{"id":2693,"date":"2013-12-15T13:29:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T13:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2693"},"modified":"2013-12-15T13:50:33","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T13:50:33","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-shemot-the-lord-will-cause-the-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-shemot-the-lord-will-cause-the-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Parashat Shemot, The Lord will cause the Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading, from Parashat Shemot (Shemot \/ Exodus 1:1-6:1<\/em>), the opening verses detail the sons of Israel who had come to Egypt, that Joseph and all of his brothers had passed away and a new king arose in that did not know Joseph (1:1-7<\/em>).\u00a0 This king feared the children of Israel and placed them into slavery (1:9-14<\/em>).\u00a0 The narrative continues with Pharaoh commanding that all boys of the Hebrew\u2019s to be killed, and Moshe is born (1:15-2:10<\/em>).\u00a0 According to the Scriptures, Moshe grew up knowing who he was, born from the Hebrews (2:11-12<\/em>) and one day he protected his brethren by killing an Egyptian man.\u00a0 Out of fear for his life he fled from Egypt to Midian (2:13-15<\/em>).\u00a0 At this time God heard the cry of His people and remembers the covenant that he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and God calls to Moshe from the midst of the burning bush (2:24-3:10<\/em>).\u00a0 The Lord gives Moshe signs, the staff that turns into a serpent (4:3-5<\/em>) and a hand covered in Tzaraat (4:6-8<\/em>).\u00a0 The Lord tells Moshe that He will be with him and his brother Aaron to give them words to speak to Pharaoh and the ability to perform signs before him and all of Egypt.\u00a0 Moshe went to Goshen, assembled all of the elders of the sons of Israel and spoke to them the words of the Lord and performed the signs God had given them before the people.\u00a0 Moshe and Aaron then spoke to Pharaoh but Pharaoh would not let the people go and Pharaoh said the people are lazy in their request to make a sacrifice to their God (5:7-9<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Shemot \/ Exodus 1:7<\/em><\/strong>
\n 1:7 But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them. (NASB)<\/em><\/p>\n

Midrash Rabbah Exodus 1:8<\/em><\/strong>
\n Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation, to teach for all time that one sustains them going down to Egypt so they would not serve the Egyptians in Israel, and the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased though he died Joseph and his brothers, but their God is not dead. The sons of Israel were fruitful and multiplied, and following this each girl had six children in one belly, and thus the children of Israel were fruitful\u00a0 and multiplied, etc.\u00a0 And some say they had twelve, it is written because fruitful implies two, multiplying two, and increasing two, and grew two, and exceedingly two, and the earth was filled with them, two.\u00a0 Behold the children grew, this was the saying, there were six in one belly, and do not be surprised because the Scorpion gives birth to seventy.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Parashat Shemot, it is interesting to read the report that is given in Shemot \/ Exodus 1:7<\/em> which says 1:7 But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them. (NASB)<\/em>\u00a0 (\u05d6\u00a0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd<\/span>) What is interesting is that within this verse there are six verbs that imply the fruitfulness of Israel and how the Lord was working in their lives to increase their number.\u00a0 The description of the fruitfulness of the people reveals to us how Pharaoh saw the children of Israel.\u00a0 The Hebrew text states that they were so fruitful that they looked like \u201cSwarming things\u201d<\/em> (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc<\/span>) that covered all of the land.\u00a0 According to Midrash Rabbah Exodus 1:8<\/em>, the rabbis pick up on these verbs and say that Israel was so fruitful that each woman bore six children at one time.\u00a0 Others say they bore twelve at every birth and their reasoning comes from the six verbs used in this verse to refer to the fruitfulness of Israel.\u00a0 They say that the word \u201cfruitful\u201d<\/em> (\u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc<\/span>) implies two, \u201cmultiplied\u201d<\/em> (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc<\/span>) implies two, \u201cincreased\u201d<\/em> (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc<\/span>) implies two, \u201cgrew\u201d<\/em> (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc<\/span>) implies two, \u201cexceedingly\u201d<\/em> (\u05d1\u05b4\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3<\/span>) implies two, and \u201cthe land was filled with them\u201d<\/em> (\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd<\/span>) implies two, making a total of 12 in all.\u00a0 The rabbis say that the reader should not be surprised about this because the scorpion (considered one of the swarming things<\/em>) gives birth to 70 offspring at a time, note the reference to 70 that corresponds to the 70 who went down to Egypt (Shemot \/ Exodus 1:5<\/em>).\u00a0 The Aramaic Targums (Onkelos and Pseudo-Jonathan<\/em>) say essentially the same thing \u201cAnd Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation; but the sons of Israel increased and propagated, and became great and very mighty, and the land was filled with them.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 It is interesting how the rabbis embellish on these six verbs and describe the Lord increasing Israel in an unbelievable and miraculous way.\u00a0 The point about this weeks reading is to observe that no matter the circumstance, the Lord is able to multiply for good and for His purposes.\u00a0 If we give the Lord our time, he multiplies it, our money or energy, he multiplies those, too.\u00a0 According to Isaiah 55<\/em>, we read 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (KJV)<\/em>\u00a0 The Lord says His word goes forth and does not return void!\u00a0 Telling others about Word of God and our testimony is like planting seeds into the hearts of men.\u00a0 Farmers know that seeds must be buried in the ground; they must be planted in order to produce fruit.\u00a0 If one keeps a seed in a sack, it does no good, but if you plant it, it multiplies. In the same way, the Lord God Almighty multiplies whatever you give Him and He will do so in even the most miraculous of ways.\u00a0 Have you shared your testimony with anyone recently?\u00a0 Do you believe these Scriptures apply to you today, that God can give an increase in your life?\u00a0 If you want to see the power of God at work in your life and in the lives of others, take the message of Yeshua the Messiah and go forth and spread the good news and watch the glory of God at Work! BTT_Parashat Shemot2-2013<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weeks reading, from Parashat Shemot (Shemot \/ Exodus 1:1-6:1), the opening verses detail the sons of Israel who had come to Egypt, that Joseph and all of his brothers had passed away and a new king arose in that did not know Joseph (1:1-7).\u00a0 This king feared the children of Israel and placed them […]<\/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-2693","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\/2693","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=2693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}