{"id":2073,"date":"2013-02-24T12:17:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T12:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2013-02-24T12:17:34","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T12:17:34","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-ki-tisa-be-angry-and-sin-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-ki-tisa-be-angry-and-sin-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Parashat Ki Tisa, Be Angry and Sin Not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This weeks reading is from Parashat Ki Tisa (<em>Shemot \/ Exodus 30:11-34:35<\/em>), the Lord instructs Moshe to take a census of the people (<em>30:12<\/em>) and each person is to give a ransom (half shekel) to the Lord.\u00a0 Moshe instructs to make the bronze laver between the altar and the tent of meeting (<em>30:17-18<\/em>).\u00a0 Incense for the Tabernacle and its services is prepared (<em>30:23-33<\/em>).\u00a0 The incense is to be used only for the temple service, anyone using it for any other purpose is to be cut off (<em>30:35-38<\/em>). Moshe goes up on the mountain and the people ask Aaron to make gods for them to worship (<em>32:1-6<\/em>).\u00a0 God informs Moshe the people have sinned making themselves a molten image.\u00a0 The Lord God then desires to kill the people for their sins but Moshe reminds the Lord of the covenant promises He had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (<em>32:7-13<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe descends from the mountain seeing the people\u2019s sin, he destroys the two tablets of God\u2019s Commandments (<em>32:14-19<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe instructs the Levites to kill those who were responsible (<em>32:23-28<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe tells the people to consecrate themselves as he returns to the mountain to make atonement for their sins (<em>32:29-34<\/em>).\u00a0 As a result of the sin, Moshe set up the Tabernacle outside of the camp of Israel and called the place the \u201cTent of Meeting\u201d (Ohel Moed, <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dc \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3<\/span>, <em>33:7<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe asks to see the presence of the Lord (<em>33:12-18<\/em>) and the Lord shows him His glory and declares that He is,<em> \u201cmerciful, gracious, slow to anger, loving, and having grace forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin for thousands\u201d<\/em> (<em>34:6-7<\/em>).\u00a0 God commands that the Pesach festival is to be observed.\u00a0 The first fruits of the ground are to be brought into the house of God and a young goat is not to be boiled in its mother\u2019s milk (<em>34:26<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9 \/ The Holy Scriptures<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d1<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d9\u05d3\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9:\u00a0 \u05d8\u05d5\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b6\u05d3 \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3\u05bb\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b5\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bb\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea: \u05d9\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d7\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7: \u05d9\u05d8\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d2\u05b6\u05dc \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05dc\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Shemot \/ Exodus 32:14-19<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>32:14 So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.\u00a0 32:15 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets which were written on both sides; they were written on one side and the other.\u00a0 32:16 The tablets were God\u2019s work, and the writing was God\u2019s writing engraved on the tablets.\u00a0 32:17 Now when Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, \u2018There is a sound of war in the camp.\u2019\u00a0 32:18 But he said, \u2018It is not the sound of the cry of triumph, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But the sound of singing I hear.\u2019\u00a0 32:19 It came about, as soon as Moses came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses\u2019 anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain. (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the Scripture reading for this week we read <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d9\u05d8\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d2\u05b6\u05dc \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05dc\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8:<\/span> <em>32:19 It came about, as soon as Moses came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses\u2019 anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 The Hebrew text says <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4<\/span> <em>\u201cMoshe\u2019s nose was quick\/hasty\/hurried\u201d<\/em> which is translated to mean <em>\u201cMoshe\u2019s anger burned.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 King Solomon said in <em>Mishley \/ Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated. (NIV)<\/em>\u00a0 Here, on seeing their sin, Moshe sent the tablets forth from his hand throwing them down and shattering them at the foot of the mountain.\u00a0 In his anger, Moshe did a hasty thing and destroyed the commandments of the Lord.\u00a0 The Scriptures say <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d8\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05bb\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea:<\/span>, <em>32:16 The tablets were God\u2019s work, and the writing was God\u2019s writing engraved on the tablets. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 The Lord God made and wrote on these tablets with His own finger.\u00a0 Anger is a violent passion of the mind excited by a real or supposed injury and is accompanied with a propensity to take vengeance, or to obtain satisfaction from the offending party.\u00a0 In His anger, Moshe cast off the tablets and broke them to pieces.\u00a0 The Apostle James wrote in <em>James 1:20 For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (ESV)<\/em>\u00a0 These Scriptures show us how easy it is in our anger to stray from the righteousness of God.\u00a0 <em>Bamidbar \/ Numbers 23: 19<\/em> says <em>\u201cGod is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?&#8221; (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 Praise the Lord that He is not a man and that He is <em>\u201cmerciful, gracious, slow to anger, loving, and having grace forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin for thousands\u201d<\/em> (<em>34:6-7<\/em>).\u00a0 In His mercy and grace He sent His Word into this World as His Son Yeshua the Messiah to make atonement for our sins!\u00a0 So if we sin in our anger, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. (<em>1 John 2:1<\/em>)\u00a0 Indeed we serve a wonderful God!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weeks reading is from Parashat Ki Tisa (Shemot \/ Exodus 30:11-34:35), the Lord instructs Moshe to take a census of the people (30:12) and each person is to give a ransom (half shekel) to the Lord.\u00a0 Moshe instructs to make the bronze laver between the altar and the tent of meeting (30:17-18).\u00a0 Incense for [&hellip;]<\/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-2073","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\/2073","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=2073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}