Parashat
54 “v zot ha bracha” –
“This is the blessing”
Jer 23:7 “Therefore, see, the days are coming,”
declares יהוה, “when they shall say no more,
‘As יהוה lives who brought up the children
of Yisra’ĕl out of the land of Mitsrayim,’
Jer 23:8 but, ‘As יהוה lives who brought up and led the seed of the house of Yisra’ĕl
out of the land of the north and from all the lands where I had driven them.’
And they shall dwell on their own soil.” (ve zot…)
The first exodus (or redemption of Yisrael out of Mitsrayim/
Egypt) was prototypical of a second exodus or redemption
of Yisrael out of the world in the end times (Isa
11:11; Jer 23:7–8).
Jude/Jehudah reminds us that after YHVH saved His
people out of the land of Mitsrayim/Egypt, He destroyed those who did not
believe and obey according to His Word. Even some of the messengers of heaven
fell from their exalted status because they rebelled. These too will be judged
on the Great Day.
Jud 1:4 For certain men have slipped in, whose
judgment was written about long ago, wicked ones1 perverting the
favour of our Elohim for indecency, and denying the only Master יהוה and our Master
יהושע Messiah. Footnote: 1See Mt. 13,
2 Thess. 2.
Jud 1:5 But I
intend to remind you, though you once knew this, that יהוה, having saved a people out of the land of
Mitsrayim, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
Jud 1:6 And the
messengers who did not keep their own principality, but left their own
dwelling, He has kept in everlasting shackles under darkness for the judgment
of the great day.
‘Jude/Yehudah also
quotes directly from the Book of Enoch. These writings were accepted by the
Ethiopian and Eritrean Congregations but rejected by other Congregations. He
cites Enoch's prophecy that YHVH would come with many thousands of his set
apart ones to render judgement on the whole world. He also paraphrases an
incident in a text that has been lost about Satan and Michael quarrelling over
the body of Moshe .’Jud 1:14 And Ḥanoḵ, the seventh from
Adam, also prophesied of these, saying, “See, יהוה comes with His
myriads of set-apart ones, (see Deut 33:2)
Jud 1:15 to
execute judgment on all, to punish all who are wicked among them concerning all
their wicked works which they have committed in a wicked way, and concerning
all the harsh words which wicked sinners have spoken against Him.”
Deu 33:1 And this(ve zot) is the blessing with which
Mosheh the man of Elohim blessed the children of Yisra’ĕl before his death.
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Deu 33:2
And he said, “יהוה came
from Sinai, and rose(Heb “zarach” broke out) from Sĕʽir for them. He shone(Heb “yapha” to cause to
shine or put forth beams of light) forth from Mount Paran, and came with ten
thousands of set-apart ones – at His right hand a law of fire for them. (Heb
“lemo” for him)
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And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His Saints To execute judgment upon all, And to destroy all the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Of all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
“There is abundant proof that Yahshua approved of the Book of Enoch. Over a hundred phrases in the “New Testament” find precedents in the Book of Enoch. Another remarkable bit of evidence for the early Believers' acceptance of the Book of Enoch was for many years buried under the King James Bible's mistranslation of Luke 9:35, describing the
transfiguration of Messiah: "And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son: hear him." Apparently the translator here wished to make this verse agree with a similar verse in Matthew and Mark. But Luke's verse in the original Greek reads: "This is my Son, the Elect One (from the Greek ho eklelegmenos, lit., "the elect one"): hear him." The "Elect One" is a most significant term (found fourteen times) in the Book of Enoch.”
The Book of Enoch refers to Yahshua several times.
62.7 For from the beginning that Son of Man was hidden,
and the Most High kept him in the presence of His power, and revealed him only
to the chosen.
Mat 25:31 “And when the Son of Aḏam comes in His
esteem, and all the set-apart messengers with Him, then He shall sit on the
throne of His esteem.
We can assume that this verse is speaking
of a return of the Messiah to bring judgment to the ungodly and to reward the
faithful. This this parashah is about “blessing.” Maybe before the blessing
there will be judgment. When Messiah returns his journey starts at Sinai where
Israel received the Torah. Then the Messiah breaks out or arises from Seir.
Seir was the mountain stronghold of Esav. It is also the possible location of
modern day Petra. Then the Messiah shines upon Paran. Paran is believed to be
present day Mecca in Saudi Arabia – the birth place of Islam. Perhaps during
the great tribulation many Jews, Christians and Muslims will accept the real
Messiah – those who reject Messiah Yahshua and YHVH’s Torah will be judged.
(see Rev 16 and the pouring out of YHVH’s wrath, this comes after Song of Moshe
in Rev 15).
Maybe this is the beginning of the
restoration of all things spoken of in Acts 3:21 before Yahshua returns to rule
and reign from Yerushalayim for 1000 years.
Law of fire or “Eishdat” is an interesting word – this
is one word and this is the only place in the scriptures where this word is
found. “Eish” means “fire” in Hebrew and “dat” is a Persian word meaning “law”
thus the translation “fiery torah” or “fiery law.
Deu 33:3 Indeed,
He loves(hides them in His Bosom) the peoples, all His set-apart ones are in
Your hand. And they, they sat down(Heb – tuchu) at Your feet, receiving (Heb –
yisah) Your Words.
ג אַף חֹבֵב עַמִּים,
כָּל-קְדֹשָׁיו בְּיָדֶךָ; וְהֵם תֻּכּוּ לְרַגְלֶךָ, יִשָּׂא מִדַּבְּרֹתֶיךָ.
Deu 33:4 Mosheh
commanded us a Torah, an inheritance of the assembly of Yaʽaqoḇ.
Before Israel received the inheritance of the land,
they received the Torah. So it shall be once again in the last days. You cannot
have the land without wanting to embrace all of Torah.
Deu 33:5 And He
was Sovereign in Yeshurun,(straight ones) when the heads of the people were
gathered,(hitpael – gathered themselves together) the tribes of Yisra’ĕl.
This is most probably a reference to the Messiah. It may
be that the tribes will only be able to come together and walk in their
inheritance when Messiah returns.
Deu 33:6 “Let
Re’uḇĕn live, and not die, and let his men be numbered.”
The Torah mentions Reuben first. We deduce from this that
Reuben still had a position of respect and guardianship over his younger
brothers.
Deu 33:7 And this
of Yehuḏah, and he said, “Hear, יהוה, the voice of
Yehuḏah, and bring him to his people. His hands shall fight
for him, and You be a help against his enemies.”
It was the voice of Yehudah that finally brought all his
brothers together – see Gen/Ber 44:18. – Parashat 11 – Vayigash. Will it be the same pattern in the last days
before Messiah returns?
Deu 33:8 And of
Lĕwi he said, “Your Tummim and Your Urim belong to Your kind one, whom You
tried at Massah, with whom You contended at the waters of Meriḇah,
Exo 17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah
and Meriḇah, because of the
‘strife’ of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and because they ‘tried’ יהוה, saying, “Is יהוה in our midst or not?”
Thummim (perfections) and Urim (light) This and all of
Torah points to Messiah (Rom10:4)
Even Moshe tried so hard to get the people of Israel to
see that Yahveh would raise a prophet like himself to be Messiah and redeemer –
see Dev/Deut 18:15.
People still continue to strive and resist Messiah.
Deu 33:9 who said
of his father and mother, ‘I have not seen them.’ And he did not acknowledge
his brothers, or know his own children, for they have guarded Your Word and
watched over Your covenant.
Let us consider closely the words of our Messiah
regarding vs 9:
Luk 11:27 And it came to be, as He was saying this, a
certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the
womb that bore You, and the breasts which You sucked!”
Luk 11:28 But He said, “Blessed rather are those
hearing the Word of Elohim and watching over it!”1 Footnote: 1See
8:21.
Luk 8:19 And His mother and brothers came to Him, and were
unable to get to Him because of the crowd.
Luk 8:20 And it was reported to Him, saying, “Your
mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You.”
Luk 8:21 And He answering, said to them, “My mother
and My brothers are those who are hearing the Word of Elohim and doing it.”1
Footnote: 1Mt. 12:50, Mk. 3:35.
Deu 33:10 “They
teach Your right-rulings to Yaʽaqoḇ, and Your Torah to Yisra’ĕl. They put incense before
You, and a complete burnt offering on Your altar.
Deu 33:11 “O יהוה, bless his strength, and accept the work
of his hands. Smite(shatter or wound seriously) the loins(Heb – “moten” - place
of one’s sexual organs) of those who rise against him, and of those who hate
him, that they rise no more.”
This is an interesting
and harsh punishment for those who oppose Lewi. This possibly refers to those
who think they have replaced Lewi or are just as called and anointed as Lewi.
It is Lewi’s offspring that get to produce the priests and if someone thinks
that even though they are not from Lewi, they and their offspring can replace
Levites - YHVH will make sure that their genitals are not able to produce
children.
Deu 33:12 Of
Binyamin he said, “Let the beloved of יהוה dwell in
safety by Him, shielding him all the day, as he dwells between His shoulders.”
The area on the temple mount where the most set apart
place appeared was in the territory of Benjamin.
Deu 33:13 And of
Yosĕph he said, “Blessed of יהוה is his land,
with the choicest from the heavens, with the dew, and the deep lying beneath,
Deu 33:14 with the
choice fruits of the sun, with the choice yield of the months,
Deu 33:15 with the
finest of the ancient mountains, with the choicest of the everlasting hills,
Deu 33:16 with the
choicest of the earth and all that fills it, and the good pleasure of Him who
dwelt in the bush. Let it come on the head of Yosĕph, and on the crown of the
head of him who was separate from his brothers.
Deu 33:17 “His
splendour is like a first-born bull, and his horns are like the horns of the
wild ox. With them he pushes the peoples to the ends of the earth. And they are
the ten thousands of Ephrayim, and they are the thousands of Menashsheh.”
Deu 33:18 And of
Zeḇulun he said, “Rejoice, O Zeḇulun,
in your going out, and Yissasḵar in your tents!
Deu 33:19 “They
call peoples to the mountain, there they bring offerings of righteousness, for
they draw from the riches of the seas, and treasures hidden in the sand.”
Deu 33:20 And of
Gaḏ he said, “Blessed is he who enlarges Gaḏ. He
dwells as a lion, and shall tear off the arm, also the crown.
Deu 33:21 “And he
chose the best for himself, for there the portion of the lawgiver was hidden.
And he came with the heads of the people. The righteousness of יהוה he did, and His right-rulings with
Yisra’ĕl.”
Deu 33:22 And of
Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub, that leaps from Bashan.”
Deu 33:23 And of
Naphtali he said, “O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, and filled with the
blessing of יהוה, possess the
west and the south.”
Deu 33:24 And of
Ashĕr he said, “Ashĕr is most blessed of sons. Let him be accepted by his
brothers, and dip his foot in oil.
Deu 33:25 “Your
sandals are iron and bronze, and your strength as your days.
Deu 33:26 “O
Yeshurun, there is no one like Ěl, riding the heavens to help you, and on the
clouds, in His excellency.
Deu 33:27 “The
Elohim of old is a refuge, and beneath are everlasting arms. And He drives out
the enemy from before you and says, ‘Destroy!’
Deu 33:28 “Thus
Yisra’ĕl dwells in safety, the fountain of Yaʽaqoḇ
alone, in a land of grain and new wine. His heavens also drop down dew.
Deu 33:29 “Blessed
are you, O Yisra’ĕl! Who is like you, a people saved by יהוה, the shield of your help, and He who is
the sword of your excellency! And your enemies are subdued for you, and you
tread down their high places.”
Please
note these notes are under construction and are subject to correction and are
in no way a final authority on any subject