16 Parsha Beschalach
– When He sent -
Sh’mot 13:17 – 17:16
Shoftim (Judges) 4:4-5:31, Yochanan 6:22-40
Daniel
ben Ya'acov Israel
We are going to dig again in this new parasha with expectation and as student
give ourselves to diligently search the scriptures to understand what our
heavenly Father want us to know. In the top of the parasha you will find always the quotation from Sha'ul to the Hebrew: Heb 10:1 For the Torah, having a shadow of the good matters
to come, and not the image itself of
the matters, was never able to make perfect those who draw near with the
same slaughter offerings which they offer continually year by year. It
is clear from this verse that the Torah was
not the End of all things but much
more was the shadow of the good matters
to come, further it is written that the Torah
was never able to make perfect those drawing near by repetition of the same
slaughther offering year by year. We
understand by this that Elohim's purpose was not fully disclosed during this
time. I wish and ask you to take time to understand this, because it will help
you to see what Sha'ul understood,
remember he says that what he knows is not after the revelation of man:
Gal 1:12 for I neither received it of man, neither
was I taught it, but by the revelation
of Yehoshua the Messiah. Here we have the key, Sha'ul in all his Epistles
wrote under the guidance of the Ruach
HaQodesh (Set apart Spirit) and we can find continual and uniform purpose
in all his teaching. Regarding his words in Hebrew
10:1, Sha'ul tells other brethren who the
image of the matters is:
Rom 10:4 for the Messiah is the end (Greek telos) of the law for righteousness to everyone
that believeth. The KJV tells us that Messiah
is the end of the law (Torah)!If
we look in Thayer's Hebrew and Greek dictionary we find following: G5056
τέλος telos Thayer
Definition: 1) end
1a) termination, the limit at
which a thing ceases to be (always of the end of some act or state, but not
of the end of a period of time) 1b) the end 1b1) the last in any succession or series 1b2) eternal. 1c) that by
which a thing is finished, its close, issue 1d) the end to which all things
relate, the aim, purpose . 2) toll, custom (i.e.
indirect tax on goods) . Part of Speech: noun neuter - A Related Word
by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from a primary "tello" (to set
out for a definite point or goal). Citing in TDNT: 8:49, 1161
.................
To set out for a definite
point or goal. Sha'ul says
concerning יהושע:
Rom 10:4 for the Messiah is set out for a definite point or goal of the law (Torah) for righteousness to every one that
believeth.
In other words, when one comes to יהושע, he comes to the real purpose of the Torah, because he is the Word
embodied and the complete and perfect image of Elohim's purpose. Why do I emphasize this point? The reason is that
more and more in the messianic movement neglect
the study of the Torah, Shabbat become tradition instead of a sign of the
covenant. Sha'ul makes it clear that Torah's study and following יהושע is only one thing.
Why then do we study the Torah? I have written many time the purpose of Torah' study is Fourfold
a) Elohim
will for ourlife.
b)To
learn historical facts concerning creation and the life and deliverance of our
ancestors, including their struggle during the forty years in the wilderness;
c) To
learn about our own carnal nature and understand that only through and with the
help of Messiah יהושע we can overcome our flesh. Messiah in you the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27)
d) The
future time when Messiah will gather יהוה's people
from the four corners of the earth to enter the Promise Land as we read in the
book of Yohushua (Joshua).
Rom 8:5 for they
that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things
of the Spirit (two groups of
people, carnal and spiritual). Rom 8:6
for to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and
peace (nothing to be expected for those who are carnal, but
death!).Rom
8:7 because the carnal
mind is enmity against YHWH: for it is not subject to the law (Torah) of
YHWH, neither indeed can be (It
is impossible for the carnal mind to be subject to the Torah).
Rom 8:8
so then they that are in the flesh cannot please
YHWH. Rom
8:9 but (conjunction moreover
showing that Sha'ul is still on the
same subject) ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if (conditional) so be that the Spirit of YHWH dwell in you.
Now if any man have not the Spirit of the Messiah, he is none of his.(Sha'ul speaks in the conditional: "if
so be that the Spirit of YHWH dwell in you", meaning that not all have the Spirit of YHWH. Don't be
mistaken Sha'ul is not speaking
concerning pagans here!
Rom 8:10
and if
the Messiah be in you, the body is dead because of sin (impaled crucified); but
the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Rom 8:11 but
if the Spirit of him that raised up Yehoshua from the dead dwell in you, he
that raised up the Messiah from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies
by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Rom 8:12 therefore (because
of that),
brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. Rom 8:13 for
if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do
mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom
8:14 for as many as are led by the Spirit of
YHWH, they are the sons of YHWH.(once again, not all but many, a
certain group of believers)
Sha'ul understood
the reason our ancestors couldn't follow after the Torah in opposition to Abraham,
Itzahk and Ya'acov. .............
Heb
3:16 for some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt
by Moses. Heb 3:17 but with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned,
whose carcases fell in the wilderness (sin is the transgression of the Torah 1st Yochan.3:4) Heb 3:18 and
to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? Heb 3:19 so
we see that they could not enter in because
of unbelief (not faith, trust in YHWH) ......
Unbelief:
Thayer's definition: G570
ἀπιστία
apistia 1) unfaithfulness, faithless. 2) want of faith,
unbelief. 3) weakness of faith. ...How
was it with Abraham?
Just read what Sha'ul writes
to the Romans believers concerning Abraham:
Rom 4:18 Who against
hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many
nations; according to that which was
spoken, So shall thy seed be.(believing according to that which was
spoken! did Abraham saw Elohim?). Rom 4:19 and
being not weak in faith, he considered
not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet
the deadness of Sara's womb:(Abraham refuse to look at circumstances). Rom 4:20 he
staggered not at the promise of YHWH through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to YHWH; Rom 4:21 and
being fully persuaded that, what he
(Elohim) had promised, he was able also to perform.(no place
for doubt in his mind).
We will see in this
parasha today how doubt destroys
the believer's faith).
Rom 4:22
and therefore (because
of his behave) it was imputed to him for righteousness.Rom 4:23 now
it was not written for his sake alone,
that it was imputed to him;Rom 4:24
but for us also, to whom it shall be
imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Yehoshua our Saviour from the
dead;
Can you see what Sha'ul
write, not only for Abraham was it written (in the Torah)¸but also
for us if we believe on him (Elohim)
that raised up Yehoshua our Saviour from the dead. Moshe is a type of Messiah (Anointed):
Christ
(Greek):G5547 Χριστός Christos
Thayer Definition: Christ = “anointed”. 1) Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God. 2)
anointed
Moshe was
like יהושע anointed to bring the Children of Israel out of Egypt. They saw Moshe, they spoke to him
and walked with him daily. They saw the miracles Elohim did by his hand, in spite of that they had not faith and
walked in unbelief, and died in the
wilderness! Read what Kefa (Peter) write to the scattered:
1Pe 1:8 whom having
not seen, ye love; in whom, though
now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full
of glory:
Can you see the reverse brought through Messiah יהושע: having not seen, yet (in spite of that) believing………..
The Torah never
was given to save any of us, but faith, trust in the only true Elohim, יהוה zebaoth, the Qadosh One of Israel........Torah:
Gen 26:5 because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and
kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my Torah (Hebrew)....;;.......
Abraham received
the promise more than four hundred years before Moshe gave the Torah to
the Children of Israel. At this time Abaraham
had been proclaimed righteous by Elohim.
Law: H8451 תּרה / תּורה tôrâh
BDB (Brown, Divers, Brigg's
definition: 1) law, direction, instruction. 1a)
instruction, direction (human or divine).
1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction
in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction. 1a4) body
of legal directives. 1b) law. 1b1) law of the burnt offering. 1b2) of special
law, codes of law. 1c) custom, manner. 1d)
the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law.
Messianic
age is the time we are living now, from the first advent
of יהושע until our days! Abraham
didn't only believe but also kept
the Torah which came already with Adam.as we have seen in other parasha. So what then? Messiah does not
bring us back to Moshe, but to Abraham in order that we may receive the blessing:
Gal 3:29 and if ye be the Messiah's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.(the promise done to Abraham).
You will say: "if so, why then study the Torah"? This is indeed a good
question. Remember we don't study Torah to
be justified but to know our way of life, how to love one another, how to avoid
to sin (sin been the transgression of the Torah):
Gal 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith
of Yehoshua the Messiah, even we have believed in Yehoshua the Messiah, that we
might be justified by the faith of the Messiah, and not by the works of the law
(oral law): for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified................
At this time the Pharisee
had instituted sets of laws called
in Hebrew "ma'aseh HaTorah",
work of the Torah canonized as "Pharisic
Takanot" which served to justification.
There is a very good book on Galatians,
from Aviv Mordechai going into
details concerning this book to many times falsely interpreted, especially
among Christians. This Epistle deals with justification and not
with the abolishment of the Torah! If we look to the world today, do
you think we will find righteousness,
purity, love according to its real meaning, the answer is obvious: NO! The world system today is an extension of Egypt under Moshe, a microcosm (miniature) of the way to rule people in Pharaoh’s
time. So when we study the Torah we
see how we can act after the flesh, as did our forefathers (through seed or
through faith) and see that our carnal nature will bring us to destruction. Christians today have their own
righteousness not even knowing how to avoid sin
because they reject the instructions
of the Torah; breaking the fourth commandments to remember the Shabbat day, which is a sign between יהוה and his people. It is not limited to this sin! Having their own
righteousness, following the doctrines of demons:
2Ti 3:5 having a form of reverence, but denying the
power thereof: from such turn away…….2Ti
3:7 ever learning,
and never able to come to the knowledge
of the truth……………….2Ti 4:3 for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they
heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;2Ti 4:4 and
they shall turn away their ears from the
truth, and shall be turned unto fables.........................
Truth:
Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Psa 119:140 thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psa 119:160 Thy
word is true from the beginning:
and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Psa 119:89 for
ever, O YHWH, thy word is settled in heaven.................
Word: H1697
דּבר dâbâr. BDB Definition: 1) Speech
word, speaking, thing
1a) speech. 1b) saying, utterance. 1c)
word, words. 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner. ................
The spoken word (dabar) from
the beginning (b'reshit), in other
words: "all that you (יהוה) have spoken from the very first
time is established in the heaven for
ever and is the truth!
We could go on with the Brit Chadasha (Renewed Covenant, falsely called New Testament in
Christian circle, meaning the "old" has passed and now there is a
brand new one), and see the cohesion between the Tanak (i.e. O.T.) and the Brit
Chadasha. The Apostles were chosen to teach and expound the Torah to those from the nations (e.g.
scattered House of Israel) and those
from the nations coming to Israel (e.g.
becoming Israelites) by faith in Messiah
יהושע. Two
groups of people, one new man in Messiah: Israelites!
Now when approaching the Torah we need to see ourselves as true Israelites brought back to the pure belief found in Abraham, through our faith in Messiah יהושע . Brethren and sisters do not think to neglect
the learning of the Torah which is
your understanding and knowledge of the truth, Messiah יהושע been the
foundation of our faith!
Today's Parsha
concerns the departure from the land of slavery (Mitzrayim, Egypt) to the promise Land.
For some of us the word Mitzrayim will sound strange, so let us again look the meaning of
it:
Gen 12:14 and it came to pass, that, when Abram was
come into Egypt, the Egyptians
beheld the woman that she was very fair...........
Egypt:
Strong's concordance: H4714 מצרים mitsrayim mits-rah'-yim
Dual of H4693; Mitsrajim, that is, Upper and Lower Egypt: - Egypt,
Egyptians, Mizraim. H4693
mâtsôr maw-tsore'. The same as H4692 in the sense of a limit; Egypt (as the border of Palestine): - besieged places, defence, fortified. H4692 mâtsôr mâtsûr.
maw-tsore', maw-tsoor'
From H6696;
something hemming in, that is, (objectively) a mound (of
besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness: - besieged,
bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress,
siege, strong (hold), tower..................
We
see that the word mitzrayim doesn't
mean only Egypt but also the place of
oppression and distress, a land like a fortress,
a stronghold. Stronghold is also used by Sha'ul:
2Co 10:4 (For the
weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through Elohim to the pulling
down of strongholds;)..........
You
may say that the meaning is not the same, but wait before giving a too quick
response: Sha'ul is explaining the
source of the strongholds:
2Co 10:5
Casting
down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of YHWH, and bringing into captivity every thought to
the obedience of the Messiah;
We see that Sha'ul
describes these strong holds as imaginations, high thing that exalted itself against the knowledge of YHWH…
Mitzrayim
or Egypt was
a place of rampant idolatry with magicians acting on the side of Pharaoh who was considered to be "g-d on earth", who never look
at the Elohim of Israel, יהוה Zebaoth,
remember the parsha Sh'mot¸when
Pharaoh looked into his chronicle to
see if the name of Elohim could be
found among all the Egyptians gods (Book
of Yasher chapter 79) 43. and when the king saw this thing, he ordered the book of records that
related to the kings of Egypt, to be brought, and they brought the book of
records, the chronicles of the kings of Egypt, in which all the idols of Egypt were inscribed, for they thought of
finding
therein the name of Yehovah, but they found it not. 44. and Pharaoh said to Moses and Aaron, Behold I have not found
the name of your God written in this book, and his name I know not......................
Do you think that today it is different, how many
people call the name יהוה or יהושע? They better say "
G-d", "L-rd", "Jesus" His name they know not! Those knowing the name are those who
have accepted the yoke of the Torah and
follow יהושע! Today advisers in the modern Egypt, Mitzaryim the world system (New World
Order) are called pastors, bishops, they
are welcome in the side of the mighty of the world the rulers of the powerful
nations who make laws who blaspheme the truth, proclaiming freedom to the gay, and lesbians, making war for peace in order to set up their
own kingdom, advocating evolution instead creation believing G-d in
many forms (Allah, Buddha, Krishna,
Jesus….) defending all what is contrary to the Torah killing in the name of humanity
(i.e. abortion), and much more.
They know
not: This expresion is used by Moshe writing the book of b'reshit
and by Yeshua in the book of
Matthew:
Gen 4:1 And Aḏam knew Ḥawwah his wife, and she conceived and bore Qayin, and said, “I have gained a man from יהוה.”
Mat 7:22 “Many shall say to Me in that
day, ‘Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons
in Your Name, and done many mighty works in Your Name?’
Mat 7:23 “And then I shall declare to
them, ‘I never knew you, depart from
Me, you who work lawlessness!’
To know means to have intimate relationship and not
just to be "inform about".
Before writing this Parsha, I have read from many sources and will put an accent on
doubt in order to understand what יהוה want us to know. I warn the
reader, to avoid any doubt, for doubt is from the other side from HaSatan, the
enemy, and as you will read there has been always a lot of controversy
concerning the Torah and the scriptures. So far that today most of
the people reading the “bible” do not believe, but see juts a “story book”. They prefer to believe
that man comes from “monkey” calling them our “cousin” from “Darwin’s evolution theory”.: Heb 3:1 Therefore, set-apart
brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, closely consider the Emissary and High Priest of our confession, Messiah יהושע, Heb 3:2 who was trustworthy to Him who
appointed Him, as also Mosheh in all his house. Heb 3:3 for this One has been deemed
worthy of more esteem than Mosheh, as much as He who built the house enjoys
more respect than the house. Heb 3:4 for every house is built by someone, but He who built all is Elohim.
Heb 3:5 and Mosheh indeed was trustworthy in all His house as a servant, for a witness of what would be spoken later, Heb 3:6 but Messiah as a Son over His
own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the boldness and the boasting
of the expectation firm to the end. Heb 3:7 Therefore, as the Set-apart
Spirit says, “Today, if you hear His voice, 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, Heb 3:15
while it is said, “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as
in the rebellion.”Heb 3:16
for who, having heard, rebelled? Was
it not all who came out of Mitsrayim,
led by Mosheh? Heb 3:17
and with whom was He grieved forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? Heb 3:18 and to whom did He swear that they would not enter
into His rest, but to those who did not obey?
Heb 3:19
so we see that they were unable to enter
in because of unbelief.
This chapter from the book of Hebrew gives us the
context for all those who follow יהושע. I know that many among us walk
more according to the tradition of men and just follow other, ignoring the
purpose of our walk.
Today let us see to repent and to start to walk as a
chosen one, one who is set apart for a purpose, in order to glorify our
heavenly Father! The writer from the book to the Hebrew is said to be Sha'ul or one of his follower, due to
the writing style of the book and the knowledge of the spiritual
interpretation. I know there are many discussions concerning who wrote this
book, I will not enter into this wasted time and let the so call expert do it!
The Chapter three gives us the reason why our
forefather died in the wilderness: UNBELIEF!
Unbelief is sin reproved by the Ruach
HaQodesh: Joh 16:8 “And having come, He (Ruach HaQodesh) shall reprove1 the world concerning
sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.Joh 16:9 concerning sin because they do
not believe in Me, ..........................;;Remember
we saw that the Torah reflect our own
carnal man through the life of the Children
of Israel and help us to change by following יהושע, following his steps, by the
leading of the Ruach HaQodesh. Today
we are going to see that our forefathers once again demonstrate the weakness of
the flesh. If there is any doubt concerning the crossing of the Sea of Reed (called
the “Red Sea”) and that it seems to be impossible, you are not alone, almost
the all world today believe it is only a story and so it was 2000 years ago Josephus time (a Jew Historian) and has been so during centuries as I will show you.
When we walk following the Ruach (Spirit), there shall no shadow of doubt remain in our heart.
We do not walk by what we understand, but by what we believe. Pro 3:5
Trust
in יהוה with all your heart, and lean
not on your own understanding; Trust: Strong’s # H982 בּטח bâṭach baw-takh'. A
primitive root; properly to hie 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.
Our forefathers looked always at the circumstances and
were always under pressure.The Torah,
we have seen is the account of our own salvation from the first step when Moshe, a picture of יהושע come to deliver the children of Israel (carnal man) from the
slavery of sin (Mitsrayim / Egypt),
to bring them to the promise land, the same way we are walking today in the
spirit. We have seen before Moshe the life of Abraham, Itzahk and Ya’acov
who were chosen by Elohim to be Israel’s foundation. Abraham been called Elohim’s
friend.: Eph 1:4 even as He
chose us (you and me) in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be set-apart and blameless
before Him in love,1
Footnote:
12 Thess. 2:13………………..
Beloved, if we are in Messiah יהושע today, is not of us but of Him who has chosen us to be set apart. Do not let any time doubt come into your mind but be confident that he who has called you, will bring into completion what he has started until the day of Messiah (Philip.1:6). As we read we will see the two antithesis between Moshe, Aaron, Myriam, Yohushua Caleb’s faith, trust in Elohim and the doubt of our forefathers the Children of Israel(carnal man). Almost everyday are we confronted with our trust in Elohim. HaSatan will come to test us and see if there is any open door to bring confusion in our mind. If our faith, our trust is built on יהוה’s Torah, HaSatan will have no chance to overcome us. Proverbs 3:5 shall be in our heart and proclaimed before HaSatan when he is trying to bring doubt in our life.:
Pro 3:5 Trust in YHWH with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Beloved, if we are in Messiah יהושע today, is not of us but of Him who has chosen us to be set apart. Do not let any time doubt come into your mind but be confident that he who has called you, will bring into completion what he has started until the day of Messiah (Philip.1:6). As we read we will see the two antithesis between Moshe, Aaron, Myriam, Yohushua Caleb’s faith, trust in Elohim and the doubt of our forefathers the Children of Israel(carnal man). Almost everyday are we confronted with our trust in Elohim. HaSatan will come to test us and see if there is any open door to bring confusion in our mind. If our faith, our trust is built on יהוה’s Torah, HaSatan will have no chance to overcome us. Proverbs 3:5 shall be in our heart and proclaimed before HaSatan when he is trying to bring doubt in our life.:
Pro 3:5 Trust in YHWH with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Exo 13:17 and it came to be, when Pharaoh had let the people
go, that Elohim did not lead them by way
of the land of the Philistines, though that was nearer, for Elohim said, “Lest
the people regret when they see fighting, and return to Mitsrayim.” Exo 13:18 So Elohim led
the people around by way of the wilderness of the Sea of Reeds. and the
children of Yisra’ĕl went up armed from the land of Mitsrayim. ....
Elohim did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines…The short way is not always the best way! The Philistine represents the obstacle which is too high for the people. The Children of Israel (carnal man) were not able to bear the challenge to face the Philistines (toady Palestinians one of the biggest enemy of Israel).
Elohim did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines…The short way is not always the best way! The Philistine represents the obstacle which is too high for the people. The Children of Israel (carnal man) were not able to bear the challenge to face the Philistines (toady Palestinians one of the biggest enemy of Israel).
Spiritual
understanding: When we start to follow יהושע, יהוה lead us
step by step in a smooth way, less we “regret
and return to our former way of life” as I have already seen, may יהוה have mercy on them and bring them back to the way of life!...
Exo 13:19 and Mosheh took the bones of Yosĕph with him, for he certainly made the children of Yisra’ĕl swear, saying, “Elohim shall certainly visit you, and you shall bring my bones from here with you.” ....
The children of Israel believed on the resurrection and therefore buried the bones of the dead in a worthy manner. It was not only for Yoseph as we can read: ……
Exo 13:19 and Mosheh took the bones of Yosĕph with him, for he certainly made the children of Yisra’ĕl swear, saying, “Elohim shall certainly visit you, and you shall bring my bones from here with you.” ....
The children of Israel believed on the resurrection and therefore buried the bones of the dead in a worthy manner. It was not only for Yoseph as we can read: ……
Exo 13:20
and they departed from Sukkoth and
camped in Ětham at the edge of the wilderness.
They departed from Sukkoth …………This is the starting
point of the great exodus, the deliverance from the slavery, bondage of sin to
the wilderness. Remember the purpose of deliverance: To serve Elohim:
Exo 4:23 and I say unto thee, let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou
refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. This
utterance from יהוה is proclaimed seven times
before Pharaoh in sh'mot between chapter four and chapter
ten. Seven is the number for divine
perfection on earth demonstrated here by "that they serve me"! If we dig in the Torah we see many times small nuggets which demonstrate how our
heavenly Father embed signs for those
who seek. Succoth is also called the Feast of booths which take part in
the fall feast. It is the last feast ended by the Last Great day, a picture of the final redemption when Messiah will come to deliver יהוה’s people. So we can conclude that the Torah has threefold meaning:
●Past, describing the life and behave of our
forefather ●Present in our own way in the wilderness, following יהושע with the help of the Ruach HaQodesh. ●Future, when יהושע will
bring us away from the world dominion to bring us back to our land Eretz Israel (see the book of Yohushua, Joshua).
Exo 13:21
and יהוה went before them by day in a column of cloud to lead the
way, and by night in a column of fire to give them light, so as to go
by day and night. Exo 13:22 The column of cloud did not
cease by day, nor the column of fire by night, before the people. ………….A
column of cloud by day …….
A column of fire by night………Cloud: Strong’s # H6051 Brown
Driver, Briggs, give us following explanation:
‛ânân BDB
Definition: 1)
cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass. 1a)
cloud-mass (of theophanic cloud)
1b) cloud. ...........Tanak (O.T.):
Isa 4:5 then יהוה shall
create above every dwelling place of Mount Tsiyon, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of
a flaming fire by night, for over all the esteem shall be a covering,Eze 1:4 and I looked and saw a whirlwind coming out of the north, a great cloud
with fire flashing itself. And brightness was all around it, and out of its
midst like glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire, Psa 97:2 Clouds and darkness all around Him, Righteousness and right-ruling are
the foundation of His throne. Psa 68:34
Ascribe strength to Elohim; His
excellence is over Yisra’ĕl, and His strength is in the clouds. Psa 78:23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of the
heavens, Psa 97:2 Clouds and darkness all around Him, Righteousness
and right-ruling are the foundation of His throne. Dan 7:13 “I was looking in the night visions and saw One like the Son of Enosh1, coming with the clouds of the heavens! And He came
to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. Footnote: 1Son of Enosh - This
Aramaic term is similar to the Heḇrew ‘Ben Aḏam,’ but not the exact
equivalent of it. However, this Aramaic term indicates the same One! Zep 1:15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of
distress and trouble, a day of waste and ruin, a day of darkness and
gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
Brit
Chadasha (N.T.) : Mat 24:30 “And then the sign of the Son of Aḏam shall appear in the heaven, and
then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn, and they shall see the Son of
Aḏam coming on the clouds of the
heaven with power and much esteem. Mat 26:64 יהושע said to him, “You have said it.
Besides I say to you, from now you shall see the Son of Aḏam sitting at the
right hand of the Power, and coming on
the clouds of the heaven.”
1Th 4:17 Then we, the living who are left over, shall
be caught away together with them in the
clouds to meet the Master in the air – and so we shall always be with the
Master. Rev 1:7 See, He
is coming with the clouds, and every eye shall see Him, even they who
pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of Him. Yes,
Amĕn. 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 10:1 For I do not wish you to be ignorant,
brothers, that all our fathers were
under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, Heb 12:1 We too, then, having so great a
cloud of witnesses all around us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin
which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race set before
us, ............We can see in these verses that cloud has an extended
explanation: messengers, as protection, also witness, or believers as
in Daniel chapter seven or יהושע in Mattityahu
26 and Revelation chapter one..............Pilar of Fire: Pillar or column: Strong’s
#H5982 . עמּד / עמּוּד
‛ammûd
BDB Definition: (Brown Driver Briggs): 1) pillar, column.
1a) pillar. 1b) column, upright. 1c)
column (of smoke).............;;There is another word
translated as “pillar” which is the Hebrew word “netsyb” used for the wife of Lot
becoming a “pillar” of salt, also
the word “matstsêbâh” when Ya’acov anointed the stone (which
contain the idea of standing) b’reshit
28:18) and other places..............;The word “ammud” is always used in direct connection to יהוה:
Exo 33:9 and it came to be, when Mosheh entered the
Tent, that the column (ammud) of
cloud descended and stood at the door of the Tent, and He spoke with Mosheh.
Num 12:5 and יהוה came down
in the column (ammud) of cloud and
stood in the door of the Tent, and called Aharon and Miryam. and they both went
forward. Num 14:14 and they shall
say to the inhabitants of this land they have heard that You, יהוה, are in the
midst of these people, that You, יהוה, are seen eye to eye and that Your
cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a column (ammud) of cloud by day and in a column
(ammud) of fire by night. Deu 31:15 and יהוה appeared at the Tent in a column (ammud) of a cloud, and the column of a
cloud stood above the door of the Tent. Jdg 20:40 Then the cloud began to rise from the city
in a column (ammud) of smoke, and
the Binyamites looked behind them, and saw the entire city going up in smoke to
the heavens
Sh’lomo building the Temple: 1Ki 7:21 and he set up the columns (ammud)
by the porch of the hĕḵal. and he set up the column (ammud) on the right and called
its name Yaḵin, and he set up the column(ammud) on the left and called its
name Boʽaz. 2Ki 23:3 and the sovereign stood by the column (ammud) and made a covenant before יהוה, to follow יהוה and to guard His commands and His
witnesses and His laws, with all
his heart and all his being, to establish the words of this covenant that were
written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. 2Ki 25:17 The height of one column (ammud)
was eighteen cubits (6x3=18), and the
capital on it was of bronze. And the height of the capital was three cubits,
and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. And
the second column (ammud) was the
same, with a network. Psa 99:7 He spoke to them in the column (ammud)
of cloud; They guarded His witnesses And the law He gave them. Jer 1:18 “For look, I have made you (I, יהוה, you, Yrmeyahu)this day a walled
city and an iron column (ammud), and
bronze walls against all the land, against the sovereigns of Yehuḏah, against
her heads, against her priests, and against the people of the land.
..............
Brit Chadasha: Pillar: Strong’s # G4769 Greek stulos stoo'-los
Brit Chadasha: Pillar: Strong’s # G4769 Greek stulos stoo'-los
From
στύω
stuō (to stiffen; properly akin to the base of G2476); a post
(“style”), that is, (figuratively) support:
- pillar. Thayer
Definition: 1) a
pillar 2) a column 2a) pillars of
fire, i.e. flames rising like pillars
3) a prop or support ............
1Ti 3:15 but if I delay, that you might know how you should behave in the House of Elohim, which is the assembly of the living Elohim – a strong support (column, pillar, stulos and foundation of the truth). .......
Rev 3:12 “He who overcomes, I shall make him a supporting post (column, pillar, stulos) in the Dwelling Place of My Elohim, and he shall by no means go out and I shall write on him the Name of My Elohim and the name of the city of My Elohim, the renewed Yerushalayim, which comes down out of the heaven from My Elohim, and My renewed Name...................Fire: String’s #H784 אשׁ 'êsh
1Ti 3:15 but if I delay, that you might know how you should behave in the House of Elohim, which is the assembly of the living Elohim – a strong support (column, pillar, stulos and foundation of the truth). .......
Rev 3:12 “He who overcomes, I shall make him a supporting post (column, pillar, stulos) in the Dwelling Place of My Elohim, and he shall by no means go out and I shall write on him the Name of My Elohim and the name of the city of My Elohim, the renewed Yerushalayim, which comes down out of the heaven from My Elohim, and My renewed Name...................Fire: String’s #H784 אשׁ 'êsh
BDB Definition: (Brown Driver Briggs) 1) fire. 1a) fire, flames. 1b) supernatural
fire (accompanying theophany). 1c) fire
(for cooking, roasting, parching).
1d) altar-fire. 1e) God’s anger
(figuratively)
We focus on the word “pillar” or “column” in Hebrew
“ammud”, which picture the uprightness of יהוה’s presence among the children of
Israel, not only at the departance of Mitsrayim
but also in the wilderness with the presence at the tent of meeting, and in the
Temple Sh’lomo built with the two
“posts”. All are pointing to Messiah
who is the “Pillar” the “Upright” of the Assembly by day and by
night. ……Exo 14:1
and יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,...…
Do you remember what Ya'acov our Master's brother write and call the Torah?Jas 1:25 but whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Jas 2:12 so speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. Jas 2:13 for he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. Ya'acov speaking of the Torah calls it law of liberty! When we see the Children of Israel saying "let us serve the Mitzrites" we see that they could only walk in the flesh. How it is with us today, are we walking in the law of liberty trusting the one who has called us or are we walking following our carnal nature looking to serve the spiritual Mytzrites? Have we ever asked ourselves when we try to do like the people of the world, what are we doing? .......Who is the provider of our needs?
Do you remember what Ya'acov our Master's brother write and call the Torah?Jas 1:25 but whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Jas 2:12 so speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. Jas 2:13 for he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. Ya'acov speaking of the Torah calls it law of liberty! When we see the Children of Israel saying "let us serve the Mitzrites" we see that they could only walk in the flesh. How it is with us today, are we walking in the law of liberty trusting the one who has called us or are we walking following our carnal nature looking to serve the spiritual Mytzrites? Have we ever asked ourselves when we try to do like the people of the world, what are we doing? .......Who is the provider of our needs?
Does יהוה and יהושע know our daily needs? .....Who are the Mitzrites today in our midst? Are we looking back to our spiritual Mitzrayim (i.e. world system)?. Or
are we following our Master יהושע "“יהוה does fight
for you, and you keep still.”….. Spiritual understanding and difference among the
believers: Once we start our walk with יהושע, Elohim will allow the enemy HaSatan
to test us, to know whether we will turn back to our spiritual Egypt / Mitsrayim or trust him. Reactions are
different depending on people as we can read in the book of Yasher: First reaction: Exceedingly
afraid....27. The first
division was of the children of Reuben,
Simeon, and Issachar, and they resolved
to cast themselves into the sea, for they
were exceedingly afraid of the
Egyptians.
28. and Moses said to them, Fear not, stand still and see the salvation of YHWH which He
will effect this
day for you. Second
reaction: Going back to Egypt......29.
The second division was of the
children of Zebulun, Benjamin and Naphtali, and they resolved to go back to Egypt with the Egyptians.
30.
And Moses said to them, Fear not, for as you have seen the Egyptians this day,
so shall you see them no more for ever....Third reaction: To fight the
Enemy:.....31.
The third division was of the
children of Judah and Joseph, and they resolved to go to meet the Egyptians
to fight with them. 32. And Moses said to them, Stand in your places, for YHWH will fight for you, and you shall
remain silent. ....Fourth
Reaction: Call unto YHWH, listening to our Master.: 33. and the fourth
division was of the children of Levi,
Gad, and Asher, and they resolved to go into the midst of the
Egyptians to confound them, and Moses said to them, Remain in your stations and fear not, only call unto YHWH that he may save you out of their hands. …….Moshe’s declarations to the
different groups: JFirst group: Fear not, stands still and see the salvation of YHWH. JSecond group: Fear
not, for as you have seen the Egyptians this day, so shall
you see them no more for ever. JThird group: YHWH will fight for you, and you shall remain silent.
JFourth group: Remain in your stations and fear not, only call unto YHWH
Can you see that in the four reactions, it is YHWH who
deals with the Egyptians (enemies)?
Have you ever tried to deliver yourselves from a situation instead to call upon
YHWH standing still, remaining silent (not talking to everybody of your problem
but to Elohim), and standing firm in your position (“remain in your station”)?
We see four divisions with four different reactions. At
the end they all will keep going, so do not worry if you find yourself in one
of them, just meditate on יהוה’s faithfulness and grow, becoming
mature to influence in a good way the group you may belong to………The first group is afraid! Moshe’s
solution: Stand still and see what יהוה will do. We found this situation again with King Yehoshapath 2nd Chronicle 20
who feared but seek יהוה:
2Ch
20:1 It came to pass after this also, that the children of
Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came
against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2Ch 20:2
then
there came some that told Yehoshaphat (Yehovah judge, contend, defend), saying,
There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side
Syria; and, behold, they be Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi. 2Ch 20:3 and Yehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek YHWH, and
proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah……………………2Ch
20:5 and Yehoshaphat
stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of YHWH, before
the new court, 2Ch 20:6
and said,
O YHWH Elohim of our fathers, art not thou Elohim in heaven? and rulest not
thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? And in thine hand is there not power
and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 2Ch 20:7 art
not thou our Elohim, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before
thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
2Ch 20:8 and they dwelt
therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
2Ch 20:9
if, when
evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand
before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help……………2Ch 20:15 and he said, “Listen, all Yehuḏah, and you inhabitants of
Yerushalayim, and Sovereign Yehoshaphat! Thus said יהוה to you, ‘Do not fear, nor be afraid of the face of this great army, for the battle is not yours, but Elohim’s.
2Ch 20:17 ‘It is not for
you to fight in this. Position yourselves, stand still and see
the deliverance of יהוה with you, O Yehuḏah and Yerushalayim!’ Do not be afraid nor fear, go
out against them tomorrow, for יהוה is with you.” ….The second
group wanted to go back. How many have back slide already and lost their
salvation? To understand the concept of backsliding
we must go to the prophet Yrmeyahu: Jer 7:22 for I
spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them
out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
Jer 7:23 but this thing commanded I them,
saying, Obey my voice (Torah), and I
will be your Elohim, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be
well unto you.
Jer 7:24 but they hearkened not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil
heart, and went backward, and
not forward. Jer 7:25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt
unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily
rising up early and sending them: Jer 7:26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor
inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
Backsliding = turning away from
the Torah! The third Group. Yehudah, and Yospeh who want to fight against the
enemy. They are confident of the victory, but Moshe say that the battle is יהוה’s. Even when we are confident we
have to entrust ourselves in יהוה:
Rom 12:19 Beloved, do not revenge yourselves, but give place to the wrath, for it has
been written, “Vengeance is Mine, I
shall repay,” says יהוה. ………….;The fourth group: Picture those who want to contend against those outside
(Egyptians, pagans), but Moshe say;
PRAY (call unto YHWH)! We have a good example from Sha’ul: Rom 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not
yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is
mine; I will repay, saith YHWH…….Exo 14:15 and יהוה said to Mosheh, “Why do you cry to Me? Speak to
the children of Yisra’ĕl, and let them go forward. Exo 14:16 “And you, lift up your rod, and
stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and let the children of
Yisra’ĕl go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
Exo 14:17 “And I, see I am hardening the
hearts of the Mitsrites, and they shall follow them. And I am to be esteemed
through Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen......
Spiritual understanding: Salvation start as we live Egypt / Mitsrayim and are baptized in the Name Yehoshua. The struggle comes from the enemy HaSatan who want us to go back, because we have nothing with us, only the dough without leaven. We have now left behind our hypocrisy in Egypt (world system), and only our move in faith will bring us to cross the sea and receive our baptism in Messiah יהושע proclaiming that יהוה is salvation: יהושע! This step has been diminished by Christian theology, which says that only when we believe the name “Jesus” we are saved, because it is by grace through faith! This is not what scripture teach, as we can read in the book of Acts, the baptism in the Name is part of our salvation for remission of sin: Act 2:36 “Therefore let all the house of Yisra’ĕl know for certain that Elohim has made this יהושע, whom you impaled, both Master and Messiah.” Act 2:37 and having heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Kĕpha and the rest of the emissaries, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?” Act 2:38 and Kĕpha said to them, “Repent, and let each one of you be immersed (baptized) in the Name of יהושע Messiah for the forgiveness of sins…..Shaul explain the Baptism. 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, ...............Can you see that all details from the natural have a spiritual impact in our life? Sha'ul was knowledgeable concerning the spiritual aspect of the Torah. He says that our forefathers were all “baptized”, immersed into Moshe, who was a prophet like Yehoshua Messiah! Exo 14:21 and Mosheh stretched out his hand over the sea, and יהוה caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. Exo 14:22 and the children of Yisra’ĕl went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their left. Exo 14:23 and the Mitsrites pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen. Exo 14:24 and it came to be, in the morning watch, that יהוה looked down upon the army of the Mitsrites through the column of fire and cloud, and He brought the army of the Mitsrites into confusion. Exo 14:25 and He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty. And the Mitsrites said, “Let us flee from the face of Yisra’ĕl, for יהוה fights for them against the Mitsrites.”
Spiritual understanding: Salvation start as we live Egypt / Mitsrayim and are baptized in the Name Yehoshua. The struggle comes from the enemy HaSatan who want us to go back, because we have nothing with us, only the dough without leaven. We have now left behind our hypocrisy in Egypt (world system), and only our move in faith will bring us to cross the sea and receive our baptism in Messiah יהושע proclaiming that יהוה is salvation: יהושע! This step has been diminished by Christian theology, which says that only when we believe the name “Jesus” we are saved, because it is by grace through faith! This is not what scripture teach, as we can read in the book of Acts, the baptism in the Name is part of our salvation for remission of sin: Act 2:36 “Therefore let all the house of Yisra’ĕl know for certain that Elohim has made this יהושע, whom you impaled, both Master and Messiah.” Act 2:37 and having heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Kĕpha and the rest of the emissaries, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?” Act 2:38 and Kĕpha said to them, “Repent, and let each one of you be immersed (baptized) in the Name of יהושע Messiah for the forgiveness of sins…..Shaul explain the Baptism. 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, ...............Can you see that all details from the natural have a spiritual impact in our life? Sha'ul was knowledgeable concerning the spiritual aspect of the Torah. He says that our forefathers were all “baptized”, immersed into Moshe, who was a prophet like Yehoshua Messiah! Exo 14:21 and Mosheh stretched out his hand over the sea, and יהוה caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. Exo 14:22 and the children of Yisra’ĕl went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their left. Exo 14:23 and the Mitsrites pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen. Exo 14:24 and it came to be, in the morning watch, that יהוה looked down upon the army of the Mitsrites through the column of fire and cloud, and He brought the army of the Mitsrites into confusion. Exo 14:25 and He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty. And the Mitsrites said, “Let us flee from the face of Yisra’ĕl, for יהוה fights for them against the Mitsrites.”
Exo 14:26 Then יהוה said to Mosheh, “Stretch out your
hand over the sea, and let the waters
come back upon the Mitsrites, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.” ...21-31…Spiritual understanding:
It is the second time we see יהוה destroying
sinners by water. Do you remember, the first time it was under Noach! Here again the water shows its
two aspect, for one group, the children of Israel it is the “water of salvation”, the baptism for
the other group who do not believe יהוה the
Elohim of Israel, the same water
bring destruction. Water is a euphemism for the Torah. The Torah acts
perfectly according to יהוה’s
word. People today reject the Torah
and so look unto judgment while the other embraces the Torah unto salvation through יהושע Messiah.
It was so wit those who follow Moshe for their
salvation………..;;Psa 147:18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the
waters flow.Psa
147:19 He sheweth his
word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.Psa 147:20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as
for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye YHWH......Who
is the Word?....Joh 1:14 and the
Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Please
do not say, that I write that Yeshua was
in the Tanak, we speak from The Word!
We read in the book of Psalm (tehilim): Psa 77:14 You are the Ěl
who does wonders; You have made known Your strength among the peoples.Psa 77:15 by Your arm You have redeemed Your people, The sons
of Yaʽaqoḇ and Yosĕph. Selah.Psa 77:16
The waters saw You, O Elohim; The
waters saw You, they were afraid;
The depths also trembled.Psa 77:17
The clouds poured out water; The heavens rumbled; Also, Your arrows (lightnings) flashed back and forth.Psa 77:18 The voice of Your
thunder rolled along; Lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and
shook.Psa
77:19 Your way was in the sea, And Your path in the great waters,
And Your footsteps were not known. Psa 77:20 you did lead
Your people like a flock by the hand of Mosheh and Aharon.
Chapter
15:1-21 - The children of Israel have passed the Sea of reed and
are now saved from the power of the Egyptians. They sing following Moshe: Rev 15:1 and I saw another sign in the heaven, great and marvellous: seven
messengers having the seven last plagues, for the wrath
of Elohim was ended in them. Rev 15:2
and I saw like a sea of glass mixed
with fire, and those overcoming the
beast and his image and his mark and
the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of
Elohim. Rev
15:3 and they sing the song of Mosheh the servant of
Elohim, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvellous are Your
works, יהוה Ěl Shaddai! Righteous and true are
Your ways, O Sovereign of the set-apart ones! Rev 15:4 “Who shall not fear You, O יהוה, and esteem Your Name? Because You
alone are kind. Because all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your
righteousness’s have been made manifest.” ……The parallel here is the song after the great
deliverance by the mighty Hand of Elohim.
The song of Mosheh and the song of
the Lamb, יהושע Messiah
the Lamb of Elohim (Yochanan 1:29). Exo 15:1 Then Mosheh and the children of Yisra’ĕl sang this
song to יהוה, and spoke, saying, “I sing to יהוה, for He is highly exalted! The
horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! ...
22 – 26.: The children of Israel (carnal man) just crossed the Sea of reed that the new challenge come. They walk three days in the wilderness and found no water! We see here a natural situation pointing to spiritual meaning. At this point they came to Marah which mean bitterness. The reaction of the children of Israel (carnal man) is to complain against Moshe who brought them there.
22 – 26.: The children of Israel (carnal man) just crossed the Sea of reed that the new challenge come. They walk three days in the wilderness and found no water! We see here a natural situation pointing to spiritual meaning. At this point they came to Marah which mean bitterness. The reaction of the children of Israel (carnal man) is to complain against Moshe who brought them there.
How it is with us when we first receive our salvation
and follow יהושע, when does come the first test and give us opportunity to
complain against יהושע? How far we are in our walk, have we reached the position of Yehoshua (Yoshua) and Caleb? Are we mature enough studying the
Torah, to understand that all things
work for good to those who love Elohim?
The children of Israel complain because in their heart they were still in
Egypt. The water is as we say before a euphemism for Torah. When the Torah does not dwells in the heart of people it
become “bitter”. Here we can understand better the parable יהושע spoke to his disciples concerning the Seed:
Mar 4:1 and he began again to teach by the sea side:
and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a
ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. Mar 4:2 and he taught them many things by parables,
and said unto them in his doctrine, Mar 4:3 hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to
sow: Mar
4:4 and it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way
side, and the fowls of the air came and
devoured it up. Mar 4:5
and some
fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang
up, because it had no depth of earth: Mar 4:6 but
when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because
it had no root, it withered away. Mar 4:7 and
some fell among thorns, and the thorns
grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. Mar 4:8 and
other fell on good ground, and did yield
fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty and some
sixty, and some an hundred. Mar 4:9
and he
said unto them, He that hath ears to hear let him hear.Mar 4:10 and
when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the
parable.Mar
4:11 and he said unto them, unto you it is given to know
the mystery of the kingdom of YHWH: but unto them that are without (outside
what?), all these things are done in parables: Mar 4:12 that
seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not
understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be
forgiven them. Mar 4:13
and he
said unto them, Know ye not this parable? And how then will ye know all
parables? Mar
4:14 The sower
soweth the word. Mar 4:15
and these
are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in
their hearts. Mar 4:16
and these
are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the
word, immediately receive it with gladness; Mar 4:17 and
have no root in themselves, and so
endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for
the word's sake, immediately they are offended.Mar 4:18 and
these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
Mar 4:19
and the cares of this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke
the word, and it becometh unfruitful.Mar 4:20 and
these are they which are sown on good
ground; such as hear the word, and
receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an
hundred.Mar
4:21 and he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put
under a bushel, or under a bed? And not to be set on a candlestick?Mar 4:22 for
there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept
secret, but that it should come abroad.Mar
4:23 If any man have
ears to hear, let him hear.Mar 4:24
and he
said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.Mar 4:25 for he that hath, to him shall be given: and
he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
..........The Children of Israel, sang
because they saw the mighty work of Elohim
and the destruction of the Mitzrites who
were after them, few days later when the first challenge came in Marah they had already forgotten how יהוה stretched out his arm to deliver them! In the parable יהושע make it clear there are four kinds of people:
a)
Those who
hear the word and let HaSatan steal
it from their heart
b)
Those who
have no roots and can only endure for a time and get offended at the first
persecution
c)
Those in
whom the word becomes unfruitful because of the cares of the world, and the
lust of other things.
d)
At least
those who bring forth fruits, some thirty, some sixty, some one hundred,
because their heart received the word on a good ground
We should ask ourselves to which group we belong and
ask our heavenly Father what to do, in order to belong to the fourth group to
improve our walk and bear fruits which last. Verse 25, it is written that יהוה show a
tree to Moshe and by putting it in the water it became sweet. The tree here is
a euphemism for Torah, all the verses
below are related of keeping the Torah
and the result of it: Gen 2:9 and out of the ground יהוה Elohim made
every tree grow that is pleasant to
the sight and good for food, with the
tree of life in the midst of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil. Pro 3:18 She is a tree of life to those taking hold of
her, and blessed are all who retain her.Pro 11:30 The fruit of
the righteous (doing the commandments) is a
tree of life, and he who is winning lives is wise.Rev 2:7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
To him who overcomes1 I shall give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of Elohim.”
Rev
22:14 “Blessed are those doing His commands, so that the
authority shall be theirs unto the tree
of life, and to enter through the
gates into the city.
15:22.They
walked three days before coming to Marah.
Today people have walked two thousands years or Two days and have now entered the third day. Many have turned back to Egypt because they have not
found the water of life the Torah that
gives life to those who thirst. If we
listen carefully to people, many of them have a bad testimony they reject Messiah by their unbelief. They follow
their congregations, their pastors, but their own life is void from Torah and they get angry, many have
turned to philosophy and have made the scripture a book without life. They have
rejected the Torah and so have
removed the sweetness of the Torah
from their life. ….Exo.15:26.“If you diligently obey
( shama in Hebrew) the voice of יהוה your Elohim and do what is right (Yashar where we have the
word Yasher, “just” in Hebrew) in His eyes, and shall listen to His commands and shall guard all His laws, I shall
bring on you none of the diseases I brought on the Mitsrites, for I am יהוה who heals you.( יהוהRapha)” .. 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. ……………To obey, to do what is right, to listen, and guard all
the mitzvoth (commandments). Do you want to know how to walk free from
sickness? Here you have the answer, by being a hearer and doer of the Word, not
only a hearer but a doer. (Ya’acov
1:22,23)….Elim = Palm tree. The twelve fountain of water or well represent one
for each of Ya’acov's children and
thus the source of life for all the tribes of Israel. The seventy Palm trees
represent the members of Ya’acov
household who went down to Egypt to be joined to Yoseph and became a multitude………….Exo 1:5 and all those
who were descendants of Yaʽaqoḇ were seventy
beings, as Yosĕph was already in Mitsrayim...............
Chapter 16.: It is now exactly thirty days, the children of Israel have left Egypt and they again grumble against Moshe and Aharon in the wilderness. Now יהוה will test his people by giving Manna, the bread from heaven which points to יהושע Messiah the bread of life. The children of Israel (carnal man) were used to eat many things in Mitzrayim (Egypt), they had accommodated themselves with slavery but not to feel the hunger. Today so many so call believers are also accommodated with the world’ system and don’t even realize that they are slave! יהוה will now give them food, He is the one to nourish them, but not with the same food, the food that make people weak and lazy, but a food which shall bring faith in the life of people.How it is with us, do we complain when we don’t get what we think to have, or are we able to keep the way patiently until our heavenly Father provide what we need?In verse 4 we read that the Manna every day is a TEST for the children of Israel (carnal man) and that יהוה will provide only for one day. He will go so far that during the Shabbat no manna collect for food will be done, but on the sixth days they will collect for two days.I remember when I was working on Germany, I was working on my own, and of course when you don’t have a salary, you have always to look to have money in order to pay the rent for the apartment, electricity, insurances, car, food for the children every day and much more. I felt always comfortable when I had provision for many months, or even when my business had run so well to provide for two years payments in advance. All this changed when I entered the wilderness and יהוה became my “security”. It was a great challenge for me, because I was not used to be so short with money. I had to learn very fast to rely on יהוה through יהושע and I must say that sometime it was not easy, but thanks be to Elohim that he taught me the Torah and the water became sweet to me. HalleluYah! If we understand the principle that during the Shabbat the children of Israel were not to gather Manna, and that we today do not work or buy, we will be able to see that when יהושע will come to establish יהוה’s Kingdom, it will be so for those who have trusted him. They will not have to work during the millennium, but enjoy the rest of יהוה……….;;Exo 16:12 “I have heard the grumblings of the children of Yisra’ĕl. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you are to eat meat, and in the morning you are to be satisfied with bread. And you shall know that I am יהוה your Elohim.’ ” …….
Have you ever eaten quail? This is a very tasty small bird which you can eat roasted. The children of Israel were not satisfied with what they had, their provisions were now finished and they begin to be afraid to die in the wilderness. Have you ever been afraid that you would not have enough to eat? What was your reaction?..........;;;Quail Strong’s #H7958 שׂלוo śelâv śelâyv sel-awv', sel-awv'. By orthographical variation from H7951 through the idea of sluggishness; the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight): - quails. H7951. shâlâh shâlav shaw-law', shaw-lav'. The second form being used in Job_3:26; a primitive root; to be tranquil, that is, secure or successful: - be happy, prosper, be in safety.........................We see here in the root of the word for “quail” that it represents the “security” of tranquil life, secure, prosperous. So was I with my business until יהוה took me at the appointed time, to follow him in the wilderness. Finish with my "own security from Egypt" it was now time for me to learn to walk by faith, trusting יהוה. I must acknowledge that it was not so easy, when you see you income melt up to lesser then twenty percent of what you were use you can be chocked by the cares of the world! Today if you come to Europe, people complain everyday because they lose more and more of their “comfort”, “security”, more and more of them lose their job. At the age of 45 it is almost impossible to found a new job. If you come out of the university, today it is the same, no job. The world is now becoming a boiling pot for all those who trusted in their own strength. But we brethren we are not of the world, we are of Elohim, if indeed the Ruach of Elohim dwells in us. The fact to give them one more time quails, before giving them Manna was a sign that the children of Israel may know that He alone is Elohim verse 12. Manna instead of Quails, Elohim provision instead of worldly security: Exo 16:13 and it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
Chapter 16.: It is now exactly thirty days, the children of Israel have left Egypt and they again grumble against Moshe and Aharon in the wilderness. Now יהוה will test his people by giving Manna, the bread from heaven which points to יהושע Messiah the bread of life. The children of Israel (carnal man) were used to eat many things in Mitzrayim (Egypt), they had accommodated themselves with slavery but not to feel the hunger. Today so many so call believers are also accommodated with the world’ system and don’t even realize that they are slave! יהוה will now give them food, He is the one to nourish them, but not with the same food, the food that make people weak and lazy, but a food which shall bring faith in the life of people.How it is with us, do we complain when we don’t get what we think to have, or are we able to keep the way patiently until our heavenly Father provide what we need?In verse 4 we read that the Manna every day is a TEST for the children of Israel (carnal man) and that יהוה will provide only for one day. He will go so far that during the Shabbat no manna collect for food will be done, but on the sixth days they will collect for two days.I remember when I was working on Germany, I was working on my own, and of course when you don’t have a salary, you have always to look to have money in order to pay the rent for the apartment, electricity, insurances, car, food for the children every day and much more. I felt always comfortable when I had provision for many months, or even when my business had run so well to provide for two years payments in advance. All this changed when I entered the wilderness and יהוה became my “security”. It was a great challenge for me, because I was not used to be so short with money. I had to learn very fast to rely on יהוה through יהושע and I must say that sometime it was not easy, but thanks be to Elohim that he taught me the Torah and the water became sweet to me. HalleluYah! If we understand the principle that during the Shabbat the children of Israel were not to gather Manna, and that we today do not work or buy, we will be able to see that when יהושע will come to establish יהוה’s Kingdom, it will be so for those who have trusted him. They will not have to work during the millennium, but enjoy the rest of יהוה……….;;Exo 16:12 “I have heard the grumblings of the children of Yisra’ĕl. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you are to eat meat, and in the morning you are to be satisfied with bread. And you shall know that I am יהוה your Elohim.’ ” …….
Have you ever eaten quail? This is a very tasty small bird which you can eat roasted. The children of Israel were not satisfied with what they had, their provisions were now finished and they begin to be afraid to die in the wilderness. Have you ever been afraid that you would not have enough to eat? What was your reaction?..........;;;Quail Strong’s #H7958 שׂלוo śelâv śelâyv sel-awv', sel-awv'. By orthographical variation from H7951 through the idea of sluggishness; the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight): - quails. H7951. shâlâh shâlav shaw-law', shaw-lav'. The second form being used in Job_3:26; a primitive root; to be tranquil, that is, secure or successful: - be happy, prosper, be in safety.........................We see here in the root of the word for “quail” that it represents the “security” of tranquil life, secure, prosperous. So was I with my business until יהוה took me at the appointed time, to follow him in the wilderness. Finish with my "own security from Egypt" it was now time for me to learn to walk by faith, trusting יהוה. I must acknowledge that it was not so easy, when you see you income melt up to lesser then twenty percent of what you were use you can be chocked by the cares of the world! Today if you come to Europe, people complain everyday because they lose more and more of their “comfort”, “security”, more and more of them lose their job. At the age of 45 it is almost impossible to found a new job. If you come out of the university, today it is the same, no job. The world is now becoming a boiling pot for all those who trusted in their own strength. But we brethren we are not of the world, we are of Elohim, if indeed the Ruach of Elohim dwells in us. The fact to give them one more time quails, before giving them Manna was a sign that the children of Israel may know that He alone is Elohim verse 12. Manna instead of Quails, Elohim provision instead of worldly security: Exo 16:13 and it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
Exo 16:14
and when the dew that lay was gone up, behold,
upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as
the hoar frost on the ground.........;This
bread, the manna is pointing to the
fruit for the spiritual man. …………Today many people do no take part in the
Living bread from heaven, יהושע Messiah,
because they reject him. The living bread is the Torah and whoever refuses to follow יהושע, cannot take part in the bread
of life, I don't speak of "Jesus",
I speak of the true Messiah, יהושע of Nazareth.
…..Joh 6:5 Then יהושע, lifting up His eyes and seeing a
large crowd coming toward Him, said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for
them to eat?”….Joh 6:6 and this He said, trying him, for He (יהושע) Himself knew what He would do. Joh 6:9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two
fishes, but what are these for so many?” Joh 6:13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces of the five barley
loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. ............Here we
should understand the mystery (sod)!
Explanation: The five loaves of barley represent the Torah (five books Moshe), the two fishes represent the two Houses,
the House of Yehudah and the House of Israel, Ephraim both of them need to eat the
bread of life. Joh
6:14 Then the men,
having seen the sign that יהושע did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is coming to the world.”(read D’varim 18:18). Joh 6:26 יהושע answered them and said, “Truly,
truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were
satisfied. Joh 6:27 “Do not labour for
the food that is perishing, but for the
food that is remaining to everlasting life, which the Son of Aḏam shall give
you,1 for the Father, Elohim, has set
His seal on Him.”……………..Joh 6:31 “Our fathers
ate the manna in the wilderness, as it has been written, ‘He gave them bread
out of the heaven to eat.’ ” Joh 6:32 Therefore יהושע said to them, “Truly, truly, I
say to you, Mosheh did not give you the
bread out of the heaven, but My
Father gives you the true bread out of the heaven. Joh 6:33 “For the bread of Elohim is He who comes down out of
the heaven and gives life to the world.” Joh 6:34 So they said to Him, “Master, give us this
bread always.” Joh 6:35 And יהושע said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to
Me shall not get hungry at all, and he
who believes in Me shall not get thirsty at all. Joh 6:41 Therefore the Yehuḏim were grumbling against Him,
because He said, “I am the bread which came down out of the heaven.” .................;Why
did the Yehudin grumbled, because יהושע say that he is the bread
which came down from heaven? Yes but why? The Yehudin were following the tradition of men (Matt.23:2) doing with
scruple all what the scribes and Pharisee were telling them, יהושע corrected them telling them that their bread came not from Moshe (verse 32) but from the
Father , telling them: "you are
mistaking if you believe to get the same manna as it was with Moshe, because
Moshe pointed to Me as the Bread from heaven, you have not understood the true
meaning of this manna"!Do not forget that at this time the children of
Israel, the House of Israel, Ephraim
was already in the Diaspora, scattered by Elohim.
Most of the people there were Yehudin
and were under the control of the Pharisee
and Sadducees. Today our brethren
from Yehudah are under the control of
the Rabbis and the doctrine of the Talmud, which they have placed above the
Torah, so are they under a curse! QUESTION:
Why does Yehoshua syas: “the bread of Elohim is He who comes down out of the heaven and gives life
to the world”. Is Yehoshua coming down from the heaven? Try to answer honestly this
question according to scriptures and not according to men’s doctrines. READ: 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. ……..Who is the Word of Elohim?...Is not Yehoshua back with the Father? Do you
want another witness? Heb 11:3 through faith we understand that
the worlds were framed (prepared) by the
Word of Elohim, so that things
which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ………People
do not realize how they are in bondage. They look very pious and religious, but
are in bondage and under curse. Not only “Jews”
but all those religious groups who seems to be wise in the eyes of the
unlearned; Christians, especially the Catholics, the Muslims, and all those denominations who reject the Torah of יהוה. The only
way to get life is to be partaker of the bread of life, no other way brings
life: Joh 6:51 “I am the living bread (the Word, the Torah)
which came down out of the heaven. If
anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever. and indeed, the bread that I shall give is My flesh,
which I shall give for the life of the world.”
Joh 6:53 יהושע therefore said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of
Aḏam and drink His blood, you possess no life in yourselves. Joh 6:54 “He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood
possesses everlasting life, and I shall raise him up in the last day. Joh 6:55 “For My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink. Joh 6:56 “He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood
stays in Me, and I in him. Joh 6:57 “As the living Father sent Me,
and I live because of the Father, so he
who feeds on Me shall live because of Me. Joh 6:58 “This is the bread which came down out of the heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and
died. He who eats this bread
shall live forever.”
יהושע finish his teaching saying that in spite to eat manna our forefathers died. This is a
very hard statement he didn’t spoke of physical death, but of the spiritual
death as it is confirmed in other places of the Brit Chadasha. How many people today refuse to eat the bread of
life and rather follow after the doctrines of demons?
Exo 16:19 and Mosheh said, “Let no one
leave any of it until morning.” Exo 16:20 and they did not listen to Mosheh, so some of them left part of it until
morning, and it bred worms and stank. and Mosheh was wroth with them. Exo 16:21 and they gathered it every
morning, each one according to his need. and when the sun became hot, it
melted. …………;;;What can we learn from these three verses? Faith is a
daily bread, we cannot store up our faith, it must be renewed everyday, we
cannot gather our faith for many days it will fade away. Every morning we have
to gather our portion of new faith by eating the bread of Messiah and trusting him to bring us on the right place. Verse 29……do not let anyone go out of his place on the seventh day.”
We have already discussed this in one fellowship with
other brethren, but they were not convinced, because I told them that they
cannot travel from place to place as they were used. I was accused to
misinterpret the Torah.
The tradition teaches us that the possibility during
the Shabbat is a walk distance of two thousand cubits or close to one mile. We
can read it in: Act
1:12 Then they went
back to Yerushalayim from the Mount of Olives, which is near Yerushalayim, a Sabbath day’s journey. From Vincent’s word study: A Sabbath-day's journey, according to Jewish tradition, was about
three-quarters of a mile. It was the
supposed distance between the camp and the tabernacle in the wilderness In
Yerushalayim there was different area
and the one who was at the reach of the Shabbat day’s walk was where the
animals were grazing outside Yerushlayim.
Comments from Albert Barnes:
A sabbath-day’s journey - As far as
might be lawfully traveled by a Jew on the Sabbath. This was 2,000 paces or
cubits, or seven furlongs and a half - not quite one mile. See the notes On Mat_24:20. The distance of a lawful journey on the Sabbath was not fixed by the laws of Moses,
but the Jewish teachers had fixed it at 2,000 paces. This measure was
determined on because it was a tradition that in the camp of the Israelites, when coming from Egypt, no part of the
camp was more than 2000 paces from the tabernacle, and over this space,
therefore, they were permitted to travel for worship. Perhaps, also, some
countenance was given to this from the fact that this was the extent of the
suburbs of the Levitical cities, Num_35:5.
Mount Olivet was only 5 furlongs from Jerusalem, and Bethany was 15 furlongs.
But on the eastern declivity of the mountain the tract of country was called,
for a considerable space, the region of Bethany; and it was from this place
that the Master Yeshua ascended. ......Barnes doesn't
say that it was right to walk more then 2000 cubits, but that the distance was
fixed by the teachers according to the camp in the wilderness. One Master did
as it was tradition. .....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....16:33
the pot of manna will be found later
in the Ark of Testimony with Aaron's rod and the two tablets. ………… Dabar: dâbâr BDB
Definition: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance…1c)
word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner Part
of Speech: noun masculine . The Hebrew word “Dabar” equals the Greek word “Logos”
(Yochanan 1:1).
Chapter
17: Amalek.: The children of Israel (carnal man) come to Rephidim and again there is no water to
drink, and they strive again with Moshe
their "Saviour", accusing
him to bring them in the wilderness to kill them. Wilderness of Sin: Sin = “thorn” or “clay” Rephidim = “rests” or “stays” or “resting places”
We see these two words could give us information
concerning the conditions of the children of Israel’s life.
They came to stop because they had a thorn in the flesh and they were to rest
or stay in the resting place to refresh themselves. Unfortunately they still
are babes, not mature and come against Moshe.
It is always much better to blame others rather than to look our own attitude! Here
there is something very important to learn for us, because it came be a snare
in our life. I learned from Tobia
from Yashanet how to understand this
passage. Verse 5 and 6 יהוה commanded
Moshe to take his rod and to strike
the rock and water will come out of the
rock. You should learn this, because we will see a second time and this
time it will become sin for Moshe and
hinder him to enter the promise land. יהוה tells
Moshe that when he strike the rock,
water will come out;
To understand we shall read what Sha'ul says: 1Co 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. for
they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed, and the Rock was Messiah. “The Rock was Messiah”, yes you will
say, but where is the connection with this verse? .....To smite the Rock in order to get water, יהושע is the
“Rock” and out of it come water, which is the Torah that brings life. יהושע was smitten in order
to give us this living water. This was the spiritual meaning of this verse. The
second time will show that this is a very deep (sod, mystery) which Elohim reveal to those who seek him.
.....Joh 4:10 Yehoshua answered and said unto
her, If thou knewest the gift of Elohim, and who it is that saith to thee, Give
me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. Joh 4:11 the woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to
draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? ……Now there is another verse which makes the connection
with the fight against Amalek. This
passage is impossible to understand if we reject the PARDES interpretation. Pardes
are the four levels of interpretation known in Judaism. The word is made out of four other words: P for
P'shat (literal) R for Remez (hint behind the literal) D for Drash (from midrash,
teaching) S for Sod (mystery behind the
letter, most of the time pointing to Messiah יהושע)
It is written that Amalek came to fight
against the Children of Israel and
that Moshe sent Yehoshua son of Nun the Ephramite
and that Moshe lifted up his hands
toward heaven to support Yehoshua.
When ever Moshe got tired and put his
hands down, Amalek took advantage,
but when Moshe has his hands up it
was Yehoshua, and at the end Yehoshua won the battle. יהוה says that he want to blow out the name from Amalek from under heaven. This is enough
for us to try to understand why, what is the reason, it must be important. Now
first we should know and understand why Amalek
came, but look at the verse which precedes the coming of Amalek:.................Exo 17:7 and he called the name of the
place Massah and Meriḇah, because of the ‘strife’ of the children of Yisra’ĕl,
and because they ‘tried’ יהוה, saying, “Is יהוה in our midst or not?” Exo 17:8 and Amalĕq came and fought with Yisra’ĕl in Rephiḏim…………..
We see Amalek
coming straight after they asked themselves whether יהוה is with
them or not! This is called DOUBT. To
confirm, the Hebrew word for “doubt” is "sufek”
and the word “sufek” is written with
the Hebrew letters samek, peh, qof, and “Amalek” written with the Hebrew letters Ayin, mem, lamed, qof, having the same Gimetria (letter value) 240.This is why יהוה want to
eradicate Amalek from under heaven.
Doubt is the biggest enemy in our life, because it removes the power of Elohim. When Moshe lifted up his hands
toward heaven this was to TRUST Elohim, and when he put his hands down it was
the “carnal way” and Amalek had the
upper hand, doubt came and Amalek
prevailed. Aharon and Hur came to sustain Moshe and put a
rock, a euphemism for Torah under him. ………“Write this for a remembrance in the book and recite it
in the hearing of Yehoshua, that I shall
completely blot out the remembrance of Amalĕq from under the heavens.”
……….. יהוה is to fight against Amalĕq, from generation to
generation.” To complete our understanding we
should know who is “amalek”?
Gen 36:11 and the sons of Eliphaz were
Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. Gen 36:12 and Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to
Eliphaz Amalek: these were
the sons of Adah Esau's wife. Amalek son of
Eliphaz sond of Esau! Very interesting, we see the hatred goes from generation to
generation. Esau is dead but his
hatred against Ya’acov remains until
to our day. It is good to research the fathers of those who come against the Children of Israel many times it will
give us a clue concerning their attitudes. This fight is a perpetual fight for
all those who will follow יהושע. The way to overcome doubt is to
renew our mind by studying the Torah and by prayer. Some folks today do not
like to learn Torah, even if they
confess that we are not done with the Torah.
It seems to be too hard, because they don’t open their spiritual eyes and
refuse to follow the Ruach HaQodesh (Set
apart Spirit) in the wilderness. You don't know that the Ruach HaQodesh will lead you into the wilderness? Luk 4:1 and Yehoshua
being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit (Ruach) into the wilderness,Luk 4:2 being
forty days tempted of the devil.
And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward
hungered.1Jn 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he
(Yeshua) walked.......If the Ruach
HaQodesh led our Master יהושע into the wilderness do you
think he will not do the same with us in order that we may be tempted?
Chapter
17: Exo 17:1
and all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl set out on their journey
from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the command of יהוה, and camped
in Rephiḏim. And there was no water for the people to drink. Exo 17:2 Therefore the people strove with
Mosheh, and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Mosheh said to them, “Why do
you strive with me? Why do you try יהוה?” Exo 17:3 and the people thirsted there
for water, and the people grumbled against Mosheh, and said, “Why did you bring
us out of Mitsrayim, to kill us and our children and our livestock with
thirst?” Exo 17:4 Then Mosheh cried out to יהוה, saying,
“What am I to do with this people? Yet a little and they shall stone me!” Exo 17:5 and יהוה said to Mosheh, “Pass over before
the people, and take with you some of the elders of Yisra’ĕl. And take in your
hand your rod with which you smote the river, and go. Exo 17:6 “See, I am standing before you
there on the rock in Ḥorĕḇ. And you shall smite the rock, and water shall
come out of it, and the people shall drink.” And Mosheh did so before the eyes
of the elders of Yisra’ĕl. Exo 17:7 and he called the name of the
place Massah and Meriḇah, because of the ‘strife’ of the children of Yisra’ĕl,
and because they ‘tried’ יהוה, saying, “Is יהוה in our midst or not?” Exo 17:8 and Amalĕq came and fought with
Yisra’ĕl in Rephiḏim. Exo 17:9 and Mosheh said to Yehoshua,
“Choose for us men and go out, fight with Amalĕq. Tomorrow I am stationing
myself on the top of the hill with the rod of Elohim in my hand.” Exo 17:10 and Yehoshua did as Mosheh said
to him, to fight with Amalĕq. And Mosheh, Aharon, and Ḥur went up to the top
of the hill. Exo 17:11 and it came to be, when Mosheh
held up his hand, that Yisra’ĕl prevailed. And when he let down his hand,
Amalĕq prevailed. Exo 17:12 but Mosheh’s hands were heavy, so they took a stone and put it under
him, and he sat on it. And Aharon and
Ḥur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side.
And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. Exo 17:13 and Yehoshua defeated Amalĕq and
his people with the edge of the sword. Exo 17:14 and יהוה said to Mosheh, “Write this for a remembrance in the book
and recite it in the hearing of Yehoshua, that I shall completely blot out the
remembrance of Amalĕq from under the heavens.” Exo 17:15 And Mosheh built an altar and
called its name, יהוה Nissi,
Exo 17:16 for he said, “Because a hand is
on the throne of Yah, יהוה is to fight
against Amalĕq, from generation to generation.” ……………..;It was to be written in the book and recite
to Yohushua (Joshua) in order
that he remembers it later at the time the Children of Israel enter the Promise
Land. The same command will be given to King Saul by Sh'muel the prophet concerning
Amalek. Yoshua felt to blot out the
remembrance of Amalek from under
heavens.
Haftorah
A prophetess leads Israel
forty years with the help of Barak¸ she
fought the enemies and won the battles. We have here the perseverance of two
women Deborah and Ya'el who were determine in their
actions. Chapter five we see the people singing hymn to יהוה to celebrate his greatness. This pattern goes on till the end
of the Scriptures, because we also
find the people singing in the Book of
Revelation.5:9-10, 14:3)
4:4
and Deḇorah, a prophetess, the wife
of Lappiḏoth, was ruling Yisra’ĕl at that time.
Jdg 4:5
and she was dwelling under the palm tree
(euphemism for righteousness) of Deḇorah between Ramah and Bĕyth Ěl in the
mountains of Ephrayim. And the children
of Yisra’ĕl came up to her for right-ruling.
Jdg 4:6
And she sent and called for Baraq son of Aḇinoʽam from Qeḏesh in Naphtali,
and said to him, “Has not יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl commanded,
‘Go, and you shall draw towards Mount Taḇor, and shall take with you ten
thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zeḇulun, Jdg 4:7 and I shall draw unto you
Sisera, the commander of Yaḇin’s army, with his chariots and his company at
the wadi Qishon, and shall give him into your hand’?” Jdg 4:8 And Baraq said to her, “If you go with me, then I shall go; but if
you do not go with me, I do not go.” Jdg 4:9 and she said, “I shall certainly
go with you. Only, there shall be no esteem for you in the journey you are
taking, for יהוה is going to sell Sisera into the hand of a woman
(Deborah acting in the office of prophet).” So Deḇorah arose and went with
Baraq to Qeḏesh. Jdg 4:10 and Baraq called Zeḇulun and
Naphtali to Qeḏesh. And he went up – ten thousand men under his command – and
Deḇorah went up with him. Jdg 4:11 and Ḥeḇer the Qĕynite, of the
children of Ḥoḇaḇ the father-in-law of Mosheh, had separated himself from
the Qĕynites and pitched his tent near the terebinth tree at Tsaʽanayim, which
is beside Qeḏesh. Jdg 4:12 and they reported to Sisera that
Baraq son of Aḇinoʽam had gone up to Mount Taḇor.
Jdg 4:13 So Sisera called all his
chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him,
from Ḥarosheth Haggoyim to the wadi Qishon. Jdg 4:14 and Deḇorah said to Baraq,
“Rise up! For this is the day in which יהוה has given Sisera into your hand. Has not יהוה gone out before you?” And Baraq went down from Mount
Taḇor with ten thousand men after him. Jdg 4:15 and יהוה destroyed Sisera and all his
chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Baraq. and Sisera leaped from his chariot and fled
away on foot. Jdg 4:16 but Baraq pursued the chariots
and the army as far as Ḥarosheth Haggoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by
the edge of the sword, not one was left. Jdg 4:17 Sisera, meanwhile, had fled on foot
to the tent of Yaʽĕl, the wife of Ḥeḇer the Qĕynite, for there was peace
between Yaḇin sovereign of Ḥatsor and the house of Ḥeḇer the Qĕynite. Jdg 4:18 and Yaʽĕl went out to meet
Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me, do not
fear.” So he turned aside with her into the tent, and she covered him with a
blanket. Jdg 4:19 and he said to her, “Please give me a little water to
drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him a drink,
and covered him. Jdg 4:20 and he said to her, “Stand at
the door of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and asks you, and says,
‘Is there a man here?’ you shall say, ‘No.’ ”
Jdg 4:21 but Yaʽĕl, Ḥeḇer’s wife, took a tent peg and took a hammer in her hand,
and went softly to him and drove the peg into the side of his head, and it went
down into the ground – for he was fast asleep and exhausted – and he died.
Jdg 4:22 and see, as Baraq pursued
Sisera, Yaʽĕl came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, let me show you the
man whom you are seeking.” And when he went into her tent, there lay Sisera,
dead with the peg in the side of his head.
Jdg 4:23 and on that day Elohim humbled
Yaḇin sovereign of Kenaʽan in the presence of the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Jdg 4:24 and the hand of the children of
Yisra’ĕl grew stronger and stronger against Yaḇin sovereign of Kenaʽan, until
they had cut off Yaḇin sovereign of Kenaʽan. Jdg 5:1 and on that
day Deḇorah and Baraq son of Aḇinoʽam sang, saying,
Jdg 5:2
“For leaders leading in Yisra’ĕl, for the people volunteering, bless יהוה! Jdg 5:3 “Hear, O sovereigns! Give ear, O
princes! I, I do sing to יהוה; I sing praise to יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl. Jdg 5:4 “יהוה, when You
went out from Sĕʽir, when You stepped from the field of Eḏom, the earth shook
and the heavens poured, the clouds also poured water. Jdg 5:5 “The mountains flowed at the
presence of יהוה, this Sinai, at the presence of יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl. Jdg 5:6 “In the days of Shamgar, the son
of Anath, in the days of Yaʽĕl, the highways were deserted, and the travellers
went in crooked ways.
Jdg 5:7 “Leadership ceased, it ceased in
Yisra’ĕl, until I, Deḇorah, arose – a mother in Yisra’ĕl arose. Jdg 5:8 “They chose new mighty ones,
then fighting was in the gates! Neither a shield nor spear was seen among forty
thousand in Yisra’ĕl.
Jdg 5:9 “My heart is towards the
lawgivers of Yisra’ĕl, the volunteers among the people. Bless יהוה! Jdg 5:10 “You who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk along the way, declare it!Jdg 5:11 “By the voice of shouters,
between the places of drawing water, there they recount the righteous acts of יהוה, the
righteous acts of His leadership in Yisra’ĕl; then the people of יהוה shall go down to the gates. Jdg 5:12 “Wake up, wake up, Deḇorah!
Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Arise, Baraq, and lead your captives’ away, O
son of Aḇinoʽam! Jdg 5:13 “Then He set the remnant to rule
the nobles; יהוה came down for me against the
mighty ones. Jdg 5:14 “Out of Ephrayim their root is against Amalĕq. After
you, Binyamin, with your peoples, out of Maḵir lawgivers came down, and out of
Zeḇulun those who handle the scribe’s reed. Jdg 5:15 “And the heads of Yissasḵar
were with Deḇorah. And as Yissasḵar, so was Baraq sent into the valley under
his command. Among the divisions of Re’uḇĕn there were great searchings of
heart.
Jdg 5:16 “Why did you remain among the
sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? The divisions of Re’uḇĕn have
great searchings of heart. Jdg 5:17 “Gilʽaḏ remained beyond the
Yardĕn, and why did Dan remain on ships? Ashĕr continued at the seashore, and
remained by its landing places. Jdg 5:18 “Zeḇulun is a people who risked
their lives to the point of death, Naphtali also, on the heights of the field. Jdg 5:19 “Sovereigns came, they fought,
then the sovereigns of Kenaʽan fought in Taʽanaḵ, by the waters of Meḡiddo;
they took no spoils of silver. Jdg 5:20 “From the heavens they fought; the stars from their courses fought against
Sisera. Jdg 5:21 “The wadi of Qishon swept them away, that age-old wadi,
the wadi of Qishon. O my being, you have trampled in strength! Jdg 5:22 “Then stamped hoofs of horses,
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds. Jdg 5:23 ‘Curse Mĕroz,’ said a messenger
of יהוה, ‘curse, curse its inhabitants,
because they did not come to the help of יהוה, to the
help of יהוה among the mighty.’ Jdg 5:24 “Blessed above women is Yaʽĕl, the wife of Ḥeḇer the Qĕynite –
above women in tents she is blessed. Jdg 5:25 “He asked for water, she gave
milk; she brought out curdled milk in a bowl for nobles. Jdg 5:26 “She stretched her hand to the
tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. Then she pounded Sisera,
she smashed his head, she pierced and struck through the side of his head. Jdg 5:27 “Between her feet he bowed, he
fell, he lay still; between her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there
he fell – destroyed. Jdg 5:28 “Through the window the mother
of Sisera looked, and cried out through the lattice, ‘Why does his chariot
delay to come? Why have the steps of his chariots tarried?’ Jdg 5:29 “The wise ones of her princesses
answered her, indeed, she answered herself, Jdg 5:30 ‘Do they not find and divide the
spoil: a girl or two for each man; a spoil of dyed work for Sisera, a spoil of
dyed work embroidered, dyed work richly embroidered for the necks of the
looter?’ Jdg 5:31 “So do all Your enemies perish, O יהוה! But let
those who love Him be like the sun rising in its might!” And the land had rest forty years…….Joh 6:22 On the next day, the crowd that was standing on the
other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except that one
into which His taught ones had entered, and that יהושע had not
entered the boat with His taught ones, but His taught ones went away alone – Joh 6:23 but other boats came from
Kinnereth, near the place where they ate bread after the Master had given
thanks – Joh 6:24 therefore when the crowd saw that יהושע was not there, nor His taught
ones, they themselves also entered into the boats and came to Kephar Naḥum,
seeking יהושע. Joh 6:25 and having found Him on the
other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?” Joh 6:26 יהושע answered them and said, “Truly,
truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were
satisfied. Joh 6:27 “Do not labor for the food that
is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to everlasting life, which the Son of Aḏam
shall give you,1 for the Father, Elohim, has set His seal on Him.” Footnote: 1See
vv. 35, 48, 51, 58, and Mt. 4:4.Joh 6:28 So they said to Him, “What
should we do to work the works of Elohim?” Joh 6:29 יהושע answered and said to them, “This
is the work of Elohim, that you
believe in Him whom He sent.” Joh 6:30 So they said to Him, “What sign
then would You do, so that we see and believe You? What would You do? Joh 6:31 “Our fathers ate the manna in
the wilderness, as it has been written, ‘He gave them bread out of the heaven
to eat.’ ” Joh 6:32 Therefore יהושע said to them, “Truly, truly, I
say to you, Mosheh did not give you the bread out of the heaven, but My Father
gives you the true bread out of the heaven.
Joh 6:33 “For the bread of Elohim is He
who comes down out of the heaven and gives life to the world.” Joh 6:34 So they said to Him, “Master,
give us this bread always.” Joh 6:35 and יהושע said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me
shall not get hungry at all, and he who believes in Me shall not get thirsty at
all. Joh 6:36 “But I said to you that you have seen Me, and still do not believe. Joh 6:37 “All that the Father gives Me
shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I shall by no means cast out. Joh 6:38 “Because I have come down out of
the heaven, not to do My own desire, but the desire of Him who sent Me.Joh 6:39 “This is the desire of the
Father who sent Me, that all He has given Me I should not lose of it, but
should raise it in the last day. Joh 6:40 “And this is the desire of Him
who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him should possess
everlasting life and I shall raise him up in the last day.”Here we find an interesting situation in the dialogue
between the followers and Yehoshua:
Joh 6:28 So they (the followers) said to
Him (Yehoshua), “What should we do to work the works of Elohim?”
Joh 6:29 יהושע answered
and said to them, “This is the work of Elohim, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” Can you see the connection to Moshe, this helps us to understand that 1400 years later the
situation remain the same: Exo 4:1 and Moses answered and said,
but, behold, they will not believe me,
nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, YHWH hath not appeared unto thee.
Exo
4:2 and
YHWH said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. Exo 4:3 and he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on
the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. Exo 4:4 and YHWH said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and
take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and bled became a
rod in his hand: Exo 4:5 that they may
believe that YHWH Elohim of their fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim
of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath
appeared unto thee. Exo 19:9 and YHWH said unto Moses, Lo, I
come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with
thee, and believe thee forever.
And Moses told the words of the people unto YHWH.
Do we belong to those following Messiah יהושע eating the Bread of life daily or are we still having our
battle against Amalek when doubt come
upon us, because we have not fed ourselves on the Bread of Life, יהושע
Messiah? It is still time to correct ourselves and prepare the ground of our
heart to receive the seed of life and bring forth fruits or righteousness. Saying NO to doubt or to false doctrines of
men, studying the Torah not only
during the Shabbat but in our daily
life and putting what we have learned into action in our daily life!
May יהוה and our Master יהושע be with you all as you walk in the Torah of liberty!
