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.
The title of this Parasha “b’ha’alotcha” stems from the Hebrew word “alah” which means to ascend or “to go up.” In its hiphyl form means that which causes to go up or ascend. Col 3:1 If, then, you were raised with Messiah, seek the matters which are above,(Heb ‘’alah’’) where Messiah is, seated at the right hand of Elohim. Psa_110:1.
Col 3:2 Mind the matters above,(Heb ‘’alah’’) not those on the earth.
יעשה רצונך כאשר בשמים גם בארץ׃
Lit – may Your heavenly desire be done on earth – Mt 6:10
Thde dication of the altar (previous parasha) remains central for our atonement/amnesty from YHVH. However, atonement allows us to respond to YHVH’s call to fellowship and to draw closer to Him.
Joh 4:23
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship
the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also does seek such to worship
Him.
Joh 4:24 “Elohim is Spirit, and those who worship Him need to worship in spirit and truth.”
Psa 24:3
Who does go up (same root word ‘’alah’’ title of parashah) into the mountain of יהוה? And who does stand in His
set-apart place?
Psa 24:4 He who has innocent hands and a clean heart, Who did not bring his life to naught, And did not swear deceivingly.
Menorah -The Seven Lamps – Tree of Life – Torah - Pro 3:18 She is a tree of life to those taking hold of her, And blessed are all who retain her.
Num 8:1 And
יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
Num 8:2 “Speak to Aharon, and say to him, ‘When you
set up the lamps, let the seven lamps give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”
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ב דַּבֵּר, אֶל-אַהֲרֹן,
וְאָמַרְתָּ, אֵלָיו: בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ, אֶת-הַנֵּרֹת, אֶל-מוּל פְּנֵי
הַמְּנוֹרָה, יָאִירוּ שִׁבְעַת הַנֵּרוֹת. |
2 'Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him: When thou
lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the
candlestick.' |
No
dimensions are ever given of the size of the menorah, because how can anyone
measure the revelation of YHVH. We do know it was made
form one talent of gold (about 50 kg) so it could not have been so difficult to
kindle its lamps. (Shemot 25:31-40)
The revelation of the Ruach of Elohim is
one of the most precious blessings we have on earth.
Rom 8:4 so
that the righteousness of the Torah should be completed in us who do not walk
according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
The Torah has so much to teach His people and the
nations. An appointed priesthood has always been called for this purpose – to
bring light (‘’mul’’ in front of their faces) to His people and to the nations.
Isa 11:1 And a Rod
shall come forth from the stump of Yishai, and a Sprout from his roots shall be
fruitful.
Isa 11:2 The Spirit
of יהוה shall rest
upon Him – the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and
might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of יהוה,
Isa 11:3 and shall
make Him breathe in the fear of יהוה. And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, nor decide by
the hearing of His ears.
Isa 11:2 The Spirit of יהוה shall rest upon Him – the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of יהוה,
Rom 8:14 For as many as
are led by the Spirit of Elohim, these are sons of Elohim.
Rom 8:15 For you did not receive the spirit of
bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry
out, “Abba, Father.”
Num 8:2 “Speak to Aharon, and say to him, ‘When you
set up the lamps, let the seven lamps give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”
Num 8:3 And Aharon did so. He set up the lamps to
face toward the front of the lampstand, as יהוה commanded
Mosheh.
The light of the menorah shone
on the priest who was kindling the lamps. It was the only light in the Set
Apart place. Leviticus 10:10 tells us what their duties were which would
require the gifts and callings of the Set Apart Spirit.
Lev 10:9 “Do not drink
wine or strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of
Appointment, lest you die – a law forever throughout your generations,
Lev 10:10 so as to make
a distinction between the set-apart and the profane, and between the unclean
and the clean,
Lev 10:11 and to teach
the children of Yisra’ěl all the laws which יהוה has
spoken to them by the hand of Mosheh.”
Num 8:4 And this is the work of the lampstand: beaten
work of gold, from its base to its blossoms it is beaten work. According to the
pattern which יהוה had shown
Mosheh, so he made the lampstand.
Num 8:5 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh, saying,
Num 8:6 “Take the Lĕwites from among the children of
Yisra’ĕl, and you shall cleanse them,
Num 8:7 and do this to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle
water of sin offering on them, and they shall shave all their body, and
shall wash their garments, and cleanse themselves, (‘’tahar’’ razor – be made
completely naked – why? There is nothing the priest is to hide or conceal from
YHVH))
Num 8:8 and shall take a young bull with its grain
offering of fine flour mixed with oil, while you take another young bull as a
sin offering.
Num 8:9 “And you shall bring the Lĕwites before the
Tent of Meeting, and you shall assemble all the congregation of the children of
Yisra’ĕl.
Num 8:10 “And you shall bring the Lĕwites before יהוה, and the children of Yisra’ĕl shall lay
their hands on the Lĕwites, (Heb ‘’samech’’ support the Levites)
This
refers to the law of transference …of blessings as well as iniquities. The
priest would both bring blessing as well as bear the burden of the sins of the
people before YHVH.
Num 8:11 and Aharon shall wave the Lĕwites before יהוה, a wave
offering from the children of Yisra’ĕl – so shall they be for doing the service
of יהוה.
Num 8:12 “And the Lĕwites shall lay their hands on the
heads of the young bulls. And one shall be prepared as a sin offering and the
other as a burnt offering to יהוה, to make
atonement for the Lĕwites.
Num 8:13 “And you shall have the Lĕwites stand before
Aharon and his sons, and then wave them, a wave offering to יהוה.
Num 8:14 “Thus you shall separate the Lĕwites from
among the children of Yisra’ĕl, and the Lĕwites
shall be Mine.
Num 8:15 “Then after that the Lĕwites shall go in to
do service in the Tent of Meeting, when you have cleansed them and waved them
as a wave offering.
Num 8:16 “For
they are given ones, given to Me from among the children of Yisra’ĕl. I
have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the first-born of
all the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Num 8:17 “For all the first-born among the children of
Yisra’ĕl are Mine, both man and beast. On the day that I smote all the
first-born in the land of Mitsrayim I set them apart unto Myself.
Exo 4:22 “And you shall
say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Yisra’ěl is My son, My first-born,
Exo 4:23 so I say to
you, let My son go to serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, see, I am
killing your son, your first-born.” ’ ”
Num 8:18 “And I have taken the Lĕwites instead of all
the first-born of the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Num 8:19 “And I have given the Lĕwites as a gift to
Aharon and his sons from among the children of Yisra’ĕl, to do the service of
the children of Yisra’ĕl in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Yisra’ĕl, that there be no plague among the
children of Yisra’ĕl when the children of Yisra’ĕl come near the set-apart place.”
Num 8:20 Thus Mosheh and Aharon and all the
congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl did to the Lĕwites according to all
that יהוה commanded Mosheh concerning the Lĕwites,
so the children of Yisra’ĕl did to them.
Num 8:21 And the Lĕwites cleansed themselves and
washed their garments, and Aharon waved them, a wave offering before יהוה, and Aharon made atonement for them to
cleanse them.
Num 8:22 Then after that the Lĕwites went in to do
their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aharon and his sons as יהוה commanded Mosheh concerning the Lĕwites,
so they did to them.
Num 8:23 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh, saying,
Num 8:24 “This applies to the Lĕwites: From
twenty-five years old and above let him come into active service in the service
of the Tent of Meeting,
Num 8:25 and at the age of fifty years they retire
from active service of the service, and serve no more,
Num 8:26 but they shall attend with their brothers in
the Tent of Meeting, to guard the duty, but shall do no service. Thus you shall
do to the Lĕwites regarding their duties.”
Num 9:1 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after
they had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, saying,
Num 9:2 “Now, let the children of Yisra’ĕl perform the
Passover at its appointed time.
Num 9:3 “On the fourteenth day of this month, between
the evenings, perform it at its appointed time. According to all its laws and
right-rulings you perform it.”
Num 9:4 And Mosheh spoke to the children of Yisra’ĕl
to perform the Passover.
Num 9:5 So they performed the Passover on the
fourteenth day of the first month, between the evenings, in the Wilderness of
Sinai. According to all that יהוה commanded
Mosheh, so the children of Yisra’ĕl did.
Num 9:6 But there
were men who were defiled for a being of a man, so that they were not able to
perform the Passover on that day. So they came before Mosheh and Aharon that
day,
Num 9:7 and those men said to him, “We are defiled
for the being of a man. Why are we
withheld from bringing near the offering of יהוה at its
appointed time among the children of Yisra’ĕl?”
Num 9:8 And Mosheh said to them, “Wait, let me hear
what יהוה commands concerning you.”
Num 9:9 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh, saying,
Num 9:10 “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying,
‘When any male of you or your generations is unclean1 for a being,
or is far away on a journey, he shall still perform the Passover of יהוה. Footnote: 1Defilement can be
imparted from one to another.
Num 9:11 ‘On the fourteenth day of the second month,
between the evenings, they perform it – with unleavened bread and bitter herbs
they eat it.
Num 9:12 ‘They do not leave of it until morning, and
they do not break a bone of it. According to all the laws of the Passover they
perform it.
Num 9:13 ‘But the man who is clean and is not on a
journey, and has failed to perform the Passover, that same being shall be cut
off from among his people, because he did not bring the offering of יהוה at its appointed time – that man bears his
sin.
Num 9:14 ‘And when a stranger sojourns among you, then
he shall perform the Passover of יהוה. He shall do
so according to the law of the Passover and according to its right-ruling. You
have one law, both for the stranger and the native of the land.’ ”
Num 9:15 And on the day that the Dwelling Place was raised up, (hiphyl verb to set up)the cloud covered the Dwelling Place, the
Tent of the Witness. From evening until morning it was above the Dwelling Place
like the appearance of fire.
Num 9:16 Thus it was continually: the cloud covered it
by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
Num 9:17 And whenever the cloud was taken up from
above the Tent, after that the children of Yisra’ĕl would depart. And in the
place where the cloud dwelt, there the children of Yisra’ĕl would camp.
Num 9:18 At the command of יהוה the children of Yisra’ĕl departed, and at
the command of יהוה they camped.
They remained camped as long as the cloud dwelt above the Dwelling Place.
Num 9:19 Even when the cloud lingered many days above the
Dwelling Place, the children of Yisra’ĕl guarded the Charge of יהוה, and did not depart.
Num 9:20 And so it was, when the cloud was above the
Dwelling Place a few days: according to the command of יהוה they camped, and according to the command
of יהוה they would depart.
Num 9:21 And so it was, when the cloud dwelt only from
evening until morning: when the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they
departed. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud was taken up, they
departed.
Num 9:22 Whether two days, or a month, or a year that
the cloud lingered above the Dwelling Place to dwell upon it, the children of
Yisra’ĕl camped, and did not depart. But when it was taken up, they departed.
Num 9:23 At the command of יהוה they camped, and at the command of יהוה they departed. They guarded the Charge of יהוה, at the command of יהוה by the hand of Mosheh.
The seven lamps of the menorah
represent the seven assemblies in the book of Revelation also the ministry to
YHVH’s Set Apart ones for seven thousand years.
Hos 6:3 So let us know,
let us pursue to know יהוה. His going forth is as certain as the
morning. And He comes to us like the rain, like the latter rain watering the
earth.’
Joe 2:23 And you
children of Tsiyon, be glad and rejoice in יהוה your
Elohim, for He shall give you the Teacher of Righteousness, and cause the rain
to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.
Joe 2:28 “And after this
it shall be that I pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, your old men dream dreams, your young men see
visions.
Deu 32:1 ‘’’R’’( “Give ear, O
heavens, and let me speak;) ‘’’L’’(And hear, O earth, The words of my
mouth.)
Deu 32:2 ‘’R’’(“Let my instruction fall as rain,)
‘’L’’(My speech drop down as dew,)’’R’’(As fine rain on the tender plants,
‘’L’’(And as showers on the grass.)
Ministry of the Set Apart Ruach:
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.
Jesus
Promises the Holy Spirit
Joh 14:15 “If you love
Me, you shall guard My commands.a Footnote: aSee also Joh_14:21 and Joh_14:23,
Exo_20:6, 1Jn_5:2-3 and 2Jn_1:6.
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 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 convict (Gk to prove wrong) the world concerning sin, and concerning
righteousness, and concerning judgment –
Sin
1Jn 3:4 Everyone doing sin also does lawlessness,
and sin is lawlessness.
1Jn 3:5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
1Jn 5:3 For this is the love for Elohim, that we guard His commands, and His commands are not heavy,
Rom 7:7 What, then, shall we say? Is the Torah sin? Let it not be! However, I did not know sin except through the Torah.
Jer 17:9 “The heart is crooked (deceitful) above all, and desperately sick – who shall know it?
Righteousness.
We
have no righteousness of our own.
2Co 5:21 For He made Him
who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the
righteousness of Elohim.
Rom 10:2 For I bear them
witness that they have an ardour(zeal) for Elohim, but not according to knowledge.
Rom 10:3 For not knowing
the righteousness of Elohim, and seeking to establish their own righteousness,
they did not subject themselves to (a) the
righteousness of Elohim. Footnote: aOr did not obey.
Rom 10:4 For Messiah is
the goal (b) of the ‘Torah unto righteousness’ to everyone who
believes. Footnote: b Or end purpose; not termination.
Rom 8:4 so that the
righteousness of the Torah should be completed in us who do not walk according
to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Judgment.
Rom 14:10 But why do you
judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand
before the judgment seat of Messiah.
Rom 14:12 Each one of
us, therefore, shall give account of himself to Elohim.
1Co 4:4 For I am not
conscious of any matter against myself, yet I am not declared right by
this, but He who judges me is יהוה.
1Jn 1:8 If we say that
we have no sin, we are misleading ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1Jn 1:9 If we confess
our sins, He is trustworthy and righteous to forgive us the sins and cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
1Jn 1:10 If we say that
we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.
Gifts
Callings and Ministry of the Set Apart Spirit.
1Co 12:4 And there are
different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1Co 12:5 There are different
kinds of services, but the same Master.
1Co 12:6 And there are
different kinds of workings, but it is the same Elohim who is working all in
all.
1Co 12:7 And to each one
is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profiting,
1Co 12:8 for to one is
given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge
according to the same Spirit,
1Co 12:9 and to another
belief by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the same
Spirit,
1Co 12:10 and to another
operations of powers, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of
spirits, and to another kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of
tongues.
1Co 12:11 But one and
the same Spirit works all these, distributing to each one individually as He
intends.
Rom 12:3 For I say,
through the favour which has been given to me, to everyone who is among you,
not to think of himself more highly than he should think, but to think
soberly, as Elohim has given to each a measure of belief.
Rom 12:4 For as we have
many members in one body, but all members do not have the same function,
Rom 12:5 so we, the
many, are one body in Messiah, and members each one of one another.
Rom 12:6 Now having
different gifts, according to the favour which was given to us, let us use
them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of belief;
Rom 12:7 if serving, in
the serving; or he who is teaching, in the teaching;
Rom 12:8 or he who
encourages, in the encouragement; or he who is sharing, in sincerity; he who is
leading, in diligence; he who shows compassion, joyously.
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,b
Footnote: bSee Eph_5:6, also 2Co_10:5, 2Co_11:3-14, Gal_1:6-9,
2Ti_3:1-8, 2Ti_4:2-4, 2Pe_2:2-22, Jud_1:10-19.
Eph 4:15 but,
maintaining the truth in love, we grow up in all respects into Him who is the
head, Messiah,
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.)