Living Torah

The attitude we enter into the Torah cycle is of utmost importance. What are we expecting in the coming year? Let’s begin with a paint brush and canvas then use His words to see the beauty of the painting Torah reveals.

The 8th day is a beautiful picture of eternity. The tribes gathered to into Israel further enhances that picture. The message which tied it all together is one people, one destination, one Kingdom document and one King! May each passing day increase our longing for that day!

Sukkot is so much more than an eight-day camping trip or vacation. Sukkot is about our past, our present and our future. It is about the Passover Lamb who will one day reign from Mount Tzyion as the greater son of David.

What is the purpose behind The Feasts? Are they simply events or something far greater? Moshe teaches the Hebrews a final song, but it is a song which will be sung into the Kingdom. What does it teach us about ourselves and about Yah?

Do we really understand who we are an where we were standing before we were yet standing/ To know the answer to those questions is the first steps toward the life of significance we were created for. Does Yah work through every event on this earth? It sure appears so!

Yom Teruah, the Feast of Trumpets is known as a day of sounding shofars, though in Leviticus shofars are not mentioned, or are they? What is this day about? It is just a day to lead us or to remind us? October 7, 2023 and September 11, 2001 tie to this day of soundings.

The promises and covenant of Yah is not complete without The Land. What will it be like to come before Him the first time, set our basket of offering down and prostrate ourselves in worship? We may have to wait for that day, but today, we can prepare ourselves for that day. Choices determine destination.

The root of the word war in Hebrew is the word bread. How is our daily bread and our daily battle connected? Now let’s consider the “Disciple’s prayer in light of these words. Why were there tired and straggling on the journey?

Would you rather live in a world of justice or righteousness? Just what is the difference? The word, perfect used in the KJV can set our lives up for failure. The Hebrew word, tamim has a totally different meaning. It paints a beautiful picture of what our life should be and the destiny at the end of the chaos. Stay in the boat!

Don’t just look, but perceive and have a vision of what is before us. Yah gave us the example of this in Genesis 1:4. What will our first job be in His Kingdom? How about demolition of all the idols and buildings which have been built to false gods and false religions? What does it mean to be a “unique treasure” unto Him?

Staying close to my Grandad’s heel got me back to the car. Staying close to Yah’s heel will get us back home! His eyes are always upon The Land. Those eyes not only see Israel as it is, but also as it will one day be. That concept not only applies to The Land, but also to us!

Did Yah tell Moshe to write these words of Deuteronomy are was it his idea. The first word of the Torah portion is not words, but the word these. In that word we find the answer. Remembering where you came from is essential in knowing where you are doing!

The Tribes prepare to enter into the Promised Land. In doing so, they become a prophetic picture of what would happen thousands of years later and a work of our day. “Greater Israel”? If you will not stand with an inch, don’t say you will stand with a mile! And just who is your daddy?

The word “shalom” is not just a condition for life, but an action regarding life. Victory is only possible because of war. It is not our decision to be in war, but rather to make sure we are fighting the right war. Moses hands over the Hebrews to Joshua. The picture this paints is one of our journey and destiny.

Did the talking donkey become the message for many concerning this Torah portion? The message is not about a donkey or a false prophet, but rather about a battle, which will intensify the closer we come to entering His Kingdom. This is not a time to let our guard down, no matter who you are or where you may feel you are in the camp.

The instructions regarding the red heifer. Much is said about this in our day. Can a focus become a distraction? There should only be one true gaze in our lives. Lack of water, disgust of daily manna and people dyeing all around. Signs of their times will be signs of ours.

The Korah rebellion. What is it really about and what really caused it? Do we see in this day the same event happening? There is one word which can mean the difference between entering His promises or becoming decaying waste in the wilderness. We must understand and live this word today.

What do you get when you separate the land of Israel from the gospel of Israel? Answer: A GMO hybrid which cannot produce fruit with seed. The choice is clear today. Will we be the two spies of good report or the ten spies of bad report. Your answer determines the destination of your bones.

Are we moving forward toward our destination? Are we growing in our relationship with Yah? Are we satisfied with ritual without relationship or presence?

“Lift up your head!” In what direction are we to lift up our heads to? What do we expect to see when we do? The answers may and should overwhelm us all.

Israel is to be a nation made up of individuals. In joining this nation, we do not lose our identity, but rather find our identity and our purpose. Does Yah know you? If you answered yes, do you really believe your answer? An account of our lives from 16 years ago is one of Yah stepping into our family and proving He knows us.

Yah was not only giving them The Land as their inheritance; He was bringing them to themselves. That promise has not changed today. When we focus on what is important to Him, we will find a part of ourselves we did not know existed.

I’m not a priest! I’m not a Jew! I’m not a man! I’m not a woman! Those statements can cause us to compartmentalize Scripture. Some instructions may not apply, but they can all teach.

Unauthorized fire can only lead to one thing; death. Just what are we looking to for our life here on earth? There is no reason to wait for The Kingdom for a change of life. We can practice Kingdom life while we are yearning for it.

The “Eighth Day” points us to a time in which the leprosy of this world will be forever in the past. But, do we have to wait till that day to enjoy the benefits of it today? Why the affliction anyway? Is it punishment or grace beyond our comprehension?