Parasha Ekev
Deuteronomy
7:12 – 11:25
Please pray this
prayer before reading
Prayer
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
This Torah Portion is the 46 portion in the Torah
Cycle. Usually the word “עקב Ekev”
means heel. In fact, this word shares the same three root word as the name
Jacob, who was born holding on to his brother heel.
However, in this forty-six reading, the third in
Deuteronomy the word עקב ekev means “on the heel of,” or “because of.”
It is used in the first verse of this portion, which
says: “and it shall come to past, because
you hearken to these ordinances and keep and do them, that יהוה your Elohim shall establish with you the covenant and the
kindness which He swore to your fathers.” This portion of Deuteronomy describe the good things that will happen
on the heel of believers who keep to the path of righteousness.
From a Kabbalistic standpoint, this portion is about
the power of unity and, specifically, the understanding that even the greatest
souls cannot do on their own what lesser souls can do if they have unity.
In order for an Assembly to be able to reveal great
light, it is important that no one individual view him or her self, as more
important than anyone else. The smaller
the ego, the greater the Light they will received. The person who view
themselves as the least of the group is the one who is responsible for opening
up the gate of blessing and abundance from Above.
This is true only when we assembly together for
spiritual reasons. It is also true with family and with work. The gift of this Sabbath
is the understanding that nothing in the world can bring as much blessing as
that of unity.
The Torah uses the Hebrew Word עקב ekev,
which mean heel to indicate that our journey to perfection is strictly about
the diminishing of the selfish ego. What every believer want to awaken on this
Sabbath is not just another understanding of how important it is to diminish
our ego; we also want to grasp the idea of being a heel, of being the lowest or
been humble.
It is only someone who accomplish greater and
greater diminishment of his or her ego who merit hearing the Word of the Creator,
that is why we are told Moses was the most humblest of Soul. Did he hear the
voice of the Creator?
The greatest spiritual decrement or secrets are
found in the place that are least populated, the place where it is the quietest,
where we are the least comfortable. This lesson applies to finding a teacher as
much as it does to our spiritual life, but in both case, one sure sign that our
spiritual journey is no the right track is its unpopularity. If our spiritual
works is seen and applauded by everyone, that is the time to question our
motive.
Our secular society is one that is based upon
popularity. An Internet is consider successful according to the number of hit
it receive, this is called going viral.
On the Sabbath of Ekev, we witness the power of
unity, and we know that seeing ourselves as the weakest link in the chain allow
us to be a receptor for the Light of the CREATOR. On this Sabbath we also should
become aware that the feeling, the faith of our soul, and the faith of our
friends help to breakdown all the barriers our negative actions have erected
between the Holy Spirit and ourselves.
All our spiritual life should be centered around the
desire for the diminishment of our ego, and become the heel the lowest part of
the body is the part that supports the whole body.
This Parashas continue with Moses encouragement to
the nation, to trust in יהוה in order
to ensure their successful in conquest of the Land and the abundant blessing in
every aspect of their lives. The conquering of the land, is a parable of conquering
or selfish ego. He stress again and again that all vestiges of idolatry had to
be eliminate from our life and the land, for idolatry is an investment in the
selfish ego.
This chapter is broken down in the following area:
1. In general, that, if they would serve YAHVEH, HE
would bless and prosper them verse 12–15.
2. In particular, that if they would drive out the
nations, that they might not be a temptation to them, YAHVEH would drive them
out, that they should not be any vexation to them verse 17.
