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Avraham wasn't just the biological ancestor of the nation of Israel. He wasn't merely a migrant seeking a new land. And his name wasn't simply chosen out of a hat by G-d to receive the commandment of lech lecha - "go for yourself" - on a journey. Avraham was the world's first and greatest iconoclast and revolutionary, completely upending the way things were and introducing a new, and an ever new and ever renewing way of understanding and living life with the intimate knowledge of and personal acquaintance with the One G-d.
Avraham sought G-d, and G-d took him in: into the land, into G-d's covenant, and into G-d's heart.
Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27)
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Adonai said to Abram, ‘Go forth [lech lecha] from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land
I will show you … and I will bless you.
Genesis 12:1–2
Samaria landscape
Shabbat Shalom !
Welcome to Lech Lecha
(Go Forth), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
We know you will be blessed as you follow along with us in
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LECH LECHA (GO FORTH!)
Genesis 12:1–17:27; Isaiah 40:27–41:16; Matthew
1:1–17
“Adonai said to Abram, ‘Go forth [lech lecha] from your country,
your people and your father’s household to the land I will
show you ... and I will bless you.’” (Genesis
12:1–2)
Our last Torah reading, Noach (Noah), concluded with a
genealogy of Shem, Noah’s son. That genealogy ended with
Terah, father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. Terah took his son
Abram and Abram’s wife Sarai, as well as Lot, son of Haran,
who had died, out of Ur of the Chaldeans and headed toward the
Land of Canaan.
Instead of reaching their destination, however, they
settled at Haran where Terah lived out the rest of his days
In this week’s Parasha, at God’s command, Abram
carries on with his father’s unfinished mission — to reach
the Land of Canaan, the name given to the Promised
Land at this time.
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The Covenant of God
and the Promised Land
“Abram passed through the land
to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of
Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.” (Genesis
12:6)
Abram and his wife, Sarai, become the first
settlers of the Holy Land by packing up their belongings and
homesteading in Elon Moreh, near Shechem (modern
day Nablus) in Israel's heartland of Samaria.
God, the original Zionist, made an eternal promise to give
the Land to Abram and his offspring: "To your offspring will I give this
land.”
(Genesis 12:7)
(Genesis 12:7)
At that time, the Canaanites controlled the land;
nevertheless, God reassured Abram that it would one day belong
to his offspring — the Jewish People.
We may see a clear correlation to the political situation
in the Middle East today.
The Palestinians have gained control of large tracts of
land within Israel, which leaves many Israelis wanting to see
the Promised Land divided. They believe that establishing a
separate Palestinian state beside a Jewish state will
create peace.
The Caravan of Abraham, by James Tissot
Many around the globe also think two states for two
peoples is a fair solution because some of the Arabs that
currently live in Israel have roots that go back several
centuries. Most, however, came in a massive wave of
immigration from surrounding lands in the 19th and 20th
centuries.
Therefore, some wonder if the Jewish People have returned
to the Land in vain.
Rivers of tears and pools of blood have been shed in order
to re-claim our God-given land. Did all those who risked and
even sacrificed their lives to drain malaria-infested swamps,
to re-plant the land, to re-build the cities, and to defend
this nation against the hordes of enemies do so in vain?
Have the Jewish People survived the threat of extermination
throughout 2,000 years of persecution — pogroms and
inquisitions and even the Holocaust — in the lands of their
exile, finally to return to their Promised Land, just to be
driven out once and for all by hate-crazed, religious
radicals?
Only if God breaks
His covenant.
“‘Though the mountains be shaken and the
hills be removed, yet My unfailing love for you will not be
shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,' says the LORD,
who has compassion on you.’” (Isaiah 54:10)
Two Jewish boys stand before the Torah scroll.
God made more than a promise to Abraham.
He made a blood covenant. That covenant included giving this land to Abraham's descendants through Isaac and Jacob as an eternal inheritance:
He made a blood covenant. That covenant included giving this land to Abraham's descendants through Isaac and Jacob as an eternal inheritance:
To Abraham:
“I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.” (Genesis 17:7–8)
“I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.” (Genesis 17:7–8)
To Isaac:
“To
you [Isaac] and your descendants I will give all these lands
and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.” (Genesis
26:3)
To Jacob:
“I
am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of
Isaac. I will give you [Jacob] and your descendants the
land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like
the dust of the earth, and ... all peoples on earth will be
blessed through you and your offspring.” (Genesis
28:13–14)
Abram Guarding His Sacrifice, by James Tissot
Abram did not have to do a thing to establish this covenant
with God. In fact, in Chapter 15 of Genesis, God alone walked
through the animals that Abraham offered, indicating that the covenant he cut with
Abraham was unconditional.
God actually caused a deep sleep to fall on Abram
when He made the covenant with him, probably to
emphasize that God alone is making this unconditional promise
and also to prevent Abram from walking through it (Genesis
15:8–20). In ancient covenant practices, both parties
would walk through the offering if it were conditional.
With so many Scriptures declaring God's everlasting
promise, our claim to this land is not political, but by
Divine right.
Of course, there is great opposition to God’s Word. The
Canaanites had their weapons and allies, and so do the enemies
of Israel today; both gained some temporary victories in their
efforts to claim the land as their own but, ultimately, God
owns the land and can give it to whomever He wishes.
His everlasting covenant with Abraham will stand.
A father walks with his sons in Israel.
Walking the Land as
the First Hebrew
“Arise, walk in the land
through its length and its width, for I give it to you.” (Genesis
13:17)
When God commanded Abram to walk the length and
breadth of the land, it was not just for a little
sightseeing stroll; it fulfilled a legal custom in
ancient times to claim ownership of a property by walking
through it.
Egyptian and Hittite kings would regularly leave their
grand palaces to take a ceremonial walk through their
countryside in order to confirm their ownership of the land.
In Mesopotamia, according to ancient records, the seller of
a property would lift his foot off the land and purposefully
set the buyers foot upon it. This may further explain the
cultural context of the Scripture in which God promises to
give Joshua “every place the sole of his foot treads upon.”
“I will give you every place
where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.” (Joshua
1:3)
Legally, then, when
Abram walked the length and breadth of the land, he took
possession of it for himself and his descendants as an
eternal possession.
A Jewish man reads a Torah scroll at the Western (Wailing) Wall.
(Photo by Etienne Valois)
Talmudic rabbis (ancient rabbinic commentators of
Scripture) have compared Abram’s walk through the land to a
vial of perfume that only gives off scent when moved,
wafting the fragrance of faith throughout the Promised Land.
Whereas Noah walked “with” God; Abram walked “before” God,
paving the way for the world to come to the knowledge of faith
in the one true God.
Abram had an ability to cross over borders: He not only
crossed from Mesopotamia to Canaan, he courageously crossed from
a world of idol worship to a world in which the one true
God was worshiped, instead. The world stood on one side
and he stood with truth on the other.
He crossed over into his destiny, and his descendants
inherited the reward and blessing as well as the
characteristic of being those who cross over.
For this reason, Abram became the first person to be called
an Ivri—the one who crossed over.
This word comes from the Hebrew verb la’avor (to cross
over) and is transliterated into English simply as a
Hebrew.
Lech Lecha, therefore, is one of the most exciting chapters
in the Torah (first five books of the Bible), since it
chronicles the adventures of the first Hebrew with God.
May we, too, come to this life-altering place where we
“cross over” into a new, exciting adventure in our life with
Him.
A Jewish man prays at the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem.
Abraham Wins the War
of the Kings
“And there was strife between
the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s
livestock.” (Genesis 13:7)
In chapter 13 of Genesis, Abram and his nephew Lot have
become quite wealthy. Their herds are so large that the land
cannot support all of them. (Genesis 13:6)
Consequently, strife breaks out between the
herdsmen of Abram and Lot, and instead of diffusing the
situation, they decide to part ways.
We may perhaps see a hint of the underlying source of strife through the choice that Lot makes.
We may perhaps see a hint of the underlying source of strife through the choice that Lot makes.
When Abram offers him first choice of the area, Lot chooses the
best for himself, instead of insisting that his uncle, who
has treated him much like a son, take the best.
Lot chooses the green, fertile plains of the Jordan near
Sodom and Gomorrah and Abram moves on to the plains of Mamre
(Hebron).
“And
Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it
was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom
and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of
Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Then Lot chose for himself all
the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they
separated from each other.” (Genesis 13:10–11)
Abraham and Lot Divided the Land
(Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us by Charles Foster, 1897)
Although the grass may be greener on the other side of the
hill, that fact does not mean it is better, nor does it mean
we should go there. Greener pastures do not guarantee that
God's blessing is there for the taking.
Soon after parting company, Lot needs Abram’s aid
when four powerful kings capture all of Sodom, including
Lot. Abram rounds up a small army of 318 men and
frees the captives:
“And he [Abram] and
his servants deployed against them at night and struck them;
he pursued them as far as Hobah, which is to the north of
Damascus. And he brought back all the possessions; he also
brought back his kinsman, Lot, with his possessions, as well
as the women and the people.” (Genesis 14:15–16)
Not only did Abram reveal military prowess and valor in the
War of the Kings, he also showed great self-sacrifice and
kindness toward his nephew Lot. With a very small army,
vastly outnumbered by the four kings and their armies, Abram risked his own life to
save his nephew’s.
Such valor is demonstrated by our police officers and
ordinary citizens who confront terrorists on the streets of
Jerusalem as they stab innocent civilians and hurl rocks at
moving cars.
Here in Israel, we are all mishpacha
(family); therefore, just as with Abram, Israelis do
not allow themselves to succumb to fear or freeze at the
possible consequences of protecting civilians; instead, many
rush to protect strangers at the risk of their own lives.
Let us pray that Israelis and their leaders will be strong
and of good courage, sincerely seeking God, as the end-time
threat of annihilation plays out against this nation.
Orthodox Jewish
man and Israeli soldier pray at the Western (Wailing)
Wall
The Destiny of Abraham
— Eternal Salvation
Parasha Lech Lecha spans Abram’s life from the age of 75 to
99.
That means he lived most of his life without really
knowing his destiny—not until God revealed it to him through
a covenant that led to a name change. Abraham
waited again a long time before he began to see its
fulfillment through a son named Isaac.
In this Parasha, God tells him, “No longer shall your name be called
Abram [אַבְרָם]
but your name shall be Abraham
[אַבְרָהָם]; for I have made you a
father of many nations [or Gentiles — אַב-הֲמוֹן גּוֹיִם].”
(Genesis 17:5)
With the addition of only one Hebrew letter — the letter hey (ה) — Abram (exalted
father) became Abraham—exalted father of a multitude of
nations.
The Hebrew consonant ה is often used as an abbreviation for
the name of God and is found twice in God’s personal name. So
by adding this letter to Abram’s name, God added Himself as
Abba Father to Abraham’s nature, character, and destiny.
By adding the letter hey to Abraham’s wife’s name, it
changed from Sarai (My
Princess) to Sarah
(Princess of the whole world).
For this reason, it is traditionally believed that a change
of name can change one’s destiny.
A 13-year-old Jewish boy prepares to read the Torah at the Western Wall.
(Photo by Peter van der Sluijs)
God did not only promise Abraham the land of
Israel,
but also that he would be a blessing to the nations
(Genesis 12:2; 18:18; 22:17–18; 26:3–4)
but also that he would be a blessing to the nations
(Genesis 12:2; 18:18; 22:17–18; 26:3–4)
Today, there are countless ways in which God fulfills this
promise to Abraham through the nation of Israel. Israel's
technological, agricultural, and medical innovations and
advances are helping people around the globe.
But the most
meaningful fulfillment of this promise is the Word of God
that the Jewish People have faithfully protected and
brought to the world, as well as eternal salvation through
faith in Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah):
“All
praise to God, the Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
It is by His great mercy that we have been born again,
because God raised Yeshua the Messiah from the dead. Now we
live with great expectation, and we have a priceless
inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you,
pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
“And through your
faith, God is protecting you by His power until you receive
this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last
day for all to see.” (1 Peter 1:3–5)
Abram Called To Be a Blessing
(1906 Providence Lithograph Company Bible card)
God’s destiny for Abraham to become the father of a
multitude of nations (even Gentile nations) is fulfilled in
a significant way through Yeshua, who is a direct
descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Matthew 1:2–17).
Anyone from any tribe, tongue, or nationality who declares
faith in Yeshua becomes an heir of Abraham:
“There
is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free,
there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in
Messiah Yeshua. And if you are Messiah’s then you are
Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (Galatians
3:27–29)
Time is short, Charles, and the vast majority of Jewish
people do not yet know Yeshua.
We need your help to complete the Messianic Prophecy Bible,
which is being specially designed to show the Jewish People
how Yeshua fulfills God's feasts, prophecies, and promises.
“Bring the
whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may
be food in My house. Test Me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the
floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that
there will not be room enough to store it.” (Malachi 3:10)
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