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.
Psa 84:5 Blessed is the man whose strength (heb –
‘’oz’’) is in You, Your Highways
(heb – ‘’mesilot’’) are in their heart. (his heart is set on
pilgrimage) Psa 84:6 Passing through the valley of weeping, They make it
a fountain; The Teacher also covers it with blessings. Psa 84:7 They
go from strength to strength, Appearing before Elohim in Tsiyon. Psa
84:8 O יהוה Elohim of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear,
O Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ! Selah
Gen 28:10
And Yaʽaqoḇ went out (Vayetzei) from Be’ĕrsheḇa and went toward Ḥaran.
Once again the
opening words of the parasha capture the essence of its instruction- The Hebrew
reads: “Yakov went out from the well of seven or of completeness – Bersheva -
and walked towards a mountainous or a parched place – Charan” see Strongs 2787.
He went from the
place where he received the covenantal blessing of the first born onto a
spiritual journey that would bring great challenges as well as face to face
with himself, with his strengths and weaknesses.
Luk 4:1 And
יהושע, being filled with the Set-apart
Spirit, returned from the Yardĕn and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luk 9:23 And He (Yahshua) said to
them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up
his stake daily, and follow Me.
Act 14:22 strengthening the
beings of the taught ones, encouraging them to continue in the belief, and that
through many pressures we have to enter the reign of Elohim.
Psa 34:19 Many are the evils(Heb
– ra ot) of the righteous1, But יהוה delivers (natsal) him out of
them all. Footnote: 1Ps. 71:20, 2 Tim. 3:11-12. (‘’natzal’’same
Hebrew word in Ex 6:6,7)
כ רַבּוֹת, רָעוֹת צַדִּיק;
וּמִכֻּלָּם, יַצִּילֶנּוּ יְהוָה. Definition of Hebrew word “natzal” – “deliver” (Hiphil)
1c1) to take away, snatch away
1c2) to rescue, recover
1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)
1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt
Gen
28:11 And he came upon a place and
stopped over for the night, for the sun had set. And he took one of the stones
of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep.
Three times in
this one verse the Hebrew word “ha makom” or “the place” is used. This possibly
points to the significance of this place which the sages believe to be the same
place where Avraham offered Yitzchak and where the two temples would be built
and destroyed. In the future Messianic kingdom we believe Messiah will rule and
reign from this mountain where a new temple will be built and all nations will
come to “the place” - “makom” to be taught the Torah of YHVH – see Zech 6:12.
“..put it at
his head..” mera'ăshâh
- place at the head, dominion, head place
(noun feminine)
This maybe a veiled
reference to Yahshua revealed as the “chief corner stone”.
“Gen 28:12 And he 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.
“ladder” in Hebrew is “sulam” this is the only place
in scripture where this word is used. The gematria for “sulam” and “Sinai” are
the same – 130.
The events and message that come from these two locations
(Sinai and Mount Tzion) reveal YHVH’s complete redemptive agenda for mankind.
These two places have influenced the life of man on this planet more than any
other place in history.
The same message Moshe received on Sinai, Yahshua
will proclaim (has proclaimed) from the temple mount or Mount Zion (mount
Moriah) – Is 2:2-4
Yahshua refers to the event of this parashah in Joh
1:51 And He 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 Adam.”
The significance of this event points us to fact
that YHVH was assuring Yakov that he would make a way for His chosen people to
reach Him. - 1Ti 2:5 For there is
one Elohim,[a] and one Mediator between Elohim and men, the
Man Messiah יהושע,
Footnote: [a] 1Co_8:6, Eph_4:6, Mar_12:29-34.
Yakov’s
seed would be inseparably linked to Him from Yerushalayim through Yahshua and YHVH’s
promise and Covenant with Yisrael through Yahshua, the mediator, for ever and ever.
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 Yaʽaqoḇ awoke from his sleep and
said, “Truly, יהוה is in this place, and I
did not know it.” Gen 28:17 And he
was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the
house of Elohim, and this is the gate of the heavens!” Gen 28:18 And Yaʽaqoḇ rose early in the morning,
and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a standing column,
and poured oil on top of it. Gen 28:19
And he called the name of that place Bĕyth Ěl, however, the name of that
city had been Luz previously.
It is almost only by ‘’accident’’ that you will
find Beit –El. Yakov was not looking for Beit – El, he was guided to this place
– ‘’ha makom’’ so too will his seed.
Gen 28:20 And Yaʽaqoḇ made a vow, saying, “Seeing
Elohim is with me, and has kept me in this way that I am going, and has given
me bread to eat and a garment to put on – Gen 28:21 when I have returned to my father’s house in
peace, and יהוה has been my Elohim, Gen 28:22
then this stone which I have set as a standing column shall be Elohim’s
house, and of all that You give me, I shall certainly give a tenth to You.” Gen 29:1 And Yaʽaqoḇ moved on and came to the land of the
people of the East. Gen 29:2 And he
looked and saw a well in the field, and
saw three flocks of sheep lying by it, for out of that well they watered
the flocks, and a large stone was on the well’s mouth. Gen 29:3 And all the flocks would be gathered there,
then they would roll the stone from the well’s mouth and water the sheep, and
put the stone back in its place on the well’s mouth.
Gen 28:22
then this stone(Heb – ve haven hazot) which I have set as a standing
column shall be Elohim’s house.. This
could be a reference to Messiah as the chief corner stone of the future temple.
Only
twice in the Tenach do you have a combination of the word “and
the stone”
in Hebrew “ve ha even”. It is found in
Ber/Gen 28:22 and 29:2.
It
is amazing to contemplate that ‘’A STONE’’ was rolled away from the grave of
our Master and when his followers came to seek him, he was not there – Luke
24:2
This “Stone” has been lifted once and will
soon be lifted again. It is possible that when the different flocks are drawn together to the same place by the
Ruach of YHVH that the “Stone” will be lifted
and Messianic life will flow – Yahshua has other sheep – Joh 10:16
“And other sheep I have which are not of this fold – I have to bring
them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one
shepherd.1 Footnote: 1Ezek. 34:23, Ezek. 37:24.
Mat 21:42 יהושע said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone
which the builders rejected has become the chief corner-stone. This was from יהוה, and it is marvellous in our eyes’? Mat 21:43 “Because of this I say to you: the reign of
Elohim shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
of it.
Mat 21:44
“And he who falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomever it
falls, he shall be pulverised.”
Isa 8:14 “And He shall be for a set-apart place, but a
stone of stumbling and a rock that makes for falling to both the houses of
Yisra’ĕl, as a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim. Isa
8:15 “And many among them shall stumble
and fall, and be broken and snared and taken.” Isa 8:16 Bind up the witness, seal the Torah among my
taught ones.
Gen
29:4 So Yaʽaqoḇ said to them, “My brothers, where are you
from?” And they said, “We are from Ḥaran.”
Gen
29:5 And he said to them, “Do you know
Laḇan son of Naḥor?” And they said,
“We know him.”
Gen
29:6 So he said to them, “Is he well?” And
they said, “Well. And see, his daughter Raḥĕl is coming with the
sheep.” Gen 29:7 And he said, “See, it
is still high day, not the time for the livestock to be gathered together.
Water the sheep, and go and feed them.” Gen 29:8 But they said, “We are not allowed until all
the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the
well’s mouth, then we shall water the sheep.”
Gen
29:9 While he was still speaking with
them, Raḥĕl came with her father’s sheep, for she
was a shepherdess. Gen 29:10 And it came
to be, when Yaʽaqoḇ saw Raḥĕl the daughter of Laḇan his mother’s brother, and the sheep of
Laḇan his mother’s brother, that Yaʽaqoḇ went near and rolled
the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laḇan his mother’s brother. Gen 29:11 And Yaʽaqoḇ kissed Raḥĕl, and lifted up his
voice and wept.
Gen
29:12 And when Yaʽaqoḇ told Raḥĕl that he was her father’s relative and
that he was Riḇqah’s son, she ran and told her father. Gen
29:13 And it came to be, when Laḇan heard the report about Yaʽaqoḇ his sister’s son,
that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to
his house. Then he told Laḇan all these matters.
Gen
29:14 And Laḇan said to him, “You are indeed my bone and
my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month.
Gen
29:15 Then Laḇan said to Yaʽaqoḇ, “Because you are my relative, should you
therefore serve me for naught? Let me know, what should your wages be?” Gen
29:16 And Laḇan had two daughters, the name of the elder
was Lĕ’ah, and the name of the younger was Raḥĕl. Gen 29:17 And Lĕ’ah’s eyes were weak, but Raḥĕl was lovely of form and appearance. Gen
29:18 And Yaʽaqoḇ loved Raḥĕl, so he said, “Let me serve you seven
years for Raḥĕl your younger daughter.” Gen 29:19 And Laḇan said, “It is better
that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with
me.” Gen 29:20 So Yaʽaqoḇ served seven years
for Raḥĕl, and they seemed to him but a few days
because of the love he had for her. Gen 29:21
Then Yaʽaqoḇ said to Laḇan, “Give me my wife, for my days are
completed, and let me go in to her.” Gen 29:22
And Laḇan gathered all the men of the place and
made a feast.
Gen
29:23 And it came to be in the evening,
that he took Lĕ’ah his daughter and brought her to Yaʽaqoḇ. And he went in to
her. Gen 29:24 And Laḇan gave his female servant Zilpah to his
daughter Lĕ’ah as a female servant.
Gen
29:25 And in the morning it came to be,
that see, it was Lĕ’ah. So he said to Laḇan, “What is this you
have done to me? Was it not for Raḥĕl that I served you?
Why then have you deceived me?” Gen 29:26
And Laḇan said, “It is not done this way in our
place, to give the younger before the first-born. Gen 29:27 “Complete the week of this one, then we give
you this one too, for the service which you shall serve with me still another
seven years.” Gen 29:28 And Yaʽaqoḇ did so and completed
her week. Then he gave him his daughter Raḥĕl too, as wife. Gen
29:29 And Laḇan gave his female servant Bilhah to his
daughter Raḥĕl as a female servant. Gen 29:30 And he also went in to Raḥĕl, and he also loved Raḥĕl more than Lĕ’ah. And he served with Laḇan still another seven years.
Yahveh’s path
for Yakov led him to take two wives and two concubines which give birth to the
12 tribes of Yisrael, even the 12 gates of the New Yerushalayim are named after
these 12 tribes and sons of Yakov – see Rev 21:12.
Pro 16:1 To man
belongs the preparations of the heart, But from יהוה is the answer of the
tongue. Pro 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,
But יהוה weighs the spirits. Pro 16:3 Commit your works to יהוה, And
your plans shall be established.
Pro 16:4 יהוה has made all for His purpose, And also the wrong for the day of
evil.
Pro 16:7
When a man’s ways please יהוה, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Pro
16:9 A man’s heart plans his way, But יהוה establishes his steps. Pro
16:17 The highway(heb – ‘’mesilat’’ –
Ps 84:) of the straight (heb ‘’yesharim’’) Is to turn away
from evil; He who guards his life watches over His way. Pro 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.[a] Footnote: a Pro_14:12. Pro
16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, But every decision by it is from יהוה. (in the bosom the lot
is cast)
Rom 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we
should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us
with groanings (pleadings) which cannot be
uttered. (Gk – inarticulate)
1Co 14:18 I
thank my Elohim I speak with tongues more than you all, 1Co 14:21 In
the Torah it has been written, “With men of other tongues and other lips I
shall speak to this people. And even so, they shall not hear Me, says יהוה.” Isa_28:11. Isa 28:11 For with a
jabbering lip (Hebrew – to speak
unintelligently) and a foreign tongue He speaks to this people,
Hos 12:12
And when Ya‛aqoḇ fled to the country of Aram, Yisra’ěl served for a wife, and
for a wife he kept watch. (so
too Messiah guarding over his two brides in two different houses – Yakov and
Judah)
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 Yahveh, 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