The document discusses the biblical narrative of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and their subsequent rebellion in the wilderness, emphasizing their failure to repent from idolatry and follow God's commandments. It highlights the importance of obedience to God's statutes as a means to avoid consequences, illustrating that disobedience costs blessings. The text also contrasts the Hebraic mindset with Greek interpretations of scriptures, arguing for a return to a biblical way of understanding and living in accordance with God's law.

1. TORAH: Exodus 13:17-17:16
HAFTARAH: Judges 5:1-31
B’RIT CHADASHAH: John 6:25-35, Revelation 15:1-4
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2. Was ‫יהוה‬ perfect plan to enter the desert? NO.
It was the plan of Yah for the Sons of Israel to repent of
their idolatry before the Exodus even began?
“And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said the Master ‫..יהוה‬ “On
that day I lifted My hand in an oath to them, to bring them
out of the land of Mitsrayim/Egypt into a land that I had
searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, the
splendour of all lands.
“And I said to them, ‘Each one of you, throw away the
abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile
yourselves with the idols of Mitsrayim/Egypt!
I am ‫יהוה‬ your Elohim.’ “But they rebelled against Me, and
would not obey Me. ... So I resolved to pour out My wrath
on them to complete My displeasure against them in the
midst of the land of Mitsrayim. “But I acted for My Name’s
sake, that it should not be profaned before the eyes of the
gentiles among whom they were – before whose eyes I had
made Myself known to them, to bring them out of the land
of Mitsrayim. “So I took them out of the land of Mitsrayim,
and I brought them into the wilderness. (Ezekiel 20:5-10) 2

3. Eze 20:11-13
(11) And I gave them My statutes, and I made them
know My judgments, which if a man does them, he
will even live by them.
(12) And I also gave them My Sabbaths to be a sign
between Me and them, that they might know that I
am YAHWEH who sets them apart.
(13) But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in
the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes, and
they despised My judgments, which if a man does
them he will even live by them. And they greatly
profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said, I will pour out My
fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
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4. Eze 20:5 At sabihin mo sa kanila; Ganito ang sabi ng
Panginoong Dios: Nang araw na aking piliin ang Israel, at
itaas ko ang aking kamay sa lahi ng sangbahayan ni Jacob, at
pakilala ako sa kanila sa lupain ng Egipto, na iginawad ko
ang aking kamay sa kanila na sinabi, Ako ang Panginoon
ninyong Dios;
Eze 20:6 Nang araw na yaon ay iginawad ko ang aking kamay
sa kanila, upang ilabas ko sila sa lupain ng Egipto, na dalhin
sa lupain na aking itinaan sa kanila na binubukalan ng gatas
at pulot, na siyang pinakamainam kay sa lahat ng lupain.
Eze 20:7 At sinabi ko sa kanila, Itakuwil ng bawa't isa sa inyo
ang mga bagay na kasuklamsuklam sa kaniyang mga mata, at
huwag kayong mangahawa sa mga diosdiosan ng Egipto;
ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios.
Eze 20:8 Nguni't sila'y nanghimagsik laban sa akin, at hindi
nakinig sa akin; hindi itinakuwil ng bawa't isa sa kanila ang
mga kasuklamsuklam ng kanilang mga mata, o nilimot man
nila ang mga diosdiosan sa Egipto. Nang magkagayo'y sinabi
kong aking ibubuhos sa kanila ang aking kapusukan, upang
ganapin ko ang aking galit laban sa kanila, sa gitna ng lupain
ng Egipto.
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5. Eze 20:9 Nguni't ako'y gumawa alangalang sa aking pangalan,
upang huwag malapastangan sa paningin ng mga bansa, na
kinaroroonan nila, na sa mga paningin nila ay napakilala ako sa
kanila, sa paglalabas ko sa kanila sa lupain ng Egipto.
Eze 20:10 Sa gayo'y pinalabas ko sila mula sa lupain ng Egipto,
at dinala ko sila sa ilang.
Eze 20:11 At ibinigay ko sa kanila ang aking mga palatuntunan,
at itinuro ko sa kanila ang aking mga kahatulan, na kung
isagawa ng tao ay mabubuhay sa mga yaon. Eze 20:12 Bukod
dito'y ibinigay ko rin naman sa kanila ang aking mga sabbath,
upang maging tanda sa akin at sa kanila, upang kanilang
makilala na ako ang Panginoon na nagpapaging banal sa kanila.
Eze 20:13 Nguni't ang sangbahayan ni Israel ay nanghimagsik
laban sa akin sa ilang: sila'y hindi nagsilakad ng ayon sa aking
mga palatuntunan, at kanilang itinakuwil ang aking mga
kahatulan, na kung gawin ng tao, ay mabubuhay sa mga yaon;
at ang aking mga sabbath ay kanilang nilapastangang mainam.
Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko na aking ibubuhos ang aking
kapusukan sa kanila sa ilang, upang lipulin sila.
Eze 20:14 Nguni't ako'y gumawa alangalang sa aking pangalan,
upang huwag malapastangan sa paningin ng mga bansa, na sa
paningin ng mga yaon ay aking inilabas sila.
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6. THE WORD OF GOD SAID “ NOT KEEPING SABBATH
by MAKING IT HOLY is SAME AS IDOLATRY !
Prophet Ezekiel 20:16 “ because they despised My
judgments, and they did not walk in My statutes,
and they profaned My Sabbaths; for their heart
went after their idols.
Eze 20:16 Sapagka't kanilang itinakuwil ang aking
mga kahatulan, at hindi nagsilakad ng gayon sa
aking mga palatuntunan, at nilapastangan ang
aking mga sabbath: sapagka't ang kanilang puso
ay nagsisunod sa kanilang mga diosdiosan.
IDOLATRY IS NOT HEARING & OBEYING YHVH!
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7. IDOLATRY IS NOT HEARING & OBEYING YHVH!
1Sa 15:22-23
(22) Obeying is better than sacrifice; to give attention is better than the fat of rams.
(23)For rebellion (bitterness) is as the sin of
divination (sorcery); and stubbornness is both
iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the Word of YAHWEH,
so He has rejected you from being king.
*** (disobedience to YHVH Commandments
Cost King Saul his throne/kingship)
APPLY: what does dis-obedience to YHVH mitzvot
cost you and your family? * 7

8. IDOLATRY IS NOT HEARING & OBEYING YHVH!
1Sa 15:(22) Obeying is better than sacrifice; to give attention is better than the fat of rams.
(23)For rebellion (bitterness) is as the sin of
divination (sorcery); and stubbornness is both
iniquity and idolatry. (katigasan ng ulo ay tulad
sa pagsamba sa dios-diosan.)
Because you have rejected the Word of YAHWEH,
so He has rejected you from being king.
*** (disobedience to YHVH Commandments
Cost King Saul his throne/kingship)
APPLY: what does dis-obedience to YHVH mitzvot
cost you and your family? * 8

9. - The older generation of the Israelites whom God
freed from Egypt and slavery died in the
wilderness.
- From the beginning scriptures we see that the
Israelites never overcame their slave mind set, (the
world). ***Their thinking (worldly thinking/greek
mindset), their attitudes, and their conduct,
constantly reverted back to the way that they were
molded in Egypt (world),
- despite their witnessing incredible miracles where
they saw terrible plagues which showed God’s
mercy upon them and punishment to the
Egyptians. 9

10. 1Jn 2:15-18
(15) Do not love the world nor the things in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the
Father is not in him,
(16) because all that which is in the world: The lust
of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of
life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
(17) And the world is passing away, and its lust. But
the one doing the will of YAHWEH will live forever.
(18) Little children, it is a last hour, and as you
heard that the anti-Messiah is coming, even now
many anti-Messiahs have risen up, from which you
know that it is a last hour. 10

11. It appears from these verses in Ezekiel that it was ‫’יהוה‬s
plan to bring them out of the land of Egypt and straight
to Canaan, the Promised Land (v. 6). But first they had to
repent (v. 7). They had to make the choice of who they
would serve. But they rebelled and did not do this.
Thus, verse 10 says that they were made to go into the
wilderness. The wilderness would be the place where He
would address every vestige of Egypt that they were still
hanging on to. It would turn out to be a very slow
process, not without a few steps backwards here and
there. ( christian walk of maturity a slow process)
Character can be changed as the result of a crisis.
Character is also moulded by the change of daily
routines.
How about the change in routine when you began
to keep the Sabbath?
All of these things affect your behaviour and
transform your character.
***The commandments are an avenue the Father
has chosen to mould your character into what He
wants you to be.
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12. They complained to the Lord’s leader, Moshe (Moses), paraphrasing;
“it would be better to serve the Egyptians than to die in the
wilderness”. They were in total unbelief. Moshe tells them to stand
still and see the Lord’s salvation, Isra’elwould be saved and without
having to fight. Our God, how great He is, He told Isra’el to go
forward. ( better keep Sunday same as everybody else in world tha n
keep torah vs il rather keep torah and pursue love for YHVH)
- The older generation of the Israelites whom God freed from Egypt
and slavery died in the wilderness.
- From the beginning scriptures we see that the Israelites never
overcame their slave mind set, (the world). Their thinking, their
attitudes, and their conduct, constantly reverted back to the way
that they were molded in Egypt (world), ***
- despite their witnessingincredible miracles where they saw terrible
plagues which showed God’s mercy upon the mand punishment to
the Egyptians. They lived under His cloud, they had their daily
needs supplied directly by God. 12

13. The sea was in front of them, the Egyptians were behind them, the
only way open was upwards, and it was from there that their
deliverance came. Some probably cried out unto the Lord, their
fear set them to praying, this was a good effect of their fear. Others
cried out against Moses, their fear set them murmuring, they gave
themselves up for lost; as if God’s arm were shortened, they
counted upon nothing but dying in the wilderness.
- They were in total distrust.
- We today are in the wilderness, we are in dire straits,
some more than others, we don’t see how we can get
through this schooling, our flesh behind us ( Torah is the
antidote),
- Satan in front of us.
How will we get out? Do we trust in God our Father?
Do we trust in flesh, or do we trust in the world? *** 13

14. Do we not see that we are under His protection and
guidance? Can His Almighty power fail us? Is He a false
God? The Israelites became angry with God even though He
showed them His Mercy and kindness. They preferred
servitude ahead of God. Thru Moses God assured His
people that Pharaoh and his army would be destroyed. He
tells them to standstill. Stop thinking of what you could do
to save yourselves. Wait to see His miracle of escape. When
God brings His people into distress, He will always have a
way to bring them out.
Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 26:3-4 reads; “A person whose desire
rests on you you preserve in perfect peace, because He
trusts in you. Trust in Adonai forever, because in Yah Adonai
is a Rock of Ages.”
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18. Isa 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who
substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Isa 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!
For they have rejected the law/Torah of the LORD of
hosts And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Rom 7:12 Kaya nga ang kautusan ay banal, at ang utos ay
banal, at matuwid, at mabuti.
Rom 7:12 So indeed the Torah is holy, and the commandment
holy and just and good.
Mat 19:17 And He said to him, Why do you call Me good? No
one is good except One, YAHWEH! But if you desire to enter
into life, keep the commandments. ***
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19. Isa 5:20 Sa aba nila na nagsisitawag ng mabuti ay masama,
at ng masama ay mabuti; na inaaring dilim ang liwanag, at
liwanag ang dilim; na inaaring mapait ang matamis, at
matamis ang mapait!
Isa 5:21 Sa aba nila na pantas sa kanilang sariling mga
mata, at mabait sa kanilang sariling paningin!
Isa 5:24 Kaya'tkung paanongangliyab ngapoyaypumupugnawngpinagputulanngtrigo,atkungpaanongangtuyongdamoaynasusupoksaalab, gayon magiging gaya ng kabulukan ang
kanilang ugat, at ang kanilang bulaklak ay iilanglang na gaya
ng alabok: sapagka't kanilang itinakuwil ang kautusan
ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, at hinamak ang salita
ng Banal ng Israel.
Isa 5:25 Kaya't nagalab ang galit ng Panginoon laban sa
kaniyang bayan, at iniunat niya ang kaniyang kamay laban
sa kanila, at sinaktan sila, at ang mga burol ay nanginig, at19

20. TORAH THE BLUEPRINT OF HEAVEN
LITTLE CHILDREN, YOUNG MEN, AND FATHERS
In I John 2:12,14 it describes little children, young men and fathers as
it is written:
"I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you
for his name's sake. ... I
have written unto you, fathers (patriarch), because you have known
him that is from the beginning. I
have written unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the
word of God abideth inyou, and ye have overcome the wicked one."
These three levels of people represent three progressive levels
of spiritual growth.
The little children whose sins are forgiven relates to the outer
court Christian.
The young men who knowthe Word of God relates to the Holy
Place.
The father who knows God relates to the Holy of
Holies Christian.
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22. ERRORS OF THE DISPENSATION THEOLOGIES ?
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM ?
WHAT IS THE REALLY THE GOOD NEWS?
GREEK MINDSET IS ONE OF THE MAIN CULPRIT
HUMANISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIBLE
Continuing Studies on the Hebraic Perspective
Of the Scriptures the BIBLE
The Wisdom in knowing the Difference bet.
The Hebrew VS the GREEK Mindset (worldly thou
not evil but can lead to IDOLATRY OF THE MIND)

23. Isaiah 46:9-10 Remember former things from
forever, for I am El, and no other Elohim exist,
even none like Me, (10) declaring the end from
the beginning, and from the past ( ancient)
those things which were not done, saying,
My counsel/prupose shall be established;
and, I will do all My desire;
Cyclical perspective = Hebraic Mindset = UNIFIED
Linear perspective = Greek Mindset
Block logic = tension = paradox = Hebraic Mindset
Linear = Avoid tension = paradox = Separate =
Greek Mindset

24. For to us God revealed them through the Spirit;
for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths
of God. (I Corin. 2:10)
The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom
of heaven has been given to you, ( the True
Talmidim/Disciple” (Matt 13:11).
THE DEEPER LAYERS in UNDERSTANDING
THE WISDOM OF THE SCRIPTURES == KEY TO
UNLOCK THIS is to USE THE HEBREW MINDSET
WHICH IS THE MINDSET OF THE PEOPLE WHO
GOD USED TO GIVE US THE HOLY BIBLE.

25. TORAH THE BLUEPRINT OF HEAVEN
LITTLE CHILDREN, YOUNG MEN, AND FATHERS ( MEN’s FELLOWSHIP at
MLTC BINAYOYO FARM – FEBUARY 21 SUNDAY 2PM to 8PM
In I John 2:12,14 it describes little children, young men and fathers as
it is written:
"I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you
for his name's sake. ... I
have written unto you, fathers (patriarch), because you have known
him that is from the beginning. I
have written unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the
word of God abideth inyou, and ye have overcome the wicked one."
These three levels of people represent three progressive levels
of spiritual growth.
The little children whose sins are forgiven relates to the outer
court Christian.
The young men who knowthe Word of God relates to the Holy
Place.
The father who knows God relates to the Holy of
Holies Christian. 25

28. THE WORD OF GOD = TORAH
TO BELIEVE IN YESHUA/JESUS is to Believe in whole Bible
John 17:3 "This is eternal life, that they may know
You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You
have sent.
1Jn 5:19-20 We know that we are of YAHWEH, and
the whole world lies in wickedness. (20) And we
know that the Son of YAHWEH has come, and He
has given to us an understanding that we may
know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is
true, in His Son Yeshua Messiah. This is the true
Elohim and eternal life.

29. The Greek Mindset worships the Holiness of Beauty.
The Hebrew Mindset worships the Beauty of Holiness.
* man was created in the image of Elohym
* man created God according to his image ( invention)
* One God who never change
* multiple gods for all occasion

38. And it came to be, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that
Elohim did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines,
though that was nearer, for Elohim said, “Lest the people
regret when they see fighting, and return to Mitsrayim.”
(Exodus 13:17)
B‟shalach or to “let go” really has the connotation of “sending
away” or “expelling”. After the death of Mitzrayim’s first-born,
this is what Pharaoh actually did. He “sent them out”.Now, “b‟shalach” is spelled “beit-shin-lamed-chet”. The numeric value of the letters in “b‟shalach” is 340, which equals the word “natzar” which, as we’ve already discussed, means to “keep the Covenant” or “observe the Covenant”.
So, in essence, YHVH caused Pharaoh to send B’nei
Yisra’el out from Mitzrayim so that they could
“observe” or “keep the Covenant”.
Moshe kept telling Pharaoh ...“Let My people go, so
that they serve Me in the wilderness ( not yet in
heaven or promised land),” but see, until now you
have not listened! (Exodus 7:16)
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39. And it came to be, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that
Elohim did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines,
though that was nearer, for Elohim said, “Lest the people
regret when they see fighting, and return to Mitsrayim.”
(Exodus 13:17 )
The phrase used here for the “way of the land of the
Philistines” is “derech eretz Philist‟im”. “Derech” (dalet-reish-
kaf) is literally the “path” or “way”. While it can mean a “path”
as in a “roadway”, its principal meaning is like a life’s “path” or
“journey”. While “halach” or “halacha” is your “walk”,
“derech” is the “path” in which you walk your life’s journey. It
represents your spiritual “path”, as in “derech emet” or “path
of truth” or “the way of truth”.
Now, “eretz” (aleph-reish-tzadee) means “land” and also can
refer to the “earth” or “world”.
Then “Philist‟im” (Fey-lamed-shin-tav-yud-mem) means
literally “sojourners”, “immigrants” or “wanderers”.
- It’s interesting to note that the “Philistines” were ancient
Egyptians that were “sojourners” and “immigrants” into
Kena’an.
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40. 40
THE WAY OF MLTC BROTHERHOOD PATH to PREPARE
FOR THE GREAT TRIBULATION?
WHERE? HOW ? WHAT? LETS TRUST YHVH ! AS WE OBEY HIM BY KEEPING
HIS TORAH !

41. Elohim could have brought them “by the way of the world,
the immigrants, the nations”, He didn’t, even though it was
closer.
Why? The way of the world is usually the shortcut.
But, YHVH said that the people would “regret when they see
fighting, and return to Mitsrayim.” Regret in the Hebrew, it’s
“nach‟am” (nun-chet-mem) which is “to regret” or “to be
sorry”.
This is nearly the opposite of the word “nachum” (spelled
exactly the same), which is the Hebrew word for “comfort”.
And, the Hebrew word translated here as “fighting” is in fact
“milchamah ( war)”.
* This all about spiritual warfare and they weren’t ready.
YHVH carefully orchestrated when, how and with whom
B’nei Yisra’el would make war.
Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the powers, against the
world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of
wickedness in the heavenly places. ( ARE YOURE READY TO
FIGHT?
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42. “….the exodus from Egypt was carried out with Pharaoh’s
agreement and approval…the route through the land of
the Philistines was an imperial, military road under
Egyptian control….If Israel were to journey on the road of
the land of the Philistines it would have demonstrated
obedient, friendly behaviour towards Pharaoh, and
recognition of his continued patronage. At the border they
would present Pharaoh’s stamp of approval, and likewise
at every fortress along the way. The commanders of the
Egyptian army would salute and open the barrier, and
then report to Pharaoh that his subjects, the Israelites, had
passed through by his license. The Israelites would likewise
dispatch appropriate letters of thanks…..Were they to
have left Egypt in this manner, Pharaoh would never have
pursued them. He would give them the mountain regions
of Canaan and make them his agents, representatives of
his sovereignty there. At the approach of war the nation
would forfeit its independence and ‘return to Egypt’ – to
behave like subjects of Pharaoh’s patronage.”
ABBA does use any “deals” or compromises”.
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43. Purpose of keeping feast of Sukkot in
wilderness: Be Inspired to sacrifice.
• Leave this... • For this...
• Yeshua left heaven………..for earth.

45. The Wilderness Journey
Represents our Spiritual Growth
• We all leave a spiritual Egypt.
• We all go to a spiritual Sukkot, Etham, Pi
HaChiroth, Marah, etc….

46. The Wilderness Journey
Represents the Future
• Future Events are foretold with the 42 Stage
Pattern.
• The Pattern Has Several fulfillments…
– Israel in the Wilderness
– Fulfilled in the life of Yeshua
– Fulfilled in the life of every believer
– Fulfilled in the history of the world.
• The “Pattern” gets re-used several times.

47. Purpose #2: Learn what’s really important
in life!
TH SIMPLICITY OF LIVING EACH DAY
FOR YHVH !
Get away from it all, and there’s nothing to
distract you.
THE JOY OF LIVING Like in the ancient
agrarian society?

48. “The Torah is geared toward getting us to journey, to become
farmers,” he says, “stewards of the Promised Land. The whole
Jewish enterprise was a connection to the land. Shepherding was a
steppingstone in a developmental process.”
“Adam and Eve were stewards of their dominion.
The words Adam and adamah, human and earth, even have the
same root. Connection to the land.
It’s part of our history. Torah keeping and farming are so
interconnected. But we’ve grown separated from the land over
time.” – Director of agriculture israel
The Bible tells us that Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden to
“till and tend.” The Hebrew word for “tend” is used in Jewish law to
imply a legal sense of guardianship. Part of our obligation is to keep
the earth in good condition for the benefit of future generations.
“Shomrei adamah,” “guardians of the earth.”
(source: jewish journal) 48

49. Major Jewish festivals are centered around agriculture.
Sukkot, for example, was linked to the actual harvest, and
sharing the bounty with those less fortunate. (shemitah) ***
Lunar cycles are important to farmers, and many holidays
begin at the full moon.
“It’s hard to connect to those rhythms these days,” Joffe
says. “Through the Diaspora, we lost touch with the land.
My great great grandparents lived in agricultural
communities.”
*** But that connection to the land has been lost across the
intervening generations.
How ya gonna keep ’em down on the farm?
Up until World War II, nearly everyone knew how to grow
food. From 1880-1920, Jewish immigrants came to America
and began farming.
- The Jewish Agricultural Society in America was formed in
1900 to support this movement, providing loans and
education to new arrivals. 49

50. Major Jewish festivals are centered around agriculture.
Sukkot, for example, was linked to the actual harvest, and
sharing the bounty with those less fortunate. (shemitah) ***
Lunar cycles are important to farmers, and many holidays
begin at the full moon.
“It’s hard to connect to those rhythms these days,” Joffe
says. “Through the Diaspora, we lost touch with the land.
My great great grandparents lived in agricultural
communities.”
*** But that connection to the land has been lost across the
intervening generations.
How ya gonna keep ’em down on the farm?
Up until World War II, nearly everyone knew how to grow
food. From 1880-1920, Jewish immigrants came to America
and began farming.
- The Jewish Agricultural Society in America was formed in
1900 to support this movement, providing loans and
education to new arrivals. 50

51. Farming Based on the Word of God
In Isaiah 28 God says that He teaches the farmer how to
farm. Therefore, Christians (belivers) should be the ones
with the answers, and the best methods on how to
farm.
However, today many Christian farmers do not have the
answers and are not using the best methods because they are not going to God to learn how to farm but rather have gone to non-Christians. The secular corporate business
world and the state universities have dismissed God
from the farming picture.
- While the methods of the secular mindset are
appearing to work as farm production has steadily
increased, in reality they are not as successful as
they appear because farm profits have not even
been keeping up with inflation. Many farm families
have off farm jobs to make enough money to farm.
- That kind of farming is not profitable nor is it
sustainable. It is not successful. 51

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53. God teaches the farmer how to farm
Insights on verse 23: “Listen and hear My voice; pay
attention and hear My Word:”
One of the most important things we can learn is to hear God
speak to us.
- One of the best places to hear God speak is when we are
outside.
- John the Baptist's father, a priest, took him to the wilderness
to be educated rather than to the seminary of the Pharisees.
- David as a shepherd boy learned to hear God speak to him
while he was tending sheep.
- Moses first heard God speak to him at the burning bush.
- His success as a leader was totally dependent upon
hearing what God said. His one failure was when he did
not follow God's specific instruction.George Washington Carver's success was totally dependent upon hearing God speak to him.
*** If we are going to keep our life from being wasted, we
need to learn to hear God speak.
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54. God teaches the farmer how to farm
Testimony of gody man of GOd prayed over and over again
went to the Creator and asked Him to teach him what the
peanut was for. One of the most important things that
George Washington Carver learned was to hear God speak
to him and to teach him how to make products from the
peanut. As a result, Carver was able to help the farmers of
the south in ways that no other person has been able to
single-handedly do. God has that kind of resources available
to each one of us, to teach us how to farm better and to
help others to farm better.
54

55. God teaches the farmer how to farm
George Washington Carver described his work:
"I get up every morning, winter and summer at four. First I go into
the woods and gather specimens, and listen to what God had to say
to me. After I have had my morning talk with God, I go to my
laboratory and begin to carry out His wishes for the day, and if I fail
it's my failure, and if I succeed then God's will has been done.
"Years ago, I when into my laboratory and said,
'Dear Creator, please tell me what the universe was made for.'
"Said the Creator, 'You want to know too much for such a little mind
as yours. Ask for something your size.'
"Then I asked, 'Dear Creator, tell me what man was made for.' Again
the great Creator replied, 'Little one, you are still asking too much.
Bring down the extent of your request.'
"'Tell me then, Creator, what the peanut was made for.'
"Then the great Creator taught me how to take the
peanut apart and put it together again. And out of this
came all these products which the Creator taught me to
make." 55

56. God teaches the farmer how to farm
"Then the great Creator taught me how to take the peanut
apart and put it together again. And out of this came all these
products which the Creator taught me to make.“
George Washington Carver in his lifetime discovered:
- 32 different kinds of milk from the peanut
- 300 different products from the peanut
- 300 products from clay
- Over 100 products from the sweet potato.
A few years before his death, Dr. Carver explained the secret
of his success: "It is not we little men who do the
work, but it is our blessed Creator working through
us... Other people can have this power, if they only
believe. The secret lies" — touching his Bible —
"right here, in the promises of God. They are real,
but so few people believe them to be real.“ ***
56

57. The Farmer
Gene 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after
our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over
all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth. 27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the
image of God created he him; male and female created he
them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:
and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl
of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the
earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb
bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and
every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to
you it shall be for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and
to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon
the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green
herb for meat: and it was so. 31 And God saw every thing that
he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening
and the morning were the sixth day. 57

58. The Farmer
The first job God gave to man was farming.
There is a lot more potential for food production than what we
now realize. According to verse 29, there are a lot of plants
and trees producing food than what we now are using.
We need more George Washington Carvers to discover how
these plants and trees can be used for food.
Are there plants that we have overlooked for animal feed?
- Are there ways we can utilize weeds that grow in abundance
for a good use?
- Are all plants that we call weeds part of the curse or with
some of them is God using their abundance to get our
attention to use them?
- There are also medical uses of plants for people and
animals. (contrast what news is showing all bad news in TV)
58

59. Gen 3:23 YAHWEH Elohim sent him out of the
Garden of Eden to till the ground out of which
he was taken.
- The first occupation was farming.
- Farming is an occupation that is commissioned
by God.
- It is essential for life. Therefore, it is important
that as farmers we view our job as a very
essential and important job. We must not merely
have a focus on making money and increasing
production, but rather have a focus on producing
quality crops and food that will provide the
nourishment for life and health that others need.
The word "till" means "to work, serve, labor".
All farming requires labor and often lots of it. 59

60. It is interesting that God mentions the ground (adamah) from
which man was taken.
- Everything we eat ultimately comes from the ground.
- Therefore our bodies become whatever quality the quality
of the soil is. If it is poor soil, our bodies will not be as strong
and healthy as if the soil is very fertile and full of nutrients.
* Often the focus of being healthy is placed on eating right.
- But the real focus for health must be placed on building up
the soil and making it very fertile.
- Rich, fertile soil is not only important for increased
production; it is necessary for increased health. Eating lots
of fresh fruits and vegetables that are commercially grown
in impoverished soils is not near as healthy for us as eating
fresh fruits and vegetables that are grown in rich fertile soil.
( the role of shemitah in making soil fertile?how?
60

61. Gene 6:19 "And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every
[sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with
thee; they shall be male and female. 20 Of fowls after their
kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of
the earth after his kind, two of every [sort] shall come unto
thee, to keep [them] alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all
food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather [it] to thee; and it
shall be for food for thee, and for them. 22 Thus did Noah;
according to all that God commanded him, so did he."
***Noah had the ultimate farming challenge:
- to build, stock and operate a floating barn that
was totally self-contained and was capable of
holding two of all animals and birds for one full
year. ( could it be it was the year of the shemitah?)61

62. Noah had a mega crop storage job. He stored enough feed
for all the animals on the ark to feed them for a little over
one year. He also had to have food for eight adults for one
year. Building the ark was a big task in itself, but providing
all the supplies for the voyage was no small task. Noah had
to finance the entire building of the ark and the supplies
out of his own pocket.
Noah did all that God told him to do, and he did it the way
that God told him to do it.
- God taught Noah how to run a farm on a boat!
Not only was there need for feed for one year, but they also
needed straw or other bedding for the animals. They also
had to have a manure handling system to handle all the
manure generated in a year's time of total confinement.
62

63. 2Kin 25:12 "But the captain of the guard left of the poor
of the land [to be] vinedressers and husbandmen.“
“Nguni't iniwan ng punong kawal ng bantay ang mga
pinakadukha sa lupain upang maging maguubas at magbubukid
“
Around the world, it is often the poor who are farmers.
The poor do not have the education, or the other
resources necessary to produce maximum production
from the land.
- While money is often viewed as the solution to this
problem, in Proverbs, God says that wisdom is more
important than money.
- Wisdom can provide the creativity for witty
inventions to do things cheaper and more efficiently.
- Easy money through debt often suppresses creativity
in finding a cheaper more efficient way.
63

64. Research and Development in Israel
The agricultural sector is based almost entirely on R&D, implemented
by cooperation between farmers and researchers.
Through a well-established extension service system, research results
are quickly transmitted to the field for trial and implementation, and
problems are brought directly to the scientist for solutions.
Agricultural R&D is carried out primarily by the Ministry of
Agriculture's Agricultural Research Organization.Most agricultural research institutes in Israel maintain close relations with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, ensuring a continuous exchange of information with other countries.
*** Israeli agriculturists have pioneered agricultural
biotechnology, trickle-drip irrigation, soil solarization and
the sustained use of industrial waste water for agriculture.
These advances have been applied to marketable
products, ranging from genetically-engineered seeds and biopesticides to light-degradable plastics and
computerized irrigation/fertilization systems.
64

65. Agriculture has also benefited from a broad range of general scientific
research and R&D developments, including automated plant tissue
culture, biological insecticides, disease-resistant strains and biological
fertilization.
Making optimal use of scarce water, harsh land, and a limited labor force
has led to revolutions in agricultural methods. The search for water-
saving techniques spurred the development of many types of computer-
controlled irrigation systems, including the drip method, which directs
water flow straight to the root zone of plants.
One of the earliest Israeli industrial innovations to reach international
markets was the drip irrigation system.
- In drip irrigation, water and nutrients are discharged directly to the area
around the plant's root system, so that much smaller amounts can be used
more efficiently. This also enables farmers to provide the precise amounts
of water at the rate required by different crops. Today, the system is
computer-controlled. Drip irrigation has allowed the country to develop
one of the most efficient water systems in the world, which it needs badly,
since it uses up virtually every drop of available water each year. Israel has65

66. Agriculture and the Economy
Today, agriculture represents a mere 2.7% of the Israeli gross domestic
product (GDP). Agriculture has grown in absolute terms and played an
important part in Israel's economy for more five decades. In 2010, the
total amount of land devoted to agriculture was 3,887 thousand
dunams, nearly three times the amount of devoted land from 1948. Out
of that area, field crops comprised 1,316 thousand dunams, vegetables
741 thousand dunames, citrus 176 thousand dunams, and aquaculture
made up an additional 22 thousand dunams.
While the high-tech industry has boomed in Israel, agriculture remains
of major importance, especially in areas such as the Arava and
the Jordan Valley where it provides almost the sole means of livelihood.
In 2010, only approximately 50,000 people were employed in farming,
constituting less than two percent of the country's
workforce.In monetary terms, Israel produces around 99
percent of its food requirements. ***
66

67. So Elohim led the people around by way of the wilderness of
the Sea of Reeds. And the children of Yisra’?l went up armed
from the land of Mitsrayim. (Exodus 13:18 )
In Hebrew it reads, “derech ha midbar Yam Suf”. Again we
have “derech” or “the path”. The word “ha” is “the” and
“midbar”, while it means “wilderness” or “deserted place”, it
also means the “mouth” or “instrument of speech”. It shares
the same root as “debar” or “the word”.
It’s fitting that in Debarim (The Words), Chapter 8, verse 3,
Moshe reminds the people of what happened in this week’s
parsha. These are the words Yeshua quoted when tempted
by satan; “And He humbled you, and let you suffer hunger,
and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did
your fathers know, to make you know that man does not live
by bread alone, but by every Word that comes from the
mouth of ‫יהוה‬ 67

68. s
68

69. The pillar of cloud suggests that the heaven and ‫יהוה‬ are
veiled and can’t be seen. This is the picture we see in Rosh
Chodesh, when the moon is veiled, and is then revealed.
There are times when ‫יהוה‬ is obscured, hidden to us. Then,
in the night, in our darkest hour, the Light breaks through
and we know He’s there. He was there all along. ***
In the Hekal (House of Elohim), ‫יהוה‬ was obscured behind
the veil. But, in the kingdom of Mashiach, when the Hekal
is built, there will be no veil. Whenever our faith, our trust,
is tested, we need to remember that it’s still His leading
that we follow.
And it shall be that he who is left in Tsiyon and he who
remains in Yerushalayim is called set-apart, everyone who
is written among the living in Yerushalayim. When ‫יהוה‬ has
washed away the filth of the daughters of Tsiyon, and
rinsed away the blood of Yerushalayim from her midst, by
the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, then
‫יהוה‬ shall create above every dwelling place of Mount
Tsiyon, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by
day and the shining of a flaming fire by night, for over all
the esteem shall be a covering, (Isaiah 4:3-5)
69

70. Rev 1:5 and from YESHUA HAMASHIYACH, the faithful
witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the
kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us
from our sins by His blood--
Rev 1:6 and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His
God and Father--to Him be the glory and the dominion
forever and ever. Amen.
Rev 1:7 BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and
every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and
all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to
be. Amen. Dan. 7:13; Zech. 12:10)
Rev 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord
God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the
Almighty." 70

71. s
71

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73. 73

74. 74

75. 75

76. 76

77. s
77

78. s
78

79. Then Mosheh and the children of Yisra’ĕl sang this
song to ‫,יהוה‬ and spoke, saying, “I sing to ‫,יהוה‬ for
He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has
thrown into the sea! “Yah is my strength and song,
and He has become my deliverance. He is my Ěl,
and I praise Him – Elohim of my father, and I exalt
Him. (Exodus 15:1-2)
The Song of Moses is prophetic for the people who
revere Yahweh’s commandments and walk in His
ways will sing the true Song of Moses. And I saw
another sign in the heaven, ..for the wrath of Elohim
was ended .. those overcoming the beast and his image
and his mark ,,holding harps of Elohim. 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! “Who shall not
fear You, O ‫,יהוה‬ and esteem Your Name? Because You
alone are kind. Because all nations shall come and
worship before You, for Your righteousnesses have been
made manifest.” (Revelation 15:1-4)
79

80. 80

81. And Mosheh brought Yisra’?l from the Sea of Reeds, and
they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went
three days in the wilderness and found no water. And
they came to Marah, and they were unable to drink the
waters of Marah, for they were bitter. So the name of it
was called Marah. And the people grumbled against
Mosheh, saying, “What are we to drink?”(Exodus 15:22-
24)
Three days without water is synonymous with being
without the Living Torah, the Living Word, or the Living
Water that brings Life.
- Water represents the Spirit Life of Torah, Y’shua. Y’shua
is the Living Word. He is the author of the Word
(Genesis 1:1; John 1:1, 14).
- The Torah on its own cannot save or give life. Rather,
our souls would become dry and parched without His
Life giving Spirit.
- If we look deeply into the Word of Yahweh for the Living
Water we will find abundant life. But when the soul
goes without water, it is that much easier for it to be
influenced by a spirit of grumbling. This is exactly what
we see in the case of the Israelites and Moses at Marah.81

82. Then he cried out to ‫,יהוה‬ and ‫יהוה‬ showed him a tree. And
when he threw it into the waters, the waters were made
sweet. There He made a law and a right-ruling for them, and
there He tried them. And He said, “If you diligently obey the
voice of ‫יהוה‬ your Elohim and do what is right in His eyes, and
shall listen to His commands and shall guard all His laws, I shall
bring on you none of the diseases I brought on the Mitsrites,
for I am ‫יהוה‬ who heals you.” (Exodus 15:25-26)
The spring at Marah still exists and the water is still
bitter. The water contains minerals that kill parasites.
The Egyptian today charge money for this water.
* Elohim brought them to a place of healing from the
diseases of the Mitzrites. But, the cure was bitter.
Sometimes, the waters of healing taste bitter.
*** The “tree” (that is taught) sweetens the bitterness
of life is the Torah, the Tree of Life.
82

83. Then he cried out to ‫,יהוה‬ and ‫יהוה‬ showed him a tree. And
when he threw it into the waters, the waters were made
sweet. There He made a law and a right-ruling for them, and
there He tried them. And He said, “If you diligently obey the
voice of ‫יהוה‬ your Elohim and do what is right in His eyes, and
shall listen to His commands and shall guard all His laws, I shall
bring on you none of the diseases I brought on the Mitsrites,
for I am ‫יהוה‬ who heals you.” (Exodus 15:25-26)
The spring at Marah still exists and the water is still
bitter. The water contains minerals that kill parasites.
The Egyptian today charge money for this water.
* Elohim brought them to a place of healing from the
diseases of the Mitzrites. But, the cure was bitter.
Sometimes, the waters of healing taste bitter.
*** The “tree” (that is taught) sweetens the bitterness
of life is the Torah, the Tree of Life.
83

84. 84

85. While they indulged in these lamentations, Moses prayed to God
to forgive the faint of heart their unseemly words, and,
furthermore, to supply the general want. As quickly, as he had
prayed, was his prayer answered. God bade him take a piece of a
laurel tree, write upon it the great and glorious name of God,
and throw it into the water, whereupon the water would become
drinkable and sweet.
The ways of the Holy One, blessed be He, differ from the ways of
man: Man turns bitter to sweet by the agency of some sweet
stuff, but God transformed the bitter water through the bitter
laurel tree. When Israel beheld this miracle, they asked
forgiveness of their heavenly Father, and said: "O Lord of the
world! We sinned against Thee when we murmured about the
water." Not through this miracle alone, however, has Marah
become a significant spot for Israel, but, especially, because
there God gave to Israel important percepts, like the Sabbath
rest, marriage and civil laws. 85

86. And they came to Ělim, where there were twelve fountains of water
and seventy palm trees. And they camped there by the waters. (Exodus
15:27)
Both of the two tests that occur after the deliverance at the Yam Suf
involve water, which refers to Torah. Moshe leads the Children of
Yisra’el to “Eylim” (Aleph-yud-lamed-mem).
• “Eylim” means “palms” or “upright trees” referring to the 70 palm
trees (tamar‟im).
• “Eylim” also means “rams”, as in the rams of the offerings. Since the
rams were used as offerings (korban‟ot) for drawing near, ascension
and as sin offerings, etc.; we can see that this was a very special
place of drawing near and ascending to ‫יהוה‬ for B’nei Yisra’el.
• “Eylim” means “mighty ones” or “the mighty”.
The 12 fountains, (ayin‟ot), are the 12 Tribes of Israel, possessing the
water (Torah) that comes from beneath by revelation. The 70 palms
(tamar‟im) represent the 70 nations (goyim) of the world.
86

87. 87

88. Now, “Yam Suf” or “Sea of Reeds” or “Rushes” in Hebraic
thought is a metaphor for the “lush and fruitful” in a “sea”
or “ocean of peoples”. These “lush, fruitful plants”
represent what sustains and has value.
- What you have is this “sea” or “ocean” or “vast numbers
of peoples”.
Then you have the “reeds” or “rushes” or “those that
provide nourishment and sustenance” to the people.
It was out of these “fruitful reeds and rushes” in the waters
that Moshe was taken and raised to become the instrument
of Yah’s deliverance for B’nei Yisra’el. He was the chosen
from among the fruitful, or the chosen out of the chosen. -
*** So, Elohim chose to bring His chosen people unto
Himself, by the way of His Word and the instrument
of His deliverance. *** no one can pluck you out 88

89. Verse 18 also tells us; And the children of Yisra‟el went up
armed. This doesn’t just mean with swords and spears and
stuff. The Hebrew word used here for “armed” is “chamushim”,
which is the plural of the root word “chamush” (chet-mem-
shin), which means “equipped”, “brave” and “ready for war”.
This spelling of “chet-mem-shin” is pronounced several ways
and with several meanings;
1.“chamesh”, the Hebrew counting number “five”, “five
sheqels” or “chamesh sheql‟im” (the redemption price of the
first-born).
2.“chamush” which means “brave” or “equipped for war”;
because the connotation is that of being “arrayed for battle
by fives”, which is why the King Jimmy translates it as
“harnessed”.
3.“chumash” (Hebrew compilation of Torah plus
commentaries); because it represents the “Five Books of the
Torah”.
4.“chemesh”, which means the “belly”, “loins” or “womb”. The
picture here is of one’s “loins being girded”. ‫יהוה‬ had
equipped and girded them, by miracles and judgments of
Torah, to enter the wilderness. ‫יהוה‬ prepared them and gave
what they needed to serve Him in the wilderness and enter
their inheritance. 89

90. And Mosheh took the bones of Yosĕph with him, for he certainly
made the children of Yisra’ĕl swear, saying, “Elohim shall
certainly visit you, and you shall bring my bones from here with
you.” (Exodus 13:19)
Why were these bones important, because of what they held
within them, Joseph’s DNA. A person’s DNA represents
their identity. Joseph’s bones are a picture of the House of Israel,
the “lost” ten tribes, and are therefore prophetic of the return of
not just Judah and Benjamin, the two tribes currently living in
the land, but of all twelve tribes returned and living in the land.
Joseph’s bones represent a continuous heritage promised to
Abraham’s descendants generations ago.
Another reason Joseph’s bones had to be carried back to the
land of Israel was because Joseph’s brothers had tried to kill him
(Genesis 37:18). Without his DNA, or identity, it could be alleged
that Joseph was not “alive” and that his ancestors no longer
existed, even to this day. 90

91. And they departed from Sukkoth and camped in Etham at the edge of
the wilderness. (Exodus 13:20)
“Sukkoth”, or “Tabernacles” was their first stop on the way out of
bondage. This was not the “Sukkoth” established by Ya’aqob in
Kena’an, as this one is still well within Mitzrayim. This was the Bedouin
city, of approx. 250,000 people, that was always on the move. It was
here that the Israelites (city dwellers) bought tents and learned how to
be campers. This too represents leaving the “tabernacles”, “tents” or
“worship” of Mitzrayim. “Dwelling in tents” is a Scriptural metaphor for
“learning” their ways.
“Etham” is an Egyptian word and, according to Gesenius’ Hebrew-
Chaldee Lexicon, means “border of the sea”. Its importance is that it
bordered the Yam Suf, the Sea of Reeds, the instrument of ‫’יהוה‬s
Deliverance.
91

92. And ‫יהוה‬ went before them by day in a column of cloud to lead the
way, and by night in a column of fire to give them light, so as to go by
day and night. The column of cloud did not cease by day, nor the
column of fire by night, before the people. (Exodus 13:21-22)
This is important to remember as we’re going to be seeing this picture
throughout the rest of Torah. As we begin to study the first “exodus”, it
will help us understand the “second greater exodus”. The Hebrew word
for “column” or “pillar” (depending on your translation) is “awmood”
(ayin-mem-vav-dalet) which is from the root “amad”, meaning to
“stand firm” or “establish”. The numeric value of “awmood” is 120
which equals “ami” or “my people”, “Masada” or “the foundation” and
“va‟eef d‟noo” or “did redeem you”. And, 120 also equals “va‟a latah”
or “thick darkness”. So ‫יהוה‬ went before them in this “pillar” TO
ESTABLISH HIS PEOPLE ON THE FOUNDATION OF REDEMPTION.
92

93. The word for “cloud” here is “anan” (ayin-nun-nun). This isn’t a rain
cloud; but, literally means to “veil over” or “to obscure”. What’s
interesting here is that its use in Scripture, including twice in Ezekiel
38, is about “armies” that are referred to as clouds covering the “land”
or “earth”. They are also referred to as causing great darkness. The
picture is that this “pillar of cloud”, which concealed ‫,יהוה‬ is made up
of the “armies of heaven”. Also of interest here is the numeric value of
“anan” is 170 which equals “l‟Olam” or “forever” and “l‟panah” or
“before me”, as “in my face”. 170 also equals “la‟milah‟im” or “they
were circumcised”.
This is indeed quite an army, in that they are eternally before the Face
of Elohim and they are circumcised, or of His Covenant. They are the
“Host of Heaven”. This is the “pillar of cloud” that led them by day.
93

94. By night ‫יהוה‬ was in a “column of fire” or “awmood aish” (aleph-
shin). “Aish” is indeed “fire” the “Consuming fire” as Elohim
refers to Himself.
Fire or “aish” gives heat and light and that is why another
meaning for “aish” is “splendor” or “brightness”. This compares
with the “burning fire” in our hearts for what we are passionate
about. Light is what is referred to here, in this verse. ‫יהוה‬ tells us
that His word, Torah, is a light, a lamp. Therefore ‫יהושע‬ spoke to
them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows
Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but possess the light of
life.” (John 8:12)
Elohim also speaks of the “fire of His wrath”. And when the
thousand years have ended, Satan shall be released from his
prison, and he shall go out to lead the nations astray which are
in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them
together for battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. ..
And fire came down from Elohim out of the heaven and
consumed them. (Revelation 20:7-9) 94

95. The numeric value of “aish” is 301, which equals “Cha‟rah”, “He
called” or “He is called”, “ha Tsuwr”, “the rock” and “raphana”, “that
heals you”.
YHVH indeed calls to us from the “fire”, from the “brilliance” that is His
Word. He called Moshe from the bush that burned with fire and yet
was not consumed. In this “column of fire” dwells the Rock who heals
us. Over a dozen times in Scripture ‫יהוה‬ is referred to as the “Rock of
Yisra‟el” and the “Rock of our deliverance”. Almost as many times
Mashiach is referred to as this same “Rock”. and all drank the same
spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed, and
the Rock was Messiah. (1 Corinthians 10:4) He is there for us as well.
He’s showing us this, right before our eyes. Think of this, man was
made in the image of Elohim and YHVH said through the prophet in
‘’Look to the rock you were hewn from, ‘’(Isaiah 51:1)
95

96. The column of cloud suggests that the heaven and ‫יהוה‬ are veiled and
can’t be seen. This is the picture we see in Rosh Chodesh, when the
moon is veiled, and is then revealed. There are times when ‫יהוה‬ is
obscured, hidden to us. Then, in the night, in our darkest hour, the
Light breaks through and we know He’s there. He was there all along.
In the Hekal (House of Elohim), ‫יהוה‬ was obscured behind the veil. But,
in the kingdom of Mashiach, when the Hekal is built, there will be no
veil. Whenever our faith, our trust, is tested, we need to remember
that it’s still His leading that we follow.
And it shall be that he who is left in Tsiyon and he who remains in
Yerushalayim is called set-apart, everyone who is written among the
living in Yerushalayim. When ‫יהוה‬ has washed away the filth of the
daughters of Tsiyon, and rinsed away the blood of Yerushalayim from
her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, then
‫יהוה‬ shall create above every dwelling place of Mount Tsiyon, and
above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a
flaming fire by night, for over all the esteem shall be a covering, (Isaiah
4:3-5)
96

97. And ‫יהוה‬ hardened the heart of Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim, and
he pursued the children of Yisra’ĕl, but the children of Yisra’ĕl went out
defiantly. (Exodus 14:8)
The KJV says they went out with a high hand ... the children of Israel
went out with an high hand. (Exodus 14:8). What does it mean? Many
translations say that Israel left “boldly.” It implies they left in a very
public display of unflinching courage. Comparing this phrase with other
places in the Torah, “a high hand” appears as a negative expression,
implying exaggerated pride.
Example, this is how a person who intentionally commits a sin is
described: ‘But the being who does whatever defiantly, whether he is
native or a stranger, he reviles ‫,יהוה‬ and that being shall be cut off from
among his people. (Numbers 15:30)
In Deuteronomy, it is written that ‫יהוה‬ will punish an enemy who
otherwise would take the credit for a victory: ‘If I did not fear the
enemy’s taunt, Lest their adversaries misunderstand, Lest they say,
“Our hand is high, And ‫יהוה‬ has not done all this.” ’ (Deuteronomy
32:27)
97

98. “A high hand” clearly conveys exaggerated pride. It is probable
that the Israelites left Egypt with a feeling of satisfaction, almost
as if they took some credit for their redemption.
Another educational experience was on the way in learning
dependence on the Almighty. Any pride that they had was soon
replaced by fear of the Egyptians:
And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Yisra’ĕl lifted their
eyes and saw the Mitsrites coming up after them. And they were
greatly afraid, so the children of Yisra’ĕl cried out to ‫.יהוה‬
(Exodus 14:10)
Their “high hand” which was followed by a fear of the Egyptians,
will evolve into a fear of Elohim as they witness what the great
“hand of Elohim” does against Egypt:
And Yisra’ĕl saw the great work which ‫יהוה‬ had done in
Mitsrayim, and the people feared ‫,יהוה‬ and believed ‫יהוה‬ and His
servant Mosheh. (Exodus 14:31) 98

99. ‘And I shall pass through the land of Mitsrayim on that night, and
shall smite all the first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, both man
and beast. And on all the mighty ones of Mitsrayim I shall
execute judgment. I am ‫.יהוה‬ (Exodus 12:12)
He says this after He describes the last plague. So, when then
does He judge these gods of Egypt?
And ‫יהוה‬ spoke to Mosheh, saying, “Speak to the children of
Yisra’ĕl, that they turn and camp before Pi Haḥiroth, between
Miḡdol and the sea, opposite Baʽal Tsephon – camp before it by
the sea. “For Pharaoh shall say of the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘They
are entangled in the land, the wilderness has closed them in.’
“And I shall harden the heart of Pharaoh, and he shall pursue
them. But I am to be esteemed through Pharaoh and over all his
army, and the Mitsrites shall know that I am ‫”.יהוה‬ And they did
so. ..And the Mitsrites pursued them, and all the horses and
chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen and his army, and
overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Haḥiroth, before
Baʽal Tsephon. (Exodus 14:1-9)
99

100. Elohim brought B’nei Yisra’el to Etham (the border of the sea), but now
He brings them into the exact place He wants them in order to
accomplish His purpose. They camp before (in the face of) “Pi Hahiroth”
which literally translates in Egyptian as “the mouth of the graves”. It is
between “Migdol” and “Ba‟al Tsephon”. “Migdol” is another Egyptian
word meaning “high places”. This place is near the northern border of
Mitzrayim and from here, the mighty ones of Egypt were supposed to
be watching over Mitzrayim’s northern border. When this word was
brought into the Hebrew language, it was translated as “tower”. “Ba‟al
Tsephon” means “lord of the north”. Now, this lord of the north’s name
is “typhon” in Egyptian, and this guy is the oldest and mightiest of
Egypt’s mighty ones. It even pre-dates “ra”, their sun deity. ‫יהוה‬ brings
them all into judgment before B’nei Yisra’el at the border that separates
Kena’an (Israel) from Mitzrayim (Egypt). Here, ‫יהוה‬destroys Pharaoh
and the army of Mitzrayim in the face of those mighty ones, who are
powerless against the Mighty One of Yisra’el. ‫יהוה‬ uses the instrument
of B’nei Yisra’el’s deliverance, to judge Mitzrayim and its mighty ones.
100

101. How deep is the water? The Gulf of Aqaba is very deep: in places over
a mile (1,600m) deep. Even with the sea dried up, walking across
would be difficult due to the steep grade down the sides. But there is
one spot where if the water were removed, it would be an easy
descent for people and animals. This is the line between Nuweiba and
the opposite shore in Saudi Arabia.
Depth-sounding expeditions have revealed a smooth, gentle slope
descending from Nuweiba out into the Gulf. This shows up almost like
a pathway on depth-recording equipment, confirming it's Biblical
description, '...a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.'
(Isaiah 43:16).
The distance between Nuweiba and where artifacts have been found
on Saudi coast is about 18 km (11 miles). Along this line, the deepest
point is about 800m (2,600 feet). No wonder that Inspired writers of
the Bible described it as the mighty waters. And no wonder that not a
single Egyptian survived when the water collapsed in upon them. (
Above right NUWEIBA BEACH- the spot where the crossing began)
101

102. 102

103. And when Pharaoh drew near...And Mosheh said to the people, “Do
not be afraid. Stand still, and see the deliverance of ‫,יהוה‬ which He
does for you today. .. And ‫יהוה‬ said to Mosheh, “Why do you cry to
Me? Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and let them go forward. “And
you, lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and
divide it, and let the children of Yisra’ĕl go on dry ground through
the midst of the sea. “And I, see I am hardening the hearts of the
Mitsrites, and they shall follow them. And I am to be esteemed
through Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his
horsemen. “And the Mitsrites shall know that I am ‫,יהוה‬ when I am
esteemed through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.” ..And
Mosheh stretched out his hand over the sea. And ‫יהוה‬ caused the
sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the
sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.(Exodus 14:10-21)
This particular battle with the Egyptians will be waged with the
Israelites standing on the sidelines, “holding their peace.” He says,
in effect, do nothing. What Moshe literally says to the people in
verse 13 is: “Stand still and see the Yeshua (‫יהושע‬ ) of ‫”!!יהוה‬ 103

104. I will save them if only for the sake of the merits of Abraham, who
stood ready to sacrifice his son Isaac unto Me, and for the sake of My
promise to Jacob.
Moses, however, was still very much troubled in mind, on account of
Samael, who had not left off lodging accusations before God against
Israel since the exodus from Egypt. The Lord adopted the same
procedure in dealing with the accuser as the experienced shepherd,
who, at the moment of transferring his sheep across a stream, was
faced by a ravening wolf. The shepherd threw a strong ram to the wolf,
and while the two engaged in combat, the rest of the flock was carried
across the water, and then the shepherd returned and snatch the
wolf's supposed prey away from him. Samael said to the Lord: "Up to
this time the children of Israel were idol worshippers, and now Thou
proposest so great a thing as dividing the sea for them?" What did the
Lord do? He surrendered Job to Samael, saying, "While he busies
himself with Job, Israel will pass through the sea unscathed, and as
soon as they are in safety, I will rescue Job from the hands of Samael."
104

105. And it came to be, in the morning watch, that ‫יהוה‬ looked down upon
the army of the Mitsrites through the column of fire and cloud, and He
brought the army of the Mitsrites into confusion. And He took off their
chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty. And the
Mitsrites said, “Let us flee from the face of Yisra’ĕl, for ‫יהוה‬ fights for
them against the Mitsrites.” Then ‫יהוה‬ said to Mosheh, “Stretch out
your hand over the sea, and let the waters come back upon the
Mitsrites, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.” And Mosheh
stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its usual
flow, at the break of day, with the Mitsrites fleeing into it. Thus ‫יהוה‬
overthrew the Mitsrites in the midst of the sea, and the waters
returned and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the army
of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them, and not even one was
left of them. (Exodus 14:24-28)
105
A WHEEL FOUND IN THE SEA

106. The divided sea reminds us of the ancient ceremony of covenant
making, known as the “cutting of a covenant.” In the ceremony
animals are divided and the parties to the covenant walk between
them. We read of this in the cutting of the Abrahamic covenant:
Genesis 15:9 -18 ..And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it
was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning
torch that passed between those pieces. On the same day ‫יהוה‬ cut a
covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this
land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates --
At the Red Sea, the Israelites passed “between the pieces” (the waters,
instead of the halves of the animals) in a renewing of the covenant
made with Abram. The rabbis teach that Israel entered into covenant
with ‫יהוה‬ by three rites – circumcision, immersion, and sacrifice. In 1
Corinthians 10 we also see how their passage related to the mikveh
(baptism): For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, that all our
fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all
were immersed into Mosheh in the cloud and in the sea, (1 Corinthians
10:1-2)
106

107. Then Mosheh and the children of Yisra’ĕl sang this song to ‫,יהוה‬
and spoke, saying, “I sing to ‫,יהוה‬ for He is highly exalted! The
horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! “Yah is my
strength and song, and He has become my deliverance. He is my
Ěl, and I praise Him – Elohim of my father, and I exalt Him.
(Exodus 15:1-2)
The Song of Moses is prophetic for the people who revere
Yahweh’s commandments and walk in His ways will sing the
true Song of Moses. And I saw another sign in the heaven, ..for
the wrath of Elohim was ended .. those overcoming the beast
and his image and his mark ,,holding harps of Elohim. 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! “Who shall not fear You, O ‫,יהוה‬ and esteem Your
Name? Because You alone are kind. Because all nations shall
come and worship before You, for Your righteousnesses have
been made manifest.” (Revelation 15:1-4) 107

108. And Mosheh brought Yisra’?l from the Sea of Reeds, and they went out
into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness
and found no water. And they came to Marah, and they were unable to
drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. So the name of it was
called Marah. And the people grumbled against Mosheh, saying,
“What are we to drink?”(Exodus 15:22-24)
Three days without water is synonymous with being without
the Living Torah, the Living Word, or the Living Water that brings Life.
Water represents the Spirit Life of Torah, Y’shua. Y’shua is the Living
Word. He is the author of the Word (Genesis 1:1; John 1:1, 14). The
Torah on its own cannot save or give life. Rather, our souls would
become dry and parched without His Life giving Spirit. If we look
deeply into the Word of Yahweh for the Living Water we will find
abundant life. But when the soul goes without water, it is that much
easier for it to be influenced by a spirit of grumbling. This is exactly
what we see in the case of the Israelites and Moses at Marah.
108

109. Then he cried out to ‫,יהוה‬ and ‫יהוה‬ showed him a tree. And when he
threw it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made
a law and a right-ruling for them, and there He tried them. And He
said, “If you diligently obey the voice of ‫יהוה‬ your Elohim and do what
is right in His eyes, and shall listen to His commands and shall guard all
His laws, I shall bring on you none of the diseases I brought on the
Mitsrites, for I am ‫יהוה‬ who heals you.” (Exodus 15:25-26)
The spring at Marah still exists and the water is still bitter. The water
contains minerals that kill parasites. The Egyptian today charge money
for this water. Elohim brought them to a place of healing from the
diseases of the Mitzrites. But, the cure was bitter. Sometimes, the
waters of healing taste bitter.
The “tree” (that is taught) sweetens the bitterness of life is the Torah,
the Tree of Life.
109

110. While they indulged in these lamentations, Moses prayed to God
to forgive the faint of heart their unseemly words, and,
furthermore, to supply the general want. As quickly, as he had
prayed, was his prayer answered. God bade him take a piece of a
laurel tree, write upon it the great and glorious name of God,
and throw it into the water, whereupon the water would become
drinkable and sweet.
The ways of the Holy One, blessed be He, differ from the ways of
man: Man turns bitter to sweet by the agency of some sweet
stuff, but God transformed the bitter water through the bitter
laurel tree. When Israel beheld this miracle, they asked
forgiveness of their heavenly Father, and said: "O Lord of the
world! We sinned against Thee when we murmured about the
water." Not through this miracle alone, however, has Marah
become a significant spot for Israel, but, especially, because
there God gave to Israel important percepts, like the Sabbath
rest, marriage and civil laws. 110

111. And they came to Ělim, where there were twelve fountains of water
and seventy palm trees. And they camped there by the waters. (Exodus
15:27)
Both of the two tests that occur after the deliverance at the Yam Suf
involve water, which refers to Torah. Moshe leads the Children of
Yisra’el to “Eylim” (Aleph-yud-lamed-mem).
• “Eylim” means “palms” or “upright trees” referring to the 70 palm
trees (tamar‟im).
• “Eylim” also means “rams”, as in the rams of the offerings. Since the
rams were used as offerings (korban‟ot) for drawing near, ascension
and as sin offerings, etc.; we can see that this was a very special
place of drawing near and ascending to ‫יהוה‬ for B’nei Yisra’el.
• “Eylim” means “mighty ones” or “the mighty”.
The 12 fountains, (ayin‟ot), are the 12 Tribes of Israel, possessing the
water (Torah) that comes from beneath by revelation. The 70 palms
(tamar‟im) represent the 70 nations (goyim) of the world.
111

112. This oasis at Elim is a beautiful picture of the provision by Yeshua that
will be there for ALL the nations (70) who identify with Israel and leave
Egypt. This is not the Kingdom, but a respite on the way to the
Promised Land. So why is this spot a test? Elim becomes a place of
accountability. We are able to drink deeply here of the water of the
Word. We can rest here. But we must continue on from here toward
the Promised Land. If we pollute the water here, or refuse to move on
we have failed the TEST
112

113. And they set out from Ělim, and all the congregation of the children
of Yisra’ĕl came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Ělim and
Sinai... And all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl grumbled
against Mosheh and Aharon in the wilderness (Exodus 16:1-2)
The Torah describes their location in the wilderness, halfway
between Elim and Sinai. The Torah stresses this point of being
halfway there…away from Egypt, but not yet having reached their
goal. The future is still fuzzy, and the destination is not yet in sight.
Psychologically it’s just a tough place to be.
The text also does not say that they were hungry. They seem to be
complaining because they have left their oasis and now they are “in
the wilderness.” Instead of being hungry at the moment, they are
afraid for their future. They reminisce about Egypt where they had
assurance of food for tomorrow. That is what they miss and that is
why they begin to complain. The wilderness is a place with no
means of subsistence. It is a place where the children of Israel will
have to learn that it is the heavenly Father who will feed and sustain
them.
113

114. And ‫יהוה‬ said to Mosheh, “See, I am raining bread from the heavens
for you. And the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion
every day, in order to try them, whether they walk in My Torah or
not. “And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what
they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.” ...
And Mosheh said, “In that ‫יהוה‬ gives you meat to eat in the evening,
and in the morning bread to satisfaction, for ‫יהוה‬ hears your
grumblings which you make against Him. ... And it came to be that
quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the
morning the dew lay all around the camp. And the layer of dew
went up, and see, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small
round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. And the children of
Yisra’ĕl saw, and they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did
not know what it was. And Mosheh said to them, “It is the bread
which ‫יהוה‬ has given you to eat. (Exodus 16:1-15)
Concerning the gathering of the manna, Exodus 16:4 literally reads
that they should “gather a word a day in its day.” 114

115. Here, ‫יהוה‬ provides meat, quails, for all to eat. And then, the next
morning, He provides bread (lechem) by means of the dew (tal).
What we read in the last half of verse 4, speaking of this “bread”
(lechem) or “manna”; And the people shall go out and gather a portion
every day, in order to try them, whether they walk in My Torah or not.
‫יהוה‬ said they were to gather a “portion” every day, in order to test
them, to see if they will walk in His Torah. In the Hebrew Torah, the
word translated as “portion” is “debar” (dalet-beit-reish). That’s right,
“debar”, the “word”, “that which is spoken”, as well as the “mouth”, as
in the “Mouth of Elohim”. Perhaps this is what Yahshua said we should
ask for, when we pray, in Matthew 6:11; “Give us today our daily
bread.” Moshe reminds us, as he’s reminding B’nei Yisra’el in the
wilderness, in Deuteronomy 8:3; “And He humbled you, and let you
suffer hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did
your fathers know, to make you know that man does not live by bread
alone, but by every Word that comes from the mouth of ‫.יהוה‬
115

116. And all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl set out on their
journey .. ‫,יהוה‬ and camped in Rephiḏim. And there was no water
for the people to drink. Therefore the people strove with Mosheh,
and said, “Give us water to drink.” . And the people thirsted there
for water, and the people grumbled against Mosheh, and said,
“Why did you bring us out of Mitsrayim, to kill us and our children
and our livestock with thirst?” .. And ‫יהוה‬ said to Mosheh, “Pass
over before the people, and take with you some of the elders of
Yisra’ĕl. And take in your hand your rod with which you smote the
river, and go. “See, I am standing before you there on the rock in
Ḥorĕḇ. And you shall smite the rock, and water shall come out of it,
and the people shall drink.” And Mosheh did so before the eyes of
the elders of Yisra’ĕl. ..(Exodus 17:1-7)
and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that
spiritual Rock that followed, and the Rock was Messiah. (1
Corinthians 10:4). The apostle Paul reveals the clear symbolic
[typical] character of the transaction that occurred at Rephidim. It
speaks of the One Who followed the Children of Israel in the
wilderness, supplying all their wants and needs. 116

117. And Amalĕq came and fought with Yisra’ĕl in Rephiḏim. .. And
Mosheh, Aharon, and Ḥur went up to the top of the hill. And it
came to be, when Mosheh held up his hand, that Yisra’ĕl prevailed.
And when he let down his hand, Amalĕq prevailed. But Mosheh’s
hands were heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him, and
he sat on it. And Aharon and Ḥur supported his hands, one on one
side, and the other on the other side. And his hands were steady
until the going down of the sun. (Exodus 17:8-12)
Amalek was related to Edom. He attacked from ambush the
stragglers and weaker Israelites of the delivered multitude who
had fallen behind in the march. He did not confront or engage
Israel from the front, head-on. Instead, his forces operated much
as terrorists do today, by attacking the innocent, weaker and
generally helpless of a population. Saul was commanded to destroy
Agog the Amalekite but failed to follow through in his assigned
mission, so Amalek lived on through his descendents, one of whom
was Haman, the "enemy of the Jews." In these last days, terrorist
groups such as Hamas and Hezebolah are proliferating, and they
conspire to kill Jews and destroy Israel. 117

118. “And I shall bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the lands
where you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm,
and with wrath poured out. “And I shall bring you into the wilderness of the
peoples, and shall enter into judgment with you face to face there. ..“And I shall
make you pass under the rod, and shall bring you into the bond of the
covenant, and purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress
against Me. .. they shall not come into the land of Yisra’ĕl. And you shall know
that I am ‫.יהוה‬ “As for you, O house of Yisra’ĕl,” thus said the Master ‫,יהוה‬ “Go,
serve each of you his idols, and afterwards, if you are not listening to Me. But
do not profane My set-apart Name any more with your gifts and your idols.
“For on My set-apart mountain, on the mountain height of Yisra’ĕl,” declares
the Master ‫,יהוה‬ “there all the house of Yisra’ĕl, all of them in the land, shall
serve Me. There I shall accept them, and there I shall require your offerings and
the first-fruits of your offerings, together with all your set-apart gifts. “As a
sweet fragrance I shall accept you when I bring you out from the peoples. And I
shall gather you out of the lands where you have been scattered. And I shall be
set-apart in you before the gentiles. “And you shall know that I am ‫,יהוה‬ when I
bring you into the land of Yisra’ĕl, into the land for which I lifted My hand in an
oath to give to your fathers. “And there you shall remember your ways and all
your deeds with which you were defiled. ... “And you shall know that I am ‫,יהוה‬
when I have dealt with you for My Name’s sake, not according to your evil ways
nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Yisra’ĕl,” declares the Master
‫’.יהוה‬ ” (Ezekiel 20:34-44)
118

119. Our biggest question is “Why?” Look at all the struggle in Torah; from
an individual basis in B‟reshith, from Adam to Cain and Hebel, then
Noach, then Avraham to Yitzaq, Ya’aqob and Esau, Isreal and the
remainder of Torah and the Prophets. Despite what the church insists,
this is the focus of the Brit Chadashah as well. First B’nei Yisra’el finds
themselves in bondage, abject slavery in Egypt. Then, just when they
are released, they’re driven to certain death, or at least recapture at
the shore of the Yam Suf. Even when they are delivered from that mess
and their pursuer is destroyed, they begin a 40 year struggle to find
and earn their way home. They go from one disaster to another, even
after they reach Eretz Yisra’el. It seems never to end, one struggle after
another. For some, it’s over money, it’s addictions, health or peace of
mind.
In Hebraic thought, this process is described as “emanations” of
darkness and light. The darkness, the seeming absence of Elohim’s
presence is called “tzimtzum”, which is the cloud or veil that obscures
heaven. It can be “darkness” that is felt, as Scripture describes it.
(Genesis 15:12-13 )
119

120. Emanations of light are called, in Hebrew thought, “kav”, which
represent the light that “pierces” the darkness. It’s likened to a light
bulb that is suddenly turned on and the darkness is just gone, that
quick. These emanations of “tzimtzum” and “kav” are the process into
which Elohim spoke and all was created. And the earth came to be1
formless and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the
Spirit of Elohim was moving on the face of the waters. And Elohim said,
“Let light come to be,” and light came to be. And Elohim saw the light,
that it was good. And Elohim separated the light from the darkness.
(Genesis 1:2-4)
“What about us, today?” Bible stories are a great read, is it our destiny
to struggle forever? Is true “peace” (shalom) just another version of
“nirvana” or eternity on cloud in heaven“? Is the only way “home”
death or a rapture? There is a promise in Torah that’s repeated
throughout the “Prophets” and the “Writings”, as well as the Brit
Chadashah, of our return; the return of B’nei Yisra’el and those who
“sojourn” with them. This promise runs throughout the Torah.
120

121. “The promise is that at the end of the journey lies the „happy
ending‟ -- the Land flowing with milk and honey. But unlike in fairy
tales, the path through the speaking, teaching Wilderness of reality
is long and arduous, twisting and turning in frightening ways. Each
twist and turn in the journey comes to teach a new aspect of faith in
G-d: faith in the miracles that take place in and through the workings
of nature („and they BELIEVED in HaShem and in Moses his servant‟,
Ex. 14:31); faith in the miracles through which we receive our
livelihood (the root of the word MANNA is the same as EMUNAH,
faith); faith in G-d's miraculous power to heal through our keeping
the Torah („I, HaShem am your healer‟ Ex. 15:26); faith in G-d's
power to conquer the forces of evil („and his hands were faith‟ Ex.
17:12).
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122. Faith is the sustenance needed to survive in the wilderness of this
world and to reach the promised „inhabited land‟ (Ex. 16:35) that
surely lies at the end of the road. The very twists and turns in the
road are trials sent to bring us nearer to this sustaining faith. For that
reason, it is not written (Ex. 14:10) that „Pharaoh drew near‟
(KARAV) to the Children of Israel, but rather, Pharaoh (HIKRIV),
„Pharaoh BROUGHT closer‟. That is Pharaoh brought the Children of
Israel closer: his very onslaught and the fear it caused brought them
closer to G-d, forcing them to turn to Him in prayer and faith.”
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