Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, King of the universe, who has made us set apart through His commandments and commanded us to actively study Torah. Please YHVH, our Elohim, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of all Your people Israel. May we and our offspring, and the offspring of Your people, the House of Israel, may we all, together, know Your Name and study Your Torah for the sake of fulfilling Your desire. Blessed are You, YHVH, Who teaches Torah to His people Israel. Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, King of the universe, Who chose us from all the nations and gave us the Torah. Blessed are You, YHVH, Giver of the Torah
To gain a greater understanding of the scriptures we need to recognize that it was primarily written to a “called out people” – a Messianic people. This week’s Torah portion “Re eh” or ‘’See!’’ is calling YHVH’s chosen ones to observe – See! - all matters in the light of obedience or disobedience to YHVH’s Torah – His covenant with Yisrael. For this we need the discernment and understanding that only the Ruach of YHVH can lead us into, to open our eyes to the truth of scripture.
Joh 3:27 Yoḥanan answered and said, “No
man is able to receive any matter unless it is given to him from the
heaven.
Isa 42:18 “Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, and see.
Isa 42:19 “Who is
blind but My servant, or deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is blind as he
who is at peace, and blind as servant of יהוה?
Isa 42:20 “You see (‘’raitah’’ saw – past tense) much, but do not guard;
ears are open, but do not hear.”
Isa 42:21 It has delighted יהוה, for the sake of His righteousness, to make the Torah great and esteemed.
Only in
Messiah can we fully understand and appreciate the depth of wisdom of the Torah
and how it relates to all of life, especially the unfolding of His purposes in
the last days.
Isa 42:22 But this
is a people robbed and plundered, all of them are snared in holes, and they are
hidden in prison houses. (This includes ALL religious
institutions) They
have become a prey, with no one to deliver – for plunder, and no one to say,
“Restore!” (Heb – “ha shav” to cause to
return) Yer/Jer 6:16-19
Isa 42:23 Who
among you gives ear to this, pays attention and hears for the time to come (hereafter)?
Isa 42:24 Who gave
Ya‛aqoḇ for plunder, and Yisra’ěl to the robbers? Was it not יהוה, He
against whom we sinned? For they would not walk in His ways, and they did not
obey His Torah!
Isa 42:25 So He
has poured on him His burning displeasure and the strength of battle, and it
set him on fire all around, yet he did not understand. And it burned against
him, yet he did not take it to heart!
This a timely Torah portion in respect to current
events and especially those pertaining to the Covid pandemic, the global
economy and the moving towards an evil new world order. These will have a profound
impact on the ‘’house of Yakov’’.
The role players involved in this dramatic end
time unfolding event are for the most part unaware of the significant
importance of how this relates to end time events, the restoration of Torah and
the return of Messiah – see Is 42:23.
Many may claim they know, but do we really know
as we ought to know? – see Is 42.
Deu 11:26 ‘See, I am setting(Heb ‘’notein’’
-giving) before you today a blessing and a curse: (giving both)
Deu 11:27 the blessing, when you
obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim
which I command you today;
Deu 11:28 and the
curse, if you do not obey the commands of יהוה your Elohim,
but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other mighty
ones which you have not known.
Zec 14:1 See, a day shall come for יהוה, and
your spoil shall be divided in your midst – (the city will be plundered
in the last days)
Zec 14:2 And I shall gather all the nations
to battle against Yerushalayim.a And the city shall be taken, the houses
plundered, and the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into exile, but
the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Footnote: a Joe_3:2,
Zep_3:8, Rev_16:14. (some will be given a way of escape - Ezr 9:8 “But now, for a short while, favour
has been shown from יהוה our Elohim, to leave us a remnant to
escape….)
Zec 14:3 And יהוה shall go
forth, and He shall fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of
battle.
If YHVH allows this to happen to His people, what will happen to the rest of the nations of the world?
Rashi - This teaches that whoever worships idols departs from the entire path that Israel has been commanded. From here [our Rabbis] said: One who acknowledges [the divinity of] pagan deities is as though he denies the entire Torah. — [Sifrei]
וְהַקְּלָלָה, אִם-לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ אֶל-מִצְוֹת יְהוָה
“ The Curse” “vehakelala” Strongs 7045 – to treat with
contempt-also to withdraw from someone or something because all association has
become displeasing and worthless.
Deu 11:29 ‘And it
shall be, when יהוה your Elohim
has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the
blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ěyḇal.
Deu 11:30 ‘Are
they not beyond the Yardĕn, toward the setting sun, in the land of the Kenaʽanites
who dwell in the desert plain opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinth trees of
Moreh?
“Gerizim” means “cuttings off” we get the idea of pruning
excess vegetation to facilitate better growth and fruitfulness. Blessing comes
as the Ruach Ha Kodesh removes hindrances to our spiritual growth.
“eybal” means “bare” it can imply much activity but no
fruit.
In spite of all these warnings and consequences of our
disobedience YHVH still chooses to bless a remnant of His people.
Isa 54:14 “In righteousness you shall be
established – far from oppression, for you shall not fear, and far from
ruin, for it does not come near you.
Isa 54:15 “See, they shall indeed assemble,
but not because of Me. Whoever shall assemble against you falls for your
sake!
Isa 54:16 “See, I Myself have created the
blacksmith who blows the coals in the fire, who brings forth an instrument for
his work. And I have created the waster to destroy.
Isa 54:17 “No weapon formed against you shall
prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall prove
wrong. This is the inheritance of the servants of יהוה, and
their righteousness from Me,” declares יהוה.
Deu 11:31 ‘For you
are passing over the Yardĕn to go in to possess the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, and you shall
possess it and dwell in it,
Deu 11:32 and
shall guard to do all the laws and right-rulings which I am setting before you
today.’
Deu 12:1 “These are the laws and
right-rulings which you guard to do in the land which יהוה Elohim of your
fathers is giving you to possess, all the days that you live on the soil.
Deu 12:2
“Completely destroy all the places where the nations which you are
dispossessing served their mighty ones, on the high mountains and on the hills
and under every green tree.
Deu 12:3 “And you
shall break down their altars, and smash their pillars, and burn their Ashĕrim
with fire. And you shall cut down the carved images of their mighty ones and
shall destroy their name1 out of that place. Footnote: 1The
names of the gentile deities (mighty ones).
Deu 12:4 “Do not
do so to יהוה your Elohim,
Deu 12:5 but seek
the place which יהוה your Elohim
chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His Name there, for His Dwelling Place,
and there you shall enter. (Yerushalayim)
Deu 12:6 “And there
you shall take your burnt offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and
the contributions of your hand, and your vowed offerings, and your voluntary
offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock.
Deu 12:7 “And
there you shall eat before יהוה your Elohim,
and shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, in
which יהוה your Elohim has blessed you.
Deu 12:8 “Do not
do as we are doing here today – each one doing whatever is right in his
own eyes1. Footnote: 1See Jud. 17:6 & 21:25.
Deu 12:9 “Because
you have not yet entered the rest and the inheritance which יהוה your Elohim is giving you.
Deu 12:10 “But you
shall pass over the Yardĕn, and shall dwell in the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you to inherit, and
He shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and you shall dwell
in safety.
Deu 12:11 “And it
shall be, that unto the place which יהוה your Elohim
chooses to make His Name dwell there, there you are to bring all that I command
you: your burnt offerings, and your offerings, and your tithes, and the
contributions of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to יהוה.
Deu 12:12 “And you
shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim,
you and your sons and your daughters, and your male servants and your female
servants, and the Lĕwite who is within your gates, since he has no portion nor
inheritance with you.
Deu 12:13 “Guard
yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you
see,
Deu 12:14 except
in the place which יהוה chooses, in
one of your tribes, there you are to offer your burnt offerings, and there you
are to do all that I command you.
Deu 12:15 “Only,
whatever your being desires you shall slaughter and eat, according to the
blessing of יהוה your Elohim
which He has given you, within all your gates. The unclean and the clean do eat
of it, of (Heb. prep ‘’c’’ like as..)the gazelle and the deer alike. (deer and
gazelle were wild animals which first had to be killed with a bow and then slaughtered)
Deu 12:16 “Only,
the blood you do not eat, pour it on the earth like water.
Deu 12:17 “You are
not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new
wine, or of your oil, or of the firstlings of your herd or your flock, or of
any of your offerings which you vow, or of your voluntary offerings, or of the
contribution of your hand.
Deu 12:18 “But eat
them before יהוה your Elohim,
in the place which יהוה your Elohim
chooses, you and your son and your daughter, and your male servant and your
female servant, and the Lĕwite who is within your gates. And you shall rejoice
before יהוה your Elohim in all that you put your hands
to.
Deu 12:19 “Guard
yourself that you do not forsake the Lĕwite as long as you live in your land.
YHVH’s promise to the remnant – Rev 12:17
Deu 30:5 “And יהוה your
Elohim shall bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall
possess it. And He shall do good to you, and increase you more than your
fathers.
Deu 30:6 “And יהוה your
Elohim shall circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed, to love יהוה your
Elohim with all your heart and with all your being, so that you might
live,
Deu 30:7 and יהוה your
Elohim shall put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you,
who persecuted you.
Deu 30:8 “And you shall turn back and obey
the voice of יהוה and do all His commands which I command
you today.
Deu 30:9 “And יהוה your
Elohim shall make you have excess in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of
your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground
for good. For יהוה turns back to rejoice over you for good as
He rejoiced over your fathers,
Deu 30:10 if you obey the voice of יהוה your
Elohim, to guard His commands and His laws which are written in this Book of
the Torah, if you turn back to יהוה your Elohim with all your heart and with
all your being.
I charge you:
1Ti 6:14 that you guard the commandb
spotlessly, blamelessly, until the appearing of our Master יהושע Messiah,
Footnote: bCommand (singular) often means commands, e.g. Deu_17:20, Psa_19:8.
1Ti 6:15 which in His own seasons He shall
reveal – the blessed and only Ruler, the Sovereign of sovereigns and Master of
masters,
1Ti 6:16 who alone has immortality, dwelling
in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or is able to see, to whom be
respect and everlasting might. Aměn.
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 Yahweh, 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