{"id":2759,"date":"2024-10-06T12:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2024-10-06T12:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:35:54","slug":"double-parsha-vayelekh-haazinu-teaching-from-shabbat-shalom-mesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/?p=2759","title":{"rendered":"Double Parsha \u201cVayelekh-Ha&#8217;azinu\u201d teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week, because of the Fall Holy Days, and as we near the conclusion of the Torah cycle, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship elected to take a look at a double-parsha; first, Vayelekh (Deuteronomy chapter 31) and then Ha&#8217;azinu (chapter 32) &#8211; where Moses begins to wrap up his final instructions to &#8216;kol Israel.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, he reminds them about the coming conquest of the land, that Yohushua\/Joshua will lead them, and to &#8220;be strong and of good courage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Erev Shabbat reading begins there, and continues with what rabbinic Judaism calls the final (613th) &#8216;mitzvah&#8217; in His Torah, to &#8220;write out this song,&#8221; a.k.a. the second &#8216;Song of Moses,&#8217; which is the heart of the next chapter, and parsha Ha&#8217;azinu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/hebrewnationonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SSM-9-27-24-Vayelekh-Ha-azinu-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sabbath Day midrash examines a contrast: Moses addressed a people who were about to get a new leader, and finally enter and then begin the battle for their long-promised land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We currently have no leader, and are evidently closer to losing a land than entering it, although there are certainly battles ahead, one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is where that second song comes in: heaven and earth are His witnesses, and the song is as well. A witness AGAINST the &#8216;children of Israel.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the parallels then and now are stark, too. He has been &#8220;roused to jealousy,&#8221; with a thing that He calls a &#8216;no-god.&#8217; There&#8217;s provocation from a &#8220;vile nation,&#8221; and they have become a nation void of counsel, with &#8220;no understanding in them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you compare the main news stories today, it&#8217;s impossible to deny that judgment has been EARNED. But this is where the &#8216;plot thickens.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prophet YermeYahu, or Jeremiah, is told no less than three times, don&#8217;t even pray for those people that were about to see judgment, at the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which certainly raises a fair question. And the choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular WARNING: We are in &#8211; at best &#8211; dangerous times. Particularly so for those who walk in rebellion. This is yet another reading in the continuing series of what you will certainly NOT hear in sun-god-day school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vayelekh and Ha&#8217;azinu: &#8220;Voided Covenant, or Re-Grafting? Either way &#8211; it is a CHOICE!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/hebrewnationonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WT-CooH-10-5-24-Vayelekh-Ha-azinu-Covenant-is-it-VOID-or-re-grafted-It-is-a-CHOICE-regardless-podcast-xxx.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The combined two-part teaching is <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hebrewnationonline.com\/mark-call-double-parsha-vayelekh-haazinu-teaching-from-shabbat-shalom-mesa\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/hebrewnationonline.com\/mark-call-double-parsha-vayelekh-haazinu-teaching-from-shabbat-shalom-mesa\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>, via Hebrew Nation Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, because of the Fall Holy Days, and as we near the conclusion of the Torah cycle, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship elected to take a look at a double-parsha; first, Vayelekh (Deuteronomy chapter 31) and then &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/?p=2759\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,5,1742,1891,69,35,1898,11,1698,12],"tags":[1033,26,28,88,1893,2036,104,697,284,212,1041,318,2035,101],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2760,"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759\/revisions\/2760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markniwot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}