{"id":1954,"date":"2013-01-06T12:36:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T12:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2013-01-06T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-06T12:36:17","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-vaera-deliverance-from-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-vaera-deliverance-from-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Parashat Va’era, Deliverance from Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading is from Parashat Va\u2019era (Shemot \/ Exodus 6:2-9:35<\/em>), Moshe performs miracles before Pharaoh and all of Egypt.\u00a0 In Shemot \/ Bereshit 6:4<\/em> the Lord reminds Moshe of the covenant promise to his fathers saying \u05d3\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05dd \u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b0\u05d2\u05bb\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc:<\/span>\u00a0 6:4 \u2018I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 God tells Moshe and Aaron to go and bring the sons of Yisrael out of the land of Egypt.\u00a0 The Lord says He will harden Pharaoh\u2019s heart so that He can deliver Israel from bondage by a mighty hand (7:1-4<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe goes before Pharaoh and performs the sign of the serpent staff (7:8-10<\/em>) and Pharaoh hardens his heart (7:11-14<\/em>).\u00a0 The Nile River is turned to blood (7:15-24<\/em>), the plague of frogs (8:1-15<\/em>), and the swarms of insects (8:16-31<\/em>), Pharaoh again hardened his heart.\u00a0 The livestock are stricken and caused to die (9:1-7<\/em>).\u00a0 Boils break out on all of the Egyptians and Pharaoh\u2019s heart was hardened again (9:8-17<\/em>).\u00a0 It is the plague of hail mingled with fire (9:18-35<\/em>) that finally gets Pharaoh to admit that he has sinned before God.\u00a0 9:27 Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, \u2018I have sinned this time; the Lord is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones.\u00a0 9:28 \u2018Make supplication to the Lord, for there has been enough of God\u2019s thunder and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.\u2019 (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9 \/ The Holy Scriptures<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d7<\/span><\/strong>
\n \u05d9\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Shemot \/ Exodus 8:15<\/em><\/strong>
\n 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the Lord had said. (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the Scriptures we read Pharaoh\u2019s response, \u05d9\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the Lord had said. (NASB)\u00a0<\/em> Following each plague, Pharaoh seeing relief (\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>) would sin in his heart and not listen to Moshe, Aaron, or the word of the Lord.\u00a0 It is interesting to read how Pharaoh struggles with sin.\u00a0 Seeing relief he habitually returns to sin and does not listen to the word of the Lord.\u00a0 The sad truth of the matter is today many who do know the Lord (unlike Pharaoh) also struggle with turning to sin when the trials end.\u00a0 The Apostle Paul said in Galatians 5:13 \u201cFor you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don\u2019t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.\u201d (NIV)<\/em>\u00a0 Do you struggle with sin?\u00a0 Have you ever asked yourself: \u201cWhat do I have to do to get victory over this evil that is in me?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 According to the Scriptures, David was a man after God\u2019s own heart, yet he committed adultery and then murder.\u00a0 David admitted in the Psalms (see 36-41<\/em>), \u201cMy sins are to great, they are over my head, there is no soundness in my flesh, there is no rest in my bones because of my sin, my loins are filled with a loathsome disease.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 The Apostle Paul said something similar in Romans 7:14-25<\/em>.\u00a0 As a result of sin and persecution, David and the Apostle Paul wrote:<\/p>\n

Psalms 18:6<\/strong> In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.\u00a0 34:6<\/strong> This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him And saved him out of all his troubles.\u00a0 2 Corinthians 6:2<\/strong> for He says, \u2018At the acceptable time I listened to you, And on the day of salvation I helped you.\u2019 Behold, now is \u2018the acceptable time,\u2019 behold, now is \u2018the day of salvation\u2019\u00a0 (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

Everyone who truly knows the Lord seeks a \u201cclean conscious\u201d<\/em> and freedom from \u201clife controlling evil.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Do you have a lingering desire to know and please God?\u00a0\u00a0 Pharaoh did not have a desire to please God,asking arrogantly \u201cWho is God?\u201d<\/em> (5:2<\/em>)\u00a0 The Apostle Paul wrote \u201cbehold, now is the day of salvation!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 If you seek deliverance from sin, cry out to the Lord today in the Name of God\u2019s Salvation, Yeshua the Messiah!\u00a0 BTT_Parashat Va\u2019era-2013<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading is from Parashat Va\u2019era (Shemot \/ Exodus 6:2-9:35), Moshe performs miracles before Pharaoh and all of Egypt.\u00a0 In Shemot \/ Bereshit 6:4 the Lord reminds Moshe of the covenant promise to his fathers saying \u05d3\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05dd \u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b0\u05d2\u05bb\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc:\u00a0 6:4 \u2018I also established […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bits-of-torah-truth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}