(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.
The
title of this portion “Bemidbar”- wilderness, is also associated with two other
Hebrew words “devar” to speak and “davar” a word. This then can also be
understood to mean “a word in the wilderness” This meaning is poignantly
revealed as YHVH ushers His bride into the wilderness.
Could it be that YHVH will once again call His
beloved bride into the wilderness to establish covenant faithfulness once
again?
MessageTranslation:
Hos
2:14 "And now, here's what I'm going
to do: I'm going to start all over again. I'm taking her back out into the
wilderness where we had our first date, and I'll court her.
Hos
2:15 I'll give her bouquets of roses.
I'll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope. She'll respond like she did as
a young girl, those days when she was fresh out of Egypt.
Hos
2:16 "At that time"--this is
YHVH’s Message still-- "you'll address me, 'Dear husband!' Never again
will you address me, 'My slave-master!'
Hos
2:17 I'll wash your mouth out with soap,
get rid of all the dirty false-god names, not so much as a whisper of those
names again. (like the days of the week named after false deities- emphasis
mine)
Hos
2:18 At the same time I'll make a peace
treaty between you and wild animals and birds and reptiles, And get rid of all
weapons of war. Think of it! Safe from beasts and bullies!
Hos
2:19 And then I'll marry you for
good--forever! I'll marry you true and proper, in love and tenderness.
Hos
2:20 Yes, I'll marry you and neither
leave you nor let you go. You'll know me, YHVH, for who I really am.
YHVH keeps a registry of His Bride.
A Good Shepherd always counts His sheep, hear again
the words of our Messiah:
Joh 10:4
“And when he has brought out his own sheep, he goes before them. And the
sheep follow him, because they know his voice (even those who lived in the
world before Yahshua was born).
Joh 10:11
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the
sheep.
Joh 10:16
“And other sheep I have which are not of this fold – I have to bring
them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one
shepherd.1 Footnote: 1Ezek. 34:23, Ezek. 37:24.
Joh 10:27
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.1
Footnote: 1Rev. 14:4-5.
Joh 10:28
“And I give them everlasting life, and they shall by no means ever
perish, and no one shall snatch them out of My hand.
Joh 10:29
“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. And no one is
able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
Num 1:1 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of
the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of
Mitsrayim, saying,
Num 1:2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the
children of Yisra’ĕl, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to
the number of names, every male, head by
head,
Num 1:3 from twenty years old and above, everyone
going out to the army in Yisra’ĕl. Number them by their divisions, you and
Aharon.
This book of the Torah
– Bamidbar is about YHVH
calling and counting His bride to be. This counting or taking of census is
expressed in a rather strange Hebrew idiom viz “to count the skulls” see Num 1:2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the
children of Yisra’ĕl, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to
the number of names, every male, head by head (gulguletam)
The Hebrew word for head here is “skulls” or
“gulgoleth” Strongs 1538. This is where we get the word “Golgotha” - The
message is unchanging forever “only in Messiah can we be counted”
Joh 19:17
And bearing His stake, He went out to the so-called Place of a Skull,
which is called in Heḇrew,
Golgotha,
Joh
19:18 where they impaled Him, and two
others with Him.
Num 1:4 “And a man from every tribe should be with
you, each one the head of his father’s house.
Num 1:5 “And these are the names of the men who stand
with you. From Re’uḇĕn: Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy’ur.
Num 1:6 “From Shimʽon:
Shelumi’ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai.
Num 1:7 “From Yehuḏah:
Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏaḇ.
Num 1:8 “From Yissasḵar:
Nethanĕ’l, son of Tsuʽar.
Num 1:9 “From Zeḇulun:
Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon.
Num 1:10 “From the sons of Yosĕph: From Ephrayim:
Elishama, son of Ammihuḏ. From Menashsheh: Gamli’ĕl, son of Peḏahtsur.
Num 1:11 “From Binyamin: Aḇiḏan,
son of Giḏʽoni.
Num 1:12 “From Dan: Aḥiʽezer,
son of Ammishaddai.
Num 1:13 “From Ashĕr: Paḡʽi’ĕl,
son of Oḵran.
Num 1:14 “From Gaḏ:
Elyasaph, son of Deu’ĕl.
Num 1:15 “From Naphtali: Aḥira, son
of Ěnan.”
Num 1:16 These are
the ones called from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads
of the thousands of Yisra’ĕl.
Num 1:17 And Mosheh and Aharon took these men who were
called by name,
Num 1:18 and they assembled all the congregation
together on the first day of the second month. And they declared their ancestry
by clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from
twenty years old and above, each one head by head. (GULGELOTAM)
Num 1:19 As יהוה commanded
Mosheh, so he registered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
Num 1:20 And the children of Re’uḇĕn,
Yisra’ĕl’s first-born, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’
house, according to the number of names, every male head by head, (skull by skull)from twenty years old and above,
everyone going out to the army,
Num 1:21 those who were registered of the tribe of
Re’uḇĕn were forty-six thousand five hundred.
Num 1:22 From the children of Shimʽon,
their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, of those who were registered,
according to the number of names, every male head by head, (skulls) from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the
army,
Num 1:23 those who were registered of the tribe of
Shimʽon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Num 1:24 From the children of Gaḏ,
their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the
number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the
army,
Num 1:25 those who were registered of the tribe of Gaḏ were
forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
Num 1:26 From the children of Yehuḏah,
their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the
number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the
army,
Num 1:27 those who were registered of the tribe of
Yehuḏah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
Num 1:28 From the children of Yissasḵar,
their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number
of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,
Num 1:29 those who were registered of the tribe of
Yissasḵar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
Num 1:30 From the children of Zeḇulun,
their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the
number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the
army,
Num 1:31 those who were registered of the tribe of Zeḇulun
were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
Num 1:32 From the sons of Yosĕph, the children of
Ephrayim, their genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according
to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to
the army,
Num 1:33 those who were registered of the tribe of
Ephrayim were forty thousand five hundred.
Num 1:34 From the children of Menashsheh, their
genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of
names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,
Num 1:35 those who were registered of the tribe of
Menashsheh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
Num 1:36 From the children of Binyamin, their
genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of
names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,
Num 1:37 those who were registered of the tribe of
Binyamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
Num 1:38 From the children of Dan, their genealogies
by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from
twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,
Num 1:39 those who were registered of the tribe of Dan
were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
Num 1:40 From the children of Ashĕr, their genealogies
by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from
twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,
Num 1:41 those who were registered of the tribe of
Ashĕr were forty-one thousand five hundred.
Num 1:42 From the children of Naphtali, their
genealogies by their clans, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of
names, from twenty years old and above, everyone going out to the army,
Num 1:43 those who were registered of the tribe of
Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
Num 1:44 These were those registered, whom Mosheh and
Aharon registered, with the leaders of Yisra’ĕl, twelve men, each one for his
father’s house.
Num 1:45 And all those that were registered of the
children of Yisra’ĕl, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and
above, everyone going out to the army in Yisra’ĕl,
Num 1:46 all those that were registered were six
hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. Ex 38:26
Num 1:47 But the Lĕwites were not registered among
them by their fathers’ tribe,
Num 1:48 because יהוה had spoken to
Mosheh, saying,
Num 1:49 “Only the tribe of Lĕwi you do not register,
nor take a census of them among the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Num 1:50 “Instead, appoint the Lĕwites over the
Dwelling Place of the Witness, over all its furnishings, and over all that
belongs to it. They bear the Dwelling Place and all its furnishings, and they
attend to it, and camp around the Dwelling Place.
Num 1:51 “And when the Dwelling Place is to go
forward, the Lĕwites take it down. And when the Dwelling Place is to be set up,
the Lĕwites set it up. And the stranger who comes near is put to death.
Num 1:52 “And the
children of Yisra’ĕl shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp,
everyone by his own banner, according to their divisions,
Num 1:53 but let
the Lĕwites camp around the Dwelling Place of the Witness, so that there be no
wrath on the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl. And the Lĕwites shall
guard the duty of the Dwelling Place of the Witness.”
Num 1:54 And the children of Yisra’ĕl did according to
all that יהוה commanded Mosheh, so they did.
Num 2:1 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh and to Aharon, saying,
Num 2:2 “The children of Yisra’ĕl are to camp, each
one by his own banner, beside the sign of his father’s house. Let them camp
around the Tent of Meeting at a distance.”
Note
that now the mixed multitude who had left Egypt with them have now been counted
in with the tribes of Israel as they are no longer mentioned as a separate
group.
Note
the profound prophecy of Ezekiel concerning those of us who are grafted into
Israel.
Eze 47:21
“And you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes
of Yisra’ĕl.
Eze 47:22
“And it shall be that you divide it by lot as an inheritance for
yourselves, and for the strangers who sojourn in your midst and who bear
children among you. And they shall be to you as native-born among the children
of Yisra’ĕl – with you they have an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of
Yisra’ĕl1. Footnote: 1Isa. 14:1, Isa. 56:6-8, Rom.
11:17-26, Eph. 2:19, Eph. 3:6, Rev. 21:12.
Eze 47:23
“And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger sojourns, there you
give him his inheritance,” declares the Master יהוה.
Num 2:3 And on the east side, towards sunrise: those
of the banner of the camp of Yehuḏah
camp according to their divisions. And the leader of the children of Yehuḏah:
Naḥshon, son of Amminaḏaḇ.
Num 2:4 And his army with their registered ones:
seventy-four thousand six hundred.
Num 2:5 And those camping next to him is the tribe of
Yissasḵar, and the leader of the children of Yissasḵar:
Nethanĕ’l, son of Tsuʽar.
Num 2:6 And his army with its registered ones:
fifty-four thousand four hundred.
Num 2:7 Then the tribe of Zeḇulun,
and the leader of the children of Zeḇulun:
Eliyaḇ, son of Ḥĕlon.
Num 2:8 And his army with its registered ones:
fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
Num 2:9 All the
registered ones of the camp of Yehuḏah, according to their divisions: one hundred and
eighty-six thousand four hundred. These depart first.
Num 2:10 On the south side: the banner of the camp of
Re’uḇĕn according to their divisions, and the leader of the
children of Re’uḇĕn: Elitsur, son of Sheḏĕy’ur.
Num 2:11 And his army with its registered ones:
forty-six thousand five hundred.
Num 2:12 And those who camp next to him: the tribe of
Shimʽon, and the leader of the children of Shimʽon:
Shelumi’ĕl, son of Tsurishaddai.
Num 2:13 And his army with their registered ones:
fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Midrash End Time Remnant:
Possible three counting’s
(census) those who are in Messiah, those who obey (Num 26)and those who
persevere. (Book of revelation)
The Seven Seals are the first set of judgments. The seals
provide an overview of the terrors that will occur in the Tribulation period.
The description of the Tribulation period begins in chapter 6 and ends in
chapter 19. The first six seals are described in Revelation 6:1-17. The first
seal describes peace which corresponds to the first 3.5 years of the
tribulation (Daniel 9:27; 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3). The remaining seals describe
the general punishments that will occur during the last part of the
tribulation. The seventh seal is mentioned in Revelation 8:1, but it telescopes
into the seven trumpets.
Rev
7:1 And after this I saw
four messengers standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four
winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea,
nor on any tree.
Rev 7:2 And I saw
another messenger coming up from the rising of the sun, holding the seal of the
living Elohim. And he cried with a loud voice to the four messengers to whom it
was given to harm the earth and the sea,
Rev 7:3 saying, “Do not
harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees until we have sealed the servants of
our Elohim upon their foreheads.”a Footnote: aSee Rev_9:4, Rev_14:1,
Rev_22:4.
Rev 7:4 And I heard the
number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed
out of all the tribes of the children of Yisra’ěl:
Rev 7:5 of the tribe of
Yehuḏah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Re’uḇěn twelve thousand
were sealed, of the tribe of Gaḏ twelve thousand were sealed,
Rev 7:6 of the tribe of
Ashěr twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand
were sealed, of the tribe of Menashsheh twelve thousand were sealed,
Rev 7:7 of the tribe of
Shim‛on twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Lěwi twelve thousand were
sealed, of the tribe of Yissasḵar twelve thousand were sealed,
Rev 7:8 of the tribe of
Zeḇulun twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Yosěph twelve thousand
were sealed, of the tribe of Binyamin twelve thousand were sealed.
See Rev 12 there will be 42 months where the remnant
flees into wilderness and most probably are counted.
The Seven Trumpets
The seventh seal telescopes into the Seven Trumpets. The
first six trumpets occur in Revelation 8:1-9:21. The first four trumpets
describe a series of specific judgments on the earth and the last two trumpets
describe the release of demonic forces upon the earth.
The Seven Bowls
The seventh sign telescopes into the seven bowls
(Revelation 15:1, 7). The first six bowls occur in Revelation 15:1-19:21. They
describe horrible plagues that occur on the planet, the universe, animals and
human life. The final bowl is the battle of Armageddon.
Different destinies for an end time people:
Jer 15:2 “And it shall
be, when they say to you, ‘Where do we go?’ then you shall say to them, ‘Thus
said יהוה, “Those
for death, to death. And those for the sword, to the sword. And those for
scarcity of food, to scarcity of food. And those for captivity, to captivity.”
Dan 7:21 “I was looking,
and this horn was fighting against the set-apart ones, and was prevailing
against them,
Dan 7:22 until the
Ancient of Days came, and right-ruling was given to the set-apart ones of the
Most High, and the time came and the set-apart ones took possession of the
reign.
Rev 13:7 And it was
given to him to fight with the set-apart ones and to overcome them. And
authority was given to him over every tribe and tongue and nation.
Rev 13:8 And all those
dwelling on the earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of
the slain Lamb, from the foundation of the world shall worship him.
Rev 13:9 If anyone has
an ear, let him hear.
Rev 13:10 He who
brings into captivity shall go into captivity, he who kills with the sword has
to be killed with the sword.a Jer_15:2, Jer_43:11 Here is the
endurance and the belief of the set-apart ones. Footnote: [a]See
also Gen_9:6. Compare Rev_13:1-13 with Dan_7:1-28.
Rev 3:7 “And to the
messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write, ‘He who is set-apart, He who
is true, He who has the key of Dawiḏ, He who opens and no one shuts, and
shuts and no one opens, Isa_22:22 says this:
Rev 3:8 “I know your
works – see, I have set before you an open door, and no one is able to shut it
– that you have little power, yet have guarded My Word, and have not denied My
Name.
Rev 3:9 “See, I am
giving up those of the congregation of Satan, who say they are Yehuḏim and are
not, but lie. See, I am making them come and worship before your feet, and to
know that I have loved you.
Rev 3:10 “Because you
have guarded My Word of endurance, I also shall guard you from the hour of
trial which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell on the
earth.
Rev 3:11 “See, I am
coming speedily! Hold what you have that no one take your crown.
Rev 3:12 “He who
overcomes, I shall make him a supporting post 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.
Rev 3:13 “He who has an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’
Luk 12:29 “And do not
seek what you shall eat or what you shall drink, and do not keep
worrying.
Luk 12:30 “For the
nations of the world seek all these, and your Father knows that you need
these.
Luk 12:31 “But seek the
reign of Elohim, and all these shall be added to you.
Luk 12:32 “Do not fear,
little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign.
Luk 12:33 “Sell your
possessions and give in kindness. Make yourselves purses which do not grow old,
a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief does come near nor
moth destroys.
Luk 12:34 “For where
your treasure is, there your heart shall be also.
Isa 1:9 Unless יהוה of hosts
had left to us a small remnant, we would have become like Seḏom, we would have
been made like Amorah.
Luk 12:56 “Hypocrites!
You know to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth, but how is it you
do not discern this time?
Luk 12:57 “And why,
also, do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
Luk 12:58 “For, as you
go with your opponent to a ruler, try hard along the way to settle with him,
lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and
the officer throw you into prison.
Luk 12:59 “I say to you,
you shall certainly not leave there until you have paid even the last mite.”
Mat 7:13 “Enter in
through the narrow gate! Because the gate is wide – and the way is broad – that
leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in through it.
Mat 7:14 “Because the
gate is narrow and the way is hard pressed (a)
which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Footnote: [a]Or the
way is afflicted.
(Blessed are
you Yauah, 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
