{"id":7199,"date":"2018-03-25T19:52:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T19:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=7199"},"modified":"2018-07-26T00:09:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T00:09:38","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-chol-hamoed-pesach-the-making-of-a-covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-parashat-chol-hamoed-pesach-the-making-of-a-covenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths, \u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05d0\u05d3 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d7, Parashat Chol HaMoed Pesach, The Making of a Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"9P-GOdxk8tk\"><iframe title=\"Bits of Torah Truths, \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05d0\u05d3 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d7,  Chol HaMoed Pesach, The Making of a Covenant\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9P-GOdxk8tk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In the reading for Pesach we find the following in <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Shemot \/ Exodus 34:10<\/span><\/em>, \u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0: <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">34:10 Then God said, \u2018Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your people I will perform miracles which have not been produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations; and all the people among whom you live will see the working of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I am going to perform with you. (NASB)<\/span><\/em> Notice something here, the Lord states <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cI will perform (\u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4) miracles (\u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea) which have not been produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations.\u201d<\/span><\/em> The text does not say <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cI had performed\u201d<\/span><\/em> in the past tense, but provides us with a future tense <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cI will perform \/ do\u201d<\/span><\/em> (\u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4) great and mighty miracles on your behalf in the future. The Lord speaks of a future expectation of what He is going to do on our behalf. The Lord says this is a fearful thing because it is the power of God manifested in the midst of His people. The commentary<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Tur HaAroch on Shemot \/ Exodus 34:10 Part 2<\/span><\/em> states the following, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201c\u05e0\u05d2\u05d3 \u05db\u05dc \u05e2\u05de\u05da \u05d0\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e4\u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea &#8230;\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e2\u05dd \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5, \u201cthe distinctive acts which I will perform in sight of the whole people that you are amongst, etc.\u201d G\u2019d says that whatever wonderful acts He would perform henceforth would be on account of His special relationship with Moses, and the people would be beneficiaries seeing that they are included in this covenant. It is not possible to explain this verse as meaning that G\u2019d would perform even greater miracles for the people than He had performed in the past, as we can search the whole Torah and not find any evidence of this having been the case.\u201d<\/span><\/em> Note how the commentary speaks of the people benefiting as a result of the promises and relationship Moshe had with God. According to the commentary, the people received the benefits (i.e. His Mercy \u05d7\u05e1\u05d3) because of the merits of Moshe and his relationship with God. Basically, the people received forgiveness, food, water, and life for Moshe\u2019s sake. This interpretation parallels what we read of the benefits we receive by Yeshua\u2019s relationship with our Father in heaven. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians the following saying, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus\u2019 sake. (NASB)<\/span><\/em> In the English language words can have multiple meanings. In this context <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201csake\u201d<\/span><\/em> can mean <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cfor the benefit of\u201d<\/span><\/em> or <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201con account of.\u201d<\/span><\/em> The phrase <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cfor Jesus\u2019 sake\u201d<\/span><\/em> means that we are coming to our Father in heaven in prayer, not pleading our own merits, but <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201con account of\u201d<\/span><\/em> Yeshua\u2019s merits, on account of his relationship with the Father, on account of his right standing before God. This is what Yeshua has done on our behalf in a similar fashion to Moshe and his relationship with the Father. It is within this Torah Centric context that we find Yeshua saying, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me\u201d<\/span><\/em> (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">John 14:6<\/span><\/em>). Based upon the reading from <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Shemot \/ Exodus 34<\/span><\/em> for Pesach (Passover), this statement appears to be a Messianic expectation of a Torah centric principle. Therefore, when reading and believing what is written in <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">John 14:6<\/span><\/em> we are acknowledging that Yeshua is the one who was sent by God who has a special relationship with the Lord, and whose benefits we receive just as the people did in the Torah with Moshe. The rabbis say,<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> \u201cG\u2019d says that whatever wonderful acts He would perform henceforth would be on account of His special relationship with Moses, and the people would be beneficiaries seeing that they are included in this covenant.\u201d<\/span><\/em> In addition to this, we read Isaiah saying the following, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">55:3 \u2018Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown to David. (NASB)<\/span> <\/em>Coming to the Lord is synonymous to listening to what He has to say, not just in the NT, but in all of Scripture. <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ibn Ezra on Isaiah 55:3<\/span><\/em> states the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ibn Ezra on Isaiah 55:3 Part 2<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And your soul shall live. That is, your soul shall live for ever after the death of the body, or you will receive new life through Messiah, when you will return to the Divine Law.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ibn Ezra on Isaiah 55:3 Part 3<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">An everlasting covenant, that will never expire. The sure mercy of David, that is, like the covenant which I made with David and the kindness which I showed to him, promising him my mercy will I keep for him for evermore, etc. (Ps. 89:29). It is also possible, that by David in this verse Messiah is meant, who will be of the family of David; as the prophet is sometimes called Israel for the same reason; and the meaning of \u05d4\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05e1\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 is in that case: for the kindness of Messiah is sure. This explanation is supported by the next verse.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ibn Ezra believes in the afterlife saying the soul will live forever after the death of the body. He also states that we will receive <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cnew life through the Messiah\u201d<\/span><\/em> when one returns to the Torah. Note how the Torah and the Messiah are connected. This is the Messianic principle that is laid out in the Torah. Because of the Messiah, we can pray with confidence as the psalmist did, <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cFor your name\u2019s sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great\u201d<\/span><\/em> (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tehillim \/ Psalm 25:11<\/span><\/em>). This has the principle of <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cfor the sake of the Messiah pardon my guilt,\u201d<\/span><\/em> or <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cfor your name\u2019s sake pardon my guilt.\u201d<\/span><\/em> This is how the Apostle John understood as he wrote in <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1 John 2:12<\/span><\/em> saying <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cI am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name\u2019s sake,\u201d<\/span><\/em> referring to Jesus. Jesus has now atoned for sin and vindicated the Father\u2019s honor so that our <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201csins are forgiven for his name\u2019s sake.\u201d<\/span><\/em> This is a Torah Centric principle of what Yeshua did on our behalf just as Moshe did on behalf of Israel in the wilderness. This is why we pray with confidence for forgiveness in the name of Yeshua the Messiah! We do not have to doubt who Yeshua is as the Messiah of God and His purpose to lead us in righteousness, holiness, and truth, and by faith in his life and his merits we have eternal life. If we truly believe this, we will apply these truths and Yeshua\u2019s way of life (Torah) to ours, for the glory of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BTT_Chol-HaMoed-Pesach-2018.pdf\">BTT_Chol-HaMo&#8217;ed-Pesach-2018<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the reading for Pesach we find the following in Shemot \/ Exodus 34:10, \u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e0\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0: 34:10 Then God said, \u2018Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7199","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\/7199","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=7199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}