Parashat BO
Exodus 10:1
– 13:16
Please pray this prayer
before reading
In the name of Yahushua
Our
Messiyah, (Jesus Christ)
I
pray for the Spirit of Understanding
The
Spirit of Knowledge and
The Spirit of Wisdom
As
I read through this Parashat
This Torah portion is the
fifteen in the cycle, it is called Bo, which means to come
referring to the first verse: Then יהוה
said to Moses, come to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart.
The Torah says that when the
CREATOR made this request of Moses, the two of them were in Egypt, which means that even in the
midst of our darkness Yahweh is there. No matter how deeply involve we are in
our own Egypt, our source of restriction, according to the Esh Kodesh,
a unique channel opens up each year on the Sabbath of Bo thanks to Messiyah
Yahushua who act as a conduits for the CREATOR. By offering insights into the
nature of revelation and by providing the service as Messiyah Yahushua our High
Priest who sits at the Right Hand of ABBA YAHVEH. The Torah portion of Bo and
the Sabbath gives us access to Light when we most need it.
This portion like all the
others, the CREATOR will revealed to us the Light of the Word only according to
our level of Spiritual Maturity or what I called our days of Creation. Which
means that the CREATOR’S role in our lives is limited only by our ability to
accept it or come to Him?
The CREATOR is revealing
HIMSELF to us at all times. Moses knew this, Jerimiyah knew this, which is why
they sought out the Thorn Bush on the mountain, and Jeremyah saw the rod of an
almond tree. Because Jeremiyah saw well, YAHVEH hasten HIS Word to perform it.
When we truly believe the
CREATOR is being revealed to us right where we are, HE will revealed
HIMSELF to us, much the same way HE
hasten to revealed to Moses and Jeremiyah.
Now that we understand our
limitation, why do we continue to ignore our limitation? The reason is simple,
through our selfish ego, our self-serving actions stand in the way, creating a
stumbling block between our me first mentality and a shift in spiritual
consciousness. We can see the trees but not the forest, we cannot see through
the darkned-glass. Instead of seeing the CREATOR in all things we see
ourselves.
As believer who are
experiencing the sixth days of Creation, on the first day we learn the all
important lesson, to recognize light from darkness, meaning that the
recognizing of falsehood is as crucial as seeing the Truth. We must also remember
that everything in the spiritual realm is a revelation of the Light of the
CREATOR, which remind us that we need to make an all important distinction
between physical desire and spiritual desire.
As human we are a network of
desires. Our desires for pleasure and acceptance for example are physical. When
we feel the desire to be accepted by our piers, we rightly think of this as our
own desire. The error most believers make is applying the same to understanding
to spiritual desires; we believe that when the desire to pray or fast that this
is our own desire. It is not! Our desires are the manifestation of the dominant
program of our mind. Is it the program of the selfish desires of the flesh or
is it the bestowing desire of the Holy Spirit.
The fulfilling of any physical
desires involves three steps: one, the desire, two we act on the desire, three
we succeed in satisfying the desire. In Spiritual matters steps one in never
ours. It always come from the CREATOR. Just like Moses and Jeremiyah the desire
comes from the CREATOR, the burning bush and the Almond tree.
Our desires comes to us in the
form of feelings. For those of us who are not yet mature, it is not HIS Word HE
put in our mouth, it is HIS Desire that HE place within our mind, through the
infilling of the Holy Spirit.
One of the lessons of this
portion is that even though the CREATOR can be found in all things, the
decision to seek HIM lies exclusively with us. To accomplish this, we have to
make a change in our spiritual consciousness. We achieve this when we
acknowledge that every thought, every situation hold a potential revelation
from the CREATOR.
In this Parasha, the climax of
Moses’ mission is impending. The last three plague, the desire to sanctify the
New Moon which establish the Spiritual calendar, the light governing Passover,
and the sanctification of the first born are about to be revealed to Moses.
The first plague in this
Parasha, that of Locusts, introduces a new element; EL YAHVEH tells Moses that
He intends to make a mockery of Egypt by putting to rest the pride, the
presumptuousness of Pharaoh and his cohorts, so that not only Egypt, but even
the Children of Yisrael would know that EL YAHVEH, is MELECK in all the World.
The inclusion of the Children
of Yisrael in this Parasha is to prove that even believers are often not
perfect in their faith.
Exo 10:1 And יהוה said to Mosheh,
‘Come to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants,
so that I show these signs of Mine before him, - Moses was to come to Pharaoh with the eight
finger of the Mighty Hand of YAHVEH and warned him of the impending eight
plague. This message was also to Pharaoh Cabinet, those who advise him, those
who had not yet turn away from him, those who still support his hardness of
heart.
Exo 10:2 and that you relate in the hearing of your son and your son’s son what I
have done in Mitsrayim, and My signs which I have done among them. And you
shall know that I am יהוה .” – This incident became a text book lesson for humanity that EL YAHVEH
is not an alof Creator, but the Master of the Universe every day. This verse
encapsulates the very essence of that concept, for it tells Yisrael that the
miracle of the exodus; and to teach future generation that EL YAHVEH can toy
with the most powerful kingdom at will, by making a mockery of them.
Exo 10:3 And Mosheh and Aharon came in to Pharaoh and said to him,
“Thus said יהוה Elohim of the Heḇrews, ‘Till when shall you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My
people go, so that they serve Me. – Over and over
again the same lesson is been taught to us. That when one of the Mighty Hand,
the Fivefold ministry speaks they must say “thus said EL YAHVEH.” This will
always force us to speak the truth.
You Pharaoh have seen My total
control of the elements and the atmosphere, upon which your very life is
dependent, but you maintain your obstinacy. Reason apparently has no effect on
you. Consequently, the way to break your stubbornness may be through attrition,
by subjecting you to a succession of plague.
The key to repentance and
righteousness is submissiveness before EL YAHVEH. Because Pharaoh was pridefull,
he could not see the truth and would not bow to the Divine Will. He paid the
price for his arrogance by having his country devastated and his army
eventually drowned in the Red Sea.
The CREATOR revealed HIMSELF
to us according to how much we are aware that HE is being revealed to us, which
means that יהוה role in
our lives is limited only by or ignorance or faith. In truth, HE is revealing
to us all the time. Moses was mature enough to know this, that is why he sought
out the burning bush on the mountain. If we truly believe ABBA YAHVEH is being
revealed to us right now, much the same way HE revealed HIMSELF to Moses.
Then why don’t we just put
aside our ignorant, now that we know it is our unbelief? The reason is simple,
though deeply rooted: Our ego stand in the way as a stumbling block between us
and this life change paradise. We cannot replace ignorance with the certainty
of the CREATOR because we cannot see through the darkness we draw to ourselves
through our will to receive for selfish egotistical reasons. Instead of seeing the CREATOR in all things,
we see how can I be gratified myself in it.
How can we develop this vital
aspect of our spiritual eyes. First, there are only two existences: Light and
darkness, meaning that recognizing falsehood is as crucial as seeing the truth.
Secondly, we must realize that everything is of a spiritual nature is a
revelation of the light of the CREATOR, which reminds us that we need to make
an all important distinction between physical desire and a spiritual desire.
Our desire for food for
example is physical. When we feel the urge to eat an apple, that desire was
created in our mind by our five senses. The mistake we often make is applying
this same principle to our spiritual desire; we believe that when we have the
desire to pray or to share that this desire is our own. Fulfilling any desire
involves a three step process: first, the desire is awakened within us, then we
act on it, and finally we succeed in accomplishing whatever satisfies that
desire. We need to be aware that when it comes to spiritual desire, the first
step is not ours; it comes from the Holy Spirit. I woke up this morning and
wanted to pray, not because I desire it but because the Holy Spirit came to me
this morning, just as He did to the prophets of old and just as He is doing to
you and me today.
Although most of us do not
have visions like those of the prophets of old, eventually with the help of the
Holy Spirit, we may. In the meantime, our vision comes in the form of feelings.
To the prophets, the CREATOR said, “I will put my Words in your mouth.”
For those of us who are not prophets, it is not יהוה
who place his words in our mouth, it is the Holy
Spirit, the Spirit that will led us into all truth, even of things to come.
Daniel the prophet
acknowledges this when he said, “I saw the vision, and those who were with
me did not, yet suddenly they became afraid.” Emotion is a lower level of
revelation, which is why it was the experience of those around Daniel, who were
not as spiritually mature as he was.
When we become aware of this
truth and own it, we see that not one morning goes by without the Spirit of the
Creators coming to us and saying here is MY Desire for you today; your job is
to pat attention so we do not miss the Creators manifestation. The true secrets
of the Torah are the personal revelation the Spirit of the Creators awakens in
each of us each day. Every individual has a different revelation of the Light
of the Creators while reading or studying the Torah under the guidance of the
Holy Spirit, depending on the level of spiritual maturity.
After every spiritual
exercise, we should take a moment or two to ask ourselves whether we grasp all
of the spiritual benefits associated with that experience. This allows the
awareness that everything is from the Spirit of the Creators, and it is there
to bring us to maturity. When I ask what the Spirit of Understand has to say
about the Torah portion Bo, this is not my thought, it is the Spirit of the Creators
asking me to focus on the Spirit of Understand as I read HIS Words.
One of the lessons of this
Torah Portion is that although the CREATOR can be found in all things, the
decision to look for HIM lies in our mind. To do so, we have to make a shift in
consciousness. When we learn to acknowledge that every thought has a spiritual
nature, it is a direct revelation from ABBA YAHVEH, we will begin to rise to
the level of the prophets.
How we think about our
feelings or desires also affect how much certainty we have, which in turn
determines if those feelings reveals the Light of the Creator. If we have a
feeling and act on it, but we are not sure whether this is the CREATOR’S
impulse or our own, darkness can enter our lives. If we are not sure, we can
still choose to awaken the power of certainty, for if we realize that every
feeling of awakening comes directly from the Soirit of the Creators, and then
there is no opening for doubt. We can encourage this awakening consciousness
within ourselves, not only for our own good, but for the good of others.
In any situation that the Holy
Spirit is in, we have the ability to reveal and receive Light beyond our
ordinary capacity, even when that capacity is enhanced by our awareness of the
presence of the CREATOR. We have already seen an example of this: When we study
Torah on our own, we can receive a certain revelation of the Light, but when we
study together with others in unity, we can experience a new level of
awakening, well beyond our individual understanding. When we teach others for
the purpose of releasing the Light of the Word in them, the Holy Spirit cement
that word in us.
The revelation of given to a
teacher come in three level. First is the teacher Understanding, second is the
teacher Knowledge and third is the teacher wisdom. Understand is first of all
personal. Knowledge is the impartation of understanding, and wisdom is the
exercise of knowledge. If we think that we are the one doing the teaching, we
are in darkness, robbing the student and ourselves of the chance at additional
light.
Torah teaches us in Malachi
2:7 for the priest's lips should
keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of YAHVEH of
TSEBAOTE. This verse tells us that when we take on the task of
teaching spiritual lessons, that YAHVEH reveals HIS Wisdom through us. We can
become angels, messengers, if we have the correct spirit when we teach, at
least for the time that we are teaching. We can elevate ourselves this way
because what we are doing is not for ourselves. In the Torah portion of Shemot,
ABBA YAHVEH gave Moses the ability to speak clearly while giving voice to
prophecy, but when Moses was not speaking on ABBA YAHVEH’S behalf, his speech
impediment returned.
Exo 10:4 ‘Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, see, tomorrow I am bringing
locusts within your borders. - We also see an example of Deuteronomy here
28:15 “But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken
unto the voice of YAHVEH thy EL, to observe to do all His commandments and His
statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee,
and overtake thee: 16 Cursed sall you be in the city, and cursed sall you be in
the field. 17 Cursed shall be your basket and thy store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and
the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy family, and the flocks of your
sheep. 19 Cursed sall you be when you come in, and cursed sall you be when you
goes out. ”
Exo 10:5 ‘And they shall cover the surface of
the land, so that no one is able to see the land. And they shall eat the rest
of what has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat
every tree which grows up for you out of the field. – The progressive nature of the Plague is been
described in this verse. What the first plague target is not the same as the
objective of the eight plagues. The Egyptian gods that was been destroyed by
the first plague is not the same god that is now been made to submit to EL
YAHVEH. The systematic destruction of the deity’s in our lives is not a one-day
activity; it depends on the different level of infestation.
This verse also describes the
various steps spiritual warfare should take. After every booth of counseling,
the counselor should go back to the counselee as Moses did to Pharaoh and say
thus says YAHVEH, this is what is left to be done. Sometime the counselee might
even harden their heart against the process, but a wise counselor like Moses,
would know what to do.
Exo 10:6 ‘And they shall fill your houses, and the houses of all your servants, and
the houses of all the Mitsrites, which neither your fathers nor your fathers’
fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ”
Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh. – From a counseling point of view, the infestation of one person in a
family will have dire consequence on the entire family or organization. What
Pharaoh is been told here that the spirit over him will affect the whole
country of Egypt?
There is a spiritual hierarchy as there are physical levels of authority.
Exo 10:7 And Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “Till when would this one be a snare
to us? Let the men go, so that they serve יהוה their Elohim.
Do you not yet know that Mitsrayim is destroyed?” – If we continue to hang on to our sins, to our
bad habits, there will be consequence to our action. Sometime the mirror to our
soul is those who are right beside us. Yet too often we get upset if someone
would dare to mention that we have a blemish on our character. Yet the best
feedback is from those who are closest to us. I make it a policy to ask my
friends to tell me about me, good or bad. I would sit down and objectively
listen, then I would go to my Heavenly Father and ask Him is there any truth to
this. This is the process of sacrificing my animal nature, objectively. When we
learn to judge ourselves, we cannot be judge by anyone else.
Exo 10:8 And Mosheh and Aharon were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them,
“Go, serve יהוה your Elohim. Who are the ones that are going? – From a counseling point of view, the counselee
may want to know which one of their character flaw the counselor wants to deal
with. Which one do you want to remove! For too long that person would have
lived and even feel comfortable with those demons. It is time to let them go,
in order for the unsaved person to receive their blessings. But like Pharaoh many
want to continue holding on to that which have served them for so long.
Exo 10:9 And Mosheh said, “We are going with our young and our old, with our sons
and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we are going, for we have a
festival to יהוה .” – Passover is around the corner, the world do not
celebrate it. As believer we must insist that everyone in our household
celebrate this very important event. It is EL YAHVEH Festival not ours!
Exo 10:10 And he said to them, “Let יהוה be with you as
I let you and your little ones go! Watch, for evil is before your face! - Pharaoh answers them sarcastically, your evil intent will follow you,
you are not telling me the truth, you are not planning on returning. This is
the old ploy of blaiming the victime. A good defense is a strong offense.
Exo 10:11 “Not so! You men go now, and serve יהוה , for that is what you desired.” And they were driven
out from the presence of Pharaoh. – You want the opportunity to worship, then go! However, you have no
reason to take your children that is why you will not be returning.
Exo 10:12 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Stretch out your hand over
the land of Mitsrayim for the locusts to come upon the land of Mitsrayim, and
eat every plant of the land – all that the hail has left.” – From a counseling perspective, it is the
Mighty Hand of EL YAHVEH the office of: Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor
and Teacher that will help the individual come to maturity. It is our purpose
to go into all the world, that what it mean to stretch our your hand.
When we stretch forth our hand
there will be a consequence. When we go tell the world about our Lord and
Savior, and they do not accept Him, some form of plague wills befalls those who
refused. Trials cannot take place until the Word goes out. One of the reason
why the world is not been judge is because believers refused to do their jobs,
yet still they pray. Let thy kingdom come.
Exo 10:13 And Mosheh stretched out his rod over the land of Mitsrayim,
and יהוה brought an east wind on the land all that day
and all that night. Morning came, and the east wind brought the locusts. – Notice after Moses stretch out the Mighty Hand of EL YAHVEH that the
plague come, not before. The wind which is a represent of the Holy Spirit in
Genesis, carries the locusts, it was not the Locus! It is the Holy Spirit that
establishes the boundaries sets by EL YAHVEH in every thing that He does. It is
the Spirit of the Word that governs every situation. It is the constitution of
the Heavenly that determine what happens in every given situation. The Holy
Spirit is the Spirit of the Word.
Exo 10:14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Mitsrayim
and settled within all the borders of Mitsrayim, very grievous. There had never
been locusts like them before, nor would there again be like them. – The total control the Holy Spirit has over ever facet of live. When
we opposed Him we are been rebellious, and we are admonish not to grief the
Holy Spirit.
Exo 10:15 And they covered the surface of all the land, so that the land was
darkened. And they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees
which the hail had left, and no greenness was left on the trees or on the
plants of the field, in all the land
of Mitsrayim. – As a member of the Mighty Hand when we allow the
Holy Spirit to come into a situation, it will take total control, nothing will
be miss by Him. He will remove any trees that does not bear fruit and prune
those that bear fruit that they may bear more abundant fruits.
Exo 10:16 Pharaoh then called for Mosheh and Aharon in haste, and said, “I have
sinned against יהוה your Elohim and against you. – The Word of Elohim works
both ways, it cut and it heals. It separates and it mends. Those who are being
cut will find it very uncomfortable, very unnerving. They will send quickly for
the Mighty Hand to stop the process, while those who are among the redeemed
community will welcome the surgery, welcome the pruning, and welcome the
correction.
Exo 10:17 “And now, please forgive my sin only this once, and pray
to יהוה your Elohim, that He would only turn away this
death from me.” – Pharaoh’s request for forgiveness was in the singular, whereas his
request for a prayer was in the plural. He apology was directed to Moses who he
had come to venerate as his master. His plea that they prayed was addressed to
both as a matter of courtesy, for Moses was the one who did the praying.
A Moses type ministry will
always encourage people to go to EL YAHVEH with their prayers, however there
are a large number of people who require a spiritual leader to pray for them.
Even thought the prayer of a righteous man availed much. It is the duty of
every believer to develop that prayer life by daily exercising it.
Exo 10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh and prayed to יהוה . - Mature believer when we are doing spiritual warfare, we need to do it
in isolation. It is not for the ears of the general public. Even Messiyah
Yahushua who took the Blind man into an isolated place and prayed for him, Matt
8:23.
