8/22/2025

Parashat 55 Portion 9 ‘’Ha azinu’’ Deut 32:28- 47 & Rev 7:1- 8:13

Blessed are You, YHVH our Elohim, King of the universe, who has made us set apart through His commandments and commanded us to engross ourselves in the words of the Torah. Blessed are You, YHVH, Giver of the Torah – Amein.

45(b) Dev 32:28 “For they are a nation lost (lost, perishing away - אֹבַד ) to counsel,

כִּי-גוֹי אֹבַד עֵצוֹת, הֵמָּה

The nation forsakes the divine counsel (Torah, prophets, wise instruction). By doing this, they destroy the very thing that gives them life, direction, and preservation.

Paul speaks of a coming great apostasy (2 Thess. 2), where nations and religious institutions abandon truth and exalt lawlessness. The spirit that resists divine counsel is deeply prophetic:

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:10–11“They refused the love of the truth... for this reason YHVH sends them a strong delusion...”

46And there is no understanding in them. Vs 28

וְאֵין בָּהֶם, תְּבוּנָה Root: בִּין (bin) – to discern, perceive, separate mentally.

46(b) Dev 32:29 “If they were wise, They would understand this, יַשְׂכִּילוּ זֹאת

לוּ חָכְמוּ יַשְׂכִּילוּ זֹאת – a conditional particle, if only לוּ

47. They would consider their latter end!

יָבִינוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָם

47(b) Dev 32:30 “How would one chase a thousand,..

אֵיכָה יִרְדֹּף אֶחָד אֶלֶף

 This is a cry of astonishment, often used in lament (e.g., Lamentations 1:1 begins with Eichah).

 It signals that what follows is unnatural—something that should not happen under normal circumstances.

“One chasing a thousand”

·         A single enemy soldier causes a thousand of Israelites to flee.

·         This is the reverse of what YHVH had promised Israel:

Leviticus 26:8“Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand...”
Joshua 23:10“One man of you puts to flight a thousand, because YHVH fights for you.”

Israel’s Defeat is Not Natural – It’s Divine Judgment. 

48And two put ten thousand to flight,

וּשְׁנַיִם יָנִיסוּ רְבָבָה

This reversal of divine favor is so supernaturally extreme that it demands an explanation. And the answer is in the second half of the verse:

“…unless their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had given them up.”

48(b) Unless their Rock had sold them,

אִם־לֹא כִּי־צוּרָם מְכָרָם

This may be the darkest moment in the Song of Mosheh/Moses Deut 32:30 – (in the history of all believers)

Rev 13:7  And it was given to him to fight with the set-apart ones and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and tongue and nation. 

Dan 7:21  “I was looking, and this horn was fighting against the set-apart ones, and was prevailing against them, Dan 7:22  until the Ancient of Days came, and right-ruling was given to the set-apart ones of the Most High, and the time came and the set-apart ones took possession of the reign. 

49. And יהוה had given them up?

וַֽיהוָה הִסְגִּירָם And YHVH handed them over / gave them up.” (9th Av)

 Romans 1:24, 26, 28 – “Therefore YHVH gave them up...” — the same spiritual pattern applied to Gentile nations: rejection of truth → handed over to impurity and deception.

49(b) Dev 32:31 “For their rock is not like our Rock –

כִּי לֹא כְצוּרֵנוּ צוּרָם

Even Israel’s enemies recognize the difference— the enemies were shocked that YHVH could hand over Israel to the power of their enemies – if so what could YHVH do to Israel’s enemies?

50 Even our enemies  ôyêb – אויב are judges פְּלִילִים  or intercessors- vs 32

וְאֹיְבֵינוּ, פְּלִילִים

50(b) Deu 32:32 “Their vine גּפן  is of the vine of Seom – vine of them גַּפְנָם

כִּי-מִגֶּפֶן סְדֹם גַּפְנָם

The moral root system ("vine") of the enemy is totally corrupt – yet they are appointed to judge Israel.

51And of the fields of Amorah;

וּמִשַּׁדְמֹת עֲמֹרָה

Moses continues to amplify the enemy’s corruption.

51(b) Their grapes are grapes of gall, - רֹאשׁ poison

עֲנָבֵמוֹ עִנְבֵי־רֹאשׁ

52. Their clusters are bitter.

אַשְׁכְּלֹת מְרֹרֹת לָמוֹ

intensifies the metaphor of moral corruption.

52(b) Dev 32:33 “Their wine is the poison of serpents,

חֲמַת תַּנִּינִם יֵינָם

53. And the fierce venom of cobras.

רֹאשׁ פְּתָנִים אַכְזָר

venom here — something hidden but deadly -

53(b) Dev 32:34 ‘Is it not stored up with Me, YHVH

הֲלוֹא־הוּא כָּמוּס עִמִּי

54.  Sealed up among My treasures?

חָתוּם, בְּאוֹצְרֹתָי

YHVH has an inexhaustible supply of this venom ready to destroy His people.

This judgment was held back vs 32-33 but now it will be released.

54(b) Dev 32:35 ‘Vengeance is Mine, and repayment,

לִי נָקָם וְשִׁלֵּם; - to me is vengeance and restitution

one of the most quoted verses in both Jewish and Christian theology, especially on divine justice and vengeance.

55. At the time their foot slips;

לְעֵת תָּמוּט רַגְלָם

When our ‘’feet begin to slip’’ is the sign that we are not able to stand any longer unless help comes. Judgment is now inevitable; the worst is about to happen.

55(b)  For near is the day of their calamity,

כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם אֵידָם

אֵידָם (in the sense of bending down); oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin: - calamity, destruction.

56And the matters prepared are hastening to them.

וְחָש עֲתִידֹת לָמוֹ

חָש– quick, hasty, coming swiftly -עֲתִידֹת – future things, what lies ahead -  לָמוֹfor them

56(b) Dev 32:36 “For יהוה rightly rules His people

כִּי יָדִין יְהוָה עַמּוֹ

After the warnings of vengeance (v.35), verse 36 reveals that YHWH’s justice includes compassion, especially when His people are crushed and helpless.

57. And has compassion on His servants,

וְעַל־עֲבָדָיו יִתְנֶחָם

“And will have compassion on His servants”

57(b) When He sees that their power is gone,

כִּי יִרְאֶה כִּי־אָזְלַת יָד

58 . And there is no one remaining, Shut up or at large.

וְאֵפֶס עָצוּר וְעָזוּב

A poetic way to say: Everyone is helpless, no one can help them.

58(b) Dev 32:37 “And He shall say, ‘Where are their mighty ones, (idols)

וְאָמַר, אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֵימוֹ

YHVH speaks in ironic judgment, turning the people's idolatry back on them. After showing mercy in verse 36, He now exposes the futility of trusting false gods during crisis.

59. The rock in whom they sought refuge.

 צוּר חָסָיוּ בוֹ - “The rock in whom they sought refuge”

59(b) Dev 32:38 ‘Who ate the fat of their slaughtering,

אֲשֶׁר חֵלֶב זִבְחֵימוֹ יֹאכֵלוּ

“Where are those gods (idols) you honoured with your offerings? Why aren't they helping now?”

You thought you were honouring YHVH but you were not – you replaced YHVH with your vain imaginations of who He is, was and will be forever and ever.

60. And drank the wine of their drink offering?

יִשְׁתּוּ יֵין נְסִיכָם

Again, sarcastic: If your gods were real, they should have accepted your wine offerings and now be helping to you.

60(b) Let them arise and help you,

יָקוּמוּ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶם

“You worshiped them—now call on them in your time of crisis. Will they answer?”

61. Let it be a hiding-place for you!

יְהִי עֲלֵיכֶם סִתְרָה “Let them be your shelter”

“Let your idols protect you—if they can.”

61(b) Dev 32:39 ‘See now that I, I am He,

רְאוּ עַתָּה כִּי אֲנִי אֲנִי הוּא

“See now that I, I am He, and there is no god besides Me; I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I heal; and there is no one who can deliver out of My hand.”

רְאוּ עַתָּה כִּי אֲנִי אֲנִי הוּא, וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים עִמָּדִי; אֲנִי אָמִית וַאֲחַיֶּה, מָחַצְתִּי וַאֲנִי אֶרְפָּא, וְאֵין מִיָּדִי מַצִּיל׃
Re’u attah ki ani ani hu, v’ein elohim immadi; ani amit va’achayeh, maatzti va’ani erpa, v’ein miyadi matzil.

Deuteronomy 32:39, one of the most powerful declarations of YHVH's absolute sovereignty in the entire Scriptures. After mocking the false gods in verses 37–38, YHVH now speaks with divine authority, asserting that He alone is YHVH, and He alone has power over life, death, and destiny.

 This is the supreme reality in heaven and on earth. YHVH is making Himself perfectly clear to us by stating – ‘’you cannot, you must not ever try to create another version of Me’’

A pivot point in the song — moving from rebuke to the hope of redemption through God's mercy and unmatched authority

62. And there is no Elohim besides Me.

וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים עִמָּדִי

62(b)  I put to death and I make alive.

אֲנִי אָמִית וַאֲחַיֶּה

63. I have wounded, and I heal.

מָחַצְתִּי וַאֲנִי אֶרְפָּא

63(b)  And from My hand no one delivers!

וְאֵין מִיָּדִי מַצִּיל

64. Dev 32:40 ‘For I lift My hand to the heavens,

כִּי אֶשָּׂא אֶל־שָׁמַיִם יָדִי

YHVH makes a solemn, irrevocable oath — lifting His hand to the heavens and swearing by Himself.

64(b) And shall say: As I live forever,

חַי אָנֹכִי לְעֹלָם  “I swear by My own eternal life…”

65. Dev 32:41 If I have sharpened My flashing sword,

אִם-שַׁנּוֹתִי בְּרַק חַרְבִּי

YHVH reveals what follows after His solemn oath in verse 40: the execution of justice. The imagery now shifts to the sharp, flashing sword — a powerful symbol of divine vengeance against His enemies.

65(b) And My hand takes hold on judgment,

וְתֹאחֵז בְּמִשְׁפָּט יָדִי

An upraised hand with a sword (repeated twice) in it speaks of an eminent, severe and total judgment.

66.  I shall return vengeance to My enemies,

אָשִׁיב נְקָם לְצָרָי - “I will repay vengeance to My adversaries”

66(b)  And repay those who hate Me.

וְלִמְשַׂנְאַי אֲשַׁלֵּם - “And I will repay those who hate Me”

How does one hate YHVH? - Rom 8:7  Because the mind of the flesh is enmity (Gk-hatred) towards Elohim, for it does not subject itself to the Torah of Elohim, neither indeed is it able, Rom 8:8  and those who are in the flesh are unable to please Elohim. 

67. Dev 32:42  I make My arrows drunk with blood,

אַשְׁכִּיר חִצַּי מִדָּם

When YHVH’s arrows drink so much blood, they’re drunk with it. It's a metaphor for the complete defeat of His enemies.

67(b)  And My sword devours flesh,

וְחַרְבִּי תֹּאכַל בָּשָׂר

68.  With the blood of the slain and the captives,

מִדַּם חָלָל וְשִׁבְיָה

68(b)  From the long-haired enemy chiefs.

 מֵרֹאשׁ פַּרְעוֹת אוֹיֵב

even the highest-ranking enemies are struck down

69. Deu 32:43  “O nations, acclaim His people *****

הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם עַמּוֹ Shout out for joy הַרְנִינוּ the nations of Him

Should read “Let all the messengers of Elohim do reverence to Him.”

In  Heb 1:6  And when He again brings the first-born into the world, He says, “Let all the messengers of Elohim do reverence to Him.”

הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ-לוֹ,    כָּל-אֱלֹהִים. Heb 1:6  bow down (worship) to Him (Yahshua) all you Elohim.

“Let all the messengers of Elohim do reverence to Him.” is not found in the Masoretic text (500CE).

Explanation:

4 Q is a reference to the Dead Sea Scroll which shows that the Masoretic text which we now use, was tampered with to hide direct references to the Messiah.

69(b) For He avenges נקם  the blood of His servants

כִּי דַם-עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם

70. And returns vengeance to His adversaries, צר his oppressors vs 43

 וְנָקָם יָשִׁיב לְצָרָיו

70(b) And shall pardon His land, His people.”

וְכִפֶּר אַדְמָתוֹ עַמּוֹ “And He will atone for His land and His people”

Heb – and a proprietary shelter (כִפֶּר kipper) will be found in the land of His people.

Perhaps referring to the day of Yom Kippur.

This is where the 70 th line of the two columns stop. (Perhaps a reference to a future Yom ha kippurim)

Deu 32:44  Then Mosheh came, with Hoshěa son of Nun, and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. 

Deu 32:45  And when Mosheh ended speaking all these words to all Yisra’ěl, 

Deu 32:46  he said to them, “Set your heart on all the words with which I warn you today, so that you command your children to guard to do all the Words of this Torah. 

Deu 32:47  “For it is not a worthless Word for you, because it is your life, and by this Word you prolong your days on the soil which you pass over the Yarděn to possess.” 

 

The 144,000 of Israel Sealed

Rev 7:1  And after this I saw four messengers standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 

Rev 7:2  And I saw another messenger coming up from the rising of the sun, holding the seal of the living Elohim. And he cried with a loud voice to the four messengers to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea, 

Rev 7:3  saying, “Do not harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees until we have sealed the servants of our Elohim upon their foreheads.”[a] Footnote: aSee Rev_9:4, Rev_14:1, Rev_22:4

Rev 7:4  And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of all the tribes of the children of Yisra’ěl


The SEVEN TRUMPETS Of The APOCALYPSE 🎺 This is How the End Begins

The Power of the Word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqydUHH8XkU

 

Overview: The Seven Trumpet Judgments

The trumpets are the second set of judgments in Revelation (after the seven seals and before the seven bowls).
Each trumpet releases progressively devastating events upon the earth, sea, heavens, and humanity —

Trumpet Judgments Outline (Revelation 8–11)

Trumpet

Passage

Judgment Description

1st Trumpet

Rev 8:7

Hail, fire, and blood fall on earth — ⅓ of the earth, trees, and all green grass are burned.

2nd Trumpet

Rev 8:8–9

A great mountain burning with fire is thrown into the sea — ⅓ of the sea becomes blood, ⅓ of sea creatures die, and ⅓ of ships are destroyed.

3rd Trumpet

Rev 8:10–11

A great star called Wormwood falls on rivers and springs — ⅓ of fresh waters become bitter; many people die from poisoned water.

4th Trumpet

Rev 8:12

⅓ of the sun, moon, and stars are struck — ⅓ of the day and night are darkened.

Interlude / Woe Warning

Rev 8:13

An eagle cries, warning of the final three woes (5th–7th trumpets) still to come — these are more severe.

5th Trumpet (1st Woe)

Rev 9:1–12

A fallen star opens the abyss; smoke and demonic locusts come out to torment people without God’s seal for 5 months.

6th Trumpet (2nd Woe)

Rev 9:13–21

Four angels bound at the Euphrates are released with an army of 200 million — ⅓ of mankind is killed by plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur.

Interlude

Rev 10:1–11:14

Includes the angel with the little scroll, John eats the scroll, and the Two Witnesses prophesy and are martyred and raised.

7th Trumpet (3rd Woe)

Rev 11:15–19

Heavenly declaration: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ.” — YHVH's reign begins, temple in heaven opens, lightning, thunder, earthquake, and hail occur.

The 7 Bowls of God’s Wrath | End Times Biblical Prophecy Unveiled 1.49 min

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Zep 2:3  Seek יהוה, all you meek ones of the earth, who have done His right-ruling. Seek righteousness, seek meekness, if so be that you are hidden in the day of wrath of יהוה

Blessed are you YHVH, 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. Amein.

Almost No One Reads This Book of the Bible — But It Reveals the Apocalypse

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HABAKKUK: THE PROPHET WHO CHALLENGED GOD! YOU’VE NEVER HEARD THIS STORY LIKE THIS BEFORE!

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