Parashas BO
Exodus 10:1
– 13:16
Please pray this prayer
before reading
In the name of Yahushua
Our
Messiyah, (Jesus Christ)
I
pray for the Spirit of Understanding
The
Spirit of Knowledge and
The Spirit of Wisdom
As
I read through this Parashas
This Torah portion is called Bo,
which means to come referring to the first verse: Then יהוה said to Moses, come to Pharaoh, for I have
hardened his heart.
The Torah says that when the
CREATOR made this demand of Moses, the two of them were in Egypt, which means
that even in the mids of our darkness HE is there.
No matter how deeply mired we
are in our own Egypt, according to the Esh Kodesh, a unique channel
opens up each year on the Shabbat of Bo thanks to Messiyah Yahushua who act
as a conduits for the CREATOR. By offering insights into the nature of
revelation and by providing the service to Messiyah Yahushua our direct who
sits at the Right Hand of ABBA YAHVEH, the Torah portion of Bo and the Shabbat
gives us access to Light when we most need it.
In this Parasha, the climax of
Moses’s mission is impending. The last three plague, the commandment to
sanctify th New Moon which establish the Spiritual calenda, the laws governing
Passover, and the santification of the first born are about to be revealed to
Moses.
The first plague in this
Parasha, that of Locusts, introduces a new element; EL YAHVEH tells Moses that
He intends to make a mockery of Egypt by putting to rest the Haughty
presumptuousness of Pharaoh and his cohorts, so that not only Egypt, but even
the Children of Yisrael would know that EL YAHVEH, is MELECK in all the World.
The inclusion of the Children
of Yisrael in this Parasha is to prove that that even belivers are often not
perfect in their faith.
Exo 10:1 And יהוה said to Mosheh,
‘Come to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants,
so that I show these signs of Mine before him, - Moses was to come to Pharaoh with the eight
finger of the Mighty Hand of YAHVEH and warned him of the impending eight
plague. This message was also to Pharaoh cabinet, those who advise him, those
who had not yet turne away from him, those who still support his hardness of
heart.
Exo 10:2 and that you relate in the hearing of your son and your son’s son what I
have done in Mitsrayim, and My signs which I have done among them. And you
shall know that I am יהוה .” – This incident became a text book lesson for humanity that EL YAHVEH
is not an aloof Creator, but the Master of the Universe every day. This verse
encapsolates the very essence of that concept, for it lells Yisrael that the
miracle of the exodus; and to teach future generation that EL YAHVEH can toy
with the most powerful kingdom at will, making a mockery of them.
Exo 10:3 And Mosheh and Aharon came in to Pharaoh and said to him,
“Thus said יהוה Elohim of the Heḇrews, ‘Till when shall you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My
people go, so that they serve Me.
You Pharaoh have seen My total
control of the elements and the the atmosphere, upon which your very life is
dependent, but you maintain your obstinacy. Reason apparently, has no effect on
you.
Consequently, the way to break
your stubbornness may be through attrition, by subjecting you to a succession
of plague.
The key to repentance and
righteousness is submissiveness before EL YAHVEH. Because Pharaoh was haughty,
he could not see the truth and would not bow to the Divine Will. He paid the
price for his arrogance by having his country devastated and his army drowned
in the Red Sea .
The CREATOR revealed HIMSELF
to us according to how much we are aware that HE is being revealed to us, which
means that יהוה role in
our lives is limited only by or ignorance or faith. In truth, HE is revealing
to us all the time. Moses was mature enough to know this, that is why he sought
out the burning bush on the mountain. If we truly believe ABBA YAHVEH is being
revealed to us right now, much the same way HE revealed HIMSELF to Moses.
Then why don’t we just put
aside our ignorant, now that we know it is our unbelief? The reason is simple,
though deeply rooted: Our ego stand in the way as a stumbling block between us
and this life change paridime. We cannot replace ignorance with the certainty
of the CREATOR because we cannot see through the darkness we draw to ourselves
through our will to receive for selfish egotistical reasons. Instead of seeing the CREATOR in all things,
we see how can I be gratified in it.
How can we develop this vital
aspect of our spiritual eyes. First, there is only two existence: Light and darkness, meaning that
recognizing falsehood is as crucial as seeing the truth. Secondly, we must
realize that everything is of a spiritual nature is a revelation of the light
of the CREATOR, which reminds us that we need to make an all important
distinction between physical desire and a spiritual desire.
Our desire for food for
example is physical. When we feel the urge to eat a apple, that desire was
created in our mind. The mistake we often make is applying this same principle
to our spiritual desire; we believe that when we have the desire to pray or to
share that this desire is our own.
Fulfilling any desire involves
a three step process: first, the desire is awakened within us, then we act on
it, and finally we succeed in accomplishing whatever satisfies that desire. We
need to be aware that when it comes to spiritual desire, the first step is not
ours, it come from the Holy Spirit. I
woke up this morning and wanted to pray, not because I desire it but
because the Holy Spirit came to me this morning, just as He did to the prophets of old and just as He
is doing to you and I today.
Although most of us do not
have visions llike those of the prophets of old,, eventually with the help of
the Holy Spirit, we may. In the meantime, or vision come in the form of
feelings. To the prophets, the CREATOR said, “I will put my Words in your
mouth.” For those of us who are not prophets, it is not יהוה Word that was places in our mouth, is is the Holy
Spirit, the Spirit that will led us into all truth, even of things to come.
Daniel the prophet acknowledge
this when he said, “I saw the vision, and those who were with me did not,
yet suddenly they became afraid.” Emotion is a lower level of revelation,
which is why it was the experience of those around Daniel, who were not as
spiritually mature as he was.
When we become aware of this
truth and own it, we see that not one morning goes by without the CREATOR
coming to us and saying , here is MY Desire for you today, your job is to pat
attention so we do not miss the CREATOR manifestation.
The true secrets of the Torah
are the personal revelation the CREATOR awakens in each of us. Every individual
has a different revelation of the Light of the CREATOR while reading or
studying the Torah under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, depending on the
level of spiritual maturity.
After every spiritual
exercise, we should take a moment or two to ask ourselves whether we grasp all
of the spiritual benifets associated with that experience. This allow the
awareness that everything is from the CREATOR, and it is there to bring us to
maturity. When I ask what the Spirit of Understand has to say about the Torah
portion Bo, this is not my thought, it is the CREATOR asking me to focus on the
Spirit of Understand as I read HIS Words.
One of the lessons of this
Torah Portion is that although the CREATOR can be found in all things, the
decision to look for HIM lies in our mind. To do so, we have to we have to make
a shift in consciousness. When we learn to acknowledge that every thought has a
spiritual nature it is a direct revelation from ABBA YAHVEH, we will begin to
rise to the level of the prophets.
How we think about our
feelings also affect how much certainty we have, which in turn determines if
those feelings reveals the Light of the Creator. If we have a feeling and act
on it, but we are not sure whether this is the CREATOR’S impulse oe our own, darkness
can enter our lives. If we are not sure, we can still choose to awaken the
power of certainty, for if we realize that every feeling of awakening comes
directly from the CREATOR, then there is no opening for doubt. We can encourage
this awakening consciousness within ourselves, not only for our own good, but
for the good of others.
In any situation that the Holy
Spirit is in, we have the ability to reveal and receive Light beyond our
ordinary capacity, even when that capacity is enhanced b our awareness of the
presence of the CREATOR. We have already seen an example of this: When we study
Torah on our own, we can receive a certain revelation of the Light, but when we
study together with others in unity, we can experience a new level of
awakening, well beyond our individual understanding. When we teach others for
the purpose of releasing the Light of the Word in them, the Holy Spirit cement
that word in us.
The revelation of given to a
teacher come in three level. First is the teacher Understanding, second is the
teacher Knowledge and third is the teacher wisdom. Understand is first of all
personal. Knowledge is the impartation of understanding, and wisdom is the
exercise of knowledge. If we think that we are the one doing the teaching, we
are in darkness, robbing the student and ourselves of the chance at additional
light.
Torah teaches us in Malachi
2:7 For the priest's lips should
keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of YAHVEH of TSEBAOTE.
This verse tells us that when we take on the task of teaching spiritual lesons,
the YAHVEH reveals HIS Wisdom through us. We can become angels, messengers, if
we have the correct spirit when we teach, at least for the time that we are
teaching. We can evevate ourselves this way because what we are doing is not
for ourselves. In the Torah portion of Shemot, ABBA YAHVEH gave Moses the
ability to speak clearly while giving voice to prophecy, but when Moses was not
speaking on ABBA YAHVEH’S behalf, his speech impediment returned.
Exo 10:4 ‘Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, see, tomorrow I am bringing
locusts within your borders. - We also see an example of Deuteronomy here
28:15 “But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt
not hearken unto the voice of YAHVEH thy EL, to observe to do all his
commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these
curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed
shalt thou be in the field. 17 Cursed
shall be thy basket and thy store. 18
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the
increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and
cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. ”
Exo 10:5 ‘And they shall cover the surface of
the land, so that no one is able to see the land. And they shall eat the rest
of what has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat
every tree which grows up for you out of the field. – The progressive nature of the Plague is been
described in this verse. What the first plague target is not the same as the
objective of the eight plagues. The Egyptian gods that was been destroyed by
the first plague is not the same god that is now been made to submit to EL
YAHVEH. The systematic destruction of the deity’s in our lives is not a one-day
activity; it depends on the different level of infestation.
This verse also describes the
various steps spiritual warfare should take. After every booth of counseling,
the counselor should go back to the counselee as Moses did to Pharaoh and say
thus says YAHVEH, this is what is left to be done. Sometime the counselee might
even harden their heart against the process, but a wise counselor like Moses,
would know what to do.
Exo 10:6 ‘And they shall fill your houses, and the houses of all your servants, and
the houses of all the Mitsrites, which neither your fathers nor your fathers’
fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ”
Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh. – From a counseling point of view, the infestation of one person in a
family will have dire consequence on the entire family or organization. What
Pharaoh is been told here that the spirit over him will affect the whole
country of Egypt
Exo 10:7 And Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “Till when would this one be a snare
to us? Let the men go, so that they serve יהוה their Elohim.
Do you not yet know that Mitsrayim is destroyed?” – if we continue to hang on to our sins, to our
bad habits, there will be consequence to our action. Sometime the mirror to our
soul are those who are right beside us. Yet too often we get upset if someone
would dare to mention that we have a blemish on our character. Yet the best
feedback is from those who are closest to us. I make it a policy to ask my
friends to tell me about me, good or bad. I would sit down and objectively
listen, then I would go to my Heavenly Father and ask Him is there any truth to
this. This is the process of sacrificing my animal nature, objectively. When we
learn to judge ourselves, we cannot be judge by anyone else.
Exo 10:8 And Mosheh and Aharon were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them,
“Go, serve יהוה your Elohim. Who are the ones that are going? – from a counseling point of view, the counselee
may want to know which one of their character flaw the counselor wants to deal
with? Which one do you want to remove! For too long that person would have lived
and even feel comfortable with those demons. It is time to let them go, inorder
for the unsave person to receive their blessings. But like Pharaoh may want to
continue holding on to that which have served them for so long.
Exo 10:9 And Mosheh said, “We are going with our young and our old, with our sons
and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we are going, for we have a
festival to יהוה .” – Passover is around the corner, the world do not
celebrate it. As beliver we must insist that everyone in our housold celebrate
this very important event. It is EL YAHVEH Festaval not ours!
Exo 10:10 And he said to them, “Let יהוה be with you as
I let you and your little ones go! Watch, for evil is before your face! - Pharaoh answer them sarcastically, your evil intent will follow you,
you are not telling me the truth, you are not planning on returning.
Exo 10:11 “Not so! You men go now, and serve יהוה , for that is what you desired.” And they were driven
out from the presence of Pharaoh. – You want the opportunity to worship, then go! However you have no
reason to take your children that is why you will not be returning.
Exo 10:12 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Stretch out your hand over
the land of Mitsrayim for the locusts to come upon the land of Mitsrayim, and
eat every plant of the land – all that the hail has left.” – From a counseling perspective, it is the
Mighty Hand of EL YAHVEH the office of: Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor
and Teacher, that will help the individual come to maturity. It is our purpose
to go into all the world, that what it mean to stretch our your hand.
When we stretch forth our hand
there will be a consequence. When we go tell the world about our Lord and
Savior, and they do not accept Him, some form of plague wills befalls those who
refused. Trials cannot take place until the Word goes out. One of the reason
why the world is not been judge is because believers refused to do their jobs,
yet still they pray. Let thy kingdom come.
Exo 10:13 And Mosheh stretched out his rod over the land of Mitsrayim
Exo 10:14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Mitsrayim
Exo 10:15 And they covered the surface of all the land, so that the land was
darkened. And they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees
which the hail had left, and no greenness was left on the trees or on the
plants of the field, in all the land
of Mitsrayim
Exo 10:16 Pharaoh then called for Mosheh and Aharon in haste, and said, “I have
sinned against יהוה your Elohim and against you. – The Word f Elohim works both
ways, it cut and it heals. It separates and it mends. Those who are being cut
will find it very uncomfortable, very unnerving. They will send quickly for the
Mighty Hand to stop the process, while those who are among the redeemed
community will welcome the surgery, welcome the pruning, and welcome the
correction.
Exo 10:17 “And now, please forgive my sin only this once, and pray
to יהוה your Elohim, that He would only turn away this
death from me.” – Pharaoh’s request for forgiveness was in the singular, whereas his
request for a prayer was in the plural. He apology was directed to Moses who he
had come to venerate as his master. His plea that they prayed was addressed to
both as a matter of courtesy, for Moses was the one who did the praying.
A Moses type ministry will
always encourage people to go to EL YAHVEH with their prayers, however there
are a large number of people who require a spiritual leader to pray for them.
Even thought the prayer of a righteous man availed much. It is the duty of
every believer to develop that prayer life by daily exercising it.
Exo 10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh and prayed to יהוה . - Mature beliver when we are doing spiritual warfare, we need to do it in
isolation. It is not for the ears of the general public. Even Messiyah yAHUSHUA
who took the Blind man into an isolated place and prayed form him, Matt 8:23.
Exo 10:19 And יהוה turned a very strong west wind, which took the
locusts away and blew them into the Sea
of Reeds
Exo 10:20 However, יהוה hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not
let the children of Yisra’ĕl go. – As a vessel used for dishonor, EL YAHVEH turn the heart of Pharaoh
stone; the total dominance of the Holy Spirit. When we pray for the Spirit of
Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and Authority, the Spirit of
Knowledge and the Fear of EL YAHVEH, we are praying for the very Spirit of
Jesus Yahushua Himself.
Exo 10:21 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Stretch out your hand toward
the Heavens, and let there be darkness over the land of Mitsrayim
Exo 10:22 And Mosheh stretched out his hand toward the Heavens, and there was thick
darkness in all the land
of Mitsrayim
Exo 10:23 They did not see one another, nor did
anyone rise from his place for three days, while all the children of Yisra’ĕl
had light in their dwellings. – No ore rise, no one change their spiritual profile, no one move from
the carnal nature to the higher spiritual nature, except for those in Goshen
Exo 10:24 And Pharaoh called to Mosheh and said, “Go, serve יהוה , only leave your flocks and your herds behind. Let
your little ones go with you too.” - slowely but surely Pharaoh was
having a change of heart. Pharaoh in the sense represent those who have an
extreme difficulty hearing the Word of EL YAHVEH. The many walls of seperation
had to be broken down one by one as these plague represent. We cannot be too
judgemental when EL YAHVEH did what He did in Haiti
Exo 10:25 But Mosheh said, “You yourself are to provide us with
slaughterings and burnt offerings, to prepare for יהוה our Elohim. – Moses gave Pharaoh an olive branch. You
Pharaoh give us sacrifice to present to EL YAHVEH. Join us; you do not have to
go. We will do it on your behalf. When some one just comes to a saving grace,
he or she will need someone to offer the sacrifice the proper way on his or her
behalf. This is what Moses was suggesting to Pharaoh.
Exo 10:26 “And our livestock are to go with us too, not a hoof is
to be left behind, for we have to take some of them to serve יהוה our Elohim, and
we ourselves do not know with what we are to serve יהוה until we come
there.” - The uncompromise attitude of a believer is
one of our strongest attribute. The Children of Yisrael had never kept Passover
they did not know what had to be done.
Exo 10:27 However, יהוה hardened the
heart of Pharaoh, and he would not let them go. – The Spirit of EL YAHVEH knows the spirit of
Pharaoh. 1Co 2:11 For what man knoweth the things
of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of YAHVEH
knoweth no man, but the Spirit of YAHVEH. The Hardening of Pharaoh heart was deu
to the general state of His heart, he believe but there is that strong tower
that need to be broken down. What is that strong tower that prevent belivers
from keeping the Sabbath day Holy. It is a lying spirit.
Exo 10:28 And Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Watch yourself and see my face
no more, for in the day you see my face you die!” – EL YAHVEH strengthened Pharaoh heart once again
and he became more defiant than ever. For the first, he rejected Moses and
threatened him with death if he dared appear again. Moses agrees, for there
would be no need for him to keep ministering to Pharaoh. When we as believer
reach to this stage it is similar to us removing the dust from our shoes. Mat 10:14 And whosoever shall not
receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet. 15
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom
Exo 10:29 And Mosheh said, “You have spoken rightly – never again do I see your
face!” - In view of the
extent of the suffering already inflicted upon Egypt
Chapter 11
Exo 11:1
And
יהוה said to Mosheh, “I am bringing yet one more
plague on Pharaoh and on Mitsrayim. After that he is going to let you go from
here. When he lets you go, he shall drive you out from here altogether. – One more Plague EL YAHVEH told Moses as he was being driven out by
Pharaoh. After this, Pharaoh will be gladly to send you away. EL YAHVEH justice
decrees that one who neglects the Torah because of wealth will ultimately
neglect it even in poverty. What is the straw that breaks the camel back? There
is a straw that breaks the Camel Back!
Exo 11:2 “Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his
neighbour and every woman from her neighbour, objects of silver and objects of
gold.” – In preperation to the final
plague, EL YAHVEH is preparing the people to literally stripped Egypt
Exo 11:3 And יהוה gave the people favor in the eyes of the
Mitsrites. And the man Mosheh was very great in the land of Mitsrayim
The Egyptian People favored
the Hebrew for their righteousness, and Moses for his greatness as a
representive of EL YAHVEH.
Exo 11:4 And Mosheh said, “Thus said יהוה , ‘About midnight I am going out into the midst of
Mitsrayim, - Moses now began to speak the Words EL YAHVEH had told him. The exact
time and date, at mid night on the 14th day of the first month
judgement will be served.
Exo 11:5 and all the first-born in the land
of Mitsrayim
Exo 11:6 ‘And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Mitsrayim Haiti
Exo 11:7 ‘But against any of the children of Yisra’ĕl no dog shall move its tongue,
against man or against beast, so that you know that יהוה makes
distinction between Mitsrayim and Yisra’ĕl.’ – In those
countries who follow the True and Living Elohim, not even an unclean dog will
lift a tongue against one of them. My EL YAHVEH had made a distinction between
the saved and the unsaved. There is a spiritual DNA that our Creator have
establish and there is nothing in existence that can or will go against it.
Exo 11:8 “And all these servants of yours shall come down to me
and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people at your feet!’ And
after that I shall go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in great displeasure. – The fact that Pharaoh himself came running to
Moses out of respect for pharaoh crown, Moses did not mention him in this
humiliating contex.
Since Pharaoh had been rude to
Moses in the present of the servant, it was necessary according to the
principle of measure for measure, for all of them to see his discomfort when he
would be force to forced toacknowledge Moses’ supremacy.
Exo 11:9 But יהוה said to Mosheh,
“Pharaoh is not going to listen to you, in order to multiply My wonders in the land of Mitsrayim
These wonders were the plague
of the Firstborn, the splitting of the Red Sea ,
and the drowning of the Egyptian soulders.
Exo 11:10 And Mosheh and Aharon did all these
wonders before Pharaoh, however, יהוה hardened the
heart of Pharaoh, and he did not let the children of Yisra’ĕl go out of his
land. – Although
we have been told that many times that they did whatever YAHVEH command, it is
repeated here as a prelude to the next chapter.
Because Aaron work with Moses
in proforming the Commandments, EL YAHVEH made them equal partners in receiving
the first commandments given to Yisraelas a nation.
Chapter 12
The next 28 verse of this chapter interrupt the narrative
that had been leading up to the 10 plague. Inthem, the Torah presents the
commandments in whose merit the nation become worthy of their liberation from Egypt Egypt
Exo 12:1 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh
and to Aharon in the land
of Mitsrayim
Exo 12:2 “This month is the beginning of months
for you, it is the first month of the year for you. – Rosh Chodesh the New Moon,
is the very first commandment given to the Nation of Yisrael as a whole, an
indication that the concept of Rush Chodesh, or New Moon, is very meaningful.
Over a thousand years later
while in the land, during the Syrian-Greek persecution that culminate in the
miracle of Chanukah, Rosh Chodesh was one of only three commandments whose
observance the oppressors prohibited. The other two were were Sabbath and
Circumcision.
Rosh Codesh must be proclaim based
on two witnesses who observed the re-appearance of the moon, and upon this
proclamation, the Hebrew calenda is based. Unless the new months can be
proclaimed there is no calendar, and without a calendar there can be no
festivals.
If the Syrian-Greeks had
succeeded in eradicating the observance of New Moon they would have succeeded
in eliminating a large number of the other commandments.
On a deeper level, the new
moon symbolizes renewal, the ability of the Hebrew people to rise up from
oblivion and restore itself to its past glory. Just as the Moon disappears at
the end of each month, but returns and grows to fullness, so the Hebrew people
may suffer exile and decline, but it always renew itself.
This concept of Hebrew renewal
was what the Syrian- Greeks attempted to eradicate by ending the observation of
Rosh Codesh, New Moon. Instead, the Hebrew people rose up in defence of the
Torah and the Temple
The Hebrew calendar is based
on the moon, and it is regulated by the sun. The time span between one new moon
and the next is twenty-nine days, twelve hours, forty-four minutes, and 3.5
second. Since each year is eleven less than the solar year, the solar date of
Rosh Chodesh would be about eleven days earlier each year. The Barlie harvest
is used to signify which year is a leap year.
The Hebrew month of Nissan in
which the commandment was given, is to be the first month in the Hebrew
callendar.
Even though the Torah begins
on the seventh month of tishrei, the month are numbered from the month of marks
by the Exidos. Similarly the day of the week are marked in relation to the
Sabbath. This day testifies to EL YAHVEH who created the world in sixth days.
The term for you stresses a
new relationship between Hebrew people and time. As slaves in Egypt
Exo 12:3 “Speak to all the
congregation(Assembly) of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month
each one of them is to take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his
father, a lamb for a household. - In the mouth of two or three witnesses let every thing be establish,
Moses and Aaron were to convey to the Children of Yisrael this new commandment.
The assembly is a group united by a common name caled the Chosen People,
Yisrael.
On the first day of the month
Moses and Aaron issue the commandment that the animals be designated on the
tenth of the Month. It could be either a lamb or a kid, sheep or goat. The
offering would be brought on the afternoon of the fourteenth, to be sacrifice.
Exo 12:4 ‘And if the household is too small for
the lamb, let him and his neighbour next to his house take it according to the
number of the beings, according to each man’s need you make your count for the
lamb. - The
sacrifice animal was to be chosen according to the size of the family.
Accordingly the size of the Lamb would be calculated according to how much they
can eat.
Exo 12:5 ‘Let the lamb be a perfect one, a year
old male. Take it from the sheep or from the goats. – There must be no blemish on
the animal, atless one year old male.
Exo 12:6 ‘And you shall keep it until the
fourteenth day of the same month. Then all the assembly of the congregation of
Yisra’ĕl shall kill it between the evenings. – this animal must be kept from the tenth untill the fourteen without
food od water, for it must be cook with its intestine intact.
During that four day, the
animal must be check for blemishes that would disqualify it as an offering.
The afternoon, between the
evenings. This is the time when the noontime sun begins to dip toward the
horizon, and the second when it sets below the horizon.
Exo 12:7 ‘And they shall take some of the blood
and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat
it. – The Blood of Yahushua our Messiyah is now the
Blood of Choice, we may still place the blood of the lamb symbolically on our
doorpost.
Exo 12:8 ‘And they shall eat the flesh on that
night, roasted in fire – with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall
eat it. – Notice the perquisite for the supper. Roasted
Lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs.
Exo 12:9 ‘Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all
with water, but roasted in fire, its head with its legs and its inward parts. - The condition, do not eat it
raw, nor boiled, only roaster in fire. Its head with its legs and its intestine
still in tact.
Exo 12:10 ‘And do not leave of it until morning,
and what remains of it until morning you are to burn with fire. - The leftover must be burn in the morning.
Exo 12:11 ‘And this is how you eat it: your loins girded, your
sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in
haste. It is the Passover of יהוה . – The condition of each person
must have their lions girded, their sandal or shoes on their feet, ready to
move.
This is prophetic, as Passover
is a time when we move from one level of spiritual development to the next.
Like a tree that goes through physical seasons, we too as a believer goes
through spiritual seasons, and Passover is one of those spiritual milestone.
Exo 12:12 ‘And I shall pass through the land of Mitsrayim
Even those who have contest
Jesus Christ as Lord if they are found outside on that night, they will be
subjected to the mercy of the Angel of Death. One might not die physically,
however the spiritual fruits they should have produce that year will be lost.
That is why you will see a Christian who professes Jesus Christ as Lord, those
who do not keep Passover, they will never grow spiritually.
Exo 12:13 ‘And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses
where you are. And when I see the blood, I shall pass over you, and let the
plague not come on you to destroy you when I smite the land of Mitsrayim
Exo 12:14 ‘And this day shall become to you a
remembrance. And you shall observe it as a festival to יהוה throughout your
generations – observe it as a festival, an everlasting law. – This day shall be a reminder to us, forever; it is to be observed as
a time of celebration, a graduation, from death unto life, from one stage of
spiritual development to the next.
Exo 12:15 ‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. Indeed on the first day you
cause leaven to cease from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from
the first day until the seventh day, that being shall be cut off from Yisra’ĕl. - After Passover, you shall eat unleavened bread
for seven days after that, starting on the day after Passover. Passover is not
a Holy days so to speak. But the day after Passover is Holy Convocation.
Exo 12:16 ‘And on the first day is a set-apart gathering, and on the seventh day you
have a set-apart gathering. No work at all is done on them, only that which is
eaten by every being, that alone is prepared by you. – On the first day after Passover and on the
seventh day after, are both Holy Days. No work is to be done.
Exo 12:17 ‘And you shall guard the Festival
of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I brought your divisions out
of the land of Mitsrayim
Exo 12:18 ‘In the first month, on
the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you shall eat unleavened bread
until the twenty-first day of the month in the evening. – EL YAHVEH repeats the commandment that we will
remember. In the mouth of two witnesses let everything be established.
Exo 12:19 ‘For seven days no leaven is to be found
in your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, that same being shall be
cut off from the congregation of Yisra’ĕl, whether sojourner or native of the
land. - Leaven is
known as silent influence. Things that effect us and we do not even know it.
Each year we are to examine our selves at this time and remove all leaven from
our lives, this is a time of introspection. What is in me that cause me to
react in this manner.
The manner we remove last year
from our lives should not be the same manner we remove again next year. The
process of overcoming applies to this feast.
If I over come greed this
year, I should overcome selfishness next year. If we continue on this path
pretty soon we will not have any more sin to overcome.
Exo 12:20 ‘Do not eat that which is leavened – in
all your dwellings you are to eat unleavened bread.’ The seven deadly sins are what
we are called to remove from our lives. They are:
§
Day 1 –
Adultery - Spirit of YAHVEH
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Day 2 –
Idolatry - Spirit of Wisdom
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Day 3 –
witchcraft - Spirit of Understanding
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Day 4 – hatred - Spirit
of Counsel
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Day 5 –
Sedition - Spirit of Might
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Day 6 – Envying - Spirit
of Knowledge
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Day 7 –
Drunkenness - Spirit of the Fear of YAHVEH
The replacements
to those sins are the seven Spirit of EL YAHVEH found to the right above. Those
seven Spirits are the Symbol of a mature believer.
Exo 12:21 And Mosheh called for all the elders of Yisra’ĕl and said
to them, “Go out and take lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and
slaughter the Passover lamb. – Those who have
lambs shall slather it, those who do not have shall purchase one. In the
principle of the Passover Lamb there are two sacrifices. One is the cost of the
Lamb, by those who are making the sacrifice, and the life of the Lamb. When we
sin, the cost of the sin offering must be paid by the guilty party, the lamb
must give its life in exchange for us.
This principle has not change.
Most Christian believes that because Jesus Christ died on the Cross He paid it
all. That is so not true. The only thing Jesus Christ has paid is the price of
the penalty of death. We must still as believer pay the cost of the sacrifice,
not the price for death.
Exo 12:22 “And you shall take a bunch of hyssop,
and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two
doorposts with the blood that is in the basin, and you, none of you shall go
out of the door of his house until morning. – The use of hyssop is for the purification procedure of a metzora
symbolizes the idea of humility on the part of the guilty party. By using
abunch of hyssop to apply the blood, the Hebrew people demonstrated their
acknowledgement that only EL YAHVEH’s intervention could redeem us from Egypt
The blood from the Passover
offering neck should be collect into a basin, into which the hyssop would be
dipped three separate times for application to the lintel and door post.
You shall not leave your
dwelling. Since it is night time when the destroyer has permitted to to kill, he does not
differentiate between righteous and wicked. Even righteous people cannot expose
themselves to mortal danger and expect to be saved.
Any Hebrew person who leaves
the protection of his premises is in danger; Hebrew people who venture outside
forfeited the protection of the Passover Lamb.
Exo 12:23 “And יהוה shall pass on
to smite the Mitsrites, and shall see the blood on the lintel and on the two
doorposts, and יהוה shall pass over the door and not allow the
destroyer to come into your houses to smite you.
Exo 12:24 “And you shall guard this word as a law for you and your sons, forever. – This is not a Jewish thing! It is a redemption
thing! Anyone who wishes to leave Egypt
Exo 12:25 “And it shall be, when you come to the land which יהוה gives you, as
He promised, that you shall guard this service. – Even after leaving Egypt
Exo 12:26 “And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What
does this service mean to you?’ – We must teach it to our children Children forever.
Exo 12:27 then you shall say, ‘It is the
Passover slaughtering of יהוה , who passed over
the houses of the children of Yisra’ĕl in Mitsrayim when He smote the Mitsrites
and delivered our households.’ ” And the people bowed their heads and did
obeisance. – It is incumbent of all belivers to pass on the
wonderful story of our redemption from sin. This one night set apart from all
other, when the angel of death will passover that night, those who are not part
of the redeemed community will be outside doing there own thing. The buds of
the fruit of the spirit will be destroyed, and that person even if they are
saved will not bare the required fruit of the Spirit for that year.
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Week 1 –
Adultery - Spirit of YAHVEH
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Week 2 – Idolatry - Spirit of Wisdom
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Week 3 –
witchcraft - Spirit of Understanding
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Week 4 – hatred - Spirit
of Counsel
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Week 5 –
Sedition - Spirit of Might
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Week 6 –
Envying - Spirit of Knowledge
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Week 7 –
Drunkenness - Spirit of the Fear of YAHVEH
Exo 12:28 And the children of Yisra’ĕl went away and did so – as יהוה had commanded
Mosheh and Aharon, so they did. – Notice those who are part of the Commonwealth of Yisrael
Exo 12:29 And it came to be at midnight that יהוה smote all the
first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sat on
his throne to the first-born of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the
first-born of livestock. – The first born of every woman died. It is apparent that Pharaoh was
not the first-born child, or maybe the first-born son. If a man had more than
one wife, the first born, the one who open the womb would die, during this 10th
plague. Therefore no house in all of Egypt
Exo 12:30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants, and all the
Mitsrites. And there was a great cry in Mitsrayim, for there was not a house
where there was not a dead one. – The children of darkness have no problem been awake at night.
Exo 12:31 Then he called for Mosheh and Aharon by night, and said, “Arise, go out
from the midst of my people, both you and the children of Yisra’ĕl. And go,
serve יהוה as you have said. – The question I would like to know? Did Moses
travel that night? Or did Pharaoh send him a message for Him to leave Egypt
Not only was he anxious that
the people leave Egypt
Exo 12:32 “Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go. Then you
shall bless me too.” – You condition have been met,
now go and bless me as you depart.
Exo 12:33 And the Mitsrites urged the people, to hasten to send
them away out of the land. For they said, “We are all dying!” – Those who survive the plague were in such a
dire state that they were nothing more than living dead. Nothing more cound be
done for them spiritually.
Exo 12:34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their
kneading bowls bound up in their garments on their shoulders.- In Egypt there were no requirement that the people refrain from eating
or having chamez in their possession for seven days consequently, they would
have allowed the dough to become leavened, had the Egyptian not forced them to
leave so quickly. In a hurry the people packed to leave Egypt Egypt
Exo 12:35 And the children of Yisra’ĕl had done according to the word of Mosheh, and
they had asked from the Mitsrites objects of silver, and objects of gold, and
garments. – The plundering of Egypt
Exo 12:36 And יהוה gave the people favor in the eyes of the
Mitsrites, so that they gave them what they asked, and they plundered the
Mitsrites. – We the Childen of Yisrael need to ask for favior from the EL YAHVEH as
we plunder the World for the Kingdom.
Exo 12:37 And the children of Yisra’ĕl set out from Raʽmeses to Sukkoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides the
little ones. - The huge number of about 600,000 men, which did not allow for women and
Children, and elders. It also indicates
the nation’s inspiring faith in EL YAHVEH, for they follow Moses and Aaron into
the Wilderness, where the lack of food would have terrified anyone who was not
prepared to rely on EL YAHVEH.
Centuries later EL YAHVEH
would cite this faith to Jeremiah as an unforgettable merit of the young
nation. 2:2 'This is what YAHVEH says: I remember the
unfailing loyalty of your youth, the love you had for me as a bride. I remember
how you followed me into the desert, into a land that couldn't be farmed.
Exo 12:38 And a mixed multitude went up with them too, also flocks and herds, very
much livestock. – Those Egyptian who had listen to Moses and protect their flock left Egypt commonwealth of Yisrael
Exo 12:39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of
Mitsrayim, for it was not leavened, since they were driven out of Mitsrayim,
and had not been able to delay, nor had they prepared food for themselves. – They had to prepare foof for themselves, even if
the dough was not leven it still had to be baked. Out of necissety EL YAHVEH
create a spiritual lesson for all to learn. Or was is part of the Divine plan
all along. I say both!
Exo 12:40 And the sojourn of the children of Yisra’ĕl who lived in Mitsrayim was
four hundred and thirty years. – This verse gives us the length of the stay in Egypt
Exo 12:41 And it came to be at the end of the four hundred and
thirty years, on that same day it came to be that all the divisions of יהוה went out from
the land of Mitsrayim. – Again the 430 years was repeated; what happen at the end of the 430
years was used as an example for all future generation as an example the
Children of Yisrael.
Exo 12:42 It is a night to be observed unto יהוה for bringing
them out of the land
of Mitsrayim
Exo 12:43 And יהוה said to Mosheh and Aharon, “This is the law of
the Passover: No son of a stranger is to eat of it, - this Commandment was for future generation. No
one who is not a part of the Nation of Yisrael, should not partake of it. No
unsaved person should celebrate the departure from a life of sin.
Exo 12:44 but any servant a man has bought for silver, when you have circumcised
him, then let him eat of it. – The term
circumcised is a term used for a converted person, even if he or she is a
slave, they too have the right to partake of the Passover Feast. A servant
usually follow the rituals of the master, therefore he or she would be a
sabbath keeper, kosher eater person.
Exo 12:45 “A sojourner and a hired servant does not eat of it. – Person who is just a temport worker or a person who is just passing
through are prohibited from partaking in the Passover Feast.
Exo 12:46 “It is eaten in one house, you are not to take any of the flesh outside
the house, nor are you to break any bone of it. - It must be eaten in one house, it is not to be taken in a dogy bag for
the next day lunch. It must be partake that very night. The bons of the Lamb
must not be broken or must it be cut.
Exo 12:47 “All the congregation of Yisra’ĕl are to perform it. - This is law for all of the Children of Yisrael. There are no exception.
Exo 12:48 “And when a stranger sojourns with you and shall perform
the Passover to יהוה , let all his
males be circumcised, and then let him come near and perform it, and he shall
be as a native of the land. But let no uncircumcised eat of it. – Every male who partake of the Passover must be
circumcised literally and spiritually. A sojourner is a Gentile, he may partake
of the Passover when he has convert and establish a covenant with EL YAHVEH.
Exo 12:49 “There is one Torah for the native-born and for the stranger who sojourns
among you.” - The same rule for
the Children of Yisrael is the same rule for the stranger. Those who say that
the Old Testament is for the Jews and the New Testament is for the Christian
are false teachers of the Word.
Exo 12:50 And all the children of Yisra’ĕl did as יהוה commanded
Mosheh and Aharon, so they did. – Those who are true Children of Yisrael will do all that EL YAHVEH
taught Moses and Aaron.
Exo 12:51 And it came to be on that same day that יהוה brought the
children of Yisra’ĕl out of the land
of Mitsrayim Promise Land
This also speaks volume to us
as believers today, the day we get saved, the journey begins, not the next week
or the next month, we need to leave Egypt the symbol of sin and captivity
immediately.
Chapter 13
Exo 13:1 And יהוה spoke to
Mosheh, saying, - The term and EL YAHVEH spoke to Moses, saying, seems to be the words of
choice for the beginning of each chapter. This is to remind us that this is not
Moses words but the Words of EL YAHVEH Himself.
Exo 13:2 “Set apart to Me all the first-born, the one opening the womb among the
children of Yisra’ĕl, among man and among beast, it is Mine.” – This is what the EL of all Elohim have to say:
From among my Holy People Set apart or make Holy all first-born, the one that
come from the womb first. This verse does not spipulate either male or female,
just the word first born.
Exo 13:3 And Mosheh said to the people, “Remember this day in
which you went out of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery. For by strength
of hand יהוה brought you out of this place, and whatever is
leavened shall not be eaten. – Moses did what he was told to say by EL YAHVEH. He then repeted to
the people the command to keep holy the day the journey began, the first day of
unleavens bread, the day after Passover.
From this day on for the next
seven days, a new diet is arrange unleaven bread, the uncontaminated Word of
Torah is to be our only diet.
Exo 13:4 “Today you are going out, in the month Aḇiḇ. – the month
of Abib is name after the abib barley harvest that turn white every first month
of the year. It is the first sign for the bigining of the first month; the next
sign is the new moon. Without these two visible sign the new year cannot begins.
Exo 13:5 “And it shall be, when יהוה brings you into
the land of the Kenaʽanites, and the
Ḥittites, and the Amorites, and the Ḥiwwites, and the Yeḇusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with
milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. – The Barley harvest turning abib and the New
Moon, we will know that 14 days from the sighting of the new moon is YAHVEH
Passover. In the mouth of two witnesis let every thing be establish.
Exo 13:6 “Seven
days you eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a festival to יהוה . – For the next seven days after Passover the new beliver who just gave is
heart to Yahushua (Jesus Christ) must embark on a diet of Torah, the
uncontaminated Work of EL YAHVEH. The first and the seventh day are considered
to be Holy Day. The first day is when the journey began and the seven day is
when they cross the Red Sea another mile
stone.
Exo 13:7 “Unleavened bread is to be eaten the
seven days, and whatever is leavened is not to be seen with you, and leaven is
not to be seen with you within all your border. – If you are a new convert or an experience
convert, the same rules apply. The seven days between the 1st and 7th
day is a time of introspection. To look back on our lives and confess our sins,
so that when we go through the Red Sea a form of Water Baptism, the things we
repent off will be wash away as Pharaoh’s army got wash away. Never to be seen
again.
These seven days are like
pruning of a tree, all dead branches must be removed, and those live branches
are prune even further so they may bear good fruits. Passover can be seeing in
the life of Yahushua (Jesus Christ) by the Blood that plow from His feet that
give us our initial salvation. The Blood and the Water that flow from His Side
represent the Red Sea experience. It is this
Blood that covers and the Water that washes away our sins. It is this water
that Yahushua (Jesus) used to wash our hand our work, and our feet our daily
walk.
Exo 13:8 “And you shall inform your son in that
day, saying, ‘It is because of what יהוה did for me when
I came up from Mitsrayim.’- We shall inform our children in our life time, that these feast days
are visible sign or potential revelation of the provision EL YAHVEH have
provide for us, to take us out of sin (Egypt) by a Mighty Hand of the Apostle,
Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher; destine for the Promise Land.
Exo 13:9 “And it shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a reminder between
your eyes, that the Torah of יהוה is to be in your mouth, for with a strong hand
יהוה has brought you out of Mitsrayim. – This shall be the purpose for which you will
strive or work every day; this shall also be the mindset that dominate your
thinking. That the Torah is the Constitution of the People of Yisrael, which we
are apart of the day we became saved, the day we place the Blood over the Door
Post.
Exo 13:10 “And you shall guard this law at its
appointed time from year to year. – We shall guard this Principle and make it our Ultimate Destination,
to full fill all that we have been commanded by Moses to do.
Exo 13:11 “And it shall be, when יהוה brings you into
the land of the Kenaʽanites, as He swore to
you and your fathers, and gives it to you, - Here is the conclusion of the Story. EL YAHVEH says He will bring you
into the Land, Full Maturity. He who starts a good work in me is faithful to
complete it. This verse did not say He would, it says when. It is up to us
weather or not we will reach the promise land or will we die in the wilderness.
Exo 13:12 that you shall pass over to יהוה every one
opening the womb, and every first-born that comes from your livestock, the
males belong to יהוה . – Here is another Principle of
the Kingdom of Heavens
Exo 13:13 “But every first-born of a donkey you
are to ransom with a lamb. And if you do not ransom it, then you shall break
its neck. And every first-born of man among your sons you are to ransom. – Since the first born of all
animals, male or female belong to EL YAHVEH. If a man only has one donkey that
just give birth to a colt of a donkey. If the person requires to keep it for
himself, He must pay a ransom for it. If the person cannot afford to pay the
ransom he must go to the priest who will determine a suitable price for the
Colt. It this cannot be done the neck of the colt must be broken for we have
denied the Priest his livelihood.
The Ransom for a first-born
male child, shall also be made. Notice that the price for the redemption for
the First-born male was not given.
Exo 13:14 “And it shall be, when your son asks
you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘By
strength of hand יהוה brought us out of Mitsrayim, out of the house
of bondage. – EL YAHVEH knew that in the future some of our
rebellious children would want to know why? We must tell them that is was by
the Mighty Hand of EL YAHVEH I was taken out of sin and set on the right path
to spiritual maturity.
Exo 13:15 ‘And it came to be, when Pharaoh was
too hardened to let us go, that יהוה killed every
first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, both the first-born of man and the
first-born of beast. Therefore I am slaughtering to יהוה every male that
open the womb, but every first-born of my sons I ransom.’
Exo 13:16 “And it shall be as a sign on your hand
and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand יהוה brought us out
of Mitsrayim.” – This is something I must do, and must always keep in my mind, that by
the Grace of EL YAHVEH I was brought out of sin into a wonderful life, filled
with infinite possibility.
Haftarah
Yirmeyahu
Jeremiyah 46:13-28
Jeremiyah 46:13The word that
ABBA YAHVEH spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt Egypt Egypt
One would think all
men should be content to do so, not to covet by invade their neighbours. But
the measure of Egypt
The scope of the
prophecy here is to show how the king
of Babylon should shortly come
and smite the land of Egypt, and bring the war into their own bosoms
which they had formerly carried into the borders of other countrys. This was
fulfilled by the same hand with the former, even Nebuchadnezzar’s, but many
years after, twenty at least, and probably the prediction of it was long after
the former prediction, and perhaps about the same time with that other
prediction of the same event which we had ch. 43:10.
Jeremiyah 46:14 Declare ye in Egypt
Jeremiyah 46:15 Why are thy
valiant men swept away? they stood not, because ABBA YAHVEH did drive them. – The
retreat hereupon of the forces of other nations which the Egyptians had in
their pay is here foretold. Some considerable number of those troops, it is
probable, were posted upon the frontiers to guard them, where they were beaten
off by the invaders and put to flights. Then were the valiant men swept away as with a sweeping rain (it is the
word that is used Prov. 28:3); they can none of them stand their ground, because
EL YAHVEH drives them from their respective posts; he drives them by his
terrors; he drives them by enabling the Chaldeans to drive them. It is not
possible that those should fix whom the wrath of YAHVEH chases.
Jeremiyah 46:16 He made many to
fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to
our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. - It
was ASBBA YAHVEH( that made many to fall, yea, when their
day shall come to fall, the enemy needs not throw them down, they shall fall one upon another, every man
shall be a stumbling-block to his fellow, to his follower. If YAHVEH TSEBAOTE
please, they shall be made to fall
upon one another, they shall be made to fall upon one another, every man’s sword shall be against his fellow. Her hired men,
the troops Egypt has in he service, are indeed in the midst of her like fatted bullocks, lusty men, able bodied
and high spirited, who were likely for action and promised to make their part
good against the enemy.
They are turned back; their
hearts failed them, and, instead of fighting, they have fled away together. How could they withstand their fate when the day of their calamity had come,
the day in which YAHVEH TSEBAOTE will visit them in wrath? Some think they are
compared to fatted bullocks for their luxury; they had wantoned in pleasures,
so that they were very unfit for hardships, and therefore turned back and could
not stand. In this consternation,
They all made
homeward towards their own country: They
said, "Arise, and let us go again to our own people, where we may
be safe from the oppressing sword
of the Chaldeans, that bears down all before it.’’ In times of exigence little
confidence is to be put in mercenary troops, that fight purely for pay, and
have no interest in theirs whom they fight for.
Jeremiyah 46:17 They did cry there,
Pharaoh king of Egypt
It was not suprising
that they quitted their post and deserted the service, crying out, Pharaoh
king of Egypt
He has passed the
time appointed; he did not keep his
word, nor keep his day, and therefore they bid him farewell, they will never
serve under him any more. Those that make the most noise in any business are
frequently but a noise; Great talkers are little doers.
Jeremiyah 46:18 As I live, saith
the King, whose name is YAHVEH TSEBAOTE, Surely as Tabor is among the
mountains, and as Carmel
Jeremiyah 46:19 O thou daughter dwelling
in Egypt
They shall be
carried away prisoners into their enemy’s land: "O thou daughter!
dwelling securely and delicately in Egypt, that fruitful pleasant
country, do not think this will last always, but furnish thyself to go into
captivity; instead of rich clothes, which will but tempt the enemy to strip
thee, get plain and warm clothes; instead of fine shoes, provide strong ones;
and inure thyself to hardship, that thou mayest bear it the better.’’
It concerns us,
among all our preparations, to prepare for trouble. We provide for the
entertainment of our friends, let us not neglect to provide for the
entertainment of our enemies, nor among all our furniture omit furniture for
captivity. The Egyptians must prepare to flee; for their cities shall be
evacuated. Noph particularly shall be desolate, without an inhabitant,
so general shall the slaughter and the captivity be.
There are some
penalties which, we say, the king and the multitude are exempted from, but here
even these are obnoxious: The multitude of No shall be punished: it is
called populous No, Nah. 3:8. Though hand join in hand, yet they
shall not escape; nor can any think to go off in the crowd. Be they ever so
many, they shall find YAHVEH TSEBAOTE will be too many for them.
Jeremiyah 46:20 Egypt Egypt Egypt Egypt
Jeremiyah 46:21 Also her hired men
are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back,
and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their
calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. –
Jeremiyah 46:22 The voice thereof
shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against
her with axes, as hewers of wood. - He and his army shall come against Egypt with axes, as hewers of wood, and the Egyptians shall be no more
able to resist them than the tree is to resist the man that comes with an axe
to cut it down; so that Egypt shall be felled as a forest is by the hewers of wood, which (if there by many of them, and
those well provided with instruments for the purpose) will be done in a little
time.
Jeremiyah 46:23 They shall cut down her
forest, saith ABBA YAHVEH, though it cannot be searched; because they are more
than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. - Egypt is very populous, full
of towns and cities, like a forest, the trees of which cannot be searched
or numbered, and very rich, full of hidden treasures, many of which will escape
the searching eye of the Chaldean soldiers; but they shall make a great spoil
in the country, for they are more than the locusts, that come in vast
swarms and overrun a country, devouring every green thing (Joel 1:6, 7), so
shall the Chaldeans do, for they are innumerable. YAHVEH TSEBAOTE hath
numberless hosts at HIS command.
Jeremiyah 46:24 The daughter of Egypt Egypt Egypt
Some think here is
an allusion to Apis, the bull or calf which the Egyptians worshipped, from whom
the children of Yisrael learned to worship the golden calf. Egypt
The Egyptians shall
be brought down, shall be tamed, and their tune changed: The daughters of Egypt
Jeremiyah 46:25 YAHVEH TSEBAOTE, the EL
of Yisrael, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt
Jeremiyah 46:26And I will deliver them
into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon Egypt
Jeremiyah 46:27But fear not thou, O my
servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Yisrael: for, behold, I will save thee
from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall
return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. - Comfort
and peace are here spoken to the Yisrael of YAHVEH. Some understand it of those
whom the king of Egypt had carried into captivity with Jehoahaz, but we read
not of any that were carried away captives with him; it may therefore rather
refer to the captives in Babylon, whom YAHVEH had mercy in store for, or, more
generally, to all the people of YAHVEH, designed for their encouragement in the
most difficult times, when the judgments of YAHVEH are abroad among the
nations. We had these words of comfort before, ch. 30:10, 11.
Let the wicked of
the earth tremble, they have cause for it; but fear not thou, O my servant
Jacob! and be not dismayed, O Yisrael! and again, Fear thou not, O
Jacob! YAHVEH would not have his people to be a timorous people.
Jeremiyah 46:28 Fear thou not, O
Jacob my servant, saith ABBA YAHVEH: for I am with thee; for I will make a full
end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full
end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly
unpunished. - The wicked of the earth shall be put away like
dross, not be looked after any more; but YAH’s people, in order to their
being saved, shall be found out and gathered together, they shall be redeemed
though they be held fast in captivity, and shall return. The wicked is like
the troubled sea when it cannot rest; they flee when none pursues.
But Jacob, being at home in YAHVEH, shall be at rest and at ease, and none
shall make him afraid; for what time he is afraid he has a EL to
trust to.
The wicked god is
afar off; but, wherever thou art, O Jacob! I am with thee, a very
present help. A full end shall be
made of the nations that oppressed YAH’s Israel ,
as Egypt and Babylon
Brit
Chadasha
Gilyahna
Revelation 19:1-16
In this chapter we
have,
I. A further account
of the triumphant song of angels and saints for the fall of Babylon
II. The marriage
between Messiyah and the Wise Virgins proclaimed and perfected verse 5–10.
III. Another warlike
expedition of the glorious head and husband of the Messiyanic Yisrael, with the
success of it verse 10, etc.
Revelation 19:1 And after these things I
heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and
glory, and honor, and power, unto ABBA YAHVEH our EL. – The fall of Babylon being fixed, finished, and
declared to be irrecoverable in the foregoing chapter, this begins with a holy
triumph over her, in pursuance of the order given forth: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and you holy
apostles and prophets, ch. 18:20. They now gladly answer the call; and
here you have.
The form of their
thanksgiving, in that heavenly and most comprehensive word, Alleluia, praise YAHVEH: with this
they begin, with this they go on, and with this they end verse 4; their prayers
are now turned into praises, their hosannas end in halleluias.
Revelation 19:2 For
true and righteous are His judgments: for He hath judged the great whore, which
did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of His
servants at her hand. – The matter of their thanksgiving: they praise him
for the truth of his word, and the righteousness of his providential conduct,
especially in this great event, the ruin of Babylon, which had been a mother,
nurse, and nest of idolatry, lewdness, and cruelty, for which signal example of
divine justice they ascribe salvation,
and glory, and honor, and power, unto our EL.
Revelation 19:3 And
again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. – The effect of these their praises: when the angels
and saints cried Alleluia, her fire burned more fiercely and her
smoke ascended for ever and ever. The surest way to have our deliverances
continued and completed is to give YAHVEH the glory of what he has done for us.
Praising YAHVEH for what we have is praying in the most effectual manner for
what is yet further to be done for us; the praises of the saints blow up the
fire of YAH’s wrath against the common enemy.
Revelation 19:4 And
the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God
that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. – The blessed harmony between the angels and the
saints in this triumphant song. The Messiyanic Assembly and their ministers
take the melodious sound from the angels, and repeat it; falling down, and
worshipping YAHVEH, they cry, Amen, Alleluia.
Revelation 19:5 And a voice came out of
the throne, saying, Praise our EL, all ye HIS servants, and ye that fear him,
both small and great. –
Revelation 19:6 And
I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many
waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for YAHVEH
EL-OLAM reigneth. - The
triumphant song being ended, and epithalamium, or marriage-song, begins. Here
observe,
The concert of
heavenly music. The chorus was large and loud, as the voice of many waters
and of mighty thunderings. YAHVEH is fearful in praises. There is no
discord in heaven; the morning stars sing together; no jarring string, nor key
untuned, but pure and perfect melody.
Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and
rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his
wife hath made herself ready. – The occasion of this song; and that is the reign and
dominion of that omnipotent EL who has redeemed His Bride, His church whom
He purchase by His own blood, and is now in a more public manner betrothing
her to Himself: The marriage of the Lamb has come, Messiyah is now ready
to drink the forth cup of wine, which He promise not to drine untill He sees us
in the Kingdom to come. This is the purpose of the whole of creation, when the
brides are furnish for the Bridegroom.
Revelation 19:8 And to her was granted that she
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the
righteousness of saints. – You have here a description of the bride, how she
appeared; not in the gay and gaudy dress of the mother of harlots, but in
fine linen, clean and white, which is the righteousness of saints;
in the robes of Messiyah’s righteousness, both imputed for justification and
imparted for sanctification, the white robe of absolution,
adoption, and enfranchisement, and the white robe of purity and universal
holiness. She had washed her robes and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb; and these her nuptial ornaments she did not purchase by any price of
her own, but received them as the gift and grant of her blessed Master
Yahushua.
Revelation 19:9 And
he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage
supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of YAHVEH. – The
marriage-feast, which, though not particularly described (as Mt. 22:4), yet is
declared to be such as would make all those happy who were called to it, so
called as to accept the invitation, a feast made up of the promises of the
gospel, the true sayings of ABBA YAHVEH. These promises, opened,
applied, sealed, and earnested by the Spirit of YAHVEH, the forth cup of
wine at Passover is the marriage-feast; and the whole collective body of all
those who partake of this feast is the bride, the wise virgins, the Lamb’s
wife; they eat into one body, and drink into one Spirit, and are not mere
spectators or guests, but coalesce into the espoused party, the mystical body
of Messiyah.
Revelation 19:10 And
I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I
am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Yahushua:
worship YAHVEH: for the testimony of Yahushua is the spirit of prophecy. - The
transport of joy which the apostle felt in himself at this vision. He fell
down at the feet of the angel, to worship him, supposing him to be more
than a creature, or having his thoughts at the present overpowered by the
vehemency of his affections. Here observe,
(1.) What honor he
offered to the angel: He fell at his feet, to worship him; this
prostration was a part of external worship, it was a posture of proper
adoration.
(2.) How the angel
refused it, and this was with some resentment: "See thou do it not;
have a care what thou doest, thou art doing a wrong thing.’’
(3.) He gave a very
good reason for his refusal: "I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy
brethren which have the testimony of Messiyah, I am a creature, thine equal
in office, though not in nature; I, as an angel and messenger of YAHVEH,
have the testimony of Messiyah, a charge to be a witness for Him and to
testify concerning Him, and thou, as an apostle, having the Spirit of
prophecy, hast the same testimony to give in; and therefore we are in this
brethren and fellow-servants.’’
(4.) He directs him
to the true and only object of religious worship; namely, YAHVEH: "Worship
YAHVEH, and HIM alone.’’ This fully condemns both the practice of the
papists in worshipping the elements of bread and wine, and saints, and angels,
and the practice of those Socinians and Arians who do not believe that Messiyah
is truly and by nature EL, and yet pay Him religious worship; and this shows
what wretched fig-leaves all their evasions and excuses are which they offer in
their own vindication: they stand hereby convicted of idolatry by a messenger
from heaven.
Revelation 19:11 And I
saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.- No
sooner was the marriage solemnized between Bridegroom and the Wise Virgins the
glorious head and husband of the church is called out to a new expedition,
which seems to be the great battle that was to be fought at Armageddon,
foretold ch. 16:16. And here observe,
The description of
the great Commander,
1. By the seat of
his empire; and that is heaven; His throne is there, and His power and
authority are heavenly and divine.
2. His equipage: he
is again described as sitting on a white horse, to show the equity of
the cause, and certainty of success.
3. His attributes:
He is faithful and true to His covenant and promise, He is righteous in
all His judicial and military proceedings, He has a penetrating insight into
all the strength and stratagems of His enemies, He has a large and extensive
dominion, many crowns, for He is King of kings, and Lord of lords.
Revelation 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of
fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man
knew, but he himself. – The
description of His glorious Person continues. That His eyes were as a flame of
fire indicates penetrating scrutinizing omniscience. On that blessed head, once
crowned at Calvary for sinful men, were many crowns.
His is supreme authority. Saints have crowns; He has many crowns. The Roman
beast 13:1, has crowns also, but only because He assumes absolute authority.
But how can one head have many crowns? They are in tiers, one above another,
indicating highest majesty and authority. Many things have been divulged in the
Apocalypse so far, and more will follow to the end of the book; but there are
certain elements which must remain hidden from man, Deut 29:29. From scriptural
usage it is known that the name written indicates His own essential glory,
which expresses the fullness of His divine nature.
Revelation 19:13 And
he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word
of YAHVEH. - His armour; and that is a vesture dipped in
blood, either his own blood, by which he purchased this mediatorial power,
or the blood of his enemies, over whom he has always prevailed. His name: The
Word of YAHVEH, a name that none fully knows but himself, only this we
know, that this Word was YAHVEH manifest in the flesh; but His
perfections are incomprehensible by any creature.
Revelation 19:14 And the armies which were
in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean. – Who are the armies … upon white horses, clothed in
fine linen, white and clean? Good men differ as to their identity. All are
agreed that they are believers, redeemed ones; some even include the angels. It
appears that they are, first, the church, second, the Tribulation saints, then
the pre Messiah saints. Jude 14–15 will then be fulfilled.
Revelation 19:15 And
out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations:
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of YAHVEH EL-ELYON. - The
weapons of His warfare, A sharp two
edged sword proceeding from his
mouth, which is the Word of YAHVEH, with which He smites the nations, either the threatenings of the written
word, which now He is going to execute, or rather His word of command calling
on His followers to take a just revenge on His and their enemies, who are now
put into the wine-press of the wrath of YAHVEH, to be trodden under foot by
HIM.
Revelation 19:16 And he
hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF
LORDS. - The ensigns of his authority, his coat of arms, a
name written on His vesture and thigh, King of kings, and EL of Elohim,
asserting His authority and power, and the cause of the quarrel.
Revelation 19:17 And I saw an angel
standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls
that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the
supper of the Great EL; - An invitation given to the fowls of heaven, that they should come and see the battle,
and share in the spoil and pillage of the field, intimating that this great
decisive engagement should leave the enemies of the church a feast for the
birds of prey, and that all the world should have cause to rejoice in the issue
of it.
Revelation 19:18 That
ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of
mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the
flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. –
Revelation 19:19 And
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered
together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. - The
battle joined. The enemy falls on with great fury, headed by the beast, and
the kings of the earth; the powers of earth and hell gathered, to make
their utmost effort.
The victory gained
by the great and glorious head of the Messiyanic Assembly: The beast and the
false prophet, the leaders of the army, are taken prisoners, both he who
led them by power and he who led them by policy and falsehood; these are taken
and cast into the burning lake, made incapable of molesting the church
of YAHVEH any more; and their followers, whether officers or common soldiers,
are given up to military execution, and made a feast for the fowls of
heaven.
Though the divine
vengeance will chiefly fall upon the beast, and the false prophet, yet
it will be no excuse to those who fight under their banner that they only
followed their leaders and obeyed their command; since they would fight for
them, they must fall and perish with them. Be wise now therefore, O you
kings, be instructed, you rulers of the earth; kiss the Son, lest he be angry,
and you perish from the way, Ps. 2:10, 12.
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