Torah Teaching – “Noach finale; chapter 10+”

Posted on 18 October, 2026 by mark

This week the story of parsha “Noach” completes, with Genesis chapters 10 through 11, and what happens AFTER the flood. But, arguably, still part of the ‘days of Noah.’

This time we pick up the narrative with the events just after the eight human survivors emerge from the Ark. Some time later, there is a somewhat enigmatic recounting of Ham having done SOMETHING — interpretations and even speculations vary greatly — that result in a curse; not on Ham himself, but his youngest son, who bears a name that subsequently becomes infamous: Canaan.

The Erev Shabbat reading continues through the rise of another son of a son of Ham, Nimrod, and a building whose name has become synonymous with incoherent language. And a genealogy that results in YHVH taking a whole new path with man:

The Sabbath day midrash, from Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, admittedly asks more questions than we can answer — at least without looking closely at the modern parallels. After all, the ‘Days of Noah’ arguably didn’t END with the Flood.

So it’s the contrasts in this parsha, from the Flood through the Tower of Babel, that we examine. That first event, says the Bible, was a direct result of wickedness, and violence, and YHVH’s observation that “every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” It looks a lot like “lawlessness abounds” – then as now. But the subsequent rebellion, where men decided – unanimously? or by coercion? – to “make a name” for themselves, and thwart the will of the One Who brought the Flood to do anything similar, looks more like a ‘Collectivist’ or even authoritarian outrage.

And His response was different, too, and set the stage for a very different way of dealing with Adam-kind.

“Noach – finale: From Anarchy to Collectivism – to Patriarchy”

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Come out of her...., torah | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching – “Noach finale; chapter 10+”

Torah Teaching – “Noach – The Days of the Flood – Gen. ch 6 – 9″

Posted on 18 October, 2026 by mark

This week the story of the Flood takes center stage. It’s one most of us have heard, perhaps even know well. But the beauty of being able to take a ‘deeper dive’ — and the way Mark has divided the parsha this week is intended to facilitate that — is that there are things that too often get overlooked. But that turn out to REALLY ‘resonate’ at “such a time as this.”

The story begins in Genesis chapter 6, and describes a landscape that, except perhaps for the overt demonic elements, like the Nephilim, look more like today than CNN will admit. Especially the description of the preponderance of utter Evil. But that’s not why the phrase “as it was in the Days of Noah” should resonate.

And, as Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship points out in the Sabbath day midrash, even though he’s talked about that aspect before, more than once, there are some things today, given events even in recent weeks, that THIS time around, well – pay attention.

The Erev Shabbat reading this week covers from chapter 6 through 9, and the those ‘days of Noach’ that follow the advent of the rainbow:

The haftorah reading this week, from Isaiah chapter 54, includes the familiar promise that “No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper,” but is followed by an arguably less-familiar admonition: that, “every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment thou shall condemn.”

If these really are what they seem to be…days that mirror those both before and after the time of Noach and his ark…then something may need to change in the way we respond to that Evil.

“Noach: The Days of the Flood – AI Consent and Time to Prepare”

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching – “Noach – The Days of the Flood – Gen. ch 6 – 9″

Torah Teaching – “FAR More than just ‘the Fall’ –Bereshiet chapter 3 on”

Posted on 4 October, 2026 by mark

The Torah reading this week is actually the reason why Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship decided to divide up the first parsha in the Book into a second part. There is just too much here to do justice in a single sitting.

The Erev Shabbat reading this week beings right after chapter 2, and covers up to the “days of Noach.” And that includes what he argues is one of the most important, and misunderstood, stories in all of Scripture. It’s a lot more than just “The Fall.”

And perhaps it’s not at all surprising that it corresponds with the season when it’s pretty clear — at least once you see it! — that the Messiah was actually born, and will probably return, too.

The Sabbath Day Midrash this week builds on ‘the Foundation’, and Mark ultimately suggests is at the very “heart of What Ails Adam-kind.” Why the world is such a mess, in so many ways. First, the reading:

There are many elements of just this second part of parsha Bereshiet (Genesis chapter 3 into the first part of chapter 6) that are vital to emphasize and understand, and not just “Original Sin.” Things like patriarchy (a word which cannot be uttered in Progressive Society any more…) and “God-Given Authority,” and how it has been usurped. Marriage – likewise. Covenant, redemption, and so many others.

And again, “if the foundations be destroyed, what can the Righteous do?” Clearly, ‘the world’ has come a long way from those Foundational Truths – and in the wrong direction. And we see THAT ‘wicked fruit,’ too. So the question must be asked, again: What does He really SAY? As opposed to what men say He should have said.

Every element of this story is fundamental to understanding how the pieces later will fit.

But buckle up for this one. As Mark notes, what is in here, and what has been so neglected, is at the very heart of “What Ails Adam-kind.”

“Bereshiet: ‘The Fall is NOT the Whole Story”

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Appointed Times of YHVH, Come out of her...., Fall Feasts, Sukkot, torah, Torah 101 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching – “FAR More than just ‘the Fall’ –Bereshiet chapter 3 on”

Parsha “V’zot HaBeraka” and ‘Filling in the Gaps’

Posted on 20 September, 2026 by mark

With this reading, only the two final few chapters in Deuteronomy remain, before the cycle begins anew with “Bereshiet” – the first part of Genesis. And the Fall Feasts are at hand, so Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship again decided to “fill in the gaps” with both the major part of the final reading in the entire Torah, from Deuteronomy chapter 33, followed by more discussion that fits with several cycles – then and now – coming to a conclusion, beginning anew, and perhaps even coming to a climax.

There is at least a bit more that will be controversial in here, too, because, well, you can’t actually read Scripture for comprehension with realizing just how much that is at odds with what we have largely been taught.

The Erev Shabbat reading is from the final prophecy to the the House of Israel and the 12 tribes before the end of the Torah, and the beginning of the journey across the River Jordan:

The Sabbath Day Midrash is where it’s time to fill in some gaps, and explore where the cycles converge, diverge, and rhyme.

There is an admonition to the tribe of Levi in verse 10 of the chapter that refers to BOTH ‘Jacob’ and to ‘Israel’ – and yet is not at all redundant. And it outlines the very challenge that still applies to all of us today.

There are things in His Torah that clearly still apply, and are at the very heart of SO much of what is wrong with the whole world today, that it often seems incomprehensible to thus of us who have “seen it,” that they could even BE ‘controversial.’ And yet, these topics that people will dismiss are also things they seem willing to practically come to blows over when they inevitably come up in honest study of His Word.

Isn’t it ironic – OK, not really! – that they come up “at such a time as this.”

“V’zot HaBerakah: Challenges – Then and Now”

or, perhaps it could even be, “TWO Houses – and Bridging the Gap”

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Appointed Times of YHVH, Come out of her...., Fall Feasts, Marriage, torah, Torah 101, Two houses, Yahushua HaMashiach, Yom Kippur | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Parsha “V’zot HaBeraka” and ‘Filling in the Gaps’

The Two [whoring] Houses – and Why Neither Want to Talk About Them

Posted on 13 September, 2026 by mark

OR – Parsha Ha’azinu, Yom Teruah at hand, and a bit of ‘Dealer’s Choice’

The regular annual-cycle Torah parsha reading this week isn’t really ‘regular.’ We’re heading into the Fall Feasts (moedim) of YHVH, so the special readings that go with the Holy Days are on the menu, and only the last few chapters in Deuteronomy remain, before the cycle begins anew with “Bereshiet” – the first part of Genesis. Which is why Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, has decided to digress a bit, for reasons he explains.

The major ‘Jewish calendar’ (aka, ‘Hillel,’ or Diaspora, etc) lists this Sabbath, the 12th of September Roman, as “Rosh Hoshana,” the ‘head of the year.’ But Scripture consistently refers to it as Yom Teruah, the Day of Shouting, or the Shofar, and it marks the literal countdown for all the rest of the Fall Feasts. And that date – interesting – can vary quite a bit, if you compare calendar understandings.

Which really means the readings, and midrash, for this week are going to be unique.

Some – be forewarned – will also see them as perhaps controversial, largely because current events, and what is too often ignored by BOTH ‘whoring houses,’ is at odds with Official Dogma. The reason why will be made clear.

The Erev Shabbat reading comes from both Genesis and the story of Yitzak [Isaac] — and a bit of the second “Song of Moses from Deuteronomy, and introductory commentary:

The Sabbath Day Midrash begins with the connection between “where we are today,” and “how we got here,” to those things that Mark suggests most people listening probably NEVER heard in a ‘mainstream’ church or synagogue. Because both of them are still in the exile they were promised:
“From Ha’azinu to Aholah and Aholibah: the Oldest Sin Remains”

(some Bible translations spell their names beginning with an “O”)

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Appointed Times of YHVH, Come out of her...., Fall Feasts, Idolatry, prophecy, torah, Torah 101, Two houses, Yahushua HaMashiach, Yom Teruah [aka 'Rosh Hashanna'] | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Two [whoring] Houses – and Why Neither Want to Talk About Them

Torah Teaching for parsha ”Nitzavim – Vayelekh”

Posted on 6 September, 2026 by mark

Parsha “Nitzavim” (Deuteronomy 29:8 through chapter 30) — contains what Mark calls the most concise ‘two-word summary’ of His Word in the Torah, “Choose Life!”

But there is SO much more in this one. And, it’s a ‘double-parsha’ this week, which includes chapter 31, “Vayelekh.”

It’s one of the most important, ok fundamental, er central – all of that, but perhaps the best word is ‘concise,’ paraschot in Scripture. And it combines some of the most important ‘debunking’ of Big Lies, and even the first description of one of the most important prophecies, too.

Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, covers all of it in the Erev Shabbat reading:

The concept of “choose life!” is so vital to our understanding of His Instruction [or ‘torah’] that it goes way beyond just a summary, or even a ‘razor’ to “rightly divide the word.”

But there is more to that in this parsha: it goes to the heart of Who the Messiah IS, and what He is NOT (a liar, who changed his word, when He said the opposite)…
…it gives us the first prophetic promise of the “Greater Exodus” or regathering…
…and it succinctly debunks one of the other Biggest Lies in ‘sun-god-day skool’ — that “only jesus could possibly keep ‘The LAW’ – ’cause it’s just plain too hard for the likes of you and me.'”

Yahushua, the Real Messiah, said that the path that leads to Life is, “narrow, and FEW there be that find it.” [Matthew 7:13-14] Which should concern those who bought into the big lie that He somehow “did away with” what He Wrote for us, and came in the flesh to teach – correctly.

The test is ‘open-Book.’ And it’s straight-forward. But we had better read what it really says.

“Nitzavim-Vayelekh: Choose wisely – ‘Choose Life!’ “

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via HNR.

Posted in Covenant, Idolatry, prophecy, Sukkot, torah, Uncategorized, Yahushua HaMashiach | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching for parsha ”Nitzavim – Vayelekh”

Torah Teaching for parsha ”Ki Tavo”

Posted on 30 August, 2026 by mark

There are a number of important elements in parsha “Ki Tavo” (Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8) — but it’s probably known for being the most daunting collection of curses in the Bible.

And — again — that puts it, arguably, at the heart of the destruction of Western Civilization.

Is that deserved?

Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, begins to lay out the issue in the Erev Shabbat reading:

The words ‘ki tavo,’ are translated from the Hebrew as “when you have come” – into the land. And those curses certainly apply there. And one of the specific consequences is ‘shalach’ – or being “sent out.” Exiled. And that has happened – to BOTH kingdoms. And it REMAINS the case to this day.

So – do the curses still apply? Or not? And don’t miss the irony in the fact that some who say, “of COURSE not” – because “the law is done away with” – probably should be paying more attention.

NOTE: ‘Curses’ are another one of those topic that tends to upset people. Particularly when they hit close to home, and Mark again pulls no punches. Neither does Scripture, of course.

“Ki Tavo: Most Curses in the Whole Bible – Does it MATTER?”

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Come out of her...., Covenant, Idolatry, prophecy, Terror State, torah, Two houses, Yahushua HaMashiach | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching for parsha ”Ki Tavo”

Torah Teaching for parsha ”Ki Tetze”

Posted on 23 August, 2026 by mark

The Torah parsha known by the name “Ki Tetze” (Deuteronomy 21:10 through chapter 25) is – says Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship – arguably THE most NOT-PC portion in the entire Bible.

And that fact alone makes it of vital interest – especially since the reason WHY is at the heart of the destruction of all Western Civilization.

If ‘The Adversary,’ who “comes but to steal, kill, and destroy,” wanted to that – and he does – this is where it seems he started.

The Erev Shabbat reading pretty well lays it out. And just about every line of it makes the point:

The fact that every element of this part of the Word of YHVH is so utterly forbidden – even to talk about honestly, in many cases, but certainly to study for WHAT IT IS, is absolutely telling.

To destroy society, clearly, start with the family. Marriage, and especially fatherhood, the concept of a righteous husband, and certainly, the dreaded ‘patriarchy.’ Then replace His Word, by “adding and subtracting” with perversion. And certainly, destroy anything left of His blessing of a productive economy with “inflation,” i.e., dishonest weights and measures: the debt-based “abomination” (His term!) of a fiat global reserve currency.

The details are all here. They are – and have been – ignored not just to our detriment, but destruction. And it’s STILL ‘verbotten’ to even talk about.

NOTE: For the obvious reasons, be warned. Mark pulls no punches when it matters most. This will, and should, upset even those who aren’t shocked by just how Big the Lie has been.

“Ki Tetze: Why ‘hasatan’ and his minions – including the Whore Church – absolutely HATE this Instruction!”

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Come out of her...., Idolatry, Marriage, torah, Two houses, Yahushua HaMashiach | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching for parsha ”Ki Tetze”

Torah Teaching for parsha ”Shoftim”

Posted on 16 August, 2026 by mark

The annual cycle Torah portion reading this week is parsha “Shoftim” (Deuteronomy 16:18 through 21:9) and it begins with exactly what the Hebrew word means: appointment of “judges.” Unlike what we’ve gotten used to now that “lawlessness abounds,” however, they are to judge “righteously.” Thus, in accord with His Instruction, which is what “torah” means.

And as the Erev Shabbat reading says shortly thereafter, “justice, JUSTICE you shall pursue.” What a concept. “Quaint,” even — by woke standards (or lack thereof.)

This is also the portion where the prophecy of a ‘Prophet Like Unto Moses’ — quoted thereafter by followers of the Real Messiah — is promised. Interestingly, only a little bit of study should show that if some claimant “did away with the Law” – that doesn’t fit. For reasons that SHOULD be clear, once our eyes are open.

But there’s much more – as you no doubt expect.

And as Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa points out (again) – the fact that so much of what He says is now not only unrighteously “politically-correct,” but is even said to be, by much of “xtianity,” somehow now ‘done away with’ speaks volumes. But, even more clearly, it’s “tightly integrated.” It all fits together — Divinely, even. And to “add to,” or “subtract from” it exposes that Big Lie.

Which is almost certainly why He was so adamant, and consistent, about keeping ALL of it.

And there’s no shortage of irony in here, too. A real, anointed ‘king’ was told to “write out a copy” of ‘this torah’ in his own hand, and to study it, read from it, keep it, and DO it, “all the days of his life.” So he would remember Who is the real Master. And unlike the “no kings” proponents today, who lust for a two-tiered system of injustice, where the real godlike elite are ‘above the law’ that applies to all the rest — even a king was to ‘fear YHVH.’ What a concept.

But there’s more. No doubt also “done away with,” some would claim. Because “innocent blood” is a major theme. No wonder so many hate THAT part. But perhaps even more so, the command to “put away the Evil from among you!”

Instead, it’s been welcomed in, and is taking over.

“Shoftim: Judges – Justice, Justice – and FAKES; One True Messiah – podcast xxxx”

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Come out of her...., Idolatry, Law, Marriage, prophecy, torah, Two houses, Uncategorized, Yahushua HaMashiach | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching for parsha ”Shoftim”

Torah Teaching for parsha ”Re’eh”

Posted on 8 August, 2026 by mark

Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa in this week’s Torah midrash suggests that Parsha ‘Re’eh’ (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) is unique. Not that it covers territory that the Torah hasn’t addressed before, one way or another. But that this time it is far more…blunt.

And even the title is straightforward. “Re’eh,” can be translated ‘behold.’ Or just plain, “See!” As if what He was saying could be missed.

The Erev Shabbat reading:

But that’s not really the problem. It’s not that the message is even remotely ambiguous. In fact, it’s even beyond “self-explanatory.”

The problem is that — for those that most need to “see,” it’s beyond uncomfortable. It is threatening. Which is perhaps why, Mark suggests, the ‘whore church’ that should take it to heart, evidently prefers to deny it, ignore it, and, most tellingly, just lie about it.

This is thus a very “uncomfortable” portion, because it is also a matter of life and death.
And ‘curses’ that are already very clearly in play.

The three elements that make up the heart of the lesson are just plain damning.

“Re’eh: The UN-holy trinity of things Removed and Replaced — that explains EVERYTHING!“

Service information:

Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked.

Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central)

Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday).

email: mark@markniwot.com

The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash, via Hebrew Nation Radio.

Posted in Appointed Times of YHVH, Come out of her...., Food - and NOT 'food', Idolatry, Pesach, Shabbat, Sukkot, torah, Two houses, Yahushua HaMashiach | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Torah Teaching for parsha ”Re’eh”