Korach2013

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Itisinterestingthatafterlastweeksparshahdetailingtheconsequencesofwhathappens whenwerebelagainstYahweh,thisweeksparshah,Korach/KorahcoveringNumbers 16:118:32,offersusonceagainanotherreminderandlessoninrebellion!ThisTorah portiondealswithnotonly1,but4rebellionsinthecamp.TherebellionsareKorah againstAaron,DathanandAbiramagainstMoses,tribalchiefsagainstAaron,andfinallythe entirecommunityagainstMoses.OnceagainwereremindedthatYahwehdoesnottake kindlytorebelsinthecamp! Ezekiel20:38AndIwillpurgeoutfromamongyoutherebels,andthemthattransgress againstme:Iwillbringthemforthoutofthecountrywheretheysojourn,andtheyshallnot enterintothelandofIsrael:andyeshallknowthatI[am]Yahweh. Numbers16:13

VayiqqachQorachbenYitsharbenQehatbenLevivedatanvaavirambeniEliavveonben PeletbeniReuven. *17wordsand58letters 17= words,mouth,thespokenword 58=ozen(#238&#241) togiveanear,tolendanear,tolisten,tohear;alsothevalue ofchen grace,thefavorofYahweh,tobeacceptable Thisisrebellionismorethanjustwantingtobepromoted,itsinferringthatthese individualswereunwillingtolendtheirear,tolisten/hearthewordsthatissued forthfromthemouthofYahwehwhichwouldhavecausedthemtoberecipientsof Hisgraceandfavor,tobeacceptableinHissight!Itcarriestheideaofa bondservant,onewhohashadtheirearnailedtothedoorpost(thedoorpostsare wheretheTorahiswritten!) Deuteronomy15:17Thenthoushalttakeanaul,andthrust[it]throughhisearuntothe door,andheshallbethyservantforever.Andalsountothymaidservantthoushaltdo likewise. Aul:Strongs#4836martsea awl,boringinstrument;gematria=400,sameas covenant;whetherwereincovenantwithYahwehornot,andhowwellwerewalkingin thatcovenant,ismarkedbyourhearing! *Psalm40:6Sacrificeandofferingthoudidstnotdesire;mineearshastthou opened:burntofferingandsinofferinghastthounotrequired. Desire:#2654chaphets tomove,tobenddown Required:#7592shaal toask,tobeg 1

Yahwehwillnotbenddown/bemovedbyourofferings,Hewillnotbegforustobring them,butwhatdoesmoveHim,whatHedoesseek,areforourearstobeopened!Fora peoplethatwillbeobedienttowalkincovenantbecausetheyrewillingtolistenanation ofbondservants! 58isalsothevalueofthephrasekavodYahweh/TheGloryofYahweh;Proverbs25:2 [Itis]thegloryofElohimtoconcealathing/DABAR:butthehonorofkings[is]tosearch outamatter/DABAR. Searchout:Strongs#2713chaqar tosearch,toexamine,toinvestigate;fromthisroot alsostemstheideaoftheselfexaminationofonesheart;itsnoaccidentthatthesesame lettersrearrangedformthenameKorah!Thosewhorebelinthecampwerethosethat wereunwillingtobethebondservant,unwillingtolendtheirearbecauseitrequiredthem todotheselfexamination,toexaminetheirownhearts,anditsonlybyexaminingourown heartswiththeTorah/DabarthatweviewHisgloryandreceivehonor! Korah:Strongs#7141Qorach bald;from#7139qorach tobebald,tomakebald, tomakeoneselfbald *1streferenceisLeviticus21:5Theyshallnotmake/qorachbaldnessupontheirhead, neithershalltheyshaveoffthecorneroftheirbeard,normakeanycuttingsintheirflesh. Thiswasacommandgivenspecificallytothepriests(theofficehenowseeks),thesewere actionsconnectedwithprofaningthenameofYahweh. NameinHebrewisShem thesame2letterrootisfoundinShema to hear,tolisten,toobey torevealtheName(;)becauseKorahwasonewho chosetonotlistentothewordsofYahweh,hebecameanindividualwhoprofaned thenameofYahwehinsteadofrevealingitamongthepeople! Inordertounderstandthesignificanceofmakingoneselfbaldandwhyhechosethis name,wehavetolookatthesignificanceofhairfromtheTorahperspective. Hair:Strongs#8181sear hair;thissame3letterroothasabroadrange o #8179saar agate,anentrance o #8176saartocleave,todivide,tocalculate,estimate,setapriceon, judgingsomethingtherebysettingapriceonit o #8163saiyr amalegoatorhairy,thesinoffering(fromtheroot meaningtostorm,shiver,bristle,quiver);thisrootsupposedlymeanstobe hairy,yetagoatisnomorehairythananyotheranimal,butthedifference betweengoatsandsheeparethatgoatsaregenerallymorealertthansheep, thisinadditiontotheothersharedroots,seemstoimplythatthemostbasic meaningofthisrootisintenseawareness,withundertonesoffearand reverence *Sothegoatasthesinofferingistheonewhomakesaware,theonethatremindsusofour sinandneedforatonement(onceagainremindingushowwehavetodothatself examination/searchourhearts)!ThereisapowerfulHebrewwordplaytakingplace!For Korahtomakehimselfbaldandtakeonthisnamesymbolicallymeantthatherejectedthe 2

sacrifice,rejectedtheatonement,andrefusedtobemadeawareofhissinsbytheonewho setatthegatetosetthepriceandtojudge!Hewasrefusingtopresenthimselfatthegate tohavehisearspiercedandboredthrough. InLeviticus14andNumbers6shavingispartoftheritualsofpurificationfromleprosyand contactwithadeadbody.HerewehaveKorah,thebaldone,onewhohasshavedhimself presentinghimselfbeforeYahwehproclaimingtobepurifiedandcleansedyetrejectingthe sinsacrificeandatonementbecausehewasunwillingtoallowtheDabartosearchhis heart!HisattackisdirectedagainstMoshehandAaron;Moses onefromwhomthe livingwaterisdrawn&Aaron lightbringernotwillingtolendhisear,herebels againsttheTorahwhichshinesthelight(Aaron)uponhistransgressionsandrejectsthe water(Moses)thatwouldcleansehimsohecouldbepresentedaspure. *ItsnoaccidentthatIsraelwasfirstbroughtintothewilderness/midbarbefore beingledintothePromisedLand,midbar themouthwherethedabar/word speaks;theywerebroughttothelocationwheretheywouldbemadetoexamine theirheartsbylookingattheirreflectionintheDabar/Word.Weaswellwillbe broughtintothemidbartoexamineourhearts,ourwillingnesstohear/shema againwilldeterminewhosepurgedfromthecampandwhoenterstheland!