Parashat 42 Portion 140 ‘’Mattot’’ Num 32:1-42

 Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, You have set us apart by Your commandments and have commanded us to actively study Your Torah. Please YHVH, our Elohim, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of all Your people Israel. May You open our eyes to see marvellous truths from Your Torah. Thank You for calling us who were once gentiles excluded from the citizenship of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise having no expectation and without Elohim- but now through the blood of Messiah we have gained access into the covenant and have obtained citizenship into the commonwealth of Israel.  Blessed are You, YHVH, Who teaches Torah to His people Israel.  Amein

ומקנה רב – how to create and maintain  large amounts of wealth.

YHVH chose Yakov’s family to be a blessing to all the families of the earth – past present and future – Gen 28:12  And he Yakov dreamed and saw a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to the heavens, and saw messengers of Elohim going up and coming down on it. 

Gen 28:13  And see, יהוה stood above it and said, “I am יהוה Elohim of Aḇraham your father and the Elohim of Yitsḥaq. The land on which you are lying, I give it to you and your seed. 

Gen 28:14  “And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall break forth to the west and to the east, to the north and the south. And all the clans of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your seed. 

Gen 28:15  “And see, I am with you and shall guard you wherever you go, and shall bring you back to this land. For I am not going to leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” 

Gen 28:16  And Ya‛aqoḇ awoke from his sleep and said, “Truly, יהוה is in this place, and I did not know it.” 

Yahshua himself quotes this passage in

Joh 1:51  And He (Yahshua) said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, from now on you shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of Elohim ascending and descending upon the Son of Aḏam.”e Footnote: e Gen_28:12 -daleth in Yehudah

Once again we see Israels ‘’shocking disobedience’’ in not following YHVH’s commands- Rom7

Reuven and Gad Settle in Gilead

Num 32:1  And the children of Re’uḇěn and the children of Gaḏ had much livestock, a large number. And they saw the land of Ya‛zěr and the land of Gil‛aḏ and saw that the place was a place for livestock. 

Num 32:2  So the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇěn came and spoke to Mosheh, and to El‛azar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, 

Num 32:3  “Ataroth, and Diḇon, and Ya‛zěr, and Nimrah, and Ḥeshbon, and El‛alěh, and Seḇam, and Neḇo, and Be‛on, 

Num 32:4  the land which יהוה had stricken before the congregation of Yisra’ěl, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” 

Num 32:5  And they said, “If we have found favour in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants as a possession, and do not let us pass over the Yarděn.” 

Num 32:6  And Mosheh said to the children of Gaḏ and to the children of Re’uḇěn, “Are your brothers to go into the battle while you yourselves sit here? (this was not going to be a short war)

Num 32:7  “Now why do you discourage the heart of the children of Yisra’ěl from passing over into the land which יהוה has given them? 

Yahoshua/Joshua 13:1–7 reveals that not every bit of territory was ruled by the Yisraelites during Yehoshua's lifetime. Jos 13:1  And Yehoshua was old, advanced in years. And יהוה said to him, “You are old, advanced in years, and still much of the land remains to be possessed. 

Num 32:8  “Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Qaḏěsh Barněa to see the land. 

Num 32:9  “For when they went up to the wadi Eshkol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Yisra’ěl, so that they did not go into the land which יהוה had given them. 

Num 32:10  “Then the displeasure of יהוה burned on that day, and He swore an oath, saying, 

Num 32:11  Not one of the men who came up from Mitsrayim, from twenty years old and above, is to see the land of which I swore to Aḇraham, Yitsḥaq, and Ya‛aqoḇ, because they did not follow Me completely, מלאו אחרי יהוה׃   לא

Num 32:12  except Kalěḇ son of Yephunneh, the Qenizzite, and Yehoshua son of Nun, for they have followed יהוה completely.’ 

Num 32:13  “So the displeasure of יהוה burned against Yisra’ěl, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the eyes of יהוה was destroyed. 

Num 32:14  “And see, you have risen in your father’s place, an increase of men, sinners, to add still more the burning displeasure of יהוה against Yisra’ěl. (clv - ¹⁴ “And here you are, a brood of sinners, - ‘’criminals’’ (חטאים)standing in the place of your fathers and making YHVH even more angry with Yisrael.)  Remember Tisha b av.

Num 32:15  “For if you turn away from following Him, He shall once again leave them in the wilderness, and you shall destroy all these people.” (criminal)

Num 32:16  Then they came near to him and said, “Let us build sheep-enclosures here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, 

Num 32:17  but let us ourselves be armed, hastening before the children of Yisra’ěl until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall dwell in the walled cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 

Num 32:18  “We shall not return to our homes until every one of the children of Yisra’ěl has received his inheritance. (this never happened)

Num 32:19  “For we shall not inherit with them on the other side of the Yarděn and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Yarděn.” 

Num 32:20  And Mosheh said to them, “If you make this promise: if you arm yourselves before יהוה for battle, 

Num 32:21  and all your armed ones pass over the Yarděn before יהוה until He has driven out His enemies from before Him, 

Num 32:22  and the land has been subdued before יהוה, then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless before יהוה and before Yisra’ěl. And this land shall be your possession before יהוה. 

Num 32:23  “But if you do not do so, then see, you shall sin against יהוה, and know: your sin is going to find you out. (and it did)

Num 32:24  “Build cities for your little ones and enclosures for your sheep, and do what you have promised.” 

Num 32:25  And the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇěn spoke to Mosheh, saying, “Your servants are going to do as my master commands. 

Num 32:26  “Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock are going to be there in the cities of Gil‛aḏ, 

Num 32:27  but your servants are passing over, every armed one of the army, before יהוה, to battle, as my master says.” 

Num 32:28  And Mosheh gave command concerning them to El‛azar the priest, to Yehoshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Yisra’ěl. 

Num 32:29  And Mosheh said to them, “If the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇěn pass over the Yarděn with you, every man armed for battle before יהוה, and the land has been subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gil‛aḏ as a possession. 

Num 32:30  “But if they do not pass over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Kena‛an.” 

Num 32:31  Then the children of Gaḏ and the children of Re’uḇěn answered, saying, “As יהוה has said to your servants, so we do. 

Num 32:32  “We ourselves are passing over armed before יהוה into the land of Kena‛an, but the possession of our inheritance remains with us beyond the Yarděn.” 

Num 32:33  So Mosheh gave to the children of Gaḏ, to the children of Re’uḇěn, and to half the tribe of Menashsheh, son of Yosěph, the reign of Siḥon sovereign of the Amorites and the reign of Oḡ sovereign of Bashan, the land with its cities within the borders, the cities of the land round about. 

Num 32:34  And the children of Gaḏ built Diḇon and Ataroth and Aro‛ěr, 

Num 32:35  and Atroth, Shophan and Ya‛zěr and Yoḡbehah, 

Num 32:36  and Běyth Nimrah and Běyth Haran, walled cities, and enclosures for sheep. 

Num 32:37  And the children of Re’uḇěn built Ḥeshbon and El‛alěh and Qiryathayim, 

Num 32:38  Neḇo and Ba‛al Me‛on – the names being changed – and Shiḇmah. And they gave other names to the cities which they built. 

Num 32:39  And the sons of Maḵir son of Menashsheh went to Gil‛aḏ and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. 

Num 32:40  So Mosheh gave Gil‛aḏ to Maḵir, son of Menashsheh, and he dwelt in it. 

Num 32:41  And Ya’ir son of Menashsheh went and took its small towns, and called them Ḥawoth Ya’ir. 

Num 32:42  And Noḇaḥ went and took Qenath and its villages, and he called it Noḇaḥ, after his own name. 

Quote: ‘’Israel disobeyed the Lord and broke the covenant. They made covenants with the Canaanites and did not break their altars. The consequence was the failure to complete the conquest of Canaan because the Lord would not continue to help them.’’

Jdg 2:1  And the Messenger of יהוה came up from Gilgal to Boḵim, and said, “I led you up from Mitsrayim and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers, and I said, ‘I do not break My covenant with you, 

Jdg 2:2  and as for you, do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land – break down their slaughter-places.’ But you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? 

Jdg 2:3  “Therefore I also said, ‘I am not driving them out before you, and they shall be adversaries to you, and their mighty ones shall be a snare to you.’ ” 

Jdg 2:4  And it came to be, when the Messenger of יהוה spoke these words to all the children of Yisra’ěl, that the people lifted up their voice and wept. (Rom 7:13 – the Torah shows us the exceeding sinfulness of sin)

‘’They paid the price for their choice.

Having remained on the East of the Jordan, they were vulnerable to attack by marauding bands, as they soon found out, and finally found themselves in the path of the cruel King of Assyria.

“In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.” (2Ki 15:29)

In 740 B.C. Tiglath-Pileser III, King of the Great Assyrian Empire, whose capital was a complex of four cities, the composite later named Nineveh, carried away the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half of Manasseh, placing them as captive slaves in cities of Assyria.’’

 

Are we much better than our forefathers?

 Eze 9:4  and יהוה said to him, “Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Yerushalayim, and you shall put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.” 

How then does this Torah portion teach us how to protect YHVH’s blessing for Israel and for the nations?

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

Psa 133:1  See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity – 

Psa 133:2  Like the precious oil on the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aharon, Running down on the collar of his robes – (restoration of the Aaronic priesthood)

Psa 133:3  Like the dew of Ḥermon, That comes down on the mountains of Tsiyon. For there יהוה commanded the blessing, Life forever! 

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 – Amein.

Parashat 42 Portion 139 ‘’Mattot’’ Num 31:25-54 Is 49:24-50:7 Is 51:54:11-55:5

Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, You have set us apart by Your commandments and have commanded us to actively study Your Torah. Please YHVH, our Elohim, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of all Your people Israel. May You open our eyes to see marvellous truths from Your Torah. Thank You for calling us who were once gentiles excluded from the citizenship of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise having no expectation and without Elohim- but now through the blood of Messiah we have gained access into the covenant and have obtained citizenship into the commonwealth of Israel.  Blessed are You, YHVH, Who teaches Torah to His people Israel.  Amein

שׂא את ראשׁ – ‘’obtain (elevate) the sum of the…’’

Num 31:25  And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, 

Num 31:26  "Count up the plunder that was taken, of man and of beast, you and El‛azar the priest and the heads of the fathers of the congregation. 

This Torah portion lays a prophetic foundation for an end time redeemed remnant. When YHVH leads His children out from bondage – He provides them with spiritual as well as material blessings so that they do not need to go into bondage again.

Php 4:19  And my Elohim shall fill all your need according to His riches in esteem by Messiah יהושע. 

We see  this principle at work when YHVH delivered the Israelites from Egypt.

Exo 12:35  And the children of Yisra’ěl had done according to the word of Mosheh, and they had asked from the Mitsrites objects of silver, and objects of gold, and garments. 

Exo 12:36  And יהוה gave the people favour in the eyes of the Mitsrites, so that they gave them what they asked, and they plundered the Mitsrites. 

In this Torah portion we see once again that before Israel leaves their wilderness journey YHVH plunders Israel’s enemies inside and outside the land of Israel. These victories bring in large amounts of plunder to the people. Interestingly we see these large amounts of plunder are not hoarded by a few but are redistributed to the many.

Num 31:27  “And you shall divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the battle, who went out on the campaign, and all the congregation. 

Num 31:28  “And set aside a levy for יהוה on the men of battle who went out on the campaign: one out of every five hundred, of man,(humans) and of the cattle, and of the donkeys, and of the sheep. 

Num 31:29  “Take it from their half, and give it to El‛azar the priest as a contribution to יהוה. 

Num 31:30  “And from the children of Yisra’ěl’s half you shall take one of every fifty, of man, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the sheep, of all the livestock, and give them to the Lěwites guarding the duty of the Dwelling Place of יהוה.” 

Num 31:31  And Mosheh and El‛azar the priest did as יהוה commanded Mosheh. 

Num 31:32  And the booty remaining from the plunder, which the people of the campaign had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, 

Num 31:33  and seventy-two thousand cattle, 

Num 31:34  and sixty-one thousand donkeys, 

Num 31:35  and thirty-two thousand human beings in all, of women who had not known a man by lying with a man. 

Num 31:36  And the half, the portion for those who went out on the campaign, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, 

Num 31:37  and the levy unto יהוה of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. 

Num 31:38  And the cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the levy unto יהוה was seventy-two. 

Num 31:39  And the donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the levy unto יהוה was sixty-one. 

Num 31:40  And the human beings were sixteen thousand, of which the levy unto יהוה was thirty-two beings. 

Num 31:41  So Mosheh gave the levy which was the contribution unto יהוה to El‛azar the priest, as יהוה commanded Mosheh. 

Num 31:42  And from the children of Yisra’ěl’s half, which Mosheh divided from the men who campaigned: 

Num 31:43  now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, 

Num 31:44  and thirty-six thousand cattle, 

Num 31:45  and thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, 

Num 31:46  and sixteen thousand human beings. 

Num 31:47  Then Mosheh took from the children of Yisra’ěl’s half: one out of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Lěwites, who guarded the duty of the Dwelling Place of יהוה, as יהוה commanded Mosheh. 

Num 31:48  And the officers who were over thousands of the campaign, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, came near to Mosheh, 

Num 31:49  and they said to Mosheh, “Your servants have taken a count of the fighting men under our command, and not a man of us is missing. Rev 7:4 – Ezek 9:4

Num 31:50  “So we have brought an offering for יהוה, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before יהוה.” 

Num 31:51  And Mosheh and El‛azar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments. 

Num 31:52  And all the gold of the offering that they presented to יהוה, from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty sheqels. (1 shekel gold = 10$ - 16750 x 10 = 167 500 x 17 = R2 847 500)

Num 31:53  The men of the campaign had taken spoil, every man for himself. 

Num 31:54  And Mosheh and El‛azar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Appointment as a remembrance for the children of Yisra’ěl before יהוה. 

YHVH’s people have a very sad history of getting themselves into bondage through their disobedience. In their desperation they cry out to YHVH and He hears them and delivers them.

In the last days a remnant of believers who cry out to YHVH for deliverance will finally experience a liberation from bondage, never to return again.

The 144 000 end time witnesses (Rev 7 and Rev 14) will play a central role in this forever deliverance from disobedience. According to the pattern of this Torah portion they will play a central role in every aspect of millennial life under the headship of the Messiah Himself.

Let us consider some of these areas:

Finance and resources.

There will be no unrighteous monopoly of finances and resources by individuals or organizations.

The Future Glory of Israel

Isa 60:1  “Arise, shine, for your light has come! And the esteem of יהוה has risen upon you. 

Isa 60:2  “For look, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness the peoples. But יהוה arises over you, and His esteem is seen upon you. (remnant)

Isa 60:3  “And the nations shall come to your light,a and sovereigns to the brightness of your rising. Footnote: a Isa_60:19-20, Rev_21:23-24. 

Isa 60:4  “Lift up your eyes all around and see: all of them have gathered, they have come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are supported on the side. 

Isa 60:5  “Then you shall see and be bright, and your heart shall throb and swell, for the wealth of the sea is turned to you, the riches of the nation’s come to you. 

Isa 60:11  “And your gates shall be open continually, they are not shut day or night, to bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their sovereigns in procession. 

Isa 60:12  “For the nation and the reign that do not serve you shall perish, and those nations shall be utterly laid waste. 

Zec 14:13  And it shall be in that day that a great confusion from יהוה is among them, and every one of them shall seize the hand of his neighbour, and his hand rise up against his neighbour’s hand. Zec 14:14  And Yehuḏah shall fight at Yerushalayim as well. And the wealth of all the nations round about shall be gathered together: gold, and silver, and garments in great quantities. 

Pro 13:22  A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. Pro 13:23  Much food is in the tillable ground of the poor, But lack of right-ruling sweeps it away.

Societies all around the world will function in obedience to the Torah – following Israels example.

The Greatest Commandment

Deu 6:1  “And this is the command, the laws and right-rulings which יהוה your Elohim has commanded, to teach you to do in the land which you are passing over to possess, 

Deu 6:2  so that you fear יהוה your Elohim, to guard all His laws and His commands which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days be prolonged. 

Deu 6:3  “And you shall hear, O Yisra’ěl, and shall guard to do, that it might be well with you, and that you increase greatly as יהוה Elohim of your fathers has spoken to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. 

Deu 6:4  “Hear, O Yisra’ěl: יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one! 

Deu 6:5  “And you shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might. (applies to all nations at all times)

Deu 6:6  “And these Wordsa which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart, Footnote: aSee footnote at Deu_5:22. 

Deu 6:7  and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up, 

Deu 6:8  and shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 

Deu 6:9  “And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. 

Deu 6:10  “And it shall be, when יהוה your Elohim brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Ya‛aqoḇ, to give you great and good cities which you did not build, 

Deu 6:11  and houses filled with all kinds of goods, which you did not fill, and wells dug which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you shall eat and be satisfied – 

Deu 6:12  be on guard, lest you forget יהוה who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, from the house of bondage. 

 

Rev 2:25  “But hold fast what you have until I come. 

Rev 2:26  “And he who overcomes, and guards My works until the end, to him I shall give authority over the nations, Psa_2:8. 

Rev 2:27  and he shall shepherd them with a rod of iron, as the potter’s vessels shall be broken to pieces, Psa_2:9 as I also have received from My Father. 

Rev 2:28  “And I shall give him the morning star. 

Rev 2:29  “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’ 

To the Assembly in Philadelphia

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:  (Key of Messiah son of David – bringing the 12 tribes back together)

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,(Torah) 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.

1Co 6:2  Do you not know that the set-apart ones shall judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 

1Co 6:3  Do you not know that we shall judge messengers? How much more, matters of this life? 

Php 2:9  Elohim, therefore, has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name which is above every name, 

Php 2:10  that at the Name of יהושע every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 

Php 2:11  and every tongue should confess Isa_45:23 that יהושע Messiah is Master, to the esteem of Elohim the Father. 

Luk 19:17  “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant. Because you were trustworthy in a small matter, have authority over ten cities.’ 

Ecc 3:11  He has made it all, beautiful in its time. Even the ages (eternity) He has put in their hearts, except that no one finds out the work that Elohim does from beginning to end. 

 

 “For all the advantages of science, there remains deep in the soul a persistent and unconscious anxiety that something is missing and there is an overwhelming sense of loss and isolation that undermines many people's efforts to survive and cope with the complexities of modern life.’’ In these last days many of His people will begin to see ‘’the bigger picture’’ and bring great blessings to all the nations.

Isa 49:24  Is prey taken from the mighty, and the captives of the righteous delivered? 

Isa 49:25  Yet thus said יהוה, “Even the captives of the mighty are taken away, and the prey of the ruthless is delivered; and I strive with him who strives with you, and I save your children. 

Isa 49:26  “And I shall feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, and let them drink their own blood as sweet wine. All flesh shall know that I, יהוה, am your Saviour, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Ya‛aqoḇ.” 

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 – Amein

Parashat 42 Portion 138 ‘’Mattot’’ Num 31:1-24 Ezekiel 25:14-26:1-6

Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, You have set us apart by Your commandments and have commanded us to actively study Your Torah. Please YHVH, our Elohim, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of all Your people Israel. May You open our eyes to see marvellous truths from Your Torah. Thank You for calling us who were once gentiles excluded from the citizenship of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise having no expectation and without Elohim- but now through the blood of Messiah we have gained access into the covenant and have obtained citizenship into the commonwealth of Israel.  Blessed are You, YHVH, Who teaches Torah to His people Israel.  Amein

נקם נקמת – '’take vengeance Moshe, vengeance of (for) the sons of Israel!’’

Vengeance on Midian

Num 31:1  And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, 

Num 31:2  “Take vengeance (2x) for the children of Yisra’ěl on the Miḏyanites. After that you are to be gathered to your people.” (we see that this command was only partially obeyed – vs 14)

Rom 12:19  Beloved, do not revenge yourselves, but give place to the wrath, for it has been written, ”Vengeance is Mine, I shall repay,” says יהוה. Deu_32:35. 

Deu 32:35  Vengeance is Mine, and repayment, At the time their foot slips; For near is the day of their calamity, And the matters prepared are hastening to them.’ 

Why does YHVH give this command to the man Moshe? Could YHVH not do this Himself?

It is precisely man’s disobedience that brings chaos in this life. YHVH calls Israel here to take responsibility for their actions by taking vengeance on those who tried to destroy them. Killing women and children is a most unpleasant task, but must be done under YHVH’s guidance in certain circumstances to avoid greater disasters in the future.

Num 31:3  And Mosheh spoke to the people, saying, “Arm (*חלץ)(remove from your understanding how YHVH will destroy your enemies) some of yourselves for the campaign, and let them go against the Miḏyanites to take vengeance for יהוה on Miḏyan. (Judges 7)

Num 31:4  “Send a thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Yisra’ěl for the campaign.” 

Num 31:5  So there were supplied (‘’set apart’’ מסר) from the tribes of Yisra’ěl one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed ones for the campaign. 

Num 31:6  And Mosheh sent them on the campaign, one thousand from each tribe, them and Pineḥas son of El‛azar the priest on the campaign, with the set-apart utensils and the trumpets for sounding in his hand. 

Num 31:7  And they fought against the Miḏyanites, as יהוה commanded Mosheh, and killed all the males. Deut 20:13

Num 31:8  And they killed the sovereigns of Miḏyan with the rest of those who were pierced: Ewi, and Reqem, and Tsur, and Ḥur, and Reḇa, the five sovereigns of Miḏyan. And they killed Bil‛am son of Be‛or with the sword.

Num 31:9  And the sons of Yisra’ěl took all the women of Miḏyan captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their livestock, and all their possessions. 

Num 31:10  And they burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their settlements. 

Num 31:11  And they took all the spoil and all the booty, both of man and beast. 

Num 31:12  And they brought the captives, and the booty, and the spoil to Mosheh, and to El‛azar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Yisra’ěl, to the camp in the desert plains of Mo’aḇ by the Yarděn of Yeriḥo. 

Num 31:13  And Mosheh, and El‛azar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp. 

Num 31:14  But Mosheh was wroth with the officers of the army, with the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, who had come from the campaign. 

Num 31:15  And Mosheh said to them, “Have you kept all the women alive? 

Num 31:16  “Look, they are the ones who caused the children of Yisra’ěl, through the word of Bil‛am, to trespass against יהוה in the matter of Pe‛or, and there was a plague among the congregation of יהוה. 

Num 31:17  “And now, kill every male among the little ones. And every woman who has known a man by lying with a man you shall kill. 

Num 31:18  “But keep alive for yourselves all the female children who have not known a man by lying with a man. (was this a kind of compromise to appease the masses?)

Partial obedience is disobedience. Unlike the 144 000 end time witnesses these 12 000 were disobedient.  Rev 7 and 14

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 14:3  And they sang a renewed song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders. And no one was able to learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. 

Rev 14:4  They are those who were not defiled with women, for they are maidens. They are those following the Lamb wherever He leads them on. They were redeemed from among men, being first-fruits to Elohim and to the Lamb. 2 Cor 11:2

Rev 14:5  And in their mouth was found no falsehood, for they are blameless before the throne of Elohim. 

An end time generation will follow in the footsteps of Moshe.

1Co 10:11  And all these came upon them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come, 1Co 10:12  so that he who thinks he stands, let him take heed lest he fall. 

Num 31:19  “And you, camp outside the camp seven days. Whoever has killed any being, and whoever has touched any slain, cleanse yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. 

Num 31:20  “And cleanse every garment, and every object of leather and all the work of goats’ hair, and every object of wood.” 

Num 31:21  And El‛azar the priest said to the men of the campaign who went to the battle, “This is the law of the Torah which יהוה commanded Mosheh: (a pattern to be followed even in the future?) זאת חקת  התורה

Num 31:22  “Only the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 

Num 31:23  every object that passes through fire, you put through the fire, and it shall be clean; only, let it be cleansed with the water for uncleanness. And whatever does not pass through fire you pass through water. 

Num 31:24  “And you shall wash your garments on the seventh day and be clean, and afterwards come into the camp.”  See Para Aduma – Num 19 -

Ezekiel 25:14-26:1-6

Eze 25:14  “And I shall lay My vengeance (נקמתי) on Eḏom by the hand of My people Yisra’ěl. And they shall do in Eḏom according to My displeasure and according to My wrath. So they shall know My vengeance,” (נקמתי) declares the Master יהוה. 

Prophecy Against Philistia

Eze 25:15  Thus said the Master יהוה, “Because the Philistines have acted in vengeance, (נקם) (repeated 3x in succession) and took vengeance with scorn in their being, to destroy with lasting enmity,” (Heb - hatred forever)

Eze 25:16  therefore thus said the Master יהוה, “See, I am stretching out My hand against the Philistines, and I shall cut off the Kerěthites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast, 

Eze 25:17  and execute great vengeance on them with raging reproofs. And they shall know that I am יהוה, when I lay My vengeance upon them.” ’ ” 

Judgment on Yahuda’s (Judah's) Enemies

Zep 2:1  Gather together, gather together, O nation without shame, 

Zep 2:2  before the law gives birth – the day shall pass on like chaff – before the burning wrath of יהוה comes upon you, before the day of wrath of יהוה comes upon you! 

Zep 2:3  Seek יהוה, all you meek ones of the earth, who have done His right-ruling. Seek righteousness, seek meekness, if so be that you are hidden in the day of wrath of יהוה. 

Zep 2:4  For Azzah is abandoned and Ashqelon laid waste, Ashdoḏ is driven out at noonday and Eqron is uprooted. 

Zep 2:5  Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Kerěthites! The word of יהוה is against you, O Kena‛an, land of the Philistines, “And I shall destroy you, so that there is no inhabitant.” 

Zep 2:6  And the seacoast shall be pastures, shepherds’ meadows and enclosures for flocks. 

Zep 2:7  And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Yehuḏah. They shall feed their flocks on it, at evening they lie down in the houses of Ashqelon. For יהוה their Elohim shall visit them and turn back their captivity. 

Zep 2:8  “I have heard the reproach of Mo’aḇ, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, with which they have reproached My people, and exalted themselves against their borders. 

Zep 2:9  “Therefore, as I live,” declares יהוה of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ěl, “Mo’aḇ shall be like Seḏom, and the children of Ammon like Amorah – a possession for weeds and a pit of salt, and a waste forever, the remnant of My people plunder them, and the rest of My nation possess them.” 

Zep 2:10  This is what they get for their pride, because they have reproached and exalted themselves against the people of יהוה of hosts. 

Zep 2:11  יהוה shall be awesome to them, for He shall make all the mighty ones of the earth to shrivel, while all the coastlands of the nations bow down to Him, each one from his place. 

Prophecy Against Tyre

Eze 26:1  And it came to be in the eleventh year, on the first of the new moon, the word of יהוה came to me, saying, 

Eze 26:2  “Son of man, because Tsor has spoken against Yerushalayim, ‘Aha! She, the gateway of the peoples, has been broken, she has been turned over to me. Let me be filled, she has been ruined.’ 

Eze 26:3  “Therefore thus said the Master יהוה, ‘See, I am against you, O Tsor, and shall cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. 

Eze 26:4  And they shall destroy the walls of Tsor, and they shall break down her towers. And I shall scrape her dust from her, and shall make her like a shining rock. 

Eze 26:5  She shall be a place for spreading nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ declares the Master יהוה. ‘And she shall become plunder for the nations, 

Eze 26:6  while her daughter villages which are in the fields are killed by the sword. And they shall know that I am יהוה.’ 

Rom 8:6  For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. 

Rom 8:7  Because the mind of the flesh is enmity towards Elohim, for it does not subject itself to the Torah of Elohim, neither indeed is it able, 

Rom 8:8  and those who are in the flesh are unable to please Elohim. 

Rom 8:9  But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of Elohim dwells in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Messiah, this one is not His. 

The Spirit of Messiah will always seeks to establish YHVH's Torah.

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 – Amein.