Torah Pearls #51 – Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20)

Y do u continue to bring heathen religions into your teachings????

Really enjoyed this portion!! Theory on the sons of Elohim- I think a hint might first appear in ch 5 where we are told that in the day Adam was made he was made in the image of Elohim and that’s how it was when Adam and Havah were created – but then it tells us that Adam begot a son in his OWN likeness after 130 years and it names Seth. I think we are being told Adam was no longer as when originally created (changed due to the transgression?) and his descendants after this were no longer in the image of Elohim but in Adam’s changed self- and Seth was the first of the line known as “son of man.” Cain and his descendants would have continued the line of sons of Elohim and it appears they had no internal consciousness of or were unable to decipher between good and evil and every thought they had was evil and they apparently weren’t dying natural deaths and their actions made necessary the flood to put an end to them and their violent nephalim descendants. They might have been the first beings venerated as gods, especially if they literally lived on the high places of the earth. The concept of appeasement of angry “gods” could have started with them. Just a theory.

According to Ramban the “drunkard” is a self-satisfied man who believes his own thoughts/ways are good and that he will be added in with the thirsty which are those persons who are not self-satisfied but thirst for the thoughts and ways of the Eternal One. The anger of Yhvh would be against such a man it seems because he has not taken seriously this matter of life and death and will lead others to destruction with his theology.

What came interesting is that word use for curse “ not doing what Yehovah instructed ״ is אָלָ֔ה ala , sound familiar with a g-d name.

Other than the Epistles, Mark and Luke, all of them, because you know, they were written by Jews. Paul was a Jew of course too but he was writing more for the Gentile audience just like Mark and Luke.

Est 9:20  And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, 
Est 9:21  To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, 
Est 9:22  As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. 
Est 9:23  And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; 
Est 9:24  Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

learn not the way of the heathen Sheryl.

I was hoping you would please tell us which five books are thought to be translated from Hebrew in the new testament? An internet search is not giving me any answers. Thank you.

Hi… do you have any insight into Deut 29:28, where a large lamed is the middle of shalach.

Blessings in your work!

Always a pleasure!
Great explanation of circumcision of the heart vs the flesh. It reminds me of Romans 2:25-29.

Shalom guy’s, I just listened to Nitzavim And I loved it, but I am confused. Several times Nehemia connected to the New Testament, but Keith seemed to shut it down. Why.? If Nehemia, the Karite Jew, brings these things up, then why can’t we run with it a little bit? It is all connected, as we know. I love what all 3 of you bring to the table and I look forward to your lessons every week and have for several years now. Thank you thank you thank you for taking this time to bring us these beautiful studies from His word!

My 3rd year hearing Torah pearls Spirit and Truth we Honor him in spirit and Truth thank you for letting us know his word and cutting through man made doctrines and traditions getting back to the pure word to really be on covenant with our Creator love you fellers

When you talked about the one who thirsts, as opposed to the one who does not, (differently translated from drunkard and sober), my mind immediately went to the words of Yeshua, where He said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.” You are such a blessing to my life. Please be blessed as you continue your work on the wall!

When hearing Nehemia’s explanation of the literal Hebrew translation of Deuteronomy 30:9 (which apparently has nothing to do with prosperity), what immediately came to mind was the Parable of the Lost Son spoken by Yeshua in Luke 15. Yet one more verse in the New Testament that sources from the Hebrew Torah. The “New” literally is the “Old”. : )

This episode really blessed me. As a new Jewish convert from Christianity, the separation of men/women has been very difficult. It feels unsubstantiated by scripture but I know I’m probably branded a problem child because of my “feminist” view of this. This was encouraging- I am part of the covenant too, not just my husband. HaShem is MY God, too. Thank you for expounding on this. Blessings abound.

don’t believe that purim is scriptural feast day, is it?

Thanks, guys! What a blessing(as always), and just amazed at how many of the hidden things(from me) that you can uncover in a relatively short time. By the by, it was Sec. of Def. Donald Rumsfeld(under G.W. Bush) that talked about ‘what we don’t know we don’t know, etc..’ and I think he wrote a book with that in the title… Nehemiah expressed puzzlement regarding the Nephaliim(I think), additionally, I’d like to know just who in the world the People of the Land of Nod were. At any rate, YHVH bless you all!

My favorite Torah portion! Until I became Karaite I believed that YHVH gave us laws that were too difficult for us. I used to wonder – Was it a mistake on His part? No, He doesn’t make mistakes. Then it must have been intentional, which would be abuse. No, He is loving. – It didn’t make sense and it cast a shadow on my relationship with Him. Now I know that it was a misunderstanding on my part. Torah is not too difficult, nor is it too mysterious, and His love is much clearer to me now!

I was baptized into a Christian church well over 20 years ago, but Yehovah has led me to where I am today, spending more wonderful, blessed time in what Keith calls “The Big Book.” Since being introduced to the teachings of Keith Johnson & Nehemia Gordon last year, the truth that I felt I was desperate to encounter has finally been uncovered. I now read the “The Little Book” in light of the the Big Book instead of the other way around & spend a good amount of my time being overwhelmed by what I have missed & frankly, what has been stolen from all of us who call ourselves Christian.

Which brings me to this week’s Torah portion. Thank you so very much for spending all that time on who Yehovah made His covenant with. Years ago I read words in the “Old Testament” concerning foreigners worshiping with Israelites & was awed by the fact that I was one of those foreigners who would someday worship on Mount Zion with God’s chosen people. When I read 29:10 – 15 this week I cried, literally. What beautiful knowledge for me to have & I’ve missed it for 20+ years. To hear Nehemia spend all that time on those verses & link them to Isaiah 56 (I had done the same) confirmed that my tears of joy & sadness were not wasted. Certain things that I have believed for years are finally being confirmed, all because I now know that I’ve been reading backwards all these years & I’m not doing that anymore.

May Yehovah continue to bless you all. May He continue to give you the information, inspiration, & the open doors to give that information & inspiration to people like me, the blind & the deaf but searching to see & hear.

I thought it interesting that the word “alah” (From אָלָה (H422)) means a curse or cursed due to not keeping the covenant…..I reckon that is why Satan allows himself to be called allah by Muslims sine it is a covenant breaking false god and certainly is cursed!

Wow….I am overwhelmed by the wondrous things that YAH has revealed thru your discussion on this Torah portion . I am in awe of the richness of His Word. Thank you for sharing.

In my heart YHVH called me to search out and examine myself all things. He is The TRUE aspect of all things. Too many teachings, YSHVH told all to follow HIM as HE and YHVH are ONE, so no division can be in His Camp of dwelling souls.

Study to show thyself APPROVED UNTO YHVH!!!

He NEVER CHANGES, NOR DOES HE RETURN VOID… His answer has been accomplished and will be until…
He will bring all people to where He chooses/Chose/continues!
Shalom

What’s the nature of the word “Egypt”?

If we could really circumcise our own hearts and walk freely from sin, then why the need for an atonement sacrifice year after year? Yes, we are commanded to walk according to the covenant and yes, we are commanded to offer sacrifices for sin but why would there continue to be sin if we were really able to fulfill the original instruction?
My point is that the sacrificial system DOES NOT remove sin from us. It is simply a picture of what was to come. The blood of animals makes no atonement hence the person standing there that day would have been cleansed, not to sin again. But that didn’t happen.
We are to bring this dilemma to the Father. How can we possibly walk according to this covenant when there is no cleansing from the blood of animals? The answer is in the perfect spotless blood of the lamb of YHVH. Even if you do not want to make the connection, you are denying the dilemma and denying the answer to the dilemma.
YHVH WILL DO THE CIRCUMCISING….so that we can walk according to the covenant with freedom and cleansing. Only this remedy will save and redeem us from the captivity of sin.
Every man must reconcile this dilemma.

Deuteronomy 29:19b “for I walk in the stubbornness of my heart in order to add the satisfied from thirst to the thirsty” -translation by Nehemia Gordon
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Satisfied from thirst = a soul that shall be as a watered garden (see Isaiah 58:11 and Jeremiah 31:12, 17:7-8).

Thirsty = the opposite! perhaps a soul that shall be as a dry wasteland (by supposition, via considering the opposite). Also see Isaiah 29:8, 32:6, 44:12; Jeremiah 2:25,17:5-6, 23:10-11; Hosea 2:3.

Also, something about Deuteronomy 29:19 reminds me of Deuteronomy 8:15.

the rock of flint…
[filled with water; representing salvation (Deut 32:15), God]

thirsty ground…
[filled with thirst, fiery serpents, scorpions; representing rebellion (Ezekiel 2:6), wickedness (Psalm 107:33-34)]

Greetings Nehemia,

Concerning your excitement when discussing Deu 30:1-4, and Isa 56:6-8, about the gathering in, the ingathering by Yehovah, how about also including Isa 66:18-22? Also, please consider the following when getting excited about the wonderful information Yehovah has given in these verses: What is the title commonly used by most folks for the third feast of Yehovah? What is the first title Yehovah gave for that feast? What is the common activity Yehovah is accomplishing in all three of His feasts?

Yarah Shalam,
Jake

Matt 10:29 Yahshua speaking… “Not even a sparrow falls to the ground without the Father.”

About the circumcision… In my deepest heart of hearts, Yah deal with me if I am wrong. It is my understanding that YHWH Himself was circumcised “when His beloved Son was cut off. ” This is something I hope everyone will consider, and this is of the circumcision of His heart and flesh. The Bible says that Yahushua was circumcised, and if we love him, we will follow his works and do what he does.

I haven’t heard anyone else share this, but Abba has put this in my circumcised heart.

The Bible says that Yahushua suffered in all things that man can suffer from. When he hanged there on the Roman execution stake, he knew he was a dead man and it was his MISERY to be separated from his Abba YAH if only for a second. Consider this too.

It is my understanding that YHWH Himself knows suffering, and all the things we mere men and women suffer in this life. Even though we are just a small speck in the universe, YHWH is with His people, and knows our sufferings personally.

Thanks you men of Yah for your wonderful Torah Pearls!
Laurie Jo

thank you! You’re all awesome. Loved this episode. Choose life!
Mimi and family from Queensland