Torah Pearls #44 – Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)

Certainly Devarim was specifically given for Israel in the Promised Land, but was having land of their own the reason for the additional covenant and all the changes? Wasn’t it the change in the priesthood that drove the changes? The Sinai covenant expected everyone to build their own altars of earth or uncut stone. Yah would come to them (Ex 20:24-25, TNK: 21-22). When Aaron and the Levites were installed they were restricted to the altar in front of the tabernacle. Yah also officially restricted Himself to a single dwelling place(Deu 12:5). Were the changes made because they had a land of their own or because they proved themselves incapable of living up to the standard Yah expected of His priests envisioned in Exodus 19:5-6? Was there a chance that they might not live to see the land without some serious changes? Jeremiah 7:22-24 seems to indicate that animal sacrifice was not all that important to Yah initially, but was implemented because of Israel’s failure. So the Levitical altar in front of the tabernacle comes with instruction for daily, weekly, monthly and annual offerings required long before they entered the Land. Instead of a nation of priests the priesthood was restricted to one tribe (Deu 18:1-5). If one must appear at Yah’s dwelling for the chagim (since He would no longer come to them) could Passover still be done at home? It seems the changes were in the works when Moses came down with the replacement tablets and additional instruction regarding required sacrifices (Ex 34:32, Lev 7:37-38). Since the Devarim instruction and covenant were specifically given so Israel could live and inherit the Promised Land (Deu 4:1, 5:33 etc.) doesn’t it make sense that it wasn’t confirmed until they were about to go into the Land? Yes, the covenant of Devarim is different in many ways from what was agreed in Ex 20-23. They needed to pay special attention. The fathers, the patriarchs, didn’t connect to Yah through the Levitical system. It seemed to fall into disrepair about 30 CE. (Yoma 39b) and couldn’t function once the temple was destroyed.

Numbers 50?! haha You meant Genesis 50-10

how about u quit learning the ways of the heathen as we r told in Jer10:2-4, and stay away from mormonism. christainty, lslam, etc. U r playing with profane fire.

so very true, these 3 are playing with profane fire, since we r admonished not to learn the ways of the heathen in Jer 10:2-4.

Judges 2:7 is the second occasion of יהושוע in the second half of the verse. How beautiful are the grammatical enigmas of scripture!!

No, you THINK Y’shua is all over the Jewish Traditions, and you think the few mentions of him are positive, but they’re not. Just read Deut.32 very carefully, prayerfully; Jer.41-44 is the beginning of it being fulfilled. These cut-off people (no-nation) became Hellenist & easily replaced Torah with the Greek logos, Jesus. Also read 1 Kings 22 to understand why people can be so easily deceived… it’s all a test, a choice God gives us to prove what’s in our hearts! God does NOT allow the innocent to stand proxy for the guilty; and He does NOT allow images to be worshipped. God does NOT want us to have all sorts of mysteries, but only Torah (Deut.29:29), and we need nothing else, because YHVH is with Israel (Ex.33:15-16), honestly: what more does Israel need?! If you want YHVH, join yourself to Him & His people (Isa.56; Isa.14:1). Messiah is ONE scion from ONE branch, not the entire vine / olive, and NOT all the branches were broken, so, not all have to be grafted back. The way to come back, is always by repenting of not keeping Torah, and to begin keeping it! Beware of newer (as the NT is) false doctrines! Shalom.

Just study Deut.32 very carefully, all of it, slowly, considering deeply everything that is said… and, study with it Jer.41-44, and 1 Kings 22 will tell you why you’re so deceived by all this rubbish NT-church theology! Shalom

Howdy Nehemia and Keith, very interesting topic! Keith, my son lives in Brooklyn, I hope and pray that you meet him! Yehovah Bless,
Dave

Thank you for your insight on these first chapters of Devarim.
Could you please let us know in which verse of the book of Judges we can find the name of Joshua spelled as in verse 3:21?

stay away all NT stuff, as it is false. Duet4:2.

The ecclesia is the Bride. Jesus can’t be a female anything because He is the Bridegroom. Glory doesn’t have to be feminine. Just because the wife is the glory of the husband doesn’t mean that Any part of the Godhead is feminine. Holy Spirit has been thought of as a feminine portion, and the sheiknah is the presence of Holy Spirit. Even so, when Holy Spirit came upon/overshadowed Mary, she became impregnated. Even Holy Spirit isn’t feminine, in spite of what some theologians say.

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Hi Nehemia,
Jesus is the shekinah (glory) of the godhead. He is the mishkan, the place where God dwells. Please read Hebrews 1:4 in which Christ inherits everything from the father including His “name”. It is not that Christ is God, but he is the female portion of the Godhead, the glory, part of the echad, the shekinah.
In the NT Christ is referred to as the female “rock upon which the church is built” while Simon Peter is the male rock of offense to Christ.
In the same way, the wife is the glory of the husband as they become echad also.
Thanks for all you do.

Shalom

I think we should have peace with His decisions….and whatever he causes His people to do for justice, in His will.

Have not a people the right to defend themselves, and fulfill his will? Does the almighty Lord of the Universe have a right to preserve or destroy a people who are making havoc and causing disorder to the planet?

He protects them;
“…Your eternal hatred for the people of Israel led you to butcher them when they were helpless, when I had already punished them for all their sins” Ezekiel 35:5

He is omnipotent;
Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create the darkness;
I bring prosperity and create calamity.
I, the LORD, do all these things.

And It is written;
“…But now your rage has come,
the time for the dead to be judged,
the time for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your holy people,
those who stand in awe of your name,
both small and great.
It is also the time for destroying
those who destroy the earth.”. Revelation 11:18 CJB

Shalom

It’s called the law of Moshe because Moshe gave it to the people. However HaShem (YAH) gave the law to Moshe. Moshe was an intermediary a figure of what the Meshiaj will be.

Yeshua is all over the jewish traditions. They have no incentive to mention him. Also there’s allot of historians that mentioned him. Not to mention the witness of the people who died for his name.

What proof is there that jc existed. to me it is just another religion of the Roman Empire. Straight from the Emperor Constantine and his mother.

UNDERSTAND BEFORE U APPLY,..LET US ALL DWELL TOGETHER
IN UNDERSTANDING, AND ASK OUR Father in Heaven for wisdom and with the help of our Creator, He will let us, he who has an ear, dwell in unity.

I think you’re over-thinking ‘the other side’ or ‘the east side of Jordan’. It’s the other side of Ha aretz – where they want to be, or their final destination. For forty years they have longed to wind up on their side of the Jordan, but Devarim opens on the ‘wrong’ side – not yet on ‘their’ side of the Promised Land.

Wow! My professor from Ambassador in the circuit here

Thank u very much for what u r doing. I really enjoy listening to y’all. I pray that the father gives me back my health so I can help support ur ministry.

Reason I ask I here we are not to follow the Law of Mose.

Greetings and Blessings,
I am confused about the Law of Mose,s, is it not YAH Law or is it Mose’s Law? Are they not one?

Five loaves and two fishes, yes 5 loaves Torah, the bread of life, and fish from Genesis received a blessing of multiplication, also eating of fish is for blessing of sons. Yeshua multiplies sons of Elohim through breaking of bread.

Also, there are not only new leaders, but new followers as their parents all died in the wilderness.

Studying Ancient Near Eastern Covenants, we find that it may be necessary to re new a Covenant, reason clearly is a new leaders Joshua, and new purpose, they are now entering the promised land. In Covenant renewal, you give a brief history of events covered in the original covenant; to give continuity to the 2nd or renewal, at a renewal time;addional can be added (called adendum) laws that pertain to the next purpose which is living in the land.

Nehe, we love listening to y’all, love to hear your laughter?

Shalom Marty, I address this issue (viz a viz Dt 7:1-4) in my study: https://www.nehemiaswall.com/converts-in-the-tanakh

I wished you would have discussed the verses commanding us to commit genocide, specifically Deut 2:32 And we conquered all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every city, the men, women, and the young children; we left over no survivor. And Deut Deut 3:6 And we utterly destroyed them as we did to Sihon, king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city, the men, the women, and the young children.
I am so disturbed by these verses, and even more so that it wasn’t addressed in your commentary. Are you peace with those verses?

Thanks Nehemia, I agree

There are things in Deuteronomy that give us instructions for the future generations, in contrast to commandments for specific situations. For example, the details of the Passover sacrifice in Egypt were not the same as the Passover sacrifice in the future in Deuteronomy 16. Specifically, in Egypt it had to brought wherever you lived, but in the future generations in Dt 16, it had to be brought in the chosen place only. Leviticus 17 vs. Deuteronomy 12 is another example of the reality of the desert vs. the commandment for the future generations.

SHALOM,

I am VERY excited to start the book of Devarim with Nehemia, Keith and the other gentlemen. My life transformed after hearing Nehemia’s messages few months ago.

In one lesson, Nehemia mentioned Devarim 13 which made me examine this passage in its context. Which amongst other things lead to my conversion to Kararite Judaism. I have been in the book of Devarim ever since.

Your ministry is a blessing to me. I am super excited to follow your teachings here. I have been studying this book for a few months and feel super blessed that I can chime in on the discussion with you all. I have a few questions/comments I would like to bounce of you guys for my learning and hopefully the group.

You addressed my first question in the audio but I still need clarification in regards to the phrase that I see in English translations as “today” or “this day”.

For example Moses discusses the past history of the Yisraelites. How YHVH was upset with the initial group. Getting to the point, this book appears to have an emphasis on the instructions written here. “Today I set before life and death”. I interpret it like he is saying “these are things you need to do that I’m telling you right now”.

Examples:
Dev 4:8,4:26,4:40,5:1,6:6, 7:11,8:1,10:13,11:8 there are more but hopefully you see what I’m asking?

In my reading it seems as there is a distinction between what happens before and the specific day he is preaching these words to Yisrael. They received water from the rocks and quails and all that stopped when they got into the land, correct?

To me, Moses seems to be saying , pay specific instructions to what I’m telling you today. Is that inaccurate ? Could you help me understand if it is or is not? Thanks

Father God directed me to this page thru another of your subscribers not one hour after i had been studying about what the significance of pearls and rebuilding the spiritual walls of my city like Nehemiah had in common!!! Praise Yahweh and His son Yeshua ha Mashiach!!!!! BLESSINGS, BLESSINGS, BLESSINGS TO YOU!!!!!!!

Enjoyed your perspective from the Hebrew viewpoint.

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Love the Torah Pearls, you challenge and make me think, I have come to learn that with out the Torah, there is nothing. Keep up the good work guys!