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, you have selected us from among all the peoples,
(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.)
In the book of Yasher we have some
interesting background information concerning this week’s Torah portion. The
book of Yasher is referred to twice in our scriptures; once in Joshua 10:13 and
once in 2Samuel 1:18 (“it is written in the book of Yasher”…..) and therefore
can be considered a fairly reliable source of information.
Quote
from Yasher chapter 16 verses 1-8.
“1
At that time Chedorlaomer king of Elam sent to all the neighboring kings, to
Nimrod, king of Shinar who was then under his power, and to Tidal, king of
Goyim, and to Arioch, king of Elasar, with whom he made a covenant, saying,
Come up to me and assist me, that we may smite all the towns of Sodom and its
inhabitants, for they have rebelled against me these thirteen years.”
The midrash identifies
Chedorlomer as Elam, son of Shem, son of Noach. Chedorlomer appeared to be the
leader of the alliance which included king Nimrod (Amraphel).
Shem is also identified to
be the righteous king of Yerushalyim (Melchizidek) that Avram meets after his
miraculous victory over the kings.
Note also how Shem’s
descendant Chedorlomer has also become a king ruling over people like Nimrod.
Shem however is the leader of a set apart people whose descendants will
eventually bring forth the Messiah.
Religious tyranny is most
probably more enslaving than civil tyranny.
“2
And these four kings went up with all their camps, about eight hundred thousand men, and they went as they were, and
smote every man they found in their road.
3
And the five kings of Sodom and Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king
of Zeboyim, Bera king of Sodom, Bersha king of Gomorrah, and Bela king of Zoar,
went out to meet them, and they all joined together in the valley of Siddim.
4
And these nine kings made war in the valley of Siddim; and the kings of Sodom
and Gomorrah were smitten before the kings of Elam.
5
And the valley of Siddim was full of lime pits and the kings of Elam pursued
the kings of Sodom, and the kings of Sodom with their camps fled and fell into
the lime pits, and all that remained went to the mountain for safety, and the
five kings of Elam came after them and pursued them to the gates of Sodom, and
they took all that there was in Sodom.
6
And they plundered all the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and they also took
Lot, Abram's brother's son, and his property, and they seized all the goods of
the cities of Sodom, and they went away; and Unic Abram's servant, who was in
the battle, saw this, and told Abram all that the kings had done to the cities
of Sodom, and that Lot was taken captive by them.
7
And Abram heard this, and he rose up with about three hundred and eighteen men
that were with him, and he that night pursued these kings and smote them, and
they all fell before Abram and his men, and there was none remaining but the
four kings who fled, and they went each his own road.
8
And Abram recovered all the property of Sodom, and he also recovered Lot and
his property, his wives and little ones and all belonging to him, so that Lot
lacked nothing.” (Excerpt out of the book of Yasher)
Let
us consider the significance of Abram’s servant Eliezer, this name in Hebrew
has a gematria of 318. Vs 7 states that there were 318 servants who
miraculously defeated the army of 800 000 men.
Eliezer
whose name means “Elohim is my helper”; this reminds of the description given
to the Ruach (Spirit) of YHVH in Yoch/John 16:7.
This
Torah portion also reminds us of the miraculous events that are celebrated at
Chanukah and also remind us that when the Ruach of YHVH empowers us we are able
to do “all things” through him who enables us.
When
we consider the events of Shavout/Pentecost and the outpouring of the Ruach we
understand that the Ruach of YHVH can only be effectively contained in Torah
observant clay vessels. The continual infilling of His Ruach are extremely
important to accomplish the purposes of YHVH on earth as well as for our spiritual well-being and victory in this life.
Yoch/Joh 16:7 “But I say the truth to you. It is better for
you that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you
at all, but if I go, I shall send Him to you.
Joh 16:8 “And having come, He shall reprove1
the world concerning sin,2 and concerning righteousness, and
concerning judgment – Footnotes: 1Or confute or prove
wrong. 22 Chr. 24:20, Neh. 9:30, Ezek. 36:27, Mic. 3:8, Acts
28:25-27.
Joh 16:9 concerning sin because they do not believe in
Me,
Joh 16:10 concerning righteousness because I go to My Father
and you see Me no more,
Joh 16:11 concerning judgment because the ruler of this
world1 is judged. Footnote: 1See Lk. 4:6.
Joh 16:12 “I still have many words to say to
you, but you are not able to bear them now.
Joh 16:13 “But when He comes, the Spirit of the Truth,
He shall guide you into all the truth. For He shall not speak from Himself, but
whatever He hears He shall speak, and He shall announce to you what is to come.
Imagine
how powerful a group of people filled with the Ruach of YHVH will be able to
accomplish, receive and share the great blessings of YHVH’s redemption to the
world. We have not yet witnessed a continual life transforming shift in the
masses of humanity on earth. Humanity is failing because the kind of spiritual
message it is receiving is failing.
This
task cannot be realized by some powerful individual here and there, there needs
to be a group or remnant of people who will absolutely and uncompromisingly
embrace the Torah of YHVH and be filled and led by His Ruach.
Mat 6:33
“But seek first the reign of Elohim, and His righteousness, and all
these matters shall be added to you.
In the Greek this verse states that “you” is in the
plural form.
Gen 14:1 And it came to be in the days of Amraphel
sovereign of Shin’ar, Aryoḵ sovereign of Ellasar,
Keḏorla’omer sovereign of
Ěylam, and Tiḏ’al sovereign of Goyim,
Gen 14:2
that they fought against Bera sovereign of Seḏom, Birsha sovereign
of Amorah, Shinaḇ sovereign of Aḏmah, Shem’ĕḇer sovereign of Tseḇoyim, and the
sovereign of Bela, that is Tso’ar.
Gen 14:3 All
these joined together in the Valley of Siddim, that is the Salt Sea.
Gen 14:4
Twelve years they served Keḏorla’omer, and in the
thirteenth year they rebelled.
Gen 14:5 And
in the fourteenth year Keḏorla’omer and the
sovereigns that were with him came and smote the Repha’im in Ashteroth
Qarnayim, and the Zuzim in Ḥam, and the Ěmites in
Shawĕh Qiryathayim,
Gen 14:6 and
the Ḥorites in their
mountain of Sĕ’ir, as far as Ěl
Paran, which is by the wilderness.
Gen 14:7 And
they turned back and came to Ěn Mishpat, that is Qaḏĕsh, and smote all the
country of the Amalĕqites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Ḥatsetson Tamar.
Gen 14:8 And
the sovereign of Seḏom, and the sovereign
of Amorah, and the sovereign of Aḏmah,
and the sovereign of Tseḇoyim, and the
sovereign of Bela, that is Tso’ar, went out and
joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim,
Gen 14:9 against
Keḏorla’omer sovereign of
Ěylam, and Tiḏ’al sovereign of Goyim,
and Amraphel sovereign of Shin’ar, and Aryoḵ sovereign of Ellasar
– four sovereigns against five.
Gen 14:10
And the Valley of Siddim had many tar pits. And the sovereigns of Seḏom and Amorah fled and
fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains.
Gen 14:11
And they took all the goods of Seḏom
and Amorah, and all their food, and went away.
Gen 14:12
And they took Lot, Aḇram’s brother’s son
who dwelt in Seḏom, and his goods, and
left.
Lot moved from the plains into the city. See
13:12- Please note dear ones that if you live near the immorality of religion
you will eventually be captured by it and become like it if you are not
rescued.
Gen 14:13
And one who had escaped came and informed Aḇram the Heḇrew, for he dwelt by
the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and brother of
Anĕr, and they had a covenant with Aḇram.
Gen 14:14 And when Aḇram
heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen
trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as
Dan.
Gen 14:15
And he and his servants divided against them by night, and smote them
and pursued them as far as Ḥoḇah, which is on the
left of Damascus.
Gen 14:16 So
he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his
goods, as well as the women and the people.
Gen 14:17
And after his return from the defeat of Keḏorla’omer and the
sovereigns who were with him, the sovereign of Seḏom came out to meet
him at the Valley of Shawĕh, that is, the Sovereign’s Valley.
Gen 14:18 And Malkitseḏeq
sovereign of Shalĕm brought out bread and wine. Now he was the priest of the
Most High Ěl.
Gen 14:19
And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Aḇram of the Most High
Ěl, Possessor of the heavens and earth.
Gen 14:20
“And blessed be the Most High Ěl who has delivered your enemies into
your hand.” And he gave him a tenth of all.
Gen 14:21
And the sovereign of Seḏom said to Aḇram, “Give me the
people, and take the goods for yourself.”
Gen 14:22
But Aḇram said to the
sovereign of Seḏom, “I have lifted my
hand to יהוה, the Most High Ěl, the Possessor of
the heavens and earth,
Gen 14:23 not to
take a thread or a sandal strap or whatever is yours, lest you should say, ‘I
have made Aḇram rich,’
Gen 14:24 except
only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with
me: Anĕr, Eshkol, and Mamrĕ. Let them take their portion.”
The significance about
Melchizedek was not only the place of His rule and ministry in
Yerushalayim; but that he operated in
two offices as both priest and king. He has been recognized as a
"type" or a forerunner of our coming Messiah who also been appointed
by YHVH as Chief Priest and King in the coming millennial
kingdom. Our patriarch Abraham gave Melchizedek tithes and Melchizedek blessed
Abraham and his family. He also brought out bread and wine which serve to
establish a covenantal relationship. This same covenant we enter into when we
come to YHVH through His Son Messiah seeking to be reconciled to our Creator.
Please
note that Abraham did not fall down and worship Melchizedek.
The anti Messiah will
seek to come and reconcile society as a religious political leader and for a
short period of time will enjoy some form of success. However this is simply
the counterfeit of what the true Messiah will come to do. The spirit of the
anti messiah is to demand or desire worship.
2Th 2:4 who opposes
and exalts himself above all that is called Elohim or that is worshipped, so
that he sits as Elohim in the Dwelling Place of Elohim, showing himself that he
is Elohim.
Note the true Messiah never demanded to be
worshipped. Sadly many of his followers have promoted a theology that gives the
true Messiah a status of that of YHVH. This could prove extremely dangerous in
the end times because of the confusion as to the Messiah’s identity.
1Jn 4:1 Beloved ones, do not believe every spirit,
but prove the spirits, whether they are of Elohim, because many false prophets
have gone out into the world.
1Jn 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of Elohim: Every
spirit that confesses that יהושע Messiah has come in the flesh is of Elohim,
1Jn 4:3 and every
spirit that does not confess that יהושע Messiah has come in the flesh is
not of Elohim. And this is the spirit of the anti-messiah which you
heard is coming, and now is already in the world.
The false doctrine of the trinity implies
that Yahshua is a deity and as such only took on the form of flesh or a man for
a period of time. The above scripture seems to imply that this kind of thinking
is inspired by the anti messiah.
Melechtzedek serves as a pattern and confirmation
of Yahshua Ha Mashiach’s supreme position as YHVH’s mediator and anointed one
who empowers all those who walk in his footsteps.
Psa 110:1 יהוה said to my Master,(Yahshua) “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.
Psa 110:6 He
judges among the nations, He shall fill the nations with dead bodies, He
shall crush the Head over the mighty earth!
Psa 110:7 He
drinks of the stream by the wayside, Therefore He does lift up the head!
In the book of Ivrim
(Hebrews) we read:
Heb 5:5 So also the Messiah did not extol Himself to
become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him, “You are My Son, today I
have brought You forth.”1 Footnote: 1See 1:5, Ps. 2:7.
Heb 5:6 As He also says in another place, “You are a
priest forever according to the order of Malkitseḏeq,”1
Footnote: 1Ps. 110:4.
Heb 5:7 who,
in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and petitions with
strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was
heard because of His reverent fear,
Heb 5:8
though being a Son, He learned obedience by what He suffered.
Heb 5:9 And
having been perfected, He became the Causer of everlasting deliverance to all
those obeying Him,
Heb 5:10
having been designated by Elohim a High Priest “according to the order
of Malkitseḏeq,”
Heb 5:11
concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have
become dull of hearing.
Heb 5:12 For
indeed, although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to
teach you again the first elements of the Words of Elohim. And you have become
such as need milk and not solid food.
Heb 5:13 For
everyone partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness, for
he is a babe.
Heb 5:14 But
solid food is for the mature whose senses have been trained by practice to
discern both good and evil.
Heb 7:1 For this Malkitseḏeq, sovereign of
Shalĕm, priest of the Most High Elohim, who met Aḇraham returning from
the slaughter of the sovereigns and blessed him,
Heb 7:2 to
whom also Aḇraham gave a tenth
part of all, his name being translated, indeed, first, ‘sovereign of righteousness,’
and then also sovereign of Shalĕm, that is, ‘sovereign of peace,’
Heb 7:3
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither
beginning of days nor end of life, but having been made like the Son of Elohim,
remains a priest for all time.
Heb 7:4 Now
see how great this one was, to whom even the ancestor Aḇraham gave a tenth of
the choicest booty.
Heb 7:5 And
truly, those who are of the sons of Lĕwi, who receive the priesthood, have a
command to receive tithes from the people according to the Torah, that is, from
their brothers, though they have come from the loins of Aḇraham,
Heb 7:6
however, the one whose genealogy is not derived from them received
tithes from Aḇraham, and blessed the
one who held the promises.
Heb 7:7 And
it is beyond all dispute that the lesser is blessed by the better.
Some use the above scripture to prove the deity of
Yahshua, when in fact it is extolling the priesthood of Yahshua above that of
the Levites who inherited from family to family the priesthood. The Levitical
priesthood will be restored when Messiah returns and will always serve as a
shadow and type of Messiah’s High priesthood and Sovereignty.
“Baruch atah YHVH,
Eloheynu, Melech ha-‘Olam, asher natan lanu Toraht-emet,
v’chay-yeh o’lam
nata-b’tochenu.
Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn
ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed are you Yahweh,
our Elohim, King of the Universe,
you have given us your
Torah of truth, and have planted everlasting life within our midst.
Blessed are you, YHVH
giver of the Torah – Ameyn
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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