Parshas Chukot and Balak Yeshua the Red Heifer and the Copper Serpant

Parshas Chukot and Balak Yeshua the Red Heifer and the Copper Serpant

Double Torah portion this week, Chukat (Statutes) Numb 19:1-22:1 and Balak,Numb 22:2-25:9 Parsha Chukat has 87 verses, 1,245 words and 4,670 letters Parsha Balak has 104 verses, 1,455 words and 5,357 letters. · The Red Heifer: Outlines the ritual of the Parah Adumah to purify those defiled by death Torah moves to 38 years fast forward: · Miriam’s Death & The Rock: Miriam dies, and the miraculous well dries up. Moses strikes a rock for water instead of speaking to it, barring him and Aaron from entering Israel. · Aaron’s Death: Aaron dies on Mount Hor, and his son Eleazar becomes High Priest. · The Copper Serpent: To cure a plague of venomous snakes, Moses builds a bronze serpent on a pole. · Military Victories: Israel defeats Sihon the Amorite and Og of Bashan, conquering East Jordan. Parsha Balak (Numbers 22:2–25:9) Balak shifts focus entirely to external enemies trying to destroy Israel through curses and seduction. · Balak’s Fear: King Balak of Moab fears Israel and hires Balaam, a non-Jewish prophet, to curse them. · The Talking Donkey: Balaam’s donkey sees an angel blocking the path, speaks to Balaam, and saves his life. · Curses Turned to Blessings: Balaam tries to curse Israel three times, but God forces him to utter beautiful blessings instead (including Mah Tovu). · The Sin of Baal-Peor: Foiled by prophecy, Midianite and Moabite women seduce Israeli men into idolatry. A plague breaks out, halted only when Phinehas takes decisive action.

Parsha Korach 5786 Humility of Yeshua

Parsha Korach (found in Numbers 16:1–18:32) contains exactly: Verses: 95; Words: 1,409; Letters: 5,325 [1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korach_(parashah)], 2 [https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/2614226/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Korach.htm]] Korach from Num. 16:1 to 18:32 is our Torah study this week. INTERSTING THAT OF THE 54 TORAH PORTIONS TITLES 6 ARE HUMAN NAMES….NOACH , CHAYIE SARAH….. YITRO (PAGAN PRIEST) KORACH, BALAK PINCHAS. Of the 6, 3 are in the book of Numbers. In the book of numbers, we think about them Korach who was a Jew who had a wicked heart and he had a very lofty, high position in the nation of Israel but he was not satisfied with his position he wanted to grasp more power more authority and rebelled against Hashem. We come to balak who was a wicked Gentile King and he's the one who had the bright idea to hire the Prophet The Wicked Prophet Balaam to come into curse the Jewish people. Finally but then with Phineas or Pincus we find a very very righteous Jewish man whose Act of zeal for God is was so memorable, that averted the plague, and so marked that God established them a Brit Shalom a covenant of Peace. WHY IS Evil people’s name included as part of the Torah? WHAT IS HAHSEM TELLING US BY HAVING EVEN THOSE men like korah and Balak THAT LEAD ISRAEL ASTRAY GIVEN HONOUR…. SPEAKS OF HASHEM’S GREATNESS THAT EVEN IN TRAGEFY… EVEN IN DARKNESS… THERE IS GOODNESS THAT CAN COME OUT….. can be learned. WE CELEBRATED THE START OF THE MONTH OF TAMMUZ LAST MONDAY NIGHT…. AND ONE OF THEMES OF THE MONTH IS “SIGHT”….. AND EVIL EYE IS WHEN WE TRY TO ENVY OR ARE JEALOUS ABOUT OTHERS, AND THIS IS WHTA WE WILL SEE IN THIS PARSAH IN THE LIFE OF KORACH…. • WHO IS KORACH? ·WHAT DOES HIS NAME MEAN? ·WHY IS THE 250 MEN CALLED “THE SINNERS”? ·HOW IS THE ROD OF AARON CONNECTED TO THE PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH?

Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5786 Guard Your Heart

ROSH CHODESH TAMMUZ IS THE 4TH MONTH FROM NISSAN. WHY DO WE CELEBRATE THE NEW MONTH…. NEW MOON ROSH CHODESH? GEN 1:14… SUN AND ,MOON CREATED ON THE 4TH DAY AS A SIGN… (SIGNAL…WARNING…..CALL YOUR ATTNETION)…. MOADIM…. (HASHEM’S DIVINE APPOINTMNET…) HE WANTS US TO KNOW WHEN THE REGULAR MEETING TIMES (SABBATHS AND FEASTS) AND SPECIAL DAYS OF VISITATION….ROCH CHODESH..NEW MOON… WE LIVE BY CALENDARS AND APPOINTMENTS…. IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD…. NO DIFFERENT IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD… THE WORLD OF THE DIVINE…. WORLD OF HASHEM….

Parsha Shelach 5786 Holy Garments

Parshat Shelach (Numbers 13:1–15:41) consists of 119 verses. According to traditional Masoretic statistics, it contains 1,540 Hebrew words and 5,820 Hebrew letters We will also examine the events that lead to the slide and eventual exile for 40 years in the desert. Why the 10 leaders, despite experiencing the daily miracles which started back in Egypt, crossing of the Sea of Reeds, daily water and manna and yet still did not have faith in Hashem. We will look at the following: •SENDING OF THE 12 LEADERS AND THE EVIL REPORT, WHERE WAS THAT POINTING BACK TO? •END-TIME SPIRITUAL PATTERNS RELATING TO THE SENDING, REJECTING, EXILE AND RETURN •WHAT IS THE ROOT OF THE SIN OF THE GENERATION IN THE WILDERNESS? •HOW IS THE TZITZIT AN ANTIDOTE FOR THAT SIN? Congregation Yeshua is a Messianic Congregation In person: Streetsville Kinsmen Senior Centre, 327 Queen St. S. Mississauga Ontario L5M 1M3 CANADA Time: Sabbath (Saturday) mornings starting at 10:30 AM EST(New York time) Join Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 391 429 4655 Passcode: Shalom Contact Info: email: congregation_yeshua@rogers.com [congregation_yeshua@rogers.com] Website: https://congregationyeshua.org [https://congregationyeshua.org] YouTube @congregationyeshua Podcast: Congregation Yeshua Podcast

Parsha Beha Alotcha 5786 Elevated to be HIS Light

TORAH PORION THIS WEEK IS BEHA ALOTCHA…WHEN YOU LIGHT…. IS CONNECTED WITH LAST WEEK’S PARSHA AS THE 13TH DAY AFTER THE 12 DAYS OF THE INNAUGURATION OF THE MISHKAN… IF YOU RECALL LAST WEEK. DAILY FOR THE NEXT 12 DAYS, EACH OF THE TRIBE PRESENTED A CORBAN “SACRIFICE” AND AARON WAS SAD THAT THE 13TH TRIBE …THE LEVIYM WAS NOT INCLUDED in the GIVING OF GIFTS TO HASHEM… AARON WAS THINKING PERHAPS BECAUSE OF THE SIN OF THE GOLDEN CALF…… THE TORAH PORTION IS THE 3RD IN THE BOOK OF NUMBERS OR 36 SINCE GENESIS, THERE ARE 136 VERSES, 1,840 WORDS AND 7,055 LETTERS.