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This weeksparasha is Pekudey, or accounts and recounts all the

furnishing of the Mishkan, their significance and why YHVH emphasizes

the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle is discussed, including its offerings and

service in a total of 50 chapters of His Word. There are 13 chapters in

Exodus, 18 in Leviticus, 13 in Numbers, 2 in Deuteronomy, and 4 chapters

of the book of Hebrews. If I may share from Ruth Lascelles book

A Dwelling Place for God she writes,

For the Sanctuary was prepared by the hands of God

Himself (Ex.15:17) and was not only a revelation from Him, but

also a revelation of Him. Here it is we meet with God face to faceand learn to know Him, for in this Tabernacle story He is

pictured in His fullness (p.1).

Hosea 12:10 says I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied

visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. More than

any other device the Father uses the Tabernacle as The definitive picture of

our relationship with Him, so its important that we stop, and dwell upon

the things that YHVH has deemed important according to His Word.We begin the final portion in Exodus with Pekudey. Which means to

be numbered, counted for, a record. Didnt we recently study the

significance of what it means to be counted, to be numbered? In our study

of Ki-Tisa, or When You Lift, we studied how the headcount of those who

mustered in Service of defense of Israel were to properly be numbered

right? And we discussed a very significant issue about a wrong way and

right way to be numbered in the Kingdom of YHVH. Because what was the

purpose or outcome of numbering according to Gods way?


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To be of service to The Tabernacle (the offering of the silver half-shekel)

To be atoned for, to have YHVHs covering of protection as Israelpressed into Canaan and warred against pagan nations to remove

them from the land YHVH swore to them.

To guard against their own destruction, and the outbreak of anyplague.

So here in this weeks parasha, the same issue comes to the forefront.

Were examining all of the furnishings of the Tabernacle and all of themincluding the raw materials that were brought by the children of Israel to

craft all of its furnishings were numbered as well. Why? Etz Hayyims

commentary puts it this way,

Moses gives a detailed accounting of the expenditures for

fashioning the tabernacle and its furnishings. Some Israelites

knew that they would have taken advantage of handling all that

gold and silver for their own enrichment. They suspected Mosesof being no better than they were. Thus the Midrash emphasizes

that leaders of the community must be above any suspicion of

personal aggrandizement. The family that prepared the incense

for the Temple services would never let their relatives wear

perfume, lest some people suspect them of using Temple incense

for their personal benefit. The official who supervised the shekel

offering would wear a special garment with no pockets and no

long sleeves when he did so, so that no one could suspect him of

pocketing public funds. A person should strive o please people as

strenuously as one strives to please God. (footnote, p.564).


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So as we enter into the study of the Record, orNumbering of the

Mishkans raw materials and furnishings, we do so with the forethought

that its pointing us to a similitudeof something greater than merely taking

an inventorylets continue.The word to the right there is the name of our

Final parasha in the book of

Exodus, or Shemot. What is

the meaning of Shemot?

Names, Reputationyes, but

most importantly it has to do

with the character of a person. In

this case, whose character are we discovering in the Record of theMishkan?

Pekudey comes from Strongs#H6485 paqad, pronouncedpaw-kad' and it means:A primitive root; to visit(with friendly

or hostile intent); by analogy to oversee, muster, charge, carefor, miss, deposit,

etc.: - appoint, X at all, avenge,

bestow, (appoint to have the, give

a) charge, commit, count, deliver to

keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do

judgment, lack, lay up look, make X by any means, miss, number, officer, (make)

overseer have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember (-brance), set

(over), sum, X surely, visit, want.


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In the Paleo its root word looks like this, and as we study the letters

one at a time we begin to get a clearer picture of what it truly means to

oversee, and to number. The Pey shaped like a mouth means to blow,

scatter, enter, command, or open. The Kuf shaped like a sun setting at the

horizon means to be behind, last, rise, east, cycle, time, distinguish,

condense, and gather. The Dalet, akin to an upside down hat means to

move, hang, enter, open, path and way. If we remember what weve learned

about Hebrew words, specifically 3-letter root words is they are typically

like a house; comprised of a base 2-letter root word, these 2 letters

represent the sides of the home, and then inside they house the middle

word in the interior. and together they oftentimes reveal a much deepermeaning than its pashat meaning. In this case the 2 letter root word is

Pahd, consisting of the Pey and the Dalet. Placed together it means

Redeem, and the Kuf in the central part of the word, or the interior letter

housed in this word among many other definitions means toRise.

So when we look at the deeper meaning of the word for a Record, and what

it means to Number we learn that

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This is significant because again were learning that in this specific

situation YHVH has provided the means to keep His people above

reproach, and a way to receive His protection, His blessing by obtaining

records, or taking an inventory the way YHVH has prescribed.


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In fact, when we examine the pictographic meaning behind the

opening statement of the portion reveals a remarkable truth of our

Messiah. Lets look:

These are the records of the Tabernacle (Exo 38:21 TNK), so the

Scripture begins; and from a eye-level observation it tells us, okay, were

getting ready to read a list of all the materials that were used to constructthe Mishkan. But Hebraically? Pictographically? Oh boy, something so

much more central to Messiah is truly being revealed! Look back at the

Hebrew of verse 21 again and follow along with me.

Reading from Right to Left lets examine these few letters.

-Alef, meaning first, strength, Yoke


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-Lamed, means Shepherds Staff, Shepherds Authority, TheShepherd.

-Heh, means to behold, sigh or toReveal.

So the first word of the portion is recognized as These are, but

pictographically it prepares us by informing us that The Yoke of The

Shepherd is Revealed. What does it reveal? We have to continue to find

out.

The next word is the title of our Torah portion, peh, or fehkudey. Weve

already taken an indepth look at the root of this word, but if we continue to

examine just the text pictographically it compares this way. Taken from theThe Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet by Rabbi Munk, a Peh refers to the

mouth, and from the mouth YHVH breathed His breath, or spirit into man

giving man a measure of His Spirit. The Kuf is symbolic of the Holiness of

YHVH and also that of man because YHVH has called man to be Kadosh

(holy) because HE is Kadosh.

The Vav, or Waw does mean to add, secure, pierce or join, but it also

refers to physical completion. Vav also represents the number 6, or the

sixth day of creation upon which physical creation was completed on thesixth day. The 2-letter root word of the Dalet-Yod or Dah means All-

sufficient. HaMishkan, or The Dwelling is the place patterned after the

heavenly original one YHVH instructed Moses to task Israel to construct so

that He could dwell among His people. So, if examined pictographically

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So, Let us begin to examine the materials, furnishings and utensils used in

the construction and day to day operations of the Tabernacle service to

HaShem:

23And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of

Dan, an engraver and a skillful workman and a weaver in blue and

in purple and in scarlet material, and fine linen. (Exo38:23NAS)

Blue= (tekeleth) (1067b) When studying these colorswe ascribe the Heavenly places where Gods abode is. In the Paleo the word

reads as if2) ( TK-LT)- Blue: [Unknown connection toroot] [freq. 50] |kjv: blue| {str: 8504} Sealed by the marks in the hands

of the Shepherd. Where is Yeshua now? Seated at the right hand of The

Father. Blue reminds us of Heaven, of YHVH, and His Son seated at His

right Hand.

urple= ((argaman) (71a Meaning:purple, red-purple. In the Paleo, H713 Strongs #713: AHLB#: 1440-C (pm)

1440) ( RG)ac:Trample co:Rug ab:Thought: The pictographis a picture of the head of a man, the is a picture of a foot.Combined these mean "man of feet". The treading underfoot of

something. A woven rug as something tread upon. (eng: rug - as woven

and trampled on; harangue; wrong) pmm

) ( AR-G-MN)- Purple: A reddish-purple color used to dye yarn and used in

weaving. [freq. 38] |kjv: purple| {str: 713}Purple is identified as the colorin Scripture as the perfect mixture of both the Blue, of Heaven, and Red, of

Earth, giving further reference to Yeshua who came down from Heaven, to

earth to redeem usCompletely God, and Completely Man, thus the

reference to the resh, or head, topand to the feet which are located at the


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bottom of the body that typically touch the earth. Not incidentally, look

back at the word in the Paleo for Purple: Alef-Resh-Gimel-Mem-Nun, or

God/Yoke, Head/man, Feet/Carry, Water, LifeGods Yoke is for man to

carry the Living Water! When we receive Yeshua are we not completed? Do

we not then become the perfect mixture of Heaven and Earth?

Scarlet= Scarlet, or Red is the color of the earth, or Adamah, fromwhich man or Adam was taken and was said to be Red as in the color ofblood. ((shani) (1040c Meaning: scarlet. In the Paleo welearn H8438 Strongs #8438: AHLB#: 1269-L (i) 1269) (LAh)ac:Swallow co:Throat ab:?im

) ( TW-LAh)- I.Crimson: The color of the throat. II.Worm: A crimson colored worm. The understanding is that man, is incomparison to our creator, like a the lowly worm, who is sustained uponeating the earth.

Job 25:1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, Dominion andfear arewith him, he maketh peace in his high places. Is there anynumber of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? How

then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that isborn of a woman? Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea,the stars are not pure in his sight. How much less man, that is aworm? and the son of man which is a worm? (Job 25:1-6)

Fine Linen= (shesh) (1058c) Meaning: byssusOrigin: of for. or. Usage: fine linen(37), finely linen(1). In Rabbi Munks

Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet the Shin stands high among the sacredletters because it represents two names of God. Shaddai, the All-Sufficient,

Unlimited One, and Shalom, or Peace.So what we see in Lascelles book A Dwelling place for GOD, that The

High Priest, as well as his sons had to wear white linen garments close tohis body. These were to be holy garments. Linen represents righteousnessand therefore can be called holy.


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Lev 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have thelinen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle,and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these areholygarments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and soputthem on.

Rev 3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have notdefiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: forthey are worthy.Rev 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in whiteraiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but

I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

old= ((zahab) (262c Meaning: gold.Gold is symbolicof Divinity as Gold was the material used closest to the indwelling presenceof YHVH in the Holy and Holy of Holies within the Mishkan. It representsthe best we have to offer, so we too, like the children of Israel need toconsciously bring our best everyday in service to YHVH.

Silver= ((keseph) (494a Meaning: silver, money.H3701 Strongs #3701: AHLB#: 2277 (N) 2277) ( KSP)ac:Desire co:Silver ab:?: A metal desired because of its value.

Universally used as a form of money. V) ( K-SP)- Desire:[freq. 6] (vf: Paal, Niphal, Participle) |kjv: desire, long, greedy, sore|

{str: 3700} Nm

) ( K-SP)- Silver: A desired metal.[Hebrew and Aramaic] [freq. 416] |kjv: silver, money, price, silverling|

{str: 3701, 3702}

Sockets= H134 Strongs #134: AHLB#: 1083-C (N)

1083) ( DN)ac:Rule co:Ruler ab:Quarrel: The pictograph is a picture of a door. The is a picture of a seed representing theidea of life. Combined these pictures mean "the door of life". The


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ancient Hebrew concept of a "judge" is one who restores life. The goal

of one that rules or judges is to bring a pleasant and righteous life to thepeople. This can also mean a deliverer as one whom restores life to his

people. (eng: damn - with an added m; dean - as a judge)

A) ( DN) ac: Quarrel co: ? ab: ?: A quarrel requiring theneed of a ruler or judge to mediate the incident.

C) ( ADN)ac:? co:Base ab:Lord: The foundation of acolumn or pillar as the support of the structure.

Nm

) ( A-DN)- Base: [freq. 56] |kjv: socket, foundation|{str: 134}

Bronze= (nechosheth) (638d) Meaning: copper,bronze H5178 Strongs #5178: AHLB#: 2395 (c2)

2395) ( NHhSh)ac:? co:Bronze ab:?c

f2) ( N-HhW-ShT) - Bronze: [freq. 141] |kjv:

brass, brasen, fetters, chain, copper, filthiness, steel| {str: 5178}


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