The peril of syncretism is the account found in Torah parsha Pinchas. The error at the Acacia Grove in Num. 25 is: don't be distinct, blend in with the culture. The grace of Balaam is lawlessness, it teaches that it's okay to assimilate the worship practices of Ishtar into the festivals of the Creator. Yahusha has strong words against the assembly in Pergamos in Rev. 2.

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Balaam's prophecy marks both the beginning and the end of the series of quotations in Matthew Chapter 2 where Numbers 24.17 was fresh in the hearer's mind during the synagogue reading cycle which happened to be Torah portion Balak.

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Red Heifer: Parah Adumah a Chuk, according to traditional Judaism this the most mysterious ritual in all scripture that even Solomon in all his wisdom despaired of learning the secret meaning of.

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Korah – to be made bald. Torot of Ra’ah, recognition and Torot of Kavod, honor. Korah - the root not dealt with that manifest - non acceptance and dishonoring of who Moshe and Aaron were appointed to be.

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Eventually the effects of constant bad reports take their desired effect. You see bad reports overcome you, they change you, and they change time!

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A season of new beginnings – in the season of Shavuot. At Israel’s juncture Bamidbar this was an opportunity for a new beginning.

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What is in view here? 13 verses of Covenant blessings vs. 32vv. of Law curses.

The blessings are without limit, the curses are very specific and limited and will last only until we make teshuvah and re enter covenant the covenant.

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Yovel/Jubillee and the Shemitta year...Exo 23 and Lev 26 makes the connection between man and יהוה - the horizontal commandments and the vertical commandments.

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This Parsha is a SODE…the barren woman is to become child bearing/pregnant with the light/Word of יהוה and it’s when this happens (the time of the birthing) that she then will be collected/gathered/assembled in order to be joined to her Husband!

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Holiness can’t be legislated; the TORAH leaves it to the individual as a personal decision.

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