{"id":2087,"date":"2013-03-03T12:16:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T12:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2013-03-03T12:16:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T12:16:01","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parshiot-vayakhel-and-pekudei-in-christ-even-the-impossible-is-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parshiot-vayakhel-and-pekudei-in-christ-even-the-impossible-is-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Parshiot Vayakhel and Pekudei, In Christ even the Impossible is Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weeks reading is a double portion from Parshiot Vayakhel and Pekudei (<em>Exodus 35:1-40:38<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe assembled the entire congregation of Yisrael and said <em>\u201cThese are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do.\u201d (NASB)\u00a0<\/em> A contribution is to be made to the Lord like it was described in Parashat Terumah (<em>35:5-26<\/em>).\u00a0 The Scriptures say that <em>35:21 Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord\u2019s contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 The scripture details the construction of the curtains (<em>36:9-18<\/em>) and the construction of the walls of the Tabernacle (<em>36:19-37<\/em>), construction of the Ark of the Covenant (<em>37:1-15<\/em>), construction of the utensils used for the daily sacrifice (<em>37:16<\/em>), construction of the menorah (<em>37:17-22<\/em>) construction of the altar of incense (<em>37:25-29<\/em>) and the altar for the burnt offering (<em>38:1-7<\/em>), and the laver (<em>38:8<\/em>).\u00a0 The remainder of the reading details the construction of the court of the Tabernacle (<em>38:38:9-20<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe gives an accounting of the materials used in the construction of the Tabernacle constructed by Betzalel and Oholiab.\u00a0 Following the construction of the Tabernacle, Moshe assembles everything, anoints them with oil, and commissions Aaron and his sons into the priestly service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9 \/ The Holy Scriptures\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/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 \u05de<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d7\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5: \u05d9\u05d8\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05e9\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05e1\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e6\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4:\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e1\u00a0\u00a0 \u05db\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3\u05bb\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05db\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05db\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e6\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>Shemot \/ Exodus 40:18-21<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>40:18 Moses erected the tabernacle and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and inserted its bars and erected its pillars.\u00a0 40:19 He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.\u00a0 40:20 Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and attached the poles to the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.\u00a0 40:21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up a veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In Parashat Pekudei, we read that Moshe placed the Ten Commandments into the Ark of the Covenant and erected the Tabernacle according to <em>Shemot \/ Exodus 40:20-21<\/em>, <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05db\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3\u05bb\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05db\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05db\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e6\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4:<\/span> <em>40:20 Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and attached the poles to the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.\u00a0 40:21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up a veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 It is interesting to note that the words <em>\u201cTen Commandments\u201d<\/em> are never mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.\u00a0 Looking at <em>Shemot \/ Exodus 40:20<\/em> it says <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3\u05bb\u05ea<\/span> meaning<em> \u201cthe testimony\u201d<\/em> and in other places <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> meaning <em>\u201cthe ten words\u201d<\/em> or <em>\u201cten utterances\u201d<\/em> (<em>Shemot \/ Exodus 34:28, Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 4:13, 10:4<\/em>).\u00a0 The <em>\u201cTen Commandments\u201d<\/em> are also referred to are as the <em>\u201cTwo Stone Tablets\u201d<\/em> (<em>Shemot \/ Exodus 34:4<\/em>), <em>\u201cTablets of the Torah\u201d<\/em> (<em>Shemot \/ Exodus 24:12<\/em>), <em>\u201cTablets of Testimony\u201d<\/em> (<em>Shemot \/ Exodus 31:18, 32:15, 34:29<\/em>), or the <em>\u201cTablets of the Covenant\u201d<\/em> (<em>Shemot \/ Exodus 34:28, Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 4:13, 9:9, 11, 15, 1 Kings 8:9, and 2 Chronicles 5:10<\/em>).\u00a0 In the rabbinical writings, they are referred to as Aseret ha-dibrot (<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05e2\u05e9\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea<\/span>), and in Christian theology they are called the <em>\u201cDecalogue\u201d<\/em> derived from the Greek words <em>\u201cdeca\u201d<\/em> (ten) and <em>\u201clogoi\u201d<\/em> (words).\u00a0 The Scriptures suggest that the first tablet contained the first five words that identify our relationship with God and the second tablet contained the last five words which identify our relationship with other people.\u00a0 Rabbinic tradition states that these words comprise a <em>\u201cdistilled\u201d<\/em> subset of the Torah\u00a0 commands that were revealed to Moshe on Sinai, in other words, all of the Torah can be categorized under one of these ten words.\u00a0 Interestingly enough, the Scriptures themselves tend to distill the commandments of the Torah to more general principles that are fewer and fewer in number.\u00a0 David reduced the Torah to eleven (<em>Tehillim \/ Psalms 15<\/em>), Isaiah reduced the number to six (<em>Isaiah 33:15-16<\/em>), Habakkuk reduced it to one saying <em>\u201cBut the righteous shall live by his faith\u201d<\/em> (<em>Habakkuk 2:4<\/em>).\u00a0 The Apostle Paul used the same technique reducing the commands to the same principle of faith (<em>Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:39<\/em>).\u00a0 This was a common practice in Judaism and Yeshua likewise stated that the requirements of God\u2019s Torah can be summarized in the practice of loving God and loving one another.\u00a0 What can we conclude from all of this?\u00a0 Examining the Hebrew Scriptures in Exodus and Deuteronomy that list the 10 words, both begin with the word <em>\u201cI am\u201d<\/em> (<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d0\u05e0\u05db\u05d9<\/span>) and both end with the word <em>\u201cfor your neighbor\u201d<\/em> (<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05dc\u05e8\u05e2\u05da<\/span>). The opening and closing words state <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u05d0\u05e0\u05db\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e8\u05e2\u05da<\/span> <em>\u201cI am your neighbor\u201d<\/em> interestingly indicating that what we have done for the least of these (our neighbor), we have done for the Lord Himself.\u00a0 As we love our neighbor and even our enemies as ourselves, we are in effect demonstrating our love for the Lord.\u00a0 This says we are to discard pride and walk humbly before the Lord and each other; only in Christ is this possible!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/BTT_Parashat-Vayakhel-Pekudei-2013.pdf\">BTT_Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei-2013<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weeks reading is a double portion from Parshiot Vayakhel and Pekudei (Exodus 35:1-40:38).\u00a0 Moshe assembled the entire congregation of Yisrael and said \u201cThese are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do.\u201d (NASB)\u00a0 A contribution is to be made to the Lord like it was described in Parashat Terumah (35:5-26).\u00a0 The Scriptures [&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-2087","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\/2087","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=2087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}