Parrashas
Mishpatim
Exodus 21:1 – 24:18
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 Parashas
This
Torah portion Mishpatim, is the 18th portion of the Torah cycle,
which describe the details of the laws regarding the treatments of slaves and
animals, it seems like a let down after the dramatic story of Yitro, crossing
the Red Sea, the miracle of the Manna, and the triumph over Amalek.
To
understand the power of the Sabbath of Mishpatim by explaining that although
the Torah seems to be describing mundane laws, it is actually providing us with
a vision of what we must do to achieve the Gemar
HaTikkum, the Final Correction.
The
Children of Yisrael, the Redeemed Community, received the gift of “bila hamavet lanetzach,” of immortality
at Mt. Sinai, but because of the golden calf
incident, they lost it and death once more was restored over the world.
ABBA
YAHVEH told Moses back then and is telling us in this Torah portion, that we
live in a world of Mishpatim, of judgment. The obvious question for us is this;
how can we remove the judgment that was passed down to us at Mt. Sinai.
How can we open the way again to the Gemar
HaTikkum?
The
Torah portion Mishpatim begins with the word, “Eile Mishpatim,” or these are the judgments. Mishpatim or judgment
represents the pain of the CREATOR. After the incident with the golden calf,
the CREATOR tells Moses that the Yisraelites are in trouble.
This
Torah portion gives us an opening to draw the Light of the Gemar HaTikkun closer to our world by attuning ourselves, our Ego
to the pain of the CREATOR and Others. When we make is a priority to ask the
CREATOR to reveal His Will to us, we bring the Gemar HaTikkum that much
closer to the World.
However,
as long as we are caught up in the selfish desire “will” of our own ego, we
cannot feel the Will of the CREATOR. It is a difficult spiritual task to truly
push aside all of our imaginary or real goal and ask to know HIS will, but
since the golden calf incident, this has been only one way to bring about the Gemar HaTakkun, the reprogramming of our
Ego.
Most of
us think that all we need to do is believe in Messiyah Yahushua, and some how
all will be good, it is only by our good works, we can bring about the Gemar HaTikkun. Actually it is both!
Since we are not alone in this struggle, some people will contribute a little
more than others, but together our contribution will make all the difference.
Every individual in this world has a specific job that none else can do. Unless
we do ours, we will be holding everyone in our circle of influence from
achieving their Gemar HaTikkun.
This
story may or may not be true. When the Temple
was being built, they chose only the most beautiful stone, the builders came
across this stone they deemed unfit for the temple. However, when the time came
to lay the final stone, which happen to be the Holy of Holies, there were one
stone left. The Builders were in a dilemma, and then someone remember the
flawed stone. When it was set into the gap it fit perfectly, the temple was now
complete.
The
lowliest of stone had assumed its rightful place in the most powerful spot in
the Temple, the
site that would draw the most Light of the CREATOR. No matter how unimportant
we may think we are, we all have an essential role to play in bringing about
the Gemar HaTukkun “the final correction”
to this world.
Moses
had done his job; he had brought the Children of Yisrael to their objective, Mount Sinai. They had made their choice, they wanted
Moses to talk to EL YAHVEH and then relay the message to them. In essence, EL
YAHVEH had to write the Law on stone instead of on their hearts.
If they
had gone forward and have the Law written on their hearts, then this chapter
would be written with a difference context. EL YAHVEH had to use a different
approach to produce His desired objective.
The road
to our glorification is not always a predetermine scrip, it depend on our
choices. The road we choose will either make our journey easer or harder. The
sooner we tackle a problem, the lesser the slope, the later we tackle the same
problem the steeper the slope.
Let’s
see the strategy EL YAHVEH will employ to bring the Children back to what He
wanted them to achieve spiritually!
The
juxtaposition of this Parasha deals primarily with civil and Torah laws
describe in the summery of the Ten Principles and the laws of the Altar provide
a startling insight into Scriptural Judaism. In EL YAHVEH there is no state of
religion in the colloquial sense of the word.
Most people
think of religion as a matter of ritual and spirituality activity. The Western
mindset differentiates between church and State; however, in the Torah there
are no such distinction. To the contrary, all area of life is intertwined and
holiness derives its states from a spiritual correct dealing with others in a
ritual of Torah principles.
Anyone
who wishes to excel spiritually or to be a devoutly pious person should be
scrupulous in matters of social and spiritual rituals. How we relate to those
who are socially, economic, politically and spiritually least among us, is a
reflection of our spiritual standing.
Exo 21:1"These are
the rulings you are to present to them: - The saga of old understand that in preparing a people to
enter the land is always a challenge. The Children of Yisrael had fail the test
at Mount Sinai, now EL YAHVEH is about to
employ a different technique to bring them to perfection. Moses was commanded
to teach not only the laws, but their underlying principles and purpose, so
that the people could understand them fully, and be able to apply them
properly, as the situation arises. The laws must be place before the people, in
its fullness, like a table that is set and ready for a meal. None of it should
be left out, or none of the laws must ever be altered. Tests are always a means
that EL YAHWEH used to determine where we are at spiritually.
Exo 21:2 "If you purchase a Hebrew slave, he is
to work six years; but in the seventh, he is to be given his freedom without
having to pay anything. – The
commandments are potential revelation.
By acting according to the principle outline in Torah, we are fulfilling
Torah in our lives. When we act out these principles it becomes revealed
revelation. As the journey continues, new parameters have to be employ. The
lesson being taught is if anyone in the redeem community acquire a Hebrew slave,
that person should remain with them for no more that six years. That they may
experience the six days of creation.
They
must go free on the seventh year. This is similar to the lesson taught by the
sixth days of creation. The same principle is been taught in a different
scenario. There are two ways in which a Hebrew can become a bond servant: He
can sell himself as an escape from extreme poverty, or he may be a thief who is
sold by the court to raise fund to pay his victims.
It is strange that the Torah’s civil law would begin with
the laws of servitude. Jeremiyah places such importance on the freedom of
bondsmen after six years, and warns that the punishment for Yisrael’s refusal
to set them free would be a national disgrace.
A slave master or an Yisraelite is first and foremost a
Torah Teacher, one who is a slave is a slave for a reason. It mean if one
become a disciple one become a slave or a follower, this is the correct
interpretation of slavery not an indenture servant. It should take that person
six year for him or her to become fully mature.
Slavery in its literal form exists today in only a few
countries, yet slavery of consciousness – slavery to chaos, to our egos, to
our life style, to our fears, to our limited thinking exist in each and everyone
of us. We are enslaved by anything that prevents our spiritual growth and
positive change.
Male slave is a code that brings awareness to whatever is
blocking us from being a channel of light.
Exo 21:3 If he came single, he is to leave single; if
he was married when he came, his wife is to go with him when he leaves. – The parameter surrounding this law is now been clarified.
If the slave or bondservant came in by him self or as a family, then they must
leave the same way as they came in.
Exo 21:4 But
if his master gave him a wife, and she bore him sons or daughters, then the
wife and her children will belong to his master, and he will leave by himself. – If after they came to their new master,
they were given a wife who bore him children, if he choose to depart after his
required term of service, he cannot leave with his family. This Principe suggested that the master kingdom must never
experience lose in his departure; even though he might have work for six years.
When
Lucifer separates herself from the kingdom, he departs with one third of the
other angel. If every time a servant departs and take the family he gained
while in service, sooner or later the master kingdom would suffer decline.
Exo 21:5 Never the less, if the slave declares, 'I
love my master, my wife and my children, so I don't want to go free,' – It is the choose of the bond-servant to stay with his or
her new master. The mentality of every servant is to create a spirit of growth
in his master kingdom. Meaning we should leave the woodpile, a little higher
than when we found it.
Exo 21:6 Then his master is to bring him before the
court; and there at the door or doorpost, his master is to pierce his ear with
an awl; and the man will be his slave for life. – Since the judge was the one who order
him sold, they should be involved in his decision to extend his term. The court
will attempt to make sure it was a decision make in full consciousness of the
circumstances. The court is called Elohim, a word that also means the court, is
also called Elohim means Mighty Ones, for the judge carries out the Laws of EL
YAHVEH here on earth.
