S''x.Nyip I) Reading the Torah Portion

3-Year The Torah Portion | Parashat #119 Torah Cycle Pinchas (Reading 2 of 3) Parashat #119 February 6, 2021

s''x.nyiP I) Reading the Torah Portion

Pinchas Now it’s time to read the Torah portion. You will get the most out of the Torah portion if you have a Numbers 26:52-27:23 disciplined plan for approaching it each week. I suggest the following (although you may want to develop your own plan of attack). Prepare by having a pen and paper ready to take notes or by having Joshua 17:1-6 your computer ready. Read the Torah portion quickly just to get a bird’s-eye view of it and to gain a John 14:1-31 general understanding of its contents. Then read it again slowly and more contemplatively. As you read it, you should keep track of 1) changes in the main storyline (plots and subplots) of the text, 2) the introduction of new major themes you have not encountered heretofore and 3) connections to the main themes developed in the Torah portion. Keeping track of the major themes will provide you with thoughts to help you outline the passage later on. Recording changes in the storyline (subplots) will Revelation 21:9-14 1) help you more accurately interpret Scripture and 2) see connections to themes that may be repeated in the Haftarah and Apostolic readings.

I strongly recommend that when you study these lessons you have the following tools available. 1) A Bible [all references are based on the NKJV], 2) a printed copy of this lesson, 3) pen and paper [notebook preferred] where you can either write extra notes or complete answers to questions where the lines in this lesson are not enough space to write on, 4) an on-line version of the Bible. I suggest BibleGateway (https://www.biblegateway.com/). There are many instances where I will ask you to make a connection to some other passage. The BibleGateway app has an awesome SEARCH feature to find Bible passages. Also, once you find a passage you can use Control-F or Command-F (MAC users) to find words, numbers or phrases in the text on display. Lastly, as often as possible . . . have a partner studying with you! II) Outlining the Torah Portion

Now that you have read the Torah portion, it’s time to outline it. Try to divide the Torah portion into its major subject divisions. Please limit the outline to no more than seven major headings. Also, try to limit each subject division to a short phrase. In the chart below provide a brief phrase describing each significant change of events in the reading. Outlining will help you develop the skill of “seeing” the themes in the text.

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III) Torah Portion Discussion Questions

I have given you a number of questions to stimulate your thought about the Torah portion reading. My goal is two-fold. First, I want to ask you questions about what the Spirit has shown me are important lessons to learn from the Torah reading. Secondly, I want to help you develop the art of making thematic connections. This skill will develop as you practice, practice, practice.

1. How many thematic connections can you find between Numbers 27:21 (“He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the LORD for him by the judgment of the Urim. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”) and I Samuel 28:4-6 (Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa. 5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets.)? ______2. Thus, we see that Israel’s leaders were able to inquire of Adonai from the high priest who would use the Urim and Thummim to give an answer. But how did the Urim and Thummim work? No one knows for sure, but there is speculation amongst Christian theologians and Jewish rabbis pertaining to how these objects, which were stored within the high priest’s breastplate, worked. We are about the find an answer! And we will do it the good old fashion way—by thematic connections. Remember, the Bible is its best commentary on itself, so our job is to make thematic connections and see where they lead us. Once again, we will need to make use of the chiastic nature of how the Scriptures are written. So first, a short review. A chiastic structure is a thematic way of writing a story. Whenever you see a story in the Bible being told chiastically the story will have two halves. All the themes in the first half of the story will repeat in the second half of the story in reverse order. The middle section is called the central axis, which sometimes functions as the most important highlight of the passage. It’s like a divine highlighter saying, “This event/theme is very important.” At other times, the central axis functions as the turning point in the story. Where things may have progressed negatively in the first half, after the central axis, the plot will change and the second half will be very positive. Please review this pattern in the example below and make sure you understand the pattern.

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For the most part, the chiastic structures we’ve studied have been easy to decipher because the first and second halves of the chiasm were within the same book and typically within the same chapter or two. What I’ve learned over the years is that sometimes the first half of a chiastic structure is in one book of the Bible and the second half is in another totally separate book! You may be thinking, “What in the world?” Well, it’s true. Let’s see how this works. One day I was minding my own business reading I Samuel 29:1-11. I Samuel 29:3a (Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”) stood out to me. The phrase, these Hebrews, was like a neon light to me because I seemed to recall reading something similar to it earlier in the book of I Samuel. After a minute or two of searching, I found this passage in I Samuel 14:11 (So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden.”). As I’ve said before, whenever you see one connection, you should read a little before and after both thematically- connected passages to see if you can find more connections. And I sure did find more connections! So, now it’s your turn. Quickly read I Samuel 13:1-15:31 and I Samuel 28:3-31:13 and see how many thematic connections you can find. Write them on a separate piece of paper. Now let’s work on this chiastic structure, which has the following form, with no central axis: A) B) C) C´) B´) A´) How many thematic connections can you find between element A) I Samuel 13:1-23 and element A´) I Samuel 31:1-13? ______3. Now let’s find the connections for element B and B´. But there is one caveat. I Samuel 30 is not part of the chiastic structure! There is a good reason though (I think). The entire chapter of I Samuel 30 is a totally messianic prophecy! It’s all about the death, burial and resurrection of Messiah Yeshua. We will study this in the Messiah in the Parsha section. For now, just look at I Samuel 30 as one of those passages that seems to be dropped into our chiastic structure for some reason. We’ve seen this before. It makes finding these more difficult, but once we complete the chiastic structure and see how well balanced it is without I Samuel 30 “in the way,” you’ll agree that we were correct in eliminating it for the purpose of elucidating our chiasm. Thus, we go to I Samuel 14 and I Samuel 29 next. How many thematic connections can you find between I Samuel 14:1-23 and I Samuel 29:1- 11? ______4. Finally, let’s find the connections for element C and C´. How many thematic connections can you find between I Samuel 14:24-15:31 and I Samuel 28:3-23? ______5. How is I Samuel 28:6 (And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets.) thematically connected to our Torah portion? ______Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 3

6. We’ve talked many times about the importance of making thematic connections and how Adonai has them all over the Bible! Just think of how many similes and metaphors there are in the Scriptures. Each simile and metaphor is a thematic connection where Adonai is telling us A is thematically connected to B. Or, we can say A is equivalent to or equal to B. Similes and metaphors are one of the most ubiquitous means Adonai uses to help us make thematic connections, and then we learn something new as a result of making that connection! Sometimes, Adonai will use chiastic structures to help us see a thematic connection that we would normally not see because the two thematically-connected words are so dissimilar! In other words, the two things, the A and the B, are so dissimilar that we would never connect them on our own. When this happens, sometimes Adonai will place these two things as elements in a chiastic structure such that we are “forced” to see the connection! Here’s an example. Read I Samuel 14:29 – But Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.” At first glance, this verse does not look too precarious. We are used to the concept of a shining countenance mainly because of the Aaronic Benediction, as well as other usages of this figure of speech in the Bible. I use the NKJV version because, like the KJV and the NASB, its translation is usually very close to the original languages. In other words, the NKJV, KJV and the NASB try to remain true to the original languages and do not try to dumb down the translation in order to make it easier to understand or more appealing in the target translation language. However, this is one time where the NKJV strikes out! It’s not a good translation of the Hebrew. The word translated countenance should be יַניֵע is countenance translated word the for Hebrew the concordance, Strong’s in look you If eyes! translated (literally, my eyes). In fact, if you look up this verse in the KJV, NASB, ASV and RSV, they ALL translate the Hebrew word as my eyes, not my countenance! So why did the NKJV translators translate the Hebrew as my countenance instead of my eyes? Here’s my guess. Let’s look at the various translations:

Ø KJV – Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. Ø ASV – Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. Ø RSB – Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land; see how my eyes have become bright, because I tasted a little of this honey.” Ø NASB – Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. See now, how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.”

There is another nuance I’d like to point out in these translations. Notice how two translations use the word enlightened, whereas the other two use some form of the word bright! Which one is correct? Enlightened has a connotation of a better understanding, whereas brightened has the connotation of greater brilliance (as of a light). Typically, translators will forgo the literal translation of the Hebrew (eyes) and opt for a less literal translation (countenance) when the literal Hebrew translation is difficult to understand or isn’t as understandable in the target language. You see, what sense does it mean that “my eyes have brightened” because I tasted a little of this honey? Maybe the translators thought such: “Obviously, Jonathan’s eyes didn’t literally brighten just because he ate some honey. So, we’ll translate the Hebrew word for my eyes as my countenance.” While this may sound logical, the passage literally says that Jonathan’s eyes got brighter! As further evidence to support this notion, note the Artscroll Tanakh translation of I Samuel 14:29!

I Samuel 14:29b – See now how my eyes lit up when I tasted just a bit of this nectar (Artscroll Tanakh).1

So, as you can see, the Artscroll Tanakh translators had no problem translating the Hebrew literally. So now, we’re left with this precarious verse which literally states that Jonathan’s eyes lit up (like a light bulb perhaps?) when he ate the honey/nectar. What are we to make of this verse.

1 The Tanach. ArtScroll Series/Stone Edition, Hebrew/English translation, edited by Rabbi Nossom Scherman, Mesorah Publications, Brooklyn, 1996, p. 677.

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 4 I have found that sometimes the reason for the presence of a puzzling verse will be found in a passage thematically connected to it. And such is the case here. The reason/purpose for this passage about Jonathan’s eyes lighting up is found in the chiastic structure we’ve been studying! Remember I told you earlier that sometimes things that Adonai wants us to connect together are so dissimilar that He will place them in a chiasm in order to force us to see the connection? Our verse in question is element C in our chiasm (I Samuel 14:24- 15:31). The purpose/reason for I Samuel 14:29 can be found in element C´ (I Samuel 28:3-23). So our question is this. In I Samuel 28:3-23, what is thematically connected to I Samuel 14:29 and what does it teach us? I know this is a difficult question, so I’ll give a hint in the next question if you can’t find the answer now. ______7. Hint #1 – The answer to question #5 contains a clue. ______8. Hint #2 – The word Urim in the answer to question #5 is a clue. ______

word root consonantal a from derived is ,( רוּא ִ םי ) Urim translation, English the for word Hebrew The – #3 Hint .9 .( רוֹא ) ‘or is light as translated word Hebrew The light. meaning ______Now we can see how the chiastic structure was used by Adonai to teach us how the Urim functioned! They would light up. As noted in the answer, Jewish sources specifically say that that’s how the Urim functioned. The neat thing about this is that we actually have evidence (thematic evidence) that this is actually the case. Adonai has taught us this. By placing passages involving Jonathan’s eye’s lighting up and the Urim within the context of a larger chiastic structure, we are “forced” to make the connection. This should then lead us to try to understand the significance of the connection. I’ve included the entire chiastic structure in its form at the end of the answer section. IV) Messiah in the Parsha In Luke 24:25-27 and 46-47 Yeshua stated that Moses, the Prophets and the Writings all prophesied of His death, burial and resurrection in three days. Therefore, we should expect to see teachings about Yeshua and His role in redemption throughout the Torah. In this section I will ask you questions that will hopefully help you “see” Messiah Yeshua in the Torah portion and sometimes the Haftarah reading as well.

According to Luke 24:25-27 (Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.) and Luke 24:44-47 (Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. 46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.) Yeshua said that Moses, the prophets and the psalms (the writings, which contain more than just the book of Psalms) all prophesied of his suffering and resurrection on the third day! We know that most of these prophecies are hidden and not overt, but how do we know if a passage is teaching us about the suffering, death and resurrection in three days? We look for the Sign of the Messiah!

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 5 We’ve hinted at these things in previous lessons, but now it’s time to solidify what we know about how to identify messianic prophecy. It’s the powerful theme of LIFE from the DEAD that helps us understand if a passage is messianic or not. This theme is especially powerful if it is accompanied by the number 3, 30, 300 or 3,000 because 3 is the number the Tanakh uses to teach us about resurrection! So, as you read the Torah, anytime you see 1) pictures of resurrection, 2) pictures of renewed life as a result of deliverance from impending death and 3) pictures of victory and renewed life as a result of death, know that the Torah is about to give you a teaching concerning the Messiah. Together, these themes represent The Sign of the Messiah! For example . . .

A. The first LIVING things (plants, grass, etc.) were created on day THREE! This is not strictly life from the dead; however, the principle of life coming from a state where there is no life is clear. B. The Torah's picture of the RESURRECTION of the Messiah is found in the Holy Days. The Holy Day that is a shadow of Yeshua's RESURRECTION is the THIRD Holy Day, the Day of the Omer Wave Offering (Leviticus 23)! The offering of the barley sheaves on the day after the Sabbath that occurs during the week of unleavened bread is a prophetic picture of the resurrection of the Messiah. C. Jonah, who was in the belly of a great fish, should have been dead. But on the THIRD day he came forth ALIVE! Truly, death was swallowed in victory! D. The Akeida (binding of Isaac) found in Genesis 22—Abraham was supposed to offer Isaac as an olah (whole burnt offering). Although Adonai prevented him from actually sacrificing Isaac on the THIRD day, the manner in which the Torah relates the story hints that Isaac died and was RESURRECTED. That's why Hebrews 11:17-19 records that Abraham received Isaac from the dead through RESURRECTION figuratively! 1. In the Torah Portion Discussion Questions section I mentioned how I Samuel 30 was not part of the chiastic structure we discovered and that it was messianic in nature. Please read I Samuel 30 and give two ways this portion of Scripture hints that it is messianic. ______2. Where else is the phrase “three days and three nights” (or a phrase very similar to it) used in the Tanakh? How do these other usages hint that their context is also messianic? Hint—Look for the Sign of the Messiah in the story. ______3. Sometimes as you read Scripture, especially messianic passages, you should look up the meaning of Hebrew words used in the text. For example, I Samuel 30:9 (So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.) mentions that David came to a good means and רוֹשְׂבַּה is Besor as translated word the for Hebrew original The brook. Besor the called brook news! This would have been a third (THREE) hint in question number one above! The important point though is that we have another instance of a hint (based on our foundational understanding of the teaching called The Sign of the Messiah) that this passage is messianic, pertaining to Yeshua the Messiah.

Explain how I Samuel 30:11-13 (Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water. 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights. 13 Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?”) is messianic.

______4. How is I Kings 1:42 thematically connected to our story in I Samuel 30? ______

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 6 5. Clearly, these two passages are thematically connected! So what does that mean? It means that there’s equivalence between them. Could it be possible that David is a messianic figure in I Samuel 30 and Solomon is a messianic figure in I Kings 1? Read I Kings 1:38-42 and write a short outline of its flow of events. ______6. We have already seen, in the case of David (I Samuel 30:9-13), how the mere mention of the words good news may be a hint at some type of deeper messianic understanding. I’m also suggesting that the same phenomenon is occurring in I Kings 1:38-42. The Scripture is hinting at a great teaching concerning the Messiah. In order to see this teaching, we need to take note of one more significant facts concerning Solomon’s coronation. According to I Kings 1:40, the people made so much noise rejoicing before Solomon that “The earth seemed to split with their sound.” Now that’s an interesting phrase. It’s just as curious as I Samuel 14:27 and 29, which states that Jonathan’s eyes lit up! What does it mean? If we take I Kings 1:40 literally, then it seems that the rejoicing of the people almost caused an earthquake! Review the outline above of the events in I Kings 1:38-42. Can you make a thematic connection to an event that occurs in the Gospels? Hint : A) Another phrase describing an earthquake is splitting of rocks! B) the Hebrew word Gihon (this is the river mentioned in I Kings 1:38) means bursting forth! Hopefully, you have been able to connect this passage with Yeshua’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. After connecting I Kings 1:38-42 to an Apostolic passage, list as many thematic connections as you can between those two passages. ______7. This passage in I Kings is actually a messianic prophecy! In this instance, David is a shadowy picture of the Father in heaven and Solomon is a picture of Yeshua, His Son. The passages from Matthew and Luke above recount Yeshua’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. As you can see, there are many passages we read about in the Gospels that are actually the fulfillment of messianic passages in the Tanakh! I Samuel 30 and I Kings 1 are just two great examples.

I’ve stated before that whenever you see the Sign of the Messiah, it’s telling you three things. 1) It’s a veiled image of the death, burial and resurrection of Yeshua. 2) It’s a sign saying, “This passage has messianic content.” 3) The passage is teaching you something about the person and/or work of Messiah Yeshua. The portion of I Samuel 30 that tells us about the work of the Messiah is found in I Samuel 30:26-31. Can you think of a passage in the Apostolic writings that shows in Messiah Yeshua’s life what I Samuel 30:26-31 is showing in David’s life? ______8. In case you did not know the answer to question 8, here’s a hint—David has just won a great victory and now he is sharing the spoils of the victory. ______9. List as many clear thematic connections between I Samuel 30:26-31 and Ephesians 4:7-16 as you can. ______

V) Making the Connection to the Haftarah Reading I have listed a number of passages from the Haftarah reading that have thematic connections to the Torah portion. Your job is to find the thematic connections in the Torah portion. Although I may quote an entire verse or two from the Haftarah reading, you should focus most of your attention on the text that is bold and italicized. The bold and italicized text will contain the main theme or words that I want you to connect to the Torah portion. Once you have found a connection to the Haftarah verses, record the chapter and verse of the Torah text connection and write a brief sentence describing how the two passages are thematically connected.

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 7 1. How is Joshua 17:1-2 (There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan. 2And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______2. How is Joshua 17:1-2 (There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan. 2And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______3. How is Joshua 17:1 (There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______4. How is Joshua 17:2 (And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______5. How is Joshua 17:3 (But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______6. How is Joshua 17:4 (And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______7. How is Joshua 17:4 (And they [the daughters of Zelophehad] came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______8. How is Joshua 17:5 (Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 8 9. How is Joshua 17:5 (Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______10. How is Joshua 17:6 (because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______11. How is Joshua 17:4 (And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

VI) Making the Connection to the Apostolic Writings I have listed a number of passages from the Apostolic reading that have thematic connections to the Torah portion. Your job is to find the thematic connections to the Torah portion. Although I may quote an entire verse or two from the Apostolic reading, you should focus most of your attention on the text that is bold and italicized. The bold and italicized text will contain the main theme or words that I want you to connect to the Torah portion. Once you have found a connection to the Apostolic verses, record the chapter and verse of the Torah text connection and write a brief sentence describing how the two passages are thematically connected.

1. How is John 14:2 (In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

2. How are John 14:10 (Do you not believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.) and 14:24 (He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

3. How are John 14:16-17 (And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.) and 14:26 (But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

4. How is John 14:18a (I will not leave you orphans) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

5. How is John 14:19 (“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.”) thematically connected to the Torah portion? ______

BONUS: Read Numbers 27:21a (He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the LORD for him by the judgment of the Urim.). We have been making connections between the Holy Spirit in John 14 and the inauguration of Joshua (by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit) in Numbers 27. Now read Genesis 15:2 (But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”), and Genesis 24:12 (Then he [probably Eliezer, Abraham’s trusted servant] said, “O LORD God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.” Both of these men, Eleazar, and Eliezer, inquired before the LORD. And their names have similar meanings: Eleazar’s name means God has helped (Strong’s H499), and Eliezer’s name means God is help (Strong’s H461). Remember, the Holy Spirit is the Helper Yeshua sent in John 14:16 (And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever). My commentary on Parashat Chayei Sarah discusses how Eliezer, the servant of Abraham, was acting in the role of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) to the bride (Rivkah), and that this was a picture of how the Holy Spirit works in the life of believers during the time Yeshua performs His High Priestly ministry. See Parashat Chayei Sarah One-Year Commentary for a complete discussion of this:

This crossword puzzle will cover basic facts about the Torah portion, Haftarah reading and Apostolic readings. The answers are based on the text from the New King James Version of the Bible and may contain phrases as well as individual words.

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Let’s get practical. The study of the Word is not complete until we are encouraged to think, speak and act differently. Our study of the Word should always involve personal application of the text to our lives. As I’ve heard it said before, Adonai’s Word needs to go from our head to our hearts and then to our hands. Our lifelong journey is to become like our master, Yeshua, and this is only accomplished as we faithfully apply His Word to every aspect of our lives. Discipling Our Children What have you learned from this week’s Torah study that you can teach your children? Ø Write down what you learned that can and/or should be discussed with your children? Perhaps they need to know some of the facts covered in the crossword puzzle? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed bad habits or thought patterns in your children’s lives? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed good habits or thought patterns that your children need to be encouraged or strengthened in and grow in obedience to? o ______o ______o ______

Ø Write down anything you learned that can be a topic of prayer for you and your children this week or permanently? o ______o ______o ______Discipling One Another Think about what you’ve studied in this week’s lesson. Ø Write down anything you learned that impacted you the most? o ______o ______o ______

Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed bad habits or thought patterns you need to stop?

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 12 o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that revealed good habits or thought patterns you need to be encouraged or strengthened in and grow in obedience to? o ______o ______o ______Ø Write down anything you learned that can be a topic of prayer for yourself, your family, your worship community, your neighborhood, the world or Adonai’s people at large? o ______o ______o ______Just focus on one thing and talk to an accountability partner about it. Determine what you can DO over the next week (or more) in order to put what you’ve learned into practice. Make a commitment to someone else that you are going t seek to put some aspect of this week’s lesson into practice. ANSWER KEY Outlining the Torah Portion I. Numbers 26:52-56 – Instructions on How to Divide the Land II. Numbers 26:57-65 – Census of the Levites III. Numbers 27:1-11 – Inheritances for Fathers with No Sons IV. Numbers 27:12-14 – Moses’ Death at Hand V. Numbers 27:15-23 – Joshua Chosen and Inaugurated as Israel’s New Leader Torah Portion Discussion Answers 1. Answers: Ø Numbers 27:21b—At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation. I Samuel 28:4-5—Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa. 5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. The phrase, they shall go out and they shall come in, is a Hebrew idiom meaning lead one out to battle. This is thematically connected to the fact that the Philistines and Israel were about to battle and Saul was supposed to go out and come in before them. Ø Numbers 27:21—“He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the LORD for him by the judgment of the Urim. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.” I Samuel 28:6—And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets. 2. Answers: A) I Samuel 13:1-23 1. I Samuel 13:6-7 – When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. 2. I Samuel 13:7b-13 – As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 8 Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him. 11 And Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 13 12 then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the LORD.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 3. I Samuel 13:17-18 – Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned onto the road to Ophrah, to the land of Shual, 18 another company turned to the road to Beth Horon, and another company turned to the road of the border that overlooks the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. 4. I Samuel 13:22 – So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan. But they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son.

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 14 been living with king Achish of the Philistines, but Jonathan approached the Philistines and came to them. 2. I Samuel 29:3 – Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” In both instances, the Philistines were surprised to see Hebrews. 4. Answers: C) I Samuel 14:24-15:31 1. I Samuel 14:24 – And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” 2. I Samuel 14:37 – So Saul asked counsel of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him that day. 3. I Samuel 15:13-16 – Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD.” 14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?” 15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.” 16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.” 4. I Samuel 15:19 – Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the LORD?” 5. I Samuel 15:23 – For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king.” 6. I Samuel 15:27-28 – And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.” 7. I Samuel 14:45 – But the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance in Israel? Certainly not! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

C´) I Samuel 28:3-23 1. I Samuel 28:3 – Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land. The thematic connection is a similar event. In both stories Saul forbade something. 2. I Samuel 28:15 – Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore, I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.” 3. I Samuel 28:15 – Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore, I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.” The thematic connection is a similar event. In both stories Samuel is perturbed when he meets Saul 4. I Samuel 28:18 – Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day. 5. I Samuel 28:7-8 – Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.” 8So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Please conduct a séance for me, and bring up for me the one I shall name to you.” 6. I Samuel 28:16-17 – Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the LORD has departed from you and has become your enemy? 17 And the LORD has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. 7. I Samuel 28:20 – Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, and was dreadfully afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day or all night.

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 15 5. Numbers 27:21 – “He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the LORD for him by the judgment of the Urim. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.” 6. Your answer goes here if you can get it on the first try. 7. Your answer goes here if you can get it on the first try. 8. Knowing that Urim is the word that will lead us to the answer, we can note that I Samuel 28:6 contains the word Urim. So then, I Samuel 28:6 is thematically connected to I Samuel 14:29. Do you know how? Ø I Samuel 14:29 – See now how my eyes lit up when I tasted just a bit of this nectar (Artscroll Tanakh) Ø I Samuel 28:6 – And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets. 9. The Hebrew word, Urim, means light! This is a direct thematic connection to I Samuel 14:29 which states that Jonathan’s eyes lit up. We can now add this as an eighth connection in our chiasm above. Furthermore, remember the primary reason why thematic connections exist? They exist to show equivalence between people, place, things, events and circumstances. In other words, Jonathan’s eyes lighting up is equivalent (in some manner) to the Urim, which means light. But how? If you look in the commentary of a Chumash (Jewish translation of the first five books of the Bible) or the Artscroll Tanakh (Jewish translation of the entire Tanakh) about the Urim they will tell you that the Urim functioned by lighting up in some particular manner in order for Adonai to convey His will to His people!

The Chiastic Structure of I Samuel 13:1-15:31 and I Samuel 28:3-31:13

A) I Samuel 13:1-23 1. I Samuel 13:6-7 – When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. 2. I Samuel 13:7b-13 – As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 8 Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him. 11 And Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, 12then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the LORD.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 3. I Samuel 13:17-18 – Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned onto the road to Ophrah, to the land of Shual, 18 another company turned to the road to Beth Horon, and another company turned to the road of the border that overlooks the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. 4. I Samuel 13:22 – So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan. But they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son.

B) I Samuel 14:1-23 1. I Samuel 14:8-9 – Then Jonathan said, “Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them. 9 If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. 10 But if they say thus, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up. For the LORD has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us.” 2. I Samuel 14:11 – So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden.”

C) I Samuel 14:24-15:31

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 16 1. I Samuel 14:24 – And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” 2. I Samuel 14:37 – So Saul asked counsel of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him that day. 3. I Samuel 15:13-16 – Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD.” 14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?” 15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.” 16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.” 4. I Samuel 15:19 – Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the LORD?” 5. I Samuel 15:23 – For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king.” 6. I Samuel 15:27-28 – And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. 7. I Samuel 14:45 – But the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance in Israel? Certainly not! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die. 8. I Samuel 14:29b – See now how my eyes lit up when I tasted just a bit of this nectar (Artscroll Tanakh). C´) I Samuel 28:3-23 1. I Samuel 28:3 – Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land. The thematic connection is a similar event. In both stories Saul forbade something. 2. I Samuel 28:15 – Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore, I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.” 3. I Samuel 28:15 – Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore, I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.” The thematic connection is a similar event. In both stories Samuel is perturbed when he meets Saul. 4. I Samuel 28:18 – Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day. 5. I Samuel 28:7-8 – Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.” 8So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Please conduct a séance for me, and bring up for me the one I shall name to you.” 6. I Samuel 28:16-17 – Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the LORD has departed from you and has become your enemy? 17 And the LORD has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 17 7. I Samuel 28:20 – Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, and was dreadfully afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day or all night. 8. I Samuel 28:6 – And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets. B´) I Samuel 29:1-11 1. I Samuel 29:1-2 – Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish. In both of these stories, an Israelite (David and Jonathan) are behind enemy lines with the enemy. David had been living with king Achish of the Philistines, but Jonathan approached the Philistines and came to them. 2. I Samuel 29:3a – Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” In both instances, the Philistines were surprised to see Hebrews.

A´) I Samuel 31:1-13 1. I Samuel 31:1, 7 – Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. I Samuel 31:7 – And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. The common connection is that the men of Israel fled from before their enemies. 2. I Samuel 31:3-5 – The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. The connection is that in both instances, Saul was not supposed to make a sacrifice/killing. In A) above Samuel was not able to slay the sacrifice because Saul slew it out of fear of the Philistines, and in A´) below Saul’s armorbearer refused to kill Saul, so Saul killed himself out of fear of the Philistines! 3. I Samuel 31:8 – So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. In both instances a Philistine raiding party went out to do harm is Israel. 4. I Samuel 31:9-13 – And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. 10 Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. 11 Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. 13 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. In A) only Saul and Jonathan had sword and spear. In A´) Saul and Jonathan’s armor is stripped away by the Philistines. Messiah in the Parsha Answers 1. Answers: A. I Samuel 30:1 – Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire. B. I Samuel 30:12 – And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights. 2. Answers: A. Esther 4:16 – “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 18 law; and if I perish, I perish!” Esther was supposed to die because of the king’s decree in Esther 4:10-12 (Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a command for Mordecai: 11 “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days.” 12 So they told Mordecai Esther’s words.), and the fact that she approached the king even though he had not invited her. B. Jonah 1:17 – Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. This is the sign of Jonah, which is the Sign of the Messiah. Yeshua specifically mentioned that the story of Jonah in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights was a prophecy of his death, burial and resurrection in three days. 3. This is a classic example of the Sign of the Messiah. The Egyptian youth had not eaten any bread nor drank any water for three days and three nights. Anyone can live on bread and water. The Tanakh is hinting at death by stating that the Egyptian hadn’t eaten bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights. It’s painting a picture of the death of the Egyptian youth. Also, note the wording of verse twelve where it states, “His spirit came again to him (ASV).” Now I know the Egyptian youth didn’t actually die; however, the passage is written in such a manner as to hint at his “death.” Therefore, let’s follow through on the picture of death painted by the wording. In order for his spirit to come to him again, it had to have left him. What has happened if your spirit has left you? You died! Note what event occurred when the breath/spirit of God entered the two witnesses of the book of Revelation:

Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath (spirit) of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them (Revelation 11:11).

When the breath/spirit entered them, they rose from the dead! This is the picture being painted of the Egyptian youth when it states that his spirit came to him again. It’s painting a picture of resurrection. Lastly, note that the Egyptian youth’s master left him after he fell ill. Now why would someone leave their slave after he fell ill? The logical conclusion is that the Egyptian youth’s sickness was nearly fatal. His master probably thought he was going to die and decided to leave him rather than bring him along and care for him. So, every way we analyze this story, we see hints that the Egyptian youth was brought to death’s door. 4. Both passages use the Hebrew word for good news! I Samuel 30:9 translates the Hebrew word besor literally as . רֵשַּׂבְתּ ,same the is Hebrew the But news. good as it translates 1:42 Kings I whereas Besor, Brook the 5. Answer: Ø Solomon was placed upon a mule Ø He was anointed Ø The people rejoiced before him at his coronation Ø Adonijah inquired concerning the ruckus Ø A statement concerning the good news 6. Luke 19:28-40/Matthew 21:1-17 Ø In both stories certain people want to crown a son of David as king of Israel Ø Solomon and Yeshua both road into town on a donkey Ø Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!” Yeshua’s disciples shouted, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Ø Adonijah and all his guests—enemies of Solomon—heard the tumult concerning Solomon’s coronation and did not like it. The Pharisee’s heard the tumult of Yeshua’s disciples concerning their desire to see Him coronated and did not like it. Ø The tumult concerning Solomon’s coronation caused some to question the reason for it. The tumult concerning Yeshua’s entry into Jerusalem caused some to question the reason for it. Ø During Solomon’s coronation, it states, “that the earth seemed to split with their sound.” The passage in Luke states, “The stones would immediately cry out.” 7. Your answer goes here. 8. Ephesians 4:7-16 – But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.” 9 (Now this, “He

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 19 ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. This passage in Ephesians is actually taken from Psalm 68:18a (You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men). 9. Answers: A. In both passages there was a victor who had just finished triumphing over his enemy. David had defeated the Amalekites, whereas Yeshua had defeated hasatan. B. In both passages, those who were in captivity were led away from captivity. In I Samuel 30, David led the captives from their captivity. Yeshua led those of us who were slaves of sin out of captivity to sin through His triumph on the cross. C. Both David and Yeshua gave gifts to men after their triumph over their enemies.

The significance of I Samuel 30 is that it is a prophecy of how Yeshua would A) win victory over his enemy [hasatan], B) lead sinners who were in captivity out of captivity, and C) lavish gifts upon those who belonged to Him.

Haftarah Connection Answers 1. Numbers 26:55—“But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.” 2. Numbers 27:1—Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 3. Numbers 26:54-55—To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. 55But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 4. Numbers 26:62—Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel. 5. Numbers 27:1—Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 6. Numbers 27:2—And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying. 7. Numbers 27:6-7—And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 7“The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. 8. Numbers 26:55—But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 9. Numbers 26:63—These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. 10. Numbers 27:8—And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.’. 11. Numbers 26:65—For the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” So there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. Also, Numbers

Copyright © 2021 Restoration of Torah Ministries. 20 27:18—And the LORD said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him”. Apostolic Reading Answers 1. Numbers 26:53—“To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.” 2. Numbers 27:5-6—So Moses brought their case before the LORD. 6And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying. Moses did not speak on his own initiative—he brought the case of the daughters of Zelophehad before the LORD and told them what Adonai said. 3. Numbers 27:18-20—And the LORD said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; 19set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight. 20And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.” 4. Numbers 27:13, 15-17—And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. 15Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying: 16”Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be like sheep which have no shepherd.” Can you see how Moses is a messianic figure in this passage? Moses is going to die (like Yeshua), and will leave them alone (like orphans), there will be no leader, so he asks for Adonai to set a man over the congregation to lead them (like Yeshua promises he will send the Holy Spirit who will be our guide). 5. Numbers 27:13—And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brothers was gathered. Moses was about to die, just as Yeshua was about to die.