Va'etchanan

Parasha Va’etchanan

Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11

Please pray this

 Prayer

Before reading

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

Torah Portion Va’etchanan, which means “and I besought,” is the 45 Portion in the Torah cycle, it begins with Moses begging the Creator to let him enter into the Promise.

The Story of Va’etchanan is always read on Sabbath Nachamu the Sabbath of Consolation, the Sabbath following the 9^th of Av. Although the energy of Sabbath is very powerful, the question is: can this single Sabbath actually console us and help us forget all the troubles we have experience up until now.

To answer this question it is important to understand that the power of the Negative side lies not only in causing us to doubt, but also in keeping us In doubt and fear for a week, a year, or many years. Often, when we have done something that we reget, we doubt ourselves and our ability to become beings of sharing, or love. This feeling can stay with us through our lives ad that is the negative side at work.

The Sabbath of consolation does not teach us to ignor negative situation. Yes, the Temple was destroy in 70ad because Yisrael did not recognize the Messiyah Yahushua came in the flesh. The Children of Yisreal experience a great deal of pain because of unbelief. Should the Yisraelites continue to weep for the Temple or are their eyes blinded for a season? The later is true. Luk 21:24  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Isa 53:1  Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of Yahweh revealed?

Isa 53:2  For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Isa 53:3  He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Isa 53:4  Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Isa 53:5  But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Isa 53:6  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isa 53:7  He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Isa 53:8  He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Isa 53:9  And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Isa 53:10  Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Yahweh shall prosper in his hand.

Isa 53:11  He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Isa 53:12  Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

This story teaches us that anyone can reach the tree of life that stands in the middle of the Garden of Eden. This is what Messiyah Yahushua did when He died on the Stake, so all can achieve through His Blood and hard work their spiritual growth.

It does not matter what a person may have done in the past. The important thing is to believe in Mesiyah Yahushua and all opportunity will be given us to transform yourself as as to finally reach the Tree of Life.

“O Master יהוה , You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand, for who is a Mighty”god” One in the Heavens or on earth who does according to Your works and according to Your might.” Let me go over, I pray You, to let me see the Good Land that is beyond the Jordan, those pleasant Mountain and Lebanon.

The story of Ve’etchanan open with Moses pleading with Yahweh El Eliyon through prayer. Moses knew that prayer was a powerful tool for connection with the Creator. He was not asking for anything; rather, it was to maintain his connection to the Creator. When we ask for help of the Creator through prayer, we too are creating a closer connection to the Creator.

It is essential to understand that we are not alone in this world and that we need to ask Yahweh for help. Asking Yahweh should not be something we do only when we need, it is an important tool for us to use all the time to connect to the Light.

We know from Torah that Moses originally intended to lead the Yisraelites not only out of Egypt, but into the Land of Yisrael as well. We also know that this never happened, but Messiyah Yahushua will.

          The message of this Torah Portion is this: we must seize every opportunity, they are not limitless, nor are they available everywhere. They can only be found here in this world. Whether it is our relationship with our: CREATOR, Spouse, Parent, Children or Friends, our chances to work on it are finite in number and infinitely precious.

          We all start our spiritual journey when we accept Messiyah Yahushua as lord and we arrive at the first heaven, or the first day of Creation, and if we faithfully carry our cross until we complete all sixth days of Creation and arrive victoriously back into the seventh Heaven.

          Moses desire was for him to set foot in the Promise Land the Earthly represent the seventh Heaven. He also knew that this was actually YAHWEH Will for all of mankind. So in asking permission for YAHWEH to go over is not really a challenge to YAHWEH, it was more of a desire to fulfilled Torah.

Deu 3:24 ‘O Masterיהוה , You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand, for who is a mighty one in the Heavens or on earth who does according to Your works and according to Your might?  - What Moses pleads here for was two things: — The great experience which he had had of YAH’s goodness to him in what he had done for Yisrael: "You hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness.

Moses requested that ABBA YAHWEH perfected or complete what HE has begun. YOU hast given me the privilege to see thy glory in the conquest of these two kings, and the sight has affected me with wonder and thankfulness. O let me see more of the outcome of my EL, my King great work! This great work, no doubt, will be carried on and completed; let me have the satisfaction of seeing its completion.’’

The greatest work in this world that anyone can achieve is to complete the sixth days of Creation or to experience the Seventh Heaven spiritually. It is not aiming for the wealth of the whole world, and your soul fail to achieve what it was destined to achieved.

The more we see of YAH’s glory in HIS works, the more we shall desire to see it come to a conclusion. The works of YAHWEH are great, and therefore are sought out more and more by all those that have pleasure in HIM.

The good impressions that had been made upon Moses heart by what he had seen: For what Elohim ”gods” is there in Heavens or earth that can do according to thy works? The more we are affected with what we have seen of YAHWEH, of HIS Wisdom, Power, and Goodness, the better we are prepared for further discoveries.

Those that see the works of YAHWEH and admire HIM in them, like Moses had expressed himself concerning YAHWEH and HIS works long before (Ex. 15:11), and HE still continues of the same mind, that there are no works worthy to be compared with YAH’s works, Ps. 86:8.

Deu 3:25 ‘I pray, let me pass over and see the good land beyond the Yardĕn, this good hill country, and Leḇanon.’ – When Moses prays, he said, “Ve’er’eh et ha eretz hatova” or “let me see the good Land.” We knew that ABBA YAHWEH took Moses to the top of a mountain, where HE showed all the Land to Moses, for this is what Moses soul required.

What he begs: I pray thee let me go over. EL YAHWEH had said he should not go over; yet he prays that he might, not knowing that the threatening was conditional, for it was not ratified with an oath, as that concerning the people was, that they should not enter.

Hezekiah prayed for his own life, and David for the life of his child, after both had been expressly threatened; and the former prevailed, though the latter did not. Moses remembered the time when he had by prayer prevailed with YAHWEH to recede from the declarations which HE had made of HIS wrath against Yisrael, Ex. 32:14. And why might he not hope in like manner to prevail for himself?

Let me go over and see the good land. Not, "Let me go over and be a prince and a ruler there;’’ Moses seeks not his own honor, is content to resign the government to Joshua; but, "Let me go to be a spectator of thy kindness to Yisrael, to see what I believe concerning the goodness of the land of promise.’’ How emotionally does Moses speak of Canaan, that good land, that goodly mountain!

 Those who may hope to obtain and enjoy YAH’S favors that know how to value them. What he means by that goodly mountain we may learn from Ps. 78:54, where it is said of YAH’S Yisrael that he brought them to the border of HIS sanctuary, even to this mountain which HIS Right Hand had purchased, where it is plainly to be understood of the whole land of Canaan, yet with an eye to the sanctuary, the glory of it.

Deu 3:26 “But יהוה  was enraged with me, for your sake, and would not listen to me, and יהוה  said to me, ‘Enough of that! Speak no more to Me about this matter. – In the Torah, the CREATOR tells Moses that because he did not perform the miracle as HE specified, Moses would not be allowed to lead the Children of Yisrael into the Promise Land.

So why does it say Moses begged? Moses certainly begs the CREATOR. He said “let me see the Land. Let me enter and see the Land.”

The Hebrew word used in Moses’ prayed is “ve’etchanan.” Why was this so important to Moses and why were his prayer not answered? Many times we pray for things, but our vision of what we need does not match the CREATORS, for we do not have the spiritual clarity to know how things should be. However, when a prayer comes from the soul, it is always answered. When we pray for things and do not receive it, it is because our soul did not join in our prayer.

YAH’s answer to this prayer had in it a mixture of mercy and judgment that he might sing unto YAHWEH of both. There was judgment in the denial of his request, and that in something in His anger too: YAHWEH was wroth with me for your sakes.

YAHWEH not only sees sin in HIS people, but is very displeased with it. Even those that are delivered from the wrath to come may yet lie under the tokens of YAH’S wrath in this world, and may he was denied some particular favor which their hearts are much set upon.

 YAHWEH is a gracious, tender, loving Father; but HE can be angry with HIS children when they do amiss, and denies them many a thing that they desire and are ready to cry for. But how was HE anger with Moses for the sake of Yisrael? Either. For that sin which they provoked him to; see Ps. 106:32, 33.

The removal of Moses at that time, when it seems that he could not be spared, was a rebuke to all Yisrael, and a punishment of their sin. It was for their sake, that it might be a warning to them to take heed of offending YAHWEH by passionate and unbelieving speeches at any time, after the similitude of his transgression.

 If this were done to such a green tree, what should be done to the dry? He acknowledges that YAHWEH would not hear him. YAHWEH had often heard him for Yisrael sake, yet HE would not hear him for himself.

It was the prerogative of Messiyah, the great Intercessor, to be heard always; yet of Him His enemies said, He saved others, Himself He could not save, which the Jews would not have upbraided Him with had they considered that Moses, their great prophet, prevailed for others, but for himself he could not prevail.

Though Moses, being one of the wrestling seed of Jacob, did not seek in vain, yet he had not the thing itself which he sought for. YAHWEH may accept our prayers, and yet not grant us the very thing we pray for.

Deu 3:27 ‘Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and look with your eyes, for you do not pass over this Yardĕn. - YAHWEH put an honor upon Moses prayer in directing him not to insist upon this request: Speak no more to ME of this matter. It intimates that what YAHWEH does not think fit to grant we should not think fit to ask, and that YAHWEH takes such a pleasure in the prayer of the upright that it is no pleasure to HIM, no, not in any particular instance, to give a denial to it.

 YAHWEH promised Moses a sight of Canaan from the top of Pisgah. Though he should not have the chance to walk on it, he should have the prospect of seeing it; not to tantalize him, but such a sight of it, would bring him some satisfaction. This would enable Moses to form a very clear and pleasing idea of that Promised Land. Probably Moses had not only his sight preserved for other purposes, but greatly enlarged for his purpose. If he had not had such a sight unique only to him, others could not have from the same place, it would have been no particular favor to Moses, nor the matter of a promise.

When the Hebrew text says that Moses was put on the mountain and he saw “the last ocean,” “hayam ha’acharon,” those words actually mean “hayon ha’acharon, or he saw “the last day.” This confirms that Moses’ vision of the land was not physical; instead, ABBA YAHWEH opened to Moses all the secrets, all the future of Yisrael.

ABBA YAHWEH showed Moses the building and destruction of the first, second and third temple all in a moment. Moses gained not only a vision of the future but of the Gemar HaTikkun.

Why was it so important for Moses to pray so intently for him to see the promise land?  It is only in this world that we can correct, the only place where a person can elevate himself spiritually. A person cannot do spiritual work to perfect the ego or to elevate it in the spiritual realms.

Unfortunately, we think that we always have time: I will not take this opportunity, I will do it tomorrow. We do not realize that we do not have limitless time to correct, to elevate, and to grow, for once our soul leaves this world that opportunity is no more.

Moses beg the Creator because he knew that this is the only place and now is the only chance he will ever have to see the objective of our spiritual journey in the natural. Many of us on the other hand, take our opportunities for granted.

Deu 3:28 ‘But charge Yehoshua, and strengthen him and make him brave, for he shall pass over before this people and causes them to inherit the land which you see.’ – In this verse we see a picture of Yahushua who will lead His people into the final fight to restore the Kingdom of Heavens.

Duet 3:29 “And we dwelt in the valley opposite Bĕyth Peʽor. - Those to whom YAHWEH gives a charge, HE will be sure to give encouragement to. It is a comfort to the friends of the Messiyanic Assembly (when they are dying and going off) to see YAH’S work likely to be carried on by other hands, when they are silent in the dust.