{"id":2296,"date":"2013-05-26T11:23:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T11:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2013-05-26T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T11:23:08","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-shelach-lecha-the-fear-of-the-lord-is-a-healthy-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-shelach-lecha-the-fear-of-the-lord-is-a-healthy-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Parashat Shelach Lecha, The Fear of the Lord is a Healthy Thing!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading is from Parashat Shelach Lecha (Bamidbar \/ Numbers 13:1-15:41<\/em>), the Lord commands Moshe to send men to spy out the land of Canaan which He was giving to the Children of Yisrael (13:1-2<\/em>).\u00a0 Moshe says \u05d9\u05d7\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b7\u05d4-\u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d6\u05b8\u05e7 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1:<\/span> 13:18 \u2018See what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 Moshe seeks to have these questions answered of whether the land is fat or lean, are the camps well fortified or open, is the land flowing with milk and honey (\u05d6\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05d0<\/span>) and is the land very plentiful?\u00a0 Having sent the men out, the men returned from spying out the land bringing a good report of the land being filled with milk and honey and a bad report of the inhabitants who live in the land (13:32<\/em>).\u00a0 As a result of the bad report, the people wept all night long and grumbled against Moshe and Aaron.\u00a0 Caleb and Joshua stood up before the people and said the land is good and plentiful and filled with milk and honey (14:7-9<\/em>).\u00a0 If the Lord is pleased with us He will give the land to us only do not rebel against the Lord and do not fear the people of the land for they will be our prey (14:7-9<\/em>).\u00a0 The congregation of Israel however wanted to stone Caleb and Joshua (14:10<\/em>).\u00a0 The Lord asks Moshe how long will these people spurn me?\u00a0 Again we find Moshe standing as an intercessor on behalf of the people to spare their lives.\u00a0 Moshe prayed saying \u05d9\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8: \u05d9\u05d7\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1-\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05e0\u05b9\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e7\u05b5\u05bc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e7\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b9\u05bc\u05e7\u05b5\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05dc\u05b5\u05bc\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d8\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d2\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05dc \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b6\u05bc\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b4\u05bc\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4: \u05db\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> 14:17 \u2018But now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, 14:18 \u2018The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.\u00a0 14:19 \u2018Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.\u2019\u00a0 14:20 So the Lord said, \u2018I have pardoned them according to your word. (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bamidbar \/ Numbers 14:7-9<\/em><\/strong>
\n14:7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, \u2018The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.\u00a0 14:8 \u2018If the Lord is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us a land which flows with milk and honey.\u00a0 14:9 \u2018Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.\u2019 (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s reading Moshe asked twelve men to examine the Promised Land, was it good or bad, the cities are they open or fortified, are there trees, and to bring back some fruit of the land.\u00a0 The men went up to spy out the land and when they return they describe the people who live in Hebron as the Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai the descendents of Anak.\u00a0 The men gave both a good and a bad report; they feared men more than they feared God.\u00a0 King David said in Tehillim \/ Psalms 19<\/em>, \u05d9\u00a0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d8\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05d8\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b6\u05ea \u05e6\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d5:<\/span>\u00a0 19:9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 The Aramaic Targum states \u05d9\u00a0 \u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d3\u05db\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05dd \u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d6\u05db\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5 \u05d6\u05db\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05db\u05d7\u05d3\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> 19:10 The fear of the Lord is pure, lasting forever; the judgments of the Lord are faithfulness; they are altogether just. (EMC)<\/em>\u00a0 The rabbis who produced the Targum say that the judgments of God are faithfulness (\u05d4\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0<\/span>).\u00a0 Studying these verses, when the Lord brings his judgment do we think that He is doing so in faithfulness?\u00a0 What does it mean the judgments of the Lord are faithful?\u00a0 In addition to this, David says that the fear of the Lord and His judgments \u05d9\u05d0\u00a0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b6\u05bc\u05d7\u05b1\u05de\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05d6 \u05e8\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b9\u05e4\u05b6\u05ea \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd:<\/span>\u00a0 19:10 They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 How are the judgments of God desirable and sweeter than honey?\u00a0 Aren\u2019t God\u2019s judgments painful and undesirable?\u00a0 The reason God\u2019s judgments are faithful, desirable as gold, and sweeter than honey is the Lord makes known our faults, so that we repent of our sins and He forgives us.\u00a0 The fear of the Lord keeps our lives in check.\u00a0 On the other hand, to deliberately disobey God is an act of rebellion, and it can and will bring God\u2019s judgment upon us.\u00a0 Studying the scriptures, the Lord does not always chasten His children every time they do something wrong.\u00a0 The Lord is gentle and patient with us.\u00a0 The psalmist said in Tehillim \/ Psalms 103:10<\/em>, \u05d9\u00a0\u00a0 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05db\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05db\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05dc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d9\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05db\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d1\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05bc \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5:<\/span> \u201cHe has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 The psalmist recognized that God is very gracious and exceedingly patient with His children.\u00a0 While recognizing that God is very patient and forbearing with us, we must also realize that a single act of willful disobedience can have serious and far-reaching consequences.\u00a0 In the reading for this week, the children of Israel wanted fellowship and faith in the Lord but did not want the more difficult thing to walk in and obey His commands.\u00a0 How often does this happen today in our own lives?\u00a0 Today do we have a healthy mix of faith and fear?\u00a0 The Scriptures say that both are necessary to please God, faith in His Son Yeshua the Messiah, and fear (respect) to obey Him in the enabling power of the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 Israel spent 40 years in the desert as a result of their disobedience.\u00a0 Let\u2019s learn from this and trust in the Lord whole heartedly!\u00a0 BTT_Parashat Shelach Lecha-2013<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading is from Parashat Shelach Lecha (Bamidbar \/ Numbers 13:1-15:41), the Lord commands Moshe to send men to spy out the land of Canaan which He was giving to the Children of Yisrael (13:1-2).\u00a0 Moshe says \u05d9\u05d7\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b7\u05d4-\u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d6\u05b8\u05e7 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1: 13:18 \u2018See what the […]<\/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-2296","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\/2296","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=2296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}