Ha'azinu

The Sabbath 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 souls are going through during this critical ten-day leading up to Yom Kippur.

In the ability to understand Rosh Hashanah, lies in 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 selfishness of our ego from 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 Judgement, with Messiyah Yahushua as our defence attorney to discuss our spiritual development, how much have we reduce the influence of our selfishness over the last Torah Cycle.

The Kabbalist teach us that not only does our every negative actions attract an negative angels, but this angels remain with us for a Torah Cycle. What happen on Rosh Hashanah? We get a chance to to disconnect from these negative angels that influence our lives, by elevating ourselves spiritually. It is on this day that we separate ourselves from all negative spirit or action.

As we past 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.in the future. 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 themselves to our lives is to see to it that our lives actually changes.

The spiritual gift of the Sabbath of Ha’azinu is that we can turn the judgement 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 during this seasons are not just for us. What we have opened is an opportunity for additional revelation or 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 and the ten days of awe 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 YAHVEH, but also a love for the darkness we have created.

From what ever 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 Sabbath 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.”

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 created for the inhabitants of both, angels and men; both shall agree to justify EL YAHVEH 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 jbblessinf and udgment, witness that with which the world was deluged; and so the word of YAHVEH, while to some it is reviving and refreshing, a savor of life unto life, is to others terrifying and death, 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 YAHVEH, 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 accurarely 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 this doctrine, 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 YAHWEH is likely to do us good when it is accepted.