Torah Portion – Week 37 25 – 26
Welcome brothers and sisters to week 37, Shelach, SEND YOU
This portion tells the story of the twelve spies sent to assess the promised land, commandments about offerings, the story of the violation of the Sabbath, and the commandment of the tzitzit.
Numbers 13:
13:16 – It is interesting that Caleb, the Kenizite (Edomite) was named as the leader of Judah. He was grafted in – Verses
13:29 – What’s keeping us today? (Giants are a metaphor for many situations in life) – Verses
13:31 – No fear! – Verses
13:33 – Giants: Gen 6 – Verses
Numbers 14:
(Parenting tip alert!)
14:4 – Complaining (have we ever thought to look at things from his perspective?) – Verses
- Do we whine and complain when things go wrong, or are tough?
- More verses
- sedition
14:9 – Why fear the NWO, beast system etc… If Yahuah delights in us…
14:11 – Believing – Verses
14:12 – Yah chose Moses for a reason; humbleness.
14:22 – 10 times!
The Ten Temptations of YHWH
1. At the Red Sea
Fear and accusation against Moses, doubting deliverance.
Exodus 14:11–12
2. At Marah
Complaining because the water was bitter.
Exodus 15:23–24
3. In the Wilderness of Sin
Murmuring over lack of food, longing for Egypt.
Exodus 16:2–3
4. Keeping manna overnight
Disobeying the command not to store manna.
Exodus 16:19–20
5. Gathering manna on the Sabbath
Violating the Sabbath command.
Exodus 16:27–28
6. At Rephidim (Massah and Meribah)
Quarreling and testing YHWH over water.
Exodus 17:1–7
7. The Golden Calf
Idolatry while Moses was on Sinai.
Exodus 32:1–10
8. Complaining at Taberah
General grumbling that provoked fire from YHWH.
Numbers 11:1–3
9. Craving meat at Kibroth Hattaavah
Rejecting YHWH’s provision and despising His care.
Numbers 11:4–34
10. The refusal to enter the land after the spies’ report
Open rebellion, unbelief, and desire to return to Egypt.
Numbers 13–14, especially 14:1–4
Ps 95 & Heb 3:1 – 4:11 – link
14:35 – Think about our time now; what is all that different than the Israelites in the wilderness? Are we not being tested? Will we enter into N.Jerusalem with filthy hands?
14:42 – You’re Too late principle (He could have welcomed their late obedience if he wanted to)
- Jasher 6:11-23
- Enoch 63 – link
- Same with the angels & no forgiveness
- Luke 12:48
14:45 “Hormah” meaning “broken rock”, “banned”, or “devoted to destruction”
- Later, as they have victory here – Verse
Numbers 15:
Abba offers reconciliation immediately after punishment and loss (Parenting tip alert!)
Grain, oil and wine with animals
• Blood represents life and atonement
• Grain represents labor, sustenance, and provision
• Oil represents richness, blessing, and often the Spirit
• Wine represents joy and covenant celebration
- YHWH is showing that approaching Him is not only about death and forgiveness, but also about life, obedience, provision, and joy.
- This directly counters any idea that worship is purely transactional or purely symbolic. It is embodied, material, and relational.
15:16 – No racism! – Verses
- Two sets of rules in one house (parenting tip alert!)
15:29 – Yah has always wanted all races of man to serve him
15:36
- Gathering sticks for work, not food?
- Prepare (take Shabbat seriously)
- Don’t go too far – Verses
And there arose a man of the house of Joseph, and said with himself:[2] I will go and pull up wood on the Sabbath day; and witnesses saw it, and told Mosheh; and Mosheh sought instruction from the presence of the Lord, that he might teach me judgment, and make known the discipline of all the house of Israel. And the witnesses of the man who pulled up and collected wood came, and, after they had monished him, and he had wounded the witnesses who had found him pulling up wood, [JERUSALEM. Stealing wood,]
(Right ruling moment – attitude of the convicted party)
TzitZit
Woman grabs Yahusha’s tzitzit
- Yahusha wore them! – Verses
- Strongs for hem
- I want to be like him
- Walk as he walked – Verses
- Korah’s rebellion was sparked by tzit zit http://targum.info/pj/pjnum16-18.htm
- Wearing of the tzitzit is a small request, can we follow it?
- May look odd to others? (who cares)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0Vx17azA0 Interview w/ Victoria