Torah 101-Tetzaveh Parsha

I.

ANSWERS TO STUDY QUESTIONS (Terumah)

1) Question for Exodus 25:

How does one detail about the Ark of the Covenant predict a detail about
Yshuas resurrection?
KERUVIM (25:18) = cherubs. These are the same type of angel that guard the
way to the tree of life in Eden so that man cannot go back there. Since the Ark is
the connecting point on earth between Abba YHWH and man, it represents the
possibility that paradise might one day be regained. Some Rabbis say there are
two cherubs so that one male and one female may be representative of the human
family. Others think that each cherub represents one of the two main Names,
Yahweh and Elohim.
However, the two cherubim also are represented at the resurrection with the two
angels with outstretched wings at each side of the burial bench.
2) Question for Exodus 26:
Where is another detail/prediction about the resurrection to be found in this
chapter?
VEET HA MISHKAN TAASEH ESER YERIOT SHEN MOSHEZAR
UTCHELET VEARGAMAN VETOLAAT SHANI KERUVIM MAASE
CHOSHEV TAASEH OTAM (26:1) = Make the tabernacle out of ten large
tapestries consisting of twisted linen, and sky blue, dark red and crimson (wool)
patterns of cherubs woven into them. The word here for fine twisted linen is
SHESH, which is derived from the number 6, because 6 threads are weaved
together to form the strand of fabric. It is also reminiscent of the SHOSHANIM
(lily flowers) which have 6 petals and appeared on ossuaries (bone boxes) as a
symbol of resurrection. The two images come together beautifully with our Savior
Yshua who was buried in linen wrappings and who rose from the dead.
3) Question for Exodus 27:
How is a term about the Tabernacle used by the Apostle Paul to describe leaders
in the Nazarene movement?
AMMUD (27:10) = pillars. The exact word is used in Galatians 2:9 when Paul
describes Yaakov, Yochanan and Keefa as pillars. Since Yshua was often
looked at in the prophecy of Amos 9:27 that the tabernacle of David that has

1|Page

fallen will be picked up, its interesting that within that new Tabernacle, these
disciples are the pillars holding it up.
4) Bonus Question of the Week:
How are details about the calendar encoded in the Tabernacle?

2014 Torah Thought for the Week:

The Beauty of Torah Math in the Tabernacle
Last week, we saw how the parsha almost snuck in an incredible vision of Yahs throne
amidst a sea of regulations. As I commented then what I will repeat still stands: Any
time you get a parsha like this one with a lot of minutia and little action, watch out!
There could be in that minutia details of beauty, grace and even mysticism literally
hiding in plain sight. Its as if Abba YHWH wants to make sure we are paying attention
and giving honor to ALL of His Torah, so He saves these nuggets for those who are
willing to do a little extra work.
Now, what was true for Mishpatim is practically on steroids for Terumah. Its time to
stop and smell the pomegranates, as Moshe might say. First, let us see the number that
comes up more often than any other this week, 50:
5

"You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on
the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite each
other. 6 "You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another
with the clasps so that the tabernacle will be a unit. (Exodus 26:5-6 NAU)
10

"You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the
first set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second
set. 11 "You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and you shall put the clasps into
the loops and join the tent together so that it will be a unit. (Exodus 26:10-11
NAU)
12

"For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits
with their ten pillars and their ten sockets. 13 "The width of the court on the east
side shall be fifty cubits. (Exodus 27:12-13 NAU)
18

"The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty
throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their sockets of
bronze. (Exodus 27:18 NAU)
Thats 9 references to the number 50 just in this parsha alone. And thats not even
scratching the surface for 50 and other references to the Tabernacle:

2|Page

12

He made fifty loops in the one curtain and he made fifty loops on the edge of
the curtain that was in the second set; the loops were opposite each other. 13 He
made fifty clasps of gold and joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so
the tabernacle was a unit. (Exodus 36:12-13 NAU)
17

Moreover, he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in
the first set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost
in the second set. 18 He made fifty clasps of bronze to join the tent together so
that it would be a unit. (Exodus 36:17-18 NAU)
12

For the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits with their ten pillars and
their ten sockets; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver. 13 For the
east side fifty cubits. (Exodus 38:12-13 NAU)
Thats 8 more direct references to 50 cubits, bringing our total to 17 for 50 and the
Tabernacle. But now there is one more indirect reference to the number 50 and the
Tabernacle that we should look at:
14

"The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits with their three
pillars and their three sockets. 15 "And for the other side shall be hangings of
fifteen cubits with their three pillars and their three sockets. 16 "For the gate of
the court there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue and purple and scarlet
material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and
their four sockets. (Exodus 27:14-16 NAU)
15 + 15 +20 = 50 cubits for the remainder, bringing our total of 50s to 18, which is the
number for life, as KHET-YODH, the letters for CHAY, add up to 18. Not only that
look at what they relate to: The Tabernacle, or MISHKAN in Hebrew, so lets look at
what that word actually means:
9942

[ 9943] (Hebrew) (page 1015) (Strong 4908)

n.m. Ex 26:6 dwelling-place, tabernacle ;: Ex 25:9 +; cstr. 38:21 +,

etc.; pl. cstr. Psalm46:6 (LXX Bae Du , <

:); sf.
Ez 25:4

(< , ||

) , Hb 1:6, Psalm 132:5; cstr.
87:2 +,
etc.;1. dwelling-place:

; Nu 16:24, 16:27 (P) [but here orig.

:; v. Comm.]; poet. = tomb, Is 22:16. 2. elsewhere in sg. always of abode of .

gloss on ), 2 S 7:6 || 1 Ch 17:5, + 76 t. P. 3. pl. , dwellings (only poet.): a.
of Israel, Nu 24:5 (poem; || ), Je 30:18, Is 54:2 + 4 t.; of other nations Je 51:30 ,
Hb 1:6, cf. Ez 25:4 (v. supra);

3|Page

: Jb 18:21; : 21:28; of wild ass 39:6(||

 ;)shepherds Ct 1:8; = tomb Psalm 49:12 (cf. 1). b. Gods abode in Zion Ez 37:27,
Psalm 132:5, 132:7, cf. 43:3, 84:2 (||

:).

So the word tabernacle itself means to dwell along with the 50s making 18 (life). But
there is far more evidence to support what I am saying about 50 as the number for
dwelling on the earth. Heres just a small sample of that proof
1) The animals on the ark have a dwelling space or width of 50 cubits.
2) The ark rests on Ararat after 150 days after dwelling on the water for that long
before running aground the next day (50 x 3 = 150).
3) Abraham begins bargaining for the Sodomites to continue dwelling on the earth at
50 souls.
4) You dwell 50 days for the omer count until Shavuot.
5) You dwell 50 years to get to Jubilee.
6) Your land is valued to dwell on at 50 shekels for a homer of barley.
7) Levites get to dwell servicing the Tabernacle until they turn 50 years old.
8) 1 in 50 of people and livestock are demanded to be consecrated unto YHWH and
Eliezar follows the command.
9) 50 cubit measures abound in Ezekiels vision of the Temple. This culminates with
an 18,000 cubit circle around Jerusalem called Yahweh is there. Divide 18,000
by 360 and each degree of that circle is 50 cubits, a circle of life with life in each
degree of it!
10) Hamans gallows were 50 cubits high, and his death meant life for the Jews in
Persia.
11) Yshua sits the multitudes down in groups of 50 to feed them fish and bread.
12) The Pharisees remark, You are not yet 50 years old and you claim to have seen
Abraham. 50 is seen as a mark of maturity.
So I hope this sampling is sufficient for you guys to see where I am coming from with 50.
For more information, see the Powerpoint under the Calendar Tab called The Great 50
Code: Is it Like Enoch? But now we have to move on to our second and final
examplethe Calendar Code in the Tabernacle Curtains! Look at this
'The Dwelling itself you will make with ten sheets of finely woven linen dyed
violet-purple, red-purple and crimson. You will have them embroidered with great
winged creatures. 2 The length of a single sheet is to be twenty-eight cubits, its
width four cubits, all the sheets to be of the same size. 3 Five of the sheets are
to be joined to one another, and the other five sheets are to be joined to one
another. (Exodus 26:1-3 NJB)
7

'You will make sheets of goats' hair to form a tent over the Dwelling; you will
make eleven of these. 8 The length of a single sheet must be thirty cubits and
its width four cubits, the eleven sheets to be all of the same size. 9 You will
join five sheets together into one set, and six sheets into another; the sixth
you will fold double over the front of the tent. (Exodus 26:7-9 NJB)
4|Page

38

Finally, on the east side, in front of the Dwelling, in front of the Tent of
Meeting, towards the east, was the camp of Moses and Aaron and his sons,
who had charge of the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Any unauthorized
person coming near was to be put to death. (Numbers 3:38 NJB)
Believe it or not, what these details contain is the memory of how the ancient Israelite
calendar actually worked to balance lunar and solar cycles. Heres why:
1) The cubits of the length of the curtains represent the days of the lunar month, each
cubit = a day.
2) The outer curtains are 30 cubits, because the lunar month takes place over 30
solar days. The average lunar month is 29.53 solar days long, so about 12 hours
of that month goes into day 30, and then we have to reckon with the sunset to tell
us when that day ends. However, no part of a 31st solar day can ever be in a
single lunar month, so 30 is the outer edge of a lunar month.
3) The inner curtains are 28 cubits in length, and this represents the days of the lunar
month when the moon is normally visible. In other words, there are periods of
darkness on either side of the 28 day crescent to crescent cycle. The historian
Philo in fact wrote a great deal about this interrelationship between the 30 and 28
days in a lunar cycle.
4) The final curtain over the top of the structure folds over, which is symbolic of
re-setting the cycle at the end of the 30 days.
5) The entire Tabernacle then is facing east, towards the rising sun, which tells the
Israelites to balance the lunar cycles by the solar year!
6) The curtains are also 4 cubits wide and 4 is the number for foundation or
architecture (4 rivers in Eden, 4 winds, 4 Gospels, etc.) so this resetting the lunar
cycles by the solar year is at the heart of the architecture of the original calendar.
7) And finally, the total number of curtains is 21, the total amount of hours from
sunset to between the evenings which begins at the 9th hour after sunrise. This
is the time the Israelites slaughtered the lamb for Exodus night and this is also the
time of the evening sacrifice and the moment Yshua died.
So this is what Torah math does. It provides consistent and appropriate Scripture
messages in a given number across the board, if not always then to such an astonishing
degree that the pattern cannot be denied. I believe it is also proof of Abba YHWHs
DNA on this text as no human mind could ever conceive such a thing from Genesis to
Revelation. Faith is literally in the math, or, if you prefer, here is how one leading
scientist put it:
Elohim wrote the Universe in the language of mathematics- Galileo
Not surprising since it was Galileo who wanted to venerate the Scriptures and interpret
them for himself through science, whereas his adversary the Roman Catholic Church
wanted to condemn him for not following the writings of a pagan Greek named Aristotle.

5|Page

If that sounds different than the story you grew up with then maybe its time to see the
real math and the real messages of Scripture in real historytogether.

6|Page

II.

QUESTIONS FOR THIS TORAH PORTION (Tetzaveh)

Please NOTE:
For clarity and time constraints, if I elect to not read the whole parsha
(which is the case this week) I may still ask questions relating to the
portions I did not read!

5) Question for Exodus 27:20-28:43:

How is the name of Aarons tribe related to the stone with the names of the sons
of Israel and one modern aspect of the Yom Kippur service?
6) Question for Exodus 29:
Was there only one ordination of priests or two?
7) Question for Exodus 30:1-10:
Where in these lines do we find a blueprint for the universe? Yes I am serious
8) Haftorah Question of the Week: Ezekiel 43:10-27
What do historical sources tell us happened to the Zadokite priests (since their
fate happened after the Tanakh closed)?
9) NT Commentary: Philippians 4:10-20 (extemporaneous)

7|Page