Parsha “Vayakhel,” Exodus 35:1 through 38:20, in many respects will seem very familiar. Many elements that we just recently read, only about ten chapters earlier, are repeated. Why? And why so much detail, not just once, but twice?

Mark has long suggested that any time something is repeated in Scripture, we had better pay attention; it’s virtually certain that it is important. But there is almost certainly more to it as well. For example, the concept of a chiasm, or “atbash” in Hebrew that serves to ‘set off’ what is enclosed in what might be thought of as the equivalent of ‘brackets,’ or even nested parentheses, in English. In a more modern parlance, it might be thought of as a Biblical equivalent of an HTML tag.

And in the case of some, like what comes to a conclusion in this reading, a virtual bright flashing red emphasis, in ALL CAPS, too.

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As for the ‘End Times’ — well, “soon” is a relative concept in prophecy, but we know of a certainly that we are ‘close,’ and what will ultimately come to pass.

The Erev Shabbat reading:

If this repeated, often word-for-word, detail, and the entire concept of first being told WHAT to make, then again WHEN they made it, is the ‘closing bracket,’ or tag, for what comes in between, then what is He emphasizing> Certainly, the ‘Golden Calf,’ and one of the most dramatic failure in Scripture. And there’s even an “atbash within that abash,” as well, concerning His Sabbath. But, this time the explicit reminder is that it’s one of those commandments that carries a death penalty. How can that be ignored?

To ‘come out of her,’ remains an imperative. But then what?

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The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

This is perhaps one of the most important, most blunt, most twisted, and certainly – now, particularly – one of most utterly relevant Torah parashot in the Book.

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The Erev Shabbat reading starts with the command to take a head count, and how, and then continues through the infamous betrayal of the ‘golden calf’ — first of many, as it turns out — and the aftermath:

How often do we hear about the idolatry of that ‘Golden Calf’? And the smug dismissal that it was so long ago, but ‘the Church’ is SO much better than that – now.

Really?

Maybe there’s a lot more to it. And THAT would be why the Whore Church ignores all of that.

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

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The Erev Shabbat reading gives the details, of which there are many:

The impressive level of detail is this description is certainly again one of the most memorable aspects of this parsha.

And yet, as Mark reminds us in the Sabbath day midrash, one more time, there is “no idle word” in His Torah.

But THIS time, we need to “Compare and Contrast.”

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

This week’s Torah portion from the annual cycle is a major ‘shift’ from the mainline story of the Exodus. After Moses heads up the mountain, for forty days and forty nights, the focus is now on getting ready to build something.

And why? Why now? It’s almost like He knows something, before we get to that part of the story. It turns out, there’s even more to it than that.

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The impressive level of detail is this description is certainly one of the most memorable aspects of this parsha. It’s also at the heart of what might even be called ‘controversy.’ Why so much detail about a mobile tent in the wilderness? After all, it was later replaced by the temple, twice, and destroyed, twice. Some will again even claim that it’s “Old” testament, and therefore ‘done away with’ – like those temples. We may have even heard it called “boring.”

And yet, as Mark reminds us in the Sabbath day midrash, there is “no idle word” in His Torah.

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

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The Erev Shabbat reading of the parsha, with some poignant commentary:

There is a whole lot that could be said about the Sabbath Day midrash and commentary.

But, this time, it will simply be more expedient to suggest — listen to it, pray, and make up your own mind.

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash: