Shelach שְׁלַח-לְךָ - Send For Yourself
Numbers 13:1-15:41
Reading #5 - Numbers 15:8–16
My Thoughts:
This is what I love about Torah. It is not only for His chosen people, the Jews, but also for the stranger that joins with them. In verse 15, 16 we read, “As you are, so the foreigner shall be before Hashem. One law and one ordinance shall be for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.” Torah is clearly for everyone who wants to follow and love Hashem. Yes, we have a lot to learn from His people. We have not been studying Torah for centuries upon centuries. So, it is very important to study from the sages and those who live now who are teaching His Word. We must learn from the “native born” and join in with them. By joining I mean -- support the Jewish people with prayer, finances and material things. Support Israel in every way possible. Oppose those who boycott Israel and pray for peace for Jerusalem. Every day I pray this prayer, “Adonai please return the Land to the people. Please return the people’s hearts to you (and people all over the world). And please return the Mashiach to the Temple -- to rule and reign from Jerusalem forever.
Challenge:
If there is one Torah for the stranger and the native born, then it is really important to study, know and follow those Commandments! That’s why I do this daily blog -- going through the Torah portions. It is a one year cycle and every year you study it, I promise you will learn something new. Most importantly, we must apply what we are learning to our lives. Today we study about the offerings and how to do them. We can’t do these offerings without a Temple. But, how about this? Let’s offer our prayers, our giving to others, our repentance, and our love for Hashem to others. We are called to be a “light” to the nations. Let’s begin doing that today.
Reading #5 - Numbers 15:8–16
15:8 When you prepare a bull for a burnt offering or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace offerings to Hashem, 9 then he shall offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil; 10 and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Hashem. 11 Thus it shall be done for each bull, for each ram, for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats. 12 According to the number that you shall prepare, so you shall do to everyone according to their number.
13 “‘All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Hashem. 14 If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Hashem, as you do, so he shall do. 15 For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner, a statute forever throughout your generations. As you are, so the foreigner shall be before Hashem. 16 One law and one ordinance shall be for you and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.’”
