Parashas Va’era
Exodus 6:2 – 9:35
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
This Torah portion of Va’era is the fourteen
Parashas in the Torah reading cycle, begins with the Creator’s revelation to Moses:
I am יהוה. The Name of the
Creator, which represents a high level of revelation and Light. יהוה goes
on to say, I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as EL SHADDAI, the EL “God”
who is sufficient, but by this NAME יהוה, I
did not make MYSELF known to them. To
Moses, however, the CREATOR is revealing a greeted
Light of HIMSELF.
Why does the revelation of the higher Name of
the CREATOR occur in the Portion of Va’era? Does it have anything to do with
the conclusion of the last Parashas Shemot? In it Moses tells the CREATOR that
the suffering of the Yisraelites had only become worst since he Moses spoke to
Pharaoh. This seems to imply that Moses believe he did not have the necessary
revelation of Light from the CREATOR to affect the necessary change in Pharaoh
Response. Therefore, the CREATOR decides to reveal HIMSEL as יהוה.
In this Parasha, יהוה made
it clear that HE had given more to Moses that anyone else before him. In this
Parasha, we can draw from the lesson of Moses, when we do not accept the
establish status quo, we can press the יהוה for
a further revelation of HIMSELF to us.
Moses skillfully coined the phrase that if
the Believers, the children of light, did not believe in his present level of
enlightenment, how would the Pharaoh the prince of darkness do. The Torah tells
us that the Children of Light could not hear him, because of the years of
slavery. This influence of the darkness was so great that it was keeping the
generation of Moses from responding to the greater Light. Moses was the right
conduit, however the Children of Light could not respond to the level of light
Moses was reflecting, due to the effect of slavery in the flesh.
In this Parasha, we may call on the ABBA יהוה to help us the see and ask for a great revelation of
the broadcast Light. As we overcome the doubts that block our revelation from
flowing. Elisha was in a hopeless situation, because of the King of Aram intent
on killing him and his apprentice. The next morning the two men woke up to find
themselves surrounded by Aran’s army. The Apprentice Gehazi did not know what
to do; Elisha took him by the hand, and asks him what do you see? He replies, I
see angels surrounding the mountain to protect us. It was only then that a
miracle happened. The light of the sun grew so bright that it blinded the eyes
of Aran’s soldiers.
Why was it so important for Elisha to take
Gehazi by the hand and ask him what he saw? By taking Gehazi by the hand,
Elisha establish a spiritual bond between them, he took Gehazi a step higher
for him to receive a higher revelation, where he could see the world in its
spiritual context. The spiritual perspective of a person in the valley is not
the same as one on the mountain top.
The message Moses was conveying to ABBA יהוה is that because of the time spend in slavery in Egypt, they had
developed a spirit of doubt which would make them unable to accept the light
that Moses brought. Like Gehazi, it is all about their spiritual consciousness.
On this Sabbath of Va’era we may pray earnestly for El Yahushua to grant us
grace that we may ask for more revelation of Light for us and our family.
There is a reason why Aaron and not Moses was
ask to create the first plague, the turning the Nile
into blood. When Moses was place in the ark and place on the water, it was the
river that protected Moses, it would be spiritually inappropriate for ABBA יהוה to ask Moses to strike the very river that protected
him.
We may read this and think what feeling does
a river have? Here in this Parasha we have been provided with an insight into
the nature of consciousness. All inanimate objects are connecting through a
network of energy of light.
There are four level of consciousness:
inanimate, vegetable, animal, and human. Everything in our world are alive,
even a chair. By developing the
awareness of the interaction between ourselves and everything else, will help
us to complete our correction our tikkum,
for that is the purpose of life. Throughout our life as it were in Moses, we
also need assistance from object such as water, trees, rocks, fire; he was
constantly interacting with inanimate object. However, most of us are unaware
of the role inanimate object play in our spiritual development.
On this Shabbat Moses approaches ABBA יהוה and ask how he can bring about the final correction
the Gemar HaTikkun if the Yisraelites
of his time did not listen to him. Moses was not just talking about the
believers of his day; he was speaking prophetically about us. Without the
awareness of faith or belief, how can we escape the war machine of the Mighty
Army of Pharaoh? How can we overcome the force of darkness and bring the Light
of the CREATOR in our world.
Without faith in Messiyah Yahushua, we just
cannot. So how can we arrive at this unquestionable Fait? We achieve it by
looking for the Truth that dwells in Messiyah Yahushua, because the whole world
speaks of Him, much the same way we desire the Word of Torah.
The prophet Isaiah explain that prior to the
Final Correction, the dark before the calm, there has to be some level of
concealment, so we must find a way to see through the darkness.
One of the blessings of Va’era is that we can
ask for the Spirit of Might and Council of Moses by not accepting things as
they are and by treating all things with respect. When we see the world as a
source of infinite possibility, when we look through the Spirit of Wisdom, we
will be looking beyond the surface to the greater truth that lies beyond the
veils of what is, to what it will be, where our doubts become the fertilizer
for our faith, and miracles become possible.
At the end of the last Parashas Moses was
seen complaining that Elohim had send him in vain, for instead of helping the
people, he had only make it worst for them. In this Parashas we see EL YAHVEH
response to Moses. YAHVEH spoke sternly to Moses, comparing him too unfavorably
to the Patriarchs, who maintain their faith without complaint, even though they
were not privilege to see the fulfillment of the promise. While Moses who had
been told that the redemption was at hand, he was so disillusioned that he
could not wait for EL YAHVEH to carry His plan to its conclusion, as he defined
it.
Exo 6:2 And Elohim spoke to Mosheh and said to him, “I am יהוה. – It is always a good thing when our Creator
talks to us. It is my desire for everyone who read these Parashas to allow the
Holy Spirit to help them come to maturity. Obeying the law is a good thing, but
it must be done in the Love generated by the Holy Spirit. If you love me keep
My Commandments. If the love for the
One who died on the Cross is in you, you will keep the Commandments. The
original commandments was You shall not, today it is if you Love Me you will
not; it is not and was never about obedient, it is always about LOVE.
From here until the end of the Torah, the Scripture focuses on this primary
relationship between יהוה and Moses because Moses is יהוה mouthpiece and ambassador, through this intimate relationship with יהוה,
Moses models the fealty and loyalty to יהוה that is expected of the
people.
In the daily interaction between Moses and יהוה, we see how יהוה
insert HIMSELF into the most important moments in place and time. With יהוה
Moses, was HIS longest and most establish relationship until the coming of
Messiyah. It was through Moses that יהוה spoke the most extensive messages on
guidance, instruction and inspiration, until Messiyah.
Exo 6:3 “And I appeared to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Yaʽaqoḇ, as Ěl SHADDAI.
And by My Name, יהוה ,
was I not known to them? - I am EL SHADDAI, YAHVEH the
EL that is all sufficient; this term implies Elohim’s trustworthiness to carry
out His Word, which includes punishment for sin and reward for virtue.
Therefore EL YAHVEH begins to rebuttal of Moses by assuring him that his pledge
to the Patriarchs would be fulfilled, and that Moses had been sent as His
emissary to do so.
Why does the revelation of the higher NAME of יהוה occur in this Torah portion? At the conclusion of
the first portion in the Book of Exodus, Moses tells יהוה
that the suffering of Yisraelites became worst since he had spoken to Pharaoh.
It seems like Moses was not satisfied with the level of light that was revealed
to him. He was unwilling to settle for the lesser Light represented by the Name
EL SHADDAI, in response to this request the CREATOR agreed to reveal HIMSELF at
the level of יהוה.
By demanding more from the CREATOR Moses successfully pushed EL SHADDAI to
reveal a higher level of HIS Light to Moses
This Torah portion is a time when believers can
say to the CREATOR that we are not willing to accept the present Light we are
under. This is the time to ask the CREATOR that we know the CREATOR plans for
the redemption to happen sometime in the future, but we want it know.
At this time in our spiritual cycle we are given
an opportunity to say no, even to something good, in order to ask for something
better. Moses knew of the Messiyah to come, that He would operate under a
greater Light than what he was given.
I believe that after Moses arrived in Egypt the
persecution of the Children of Yisrael increase. As a type of the Messiyah, he
was to deliver the people from slaver. Moses knew the type of power and
authority the Messiyah would operate under.
The evil one will always used intimidation
tactics to achieve its goal. Therefore, when you see any form of intimidation,
anger, violence, sexual, economical, or even pair-pressure, knows that it is always
from the evil one.
The Egyptians could not be punish until their
measure of sin was full, for YAHVEH is patient even with the wicked. By Pharaoh
cruel deeds in denying the straw to the hapless Hebrew slave, was the preverbal
straw that broke the Camel back. Pharaoh had reached his lowest point and so
the process of the exodus and the punishment of Egypt could now began.
Therefore YAHVEH response to Moses was that, far
from coming to Egypt in vain, his arrival expedited the process of the Exodus,
which was about to begin. As is well known, YAHVEH’s various Names represent
the different ways in which He reveals Himself, so that the Names used in the
different context, represent the differing ways in which YAHVEH revealed
Himself to the Patriarchs and to Moses. Moses had the revelation as SHADDAI,
YAHVEH’S highest manifestation, yet he questioned His Ways, while the
Patriarchs had maintained their strong faith even through YAHVEH had revealed
Himself to them with other Names such as El SHADDAI.
The name SHADDAI, meaning sufficient, and
denotes YAHVEH as the One Who sets limits on Creations by establishing the law
of nature, the limitation within the Universe. Also it represents Elohim’s
establishments of limits to the success one enjoys and the suffering he must
endure. By comparing the revelation of Moses with that of the Patriarchs,
YAHVEH was chastising him for his insufficient lack of faith.
El SHADDAI describes Elohim when He performs
miracles that do not openly disrupt the normal course of Nature. This was the
way the Patriarchs perceived YAHVEH when He assured their survival in times of
famine or makes them victorious over physically superior enemies, and gives
them extraordinary success in amassing wealth.
Though
miraculous, none of the above openly violated the laws of nature. Therefore,
the Patriarchs had seen YAHWEH show Himself only in the manifestation as El
SHADDAI. Moses, however, would soon witness miracles of a magnitude that
dwarfed anything the Patriarchs had experience. His Name SHADDAI represented
the essence of YAHVEH; only Moses had the degree of prophecy that enabled him
to comprehend its significance to the highest spiritual degree possible to
man-kind
