Parashas NASO
Numbers
4:21 – 7:89
Please Pray this
Prayer
First 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 is called Naso, it is the
34 th Torah Portion, it means to “lift up,” it takes its name from the first word of the second verse
of the Hebrew, which say: “lift up the
heads of the sons of Gershon,” referring to the CREATOR’S desire to have
the sons of Gershon counted amoung those who would received an inheritance.
The importance of the Sabbath of Naso is
connected to the fact that it follows, Pentecost “Shavuot,” which itself has such phenomenal energy that it is
divided into two parts.
Some Torah teachers teach that on the night
before Pentecost “Shavuot,” we are
given a larger heart, a greater ability to truly experience a greater
appreciation for the Light of the creator. This is the night when the Creator gives
us the greater ability, that was negotiated on the day of atonement. The night
before Shavuot, we are given the faculties with which to experience the coming
blessing of Pentecost, or in other words the spirit or light of the next day of
Creation.
We need the First day of creation, inorder to
experience the second day, much like a child going from Kindergarden to grade
one. We are given instruction and an amazingly powerful new spiritual tool on
Shavuot, but many of us do not realize what we have until we read the Torah
Portion of Naso.
The
Torah reading of Passover discuss the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai.
We also learn from the Haftarah, a section of the Book of Prophets, following
the Torah Portion. This Haftarah for Shavuot speaks of Ezekiel’s vision of the
angels, when he is actually sensing the light of the CREATOR.
When we connect the Light of the Torah
reading with the light of the Haftarah and the BritChadash we are connecting
them with the Tree of Life. The next step after that is to establish this
connection as a constant in our lives through our new power of prophecy, the
power of been able to give and received messages from the Light of the CREATOR.
Now that we have realize what was and is
still been given to us on Pentecost “Shavuot,”
we can see why the Sabbath of Naso follow Pentecost, it provides us with time
to absorb and to connect to these revelations. This revelation is not further
information, but an opportunity to increace our visual range of the same
information. It is like the morning sun, that become progressively brighter
every hour until it reaches its apex at noon.
The gift of tasting of the Light of the
CREATOR is given to us on Shavuot, and to manifest it, to truly make it a part
of our life, we cannot be content with who we were last Torah Cycle. We do not
want the Sabbath of Naso to simply pass us by, but we should let the experience
of this Sabbath see us going from glory to glory. We must become a new person,
one who sense, feels, taste, and see the brighter Light of the Creator in
everything we experience. This is the opportunity we are given on the Sabbath
of Naso.
This Parashas continue the task of counting
the families of Levites and assigning them to their respective
responsibilities. In the last Parashas we saw the first of the Levites family
the Kohathites had been counted before, and the Torah goes on to assign
responsibility to the other families.
Num 4:21 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, - This is the 74
time Torah describe that EL YAHVEH spoke to Moses.
Num 4:22 “Take a census also of the sons of
Gĕreshon, by their fathers’ house, by their clans. - The name Gereshon means refugee.
Take a census, or lift up the head of the Gereshinites. Among those who have a
heart for EL YAHVEH, those who are a refugee at heart. Those whose home is not
on this world. Number them? See who they are?
The Kohathites carried the most sacred parts
of the Tabernacles, while the Gershonites carried the less sacred. By saying as
well, the Torah makes the point that both tasks are necessary for the
Tabernacle and both should be done with equal joy.
This is an implied message to believers who
may not have been successful in their studies; or who cannot afford to
contribute very large amount of time even to Torah study; or to make large
contrubutions that are not enough to solve all budgetary problems.
To this, The Torah responds that whether one
can bear the exalted Ark,
or only the hooks and curtains of the Taernacle, every role is significant,
because each person is a unique participant in the ultimate destination.
Num 4:23 “Register them, from thirty years
old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter to perform the service,
to do the service in the Tent of Meeting. – Set them apart
from the already set apart people. The number 30 is the number of dedication.
The symbolic nature of their age represents those who are dedication, and fifty
means Pentecost or Holy Spirit. It is those believers who are dedicated that
will experience Pentecost.
Num 4:24 “This is the service of the clans
of the Gĕreshonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: - to work and to carry. The work was
the preparations of the parts of the Tabernacle that they were to carry. The
Kohathites, however, had to stand aside and let the Kohanim prepare the
artifacts that they, the Kohathites, would carry. Therefore, they are described as carrying, but not as working.
Num 4:25 “And they shall bear the curtains
of the Dwelling Place and the Tent of Meeting with its covering, the covering
of fine leather that is on it, the covering for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
- The definition of a Gereshon is to be a refugee. Their
responsibility was to maintain the curtains of the Tabernacle. Curtains signify
separation, and Covering signifies protection. These are a form of believers who
are separate from the world system, what the Hebrew word call Kadosh, meaning
to be separated. They are the one who will be protected, or under the
protection of the Kingdom
of Heavens. Every
article, every responsibility, describe in the Tabernacle as a Spiritual
message behind it. The Gereshonites are no exception.
Num 4:26 and the screens of the courtyard
and the covering for the door of the gate of the courtyard, which is around the
Dwelling Place and altar, and their cords, all the equipment for their service
and all that is made for them – so shall they serve. – The screens of the courtyard and the door to the Tabernacle symbolize,
separation. There must be a clear distinct boundary between the believer and
the world system. We do not dress the same we, do not walk the same, we do not
live the same, we do not worship on the same day.
It is only trough the prescribe doorway that
a person may enter the Tabernacle. That Doorway is El Yahushua our Messiyah. A
true Gereshonite will always maintain this principle. That no one come to the
Father but trough Him, who is the Door.
The cord describe here is the Scarlet thread
of Redemption. That we see flowing from Genesis right trough to Revelation.
That thread, or that Cord is, El Yahushua.
Num 4:27 “Aharon and his sons are to command
all the service of the sons of the Gĕreshonites, all their burden and all their
service. And you shall appoint to them all the duty of all their burden. – Aaron and his sons are like those in the Holy of Holies, giving
instructions to those in the Holy Place as
to how they are to functions. The work of the Gereshonites are to help them
become more familiar with the Sacred Altar before they can ever become mature
enough to be a Priest.
Num 4:28 “This is the service of the clans
of the sons of Gĕreshon in the Tent of Meeting. And let their duties be under
the hand of Ithamar, son of Aharon the priest. – The Kingdom pf Heavens is not a place where we sit around the mulberry
tree and sing all day. Iy is a place where respomsiblity will be given tp everyone
for the development of the Kingdom.
Num 4:29 “As for the sons of Merari,
register them by their clans and by their fathers’ house. - The Hebrew word Marari means
bitter. The word “paw kad” register means to charge, to count, and to commit.
Num 4:30 “Register them, from thirty years
old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the
work of the Tent of Meeting. – They were to commit to
the service of the Tabernacle those of the Clan of Gereshon who were thirty to
fifty years old.
Num 4:31 “And this is the duty of their
burden, according to all their service for the Tent of Meeting: the boards of
the Dwelling Place,
and its bars, and its columns, and its sockets, - There responsibility was to maintain, carry, install the Boards, the
bars, the columns, and the sockets.
Num 4:32 and the columns around the courtyard
with their sockets, and their pegs, and their cords, with all their equipment
and all their service. And assign to each by name the equipment of the duty of
their burden. – Each Gereshonites was to
be named to his specific task, rather than an entire family being assigned in a
general manner. This rule applies to the Kohathites and Gershonites, too, but
it was important to spell it out for the Merarites. Since they carried the
heaviest parts of the Tabernacle, it was necessary to make sure that each
individual had a fair share of the burden.
This verse is a classic indicator of
ministry. In today’s Pastor dominated ministry, the pastor would assign his or
her sons to the most prominent position in the Church, some even go as far as
to let their son replace them when they choose to retire. Even if the son was
not called by name according to Torah, the pastor make sure he called his son
by name.
Num 4:33 “This is the service of the clans
of the sons of Merari, as all their service for the Tent of Meeting, under the
hand of Ithamar, son of Aharon the priest.” – Every person in
the ministry must be under authority to one of the Mighty Hand of Elohim.
I had a few Karaite who came into my Assemble
a few years ago. They plant the seed that they do not want to be under the
authority of no minister. Every time I make a suggestion they would oppose. It
got to a point that they begins to tell the Assembly that they should be free
to tithes any were they want, they should be only require to give enough money
to cover the rent of the meeting area.
Num 4:34 So Mosheh and Aharon and the
leaders of the congregation registered the sons of the Qehathites by their
clans and by their fathers’ house, - It is the
leadership those who are mature in the Assembly, that must appoint the
qualified person to the various area of ministry to the functioning of the
Tabernacle.
Num 4:35 from thirty years old and above,
even to fifty years old, all who entered the service for work in the Tent of
Meeting. – We also know that a Hebrew person is
consider a grownup at age twenty. We can also called them a mature
believer.
Num 4:36 And their registered ones, by
their clans, were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. - There are identify according to
their Clan, meaning that our talents we are given here on earth will determine
our responsibility in Shamahem “Heavens.”
Num 4:37 These were the registered ones of
the clans of the Qehathites, all those serving in the Tent of Meeting, whom
Mosheh and Aharon registered according to the command of יהוה by the hand of Mosheh. – The lessons that
can be learn from these examples given in Torah, it that we should all grow or
develop within the area, the environment, the culture we are born into.
The environment we are born into or the
circumstance we are place in, is the perfect tool that we given to help us
formulate our personality. Even though the Hebrew word Marari means bitter.
This could imply, that if life has dealt us a bitter hand, it is still the
ideal circumstance for us to reach maturity. The Gereshonites should not try to
be kohathites, every one must remain in the clan, or circumstance they were
born in. 1Co 7:18
Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become
uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
19 Circumcision is nothing, and
uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of Elohim. 20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein
he was called. 21 Art thou called being
a servant? care not for it: but if thou may be made free, use it rather.
22 For he that is called in YAHVEH,
being a servant, is YAHVEH's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being
free, is Yahushua's servant. 23 Ye are
bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. 24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is
called, therein abide with Elohim.
Num 4:38 And those registered ones of the
sons of Gĕreshon, by their clans and by their fathers’ house, -
Num 4:39 from thirty years old and above,
even to fifty years old, all who entered the service for work in the Tent of
Meeting, -
Num 4:40 the registered ones, by their
clans, by their fathers’ house, were two thousand six hundred and thirty. -
Num 4:41 These were the registered ones of
the clans of the sons of Gĕreshon, of all who serves in the Tent of Meeting,
whom Mosheh and Aharon registered according to the command of יהוה. -
Num 4:42 And those of the clans of the sons
of Merari who were registered, by their clans, by their fathers’ house, - The Hebrew word Mer-aaw-ree means bitter. It is sad to acknowledge that
even among the body of believer there are a few that are bitter for whatever
reason there is. Even those sets of believers also have the opportunity to be
chosen for work in the Temple.
Num 4:43 from thirty years old and above,
even to fifty years old, all who entered the service for work in the Tent of
Meeting - Because of the circumstance of bitterness,
it require a longer time for them to be qualify for minister within the
Tabernacle, the Body.
Num 4:44 the registered ones, by their
clans were three thousand two hundred. – Revelation called these the chosen one, Rev
3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to
sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my
Father in his throne. Rev
5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book
written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Rev 7:3
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have
sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Num 4:45 These were the registered ones of
the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Mosheh and Aharon registered according to
the command of יהוה by the hand of Mosheh. – We must remember that every Tribe has a story to convey to us today.
There names when view from the Hebrew perspective, contains a tremendous
spiritual lesson. Every message in Torah is design to elevate us spiritual.
The whole purpose of creation is for Elohim
to Create perfect sons for the Kingdom of Heavens. The stories in this Parashas
show us the different kind of peoples, among those who have a heart of Elohim.
Num 4:46 All the registered ones of the
Lĕwites, whom Mosheh and Aharon and the leaders of Yisra’ĕl registered, by
their clans and by their fathers’ houses, - All those who
have a heart for יהוה who reach maturity,
some fast that the others will be registered. This registered means that their
names will be written in the Lamb Book of Life. Rev 20:11 And I
saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and
the Heavens fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the
dead, small and great, stand before יהוה; and the books were opened: and
another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged
out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which
were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead, which were in them: and
they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the second death. 15 And
whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of
fire.
The registration, the ordaining, those who are chosen are those
who revelation speak of as those who will be invited to the Wedding Feast of
the Lamb. This is the whole purpose of Creation. The Sixth Days of Creation
should not have taken so if we only believe the Written Word. Hebrew 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being
left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of
it. 2 For unto us was the gospel
preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not
being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 3
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have
sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were
finished from the foundation of the world. 4
For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And
YAHVEH did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this place again, If they shall enter
into my rest.
Heb 4:6 Seeing therefore it
remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached
entered not in because of unbelief: 7
Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long
a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your
hearts. 8 For if Yahushua had given them
rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the
people of YAHVEH. 10 For he that is
entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as YAHVEH did
from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to
enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
12 For the Word of YAHVEH is quick, and
powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing
asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all
things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
14 Seeing then that we have a great high
priest that is passed into the Heavens, Yahushua the Son of YAHVEH, let us hold
fast our profession. 15 For we have not
an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but
was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne
of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Num 4:47 from thirty years old and above,
even to fifty years old, all who came to do the work of service and the work of
bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting - To bear the
burdens at the tent of meeting, illustrate a point that even El Yahushua “Jesus
Christ” said if it is possible take this cup, the cup of the burden that was
for him alone to endure. What may I ask, is the cup of your burden in this
life. It is to endure the Cross as He did.
Num 4:48 their registered ones were eight
thousand five hundred and eighty. – After they were
counted family by family, the Levites were equally beloved by יהוה. It
is like a King who counts his art treasures one by one, savoring each one
separately. Then he adds them up, enjoying the large total of His Treasures.
Num 4:49 According to the command of יהוה they were registered by the hand of Mosheh, each according to
his service and according to his burden, thus were they registered by him, as יהוה commanded Mosheh. – Moses in this
contents represent El Yahushua, the One who will hand the Kingdom back to His
Father, totally restored.
Chapter 5
This chapter deals with the purification of
the Camp were the Children of Yisrael, those who are called out to a separate
walk.
To make the Camp a worthy home for the newly
erected Tabernacle and the Divine Presence the Shechinah that had began to rest
among the people. The Hebrew people, those who are separated for holiness sake,
were cautioned to rid their surrounding, their camp of ritual contamination.
Consequently, this passage was given to the
People on the first of Nessan, the day the Tabernacle ”We” became Justified, or
saved. As explained in the book of Leviticus, through physical factors are the
immediate causes of ritual contamination, it is harmful to the spiritual
standing of the person it affects and the place where it exists. Tumar and its
laws are beyond human reason.
Num 5:1יהוה spoke to Moses, saying. This is the 75 time
that this verse describe that EL YAHVEH spoke to Moses. It is my wish that we
would all come to the Spiritual Maturity, were we will hear the Voice of יהוה
for ourselves.
Num 5:2 Command the
Children of Yisrael that they shall expel from the camp everyone with tzaraas,
everyone who has had a zaw-emission, and everyone contaminated by a human
corpse. The word command, is a strong word, it is
more like instruct the Children, instruct those who believe in Me. This is how
those who are true Children should behave. Remove from among you, the very
thought of having any contaminated substance from among you. - If we practice
it in the natural, it will be accomplish in the Spiritual. When we keep the
commandment in faith, even if it does not make sense in the natural, we
accomplish the same in the spiritual. That is why Abraham was describe as a man
of faith, for He trusted in the Word he heard.
Num 5:3 Male and
female alike shall you expel, to the outside of the camp shall you expel them,
so they should not contaminate their camp, among which I dwell. – There must be no exception to the rule. If it is even your wife or
husband, or children there is no exception.
Num 5:4 The Children
of Yisrael did so: They expelled them to the outside of the Camp, as יהוה had spoken to
Moses – so did the Children of Yisrael: - A true child of Yisrael will always do, and
act according to the Commandments the Kingdom. Those who choose to act opposite
to the Word spoken to Moses are NOT true Children of Yisrael.
The double expression “they did so” alludes
to the two groups that participated in carrying out the commandment: The
Children of Yisrael who enforce the
order and the contaminated people who left the camp willingly. Those who
willingly practice these commandments will never be judge by it.
Num 5:5 יהוה spoke to Moses, saying, - When EL YAHVEH speaks to Moses it is always
for Him to convey a particular message. EL YAHVEH never speaks a word that has
no relevant. So too must every believers should guide our words, so when we
speak we must speak words of life.
Num 5:6 Speak to the
Children of Yisrael: if a man or a women commits any of these sins, they commit
a treachery toward יהוה, and that person is guilty, - This commands
specifically stated what is a sin. If someone is not apart of the Hebrew community
it is not a sin. If they are apart of the Hebrew Community, if they are apart
of the Redeem Community then it become a sin for them.
Believers must realize when we deal with
people who are not part of the community, we must not regard their action as
sin. The Torah is not the Constitution of the world system, it is exclusively
for the Call Out people, those who have become part of the Hebrew Community.
The world system cannot commit a treachery
against EL YAHVEH, it is only those who have made a commitment to follow His
Commandment, are the ones who greave His heart. That is why the actions of our
Messiyahnic Brothers are so grievous to EL YAHVEH.
Num 5:7 They shall
confess their sin that they had committed; he shall make restitutionits for his
guilt in its principal amount and add one-fifth to it, and give it to the one
to whom he is indebted. – This verse speaks of a
very important spiritual principle, the confession of our sins. David was a man
after EL YAHVEH own Heart, he would repent of his sin as soon as it was brought
to his attention.
Confession is not saying I am sorry! It is
first of all making restoration for the harm done, while admitting that you are
sorry and make a commitment not to do it again. Sin or transgression, are
indicatory of a weakness in our personality towards EL YAHVEH Commandments. It
is also a indicator that we do not have the Laws of EL YAHVEH written on our
hearts.
The whole purpose
of life is to have the Laws of the Kingdom written on our heart Jeremiyah 31:33
and Hebrew 8:10. “For this is the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel after those days, saithYAHVEH; I will put MY laws into
their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and
they shall be to ME a people: ” The trials we go thought
is to determine how well is Torah written on our hearts, and are going to
implement it in our lives. Every time we practice the constitution of the
Kingdom we enforce or write these laws on our heart. It will become the
operating system of our lives that is why El Yahushua was able to say “if you
see me you see the Father.” It means that the same standard that our Heavenly
Father lives by, it is the same standard that He lived by also.
Some people say that El Yahushua is the
Father and the father is El Yahushua. This not so! El Yahushua was asking when
will you restore the kingdom, He said that it is the prerogative of the Father
only. If He was the father wouldn’t He have known when this would be done?
The principle of restoring 20% to the
restoring of the sin, is a principle that was determine to punish the violator.
If the person who is paying the restoration money, choose to pay more, he may
do so of his own free will. But he cannot pay less than the 20% specified by
Torah.
Confession is not a prerequisite for payment,
for a thief must make restitution to his victim, whether or not he is cleansed
of his sin, and if witnesses establish his guilt, he must pay even if he
continues to protest his innocents.
The thrust of the verse is that to gain
atonement, one must repent, and this repentance is expressed by confession, for
one can repent only if he recognizes and regrets his sin. Upon repenting, the
thief illustrated in this verse may bring the guilt offering prescribed in
Leviticus and add one-fifth to it. This obligation is stated here to teach that
even where the Torah mandates a specific offering, as in this case, there
cannot be atonement without an oral confession.
Num 5:8 If the man
has no kinsman to whom the bebt can be returned, the returned debt is for יהוה, for the Kohen,
aside from the ram of atonement with which he shall provide him atonement. – This is not a choice we have for not paying. If the person who the
offence was committed against, died and have no sibling. It should be paid to
the Priest. This verse may also refers to a proselyte, for every Hebrew has a
Kingman, an heir; even if he has no close relatives, he may have second and third cousins, for all Hebrews are
descendants of Abraham.
Consequently, the verse must speak of a
proselyte who died to his past life and become a new person in Yisrael.
Ordinarily, the estate of such an heirless person would be ownerless and free
to be taken by anyone. In this command, however, the Torah gave the stolen
property plus the additional fifth to the Kohanim who were serving in the
Tabernacle at the time that the thief makes his restitution.
If the person who was the source or the
victim of an offence, if he have no friends. The money must be paid to the
Priesthood, the money become theirs.
Num 5:9 And every
portion from any of the holies that the Children of Yisrael bring to the Kohen
shall be his. - The term terumah generally refers to the
portion that is separated from the crops and given to the Kohanim. This verse
teaches that terumah becomes the Kohen’s
personal property only after the farmer brings it to the Kohen, but that the
Kohen has no right to take if from the owner.
Num 5:10 A man’s
holies shall be his, and what a man gives to the Kohen shall be his. - When a believer designates parts of his possessions as a gift to the
Mighty Hand of יהוה,
such as terumah or bikkurim offering, the gifts are theirs in the sense that they
retains the right to decide which Kohen should receive it. The Torah teaches that if someone keeps for himself the sacred gifts that
he is required to turn over to the Kohanim, יהוה will
punish him by depriving him of his prosperity and leaving him with nothing more
than the small amount that he should have given away to יהוה servants.
Verse 11 to 31 explains the Sotah, the
wayward wife. This passage deals with a woman who behaved in an unseemly
manner, giving her husband a good reason to suspect her of Adultery, but there
is no proof of either guilt or innocence.
The Torah provides a miraculous process that
will either prove that she sinned and
caused both her death and that of her illicit lover, or show conclusively that
she was faithful and thereby restore trust and love to the marriage.
If indeed, she had been unfaithful, her fear
of imminent death might induce her to confess. If so, the marriage would end in
divorce, but without any penalty to her, since there was no judicially
acceptable evidence of her guilt. Her own testimony is not enough for her to
receive the death penalty. There must be two or more independent witnesses.
Num 5:11 יהוה spoke to Moses, saying, -
Verse 12 – 14 elucidate the process described
here is as follows: A man and a married woman had secluded themselves in such a
way and for a sufficient time that they could have sinned. Prior to this
seclusion, a spirit of jealousy based on earlier improper activity he had
become suspicious of their activity. He had also warned her not to continue
been alone with him for any reason.
If a pair of witnesses testified that the two
was seen together and could have had the opportunity to commit adultery,
however they did not actually saw the act, the husband of the wife may act.
If she had not been coerced or overpowered
into the seclusion or to commit adultery, he also may act.
Num 5:12 Speak to the
Children of Yisrael and say to them: Any man whose wife shall go astray and
commit treachery against him; - Here is the issue, a
wife is someone who have a personal relationship to be an help mae, meaning,
both of them would strive togards soiritual maturity together, with the
Bridegroom. After she have make a commitment and have establish a blood
covenant with Him, that Covenant cannot or should not be broken.
The man represents the Bridegroom who is El
Yahushua. We know that He will not forsake us, however, time and time again
believer have forsaken Him for another groom who do not love her as He does.
If she commit such an atrocity, she
establishes that she have a spirit of rebellion. Notice carefully, this
commandment did not say if the Man commits such an act. We have been told many
time that this also apply to the man. This is Christian teaching, which have
nothing to do with Torah. If a man vow to be faithful to a single woman he is
obligated to do so according to Torah.
Num 5:13 And a man
could have lain with her carnally, but it was hidden from the eyes of her
husband, and she became secluded and could have been defiled – but there was no
witness against her – and she had not been forced: - The term if there are no witness against her, the singularity of this
phrase, implies that a single witness has no credibility in such accusation,
and even here no physical punishment may be imposed on the basis of his
testimony of seclusion, and this gives it sufficient credence to require a
divorce.
Num 5:14 And a spirit
jealousy had passed over him and he had warned his wife, and she had become
defiled, or a spirit of jealousy had passed over him and he had warned his wife
and she had – This verse shed a very interesting light on
the source of our attitude. It says here a spirit of Jealousy. If that is true,
then there are spirit of anger, spirit of remorse, spirit of sympathy. These
spirits have been blamed for our actions over the years. These spirits seems to
have the power to create within us certain feelings.
I often wondered, as a man when a
we see an attractive young woman, certain
things happen, without me giving my body permission to do so. Those this has
anything to do with a spirit of sexual desire? If this is so, then the
prevalence of sexual explicit attire worn by people today, is a part of spiritual
warfare?
What this verse seems to be implying is that
when certain feelings or desire come over us, they are spiritual in nature. It
is therefore essential that we focus our attention away from external slimily
that could bend our desire towards a certain tendencies.
I know that we are spiritual beans having a
fleshly experience, since these feeling are a result of a spirit, similar to
the fruits of the Spirits. It is imperative for us to create an environment
were these spirits do not thrive in our lives.
Num 5:15 The man
shall bring his wife to the Kohen and he shall bring her offering for her, a
tenth-ephod of barley flour; he shall not pour oil over it and shall not put
frankincense upon it, for it is a meal offering of jealousies, a meal offering
of remembrance, a reminder of iniquity. – The aggrieved
husband brings a meal offering on behalf of his wife. Rather than the normal
offering that is intended to bring mercy and forgiveness, this one is a
reminder of the sin she is accused of committing.
For this reason, the husband brings the
offering, for it would not be proper to require a woman to bring an offering
that will evoke יהוה against her.
The composition of the offering is indicative
of its purpose and symbolism. It is coarse barley flour, coarse because she
acted coarsely, and barley, which is usually used as animal feed, because she
degraded herself and behaved like an animal.
It is not beautified with oil and
frankincense like other meal offering, because incense recalls the fragrance of
the Matriarchs and oil symbolizes light, but she did not follow their example
and she acted in the dark to hide her sin.
This verse calls it an offering of
jealousies, in the plural, because she had earned the resentment of both her
husband and her Creator.
Num 5:16 The Kohen
shall bring her near and have her stand before יהוה. – In view of the gravity of the accusation and the bitter end it would
bring if she were guilty, attempts are made to induce her to confess, although
she would not be punished deu to a lack of evidence.
The following verse shows how pressure is
brought to bear on her to achieve this end. If she were indeed innocent,
however, she would choose to undergo the ordeal that would vindicate her.
Num 5:17 The
Kohen shall take sacred water in an earthware vessel, and the Kohen shall take
from the earth that is on floor of the Tabernacle and put it in water. – Holy Water is drawn from the Laver, the utensil that, by its very
essence, recalled the cleansing process of the Word. Such water, therefore, was
a fitting vehicle with which to punish an unfaithful wife, as Pharaoh’s Army
was destroyed at the Red Sea.
The earthenware vessel symbolized
contemptuously of the flesh, the supposedly fine goblets into which she carried
wine for her lover.
The dust from the earth from the floor, the
building block of human nature, was place into the so-called fine wine of the
goblet. Showing the contamination of the vessel. The symbolic representation of
this actions, shows that as a vessels our water have become contaminated by the
lust of the flesh.
The earth, in the wilderness, the floor of
the Tabernacle was, indeed, the sand of the desert, but the Temple in
Yerushalayim had a floor of Marble. In order to make this commandment possible,
one of the marble floor stones could be lifted to expose the earth underneath.
Num 5:18 The Kohen
shall have the woman stand before יהוה and uncover the
woman head, and upon her palms he shall put the meals offering of remembrance,
it is a meal offering of jealousies, and in the hand of the Kohen shall be the
bitter water that causes curse. – The Kohen would make he move from place to place in the doorway of the
Courtyard, uncovering her hair, and placing the offering on her outstretched
arms to tire her. All in the hope that if she is guilty she will confess.
Since the verse takes it for granted that her
head was covered, she was under authority, until the kohen uncovered the
woman’s head. This seams to imply that it is the Kohen who is to determine the
end of a marriage relationship.
Since it is disgraceful for a woman to be
seen bareheaded, it is also a disgrace for a woman to be divorce, since the
only qualification for such an action, is unfaithfulness.
When a woman exhibits an uncovered head, she
is displaying the notion that she is unmarried, and welcome advances from other
men. The bitter water is not literally bitter; rather, its effect upon a guilty
party is bitter, for it causes her to die in the manner detailed below.
Verve 19 to 22 describes the principle of
oath. The Kohen impose an oath, in which the woman accepts upon herself the
fearful consequences of her deed she is accused of. To be valid, an oath must
include the results of both compliance and non-compliance.
The text begins with the alternative of
innocent of both compliance and non-compliance, because, in Capital cases, a
court must always begins with arguments for acquittal.
Num 5:19 The Kohen
shall adjure her and say to the woman, “if a man has not lain with you, and you
have not strayed in defilement with someone other than your husband, then be
proven innocent by these bitter water that cause curse. – In addition to being cleared of
her husband’s accusation, she is innocent of the impropriety of having taken an
oath, something that should be avoided even if the oath is truthful. In this
case, she is responsible for having brought about the oath through the loose
behavior that occasioned her husband’s suspicions. She is
now cleared of any penalty for this sin as well.
Num 5:20 But if you
have strayed with someone other than your husband, and if you have become
defiled, and a man other than your husband, has lain with you -. – In this part of the oath, she accepts the penalty, if she is guilty. As
is typical of Scriptural oath, the consequence of its violation is left
unspoken. Defile, seems to mean that someone other than the person who is
legally qualify to enter a woman holy place have done so. It is the man who is
her high priest alone, who is require to enter into her Holy Place.
Num 5:21 The Kohen
shall adjure the woman with the oath of the curse, and the Kohen shall say to
the woman, May יהוה
render you as a curse and as an oath amid your people, when יהוה cause your thigh to collapse and your stomach to distend. – When the woman the church allow
another man, another doctrine to enter into her holy place. The church shall
become a cursed place, she will not be able to bring any of her children to
maturity. Her thigh, her womb would collapse, she would not be able to produce
spiritual children. The swelling of the stomach is a result of taking in a lot
of food, yet it would be of no benefit to her.
Num 5:22 These waters
that cause curse shall enter your innards to cause stomach to distend and thigh
to collapse! And the woman shall respond, Amen, amen. – The Torah that cause curse shall enter into he inward parts and causes
her stomach to be enlarge and her thigh to collapse. Torah will become a curse
to anyone who exchanges the True Husband El Yahushua for another husband.
Num 5:23 The Kohen
shall inscribe these curse on a scroll and erase it into the bitter water – In his office as a priest one of his role is to implement or teach the
principle of the curse to the people. Obedience to Torah bring blessings,
disobedience brings curse. When a false priest teaches another Torah, it will
be like bitter water to the people that will cause their thigh to collapse and
their stomach to swell.
Num 5:24 When he
shall cause the woman to drink the bitter that cause curse, then the water that
cause curse shall come into her for bitterness. – Woman in Scripture represent the church, when a woman or church choose
to pursue another Torah, or another form of teaching other than those prescribe
in the Torah given by Moses. It will become a curse to the church.
Num 5:25 The Kohen
shall take the meal offering of jealousies from the hand of the women; he shall
wave the meal offering before יהוה, and he shall offer on the Altar. – This meal offering is the offering of abomination. When we pursue another
god or we disobey Torah, our feast day will not be accepted by EL YAHVEH. If He
will not accept our Feast Days, He certainly will not accept our meal offering.
It will become repugnant to Him.
Num 5:26 The Kohen
shall scoop up from the meal offering its remembrance and cause it to go up in
smoke on the Altar; after which he shall cause the woman to drink the water. – The Kohen will bring the offering and present it, he will also teach her
Torah. However, because of the nature of the offering, because it was not done
in accordance to Torah, it will become repugnant.
Num 5:27 He shall
cause her to drink from the water, and it shall be that if she had become
defiled and had committed treachery against her husband, the water that cause
curse shall come into her for bitterness, and her stomach shall be distended
and her thighs shall collapse, and the woman shall become a curse amid her
people. – The relationship between a man and a woman
is similar to that of a believer and his faithfulness to Torah, which is the
instruction from our Heavenly Husband.
Torah is the determining fact for the
implementation of our blessings or curses. There comes a time when we will be
tested by and according to the Word. Obedience to the Word brings a blessings,
and disobedience to the Word brings curses.
Num 5:28 But if the
woman had not become defiled, and she is pure, then she shall be proven
innocent and she shall bear seed. – This is a form
of judgment. The drinking of the bitter water, is a form of the negative
Commandment, that we will be Judge by. The negative Command is the bitter
water, while the positive command will be the sweet water. The bearing of seed
is the fruits of the Spirit, or also spiritual growth.
Num 5:29 This is the
Torah of the jealousies, when a woman shall go astray with someone other than her husband and
become defiled; – The drinking of the
bitter water is a practice of the negative commandment. It is those commands we
are told not to do. It is similar to going with another husband. If we are told
by our husband not to do certain practice and we still, participate in doing
them, is tantamount to having another husband.
Num 5:30 Or of a man
over whom passes a spirit of jealousy and he wars his wife, and he causes his
wife to stand before יהוה, then the Kohen shall carry out for
her this entire Torah. – Our Heavenly
Father possesses a Spirit of Jealousy every time He sees His children go after
another Torah or another god. We will be judge by the Greatest Kohen of them
all El Yahushua to see if we are qualified to be a pure wife.
Num 5:30 The man will be innocent of innocent of
iniquity, but that woman shall bear her iniquity. – Our Creator will not be responsible for the death of that Church who did
not practice what was told to her, for she was given the instruction or the
Constitution of the Kingdom.
Even though we are His Children, if we fail
to be obedient, like the unfaithful wife we will be destroyed with the evil
one.
