Memorial Portion of Jesus Christ - BAMIDBAR

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Sabbath, May 28th, 2011. Torah Parsha Numbers 1:30 through Numbers 4:20

Haftorah 1st Samuel 20:18-42 - 24 Iyar, 5771 Omer: Day 39 - Netzach sheb'Yesod

Memorial Portion of Jesus Christ - BAMIDBAR
Friday, May 14 through Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Parsha - Numbers 1:30 through Number 4:20
Haftorah - 1st Samuel 20:18-42

Day 39 of the Omer to Shavuot

NUMBERS ONE:
 ¹And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
 ²Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
 ³From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
 ⁴And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
 ⁵And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
 ⁶Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
 ⁷Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
 ⁸Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
 ⁹Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
 ¹⁰Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
 ¹¹Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
 ¹²Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
 ¹³Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
 ¹⁴Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
 ¹⁵Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
 ¹⁶These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
 ¹⁷And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
 ¹⁸And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
 ¹⁹As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
 ²⁰And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
 ²¹Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
 ²²Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
 ²³Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
 ²⁴Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
 ²⁵Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
 ²⁶Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
 ²⁷Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
 ²⁸Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
 ²⁹Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
 ³⁰Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
 ³¹Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

 ³²Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

 ³³Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

 ³⁴Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

 ³⁵Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

 ³⁶Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

 ³⁷Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

 ³⁸Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

 ³⁹Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

 ⁴⁰Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

 ⁴¹Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

 ⁴²Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

 ⁴³Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

 ⁴⁴These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

 ⁴⁵So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

 ⁴⁶Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

 ⁴⁷But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

 ⁴⁸For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

 ⁴⁹Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

 ⁵⁰But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

 ⁵¹And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

 ⁵²And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

 ⁵³But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

 ⁵⁴And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they. 
(Numbers 1, King James Version)

NUMBERS TWO:
 ¹And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
 ²Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
 ³And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
 ⁴And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
 ⁵And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
 ⁶And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
 ⁷Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
 ⁸And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
 ⁹All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
 ¹⁰On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
 ¹¹And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
 ¹²And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
 ¹³And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
 ¹⁴Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
 ¹⁵And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
 ¹⁶All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
 ¹⁷Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
 ¹⁸On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
 ¹⁹And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
 ²⁰And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
 ²¹And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
 ²²Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
 ²³And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
 ²⁴All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
 ²⁵The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
 ²⁶And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
 ²⁷And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
 ²⁸And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
 ²⁹Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
 ³⁰And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. (Numbers 2, King James Version)

COMMENTARY:

This memorial portion starts from the first chapter of the book of Numbers, to the fourth chapter of the book of Numbers. The memorial portion of this book is called Bamidbar, which means numbering by God, in the desert. The children of Israel were numbered in the desert by God. There are very few times that God speaks of numbering the children of Israel, now King David numbered the children of Israel however, there were grave repercussions for numbering the children of Israel. Only God can number the children of Israel. The children are numbered by God because the children of Israel count, the reason the children of Israel count is because the children of Israel have been redeemed by God, and are his chosen people. Why? I think because the children of Israel were willing to share their glory with the world, and that is God. I have met people who are not willing to share their glory with anyone, but not the children of Israel. Even when Christ walked the earth, before he would share the glory of God with anyone,  he shared his glory and the Holy Ghost had not ascended on him. The children of Israel, not the gentile church, gave birth to the seed that would one day bruise the serpent's head and all points of hell would come after Him, and it is Jesus who is caught up in the throne of God - information that the Pharisees can not know and is hidden to the necked eye, persecution is always hidden to the enemy, but once you know who the son of Perdition is and the son of Perdition knows who you are then it is on.

Although Moses, my lord, is the perfect first born he believed God in righteousness that this is the hour that his people would receive atonement from the passover, and redemption from the egyptian tyranny, and so he numbered the firstborn of God, a people that God had looked upon in their distress that had been caused by Pharaoh and his servants: the sorrows, the oppression, and the affliction. Yes, one of the tiniest nation tribes in the whole world, among gentiles that now number eight billion (2010), that are stronger than their foes was about to be delivered. After the children of Israel were delivered, then God asked Moses to number each person according to his tribal flag, his fathers house - any man age twenty and up.

Wow, our faith ought to be like that...., that God numbers every head on our head that he keeps his promises to our loved ones in the grave and that we will receive ultimate and final atonement and ultimate and final redemption. Families are forever.  Amen.

Video.The Blessing of Abraham (written by Donald Lawrence) (recorded by Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqrMnwz0U7E.

DISCIPLES REFERENCES:

MICAH 5:7-9,15
 ⁷And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
 ⁸And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
 ⁹Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
 ¹⁰And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
 ¹¹And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
 ¹²And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
 ¹³Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
 ¹⁴And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
 ¹⁵And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard. (Micah 5:7-15, King James Version)

MARK 14:12-31
 ¹²And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
 ¹³And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
 ¹⁴And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
 ¹⁵And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
 ¹⁶And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
 ¹⁷And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
 ¹⁸And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
 ¹⁹And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, "Is it I?" and another said, "Is it I?"
 ²⁰And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
 ²¹The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
 ²²And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
 ²³And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
 ²⁴And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
 ²⁵Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
 ²⁶And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
 ²⁷And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
 ²⁸But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
 ²⁹But Peter said unto him, "Although all shall be offended, yet will not I."
 ³⁰And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
 ³¹But he spake the more vehemently, "If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise." Likewise also said they all. (Mark 14:12-31, King James Version)

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Mark 14:32-42
 ³²And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
 ³³And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
 ³⁴And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
 ³⁵And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
 ³⁶And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
 ³⁷And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
 ³⁸Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
 ³⁹And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
 ⁴⁰And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
 ⁴¹And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
 ⁴²Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. (Mark 14:32-42, King James Version)
Mark 14:17 : For Mark 14:17-21, Matt 26:20-24; Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:21-26

Recommended References:

Standard Publishing. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary. International Sunday School Lessons. Uniform Series International Bible Lessons
Mon. May 23. Bowing Before the Father. Ephesians 14-21
Tue. May 24. A Glimpse of God's Glory. Exodus 33:17-23
Wed. May 25. The Throne of God. Psalm 47:5-9
Thur. May 26. Living Water. John 4:7-15
Fri. May 27. The Tree of Life. Revelation 2:1-7
Sat. May 28. I Am Coming Soon. Revelation 22:10-21
Sun. May 29. Worship God! Revelations 22:1-9