Parsha “Pinchas” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 9 July, 2023 by mark

Parsha Pinchas (Numbers 25:10 – 30:1) is in fact “the rest of the story,” and more, from last week, and the end of ‘Balak,’ where the daughters of Midian began to seduce the men of the mixed multitude into pagan practices.

And, again, no question, it is one of the most “problematic,” and no doubt confusing to some, in all of Scripture. How can a man who appears to commit a violent act, some might even say murder, be given a ‘Covenant of Peace,’ and Eternal Priesthood, by Yahuah? And, yet, the parallels in the cycle today should — at the very least — outright shock us.

First, the story itself, in the Erev Shabbat overview and reading:

We pick up the story of Pinchas with a reminder of how people who were so specifically blessed by Yahuah were able to be seduced into cursing THEMSELVES..and continue a look at what made Pinchas’ actions so…praiseworthy…to the point where he was singled out for being “zealous” (Hebrew root ‘qanah’) for YHVH and given His Covenant of Peace for violence…that stopped a plague.

But how are we to understand Pinchas’ drastic actions, and his singular reward? It’s undeniable that such a story wouldn’t be IN Scripture if there wasn’t a lesson for us to understand.

We’re reminded how the “watchman on the wall” of Ezekiel is charged with blowing the shofar, and how “do not keep silent” has been commanded. But Pinchas goes beyond that.

And yet, when we look at the idolatry and depravity of the acts that brought on a “plague” that had already killed 24,000 people even before Pinchas took up his spear, and compare it to the “world today,” it seems we’ve gone beyond that as well.

There seems to be ‘peril’ in even talking about some things. Maybe it’s no wonder that the level of perversion, abuse, idolatry, depravity, and outright hatred of the Yahuah has reached “Biblical proportions” today.

Where was a Pinchas when we needed him? But one thing is for sure about the man in the story…

Pinchas: He did NOT fail to ‘Object in a Timely Fashion!

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

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Parsha “Chukat/Balak” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 2 July, 2023 by mark

This week the regular annual cycle is a double-parsha (Chukat, Numbers chapters 19 through 21), and then parsha Balak, chapters 22 through 24…and a bit more. Admittedly, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa thinks that’s a bit much for one week’s study, but at least it’s an interesting combination, for reason’s we’ll explore.

Parsha ‘Balak,’ in particular, and the lesson that follows, is perhaps one of the most “problematic,” and no doubt confusing to some, in all of Scripture. How can a man who appears to commit a violent act, some might even say murder, be given a ‘Covenant of Peace,’ and Eternal Priesthood, by Yahuah? And, yet, the parallels in the cycle today should — at the very least — outright shock us.

First, the story itself, in the Erev Shabbat overview and reading:

The double-parsha really DOES resonate with the “times and seasons” today, this year, however. From elements of “do this because I SAY so,” that have to do directly with death, to the story of a man who clearly HEARD from YHVH, but somehow didn’t actually listen, are about as clear a warning as we should expect. But, even more, as Mark suggests in the strongest possible way, it’s vital to understand how a people who were so specifically blessed by Yahuah were able to be seduced into cursing THEMSELVES!

Double parsha Chukat/Balak: How to Dupe People into Cursing THEMSELVES, and Where’s Pinchas When We Need Him the Most?

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

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Parsha “Korach” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 25 June, 2023 by mark

Ask most people who have even just a bit of knowledge of the Bible who “Korah,” was, and you’ll hear the response: rebellion. And what happened to him is almost as well-known: he was taken alive ‘into the pit’ as the earth opened up.

This parsha (Korach, Numbers chapters 16 through 18), and the associated haftorah, from I Samuel 12, is also essentially ‘segment two’ of what Mark sometimes calls the ‘Demonocracy series,’ from the Bible. And that, too, seems to connect to the larger topic of Rebellion.

First, the story itself, in the Erev Shabbat overview and reading:

Whether they complained, murmured, and even rebelled, or not, the ‘mixed multitude’ had a leader in Moshe like no other people in history had before them.

And Korach and his rebellion without question demonstrated some characteristics and behavior that was a precursor to the virtually identical lies we still see today. Still, though, it wasn’t a polar opposite. They wanted power for themselves, but still claimed to want to worship the same YHVH that guided them in the wilderness.

And that is at least part of what is so different this time.

What is the Opposite of Moses?

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

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Parsha “Shalach Lekha” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 18 June, 2023 by mark

Most people know of the story of ‘the spies.’

Most who have heard Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa before have probably even heard him refer to it as the ‘first recorded VOTE in history,’ too. And the wrong side won.

THIS year, though, the story has a “special resonance.” It hits even closer to home than ever.

Join Mark for a two-part look at parsha “Shalach Lekha,” (Numbers chapters 13 through 15) and a warning about a failure to “believe Him,” that is just as deadly today as it has ever been.

The Erev Shabbat overview and reading:

What has THIS story, about spies being sent into a land before the ‘mixed multitude’ go in themselves, have to do with ANYTHING happening today?

Mark suggests that sometimes we see things in history and prophecy that “rhyme,” but on the ‘opposite half-cycle,’ where some things are almost a mirror image, or inverted. Many of THOSE people saw His miracles withe their own eyes; many of us have seen a different set of miracles, and grew up in – by almost any measure – the greatest, freest, even most prosperous and advanced, country in history. Because it was built on what were once “self-evident Truths.”

But the question YHVH asks in Numbers 14:11 fits then and now:
“How long will this people DESPISE Me? …and not believe Me.”

Who Ya Gonna Believe – Me, or your Lyin’ Eyes?

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

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“From the Sermon on the Mount to Jeremiah 16:19: Big Lies Inherited from the Whore Church Fathers”

Posted on 4 June, 2023 by mark

What is the “Two House” understanding of Scripture, history, and prophecy?

How do we explain to those who ‘just don’t get it’ why it is SO vital to understand the ‘the law’ has NOT been ‘done away with’?

And how can people ostensibly read the same Bible and come to diametrically opposite conclusions about, well, EVERYTHING?

And how can we discern His Truth from the lies that we have “inherited from our fathers?”

Mark refers to the vital instruction from His first public address, the “Sermon on the Mount,” as The Razor.

This is a special two-part teaching that Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa has put together as an “overview” of just exactly why Paul so specifically warned against “another jesus whom we have NOT preached.” And how we can recognize when ‘twisting’ is at work.

“From the Sermon on the Mount to Jeremiah 16:19: Big Lies Inherited from the Whore Church Fathers”

Part 1:

Part 2:

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

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Parsha “Naso” and Shavuot teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 28 May, 2023 by mark

Parsha Naso (Numbers 4:21 through all of chapter 7) is on the agenda for this week’s Torah portion, but after the Sabbath this week is the 50th day of the counting of the Omer, and thus the day of Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks.

The Erev Shabbat reading of the parsha begins with the last part of the first “head count”, of the families of the Levites, but continues with some elements that are not widely studied by much of ‘mainstream Christianity.’

The Erev Shabbat reading helps explain why:

There are any number of places in the Torah, and in the prophets, where specific sequences of words seem to be used to “set off” a particular story, or make an emphasis, and often to connect elements in the text that might otherwise seem separated.

But there are other ways the Author uses His Word to draw our attention to connections. Imagery is one.

And this parsha demonstrates more than one of them.

The process for determining the guilt or innocence of the ‘sota’ or woman who’s husband SUSPECTS adultery is one such. The image of the ‘cup’ which contains the “water of bitterness that causes the curse” may be one of the most dramatic images in Scripture. It arguably appeared at the giving of the Torah – at this very time of year – and WILL appear at the climax in Revelation 18. But, most importantly, it was the cup which Messiah drank for us. Even though the identity of the guilty was not in question.

Which is why Mark Twain may have been right about prophecy and imagery in Scripture, too. It may not repeat precisely, but ‘rhymes’.

“Naso – and Shavuot: Rhymes in Scripture”

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

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Parsha “Bemidbar” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 21 May, 2023 by mark

This week the annual Torah cycle reading begins the third Book in the Torah of Moshe.

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship for a two-part look at parsha “Behmidbar” (Numbers/Bemidbar 1:1 through 4:20),

The Erev Shabbat reading of the parsha begins B’midbar – literally, “In the Wilderness,” which is a great description of the Book. But so, actually, is “Numbers”.

The Erev Shabbat reading explains why:

There are a number of the “Words in Red” spoken by Yahushua that seem ‘troubling’ to many people. Especially if they have been taught about a warm, fuzzy, ‘popularized jesus’ who is Oh-So-Tolerant, doesn’t have a whip, and didn’t say a lot of the things that the Real Messiah evidently DID.

Likewise, there is a lot about the life of the prophet Hosea that much of “xtianity” would prefer to ignore, perhaps for reasons that SHOULD be obvious, given the lesson of his marriage. But it’s what is prophesied to happen “Bemidbar,” or ‘in the wilderness,’ to those who where once “lo ami” (NOT My people!) that seems to connect all of those disconcerting elements.

And they may even explain why the warning about “another jesus, whom we have not preached,” is so vital to understand. Especially now.

“Bemidbar: Fake vs Real Yahushua – and Is It Insanity, Demons, or 4GW?”

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

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Double Parsha “Behar/Bechukotai” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 14 May, 2023 by mark

This was either the week where average Americans began to awaken to the fact that what was once their country has been successfully invaded, or that it was in fact, conquered long ago. And it is also the week where the regular Torah portion gives us a stunning revelation of WHY.

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship for a two-part look at a double parsha “Behar/Bechukotai” (Leviticus/Vayikra chapters 25 through 27), and what marks the end of one of the most “unpopular” Books in the whole Bible. Perhaps the fact that it is both so prescient, AND so ignored gives us a major clue.

The Erev Shabbat reading of the parsha begins where the narrative does: “B’har” or ‘in the mount’ of Sinai, and covers everything from the sabbaths of the land, in the land, to the Yovel, or Jubilee, year, through obedience to His statutes and ordinances and the SECOND most famous set of curses for rebellion in His Torah, to things that are ‘devoted’ – and to Who.

The inscription on the Liberty Bell, which begins, “Proclaim Liberty throughout the land,” comes from this week’s Torah portion. And so do some of the curses which are so clearly playing out now in place of the liberty.

In the Sabbath day teaching this week, Mark connects the warning to “those who walk contrary to Me,” in an escalating series of curses, to things that were once unthinkable, but now undeniable: like “those who hate you shall rule over you,” but, sadly, that is only the beginning.

It is the invasion across the extinguished southern border which began to sound SO much like the ‘curse of the week,’ however. And it comes from the set in Deuteronomy chapter 28, which led Mark to suggest some comparison between those warnings.

And a connection which is also an explanation.

“Behar/Bechukotai: Comparing Curses – or – did jesus Do Away With the LAW?”

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

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Parsha “Emor” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 7 May, 2023 by mark

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship for a two-part look at double parsha “Emor” (Leviticus/Vayikra chapters 21through 24). And this time the parsha contains references to a lot of things that don’t even exist any more, which – as we will see – make it all the MORE relevant.

The Erev Shabbat reading of the parsha is again first; ‘command’ (emor) Aaron, it says, about things that have to do with his priesthood. Not only does that line no longer exist (at least, as such) – but much of the strictures are ‘insensitive’ and “NOT-PC” on top of it. Which certainly should tell us SOMETHING.

One of the interesting aspects of this parsha is how much has to do with things we can NOT do, either because most of us are not of the line of cohenim, which may be lost anyway, or are things we’ve been LIED to about, and told don’t matter any more – like His ‘appointed times.’

But in fact, the opposite is probably true, and for reasons that might not have even been conceivable only even a few months ago.

So in the Sabbath day midrash, Mark suggests an entirely different approach to the lessons here.

“Emor: Dueling ‘Priesthoods’ – Melek-Tzadik or AI”

Note: Apologies for the audio quality. Mark installed a brand new audio panel, had it working well, and then Windows decided to change the software configuration. So this is a ‘backup’ recording.

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

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Double-Parsha “Acharei Mot / Kedoshim” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

Posted on 30 April, 2023 by mark

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship for a two-part look at double parsha “Acharei Mot/Kedoshim” (Leviticus/Vayikra chapters 16 through 20) — and another of those portions that is not only filled with a variety of interesting instructions and commandments, but so many that are now so “politically incorrect” as well.

The Erev Shabbat reading of the parsha is first; from the “Azazel” and the Day of Atonement, to forbidden relationships, to a number of other ALMOST as equally ignored strictures, there are plenty of reminders in here about why so much is wrong with a world which ignores His Word:

And this time around, the focus for the Sabbath Day is on those OTHER ignored elements. In Matthew 7:13-14, Yahushua tells us that the “way which leads to destruction is broad,” while “narrow is the gate, and difficult the way which leads to life,” which is why “few that be who find it.”

Which is decidedly NOT the message most hear from a church that declared so many of those not-PC commandments “done away with,” anyway. No wonder most choose to ignore His warning.

This parsha includes what He called to second most important commandment, too: “love your neighbor as yourself.” But it’s the CONTEXT there that, by omission, is just as vital to our understanding. Time for some tough, but vital, questions.

And so much of that is vital today, as neighbor is being turned against neighbor, and ‘bad faith’ replaces what was once “hospitality”. How do we walk that narrow path?

“Acharei Mot / Kedoshim: the Narrow Path”

 
The combined two-part podcast is here, via Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship.

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