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Post by Ben Avraham on May 9, 2015 18:15:24 GMT -8
PARSHA: "B'har" (On the mountain) LEVTICUS 25: 1 - 26:2, JEREMIAH 32:6 - 27, LUKE 4:16 - 21 Moshe is on Mt. Sinai, receiving the instructions per YHVH. He must have a good memory since he didn't take anything to write the words down. But knowing YHVH, He gave him PERFECT memory. We see that the LORD Is teaching over the SHABBAT rest of y years. He is not only concerned about our weekly Sabbath rest, but also, the 7 year Sabbath rest of HIS land. When we think in agricultural terms, it makes sense. When a farmer grows crops,. the crops take certain chemicals, elements, nutrients out of the soil. The soil only has a certain amount of nutrients, and when those are depleted, the soil is useless, But when the soil is allowed to rest for a whole year, it replenishes itself, the fruit that falls from the trees falls to the ground, rots, and turns into fertilizer, and thus, the same food that nourishes man, nourishes the ground, The LORD made sure that the food grown in the 6th year would be enough for the 7th year. So, in year seven EVEYONE RESTED. even the farm animals and the land, as well as the farmers, We need to honor the land that the LORD has given us to live on. No matter what country you live in, it is still God's land, HE created the earth for man and all animals, so we must take care of it and respect it. Then we get into the 50th year. the year of Jubliee (Yoveil) this is when ALL properties revert back to their original owners, We read in scripture that when a slave served his/her master "for life" it wasn't really that, it was until the year of Jubilee, the maximum years a person could be a slave were 50 years, Unless the person was redeemed before that time. We have all been redeemed by our Messiah Yeshua, so we all have that Shalom of spiritual rest, we need not worry about what comes after our body goes into the earth. When we get to chapter 26 which goes until the end of the book of Leviticus, we see; "IF you walk in my statues and keep my commandments and perform them, THEN...I will give you......" (Lev 26:3) Every thing is conditional, there is nothing automatic, That is just the way life is, if we want the blessings of YHVH, then, we must adhere to HIS Word, and his mitzvoth, in our life, but remember, that salvation is apart from mitzvoth, Salvation is a DONE DEAL on Calvary, we need only to accept by faith what Messiah did for us, yet He tells us that if we love him, we will obey his commandments, Yes, He gave new ones, really getting into the essence of the  , but He was also with the Father and the Ruach HaKodesh when the 613 commandments were given to Moshe and the People of Israel. So, if we want blessings and not curses, we know what we must do and how to live our lives. _____________________________________________________________________________________ JEREMIAH 32 The LORD commands Yirimyahu to "buy a field" but why? if the major part of Israel was about to go into captivity by the Babylonins. BECAUSE the LORD would have Israel return to the land after 70 years, One of the reasons was that Israel had corrupted themselves, went after strange gods, and "did not allow the land to rest" so now, the land would have its Sabbath rest for 70 years . AFTERWARDS, the people returned many with Nehemiah and Ezra, the land was again populated, and the walls and city rebuilt , and Jeremiah claimed his property. We have a property awaiting us also in the New Jerusalem, a place of splendor . Problem free, roach and rat free, a city where rules the KING of Kings and LORD of Lords, and we have a stake in HIS property, we will just have to wait a while for it, but it is there, as Yeshua said, "I go to prepare a place for you" and "In my Father's house, there are many mansions" Who knows, if we go to the LORD in prayer, and ask him to give us properties that are close by, so that we are living on the same block, we just might be eternal neighbors! (but just make sure you keep your dog out of MY flower bed) Hey! is it really YOURS or the LORD's!! (Ahhh, yeahh) _____________________________________________________________________________________ LUKE 4:16-21 We see Yeshua being given his turn to read the scriptures in his town synagogue, He gets up to read, and he reads and then sits down, the "sitting down" position was the position of teaching in those days, today, the preacher stands up in the pulpit and the church/synagogue members are sitting down. He quotes from Isaiah 61:1,2 He mentions several points, "The Spirit of YHVH is upon me, he has appointed me to; 1. preach the gospel to the poor, 2. heal the broken hearted, 3. proclaim liberty to the captives 4. give sight to the blind, 5. give liberty to those oppressed, 6. proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD. "6" things, "6" is the number of man, it is a message to mankind that for these reasons, Messiah came to earth to minister, the share HIS message of salvation through faith in HIM, comfort those who were suffering in spirit and emotionally, set free those who were in the captivity of sin, restore physical sight to those who were blind, and also, those who were blind spiritually, set free those who were oppressed by demons, to proclaim, "The Messiah is here" the one Moshe talked about, the one who Daniel prophesied who would come, it all fit, and still does. Yeshua did not read the rest of Isaiah, because that would be for his SECOND coming, (The Day of Vengeance.) Shabbat shalom....rabbi Ben Avraham |
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Post by alon on May 10, 2015 17:12:10 GMT -8
A-a-a-u-g-h-h!!! ... biting my tongue over your agricultural analogies ...
The main point I took from this par'shah and the haftara is God's ownership of HaAretz and His relationship to His people Yisro'el. The Jubilee is His assertion of ultimate ownership of both. Their freedom and the assignation of the land is not for sale, nor can either be revoked by anyone but God.
Leviticus 25:24 (ESV) And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land.
The term redemption is here used as a litteral, commercial term; like redeeming a pawned item. The obligation here works both ways- the buyer must allow it to be redeemed for the agreed upon price, and the seller must redeem the property. Only Biblically his nearest kinsman who is able is also required to redeem the property so that it does not go outside the family. If no one is able, then the Jubilee effects the redemption.
As a people, God is the near kinsman who redeems Yisro'el. When they are in distress God is obligated to come to their aid and extricate them from whatever situation is placing them in bondage. As Meshiachim, we believe this is a picture of Yeshua- God Himself coming to redeem Yisro'el and the worl from sin.
The haftara echoes this theme as it has God instructing Yir'meyahu to redeem the land of his cousin Hanamel even as the Babylonian army he had prophesied would conquer Judah was at the gates. This is a picture of the promise God made to Avraham that He would redeem Yisro'el. I know, they weren't even a nation then. But Avraham believed God that He would establish Avrahams seed as His people. God, as the true patriarch of Yisro'el would not see them fall into  forever. He would both preserve them and redeem them at the proper time.
Gal 3:8 (KJV) And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
I'm the heathen. So are most of us here. We are today saved the same way as in the times before Yeshua; we are joined to Yisro'el by God's grace. However salvation today looks back to HaMoshiach, Yeshua, and it is through Him we are grafted in. It is also to Him who their forefathers looked to in faith that the Jews must now look back on and believe on in order to themselves see salvation. Yeshua is God acting as their and our kinsman redeemer.
Dan C
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Post by alon on May 10, 2015 17:31:48 GMT -8
Leviticus 25:10 (ESV) And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan.
H3104 יבל יובל yôbêl yôbêl yo-bale', yo-bale' Apparently from H2986; the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically the signal of the silver trumpets; hence the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced: - jubile, ram’s horn, trumpet.
Translators here made a false assumption that since the Hebrew term yovel sounded like the Latin jubilare they were the same. Yovel is a ram or a ram's horn; which makes sense since the 50th yr is ushered in with the sound of a ram's horn; a shofar blast. Jubilare, in English jubilee, is a shout for joy. So here the meaning of joyous festivities imparted by our (again) incorrect translations is wrong.
Dan C
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Post by jimmie on May 11, 2015 13:58:31 GMT -8
So, are you saying that it isn't a joyous and festive time?
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Post by alon on May 11, 2015 15:03:53 GMT -8
So, are you saying that it isn't a joyous and festive time?
Jews today do not observe yovel. Yovel only applies when the people reside in ha’aretz by their tribes. Ever since the exile of @600 B.C.E. yovel has no longer been applicable. So even the most pious observant Jews do not observe yovel.
The sh’mitah Year, or seventh year, is analogous to Shabbat. It is a “year of rest” for the Land. No planting or harvesting is done that year. People must rely on the produce of the sixth year for three years.
Leviticus 25:20-21 (ESV) And if you say, ‘What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we may not sow or gather in our crop?’ I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years.
The yovel occurs the year after seven cycles of seven years, and is treated as a sh'mitah year. So the 48th yr must support its own needs, plus those of the 49th (shmitah), 50th (yovel), and 51st (yr of planting and harvest); a total of four years.
Also dureing the yovel:
* All slaves were set free. And even the term “slaves” is misleading. They were more like indentured servants, and as in recent par’shas we’ve seen there were strict laws concerning their care and treatment.
* Land sales were returned to the original owner. In actuality, there were only leases of property for up to 49 years, as the land had to be either redeemed or returned at the yovel. Leviticus 25:23 (ESV) The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me.
The last yovel was in the yr 5765, and we are in the yr. 5775 of the Hebrew calendar. So it is unlikely any of us will see another yovel. But that wasn’t your question.
There was certainly some joy at each yovel, however given all I’ve told you here I think we can see the occasion as more somber in character than joyous. After all, some suffered loss (though not really as obedience has its own rewards). But mostly the yovel was both a demonstration and acknowledgement of who really owned the people and the land. It was also a time of great trust that God would provide in the four years it took to bring in the next crop. I would guess that there was much prayer and introspection during this time. Not likely there were many yovel parties thrown, or celebrations with food and drink. So the term jubilee is very misleading here.
Whether it was done intentionally (the terms yovel and jubilare aren’t that similar) or if it was a mistake based in ignorance and/or incompetence, I won’t say. But it is wrong, giving a false impression; and the translators of today have no excuse for being so ignorant nor for continuing to cover up the error. My guess is most just don’t care enough about the “Old Testament” to deal with it. After all, they have a new Bible, and “New Testament,” and that is all that is important to them. Their Greek Ieasus did away with all that Hebrew stuff. So if anything is going to be changed, if any true understanding is to be had, it is incumbent to us as Meshiachim to dig out the truth ourselves.
Dan C
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, but He was also with the Father and the Ruach HaKodesh when the 613 commandments were given to Moshe and the People of Israel. So, if we want blessings and not curses, we know what we must do and how to live our lives. _____________________________________________________________________________________
forever. He would both preserve them and redeem them at the proper time. 
