Bar’chu
et YHVH ha-m’vorach, Baruch YHVH ha-m’vorach l’O’lam va-ed!
Baruch
ata YHVH Eloheinu melech ha-olam asher bachar banu m’kol ha-amim, v’na-tan lanu
eht Torah-to. Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Bless YHVH the blessed One; Blessed is YHVH, the
blessed One for all eternity. Blessed are you, YHVH, our Elohim, King of the
Universe, you have selected us from among all the peoples, and have given us
your Torah.)
This is the last part of the last parashah (portion)
for the book of Shemot we call Exodus – Pekudei.
It is possibly more significant than we realize that
this final portion is dedicated to the priestly garments and the various
components of the Tabernacle that are directly part of the priestly environment
and function. The priests were called by YHVH and not man. The priests were
called to bring all those whom YHVH had called and chosen to full maturity and
thus bring restoration to those Jews and
gentiles who flee from mixture and idolatry and survive YHVH’s end time
judgment.
In this final Torah portion the refrain “ all YHVH commanded they did”
(or something similar) is repeated some 18 times. Perhaps never before, and
never again until Yahshua returns, would the nation as a whole function in such
an obedient way.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This
is the crowning event of Shemot and indeed the entire Torah – YHVH comes to
dwell amongst His people.
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.
When
YHVH’s appointed leaders obey YHVH’s pattern and plan, they cause YHVH’s
presence do dwell among them and so restoration (tikkun) can come upon mankind
and on this earth – so shall it be just before Messiah returns and shall
continue forever and ever.
Joh 14:12
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do
he shall do also. And greater works than these he shall do, because I go
to My Father.
Joh 14:13
“And whatever you ask in My Name, that I shall do, in order that the
Father might be esteemed in the Son.
Joh 14:14
“If you ask whatever in My Name, I shall do it.
Joh 14:15
“If you love Me, you shall guard My commands.1 Footnote: 1See
Ex. 20:6, vv. 21&23, 1 John 5:2-3, 2 John v. 6.
Joh 14:16
“And I shall ask the Father, and He shall give you another Helper, to
stay with you forever –
Joh 14:17
the Spirit of the Truth, whom the world is unable to receive, because it
does not see Him or know Him. But you know Him, for He stays with you and shall
be in you.
Joh 14:18
“I shall not leave you orphans – I am coming to you.
Isa 34:1 Come
near, you gentiles, to hear. And listen, you people! Let the earth hear, and
all that is in it, the world and all its offspring.
Isa 34:2
For the displeasure of יהוה is against all
the gentiles1, and His wrath against all their divisions. He shall
put them under the ban, He shall give them over to the slaughter, Footnote: 1See
footnote Jer. 30:11.
Isa 34:8
For it is the day of the vengeance of יהוה, the year of recompense for the cause of Tsiyon.
Isa 66:16
“For by fire and by His sword יהוה shall judge all flesh, and the slain of יהוה shall be many –
Isa
66:17 those who set themselves apart and
cleanse themselves at the gardens after ‘One’ in the midst, eating flesh of
pigs1 and the abomination and the mouse, are snatched away,
together,” declares יהוה. Footnote: 1See 65:4.
Isa 66:21
“And from them too I shall take for priests – for Lĕwites,” declares יהוה.
Isa
66:22 “For as the new heavens and the
new earth that I make stand before Me,” declares יהוה, “so your seed and your name shall stand.
Isa
66:23 “And it shall be that from New
Moon to New Moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship
before Me,” declares יהוה.
Isa
66:24 “And they shall go forth and look
upon the corpses of the men who have transgressed against Me1. For
their worm shall not die, and their fire not be quenched. And they shall be
repulsive to all flesh!” Footnote: 1See 24:6, 34:2-3, Ps. 110:6,
Jer. 25:33.
Eph 2:12
that at that time you were without Messiah, excluded from the
citizenship of Yisra’ĕl and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no
expectation and without Elohim in the world.
Eph 2:19
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens
with the set-apart ones and members of the household of Elohim,1
Footnote: 1Rom. 11:17-24, Isa. 14:1.
Eph 2:20
having been built upon the foundation of the emissaries and prophets, יהושע Messiah Himself being chief corner-stone,
Eph
2:21 in whom all the building, being
joined together, grows into a set-apart Dwelling Place in יהוה,
Eph
2:22 in whom you also are being built
together into a dwelling of Elohim in the Spirit.
Eph 4:11
And He Himself gave some as emissaries, and some as prophets, and some
as evangelists, and some as shepherds and teachers
Eph 4:12
for the perfecting of the set-apart ones, to the work of service to a
building up of the body of the Messiah,
Eph 4:13
until we all come to the unity of the belief and of the knowledge of the
Son of Elohim, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the
completeness of Messiah,
Eph 4:14
so that we should no longer be children, tossed and borne about by every
wind of teaching, by the trickery of men, in cleverness, unto the craftiness of
leading astray,1 Footnote: 15:6, also 2 Cor. 10:5, 2 Cor.
11:3-14, Gal. 1:6-9, 2 Tim. 3:1-8, 2 Tim. 4:2-4, 2 Peter 2:2-22, Jud. vv.
10-19.
Eph 4:15
but, maintaining the truth in love, we grow up in all respects into Him
who is the head, Messiah,
Eph 4:16
from whom the entire body, joined and knit together by what every joint
supplies, according to the working by which each part does its share, causes
growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.
Eph 4:17
So this I say, and witness in the Master, that you should no longer walk
as the gentiles walk,1 in the futility of their mind, Footnote: 11
Cor. 12:2, and Jer. 10:2.
Eph 4:18
having been darkened in their understanding, having been estranged from
the life of Elohim, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the
hardness of their heart,
Eph 4:19
who, having become callous, have given themselves up to indecency, to
work all uncleanness with greediness.
Eph 4:20
But you have not so learned Messiah,
Eph 4:21
if indeed you have heard Him and were taught by Him, as truth is in יהושע:
Eph
4:22 that you put off – with regard to
your former way of life – the old man, being corrupted according to the desires
of the deceit,
Eph
4:23 and to be renewed in the spirit of
your mind,
Eph
4:24 and that you put on the renewed man1
which was created according to Elohim, in righteousness and set-apartness of
the truth. Footnote: 1Rom. 8:1.
Act 3:20
and that He sends יהושע Messiah,
pre-appointed for you,
Act
3:21 whom heaven needs to receive until
the times of restoration of all matters, of which Elohim spoke through
the mouth of all His set-apart prophets since of old.
Act
3:22 “For Mosheh truly said to the
fathers, ‘יהוה your Elohim
shall raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers. Him you shall hear
according to all matters, whatever He says to you.
Act
3:23 ‘And it shall be that every being
who does not hear that Prophet1 shall be utterly destroyed from
among the people.’ Footnote: 1Deut. 18:18-20.
Act
3:24 “And likewise, all the prophets who
have spoken, from Shemu’ĕl and those following, have also announced these days.
Act 3:25 “You are sons of the prophets, and of the
covenant which Elohim made with our fathers, saying to Aḇraham, ‘And in your seed
all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.’
1Pe 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a set-apart nation, a
people for a possession, that you should proclaim the praises of Him who called
you out of darkness into His marvellous light,
1Pe 2:10
who once were not a people, but now the people of Elohim; who had not
obtained compassion, but now obtained compassion. (Peter is addressing gentile
converts or messianic believers)
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
Chazak Chazak Ve Nietchezek
Be strong be strong and we shall
strengthen ourselves.