“Deborah’s Drash”
“Sitting at the feet of
Yeshua”
This Months Theme – Healing
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Matthew 14:14
14 So when he came ashore, he saw a huge
crowd; and, filled with compassion for them, he healed those of them who were
sick.[2]
Quote Of The Day:
Kenneth E.
Hagin “Classic Sermons” “Where sickness comes from”
“As long as
you think sickness is a blessing from Heaven, you’ll entertain it, receive it,
clasp it to your bosom and own it. You
need to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that sickness and disease do not come
from God.”
Deborah’s Drash Commentary:
Torah Nuggets
Mordechai Silver
TorahToday Commentary Yitro (Jethro) Exodus
18:1-20:26
Yitro
- Jethro (abundance)
Exodus
18:1-20:26(23)
Isaiah
6:1-7:6; 9:6-7(5-6)
1
Peter 2:4-10
Overview of Portion
This is the Torah portion
containing the giving of the Ten Commandments. Did you know that there are
differences in the Ten Commandments as stated here (Exodus 20:1-14) and related
later in Deuteronomy 5:6-18? (Suggestion: have your children find the
differences as a game at the Shabbat table during dinner).
Moses' father-in-law, Jethro
(Yitro or Yisro in the Hebrew) joins the Israelites in the desert, advises
Moses on the best way to serve and judge the people -- by appointing a system of
judges -- and then returns home to Midian. The Ten Commandments are given, the
first two were heard directly from God by every Israelite and then the people
begged Moses to be their intermediary for the remaining eight because the
experience was too intense.
The portion concludes with the
Almighty telling Moses to instruct the Israelites not to make any images of
God. They were then commanded to make an earthen altar; and eventually to make
a stone altar, but without the use of a sword or metal tool.
Rabbi Kalman Packouz
Exodus 19:1-6
1 In the third month
from the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt, on this day, they arrived
at the Wilderness of Sinai. 2 They journeyed from Rephidim and arrived at the
Wilderness of Sinai and encamped in the Wilderness; and Israel encamped there,
opposite the mountain. 3 Moses ascended to God, and YAHWEH called to him from
the mountain, saying, "So shall you say to the House of Jacob and relate
to the Children of Israel. 4 'You have seen what I did to Egypt, and that I
have borne you on the wings of eagles and brought you to Me. 5 And now, if you
hearken well to Me and observe My covenant, you shall be to Me the most beloved
treasure of all peoples, for Mine is the entire world. 6 You shall be to Me a
kingdom of ministers and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall
speak to the Children of Israel."
There are several things taking
place here and we need to take a close look at several of them. First and
foremost is what YAHWEH is saying in verse 5. He tells Moses to tell the
Children of Israel that if they listen to YAHWEH's voice and follow His
covenant they will be the most beloved and treasure of all the peoples of the
earth. Amazing is it not that God chooses Israel to be His most prized
possession out of all the peoples of the earth. But there a condition to that
promise. Israel must listen to God's voice and in listening to that voice they
must follow what the voice of God is telling them to do. What is God's voice
telling them to do? To follow the Torah!
In doing that Israel will be a
kingdom of priests and in doing that they will become a holy nation. Does this
promise sound familiar? Of course it does because it is repeated in the 2nd
Testament. But why did it need to be repeated if God gave that promise to
Israel? Look at how He makes the offer. In verse 3 He makes the offer to the
House of Jacob and the Children of Israel. Why the difference if the references
are to the same people? Jacob refers to their fleshly or earthly side and
Israel refers to their spiritual or Godly nature. So YAHWEH is making an appeal
to both natures of His chosen people. He wants us to apply His Torah to both
our human nature and to our spiritual nature. Man is flesh and spirit and God
created us that way for a reason. His covenant, the Torah, deals with both
sides of our nature and when we apply the Torah of God to both our human and
spirit natures we become one with Him.
But we need to understand that
it is not through the Torah alone that we can accomplish this. The Torah
applied without the spirit to guide us will become no more than legalism and it
is that legalism that Yeshua and Shaul/Paul fought against. The Torah must be
internalized and lived out the same as we live and breath. It must become an
integral part of our makeup or else we will fall short of the goal that God has
set for us. In following the Torah without love and mercy we have fallen short
of the goal but at the same time by rejecting the Torah completely and only
abiding by those parts that we agree with we have also fallen short of the
goal.
So what is the answer?
Isaiah 9:5-6 (6-7)
5 For a child has
been born to us, a son has been given to us, and the dominion will rest on his
shoulder; the wondrous Advisor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, called his name
Sar-shalom [Prince of Peace]; 6 upon the one with the greatness in dominion and
the boundless peace that will prevail on the throne of David and on his
kingdom, to establish it and sustain it through justice and righteousness, from
now to eternity. The zealousness of YAHWEH, Master of Legions, will accomplish
this!
Neatly done don't you think?
What I mean is how neatly tied together is this week's Torah portion and the
section I felt led to comment on with the Haftarah portion where we see the
solution that YAHWEH provided to our shortcomings. In this passage from Isaiah
we have the promise of our salvation. But more importantly we see the Godhead
all rolled up into one. The child who has been born is called a son, the
authority of the Kingdom will be His, He is Counselor - as in the Comforter the
Ruach HaKodesh the Holy Spirit, He is Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of
Peace, the one who will sit upon the throne of David and establish His Kingdom
through justice and righteousness for all eternity.
What a description of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit! The Godhead all rolled up into one neat package as
only God can do. It is through God that we will become that kingdom of priests
and a holy people. It is not what we will do through our own power but what God
will do through us as we yield ourselves to Him. While Israel may have come up
short at Mount Sinai, the Israel that God is calling back together today will
not. Why? Because we are not afraid to listen to the voice of God. We are not
so stiff necked that we will refuse to submit to Him. We are not so
self-centered that we think that the universe revolves around us.
1 Peter 2:4-10
4 To whom you have
drawn near, that he is the living stone that the sons of men have rejected, but
to God is chosen and honored. 5 And you also, as living stones, are built up
and become spiritual temples and holy cohenim to offer spiritual sacrifices
that are acceptable before God through Yeshua the Messiah. 6 For it is written
in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Tziyon an approved and honorable chief
corner stone and he who believes in him will not be ashamed [Psalm 118:22]. 7 Therefore, to
you who trust this honor is given. But to those who are not convinced, [The
stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stone [Isaiah 8:14], 8 and he is a stone
of stumbling and a rock of offense. And they stumbled by him [Isaiah 28:16] in that they were not persuaded by the word to which they were
established. 9 Now you are a chosen tribe [see Isaiah
43:20; Deu 7:6; 10:15] that serves as a Cohen for the
Kingdom [Exo 19:6; Isaiah 61:6], a holy people [Exo 19:6], a redeemed congregation , [that] you might declare the praises of
him who called you from darkness to his precious light, 10 You who from before
were considered not a people, but now are the people of God. Also, there were
no mercies upon you, but now mercies are poured out upon you [Hosea 2:25 (23)].
Yeshua, God and Messiah, Spirit
and Man all rolled up into one is our High Priest and when we accept Him as our
Redeemer we become His priests as He meant for Israel to become His nation of
priests at Mount Sinai. But we stand before a new Mount Sinai today. That Mount
Sinai is Yeshua Himself, God in the flesh. Will you turn from His voice in
these last days as the Children of Israel turned from voice those many
millenniums ago? The promise and the covenant are yours as YOU ARE THE CHILDREN
OF ISRAEL! Will you step up or will you turn away? The choice is yours.
Where would Torah be, without a
hungry heart to taste it, a thirsty mind to drink it? Let me be one who
receives Torah today, when I sit in my house, when I walk by the way, when I
lie down and when I rise up, so that Torah becomes the way I live.
Psalm 118:22
22 The stone which the builders
refused is become the head stone of the corner.
Psalms 118:22 (KJV)
Isaiah 8:14
14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for
a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel,
for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 8:14 (KJV)
Isaiah 28:16
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD,
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious
corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Isaiah 28:16 (KJV)
Isaiah 43:20
15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the
creator of Israel, your King.
16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way
in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and
horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not
rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
18 Remember ye not the former things,
neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it
shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert.
20 The beast of the field shall honour me,
the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and
rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
21 This people have I formed for myself; they
shall shew forth my praise.
Isaiah 43:15-21 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 7:6
6 For thou art an holy people unto
the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto
himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
Deut 7:6 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 10:15
15 Only the LORD had a delight in thy
fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above
all people, as it is this day.
Deut 10:15 (KJV)
Exo 19:6
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of
priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak
unto the children of Israel.
Ex 19:6 (KJV)
Isaiah 61:6
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the
LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches
of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
Isaiah 61:6 (KJV)
Exodus 19:6
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of
priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak
unto the children of Israel.
Ex 19:6 (KJV)
Hosea 2:23
23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth;
and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them
which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou
art my God.
Hosea 2:23 (KJV)
Shabbat Shalom
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Torah Nuggets:[i]
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Halacha – The Way One Walks or Goes- Derived from
the Hebrew word “Halakh” which means “To Walk”. The Way to follow the Torah/Word of God.
In this weeks Torah Portion, what is God
saying to me today about my walk with Him?
How can I apply this Torah Portion with
my walk with Yeshua this week?
Bible Study Nuggets From Daily Bible Reading:
Golden Nuggets From Gods Word: (Write
the Revelations and Insights you have received from Him today)
Word from the Lord (Write out verse,
quote or anything that was spoken to you by the Ruach HaKodesh/The Holy Spirit.
Today I
will…. (write down how you will apply what the Lord has spoken to your heart
through His Holy Word to your daily walk with Him in your Journal.)
Worship Time - Psalm
100:4 “I will adore you Adonai” Put in your favorite Worship CD or Tape and Praise
Adonai-See Amidah #1-4 Below and Shema
Waiting Time - Psalm 62:5
– I will wait in Your presence and surrender my thoughts to you! Clear your
mind of the clutter and focus on Ha Shem.
See below for Personal Word Confessions to build up your Faith and
Spirit and to plant the Word in Your Heart
Intercession Time –Ezekial
22:30-31 I will stand in the Gap for
the world and for others as Yeshua is doing for us as our High Priest at the
right hand of The Father
31 Day Cycle of Prayer for the World…(Use a
World Atlas to help you pray for the World)
Today’s Countries to Pray for are:
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*Daily Prayer Reminders: See
Amidah #11-12, 14-17 Below
1 Timothy 2:1 1 First
of all, then, I counsel that petitions, prayers, intercessions and
thanksgivings be made for all human beings, 2 Including kings and
all in positions of prominence; so that we may lead quiet and peaceful lives,
being godly and upright in everything. 3 This is what God, our
deliverer, regards as good; this is what meets his approval.[3]
President,
Government Leaders, Family, Friends, Church, Ministers, Spouse, Children,
Ministries, Schools, Salvation, Missions, World Revival – See 40 Day Prayer
Focus Below
Petition Time – My Abba
Father hears me when I pray and answers when I pray in faith/trust and
according to His Word. Write down personal petitions for today. See Amidah #7-8 Below
Watching
Time – Colossians 4:2a – I will
keep watch in the spirit and be alert to what & who I need to pray
for. See
Amdiah #13
Prayer Alert: Today
Adonai has specifically laid these people upon my heart to pray for: Write it
down in your Prayer Journal
Listening Time: Psalm 85:8
Write down what Ruach HaKodesh/The Holy Spirit has revealed to you today in
Prayer.
Praise, Waiting, Confession, Singing,
Watching, Intercession, Petition, Thanksgiving, Devotions, Meditation,
Listening and Praise
Suggested Prayer
Books: Prayer’s That Avail Much Volumes
1,2 and 3 by Germain Copeland[ii] and The Artscroll Seder Series[iii].
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Recommended Reading For Further Study
Messiah Volume 1, 2 and 3 Avi Ben Mordachi
http://www.millennium7000.com/
Restoring the Two Houses of Israel- Eddie Chumney
The Feasts of Messiah – Eddie Chumney
Who is The Bride of Christ-Eddie Chumney
Who is Israel – Angus and Batya Wooten
Restoring Israels Kingdom – Angus and Batya Wooten
First Fruits of Zion – Torah Club Volume 1,2,3, 4
and 5
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Shemoneh
Esreh-Amidah and Ha Adonai Tefillah/The Lords Prayer
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[1] An excellent Torah Devotional is the Walk Series, Walk Genesis, Walk Exodus, Walk Leviticus, Walk Number, Walk Deuteronomy , by Jeffery Enoch Feinberg, PHD by Lederer Books, a division of Messianic Jewish Publishers. Easy to read, with Hebrew nuggets, and illustrations. Also FFOZ Torah Club is a more detailed study, and worth enrolling for.
[2]The Jewish New Testament, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish
New Testament Publications) 1996.
[3]The Jewish New Testament, (Clarksville, MD: Jewish
New Testament Publications) 1996.
[i] An excellent Messianic Jewish Devotional called The Walk Series, Walk Genesis, Walk Exodus, Walk Leviticus, Walk Numbers and Walk Deuteronomy by Jeffery Enoch Feinburg, PhD. Published by Lederer Books Messianic Jewish Publishers is a wonderful Daily Devotional to use for studying Torah, along with FFOZ Torah Club which is more detailed. Both will give you additional insights into Torah.
[ii] This book is filled with Scripture Prayers to help you pray the Word – Harrison House Publishers, Germaine Copeland –Available in any Christian Book Store
[iii] You can order The Art Scroll Seder Series through Amazon. Com or First Fruits of Zion