Haazinu

Parashas Ha’azinu

Deuteronomy 32:1 – 32:52

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

The Shabbat of Ha’azinu falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It is the fifty-third reading in the Torah cycle. As we explore the spiritual significance of this Torah Portion, it is important to be aware of the process our soul are going through during this critical ten-day.

In order to understand Rosh Hashanah is the story of Adam and Eve. When Adam Reshon was born, he was both male and female, The CREATOR place Adam in a sleep called dormita so that HE could separate the Spirit from the flesh, Adam from Eve.

The whole purpose of Creation is to cut away or separate the dark side or the selfish ego of ourselves, that why we must experience Rosh Hashanah. In another aspect that mirrors the process of dormita, we transform this ego from the selfish desire to received to the desire to give.

Rosh Hashanah is the time when the CREATOR sits on the Throne of Judgment, with Messiyah Yahushua as our defense attorney to discuss our spiritual development over the last Torah Cycle. What did they learn?

The Kabbalist teach us that not only does our every negative action attract negative angels, but these angels remain with us for a Torah Cycle. What happen on Rosh Hashanah? We get a chance to disconnect from these negative angels that influence our lives, by elevating ourselves spiritually.

As we passed through another Torah Cycle or another day of Creation we should eliminate from our lives another negative angel, providing we do not go back to them. They will still exist in our past, or in a lower spiritual level, in the place we were before Rosh Hoshanah.

The gift of ya’arof kamator likchi, which means ‘we will cut off,’ is to encourage us to stay clear of these negative angels by avoiding our former selfish behaviors. The way to make sure that we keep these dark forces from re-attaching to our lives is to see to it that our lives actually changes.

The spiritual gift of the Shabbat of Ha’azinu is that we can turn the judgment that we removed on Rosh Hashanah into Spiritual growth. We can see disappointment for what they are, and we can then turn disappointment into opportunity. Now each disappointment become a gate of Righteousness, a gate through which we and the world can both pass because the gate we create are not just for us. What we have opened is an opportunity for Light to enter the world through us.

Rabbi Ashlag explain that there is a related concept called teshuvah me’ahava, this is when a person undertake the process of spiritual correction, called sanctification out of love for the Messiyah. As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah let us experience Ha’azinu, we need to realize that there is another way to understand this love that leads to spiritual maturity, not only the love for ABBA YAHWEH, but also a love for the darkness we have created.

From whatever day or Creation we are at today, we can all look back at the negative actions of those years, and realize that not only can we overcome, by separating ourselves from the chaos that we might have experience, but we can also transform our darkness into light, we can turn disappointment into opportunity for spiritual growth. This is the power of Shabbat Ha’azinu.

Deu 32:1 “Give ear, O Heavens, and let me speak; And hear, O earth, The words of my mouth. – “Here in this verse. A commanding preface or introduction to this song of Moses. He begins with a solemn appeal to Heavens and earth concerning the truth and importance of what he was about to say, and the justice of the divine proceedings against a rebellious and backsliding people, for he had said (ch. 31:28) that he would in this song call heaven and earth to record against them.

Heaven and earth would sooner hear than this stubborn and unthinking people; for they revolt not from the obedience to their Creator, but continue to this day, according to his ordinances, as his servants (Ps. 119:89–91), and therefore will rise up in judgment against rebellious Yisrael. Heavens and earth will be witnesses against sinners, witnesses of the warning given them and of their refusal to take the warning (see Job 20:27); the heavens shall reveal its iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.”

This verse begins with the song/poem of Moses. Ha’azinu means to listen. We  may hear but we do not always listen. This verse helps us to hear more of the truth, not what we want to hear, but what we need to hear. When it hurts to hear the truth, we often close ourselves off from listening to it. Here we receive the power to really listen, even during those uncomfortable times. When Moses days Give ear, o heavens, and I will speak.

Deu 32:2 “Let my instruction fall as rain, My speech drop down as dew, As fine rain on the tender plants, And as showers on the grass”. - “Or heaven and earth are here put for the inhabitants of both, angels and men; both shall agree to justify EL YAHWEH in HIS proceedings against Yisrael, and to declare his righteousness, Ps. 50:6; see Rev. 19:1, 2. Moses begins with a solemn request of what he was about to say to the people: My doctrine shall drop as the rain. "It shall be a beating sweeping rain to the rebellious;’’ Rain is sometimes sent for judgment, witness that with which the world was deluged; and so the word of YAHWEH, while to some it is reviving and refreshing, a savor of life unto life, is to others terrifying and killing, a savor of death unto death. It shall be as sweet and comfortable dew to those who are rightly prepared to receive it. 

The subject of this song is doctrine; he had given them a song of praise and thanksgiving (Ex. 15), but this is a song of instruction, for in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, we are not only to give glory to YAHWEH, but to teach and admonish one another, Col. 3:16. Hence many of David’s psalms are entitled Maschil, meaning to give instruction. This doctrine is fitly compared to rain and showers, which come from above, to make the earth fruitful, and accomplish that for which they are sent. (Isa. 55:10, 11), and depend not upon the wisdom or will of man, Mic. 5:7.

It is a form of mercy to have this rain come often upon us, and our duty to drink it in, Heb. 6:7.  He promises that this doctrine shall drop and distil as the dew, and the small rain, which descend silently and without noise. The word preached is likely to profit when it comes gently, and sweetly insinuates itself into the hearts and affections of the hearers.

He bespeaks their acceptance and entertainment of it, and that it might be as sweet, and pleasant, and welcome to them as rain to the thirsty earth, Ps. 72:6. And the word of YAH is likely to do us good when it is thus acceptable. 

Deu 32:3 “For I proclaim the Name of יהוה , Ascribe greatness to our Elohim”. – “He begins with this most precious of principles, and lays it down as his first principle. To preserve the honor of YAHWEH, that no reproach might be cast upon him for the sake of the wickedness of his people Yisrael; how wicked and corrupt so ever those are who are called by HIS name, YAH is just, and right, and all that is good, and is not to be thought the worse off for their badness.

 To aggravate the wickedness of Yisrael, who knew and worshipped such a Holy EL, and yet were they so unholy. To justify YAHWEH in HIS dealings with them; we must abide by it, that YAHWEH is righteous, even when his judgments are a great deep, Jer. 12:1; Ps. 36:6.

Moses sets himself to publish the name of YAHWEH, that Yisrael, knowing what a EL, He is whom they had avouched for theirs, might never be such fools as to exchange HIM for a false god, a dunghill god. He calls upon them therefore to ascribe greatness to HIM. It will be of great use to us for the preventing of sin, and the preserving of us in the way of our duty, always to keep up high and honorable Thoughts of YAHWEH, and to take all occasions to express them: Ascribe greatness to our EL. We cannot add to HIS greatness, for it is infinite; but we must acknowledge it, and give him the glory of it.”

Deu 32:4 “The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are right-ruling, An Ěl of truth and without unrighteousness, Righteous and straight is He.” – “Now, when Moses would set forth the greatness of YAHWEH, he does it, not by explaining HIS eternity and immensity, or describing the brightness of HIS Glory in the upper world, but by showing the faithfulness of HIS word, the perfection of HIS works, and the wisdom and equity of all the administrations of HIS government; for in these Yah glory shines most clearly to us, and these are the things revealed concerning him, which belong to us and our children.

HE is the rock. So HE is called six times in this chapter, and the Septuagint all along translates it theos, EL. YAHWEH was called the rock eighteen times (besides in this chapter) in the Torah (Though in some places we translate it strength), and charges it therefore upon the papists that they make Peter a god when they make him the rock on which the church is built. El Yahushua is the rock, for He is in Himself immutable immovable, and He is to all that seek him and fly to him an impenetrable shelter, and to all that trust in him an everlasting foundation.

His work is perfect. His work of creation was so, all very good; His works of providence are so, or will be so in due time, and when the mystery of YAHWEH shall be finished the perfection of his works will appear to the entire world.

Nothing that YAHWEH does can be mended, Eccl. 3:14. YAHWEH was now perfecting what He had promised and begun for His people Yisrael, and from the perfection of this work, they must take occasion to give Him the glory of the perfection of all His works.

The best of men’s works are imperfect, they have their flaws and defects, and are left unfinished; but, as for YAHWEH, his work is perfect; if He begins, He will make an end.

All His ways are judge. The ends of His ways are all righteous, and He is wise in the choice of the means in order to those ends. Judgment signifies both prudence and justice. The ways of YAHWEH are right, Hos. 14:9.

He is an EL of Truth, whose word we may take and rely upon, for HE cannot go back on His Word, therefore He cannot lie. He who neither is faithful to all HIS promises, nor shall HIS threatening fall to the ground.

He is without iniquity, one who never cheated any that trusted in יהוה, never wronged any that neither appealed to HIS justice, nor ever was hard upon any that cast them upon HIS mercy.

Just and right is HE. As He will not wrong any by punishing them more than they deserve, so He will not fail to recompense all those that serve Him or suffer for Him. He is indeed just and right; for HE will effectually take care that none shall lose by HIM.

Now what a bright and amiable idea does this one verse give us of the EL whom we worship; and what reason have we then to love HIM and fear HIM, to live a life of delight in HIM, dependence on יהוה, and devotedness to YAHWEH! This is our rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him; or can there be, Ps. 92:15.”

Deu 32:5 “A twisted and crooked generation has corrupted itself, their blemish, they are not His children.” – “A high charge exhibited against the Yisrael of YAHWEH, whose character was in all respects the reverse of that of the El of Yisrael.

They have corrupted themselves. Or, Yisrael had corrupted itself; the body of the people has: the whole head sick, and the whole heart faint. EL YAHWEH did not corrupt them, for just and right is HE; but they are themselves the sole authors of their own sin and ruin; and both are included in this word. They have debauched themselves; for every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust. And they have destroyed themselves, Hos. 13:9. If you scorns, you alone shall bear the guilt and grief, Prov. 9:12.

Their spot is not the spot of HIS children. Even YAH’s children have their spots, while they are in this imperfect state; for if we say we have no sin, no spot, we deceive ourselves. But the sin of Yisrael was none of those; it was not an infirmity which they strove against, watched and prayed against, but an evil which their hearts were fully set in them to do.

They were a perverse and crooked generation, that were actuated by a spirit of contradiction, and therefore would do what was forbidden because it was forbidden, they would set up their own humor and fancy in opposition to the Will of EL YAHWEH, they were impatient of reproof, they hated to be reformed, and they went on forwardly in the way of their heart. They have scattered or changed themselves, and not him, even the children that served idols, a generation that has depraved its own works, and alienated itself.

Idolaters cannot harm EL YAHWEH, nor do any damage to HIS works, nor make HIM a stranger to this world. See Job 35:6. All the harm they do is to themselves and their own works. Can we do YAHWEH any harm? That is, "Is YAHWEH the rock to be blamed for the evils that should befall Yisrael? No, His children are their blot,’’ that is, "All the evil that comes upon them is the fruit of their children’s wickedness; for the whole generation of them is crooked and perverse.’’ All that are ruined ruin themselves; they die because they will die.”

Deu 32:6 “Do you do this to יהוה , O foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, who bought you, Who created you and established you?” – “A pathetic expostulation with this provoking people for their ungratefulness: "Do you requite YAHWEH? Surely after this you will not be so disingenuous in your journey towards יהוה as you have been.’’

He reminds them of their obligations EL YAHWEH; it was given to them to serve HIM, and to cleave to HIM. He had been a Father to them, had begotten betroth them, fed them, carried them, nursed them, and borne their manners; and would they spurn at the bowels of a Father? He had bought them, had been at a vast expense of miracles to bring them out of Egypt, had given men for them, and people for their life, Isa. 43:4.

 "Is HE not our Father, thy OWNER, that has an incontestable propriety in thee?’’ and the ox know his owner. "He has made us, and brought us into being, established thee and kept thee in being; has he not done so?

Can you deny the betrothal you are under to יהוה, in consideration of the great things HE has done and designed for all of us?’’ Are not our obligations, as Messiyanic equally great and strong to our CREATOR who made us, our Redeemer that bought us, and our Sanctifier that has established us.

Therefore HE infers the evil of deserting ABBA YAHWEH and rebelling against HIM.  It was base on ingratitude: "Do you therefore require YAHWEH? Are these the returns you make HIM for all HIS favors to us? The powers we have from HIM willed we employ them against HIM?’’ See Mic. 6:3, 4; Jn. 10:32. This is such appalling villainy, as the entire world will cry shame of: call a man ungrateful, and you can call HIM no worse.

 It was abnormal madness: O foolish people and unwise! Fools and double fools! Who has bewitched you? Gal. 3:1. "Fools indeed, to disoblige one on whom you have such a necessary dependence! To forsake your own mercies for lying vanities!’’ All willful sinners, especially sinners in Yisrael, are the most unwise and the most ungrateful people in the world.”

howhylh

In this verse we see the first word howhylh with the large h hei. This h appear twice in the name of howhy once after the yud and again after the vav. The large Hei in this verse indicates the opportunity for us to expand our vessel, our desire, teaching us that we should always desire more spiritual Light and never settle for less.

   

Deu 32:7 “Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations. Ask your father and let him show you, Your elders, and let them say to you: - This verse concerns the need to remember the generations of the past. What does this mean? It is always important to understand that we all have past lives and that we come into this world with baggage from that past. We can not create a future for ourselves if we do not understand that we have a past to correct.

“Moses, having in general represented EL YAHWEH to them as their great benefactor, whom they were bound in gratitude to observe and obey, in these verses gives particular instances of YAH’s kindness to them and concern for them.

Some instances were ancient, and for proof of them he appeals to the records: Remember the days of old; that is, "Keep in remembrance the history of those days, and of the wonderful providences of YAHWEH concerning the old world, and concerning your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; you will find a constant series of mercies attending them, and how long since things were working towards that which has now come to pass.’’

The authentic histories of ancient times are of singular use, and especially the history of the Assembly in its infancy, both the Torah and the Renew Covenant. Others were more modern, and for proof of them he appeals to their fathers and elders that were now alive and with them.

Parents must diligently teach their children, not only the Word of YAHWEH, HIS Laws (ch. 6:7), and the meaning of HIS ordinances (Ex. 12:26, 27), but HIS works also, and the methods of HIS providence. See Ps. 78:3, 4, 6, 7. And children should desire the knowledge of those things, which will be of use to engage them to their duty and to direct them in it.

 Deu 32:8 “When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, When He separated the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the children of Yisra’ĕl. – “Three things points are elucidated upon as instances of YAH’s kindness to HIS people Yisrael, and strong obligations upon them never to forsake HIM:

The early designation of the land of Canaan for their inheritance; for herein it was a type and figure of our heavenly inheritance, that it was of old ordained and prepared in the Divine Counsels.

When the earth was divided among the sons of men, in the days of Peleg, after the flood, and each family had its lot, in which it must settle, and by degrees grow up into a nation, then EL YAHWEH had Yisrael in HIS Thoughts and in HIS Eye. For, designing this good land into which they were now going to be in due time an inheritance for them, HE ordered that the posterity of Canaan, rather than any other of the families then in being, should be planted there in the mean time, to keep possession, as it were, till Yisrael was ready for it, because those families were under the curse of Noah, by which they were condemned to servitude and ruin (Gen. 9:25), and therefore would be the more justly, honorably, easily, and effectually, rooted out, when the fullness of time should come that Yisrael should take possession.

 HE set the bounds of that people with an eye to the designed number of the children of Yisrael that they might have just as much as would serve their turn. And some observe that Canaan himself, and his eleven sons (Gen. 10:15, etc.), make up just the number of the twelve tribes of Yisrael.

 

The Wisdom of YAHWEH has appointed the bounds of men’s habitation, and determined both the place and time of our living in the world, Acts 17:26. When HE gave the earth to the children of men (Ps. 115:16), it was not that every man might catch as HE could; no, HE divides to nations their inheritance, and will have everyone to know HIS own, and not to invade another’s property.

Infinite wisdom has a vast reach, and designs beforehand what is brought to pass long after. Known unto EL YAHWEH are all his works from the beginning to the end (Acts 15:18), but they are not so to us, Eccl. 3:11.

The great Elohim, in governing the world, and ordering the affairs of states and kingdoms, has a special regard to HIS Assembly and people, and consults their good in all. See 2 Chr. 16:9, and Isa. 45:4.

The Canaanites Thought they had as good and sure a title to their land as any of their neighbors had to theirs; but YAH intended that they should only be tenants, till the Yisraelites, their landlords, came. As the rebellious angels in the Heavens are merely squatters until we reach maturity, and receive our inheritance.

Therefore, EL YAHWEH serves HIS own purposes of kindness to HIS people, by those that neither know יהוה nor love HIM, who mean not so, neither doth their heart think so, Isa. 10:7; Mic. 4:12.”

Deu 32:9 “For the portion of יהוה  is HIS  people, Yaʽaqoḇ HIS allotted inheritance. – “The reason given for the particular care that EL YAHWEH took for this people, so long before they were either born or Thought of (as I may say), in our world, does yet more magnify the kindness, and make it obliging beyond expression: For YAHWEH’s portion is HIS people. The entire world is HIS as all the Heavens also.

HE is owner and possessor of heaven and earth, but His Assembly is HIS in a peculiar manner. It is HIS demesne, HIS vineyard, HIS garden enclosed. He has a particular delight in it: it is the beloved of HIS soul, in it HE walks, HE dwells, it is HIS rest forever.

HE has a particular concern for it, keeps it as the apple of HIS eye. HE has particular expectations from it, as a man has from HIS portion, has a much greater rent of honor, glory, and worship, from that distinguished remnant, than from all the world besides.

That EL YAHWEH should be the portion of HIS people ONE who is easy to be accounted for, for HE is their joy and felicity; but how they should be HIS portion, who neither needs them nor can be benefited by them, must be resolved into the wondrous condescension’s of free grace. Even so, Father, because it seemed good in thy eyes so to call and to account them.

The forming of them into a people that they might be fit to enter upon this inheritance, like an heir of age, at the time appointed of the Father. And herein also Canaan was a figure of the heavenly inheritance; for, as it was from eternity proposed and designed for all YAH’s spiritual Yisrael, so they are, in time (and it is a work of time), fitted and made meet for it, Col. 1:12.

The deliverance of Yisrael out of slavery, by the destruction of their oppressors, was attended with so many wonders obvious to sense, and had been so often spoken of, that it needed not to be mentioned in this song; but the gracious works YAHWEH wrought upon them would be less taken notice of than the glorious works HE had wrought for them, and therefore HE chooses rather to advert to them. A great deal was done to model this people, to cast them into some shape, and to fit them for the great things designed for them in the land of promise; and it is here most elegantly described.”

Deu 32:10 “He found him in a wilderness, And in a wasted, howling desert. He encompassed him, He made him understand, He watched over him as the apple of His eye. – “He found him in a desert land. This refers, no doubt, to the wilderness through which EL YAHWEH brought them to Canaan, and in which he took so much pains in their spiritual development; it is called the Assembly in the wilderness, Acts 7:38.

There it was born, and nursed, and educated, that all might appear to be divine and from the Heavens since they had no communication with any part of this earth either for food or learning. But, because He is said to find them there, it seems designed also to represent both the bad state and the bad character of that people when YAHWEH began first to appear for them.

Their condition was sad. Egypt was to them a desert land, and a waste wilderness, for they were bond-slaves in it, and cried by reason of their oppression, and was perfectly bewildered and at a loss for relief; there YAHWEH found them, and thence he fetched them.

Their disposition was very unpromising. So ignorant were the generality of them in divine things, so stupid and unapt to receive the impressions of them, so peevish and humor some, so forward and quarrelsome, and withal so strangely addicted to the idolatries of Egypt, that they might well be said to be found in a desert land.

For one might reasonably expect a crop of corn from a barren wilderness as any good fruit of service to YAHWEH from a people of such a character. Those that are renewed and sanctified by grace should often remember what they were by nature.

YAHWEH led him about and instructed him. When YAH had them in the wilderness He did not bring them directly to Canaan, but made them go a series of experience, so that He may instructed them; that is, by this way YAHWEH took time to instruct them, and gave them commandments as they were able to receive them.

Those whose business it is to instruct others must not expect it will be done instantaneously; learners must have time to learn. By this means YAHWEH tested their understanding, knowledge and wisdom of the instruction given to them. He tried their faith, and patience, and dependence upon YAHWEH, HE trained them with the hardships of the wilderness, and so instructed them spiritually, such as how to keep the Sabbath, with the example of the Manna.

Every stage of their journey had something in it that was instructive; even when He chastened them, He taught them HIS Law. It is said (Ps. 107:7) that HE led them forth by the right way;. and yet here that HE led them about; for YAHWEH always leads HIS people the right way; however, to us it may seem roundabout: so that the furthest way proves, if not the nearest way, yet the best way home to Canaan.

How YAHWEH instructed them is explained long after (Neh. 9:13), and gave them right judgments and true laws, good statutes, and commandments; and especially, YAHWEH grave them also HIS good Spirit to instruct them; and HE instructs effectually. We may well imagine how unfit that people would have been for Canaan if they had not first gone through the discipline of the wilderness.

He kept them as the apple of His eye, with all the care and tenderness that could be, from the evil influences of an open sky and air, and all the perils of an inhospitable desert. The pillar of cloud and fire was both a guide and a guard to them.”

Deu 32:11 “As an eagle stirs up its nest, Flutters over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Bearing them on its wings. – “He did that for them which the eagle does for her nest of young ones. The similitude was touched, Ex. 19:4, I bore you on eagles’ wings; here it is enlarged upon.

The eagle is observed to have a strong affection for her young, and to show it, not only as other creatures by protecting them and making provision for them, but by educating them and teaching them to fly. For this purpose she stirs them out of the nest where they lie dozing, flutters over them, to show them how they must use their wings, and then accustoms them to fly upon her wings till they have learnt to fly upon their own.

This, by the way, is an example to parents to train up their children in business, and not to indulge them in idleness and the love of ease gain. YAHWEH did thus to Yisrael; when they were in love with their slavery, and loath to leave it, YAHWEH, by Moses, stirred them up to seek after liberty, and many a time kept them from returning to the house of bondage. He carried them out of Egypt, led them into the wilderness, and now at length had led them through it.”

Deu 32:12 “יהוה  alone led him, And there was no strange mighty one with him. – “YAHWEH alone did lead Them, HE needed not any assistance, nor did HE take any to be partner with HIM in the achievement, which was a good reason why they should serve YAHWEH only and no other, so much as in partnership, much less in rival  with HIM. There was no strange YAHWEH with Him to contribute to Yisrael’s salvation, and therefore there should be none to share in Yisrael’s homage and adoration, Ps. 81:9.”

Deu 32:13 “He made him ride in the heights of the earth, And he ate the fruit of the fields, And He made him to draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock, – “The settling of them in a good land. This was done in part already, in the happy settling of the two tribes and a half, an earnest of what would speedily and certainly be done for the rest of the tribes.

They were blessed with glorious victories over their enemies: He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that is, YAHWEH brought them on with conquest, and brought them home with triumph. They rode over the high places or strong holds that were kept against them, sat in ease and honor upon the fruitful hills of Canaan.

In Egypt they looked mean, and were so, in poverty and disgrace; but in Canaan they looked great, and were so, advanced and enriched; they rode in state, as a people whom the King of kings delighted to honor.

With great plenty of all good things. Not only the ordinary increase of the field, but, which was uncommon, Honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock, which may refer either. To their miraculous supply of fresh water out of the rock that followed them in the wilderness, which is called honey and oil, because the necessity they were reduced to made it as sweet and acceptable as honey and oil at another time.  To the great abundance of honey and oil they should find in Canaan, even in those parts that were least fertile”

Deu 32:14 “Curds from the cattle, And milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, And goats, with the choicest wheat; And you drank wine, the blood of the grapes. – “The rocks in Canaan should yield a better increase than the fields and meadows of other countries. Other productions of Canaan are mentioned. Such abundance and such variety of wholesome food (and everything the best in its kind) that every meal might be a feast if they pleased.

Excellent bread made of the best corn, called the kidneys of the wheat (for a grain of wheat is not unlike a kidney), butter and milk in abundance, the flesh of cattle well fed, and for their drink, no worse than the pure blood of the grape; so indulgent a Father was EL YAHWEH to them, and so kind a benefactor.

The abundance of good things in Canaan to be a illustration of the fruitfulness of Messiyanic kingdom, and the heavenly comforts of his word and Spirit: for the children of his kingdom he has butter and milk, the sincere milk of the word; and strong meat for strong men, with the wine that makes glad the heart.”