Parsha “Ha’azinu” and ‘Shabbat Shuva’ teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 24 September, 2023 by mark

The regular Torah portion now includes the very last few in the Book of Deuteronomy, the life of Moses himself, and thus some of his final admonitions, including the second, and final, “Song of Moses,” in parsha “Ha’azinu,” chapter 32 of Debarim.

This week is also the Sabbath that falls between the sounding of the shofar, Yom Teruah, that begins the Fall Feasts of Yah, the the tenth day of the seventh month, and “holiest day of the year,” Yom Kippur, of the Day of Atonement…sometimes called “Shabbat Shuva,” or the Sabbath of Return.

It’s also a time of GREAT ‘Misunderstanding’ for most of ‘xtianity,’ that has been taught one of the Biggest Lies in all human history – that the Creator of the Universe and Author of Scripture ‘did away with’ His own Written “law” (actually, ‘Instruction,’ – His Word) and didn’t mean it when He said – repeatedly – to keep MY feasts (moedim, and Appointed Times) “forever” – wherever your end up.

The Erev Shabbat reading and overview is about that Song of Moses itself, chapter 32:

The “Shabbat Shuba” teaching addresses that misunderstanding, and the whole point of the Sabbath of RETURN directly.

And this year, even more than others before it, given the Evil now rampant in the world, is a particularly poignant reminder of why He has told us to remember His “Appointed Times.”

There is, however, one question that always seems to come up regarding the commandment to observe the “Day of Atonement,’ Yom Kippur, by “afflicting our souls.” Most of us have been told that might mean to fast for the entire day. But why not just say that?

Could there be more? And – just MAYBE – does an understanding there start to tie literally everything together?

“Ha-azinu: Yom Kippur, Shabbat Shuva, – and ‘afflicting our souls’ “

The combined two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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‘Fall Feasts begin’ teachings from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 16 September, 2023 by mark

The time of the Fall Feasts means that the “regular Torah portions” end up getting shuffled a bit, especially given the “calendar variants” many of us see. But as the Torah cycle begins to wrap up, parsha Vayelekh (Deuteronomy chapter 31) is one of the final few, but there are also a number of readings that deserve attention as well at this special time.

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a look at the first of those.

The Erev Shabbat reading includes Deuteronomy 31 itself, and helps to put some of the other aspects of Yom Teruah, the first of His Fall ‘Moedim’ or Appointed Times, into perspective:

This weekend marks the day of Trumpets, or shouting, known in Hebrew as Yom Teruah, which is unique among the moedim of YHVH because it is the only one associated with the new moon. It’s even been referred to for that reason as the one which, until it arrives, “no one knows the hour or the day.”

It has always been true, even if the ‘whore church’ would try to claim otherwise, that observing His Appointed Times, as we are commanded, brings blessings. But, ‘in such a time as this,’ there’s more reason than ever.

Especially when we come to understand what Paul was REALLY saying in Colossians 2!

“His Moedim: Shadow Pictures and What to Look for Now”

The combined two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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Parsha “Nitzavim” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 10 September, 2023 by mark

Parsha Nitzavim [“you are standing THIS Day…” from Deuteronomy 29:9 through chapter 30] contains what Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa contend is one of the most graphic and undeniable refutations of some of THE Biggest Lies in all xtianity…things that are NOT in the Real Book, but get taught in sun-god-day skool as if they actually were.

It also contains THE singular Two Word Summary of not only His Instruction, but how to “rightly divide the Word,” which applies even if it even appears to the ‘uneducated and untaught’ as if there is some conflict.

The Erev Shabbat reading makes it clear:

The Sabbath midrash explores the depth of the Big Lie that most of us were taught – wrongly – in a church which first tried to claim “the Law” was “done away with,” and then followed up with the caveat, that, well, ‘NOBODY but jesus could possibly KEEP it anyway!’

Worse, is that both of them try to claim the Creator and Author of Scripture Himself is a liar for so clearly saying otherwise!

But ALL of that comes to a head in this parsha, where the lessons of this season’s Fall Feasts combine with a ‘greater Exodus,’ still to come, to show WHY those lies are so devastating.

“Nitzavim: Debunking the Big Lie that’s NOT in The Book – with His RIGHTEOUSNESS”

The combined two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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Parsha “Ki Tavo” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 3 September, 2023 by mark

Parsha “Ki Tavo” (Deuteronomy 26:1 thru 29:8) is the most well-known collection of “blessings and cursings” in the Bible.

There is, of course, much more. But this year, there’s an additional twist as well. Having taught this for a number of years at this point, and noting just how relevant – and DESERVED – those curses are, it time for a different take. After all, if it’s not obvious by now how and why those curses apply, it’s fair to ask: Just what is it gonna take?

The Erev Shabbat overview begins with something that might seem quite different from how this one ends…what does ‘first fruits,’ and things that have to with His appointed times, have to do with blessings and cursings?

But it’s no coincidence this parsha coincides with the coming of the Fall Feasts, and all they represent.

The Sabbath midrash is a look at the question that should especially resonate this year: The reasons for the curses should be obvious, but will not be to far too many. And Deuteronomy 27:26 is why! Doesn’t it tell those who deny His Word exactly what the consequences are?

The curses are deserved, arguably even overdue; but YHVH is patient, to give all who will a chance to ‘return’ to Him. The question for those with eyes to see then becomes, what do we do now? And Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, suggests the answer is in there, repeatedly.

It starts with “fear not!” – but it turns out that there is more than one Hebrew word for “fear,” and the difference is vital to the second part of the answer, especially for the time of Sukkot: REJOICE!

“Ki Tavo: So – the Well-Deserved Curses are Here…NOW What?”

The combined two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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Parsha “Ki Tetzi” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 27 August, 2023 by mark

Parsha “Ki Tetzi” (Deuteronomy 21:10 thru chapter 25) is unique in a number of ways. Not only is it “maximally politically IN-correct” – which itself speaks volumes – but it contains more ‘statutes, judgments, and commandments’ than just about any other parsha in the Torah, with the possible exception of Mishaptim itself.

But, as Mark explains in the Erev Shabbat study, it is the fact that there are so many CONTRASTS with what ‘the world’ now teaches in direct contradiction to what is here that should warn us about just where and when we are.

The Erev Shabbat reading and commentary of the entire parsha tells us why it matters.

During the midrash that follows, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa builds on the theme that, “It’s the CONTRAST!” with an initial hypothesis:

It is, he contends, NO LONGER possible for a ‘revival’ to save a world, or even a nation, that merely revives a whore church.

And the proof is here. As is the answer.

“Return to Me,” means, “with our whole heart.”

“Ki Tetzi: It’s not JUST Not-PC; It’s the CONTRAST”

The combined two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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Parsha “Shoftim” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 20 August, 2023 by mark

Parsha “Shoftim” (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) begins with the word which means “judges,” and proceeds to describe a set of instruction having to do with the “rule of law,” and ‘justice,’ and concepts of what an honest, trustworthy judiciary looks like that is so foreign to us today it’s no WONDER the Whore Church is happy that the “law has been done away with.” The trouble is, when we read this parsha honestly, we can’t help but realize why judgment SHOULD be close at hand.

The key verse in the first chapter is “Justice, JUSTICE, you shall pursue…” and what should strike us about that admonition is that we live in a world which does NOT! And the rest of it makes it clear why.

The Erev Shabbat reading and commentary of the entire parsha tells us why it matters.

Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa begins the Sabbath midrash with an admission: reading this, and understanding what we were SUPPOSED to have – and to do – and comparing that with “justice you shall pervert,” instead, as a satanic replacement for His Word, is infuriating.

It’s been a long time coming, too.

To understand the root of that problem, we have to ask a question that is no longer even permitted:

What IS ‘justice’? And Who decides, anyway?

And that is a big part of why we lost it.

“Shoftim: Can we ‘judge’? What does that MEAN?”

The combined two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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Parsha “Re-eh” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 13 August, 2023 by mark

Parsha “Re’eh” (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) begins with the single word “Behold!” Or, more simply, in the modern English, just “See.” Which is what most of xtianity has refused to do for at least 1700 years now. And it’s pretty easy to actually read this one, and see why.

The Erev Shabbat reading and commentary of the entire parsha makes the MULTIPLE reasons for that clear:

One of the elements which cannot be ignored (but, somehow, still is…) is the level of disgust that YHVH makes clear that He has for practices rooted in idolatry. The text goes well beyond even saying that He hates them. And He certainly repeats the point, a LOT, but especially in this portion.

But what Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship frequently refers to as the ‘whore church’ has been doing precisely what He so vehemently forbids for seventeen centuries. Why is this message so poignant NOW? And that is where the emphasis this time around is different.

This week it’s not enough to note that the Torah portion comes right from today’s news.

The key is Deuteronomy 13 verse 3, and again in 7, and again in verse 14 — and Yahuah clearly Writes that it includes a death penalty:

If someone – anyone, even someone we love dearly – says, “let’s go and serve other gods,” it’s not enough just to NOT consent to it, or even pity, spare, or conceal the traitor.

The problem, though seems to depend on just what that means. Certainly, “adding in” pagan practices that He forbids (from bunnies and eggs to xmas trees to sun-god-day, arguably) are, at least to those who finally see it, abominable to Him. But, “He knows my heart,” we’ve all heard. Yeah, and it’s “deceitful above all, and desperately wicked.”

Now, however, there’s another whole dimension to consider. And that’s where we look now.

Fake gods aren’t just made of “wood, and stone,” and metal. The great god Science, and its high priest Fauci, are obvious. And now, the Next Generation of idolatry is silicon. Even mRNA, nanomaterials, and ‘wetware.’

There is a lot of ‘food for thought’ in this parsha, and it could not be more urgent, for reasons He has made clear for centuries, but perhaps not to the degree we should expect.

“Re-eh: It is about Who is to be Master – that is all”

The combined two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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Parsha “Ekev” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 6 August, 2023 by mark

Sometimes the Torah portion reading almost seems like it could have come from today’s news. Other times, we know the message applies, but we have to search a bit to make what later often turn out to be obvious connections.

This week, it’s a bit of both.

Parsha Ekev (Deuteronomy/Debarim 7:12-11:25) begins with a promise. BECAUSE (that word ‘ekev’, or even ‘it follows’, literally on the heels of) we obey His instruction, YHVH will keep His covenant. And for those that ask the question, “how do I know He loves me?” – that answer is right here, too.

Just as was true when Moses addressed the ‘mixed multitude’ of Israel before they were to take the land, we are at a “cusp,” a decision point. They faced giants, and fortified cities; we face a militarized global communist cabal, and a fortified swamp. All of whom still seem to serve that very same master.

And the Bible is chock-full of stories of invasion and conquest. Not just His people under Joshua to take the land, but invasions and conquest by Babylon, Assyria, and later even Rome. In every case, though, when it involved His people, it was about judgment in one way or another. That, too, is still important.

And there are a number of important parallels in this story, with where we are today. As Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa points out, Abram, before being re-named Abraham, was told in Genesis 15:16, “Know of a certainty that your seed would be a stranger in a land that is not theirs,” and they shall be afflicted and in bondage for four hundred years. But that nation “I will judge,” and they will come out, but not soon, because, “the iniquity [even ‘depravity’ – avon] of the Amorite is not yet full.”

Still, consider that this same man, NOT TOO MUCH LATER, saw the utter destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah! What does that tell us? And what does it really take for the ‘iniquity’ to finally be ‘full’? So, today: Are we there yet?

“Ekev: Because – the iniquity, the DEPRAVITY even, is full”

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Parsha “Vaetchanan” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 30 July, 2023 by mark

Parsha “Vaetchanan” (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) might be considered one of the ‘most important’ in the entire Torah: it includes not only the ‘second reading’ of the Ten Debaraim/Words/Sayings/Commandments, but also what the Messiah called the Greatest Commandment of all. So, it’s certainly “feature packed.”

The overview and reading from Erev Shabbat:

But, as Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship points out, there’s more still. The Torah portion also includes some of the very most IGNORED verses in the whole Book as well.

And when you compare how Moses laid it out with what Yahushua said in His ‘very first public address,’ the Sermon on the Mount, the reasons why become clear.

And, as Mark points out, this is a primer on how – and why – we must “rightly divide the Word of Truth.” And the midrash might also be called”
“Vaetchanan: The Most Important Commandment in Scripture – and the Most Ignored”

The combined full two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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Parsha “Masei/Debarim” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 23 July, 2023 by mark

This week the regular annual cycle followed another double-parsha, but Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa wanted to spend more time on Matot, and instead decided to combine the last parsha of Numbers/Bemidbar into this week, where the “stages” seem to fit better with Moshe’s “introduction” besides. So, Masei (Numbers 33 through the end of the Book) and Devarim (chapters 1 through 3) are this week.

And it’s also a great combination from which to explore some of the ‘stages’ we see today.

First, the Erev Shabbat overview and reading:

The theme of ‘stages,’ shared by both of the readings, is where the midrash begins.

And this one by necessity examines some of the Big Lies Revealed in recent headlines. YHVH, in Amos 3:7 says that He “surely does nothing, unless He first reveals His secrets to His servants, the prophets.” And were also told, through the witness of three separate gospels, that there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed.

And not only are so many things hidden, and lied about, being revealed, but we are rapidly getting to the point where it will be hard to argue that His warnings aren’t UNDENIABLE.

And then what?

There came a point during the first set of plagues where people began to see what was happening, and listen. This week, there’s a strong case to be made that, “It’s time!”

Double parsha Masei/Devarim: It’s Time!

The combined full two-part teaching is here, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

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