{"id":6581,"date":"2017-06-04T20:39:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T20:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=6581"},"modified":"2018-07-26T00:48:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T00:48:54","slug":"bits-torah-truths-parashat-behaalotcha-tzaraat-idolatry-lashon-hara-unrepentant-disobedience-gods-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-torah-truths-parashat-behaalotcha-tzaraat-idolatry-lashon-hara-unrepentant-disobedience-gods-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, Parashat Beha&#8217;alotcha, \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d4\u05e2\u05dc\u05ea\u05da, Tzaraat, Idolatry, Lashon Hara, and Unrepentant Disobedience to God\u2019s Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"BTT, Parashat Shelach Lecha, \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05d7 \u05dc\u05da, What is going on in the Lives of God\u2019s People\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GEBq7eu58AQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s reading from Parashat Behaalotcha, we are told the following, \u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05bb\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bb\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d7: \u05d1\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b7\u05e7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">12:1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); 12:2 and they said, \u2018Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?\u2019 And the Lord heard it. 12:3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.) (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Now, have you ever wondered what does the Lord speaking only through Moshe have to do with his marrying a Cushite woman?\u00a0 Did Moshe claim the Lord spoke to him regarding this woman?\u00a0 The text is not clear about that, but we are told because of Miriam\u2019s criticism, she was afflicted with Tzaraat (Leprosy).\u00a0 Note how she criticized Moshe whom the Lord calls <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cMy servant.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Also, Aaron was not afflicted with Tzaraat, and the reason may be he was the Cohen Hagadol (High Priest), however the Lord clearly rebuked them both.\u00a0 Since Miriam was mentioned first in the text, we can assume that she initiated these critical words against her brother.\u00a0 Based on this context, the more sever punishment went to Miriam, the one who actually initiated the evil words.\u00a0 This parallels our previous conclusions from Parashat Bamidbar on the Mishnah (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mishnah Pirkei Avot 5:18<\/span><\/em>) teaching of the one who brings merit to many by demonstrating the way of righteousness through faith and action in God\u2019s Word.\u00a0 This speaks of leading and teaching many in the ways of righteousness as opposed to leading many to sin.\u00a0 The one who leads many to sin receives the greater punishment.<\/p>\n<p>As we had mentioned previously in Parashat Tazria, traditional rabbinic opinion does not regard Tzaraat (<em>translated as leprosy in modern bibles<\/em>) as a normal disease.\u00a0 Instead, the rabbis see it as a divine punishment.\u00a0 The reason being what we read here in <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:10<\/span><\/em>, Miriam the sister of Moshe, was punished with Tzaraat for speaking derisively against her brother.\u00a0 Studying the Scriptures, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2 Chronicles 26:20<\/span><\/em> speaks of King Uzziah being punished with Tzaraat for defying the Torah and offering incense in the Temple.\u00a0 According to <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2 Kings 5:27<\/span><\/em> we are told about Elisha\u2019s servant Gehazi being smitten with Tzaraat for being greedy and taking money from Naaman.\u00a0 The rabbis believe Tzaraat was an affliction for specific sins based upon these Scriptures.\u00a0 Rambam taught in his <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mishney Torah Defilement of Leprosy 16:10<\/span><\/em> that Tzaraat was primarily a punishment for the sin of evil speech.\u00a0 The Hebrew term for evil speech is Lashon Hara.\u00a0 It literally means the <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cevil tongue.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The rabbinic association between evil speech and Tzaraat is derived from the story of Miriam\u2019s affliction.\u00a0 In the case of Tzaraat, one becomes ritually unfit, and so it is also in the case of evil speech one becomes unfit or defiled.\u00a0 Yeshua taught in <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew 15:17-20<\/span><\/em> saying, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201c15:17 \u2018Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? 15:18 \u2018But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 15:19 \u2018For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. 15:20 \u2018These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.\u201d (NASB)\u00a0<\/span><\/em> The concept here is very similar to what the Rabbis teach in relation to evil speech.\u00a0 Now it is important to understand that most of us have been taught that <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cunclean\u201d<\/span><\/em> (tamei) means<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> \u201csinful.\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 This is not what the Torah teaches.\u00a0 The Torah teaches us that becoming tamei makes one unfit for service before the Lord where the contraction of uncleanness may not be the result of a sinful action.\u00a0 In the case of Lashon Hara, one contracts Tzaraat due to moral contamination that comes from the heart.\u00a0 In the Torah, the general descriptions of becoming unclean occurs through the normal course of life.\u00a0 In the case of Miriam, she become afflicted with Tzaraat due to an unnatural way through speaking in an unclean way against her brother Moshe.\u00a0 In this case we see the evil effects of gossip coming to the surface (death) and Miriam was white with Tzaraat.\u00a0 When someone says something about another, it may seem innocent to someone else but it often leads to strife and division.\u00a0 Note how this is implied based on <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:3 Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth. (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The Torah records that Moshe was very humble, because many times our words can either build up or tear down.\u00a0 Moshe was humble and he would not have said a word about their accusations.\u00a0 The Lord however pointed out the significance of their statements.\u00a0 Let\u2019s discuss this further in this week\u2019s Torah portion.<\/p>\n<p>This week we are looking at<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:1-16<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:1-16<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 12:1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); 12:2 and they said, \u2018Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?\u2019 And the Lord heard it. 12:3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.) 12:4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses and Aaron and to Miriam, \u2018You three come out to the tent of meeting.\u2019 So the three of them came out. 12:5 Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the doorway of the tent, and He called Aaron and Miriam. When they had both come forward, 12:6 He said, \u2018Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a dream. 12:7 \u2018Not so, with My servant Moses, He is faithful in all My household; 12:8 With him I speak mouth to mouth, Even openly, and not in dark sayings, And he beholds the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?\u2019 12:9 So the anger of the Lord burned against them and He departed. 12:10 But when the cloud had withdrawn from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was leprous. 12:11 Then Aaron said to Moses, \u2018Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned. 12:12 \u2018Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother\u2019s womb!\u2019 12:13 Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, \u2018O God, heal her, I pray!\u2019 12:14 But the Lord said to Moses, \u2018If her father had but spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut up for seven days outside the camp, and afterward she may be received again.\u2019 12:15 So Miriam was shut up outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was received again. 12:16 Afterward, however, the people moved out from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran. 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\u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05df \u05e1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b6\u05df \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea: \u05d9\u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05ea \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc 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\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc:\u00a0\u00a0 \u05e4\u00a0\u00a0 [\u05de\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05e8] \u05d9\u05d3\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05e7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05e7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3: \u05d8\u05d5\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d4\u05b5\u05d0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d8\u05d6\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b2\u05e6\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05e8\u05b8\u05df:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In this week\u2019s reading from Parashat Behaalotcha, we are told the following, \u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05bb\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bb\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d7: \u05d1\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b7\u05e7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">12:1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); 12:2 and they said, \u2018Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?\u2019 And the Lord heard it. 12:3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.) (NASB)<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 We are told because of Miriam\u2019s criticism, she was afflicted with Tzaraat.\u00a0 The Torah teaches us that becoming tamei makes one unfit for service before the Lord where the contraction of uncleanness may not be the result of a sinful action.\u00a0 In the case of Lashon Hara however, based upon what Yeshua and the rabbis are teaching us, one contracts Tzaraat due to moral contamination that comes from the heart.\u00a0 This form of uncleanness was not normally something that was visibly seen unless one was stricken with Tzaraat.\u00a0 Miriam became afflicted with Tzaraat due to an unnatural way through speaking from the uncleanness of her heart against her brother.\u00a0 Here we see the evil effects of gossip coming to the surface and Miriam was white covered in death.\u00a0 It was also implied from <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:3 Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth. (NASB)<\/span><\/em> that Moshe was very humble, and that Miriam and Aaron\u2019s words were more hurtful and harmful than they realized.\u00a0 The Lord God of Israel points out the significance of their statements and their sin.\u00a0 The point is the Lord God in heaven knows our thoughts and how desperately wicked we are on the inside.\u00a0 This is why Teshuvah is so important and once we recognize our uncleanness to go to the Lord and bringing with us our faith in Yeshua the Messiah.<\/p>\n<p>Rashi has the following to say concerning <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:1<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rashi on Bamidbar \/ Numbers 12:1 Part 1<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> \u05d5\u05ea\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8. \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \ufb33\u05b4\ufb31\ufb35\u05e8 \ufb31\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b8\u05e7\ufb4b\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\ufb3c\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\ufb2a\ufb4b\u05df \u05e7\u05b8\ufb2a\u05b8\u05d4, \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05df \u05d4\ufb35\u05d0 \u05d0\ufb4b\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u201c\ufb33\u05b4\ufb31\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\ufb2a \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b4\ufb4a\u05b8\u05e0\ufb35 \u05e7\u05b8\ufb2a\ufb4b\u05ea\u201d (\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u201d\u05d1), \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \ufb31\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05de\u05b8\u05e7\ufb4b\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\ufb3c\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\ufb2a\ufb4b\u05df \ufb4a\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\ufb35\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05df \u05d4\ufb35\u05d0 \u05d0\ufb4b\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u201c\u05d5\u05b7\ufb39\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9 \ufb4a\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\ufb35\u201d (\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u201d\u05d8), \u201c\u05d5\u05b7\ufb39\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \ufb2a\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\ufb35 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u201d (\u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d5), \ufb3b\u05b8\u05dc \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\ufb2a\ufb4b\u05df \ufb31\u05b7\ufb47\u05b8\ufb2a\u05b8\u05d4 (\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9): \u05d5\u05ea\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 AND [MIRIAM AND AARON] SPAKE \u2014 The term \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 in every passage where it is used implies harsh language, for so it stales, (Genesis 42:30) \u201cThe man, the lord of the land spake (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8) roughly to us\u201d. The term \u05d0\u05de\u05e8, however, is always an expression denoting supplication, for so it states, (Genesis 19:7) \u201cAnd he said (\u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8) \u2018I beg of you (\u05e0\u05d0), my brethren, do not so wickedly\u201d ; (verse 6 of this chapter) \u201cAnd He said (\u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8), Hear, I pray you (\u05e0\u05d0), My words\u2019 \u2014 for the word \u05e0\u05d0 always expresses supplication (Sifrei Bamidbar 99).<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rashi bases his interpretation upon the Hebrew text saying the word \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 is a reference to harsh language and the locations where the word \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 is used it is a reference to supplication (prayer).\u00a0 The basic conclusion is that Miriam\u2019s heart was involved in deception as opposed to supplication, when she said what she did concerning her brother\u2019s marriage.\u00a0 This indicates Miriam\u2019s heart was found to be in a critical spirit as opposed to being humble before the Lord in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Midrash Tanchuma goes further to describe Tzaraat as being an affliction due to Lashon Hara.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Metzora 10:2<\/em><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em> How is it shown &lt; that leprosy comes &gt; for idolatry? In that, when they made the calf, they were afflicted with leprosy. Thus it is stated (in Exod. 32:25): NOW MOSES SAW THAT THE PEOPLE WERE RIOTOUS (parua\u2019); and it is written concerning the leper (in Lev. 13:45): HIS HEAD SHALL BE UNKEMPT (parua\u2019). And how is it shown &lt; that leprosy comes &gt; for blessing (i.e., cursing) the name? From Goliath, of whom it is stated that he said in (I Sam. 17:8): CHOOSE A MAN (\u2018ish) FOR YOURSELVES. Now man (\u2018ish) can only be the Holy One, since it is stated (in Exod. 15:3): THE LORD IS A MAN (\u2018ish) OF WAR. It is also written (in I Sam. 17:46) THIS DAY &lt; THE LORD &gt; WILL DELIVER (rt.: SGR) YOU. Now deliverance can only imply leprosy, since it is stated (in Lev. 13:5) THE PRIEST SHALL ISOLATE (rt.: SGR) HIM. And &lt; how is it shown &gt; for unchastity? Where it is written (in Is. 3:16\u201317): &lt; BECAUSE THE DAUGHTERS OF ZION ARE HAUGHTY, AND WALK WITH EXTENDED NECK AND ROVING EYES\u2026; THEREFORE THE LORD WILL SMITE WITH SORES (SPH) THE SCALPS &lt; OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ZION &gt;.34 It is also written (in Lev. 14:56): FOR A SWELLING AND FOR A SORE (rt.: SPH) AND FOR A BRIGHT SPOT. &lt; How is it shown &gt; for theft and for swearing falsely? Where it is stated (in Zech. 5:4): I HAVE SENT IT (i.e., the curse of the flying scroll in vs. 1) FORTH, SAYS THE LORD {GOD} [OF HOSTS]; AND IT SHALL COME UNTO THE HOUSE OF THE THIEF AND UNTO THE HOUSE OF THE ONE WHO SWEARS FALSELY IN MY NAME; AND IT SHALL LODGE WITHIN HIS HOUSE; AND IT SHALL CONSUME IT, [EVEN] WITH ITS TIMBERS AND STONES. What is a thing which consumes timbers and stones? See, it says this is leprosy, since it is written (concerning a house infested with leprosy in Lev. 14:45): AND IT (i.e., the plague)35 SHALL BREAK DOWN THE HOUSE WITH ITS TIMBERS AND STONES. And &lt; how is it shown &gt; for slander? From Miriam [of whom it is written (in Numb. 12:10): AND THERE WAS MIRIAM WITH LEPROSY LIKE THE SNOW; SO WHEN AARON TURNED UNTO MIRIAM, THERE SHE WAS, STRICKEN WITH LEPROSY.] It also says (in Lev. 14:1): THIS SHALL BE THE LAW OF THE LEPER (hametsora\u2019), &lt; i.e. &gt; the one who puts forth evil (hamotsi ra\u2019). And &lt; how is it shown &gt; for those who bear false witness? Where Israel testified over the Holy One and said (in Exod. 32:4): THESE ARE YOUR GODS, O ISRAEL. They were afflicted with leprosy, since it is written (below in vs. 25): NOW MOSES SAW THAT THE PEOPLE WERE RIOTOUS (parua\u2019). And &lt; how is it shown &gt; for the judge who perverts justice? Where it is stated (of unjust judges in Is. 5:24): AND IT SHALL BE THAT AS A TONGUE OF FIRE CONSUMES STRAW, AND AS CHAFF SINKS DOWN IN A FLAME, THEIR {BLOSSOM} [ROOT] SHALL BE LIKE THE ROT, AND THEIR {ROOT} [BLOSSOM] SHALL RISE UP LIKE THE DUST; FOR THEY HAVE REJECTED THE LAW OF THE LORD OF HOSTS AND SPURNED THE WORD OF THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL. THEIR BLOSSOM (PRH) can only refer to leprosy, since it is stated (in Lev. 13:12): IF THE LEPROSY SHOULD BLOSSOM OUT WIDELY (rt.: PRH). And &lt; how is it shown &gt; for one who enters a domain which is not his? From Uzziah, when he entered the domain of the priesthood. It is so stated (of him in II Chron. 26:16, 19): &lt; \u2026; HE SINNED AGAINST THE LORD HIS GOD AND ENTERED INTO THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD TO OFFER INCENSE UPON THE ALTAR OF INCENSE\u2026. &gt; THEN LEPROSY APPEARED ON HIS FOREHEAD. And &lt; how is it shown &gt; for one who instigates quarrels among brothers? Where it is stated (in Gen. 12:17): THEN THE LORD AFFLICTED PHARAOH &lt; \u2026 &gt;, because he had taken Sarah from Abraham.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Midrash Tanchuma opens with the question of how does Tzaraat (leprosy) come from idolatry?\u00a0 The rabbis refer back to Parashat Ki Tisa and the golden calf, the people were afflicted following their sin with the golden calf.\u00a0 The midrash continues by connecting leprosy to idolatry by the example of Goliath where the deliverance promised by God can only refer to being delivered from Tzaraat.\u00a0 Note the connection to the hidden sin in our hearts and Tzaraat.\u00a0 Only the Lord God of Israel and His Messiah Yeshua are able to deliver us, and the rabbis say this deliverance was promised by God.\u00a0 The midrash also states leprosy is connected to unchastity (sexual immorality), and for swearing falsely.\u00a0 The narrative then moved to the home that was stricken with leprosy, and this is connected to slander.\u00a0 Notice how slander is connected to the uncleanness of the house, and Miriam who spoke against Moshe and was stricken white like snow.\u00a0 This connects leprosy to one who bears false witness.\u00a0 The midrash parallels this to the tongue of fire that consumes straw and chaff like in a flame.\u00a0 The heart and our emotions are what set the tongue on fire.\u00a0 Those who set their tongues on fire in this way are synonymous to those who have rejected the Torah of the Lord of Hosts and spurned the Word of the Holy One of Israel.\u00a0 The midrash states, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cIF THE LEPROSY SHOULD BLOSSOM OUT WIDELY (rt.: PRH). it is by reason that one enters a domain which is not his?\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 Note how the rabbis speak of entering into a domain which one does not belong to, where the example given is of Uzziah and offering incense upon the altar of incense and his forehead broke out with leprosy.\u00a0 This speaks to the purpose for our creation, to serve the Lord and to walk in His ways.\u00a0 When we choose to walk in God\u2019s Ways according to His Word, we are walking in the domain in which we were created.\u00a0 The Midrash draws out this idea of not <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cbeing in the domain we were created for,\u201d<\/span><\/em> referring to when one walks in sin before the God of Israel.\u00a0 We were not created for sin (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ephesians 2:10<\/span><\/em>), we were created for righteous and holy works (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Romans 7:12<\/span><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The commentary Shney Lichot HaBrit speaks of sin and of being afflicted with the essence of impurity and there being no way to avoid it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Shney Luchot HaBrit, Nasso, Torah Ohr 24<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> The person suffering from \u05e6\u05e8\u05e2\u05ea, however, is afflicted with the essence of the impurity, and there is no way for him to avoid it. Hence he has to leave all three camps as long as he is afflicted. Such impurity in any Jew is of the kind that infects even the \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9, i.e. part of the camp of the Israelites. This is in accordance with Proverbs 21,23 that \u201che who guards his mouth and tongue, keeps his soul from troubles.\u201d The Zohar suggests that the reading of mitzorat is equivalent to mitzora-at, i.e. from that skin eczema. Our sages are agreed that evil gossip is a principal cause of this affliction. Classic examples are Miriam (Numbers 12,10), and Moses (Exodus 4,6), both of whom were punished for having made inappro\u00acpriate comments about Moses or Israel respectively.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Shney Luchot HaBrit, Mishpatim, Torah Ohr 203<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Similarly Job 23,4. When Job cursed the day he was born (Job 3,3\/4) he in fact cursed the angel in charge of who will be born when and under what mazzal. This angel is called \u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4. Later on Job reflected how G\u2019d had punished Miriam for speaking out against Moses (Numbers 12,10); he further observed how G\u2019d had punished Moses not allowing him to enter the Holy Land because he had struck the rock instead of merely speaking to it (Numbers 20,12). He also noted that G\u2019d had blinded Isaac (for having loved the wicked Esau), see Genesis 27,1. He realized moreover that G\u2019d had punished Abraham for having asked: \u201chow do I know that I will inherit?\u201d (Genesis 15,8) G\u2019d had responded by telling Abraham that his descendants would be slaves in a foreign land for four hundred years before being liberated (Genesis 15,13). G\u2019d had also \u05e7\u05e8\u05d1 \u05e7\u05d9\u05e1\u05d9\u05df, struck at Jacob with a piece of wood, causing the latter to limp as a result of the nocturnal encounter with the \u05e9\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e2\u05e9\u05d5, the guardian angel of Esau, to use the words of the Midrash.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The commentary Shney Luchot HaBrit states that when a person suffers from Tzaraat, he is afflicted with the essence of impurity and there is no way to avoid it.\u00a0 This is interesting because no matter what we try to do to approach the Lord God of Israel it doesn\u2019t work, the impurity that is found within forces us to leave all three camps as the midrash states, to leave from the presence of God due to this internal uncleanness that drives us from His presence.\u00a0 This is why there is a need to be purified from the inside out.\u00a0 Note there are not purity rituals specified in the Torah for purifying one from the inside out.\u00a0 This is why the rabbis emphasize studying Torah and getting God\u2019s word into our hearts to effect a change for His glory.\u00a0 The Lord however afflicted Miriam to draw her to repentance and to turn her heart from the impurity that proceeded from it.\u00a0 The Lord is always seeking us just as our Master Yeshua the Messiah says <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cI love you, come to me&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The commentary states that even Moshe was not allowed to enter the Holy Land because he had struck the rock instead of merely speaking to it.\u00a0 There is power in the tongue, to believe, to make confession and own up to our sin, and to bring blessings upon others.\u00a0 The tongue also has the power to destroy, hurt, and kill.\u00a0 In Ramban\u2019s commentary on <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bamidbar \/ Numbers 15:23<\/span><\/em>, he writes that the mitzvot of an idolator is meaningless.\u00a0 This may be interpreted as either the Lord God of Israel rejecting the mitzvot of the idolators due to the severity of the offense of idolatry. Or, an idolator is truly unable to accept the binding nature of the commandments due to his theological error.\u00a0 This follows through to the conclusion that there is a need for us to be purified from the inside out which is something only the Lord can do.\u00a0 As a result, the idolators fulfillment of the commandments is inherently lacking a crucial element, faith and the motivation based out of love for the Lord which is a response to having a relationship with Him.\u00a0\u00a0 The act of idolatry consists of a rejection of all that is sacred.\u00a0 Therefore, any mitzvah an idolator performs is a secular act at most and lacking the essential component of faith.\u00a0 It may also be in this way the Rabbis conclude Tzaraat is connected to Idolatry, Lashon Hara, and unrepentant disobedience to God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s Torah portion, Miriam\u2019s criticism led to her being afflicted with Tzaraat.\u00a0 The Torah teaches us that becoming tamei makes one unfit for service before the Lord where the contraction of uncleanness may not be the result of a sinful action.\u00a0 In the case of Tzaraat however, based upon what Yeshua and the rabbis are teaching us, one contracts Tzaraat due to moral pollution that comes from the heart.\u00a0 This speaks to us as something that is desperately wrong on the inside.\u00a0 We all need to be changed from the inside, and this is something only God can do.\u00a0 This is why the rabbis believed that Tzaraat is an affliction from the Lord that only the Lord can heal one from Tzaraat because it is what comes from the inside out.\u00a0 Miriam being afflicted with Tzaraat reveals the evil effects of gossip and sin coming to the surface.\u00a0 This is why we are taught in the Apostolic Writings the importance of believing in Yeshua as God\u2019s Messiah and to seek the in-filling of God\u2019s Spirit in our lives.\u00a0 We are called to study God\u2019s Word and to walk in His ways, and by His Spirit, He will heal us from the inside out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BTT_Parashat-Beha\u2019alotcha-2017.pdf\">BTT_Parashat Beha\u2019alotcha-2017<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s reading from Parashat Behaalotcha, we are told the following, \u05d0\u00a0\u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05bb\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bb\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d7: \u05d1\u00a0\u00a0 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