Blessing for the Torah:
Bar’chu et YHVH ha-m’vorach, Baruch YHVH ha-m’vorach
l’O’lam va-ed!
Baruch ata YHVH Eloheinu melech ha-olam
asher bachar banu m’kol ha-amim, v’na-tan lanu eht
Torah-to.
Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Bless YHVH the blessed One; Blessed is YHVH, the
blessed One for all eternity.
Blessed are you, YHVH, our Elohim, King of the
Universe,
you have selected us from among all the peoples and have
given us your Torah.)
יח גַּל-עֵינַי וְאַבִּיטָה--
נִפְלָאוֹת, מִתּוֹרָתֶךָ.
Ps 119:18 -Open my eyes, that I might see depths of truth
beyond my ability from Your Torah.
Heresy and destruction comes about when you mix a “pure
seed with an impure seed.’
The Torah forbids the mixing of seeds (Lev 19:19).
We see in this Torah portion how the Yisraelites defiled
themselves with perverse sexual practices. We see that pagan practices and
beliefs are often associated with perverse sexuality.
Aliyah Shlishi 26:52-27:5
Num 26:52 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Num 26:53 “The
land is to be divided to these as an inheritance, according to the number of
names.
Num 26:54 “To the
large one you give a larger inheritance, and to the small one you give a
smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to their
registered ones.
“Registered Ones” - “Pakad” “ BDB -6485 (Pual) “to be passed in
review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account.’” The context seems
to suggest that you could not decide or appoint an inheritance for yourself.
Before receiving an inheritance you were subject to scrutiny from the leaders –
see also Ez 47:21-23
How many Messianic leaders are self-
appointed and accountable to anyone?
Num 26:55 “But the
land is divided by lot, they inherit according to the names of the tribes of
their fathers.
Num 26:56
“According to the lot their inheritance is divided between the larger
and the smaller.”
Num 26:57 And
these are the registered ones of the Lĕwites according to their clans: of Gĕreshon,
the clan of the Gĕreshonites; of Qehath, the clan of the Qehathites; of Merari,
the clan of the Merarites.
Num 26:58 These
are the clans of the Lĕwites: the clan of the Liḇnites, the clan of the
Ḥeḇronites, the clan of the Maḥlites, the clan of the Mushites, and the clan
of the Qorḥites. And Qehath brought forth Amram.
Num 26:59 And the
name of Amram’s wife was Yoḵeḇeḏ the daughter of Lĕwi, who was born to Lĕwi
in Mitsrayim. And to Amram she bore Aharon and Mosheh and their sister Miryam.
Num 26:60 And to
Aharon were born Naḏaḇ and Aḇihu, El’azar and Ithamar.
Num 26:61 And
Naḏaḇ and Aḇihu died when they brought strange fire before יהוה.
Num 26:62 And
their registered ones were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old
and above. For they were not registered among the other children of Yisra’ĕl,
because there was no inheritance given to them among the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Num 26:63 These are the ones registered by Mosheh and
Elʽazar the priest, who registered the sons of Yisra’ĕl in the desert plains of
Mo’aḇ by the Yardĕn of Yeriḥo.
Note the prominence given to the Levites in the
distribution of the land of Israel – Lev 10:10
Num 26:64 But
among these there was not a man of those registered by Mosheh and Aharon the
priest when they registered the sons of Yisra’ĕl in the Wilderness of Sinai.
Num 26:65 For יהוה had said of
them, “They shall certainly die in the wilderness.” And not a man was left of
them, except Kalĕḇ son of Yephunneh, and Yehoshua son of Nun. (no Levites over
60 years old)
Num 27:1
Then came the daughters of Tselophḥaḏ, son of Ḥĕpher,
son of Gil’aḏ, son of Maḵir, son of Menashsheh, from the clans of Menashsheh,
son of Yosĕph. And these were the names of his daughters: Maḥlah, Noʽah, and
Ḥoḡlah, and Milkah, and Tirtsah.
Num 27:2 And
they stood before Mosheh, and before El’azar the priest, and before the leaders
and all the congregation, by the doorway of the Tent of Meeting, saying,
Num 27:3
“Our father died in the wilderness, yet he was not in the company of
those who were met together against יהוה, in company with Qoraḥ, but he died in
his own sin. And he had no sons.
Num 27:4 “Why
should the name of our father be removed from among his clan because he had no
son? Give us a possession among the brothers of our father.”
Num 27:5 Mosheh
then brought their case before יהוה.
Num 27:6 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh, saying,
Num 27:7 “The
daughters of Tselophḥaḏ speak what is right. You should certainly give them a
possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the
inheritance of their father to pass to them.
Num 27:8 “And
speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘When a man dies and has no son,
then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.
Num 27:9 ‘And if
he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.
Num 27:10 ‘And if
he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s
brothers.
Num 27:11 ‘And if
his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest
relative in his clan, and he shall possess it.’ ” And it shall be to the
children of Yisra’ĕl a law of right-ruling, as יהוה commanded
Mosheh.
Num 27:1
Then came the daughters of Tselophḥaḏ, son of Ḥĕpher,
son of Gil’aḏ, son of Maḵir, son of Menashsheh, from the clans of Menashsheh,
son of Yosĕph. And these were the names of his daughters: Maḥlah, Noʽah, and
Ḥoḡlah, and Milkah, and Tirtsah.
The daughters of Zelophehad could be compared to a type
of end time bride of Messiah:
“Machla” means afflicted, “Noah”
means "wandering", Milcah means "queen", Tirzah
means "pleasing", Hoglah can possibly mean celebrating or
dancing, because the first part of her name is “Chag.”
Etymology of the name “Hoglah”
“The name Hoglah is ascribed to an unused root חגל ,
which occurs in Arabic with the meaning of to hobble or hop. The Arabic derived
noun means partridge, so scholars conclude that the Hebrew name Hoglah does the
same. There's nothing in the vocabulary of the Scriptures that comes close to
the name “Hoglah.”
Could the meaning of
these combined names be a hidden reference to the five wise virgins in the
parable of the ten virgins – Matt 25?
“ The afflicted
bride, weary from her wonderings will be crowned queen because she is pleasing
to her king Messiah. She will dance and celebrate with her Messiah king at the
marriage feast of the Lamb.”
“The five
daughters of Zelophehad were mentioned six times in the Tenach (Numbers 26:33;
Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:6; Numbers 36:10; Numbers 36:11, and Yehoshua/Joshua
17:6). YHVH instructed that these women were to be given their portion of the
land in Canaan, with the proviso they marry men from the same tribe. Thus the
inheritance was complete for all rightful heirs of the tribe of Manasseh.
Archaeological
discoveries in 1910 produced some very interesting historical evidence:
In a
storehouse north of Shechem (in the land of the tribe of Manasseh) wine and
olive oil jars (dated from the period of Jeroboam) bearing the following
inscriptions on them were found:
One with the city’s name “Noa” another with
the city’s name “Hogla” and in the same region we find a city named “Tirza”. (1
Kings 15:21 “21 )
“They were virtuous, since they would marry only
such men as were worthy of them.... Even the youngest among them was not
married before forty years of age. (This is deduced from the fact that
Tzelafchad died in the first year after Exodus, and his daughters'
petition was in the 40th year; thus the youngest of them could have been less
than 40 at the time. Yet this occurred before their marriage, as evidenced from
Numbers 36).”(Talmud, Bava Batra
119b)
Midrash:
The issue of the inheritance of the daughters of
Tzelophad seems almost insignificant in the account of the other serious issues
addressed in this parashah.
We can assume that if the marriage relationships were
healthy between the Yisraelites they may have never fallen to such a terrible
moral depravity with the Midianite woman.
The restoration of Torah marriages in the last days could
be a key for the return and restoration of Yisrael in the land.
Set apart Torah woman who are not in competition with
their husbands are being raised up by YHVH in these days – See Yermiyahu 31:22.
The scripture has many examples of
the wonderful impact woman have had in YHVH’s redemptive plan for Yisrael. The
impact of these examples is often overlooked or ignored.
Yahshua allowed the women to support his ministry through their
financial giving and caring, he did not feel ashamed because of receiving from them
or stopped them from ministering to Him (Luke 8:2-3).
Women were
able to consecrate themselves with the vow of a Nazarite (Num. 6:2), just like
men.
The women
were present in services to hear the Word of YHVH (Neh. 8:2-3), and engaged in
music ministry (Ex. 15:20-21; 1 Chron. 25:5), women sang and danced in worship
and often celebrated before YHVH with singing, dancing, and tambourines (e.g.,
1 Samuel 18:6; Psalm 68:25), and prophesy often included instruments 1
Chron.25:1-3, prophecy was also often sung as the Psalms were inspired words
put to song. The “daughters of music” (Eccl.12:4) were singing women, but they
were not included in the temple choir. In Exod.15:19-21 Israel’s first
prophetess (Maryam) led the women in timbrel, dancing, and singing the same
song of Moshe which is the most ancient praise song that we know of.
Huldah (640
B.C. 2 Kings 22:13-20), during the reformation of Josiah, his workmen, who were
repairing the temple, found a scroll of the Torah that was neglected during the
previous generation under King Manasseh. Yoshiyahu directed five leaders to
inquire of YHVH about the scroll. They went to the married prophetess to verify
the Torah.
Num 27:12 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Go up into this Mount Aḇarim,
and see the land which I have given to the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Num 27:13 “And
when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people as Aharon your
brother was gathered,
Num 27:14 because
you rebelled against My mouth in the Wilderness of Tsin, in the strife of the
congregation, to set Me apart at the waters before their eyes.” These were the
waters of Meriḇah, at Qaḏĕsh in the Wilderness of Tsin.
Num 27:15 And
Mosheh spoke to יהוה, saying,
Num 27:16 “Let יהוה, the Elohim of the spirits of all flesh,
appoint a man over the congregation,
Num 27:17 who goes
out before them and comes in before them, who leads them out and brings them
in, so that the congregation of יהוה be not like
sheep without a shepherd.”
Num 27:18 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Take Yehoshua son of Nun
with you, a man in whom is the Spirit. And you shall lay your hand on him,
Num 27:19 and
shall set him before Elʽazar the priest and before all the congregation, and give
him charge before their eyes,
Num 27:20 and
shall put some of your esteem upon him, so that all the congregation of the
children of Yisra’ĕl obey him.
Num 27:21 “And he
is to stand before Elʽazar the priest, who shall inquire before יהוה for him by the right-ruling of the Urim.
At his word they go out, and at his word they come in, both he and all the
children of Yisra’ĕl with him, all the congregation.”
Num 27:22 And
Mosheh did as יהוה commanded him,
and took Yehoshua and set him before Elʽazar
the priest and before all the congregation,
Num 27:23 and laid
his hands on him and commissioned him, as יהוה commanded by
the hand of Mosheh.
Not even Moshe made into the promised land.
1Pe 4:17 Because it is time for judgment to begin from
the House of Elohim. And if firstly from us, what is the end of those who do
not obey the Good News of Elohim?
1Pe 4:18 And if the righteous one is scarcely saved,
where shall the wicked and the sinner appear?
Php 3:10 to know Him, and the power of His
resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His
death,
Php 3:11 if somehow I might attain to the resurrection
from the dead.
Not even the great
Apostle took it for granted that he would be part of the first resurrection.
May we be found worth
at his appearing to be part of the first resurrection – See Rev 19:9 & 20:6
Baruch atah YHVH, Eloheynu,
Melech ha-‘Olam, asher natan lanu Toraht-emet, v’chay-yeh o’lam nata-b’tochenu.
Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed are you YHVH, our Elohim, King of the
Universe, you have given us your Torah of truth, and have planted everlasting
life within our midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah – Ameyn
Please
note these notes are under construction and are subject to correction and are
in no way a final authority on any subject