Dev/Deut 32:1-52
The
words of this song may soon become the only light and hope we will have in a
world submerged in total darkness.
The
sages teach that our entire life history is encapsulated in the song of Moshe
and that “If Israel was wise, they might study these
verses in the Song of Moshe to know their latter end”.
“They correspond to things Yahshua said and
parallel the events recorded in the book of Revelation. The song of Moshe is all
about how YHWH has dealt with His people Israel and how they responded to Him.
It tells of how they have provoked Him to anger with their infidelity to Him.
He speaks of His desire for them to return to Him and keep His commandments and
statutes. Paul informs us who comprises the Olive tree of Israel and how we (ex-
gentiles) are grafted back in. Ezekiel also tells us about the restoration of
the Olive tree and the grafting of the two trees of Judah and Israel together
again. We are told that Israel has cast away the law (Torah) and their Elohim.
The only way to bring Israel back to YHWH is to make them realize their need
for Him and that their idols of gold and silver cannot deliver them. This is
the purpose of the tribulation which YHWH will allow to come upon them. But, He
will not suffer them to be completely destroyed. He will return and rescue His
bride and destroy those that sought to destroy her. Then He will set up His
righteous kingdom on earth and will dwell in the midst of His people Israel forever.
They will be His people and He will be their Elohim. This is the Mystery of the
Olive tree and how it relates to the song of Moshe. If only those in the
Christian churches today realized who they are and would turn back to the Torah
and embrace the commandments (and community) of YHWH. They would be protected
in the time of their calamity. But sadly, only a remnant will”.
Brick Parrish - November 15, 2008
Psa 119:92 If Your Torah had not
been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Moshe starts his wilderness ministry with a
song, (Ex 15) now he ends it with a song – why? Only YHVH knows how to create harmony out of
the bareness and chaos of this life.
Background
History of the Song of Moshe - Ha-azinu
Deut/Dev 32; the Song of Mosheh was prayed every
morning in the Temple/ Beit HaMiqdash. It was prayed by the kohanim,
who would run to do this prayer, which was performed in the Chamber of Hewn
Stone—the meeting place of the highest court in Eretz Yisra'el. The
sages taught that “ha-azinu” has 6 parts, which point to the 6 eschatological
periods of the Olam ha-zeh (present age), leading up to the final
eschatological period—the time when King Messiah will reign. Performing the “ha-azinu”
prayer reminded the kohanim that we can maintain our stability in the present
because of the promise of the future.
We see an amazing structure
to this song in the Torah scroll. It is written in two columns. (70 lines)
In this teaching I have
presented in bold the words written
on the right hand side of the scroll, the sentences not in bold are the
sentences on the left hand side of the scroll.
I believe that every word in this song of Moshe points to the words and
works of Messiah, in fact the sages expressed concern that this text hints at
another “deity”, and have “altered” parts of the text to try and
avoid this confusion. Romans 10:4 clearly reminds us that the Torah
points us to Messiah (the “telos” – G 5056 or goal of the Torah and not the end
as some translations claim)
Rom 10:4 For
Messiah is the goal1 of the ‘Torah unto righteousness’ to everyone
who believes. Footnote: 1Or end purpose; not termination.
G5056
τέλος telos -From a
primary word τέλλω tellō (to set out for a definite point or goal);
properly the point aimed at as a limit, that is, (by implication) the conclusion
of an act or state (termination [literally, figuratively or
indefinitely], result [immediate, ultimate or prophetic], purpose);
specifically an impost or levy (as paid): - + continual,
custom, end (-ing), finally, uttermost. Compare G5411.
So when we sing this
song in the great tribulation it is going to be like a deliverance song, it is
going to be a testimony of our lives and a confession that He alone is able to
save us and we will proclaim that even though we may be unworthy He has made us
worthy and redeemed us. It will be the
key to help us understand all that will unfold in the last days.
I personally don’t
know how anyone could ever make it through the coming great tribulation
without a deep understanding and revelation
of who we are and who He is and why all these things are going to happen around us and to us.
Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Mosheh the servant
of Elohim, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvellous are Your
works, יהוה Ěl Shaddai!
Righteous and true are Your ways, O Sovereign of the set-apart ones!
I believe that the Song of Moshe and the Song of the
Lamb are both the SAME SONG that will be sung and understood in the latter days.
Blessing for the Torah:
Baruch atah YHVH, Eloheynu, Melech ha-O’lam, asher
bachar banu m’kol ha-amim,
v’natan lanu eht Torah-to.
Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed are you, YHVH, our Elohim , King of the Universe,
(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.
Blessed are you, YHVH, giver of the Torah. Ameyn.)
Torah
Readings:
32:1-6
32:7-12
32:13-18
32:19-28
32:29-39
32:40-43
32:44-52
Maftir: 32:48-52
32:1-6
32:7-12
32:13-18
32:19-28
32:29-39
32:40-43
32:44-52
Maftir: 32:48-52
Haftarah: 2 Samuel 22:1-51
1.Dev 32:1 “Give ear, O
heavens, and let me speak; - (right hand side)
א הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם, וַאֲדַבֵּרָה;
Moshe first
addresses the heavens. These words appear on the right hand side of the Torah
reading. He knows that the hosts of heaven will witness these words and at the
right time they will remind those who are on the earth of their importance.
Note the Hebrew word
“give ear” is “ha azinu” it is a hiphyl imperative verb. The Hebrew word used
her for speak is “ve adaberah” this is a cohortative verb which means that the
speaker wishes to emphasize desire and intention. Note this verb is preceded by
a “vav consecutive” meaning that the tense has reversed. It is therefore the
perfect tense and denotes a completed action. Therefore the speaker wants to
emphasize that heaven must allow their ears to listen as it implies that these
words have already been spoken and will be repeated again in the future.
1 (b) and
hear, O earth, The words (sayings) of my mouth. (Left hand side)
וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ, אִמְרֵי-פִ
Note again the
Hebrew perfect tense for the verb “vetishme ah” with a vav consequative. This
implies that the earth has ALREADY HEARD because the words have already been
spoken.
We note here that
every word that YHVH wants us to hear and take very seriously is confirmed by
at least two witnesses.
Deu 19:15 “One witness does not rise up against a man
concerning any crookedness or any sin that he commits. At the mouth of two
witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses a matter is established.
2Co 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. “By
the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.”1
Footnote: 1Dt. 19:15.
So then why is Moshe so concerned about having heaven and earth witness
what he is about to say?
MOSHE IS ABOUT TO INTRODUCE THE
MESSIAH. MOSHE GOES ON TO DESCRIBE HIM AND HOW WE REJECT HIM. MOSHE WARNS OF
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE REJECTION AND THE MISREPRESENTATION OF THE MESSIAH.
MOSHE SPEAKS OF THE BLESSINGS AND RESTORATION THAT WILL COME TO THOSE WHO ARE
CALLED AND READY IN THE LATTER DAYS.
2. Dev 32:2 “Let my instruction fall as rain,
ב יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי,
“Allow My instruction to be as a trickling rain” allow
My Torah to completely soak you. YHVH intended that every Word that came from
His Heart was intended to soak us with Messianic awareness and revelation.
2(b) My speech
drop down (distil) as dew –
תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי,
When we receive this “Messianic Rain” in our hearts
that are ready and prepared like the good soil which produces a great harvest
it will produce eternal life in us.
“What I
have said” (amarti) will rise up
like a morning mist. Mist is the moisture that rises from earth early in the
morning. In other words when the Torah of Messiah falls like rain upon the
earth it will produce life amongst those upon whom it has fallen, like mist
which rises from the earth to irrigate the plants and give life.
3. As
fine rain on the tender plants,
Messiah
himself was our example for us receiving like a tender plant the Torah of
heaven.
Yoel/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.
Another
English translation - Joe 2:23 Then be glad, sons of Zion, and rejoice in YHVH your Elohim. For He has given to you the
early rain according to righteousness,(or teacher of righteousness
“litzadika”) and He will cause the rain
to come down for you, the early rain and the latter rain in the first month.
3(b) And as showers on the grass. (Herbs- more established
and hardy)
This gives us a picture of a famer who wants light
rain just after he has sown his crop. This is to give the budding seedlings
time to grow and become strong. However when that crop is established the
farmer desires a stronger rain that will give enough moisture to last until
harvest time.
Heavy showers in the end times will usher the return
of Messiah. This is the latter rain spoken of by Yoel.
We could also use an image of Torah shaped vessels
that have been formed and prepared to receive and retain a great end time
outpouring of the Ruach ha Kodesh. (Shavuot)
“The
rainy cycle of Israel is a prophetic type of the outpouring of the Ruach of
YHVH and the harvest of souls associated
with true revivals. In late October, the early rain comes. It is called "yoreh,"
or "the pourer." It gives the young seedlings their first spurt
of growth to really start them on the way to maturity. The rainy season
follows, a time of relatively steady, but not heavy rains. Finally, in late
March or April, the latter rain comes. The Hebrews called it "malqoesh"
or the "harvest rain." It was much heavier than the early rain,
and compared to the rainy season, it was a veritable deluge. The crops grew by
leaps and bounds during this time, and the harvest immediately followed.”
(Shavuot/Pentecost)
4. Dev
32:3 “For I proclaim the Name of יהוה,
“I am calling on the name of
YHVH” these could very well be the words again of the Messiah. Here he is
clearly telling us that he is not YHVH. (Shema
Yisrael …..)
4(b) Ascribe greatness to our Elohim.
When
we understand and identify with the mission of Messiah it will draw the same
response from us as it did from him – to ascribe greatness to YHVH.
5. Dev 32:4 “The Rock! His work is perfect, (YHVH)
5(b) For all His ways
are right-ruling,
The perfection of YHVH and His
ways will be manifest on earth through His Son Moshiach and His bride.
6. An Ěl of truth and without unrighteousness, (iniquity)
This once again refers to YHVH. Yahshua took upon
himself our iniquity. It was absolutely impossible for YHVH to do so. Yahshua
could because he was not YHVH, he was not a deity.
6(b) Righteous and straight is he.
Yahshua was the only one who’s walk on earth was
righteous (tazdik) and straight (yashar). The Hebrew says “ve eyn avon” which
means “without iniquity”. There is no other human being on earth who can claim
this kind of status. The iniquity that Yahshua took upon himself was not his
but ours.
7.
Dev 32:5 ה שִׁחֵת לוֹ לֹא, בָּנָיו מוּמָם:
Which should literally read “ he
became perverted or corrupt for/to him, not his sons/children the moral stains
of them”. This could also read “he became corrupt with the moral stains that
were not his but those of other sons.”
In
verse 5 the English translation is
difficult to separate because words from both the right and the left are mixed
up - Deu 32:5
“A twisted and crooked generation has corrupted itself, Their blemish, they
are not His children. It should read:
7(b) a generation perverse and twisted (wrestling with itself)” referring
to the sons of men on earth.
8.
Dev 32:6 “Do you do this
to יהוה, (is this the way you repay Yahveh?)
ו הַ לְיְהוָה, תִּגְמְלוּ-זֹאת--
Note the enlarged “hey” in the
Torah. This once again points to the Revelation of YHVH which is Yahshua – “hey” speaks of revelation (window) in the
Hebrew idiom.
Is this the way you treat the Moshiach who has the full
revelation of YHVH dwelling within him?
8(b) O foolish and unwise people – left hand side.
This is what we on earth have done to the One who came to reveal the
Father.
9. Is He not your
Father, who bought you,
Did YHVH not purchase us with the
blood of His son?
1 Cor 6:20 says we have been
bought with a price!!!
9(b) Who created you and established you.
10.Dev 32:7 “Remember the
days of old,
10(b) Consider the years of many generations. ..
Return to the ancient paths of
your fathers – Yirmeyahu/Jer 6:16 Thus said יהוה, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where
the good way is, and walk in it; and find rest for yourselves. But they said,
‘We do not walk in it.’
There is an old saying that says
“if you don’t know where you have come from, you don’t know where you are
going”
We have seen how Christianity has
tried to remove us from our roots and establish a new identity for us. In
Messiah we are sons and daughters of Avraham and citizens of the commonwealth
of Yisrael.
11. Ask (beg) your father and let him show you,
A father is a life source. The sages say that the
rabbi’s are like fathers yet more important than earthly fathers, because your
earthly father brings you into this world, you spiritual father (rabbi) brings
you into the world to come.
11(b) Your elders, and let them say to you:
Those who sit at the gates (zekanim) who have wisdom
and discernment, confirm the truth. This
begs the question then “how willing are we really to submit and honour the
authority YHVH has called?”
These elders are
going to teach us and prepare us to receive our inheritance - the land and the
gifts and callings to enable us to live in the land and rule and reign with
Messiah.
12.Dev 32:8 “When the Most
High gave the nations their inheritance
Psa 2:7 “I inscribe for a law: יהוה has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I
have brought You forth.
Psa 2:8 ‘Ask of
Me, and I make the gentiles Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth Your
possession.
12(b) When
He separated the sons of Aḏam,
We who are Messianic understand that YHVH has called
us to be part of a Set Apart People and Nation and to live in Set Apart land
called Yisrael. The Torah is our Constitution our Covenant and Ketubah
(marriage covenant).
13 He set the boundaries of the peoples
13(b) According
to the number of the children of Yisra’ĕl.
YHVH will ultimately
determine what the various nations will possess. This He does for the benefit
of Yisrael, who will rule and reign with Messiah over all the nations.
14. Dev 32:9 “For(because
“ki”) the portion of יהוה is His people,
YHVH has given Himself a portion as well – His people.
14(b) Ya’aqov His allotted
inheritance.
YHVH’s portion is His people – Yakov or Yisrael is all those grafted into
Yisrael.
15.Dev 32:10 “He found him in a wilderness,
Heb “yimtzeoo” means “he will find him”
In the last days Messiah’s bride will be found in the
wilderness.
15(b) And in a wasted, howling desert.
In the midst of the great challenges of the end times,
His called out ones will find themselves in a wilderness. Hos
2:14 “Therefore, see, I am alluring her,
and shall lead her into the wilderness, and shall speak to her heart…..
16. He encompassed him, He made
him understand,
An end time generation is going to have such a profound assurance of the
presence of YHVH surrounding them even in the midst of chaos. We see this truth
illustrated when Yisrael experienced the pillar of cloud by day and column of
fire by night in there wilderness wandering.
16(b) He watched over him as the apple
of His eye.
YHVH will protect a remnant.
Rev 3:7 “And to the messenger of the
assembly in Philadelphia write, ‘He who is set-apart, He who is true, He who
has the key of Dawiḏ,
He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens, says this:
Rev 3:8 “I
know your works – see, I have set before you an open door, and no one is able
to shut it – that you have little power, yet have guarded My Word, and have not
denied My Name.
Rev 3:9
“See, I am giving up those of the congregation of Satan, who say they
are Yehuḏim and are not, but lie. See, I am making them come and worship
before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
Rev 3:10
“Because you have guarded My Word of endurance, I also shall guard you
from the hour of trial which shall come upon all the world, to try those who
dwell on the earth.
