{"id":7088,"date":"2018-01-29T01:02:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T01:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=7088"},"modified":"2018-07-26T00:17:06","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T00:17:06","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-yitro-consecrating-ourselves-for-his-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-yitro-consecrating-ourselves-for-his-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea\u05e8\u05d5, Parashat Yitro, Consecrating ourselves for His Glory!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"5RP1Qjp2MfU\"><iframe title=\"Bits of Torah Truths, \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea\u05e8\u05d5, Parashat Yitro, Consecrating ourselves for His Glory!\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RP1Qjp2MfU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The opening verses in this week\u2019s Torah portion state the following<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">, \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u059e\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05a8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05a4\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05df\u0599 \u05d7\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05a3\u05df \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0594\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea\u05a9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a8\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05a4\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd\u0599 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0594\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u0591\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b4\u05a7\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u059b\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05bd\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd\u05c3 18:1 Jethro priest of Midian, Moses\u2019 father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, how the LORD had brought Israel out from Egypt. \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u0597\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u0599 \u05d7\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05a3\u05df \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0594\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05e6\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u0596\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05a3\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0591\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u0596\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b6\u05bd\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8\u05c3 18:2 So Jethro, Moses\u2019 father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses\u2019 wife, after she had been sent home, \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05a3\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u0591\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a8\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05a4\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05bd\u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u05d3\u0599 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05bd\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u0594\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u0594\u05e8 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05a3\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u0594\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u0596\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3 18:3 and her two sons\u2014of whom one was named Gershom, that is to say, \u201cI have been a stranger in a foreign land\u201d; \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05a5\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b8\u0596\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b6\u0591\u05d6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05a4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u0599 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u0594\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b5\u0596\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b6\u05a5\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3 18:4 and the other was named Eliezer, meaning, \u201cThe God of my father was my help, and He delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.\u201d \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u059e\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05a8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05a5\u05df \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u059b\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05a5\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u0596\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0591\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u0597\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8\u05be\u05d4\u059b\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b9\u05e0\u05b6\u05a5\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u0596\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05a5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05dd\u05c3 18:5 Jethro, Moses\u2019 father-in-law, brought Moses\u2019 sons and wife to him in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.<\/span> <\/em>We are told that Yitro heard all that God had done for Moshe for Israel His people and how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. If we consider what we are told when Moshe went to Yitro telling him that he was returning to Egypt, Yitro told him to go. Then we are told that Moshe loaded up his wife and children and went to Egypt. The narrative does not say Yitro went with him. Considering the location of Midean which is near modern day Iran, this location being across the Arabian peninsula is quite a long distance from Egypt and yet Yitro heard all that had taken place in Egypt. <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rashi on Shemot \/ Exodus 18:1 Part 1<\/span><\/em> asks the question <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cWhat was the particular report which he heard so that he came? The division of the Red Sea and the war with Amalek (cf. (Mekhilta d\u2019Rabbi Yishmael 18:1:1; Zevachim 116a).\u201d<\/span><\/em> Rashi\u2019s conclusion is that he had heard how the Lord had delivered Israel through the Red Sea and over come Amalek in war. Now we are told that Moshe had sent his wife and children back to Midean. Yitro may have heard of all the Lord had done from his daughter Zipporah but not the parting of the Red Sea and the war with Amalek because these had not taken place when she had returned to her father. The rabbis question how Yitro heard of these things, and conclude based upon <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1 Samuel 15:6<\/span><\/em> that Yitro was a Kenite and was spared destruction when Israel wiped out the Amalekites, one person possibly escaped and told Yitro. This caused Yitro to make the journey to see Moshe and Israel at Sinai. The commentary <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rabbeinu Bahya, Shemot \/ Exodus 18:1 Part 5<\/span><\/em> states the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Rabbeinu Bahya, Shemot \/ Exodus 18:1 Part 5 <\/em><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The reason that the portion of Yitro which contains the account of the giving of the Torah also follows the story of the fight against Amalek and Yitro\u2019s conversion, is that the report of the giving of the Torah is a reminder that eventually the Torah will become the property of all of mankind and G\u2019d\u2019s name and knowledge of Him will be world-wide \u201clike the waters which cover the ocean\u201d (Isaiah 11,9). Following that redemption there will be a \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d4\u05d3\u05d9\u05df, a \u201cday of judgment,\u201d a resurrection of the dead. This is why the portion \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd follows the giving of the Torah to signal to us that resurrection and eternal life will be for those who observe the commandments spelled out in that portion. It is worth noting that when Daniel 12,2 refers to that day in the future he mentions the word \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4 twice in that verse. The proximity of our portions is to be understood in terms of Isaiah 46,10 \u05de\u05d2\u05d9\u05d3 \u05de\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u201cwho foretells at the beginning what the end is going to be like.\u201d By commencing \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd with the word \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4, the link between Torah legislation, observance and resurrection as mentioned in Daniel is established.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Note how according to this commentary, the Torah portion is connected to the resurrection and the obedience to the commandments. This is consistent with what we read in the Apostolic Writings in the book of <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Revelation 19 (see also Jeremiah 31), Galatians 5, Romans 3:31, 7, 15, and 16,<\/span><\/em> etc. Note how the rabbinic commentary mentions <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cthe story of the fight against Amalek and Yitro\u2019s conversion, is that the report of the giving of the Torah is a reminder that eventually the Torah will become the property of all of mankind and G\u2019d\u2019s name and knowledge of Him will be world-wide.\u201d<\/span><\/em> (see Isaiah 1 and 2) The point of Yitro hearing the report of Moshe, Israel, and the Lord God in heaven was to bring the Torah of God to all the earth. It is interesting how the fame of the God of Israel and Moshe had gone out into all the world, so much so, even Midean which was a considerable distance away (across the Arabian peninsula) heard of the power and might of our God. In a similar manner, the Apostle Paul wrote to the romans saying that their fame had also gone out into all the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Romans 1:1-15<\/em><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>1:1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 1:2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 1:3 concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, 1:4 who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, 1:5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name\u2019s sake, 1:6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; 1:7 to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 1:9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you, 1:10 always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 1:11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; 1:12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other\u2019s faith, both yours and mine. 1:13 I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 1:14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 1:15 So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. (NASB)<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Note how the fame of the righteous works of the Romans had gone out into all the world. Paul speaks of the obedience of the faith (1:5) and thanks God because of their faith in the Messiah that was demonstrated by their faithfulness which has been proclaimed throughout the whole world (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1:8<\/span><\/em>). Paul speaks of their faith in Yeshua the Messiah (Christ) and then of his desire to come to Rome and preach the gospel message to them. Having heard of Yeshua and placing their faith in Him, what is the gospel message Paul is referring to having such a great desire to preach to them if they have already heard and believed in Yeshua? Could this be what the rabbinic commentary is relating to on the importance of the Torah for our lives when the rabbis say: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This is why the portion \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd follows the giving of the Torah to signal to us that resurrection and eternal life will be for those who observe the commandments spelled out in that portion. It is worth noting that when Daniel 12,2 refers to that day in the future he mentions the word \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4 twice in that verse. The proximity of our portions is to be understood in terms of Isaiah 46,10 \u05de\u05d2\u05d9\u05d3 \u05de\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u201cwho foretells at the beginning what the end is going to be like.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> By commencing \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd with the word \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4, the link between Torah legislation, observance and resurrection as mentioned in Daniel is established.\u201d<\/span> <\/em>The rabbis speak of a link between the Torah, obedience to the commands, and the resurrection. These things are connected because the mitzvot (commandments) are part of the sanctification process, of setting us apart as holy unto God for His glory and to bear His testimonies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BTT_Parashat-Yitro-2018.pdf\">BTT_Parashat-Yitro-2018<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening verses in this week\u2019s Torah portion state the following, \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u059e\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05a8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05a4\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05df\u0599 \u05d7\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05a3\u05df \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0594\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea\u05a9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a8\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05a4\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd\u0599 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u0594\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u0591\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b4\u05a7\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u059b\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05bd\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd\u05c3 18:1 Jethro priest of Midian, Moses\u2019 father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, how the LORD had brought Israel out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bits-of-torah-truth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}