Haftarah BeHaalotcha

Haftarah BeHaalotcha

Zechariah 2:14-4:7

Zec 2:10  (2:14) ‘Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you, says YHWH.

Zec 2:11  (2:15) And many nations shall join themselves to YHWH in that day, and shall be My people, and I will dwell in the midst of you’; and uou shall know that YHWH Tzeva’ot has sent me unto you.

Zec 2:12  (2:16) And YHWH shall inherit Judah as His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Zec 2:13  (2:17) Be silent, all flesh, before YHWH; for He is aroused out of His holy habitation.

Zec 3:1 He showed me Yehoshua the Kohen Gadol standing before the angel of YHWH, and Hasatan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

Recall that this is the position of Hasatan at this time, in the Throne room accusing Believers night and day of their continued sins.  Rev 12:10 I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now is come the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our Elohim, and the authority of his Messiah; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our Elohim day and night.

Zechariah, continued:

Zec 3:2  YHWH said to Hasatan, “YHWH rebuke you, Hasatan! Yes, YHWH who has chosen Yerushalayim rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?”

Zec 3:3  Now Yehoshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.

Zec 3:4  He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, “Take the filthy garments off of him.” To him he said, “Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing.”

Zec 3:5  I said, “Let them set a clean turban on his head.” So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and the angel of YHWH was standing by.

Recall, fine white linen clothing represents the righteousness of the saints.  Rev 19:7  Let us rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.”   Rev 19:8 It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the holy ones.

Zechariah, continued:

Zec 3:6  The angel of YHWH protested to Yehoshua, saying,

Zec 3:7  “Thus says YHWH Tzeva’ot: ‘If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my charge, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these who stand by.

This is Elohim’s definition of righteousness, as we are told plainly in the Torah.  Deu 6:24  YHWH commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear YHWH our Elohim, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.   Deu 6:25  It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this mitzvah before YHWH our Elohim, as he has commanded us.

Zecharian, continued:

Zec 3:8  Hear now, Yehoshua the Kohen Gadol, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant, the Branch.

The Branch is universally considered, by both Rabbis and Believers, to be referring to the Messiah.

Zechariah, continued:

Zec 3:9  For, behold, the stone that I have set before Yehoshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the engraving of it,’ says YHWH Tzeva’ot, ‘and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

Zec 3:10  In that day,’ says YHWH Tzeva’ot, ‘you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.’”

Recall, “under the vine and the fig tree” is a promise Elohim made to those who live in the Messianic Kingdom. Mic 4:2 Many nations will go and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of YHWH, and to the house of the El of Ya`akov; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For out of Tziyon will go forth the Torah, and the word of YHWH from Yerushalayim;   Mic 4:3  and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.   Mic 4:4 But they will sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and no one will make them afraid: For the mouth of YHWH Tzeva’ot has spoken.

Zechariah, continued:

Zec 4:1 The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

Zec 4:2  He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a menorah all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

Zec 4:3  and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”

Zec 4:4  I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

Zec 4:5  Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

Zec 4:6  Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the word of YHWH to Zerubbavel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says YHWH Tzeva’ot.

Zec 4:7  Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbavel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”

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