Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at parsha 'Pekudei,' (Exodus 38:21 through the end of the Book) where the story of the Exodus essentially comes to a middle, but the Book of that name draws to a close.

The Erev Shabbat reading:

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which really sets up more questions than answers.  What's different about the mishkan, or "tabernacle in the wilderness," than the one later built by Solomon, and then the one rebuilt during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah?  

And what does that tell us about where He might choose to 'put His Name,' subsequently?



Pekudei: 'As YHVH Commanded Moshe' and what that tells us about temples"

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The combined two-part teaching is here:

Mark Call – Parsha “Pekudei” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

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Gardener's Guide
to the Tree of Life
Days of Elijah Preparing the Bride







She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,

and happy are all who hold her fast. (Pr 3:18)







The Torah is a tree of life, and obeying it is the path to fruitfulness. This fruitfulness deepens the relationship, stitching earth to Heaven, where the roots of the Tree extend upward. After all, our eyes really see the world upside down and turn it "right" side up. Or is it? Studying the Word rights the world in the mind and circumcised heart of the diligent disciple of Yeshua.




One of the frequent metaphors in Scripture is that of a tree representing a human being. "I see men like trees walking." (Mk 8:24) The Torah brought to life in a human being is indeed like a tree of life walking. In fact, the Torah gives specific instructions on how to plant a tree:




When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden [orlah, uncircumcised]. Three years it shall be forbidden [orlah] to you; it must not be eaten. And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the Lord your God. (Le 19:23-25)




The above passage from Torah portion Kedoshim, Holies, provides a teaching moment from Sefer HaChinnukh §246 and 1 Corinthians 10:23-30. Sefer HaChinnukh is a set of books explaining each commandment in the Torah. Since the Days of Elijah prepare the way of Yeshua's return, the holiness of the tree, representing human beings, instructs us in how to develop our circumcised hearts in holiness. One of the traditional views of Elijah is that he is associated with circumcision, zeal for the Torah.




Holiness is often the result of a process. For instance, the seventh day of Creation was the first thing called holy in Scripture, and it was the result of a process of creation.




Holiness in the Mishkan or Mikdash was something to be maintained and guarded after processes of purification.




Holiness in a person is a matter of growing in sanctification. The mitzvot are the method of achieving holiness, not salvation. 




Since the tree is often a metaphor for human beings in Scripture, the growth of a goodly (fruit) tree is a metaphor for growing in holiness.




In simple terms, a tree “planted” in the Land of Israel must be set apart for three years before its fruit may be eaten freely by anyone (assuming holy portions are removed first even after it ages into circumcision). In the fourth year, its fruit is to be eaten in the Temple by the owner or turned into money with a fifth added to be taken to the Temple and enjoyed. 




Only after the tree loses its orlah status is someone subject to a guilt offering if he/she took a holy portion designated for the Temple. If someone were to eat the set-apart fruit by mistake then, it would require a guilt offering plus a fifth, which is for taking holy things unwittingly.




Three Levels of Holiness:




The tree is planted in Israel and grows for three years
The tree is holy to Adonai to be consumed by the planter only in Jerusalem, circumcised
The tree finally is subject to terumah, holy tithes, firstfruits, shmittah, yovel, but otherwise freely consumed or sold by the owner; also a person may opportunistically eat of it (but not gather).





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Parsha "B'har" or 'in the mount' [Sinai] (Leviticus 25:1-26:2) is both notable - for one specific English word - and also problematic, because it applies "in the land," where we're NOT any more, and arguably because it is even more foreign to our anti-Torah economic and 'world' system than almost anything else except the dishonest weight of the Almighty Fiat Dollar itself.

But, 'Jubilee' we've HEARD of, even if to no real effect.

And, again, what with the world melting down, and at the brink of civil and world war to boot, what would a REAL 'great reset' accomplish at this point anyway?  

First, the Erev Shabbat reading, where the concept of the 'yovel' - or Jubilee - is outlined:

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It seems clear from the reading that that one of the primary prerequisites of the 'shmita' rest for the land, and then the 50 year 'yovel' - or "Jubilee" - was TRUST:  that Yahuah would actually do what He promised, so that His people would have sufficient provision for the rest years.

Ultimately, history - and Scripture - shows they did not.  We still don't.

"Proclaim liberty throughout the land, and to all the inhabitants thereof," is the inscription on the Libery Bell in Philadelphia, and it comes from this parsha, Leviticus 25:10.  But that's just one of the disconnects with Scripture today.

A even bigger one has to do with the entire concept behind that verse.  And a world economic system, based on an abomination to YHVH, that will soon demonstrate why His plan was so much better - because a 'reset' every 50 years beats societal collapse.

THAT is virtually inevitable now.  

And the "Babylonian Exile," was said to be so that The Land could have its rest.  Something that was commanded to be done, that wasn't.  In contrast, much of this next judgment seems to be a function of things that He commanded NOT be done, that are.  And are taught in schools, too, as a slap in His face.


 

Behar:  Trust in a Time of Cyclical Churn and Turmoil"

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The combined two-part teaching is here:

Mark Call – Parsha “Behar” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

David reminds us in Psalm 12 of how our Heavenly Father remains faithful even though we see so much unfaithfulness surrounding us throughout the world. People we are supposed to be able to trust disappoint us. Sometimes we don't know where to turn. Our Heavenly Father remains the one we can trust no matter what. Those who are unfaithful will have a day when they will have to answer for their poor choices and bad leadership. He will make sure that all is balanced in the final accounting. Hang on, He will see you through.

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I want to become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death...Philippians 3:9-10

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Mark Call – Parsha “Pekudei” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

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