Friday, March 11, 2016

CHUCK KOLB 03/11/2016

Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Pekudei (Accounts)
God’s Divine Presence Enters the Temple !!! 


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Welcome to this week’s study of the Parasha (Torah Portion). 
Today’s portion of Torah, Pekudei (Accounts) will be read in
synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat
(Saturday) service. This is the last reading in the Book of
Exodus (Shemot). We know you will be blessed as you study
with us the Glory of God in this week’s Parasha. Enjoy !

 Last week in Vayakhel, the people donated the required
materials for the building of the Mishkan in such abundance
that Moses had to tell them to stop giving.
 
This week in Parasha Pekudei, an accounting is made of those
materials, and the eight priestly garments are made according
to the specifications in Parasha Tetzaveh.  The Mishkan is also
completed and a cloud appears over it; the Divine Presence
has come to dwell within it.

Parasha Pekudei addresses the mystery of how an unlimited,
eternal God who transcends all time and space can possibly
take up residence within the limitations of a man-made building.
 
Once Moses and the people finished the work of constructing
the Mishkan, the Glory of God filled it:

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"Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe,
who has sanctified us with His commandments, and
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Weekly Torah Portion: Pekudei

Welcoming G-d into our neighborhood and making this world a better place - this is the simple yet profound reason Israel has been commanded to build for G-d a Sanctuary on this earth. Israel is a nation whose destiny is to live and act in G-d consciousness, thereby uplifting man and perfecting G-d's creation.

Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)
Parashat Pekudei is read on Shabbat:
Adar II 2, 5776 / March 12, 2016

Weekly Torah Portion: Pekudei - beloved Rabbi Chaim Richman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuxd_6oFRoc (14:11)
The Temple Institute - https://www.youtube.com/user/henryporter2
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Published on Mar 9, 2016 

Temple Talk Radio: Weekly Torah Portion: Pekudei  

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Parshat Pekudei

An accounting is made of the gold, silver and copper donated by the people for the making of the Mishkan. Betzalel, Aholiav and their assistants make the eight priestly garments—the apron, breastplate, cloak, crown, hat, tunic, sash and breeches—according to the specifications communicated to Moses in the Parshah of Tetzaveh. [...]
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default.asp?tDate=3/12/2016

Beloved Rabbi Naphtali “Tuly” Weisz
The Portion of Vayakhel - Pekudei

https://israel365.com/study/exodus/portion-vayakhel-pekudei/
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Weekly Torah Portion: God is a Gracious Host
The closing chapters of the Book of Exodus complete the section that deals with the construction of the Tabernacle.  The last verses are particularly interesting. Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. (Exodus 40: 34-35) Twice, Scripture tells us that the glory of God has filled the Tabernacle, which, in essence is what the Tabernacle was for.  When God first instructed Moses on this issue, He said:  “And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst” (25:8). Clearly, in having His glory fill the Tabernacle, He is dwelling among His people.
https://israel365.com/2016/03/35186/
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Thanks - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 13+ years ...
COLUMN ONE: The fourth strategy
by Caroline Glick

Two weeks ago, Saudi Arabia listed Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and canceled its $3 billion aid package to the Lebanese military. This week we learned that Lebanon is no more. It has been replaced by Hezbollah’s Iranian colony in Lebanon. Two weeks ago, Saudi Arabia listed Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and canceled its $3 billion aid package to the Lebanese military. The Gulf Cooperation Council followed suit. Rather than support the move by his sponsors and allies, Saad Hariri, the head of the anti-Hezbollah March 14 movement, flew to Syria to meet with Hezbollah leaders. Saudi Arabia’s decision to end its support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) doesn’t mean that Saudi Arabia is making peace with Hezbollah. [...]
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 Israelis prefer Hillary for president, study finds

T. Belman writes, Very disturbing. Anyone who cares about Israel and really knows this woman, would reject her out of hand. She is a known antisemite and always has been. In addition she had no compunction to scream at us in support of Obama’s dictates. [...]
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Original Thinking: Jesus at the checkpoint
Why do they go out of their way to deny the undeniable Jewishness of Jesus
according to their own biblical commentaries?
by Barry Shaw, JPOST

Its that crazy Christian time of year in Bethlehem when traditional beliefs are thrown out of the church window. March 7-10 will see the fourth rendering of that anti-Israel libel “Christ at the Checkpoint” played out yet again. It is bad enough when devious Arab Islamic leaders, including Holocaust-denier Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority, speak at Christmas time of Jesus the “Palestinian messenger,” but it is something completely different when church leaders call Jesus a Palestinian. [...]
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Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Pekudei (Accounts)
God’s Divine Presence Enters the Temple !!!





In the chumash form (bound book), the Hebrew text of the Torah is usually
set out with the vowel points and cantillation marks (the markings under
and around the Hebrew consonants) that provide the traditional rendering
of the Hebrew.  Because the Sefer Torah (scroll) does not have these
markings, one must have already received training to read and chant it.
  
Shabbat Shalom !
 
Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion), which is called Pekudei (Accounts).
 
This portion of Torah that will be read in synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service is the last reading in the Book of Exodus (Shemot).
 
We know you will be blessed as you study with us the Glory of God in this week’s Parasha.  Enjoy!
 
Pekudei (Accounts)
Exodus 38:21–40:38; 1 Kings 7:51–8:21; Hebrews 8:1–12
  

Torah scroll and yad (Torah pointer, literally hand)
 
Last week in Vayakhel, the people donated the required materials for the building of the Mishkan in such abundance that Moses had to tell them to stop giving.
 
This week in Parasha Pekudei, an accounting is made of those materials, and the eight priestly garments are made according to the specifications in Parasha Tetzaveh.  The Mishkan is also completed and a cloud appears over it; the Divine Presence has come to dwell within it.
  

The Mishkan (Bible Primer)
 
The Glory of God
“Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the LORD had commanded.  So Moses blessed them.”  (Exodus 39:43)
 
Parasha Pekudei addresses the mystery of how an unlimited, eternal God who transcends all time and space can possibly take up residence within the limitations of a man-made building.
 
Once Moses and the people finished the work of constructing the Mishkan, the Glory of God filled it:
 
“So Moses finished the work.  Then the cloud covered the meeting and the glory [kavod] of God filled the tabernacle.”
(Exodus 40:33–34)
 

Carrying the Torah at the Western (Wailing) Wall
 
The word for glory in Exodus 40:34 is kavod, and it is related to the Hebrew words for honor (kaved) and heavy (kaved).
 
When we give someone kaved, it means to give them honor or respectto treat them as a person of substance, importance, of great value.  This same word used in the Ten Commandments, Honor (kaved) your father and your mother.”  (Exodus 20:12)
 
In this Torah reading, God chose to place His Glory or Shekhinah in the finite space of the Mishkan (Sanctuary).  His Presence was unmistakable and of great substance.  It was heavy and inspired reverence.
 
The Presence of the Lord was so weighty, in fact, that Moses himself was unable to enter.
 
“And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”  (Exodus 40:35)
 

An Orthodox Israeli father walks with his children.
 
As the children of Israel moved on from the foot of Mount Sinai, where they received the revelation of the Torah, the manifestation of God in cloud and fire that hovered over the mountain now moved with them to cover the Tabernacle.
 
This sign reassured the people of His continual Presence and guidance throughout all the rest of their journeys.
 
“For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.” (Exodus 40:38)
 
Similarly, Yeshua will always be with us.  He promised, “I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)
 
As Believers in Yeshua, we do not need to drift aimlessly upon a storm-tossed sea of trials and tribulations alone; the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) has been sent to lead and guide us and to be with us forever.
 
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever.”  (John 14:16)
 

The Muslim Dome of the Rock is thought to occupy the spot on the
Temple Mount where the First and Second Temples were located.
  
The Glory of God Falls on Solomon’s Temple
“When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord.  And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled his temple.”  
(1 Kings 8:10–11)
 
In the Haftarah (Prophetic portion) for this week, the Shekhinah Glory of Adonai filled the Temple in Jerusalem once the work had been completed, just as it had filled the Mishkan in the wilderness when the work was completed.
 
As in the Parasha reading, it was the end of the work that brought the supernatural outpouring of God’s presence, not the beginning.
 
Starting any kind of project is usually relatively simple, if accompanied by zeal and enthusiasm, but the true blessing comes upon finishing the work.  This requires patience, diligence, and endurance.
 
Like the Israelites, Believers have also been given a job to finish:
 
“My only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Yeshua has given me — the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace.”  (Acts 20:24)
  

A woman runs in the Jerusalem Marathon.  (Photo by Brian Negin)
 
The Author and Finisher of Our Faith
When Yeshua died on the Roman execution stake, His final words were, “It is finished.”
 
He knew that He had completed the work He had been sent to this world to accomplish. He had fulfilled His calling; He had glorified the Lord, which was His heart’s earnest desire:
 
“I have glorified You on the earth; I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.”  (John 17:4)
 
That work involved being the author and FINISHER of our faith!  (Hebrews 12:2)
 
He is the Aleph and the Tav, the beginning and the end.  Halleluyah!
 

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays in the Old
City of Jerusalem.  The book he is holding is a
siddur (Jewish prayer book).
 
We can be secure in the knowledge that God always finishes what He starts.  He did not just begin the work of creation; He finished it:
 
“Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.”  (Genesis 2:1)
 
God is faithfully at work in each one of us, as well.  He will bring the work He began in us through to perfect completion.
 
“Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Messiah Yeshua.”  (Philippians 1:6)
 
When we come to the end of our lives, even if it seems like there is yet much work to be done here on earth, may we be able to declare like the apostle Paul, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”  (2 Timothy 4:7)
 
 

Thousands participate in the International Jerusalem Marathon. 
(Photo by the State of Israel)
 
From Slavery to Freedom  
The book of Exodus (Shemot) begins with the Israelites enslaved in Egypt.  It ends with a visible demonstration of the Shekhinah Glory of Adonai!
 
Those who follow the Master, Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah), have personally experienced freedom from slavery.
 
Before we knew Yeshua, we were enslaved to sin, longing to be delivered from the kingdom of darkness.
 
Now His Torah is written on our hearts and His Ruach HaKodesh dwells within us, transforming us into the people He has called us to be.
 
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”  (2 Corinthians 3:18)
 
 
 
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“And blessed be His glorious name forever; and may the whole earth be filled with His glory.  Amen, and Amen.”  (Psalm 72:19)
 
 
"The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins."  (Isaiah 59:20)
 
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