Bmidbar Ministries KiTavo:When you enter

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Ki Tavo: Devarim 26:1-29:9; Haftarah: Yeshayahu (Isa.) 60:1-22

Brit: Mattityahu (Mt.) 13:1-23; Lk. 21:1-4; Acts 28:17-31; Ro.11:1-15

Check the LabelThis weeks parsha, Ki-tavo, begins with when you enter in, and quite

matter of factly continues to drive home that we are the ones to take, and

we are to bring, and we are to put, we are to go, and we are to speakvery

action-oriented commandments. To clarify beloved, Israel has already been

redeemed. They are not in Egypt, theyvebeen removed from the house of

bondage and from under the cruel taskmaster of old pharaoh, theyve

accepted and been received into YHVHs Holy Covenant as administered on

Mount Sinai, and now The Father is instructing Israel how to honor Him

vis--vis the land .


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True to form, our ancestors prove our own die-hard folly we battle

with daily as demonstrated in their habitual circling of the mountain; which

was fraught with many an object lesson in humility, in obedience, in

realizing the eternal power of words and in learning how to trust The One

who delivers them from trouble. And so Israel is now ready and they arerapidly approaching this defining moment when YHVH will lead them over

the Jordan River, through the Jordan valley in between Mt. Gerizim and

Mt. Eibal and YHVH says look, when you enter into this land that Im

giving you to possessI want you tobring the first fruits of the land that

Ive given youto inherit. This is a key parasha and it would serve us well if

we studied it. The Hebrew language is brimming with reference to Messiah

so I want us to take a moment to explore the greater impact this section is

revealing to us.The Father is in fact establishing within the psyche of every Israelite-

Overcomer that the fruit of the ground in the Promised Land is a reminder

of YHVHs promise, of His provision and of His faithfulness. Consider how

different our relationship with Abba would be if society on the whole had

remained an agrarian society. I submit to you the business paradigm we

operate in today would not exist. A persons perspective is drastically

altered when one undertakes cultivating the land or growing a garden. Ive

witnessed how this can even lead to buying livestock; the point is we gainnew appreciation for the provider of these blessings because we experience

the miracle of harvesting fruit from the earth that began with faith in a

seed. Understand I am truly grateful to my local grocer and appreciate the

wonderful convenience they make available to us, however, I believe a great

spiritual component is severely compromised when the onlybasketweve

ever known is a grocery cart meandering down aisles of crowded shiny-

canned shelves, some of which promise nutrition but are anything but. If

we examine the epidemic of obesity in America, our community, our

homes, and for many of us including myself, its obvious to see just how

powerful a snare food has become to us. Paul alludes to the danger of

separating the connection between Gods provision and the blessing of the

first-fruits as we read


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just as the Tanakh says, God has given them a spirit of dullnesseyes

that do not see and ears that do not hear, right down to the present day.

And David says, Let their dining table become for them a snare and a

trap, a pitfall and a punishment. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they

cant see, with their backs bent continually?1

Theres something to be said for the burdens we load upon our frame

that were intended to be a blessing, but have now become a curse because

weve made our dining table a snare. Thats strong medicine to me.

Like Daddy Said, Give 100%When we read the opening of Ki Tavo chapter 26 verses one

through ten there are a multitude of references made to Messiah, which is

critical because it is Yeshua who is our covering yes? In other words, no

amount of blisters from plowing on the hands make us acceptable before

our Elohim. Although we do have a responsibility to act, it is the blood of

Yeshua covering us that makes us acceptable unto HaShem. And so we read

And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORDthy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest

therein; That thou shalt take ofthe first of all the fruitof the earth,which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee,

and shaltput it in a basket, and shaltgo unto the place which the LORDthy God shall choose to place his name there. And thou shalt go unto thepriestthat shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day

unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which theLORD sware unto our fathers for to give us. Andthe priest shall take

the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of theLORD thy God2.

First-fruits has its origin in the concept of thefirst-born. If we goback to thefirst family we read

1Romans chapter 11:8-10 CJB

2Deut.26:1-4 KJV


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And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought ofthefruit of theground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he alsobrought of thefirstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the

LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and tohis offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his

countenance fell3.

Ephraim and Rimona Frank explain this superbly in their bookFirstborn Factor, but the reason we learn Cains offering not acceptedis most easily observed in Abels. It says Abel brought the firstlings ofhis flock, and the fat thereof. Abel brought thefirst-born of his flock andthe fat thereof which are symbolically recognized as the choicest parts ofthe animal unto YHVH. Cain however held back the choicest of hisharvest for himself and did not give the first-fruits. In so doing Cain

brought a curse upon himself because when he held back he wasessentially saying, this is mine becauseIplanted it,Icultivated it, thiscame by my labor andIdeserve to keep it for myself.

When he took that road4 he removed Himself out from under theprotective covering of YHVH and opened himself up to all the things thatcame into his heart like division, strife, bitterness, jealousy, pride, rage, allof which he allowed to lead him to commit murder. And isnt that what sindoes?

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life throughJesus Christ our Lord5.

The significance of all this is to remember that YHVH provideseverything. So when we bring the first-fruits of the land to our King, ourobedience brings not only blessing upon us6, but also upon those whom weare responsiblewhich is the role of the first-born. This bringing of the

basket full of first-fruits speaks of ancient declarations I am certain wereingrained upon the hearts of Israel,

Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb amongthe children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

3Gen.4:3-5

4Jude 1:11

5Ro.6:23

6Ex.23:19


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AndAnd thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son,

even myfirstborn:7

James 1:18 says Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,that we should be a kind offirstfruitsof his creatures. Isnt this exactly

what Abba did with the Israelites? The word in Greek for begat is ap-ok-

oo-eh'o (in the actual Greek it appears like this;) and it means tobreed forth, to generate, and to beget. So Abba brought forth Israel into theLand of Promise by His Word, or Torah, who we know in the flesh is ourMessiah Yeshua!

Israel is YHVHs firstborn, and as such His plan is that we are to provokebrother Judah to jealousy by their observing how YHVH is operating in ourlives. Paul says on further in the eleventh chapter of Romans that

for if their (Judah) casting Yeshua aside means reconciliation of theworld, what will their accepting him mean? It will be life from the dead!8

The CohenThe basket we bring holds a deep spiritual significance as well but let

us look at who we hand it to first. We read that we are to bring our basketand give it to thepriest.Priestin Hebrew is the word Cohen, comprised ofthree letters, aKaf, a Heh, and a Nun. Cohen actually is rooted in the wordKahan, Strongs #3547, and it means to mediateand to adorn. Theofficiating priest took the basket with your first-fruit offering and offeredupon the altar for you because he was the mediator between you and TheFather, another symbolic reference to kinsman-redeemer Yeshua,

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also heis the mediator of a better covenant which was established upon better

promises9.

7Ex. 13:2; 4:22

8Ro.11:15

9Heb.8:6


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And because Israel is also the bride of Yeshua, it is He who adorns her and

makes her beautiful!

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for

He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me

with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with

ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels10.

Whats In Your Basket?This basket in Hebrew is the word teh'-neh from Strongs #2935 and it

means a woven basket, comprised of the Tet, the Nun and the Alef, with the

two-letter root word tenmade up of the Tet and Nun which is the base for

its related words ofpalm leaf, tapestry, and chariot. Palms were seen as

symbols of life, as they surrounded the waters of Elim in Israels wilderness

journey. Tamar, the woman Judah took to wife for his firstborn son Er, is

spelled Tav, Mem, Resh, and means Palm, and was called righteous because

she had been treated wrong by Judah, but obtained his authority, respect

and power by his own admission stating, And Judah acknowledged them,

and said, She hath been more righteous than I11. And what of Messiahs

entering Jerusalem upon a donkey, and all the people regaled Him withpraise crying Hosanna as they waved and laid palm branches upon the road

for His entrance into the city12. And finally when Messiah restores His

people and kingdom upon the earth we read in the book of Revelation that

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man couldnumber, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood

before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, andpalms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to

our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 13

10Isa.61:10

11Gen.38:26

12Jn.12:13

13Rev.7:9-10


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Arise & Shine!This ties into our haftarah, Yeshayahu chapter 60 that reads for us to

Arise and Shine! Arise, or qum in Hebrew means to stand up, to affirm, to

establish. What are we affirming and establishing? The Light! Who is TheLight? Yeshua! And we read on further where were instructed

I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.14

Officer comes from the wordpek-ood-daw'and it means overseer, toinspect, to watch, to appoint, to remember. Exactor comes from the wordnaw-gas'and it means taskmaster. When The Father brings us into theland, when we walk in intimacy with Him, He makes our overseer shalom,

and our driving taskmaster righteousness! If we operate in obedienceregardless of whether our lives are in the valley or on the mountain, thenwe will experience and have an outpouring of shalom and righteousness inour minds, in our hearts and in our relationships.

We read in the book of Matthew I indeed baptize you with water untorepentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I

am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and withfire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and

gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff withunquenchable fire15.

Adorned in Righteous PalmsThe word we read here in Mattityahu 3:12 for garner in the Greek is

the word ap-oth-ay'-kay from Strongs #G659, and it means a repository, agranary, a barn, and it is the same word in the Septuagint as the word usedin this weeks parasha for the word basket, or teh'-nehthe righteous

palms woven into a tapestry made up of the people of YHVH.

And as we stay in Yeshua, who is our basket, we represent those firstfruits James speaks about in chapter 1, protected and surrounded by therighteousness and shalom of Yeshua who said

14Isa.60:17

15Mt.3:11-12


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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth,give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid16.

Let us not hold back beloved, but like Caleb and Joshua, like Abel,

like Yeshua, let us bring our best to demonstrate faith in the covenantYHVH has called us to, and to bless one another as well, because as Hischosen royal priesthood what did our Elohim do for the Leviticalpriesthood? They placed the offerings upon the altar and God invited themto eat of His Holy set apart banquet table and they were always filled! Filled

with HisRuach, filled with HisShalom, and filled with the ability toworship Him face to face, set before the altar of sacrifice, gathered underthe righteousness of Yeshua.

Rom 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; butrighteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Deu 26:10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land,

which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD

thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:

16Jn.14:27

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