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In this week\u2019s study from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 73:1-28, <\/span>the psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1: <\/span>A psalm of Asaph. 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! (NASB)<\/span> Who is Asaph? He continues saying, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d5\u05bb\u05d9 [\u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc] \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d4 [\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d5] \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05bb\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05bb\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 73:4 For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat. 73:5 They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind. (NASB)<\/span> He continues saying that they adorn themselves with pride and violence (<\/span>73:6<\/span>) and that their eyes bulged with fatness (<\/span>73:7<\/span>). What is the significance of eyes that bulge with fatness? The unrighteous mock (<\/span>73:8<\/span>), speak against the heavens (<\/span>73:9<\/span>), and question whether God knows and where is knowledge of God (<\/span>73:11<\/span>). Asaph speaks of the wicked who are at ease and increase in wealth (<\/span>73:12<\/span>), and it is as if he has kept his heart pure in vane (<\/span>73:13<\/span>) because of his hardship (<\/span>73:14-15<\/span>). He continues saying, <\/span>\u05d8\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d6\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05dc \u05d4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d0 [\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0] \u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd: <\/span> 73:16 When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight 73:17 Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end. (NASB)<\/span> He says the Lord has placed the wicked in slippery places, (<\/span>73:18<\/span>), and the Lord will cause them to be swept away (<\/span>73:19<\/span>), and they will be like a dream that will pass away (<\/span>73:20<\/span>). He says that he was pierced within (<\/span>73:21<\/span>), and like an animal before God (<\/span>73:22<\/span>). Nevertheless, he continued to serve the Lord (<\/span>73:23<\/span>, <\/span>\u05db\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span>). <\/span>Asaph concludes his psalm saying, <\/span>\u05db\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05db\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5: \u05db\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8-\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05db\u05d6 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8: \u05db\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b4\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e1\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> 73:24 With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory. 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 73:27 For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You. 73:28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works. (NASB)<\/span> Asaph speaks of being taken to glory. Is this a belief that when one dies, they are taken to heaven? (Shekhinah) The one who has made the Lord his refuge will be able to speak of the glory and work of the Lord God in heaven!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tehillim \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

A psalm of Asaph. 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 73:4 For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat. 73:5 They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind. 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them. 73:7 Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot. 73:8 They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. 73:9 They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth. 73:10 Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance are drunk by them. 73:11 They say, \u2018How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?\u2019 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. 73:13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence; 73:14 For I have been stricken all day long And chastened every morning. 73:15 If I had said, \u2018I will speak thus,\u2019 Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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T<\/span>oviyah \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

73:1 A psalm composed by Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to the pure of heart. 73:2 But I \u2013 my feet had almost slipped; my steps had all but faltered. 73:3 For I became jealous of the mockers whenever I would see the welfare of the wicked. 73:4 For they are not dismayed and daunted by the day of their death; their opinions are sought out, and their heart is fat and strong. 73:5 They do not toil with the toil of men who are occupied with Torah; and they are not smitten with the righteous sons of men who endure sufferings. 73:6 Because of this, pride has adorned them, a crown that they place on their heads because of their rapacity. 73:7 Their faces are distorted by fat; their carvings have transgressed, the heart is ashamed. 73:8 They will decay because of fatness; and they will speak to cause harm and to oppress; they will speak from the arrogance of their heart. 73:9 They have set their mouth against the holy ones of heaven; and their tongue flares against the holy ones of the earth. 73:10 Then he turns against the people of the Lord, to rule them; and they will smite them with hammers, and cause many tears to flow from them. 73:11 And they will say, \u201cHow then does God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?\u201d 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked who dwell securely in this age; they have acquired property, they have procured wealth. 73:13 Truly in vain have I purified my heart, and washed my hands in purity. 73:14 And I have been smitten all the day; and my admonition [has come] with every dawn. 73:15 If I said, \u201cI will talk like them\u201d \u2013 behold, I would have done evil to the generation of your children. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Psalmoi \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

A Psalm for Asaph. 73:1 How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart! 73:2 But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped. 73:3 For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquility of sinners. 73:4 For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and they have firmness under their affliction. 73:5 They are not in the troubles of other men; and they shall not be scourged with other men. 73:6 Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness. 73:7 Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: they have fulfilled their intention. 73:8 They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily. 73:9 They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has gone through upon the earth. 73:10 Therefore shall my people return hither: and full days shall be found with them. 73:11 And they said, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High? 73:12 Behold, these are the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth. 73:13 And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency. 73:14 For I was plagued all the day, and my reproof was every morning. 73:15 If I said, I will speak thus; behold, I should have broken covenant with the generation of thy children. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Tehillim \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

73:16 When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight 73:17 Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end. 73:18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. 73:19 How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors! 73:20 Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form. 73:21 When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within, 73:22 Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You. 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand. 73:24 With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory. 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 73:27 For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You. 73:28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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T<\/span>oviyah \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

73:16 And I thought to know this, [but] it is a weariness in my sight \u2013 73:17 Until the time of redemption, when I come to the sanctuaries of God, I will understand their fate. 73:18 Truly you have placed them in dark places, you have thrown them into the wasteland. 73:19 How they have become a desolation in a moment! They are finished, destroyed because of chaos. 73:20 Like a dream of a man who awakes: the Lord in the great day of judgment, when they awake from their graves; in anger you will despise their likeness. 73:21 For my heart will feel pain, and my kidneys burn like fire. 73:22 And I am a fool, and I do not know; I was reckoned as a beast with you. 73:23 But I am continually with you; you have grasped my right hand. 73:24 You will guide me by your counsel; and after the glory that you commanded to come upon me is complete, you will take me. 73:25 Who, like you, is mine in heaven, but you? And besides you I desire no friend on earth. 73:26 My body and my heart are destroyed; God is the Mighty One who tries my heart and my portion forever. 73:27 For behold, the wicked who are far from you will perish; you have destroyed all who stray from the fear of you. 73:28 But I \u2013 to be near to the Lord is good to me; I have placed my confidence in the Lord God, to tell to all the righteous the commandments of your charge. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Psalmoi \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

73:16 And I undertook to understand this, but it is too hard for me, 17 until I go into the sanctuary of God; and so understand the latter end. 73:18 Surely thou hast appointed judgments to them because of their crafty dealings: thou hast cast them down when they were lifted up. 73:19 How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity. 73:20 As the dream of one awakening, O Lord, in thy city thou wilt despise their image. 73:21 For my heart has rejoiced, and my reins have been gladdened. 73:22 But I was vile and knew not: I became brutish before thee. 73:23 Yet I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand. 73:24 Thou hast guided me by thy counsel, and thou hast taken me to thyself with glory. 73:25 For what have I in heaven but thee? and what have I desired upon the earth beside thee? 73:26 My heart and my flesh have failed: but God is the strength of my heart, and God is my portion for ever. 73:27 For, behold, they that remove themselves far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed every one that goes a whoring from thee. 73:28 But it is good for me to cleave close to God, to put my trust in the Lord; that I may proclaim all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In this week\u2019s study from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 73:1-28, <\/span>the psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1: <\/span> A psalm of Asaph. 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! (NASB)<\/span> Who is Asaph? There are 12 psalms which are attributed to Asaph, <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 50, and 73-83<\/span> in the MT, and as <\/span>49<\/span> and <\/span>72-82<\/span> in the Septuagint. According to the Scriptures, the Asaphites were identified as the singers during the Temple service. As a result, Scholars have suggested that a psalm that is attributed to Asaph could mean that this psalm is for the Asaphites to sing that was written by David. Another possibility may be that Asaph was the author or the transcriber of these psalms, that he wrote down the psalm for David. The issue with this perspective is the end of the previous psalm (<\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 72<\/span>) states this is the end of David\u2019s psalms. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the Tanach there are three different men with the name of Asaph. The Asaph who is identified with these twelve Psalms is said to be the son of Berechiah which is said to be an ancestor of the Asaphites. More information may be gathered from 1<\/span>st<\/span> and 2<\/span>nd<\/span> Chronicles, which state that Asaph was a descendant of Gershom the son of Levi and therefore he is identified as a member of the Levites. He is also known as one of the three Levites commissioned by David to be in charge of singing in the house of the Lord. In <\/span>1 Chronicles 6:39,<\/span> David appoints a man named Heman as the main musician or singer and Asaph to be at Heman\u2019s right hand man and the Merarites were to be at Heman\u2019s left hand. In addition, Asaph is credited with performing at the dedication of Solomon\u2019s temple according to <\/span>2 Chronicles 5:12<\/span>. The time frame for Asaph\u2019s service, he would have served as an official during King David\u2019s time, and during his son King Solomon\u2019s reign as well. As a result, he would have witnessed the best and the worst of the leadership in Israel, giving him the ability to complain against the corruption, which may be what Asaph was trying to say in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 73<\/span>. Asaph may be describing these corrupt officials in this psalm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asaph opens the psalm saying, <\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1: <\/span> 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! (NASB)<\/span> Asaph speaks of the Lord being good to Israel and to those who are pure in heart. Notice how he does not use the word <\/span>\u05d8\u05d4\u05d5\u05e8<\/span> as a reference to ritual purity, meaning as an adjective <\/span>\u201cpure, clean, fine, white, unblemished,\u201d <\/span>or as a noun<\/span> \u201cpurification, cleansing, sanctification, purgation,\u201d<\/span> as David did in his psalms (<\/span>\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d8\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span>, <\/span>51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. NASB<\/span>). By not using the word Tahor (<\/span>\u05d8\u05d4\u05d5\u05e8<\/span>), Asaph is not drawing a parallel to the ritual service of the Lord in one\u2019s heart. David does however say in his psalm, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d3 \u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> 24:3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? 24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully. (NASB) <\/span> The one who is worthy to ascend the mountain of the Lord, is the one who has worthy (<\/span>\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8<\/span>) hands, the NASB translates the MT to say, <\/span>\u201che who has a pure heart\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1<\/span>) using the word <\/span>\u05d1\u05e8<\/span>, and <\/span>\u201cclean or tidy lips\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd<\/span>) In a similar way, Asaph says <\/span>\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1<\/span> from the root <\/span>\u05d1\u05e8<\/span> meaning <\/span>\u201cable, worthy of, or deserving,\u201d<\/span> \u201cSurely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart!\u201d<\/span> The purity or uprightness of the heart is the main focus point of <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 73<\/span>; Asaph discusses how the righteous are to respond to the corruption of the wealthy and those who have influence and power in the leadership of Israel. The conclusion is that based upon the Character of God, His Holiness, Righteousness, Truthfulness, and Justice, the wicked who corrupt their ways and use their power to harm the innocent and poor will receive his rewards at the hand of the Lord. Both the Aramaic Targum and the Septuagint are in agreement with the MT saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05d3\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d0\u05e1\u05e3 \u05d1\u05e8\u05dd \u05d8\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d1\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> 73:1 A psalm composed by Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to the pure of heart. (EMC)<\/span> and, 73:1 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u0391\u03c3\u03b1\u03c6 \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u0399\u03c3\u03c1\u03b1\u03b7\u03bb \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u1f73\u03c3\u03b9 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u1fb3 \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c0\u1f79\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1 \u1f40\u03bb\u1f77\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03be\u03b5\u03c7\u1f7b\u03b8\u03b7 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u1f71 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 <\/span>A Psalm for Asaph. 73:1 How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart! (LXX)<\/span>. The Aramaic Targum translates the MT saying the Lord is good to those who are <\/span>\u201cclear, pure, shining brightly, clear, obvious, valid, or truthful of heart\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05dc\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d1\u05d0<\/span>). The importance of this opening verse is related to the one who has the right motivation in seeking the Lord. Does one have pure intentions, or is one motivated by the lust of the flesh, the pride of life, or some other selfish reason? <\/span><\/p>\n

Asaph continues saying, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d5\u05bb\u05d9 [\u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc] \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d4 [\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05bb\u05d5] \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05bb\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e0\u05bb\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 73:4 For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat. 73:5 They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind. (NASB)<\/span> The Psalmist states that he had come close to stumbling (<\/span>\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d5\u05bb\u05d9 [\u05e0\u05b8\u05d8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc] \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9<\/span>) and had almost slipped because he was envious of the arrogant and saw the prosperity of the wicked. Asaph says that the life of the wicked, they do not suffer pain in death and their bodies are fat (<\/span>a reference to being well fed and prosperous<\/span>). The wicked do not suffer loss and are not plagued like mankind. Because of these things, their pride is their necklace and the garment of violence covers them, their eyes bulge because of their prosperity and in their arrogance the imaginations of their heart runs wild. What is the meaning of the <\/span>\u201cbulging eyes\u201d<\/span> of the wicked as compared to <\/span>\u201cthe eye that wastes away\u201d<\/span> of the afflicted? (see <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 6:7-9<\/span>) The wicked say to themselves according to <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:6,<\/span> \u05d5 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2:<\/span> 10:6 He says to himself, \u2018I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> He says in his heart (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span>) that he will not be moved (<\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b6\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8<\/span>) from generation to generation and there will be no evil (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2<\/span>). The Aramaic translation states <\/span>\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d6\u05d5\u05e2 \u05de\u05d3\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d3\u05e8 \u05de\u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05c3<\/span> 10:6 He will say in his heart, \u201cI will not be shaken from doing evil for all generations.\u201d (EMC)<\/span> and the Septuagint states <\/span>10:6 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03af\u1fb3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u1ff6 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd \u1f04\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6 10:6 For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation. (LXX)<\/span> Based upon the interpretation of David\u2019s words, the rabbis translate <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 10:6<\/span> saying the arrogance of the wicked is so great that they believe they will not be moved through all generations and will not see evil or adversity. This is synonymous to the unrighteous man saying in his heart that he will not be shaken from doing evil for all generations. The unrighteous will continue in their evil deeds from generation to generation, the sons will learn their fathers unrighteous deeds and pass their evil ways down from generation to generation. The unrighteous continue in their sin by reason of <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 7:15 <\/span>which states, <\/span>\u05d8\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05d3:<\/span> 7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. 7:16 His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate. (NASB)<\/span> The unrighteous man is unrepentant, he has trapped himself, he has dug a pit and has fallen into the hole that he has made and he continues in his ways because he is unable to recognize the error of his own ways (he is unable to climb out of the pit he has dug). <\/span><\/p>\n

The rabbis say according to the Aramaic Targum, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05db\u05d6\u05e2\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e4\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05ea\u05de\u05d5\u05d8\u05d8\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05db\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d0\u05d6\u05d3\u05e2\u05d6\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05ea\u05d5\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d2 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d8\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05de\u05ea\u05dc\u05e2\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05df \u05d3\u05d9 \u05e9\u05dc\u05dd \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d3 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05ea\u05d5\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05de\u05e6\u05d8\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05de\u05d9\u05ea\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d1\u05d4\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05d4 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05de\u05ea\u05e2\u05e1\u05e7\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05e2\u05dd \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e9\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d3\u05e1\u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05ea\u05db\u05ea\u05e9\u05d9\u05df\u05c3<\/span> 73:2 But I \u2013 my feet had almost slipped; my steps had all but faltered. 73:3 For I became jealous of the mockers whenever I would see the welfare of the wicked. 73:4 For they are not dismayed and daunted by the day of their death; their opinions are sought out, and their heart is fat and strong. 73:5 They do not toil with the toil of men who are occupied with Torah; and they are not smitten with the righteous sons of men who endure sufferings. (EMC)<\/span> They say essentially the same thing, that Asaph is saying his feet almost slipped due to jealousy of those who mock and the welfare of the wicked. They add in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 73:5<\/span> that the wicked do not toil with the toil of men who occupy themselves with Torah and that they are not smitten with the righteous sons of men who endure sufferings. What does this statement mean, that those who study the Torah are smitten and endure sufferings? This suggests that our studying God\u2019s Word and living by God\u2019s Word, we will endure sufferings as a result. On the one hand, our enemies will see our righteous deeds and persecute us as a result. On the other hand, the Lord is working in our lives to draw us to Himself, to correct and reprove us for our sins, etc, these things may lead to sufferings in this life. Or in other words, we will endure sufferings for the glory of God, and for Christ\u2019s sake. Notice this interpretation is based on the Aramaic Targum, a rabbinic translation of the MT. This <\/span><\/a>rabbinic concept of suffering for the sake of God is spoken of throughout the Apostolic Writings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Suffering for the sake of the Lord<\/span><\/p>\n

Acts 5:41 <\/span>So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.<\/span><\/p>\n

Acts 9:16<\/span> for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name\u2019s sake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans 8:17<\/span> and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans 8:36<\/span> Just as it is written, \u201cFOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 1:7<\/span> and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 11:23 <\/span>Are they servants of Christ?–I speak as if insane–I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Philippians 3:10 <\/span>that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Timothy 2:12<\/span> If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us;<\/span><\/p>\n

Hebrews 11:25<\/span> choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,<\/span><\/p>\n

James 5:10<\/span> As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

1 Peter 2:20<\/span> For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.<\/span><\/p>\n

1 Peter 3:14<\/span> But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED,<\/span><\/p>\n

1 Peter 4:16<\/span> but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name.<\/span><\/p>\n

1 Peter 5:10<\/span> After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.<\/span><\/p>\n

This idea is the one who studies Torah and applies God\u2019s way of life, truth, justice, and righteousness, will endure sufferings at the hand of the wicked for the glory of God and His Messiah Yeshua. Our patient endurance demonstrates the power of God and the indwelling of His Holy Spirit in our lives to enable us to remain faithful in the midst of troubles and sufferings. The unrighteous, the wicked, on the other hand who do not Study God\u2019s Word, do not suffer as much, but when they do suffer, there is no glory, and nothing that is praise worthy for the Name of the Lord. The psalmist recognizes this, that on the one hand, he almost slipped into sin due to envy of the ways of the unrighteous and their lack of suffering, but on the other hand, the unrighteous man has nothing that is praise worthy, he does not have a refuge to lean upon, and he is unable to seek help from the Lord unless he were to repent and turn from his evil deeds, and seek the Lord God our father in heaven and His Messiah Yeshua.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asaph continues saying the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

Masoretic Text<\/span><\/p>\n

Tehillim \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them. 73:7 Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot. 73:8 They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. 73:9 They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth. 73:10 Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance are drunk by them. 73:11 They say, \u2018How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?\u2019 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. 73:13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence; 73:14 For I have been stricken all day long And chastened every morning. 73:15 If I had said, \u2018I will speak thus,\u2019 Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aramaic Targum<\/span><\/p>\n

Toviyah \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

73:6 Because of this, pride has adorned them, a crown that they place on their heads because of their rapacity. 73:7 Their faces are distorted by fat; their carvings have transgressed, the heart is ashamed. 73:8 They will decay because of fatness; and they will speak to cause harm and to oppress; they will speak from the arrogance of their heart. 73:9 They have set their mouth against the holy ones of heaven; and their tongue flares against the holy ones of the earth. 73:10 Then he turns against the people of the Lord, to rule them; and they will smite them with hammers, and cause many tears to flow from them. 73:11 And they will say, \u201cHow then does God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?\u201d 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked who dwell securely in this age; they have acquired property, they have procured wealth. 73:13 Truly in vain have I purified my heart, and washed my hands in purity. 73:14 And I have been smitten all the day; and my admonition [has come] with every dawn. 73:15 If I said, \u201cI will talk like them\u201d \u2013 behold, I would have done evil to the generation of your children. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Septuagint<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalmoi \/ Psalms 73<\/span><\/p>\n

73:6 Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness. 73:7 Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: they have fulfilled their intention. 73:8 They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily. 73:9 They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has gone through upon the earth. 73:10 Therefore shall my people return hither: and full days shall be found with them. 73:11 And they said, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High? 73:12 Behold, these are the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth. 73:13 And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency. 73:14 For I was plagued all the day, and my reproof was every morning. 73:15 If I said, I will speak thus; behold, I should have broken covenant with the generation of thy children. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Asaph continues saying that the wicked adorn themselves with pride and violence (<\/span>73:6<\/span>). It is interesting how the Aramaic Targum translates it is their pride that has adorned them, they place a crown on their head because of their rapacity (<\/span>n. greediness, covetousness, selfishness, quality of hunting other creatures for food<\/span>). The Septuagint states that their pride clothes them with injustices and ungodliness. The idea is that pride causes them to be deceived to continue in their ways and perform more of these things. Because of pride they are self glorifying. On the other hand, we are called to be humble, and Yeshua states that we should allow others to glorify us rather than seeking the glory for ourselves. (see <\/span>Luke 14:8-10<\/span>) The MT states that their eyes bulge with fatness (<\/span>73:7<\/span>), and the Aramaic Targum states <\/span>\u201ctheir faces are distorted by fat,\u201d<\/span> and that <\/span>\u201cthey will decay because of fatness.\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>73:8<\/span>) What is the significance of eyes that bulge with fatness? The MT text literally states, <\/span>\u05d9\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05de\u05d5\u05b9<\/span> \u201cto go out from fat of his eyes.\u201d<\/span> The Targum refers to facial expression, and that one will decay because of their fatness. The idea of fat draws with it that one is well fed or over eating. To decay from fat seems to be counter intuitive. <\/span>Jeremiah 2:17<\/span> states, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d6 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea:<\/span> \u201cBut your eyes and your heart Are intent only upon your own dishonest gain, And on shedding innocent blood And on practicing oppression and extortion.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> The idea is that the eyes and the heart may be taken not as a reference to our organs, but for the restless looking about for sin. Jeremiah says they are intent upon dishonest gain, and doing so by the way of shedding innocent blood and oppression of the poor and helpless. The fat of the eyes appears to be a reference to the lusts of the flesh and the pride of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

The psalm continues saying, the unrighteous mock (<\/span>73:8, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05e2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e7 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span>), speak against the heavens (<\/span>73:9, <\/span>\u05d8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5:<\/span>), and question how God knows and whether there is knowledge of the Most High (<\/span>73:11, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2-\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df:<\/span>). Asaph speaks of the wicked who are at ease and increase in wealth (<\/span>73:12, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4-\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d5\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc-\u05d7\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dc:<\/span>), and it is as if he has kept his heart pure in vane (<\/span>73:13, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0-\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d6\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9:<\/span>) because of his hardship (<\/span>73:14-15, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e1\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span>). Does it seem that walking in righteousness is in vane when troubles come? The Apostle Paul wrote in <\/span>Galatians 2:21 \u201cI do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> The question of obeying God\u2019s Torah is not about justifying ourselves before God, it is about doing what is right before the Lord. Obeying the Torah is not a vane action because the Lord is pleased with our striving to do what is righteous, holy, pure, in truth, and justice towards all men. But doing so to say <\/span>\u201clook I have earned a place in heaven because of my good deeds,\u201d<\/span> is not pleasing by the reason that if we have failed at one mitzvah, it is as if we have failed them all. If we violate one of the commands, we have failed to live up to the Torah. The real question then is whether we are prepared to do teshuvah? Do we care? Are we willing to look honestly at who we really are? Are we willing to try and do better next time? In truth teshuvah, in the full sense of the word, is really hard to do. It is easier to run away from our failings than to face them, let alone make to a change. On the other hand, realizing that failure is part of the human condition, the Lord God expects us to be obedient, but realizes that we do not have perfect obedience, failure is ok. The point is to perform <\/span><\/a>Teshuvah, turn from sin and turn towards the Lord for His help and righteousness. The significance of <\/span><\/a>Teshuvah is found in <\/span>Midrash Rabbah Bereshit 22, Part 28 <\/span>which states, <\/span>\u201cSuch is the power of teshuvah?!\u201d Adam exclaimed. \u201cI did not realize that by doing teshuvah a person\u2019s past misdeeds are erased so completely and considered by God as if they had never taken place!\u201d <\/span>In addition, when we perform <\/span><\/a>Teshuvah we learn about ourselves, our Father in heaven, and Yeshua the Messiah when we walk in the ways of God according to the Torah. The point of <\/span>Galatians 2:21<\/span> is with regard to what we have been seeing in the last few Psalms studies (<\/span>68-72<\/span>), that the Lord God places His righteousness upon us, God\u2019s Messiah Yeshua brings with him the righteousness of God, and by faith in the Messiah, and in our Father in heaven, we receive the righteousness of God for justification (the forgiveness of sins) before the Lord. The Torah is an expectation of living as the people of God and is the manner in which we remain <\/span>\u201cin the Messiah\u201d<\/span> as Yeshua said <\/span>\u201cIf you abide in me, and my words abide in you.\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>John 15:7<\/span>) This is the Word of the Living God, our Father in heaven!<\/span><\/p>\n

Asaph continues<\/span> saying, <\/span>\u05d8\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d6\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05dc \u05d4\u05d9\u05bc\u05d0 [\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0] \u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd: <\/span> 73:16 When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight 73:17 Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end. (NASB)<\/span> What is it about the sanctuary of God that caused Asaph to perceive the end of the wicked? Asaph came into the Sanctuary of God and he viewed the prosperity of the wicked in the light of his relationship with the Lord God in heaven. Those who appeared to be doing well are in fact in great peril. Asaph realized that it is due to the mercy of God and His Righteousness that he is able to stand in His presence in the Sanctuary. The unrighteous will not get away with their sins; there will be a day of reckoning. He sees his relationship with the Lord in light of our Father in heaven being the true refuge, help, redemption, salvation, and hope. In the Sanctuary he is able to focus upon the Lord and His attributes, His mercy and kindness to His people. In comparison, he says the Lord has placed the wicked in slippery places, (<\/span>73:18, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea:<\/span>), and the Lord will cause them to be swept away (<\/span>73:19, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e1\u05b8\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc \u05ea\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea:<\/span>), and they will be like a dream that will pass away (<\/span>73:20, <\/span>\u05db \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d4\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 | \u05e6\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d6\u05b6\u05d4:<\/span>). The reason is that the wicked have hardened their hearts toward the Lord God in heaven. They have become proud, arrogant, and supposedly independent of Him. As a result of their prosperity, Asaph says that he was pierced within (<\/span>73:21, <\/span>\u05db\u05d0 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05df:<\/span>), and like an animal before God (<\/span>73:22, <\/span>\u05db\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d3\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0:<\/span>). But what is interesting about the way in which Asaph writes, the animal that is before the Lord, sounds as if he is describing himself as an animal that is prepared for slaughter. This has the concept of the one who draws near or close to the Lord at the altar and the Tabernacle and then lays down his life. Through his suffering and agony, he drew closer to the Lord, as opposed to the wicked, the prosperity of the wicked caused them to draw further away from the Lord. As a result, Asaph\u2019s trails and by similar reasoning, our trials may be understood as a gift from the Lord for our own good. Our struggles cause us to seek the Lord for help which lead us into a deeper intimacy with the Lord and with the Messiah Yeshua. Because of these things Paul and the rabbis are able to speak of being counted worthy to endure sufferings for the glory of God, and as Paul said, for Christ\u2019s sake (see previous Scripture references). Trusting in the Lord and striving to live a righteous and holy life are not a means for earning eternal life, but for blessings in both this life and in the world to come (gifts and rewards). (see <\/span>James 1:12, Luke 12:33-34,1 Timothy 6:17-19,Matthew 5:12, 5:17-19, 6:4-6, 6:18-21, 25:21, 25:14-30, 25:46, Revelation 2:11-12, 21:4, 20:12-13, 21:8 , 22:12,Revelation 2:10, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 3:8, 3:12-15, 2 Timothy 2:11-12, 4:7-8, Romans 11:19-22, John 14:2, Jeremiah 17:10, Isaiah 40:10, Tehillim \/ Psalm 18:20, Luke 18:22, Malachi 3:10, Hebrews 11:16<\/span>) As a result, Asaph said he continued to serve the Lord, (<\/span>73:23<\/span>, <\/span>\u05db\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span>) because the Lord is good. <\/span><\/p>\n

Asaph continues saying, <\/span>\u05db\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> 73:24 With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory. (NASB)<\/span> Asaph speaks of being taken to glory. Is this a belief that when one dies, they are taken to heaven? When we think of being taken up to heaven, we are reminded of two stories in the Scriptures, (i) Enoch (<\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 5:21-24<\/span>), and (ii) Elijah (<\/span>2 Kings 2:1-12<\/span>). <\/span><\/p>\n

Bereshit \/ Genesis 5:21-24<\/span><\/p>\n

5:21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. 5:22 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 5:24 Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Kings 2:1-12<\/span><\/p>\n

2:1 And it came about when the Lord was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2:2 Elijah said to Elisha, \u2018Stay here please, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.\u2019 But Elisha said, \u2018As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.\u2019 So they went down to Bethel. 2:3 Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, \u2018Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?\u2019 And he said, \u2018Yes, I know; be still.\u2019 2:4 Elijah said to him, \u2018Elisha, please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.\u2019 But he said, \u2018As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.\u2019 So they came to Jericho. 2:5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, \u2018Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?\u2019 And he answered, \u2018Yes, I know; be still.\u2019 2:6 Then Elijah said to him, \u2018Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.\u2019 And he said, \u2018As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.\u2019 So the two of them went on. 2:7 Now fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan. 2:8 Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. 2:9 When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, \u2018Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.\u2019 And Elisha said, \u2018Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.\u2019 2:10 He said, \u2018You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so. 2:11 As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. 2:12 Elisha saw it and cried out, \u2018My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!\u2019 And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

These stories are very memorable and amazing, that the Lord God would take a man from this world into the next. Not to compare the righteous deeds of these men to the deeds of Yeshua, but this is a similar thing that happened to Yeshua, ascending into heaven on a cloud, the Lord God took him into glory. Note, the Lord taking Yeshua into glory is a very important concept. The rabbis reason that no man can go to heaven and see God. However, their commentaries have a lot to say on this matter. The Talmud and a few commentaries speak about what happened to both Enoch and Elijah. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Rabbis on Enoch<\/span><\/p>\n

Shelah, Noach, Torah Ohr: <\/span><\/p>\n

We do not find that any person had enjoyed G\u2019d\u2019s \u201clight\u201d from the time of Adam until the appearance of Chanoch whom G\u2019d took from this earth and made into an angel (Genesis 5:24), the one usually referred to as Mattatron.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shelah, Chayei Sara, Torah Ohr: <\/span><\/p>\n

Tossaphot query how this Mattatron could be described as <\/span>\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05d4<\/span>, in charge of the universe, seeing that <\/span>\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05da<\/span> did not live till long after the universe was created, and they therefore solve the problem in a different way. [This problem is discussed in Tossaphot Yevamot 16 and relates to part of the liturgical poetry in the morning prayer of <\/span>\u05e9\u05de\u05d7\u05ea \u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4<\/span>. Ed.] I do not think that there is really any substance in the query posed by Tossaphot for all those who have been granted some insight. The <\/span>\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05d4<\/span> certainly existed ever since the <\/span>\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05d4<\/span> itself, and he is called Mattatron, since it is his function to guard over everything that reflects G\u2019d\u2019s expressed will. The word <\/span>\u05de\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4<\/span> is the translation of the Hebrew word <\/span>\u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e8<\/span>, guardian. <\/span>\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05da<\/span> performed a similar function on earth until G\u2019d decided to remove him from earth while alive (Genesis 5:24). While on earth, he performed what the Kabbalists call the <\/span>\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d7\u05ea\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4<\/span>, the \u201cminor\u201d function of Mattatron on earth. This \u201cminor\u201d function is known as <\/span>\u05de\u05e0\u05e2\u05dc<\/span>, shoe. The force in charge of such activities is called Sandalphon, from the Hebrew <\/span>\u05e1\u05e0\u05d3\u05dc<\/span>, a sandal. Solomon sings the praises of such people when he says in Song of Songs 7:2\u05de\u05d4 <\/span>\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5 \u05e4\u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05da \u05d1\u05e0\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>, \u201cHow lovely are your footsteps when shod in pilgrim\u2019s sandals.\u201d This is the hidden meaning of the Midrash Talpiot which describes Chanoch as a shoemaker. I have explained this elsewhere at length.<\/span><\/p>\n

The commentary on the Torah portion for both Noach and Chayei Sara titled <\/span>\u201cthe sending of Torah light\u201d<\/span> (Shelah Torah Ohr) has a very kabbalistic approach to the interpretation of Enoch passages from the Torah on Enoch being taken up from this earth. <\/span>Shlach, Noach, Torah Ohr<\/span> states that Enoch was taken from this earth and transformed into a angel. This suggests a belief that Enoch was in fact translated to heaven from earth, and in order for him to stand in God\u2019s presence, the Lord transformed him into a angel. The commentary <\/span>Shelah, Chayei Sara, Torah Ohr<\/span> states that Enoch is referred to as the Mettatron. Mettatron (<\/span>\u05de\u05d8\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05df<\/span>) is known as an archangel in Judaism as the Chancellor of Heaven. According to Jewish medieval apocrypha, Enoch the ancestor of Noah was transformed into an angel in heaven. However, there are no actual references to this happening (a man being transformed into an angel) in the Tanach or in the Apostolic Writings. <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 5:24<\/span> however is often cited as evidence of Enoch\u2019s bodily ascension into heaven. The Babylonian Talmud mentions Mettatron in two places, (i) <\/span>Sanhedrin 38b<\/span> and (ii) <\/span>Avodah Zarah 3b. <\/span>In <\/span>Sanhedrin 38b<\/span> a Minim tells Rabbi Idith that Mettatron should be worshiped because he has a name like his master. Rabbi Idith uses the passage <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 23:21<\/span> to show that Mettatron was an angel and not a deity and thus should not be worshiped. Furthermore as an angel Mettatron has no power to pardon transgressions nor was he to be received even as a messenger of forgiveness. The important aspect of the Talmudic commentary is that the Mettatron did not function as the <\/span><\/a>King Mashiach as we have been studying previously, the one who comes with the righteousness, mercy, forgiveness, and judgment of God. There are significant differences between the Mettatron and the Messiah figure described in the Tanach and the Apostolic Writings. According to <\/span>Avodah Zarah 3b,<\/span> the schools are divided into quarters, and in the fourth quarter the Lord God sits and instructs the school children. According to the rabbis, in the preceding three quarters Metatron may take God\u2019s place or the Lord God may do this too. In the <\/span>Talmud Bavli Yevamot 16b, <\/span>we find a record an utterance attributed to the Prince of the World which states, <\/span>\u201cI have been young and now I am old,\u201d<\/span> where rabbinic tradition attributes this utterance to Mettatron. <\/span><\/p>\n

Shelah, Chayei Sara, Torah Ohr<\/span> describes the Mettatron as preexisting the creation or at least having existed from since the beginning (<\/span>\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05d4<\/span>). The Mettatron\u2019s function is to guard over all things that express God\u2019s will saying, <\/span>\u201cThe word <\/span>\u05de\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4<\/span> is the translation of the Hebrew word <\/span>\u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e8<\/span>, guardian.\u201d<\/span> The rabbis draw a parallel to Enoch performing a similar function on earth, and so he was taken from the earth while alive to perform the minor functions of the Mettatron. This suggests that there may be more than one Mettatron, or that one may share in this role of Mettatron. This might also provide us with some insights into the word Mashiach in the sense that there are many Mashiach (anointed ones) of God, but there is only one Mashiach, Yeshua the <\/span><\/a>King Messiah. Nevertheless, the Mettatron appears to function in a different manner than the <\/span><\/a>King Mashiach is described and therefore it would not be a logical conclusion to state that the Mettatron is a type, shadow, or figure of the <\/span><\/a>King Mashiach. <\/span><\/p>\n

The rabbis also have the following to say about Elijah being taken up into heaven from the Talmud, Shelach Torah Ohr, and Ein Yaakov.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rabbis on Elijah<\/span><\/p>\n

Talmud Bavli, Sukkah 5a, 1-22<\/span><\/p>\n

and it has been taught, R. Yose stated: The Shechinah never descended to earth, nor did Moses or Elijah ever ascend to Heaven, as it is said, \u2018The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, but the earth He has given to humanity\u201d (Psalm 119:16). But did the Shechinah not descend to earth? Isn\u2019t it written, \u201cAnd the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai?\u201d (Exodus 19:20)? That was above ten handbreadths [from the summit]. But is it not written, \u201cAnd His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives?\u201d (Zechariah 14:4)? Above ten handbreadths. But did not Moses and Elijah ascend to Heaven? Is it not in fact written, \u201cAnd Moses went up unto God?\u201d (Exodus 19:3). [That was] to a level lower than ten [handbreadths from heaven]. But is it not written, \u201cAnd Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven?\u201d(II Kings 2:11) [That was] to a level lower than ten handbreadths But is it not written, \u201cHe seizes hold of the face of His throne, and He spreads His cloud upon him,\u201d (Job 26:9) and R. Tanhum said: This teaches that the Almighty spread some of the radiance of his Shechinah and his cloud upon him? That was at a level lower than ten handbreadths. But in any case is it not written, \u201cHe seizes hold of the face of His throne\u201d? The throne was well lowered for his sake until [it reached a level] lower than ten handbreadths [from Heaven] and then he seized hold of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shelach, Shmini, Torah Ohr: <\/span><\/p>\n

Midrash Shemuel on Avot quotes the opinion of Rabbi Shimon ben Tzadok to the effect that the Rabbi Shimon who told us about the advantages of silence in the above quoted Mishnah was one of the Ten Martyrs. All these martyrs sanctified not only their souls but also their bodies. There are two methods of sanctifying the body. 1) The way of Rabbi Akiva and his colleagues who died on <\/span>\u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05dd<\/span>, a martyr\u2019s death.This kind of holiness is referred to in the Torah as: <\/span>\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea\u05dd \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> (11,45). The second method of achieving holiness of the body is referred to in the Torah as: <\/span>\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u2019 \u05de\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9\u05dd<\/span> (21,23). Nadav and Avihu acquired holiness of the body via the second method, i.e. their souls were burned whereas their bodies remained intact. Their departure from this world was similar to that of Chanoch (Genesis5,24), and Elijah (Kings II 2:11). This is why I believe that the reason their bodies remained intact was that their death was due to the intimacy they had established with G\u2019d. When Rabbi Shimon said that he had not found anything better for the body than silence, he alluded to the instruction given to Rabbi Akiva and the other Martyrs to be silent and accept G\u2019d\u2019s decree without question.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition) Masechet 6 : Chapter 1<\/span><\/p>\n

SUCCAH (Fol. 5) We have been taught in a Baraitha: R. Jose says: \u201cNever did the Shechina come down below [on earth], and Moses and Elijah never ascended to heaven; for it is written (Ps. 115:16) The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, but the earth hath He given to the children of man.\u201d Then, the Shechina, you contend, never came down below? Behold, it is written (Ex. 19:20) And the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai. This was ten spans above the ground. But it is written (Zech. 14:4) And his feet will stand on that day upon the mount of Zeithim (Olives). This was ten spans above the ground. Again, [let me ask], is it indeed a fact that neither Moses nor Elijah ever ascended to heaven? Behold, it is written (Ex. 19:3) And Moses went up unto God? This means below ten spans. But it is written (II Kings 2:11) And Elijah went up by a storm wind into heaven. This also means below ten spans. But it is written (Job 26:9) He lays hold of the face of His throne and spreads His cloud over him; and R. Tanchtum said: \u201cThis means to teach us that the Almighty spread the brightness of the Shechina and enveloped Moses with encouragement.\u201d This also refers to below these ten spans. However, it is written, he (Moses) lays hold of the face of His throne [hence they were both together]. He brought down His throne close to ten spans, where Moses took hold of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>2 Kings 2:11,<\/span> the Scriptures speak of Elijah being taken into heaven. According to the Talmud, Shelah Shmini Torah Ohr, and Ein Yaakov, the conclusion is that the Lord lowered His throne for Elijah\u2019s sake so that he could take hold of the throne. Again the idea is that no man can stand before God and live, no man can see his face based upon <\/span><\/a>Parashat Ki Tisa (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 34<\/span>). The conclusion of the rabbis is that Elijah was in fact caught up to heaven and he touched the throne of God. As we have been studying in <\/span>Midrash Tehillim 68-71,<\/span> the rabbis have concluded that where one\u2019s merit falls short, the Lord places His Righteousness upon us for Salvation\u2019s sake for the purpose of His dwelling in our midst. This is a significant aspect of the Lord God our father in heaven and of the <\/span><\/a>King Mashiach who brings with him God\u2019s Righteousness to be given to the people. The rabbinic conclusions for the Lord dwelling in the midst of the congregation of Israel in the wilderness (pillar of could and fire) yet while the people were so sinful in their thoughts and deeds, had led to the interpretation that the Lord had placed His Righteousness upon the people for their salvation from death. In a similar manner, today in His Messiah Yeshua, we receive God\u2019s Righteousness, for salvations sake, in both the Olam HaZeh and the Olam Haba. Asaph speaks of being taken to glory according to the Psalm and this belief is consistent with both the rabbinic interpretation and the interpretations of what we find in the Apostolic Writings by Yeshua, Paul and the disciples. <\/span><\/p>\n

Asaph concludes his psalm saying, <\/span>\u05db\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5: \u05db\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8-\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05db\u05d6 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d6\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8: \u05db\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b2\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b4\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e1\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 73:27 For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You. 73:28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works. (NASB)<\/span> Asaph describes the absolute refuge that we find in the Lord God in heaven. Though flesh and blood may fail, no matter what troubles we may be going through, the Lord is faithful to us. Those who do not know the Lord, perish without hope. The one who has made the Lord his refuge will be able to speak of the glory and work of the Lord God in heaven! Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n

Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rabbinic Commentary (Midrash) on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 73 <\/span>has 4 parts. Reading through the Midrash we will be looking at Part 1, 2, 3, and 4. Let\u2019s begin by outlining <\/span>Midrash Tehillim Chapter 73, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 73, Part 1, 2, 3, and 4<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 1<\/span><\/p>\n