Torah Portion Week 16 – Beshalach “When he let go” 24/25
Exo 13:17 – 17:16
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13:17-18 – Not avoiding war but seeing the utter defeat in war that came upon the children of Ephraim. Jasher 75
- Aramaic 13:17
13:19 – Burial was important (contrast with cremation) – 2 Kings 23
13:21-22 – Led by pillar of cloud by day an fire by night – Zech 2, Jer 23, Psalm 119:105…
- Strongs Jude 1:5
- Messiah was the one in the wilderness – 1 Cor 10:1-4
- Warmth at night, cool shelter in the daytime heat
- Targums 13:21 – (He’s the commander of Yah’ Army. A good commander leads from the front) – Rev 19, John 1, PS 119
- With them day and night (just as he is now) – Matt 28
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14:3 – Read Targums for clarification
- Who is Zephon? – Baal (Lord) Zephon
14:14 – stop and read Jasher 81:5-35
- How many of us need to hold our peace and let YHWH do battle for us?
14:19-20 – Interesting the enemy couldn’t see the light – Pro 6, Ps 119, John 1, John 3…
14:31 – Jasher 81:36-44
- Pharaoh in Nineveh? (Same ruler when Jonah came? Or at least passed the info down)
- Many times in the scriptures we see a remnant of the enemy remains to tell the story, or to serve YHWH’s purpose.
Targum: 14:24, 31
At the end – play documentary pt.5 clip (cut to 7ish min)
15) – The Song of History and Prophecy
It’s the same story at the end. Yahusha grabs his people from slavery, the enemy chases after and is annihilated. – First by water (flood), then by fire. – Rev 19
- 2 Esdras 13 also
Exo 15:3 – Interlinear
15:4 – Sea – Lake of fire
15:5 – Depths (bottomless pit)
15:9 – Pride – Hatred. – James 4:1-4
15:13-16 – Isaiah 33:1-14 & Eze 22 and Zeph
- 15:16 – YHWH will take care of his people – 2 Esdras, Micah 7
15:21 – We will sing this all together one day – Rev 15
15:24 – No matter how much one of Israel’s leaders do for the people, they are always quick to turn on them (Moses, David, Messiah)
15:25 – How soon they went from rejoicing to murmuring? Close to the parable of the sower (choked up) – 2 Esdras 1
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16:3 – Excellent reminder never to be too comfy with our situation here in Egypt. – Num 11
- Well fed (like today) – Ellicott commentary
- Today?
16:4 Proving them/us – Deut 8
- “fed with manna” Yahusha is the true manna – John 6, John 14 …
16:8 – Food began in the evening
16:18 – Contentment – Phil 4
16:23 – Bake what you will bake, the word kol (all) could have been used here but it wasn’t
- Cooking article
- Exo 12:16 (Permission to cook, not specified in any other feast)
16:29 – Is this an everlasting command? – Luke 4 & Matt 12
16:36 – How much is an Omer? – Wiki page
2 Baruk 29 – End times manna
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17:7 – compare with Yahusha, our rock – 1 Cor 10, John 7, John 4, Deut 32
17:12 – Moses needed help
17 end – Jasher 81:52-end
Targums 17:1, 13, 15-16
