Parashah 36: B'ha'alotkha (When you set up)

Parashah 36: B'Ha'alotcha (When you set up); Numbers 8:1 through 12:16.
Haftarah (Writings and Prophets): Zechariah 2:14-4:7.
B'rit Hadasha (New Testament): John 19:31-37; Hebrews 3:1-6.

Summary & Overview

TORAH
o Numbers 8:1 | The Seven Lamps
o Numbers 8:5 | Consecration and Service of the Levites
o Numbers 9:1 | The Passover at Sinai
o Numbers 9:15 | The Cloud and the Fire
o Numbers 10:1 | The Silver Trumpets
o Numbers 10:11 | Departure from Sinai
o Numbers 11:1 | Complaining in the Desert
o Numbers 11:16 | The Seventy Elders
o Numbers 11:31 | The Quails
o Numbers 12:1 | Aaron and Miriam Jealous of Moses

Last week we looked at the elevation of the Priesthood, discussing the

standards and requirements for Spiritual Leadership in a Congregation related
to the tasks of carrying the Tabernacle as well as the Nazarene Vow, a special
dedication people committed to, consecrating themselves to YHVH for a period
of time. The name of this Torah Portion is B'ha'alotkha that comes from verse
2 where YHVH is saying to Aaron; when you mount the lamps or light the
lamps.
Q Why is this Torah Portion starts with the Menorah?
The Menorah is an indication of how we
are to go through this Wilderness; it is to
carry His light in our midst, shining in this
dark world and in dark times. The Book of
Numbers, or BMidbar, is about travelling
through the Wilderness and represents a
dark time that every person will go
through, particularly during the end times,
when the whole earth will go through a
time called the Great Tribulation. This is
the time when YHVHs people will shine and draw people into the Kingdom
before His Coming.
The Menorah is found in the Holy Place, the place of relationship with Yshua,
the Word of YHVH. This is the place where you build up your relationship so
that you can shine and be like the Menorah to people that do not know YHVH
yet. Then after describing the Menorah, it goes into the section of the dedication
of the Levites, the ones who are to facilitate and teach the Word to the
congregation. This shows us that we are to share what we have learned as a
resulted of our relationship with YHVH.

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Travelling through the Wilderness
There are two ways to look at this travelling
through the Wilderness experience. The first
way is to see yourself as one of the people of
Israel, who followed Moses through the
Wilderness, identifying some of the
characteristics described in Scripture, so that
you can learn from their behaviour. Are you
like one of the Israelites who looks forward to
the Promised Land or is you constantly
looking back to Egypt? Are you the one that praises YHVH in the midst of this
Wilderness experience, or are you the one murmuring and complaining about
the majority? Are you the one that helps and supports the cause and actually
does something, or are you complaining and talking about your leaders? Are
you the one who will make it or will you die in the Wilderness? Think about it.
The second way to view this is to see yourself as one
within the larger group. From Scripture, we learn that
YHVH sometimes treats the whole of Israel as one
person, just like He refers to the followers of Messiah as
His Bride. Not only that, the whole group can be
negatively affected because of one persons sin. That is
the other way to view yourself as part of a collective
group that makes up the people of Israel. We know these
groups as Assemblies, Congregations and Churches, the
place where you fellowship and express your faith with
fellow believers. That particular Assembly or Fellowship
you belong to, is seen as a person from YHVHs point
of view, and you must ask yourselves, is she righteous before YHVH and is
He pleased with her? If not, then you as an individual will receive the same
consequences, together with the rest of that Body, for any of the individuals
misconduct. This principle holds true for families as well, where YHVH will deal
with the family as a unit, even if an individual member of the family rebel and
sin. The Sabbath is a good example where YHVH said that you and any
member, even people working and living with you, should honour the Sabbath.
The rules for the house applies to everyone living in that house.This is why
the decision where you fellowship is so important; they can pull you up or drag
you down, because of the actions of individuals in that Congregation.
Personal Application: The principle of the collective group, that makes out
one person from YHVHs point of view, can be seen in your life as well. You
are one person that consists of different areas or parts in your life. Some parts
of you are eager to follow YHVH, and other parts are more fleshly and tend to
murmur and complain. Some areas are there that makes you proud and make
you feel worthy, and other areas need some work because they tend to pull you
down. All the areas in your life will be challenged as you travel through the
Wilderness, and you will become a better person at the end of every
Wilderness experience because parts of you will die, and parts of you will
come out stronger. We know that all the people who longed back to Egypt, who
complained or rebelled, they all died out. Only the parts of you who follow and
obey YHVH will make it at the end of this journey.

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The key is to just keep on following His Word and let the part of you who want
to serve Him, grow stronger so that they will accompany you to the Promised
Land. Just like you lose weight when exercising, you will loose weight and
baggage, becoming healthy, slim and fit, trained and disciplined as a Soldier in
the Army of YHVH.

Dedication of the Firstborn and the Priesthood

Num 8:10, 14-18 So you shall bring the Levites before
YHVH, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the
Levites;11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before
YHVH like a wave offering from the children of Israel, that
they may perform the work of YHVH. 14 Thus you shall
separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and
the Levites shall be Mine. 15 After that, the Levites shall go
into service the Tabernacle of the meeting. So you shall
cleanse them and offer them as a wave offering. 16 For
they are wholly given to Me from among the children of
Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open
the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel. 17 For all
the firstborn among the children of Israel
are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all
the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them to
Myself.18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn
of the children of Israel. 19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron
and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the
children of Israel in the Tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement
for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of
Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary.
The Levites were counted for the sake of redemption. If YHVH redeems you, He
owns you, just like the Levites belonged to YHVH. We see the same principle in
V16 where it states that the Firstborn from the Children of Israel, as well as the
firstborn of the animals, belong to YHVH. The Levites were then taken in the
place of the Firstborn of the children of Israel, redeeming the Firstborn. Then
they were given as a gift to Aaron, the High Priest. In the same way, we as His
Priesthood is chosen in the place and on behalf of the Children of Israel (rest
of believers who are not the Priesthood) and become a gift to Yshua, our High
Priest. This is what YHVH sees when you dedicate yourself as we discussed
the Nazarene vow in the previous Torah Portion. People who devote
themselves to YHVH, living more disciplined lives, are like His Priesthood who
are given to Him as a gift.
Gift is the word nathan ]tn that mean, gift, offering, set, lay upon, bring
deliver, consecrate, appoint.
Verse 17 describes how the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain and taken for
YHVH as an offering, that can also be seen as a gift, but in a different sense
and outcome. Are you a gift that is taken or are you a gift that voluntarily give
yourself unto Him?

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Spiritual Application: You can choose what type of gift you would like to be;
you can stay in the world and pay for your sin with
your own blood, or you can become part of Israel,
who are redeemed by the Work of the High Priest,
and the work of the Priesthood, who makes
atonement for you, so that no plague would come
near you and your household.
You can also decide to become one of the
Priesthood, that is a gift unto Yshua, doing the work
with Him to help the people stay on the Path that leads to the Promised Land.
The Atonement Work starts with the Work of the Messiah and the Blood of
Lamb, and continues with the work of the Priesthood, helping them while they
travel through the Wilderness until His Second Coming. Which is the one you
identify with, the person in the world, a child of Israel (believer) that happy with
Salvation, but is not ready to commit to the next level where you help with the
work of the Priesthood? We all should strive to become part of the Priesthood,
who helps the people in the world come to faith and assist the believers (Israel),
to enter the Promised Land safely.
To summarise: The Levites exist for the benefit of Israel and Israel exists for
the sake of the world. If you refuse to choose Him, you will become the gift
unto Him in the form of a sacrifice, where you have to die for your sins and
atone for your sins with your own blood, just like the Egyptian First Born. If you
choose Him out of free will, then you will become dedicated (offer yourself up)
unto Him and are in service to YHVH (spiritual sacrifices).
Offering (Sacrifice) Offer up (Dedication)
The unrighteous does not accept the The righteous offer themselves up
call and become the offering/die and are set apart.
Death of body 100% Dedicated death of fleshiness
Gift in the form of a Sacrifice (qorban) Gift to High Priest (Priesthood)
The firstborn of Israel also had to die because of the sin of Isreal, just like the
Egyptians, but YHVH chose the Levites in their place. The Levites became the
gift unto YHVH so that they, in turn, can offer up sacrifices on behalf of Israel.
This Sacrificial System facilitated the atonement process and is also known
as the System of Grace. Now the blood of animals can be shed in place of
mans blood, facilitated by the Levites. Later on. Yshua became the ultimate
First Born Who shed His Blood on behalf of all humanity over all generations,
atoning for all sin since Creation until the end of time.
Q Why is death required to make atonement?
Sin came into this world through Satans lies and brought death upon man and
a curse upon YHVHs Creation. We also know from Scripture, Lev 17:11, that
life is in the blood. Mans fallen nature and YHVHs cursed Creation had to be
restored back to its original state. This is done by replacing the LIE with
TRUTH. We will see this process in the following Word Picture:
Death is the word muth tvm and YHVH is represented by an Aleph a = 26
= YHVH.

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If you add the Aleph to the word muth, meaning that YHVH had to face death,
then the word muth tvm or death changes to emeth tma, that means
Truth. The truth is what is needed to neutralise the effects and
consequences of the Lie, restoring back YHVHs Creation and mans fallen
nature. When YHVH faced death in the form of Yshua, Truth was released in
the earth and became the solution to the problem. It is only the Truth that came
from Yshua the Messiah that was good enough to counter the Lie, this truth
is also known as the Torah, because Yshua is the Word that became flesh and
dwelled among us, to teach us how to implement this Truth in our lives. Then,
after returning to His Father, He sent His Spirit that writes the emeth or Truth
in our hearts, and that is the event that changes your nature back to the original
elevated state. Without His Spirit, you will have the fallen state, even if you have
the Torah because it is only His Spirit of truth, Who can reveal His Truth from
His Torah that will change your nature. You need both, His Torah and His Spirit!

Carrying the Ark through the Wilderness

Israel spent one year at Sinai before they started their journey
through the Wilderness. They travelled in order of the
Tribes, starting with Judah Issachar and Zebulun. Then
followed the sons of Gershon and Merari, carrying the
Curtains and Coverings and the Structure of the
Tabernacle. Then the next three Tribes followed Ruben,
Simeon and Gad. After them, came the Kohathites who
carried the Ark of the Covenant, the Menorah and all the art effects and
furnishings inside the Tabernacle. They generally arrived after the Tabernacle
was set up so that they can just walk in and set up all the furnishings and do the
final setup. Following and protecting the Koharites, were Ephraim, Manasseh
and Benjamin, and then the last three Tribes, Dan, Asher and Naphtali. This
placed the Ark of the Covenant right in the middle, six tribes before them and
six tribes following them.
Deut 10:33 And they departed from the mount of YHVH three days'
journey: and the Ark of the Covenant of YHVH went before them in the
three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.
This verse contradicts what we just read concerning the way Israel was set up,
as they travelled through the Wilderness. We learned from the previous
passage that the Kohathites carried the Ark of the Covenant and was situated in
the middle of the twelve Tribes. Here we see the Ark of the Covenant travelling
in front of the company, leading the way.
Q What is going on, is Scripture contradicting itself?
We can only understand this if we jump to the Book of Deuteronomy and get
some more insight. There were two Arks. We are all familiar with the Golden
Ark with the two Cherubim that contained the Tablets with the Ten
Commandments given to Moses.
Deut 10:1-4 At that time YHVH said to me, Hew for yourself two tablets
of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the Mountain and make
yourself an ark of wood. 2 And I will write on the tablets the words that
were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you shall put them in the
ark.

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 3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the
first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand. 4 And
He wrote on the tablets according to the first writing, the Ten
Commandments, which YHVH had spoken to you in the mountain from the
midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and YHVH gave them to me.
Deuteronomy comes from the Greek word Deuteronmion,
, that is made up of two words, duo and nomos
that means two laws or "second law." We find a record of
Moses ascending the Mountain a second time to get a new set
of Commandments because he broke the first set of Tablets
when Israel worshipped the golden calf. We read from this
passage that Moses made an Ark; this is an Ark only made from
acacia wood, that is different to the Ark made by Bezalel from shittim
wood, mentioned in Exo 37. This event where Moses went up the second time
was before the construction of the Tabernacle and the building of the second
Ark that was covered with gold.
These new tablets are placed in the wooden Ark and later on transferred to the
Golden Ark, and the broken tablets were then placed in the Wooden Ark. This
Wooden Ark was the Ark that was carried in front of the 12 Tribes and went
ahead with the Tribe of Judah.
Q What does this all mean?
We will look at the differences between these two Arks to gain some insight.
Wooden Ark Broken Tablets Golden Ark Perfect Tablets
Plain, only made from acacia wood, a Made from shittim wood and covered with gold
sign of humility and humanity. gold depicts aspects of kingship or divinity.
Moses made this Ark his name means Bezalel made this Ark his name means in
drawn from the water. (Physical) the shadow of Elohim. (Spiritual)
Everybody saw this Ark - revealed This Ark was covered and never seen - hidden
Contained broken tablets made by YHVH Contained perfect tablets made by Moses and
and engraved by YHVH. engraved by YHVH.
Tablets were broken instead of people Tablets are for the sake of the people.
Tablets rejected as a result of peoples Tablets accepted and received by people after
rebellion and sin. judgement.

Spiritual Application: The two Arks represent the Messiah, His First Coming
when He came to the earth in the form of a humble servant, because
of His Commandments that were broken. He went in front, ahead of
the King, the Golden Ark, representing His Second Coming.
When He comes again, He will bring with Him the undefiled
perfect Tablets, the Commandments that are not broken,
defiled and misinterpreted or changed by man. He will come
and teach us His perfect Torah from the Mountain.
Isa 2:3 Many people shall come and say, Come, and let us go up to the
Mountain of YHVH, To the House of the Elohim of Jacob; He will teach us
His Ways, And we shall walk in His Paths. For out of Zion shall go
forth the Torah and the Word of YHVH from Jerusalem.

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Moses name means drawn from the water and show us
the human aspect of Messiah that relates to the Wooden
Ark that contained YHVHs not so perfect
Commandments. This Ark went out with Judah (man),
and broken as a result of mans inability to convey or
teach YHVHs Commandments compared to King Yshua,
the ultimate Teacher of Torah.
The other aspect of the Wooden Ark being with Judah is
gleaned from the prophecy Judah received from his father, Jacob. It said that he
holds the sceptre, and he is the lawgiver or protector and teacher of the
Commandments. This shows us that his interpretation
of the Commandments is not perfect, and his best
efforts to fulfil his purpose was not good enough and
caused him to teach from broken tablets, just like
looking into a broken mirror with shattered pieces,
only conveying a partial image of His Character and
His Torah. We as humans only have a Wooden
Box understanding with broken Tablets of His
Ways.

The Hidden Book

Num 10:35-36 So it was, whenever
the ark set out, that Moses said:
Rise up, YHVH! Let Your enemies be
scattered, And let those who hate You
flee before You. 36 And when it rested,
he said: Return, YHVH, To the many
thousands of Israel.
The Sages teach that these two verses are so powerful, that they make up a
separate Book of the Torah, dividing the Torah Portion into three different
Books and changing the five Books of the Torah to seven Books. When you go
to a traditional Synagog, you will hear verse 35 every time they take out the
Torah Scroll, and verse 36 every time they put away the Torah Scroll. What is
interesting is, that these two verses, stand alone and have nothing to do with
the preceding or following verses. In the Hebrew text, there is a large space and
an inverted Nun on either side, separating it from the rest of the chapter. This
highlights these two verses and YHVH is about to reveal something profound,
bracketed between these two nun's.
The letter Nun n means fish and this Book is found
within these two fish. We know from the Berit
Chadashah (NT) that the fish reveals the Spirit of
Messiah that was upon His Disciples that made them
fishers of men, and the fish representing the
Gentiles. What is fascinating is that there is a
constellation that is represented by Two Fish; the sign
of Pisces, that we are in for the last 2000 years. This
is also known as the Age of the Gentiles.
Q When will the Age of the Gentiles end?

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The Age of Aquarius begins when the March equinox
point moves out of the constellation of Pisces and into
the constellation of Aquarius. But theres no definitive
answer as to when that will be. The Age of Pisces is an
astrological age, which shifts roughly every 2,150 years
and the next 2000 years we will be in the Aquarian Age.
We have been in the transition from the Piscean Age to
the Aquarian Age for the last half-century. Some
believed it started from December 21, 2012, when the great alignment took
place. The reality is that we cannot pinpoint it exactly and is up for speculation.
The reason we would like to know is that it will indicate the beginning of the
Time of Judgement and the Second Coming of Messiah.
The passage before the first Nun reveals an invitation to the Gentiles where
Moses invited Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses father-in-law to join
Israel. The next section after verse 36, after the second inverted letter Nun,
you find judgment by fire coming upon YHVHs people. This is ending the age
of the fishers, where all Gentiles are invited, and followed by the judgement of
the earth as described in Matt 24 and the Book of Revelation.
Q What is the message to us living in the Age of the Gentiles?
We find this message within the fish-brackets and is for the people who live in
the time of the Age of the Gentiles, that is us.

Rise up is the phrase that is the word qum ,vq that means, rise, perform,
set, establish, accomplish. The letter Qof q means back of the head or
repentance, Vav v means man and Mem , means water that represents
YHVHs Word. Repentance can only happen if man is exposed to the Word or
Torah of YHVH. This word is first found in Scripture in Gen 4:8 where Cain
rose up and killed his brother.
Spiritual Application: This is the age we live in; the age where believers or
brothers in faith will kill one another because of doctrinal
differences and different ways of offering up sacrifices to YHVH
(how we serve and worship Him). YHVH approve of some ways and
other ways He rejects. The aim is to find out what YHVH prefers
and try to please Him, instead of doing what we like and pleases us.
As Gentiles consists of and comes from diverse cultures, will cause
them to interpret and understand the Word in different ways.
For example; if you have different views on head coverings, (kipah
or tallit or womans head covering), you should not stab your
brother or sister to death with your words because of your
understanding or cultural convictions. All these things are cultural traditions
that are not commanded in the Torah. Do not judge those who wear them and
do not judge those who do not. If it helps you with your dedication to YHVH,
then go for it, but if you prefer not to keep that tradition, you are free to do so.
These fall into the category of Grey Areas that exist in Scripture, and these
areas of understanding will differ and are Tests to see if we can live in love
with one another. Repent and do not kill your brother or sister in Messiah over
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Return is the word that starts the phrase; Return YHVH. many thousands
of Israel. Return links with rise up being the first words of each of the
phrases. Return is the word shuv bvs that mean to return, to answer, to
deliver and to restore. The Age of the Gentiles is where YHVH will deliver man
and restore them with the people of Israel or Straight ones of Elohim, also
known as Righteous People of Elohim. In the previous Torah Portion, we saw
how YHVH asked us to return to His Ancient Path, that is His Torah. [Jer 6:16-
19] The people refused to do so and they who rebel will bring calamity upon the
Congregation, just like the judgement of fire that came upon His people, the
section after the second inverted nun. This inverted nun is an indication of
repentance as well. In the context of what we just discussed, this implies that
those who enforce their ways of offering (Context of Cain and Abels
offerings), the wrong ways of offering or worship will bring calamity on the
Congregation as well.

Spirit of Complaining
Num 11: 1-5 Now when the people
complained, it displeased YHVH; for YHVH
heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the
fire of YHVH burned among them, and
consumed some in the outskirts of the
camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses,
and when Moses prayed to YHVH, the fire
was quenched.3 So he called the name of the
place Taberah,[a] because the fire of YHVH had burned among them.

Complained is the word anan ]na. This word is only used twice in Scripture
and the second place is in Lam 3:39 written by Jeremiah, who was called the
Weeping Prophet, because he saw the destruction of the Temple and the
people taken into captivity by the Babylonians. This passage in Lamentations
consists of three parts; the first part is about complaining and lamenting, the
second part is about revealing the goodness of YHVH, and the third part is the
reason why calamity happens and why we should not complain.
Lam 3:1-6 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath.
2 He has led me and made me walk In darkness and not in light. 3 Surely

He has turned His hand against me Time and time again throughout the
day. 4 He has aged my flesh and my skin, and broken my bones. 5 He has
besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and woe. 6 He has set me
in dark places Like the dead of long ago.
He carries on and complains for the next 15 verses, and then within the midst of
the complaining, reveals these beautiful words that everybody is familiar with:
Lam 3:22-27 Through YHVHs mercies we are not consumed
Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness. 24 YHVH is my portion, says my soul,
Therefore I hope in Him! 25 YHVH is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should hope and wait
quietly For the salvation of YHVH. 27 It is good for a man to bear
The yoke in his youth.

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Then we have the verses that indicate to us that he realised that it would not
help to complain, but rather trust and praise YHVH. We see that the reason for
the calamity that came upon Israel, that resulted in the complaining, actually
comes from mans own doing, a result of their own sin.
Lam 3:37-39 Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When YHVH
has not commanded it? 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That woe and well-being proceed? 39 Why should a living man complain,
a man for the punishment of his sins?
Personal Application: The things we do as individuals, as well as the things
the collective group or Assembly does, can bring calamities upon His people
because of our sin. Before you complain you should stop for a minute and ask
yourself, why am I in this situation and why does it seem that YHVH is not with
us. Do introspection and ask YHVH to reveal your sin, and the collective sin of
the Congregation, so that you can deal with it and move on, walking in YHVHs
blessings again. The key message we learn from Jerimiah is to see YHVH as
our hope and salvation, even if we caused the calamities. We also learned to
praise Him within the situation and give Him glory even if we suffer. Reverse
the effects of disobedience and search the Truth, that will remove the Lies and
Curses that is upon YHVHs people and upon His Congregation.
Num 11:4 Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to
intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: Who
will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish which we ate freely in
Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the
garlic; 6 but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all
except this manna before our eyes!
The Spirit of complaining is present before the actual complaining. We read in
Num 11:4 that there was a mixed multitude or a collection of people from all
backgrounds. They cultivated the cravings for flesh, and the complaining only
started when someone mentioned it first. This craving was cultivated and
collectively created by the mixed multitude. Be careful with you hang out with
negative people who are prone to complaining. If you mix with negative people,
it will rub off, and you will become just like them and receive their reward for
them.
Personal Application: The other key learning is to try
and see the good in people, to try to catch someone
doing good. If you look for negative things, that is all
you will see because people make mistakes. When
you see a brother or sister stumble, do not bash them
over the head with the Commandments, or stab them
to death with your tongue, rather help them up and
speak life through kind words of encouragement.
Do not convict them of their sin that is the job of
YHVHs Sprit, He will convict them, your job is to support them and help them to
stand up and walk in the Truth of His Torah again, not in traditions.

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Give me Meat!
The people complained about the food because
they got fed up with the manna that YHVH send
from heaven, they complained because they
wanted meat.
Q What do the meat and the manna represent?
Meat is the word basar rsb. They hungered for
flesh and despised the manna. Basar comes from
the root word basar that means, good news, good tidings, messenger, to
preach.
This word is first found in Scripture in 1 Sam 4:17 where a messenger (basar)
brought a message to Eli, news about his two sons who were killed and the Ark
of the Covenant that was taken. This does not sound like good news at all.
Spiritual Application: One of the meanings of the word basar is preacher.
In the context of the message that is good news, we make the connection to
the messages that is preached today that is perceived as good news to the
hearer. These messages can be bad news if people die or when it does not
contain the essence of the Ark of the Covenant and the Commandments of
YHVH. These good news messages can refer to the Gospel message of
salvation through Messiah that is preached, but it can also mean the good
news messages that tickle the ear, teaching only things that people would like
to hear. These messages are fleshly to feed those who seek flesh/meat
instead of manna. This will cause spiritual death to the offspring of these
Teachers because they do not receive the Truth that is only found in the Torah
or the Ark.
The other Good News or Gospel message is when Preachers do not move
pass the message of Salvation and the Cross. This message is not moving past
the Mountain and does not contain the full Truth that is contained in the Ark of
the Covenant. Feeding on this message alone will also cause spiritual death to
the members of those Congregations.
Manna is supernatural food that is given freely while you travel through the
Wilderness after you encountered the Mountain and the Commandments. If you
travel through the Wilderness without mana, you will definitely die spiritually.
Manna is also found in the Bert Chadashah (NT) in the Book of John.
John 5:48-51 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the
wilderness, and are dead.50 This is the bread which comes down from
heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which
came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;
and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of
the world.

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Spiritual Application: Yshua referred to
Himself as the Beard from heaven, that is
Manna, but man desired flesh instead. Think
about it, people travelling through the
Wilderness rather seek things of the flesh
rather than things that enhance and feeds the
spirit. When you go through a tough time, are
you typically see if there is something you can
do to fix it instead of asking YHVH for an
outcome.
The other aspect of this picture is, that during this period called the Wilderness
or Age of the Gentiles, people will desire fleshly things rather than the bread
of life, Who is Yshua. They will be lovers of money and seek after their own
pleasures, so busy with their own lives and careers, that they have no time for
YHVH. Even within the Body of Messiah, people will be self-centered and seek
their own desires, making YHVH a tool to resolve their issues and make their
life work instead of having a relationship with Him.
The other aspect of manna is that you have to go and pick it up yourself, it is not
something that you are spoon-fed by someone else. You have to take your
Bible and study the Word in order to have a personal relationship with Yshua,
that will get you out of the Wilderness and into the Promised Land.

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