Welcome to the first Torah portion, in the book of Numbers.
rbdmb B'MIDBAR (In The
Wilderness)
Numbers
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CHAPTER
1 Numbers
1:1-54
Num
1:1 And hwhy
spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai in the Tent of
Appointment, on the one of the second renewed month, in the
second
year to
their going out from the land of Egypt, to say, 2 Lift up (Bear) ta-the heads of
all of the Congregation of the Sons
of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, among
the enrollment (scroll, number) of names, of every remembered
one
(male) by their skulls (rolls); 3 from a son
of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out armed in
Israel: you, you and
Aaron shall visit (account, count)
them by their
armies. 4 And a man, a man, they shall be with you, a man to the
tribe; he is a man of a head to (of) the house of his fathers.
5 And
these are the names of
the men which they shall stand with
you:
Of Reuben; Elizur, son of Shedeur.
6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.
7 Of Judah; Nahshon, son of Amminadab.
8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel, son of Zuar.
9 Of Zebulun; Eliab, son of Helon.
10 Of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama, son
of Ammihud:
of Manasseh; Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.
11 Of Benjamin; Abidan, son of Gideoni.
12 Of Dan; Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.
13 Of Asher; Pagiel, son of Ocran.
14 Of Gad; Eliasaph, son of Deuel.
15 Of Naphtali; Ahira, son of Enan.
16 These were the called ones of the Congregation, rulers of
the tribes of their fathers, they were the heads of thousands of
Israel. 17 And
Moses
and Aaron took tathese
men whom they
were punctured (perforated, specified, pierced) in names:
18 And ta
all of the Congregation, they
assembled on the one (first) of the
second renewed month, and they were birthed upon
their families by the house of their fathers, on the enrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), by their skulls (rolls),
19 as the which hwhy commanded ta-Moses, and visited
(accounted, counted) them in the Wilderness of
Sinai.
20 And the sons of Reuben, they were the firstborn of Israel,
their
births
by their families, by the house of their fathers, on the ofenrollment (scroll, number) of
names, by their skulls (rolls), of every remembered one
(male) from a son
of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out armed; 21 Of
the tribe
of
Reuben, their visit (account, count) were six and forty thousand and
the five hundred.
22 Of the sons of Simeon, their
births by their
families, by the house of their fathers, their visit (account, count) on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, by their skulls (rolls), of every
remembered one (male) from a son of twenty years and the upward
(ascending), of all
going out armed;
23 Of the tribe of
Simeon, their visit (account, count) were nine and the fifty
thousand and three hundred.
24 Of the sons of Gad, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out
armed;
25
Of the tribe of
Gad, their visit (account, count) were five and forty thousand
and six hundred and the
fifty.
26 Of the sons of Judah, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number)
of names, from a son of twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all
going out armed;
27
Of the tribe of
Judah, their visit (account, count) was four and seventy
thousand and six hundred.
28 Of the sons of Issachar, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out
armed;
29
Of the tribe of
Issachar, their visit (account, count) were four and the fifty
thousand and four hundred.
30 Of the sons of Zebulun, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out
armed;
31
Of the tribe of
Zebulun, their visit (account, count) were seven and the fifty
thousand and four hundred.
32 Of the sons of Joseph: Of the sons of
Ephraim, their births by their families, by the house of
their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years
and the upward (ascending), of all going out armed; 33 Of the tribe of
Ephraim, their visit (account, count) were forty thousand and the
five hundred.
34 Of the sons of Manasseh, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out
armed;
35 Of the tribe of
Manasseh, their visit (account, count) were two and thirty thousand
and two hundred.
36 Of the sons of Benjamin, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out
armed;
37
Of the tribe of
Benjamin, their visit (account, count) were five and thirty thousand
and four hundred.
38 Of the sons of Dan, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out
armed;
39
Of the tribe of
Dan, their visit (account, count) were two and sixty thousand
and seven hundred.
40 Of the sons of Asher, their births by
their families, by the house of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out
armed;
41
Of the tribe of
Asher, their visit (account, count) were one and forty thousand
and the five hundred.
42 The sons of Naphtali, their births by their families, by the house
of their fathers, on theenrollment (scroll, number) of names, from a son of
twenty years
and the upward (ascending), of
all going out armed; 43 Of the tribe of
Naphtali, their visit (account, count) were three and the fifty
thousand and four
hundred.
44 These are the visitations (accounts,
counts) which Moses and
Aaron had visited (accounted, counted), and the Rulers of Israel,
two
ten (twoteen, twelve)
men: they were one
man
for the
house of his fathers. 45 And the Sons of Israel, they were all visited (accounted, counted)
by the house of their
fathers, from a son of twenty years and
the upward (ascending), of all going out armed in Israel; 46 And all of
the visits (accounts, counts),
they
were six hundred
thousand and three thousand and the five hundred and the fifty.
47 And the Levites by the tribe of their fathers were
not visited (accounted, counted)
in their midst.
48 And hwhy
spoke to Moses
to say,
49 Only (Also), you shall not visit (account, count) ta-the tribe of
Levi, and you shall not lift up (bear) ta-their heads
in the midst of the Sons of Israel: 50 And you shall visit (account,
muster, bestow,
oversee) ta-the Levites over (upon) the
Tabernacle
of the Testimony
(Witness), and over (upon) all of his Vessels, and over
(upon)
all which belongs
to him: they, they shall lift up (bear, carry) ta-the
Tabernacle and ta-all of his Vessels; and they,
they shall minister him, and they shall encamp all around the
Tabernacle.
51
And in pulling up (journeying) the Tabernacle, the Levites
shall take him down [(shall make him descend)]: and in pitching
(camping) the
Tabernacle, the
Levites shall raise him up: and the stranger that draws near shall die.
52 And the Sons of Israel shall pitch (encamp), a man shall be upon
his
encampment, and a man shall be upon his standard (banner, flag) to
their
armies. 53
And the
Levites, they shall encamp all around by the Tabernacle
of the Testimony
(Witness), and shall not be wrath upon (over) the
Congregation of the
Sons of Israel: and the Levites, they shall observe (keep, guard,
watch) ta-the Charge
of the
Tabernacle of the Testimony
(Witness). 54 And the Sons of Israel, they did according to
[(as)]
all which hwhy commanded ta-Moses, so
they did. (NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
I give credit to
Mark Biltz of El Shaddai
Ministries for
revealing this, because it was the first time that I have heard about
it. Looking
at these accounts in the book of Exodus, if
one has not noticed, the whole book of Leviticus had a time
span, from the beginning of chapter one to the end of chapter twenty
seven, of "one month", because it notes the Torah portion of P'kudey,
in the
book of Exodus, it says
Exodus 40:17And was, in the first renewed
month in the second year, on the one of
the
renewed month, the Tabernacle was raised up. 18 And
Moses
raised up ta-the Tabernacle,...
And in this week's Torah portion chapter, it says
Numbers 1:1And hwhy
spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai in the Tent of
Appointment, on the one of the second renewed month, in the
second
year to
their going out from the land of Egypt,...
The
book of Numbers will cover the rest of the thirty eight years of the
Israelites' journey.
At this point, the Israelites have been at Mount Sinai for nine months
and fourteen days, because in calculatng, their stop to Mount Sinai
occurred on the seventeenth
day of the third month of Sivan.
Looking at the word SINAI
The Hebrew word for Sinai is
"See-nai"- Samek, Yod, Nun, Yod (ynyo). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 5514, and its definition
Of
uncertain derivation; Sinai, a mountain of Arabia: - Sinai.
It doesn't say
its true meaning here, but after
researching, the root definition is based in the Torah potion of
Sh'moth, in the book of Exodus
Exodus 3:1And Moses was
tending (shepherding) ta-the flock of Jethro, his
father-in-law, priest of Midian: and guided (led) ta-the flock behind the
wilderness, and came to the Mountain of The Elohim, to Horeb.
2 And the Messenger of hwhy appeared to him in a
Flame
of Fire from the midst of the bramble bush (thorn bush): And saw, and
behold, the bramble bush (thorn bush) was kindling in the fire, and
the bramble bush (thorn bush) was not
consumed. 3 And Moses
said, I will bend aside (turn aside) now, and I will see ta-this Great Sight why (what is
known) the bramble bush (thorn bush) is not kindled. Looking at the word THORN BUSH
The Hebrew word for thorn bush
is "s'neh"- Samek, Nun, Heh (hno). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 5572, and its definition
From
an unused root meaning to prick; a bramble: - bush.
It also means "thorn bush" based on the translation "prick", or one can
call it "pricking bush". As we now know, this is the location of Mount
Sinai where the "thorn bushes" are located, and hence, this is what the
Wilderness of Sinai was most likely known to have thorn bushes in the
region.
It doesn't say its true meaning here, but it is derived from Strong's
Concordance 5572 "s'neh", the thorn bush, or pricking bush, noted
above. The Wilderness of Sinai is a wilderness of the thorn bush, or
the pricking bush.
This was where hwhy was "pricking"
Moses to start his new mission and occupation. This is comparable to
my commentary in the Torah portion of Va-Y'khi, in the book of
Genesis when the Israelites were located at the threshing floor at
Almah, before they crossed over to the land of Canaan to bury their
father, Jacob, and the Egyptians stayed behind, which was the brothers'
act to thresh out the Egyptians through the Thorn Trees (in the Hebrew
Atad dja).
Similarly, this is what Moses is about to experience by being pricked
from his previous occupation to his new "Kingdom Occupation"
This is where the
Israelites get "pricked" in receiving the Ten Words (Commandments)
from hwhy. This also applies
to us as believers in Yeshua by getting
"spiritually pricked" when we are to receive the Word, especially a
Rhema Word, from our Heavenly Father. Yeshua is "the Word" made flesh,
which is
noted in the Gospel of John
John 1:1 In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. 2 The
same was in the beginning with Elohim. 3 All things were made by
Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.... 14
And the Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His
Glory, the Glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father,) full of grace
and truth.
We have been spiritually pricked to receive Yeshua as our Lord and
Savior, and are continuously being pricked to continuously receive His
Word
daily in our walk with Him. This is also what the Heavenly Father does
to us in our lives by being "spiritually pricked" in our spiritual
Wilderness of Sinai" to receive Yeshua,
as our Lord and
Savior, and to continuously receive His Word
daily in our walk in Him.
Verses five through fifteen
5 And
these are the names of
the men which they shall stand with
you:
Of Reuben; Elizur, son of Shedeur.
6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.
7 Of Judah; Nahshon, son of Amminadab.
8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel, son of Zuar.
9 Of Zebulun; Eliab, son of Helon.
10 Of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama, son
of Ammihud:
of Manasseh; Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.
11 Of Benjamin; Abidan, son of Gideoni.
12 Of Dan; Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.
13 Of Asher; Pagiel, son of Ocran.
14 Of Gad; Eliasaph, son of Deuel.
15 Of Naphtali; Ahira, son of Enan.
This
is a list of
the interpretations for each Ruler of the son of each tribe (Note: All
Strong references will be noted by "S":
REUBEN
Elizur (In Hebrew "Eh-lee-ey-tsoor" (rwuyla) S468):El is
my rock SIMEON
Shelumiel (In Hebrew "Sh'loo-mee-eyl" (laymls) S8017):El is
my peace JUDAH
Nahshon (In Hebrew "Nakh-shohn" (Nwsxn) S5177):Enchantor,
divine, hiss, a (magic)
spell or a spell (caster), whisper,
diligent, observe
ISSACHAR
Nethaneel (In Hebrew "N'thah-nee-eyl" (lantn) S5417):Given of El,
or El gives
ZEBULUN
Eliab (In Hebrew "Eh-lee-ahv" (bayla) S446):El my father
EPHRAIM
Elishama (In Hebrew "Eh-lee-shah-mah" (emsyla) S476):My El hears,
or El my hearer
MANASSEH
Gamliel In Hebrew "Gahm-m'lee-eyl" (laylmg) S1583):El is
my reward, or my EL
rewards
BENJAMIN
Abidan (In Hebrew "Ah-vee-dahn" (Ndyba) S27):My father judges
DAN
Ahiezer (In Hebrew "Ah-khee-ey-zehr" (rzeyxa) S295):My brother
helps
ASHER
Pagiel (In Hebrew "Pahg-ee-eyl" (layegp) S 6295):El is
my intercessor
GAD
Eliasaph (In Hebrew "Ehl-ee-ah-saph" (Poyla) S460):El shall
gather
NAPHTALI
Ahira (In Hebrew "Ah-khee-rah" (eryxa) S299):My brother is
evil
This
is a list of
the interpretation of the sons' fathers' names of each tribe:
REUBEN
Shedeur (In Hebrew "Sh'dy-oor" (rwayds) S7707:Speader of
light, or field of light,
field of flame, spreader of flame
SIMEON
Zurishaddai (In Hebrew "Tsoo-ree-shah-dai" (ydsyrwu) S6701):My rock is
Almighty, or
Almighty is
my rock JUDAH
Amminadab (In Hebrew "Ah-mee-nah-dahv" (bnyme) S5992):My
people volunteer, or my people are willing
ISSACHAR
Zuar (In Hebrew "Tsoo-ahr" (rewu) S6686):Small
ZEBULUN
Helon (In Hebrew "Khey-lohn" (Nlx) S2497):Strong, valiant
EPHRAIM
Ammihud (In Hebrew "Ah-mee-hood" (dwhyme) S5989):My people are
comely, my people are
majestic, my people are beautiful
MANASSEH
Pedahzur (In Hebrew "P'dah-tsoor" (rwuhdp) S6301):A rock that
ransoms, a rock that
releases
BENJAMIN
Gideoni (In Hebrew "Gee-doh-nee" (ynedg) S1441):A warrior (a.k.a. a feller)
DAN
Ammishaddai (In Hebrew "Ahm-mee-shah-dai" (ydsyme) S5996):My people of
Almighty
ASHER
Ocran (In Hebrew "Ah-khrahn" (Nrke) S5918):Muddler, afflict, trouble, stir
GAD
Deuel (In Hebrew "D'oo-eyl" (lawed) S1845):El knows
NAPHTALI
Enan (In Hebrew "Ey-nahn" (Nnye) S5881):Eyes, appearance
These
are the
interpretations of the names of each tribe of the sons and fathers
together:
REUBEN
El is my rock
- Spreader
of light
This makes the phrase:
El is my Rock, the speader of
light
This is Yeshua, the Light of the World, who spreads His Light through
us to others, to make them lights in Yeshua. An example of this is
noted in the Gospel of John
John 1:4 In Him was Life;
and the
Life was the light of men. 9 That was the
True Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
SIMEON
El
is my peace
- My
rock is Almighty This makes the phrase:
El is my peace, and my rock is
Almighty
When Yeshua left, He gave peace to His disciples, which is noted in the
Gospel of John, and
in the apostle Paul's letter to the assembly in Corinth John 14:27 Peace I leave
with you, My Peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I
unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 1
Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual
drink: for they
drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock
was
Messiah.
JUDAH
Enchantor or observer -
My People volunteer
This makes the phrase:
His enchanting makes My People
volunteer
The enchanting is hwhy's
Word, and Yeshua became the Living Word made
flesh, which is noted in the Gospel of John
John 1:1 In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim.
2 The same was in the beginning with Elohim.... 14 And the
Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His Glory, the
Glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
ISSACHAR
Given
of El- Small
This makes the phrase:
What was given of El is a small
thing
This is Yeshua the Heavenly whom Father gave to us, which is noted in
the
Gospel of John
John 3:16 For hwhy so loved the world, that He
gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.
ZEBULUN
El
my father- Strong
This makes the phrase:
The El of my Father is strong
This is Yeshua, who is the Strong One. An example of this is regarding
his
own personal experience
is
the apostle Paul's experience, which he noted in his letter to the
assembly in Corinth
2 Corinthians 12:7 And
lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the
revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger
of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For
this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9 And He said unto me, My Grace is sufficient for thee: for My Strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
glory in my infirmities, that the power of Messiah may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in
necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Messiah's sake: for when I am
weak, then am I strong.
EPHRAIM
My El hears- My People
are beautiful
This makes the phrase:
My El hears, because My People
are beautiful
This is, because those who are believers in Yeshua are His Bride. It is
noted in the Gospel of John
John 3:29 He that hath
the Bride is the Bridegroom: but the Friend of the Bridegroom, which
standeth and heareth Him, rejoiceth greatly because of the Bridegroom's
Voice: this My Joy therefore is fulfilled.
MANASSEH
El is my reward- A
rock that ransoms
This makes the phrase:
El is my reward, and He is a
rock that ransoms
Yeshua is the Rock that ransomed us to be His Reward. There is an
example of Him as the parable of the Rock, which is noted in the Gospel
of
Matthew
Matthew 7:24 Therefore
whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken
him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a Rock: 25 And the
rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a Rock.
BENJAMIN
My father judges- A
warrior
This makes the phrase:
My Father who judges is a warrior
This
is exampled in the book of Joshua
Joshua 5:13 And it came to
pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and
looked, and, behold, there stood a Man over against him with His Sword
drawn in His Hand: and Joshua went unto Him, and said unto Him, Art
Thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And He said, Nay; but as Captain
of the Army (Host) of hwhy am I now come. And Joshua
fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto Him, What
saith my Lord unto His servant? 15 And the Captain of the hwhy's Army (Host) said unto
Joshua,
Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest
is Holy. And Joshua did so.
DAN
My brother helps- My
People of
Almighty
This makes the phrase:
My brother helps My People of
the Almighty
This could be Yeshua telling us as believers of hwhy,
as well as being brothers in Yeshua, that we are the Almighty's helpers.
ASHER
El is my intercessor- Afflict
This makes the phrase:
El is My intercessor, because He
became afflicted for us
Yeshua was scourged, marred and bruised for us, which is noted in the
book of Isaiah
Isaiah 53:4 Surely He
hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him
stricken, smitten of El, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our
transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the Chastisement of
our peace was upon Him; and with His Stripes we are healed.
Yeshua also became our intercessor for us as well in the Kingdom of
Heaven. An example of this is when He prayed for His disciple, Peter
(Kefa in Hebrew), as noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 22:31 And the Lord said,
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift
you as wheat: 32 But I have
prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art
converted, strengthen thy brethren. 33 And he said unto Him, Lord, I am
ready to go with Thee, both into prison, and to death. 34 And He
said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that
thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest Me.
There are examples that Yeshua has interceded. They are noted in the
apostle Paul's letters to the assembly in Rome, and in the book of
Hebrews
Romans 8:34 Who is He
that condemneth? It is Messiah that died, yea rather, that is risen
again, who is even at the Right Hand of hwhy, who also maketh
intercession for us.
Hebrews 7:22 By so much
was Yeshua made a surety of a better testament. 23 And they truly were
many Priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of
death: 24 But this Man, because He continueth ever, hath an
unchangeable Priesthood. 25 Wherefore He is able also to save them
to the uttermost that come unto hwhy by Him, seeing He ever
liveth to make intercession for them.
GAD
El shall gather- El
knows
This makes the phrase:
El shall gather, and El knows (when
that will be)
This is what Yeshua mentioned regarding the Heavenly Father knowing the
day and hour for Yeshua's return, and it is related to the Fall High
Holy Days. It is noted in the Parable of the Ten Virgins, which is
noted in the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew
25:1 Then
shall the Kingdom
of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went
forth to meet the Bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five
were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and
took
no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps. 5 While the Bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the Bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet Him. 7 Then all those virgins arose,
and
trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise,
Give us
of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered,
saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye
rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they
went to buy, the Bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with
him to the Marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Adon, Adon, open to us. 12 But He
answered
and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch
therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of
Man cometh.
You can find my teaching "The Parable of the Ten Virgins" webpage, by
clicking on the link below to get to the webpage.
This make the phrase:
My brother is evil through his
eyes
Throughout the four Gospels, Yeshua was dealing with His Jewish
brothers, the
Jewish Pharisees, Saducees, Lawyers, Scribes, the Priests and the High
Priest who were evil in their eyes to find a way to kill Yeshua.
Looking at the number of each of the tribes able to go to war, from
twenty to fifty years
Looking at these numbers, they were within the estimate when the
Israelites left Egypt, which is noted in the Torah portion of Bo, in
the book of
Numbers
Exodus 12:37And the Sons of Israel, they
journeyed (pulled up)
from Rameses to
Succoth according
to [(as)] six hundred thousand mighty men of foot, by apart from
the little ones. 38 And also a
mixed multitude ascended with them; and
flocks, and herds, much heavy livestock.
These men could be as old as 120 years, and they are counted as men
going to war. Based on this number, one can guarantee that these men
able to go to war had a wife and most of them had one child. That
makes the total of the Israelites to an estimate of 1,600,000 people.
Guaranteed
that a good amount had more than one child, if not, between three and
ten, we can configure the updated amount between 2,000,000 and
2,500,ooo, and maybe potentially as high as 3,000,000. This was not one
little
ditty Camp, this was "a major city" of a People that was journeying in
the wilderness, and they had cattle, sheep and goats.
This is what the The
Interactive Bible website says regarding a Rolling
Stones concert:
"On
July 30, 2003, 450,000 people easily fit into an area of 2.3 square/km
to see the [Rolling Stones]".
This is an image of the view of roughly 450,000 people
According to Yahoo Search, 2.5 square kilometers = 1 square mile. This
concert of 450,000 people covers less than one square mile. Divide
450,000 by 2,500,000, equals 5.5 square miles. This calculation does
not include the spacing for a tent for each family, herds, sheep and
goats. This would at least triple the amount of space of potentially
15.5 square miles for 2,500,000 people. That's a lot of coverage.
According to the Demographia website, at their page titled "2000
Census: US Municipalities Over 50,000: Ranked by 2000 Population",
Quincy, Massachusetts is 16.7 square miles big (1990 Population-
84,985), and Newport Beach City, California is 14.8 square miles big (1990
Population- 70,032).
CHAPTER
2 Numbers
2:1-34
Num 2:1
And hwhy
spoke to Moses
and to Aaron, to say, 2 A man shall be upon his standard (banner,
flag) among
the
signs of
the house of their fathers, the Sons of Israel, they shall encamp: they
shall encamp from before [(from the front)] all around the Tent of
Appointment.
3 And the ones encamping eastward at the rayrising (sunrising)
shall be
the standard (banner, flag) of the Camp of Judah by their
armies: and
the ruler of the sons of Judah was Nahshon, son of Amminadab. 4
And his
army and their visit (account, count) were four and seventy thousand
and six
hundred.
5 And the ones encamping upon him shall be the tribe of Issachar:
and
the
ruler of the sons of Issachar was Nethaneel, son of
Zuar. 6 And his army and their visit (account, count) were four and the fifty
thousand and
four
hundred. 7 The tribe of Zebulun: and the ruler of the sons of
Zebulun
was Eliab, son of Helon. 8 And his army, and their visit (account, count) were seven and
the fifty thousand and four hundred.
9 All that were visited (accounted, counted)
of the Camp of Judah were a
hundred
thousand
and eighty thousand and six
thousand and four hundred, by
their
armies. They shall pull up (journey) first.
10 The standard (banner, flag) of the Camp of Reuben shall be
rightward
(southward) by
their
armies:
and the ruler of the sons of Reuben was Elizur, son of
Shedeur. 11 And his army, and his visit (account, count) were
six and forty thousand and the five hundred. 12 And of the ones
encamped upon
him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the ruler of the sons of
Simeon was Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai. 13 And his army, and
their visit (account, count) were nine and the fifty
thousand and
three hundred. 14 And of the tribe of Gad: and the ruler of the sons of
Gad was Eliasaph, son of Reuel. 15 And his army, and their visit (account, count) were
five
and forty thousand and six hundred and
the fifty. 16 All that were visited (accounted, counted)
of the Camp of Reuben were a
hundred thousand and one and the fifty thousand and four hundred and
the fifty,
by their
armies. And they shall pull up (journey) second.
17 And the Camp of the Levites shall pull up (journey) the Tent of
Appointment
in the midst of the Camp: as the which they shall encamp, so they shall
pull
up (journey) a man
upon his hand by their standards (banners, flags).
18 The standard (banner, flag) of the Camp of Ephraim by their
armies shall be seaward
(westward): and the ruler of the sons of Ephraim was
Elishama, son of Ammihud. 19 And his army, and their visit (account, count) were forty
thousand and the five hundred. 20 And upon him shall be the
tribe of Manasseh: and the ruler of the sons of Manasseh was
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur. 21 And his army, and their visit (account, count) were two
and
thirty thousand and two hundred. 22 And
of the tribe of Benjamin: and the ruler of the sons of Benjamin was
Abidan, son of Gideoni. 23 And his army and their visit (account, count) were five and
thirty thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were visited (accounted, counted)
of the
Camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand
and eight
thousand and a hundred, by their armies. And they
shall pull up (journey) third.
25 The standard (banner, flag) of the Camp of Dan
shall be hiddenward (northward) by their
armies: and the ruler of
the
sons of Dan was Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai. 26 And his army and their visit (account, count) were two and sixty
thousand and seven hundred. 27 And the ones encamping upon him
shall be the tribe of Asher: and the ruler of the sons of Asher was
Pagiel, son of Ocran. 28 And his army, and their visit (account, count) were one and
forty thousand and the five hundred. 29 And of
the tribe of Naphtali: and the ruler of the sons of Naphtali was
Ahira,
son of Enan. 30 And his army, and their visit (account, count) were three and the fifty
thousand
and four hundred. 31
All that were visited (accounted, counted)
in the Camp of Dan were a
hundred thousand
and seven and the fifty thousand and six hundred. They shall pull up
(journey) by the
latter by their standards (banners, flags).
32 These were the visits (accounts, countings)
of the Sons of Israel, by the
houses of their
fathers, of all the visits (accounts,
counts)
of the Camps by their
armies were six
hundred
thousand
and three thousand and the five hundred and the fifty.
33 And the Levites, they
were
not visited (accounted, counted)
in the midst of the Sons of
Israel; as the which hwhy commanded ta-Moses.
34
And the Sons of Israel, they did according to [(as)] all which hwhy commanded ta-Moses: so
they shall encamp by their standards (banners, flags), and so they
shall pull up
(journey), a man to his family,
upon the house of his father.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
Notice that the sides of these Camps were given unconventional
locations:
East:Rising South:Right West: Sea North:Hidden
These were taken from the Hebrew words:
Rising:Meez-rakh (xrzm), meaning the sun rising Right:Tey-mahn (nmyt) (which is feminine of yamin),
as in Been-yah-meen, as in Benjamin, meaning son of the
right Sea:Yohm (My), meaning sea North:Tsah-phohn (Npu), meaning hidden, or dark
There are purposes for these specific uses of these words, in applying
to thses four Camp. These name locations are telling us something. The
rightward
(southward) location is saying the right side of the location is the
"right hand". The Entrance is toward the sun rising, at the east. The
seaward side
is saying that it would be in a position, for instance in Israel,
toward the Meditteranean Sea. The hidden (northward) side is regarding
the hidden, or
"uncharted" area. When we view our modern magnetic compasses, it
functions as a pointer to the "magnetic north", but according to hwhy's
Magnetic Compass, His Compass' functions as a pointer to the
"magnetic east", towards the rising of the sun. That's the Compass
we are to use for hwhy's
Mind Thought throughout the Tanakh, and not our western compass.
Looking at the amounts of each of the four Camps:
EAST (RISING) CAMP (FIRST TO
PULL
UP)
Judah, Issachar, Zebulun:186,400
RIGHT CAMP (SOUTH CAMP) (SECOND
TO PULL UP)
Reuben, Simeon, Gad:151,450
SEA CAMP (WEST CAMP)
(THIRD TO
PULL UP)
Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin:108,100
HIDDEN CAMP (NORTH CAMP)
(FOURTH TO PULL UP)
Dan, Asher, Naphtali:157,600
These are their names, and their meanings:
EAST (RISING) CAMP
Judah:Praise Issachar:Hire/Reward Zebulun:Habitation
Putting the meaning of their names together, it makes a phrase:
Praise
is hired to habitate
This is Yeshua who was hired by the Heavenly Father to habitate on the
earth, to save us from eternal death. An example of this is noted in
the Gospel of John
John 10:17
Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My Life, that I
might take It again. 18 No man taketh It from Me, but I lay It
down of
Myself. I have Power to lay It down, and I have Power to take It again.
This Commandment have I received of My Father.
RIGHT CAMP (SOUTH CAMP)
Reuben:See, a Son Simeon:Heard Gad:Troop
Putting the meaning of their names together, it
makes a phrase:
See,
a Son heard a troop
This
could relate to Yeshua hearing the troop of men coming against Him at
the Garden, which is noted in the Gospel of John
John 18:1 When Yeshua had
spoken these Words, He went forth with His disciples over the brook
Cedron, where was a garden, into the which He entered, and His
disciples. 2 And Judas also, who betrayed Him, knew the place:
for Yeshua ofttimes resorted thither
with His disciples. 3 Judas then, having received a band of men and
officers from the Chief Priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with
lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Yeshua therefore, knowing all
things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom
seek ye? 5 They answered Him, Yeshua, of Nazareth. Yeshua saith unto them, I am He.
And Judas also, which betrayed Him, stood with them.
This
could indirectly relate to Yeshua hearing the camp of the enemy in the
end times, which is noted in the book of Revelation
Revelation 9:13 And the
sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the
Golden Altar which is before hwhy, 14 Saying to the sixth
angel which had the Trumpet (Shofar), Loose the four angels which are
bound in
the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which
were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to
slay the third part of men. 16 And the number
of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I
heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the
vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of
jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads
of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by
the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 19
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails
were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. 20
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet
repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship
devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of
wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 Neither repented
they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their
fornication, nor of their thefts.
SEA CAMP (WEST CAMP)
Ephraim: Fruitful
Manasseh: Forget
Benjamin: Son of the Right
Putting
the meaning of their names together, it
makes a phrase:
The fruit that was forgotten is
the Son of the Right
This is Yeshua who is the Son of the Right Hand. Yeshua revealed this
as Himself, which is noted in the Gospel of John
Matthew 26:62 And the
High Priest arose, and said unto Him, Answerest Thou nothing? What is
it which these witness against Thee? 63 But Yeshua held His Peace.
And the High Priest answered and said unto Him, I adjure Thee by the
Living Elohim, that Thou tell us whether Thou be the Messiah, the Son
of Elohim. 64 Yeshua saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say
unto you, Hereafter
shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the Right Hand of Power,
and coming in the clouds of Heaven.
NORTH CAMP
Dan: Judge
Asher: Happy, Blessed
Naphtali: Wrestling
Putting
the meaning of their names together, it
makes a phrase:
The Judge who has blessed
through His wrestling
This would be Yeshua who was blessed to go through the scourging and
His crucifixion during Passover, which is noted in the Gospel
of John
John 10:17Therefore doth My Father love
Me, because I lay down My Life, that I
might take It again. 18 No man taketh It from Me, but I lay It
down of
Myself. I have Power to lay It down, and I have Power to take It again.
This Commandment have I received of My Father.
Lastly in this week's Torah portion chapter, notice that the four
camps' order to leave is
in a clockwise direction: east, south, west, north.
CHAPTER
3 Numbers
3:1-51
Num 3:1 And
these are
the births of Aaron and Moses on the day hwhy spoke at
ta-Moses on
Mount
Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; The
firstborn, Nadab, and the Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These are
the
names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed Priests, which their hands
were
filled
for the Priestship (Priesthood, Priestly Acts). 4 And was the death of
Nadab and the
Abihu [(And Nadab and Abihu died)] to the
Face
of hwhy, in their bringing near a
strange fire to the Face of hwhy, in the
Wilderness of Sinai,
and there were no sons to them: and Eleazar and Ithamar did Priestly
Acts upon the face of Aaron, their father.
5 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
6 Bring near ta-the tribe of
Levi, and you
shall stand him to the face of Aaron,
the Priest, and they shall minister him. 7 And they shall guard (keep,
observe, watch) ta-his Charge, and ta-the Charge
of all of the Congregation to the face of the Tent of
Appointment, for the serving of ta-the Service
of the
Tabernacle. 8 And they shall guard (keep, observe, watch)
ta-all of the Vessels of the
Tent
of Appointment, and ta-the Charge
of the Sons of Israel, for the serving of ta-the Service
of the
Tabernacle. 9 And you
shall give ta-the
Levites to Aaron and
to his sons: giving them, they shall
give them to him from tathe Sons of
Israel. 10 And
you
shall visit (account,
muster, bestow,
oversee, commit) ta-Aaron and tahis sons,
and they shall guard (keep, observe, watch)
ta-their Priestship
(Priesthood):
and the stranger that comes near shall die.
11 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
12 And I, behold, I have taken ta-the Levites
from the midst of
the Sons
of Israel instead of every firstborn opening (unsealing) the womb from
the Sons of
Israel: and the Levites, they shall belong to Me; 13 for every
firstborn belongs to Me; in the day I struck
every
firstborn in the land of Egypt, I
have sanctified to Myself every firstborn in Israel, from Adam unto
animal:
they belong to Me: I am hwhy.
14 And hwhy
spoke to Moses in the
Wilderness of Sinai, to say, 15 Visit (Account, Count) ta-the sons of
Levi by the house
of
their fathers, by their families: every remembered one (male), from a
son of a renewed
month and
the upward (ascending), you shall visit (account, count) them. 16 And Moses visited (accounted, counted)them upon the
Mouth
of hwhy as the which had commanded.
17 And these, they were the sons of Levi on their names; Gershon, and
Kohath,
and Merari. 18 And these are the names of
the sons of Gershon by their
families; Libni, and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their
families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of
Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These were they, the
families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers.
21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the
Shimites: these were they, the families of the Gershonites.
22 Theirvisit (account, count) on the enrollment (scroll,
number) of every remembered one (male), from a
son of
a
renewed month and the upward (ascending), their visit (account, count) were seven thousand and the
five
hundred.
23 The families of the Gershonites shall enchamp seaward (westward),
behind the
Tabernacle. 24 And the ruler of the house of the father of the
Gershonites was Eliasaph, son of Lael. 25 And the Charge of
the sons of
Gershon in the Tent of Appointment was the Tabernacle, and the
Tent, his Coverings, and the Screen Cover (Screen Curtain) of the
Entrance of the Tent of
Apointment, 26 And the Slings (Sling Screens,
Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) of the Court, and ta-the Screen Cover (Screen
Curtain) of
the Entrance of the Court which is upon the Tabernacle, and upon the
Altar all
around, and ta-his Cords
for all of his Service.
27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the
Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the
Uzzielites: these are they, the families of the Kohathites. 28 On
the enrollment (scroll, number) of every remembered one
(male), from a son of
a renewed month and the upward
(ascending) were
eight
thousand and six hundred, Guarders (Keepers, Observers, Watchers) of
the Charge
of the Sanctuary.
29 The families of the sons of Kohath, they shall encamp upon the thigh
(side, ?testacle?) of the
Tabernacle rightward (southward). 30 And the ruler of the
house of
the
father
of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel. 31 And
their Charge
was the Ark, and the Table, and the Menorah, and the
Altars, and the Vessels of the Sanctuary which they shall minister
on
them, and the Screen Cover (Screen Curtain), and all of his Service.
32 And the ruler of the rulers of the Levites was Eleazar, son of
Aaron, the Priest, was visitor (overseer, accountant) the Guarders (Keepers,
Observers, Watchers) of
the Charge
of the
Sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the
Mushites: these are they, the families of Merari. 34 And theirvisit (account, count) on the enrollment (scroll, number) of every remembered
one (male), from a son of a renewed
month and the upward
were
six thousand and two hundred. 35 And the ruler of the house of
the
father of the families of Merari was Zuriel, son of Abihail: upon the
thigh (side, ?testacle?) of the Tabernacle, they shall encamp
hiddenward
(northward).
36 And the Oversight (Visit, Account) of the Charge of
the sons of
Merari
shall be the
Boards of the Tabernacle, and his Bars, and his Pillars, and his
Sockets, and all of his Vessels, and all of his Service,
37 and the
Pillars of the Court all around, and their Sockets, and theirPins (Pegs),
and
their Cords.
38 And the ones encamping to the face of the Tabernacle to the east, to
the
face of the Tent of Appointment, at the rayrising (sunrising), shall be
Moses, and
Aaron and his sons, Guarders (Keepers,
Observers, Watchers) of the Charge of
the
Sanctuary for the
Charge
of the Sons of Israel; and the stranger that comes near shall die.
39 Of all of thevisiting (accounting,
counting) of the Levites, which
Moses and Aaronvisited (accounted, counted) upon
the Mouth of hwhy, by their
families, every remembered one (male) from a son of a renewed month and
the upward (ascending), were
twenty and two
thousand.
40 And hwhy
said to Moses,Visit (Account, Count) every firstborn remembered
one (male) of the Sons of Israel from a son
of a renewed
month and
the upward (ascending), and lift up (bear, carry) tathe enrollment (scroll,
number)
of their names. 41
And you shall take ta-the
Levites for Myself, I am hwhy, instead of
every firstborn
among the Sons of Israel; and ta the animals
of the Levites
instead of
every firstborn among the animals of the Sons of Israel. 42 And Mosesvisited (accounted, counted), as the which hwhy commanded
him, ta-all the
firstborn among the Sons of Israel. 43 And were all of the firstborn
remembered ones (males) on the scroll (enrollment, number) of names,
from a
son of a renewed month and
the upward (ascending), of theirvisit (account, count) were two and twenty
thousand, three and
seventy and two hundred.
44 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
45 Take ta-the Levites
instead of every
firstborn among the Sons of
Israel, and ta-the animals
of the Levites
instead of their animals; and
the Levites, they shall belong to Me: I am hwhy. 46 and ta
the redeemed
of the
three and the seventy and the two hundred that were overplus ones upon the Levites from
the firstborn of the Sons of
Israel; 47
and you shall take of five, of five shekels by the Skulls (Rolls); on
the Shekel of the
Sanctuary you shall take: tweny gerahs shall be the
shekel:
48 And you shall
give the silver to Aaron and to his sons of the redeemed of the
overplus ones among them. 49 And Moses shall
take tathe Silver
of the Redemption from tathe overplus
ones, upon the
redeemed of the Levites: 50 from ta
the
firstborn of the Sons of
Israel took ta-the silver;
five and
sixty and three hundred and a thousand on the Shekel of the
Sanctuary:
51 And Moses gave ta-the silver
of the redeemed
ones to Aaron and to
his sons, upon the Mouth of hwhy, as the which hwhy commanded ta-Moses.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
These
are the
interpretations of Levi and his sons and his grandsons:
LEVI Levi (In Hebrew "Ley-vee" (ywl) S3881:Joined
AARON
Aaron (In Hebrew "Ah-hah-rohn" (Nwrha) S175, (from S727 "Ah-rohn" (Nwra) from S717 Ah-rah" (hra)):Ark, pluck
Nadab
(In Hebrew "Nah-dahv" (bdn)
S5070): Liberal, voluntary,
offer freely
Abihu (In Hebrew "Ah-vee-hoo" (awhyba)
S30):Father of Him, or His Father
Eleazar (In Hebrew "Ehl-ah-zahr" (rzela)
S499):El is a helper
Ithamar:Coast of a palm
tree;
a coveting palm tree
These are the meanings of each of the tribal family names' meanings:
GERSHON Gershon (In Hebrew "Geyr-shohn" (Nwsrg) S1648):Stranger, or refugee Libni (In Hebrew "Leev-nee" (ynbl) S3845):White Shimei (In Hebrew "Shee-mee" (yems) S8096):Heard, famous
KOHATH
Kohath (In Hebrew "Kah-hath" (thq) S6955):Allied Amram (In Hebrew "Ahm-rahm" (Mrme) S6019):Exalted people Izehar (In Hebrew "Yeets-hahr" (rhuy) S3324):Glistening, oil,
pressed oil, enchanted Hebron (In Hebrew "Khev-rohn" (Nwrbx) S2275):Join,
association, society,
spell, charmer, enchantment Uzziel (In Hebrew "Ooo-zee-eyl" (layze) S5816):Strength of El;
El is
my strength
MERARI
Merari (In Hebrew "M'rah-ree" (yrrm) S4847):Bitter, grieved,
trickle, drip Mahli (In Hebrew "Makh-lee" (ylxm) S4249):Sick, weak Mushi (In Hewbrew "Moo-shee" (yswm) S4187):Sensitive, to
touch, feel, handle
These
are the meanings of each of the tribal family names' meanings:
LEVI
Joined
This would be Yeshua, who is "joined" to us through His blood.
AARON
This has two different meanings:
FIRST PHRASE
An
ark (one plucked) that is offered freely by his father, whose El is a
helper, like a coveting palm tree
The "Ark" is a type and
shadow of the "Living Tabernacle", who is
Yeshua, the Tabernacle, who came in the flesh who came down from the
Kingdom of Heaven, which is noted in the Gospel of John
John 1:14 And the Word was
made Flesh, and dwelt among us,
Looking at the word DWELT
The Greek word for dwelt is
"skey-noh-oh" (skhnow).
It is from Strong's Concordance number 4637, and its definiton
From
G4636; to tent or encamp, that is, (figuratively) to occupy (as a
mansion) or (specifically) to reside (as God did in the Tabernacle of
old, a symbol fo protection and communion): - dwell.
from 4636 "skey-nohs" (skhnoj),
and its definition
From
G4633; a hut or temporary residence, that is, (figuratively) the human
body (as the abode of the spirit): - tabernacle.
from 4633 "skey-ney" (skhnh),
and its definition
Apparently
akin to G4632 and G4639; a tent or cloth hut (literally or
figuratively): - habitation, tabernacle.
from 4632 "skeeoo-ohs" (skeuoj), and its definition
Of
uncertain affinity; a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus
(literally or figuratively [specifically a wife as contributing to the
usefulness of the husband]): - goods, sail, stuff, vessel.
Looking at the majority of these Greek words, it has the same
first
part of the word, "skeyn" (skhn).
This is where we get our
modern English word "skin". In Yeshua's case, He used His
"Skin" as His "Tabernacle" to dwell upon the earth. It was at
this
point, that when Yeshua was born, He became a "Human Tabernacle", and
hence, He was also born at the point where Tabernacles (or Booths, or
Dwelling Places) were used on the Feast of Sukkoth (Tabernacles).
SECOND PHRASE
One plucked that was offered freely
by his father, whose El is a helper, like a coveting palm tree
This was Yeshua who was plucked by the Jewish authorities, the
Jewish People and the Roman soldiers, who offered Himself freely by the
Heavenly Father, which is noted in the Gospel of John
John 3:16 For hwhy so loved the world, that he
gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not
perish, but have Everlasting Life. 17 For hwhy sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be
saved.
GERSHON
A
stranger who is white, who is
famous and is heard
This is Yeshua, and the information is noted by the apostle John in the
book of
Revelation
Revelation 1:13 And in the
midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of Man, clothed
with a Garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a Golden
Girdle. 14 His Head and
His Hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his Eyes
were as a flame of fire; 15 And His Feet like unto fine copper, as
if they burned in a furnace; and His Voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And He had in his Right Hand seven stars: and out of His mouth went
a sharp twoedged sword: and His
Countenance was as the sun shineth in His Strength. 17 And when
I saw Him, I fell at His Feet as dead. And He laid His Right Hand upon
me, saying
unto me, Fear not; I am the First and the Last: 18 I am He
that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen;
and have the keys of Hell and of Death.
KOHATH
An
ally of an exalted people
of a
glistened (enchanted) association whose is the strength of El or An ally of an exalted people
pressed to be joined to the strength of El.
This is Yeshua who was with
the glistened (enchanted) assocation, or the exalted people, of the
Jewish community during His day.
MERARI
Bitter
and grieved with weakness
and sickness who has sensitive feelings.
This is also Yeshua who took on our sins, iniquities, sickness and
emotional traumas to the cross.
Looking at the duties of the Levites for the Tabernacle:
THE GERSHONITES
*The Tabernacle *The Tent *His Covering *The Veil of the Entrance of the
Tent of Appointment *The Hangings of the Court *The Veil of the Entrancce of
the Court, upon the Tabernacle *The Altar all around *His cords for all his service
THE KOHATHITES
*The Ark *The Table *The Menorah *The Other Altars *The Vessels of the Sanctuary *The Veil, and his service
RULERS OF THE LEVITES
*Oversee the keepers of the
charge of the Sanctuary
THE MERARI
*Boards of the Tabernacle *His Bars *His Pillars *His Sockets *All His vessels *All His service *Pillars of the Court *The Court's Sockets *The Court's Pins *The Court's Cords
These
are the names of the leaders of the Levites with their fathers and
their meanings, as well as their camp locations:
GERSHONITES (Camped in the west
of the Tabernacle)
Eliasaph:El is a Gatherer (Father) Lael:To El
Putting their meanings together, it makes a phrase:
El is a Gatherer to El
This is Yeshua who will gather His people in the end times, which is
noted
in the apostle Paul's letter to the assembly in Thessalonica
1 Thessalonians 4:13 But
I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which
are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14
For if we believe that Yeshua died and rose again, even so them also
which sleep in Yeshua will the Lord bring with Him. 15 For this
we say unto you by the Word of the Lord,
that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall
not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself shall
descend from the heavens with a shout, with the voice of the archangel,
and
with the Trump (Shofar) of hwhy:
and the dead in Messiah shall rise first: 17 Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,
to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
KOHATHITES (Camped in the south
of the Tabernacle)
Elizaphan:El Treasures (Or El is My Treasure) (Father) Uzziel:Strength of El (Or El is My Strength)
Putting their meanings together, it makes the phrase:
El Treasures the Strength of El (El is my treasure, El is my
strength)
This is what is noted by the apostle John, in the book of Revealtion,
the book of the Chronicles, and by king David in the book of the Psalms
Revelation 5:11 And
I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne
and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand
times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a
loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and
riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Revelation 12:10 And
I heard a loud voice saying in the heavens, Now is come salvation, and
strength, and the Kingdom of our Elohim, and the power of his Messiah:
for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before
our Elohim day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the Blood of
the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their
lives unto the death.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek hwhy and His Strength, seek His
Face continually.
Psalm 27:1 A Psalm of
David. hwhy is my Light and my
Salvation; whom shall I fear? hwhy is the Strength of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
RULERS OF THE LEVITES (Camped in
the east of the Tabernacle)
Eleazar:El Helps (Or El is My Help) (Father) Aaron:Ark
Putting
their meanings together, it makes a phrase:
El helps with the Ark
This is Yeshua who is our current High Priest since the past 2,000
years, which is noted by the apostle Paul, in the book of Hebrews
Hebrews 5:1 For every High
Priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining
to hwhy,
that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can
have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way;
for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3 And by
reason hereof he ought, as for the People, so also for himself, to
offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but He
that is called of hwhy,
as was Aaron. 5 So also Messiah glorified not Himself to be made an
High Priest; but He that said unto Him, Thou art My Son, to day have I
begotten Thee. 6 As He saith also in another place, Thou art a
Priest for ever after the order of Melki Tsedek. 7 Who in the days of
His Flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong
crying and tears unto Him that was able to save Him from death, and was
heard in that He feared; 8 Though He were a Son, yet learned He
obedience by the things which He suffered; 9 And being made Perfect, He
became the Author of Eternal Salvation unto all them that obey Him; 10
Called of hwhy
an High Priest after the order of Melki Tsedek. 11 Of whom we have
many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of
hearing. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have
need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the
Oracles of the Lord;
and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of
righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to
them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their
senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Hebrews 9:1 Then verily
the First Covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly
Sanctuary. 2 For there was a Tabernacle made; the first, wherein was
the Menorah, and the Table, and the Bread of Faces; which is called the
Sanctuary. 3 And after the Second Veil, the Tabernacle which is called
the Holiest of all; 4 Which had the Golden Censer, and the Ark of
the Covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the Golden Pot
that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the Tablets of the
Covenant; 5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the Mercy
Seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. 6 Now when these
things were thus ordained, the Priests went always into the first
Tabernacle, accomplishing the Service of hwhy.
7 But into the second went the High Priest alone once every year, not
without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the
People: 8 The Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the
Holiest of All was not yet made manifest, while as the first Tabernacle
was yet standing: 9 Which was a figure for the time then present,
in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make
him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and
carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. 11
But Messiah being come an High Priest of good things to come, by a
greater and more perfect Tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to
say, not of this building; 12 Neither
by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own Blood He entered in
once into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14 How much more shall the Blood of Messiah, who through the
Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to hwhy,
purge your conscience from dead works to serve the Living Elohim?
15 And for this cause He is the Mediator of the New Covenant, that
by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were
under the First Covenant, they which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance. 16 For where a testament is, there must
also of necessity be the death of the Covenentor. 17 For a
covenant is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength
at all while the Covenantor liveth. 18 Whereupon neither the first
Covenant was dedicated without blood. 19 For when Moses had spoken
every Precept to all of the People according to the Teaching (Torah),
he took the
blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop,
and sprinkled both the book, and all of the People, 20 Saying,
This
is the Blood of the Covenant which hwhy
hath enjoined unto you. 21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the
Tabernacle, and all the Vessels of the ministry. 22 And almost all
things are by the Teaching (Torah) purged with blood; and without
shedding of
blood is no remission. 23 It was therefore necessary that the
patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but
the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 For Messiah is not entered into the Holy Places made with
hands, which are the figures of the true; but into Heaven itself, now
to appear in the Presence of hwhy
for us: 25 Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the High
Priest entereth into the Holy Place every year with blood of others; 26
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world:
but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin
by the Sacrifice of Himself. 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to
die, but after this the judgment: 28 So Messiah was once offered
to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He
appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
MERARI (Camped in the north of
the Tabernacle)
Zuriel:The Rock of El (Or El is My Rock) (Father) Abihail:Father of Might (Or Father of My
Might)
Putting their meanings together, it makes a phrase:
The rock of El is the Father of
might
Yeshua is the Rock, which is noted in the apostle Paul's letter to
the assembly in Corinth
1
Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual
drink: for they
drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock
was
Messiah.
Yeshua is also the Everlasting Father, which is noted in the book of
the prophet
Isaiah
Isaiah 9:6 For a Child was
birthed to us, a Son was given to us: and the Government, she shall be
upon His Shoulders: and His Name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty El, the Everlasting
Father, the Prince of Peace.
Putting all the locations of each of the twelve tribes and the
Levitical tribes, this is how a chart of the Israelite Camp would look
like
Verses ten and
thirty eight
10 And
you
shall visit (account,
muster, bestow,
oversee, commit) ta-Aaron and tahis sons,
and they shall guard (keep, observe, watch)
ta-their Priestship
(Priesthood):
and the stranger that comes near shall die.
38 And the ones encamping to the face of the Tabernacle to the east, to
the
face of the Tent of Appointment, at the rayrising (sunrising), shall be
Moses, and
Aaron and his sons, Guarders (Keepers,
Observers, Watchers) of the Charge of
the
Sanctuary for the
Charge
of the Sons of Israel; and the stranger that comes near shall die. What
does hwhy
mean when he says "stranger"? Does He mean anyone who is not of the
Priestly tribe? Does it mean those who are not of the native born?
Looking at the word STRANGER
The Hebrew word for "stranger"
is "zoor"- Zayin, Vav, Resh (rwz).
It comes from the
Strong's Concordance number 2114, and its definition
A
primitive root; to
turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange,
profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery: - (come
from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange (-r, thing,
woman).
Looking at what meaning would fit the "who" shall not go near, it
is obvious that
none
of the other tribes could go near the Tent of Meeting, because they are
not Priests. hwhy
used the Priests to
dwell around the Tent of Appointment as a means of protection and
buffer from anyone tempting to get
near it and defile, or, profane it. So in my opinion, it would have
been
better to use the word "profaner" than "stranger".
For your interest, anyone remember the old TV series "Zorro"?
He
was a masked Mexican during the ninetenth century doing justice with
his sword. You could say that Zorro was the Mexican's version of the
Lone
Ranger. He was a "stranger" to the people because he wore a mask. A
lot of Mexicans are descended from the Sefardic Jews that came from
Spain to Central America as early as the 1490's, and in time, the
Hebrew
language mixed in with the native language in the land. Hence, the
Spanish name "Zorro" would have most likely came
from the Hebrew word "zoor".
In
verses thirty nine through fifty of this week's Torah portion passage,
we can calculate the total of the
first born males of the Israelites to the Levites, and the difference
via the silver shekels:
Israelite First Born Males:22,273 Levite Males:22,000 Total Silver Shekels (at five
shekels per first born):1,365
(372 x 5), or 27,300 Silver Gerahs (1,365 x 20)
Notice
the amount of
the Israelites that are more than the Levites and the amount of the
silver of redemption, but also notice how the order of the
denominations stated? They
started from the smallest denomination to the largest, whereas the
totals in the
past two chapters of this week's Torah portion started from the largest
denominations to the
smallest. Why did hwhy
allow the orders of the numbers of the overplus amounts to go in the
opposite route? I don't have an answer at this time.
Verses forty four and forty five
44 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
45 Take ta-the Levites
instead of every
firstborn among the Sons of
Israel, and ta-the animals
of the Levites
instead of their animals; and
the Levites, they shall belong to Me: I am hwhy.
Spiritually, when we as believers accepted Yeshua, the Messiah, in our
hearts, we
became a Kingdom of Priests to hwhy,
through Yeshua, which the apostle John noted in the book of Revelation
Revelation 1:5 And from
Yeshua Messiah, who is the Faithful Witness, and the First Begotten of
the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in His own Blood, 6 And hath made us
kings and priests unto hwhy and His Father; to Him be
glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
CHAPTER
4 Numbers
4:1-20
Num 4:1
And hwhy
spoke to Moses
and to
Aaron, to say, 2 Lift up (bear) ta-the heads of
the sons of
Kohath from the midst of
the
sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers,
3 from a son of thirty years and the upward (ascending), and unto a son
of
fifty
years, of all entering to the Army (Mustering, Mass) to do the
Work in
the Tent
of
Appointment.
4 This is the Service
of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Appointment;
shall be a Sacred (Holy) of the Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of the
Sacreds,
Holy of the Holies)]: 5 And shall
go Aaron and his sons in
pulling
up (journeying) the Camp, and they
shall take down (descend) ta
the Veil of
the
Screen Cover (Screen Curtain), and
shall cover (conceal) on her tathe
Ark of the Testimony
(Witness): 6 And they shall give upon him,
the Covering
(Concealment) of skins of clean animals,
(kosher animals, antelopes, dugongs, ?waterproofing animal skins?,
?badgers?), and
they shall spread from above (ascending) a Garment wholly (completely)
of blue,
and they shall set
his Poles.
7 And they shall
spread upon (over) the Table of the Faces, a Garment of blue, and they
shall
give upon (over) him ta-the Plates (Dishes),
and
ta-the Bowls (Spoons),
and
ta-the Basins,
and tathe Cups (Covers) of
the Drink Offering (Libation Offering): and the Continual Bread
shall be upon (over) him: 8 And they shall spread upon (over) them
a Garment
of
crimson (red) worm [(worm of the crimson (red)], and
they shall cover (conceal) him among a Covering (Concealing) of skins of clean animals, (kosher
animals, antelopes, dugongs, ?waterproofing animal skins?, ?badgers?), and they shall set ta-his Poles.
9
And they shall
take a Garment of blue, and they
shall cover (conceal) ta-the Menorah
of the Light, and
ta-her Lamps,
and ta-her Tongs (Tweezers),
and
ta-her Firepans (Snuff Dishes),
and ta
all of the Vessels of her
oil,
which they shall
minister
to her: 10 And they shall give her and ta-all of her Vessels to a
Covering (Concealing) of skins of clean animals, (kosher
animals, antelopes, dugongs, ?waterproofing animal skins?, ?badgers?), and they shall give upon
theYoke (Sliding Pole, Staff, Bent Pole?).
11
And upon the Golden Altar, they shall spread a Garment of blue, and
they
shall cover him among a Covering (Concealing) of skins of clean animals, (kosher
animals, antelopes, dugongs, ?waterproofing animal skins?, ?badgers?), and they shall set
ta-his Poles:
12 And they shall
take ta-all the Vessels of the
Ministry,
which they minister
among them in the Sacredness (Sacred Area,
Sanctuary), and they
shall give to
a
Garment of
blue, and they shall cover (conceal) them among a Covering (Concealing) of skins of clean animals, (kosher
animals, antelopes, dugongs, ?waterproofing animal skins?, ?badgers?), and
they shall give
them upon the Yoke (Sliding Pole, Staff, Bent Pole?):
13 And they shall ash remove ta-the Altar,
and they shall spread upon him a Garment of purple: 14 And they shall
give upon
him ta-all of his Vessels, which
they
shall minister (attend) upon him among them, ta-the Firepans (Coal Removal
Pans, Snuff Dishes), ta-the Fleshhooks, and ta-the Shovels,
and ta-the Sprinkling Bowls
(Sacrificial Bowls), all of
the Vessels of the Altar; and they shall spread upon him a Covering (Concealing) of skins of kosher
animals (clean animals, antelopes, ?waterproofing animal skins?), and they shall set up his
Poles.
15 And Aaron and
his sons have finished to cover (conceal) ta-the
Sanctuary, and ta-all of his Vessels of the
Sanctuary, in pulling up (journeying) the Camp; and after thus,
the sons of Kohath shall come to lift up (carry, bear): and they shall
not
touch the Sacred Things (Holy Things), and they shall be the death
[(they would die)]. These are
the Burdens
(Bearings) of the sons of
Kohath in the Tent of Appointment.
16 And the Visit (Oversight, Account) of
Eleazar, son of Aaron, the Priest, shall be the Oil of the Light,
and the Incense
of the Sweetness (Aroma), and the Continual Donation
Offering [(Continual Tribute Offering, Continual Food Offering,
Continual Grain Offering, Continual Apportion Offering), and the
Oil of
the Anointing, shall visit (oversee, account) all of the Tabernacle,
and all which are
in
him in
the Sacredness (Sacred Area, Sanctuary), and his Vessels.
17 And hwhy
spoke to Moses
and to
Aaron, to say, 18 You shall not cut off ta-the tribe of
the families
of the
Kohathites from the midst of the Levites: 19 And they shall do this to
them,
and
they shall live, and they shall not die, in their approaching ta-the Sacred (Holy) of the
Sacreds
(Holies) [(Sacred of the Sacreds, Holy of
the Holies)]:
Aaron and his sons, they shall enter, and they shall set them a man, a
man, upon his Service
and to his Burden (Bearing): 20 And they shall
not enter to
see,
as making away (swallowing, devouring ?digesting?)
ta-the Sacred Things (Holy
Things), and they would die.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
Verses one through three
1
And hwhy
spoke to Moses
and to
Aaron, to say, 2 Lift up (bear) ta-the heads of
the sons of
Kohath from the midst of
the
sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers,
3 from a son of thirty years and the upward (ascending), and unto a son
of
fifty
years, of all entering to the Army (Mustering, Mass) to do the
Work in
the Tent
of
Appointment.
If the Israelites who were as old as 120 years could go to war, why
wouldn't hwhy
allow to Kohathites above fifty years old to work for the Vessels of
the Tabernacle? Why did hwhy
retire the Kohathites' service after fifty years? There is scripture
regarding the Levites after they turned fifty years old, which it is
noted in the Torah portion of B'ha-alothkhah, in the book of
Numbers
Numbers 8:23And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
24
This is which belongs to the Levites: from a son of five and twenty
years
and the upward shall go in to muster (amassing, arming) an Army (a
Muster, A Mass, a Campaign) in the Service
of the
Tent of Appointment: 25 and from a son of fifty years shall return from
the Campaign of the Service, and shall not serve anymore (again):
26 And ta-his brothers shall minister
in the Tent of
Appointment, to keep
the Charge,
and shall not serve the Service. As thus you shall not
do to the Levites on (in) their charge (keeping).
Does this apply to the Kohathites as well? It is most likely that it
does.
These are the simplifications of the responsibilitites of each of the
Levitical tribes:
THE
PLAN OF AARON AND HIS SONS
TO
STACK UP THE EQUIPMENT OF THE TABERNACLE, AND THEIR ORDER:
I. THE ARK OF THE TESTIMONY
1st:Covering Veil 2nd:Antelope skins 3rd:Blue Garment 4th:His Poles
II. THE TABLE OF THE FACES
1st:Blue Garment 2nd:Dishes, Spoons, Bowls and Cups for
the Drink Offering 3rd:Continual Bread 4th:Garment of the crimson worm 5th:Kosher Animal skins 6th:His Poles
Notice that all of these six compilations end with a staff or a pole,
which are "staff-like" items exposed on top. hwhy
is telling us that He is revealing His occupation as "the Shepherd",
and is also identifying the Israelites as "the Shepherds", as the
staffs were one of the requirements for them to bear during the Exodus
Passover, which is noted in the Torah portion of Bo, in the book of
Exodus
Exodus 12:11And according to [(as)] thus,
you shall
eat him with your
loins (waist)
girded, your sandals
on your feet, and your shoots
(sticks,
germinated sticks)
in your hand; And
you
shall eat him in haste (hasty flight): He is the Passover to hwhy.
This makes sense, because the Israelites are "sojourning", in which the
shepherds need their staffs with them while traveling along with their
sheep. This is manifested when Yeshua, "the Living Tabernacle in
Flesh", revealed Himself as "the Shepherd", which is noted in the
Gospel
of John
John 10:1 Verily, verily,
I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold,
but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the
sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice:
and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And
when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the
sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they
not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of
strangers. 6 This Parable spake Yeshua unto them: but they
understood not what things they were which He spake unto them. 7 Then
said Yeshua unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the
Door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before Me are thieves and
robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the Door: by Me if any
man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find
pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy: I am come that they might have Life, and that they
might have it more abundantly. 11 I am the Good
Shepherd: the Good Shepherd giveth His Life for the Sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the
sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13 The
hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the
sheep. 14 I am the Good
Shepherd, and know My Sheep, and am known of Mine. 15 As
the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down My
Life for the Sheep. 16 And other Sheep I have, which are not of
this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My Voice; and
there shall be one Fold, and One Shepherd. 17 Therefore doth My Father
love Me, because I lay down My Life, that I might take It again.
18 No man taketh It from Me, but I lay It down of Myself. I have
power to lay It down, and I have power to take It again.
This Commandment have I received of My Father.
By the way, when Yeshua said in verse sixteen of John's passage that
there are other Sheep I have which are not of this fold, this includes
the lost Ten
Northern Tribes of Israel who were divorced by hwhy
around 732 BC, whom
Yeshua wants to return to His Sheepfold again.