Parashat 22 - “VaYakhel”and he caused them to gather
Shemot/ Exodus 35:1 – 38:20
The reason we are called to come together in set apartness is so that a presence may be established where YHVH is pleased to dwell. The word ”kehelah” comes from the title of this week’s portion which means an ”assembly of people.” The Greek word ”ekklesia” is also related to this word.
“In his name” implies a complete observance of his agenda, we can have no other agenda besides that of Messiah when we gather in his name.
Tehillim/Psa 133:1 See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity – For there יהוה commanded the blessing, Life forever!
How is such a unity expressed?
Devarim/Deu 6:4 “Hear, O Yisra’ĕl: יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one! (not three)
Deu 6:5 “And you shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might.
Deu 6:6 “And these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart,
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’aqov, 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.
Deu 6:13 “Fear יהוה your Elohim and serve Him, and swear by His Name.
When a people come together with the express purpose of hearing, obeying and doing all of YHVH’s Torah, blessing will flow to and from such a community that will profoundly affect all of mankind.
This was the teaching and example of Yahshua, we are called to follow in his footsteps.
Once again we find that one the central purposes of the instruction of the Torah is to bring together in harmony the physical and spiritual realm.
We are challenged that all our human activity on this earth will serve to bring about this goal.
”May Your will be done on earth as it has been done in heaven”
Blessing for the Torah:
Baruch atah YHVH, Eloheynu, Melech ha-O’lam, asher bachar banu m’kol ha-amim
v’natan lanu eht Torah-to. Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed are you, YHVH, our Elohim , King of the Universe,
(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. Blessed are you, YHVH,
giver of the Torah. Ameyn.)
Torah Readings (when VaYakhel is read separately):
- 35:1-20
- 35:21-29
- 35:30 – 36:7
- 36:8-19
- 36:20 – 37:16
- 37:17-29
- 38:1-17
- Maftir: 38:18-20
Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:40-50 (Ashkenazim); 7:13-26 (Sefardim)
Aliyah Rishon 35:1-20
Shemot/Exo 35:1 And Mosheh assembled all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and said to them, “These are the Words (things)which יהוה has commanded you to do:
The sages teach that this assembly took place one day after “Yom ha kippurim” this signifies that YHVH had forgiven Yisrael and once again was encouraging them to walk in a fresh commitment and love towards Him and His desire to establish a dwelling place on earth where He could come and dwell among them.
In Hebrew the word “davar” can mean “word” or “thing” it seems obvious from this Torah portion that the “words” spoken were to cause the people to be occupied with “things” or actions.
The sages teach that all our labour is of value only if it can have a set apart as well as a secular purpose. Thus the Torah teaches that the primary productive labours in the material world are precisely those that are needed to create an abode for set apartness.
1Co 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the esteem of Elohim.
Col 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, doall in the Name of the Master יהושע, giving thanks to Elohim the Father through Him.
Php 2:14 Do all matters without grumblings and disputings,
Php 4:13 I have strength to do all, through Messiah who empowers me.
Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Messiah יהושע unto good works, which Elohim prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
We are not saved by our works (Eph2:8,9) but we will be judged for our works.
Rom 14:10 … For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Messiah.
Shemot/Exo 35:2 “Work is done for six days, but on the seventh day it shall be set-apart to you, a Sabbath of rest to יהוה. Anyone doing work on it is put to death.
Exo 35:3 “Do not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
The very first duty Yisrael is called upon to perform is that of the Sabbath.
Exo 31:16 ‘And the children of Yisra’ĕl shall guard the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant.
Exo 31:17 ‘Between Me and the children of Yisra’ĕl it is a sign forever…
Why have we allowed churchmen to persuade us to disobey this command?
Exo 35:4 And Mosheh spoke to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, “This is the word which יהוהcommanded, saying,
Exo 35:5 ‘Take from among you a contribution to יהוה.Everyone whose heart so moves him, let him bring it as a contribution to יהוה: gold, and silver, and bronze,
Note the stress is not on the articles given because YHVH is in no need of our contributions; after all He created and owns everything. The focus of our giving is to be on our willingness to give. It is this kind of giving that YHVH seeks.
2Co 9:7 Let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not of grief or of necessity, for Elohim loves a joyous giver.
2Co 9:8 And Elohim is able to make all favour overflow toward you, that you, always having all you need in every way, have plenty for every good work.
When your heart is right you will give what is most valuable to you FIRST (gold) and not last.
Exo 35:6 and blue, and purple, and scarlet material, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
Exo 35:7 and ram skins dyed red, and fine leather, and acacia wood,
Exo 35:8 and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
Exo 35:9 and shoham stones, and stones to be set in the shoulder garment and in the breastplate.
All these materials were created by YHVH. This teaches us that whatever we give is because YHVH has given these already. If we give Him of our labour it is because He has given us the strength and life to work. All things come from Him.
Exo 35:10 ‘And let all the wise-hearted among you come and make all that יהוה has commanded:
Exo 35:11 the Dwelling Place, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its columns, and its sockets,
Exo 35:12 the ark and its poles, the lid of atonement and the veil of the covering,
Exo 35:13 the table and its poles, and all its utensils, and the showbread,
Exo 35:14 and the lampstand for the light, and its utensils, and its lamps, and the oil for the light,
Exo 35:15 and the incense altar, and its poles, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the covering for the door at the entrance of the Dwelling Place,
Exo 35:16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand,
Exo 35:17 the screens of the courtyard, its columns, and their sockets, and the covering for the gate of the courtyard,
Exo 35:18 the pegs of the Dwelling Place, and the pegs of the courtyard, and their cords,
Exo 35:19 the woven garments to do service in the set-apart place, the set-apart garments for Aharon the priest and the garments of his sons to serve as priests.’ ”
Exo 35:20 And all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl withdrew from the presence of Mosheh.
The entire congregation of Israel mobilized themselves to produce all that was required to build a dwelling place for YHVH.
This was a lifestyle, this kind of activity should define who we are as a people and how we live and raise our children and communicate with one another.
Discipling was a way of life, you taught your children who taught their children life and communication skills that would make a society productive and a blessing to other people.
People should look at us and say “is this how the people of YHVH live?”
Sadly today only a remnant of a remnant is really seeking to live this way.
Aliyah Sheni 35:21-29
Shemot/Exo 35:21 And everyone whose heart lifted him up and everyone whose spirit moved him came, and they brought the contribution to יהוה for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all its service, and for the set-apart garments.
Exo 35:22 And they came, both men and women, all whose hearts moved them, and brought earrings and nose rings, and rings and necklaces, all golden goods, even every one who made a wave offering of gold to יהוה.
Exo 35:23 And every man, with whom was found blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed red, and fine leather, brought them.
Exo 35:24 Everyone who would make a contribution to יהוה of silver or bronze, brought it. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.
Exo 35:25 And all the wise-hearted women spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, the blue and the purple, the scarlet material, and the fine linen.
Exo 35:26 And all the women whose hearts lifted them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.
Exo 35:27 And the rulers brought shoham stones, and the stones to be set in the shoulder garment and in the breastplate,
The word for rulers “nasim” is deliberately misspelled. It has one “yud” instead of two. The sages believe this is to draw our attention to the fact that the leaders were slower to give than the others.
Exo 35:28 and the spices and the oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
Exo 35:29 The children of Yisra’ĕl brought a voluntary offering to יהוה, all the men and women whose hearts moved them to bring all kinds of work which יהוה, by the hand of Mosheh, had commanded to be done.
Aliyah Shlishi 35:30-36:7
Exo 35:30 And Mosheh said to the children of Yisra’ĕl,“See, יהוה has called by name Betsal’ĕl son of Uri, son of Ḥur, of the tribe of Yehuḏah,
Exo 35:31 and He has filled him with the Spirit of Elohim, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,
Exo 35:32 to make designs, to work in gold and in silver and in bronze,
Exo 35:33 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving wood, and to work in all workmanship of design.
Exo 35:34 “And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Oholiaḇ son of Aḥisamaḵ, of the tribe of Dan.
Exo 35:35 “He has filled them with skill to do all work of the engraver and the designer and embroiderer, in blue and in purple, in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and a weaver, doing any work, and makers of designs.
Exo 36:1 “And Betsal’ĕl and Oholiaḇ,and every wise-hearted man in whom יהוה has given wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all work for the service of the set-apart place, shall do according to all that יהוה has commanded.”
Exo 36:2 And Mosheh called Betsal’ĕl and Oholiaḇ, and every wise-hearted man in whose heartיהוה had given wisdom, everyone whose heart lifted him up, to come and do the work.
Exo 36:3 And they received from Mosheh all the contribution which the children of Yisra’ĕl had brought for the work of the service of making the set-apart place. But they still brought to him voluntary offerings every morning,
Exo 36:4 so all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the set-apart place came, each from the work he was doing,
Exo 36:5 and they spoke to Mosheh, saying, “The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which יהוהcommanded us to do.”
Exo 36:6 Then Mosheh commanded and they sent this word throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the contribution of the set-apart place.” And the people were withheld from bringing,
Exo 36:7 for what they had was enough for all the work to be done, more than enough.
Psa 110:1 יהוה said to my Master (Adoni = my Master), “Sit at My right hand, Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
Psa 110:2 יהוה sends Your mighty sceptre out of Tsiyon. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!
Psa 110:3 Your people volunteer in the day of Your might, In the splendours of set-apartness! From the womb, from the morning, You have the dew of Your youth!
Psa 110:4 יהוה has sworn and does not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Malkitseḏeq.”
Psa 110:5 יהוה at Your right hand Shall smite sovereigns in the day of His wrath.
I believe David is speaking of a future time when the Messiah (Yahshua) will rule over all the kings of the earth. In that day of power the people will freely volunteer all that this King desires of them.
We believe this same King Messiah will rebuild the temple in Yerushalayim. (With our participation)
Zec 6:12 and shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה of hosts, saying, “See, the Man whose name is the Branch1! And from His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the Hĕḵal (temple) of יהוה. Footnote 1See 3:8.
Aliyah Reviee 36:8-19
Exo 36:8 Then all the wise-hearted ones among them who worked on the Dwelling Place made ten curtains woven of fine linen and blue and purple and scarlet material. They made them with keruḇim, the work of a skilled workman.
Exo 36:9 The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits, all the curtains having one measure.
Exo 36:10 And he joined five curtains, one to another; and the other five curtains he joined, one to another.
Exo 36:11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of the end curtain of one set, the same he did on the edge of the end curtain of the other set.
Exo 36:12 Fifty loops he made on one curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the end curtain of the second set; the loops held one curtain to another.
Exo 36:13 And he made fifty hooks of gold, and joined the curtains to each other with the hooks, and the Dwelling Place became one.
Exo 36:14 And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the Dwelling Place, he made eleven curtains.
Exo 36:15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits, the eleven curtains having one measure.
Exo 36:16 And he joined five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves.
Exo 36:17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain in one set, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain of the second set.
Exo 36:18 And he made fifty bronze hooks to join the tent, to be one.
Exo 36:19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins, dyed red, and a covering of fine leather above that.
Aliyah Chamishi 36:20-37:16
Exo 36:20 And for the Dwelling Place he made boards of acacia wood, standing up.
Exo 36:21 The length of each board was ten cubits, and the width of each board a cubit and a half.
Exo 36:22 Each board had two tenons for binding one to another. So he did to all the boards of the Dwelling Place.
Exo 36:23 And he made boards for the Dwelling Place, twenty boards for the south side.
Exo 36:24 And he made forty sockets of silver to go under the twenty boards, and two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.
Exo 36:25 And for the other side of the Dwelling Place, for the north side, he made twenty boards,
Exo 36:26 and their forty sockets of silver, two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under the other board.
Exo 36:28 And he made two boards for the two back corners of the Dwelling Place.
Exo 36:29 And they were double beneath, and similarly they were complete to the top by one ring. So he did to both of them for the two corners.
Exo 36:30 And there were eight boards, and their silver sockets, sixteen sockets, two sockets under each of the boards.
Exo 36:31 And he made bars of acacia wood, five for the boards on one side of the Dwelling Place,
Exo 36:32 and five bars for the boards on the other side of the Dwelling Place, and five bars for the boards of the Dwelling Place at the rear, westward.
Exo 36:33 And he made the middle bar to pass through the boards from one end to the other.
Exo 36:34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and their rings he made of gold to be holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Exo 36:35 And he made a veil of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine worked linen. It was made with keruḇim, the work of a skilled workman.
Exo 36:36 And he made four columns of acacia wood for it, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold. And he cast four sockets of silver for them.
Exo 36:37 And he made a covering for the Tent door of blue and purple and scarlet materialand fine woven linen, made by a weaver,
Exo 36:38 and its five columns with their hooks. And he overlaid their tops and their rings with gold, but their five sockets were of bronze.
Exo 37:1 And Betsal’ĕl made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, and a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Exo 37:2 And he overlaid it with clean gold inside and outside, and made a moulding of gold all around it.
Exo 37:3 And he cast four rings of gold for it, for its four feet, two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
Exo 37:4 And he made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exo 37:5 And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to lift the ark.
Exo 37:6 And he made a lid of atonement of clean gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
Exo 37:7 And he made two keruḇim of beaten gold. He made them from the two ends of the lid of atonement,
Exo 37:8 one keruḇ at one end on this side, and the other keruḇ at the other end on that side. He made the keruḇim from the lid of atonement, from the two ends.
Exo 37:9 And the keruḇim spread out their wings above, and covered the lid of atonement with their wings, with their faces toward each other, the faces of the keruḇim were turned toward the lid of atonement.
Exo 37:10 And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long, and a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Exo 37:11 And he overlaid it with clean gold, and made a moulding of gold all around it.
Exo 37:12 And he made a rim of a handbreadth all around it, and made a moulding of gold for the rim all around it.
Exo 37:13 And he cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.
Exo 37:14 The rings were next to the rim, as holders for the poles to lift the table.
Exo 37:15 And he made the poles of acacia wood to lift the table, and overlaid them with gold.
Exo 37:16 And he made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, and its cups, and its bowls, and its jars for pouring, of clean gold.
Aliyah Shishi 37:17-29
Exo 37:17 And he made the lampstand of clean gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work, its base, and its shaft, its cups, its ornamental knobs, and its blossoms were from it.
Exo 37:18 And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.
Exo 37:19 There were three cups like almond flowers on one branch, with ornamental knob and blossom, and three cups like almond flowers on the other branch, a knob and a blossom – so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.
Exo 37:20 And on the lampstand were four cups like almond flowers, its knobs and blossoms,
Exo 37:21 and a knob under the first two branches of the same, and a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, for the six branches coming out of it.
Exo 37:22 Their knobs and their branches were of it, all of it was one beaten work of clean gold.
Exo 37:23 And he made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its trays, of clean gold.
Exo 37:24 He made it of a talent of clean gold, and all its utensils.
Exo 37:25 And he made the incense altar of acacia wood, a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high. Its horns were of it.
Exo 37:26 And he overlaid it with clean gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns. And he made a moulding for it of gold all around it.
Exo 37:27 And he made two rings of gold for it under its moulding, at its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to lift it.
Exo 37:28 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exo 37:29 And he made the set-apart anointing oil and the clean incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
Aliyah Sheviee 38:1-20
Exo 38:1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.
Exo 38:2 And he made its horns on its four corners, the horns were of it. And he overlaid it with bronze.
Exo 38:3 And he made all the utensils for the altar: the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, and the forks, and the fire holders. He made all its utensils of bronze.
Exo 38:4 And he made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, under its rim, midway from the bottom.
Exo 38:5 And he cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles.
Exo 38:6 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
Exo 38:7 And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to lift it. He made the altar hollow with boards.
Exo 38:8 And he made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who did service at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
Exo 38:9 And he made the courtyard: for the south side the screens of the courtyard were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long,
Exo 38:10 their twenty columns and their twenty sockets, of bronze. The hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver.
Exo 38:11 And for the north side the screens were one hundred cubits long, their twenty columns and their twenty sockets, of bronze. The hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver.
Exo 38:12 And for the west side there were screens of fifty cubits, their ten columns and their ten sockets. The hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver.
Exo 38:13 And for the east side eastward, fifty cubits:
Exo 38:14 fifteen cubits of screens on the one side, with their three columns and their three sockets,
Exo 38:15 and fifteen cubits of screens the other side of the courtyard gate, on this side and that side, with their three columns and their three sockets.
Exo 38:16 All the screens of the courtyard all around were of fine woven linen.
Exo 38:17 And the sockets for the columns were of bronze, the hooks of the columns and their bands were of silver, and the overlay of their tops was of silver. And all the columns of the courtyard had bands of silver.
Exo 38:18 And the covering for the gate of the courtyard was the work of an embroiderer, of blue and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen, and twenty cubits long, and the height along its width was five cubits, corresponding to the screens of the courtyard.
Exo 38:19 And the columns were four, and their sockets of bronze four, their hooks were of silver, and the overlay of their tops and their bands was of silver.
Exo 38:20 And all the pegs of the Dwelling Place, and of the courtyard all around, were of bronze.
Parashat 23- “Pekudei” – Accounts/Notations
Shemot/ Exodus 38:21–40:38
Only those servants of YHVH who are under His continual authority and His continual scrutiny will be able to finish the calling upon our lives to be priests.
This Torah portion points clearly to our Messiah who fulfilled all the requirements necessary for our complete redemption. The extreme danger of modern religion is that we have added and taken away from what YHVH has established and determined as perfect for our redemption. An accounting has been made of all His ways and when we find fault with these we are looking for serious trouble.
The title of our parasha “pekudei” comes from a root Hebrew word “pakad” if we look carefully at the various definitions given in BDB (S6485) we will see that this is a very complicated word and various scholars interpret it differently. In the light of the perfect tense verbs used in the last two portions, I believe we need to look a little deeper at something which directs us to a finished work.
“Parashiot T’rumah, Tetzaveh, andKi Tissa signifies the instructions (as can be observed by the fact that the verb tenses are in the future), whereas the latter two portions Vayekel and Pekudei are in the past tense, signifying the work that was completed according to instructions. “Sages.
If we look to Messiah the goal of the Torah (Rom 10:4) we come to the conclusion that this work of establishing a presence (Mishkan) for the presence of YHVH has been “eternally secured” (pakad) by the price Messiah paid when he gave his life on an execution stake.
This same root word “pakad” appears in the Hebrew translation of Yochanan/John 19:30.
Yoch/Joh 19:30 So when יהושע took the sour wine He said, “It has been accomplished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
ל וַיִּטְעַם יֵשׁוּעַ מִן־הַחֹמֶץ וַיֹּאמֶר נִשְׁלָם וַיֵּט אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיַּפְקֵד אֶת־רוּחוֹ׃
Directly translated could read: “Yahshua tasted the vinegar and said peace has been granted and he bowed his head and so his spirit did a full accounting (“vayifked” from the root “pakad”)
In the Greek translation of the above verse the word“Tetelestai” is used for “it is accomplished”. This was an accounting term used in those days when an outstanding account was fully paid.
“Pekudei” is a “pual” verb. This is the passive form of the active “piel.” The implication is that this is an intense passive verb form indicating that some intense action was taken on our behalf to make sure our debt was fully paid for by someone beside ourselves.
What does all this mean? We are not to add or to take away from the complete work of our redemption as secured by YHVH and revealed to us in His Torah and other supporting writings.
2Pe 1:3 as His Mighty-like power has given to us all we need for life and reverence, through the knowledge of Him who called us to esteem and uprightness.
2Pe 1:4 Through these there have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that through these you might be partakers of the Mighty-like nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world, caused by lust.
Torah Readings (when Pekudei is read separately):
- 38:21 – 39:1
- 39:2-21
- 39:22-32
- 39:33-43
- 40:1-16
- 40:17-27
- 40:28-33
- Maftir: 40:34-38
Haftarah: 1 Kings 7:51 – 8:21 (Ashkenazim); 7:40-50 (Sefardim)
Aliyah Rishon 38:21- 39:1
Shemot/Exo 38:21 These were the appointments of the Dwelling Place, the Dwelling Place of the Witness, which was appointed by the command of Mosheh, for the service of the Lĕwites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aharon the priest.
Exo 38:22 And Betsal’ĕl son of Uri, son of Ḥur, of the tribe of Yehuḏah, made all that יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 38:23 And with him: Oholiaḇ son of Aḥisamaḵ, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer, an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet material, and in fine linen.
Exo 38:24 All the gold prepared for the work, in all the work of the set-apart place – and it was the gold of the wave offering – came to be twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place.
Exo 38:25 And the silver from the ones counted of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five sheqels, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place:
Exo 38:26 a beqa, half a sheqel for a head, according to the sheqel of the set-apart place, for everyone passing over to those counted, from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.
Exo 38:27 And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the set-apart place and the bases of the veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred talents, a talent for each socket.
Exo 38:28 And of the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five sheqels he made hooks for the columns, and overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.
The number 1175 is the gematria of all the Hebrew letters combined. Yahshua is referred to as the Aleph Tav (Hebrew) – the beginning and the end. He is also the sum total of all of YHVH’s redemptive work and is therefore not only the beginning and the end but everything in between as well.
Exo 38:29 And the bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred sheqels.
Exo 38:30 And with it he made the sockets for the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the bronze altar, and the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils for the altar,
Exo 38:31 and the sockets for the courtyard all around, and the bases for the courtyard gate, and all the pegs for the Dwelling Place, and all the pegs for the courtyard all around.
Exo 39:1 And of the blue and purple and scarlet material they made woven garments, to do service in the set-apart place. And they made the set-apart garments which were for Aharon, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Aliyah Sheni 39:2-21
Exo 39:2 And he made the shoulder garment of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen.
Exo 39:3 And they beat out sheets of gold and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue and purple and scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skilled workman.
Exo 39:4 They made shoulder pieces for it to join it, it was joined at its two edges.
Exo 39:5 And the embroidered band of his shoulder garment that was on it was of the same work of gold, and blue and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 39:6 And they made the shoham stones, set in plated work of gold, engraved as signets are engraved, according to the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl.
Exo 39:7 And he put them on the shoulders of the shoulder garment, stones of remembrance for the sons of Yisra’ĕl, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 39:8 And he made the breastplate, a work of a skilled workman, like the work of the shoulder garment, of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen.
Exo 39:9 It was square, they made the breastplate double, its length a span, its width a span, doubled.
Exo 39:10 And they filled it with four rows of stones: a row of ruby, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row;
Exo 39:11 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Exo 39:12 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
Exo 39:13 and the fourth row a beryl, a shoham, and a jasper – set in plated work of gold in their settings.
Exo 39:14 And the stones were according to the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl, twelve according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes.
Exo 39:15 And they made braided chains of corded work for the breastplate at the ends, of clean gold.
Exo 39:16 And they made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Exo 39:17 And they put the two cords of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
Exo 39:18 And the two ends of the two cords they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment in the front.
Exo 39:19 And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the shoulder garment.
Exo 39:20 And they made two gold rings and put them on the two shoulder pieces, underneath the shoulder garment, on the front of it, close to its seam above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment.
Exo 39:21 And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the shoulder garment with a blue cord, so that it would be above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the shoulder garment, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Aliyah Shlishi - 39:22-32
Exo 39:22 And he made the robe of the shoulder garment of woven work, all of blue.
Exo 39:23 And the opening of the robe was in the middle, like the opening in a scaled armour, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear.
Exo 39:24 And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, twined.
This blue robe points to the perfect work of heaven been established on earth. We see this is Yahshua’s prayer taught to his disciples “may your kingdom come, and may your will be done on earth as it has been completed in the heavens”.
Exo 39:25 And they made bells of clean gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around between the pomegranates:
Exo 39:26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe, for the service, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 39:27 And they made the long shirt of fine linen, the work of a weaver, for Aharon and his sons,
Exo 39:28 and a turban of fine linen, and the turban ornaments of fine linen, and short trousers of fine woven linen,
Exo 39:29 and a girdle of fine woven linen with blue and purple and scarlet material, the work of an embroiderer, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 39:30 And they made the plate of the set-apart sign of dedication of clean gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: SET-APARTNESS TO יהוה.
Exo 39:31 And they put on it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 39:32 And all the work of the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting was completed. And the children of Yisra’ĕl did according to all that יהוה had commanded Mosheh, so they did.
Aliyah Reviee 39:33-43
Exo 39:33 And they brought the Dwelling Place to Mosheh, the tent and all its furnishings, its hooks, its boards, its bars, and its columns, and its sockets,
Exo 39:34 and the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering,
Exo 39:35 the ark of the Witness with its poles, and the lid of atonement,
Exo 39:36 the table, and all its utensils, and the showbread,
Exo 39:37 the clean lampstand with its lamps, the lamps to be put in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for light,
Exo 39:38 and the altar of gold, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the covering for the Tent door,
Exo 39:39 the bronze altar and its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin with its stand,
Exo 39:40 the screens of the courtyard, its columns and its sockets, the covering for the courtyard gate, its cords, and its pegs, and all the utensils for the service of the Dwelling Place, for the Tent of Meeting,
Exo 39:41 the woven garments, to do service in the set-apart place: the set-apart garments for Aharon the priest, and his sons’garments, to serve as priests.
Exo 39:42 According to all that יהוה had commanded Mosheh, so the children of Yisra’ĕl did all the work.
Exo 39:43 And Mosheh looked over all the work and saw they did it as יהוה had commanded, so they had done. And Mosheh blessed them.
Aliyah Chamishi 40:1-16
Exo 40:1 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Exo 40:2 “On the first day of the first month, you are to raise up the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting,
Exo 40:3 and shall put in it the ark of the Witness, and screen the ark with the veil.
Exo 40:4 “And you shall bring in the table and arrange what belongs on it, and bring in the lampstand and light its lamps.
Exo 40:5 “And you shall set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Witness, and put up the covering of the door to the Dwelling Place.
Exo 40:6 “And you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting,
Exo 40:7 and shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.
Exo 40:8 “And you shall set up the courtyard all around, and shall place the covering of the courtyard gate,
Exo 40:9 and shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the Dwelling Place and all that is in it, and shall set it and all its utensils apart, and it shall be set-apart.
Exo 40:10 “And you shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and set the altar apart, and the altar shall be most set-apart.
Exo 40:11 “And you shall anoint the basin and its stand, and set it apart.
Exo 40:12 “And you shall bring Aharon and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
Exo 40:13 “And you shall put the set-apart garments on Aharon, and anoint him and set him apart to serve as priest to Me.
Exo 40:14 “And you shall bring his sons and put long shirts on them,
Exo 40:15 and shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, and they shall serve as priests to Me. And their anointing shall be for them an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
Exo 40:16 And Mosheh did according to all that יהוה had commanded him, so he did.
Aliyah Shishi 40:17-27
Exo 40:17 And it came to be in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the Dwelling Place was raised up.
Exo 40:18 And Mosheh raised up the Dwelling Place and placed its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and raised up its columns,
Exo 40:19 and spread the tent over the Dwelling Place and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 40:20 And he took the Witness and put it into the ark, and he put the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the lid of atonement on top of the ark,
Exo 40:21 and brought the ark into the Dwelling Place, and placed the veil of the covering to screen off the ark of the Witness, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 40:22 And he put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the north side of the Dwelling Place, outside the veil,
Exo 40:23 and set the bread in order upon it before יהוה, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 40:24 And he put the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the Dwelling Place,
Exo 40:25 and lit the lamps before יהוה, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 40:26 And he put the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting in front of the veil,
Exo 40:27 and burned sweet incense on it, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Aliyah Sheviee - 40:28-38
Exo 40:28 And he set up the covering to the door of the Dwelling Place.
Exo 40:29 And he put the altar of burnt offering before the door of the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 40:30 And he put the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water therein for washing.
Exo 40:31 And Mosheh, and Aharon, and his sons washed their hands and their feet with water from it,
Exo 40:32 as they went into the Tent of Meeting, and as they came near the altar. They would wash, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh.
Exo 40:33 And he raised up the courtyard all around the Dwelling Place and the altar, and placed the covering of the courtyard gate. And Mosheh completed the work.
Exo 40:34 And the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the esteem of יהוה filled the Dwelling Place.
Exo 40:35 And Mosheh was not able to come into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud dwelt on it, and the esteem of יהוה filled the Dwelling Place.
Exo 40:36 And when the cloud was taken up from above the Dwelling Place, the children of Yisra’ĕl went onward in all their journeys.
Exo 40:37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up.
Exo 40:38 For the cloud of יהוה was on the Dwelling Place by day, and fire was on it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Yisra’ĕl, in all their journeys.
What is the meaning of the verse "I have come into My garden, My sister, My bride" (Song of Songs )? This means [YHVH says, "I have returned] to My bridal chamber, to the place which has been My principal abode from the very beginning." For was not the principal abode of the Shechinah (Set Apart Presence) in the terrestrial regions? For so it is written (Genesis 3:8), "And they heard the voice of YHVH walking in the garden"... When did the Shechinah come to dwell on earth? On the day when the Tabernacle was erected, as it says, "And the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the esteem of YHVH filled the Tabernacle." (Midrash Rabbah vs 34)
It is impossible for us to comment on all the issues discussed in this Torah portion but we must realize that we are called to allow YHVH to bring everything in our lives into harmony with His instruction in the Torah. Only then will He be able to live in perfect harmony with us again. May this be our portion – Ameyn.
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, Yahweh giver of the Torah.
Ameyn.)
And because we come to the end of a Book, it is traditionally said:
"Chazak, chazak, v'nit'chazek!"
(Be strong, be strong and let us be strengthened!)
Please note these notes are under construction and are subject to correction and are in no way a final authority on any subject.
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