Lech Lecha Go For Yourself

7/27/2019 Lech Lecha Go For Yourself

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Lech-Lecha: Get Yourself Out, Go For Yourself!

Gen. 12:1- 17:27

So here in the beginning of this Torah parsha we readNow The LORD said to Abram, Go Forth from yourcountry, And from your relatives and from yourfathers house To the land which I will sh ow you; AndI will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great, And so you shall be a blessing, And I will bless those who bless you, And

the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all thefamilies of the earth will be bles sed.

And so we begin where last weeks parsha leaves off. At the end of chapter 11 we read in verses 31 and 32that, Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of


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Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in- law, his son Abrams wife; and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; andthey went as far as Haran, and settled there. The days of Terah were two hundred andfive years; and Terah died in Haran.

Its very significant for us to walk slowly especially at the beginning of this cycle, becauseso many things are happening and many for the very first time that will set the meaningfor future reference so before plowing through these next several chapters I want us tounderstand and get better acquainted with Abram; because we read in Galatians3:16 that Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Hedoes not say, And to seeds, as referring to many, but rather to one, And to

your seed, that is, Messiah.

So as Gods chosen people step onto the stage of history its important that we do all wecan to ascertain what The Father is wanting to reveal specifically so that we may learn,

because as often referred to isnt it in Romans 15:4 that says, For whatever was written in earlier times was writt en for our instruction. ?

Exactly 10 Generations passed from Adam to Noah. And again we see exactly 10 moregenerations passed from Noah to Abram. In Hebrew numbers possess a significancethat goes unnoticed in English. The study of numerical value in Hebrew is calledGematria. But we find here in Bullingers Numbers that the number 10 signifies acomplete, or divine order as in the completion of a cycle.

What we find in the reading of Noach is that Abram was born of a special genealogy,from Noah, down thro ugh Shem, which means The Name and from where we get our word Shema.

The downside is we also recognize just as YHWH has mikvahd the earth of corruptedman s evil inclinations and imaginations that were constantly of wickedness all the time,once again man is becoming corrupted, which brings us to an essential principle that weneed to address before moving on.

Brad Scott offers a 4-part teaching that goes into great depth of communicating thisconcept, of which our time is restricted so I am only going to lift the essential point of it.First, let us recognize the fact that Hebraic thought is conceptual; it is cyclical as

opposed to a western, Greco-Roman mindset which is based on linear logic. The pointis, one of the most powerful ways The Father reveals His desire and character is throughthe repetition of patterns all throughout Scripture, so as pointed out earlier, it is crucialto identify these first patterns as they appear In the Beginning.


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Second, let us also recognize that a frequent technique of teaching that The Fatheremploys is one of using the Physical to reveal what Hes doing in the Spiritual. Forexample, when Yeshua died in the physical, He had already done it in the spiritual asreferenced in Revelation 13:8.

So the point I want to drive home here is called The Principle of The Seed. In anutshell, The principle of The Seed is this.. We read in Genesis chapter one, that in the beginning we have The Seed. We learn in Luke chapter 8:11 that The Seed is The Wordof God, who is referred to in Genesis chapter 3:15 as the seed of the woman, referring toMessiah. But what we find early on even in Gan Eden is another seed, offered by theaccuser of the brethren, a second seed, one that is a perversion of the Word of God. Andthis pattern is found all throughout scripture. In The Garden you have two trees, as inRomans Paul uses the two Olive trees, one natural and the other wild, you see it alwaysin two men, one righteous and one unrighteous, as with Cain and Abel, Isaac andIshmael, Jacob and Esau and on down the line. And so what find is that YHWHs seed i s being propagated through those who humble themselves before Him and receive His Word, and by way of receiving they are able to produce fruit which is life.

So Abram is called by YHWH to Go for Yourself, and to Get Yourself Out. But what isit YHWH is calling Abram to leave behind? We read that he is to leave his homeland, theplace of his birth and his fathers house. Speaking personally, in my little world, very few came from a family or background that nurtured a heart of reverence for YHWH. At bestit was well-intentioned, but like Jeremiah the prophet spoke,

19 O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, And my refuge in the day of distress, ToThee the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers haveinherited nothing but falsehood, Futility and things of no profit." 20 Can man make godsfor himself? Yet they are not gods. (Jer 16:19-20 NAS)

The point being that most of the world and in the above verse are identified as nationshave inherited a form of godliness, but they are only aperversion of YHWHs truth. Much of what weve grownup with and learned from an early age that was passeddown from the podium to the pew, although well-intentioned was riddled with half-truth, oftentimes truth

was unintentionally left out, or in the unfortunate event it was substituted with replacement theology or some othermanmade theology. Second Timothy three says But realize this that in the last days men will be lovers of self,holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power, always learning and never able to come to theknowledge of the truth (2 Tim.3:1, 2, 5, 7). So like Abram, he too was born into a pagan


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nation and culture that propagated a form of godliness, but was corrupt and rebellioustowards their creator.

We read in Torah, BResheit chapter 11 that Abrams family lived in Ur of t he Chaldees. And upon closer inspection we can gain a little information that begins painting a

background for this. In last weeks parsha, Noach we read about the rebellion asdemonstrated in the sin of the construction of the Tower of Babel. We read that it wasNimrod, the mighty hunter before YHWH who is the ruler of a city called Shinar prior tothe towers construction.

Upon YHWHs destruction of the defiant construction project, we learn that thename of Shinar was changed to Babel, which means Confusion because there YHWHconfused all of the peoples language. And so we read further down that Terahs family was located in the Ur of the Chaldees, reveaingl Ur as a city located in South Babylon, which is another name for Babel. So now we have a starting point for the location of Abrams homeland. Whats more is we learn in the book of Yasher that Abrams fatherserved Nimrod . We read,

44. And Nimrod dwelt in Shinar, and he reigned securely, and he fought withhis enemies and he subdued them, and he prospered in all his battles, and hiskingdom became very great.

45. And all nations and tongues heard of his fame, and they gathered themselves to him, and they bowed down to the earth, and they brought him offerings,and he became their lord and king, and they all dwelt with him in the city at Shinar,and Nimrod reigned in the earth over all the sons of Noah, and they were all under his power and counsel.

46. And all the earth was of one tongue and words of union, but Nimrod did not go in the ways of the Lord, and he was more wicked than all the men that werebefore him, from the days of the flood until those days.

49. And Terah the son of Nahor, prince of Nimrod's host, was in those days verygreat in the sight of the king and his subjects, and the king and princes loved him, and they elevated him very high.

51. Terah was seventy years old when he begat him, and Terah called the nameof his son that was born to him Abram, because the king had raised him in those days,and dignified him above all his princes that were with him.

We also learn t hat not only was Abrams father Terah a high-ranking official in thegovernment of Nimrod, but that he was also an idol maker, undoubtedly connected toNimrods attachment to Idol wo rship. The point being, is that we see Abram was borninto a society that was in rebellion to YHWH and corrupted thoroughly within.

We can also learn further if we read in the book of Yasher that Nimrod throughconsultation of his wise men and conjurors that a prophecy was revealed which wouldcome through Terahs son Abram that would destroy him and his kingship over Babel.Suffice it to say Terah loved his son and in an effort to save him from death delivered


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him, his mother and Abrams nurse into a nearby cave, where Terah sent provisionsregularly.

And then it goes on to reveal that at ten years of Age Abram left the cave dwellingand went to reside in the tents of Noah and Shem. And there Abram lived forapproximately 40 years. This is what we read from the book of Yasher:

5. And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to Noah and his son Shem, and heremained with them to learn the instruction of the Lord and his ways, and no manknew where Abram was, and Abram served Noah and Shem his son for a long time.6. And Abram was in Noah's house thirty-nine years, and Abram knew the Lord fromthree years old, and he went in the ways of the Lord until the day of his death, as Noahand his son Shem had taught him; and all the sons of the earth in those days greatlytransgressed against the Lord, and they rebelled against him and they served othergods, and they forgot the Lord who had created them in the earth; and the inhabitantsof the earth made unto themselves, at that time, every man his god; gods of wood and stone which could neither speak, hear, nor deliver, and the sons of men served themand they became their gods.7. And the king and all his servants, and Terah with all his household were then the first of those that served gods of wood and stone.8. And Terah had twelve gods of large size, made of wood and stone, after thetwelve months of the year, and he served each one monthly, and every monthTerah would bring his meat offering and drink offering to his gods; thus did Terah all the days.9. And all that generation were wicked in the sight of the Lord, and they thus madeevery man his god, but they forsook the Lord who had created them.10. And there was not a man found in those days in the whole earth, who knew the Lord (for they served each man his own God) except Noah and his household,and all those who were under his counsel knew the Lord in those days.11. And Abram the son of Terah was waxing great in those days in the house of Noah, and no man knew it, and the Lord was with him.12. And the Lord gave Abram an understanding heart, and he knew all the works of that generation were vain, and that all their gods were vain and were of no avail.

Im attempti ng to illuminate and to hopefully give a clearer picture of the time, place,and upbringing Abram received so that we can begin to understand The Call that comesto him in Genesis chapter 12.

But before we continue I want to draw this parallel. How many of us grew up in homes without a correct understanding of Torah? How many of us were raised with a Greek

mindset, and if taught anything we were instructed that all we needed to do was givemental ascent to something with no real expectation of change or commitment?

26 "And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it shall be also in the days of the Sonof Man: (Luke 17:26 NAS).


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The fact is we have all been delivered during this time for a reason. All of us havesuffered a partial blindness, and it is lifting, but our hearts will only respond as wesubmit ourselves to YHWHs Word The Torah. Just like we read earlier in the book of Jeremiah, and again

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"For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.23 "But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be yourGod, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.' 24 "Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and inthe stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward.(Jeremiah 7:22-24 NAS).

God is calling us out! 4 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light withdarkness? 15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with anunbeliever? 16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of theliving God; just as God said, "I will dwell in them and walk among them; And I will betheir God, and they shall be My people.17 "Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord. "And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you (2Corinthians 6:14-17 NAS).

Specifically, all of us need to examine our hearts and strengthen our relationship with YHWH. He told Abram to Get Yourself Out, just like He instructed Moshe to tell Israelin the wildernes s. Choose

19 "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you lifeand death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, youand your descendants,

20 by loving the LORD your God, by obeying Hisvoice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your lifeand the length of your days, that you may live in theland which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them." (Deu 30:19-20 NAS)

In order for Abram to make this move he had to beremoved from the old ways, his familys traditions andpatterns in order to make room for Torah to soak inand to be received into his life. When Abram steppedout of the tents of Shem, Abram was full of The Holy


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Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel and Strengh, Knowledge and Reverence for YHWHs Torah because he had grown up in an environment that separated itself fromthe corruption of mans ways and joined itself to The Creator of the universe. Are weremoving those things from our lives that would hinder our growth and maturity inMessiah? Are we holding on to things that YHWH has said to let go of so that we can be

filled, and blessed by a life of obedience to The Torah? This is the time to take stock, totake an inventory of wha t we believe. Let us humble ourselves as did Abram and dwellin tents of Noah and Shem and receive Torah that we may be blessed and produce realfruit that is life!

So the name Abram means High Father, father of height, Alef-Bet means also to stand,or a pole. Alef means strength, and Bet represents a tent. Combined these mean thestrength of the house. It can refer to the tent poles, but it also refers to the father whoholds up the family, providing strength, support and structure to the household. Alsorecognized as priest and teacher. We read in Genesis 12 that YHWH is calling him totravel to a land that He will show him, and that He will make him a great nation(Goyim= Nation, People, Heathen). This is speaking prophetically, which we will seeagain at the end of the parsha, lets continue for now. YHWH promises to bless him, tomake his name great and to make him a blessing. He says He will bless those who blesshim, and curse those who curse him and from him all the families of the earth will be blessed. So we see Abram answering the call to go. He picks up his family and he leavesUr of the Chaldees, taking his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, his father Terah, all the goodsand wealth and people they had amassed and they step out.

What we see here is relationship with God is active. One of the things we always see inScripture is The people of God are active. Their faith manifests itself in action. Noah is building, Abraham is building and walking, Jacob is building and walking, Moshe andIsrael is building and they walked a lot! But it changes us from the inside out, but mostcertainly when we enter into relationship with YHWH our circumstances, our desires,our goals, everything changes, in a sense, Abraham cast off those things that were partand parcel of Babylon and began to walk out in faith in The One True God of the earth.

So we see they depart from Haran, and arrive in Canaan and stops in what one day will be recognized as the city of Shechem, which means between theshoulders, neck, the place of burdens, which if you recall inDeuteronomy we read of Shechem as all of these locales have theirsignificance many of which are addressed in Bresheit and welearn of their deeper meaning. But the concept associated withShechem, is between your shoulders, located on top of your neck

is your head, inside which is your mind that wrestles with lifesmany choices. And here we see Abraham in Shechem, stopping atThe Oak of Mamre.

Briefly, although very prophetic, the Oak of Mamre is symbolic of numerous things. Remember The Father uses whats in the


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natural to point u s to the spiritual. At first glance this simply means Strong Tree, butso much more is alluded to in The Hebrew. In English the word Oak is used becauseOaks are symbolic of strength. Truthfully, the facts bear out that this was more thanlikely a species of tree known as a Terebinth tree. In Hebrew pronounced ah-yil. But italso is the same word used for Ram, as the ram that was caught in the thicket that

YHWH provided for Abraham to use as the substitute sacrifice for his son Isaac. Fromthis word we also derive the meaning Mighty Leader. And to this end I would direct your attention, YHWH is bringing Abram out, coming into covenant with Him and shallmake of him a Mighty Leader.

MorehIs where we get the word for archer, teacher, teaching. The root of this word comes fromStrongs number 3384, or yara and it means to flow as water, to point to, to teach. Which is the same root word we get from Torah! So, we have a remez teaching here. Itgives a hint, perhaps somewhat prophetic, but YHWH s Torah says, Appeared to Abram.could this Mighty Tre e, this Tree of Life been a type and Shadow of none otherthan Messiah Yeshua? Because The Word says that no man can see God and live, but Yeshua, who is the express image of God who walked the earth for 33 years was beheld by men. Something to consider. Prophetically, YHWH meeting with Abram at thislocation could also be symbolic of who Abram would become which is a Mighty TeacherLeading People back to Torah!

Afterwards Abram builds an Altar to YHWH there and then proceeded to pitch his tent between Beth-El, or House of God, and Ai . Ai comes from Strongs number 5857 and itscomprised of an Ayin Yod and it means Twisted work, a ruin, a city or structure thathas been demolished. Here we have another picture of paths set before Abram. Godsays,

10 "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according tohis ways, According to the results of his deeds (Jer 17:10 NAS).

So Abram pitches a tent in between the twotowns and we read that the word tent, o -helmeans tent, home, habitation or dwelling.But like all of Gods word, tent has deeperexpressions as well. In S trongs commentary on the word for tent we learn that Beforethe construction of the tabernacle Mosespitched a tent outside the camp (Ex.33:7)

There he met with God. Eventually the ark of the covenant was moved into thetabernacle (Ex.40:21) where The LORD met with Moses and spoke to Israel (Ex.29:42).This structure is called the tent of meetinginsomuch as it contained the ark of the


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covenant and the tablets of testimony (Numb.9:15). As the tent of meeting it was theplace where God met with His people through Moses (or the High Priest) and revealedHis will to them (1 Sam. 2:22). And so we read that Abram pitched his tent EAST of Beth-El, the House of YHWH.

East is very significant here. Compass directions maintain clues to what lie ahead

or what type of motivation a person or people may have in numerous situations. Buthere we read this word as keh -dem. And what we learn from the Theological Wordbook of The Old Testament is the root word qadam incorporates 2 basic concepts; first (andmost often) to confront (meet) someone [The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon verifies thepaleo meaning of the word as To meet face to face] to precede some one or somethingeither temporally or geographically. [It can also mean] East, antiquity, front. The nounqedem has either a geographical meaning, east, or a temporal notion, ancient time,aforetime. So in a good sense when we see man going to the eas t it oftentimes is apicture of man returning to the ancient ways, the ancient customs, returning to the beginning as pointed out by the prophet Isaiah who said in Yeshayahu 46:10

10 Declaring the end from the beginning And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, 'My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure'; (Isa 46:10 NAS).

So Abram made a choice. Rather than pitch his tent east of Ai, Abram pitched histent, met and dwelled with YHWH qedem or east of The House of God and held to theancient path of Torah.

16 Thus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you shall find rest for your souls(Jer 6:16 NAS).

The remainder of chapter 12 details that at that time there was a famine in the land andso Abram must continue to obtain sustenance for his family he travels to the Negev, orsouth, to Egypt as at that time Egypt possessed an abundance of food.

Quick sidenote: God was going to take Abram through 10 trials, again the value of 10in Gematria is a complete cycle. Rabbinic sources say Abram having to venture southinto Egypt was one of the ten trials he would have to endure to prove his devotion to YHWH.

In the course of the event we read that Sarai was a beautiful woman and Abram was

afraid that Pharaoh would take Sarai for his wife and kill Abram. So Abram reaches anagreement with his wife that if asked she is to tell them that she is Abrams sister, whichis partly co rrect as Terah was Abrams father and Sarais grandfather, so both beingchildren of Terah they could call themselves brother and sister (Rashi).


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During the course of their stay, as anticipated, Pharaoh did notice Sarais beauty and didtake her but did not lay a hand on her. In fact in the book of Yasher we learn every timePharaoh attempted to come near her that the angel smote him to the ground, and actedthus to him the whole night, and the king was terrified. We read in Scripture that God brought plagues upon his household as well. Then once Pharaoh had enough he

beckoned for Abram and when he confessed Pharaoh returned Sarai, and loaded him up with livestock and goods sent him away.

Here again is another prophetic type and shadow. Rabbinical sages a gree stating, afundamental principle in understanding Torahs narrative concerning the Patriarchs,Whatever happened to the Patriarchs is a portent for the children , meaning that theevents of their lives symbolized the future. Thus, Abrahams trip to Egypt in the face of afamine portended the exile of Jacob and his family .

Chapter 13:

In chapter 13 we have the parting of the ways with Lot. In reading of this over the years Inever grasped why there was strife between the herdsman of Abrams and Lots group. Ialways thought, if the land cannot sustain them together then it should be no ones faultand therefore there really should be no finger-pointing or infighting. But it was only when you look deeper do we see the greater misdeed occurring in this portion of Scripture. The following excerpt is taken from The Torah Readers CompendiumTikkun, The Kestenbaum Edition with Sages Commentary;

Abram had taught his shepherds to be righteous and honest. They would placemuzzles on their animals when they approached privately owned fields. But Lotsshepherds were different. They would graze their cattle in private fields without askingthe owners for permission. Abrams shepherds would rebuke them for their thievery.Lots men replied, God has given this land to Abram. But since Abram has no children,his nephew Lot will one day inherit all his property. Therefore, the land is Lots and weare not stealing. But they were wrong, for, as the Torah states, the Canaanite andPerizzite were then dwelling in the land, and it did not yet belong to Abram (Rashi).

So in verses 8- 13 Abram asked Lot to choose where in Canaan he would settle; Abram would then make his home elsewhere in the land. Lot chose to live in the rich,fertile plain of the Jordan, even though the inhabitants of that area were wicked andsinful.

We read after the parting of the ways with Lot,14 And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; 15 for all the land which you see, I will give it

to you and to your descendants forever (Gen 13:14-15 NAS).

And so we learn that it was only after Abram parted company with Lot that God couldfully bless him. An important point to remember here is that we, as fragile, finite andfrail as we are, have the power to put limitations on God. Are we holding on to anythingthat is keeping God from blessing us as much as He wants to? Later in this chapter we


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have the taking captive of Sodom, which Lot was included there, and Abramdemonstrated great leadership and courage and also the principle of family. Although Abram and Lot did not abide by the same business ethics, Abram recognized that asfamily he held a responsibility to him and therefore mustered his men, pursuing theenemy and brought Lot back as well as the women and other people taken captive and

all the possessions that were stolen. At the conclusion of this chapter YHWH appears to Abram in a vision and promises again that one will come forth though his seed, despitethe fact that Sarai was still barren, and multiply becoming a nation of peoples unto YHWH.

15: The Covenant of The Pieces

This is an awesome chapter! And if we had more time to study I would sharemore, hopefully in the future we can return to this particular chapter again as itestablishes a pattern that YHWH has provided to reveal His covenant with man. Let usread beginning in verse 5,

5 And He took him outside and said, "Now look toward the heavens, and count thestars, if you are able to count them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendantsbe." 6 Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.7 And He said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, togive you this land to possess it." 8 And he said, "O Lord God, how may I know that I shall possess it?" 9 So He said to him, "Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old femalegoat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon." 10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half oppositethe other; but he did not cut the birds.11 And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold,terror and great darkness fell upon him.13 And God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangersin a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years.14 "But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve; and afterward they will comeout with many possessions.15 "And as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age.16 "Then in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite

is not yet complete .17 And it came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold,there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between

these pieces.


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18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite20 and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim21

and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite (Gen 15:5-21 NAS).

What we are witnessing here is what is called The Covenant of The Pieces. This is TheGospel. This is The Good News! Here we read that YHWH cuts a covenant with Abraham. The significant part to zoom in on is in verse 17. The smoking oven referred toin this verse is symbolic of The Creator, much like in the appearance of the Glory thatappeared above the ark of the covenant in the Tabernacle between the 2 keruvim(cherubim) in the Holy of Holies.

The flaming torch however at first can be misunderstood if not aware of its identity. Weread in verse 18 that on that day YHWH made a covenant with Abram, but didnt weread just a few verses back in verse 12 that a deep sleep came over Abram. So when we witness in this Scripture the act of cutting this covenant, there must be two parties, because by definition a covenant is a pact, an alliance, its an agreement between twoparties. But Abrams sleeping o ver there in the corner!!

The Truth is we learn that the fiery Torch we read of in verse 17 is none other thanMessiah Yeshua. Because Messiah Yeshua, the Eshdat, the Fiery Law, The Living Torah,The Light of all men as identified in the book of John, is the one who cut the covenant with His Father on behalf of Abraham!

This is why Yeshua came in flesh and died on a cross because when Israel brokecovenant with YHWH, the consequence of breaking it was that may the breaker of thiscovenant be like the animals that we are walking in between. Because Israel brokecovenant, Israel should have all died for breaking covenant, but because Messiah walkedin between the parts on behalf of, as a representative of Abraham and his descendants, it was Yeshua who would die for our sins and breaking of that covenant. Its also knownthat according to Torah after a divorce, or breaking of covenant between husband and wife, they cannot remarry again. But because Yeshua was recognized as the responsibleparty for Israel, it made it possible for the marriage contract between YHWH and Israelto be restored! Baruch Hashem YHWH!

Chapter 16: Hagar and Ishmael

This chapter details the account of Abram and Sarai t hinking they can Help God. Have we ever been guilty of this? In our mind have we ever believed God wanted somethingfor us so much that we talked ourselves into believing that we needed to intervene tocreate the right circumstances for a blessing to come to pass? Sarai offers Abram herhandmaiden Hagar as a wife to conceive and bring forth the child YHWH would bless all


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the families of the earth. Hagar gives birth to Ishmael, not coi ncidentally meaning GodHears . But what we find is if we are willing to repent, take our poor decisions and makesomething worthy from them. If we follow down in Genesis 28 we read of the sons of Ishmael. And he is blessed, even his first borns name is defined as fruitfulness. Butfurther along we read of his third son Adbeel, meaning disciplined of God. Dumah

meaning to be dumb or silence, Hadad meaning sharp, fierce or severe, and the last sonof Ishmael Kedemah rooted in qadam in this case means a hostile confrontation.

We also learn later on during Isaacs days o f raising Jacob and Esau that upon realizinghe had thrown away his inheritance that he chose to upset his father Isaac by taking a wife from the daughters of Canaan. We read in Genesis 28:9 that Esau went to Ishmaeland married his daughter Mahalath, which means sickness.

Chapter 17:

Here God renews His covenant, and changes Abram and Sarais names. Abram, exaltedfather, is changed to Abraham meaning father of a multitude of nations as we read in verse 5. In Hebrew the word there is Melo haGoyim , or full ness of the gentilesanextremely prophetic statement which is uttered again by Paul in Romans chapter 11

25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wisein your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; (Rom 11:25 NAS).

Concerning Sarai the Tanach rabbinical commentary states, Sarai, my princess, impliesthat she owed her greatness to her stat us as Abrahams wife. Henceforth she wouldcalled Sar ah, which signifies that she is a princess to all the nations of the world. She was princess par excellenceto all mankind. In Hebrew however, it was a Hebrew letter Heh that was added to both their n ames. In some Hebraic commentaries it isthought that since Heh is symbolic of the breath of God that having this letter added to both Abraham and Sarahs names revealed Gods breath/presence/covenant with them. Here in the end we see The Father requiring Abram to circumcise himself and all hisfamily and household as a sign of covenant with YHWH.

16 "Circumcise then your heart, and stiffen your neck no more. (Deu 10:16 NAS)

The greater meaning of circumcision is of an inward working that God has done to thehearts of those who c laim to be in covenant with Him, as circumcision is a sign of Godscovenant. We read 33 "But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of

Israel after those days," declares the LORD, "I will put My law within them, and ontheir heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people(Jer 31:33 NAS) .


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Pictographically we have a Kaf a Tav and aBet. Interestingly, as it applies to The Abrahamic Covenant, can we not see thepromise YHWH made to Abraham in thecutting or writing of The Covenant upon him.

Kaf meaning blessing, Tav meaning Seal orSign, and Bet meaning house, or the family inthe house; thus we see To have YHWHscovenant written upon our heart is to besealed in His Blessed Family, which is almostexactly what we read at the beginning of thisparsha

3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And inyou all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen 12:3 NAS).

The word here for write is kaw- thab and it means to write, to inscribe and to engrave.Just as the two tablets were inscribed with The Ten Commandments, so YHWH willinscribe, or engrave which is to cut His Covenant upon our hearts! Ahmein and ahmein!

-W.R. Spires, B midbar Ministries

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