Mattos

Parashas Mattos

Numbers 30:2 – 32:42

Please pray this

Prayer before reading

Prayer

In the name of Yahushua

Our Messiyah,

I pray for the Spirit of Understanding

The Spirit of Knowledge and

The Spirit of Wisdom

As I read through this Parasha

That the Truth of Torah may

Come forth. Amen

This Torah Portion Mattos “tribes” is the last in the book of Numbers and the 42 of the Torah Cycle. With the exception of a leap year in the Torah Calendar, this portion Mattos is read on the same Sabbath with the following portion of Mesei, which is why they are discussed together  here.

Mattos is the second to last Portion in Numbers, and it began with a discussion of the Law regarding our vows. At first, this Portion does not seem to address anything important, but that in itself turns out to be the heart of a significant matter.

One clue we have is about the weight of these portion is that they contain lessons that Moses taught in the last moments of his life. What could be so important that Moses would need to wait forty years to reveal it? What is so profound about the portion of Mattos.

The lesson that Moses gives us is that if we want to bind our soul to the CREATOR, we have to make sure that nothing in our lives is mundane, that everything is holy. When nothing in our lives is mundane, including the negative thoughts that lead to negative actions, then everything we say, everything we pray for, and everything that comes out of our mouth will have the power to create life.

In this Parasha we have a law concerning vows, which had been mentioned in the close of the foregoing chapter. Here is a general rule laid down; that all vows must be carefully performed. There are some particular exceptions to this rule.  That the vows of daughters should not be binding unless allowed by the father “. 3-5”. Nor; The vows of wives unless allowed by the husband “v. 6, etc”. Women liberation movement will have a field day with this chapter. Never the less this is what Torah says.