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    TorahParshah

    Pekudei

    Eleh pekudey haMishkan Mishkan ha'edut asher pukad al-pi Moshe avodat haLevi'imbeyad Itamar ben-Aharon

    Shemot38.21

    H6485 pakad;primitiveroot;tovisit,appoint,topayattention,toseek,lookoutfor,tobe

    watchedover,becalledtoaccount.

    Thisishow callsustobeinstructedtobuildtheMishkan,astheplacewhereHeistodwell

    withhispeople.Thefollowingparshahseemstobeacountofalltheelementsinapracticallifethat

    shouldbereflectedinaspiritualcharacter.

    Particularly interestingis themeaningof theHebrew name H171 andH168 OholiabFromH1;tentof(his)father,asareferencetothearchitectanddesigneroftheMishkanofourFather.

    SimilarlytothemeaningofthenameofthefatherofOholiab,isareminderofhowimperativeitisthe

    interactionwithourveryownbrotherstoreachthegoal,H294andH251 AkjisamakofH5564;brother support. has never intended to separate his people as a restoration strategy, but

    propheticallyitsetstherecoveryofa peoplethatwillbegatheredfromthefourcornersof theearth.

    TheinteractionwehavewithotherstobuildthenationofIsraelisaparametertobeconsideredinthe

    reconstructionplansoftheMishkan.

    ThefoundationoftherebuildingoftheMishkanisanelementwellknowntotheHebrewpeople

    throughouttheyears,asaprotectiveshieldinthesamewayasinthedesertthecoveringofthemost

    HIGHwasconstitutedonhispeopleforthereconstructionoftheMishkanandnownotmadebyhuman

    hands(Acts17.24),butconstitutingaliveMishkamwheretoreside.

    Doyounotknowthatyouare templeandthat Ruachdwellsinyou?

    Ifanyonedestroys temple, willdestroyhim.For templeisQadosh,andyouare

    thattemple.

    1Co3:16-17

    H4908 mishknmish-kawn'FromH7931;aresidence(includingashepherdshut,thelair

    of animals, figuratively thegrave; also theTemple); specifically the Tabernacle (properly its

    woodenwalls):-dwelleth,dwelling(place),habitation,tabernacle,tent.

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    H7931 shkan shaw-kan'A primitive root (apparently akin (by transmutation) to H7901

    throughtheideaoflodging;compareH5531andH7925);toresideorpermanentlystayliterally

    orfiguratively):- abide,continue,(causeto, maketo)dwell(-er),havehabitation,inhabit,lay,

    place,(causeto)remain,rest,set(up).

    InthisparshahwewillstudytheelementsthatAbbahasdescribed,assuchrequirementsto

    buildtheresidenceofhisRuach.

    Thename ItamarH385coastofthepalmtree;Ithamar,seemstoindicatetousthatwhoeverisincharge of the contemporary rebuilding of the Mishkan is and will be the unshakable foundation

    establishedfrometernityitself.

    Alef Strong one, Power,iderL

    Yahoshuacreatedallthings,moldingusintohisimage:representahand,work,create.

    Tav antseal of the cove

    Water,birth:thewaytocleanusandbirthingnewlifeinus

    Exaltedman;theAlefandTavisexaltedandispreeminentinallthings.

    BynowwehavedefinedthefoundationthatshouldgoverntheconstructionoftheMishkan,it

    isthroughthisbasiswefindthefollowingelementswhichareintegratedintothebuildingofourown

    lifeasaplaceofresidenceoftheRuachhaQodesh.

    H1212 Betsaleelin(the)shadow(thatis,protection)ofElohim.HijodeUr[H221

    UrdeH217;fiery;Uri,],sonofHur[H2353 chrkhoorFromH2357;whitelinen:-white.].

    WhitelinenisthekindofdresspreparedforHisIsha.

    Letusrejoiceandexultandgivehimtheglory,forthemarriageoftheLambhascome,andhis

    Bridehasmadeherselfready;

    itwasgrantedhertoclotheherselfwithfinelinen,brightandpure"forthefinelinenisthe

    righteousdeedsofthesaints.

    Rev19:7-8

    ThisisareminderthattheIshamustbeproperlydressedwiththeexpressionofthateternal

    foundation manifested through the Aleph-Tav, through the Torah, for the illumination of our own

    Mishkan, as theflamethat eliminates anyimpuritieswhich will make us presentourselvescleanand

    acceptableinthesightofourhusband.

    : kol-asher tsivah et-Mosheh

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    madeallthat commandedMoses.

    H6680 tsavah; to constitute, enjoin: - appoint,

    Theaboveexpressionappears15timesinthisparshahandisassociatedwiththe15thletterAlephbet,theletter (samech)byreferencetotheMenorah,asourceoflightthatistobecomethe

    requiredelementtostartplacinginordertheplaceofresidencewhichforyearshasbeenindarkness.

    Yourword[ dabr]isalamp[H5216 nir; same root word for H4501 m

    enrhm

    enrhmen-o-raw',men-o-raw'FeminineofH4500(intheoriginalsenseofH5216);

    a chandelier: - candlestick.]tomyfeetandalight[H216 or]tomypath.Tehilim119.105

    Thefollowingelementsareassociatedwithourinternalcondition,asawayofremindingusthateverythingthathastodowiththebuildingoftheMishkaniscloselyrelatednotsomuchwithour

    appearancebutwithourlifestyle,theouterlifeistheexpressionofourinternalcondition,thereforethe

    recommendationis;

    "Keepyourheartwithallvigilance,forfromitflowthespringsoflife. Mishleh 4:23

    H2091 zahab;shimmer;gold;figurativelysomethinggoldcolored RepresentAbbacutoffHissonoutsidethecampinhisdeath,circumcisionofourhearts

    fromthefleshandtheworld.

    Lightoftheworld,revelationofthelighttoman.

    Tent,floorplan,house,insidethebody.TheArchitectbuildsHisDwellingplace.

    This is part of the process as gold to be refined in the fire; the same should be the

    transformationoftheBeneyElohimaspartofthefinalredemption.ThecongregationofLoadiceabyhis

    worksis warnedto buy"gold refinedbyfire"asa calltoleavetheir lifestyleand receiveMashiakj,go

    throughthepainfulprocessofseparatingfromtheworldandstartlivingTorah.

    H3701 kesef;FromH3700;silver(fromitspalecolor);(byimplication)topineafter;alsoto

    fear:-[have]desire,begreedy,long,sore.H3700H3700 Kasf;

    SilverisoneofthemetalsusedinScriptureforredemption,connotesstrengthanddignity.Itwasthe

    pricepaidforaslave.

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    Represent a open palm( ), He lays his hands over us. He instructs us line upon line,

    preceptuponprecept.

    Support,work,vine,Menorah( ).Yahoshuaisthevine,theservantcandleandweare

    thebranches.Hesupportandlightsus.

    Sofitformfor thatrepresentamouth

    As redemption reference preparation of the Mishkan wants to lead us to a level whereour

    mouth can express the light from the Dabar, that is how we receive instruction line upon line and

    precept upon precept, this is a great reference to the evidence as to Lashon haQodesh our own

    redemption.WhenweseethiselementinvolvedintheconstructionoftheMishkan,ismorethanjusta

    metalusedforthispurpose;thegematriaofthiswordis160,thatrepresentthe"Divineimage"in

    WhichManwascreatedonthesixthday."Manisthetreeofthefield."manistherealtargetofthe

    Mishkan.

    H5178 nekjshet;ForH5154;copper;hence,somethingmadeofthatmetal,thatis,coin,

    afetter;figurativelybase(ascomparedwithgoldorsilver):-brasen,brass,chain,copper,fetter

    (ofbrass),filthiness,steel.FormH5176 Nachash,isarepresentationofthesameelementused

    inthedesertasameansofredemption.Thefinalredemptionismanifestedtotheendoftheprocess,

    passingfirstthroughthegoldtypeofmanifestationofLight,tosilverasanevidenceofourlifestyleand

    thefinalredemptionfinallyexpressedasacopperNachash.

    Bronzeisametalalloy,it'stherepresentationofamixtureofelementsasareminderthatitis

    essentialtointegrateourownseparationfromtheworldthroughthepreceptsoftheTorah[GOLD],to

    becomethelightthatilluminatesourstepsasamodeloflife[SILVER]thatwillmakehopeinourfinal

    redemption[BRASS].

    WhenthepeopleofIsraellefttheMounttheyspokeagainst andMoshehandHEsent

    snakes[H5175 nachash]foranyonewhohadsinnedwoulddieirreversibly,theyviolatedthefirst

    levelwhichGOLDrepresents,theyrebelledagainsttheveryownWordof representedbyMosheh,

    theyvaluedtheseparationofMitzrayimasworthlessandreferredtothefoodprovideas"miserable".

    That'swhenthethirdelementcomesintoaction,sothateveryonewholookedatthebronzeserpent

    couldberestored.21.4-9Badmidbar

    Vayeshalach ba'am et hanechashim hasrafim vayenashchu et-ha'am vayamot am-

    rav miYisra'el.

    Badmidbar 21.6

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    The same watercan befor life ordeath, the same word can befor life ordestruction, who

    rejects the word of life is consequently accepting their own decision. The Aleph-Tav as eternal

    foundationofcreationplaysamajorroleintheunderstandingofScriptures,forlifeordeath.Rebelling

    againstTorah,isrebellingagainsttheCreator,theconsequenceisdeterminedfrometernityitself.

    Another element to consider, though not as a work of the Mishkan itself is one of thosepreviouslymentioned.IsthefinelinenwithwhichtheKohanimhavetoappropriatelygetdressedwith,

    thefinelinen,brightandpure"-forthefinelinenistherighteousdeedsoftheqadoshim.Therighteous

    deedsoftheQadoshpeoplearethemanifestationoftheRuachwhichseparatesusfor .

    choseyoutobesaved,throughsanctificationbytheRuachHaQodeshandbeliefinthe

    Emet.

    1Ts2.13

    ThemanifestationoftheRuachisthepreambletothepreparationofhispeoplewithwhite

    robesbrightaslight.ThisisthesamepatternweseeinBerishit41

    AndPharaohsaidtohisservants,"Canwefindamanlikethis,inwhomistheRuachElohim?"

    ThenPharaohsaidtoJoseph,"SinceElohimhasshownyouallthis,thereisnonesodiscerning

    andwiseasyouare.

    Youshallbeovermyhouse[Mishkam?],andallmypeopleshallorderthemselvesasyou

    command.OnlyasregardsthethronewillIbegreaterthanyou."

    ThenPharaohtookhissignetringfromhishandandputitonJoseph'shand,andclothedhimingarmentsoffinelinenandputagoldchainabouthisneck.

    Berishit41.38-42

    LetusberemindedthatthehouseofJosephintheprophetsisrepresentedbyEphraimamong

    nations,particularlyinterestingistheconnectionwiththeprodigalsonwhowenttoafarcountry

    squanderingthelegacyofhisfather,afterreturningandrepentedhisAbbadressedhimupwiththebest

    clothes,heputsaringonhishand.Lk15.11-23

    Are we finding here an analogy about the dispersed among the nations, returning to Abba to becoveredwithhisRuach,withtherighteousnessrepresentedbythefinelinenofthepriesthood?

    Isthisoneofthepracticalreasonsofthepriesthood,shouldwedressinwhitelinenrobesassomeone

    whocarriesthemessageoffinalredemption?

    Isthisthesealinourownlivesthatfinallywehaveseparatedusasroyalpriesthoodfor ?

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    Arewefindinghereananalogywiththepropheticmessagecarrierofthelastdaystothenations

    throughtheAleph-TavmandressedinlinenDn7.12?

    AndIheardthemanclothedinlinen

    As part of thefinal detailsfor thepriest's preparation, thefine linen is becomingan integral

    elementfortheindividualwhowillministerintheMishkan.

    Theyalsomadethecoats,wovenoffinelinen,forAaronandhissons,

    andtheturbanoffinelinen,andthecapsoffinelinen,andthelinenundergarmentsoffine

    twinedlinen,

    andthesashoffinetwinedlinenandofblueandpurpleandscarletyarns,embroideredwith

    needlework,as hadcommandedMoses.[ kol-asher tsivah et-Mosheh]

    Theymadetheplateoftheholycrownofpuregold,andwroteonitaninscription,likethe

    engravingofasignet," ."Shemot39:27-30

    "ThuswasalltheworkoftheMishkanofthetentofthecongregationfinished..."

    Shemot39.32