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H1697 dabar, daw-bawr'. From H1696; a word; by imply-cation a matter(as
spoken of) ofthing; adverbially a cause: H1696
Shalom in Gods Familydabar, daw-bar'A primitive root; perhaps properly to arrange; but
used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) tosubdue: - answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give,name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue,talk, teach, tell, think, use [entreaties], utter, X well, X work. H1696
Strongs #1696: AHLB#: 2093 (V) (2093) (DBR) ac:Order co:Word: An arrangement or placement ofsomething, creating order. [from: - order] V) ( D-BR) - Speak: A careful arrangement of words or
commands. kjv: speak, say, talk, promise, tell, commune,
pronounce, utter, command.
1089) ( DR)Circle. The pictograph is a doorrepresenting a moving back and forth. The is the
head of a man. Combined these mean "the back and
forth movement of man". A generation is one
revolution of the family line. The Hebraicunderstanding of order is the continual cyclical process of life and death or
renewal and destruction. This root can also have the meanings of circling around of
something in a wide area or to cover a large area. (eng: adore - as honor)
Heres the beauty of Devarim. Ready? The 3-letter root word ofdevarim, or
words, is dabar, orword. The 2-letter root word found here is dar, a Dalet and
a Resh, and it means To Order, or To Arrange. There, nestled in between this
two-letter root word is a third letterthe Bet; & what meaning does it carry? It
means house, or more importantly it means familybut theres another meaning it
carries that you may not have known, which isPeace
ThisWORD that Moses is speaking is designed to bring order to Gods
fami ly through peace!Do you get it? Do you have peace? So often we see within
our brothers and sisters debate, or lively conversation about Torah. Some of the
more educated may find it engaging to participate in these lively midrashes
dissecting rabbinical commentary, attempting perhaps to garner clarity on proper
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halachic rulings of Torahbut HaShem says, Im giving Israel my Torah, or my
WORD, to bring shalom to the family! Isnt that gorgeous? What was it Zecharias,
father of John spoke upon his tongue being loosed? He made several bold
declarations that day, but the most beautiful of all I think was the following,
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: forthou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow ofdeath, to guide our feet into the way of PEACE.1
The application here is simply this
when you receive His Torah, it restores order and brings shalom.
For many, it does just that. But for some it becomes a tool of division
is this what God wants? What does Scripture say?
There are six things the LORD hates -- no, seven things hedetests: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill theinnocent, a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, afalse witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in afamily.2
1Luk 1:76, 79 KJV
2Pro 6:16-19 NLT
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A Fantastic-False Way?This is why we must always pray for understanding because as the psalmist
wrote, From Thy precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way3.
Interestingly, a false way in the Hebrew is from
the wordshaqar, from Strongs #8266, and it
means to cheat, be untrue, deal falsely, to lie.
When we rebel against Gods word
beloved, we are walking in a false way. The two-letter root word Shar ofthe
Shin and Resh means to tie up. The deeper explanation involves applying pressure
at the head or beginning of a series of ropes. The ropes are then braided, or twisted
over one another repeatedly so that they lock into place. The central letter of
shaqaris the Kuf, and it means circle, revolutionalso figurative of a way, or
path, like YHVHs miqras, or appointed rehearsals we commonly refer to as His
Feast Days. But when we elect to walk in a false way, we are essentially Twisting
His Word. We see its Greek counterpart revealed in the Brit Chadasha when
Yeshua dressed down the Pharisees in Matthew. He told them,
Woe to you hypocritical Torah-teachers and P'rushim! You are like whitewashed
tombs, which look fineon the outside but inside are full of dead people's bones
and all kinds of rottenness.
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Likewise, you appearto people from the outside tobe good and honest, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and far from Torah
4.
The word in Greek isfah'ee-nopronounced like the word final minus the
l.Its the root for such known words in our contemporary lexicons as
phenomenon, epiphany, and fantastic! Yeshua captures the essence of the Hebraic
describing the Pharisees. He says on the outside you look finebut on the inside
youre full of dead peoples bones and all kinds of rottenness. When we elect to
walk in a false way, we think we know better. I have to say there have been times
where I really thought I knew what God wanted for my life better than what Godwanted! How foolish? But we can all fall prey; you get to fixating on an issue and
suddenly its become a game ofLets twistGods simple message into something
convoluted that justifies my ridiculous (ready for this?)fantasticplan!
3Psa 119:104 NAS
4Mat 23:27-28 CJB
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Spiritual RemindersMoses begins Devarim dubbed by Jewish commentary as the Mishnei
Torah, literally a double copy. Because Deuteronomy repeats law and history
known from the earlier books of the Torah, Talmudic literature aptly usesMishnei
Torahas the name of this book5. So in large part, this prologue, or preface to
recounting Israels lessons is a testimony Moses shares to remindIsrael all
HaShem has done for them by bringing them through so much and now into that
good hill-country, The Promised Land. Moses knows once Israel settles into
Canaan that there will be the blessings ofabundance and comfort, which is why he
is so passionate in what many identify this parsha as his prologue, because Moses
understands when our physical needs are met we tend to become proud, and lazy,
and idly meander off Gods path, entertaining afalse wayenter SpiritualReminders as the figurative curtain is drawn back on chapter one of Devarim in the
plains of Moab just east of the Jordan.
Loose Lips Sink ShipsWe read the opening verses, These are the words which Moses spoke to all
Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between
Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab6. Weve got all these
names of geographical locations, and it is confusing. In the Onkelos Targum we
read [t]his statement is unclear and problematical. Contrary to what is indicated,
the Israelites were notthen in the wilderness, or near the Reed Sea, but in the
plains of Moab. Also, Tophel and Laban are not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible.
In fact, none of the six sites can be identified with certainty7.
Our question then becomes, why the reference to these places which Israel
never even stopped at? (Actually a quick study does reveal Israel did camp at
Hazeroth, but none of the other locations are listed. If we consult the Onkeloscommentary we can glean a little more insight to assist which tells us Moses
reminds the Israelites of their mistakes so that they will not revert to their former
5Etz Hayyim Torah and Commentary, footnote for Deuteronomy 17:18, p.1093.
6Deu 1:1 NAS
7The Irwin Jonas Onkelos On the Torah Understanding The Bible Text Deuteronomy
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behavior (Nachmanides). A similar interpretation is given by the Targum to Amos
1:1[s]pecifically, Tophel is rendered slander, and Laban is understood as
white, a reference to Numbers 21:5: And our soul loathes this light bread
[manna]. Dizahab is taken in the sense of sufficiency ofgold. [W]e are told that
Moses reproved the Israelites on account of the golden calf that they had madewith their overabundance of gold
8. So here we have three references in the
beginning of Moses prologue, spiritual reminders of three different occasions
where Israel fell off the wagon if you will and began walking in a false way.
Slander opened the door to questioning Godremember the serpent in the garden?
Loathing the manna was being unthankful for Gods provision, encouraging the
thought that God was holding out on Israel. The gold was symbolic of the golden
calfwhich was the outright product or choosing to walk outside of Gods way,
and create their own. Slandering, Ungratefulness, and Idolatry, all three of whichrepresent rebellion and an unwillingness to make good on their vow to do
everything God told them to.Food for thought: it begins with either speaking or
listening to words that encourage removing God from the Head of our family. This
slippery slope is like loose lips that sink ships. You engage in words and counsel
incongruent with the mind of God, shalom departs, chaos enters and it puts you in
a place of compromiseremember
Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it
flow the springs of life.9
40 Years of CirclingIn truth, the past 40 years were not entirely lost on Israel, God always has
divine purpose for each of our lives. I like the way one commentator describes that
period of time in Israels history, God was not rejecting his people when he
consigned them to 40 years ofwilderness wandering. He was lovingly guiding
them in a way that would bring them some much-needed discipline. Even after ourworst failures, when terrible consequences are bearing down on us, God is there
10.
The past is an excellent spiritual reminder and so what we have here in Moses
8The Irwin Jonas Onkelos on The Torah Understanding the Bible Text Deuteronomy
9Pro 4:23 NAS
10The Life Recovery Bible, footnote 2:7, p.224.
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recounting of Israels journey is the powerful reminder that when God says it is
time to moveyou move! He said, ADONAIspoke to us in Horev. He said, 'You
have lived long enough by this mountain. Turn, get
moving and go11
and again You
have circledthis mountain longenough.Now turn north
12. Circling
comes from Strongs# 5437,
pronouncedsaw-bab', and it means to
surround, revolve, or border.
In the Paleo this
word is comprised of a Samech, and two Bets. The Samech-Bet combination forms
the two-letter root word meaning a Turning of the inside. Of course the pashatmeaning is the nation turned around the
mountain several years, circling, but we
know that Abba used these episodes as
opportunities to work on Israels heart
and to turn them from the inside,
withinto YHVHsDevarim, orWord
of Shalom. On this earth, our time here is
not wasted either. We have been createdin Christ Jesus for good works, which
God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them13
. In large part, much like
our ancestors who circled the mountain for 40 years, we too are learning the same
lesson over the course of our lives as well, which is all about love. And this is
love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment,
just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it14
.
11Deu 1:6-7 CJB
12Deu 2:3 NAS
13Eph 2:10 NAS
142Jo 1:6 NAS
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FearisUnbeliefYHVH was doing something else for Israel as they circled that mountain.
They were being turned from a heart filled with fear. Recalling Israels hardened
hearts in the wilderness, we learn the root of their being refused entrance the first
time: Andso we see that they were not able to enter because ofunbelief15. And
again, Watch out, brothers, so that there will not be in any one of you an evil heart
lacking trust, which could lead you to apostatize from the living God 16! because
of the limitation of their physical eyes, to being filled with a heart of trust in the
one who vowed to fight for them all along. Moses said,
LLoo ttiirraaoooomm kkiiAAddoonnaaiiEElloohheeyycchheemm hhoooo hhaanniillcchhaamm llaacchheemm
which means You shall not fear them; for The LORD your GOD shall fight foryou!
17 It is the same thing Yeshua explained to His disciples in John chapter 15.
He essentially told them if you will abide in my word then your joy will be full!
The word used in the Greek translation comes from Strongs #5463 and is the word
khah'ee-ro, meaning to be full ofcheer, that is, calmly happy or well off. The
beautiful thing about this is as we close our study for today we confirm that by
doing a Hebrew cognate study on this Greek word brings back several words, two
of which are Strongs #H157, #H7965, and #H5937. I leave you with an example of
each below. Beloved, let us remember that our footsteps should always remain onHis path, because this journey is working out the fear, and replacing it with trust,
resulting in the following:
#H5937: The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I
am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise
him. (Psa 28:7 KJV) #H7965: Those who love yourTorah have greatpeace;nothing makes them stumble. (Psa 119:165 CJB) H#157:Long ago the LORDsaid to Israel: "I have lovedyou, my people, with an everlasting love. Withunfailing love I have drawn you to myself. (Jer 31:3 NLT)
15Heb 3:19 NAS
16Heb 3:12 CJB
17Deut. 3:22