Torah Classes

Chp. 33 verses 12 - 23: Moshe pleads with Hashem that he not send an angel to lead them, but that only He, Hashem should do so. Moshe then says to Hashem that if He would not lead them then they would not leave the mountain. Hashem agrees and Moshe asks that the Divine Presence should only rest on the Jewish people and not the nations of the world and again Hashem agrees. Moshe seeing that it was a time of grace, asks Hashem to show him His glory. Hashem says that no man can see Him and live. Hashem tells him that He would place him in a crevice in the rock and that He would cover his face until He passed by. Then He would remove his hand and Moshe would be able to see his back but His face he would not see.

Chp. 31 verses 15 - 18: Continues with the command of keeping the Shabbos. That one should work six days of the week but the seventh day is holy to Hashem, anyone who desecrates the day will be put to death. The command to guard the Shabbos for ever. A covenant between Hashem and the Jewish Nation, in commemoration of Hashem creating the world in six days and on the seventh He rested. The chapter ends with Moshe receiving the two tablets of testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of Hashem.

Chp. 30 verses 22 - 38 Chp. 31 verses 1 - 3: The anointing oil, was made by Moshe. Its ingredients and its recipe. It was used to anoint the Mishkan and all of its furnishings and vessels. It was also used to anoint Aaron and his sons. It was to be used forever, no matter how often it was used the original twelve log was never diminished. Continues with the Ketoras, the incense, only four of the eleven ingredients are mentioned. It was burnt everyday morning and evening and was an essential part of the High Priests service when he entered the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippor. Chp. 31 begins with Hashem telling Moshe that He had chosen Bezalel as the master architect in the construction of the Mishkan. Hashem had imbued him with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge in all the crafts that would be needed for its construction.

Chp. 34 verses 8 - 21: After hearing about Hashem punishing the sinner Moshe quickly bows so that the punishment will not go any further than the fourth generation. He then asks Hashem to lead the people personally and to forgive their sins. Hashem agrees to make a covenant with the people and to do marvels for them that no other nation had see, to show them that He is with them. He commands them to drive out the seven nations of the land, least they remain as a snare for them. He commands them to destroy all their idols, to not serve another god, and to not eat of the sacrifices to their gods. A command not to marry their daughters, since it will make your sons go astray after their gods. A warning not to make molten gods. Then it continues with the commandment to keep the holiday of Matzoth. That all firstborn of sheep or cattle belong to Hashem, and that the firstborn of a donkey must be redeemed with a sheep. If one does not redeem it, you must break its' neck. All the firstborn of your children must be

Chp. 34 verses 1 - 7: Hashem commands Moshe to hew out two tablets of stone so that he could write on them the same words that were on the first tablets that Moshe broke. He tells him to come up to the top of the mountain by himself and warns him that no animals should graze opposite the mountain. Moshe did as Hashem commanded and he got up early in the morning and took the two tablets and he went up on the mountain. Hashem came down in a cloud and stood there with him. Then Hashem passed before him and proclaimed the thirteen attributes of mercy.

Chp. 32 verses 6 - 14: They get up early the next morning to bring sacrifices and worship the golden calf. Hashem tells Moshe to go down from the mountain because his people that he had taken out of Egypt had acted corruptly. They had made a molten calf and had worshiped it. Hashem says that they are a "stiff necked people." He tells Moshe to leave Him alone, which Moshe sees as an opening to pray for the people. He reminds Hashem of the prediction of the Egyptian astrologers who said that they saw signs of blood associated with the Jews in the desert, that G-d would destroy them. Moshe asks Hashem to remember Abraham, Issac, and Israel and the promise that He swore to them. Due to Moshe's prayers, Hashem reconsidered the evil that He had intended to do to His people.

Chp. 32 verses 27 - 35 Chp. 33 verses 1 - 11: Moshe has called the whole tribe of Levi and has told them that Hashem has commanded that all those who had served the golden calf should be put to death with the sword. They followed Hashem's command even killing their own relatives. Moshe acknowledges to Hashem that the people had sinned but he says to Hashem forgive them and if not erase from the book which you have written. Hashem agrees to forgive them but tells Moshe that He would no longer personally lead them but that an angel would. He tells Moshe that He would always remember the sin of the golden calf. Chp. 33, Hashem tells them to leave the place and go to the land that was promised to the forefathers. Hashem tells Moshe that they are a stiff necked people, and he the people to remove the crowns that they received at Mount Horeb. Moshe pitches his tent outside the camp and the cloud of Hashem descends upon it, and everyone bowed toward Moshe's tent. Hashem spoke to Moshe face to face like a man spea

Chp. 29 verses 3 - 30: Continues with the consecration of Aaron and his sons into the priesthood. They went to the Mikvah. Then Moshe dressed Aaron and anointed him with oil. He then dressed his sons. They all placed their hands on the ox and they confessed their sins and then they sacrificed the ox. He placed its blood on the corners of the alter and poured the rest on its base. He separated those organs and fats that were to be burnt on the alter and the rest of the ox was taken outside the camp to be burnt. Then they placed their hands on the head of the ram. It was sacrificed and its blood dashed on the alter. It was cut up and burnt as a sweet savor to Hashem. The second ram was brought and they placed their hands on its head. They sacrificed it and he took from its blood and placed on the right ear, right thumb, and right toe of Aaron and his sons. He sprinkled the blood and the oil on the clothing of Aaron and his sons to sanctify them. He burnt the fats and organs on the alter and the he waved the t

Chp. 28 verses 1 - 5: The vestments, Hashem commanded Moshe to induct Aaron and his sons into the priesthood with the same feelings of joy that he felt when Moshe had been chosen to be the leader of the nation. He was to instruct the wise-hearted artisans to make clothing that would be for both splendor and beauty. Aaron would wear them when he would minister before Hashem. The clothing consisted of the: breastplate, an ephod, the robe, a knitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. The pants and the head band would be mentioned later. Eight garments all together. They were to made out of gold, sky blue, dark red, and crimson wool, and the linen.

Chp. 28 verses 6 - 21: The Ephod, (the apron) it's material and how it was constructed. The two onyx stones that were worn on the shoulder of the high priest and the names that were embossed on them. The Chosen Mishpat (the breastplate of judgment) was made up of the same material as the Ephod. It was square and folded over. On it were the four rows of precious and semi precious stones and on them were embossed the names of the twelve tribes, the names of the three forefathers, and the words "Shev tey Yeshurun." There were six letters on each of the stones for a total of seventy two letters.