband, for then it was better for me
than now.’ .....
Hos
2:22 and the earth answer the
grain and the new wine and the oil, and they answer Yizreʽĕl.
Yehonathan and David were
friends, Yehonathan was Saul’s son and thus heir of the throne after his
father’s death. Saul was upset against this friendship because he knew that
Yehonathan could not be King if David remains alive. Nevertheless Yehonathan
choice was fest so far has to save David’s life.
How is it
today in the Body of Messiah, many
members but one body, have you find your place without usurping the place from
a fellow brother or sister, Have you love you brother as Yehonathan loved David,
even to the point to hide the truth to his father?
There is a
price to pay in our life as member of Messiah’s body. Faithfulness will be
rewarded.
Don’t
undermine yourselves, if you think “I am not important” because I don’t teach,
or because I cannot sing! Do not be mistaken, if you are where יהוה
want you to be, may be
in the House cooking for the brethren during Shabbat preparation, or helping
others in the field or washing clothes, your reward will have the same value as
it is for those in position you may think as to be more important, but not so
in יהוה’s eyes. Many members but ONE BODY!
1Sa 20:18 So Yehonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you shall be
missed, because your seat shall be empty. ...
1Sa
20:30 Then the displeasure of
Sha’ul burned against Yehonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse,
rebellious woman! Do I not know that you
have chosen the son of Yishai to your own shame and to the shame of your
mother’s nakedness?
1Sa
20:31 “For as long as the son of Yishai (that is David son of Jesse) lives on the earth, you shall not be
established, you and your reign. And now, send and bring him to me, for he
is a son of death.”
1Sa
20:32 And Yehonathan answered
Sha’ul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he
done?”...
1Sa
20:39 But the youth knew not a
speck. Only Yehonathan and Dawiḏ knew
of the matter. ...
1Sa
20:40 Then Yehonathan gave his
weapons to the youth and said to him, “Go, take them to the city.”
1Sa
20:41 And as soon as the youth
had gone, Dawiḏ rose up from the south side, and fell on his face to the
ground, and bowed down three times. And they kissed one another. And they wept
together, but Dawiḏ more so.
1Sa
20:42 And Yehonathan said to
Dawiḏ, “Go in peace, since we have both sworn in the Name of יהוה,
saying, ‘יהוה
is between you and me, and between your seed and my seed, forever.’ ” Then he arose and left, and Yehonathan went
into the city.
1Co 12:12 For as the body is one and has many
members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is the Messiah. ...
1Co 12:20 And now, there are indeed many
members, but one body.
May יהוה Elohim bless you and keep you through Messiah
יהושע as you walk in
the path of Life, the Torah!
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