42Parsha
Mattot-Masei - Journeys
The
way in the wilderness
Badmidbar
33:1-49 – 36-13
Haftorah Reading
Jer. 2:4-28 & 3:4B’rit
Chadashah — Phil. 3:12-16 & James 4:1-12
Daniel ben Ya’acov Israel
Portion Summary
Mattot
The name of the forty-second reading from the Torah is Mattot (מטות),
which means "tribes." The name is derived from the words of Numbers
30:1, which says, "Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the
sons of Israel." Numbers 30 discusses the laws of vows and oaths.
Numbers 31 tells the story of Israel's war with Midian. Numbers 32
relates the story of how the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe
of Mannaseh came to inherit the land east of the Jordan River. Except in
biblical calendar leap years, Mattot is read together with the subsequent Torah portion, Massei, on the same Sabbath.
Massei
The last reading from the book of Numbers is called Massei (מסעי),
a word that means "journeys." It comes from the first verse of the
reading, which begins with the words "These are the journeys of the sons
of Israel" (Numbers 33:1). Massei is the end of the continuous
narrative of Torah that began in Genesis with the creation of the
universe. The narrative does not resume until the end of Deuteronomy,
when Moses dies.
The final reading in Numbers settles
several last-minute details. In it we find a list of the encampments
from Egypt to the plains of Moab. We also find instructions for
apportioning the land, as well as the specifics regarding the borders of
the land. While explaining the land and its borders, Moses introduces
the laws of the cities of refuge and more inheritance laws. In most
years, synagogues read Massei together with the preceding portion, Mattot, which accounts for the brevity of this portion's commentary.
Portion Outline
- TORAH
- Numbers 30:1 | Vows Made by Women
- Numbers 31:1 | War against Midian
- Numbers 31:13 | Return from the War
- Numbers 31:25 | Disposition of Captives and Booty
- Numbers 32:1 | Conquest and Division of Transjordan
- Numbers 33:1 | The Stages of Israel's Journey from Egypt
- Numbers 33:50 | Directions for the Conquest of Canaan
- Numbers 34:1 | The Boundaries of the Land
- Numbers 34:16 | Tribal Leaders
- Numbers 35:1 | Cities for the Levites
- Numbers 35:9 | Cities of Refuge
- Numbers 35:16 | Concerning Murder and Blood Revenge
- Numbers 36:1 | Marriage of Female Heirs
- PROPHETS
- Jer 2:4 | God Pleads with Israel to Repent
Once again
we find a “parasha” with hidden
truth, which can’t be seen in the “p’shat”
(literal) level. We will need to dig behind the letter to see what our heavenly
Father want us to see and to know. Many well known scholars reject all what is
behind the “p’shat” level. It amaze
me because the literal is limited to historical and facts records past or
future, of cause it is of importance to know these historical records, but do
you think that יהוה want his
children mediate on “Torah day and night” (Psalm 1:2), just to know historical
facts? What is with יהושע did he also considered only the historical facts,
or was he talking in the “sod”, the mystery of the Torah?
The Term
PARDES is later add but the use existed already in the time of Yeshua!
This trip will go for 40
years, because of rebellion. Forty is (10 x 4)
the number for trials and changes, Ten the number for the sum of all
number and the highest what man can reach on earth (e.g. 10 commandments)
and four the number for the four
steps of redemption according to Sh’mot 6:6-7 but also according to Greg Killian a Jewish scholar :” The number four symbolizes diversity, as the four
directions are independent of each other and have no part in common. The number four is a number of separation, and
represents dispersal in all four directions. We see scripture describing
division and separation as:
---- Mar 4:11 and
He said to them, “To you it has been
given to know the secret of the reign of Elohim, but to those who are
outside, all are done in parables...............
The Greek
word for “secret” is “musterion”, a secret or “mystery”,
its pendant in Hebrew is the word “sod”,
which represent in Hebrew Torah interpretation the fourth level behind the
letter.....
But let see
if יהושע and his “talmidin” (disciples)
made use of the “sod" language. I will quote some few passages. We must
have in mind that the “sod” language in the “Brit Chadasha” (New Testament) point always to the Torah.
---- Mat 21:33 “Hear
another parable: There was a certain
man, a householder who planted a
vineyard and placed a hedge around it, and dug a winepress in it and built
a watchtower. And he leased it to
farmers and went abroad.
In this
first example we see a parable from a certain “householder who planted a
vineyard, and leased it and went abroad”. The “p’shat” level will not reveal the mystery, only if we know the
Torah we will be able to understand what יהושע
was saying to his disciples. But let see who this vineyard is:
--- Isa 5:1 Please
let me sing to the One I love, a song for my loved One regarding His vineyard: my loved One has a vineyard on a fertile hill. Isa 5:3 “And now, O inhabitant of Yerushalayim and man of Yehuḏah, please judge between Me and My vineyard.............
Question:
Who is this “Me”, is not Elohim, and if the “Me” is Elohim, then the “vineyard
should be Israel?
----- Isa 5:7
for the
vineyard of יהוה of hosts is the house of Yisra’ĕl, and the man of Yehuḏah is
His pleasant plant. He looked for
right-ruling, but see, oppression; for righteousness, but see, weeping. ..
Another
“sod” passage from יהושע and look at the Torah interpretation:
--- Mat 25:1 “Then
the reign of the heavens shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went out to meet the
bridegroom.
Psa 119:105 Your
word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Pro 3:35 The wise do inherit esteem, but fools are bearing away shame!
Who are the maidens (virgins)?
---- Isa 37:22 this is the word which יהוה
has spoken concerning him, “The maiden (virgin), the daughter of Tsiyon, has
despised you, mocked you; the daughter of Yerushalayim has shaken her head
behind you! Isa 37:22 ThisH2088
is the wordH1697 whichH834
יהוה H3068 hath spokenH1696 concerningH5921 him; The virgin,H1330 the daughterH1323
of Zion,H6726 hath despisedH936 thee, and laughed thee to scorn;H3932
the daughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389 hath shakenH5128
her headH7218 atH310 thee.
--- Lam 1:15 יהוה H136 hath trodden under
footH5541 allH3605 my mightyH47
men in the midstH7130 of me: he hath calledH7121 an assemblyH4150
againstH5921 me to crushH7665 my young men:H970 יהוה H136 hath troddenH1869
the virgin,H1330 the daughterH1323 of Judah,H3063 as in a winepress.(compare with Rev.14:15-20).
---- Here again we see that Yehuda is called a “virgin” or “maiden”,
it is the same word in Hebrew, the word “b’thulah”
---- Mat 25:2 “And
five of them were wise,
and five foolish. ...... Five is the number representing “Torah”.
Mat 25:3 “Those who were foolish, having taken their lamps, took no oil with
them........
Again the
Lamp is the Torah “Psalm 119:105),
Pro 6:23 For the
command is a lamp, And the Torah a light, ..
Mat 25:4 but the wise took oil in their
containers with their lamps. Mat 25:5 “Now while the bridegroom took time, they all slumbered and slept. Mat 25:6 “And at midnight a cry was heard,
‘See, the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him!’ Mat 25:7 “Then all those maidens rose up and
trimmed their lamps. Mat 25:8 “And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
Mat 25:9 “But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, indeed, there would not be enough
for us and you. Instead, go to those who
sell, and buy for yourselves.’ Mat 25:10 “And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were
ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. Mat 25:11 “And later the other
maidens also came, saying, ‘Master, Master, open up for us!’ Mat 25:12
“But he answering, said, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
The
expression “I do not know you “is a Hebrew expression meaning to have an
intimate relationship like man and woman:
--- Gen 4:1 And
Aḏam knew Ḥawwah
(Eve) his wife, and she
conceived and bore Qayin, and
said, “I have gained a man from יהוה.” …………
This “parable” shows us in the sod what יהושע
was teaching is “talmidin” (disciples), the difference
between those following the Torah and those who neglected it until they see
“it’s time to look in the Torah”, but this will be too late, they have no light!...Another
“sod”, mystery in the book of Luke:
Luk 5:6 and when
they did so, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking,
What is the net, the plain text tells us about
fisher trying to get fish and their net broke? ----- Psa 66:11 Thou
broughtestH935 us into the
net;H4686 thou laidstH7760
afflictionH4157 upon our loins.
Eze 32:3 “Thus said the Master יהוה,
‘And I
shall spread my net over you with an
assembly of many peoples, and they shall bring you up in my net.
And who are
the fish, are they not the children of Israel?
Jer 16:16 “See, I am sending for many
fishermen,” declares יהוה, “and they shall fish them.
And after that I shall send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from
every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
Gen 48:16 the Messenger who has redeemed me from all
evil – bless the youths! And let my name be called upon them, and the name of my
fathers Aḇraham and Yitsḥaq. And let them increase to a multitude in the
midst of the earth.”
The
Hebrew read as following:
Gen 48:16 the Messenger who has redeemed me from all
evil – bless the youths! And let my name be called upon them, and the name of my
fathers Aḇraham and Yitsḥaq. And let them increase as fishes do increase in the midst of the earth”..............
Now let us
see in few examples, if the Apostles were also using “sod” in their writing:
--- One
example from Sha’ul (Paul):
Rom 11:16 Now
if the first-fruit is set-apart, the lump is also. And if the root is set-apart, so are the
branches.
Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild
olive tree, have been grafted in among them, and came to share the root and
fatness of the olive tree, ....... Sha’ul is referring in verse 16 to the Torah:
Lev 23:10 “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and you shall say to them, ‘When you
come into the land which I give you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall
bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest to
the priest.
Exo 22:29 Thou
shalt notH3808 delayH309 to offer the first of thy ripe fruits,H4395
and of thy liquors:H1831 the
firstbornH1060 of thy sonsH1121 shalt thou giveH5414 unto
me.
Yochanan was like Sha’ul
using “sod” as a way to explain spiritual truth. What does Yochanan (John) write in the “sod”?
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with
Elohim, and the Word was Elohim........
Traditional
Christian teaching tells that “the word” is יהושע and therefore
he is Yehovah because it is written:
--- Joh 1:3
All came to be through Him,
and without Him not even one came
to be that came to be.
Joh 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
----- We
see here that the personal pronoun “Him” is used. The translation from the King
James Version and many others version where made from Latin text i.e. “Vulgate”
and followed its rules of interpretation.
There is another version written before the English alphabet had
included the letter “J”, written by
a man called William Tyndale in 1525
C.E. and which is very interesting, as we can read:
Ihon 1:1 In the beginning was that word, and that word was with god: and god was that word……
You can already see that Tyndale do
not write “John”, but “Ihon”! 3 All things were made by it (the
Word), and without it (the Word), was made no thing,
that made was. 4 In it (the Word) was life, and life was the light of men,
We see that Tyndale do not use the
personal pronoun “Him” but the neutral pronoun “it” which refer to “the
Word”, which is the Torah!
Which “beginning” is Yochanan referring
to?
Gen 1:1 In the beginning Elohim created the
heaven and the earth…………………….
Gen 1:3 and Elohim said, Let there be
light: and there was light.
Which Word is Yochanan referring to?
Isa 55:10 for as the rain
cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth
the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the
sower, and bread to the eater:
Isa
55:11
so shall my word be that goeth forth
out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Hebrew understanding: The WORD
became flesh (Yochan.1:14), in the person of Yeshua!
I know many, you will say disagree with it,
but if you know that the Torah is the Word. ---- Psa 119:130 The opening up of Your words gives light,
Giving understanding to the simple.. Psa 119:160 The sum of Your word is truth, And all Your righteous right-rulings are
forever...
Psa 119:142 Your righteousness is righteousness forever, And Your Torah is truth....................
Word and
Torah are always together the Torah is יהוה’
Word and the Word is the Torah! Again Yochanan was speaking in the “sod” level
to make the hearer who had Torah understanding see that the Torah and יהושע
are ONE.
--- Joh 1:14
and the Word became flesh and pitched
His tent1 among us, and we saw His glory, glory (of the Word) as of an only brought-forth of a father, complete in favour and truth.
Tyndale
still makes a difference, showing that it is יהוה’
Word the “it” that became flesh in
the form of יהושע who was the truth (Torah) embodied.................
Ihon 1:14 ¶ and that word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, and we saw the glory of it (the Word),
as the glory of the only begotten son of the father, which word was full of
grace, and verity…………….
Tyndale
stay in the neutral form to demonstrate that the “word” is a “it” and not personal “Him” as it
has been impregnate if people’s mind through the centuries. Even when using the false name (Iesous) for יהושע, Tyndale makes
a difference, coming from the Greek text:
--- Ihon 1:17 for the law was
given by Moses, but favour and verity came by Iesus Christ….“Iesus”
is direct from the Greek text:
Strong’s #G2424 Ἰησοῦς Iēsous ee-ay-sooce'.............Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name
of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites: - Jesus........H3091 יהושׁוּע yehôshûa‛, yeh-ho-shoo'-ah
From H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved;
Jehoshua
(that is, Joshua), the Jewish leader: - Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.........
Last example from Kefa (Peter) who
also used the “sod” meaning:
1Pe 2:2 as newborn babies, desire the unadulterated milk
of the Word, in order that you
grow by it,
Exo 3:8 “And I have come down to deliver them from
the hand of the Mitsrites, and to bring them up from that land to a good and
spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey………
Isa 28:9 Whom
would He teach knowledge? And
whom would He make to understand the message? Those weaned from milk, those
taken from the breasts!
Here
the milk is an euphemism for the Word of the Torah!
--- They
are many more places where יהושע and the apostles used “sod” and “euphemism” to
explain spiritual things to the hearers.
Now that we have seen how important it is to seek in the word, the
deepest meaning we will approach the today’s “parsha Masei” with an open
mind and see what יהוה want us to see.
If we only read the literal text, we will have record from 40 days in the wilderness.
When we dig we will see that these forty two camps represent our own personal
development from the day we leave our own “Miytzrayim” (Egypt) and follow יהושע who bring us in the “wilderness” of
life to be refined and make “Qadosh”, “fit” for the Kingdom.........
1.From Ramses to
Strong’s
#H7486 רעמסס
BDB Definition: Raamses
or Rameses = “child of the sun”.......................“
Child
of the sun”; this is the name of the place the Children of Israel (carnal man)
left when they departed from Egypt to follow the Elohim of Abraham, Itzak and Ya’acov. It is also for us as we leave our spiritual Egypt to enter
into the “wilderness of life” to accomplish our “forty two steps” process to become more and more like יהושע.
We also were “children of the sun” meaning, living in idolatry according to the
spirit of the world:
Eph 2:2 WhereinG1722
G3739 in time pastG4218
ye walkedG4043 accordingG2596 to theG3588
courseG165 of thisG5127 world,G2889
accordingG2596 to theG3588 princeG758
of theG3588
powerG1849 of theG3588 air,G109
theG3588 spiritG4151 that now workethG1754 G3568 inG1722
theG3588 childrenG5207 of disobedience:G543
Ramses is in the district of Goshen, the most fertile
place in Mitzarayim (Egypt). It is very interesting that יהוה bring his children from a fertile and rich land
into a place where there is nothing, an empty place where they will have to
live by faith! Do you think it is
different today? I know Christians will tell you that when you come to “Jesus”
you are blessed and “G-d” will give you all financial abundance when you pay
your “tithe” to your pastor. This is a doctrine of devils, because the Torah
teach us another way, where the children of Israel are brought in the
wilderness to learn purity and “emeth”,
to trust יהוה
Habakkuk
write: The just shall live bys is Faith (Hab. 2:4)..................
The Hebrew
word used here for “faith” is: Strong’s # H530 אמנה
ĕmûnâh
BDB
Definition: 1) firmness, fidelity, steadfastness,
steadiness.....
The word “faith” is only two times
used in the all Tanak, in D’avarim (Deuteronomie) 32:20 and Habakkuk,
while we can find more than 230 times the Greek word:
---- Strong’s
#G4102 pistis pis'-tis......... From G3982;
persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious
truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of
religious (Gospel) truth
itself: - assurance, belief,
believe, faith, fidelity.................. We
see that the two words “emunah” and “pistis” are speaking the same “fidelity”
on Yah’s word through reliance on יהושע;
before the children of Israel had to follow Moshe and trust him that he was sent of Elohim
to bring them in the promise Land!....
I
will post the Hebrew meaning for TRUST according
to the old Ancient Hebrew, from Jeff Benner:
Trust
Three Hebrew
words are translated
as “trust,” but
the word “trust” is an abstract word whereas the
original Hebrew words are very concrete
in their meanings.
Yehovah is my
rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer; my El, my
strength, in whom
I will trust (hhasah)...
Psalm 18:2 (KJV)
This
is the word חָסָה hox
hhasah [H:2620] meaning
“to lean on someone
or something.” If
you are hiking
with a group
of your friends and
sprain your ankle,
you are going
to lean on
one of your companions to help you out of the
wilderness. According to this verse, we
can lean on God when things get tough.
In
El I will praise
his word, in El I
have put my trust (betahh); I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Psalm
56:4 (KJV)
This is the word בָּטַח batahh [H:982]
with the concrete meaning “to cling.”
A related word, אֲבַטִּיַח avatiyahh
[H:20] , is a melon which clings
to the vine.
Even though the
melon is huge,
just as our problems
seem to be,
the vine is
very small. We
may not see God, but he is our strength, the one who
nourishes us just as the vine nourishes the melon.
My
righteousness is near;
my salvation is
gone forth, and
mine arms shall
judge the people;
the isles shall wait
upon me, and
on mine arm
shall they trust (yahhal).
Isaiah 51:5 (KJV)
This is the word יָחַל yahhal [H:3176]
and is sometimes translated as “trust” but more frequently as “hope.”
This word does not mean to wonder if
something will happen
and “hope” it
does, but to “know” something
will happen. We do not hope God will protect
us,
we “know” he
will. In the
above passage, the
image of holding onto God's arm
for support can be seen. The word for the arm
is זְרוֹעָה
zero’ah [H:2220] and
is a Hebraic
euphemism for “strength,” from
the strength in
the arm. This
passage is saying
the people will know God's strength
will save them.
Notice that
each of these
three Hebrew words
we have just discussed—hhasah, betahh,
and yahhal—all have
one letter in common,
the letter חַ (hhet). In the
ancient Pictographic script used
to write Hebrew,
this letter appeared
as h, a
picture of a
wall
What
is the function of a wall? Ancient cities had a wall surrounding them to
protect the city from invaders. The walls of a structure not
only protect the
occupants from the
elements outside, but also support the roof of the structure. As we can
see, the function of a wall is to protect and support, which is also the
meaning behind the three Hebrew words translated as “trust.”
What
is the function of a wall? Ancient cities had a wall surrounding them to
protect the city from invaders. The walls of a structure not
only protect the
occupants from the
elements outside, but also support the roof of the structure. As we can
see, the function of a wall is to protect and support, which is also the
meaning behind the three Hebrew words translated as “trust.”
Zechariah
2:10 ...for I have scattered
you like the four directions of the heavens.
Four is the number
representing exile.”
we should learn from our
forefather and give all our heart to put our trust “emunah”, “pistis” in יהושע,
to bring us into the Kingdom, but let us go now and follow our forefather to
see what is prepared for us to learn;
--- 1.Succoth:
Hebrew Strong’s #5523 plur. From #5521; booth.
Singular #5521 Sukkah: from #5520 (sooke)
a hut, booth, cottage, covert, tabernacle, and tent. ...........
The First
step when יהוה
delivered the children
of Israel is to bring them in a new place. Egypt
or Mitzrayim was a place of bondage,
both, physically and spiritually. The children of Israel (carnal man) needed to
leave Egypt (Physical + spiritual bondage: Idolatry) following their “deliverer”
(Moshe) in order to enter their new life, following יהוה Elohim of their forefathers, Abraham, Itzak, and Ya’acov....
They
leave Egypt (physical + spiritual bondage) and found themselves in Succoth (booth,
tabernacle, tent). During the 40 Years in the wilderness, the children of
Israel will live in tents (Succoth).......
Parallel with Messiah: יהושע was the “Logo” (Yochanan 1:1), the thoughts and innermost plan of יהוה, becoming
flesh (reality). The Word through Yehoshua
dwelt (tabernacle) among us (Yochanan
1:14)................
Kefa speak of his body as a tabernacle (Succoth) 2nd
Kefa 1:13-14......
In these
verses we see that this body we have (tabernacle or tent) is only for a certain
time. Kefa goes on saying that this
body (tabernacle, tent) will decease (been destroyed,
come to nothing) 2nd Kefa 1:15, Greek for the word
decease, Strong’s # 1841 “exodus”: an exit, death, deceases,
departing.
The word
“exodus” is combined from the Greek preposition denoting the origin (the point
whence motion or action proceeds), from, out (of, place, time) “ek” and
the Greek word “hodos” (Ek – hodos): a road, a progress, a journey......
Kefa knew that he will leave the “Succoth”
(tabernacle) at the end of his journey.....
In Sh’mot
12:34 the children of Israel left the place where they were in bondage to go on
a journey in order to change their life, to serve Elohim: Sh’mot 10:3, 8:1,
3:12, 18.
The first step of redemption is deliverance from the world of sin (Egypt, Mitzrayim)
Col 1:13 who hath delivered us from the power of
darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
. The
children of Israel didn’t know what will happen to them in this new “freedom”. They got a redeemer (Moshe)
sent by Elohim. Moshe was the example of devotion to יהוה, and the children of
Israel were example of the ‘carnal man’ nature. When Yehoshua came, his disciples were also carnal, before becoming
spiritual people (Matt.16:20-23, Mark 9:33-34, Matt.26:33-34).
During the
different camps in the wilderness we see the children of Israel (carnal man)
being confronted by different situations. These
situations represent spirituals steps in every man life, which must be
mastered in order to enter the “promise land” (eternal life). We cannot over past one step in order to
come to the next.
When we
start to follow יהושע and recognize him as our Saviour and Master, it will affect our life, spiritually and
physically (life circumstances) יהושע says I have not come to bring peace: ---- Mat 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword,1
Footnote: 1In Lk. 12:51 the word “division”
is used, while “sword” has the same meaning here. Mat 10:35 for I have come to bring division, a man against his father, a daughter
against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law – Mat 10:36 and a man’s enemies are those of his own household.1 Footnote:
1Lk. 12:53, Mic. 7:6……
We are going
to leave our “spiritual Egypt” (mitzrayim)
and put on our tabernacle (Succoth). Our body is no more the most important for
we know now that another (Succoth, house) await us in heaven ( Yochanan 14:2-3, 2nd Corint.
5:1-2)*The Greek word for house is here “Oikia”,
Strong’s # 3614 from # 3624 residence in the abstract form, but
concrete: an abode, family,
dwelling. In Yochanan 14 the Greek
word for mansion is Strong’s # 3438 mone (money), residence, abode....
We can see
that this “house” “mansion” is the everlasting abode or “glorified body” and not
a “house with garden” as it is taught in Christianity circle. We speak here of
spiritual identity.... The Children of Israel (carnal man) had to let
everything behind, save what Elohim
told them to take. They left the leaven (spiritual sin) and brought the dough
to make bread. Bread is a picture of Messiah.
To leave Egypt behind us is not easy. The children of Israel (carnal man) spent
430 years among the Egyptians (idolaters and immoral people from the world).
They were entangled and enslaved, afflicted, and brought to nothing by the
forces of darkness.
We
must understand that to study the TORAH is not only to read but also to meditate
(Psalm 1:2) in order to receive what Elohim
has for us... To meditate is to take the word, like the cow that take the grass
and chew on it again and again before it can produce pure milk. Meditation transcends the natural man
to bring forth fruits of righteousness (YeshaYahu
51:7).....
Isa 51:7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness,
the people in whose heart is my Torah; fear ye not the reproach
of men, neither be ye afraid of their reviling……………..
The first
step in the wilderness Rameses to the
second Succoth start just after having
take part to the Passover (Pesach).
1Co 5:7 Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, so
that you are a new lump, as you are unleavened. For also Messiah our Passover was offered for us.
Pesach is our first step of redemption. The children
of Israel (carnal man) under Moshe ate the Pesach. יהושע is our Lamb (Yochanan 1:29, Rev.5:6). The meaning is to become one with Him
(Echad in Hebrew, unit).
The
renewed covenant was brought by יהושע (Matt. 26:26-29). In Hebrew the word for
“renewed covenant” is “Brit HaChadasha”
and refers to the prophet YirmeYahu
(31:31, 33:14, Yechezk’El 37:26-27, Hebr. 8:8-12)
Christianity
rejects the teaching of the Torah and endorses the doctrines of the Roman Catholic
Church. The prophet Hoshea speak to
the House of Israel also called Ephraim which later will be called
“Christianity”, from the third century under Emperor Constantine, before turning back to the truth, the Torah in the
very last days, as it happen to you and me today. ....
When
we take part in the sacrifice of the Lamb of EL, we start a new life we come to
Succoth to dwell in tents: This mean from now on Yehoshua will lead us through
our personal wilderness. Will we be like the children of Israel (carnal
man) or like Yohushua the Son of Nun
and Caleb?
Only
Yohushua and Caleb among those who left Egypt (world bondage) and above the age of
twenty were able to enter the promise land. All other from twenty and above,
died in the wilderness...
The
Hebrew word for wilderness is the
word, Strong’s # midbar; mem (40),
dalet(4), beth(2), resh (200) (Total 246), from # 1696: in the sense of
driving; a pasture –i.e; open field whither cattle are driven, by impl. Desert
# 1696 dabar: dalet, beth, resh: to arrange, but used fig. (of words) to speak,
to
subdue, answer, command; declare, pronounce, rehearse,
say....
This
is the place where יהוה
will commune with His
people in order to bring them to subdue their carnal nature to Him.....
We
see also יהושע
been led in the
wilderness in order to be tempted (Like 4:1-2).....
The
number 40 (days or years) represent, change, test and trials. This
is a period in life for every disciple.....
The
forty years are also pointing to the last days, as I have explain in another “parasha”, if we look at the sod (mystery)
meaning of theses forty years we will see that they represent the period
between יהושע
first coming and his
second coming to establish יהוה’Kingdom. Just
look how we can see it:
-40 years is the number for renewing,
test and trials. Since יהושע’s first coming we have
two thousand years (2000), forty (40) times fifty (50) is equal to two thousand.
Yes I know you will ask why then fifty? Do you remember that we saw that יהוה count the time according to the “yovel” (Jubilee)
which last 49 years and is proclaimed on the 50th year! Fifty “yovel” from יהושע first coming to our time it’s equal
to two thousand years or forty Yovel, representing forty years of the children
of Israel in the wilderness.
How
do we know that יהושע was coming during a Yovel
year, because at the time יהושע came the “yovel”
was no more kept in Israel, only the “sh”mita
the year of rest.... I will show you something. In the book of Luke we read
something very interesting that many have overlooked: -
Luk 4:17 and the scroll of the prophet Yeshayahu was handed to Him (יהושע). And having unrolled the
scroll, He found the place where it was written:
Luk 4:18 “The Spirit of יהוה is upon Me,1
because He has anointed Me to bring the Good News to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the
broken-hearted, to proclaim release
to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away
crushed ones with a release, Footnote: 1Isa. 61:1-3….
Luk
4:19 to
proclaim the acceptable year of יהוה.”1 Footnote: 1Isa.
61:1-2. Luk
4:20 and having rolled up the
scroll, He gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in
the congregation were fixed upon Him.
Luk
4:21 and He began to say to
them, “Today this Scripture has been
filled in your hearing.”
Luk
4:22 and all were bearing
witness to Him, and marvelled at the pleasant words that came out of His mouth.
The
understanding comes from the verse 21 “Today
this scripture has been filled or fulfilled in your hearing”. What was fulfilled when יהושע
read this scroll
passage?
In
Hebrew tradition this passage of the Haftorah
was read during Yom Kippur and the “Parasha” was read:
Lev 25:8 ‘And you shall count seven Sabbaths of years for yourself, seven
times seven years. And the time of the seven Sabbaths of years
shall be to you forty-nine years. Lev 25:9
‘You shall then sound a ram’s horn (shofar) to pass through on
the tenth day of the seventh month, on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) cause a ram’s horn to pass
through all your land. Lev 25:10
‘And you shall set the fiftieth year apart, and proclaim release (set the captive free Luke 4:18) throughout all the land to all its inhabitants, it
is a Jubilee (Yovel)for you. And each of you shall return
to his possession, and
each of you return to his clan.
Lev 25:11 ‘The fiftieth year is a Jubilee to you. Do
not sow, nor reap what grows of its own, nor gather from its unpruned vine.
Lev 25:12 ‘It is a Jubilee
(Yovel), it is set-apart to you. Eat from the field
its crops. Lev 25:13 ‘In the Year of this
Jubilee (Luke 4:19) let each one of you return to his possession. Lev 25:14 ‘And when you sell whatever to your neighbour or buy from the hand of
your neighbour, do not
exploit one another................
The “year of Yovel” is called the “acceptable
year of יהוה
יהושע omitted to quote Yeshayahu in
full:
Isa 61:2 to
proclaim the acceptable year of יהוה, and the day of vengeance of our Elohim,
to comfort all who mourn…………….
Because
the day of vengeance will be when יהושע come to
establish יהוה’Kingdom:.
Rev 6:17 “because the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”.......
Rev 11:18 “And
the nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and
to give the reward to Your
servants the prophets and to the set-apart ones, and to those who fear Your Name, small and great, and to destroy those
who destroy the earth.”
In
order to leave “Egypt” (our spiritual bondage) and be successful we need the
circumcision of the heart. The children of Israel (carnal man) were circumcised
in order to take part at the Pesach Lamb feast. Circumcision, point to the attitude of the
heart, there will be a teaching on it separately. The Torah teaches that even a
stranger need to be circumcised in order to take part to the Passover.
The
scripture is a progressive revelation from the natural, to the spiritual. Sha’ul explains that first come the
natural and then the spiritual (1st Corint. 15:46-48). Circumcision
is not a prerequisite to salvation (Acts 15:1, 10, 20, 21). The process was to
follow the Torah principles given by the apostles in Acts 15:20. It doesn’t
nullify circumcision, but it is not required for salvation. By looking closely in the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), we will
see something interesting....
The
word for circumcision in Greek is Strong’s
# 4059 “peritemo”: to cut around. For uncircumcision we have the Greek
word, Strong’s #203 “akrobustia”: not circumcised. If we
go to......
1st Corint 7:18 was
anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised?
Let him not be circumcised...... The Greek word used here is Strong’s word # 1986 «epismaomai»:
to draw over efface the mark of
circumcision (by recovering with the foreskin). We know from the apocrypha
that in the time when the Greek invaded Israel and began to build sport arenas
4th centuries before יהושע, many Yehudin
removed the mark of circumcision. They wanted to be like the Greek. During
sport, especially wrestling, men were naked and everybody could see that they
were uncircumcised...... From the book of Maccabees:
-1Macc 1:10 and
there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of
Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year
of the kingdom of the Greeks. 1Ma
1:11 In
those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let
us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since
we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 1Ma 1:12 So this device
pleased them well. 1Ma 1:13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they
went to the king, who gave them licence to
do after the ordinances of the heathen: 1Ma
1:14 Whereupon
they built a place of exercise at
Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 1Ma 1:15
and made themselves uncircumcised,
and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were
sold to do mischief. …….
Circumcision
is first the sign of Abraham. The covenant’s sign between Elohim and Abraham, and his household B’reshit 17:10-14, 26-27:
“This is My covenant which you guard between Me and you, and your seed after
you: Every male child among you is to be circumcised. ......Gen 17:11 “And you shall circumcise the flesh of your
foreskin, and it shall become a sign of the covenant between Me and you. Gen 17:12 “And a son of eight days is circumcised by
you, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or
bought with silver from any foreigner who is not of your seed. Gen 17:13 “He who is born in your house, and he who
is bought with your silver, has to be circumcised. So shall My covenant be in
your flesh, for an everlasting covenant. Gen 17:14
“And an uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his
foreskin, his life shall be cut off from his people – he has broken My
covenant.” Gen 17:26 Aḇraham and his son
Yishmaʽĕl were circumcised that same day.
Gen 17:27 and all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with silver
from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
2
from Succoth, and encamped in Etham. ...... Etham
is Strong’s # 7097, “quatesh” from #
7096 “qatsah: to cut off, to destroy, to scrape off. Verse 20: Etham,
in the edge of the wilderness! The children of Israel have not yet gone through
the sea of reed, which is a picture of the spiritual burial in Messiah for
every believer:
1Co 10:1 For I do not wish you to be ignorant,
brothers, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 1Co 10:2 and all were immersed into Mosheh in the cloud and in the sea,
Rom 6:3 or do you not know that as many of us as were immersed into Messiah יהושע were
immersed into His death? ………………
The
Greek word here in Rom. 6:3 for “immersed is the Greek Strong’s # 907 Baptizo: From a derivative of G911; to make
whelmed (that is, fully wet);
used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially
(technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism: - baptist, baptize,
wash.
# G911: baptō bap'-to A primary verb; to whelm,
that is, cover wholly with a fluid; in the New Testament only in a
qualified or specific sense, that is, (literally) to moisten (a part of
one’s person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye): - dip............
Etham is the
place to destroy the bondage before been immersed (baptized which
is Mikveh in Hebrew, to immerse). The bondage of the children of Israel,
(carnal man) was the Egyptian, idolatry, immorality, which made the people to
forget the Torah of their forefathers. We also need to remove idolatry and
immoral behaviour from our life before been “immersed” in Messiah יהושע.
Remember as I know some of you who have been “immersed”, baptized year after
having accepted the Torah in their life! Have you been baptized in the name of יהושע
Messiah, or are you
still be baptized in the “Greek Jesus” Have you left “Etham”?
Apostle Sha’ul says:
----- 2Co
6:14 Do not become unevenly
yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and
lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness? 2Co 6:15 and
what agreement has Messiah with Beliyaʽal? Or what part does a believer have
with an unbeliever? ....2Co 6:16 and
what union has the Dwelling Place of Elohim with idols? For you are a Dwelling
Place of the living Elohim, as Elohim has said, “I shall dwell in them and walk
among them, and I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be My people.”
2Co 6:17 Therefore, “Come out from among them and be separate, says יהוה, and
do not touch what is unclean, and I shall receive you. ….
Etham is
still not far from Egypt, from Rameses.
יהוה manifest now is presence by the pillar of cloud
by day and the pillar of fire by night. Twenty four hours was the presence of יהוה among His people. Is it different today?
Today
יהוה is also Twenty four hours present among us and
in us by His Ruach (Spirit).... Once
we leave our spiritual Egypt, we will follow the Ruach HaQodesh (Set Apart Spirit) who will lead us and guide us,
----
John 16:13 “But when He comes, the Spirit of the Truth, He shall guide you into all the truth. For He shall not speak from
Himself, but whatever He hears He shall speak, and He shall announce to you
what is to come...
יהוה
never promised us to give
us an easy way as many in Christianity would like to believe: 2Th 1:3 We
ought to give thanks to Elohim always for you, brothers, as it is proper,
because your belief grows exceedingly,
and the love every one of you has for
each other is increasing, .... 2Th 1:4 so that we ourselves boast of you among the assemblies of Elohim for
your endurance and belief in all your
persecutions and afflictions which you are bearing, ... 2Th 1:5 clear
evidence of the righteous judgment of Elohim, in order for you to be counted worthy of the reign of Elohim,
for which you also suffer, ............
3. Migdol, which means:Tower. Sh’mot
14:1-3 and יהוה spoke
to Mosheh, saying,…… Exo 14:2 “Speak to the
children of Yisra’ĕl (carnal man), that they turn and camp before Pi Haḥiroth, between Miḡdol and the
sea, opposite Baʽal Tsephon – camp
before it by the sea.
Exo
14:3 “For Pharaoh shall say of
the children of Yisra’ĕl (carnal man), ‘They are entangled in the land, the wilderness
has closed them in.’
The Hebrew word for “entangled ‘is Strong’s # H5462
סגר
Shin
(300), gimel (3), resh(200) (total 503) sâgar
saw-gar' A primitive root; to shut
up; figuratively to surrender:
- close up, deliver (up), give
over (up), inclose, X pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together),
stop, X straitly.
On one side the sea of reed, on the
other side Migdol, the “tower” over Ba’al Tsephon:…… Strong’s #H1189………בּעל צפון
ba‛al tsephôn bah'-al
tsef-one'......From H1168 and H6828 (in the sense of cold) (according
to others as Egyptian form of Typhon, the destroyer); Baal
of winter; Baal Tsephon, a place in Egypt: -
Baal-zephon.......H1168: ba‛al The same as H1167; Baal, a Phoenician deity: - Baal, [plural] Baalim...........H6828
tsâphôn tsâphôn From H6845;
properly hidden, that is, dark; used only of the north
as a quarter (gloomy and unknown): - north (-ern, side, -ward,
wind)......
Pharaoh is a picture of HaSatan a Hebrew word Strong’s # 7854 שׂטן śâṭân..... saw-tawn'......
From H7853; an opponent;
especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch enemy of good: -
adversary, Satan, withstand....... H7853 śâṭan A primitive root; to attack, (figuratively) accuse: - (be an) adversary, resist.
Here you know why Pharaoh is a
picture of HaSatan, he was the one
thinking now they cannot move I will attack them and destroy them. He was the
adversary. Pharaoh was persuaded that he could destroy the children of
Israel because his deity (statute) was still there and survived the plagues.
Pihahiroth:
meaning, the mouth of the gorges. It seems to be a place where nobody can
escape his destiny. The Egyptians (unbelievers) thought that now it was the end
of the children of Israel (carnal man) and they could destroy them. They saw
their Ba’al (deity, Lord) Ba’al Tzephon and were confident. It is
a great error to underestimate Elohim’s
power. Many today boast themselves and make fun about “god” and go their own
way like the Egyptian. The carnal man, the children of Israel looked at the
natural .
-Exo 14:10 and when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Yisra’ĕl lifted their eyes
and saw the Mitsrites coming up after them. And they were greatly afraid, so the children of Yisra’ĕl cried out to יהוה.
The carnal man is afraid because he
cannot overcome in his own power! Panic come verse 11. “It was better to die in
Egypt”
Exo 14:11 and they said to Mosheh, “Did you take us away to die in the wilderness
because there are no graves in Mitsrayim? What is this you have done to us, to
bring us up out of Mitsrayim? ...Exo 14:12 “Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Mitsrayim, saying, ‘Leave
us alone and let us serve the Mitsrites?’ For it would have been better for us
to serve the Mitsrites than to die in the wilderness.”
How
it is with us when trials come, how do we react? Do we cry as the Children of
Israel do or do we do like King David, singing?
Psa 9:1 I praise You, O יהוה,
with all my heart; I declare all Your wonders.
Psa 9:2 I rejoice and exult in You; I sing praise to Your
Name, O Most High. Psa 9:3 When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish
before You. Psa 9:4 for You executed my right and my cause, You sat on
the throne judging in righteousness. Psa 9:10 and those who know Your Name trust in You, for You have not forsaken those
who seek You, O יהוה…… The conflict between the natural or
carnal man and the inner man, the spiritual man is still there when we begin to
follow Messiah. This is why we need Elohim to bring us into the wilderness
to test us, prove us, teach us to know Him and grow in faith. …. The concept of
faith in Hebrew comes from the word “emunah”
to trust, to put our trust in יהוה, in spite of all appearances in our
daily situation.
Faith is build on the Torah which when it penetrate our understanding will
transform us in spiritual being. It is the power of Elohim in us that draw us from canal to spiritual.
Deu 32:20 and he said,H559 I will hideH5641
my faceH6440 fromH4480 them, I will seeH7200 whatH4100
their endH319 shall be: forH3588 theyH1992
are a very frowardH8419 generation,H1755 childrenH1121
in whom is noH3808
faith. ..The following verse is
well known among the believers. ..Hab 2:4 Behold,H2009 his soulH5315
which is lifted upH6075 is not uprightH3474 H3808 in him: but the justH6662 shall liveH2421 by his faith.....
In
this two verses, the word for faith is Strong’s # אמנה
אמוּנה 'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh
em-oo-naw', em-oo-naw'
Feminine of H529; literally firmness; figuratively security; moral fidelity: - faith
(-ful, -ly, -ness, [man]), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth,
verily......... These
are the only two places where the word “emunah”
is used. : The just shall live by faith!
The
other word translated as “trust” is the Hebrew word: strong’s # H2620 חסה
châsâh khaw-saw'... A
primitive root; to flee for protection
(compare H982); figuratively to confide
in: - have hope, make refuge, (put) trust...... H982bâṭach baw-takh'..... A primitive root; properly to hide
for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620);
figuratively to trust, be confident or sure: - be bold
(confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to)
hope, (put, make to) trust....... Here some verses using these words.
Psa 2:12 KissH5401 the Son,H1248
lestH6435 he be angry,H599 and ye perishH6 from
the way,H1870 whenH3588 his wrathH639
is kindledH1197 but a little.H4592 BlessedH835
are allH3605 they that put their trustH2620
in him. ....
Psa 5:11 But
let allH3605 those that put their trustH2620
in thee rejoice:H8055 let them everH5769 shout for joy,H7442 because thou defendestH5526 them:H5921
let them also that loveH157 thy
nameH8034 be joyfulH5970 in thee.
Psa 9:10 and they that knowH3045 thy nameH8034
will put their trustH982 in thee: forH3588 thou, יהוה,H3068 hast notH3808
forsakenH5800 them that seekH1875 thee. ....
Psa 16:1 MichtamH4387 of David.H1732 PreserveH8104
me, O Elohim:H410 forH3588 in
thee do I put my trust.H2620
Psa 119:42 So shall
I have wherewithH1697 to answerH6030 him that reproachethH2778 me: forH3588
I trustH982
in thy word.
Pro 3:5 TrustH982 inH413
יהוה H3068 with allH3605 thine heart;H3820 and leanH8172
notH408 untoH413 thine own understanding.. Nah 1:7 יהוה H3068 is good,H2896 a strong holdH4581 in the dayH3117
of trouble;H6869 and he knowethH3045 them that trustH2620 in him. ......
These are few examples for trusting יהוה......Faith
is not what Christianity proclaims! The Hebrew faith is based on יהוה’s word. It is a sure and unchangeable fact,
settled in heaven for ever. .........Psa 119:89
Forever, O יהוה, Your word stands firm in the
heavens. …..יהוה continues to
disclose His mighty plan and Moshe says in a dual language verse
Exo 14:13 and
Mosheh said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the
deliverance of יהוה, which He does for you today.
For the Mitsrites whom you see today, you are never, never to see again. Exo 14:14 “יהוה does fight for you, and you keep still.” ……….
The Hebrew word for salvation used here for the second
time in the scriptures is strong’s H3444 ישׁוּעה
yeshû‛âh yesh-oo'-aw….. Y’shuah written: Yod(10), shin(300),
vav(6), He(5), (total 321)…………
The name of our Saviour: Yehoshua: יהושע Yod (10),
He(5),vav(6), shin(300), Ayin (70) (total 386)....... Feminine passive
participle of H3467; something saved, that is, (abstractly) deliverance; hence aid, victory, prosperity: - deliverance,
health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare........
H3467 yâsha, yaw-shah'......... A primitive root; properly to be
open, wide or free,
that is, (by implication) to be
safe; causatively to free or succor: - X at all,
avenging, defend, deliver (-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring
(having) salvation, save (-iour), get victory.
Now the
children of Israel (carnal man) will undergo the crossing of the sea of reed
which will bring them out of the contact/sight from the Egyptians (the world). They
will enter the wilderness, the place of testing and trials. This process is the
same for talmidin disciples today,
the process of “sanctification, set apartness, to become more and more “Qadosh” unto יהוה. יהוה
choose Egypt as a
microcosm of the world today, to teach His people. We must understand that the
life of our forefathers is a picture of our carnal condition when we come to יהושע
and leave the world
system.......................
Yochanan says:
1Jn 2:15 Do not love the world (Egypt) nor
that which is in the world (worldly pleasures, money, riches, fame or personal
gain). If anyone loves the world, the love of the
Father is not in him.
1Jn 2:16 because all that is in the world
(Egypt) – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life –
is not of the Father but is of the world. 1Jn 2:17 and the world passes away,
and the lust of it, but the one doing the desire of Elohim remains forever. ....
The passing of the sea is just the
beginning of our spiritual journey. The children of Israel (carnal man) though
they were now finished with their trouble, now that the Egyptians were behind
them most of them destroyed by the hand of Elohim. They will soon see that the
carnal nature is not subdued in one day. The sanctification process is
a long journey through life. The evil inclination, called in Hebrew “yetzer HaRa” entered the world with
Adam. The name Adam refers to mankind or human being; Strong’s # 120 Adam, Alep
(1), dalet (4), mem (final 600), (total 605): a human being. From # 119 ruddy
because he was the colour of the soil. To show blood........
We don’t inherit in our DNA the sin of Adam, as it is taught in
Christianity. I met
a pastor who explained the scholar that the sin of Adam is like when you record
a tape. If the first recording has an error on it, all after that will be
recorded from it will carry the same error.
The carnal nature is inherited from the flesh nature, which can’t do
nothing without the spirit been connected to Elohim through יהושע Messiah. It is so that we can discern if
somebody is a real believer or not. Someone can make errors and even sin and
still be spiritual he will repent and start again. As the process of renewing
will increase in his life, more light will be seen in him and sin has no power
anymore. It sound very good, how then,
why does יהוה speaking to Abel says:
Gen 4:6 and יהוה said to Qayin, “Why are you wroth? And why is your
face fallen? Gen
4:7 “If you do well, is there
not acceptance? And if you do not do well,
sin is crouching at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should master it.”
How could Qayin
(Cain) master sin if it is in the DNA (blood)?
The Torah teaches
us to choose between the “Yetzer HaRa” (evil inclination and “Yetzer Tov” (good inclination)
Deu 4:5 “See, I have taught you laws and
right-rulings, as יהוה my
Elohim commanded me, to do thus in the land which you go to possess.
Deu
4:6 “And you shall guard and
do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the
peoples who hear all these laws, and they shall say, ‘Only a wise and
understanding people is this great nation!’…Deu 10:12 “And now, Yisra’ĕl,
what is יהוה your
Elohim asking of you, but to fear יהוה your Elohim, to walk in all His ways and to love
Him, and to serve יהוה your
Elohim with all your heart and with all your being, ..Deu 10:13 to guard the commands of יהוה and His laws which I command you today for your
good?
Deu 11:26 ‘See, I am setting before you today
a blessing and a curse:
Deu 11:27 the blessing, when you obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I command you today;
Deu
11:28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim, but turn aside from the way which I
command you today, to go after other mighty ones which you have not known. . Deu 30:19 “I have called the
heavens and the earth as witnesses today against you: I have set before you
life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore you shall choose life, so
that you live, both you and your seed,...
Sin according to Yochanan is not DNA oriented, it is the transgression of the Torah
(Yochanan.3:4)
B’reshit teaches us that Elohim created light and darkness. Shaul explain this to the Thessalaonians
referring to B’reshit 1:3-5
1Th 5:4 but you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this Day should
overtake you as a thief.
1Th 5:5 for you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the
night nor of darkness. .....
Christianity
has not understood until today that the renewing of the mind as it is taught by
Sh’aul in Romans 12:2, is to accept
the Torah’s teaching and let the word penetrate our soul and wash away our
carnal mind, putting our ego, the “I”,
“me” in the right place. יהושע says:
Mat 10:24 “A taught one (talmid/disciple) is not above his teacher, nor a servant
above his master. .......
In
the sod meaning we can see the ego (servant) and the master (Yehoshua in us)...........
4. Marah: Strong’s # 4785 מרה
mârâh maw-raw' : mem(40), resh(200),
He(5), (Total 245)
The same as H4751
feminine; bitter; Marah,
a place in the Desert: - Marah...... H4751 mar mârâh mar, maw-raw'...... From H4843;
bitter
(literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or
(adverbially) bitterly: - + angry,
bitter (-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented,
X great, heavy....... Three days in the wilderness and found no water, sh’mot 15:22. See the last famine in the
book of Amos......
Amo 8:11 “See, days are coming,” declares the Master יהוה, “that
I shall send a hunger in the land, not a hunger for bread, nor a thirst for
water, but for hearing the Words of יהוה……
Only three days
after having crossed the sea of reed the children of Israel (carnal man) face a
new testing. Everything what Elohim has
done before them in Egypt and on the way to the sea of reed is forgotten. They
murmur against Moshe יהוה anointed………….
Murmur:
Strong’s # 3885 לין לוּן
lûn lîyn loon, leen written Lamed (30), vav (6), nun (final 700) (total 736)... A
primitive root; to stop
(usually over night); by implication to stay permanently; hence (in a bad
sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain): -
abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night,
(cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain,
tarry (all night, that night)......
Moshe intercede before יהוה
who show him a tree
to be thrown into the water and the water became sweet..........
Water is a euphemism for the Torah, the living word Ephesians: 5:26, Yochanan
5:3.........
Tovia from Yashanet (an excellent web site to
learn) explains that this tree is an euphemism for the Torah, or “tree of life”.
If we look in a deeper meaning, Christianity says today that the “law” is
bondage. Here we see that the tree made the water sweet. ... Ya’acov call the Torah, “Torah of
liberty” (Ya’acov 1:1:25) referring
to psalm 119:44-45
Psa 119:43 and takeH5337 notH408 the
wordH1697 of truthH571 utterlyH5704 H3966 out of my mouth;H4480 H6310 forH3588
I have hopedH3176 in thy judgments.H4941 Psa 119:44 So shall I keepH8104 thy TorahH8451
continuallyH8548 for everH5769 and ever.H5703
Psa 119:45 and I will walkH1980 at liberty:H7342 forH3588
I seekH1875 thy precepts.H6490
After having
walk without water, many in Christianity become lukewarm, neither cold nor
warm. Shaul says that the Torah is Qadosh (holy) and Tov (good) (Romans 7;12), he goes further verse 14 to explain that
the Torah is SPIRITUAL and that only the spiritual man can delight in it verse
22....
Rom 7:22 For I delight in the Torah of Elohim1 according to the inward man..This was the problem of our forefathers.
They didn’t approach the Torah by faith but by the letter as it is today by the
orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox Yehudin. Sha’ul says the letter kills (2nd
Corint. 3:6) and the Ruach (Spirit)
gives life....
In the
natural or physical life, water is needed for the body. We cannot live without
the body will dry up like a tree without water in the desert.....
This is the
same with the inner man or spiritual man; he needs the water of the word in
order to overcome. At Marah, the
children of Israel (carnal man) were like dry trees, the word they heard from
Moshe was not in them, circumstances prevailed because they look at them with
their natural eyes. They murmured against Moshe. We should learn to trust יהושע
to lead us through our
wilderness and to overcome. How is it with us, do we let the word penetrate our
inner man and give us life?.... יהוה says that he proved them (sh’mot 15:25). To prove or to test, this
is how יהוה does with His people. He presented himself as יהוה Rapha (יהוה has healeth thee). ....
Rapha: Strong’s # 7495: to cure, (cause to) heal, to
mend (by stitching)...... The diseases from the Egyptians found in D’varim
28:27 in the list of the curse, will יהוה bring upon His people because of
rebellion...........5. ….and they came to Elim
Elim: Strong’s # 362 Alep (1), lamed(30), mem
(final600) (total 631). Palm tree,
form from # 352 ayil: strength,
hence anything strong, a pilaster............Exo 15:27…..and
they came to Ělim, where there were twelve
fountains of water and seventy palm
trees. And they camped there by the
waters. ...
The
place refers to “palm trees” a euphemism for righteous people (Psalm 92:12)...
Psa 92:12 The
righteous one flourishes like a palm tree, He grows like a cedar in Leḇanon.......
The
Twelve wells of water are picture of the word of the Torah for the twelve
children of Ya’acov. Twelve is also
for perfect government on earth: Twelve tribes, twelve apostles, (Rev. 21:12, 14,
Matt. 19:28).....
Three
score and ten palm trees: Seventy the number is (10 x 7), ten the sum of all
numbers and seven the divine perfection on earth......
It
is said that this seventy palm trees represent the seventy nations of the world
found in the book of B’reshit, others
say that it is the number of Ya’acov’s
household when he went to Egypt.
Exo 1:5 and all those who were descendants of
Yaʽaqoḇ were seventy beings, as
Yosĕph was already in Mitsrayim. .....
The
nations as we know today are the fruits of many wars and quarrels among people.....
After the bitterness of Marah and the
fear that Elohim has forgotten them,
because the word of Torah was not in them, they came to a place to “drink”
fresh water the water in the place dig by their forefathers. The first five moves happened in a very short
time. Only thirty days from Ramses. ...
Exo 16:1 And they set out from Ělim, and all the
congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl came to the Wilderness of Sin, which
is between Ělim and Sinai, on the
fifteenth day of the second month after their going out of the land of
Mitsrayim. ....
When
we leave our spiritual Egypt (the bondage of the world system) we are
confronted after a short time with different situations between ecstasy
(overwhelming joy) coming from the salvation up to doubt and murmur. We leave
all behind us, friends, family, who do not understand us anymore, and the
carnal man is still not renewed. The Torah in our heart is still in the hidden
form. Our understanding will be many times challenged, and confusing may come
across our mind. ... יהוה knows about our situation, he is the
one who hold us and keep us in our ways. The carnal man cannot grasp what Elohim has prepared for those who love
him......
1Co 2:9 But as it has been written, “Eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, nor have entered
into the heart of man what Elohim has prepared for those who love Him”.........
Shaul is referring here to the
prophet YeshaYahu :
Isa 64:4 since the beginning of the ages
they have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any Elohim besides
You, who acts for those who wait for Him.
Jaimie Fausset and Brown give
following explanations: Isa 64:4 ---- perceived by the ear — Paul (1Co_2:9)
has for this, “nor have entered into the heart of man”; the virtual sense,
sanctioned by his inspired authority; men might hear with the outward ear, but
they could only by the Spirit “perceive” with the “heart” the spiritual
significance of God’s acts, both those in relation to Israel, primarily
referred to here, and those relating to the Gospel secondarily, which Paul
refers to…O God ... what he ... prepared — rather, “nor hath eye seen a god beside thee who doeth such things.” They refer to
God’s past marvelous acts in
behalf of Israel as a plea for His now interposing for His people; but the
Spirit, as Paul by inspiration shows, contemplated further God’s revelation in the Gospel, which abounds in
marvelous paradoxes never before heard of by carnal ear, not to be understood by mere human sagacity (discernment), and when
foretold by the prophets not fully perceived or credited; and even after the
manifestation of Messiah not to be
understood save through the inward teaching of the Holy Ghost. These are partly
past and present, and partly future; therefore Paul substitutes “prepared” for
“doeth,” though his context shows he includes all three. For “waiteth” he has
“love Him”; godly waiting on
Him must flow from love, and not mere fear…1Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because
fear holds punishment, and he who fears
has not been made perfect in love.
This is why
talmidin (disciples) are called to
walk according to the “ruach”
(Spirit) and not after the flesh.
6……and they removed from Elim, and encamped by the
sea of reed…
7. and they removed from the sea of reed and encamped in the wilderness of Sin….
Sin was the name of an Egyptian city and probably
desert adjoined (Strong). Sin means also
‘thorn”. Thorn does are dry plants growing in small bush in the desert. We
find thorn as sign of curse…..
Gen 3:17 ….and to the man He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of
your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘Do not
eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground because of you, in toil you are to eat of it
all the days of your life, .....Gen 3:18 and the ground shall bring forth thorns and thistles for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.....
8……and they took their journey out of the
wilderness of Sin, and encamped in DophKah.........
9……and they departed from Doph Kah and encamped in
Alush (also a place in the desert)........
DophKah Strongh’s # 1850 Dalet, (4), pey(80),
qof(100), He(5), (total(199), from # 1849 daphaq: a knock, to press severely
, beat, overdrive.....
For some
few days after they rest in Elim, the
pressure is coming again, and begin to manifest.....
10...and they removed from Alush and encamped at Rephidim,
were no water was for the people to drink. This is now the second time. The
first time in Marah the water was
bitter and it was the tree (euphmism for Torah) which made the water sweet....
Now the
people murmured and wanted to stone Moshe (read Yochanan 10:59, 11:31-32).
Here we
will see again how Elohim embed the mystery
of Messiah in the Torah. Verse 5-6 יהוה
command Moshe to go
with some of the elders and his rod, to go to Horeb and to smite the rock, and the water will come out of it
(verse 6). The place was called Massah
(Hebrew for temptation), and Meribah (heb; for strife).... There
is a second time later when Moshe will have to do with the rock to get water.
The second time he will be counted by יהוה
that he doesn’t believe
Elohim (Badmidbar 20:1). Moshe was commanded this time to “speak” to the rock,
instead Moshe, because of his anger against the children of Israel (carnal man) “smote” the rock
twice and the water came out... יהוה Elohim didn’t stop the water to run
but punished Moshe for his behaviour...These two passages in Sh’mot 17:6 and Badmidbar 20:10 are directly connected and give is a very deep
insight of what Elohim reveal to those who seek Ihm....
Horeb: Strong’s #2722 from # 2717 חרב chôrêb kho-rabe'....
From H2717;
desolate;
Choreb, a (generic) name for
the Sinaitic mountains: - Horeb...... H2717 chârab chârêb khaw-rab', khaw-rabe'.....
A primitive root; to parch (through drought), that is,
(by analogy) to desolate, destroy, kill: - decay,
(be) desolate, destroy (-er), (be) dry
(up), slay, X surely, (lay, lie, make)
waste....
I will not
take the glory for myself unfortunately I forgot to note the name of the
brother who gave this explanation; so to him I give the honour for this
revelation.... I must say that for many years I was looking for the explanation
why Elohim was so harsh toward Moshe, a faithful servant, telling him
that he had no faith! It was a riddle to me...
To
understand we will have to go into the sod or “mystery of the Torah” in order
to catch this beautiful hidden treasure.... יהושע told his talmidin (disciples) that to them it was given to know the “mystery”
(sod) (Mark 4:11)....
The rock in Marah,
picture יהושע
at his first coming to bring the Torah to people who were thirsty.
The rock at Marah represented the
first coming of Messiah who will be crush, stricken, bitten for us and out his impalement the water of the Torah will
become “sweet” to the talmidin....
The second
time in Horeb, Moshe was counted not
believing Elohim, because he was told
to speak and he smote the rock
twice..... יהושע will not die twice. Moshe was asked to act by speaking to the rock. Speaking was an act of faith (trusting
Elohim), pointing to all those who thirst for the living water. The anger made
Moshe blind for a short time. Let us learn from this action and walk by fait
speaking the word of life....
In Rephidim it is with another consequence that the
children of Israel (carnal man) had to do, following their murmuring against
Moshe. Amalek came verse 8, and fought against Israel.
Tovia from Yashanet
give us an interesting explanation for the deeper interpretation concerning
this situation.
Yehoshua fought against Amalek, and Moshe and Aaron went to the top of the hill. When Moshe
held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed (verse 10). So Hur and Aaron took stones and put them under Moshes’s arm so that both supported him and his hands remained up
until the going down of the sun. Yoshuah
won and discomfited Amalek....
Now, the
hands up looking toward heaven, the place of Elohim’s throne gave the victory. The hands down toward the earth
are where we get defeated, for our victory is in heaven where יהושע
is, at the right hand
of the Father...
Now we can
explain the relation between the children of Israel (carnal man) and Amalek! It is not obvious and only some
Hebrew understanding how to approach scriptures will help us to see what יהוה has put in His word....
Verse 7 from Sh’mot
17 we read:….and he called the name of the place ……..because of the chiding of
the children of Israel, and because they tempted יהוה
saying: “is יהוה among us or not?”
The children
of Israel doubted of the presence of
יהוה in their midst, to help them....
Do you
doubt also when you face challenge? The word for “doubt” in Hebrew is the word
“sufek”.
The word “sufek” and the word “Amalek” have the same gemetria, the
value counted with the letter from the Hebrew alphabet, which is 240: Sufek: samek(60), pey (80), Qof(100), (total 240).
Amalek: Ayin (70), mem(40), lamed(30), Qof(100) (total 240)...
What a
beautiful approach! In Hebrew, by using the gemetria we can found some connections,
which are not obvious in the Peshat
(plain or literal) level. Elohim
knows how to reveal secrets to his people. Christians will tell you that there
is “no secrets” in the scriptures. Just read:
Psa 25:14 the secret of יהוה is with those who fear Him, and
He makes His covenant known to them.
The word used
here for secret is strong’s # H5475 סוד
sôd sode....From
H3245; a session, that is, company
of persons (in close deliberation); by implication intimacy, consultation,
a secret: - assembly, counsel, inward, secret (counsel)........
Verse 16: for he said, because יהוה has sworn that יהוה will have war with Amalek from generation to generation......
Amalek died but the spirit of doubt
is to be found in every generation.
We should learn to lift our hands toward heavens, when the enemy tries to bring
doubt or fear in our life.....
Gen 28:15 “And see, I am with you and shall guard you wherever you go, and shall
bring you back to this land. For I am
not going to leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”...
Heb 13:5 Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be
satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, “I shall never leave you nor forsake you”.....
Do you realize that יהוה has not yet fully done what he promised to Abraham, in order to finish it he will raise Abraham from the dead when the Kingdom will be established by יהושע!
11. .......and they departed from Rephidim and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai (Sh’mot 19:1-2).
It is now three month that the children of Israel (carnal man) have left Egypt
and make experiences between euphoria and doubt, sometime trusting, and then
murmuring. Now they come as one before the Mount and commit themselves to all
what יהוה will tell them to do.
Verse 8 It
is very amazing! The children of Israel (carnal man) are just coming out of
Egypt, only three month separated
them from their bondage in Egypt where they spent 430 years. They knew Him only
from the tradition of their ancestors. יהוה
was not in their life.
They knew about him but not Him......
How does it
was with us? Is it different? Until יהוה
brought us out of our
spiritual Egypt we, knew Him only out of the traditions!
The
pressure of life in Egypt, made the Children of Israel cry to the Elohim of their forefathers, but they
were not ready to live this life. Egypt was still a place of comfort to them.
It is amazing how we can find one place good in spite of all the bad in it. The
carnal man can accommodate with all what is abomination to יהוה, and still find excuse for it.....How many times
we hear in Christianity: “God” knows my
heart, I don’t need to do that or that, he
knows that I love him ……..do not think I am judging! These are facts, when
somebody has not the Ruach HaQodesh,
he is blind to the truth. In another Midrash,
I come to speak about the Ruach HaQodesh
(Set Apart Spirit). And ask who has the Ruach
HaQodes ? Does every believer receive the Ruach HaQodesh? Does the Ruach
HaQodesh come in the same measure to every believer?
There are
many questions which have also answer and can help us to improve our
relationship to our Heavenly Father. Life is very amazing the children of
Israel are just coming out of Egypt, only three month separates them from their
bondage in Egypt, where they spent 430 years. They knew Elohim only from the tradition of their ancestors. יהוה was not in their life. The pressure of life in Egypt made the cry to Elohim, but they were not ready to live
this life. Nevertheless יהוה did deliver them, because of the promise
He did to Abraham.
When we
come to יהושע,
even to Elohim through Messiah, we also say: we will do all
what יהוה ask of us! We are persuaded that nothing will
stop us. Time will show that things are not so easy. When the first
confrontation of life comes, we react eventually differently. Suddenly come our
personal “Amelek” and we must stand
and lift up our hands in faith for the victory. We also come that we become
thirsty, because we have no water (Torah). We face our “Meribah” or “Massah” and
everything in life is discouraging. The water is bitter as it was in “Massah” and we need to drink the water
from יהושע,
the living Torah to refresh us. We, like the children of Israel (carnal man)
will turn in circle because of our unbelief until we have renewed our mind
(Romains 12:2) and do not put our trust in man (Psalm 146:3) but in יהוה (Psalm 146:5-9, Proverbs 3:5). The third month is also the time to
receive the word of the covenant which is the covenant of marriage between יהוה Elohim and His people.....
It requires
sanctification. Sanctification will take
two days, verses 10-11. We read:” and יהוה
say to Moshe, go unto
the people and sanctify them, today
and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes, and
be ready again the third day:
for the third day יהוה will come down in the sight of all people upon
Mount Sinai”.
Again a lot
of mystery in these few words: Sanctify them today and tomorrow. These are two
days Messiah came 2000 years ago or two days. One day is as one thousand years
(2nd Kefa 3:8).....
The third
day is a euphemism for the Millennium. “They shall wash their clothes”.
We read in Rev 7:14
and I said to him, “Master, you know.” And he said to me, “These are those
coming out of the great distress, having
washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. .... Rev 19:7 “Let us be glad and rejoice and give
Him praise, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife prepared herself.”. Rev 19:8 and
to her it was given to be dressed in
fine linen, clean and bright,
for the fine linen is the
righteousnesses of the set-apart ones. ....
Sanctified: Strong’s # 6942 קדשׁ
qâdash kaw-dash'...A
primitive root; to be
(causatively make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally):
- appoint, bid, consecrate,
dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy
(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify (-ied one, self), X wholly.....
The Hebrew word for “saints”
is Strong’s #6918 from 6942 Qadosh:
D’varim 33:3, Yob.5:1, 15:15, Psalm.16:3, 34:9, 89:5; Hosea.11:12, Zech.14:5...............
The process of
sanctification is a long process in the life of believers. Before Elohim we are made acceptable in יהושע Messiah who has become for us
sanctification (1st Corint. 1:30, Yochanan 17:19)......Sh’mot 19:11.....for the third day יהוה
will come down in
the sight of all people.
In the book of Revelation
21:2-3, we read; “and I Yochanan saw the
holy City, new Yerushalayim comig down from Elohim out of heaven (third day, or
3000 years since Messiah first coming))..... 3 and I heard a great voice out of
heaven saying, behold the tabernacle of Elohim is with man, and he will dwell with them, and they shall
be His people, and Elohim himself
shall be with them and be their Elohim”.
It is
amazing to see what Elohim prepared
in His infinite wisdom.....Sh’mot
19:20…and יהוה came down upon Mount Sinai on the top of the Mount....... יהוה
wanted to meet his
people and give them His instruction and covenant. Chapter 20 we read verse
18-19 and all the people saw the thundering, and the lightning, and the noise
of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, and when the people saw it they
removed, and stood far off. 19 and they say unto Moshe, speak thou with us, and
we will hear, but let not Elohim speak
with us, lest we die.
This was
the situation between the children of Israel and Elohim. Moshe was confident, but not the children of Israel. They walked by sight not by faith....
12......and they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at KibrothHata’vah............KibrothHata’vah
in Hebrew means: “the grave of lust”.
............
Number 11:4 and the
mixed multitude that was among them fell
a lusting: and the children of Israel wept again and said: who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 we remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely, the cucumbers, and the
melons and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic. 6 but now
our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all beside this mana before our
eyes.......
In this
verse we see again that Moshe quote six products at what the Children of Israel
were lusting at. Again the “sod” shows
us that it is the work of man through the number six. .....
We have
here a new situation with two groups of people:
The
Children of Israel and the mixed multitude......
Mixed: Strong’s # H6154 ערב ערב ‛êreb ‛ereb ay'-reb,
eh'-reb Ayin(70), resh(200), beth (2)
(total 272)
The second form used in 1Ki_10:15
with the article prefixed); from H6148;
the web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture, (or
mongrel race): - Arabia, mingled people, mixed (multitude),
woof.....
Multitude:
Strong’s # 628 אספּסף 'aspesûph
as-pes-oof'....... By
reduplication from H624; gathered up together,
that is, a promiscuous assemblage (of people): - mixed
multitude........
This word is used only in this
place.
This mixed
multitude was made up of people from different origins, living also in Egypt
(the world system today) who followed Moshe,
joining themselves to the children of Israel, when they saw what Elohim was doing for His people. They
didn’t have the tradition of their ancestors and knew nothing, if not what they
saw during the plagues. Elohim didn’t
reject them. ..................
Is it
different today? People from every tribes and tongues come to Elohim. We read in the book of
Revelation:
Rev 7:9 After this I looked and saw a great crowd which no one was able to
count, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and
tongues, standing before the throne and before the
Lamb, dressed in white robes, and palm branches in their hands.....
The
children of Israel (carnal man) were intermingled with a mixed multitude. Elohim accept all who will believe Him
and follow Him, keeping the Torah (vayyiqra 25:22, 19:34, Badmidbar 15:15-16). So speaks also the
prophet YeshaYahu chap.56:2-7 “Blessed is the man who does this, and the
son of man who lays hold on it, guarding
the Sabbath lest he profane it, and guarding his hand from doing any evil. ....
Isa 56:3 “And let not the son of the
foreigner who has joined himself to יהוה
speak, saying, ‘יהוה
has certainly separated me from His people,’ nor
let the eunuch say, ‘Look I am a dry tree.’ ” ……………..Isa 56:4 for thus said יהוה, “To
the eunuchs who guard My Sabbaths,
and have chosen what pleases Me, and hold
fast to My covenant: ---- Isa
56:5 to them I shall give in My
house and within My walls a place and a name better than that of sons and
daughters – I give them an everlasting name that is not cut off. ..Isa 56:6 “Also the
sons of the foreigner who join themselves to יהוה, to
serve Him, and to love the Name of יהוה, to
be His servants, all who guard the
Sabbath, and not profane it, and
hold fast to My covenant – Isa
56:7 them I shall bring to my
set-apart mountain, and let them rejoice in My house of prayer. Their burnt
offerings and their slaughtering are accepted on my altar, for My house is
called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”
What is the
“House of prayer”, is it not the Temple?
We see in
the book of Acts, a believer from Ethiopia going to Yerushalyim, Acts 8:27-39. The word “Eunuch” here is an error. The word “m’haimna” is an Aramaic word which also means “believer”, “faithful one”. The man was making a pilgrimage to Yerushalayim. The Torah forbids a Eunuch
to become a proselyte and to worship in the Temple (D’varim 23:1)
The mixed
multitude lusted and the children of Israel (carnal man) once again complain.
They missed the pleasures of Egypt (world system), cucumbers, melon, leek,
onions, and garlic are not bad, but יהוה
wanted to teach them His
way by giving them “manna”….
The double meaning here, is to see that first, living Egypt (the
world system) we will have what יהוה
want us to give, and
that he will always provide. …….
The second meaning is pointing to the one who will come from
heaven, our redeemer; Messiah יהושע (Yochanan 6:30-35). Apostle Sha’ul goes further saying: and did all eat the same spiritual food (1st
Corint 10:30)…………… Sha’ul understood that the “manna” was pointing to יהושע.
The children of Israel (carnal man): The carnal man look to satisfy the lust of
the flesh (Galatian 5:17). The duality in man is obvious. The Ruach HaQodesh lead us into the truth (Yochanan 16:13).
יהוה
gave the people what
they wanted: quails, so much that they were not able to eat all of them, but
this brought the anger of יהוה to destroy those who lusted after
the meat. יהושע say unto him, no man having put his hand to the plough, and looking back
is fit for the kingdom (Luke 9:62).
Luk
9:62 and Yehoshua said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of YHWH.
In Psalm
106 we can also read verses 13-15
Psa 106:13 They soon forgot His works; They did not
wait for His counsel,........Psa 106:14
But greedily lusted in the wilderness, and tried Ěl in the desert. Psa 106:15 and
He gave them their request, But sent
leanness within their being.....Psalm 81:
Psa 81:10 “I am יהוה your Elohim, Who brought you out of the land of
Mitsrayim; Open your mouth wide, and I
fill it….
Psa 81:11 “But My
people did not listen to My voice, and Yisra’ĕl
would not submit to Me.
Psa
81:12 “So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels…
People
today think that it is different. Christians rebel against יהוה and walk after their own counsel. Shaul
says that it is Elohim who will cause
them to walk so (2nd Tessal 2:10-11)….
The
word delusion is the Greek word
strong’s # G4106 planē plan'-ay.......Feminine
of G4108 (as abstraction); objectively fraudulence; subjectively a straying from orthodoxy or piety: -
deceit, to deceive, delusion, error.....G4108 planos plan'-os....... Of uncertain
affinity; roving (as a tramp), that is, (by implication) an impostor
or misleader: - deceiver, seducing..................It is interesting, as Sha’ul is speaking concerning the man of
perdition who himself will be the “planos”
impostor or deceiver!
14 and they departed from “kibrot HaTa’avat” and encamped in HaZeroth (read K’hazeroth)……………..Strong’s # 2698 from # 2691 chatzer
(katzer) a yard, (as inclosed by a
fence)…………….
This
is the place where Myriam and Aaron
spoke against Moshe (Badmidbar chap. 12) and Myriam was covered with Tzarah,
translated as leprosy. Moshe the
forerunner of Messiah cried to יהוה verse 13 and she was healed…………….
We
read how יהושע
intercede for us (1st Yochanan 2:1……and if any man sin (break the Torah) we have an
advocate with the Father יהושע the righteous…………..
The
Greek word for advocate is Strong’s # 3875 paraklētos par-ak'-lay-tos An intercessor,
consoler: - advocate, comforter............. The idea is that, as Moshe stand before יהוה,
today we have Messiah יהושע who stand for us. HalleluYah. See also Hebr. 7:25, Rom. 8:34……………
15. They
departed from chazeroth and pitched in
rithma………….
Rithma is a place in the desert in
the wilderness of Paran. Strong’s #6290 from #6286 paar, pey
(80), alep(1), resh(200), (total 281), to
embellish, figurative, to boast,
also to explain………..
From this place the twelve went to
explore the Promised Land (badmidbar cha.13-14). This is also the place where Oshe
son of Nun got the name “Yohushua
13:16.
Oshe Strong’s # 1954 הושׁע hôshêa‛ ho-shay'-ah...............From H3467; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites: - Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea..........H3467 yâsha‛ yaw-shah'.............A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor: - X at all, avenging, defend, deliver (-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save (-iour), get victory.....
Oshe Strong’s # 1954 הושׁע hôshêa‛ ho-shay'-ah...............From H3467; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites: - Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea..........H3467 yâsha‛ yaw-shah'.............A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor: - X at all, avenging, defend, deliver (-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save (-iour), get victory.....
Strong’s
#H7573 רתם
râtham raw-tham'..............A primitive
root; to yoke up (to the pole
of a vehicle): - bind.
Rithmah is
in wilderness of Paran (Badmidbar/Number 2:16) they pitched
there just after Myriam sinned by
speaking against Moshe and was plagued with “leprosy”. Now יהוה ask Moshe to sent twelve spies
to the land of Canaan. We see that the root of the word mean “to yoke up to the
pole of a vehicle”. Here we see that from twelve spies only two, namely Caleb and Yohsuhua came back with good report full of faith. What is the “vehicle” are we not also “yoke”
together as we walk in our daily life is not our faith the vector of our
common life in Messiah יהושע? What is our report when
we meet others, are we like Yohushua
and Caleb, or like the other spies
who just look with their natural eyes?....
Rimmon-parez
= “pomegranate of the breach”......................... 1) a station of Israel
in the wilderness
A breach:
Jdg 21:15 and
the people were sorry for Binyamin, because יהוה
had
made a breach in the tribes of Yisra’ĕl. …
Isa
30:26 and the light of the moon shall be as the
light of the sun, and the light of the sun be sevenfold, as the light of seven
days, in the day that יהוה binds up the breach of His
people, and heals the wound of His blows. ….
Amo 9:11 “In that
day I shall raise up the booth of Dawiḏ which has fallen down. And I shall repair its breaches and rise up
its ruins. And I shall build it as in the days of old, .
Act 15:14 “Shimʽon has declared how Elohim first
visited the gentiles to take out of them a people for His Name. ....Act 15:15 “And the words of the prophets agree with
this, as it has been written: ....Act 15:16
‘After this I shall return and rebuild the Booth of Dawiḏ which has fallen
down. And I shall rebuild its ruins,
and I shall set it up,
Breach: division, falling out, fracture, rent, split, .......
Pomegranate; Strong’#H7416 רמּון rimmôn rim-mone',
rim-mone'..........;From H7426;
a pomegranate, the tree (from its
upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament): -
pomegranate.........
H7426 râmam
raw-mam'.....A primitive root; to rise
(literally or figuratively): - exalt, get [oneself] up, lift up (self), mount up..............Because the children of Israel didn’t
trust יהוה they turned in circle and a few days journey
became forty years in the wilderness......
Num 14:25 “Since the Amalĕqites and the Kenaʽanites
are dwelling in the valley, turn back
tomorrow and set out into the wilderness
by the Way of the Sea of Reeds.” ......................
Libnah = “pavement”
("pavement"or
"compact foundation")…………..A station
between Sinai and Kadesh of Israel during their wilderness wanderings.......................
Commentary from Jamieson, Fausset and Brown: ---- But as there are no less than eighteen stations inserted between
Hazeroth and Kadesh, and only eleven
days were spent in performing that journey (Deu_1:2
).....
Deu 1:2 (There are elevenH259 H6240 days'H3117
journey from HorebH4480 H2722 by the wayH1870 of mountH2022
SeirH8165 untoH5704 Kadeshbarnea.)H6947 ...............Iit is evident that the intermediate stations here recorded belong to
another and totally different visit to Kadesh. The first was when they left Sinai in the second month (Num_1:11; Num_13:20),
and were in Kadesh in August (Deu_1:45),
and “abode many days” in it. Then, murmuring
at the report of the spies, they were commanded to return into the desert “by
the way of the Red Sea.” The arrival at Kadesh, mentioned in this catalogue,
corresponds to the second
sojourn at that place, being the first
month, or April (Num_20:1). Between the two visits there intervened a
period of thirty-eight years, during
which they wandered hither and thither through all the region of El-Tih
(“wanderings”), often returning to the same spots as the pastoral necessities
of their flocks required; and there is the strongest reason for believing
that the stations named between Hazeroth (Num_33:8)
and Kadesh (Num_33:36) belong to the
long interval of wandering............
This
commentary give us a clue what happen to us when we bring evil report in our
journey, יהוה will bring us back to
the same place (circumstances) in order for us to learn what he want us to
know. Let us not be
like our forefathers who died in the wilderness, but followers of יהושע
in obedience, patience
and endurance, because faithful is he who has called us
Sha’ul makes
a strong warning for the followers of Messiah reminding what happened to our
forefathers:
Heb 3:8 do
not harden your hearts as in the
rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness, Heb 3:9 where your fathers tried Me, proved Me, and saw My works forty years. Heb 3:10
“Therefore I was grieved with that
generation, and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, and they have
not known My ways.’
Heb 3:11 “As I swore in My wrath, ‘If they shall enter into My rest...’ ”1 Footnote: 1Ps. 95:7-11....Heb 3:12 Look out, brothers, lest there be in any of you a wicked
heart of unbelief in falling away from the living Elohim, Heb 3:13 but encourage one another daily, while it is called “Today,”
lest any of you be hardened by the
deceivableness of sin. ..... Heb 3:14 for we have become partakers of
Messiah if we hold fast the beginning of our trust firm to the end,..........................;
18 Rissah ("a ruin (as
dripping to pieces)")
Nu. 33:21-22…..;..rissâh………..BDB
Definition: Rissah = “ruin”……………1) a station of Israel in the
wilderness..............Strong give following definition: rissâh ris-saw'...........
From H7450; a ruin (as dripping
to pieces); Rissah, a place in the Desert: - Rissah.
Remember
the stations now are during the wandering in the 40 years because of the
unbelief of the Children of Israel (carnal man). What could have been a “short
trip” became a teaching for life where many didn’t saw the outcome, but died in
their rebellion. For many it is the same today, they walk after their own
delusion and deceitfulness of pastors teaching. Have we not the “teacher”, the Ruach HaQOdesh (Set Apart Spirit) to
help us in our weakness (Yochanan
16:13).......
19 Kehelathah ("assembly") Nu. 33:22-23 .........qehêlâthâh...................BDB
Definition: ----- Kehelathah =
“assembly”.......Strong’s #H6954 קהלתה qehêlâthâh
keh-hay-law'-thaw
From H6950;
convocation; Kehelathah,
a place in the Desert: - Kehelathah...............H6950
qâhal kaw-hal'
A primitive root; to convoke: - assemble (selves) (together), gather
(selves) (together)......
20 Mount Shapher ("beauty") Nu. 33:23-24 shepher.....
BDB Definition: Shapher = “beauty”.............
Strong’s definition: hepher sheh'-fer...............The
same as H8233; Shepher, a place
in the Desert: - Shapper.......
21 Haradah Nu. 33:24-25 Means fright
or fearful. …….chărâdâh..BDB Definition: --Haradah = “fear”.... Strong’s# H2731 חרדה
chărâdâh khar-aw-daw'....Feminine of H2730;
fear, anxiety: - care, X exceedingly, fear, quaking,
trembling.
Rom 8:15 For you did not receive the spirit of
bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by
whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” ............ 2Ti
1:7 forG1063 ElohimG2316
hath notG3756
givenG1325 usG2254 the
spiritG4151 of fear;G1167 butG235
of power,G1411 andG2532 of love,G26
andG2532 of a sound mind.G4995......
Fear
comes where there is no faith (trust in Elohim)
or love! So was the heart of our forefathers in the wilderness, they were in
bondage of fear, because they didn’t trust Elohim
and the result was forty two stations in the wilderness during the remaining
thirty eight years! We must learn and ask Aba
יהוה
to give us
confidence and to strengthen us every day to be overcomer......
22 Makheloth Nu. 33:25-26 place of assembly .........maqhêlôth...................BDB Definition:----- Makheloth =
“place of assembly”................Once again the “place of assembly” or
“congregation as Strong give it. The all assembly was entangled in the
punishment because of the rebellion of those from the children of Israel coming
out of Egypt without belief. Yohushua
came also out of Egypt and had another spirit he trusted יהוה and entered the Promise land....Are
you also like Caleb and Yohushua, not by our own power but much
more by the power of the one who is in you, that nobody see, but every day
bring miracle in our life!.............
Strong’s # H8480 תּחת tachath takh'-ath...............
The same as H8478; Tachath, the name of a place in
the Desert, also of three Israelites: - Tahath.............H8478 tachath takh'-ath...............
From the same as H8430; the
bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often
with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.: -
as, beneath, X flat, in (-stead), (same) place (where . . . is), room, for . .
. sake, stead of, under, X unto, X when . . . was mine, whereas, [where-] fore,
with.....How many time must a man come to the “bottom” before he can understand what our heavenly father want us
to understand? Rebellion makes man blind!...............
24 Tarah Nu. 33:27-28 delay .........Strong’s H8646 תּרח
terach.......BDB Definition: Tarah
= “delay”..............Rebellion or unbelief make us delay in our journey, and by keeping the same attitude, we can
die in the wilderness of life.....
Mithcah = “sweetness”..........Even unbelief can become “sweet” when one is used with it and become
blind to the reality..........
Strong’s #H2832 חשׁמנה
chashmônâh
BDB Definition: ---- Hashmonah = “fatness”...........Psa 81:10 “I am יהוה your
Elohim, Who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim; Open your mouth wide, and
I fill it………..Psa
81:11 “But My people did not
listen to My voice, And Yisra’ĕl would not submit to Me….Psa 81:12 “So I
gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.
27 Moseroth Nu. 33:30-31 ……….Strong’s #H4149 מסרות môsêrâh môserôth mo-say-raw', mo-ser-othe'......Feminine of H4147; correction or corrections; Moserah or Moseroth, a place in the Desert: - Mosera, Moseroth. A place near Mount Hor where Aaron died ……
Pro 7:22 He goethH1980 afterH310 her straightway,H6597 as an oxH7794 goethH935 toH413 the slaughter,H2874 or as a foolH191 toH413 the correctionH4148 of the stocks.....Same root word is used in proverb as it is in Badmidbar 33:30-31..........Again the same word used:
Pro 22:15 FoolishnessH200 is boundH7194 in the heartH3820 of a child;H5288 but the rodH7626 of correctionH4148 shall drive it farH7368 fromH4480 him. ...
Pro 23:13 WithholdH4513 notH408 correctionH4148 from the child:H4480 H5288 forH3588 if thou beatestH5221 him with the rod,H7626 he shall notH3808 die....The purpose of correction according to Torah is to bring somebody back to the truth and not to destroy him. Many of the children of Israel died in the wilderness because of their stubbornness. A good lesson for us to learn!
28 Bene-Jaakan Nu. 33:31-32 ….Strong’s # H1142 יעקן בּני benêy ya‛ăqân……..BDB Definition: Bene-jaakan = “sons of twisting”....
Do we know “sons of twisting” today, are they not this pastors who “twist” the word in order to make it “sweet” in the ears of those walking after their own counsel?
2Ti 4:3 For there shall be a time when they shall not bear sound teaching, but according to their own desires, they shall heap up for themselves teachers tickling the ear,1 Footnote: 1Isa. 30:10, Jer. 5:31, Rom. 16:18..........2Ti 4:4 and they shall indeed turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to myths. ..........
29 Hor Haggidgad Nu. 33:32-33 cavern of Gidgad (thunder?) …..
Strong’s# H2735 חר הגּדגּד chôr haggidgâd khore hag-ghid-gawd'.........From H2356 and a collateral (masculine) form of H1412, with the article interposed; hole of the cleft; Chor hag Gidgad, a place in the Desert: - Hor-hagidgad.....This is the place where Moshe “saw the back” of יהוה. .....Deu 10:5 and I turned myselfH6437 and came downH3381 fromH4480 the mount,H2022 and putH7760 (H853) the tablesH3871 in the arkH727 whichH834 I had made;H6213 and thereH8033 they be,H1961 asH834 יהוה H3068 commandedH6680 me. .........Deu 10:6 and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 took their journeyH5265 from BeerothH4480 H881 of the childrenH1121 of JaakanH3292 to Mosera:H4149 thereH8033 AaronH175 died,H4191 and thereH8033 he was buried;H6912 and EleazarH499 his sonH1121 ministered in the priest's officeH3547 in his stead.H8478 Deu 10:7 from thenceH4480 H8033 they journeyedH5265 unto Gudgodah;H1412 and fromH4480 GudgodahH1412 to Jotbath,H3193 a landH776 of riversH5158 of waters....
Gudgodah:we have seen in Strong’s definition that it is the same root as “Chor hag Gidgad”......Now remember it is during the thirty eight years of wandering, not when they received the tablets. יהוה will keep the same way until we understand or obey to His voice.........
Commentary from Keil and Delitzsch: ---- When Aaron died, יהוה invested his son with the same honour, ...(Note: “In the death of Aaron they might discern the punishment of their rebellion. But the fact that Eleazar was appointed in his place, was a sign of the paternal grace of God, who did not suffer them to be forsaken on that account” (Calvin).......and also directed you to continue your journey-he proceeds in the following historical style: “And the children of Israel took their journey from the wells of the sons of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son became priest in his stead. And from thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of water-brooks.” The allusion to these marches, together with the events which had taken place at Mosera, taught in very few words “not only that Aaron was forgiven at the intercession of Moses, and even honoured with the high-priesthood, the medium of grace and blessing to the people of God (e.g., at the wells of Bene-jaakan) until the time of his death; but also that through this same intercession the high-priesthood was maintained in perpetuity, so that when Aaron had to die in the wilderness in consequence of a fresh sin (Num_20:12), it continued notwithstanding, and by no means diminished in strength, as might have been feared, since it led the way from the wells to water-brooks, helped on the journey to Canaan, which was now the object of their immediate aim, and still sustained their courage and their faith” (Schultz)............
30 Jotbathah Nu. 33:33-34 pleasantness …………………..Strong’s # H3193 יטבתה yoṭbâthâh………..BDB Definition: --- Jotbath or Jotbathah = “pleasantness”...............
31 Abronah Nu. 33:34-35 passage …….Strong’s H5684 עברנה ‛ebrônâh eb-roe-naw'………..Feminine of H5683; Ebronah, a place in the Desert: - Ebronah............H5683; brôneb-rone' From H5676; transitional; Ebron, a place in Palestine. (Perhaps a clerical error for H5658.): - Hebron. Perhaps a clerical error for H5658………
32 Ezion-Geber Nu. 33:35-36 ……..Strong’s H6100 עציון גּבר ‛etsyôn geber (both) ets-yone' gheh'-ber........From H6096 and H1397; backbone like of a man; Etsjon-Geber, a place on the Red Sea: - Ezion-gaber, Ezion-geber.......H6096 ‛âtseh aw-tseh'...........From H6095; the spine (as giving firmness to the body): - back bone............H1397 geber gheh'-ber...From H1396; properly a valiant man or warrior; generally a person simply: - every one, man, X mighty..................
.יהוה will always have a “back bone”, valiant man to give “firmness” to the body of Messiah as it was with Caleb and Yohushua who left Egypt and entered the promise land. We shouldn’t be discourage but seek for example around us and hold fast to their example.....
33 Kadesh Nu. 20:1,22, 33:36-37 Located in the Wilderness of Zin; Miriam's burial place probably Ain el Qadeis ……….. H6946 קדשׁ qâdêsh.............BDB Definition: ---- Kadesh = “holy”........ The place where the children of Israel (carnal man) rebelled and Moshe stroke the rock with the rod instead to speak to it as it was told of יהוה
Num 27:14 forH834 ye rebelled againstH4784 my commandmentH6310 in the desertH4057 of Zin,H6790 in the strifeH4808 of the congregation,H5712 to sanctifyH6942 me at the waterH4325 before their eyes:H5869 thatH1992 is the waterH4325 of MeribahH4809 in KadeshH6946 in the wildernessH4057 of Zin.H6790
Also the burial place of Myriam:
Num 20:1 and the children of Yisra’ĕl, all the congregation,
came into the Wilderness of Tsin in the first month, and the people stayed in Qaḏĕsh. And Miryam died there and was buried there. ............Once again
they came to this place as remembrance to what they did, and to learn that
obedience is better than sacrifice (1
Shmu’el 15:22). How many time do we turn in circle before we accept and
learn what יהוה
tell us in His
word. How many times we try to make up our own doctrine in order to avoid obeying יהוה “striking” with our own rod instead
of speaking in faith the words of the Torah? Are we like Myriam to die in “Qadesh”
and be buried there instead to enter the promise land?
34 Mount Hor Nu. 20:22, 21:4, 33:37-41 On the Edomite border; Aaron's burial place …
H2022
H2022 har....
BDB Definition: 1) hill,
mountain, hill country, mount.....H2023 הר hôr hore...Another
form for H2022; mountain; Hor, the name of a peak in Idumaea and of one in Syria: - Hor.....har: BDB Definition:---
1) hill, mountain, hill country, mount.....
Like Moshe Aaron died in the
wilderness because of the rebellion: ……….
Commentary from Keil and Delitzsch:
------ The camp of 600,000 men, with their wives,
children, and flocks, would certainly require a space miles wide, and might
therefore easily stretch from the mouths of the Wady el Weibeh and Wady
Ghuweir, in the Arabah, to the neighbourhood of Mount Harun. The place of
encampment is called after this mountain, Hor, both here and in Num_33:37.,
because it was there that Aaron died and was buried. YHWH foretold his death to
Moses, and directed him to take off Aaron's priestly robes, and put them upon
Eleazar his son, as Aaron was not to
enter the promised land, because they (Aaron and Moses) had opposed the command
of Jehovah at the water of strife (see at Num_20:12).
“Gathered to his people,” like the patriarchs (Gen_25:8,
Gen_25:17; Gen_35:29;
Gen_49:33)............
35 Zalmonah Nu. 33:41-42 - - - - Punon Nu. 33:42-43 - - - - Strong’s H6758 צלמנה tsalmônâh tsal-mo-naw'……Feminine
of H6757; shadiness; Tsalmonah, a palce in the Desert: -
Zalmonah. .............
The root word
is interesting when we will know what happened there:
H6757
tsalmâveth tsal-maw'-veth.......
From H6738
and H4194; shade of death, that is, the grave (figuratively calamity): - shadow of
death......... Now let us see what was going on in this place before
putting their camp in Oboth:
Num 21:4 and
they departed from Mount Hor by the
Way of the Sea of Reeds, to go around the land of Eḏom. But the being of the people grew impatient because of
the way.
Num 21:5 and the people spoke against Elohim
and against Mosheh, “Why have you brought us up out of Mitsrayim to die in the
wilderness? For there is no food and no
water, and our being loathes this light bread.” Num
21:6 and יהוה sent fiery serpents among
the people, and they bit
the people. And many of the people of
Yisra’ĕl died. Num 21:7 Then
the people came to Mosheh, and said, “We
have sinned, for we have spoken against יהוה and against you. Pray to יהוה to take away the serpents from us.” So Mosheh
prayed on behalf of the people. Num 21:8 and יהוה
said to Mosheh, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole.
And it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.”
Num
21:9 So Mosheh made a bronze serpent, and put it on
a pole. And it came to be, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at
the bronze serpent, he lived….Num 21:10 and the children of Yisra’ĕl set out and camped in Oḇoth.
יהושע took this passage in his
talk to some yehudin:
Joh 3:14 “And as Mosheh lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so the Son of Aḏam has to be lifted up, Joh 3:15 so
that whoever is believing in Him should
not perish but possess everlasting life. .....
The point is “to believe” in יהושע
as
it was required to the children of Israel (carnal man) to fix the serpent on
the pole. Serpent come when we rebel against Elohim and we need to look to יהושע
in
order to claim the faith we received learning Torah......It is also interesting to look at
the material with which the serpent was made “bronze”.......
Strong’s# H5178....נחשׁת
nechôsheth nekh-o'-sheth.....
For H5154; copper; hence,
something made of that metal, that is, coin, a fetter;
figuratively base (as compared
with gold or silver): - brasen, brass,
chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness,
steel....It noteworthy
to see that brass as it is often translated is an impure metal unlike Gold
which represent purity and everlasting, and יהוה
told Moshe to use this metal to make the serpent. There is more to discover, so
we will pray and wait for more understanding............
36 Oboth Nu.
21:10-11, 33:43-44 …….Strong’s #
H88 אבת 'ôbôth o-both'........
.Plural of H178; water skins; oboth, a place in the Desert: - Oboth......H178 'ôb obe
From the same as H1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father’s name i.e. to talk in a foolish or childish
way; babble );
properly a mumble, that is, a water skin (from its hollow sound);
hence a necromancer ...(ventriloquist, as from a jar): - bottle, familiar spirit.......Now let us see if
we find something in this place:
Num 21:10 and
the children of Yisra’ĕl set out and camped in Oḇoth (prattling,. to talk in a foolish or childish way) Num 21:11 and they departed
from Oḇoth and camped at Iyĕ Ha-Aḇarim,
in the wilderness which is east of Mo’aḇ, toward sunrise. ............
It seem that after having undergone
the fiery serpents in their wandering to the next place they were talkative,
loquacious on the name of יהוה
37 Abarim Ruins Nu. 21:11, 33:44-45 .... H5863 עיּי העברים
‛iyêy hâ‛ăbârîym yay' haw-ab-aw-reem'....
From the plural
of H5856 and the plural of the active
participle of H5674 with the article
interposed; ruins of the
passers; Ije-ha-Abarim, a place near Palestine: - Ije-abarim.......
38 Dibon Gad Nu. 33:45-46 .......
Strong’s # H1769 דּיבון
dîybôn dee-bone'........
From H1727; pining;
Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine. Also, with H1410 added, Dibon-gad: - Dibon, the name of
three places in Palestine - Dibon. [Also, with H1410
added, Dibon-gad.]...........That is also located in:
Num 21:12 From
thenceH4480 H8033 they removed,H5265 and pitchedH2583
in the valleyH5158 of Zared.H2218
Strong’s H2218 זרד Zered zeh'-red....From an unused root meaning to be exuberant in growth;
lined with shrubbery; Zered, a brook East of the Dead Sea: -
Zared, Zered..... ...
39 Almon Diblathaim Nu.
33:46-47
Num 21:13 from thenceH4480 H8033 they removed,H5265 and pitchedH2583
on the other sideH4480 H5676 of Arnon,H769 whichH834
is in the wildernessH4057 that cometh outH3318 of the
coastsH4480 H1366 of the Amorites:H567 forH3588
ArnonH769 is the
borderH1366 of Moab,H4124 betweenH996
MoabH4124 and the Amorites.H567 ....... Num 21:14 whereforeH5921 H3651 it is saidH559
in the bookH5612 of the warsH4421 of יהוה H3068 (H853) What he didH2052 in the Red sea,H5492 and in the brooksH5158 of Arnon,H769 There is a record (book) of what
happened there in “the book of war”........
40 Abarim Mountains Nu. 33:47-48 Israelites encamped beneath Mount Nebo ……. Strong’s # H5682 עברים ‛ăbârîym ab-aw-reem'......... Plural of H5676; regions beyond; Abarim, a place in Palestine: - Abarim,
passages.................
Num 21:16 and from there on to Be’ĕr, which is the
well where יהוה said
to Mosheh, “Gather the people, and let
Me give them water.” …………. Num 21:17 Yisra’ĕl then sang this song: “Spring
up, O well! Sing to it, …………. Num
21:18 a well the leaders sank, which the nobles of the people dug with their
staves, by the word of the
Law-giver.” Then from the wilderness on to Mattanah,
Mattanah: Strong’s # H4979................ מתּנה mattânâh mat-taw-naw'..........;Feminine of H4976; a present;
specifically (in a good sense) a
sacrificial offering, (in a
bad sense) a bribe: - gift............ H4976 mattân mat-tawn'..................
From H5414; a present: - gift,
to
give, reward........ After these 40 years in the wilderness come the
reward from יהוה.....
41 Moab plains Nu. 22:1, 33:48-50
Israelites encamped on the Jordan River from Beith Hayishimoth to Aveil
Hashittim occupied most of the Trans-Jordan region Canaan ……
It takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes
to fly from Cairo, Egypt to Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. .The number
forty two is a divine number and with יהוה there is no coincidence, we should
use all our energy to try to understand what our heavenly father want us to see
in order to avoid to walk in the flesh as our forefathers did and died in the
wilderness !......
Read the midrash on the 42 name of יהוה from Tobia (Yashanet) below to get more of the 41 stations
in the wilderness! In (my commentary)..........
Now you
will say, Daniel why do you speak of the 42 Stations in the wilderness and you
ONLY COUNT 41, This is indeed very interesting, the answer is BECAUSE the 42th
is when they ENTER the PROMISE LAND!
There are many aspects of the
Millennial Temple that can be measured. For the purpose of this study, we will
focus on the gate to the Holy of Holies. As mentioned earlier, the Sephirah of Tipheret (Beauty) is often associated with the concept of "gate," particularly on the side of the east as is the
entrance to the Holy of Holies………….
The dimensions of this gate are
given as six cubits by seven cubits 6
x 7 = 42……………..
Ezekiel 41:3 - Then went he inward, and measured
the post of the door, two cubits; and the
door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits….
As discussed in our previous
studies, the number "6" is closely associated with the Sephirah of Tipheret. (Tree of life) i.e., Tipheret represents the Vav
("V") in YHVH, which has a numerical value of six. Tipheret is also sixth
Sephirah in the “Tree of life” and represents the synthesis of the six
Sephirah of “Ze'er Anpin”
(Chesed, Gevurah, Tipheret, Netzah, Hod, Yesod), when they are not united with Malkhut,
the last of the "lower seven" Sephirot….. The number "7" in Gematria is associated
with "completion," This occurs when Ze'er Anpin (specifically Tipheret witch is Moschiach), is joined
with its bride, Malkut (Kingdom, Ysrael), thus completing the unity
of the lower seven Sephirot. (we know
that Tiferet is the place of Messiah
in the Tree of life also call “Sephirot
of truth”)….
Thus, the gate to the Holy of Holies in the Millennial Temple is
representative of the final union between the groom יהושע (Tipheret) and bride/Assembly
(Malkhut). This is reflected in the dimensions
of the gate, which are 6 cubits
(representing Ze'er Anpin, the incomplete arrangement), by 7 cubits, (representing the completed
arrangement that includes the bride, Malkhut/Shekinah)…….Besides their
association with the union of Tipheret
and Malkhut, the numbers 6 and 7 are
also important in term of their product. The product of 6 and 7 (6 multiplied
by 7) is
42, a number which we have already
discussed the importance of in an earlier study, as Tipheret
is linked to the "Forty-two letter name of God."…..(Recall the
"frustration" of the Shekinah
mention above in, Midrash Rabbah - The Song of
Songs I:41, which depicts the "42" legs of the journey outside of the
land.) …..
As mentioned earlier, the Sephirah of Tipheret is associated with the idea of a "gate" one must pass through to move upward
spiritually. Recall also, that Tipheret is the Sephirah of Truth.
(i.e., You can fool yourself as to who you think you are at the ego-level of Yesod, but you won't fool Elohim at Tipheret!)…..In summation, this gate to the Holy of Holies in the Millennial
Temple, is equated with the forty-two letter Name of God and with Metatron, who is the Divine Son.
Those who walk through this gate (Zohar 3:256b - above) enter eternity with God…………
Again, יהושע spoke of Himself in these kabbalistic terms:
John 10:7-9 - Therefore Yeshua said again, "I
tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers,
but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will
be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture………
As the forty-two letter Name is also associated with advent of creation
(which "groans" for tikkun/restoration
- Romans 8:22), the "completed gate" of Ezekiel's Temple reflects
this state of restored creation.
Parsha Masei - -Num 33:1-56 These
are the departures of the children .....Num 33:3 So they departed from
Raʽmeses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month, on the morrow of the Passover the
children of Yisra’ĕl went out with
boldness before the eyes of all the Mitsrites, Num
33:5 Then the children of Yisra’ĕl departed from Raʽmeses and camped at Sukkoth.
Num 33:6 and they departed from Sukkoth and
camped at Ětham, which is on the
edge of the wilderness. Num 33:7 and they
departed from Ětham and turned back to Pi
Haḥiroth, which is east of Baʽal Tsephon. And they camped near Miḡdol. Num
33:8 And they departed from before Haḥiroth and passed over through the
midst of the sea into the wilderness,
went three days’ journey in the Wilderness of Ětham, and camped at Marah. Num
33:9 And they departed from Marah and came to Ělim. And at Ělim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, so they camped
there. Num 33:10 and they departed from Ělim
and camped by the Sea of Reeds. Num 33:11 and camped in the Wilderness of Sin. Num 33:12…..nd camped at Dophqah. Num 33:13.. camped at Alush. Num
33:14 at Rephiḏim, and there
was no water for the people to drink. Num 33:15 camped in
the Wilderness of Sinai. Num 33:16 camped
at Qiḇroth Hatta’awah.
Num
33:17 and they departed from
Qiḇroth Hatta’awah and camped at
Ḥatsĕroth. th and camped at Rithmah.
Num 33:19 and camped at Rimmon Perets. Num 33:20
camped at Liḇnah. Num 33:21 camped at Rissah. Num 33:22 Qehĕlathah.
Num
33:23 and they departed from
Qehĕlathah and camped at Mount Shapher.
Num 33:24 camped at Ḥaraḏah. Num 33:25 at Maqhĕloth.
Num 33:26 at Taḥath. Num 33:27 at Teraḥ. Num
33:28 camped at Mithqah. Num 33:29 at Ḥashmonah.
Num
33:30at Mosĕroth. Num 33:31 camped at Benĕi Yaʽaqan. Num
33:32 amped at Ḥor Haggiḏgaḏ.
Num 33:33 amped at Yotḇathah. Num 33:34 at Aḇronah. Num
33:35d at Etsyon Geḇer. Num 33:36n the Wilderness
of Tsin, which is Qaḏĕsh. Num 33:37amped at Mount Hor, Num 33:38 Then Aharon the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of יהוה, and
died there in the fortieth year
after the children of Yisra’ĕl had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, on the
first day of the fifth month.Num 33:39 ow
Aharon was one hundred and twenty-three
years old when he died on Mount Hor.
Num
33:40 and the sovereign of
Araḏ, the Kenaʽanite, who dwelt in the South in the land of Kenaʽan, heard of
the coming of Num 33:41camped at Tsalmonah. Num
33:42 mped at Punon. Num 33:43 at Oḇoth.Num 33:44 and they departed from Oḇoth and camped at
Iyĕ Ha-Aḇarim, at the border of
Mo’aḇ. Num 33:45d camped at Diḇon Gaḏ. Num
33:46amped at Almon
Diḇlathayemah. Num 33:47 camped in the mountains of Aḇarim, before Neḇo. Num 33:48d
in the desert plains of Mo’aḇ by the
Yardĕn of Yeriḥo. Num 33:49 camped by the Yardĕn, from Bĕyth Yeshimoth as faNum 33:50 and יהוה
Num
33:52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before
you, and shall destroy all their
engraved stones, and shall destroy
all their moulded images, and lay
waste all their high places, Num 33:53 and you shall possess the land and dwell in it,
for I have given you the land to possess. Num
33:54 ‘And you shall divide the
land by lot as an inheritance among your clansNum
33:55 ‘And if you do not drive
out the inhabitants of the land from before you,” Num 34:1-29Num 34:3 ‘Then your
southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Tsin along the border of
Num
34:6 ‘As for the western border, you shall have the …Num 34:7 ‘and this is your
northern border: From the Great Sea you mark out your borderline to Mount
Hor, Num 34:18 “And take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.
Num
35:1-34....Num 35:2Yisra’ĕl that they
shall give the Lĕwites cities to dwell in from the Num
35:3 “outward a thousand cubits
all around. Num 35:5 “And you shall measure outside the city on the
east side two housand cubits, and on the
south side two thousand cubits, and on the
west side two thousand cubits, and on
the north side two thousand cubits. And the city is in the middle. This is
to them the open land for the cities.
Num
35:6 “And the cities which you
give to the Lĕwites are the six cities
of refuge, which you give to him who killed someone to flee to, and to these you add forty-two cities. Num 35:7 “All the
cities which you give to the Lĕwites are forty-eight, these with their open
land. many, from the smaller you give few, each
one gives some of its cities to the Lĕwites, in proportion to the
inheritance that each inherits.” Num 35:11 then
you shall choose cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the one who accidentally killed someone
shall flee there. Num 35:13 ‘And of the
cities which you give, six are to be
cities of refuge. Num 35:15 ‘These six
cities are for refuge for the children
of Yisra’ĕl, and for the sojourner, and for the settler in their midst, for anyone who accidentally kills someone
to flee there.
Num
35:16 ‘. The murderer shall certainly be put to death. Num 35:17 ‘And if he has smitten him Num 35:22 ‘But if
he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws an object at him without lying in wait, ……….e had fled, and he shall remain there until the death of
the high priest who was anointed with the set-apart oil. Num 35:26 ….Num 35:30
‘Whoever kills someone has to be put to death as a murderer by the mouth of
witnesses, but only one witness does not bear witness against someone to die.
Num 35:33 ‘And do not profane the land where
you are, for blood profanes the land,
and the land is not pardoned for the
blood that is shed on it, except
by the blood of him who shed it.
Num 36:1-13...... let them marry
only within the clan of their father’s tribe.’ Num 36:7 “And the
inheritance of the children of Yisra’ĕl is not to change hands from tribe to
tribe, for every one of the children of Yisra’ĕl is to cling to the inheritance
of the tribe of his fathers.
HAFTORAH
Jer. 2:4-28 &
3:4
B’rit HaChadashah —
Phil. 3:12-16 & James 4:1-12
The Haftorah reflect the complain of against Israel
and the attitude of those who follow Messiah
summarized in:- Jer 2:13 For my people have committed two evils;
they have forsaken me the fountain of
living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold
no water.
Meaning
they have exchange their doctrines to follow their own ways:
Jer 2:27 Saying to a
stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they
have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their
trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
Jer 2:28 but where are
thy elohim that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in
the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy
elohim, O Judah.
Sha’ul encourage believers to follow his example, the
“race” is won, only at the end when we “pass the line”:
Php 3:13 Brethren, I
count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those
things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Php 3:14 I press toward
(I keep going toward) the mark for the prize of the high calling of YHWH in the Messiah Yehoshua.
Php 3:15 Let us (you and me) therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if
in any thing ye be otherwise minded, YHWH shall reveal even this unto you.
Php 3:16 Nevertheless,
whereto we have already attained, let us
walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Php 3:17 Brethren, be
followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Php 3:18 (For many walk,
of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the
enemies of the cross of the Messiah:
Ya’acov the Master’s brother compare the friendship
with the world to adultery the cause
of it been the lust in the carnal man.
Ya’acov say: submit (verse 7),resist the devil (7) draw nigh(verse 8), cleanse your
hands (8), purify your heart (8), be afflicted (9), mourn (9), turn your joy to
heaviness (9), humble yourselves (10), speak no evil of one another (11)
Thus
entangled in friendship with the world should go into this process in order to
be corrected and find again the way of life, the Torah by meditating on Ya’acov words who was called “Ya’acov the Just”.
Jas 4:1 From whence
come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that
war in your members?
Jas 4:2 Ye lust, and
have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet
ye have not, because ye ask not.
Jas 4:3 Ye ask, and
receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Jas 4:4 Ye
adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is
enmity with YHWH? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy
of YHWH.
Jas 4:5 Do ye think
that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to
envy?
Jas 4:6 But he giveth
more favour. Wherefore he saith, YHWH resisteth the proud, but giveth favour
unto the humble.
Jas 4:7 Submit
yourselves therefore to YHWH. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Jas 4:8 Draw nigh to
YHWH, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify
your hearts, ye double minded.
Jas 4:9 Be afflicted,
and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to
heaviness.
Jas 4:10 Humble
yourselves in the sight of YHWH, and he shall lift you up.
Jas 4:11 Speak not evil
one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his
brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the
law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Jas 4:12 There is one
lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest
another?
May יהוה bless you as you keep to walk in the
light of His Word, the Torah, in Messiah
יהושע!
Daniel ben
Ya’acov Israel
