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#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to this week’s Parasha Vayechi (And He Lived). May you be richly blessed as you study with us the portion of Scripture that will be read during this Shabbat’s (Saturday) morning service in synagogues throughout the world.
In last week’s study, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers and invited them, as well as his father, to live in Egypt in order to provide for them during the famine. Joseph, his brothers, and his father were joyfully reunited and reconciled. This week’s Torah portion, Parasha Vayechi (and he lived) is the final Shabbat reading from the book of Genesis (Bereisheet) and ends with the death of Jacob and Joseph.
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Vayechi (And He Lived): Jacob Prophecies the Coming of the Messiah
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Parasha Reading Schedule 5780
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Shabbat: An Island in Time
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The Best Jewish Words You Need To Know: A Yiddish and Hebrew Glossary
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A Living Library of Jewish Texts in Hebrew and English translation.
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Is Grace Enough? The concept of God’s grace did not begin in the New Testament.
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Why Are Christians Adopting Jewish Practice of Studying the Weekly Torah Portion?
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The Hebrew Name of God: I Am and YHVH
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The Controversy Over the Name of Yeshua
The proper Hebrew name for Jesus is Yeshua יֵשׁוּעַ which means salvation.
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Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts – YHVH Sabaoth
The name YHVH Sabaoth is used 235 times in the Bible.
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The Prophetic Significance of the Passover Lamb
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Is Nazareth Prophesied in Bible Prophecy?
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21 Major Messianic Prophecies
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The Joy of Tabernacles when Jesus was Born
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How Yeshua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles by Rabbi Isaac
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Weekly Torah Portion: Vayechi
What is the nature of a blessing, and what is the message of Yaakov's poetic and mysterious blessings that he extended to each of his twelve sons as he lay on his death bed, as the book of Genesis comes to a close and the chill of the Egyptian exile begins to be felt.
Vayechi (Genesis 47:28 - 50:26) Parashat Vayechi is read on Shabbat: Tevet 14, 5780 / January 11, 2020
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The Tenth of Tevet: Reckoning Holy Temple Time
Exiles Past and Present: Egypt, Brooklyn, and Understanding the Jewish Experience
This week's edition of Temple Talk was recorded on the Fast Day of the Tenth of Tevet, commemorating the siege laid against Jerusalem by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, which led to the destruction of the First Holy Temple. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman discuss the significance of this day and explore the Jewish concept of fasting. What is accomplished by fasting? Our hosts engage in a lively discussion of this week's Torah portion, Vayechi, which concludes the book of Genesis, finding startling parallels between the beginnings of the Egyptian exile which are foreshadowed in our Torah portion, and the contemporary Jewish reality today. The patriarch Yaakov's happiest years, those 17 years he lived in Egypt reunited with his son Yosef, quickly turned into one of the darkest periods of Jewish history. Tune into this week's Temple Talk!
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End-Time Prophecy: Why is the Third Temple so Important?
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Hillel Richman: The True Location of the Temple Mount: Fully Illustrated
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Rabbi Chaim Richman: The Dedication of the Third Temple
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The Portion of Vayechi
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Prominent US Catholic Anti-Semite on Iranian TV: “Israel is the Enemy, Not Trump”
by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
While Iran was firing missiles at U.S. troops in Iraq, a failed academic and the self-proclaimed “dead-center of Catholic tradition” continued his tradition of Jew-hatred by claiming the true enemy of the U.S. was Israel.
E. Michael Jones, the founder of Culture Wars Magazine, appeared on PressTV, a 24-hour English- and French-language news network affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and headquartered in Tehran.
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Israel Unveils ‘Force-field’ Laser Defense System
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Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it is developing a laser defense system against missiles, drones and other airborne threats based on what it called a “technological breakthrough.” The new system is scheduled to undergo testing over the coming months, and once operational is expected to complement the country’s Iron Dome air defense system, not replace it. The nature of the “technological breakthrough” was not specified. Because it runs on electricity, unlike Iron Dome or other projectile-based defense systems, the new system cannot run out of ammunition.
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Shana Tova to the Jewish people in the U.S., Israel and around the world!
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THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
Susan Rice Lies Again — Obama and Soleimani
by Daniel John Sobieski - AMERICAN THINKER
Susan Rice was a little less ubiquitous this time around than during her infamous five-talk-show world tour repeating the lie that the Benghazi terrorist attack was the fault of an inflammatory video and not due to the criminal negligence of President Barack Hussein Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. But there she was again on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Comedy Hour” defending her former boss, this time against charges that President Trump cleaned up more of Obama’s Iran mess by terminating the life and reign of terror of Iranian Gen. and Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani:
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Iranians want regime change
Is Trump going going to do the painful thing that his predecessors eschewed?
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Four decades ago, former President Jimmy Carter interfered in Iran’s affairs by sending a message to Iran’s generals via his ambassador, William Sullivan and General Huyser to make sure that Iran’s military remained neutral during the revolution. Sullivan oversaw secret talks with opposition leaders even as he pressed the Shah to restrain his security forces. He was in favor of the Shah’s departure from Iran and Khomeini’s return from exile.
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Donald Trump And The Mythmakers
The more successful Trump’s reality-based policies towards Iran and Israel are, the harder it will be
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For the past 40-odd years, two narratives have guided American Middle East policy. Both were invented by the Carter administration. One relates to Iran. One relates to Israel. Both narratives reject reality as the basis for foreign policy decision-making in favor of delusion. Over the past two months, President Donald Trump has rejected and disavowed them both. His opponents are apoplectic.
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Who Are the Tribes of Judah?
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12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim
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Jewish Internal Distinctions
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Types of Jews: Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Mizrahi and More
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What is Hasidic Judaism? A Brief History of the Movement
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Healthy Italian Shabbat Menu
In parsha Vayechi, Jacob’s days draw to a close, he gathers Joseph and his children, Ephraim and Manasseh, for a blessing that we include every Friday night for our sons. Jacob reverses the traditional order and raises the younger son before the older, once again upsetting the traditional birthright. Despite weary eyes, Jacob’s vision sees beyond the natural order of things. We all know lasagna is usually served for dinner, but tonight we are turning things around just like Jacob and making our lasagna into a dessert.
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Babies, Books, and a Billion Views: My Decade in Review
I CLOSE MY EYES AND LOOK BACK -- A DECADE IN REVIEW by Jamie Geller
Here is a snapshot of the last 10 years of motherhood, entrepreneurship and aliyah. I spill the beans on the babies, the books and the BILLION views – I tell you the true story, in its entirety. Wishing us all the clarity of 2020 vision, the privilege of greeting moshiach, abundant blessings, health, nachas and mazel in this new decade, new year and always. - Lots of Jamie
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And Jacob lived (Vayechi Yaacov) in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years. Genesis 47:28
Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Vayechi - The Lion and the Scepter of Judah !!!
Reading the Torah during a Shabbat service
British olim (immigrants) to Israel proudly display their new citizenship papers.
Jewish woman prays at the Kotel (Wailing Wall)
Seduction of Dinah, Daughter of Leah,
by James Tissot
An Orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western (Wailing) Wall using a
siddur (Jewish prayer book). The box and black straps are tefillin
(phylacteries), which are put on during morning prayer.
Orthodox siblings play at the Lions Fountain in Jerusalem
A statue of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah at an
American synagogue.
Though Judah and his offspring would hold the scepter of rule and law over
God’s chosen people, their reign remained limited to Israel. One would
come from Judah as a mature lion who will rule and judge the whole world.
(Genesis 49:9)
Yeshua Speaks Near the Treasury, by James Tissot
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Are You One Of God’s Beacons
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Baruch Hashem Adonai
#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to this week’s Parasha Vayechi (And He Lived). May you be richly blessed as you study with us the portion of Scripture that will be read during this Shabbat’s (Saturday) morning service in synagogues throughout the world.
In last week’s study, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers and invited them, as well as his father, to live in Egypt in order to provide for them during the famine. Joseph, his brothers, and his father were joyfully reunited and reconciled. This week’s Torah portion, Parasha Vayechi (and he lived) is the final Shabbat reading from the book of Genesis (Bereisheet) and ends with the death of Jacob and Joseph.
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Shabbat: An Island in Time
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What is the nature of a blessing, and what is the message of Yaakov's poetic and mysterious blessings that he extended to each of his twelve sons as he lay on his death bed, as the book of Genesis comes to a close and the chill of the Egyptian exile begins to be felt.
Vayechi (Genesis 47:28 - 50:26) Parashat Vayechi is read on Shabbat: Tevet 14, 5780 / January 11, 2020
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The Tenth of Tevet: Reckoning Holy Temple Time
Exiles Past and Present: Egypt, Brooklyn, and Understanding the Jewish Experience
This week's edition of Temple Talk was recorded on the Fast Day of the Tenth of Tevet, commemorating the siege laid against Jerusalem by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, which led to the destruction of the First Holy Temple. Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman discuss the significance of this day and explore the Jewish concept of fasting. What is accomplished by fasting? Our hosts engage in a lively discussion of this week's Torah portion, Vayechi, which concludes the book of Genesis, finding startling parallels between the beginnings of the Egyptian exile which are foreshadowed in our Torah portion, and the contemporary Jewish reality today. The patriarch Yaakov's happiest years, those 17 years he lived in Egypt reunited with his son Yosef, quickly turned into one of the darkest periods of Jewish history. Tune into this week's Temple Talk!
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Susan Rice Lies Again — Obama and Soleimani
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Susan Rice was a little less ubiquitous this time around than during her infamous five-talk-show world tour repeating the lie that the Benghazi terrorist attack was the fault of an inflammatory video and not due to the criminal negligence of President Barack Hussein Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. But there she was again on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Comedy Hour” defending her former boss, this time against charges that President Trump cleaned up more of Obama’s Iran mess by terminating the life and reign of terror of Iranian Gen. and Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani:
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Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Vayechi - The Lion and the Scepter of Judah !!!
Vayechi (And He Lived) is this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
May you be richly blessed as you study with us the portion of Scripture that will be read during this Shabbat’s (Saturday) morning service in synagogues throughout the world.
Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem!
Vayechi (And He Lived)
Genesis 47:28–50:26; 1 Kings 2:1–12; John 10:1–21
“And Jacob lived (Vayechi Yaacov) in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.” (Genesis 47:28)
This week’s Torah portion, Parasha Vayechi (and he lived) is the final Shabbat reading from the book of Genesis (Bereisheet).
In last week’s study, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers and invited them, as well as his father, to live in Egypt in order to provide for them during the famine. Joseph, his brothers, and his father were joyfully reunited and reconciled.
Parasha Vayechi ends the first book of the Bible with the death of Jacob and Joseph.
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Jewish Longing for the Promised Land
In this Parasha, Jacob compelled Joseph to vow that he would carry his body out of Egypt and back to the Land of his Fathers and bury him there. Joseph agreed to his dying father’s request. (Genesis 47:29–30)
Although Jacob had lived the last 17 years of his life in Egypt, he never forgot the Land God had promised him by divine Covenant.
Likewise, ever since God called Abraham out of Ur, the Jewish People have not lost sight of the Promised Land given to them through Isaac and Jacob. Even when Nebuchadnezzar took the people of Israel captive, they sat by the rivers of Babylon weeping and remembering Zion, vowing to never forget her.
“If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth — If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.” (Psalm 137:5–6)
We must understand this eternal longing planted in the Jewish soul to comprehend the fierce determination of the people of Israel to remain in the Land that God promised us through our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Many maintain a strong emotional tie to the Land of Israel even while living in exile among the nations of the world.
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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
As Jacob neared his death, Joseph brought his two sons before his father for a blessing. Jacob asked who the two boys were and Joseph answered,
“They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place [Egypt].” (Genesis 48:9)
When he saw Joseph’s sons,
he thought only of the goodness of God.
he thought only of the goodness of God.
Jacob said to Joseph, “I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!” (Genesis 48:11)
At the end of his life, Jacob praised the Lord for His exceedingly abundant goodness, despite having experienced many difficulties and trials.
God’s goodness not only met, but also exceeded his expectations.
“Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power He can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.” (Ephesians 3:20)
Jacob blessed Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh; however, in a surprise move, he put his right hand on Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left on Manasseh, who was the firstborn and should have rightfully received the primary blessing.
“So he blessed them that day, saying, ‘By you Israel will bless, saying, “May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!”’ And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.” (Genesis 48:20)
Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, by Benjamin West
Even today, many Jewish fathers will bless their sons on Friday evening when families usher in the Sabbath (Shabbat), saying, “May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh (Ye’simchs Elohim ke’Efrayim ve’khe-Menasheh).”
But why would we bless our sons to be like Ephraim and Manasseh? What was so special about these young men?
Although they were born into the pagan, idolatrous culture of Egypt, they remained faithful to the worship of the God of Israel.
This is what we desire for our children—that despite being surrounded by a sea of questionable ethics and morality, they will grow up to be of good character, holding onto faith in the One True God, worshiping Him in spirit and in truth, keeping the Torah that has been written on the hearts of those who follow Yeshua (Jesus).
When we bless our children to be like Ephraim and Manasseh, we are exhorting them to resist the negative peer pressure and immorality of the society in which they live, and instead hold true to the values we have taught them from God’s Word.
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)
Through his blessing, Jacob elevated these two grandsons to be on an equal level with his own sons. Manasseh and Ephraim became leaders of their own tribes, representing the House of Joseph, receiving their own portion of land, and waving their own flags.
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Jacob’s Prophetic Blessings over the 12 Tribes
“Jacob called his sons, and he said: ‘Come together that I may tell you what is to befall you in the end of days. Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel [Jacob], your father.’” (Genesis 49:1–2)
Jacob, of course, did not only bless his grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh. He also called all of his sons together to bless and prophesy over them on his deathbed. All of them were blessed in that they would all enter the Promised Land and receive an inheritance there.
The blessings were carefully constructed and appropriate to the individual. They were often based on past behavior that was projected beyond the life of these sons to their descendants.
When Jacob blessed his firstborn son, Reuben, he did not give him the double portion or preeminence usually reserved for firstborn sons. Because of Reuben’s instability, the double portion was given to Joseph and preeminence was given to Judah.
He did this because Reuben slept with Jacob’s concubine, Bilhah, which revealed his lust for power over the family. In other words, when Reuben took possession of his father’s harem, it revealed an attempt to usurp his authority. For this reason, Jacob resisted giving Reuben a position of preeminence.
Jewish woman prays at the Kotel (Wailing Wall)
When Jacob blessed Simeon and Levi, he cursed their anger for their role in the massacre on Shechem after Jacob’s daughter Dinah was raped.
Though their anger was a fitting response, it was not a righteous anger. They tricked the men of Shechem into a false peace agreement and used it as a trap to kill them.
Their violence was so excessive that they even hamstrung the oxen.
However, other sons were blessed with beauty and fertility (Joseph); swiftness of a deer (Naphtali); ferociousness of a wolf (Benjamin); scholarship (Issachar); military might (Gad); and so on.
Seduction of Dinah, Daughter of Leah,
by James Tissot
Jacob Proclaims Judah the Leader of the Tribes of Israel
“Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s children shall bow down before you.” (Genesis 49:8)
When the people of Israel came out of slavery in Egypt, Judah became God’s “holy ones”:
“When Israel came forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah became His sanctuary [kadosho], Israel His dominion [memshalah].” (Psalm 114:1–2)
The word translated sanctuary is kadosho (קָדְשׁוֹ), meaning holiness or holy portion. It comes from the word kadosh (קדוש), which means holy or set apart.
An Orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western (Wailing) Wall using a
siddur (Jewish prayer book). The box and black straps are tefillin
(phylacteries), which are put on during morning prayer.
In Judah, we see the call to holiness. Although he showed lapses of holiness and good judgment at times, he saved Joseph’s life from his brother's wrath after they threw him in a pit. And, later, Judah was the only brother willing to enslave his own life in order to free his brother Benjamin.
These actions revealed character traits similar to our Messiah—the One who saves us from spiritual death and releases us from spiritual enslavement.
When we are not sure what to be thankful for, we can praise and thank Him for these gifts of freedom. In fact, the Hebrew word for Jew comes from Judah (Yehudah יהודה), from the root YDH—yadah (ידה), which means to thank.
Leah, Jacob’s wife, used a play on words in naming her last son Judah (Yehuda), saying that now she would praise (yadah—thank) the Lord. (Genesis 29:35)
And the apostle Paul said that a true Jew, inwardly, is one who praises (thanks) the Lord, whether Jewish or Gentile. (Romans 2:28–29)
Orthodox siblings play at the Lions Fountain in Jerusalem
Jacob also likens Judah to a lion cub; therefore, the tribe of Judah is known as Gur Ariyeh (lion cub).
“Judah is a lion’s whelp [Gur Ariyeh]; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; and as a lion, who shall rouse him?” (Genesis 49:9)
Indeed, from the royal tribe of Judah came forth kings, legislators, and the promised Redeemer—Messiah, the anointed King of Israel—Yeshua HaMashiach!
As prophesied, one day, the dominion of His authority will extend to the entire world. To Him, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Philippians 2:10)
A statue of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah at an
American synagogue.
Jacob Prophesies the Coming of Messiah
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.” (Genesis 49:10)
The meaning of the word Shiloh as it is used in this verse literally means that is his or he whose it is.
So, this verse could be restated to say that the scepter (staff of a ruler) will not depart from Judah until the one comes to whom it belongs.
So, this verse could be restated to say that the scepter (staff of a ruler) will not depart from Judah until the one comes to whom it belongs.
More specifically, Shiloh is considered to be a synonym for Messiah, even by ancient Jewish scholars and Rabbis who wrote commentaries on this Scripture:
“The rulership abideth with the tribe of Judah until the arrival of Shiloh i.e. Messiah.” (Midrash Rabbah, written AD 200–500)
We find hints of who this Messiah is as we look closer at the words of this prophecy.
Though Judah and his offspring would hold the scepter of rule and law over
God’s chosen people, their reign remained limited to Israel. One would
come from Judah as a mature lion who will rule and judge the whole world.
(Genesis 49:9)
Yeshua held the sovereign staff of God Himself, releasing spiritual oppression and setting the captives free through God’s Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh).
With God’s staff in hand, Yeshua came as the suffering servant (Mashiach ben Josef).
The Jewish leadership of Yeshua’s day, however, were looking for a scepter to be raised by a military leader who would conquer the Roman oppressors with weapons and force (Mashiach ben David).
As a result, many completely missed their Messiah.
Jewish man worships at the Western (Wailing) Wall
Over time, as Christianity developed and Christians persecuted Jews in the name of the Messiah, a majority of the Jewish People came to define themselves as people who reject any claim that Yeshua is the Messiah.
Yet there have always been Jewish Believers. Today, many Messianic Believers remain true to Jewish culture and traditions, standing strong against the pull of assimilation.
According to Rabbinic Jewish commentators in the Talmud, Jacob wanted to reveal the Messiah’s coming at the end of days but was prevented by the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit).
“Jacob wished to reveal to his sons the end of days [ketz ha-yomin], whereupon the divine presence departed from him.”
(Talmud Pesachim 56a)
(Talmud Pesachim 56a)
In His sovereignty, the Ruach has revealed those end days through Yeshua’s many teachings (Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21) and the vision of the apostle John in the Book of Revelation, as well as other Bible prophecies.
Yeshua Speaks Near the Treasury, by James Tissot
Further signifying Judah’s prophetic call as God’s “holy ones,” Judah's name, Yehuda — יהודה, uses all four letters of the proper name of God, YHVH (יהוה) with the addition of one Hebrew letter dalet (ד), which stands for delet or door.
Yeshua died in the Land of Judah on the Roman execution stake, rose again, and became the door to salvation.
“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” (John 10:9)
Yeshua HaMashiach will one day become known by His brethren as this door, and they will praise and thank Him for it.
“In this way, all Israel will be saved, as it is written, ‘The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will banish ungodliness from Jacob.’” (Romans 11:26; Isaiah 59:20)
In these Last Days, as we wait for the return of Yeshua in a display of might and power, please pray for the salvation of the Jewish People and help us bring the Good News to the Holy Land and the nations.
“Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over His flock like a shepherd.’” (Jeremiah 31:10)
Shabbat Shalom
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