V’Zos HaBerachah - 6th Portion

Join me as we learn Humash for Friday Parshat Vezot Bracha, the sixth Torah reading of Parshat Vezot Bracha, chapter 33, verse 27. Yesterday we concluded with the blessings that were given to the tribes and each individual tribe with their blessings. Today we continue with Moshe's blessings to the Jewish people on the last day of his life. Which are abode for God who preceded all the world's mighty ones who are below. He expelled the enemy from before you and said, "Destroy them." Rashi They are for a dwelling place which is the heavens are like God's dwelling place. Share, what does it mean that God that was before everything? God called him God which was before all the different deities that exist. He chose the high heavens for his place of resting. And therefore nobody can stop him from it. And underneath his resting place, the place where he lives, all strong people of great strength in the world rest. Who's referring to the people that are mighty in the world? This is referring to nations, the kingdom of Og and the kingdom of two that they were considered the superpowers of the world. And however before God in heaven and therefore they're below him and the God can control them as he needs. Therefore by force they will be fearful and afraid. And their strength will be weakened before you. La'ilam eima se gavoha al hanamuch, because always the guy that's on top is the one that's stronger than the one on the bottom. So, therefore he's saying God's on top, they automatically are weaker, and they will be weakened because of you. For who? Hashakaya ba'al habracha alay, because God who's in the heavens, he has the power and the strength to him. And therefore be'ezracha, he will be there always to help you. Elokai hashmeidaysem, that God is the one that chases out the enemies before you. And he tells you, "Destroy them." Ma'ayinah, God Rashi goes back to explain the word ma'ayinah, what it means. Means like his dwelling place, his his place of his abode. Kol teiva she'tzericha lamed bit'chila, hitila hey besofa. Generally, a word that you can put a lamed in the beginning, like lima'ayin, to his abode, you can put a hey at the end, and it will give you the same translation. Like instead of saying, "Go to the land," you can say le'eretz or artza, to the land as well. Verse 28. Vayishkon Yisrael betach. And the Jewish people will therefore be able to dwell safely. Badad, and individually. Ein Ya'akov, just as Jacob. El eretz dagan vetirosh. In the land of grain and wine. Af shamav yarfu tal. So, too as well, their heavens will drip dew. Rashi, betach badad, kol yachid veyachid, each individual person will be rest secure in his land. Ishtach gafen vetach te'enah, every person sitting and relaxing under their vines and their under figs. Mefuzarim, they'll all be scattered out in their territory. And they don't have to gather together, and you know, get there to protect one another. Ein Ya'akov, Meaning, like like Ya'akov. Just like Ya'akov, like we find in other places where he says that it looked like the and ain't is a word like like another explanation is like the blessing that he blessed Jacob like not like Jeremiah that says that they have to sit alone but not that they're sitting alone because they're mourning but they're sitting alone because since they're sitting there rest assured that they have no worries whatsoever like the promise that Jacob gave them but how you look at me that God will be giving with you come and bring you to the land of your forefathers. The word Yarfu means to drip eat food like it'll come drip dew from heaven. He's going back also as well that of here is telling us after that Moses adding on to the previous blessings of Abraham Isaac and Jacob and he said in addition to the blessing of Jacob and in addition that God will give you from the dew of the heaven that in addition to what already blessed Jacob I'm giving you a blessing as well today. Verse 29. Fortunate are you of Israel who is like you? Oh people whose salvation is through God. The shield who helps you. Your majestic sword. Your enemies will lie to you. But you will tread upon their heights. Let's see Russia. After Moses detailed all the different blessings to all the Jewish people I will let him he said. What else can I add in the details that I've told you? Cloud over. It isn't a rule. him. The bottom line is that all the blessings and everything is yours. Ashrei Yisrael mecha mecha, lucky are you the Jewish people. She'at teshua'ascha ba'Hashem Magen Yisrael, your salvation God is what's going to be your shield of protection at all times and no bad should come to you. The head of Gaval Secha and the and the majestic sword that you always have is that the very fact that God will always be there to protect you, that God is the one that will protect you against your enemies. V'chein chashu oyvecha lach. Your enemies will be afraid of you. K'Goyim Givonim, like the Givonim that came and tried to trick Yeshua v'omru v'omru me'eretz rechoka ba'u avadecha that we came from a foreign land because when they heard what the Jewish people already did to Jericho and they heard that they're conquering the land, they became scared and they wanted to too. They were terrified and because of that they came to Yeshua and that they as if they came from someplace far, not from the land of Kenaan as they were concerned that they might be wiped out as well. V'yanto v'yosem et tzitzrich. K'ein Shnem as it says in Joshua Simu ragleichem al malchei ha'eila, put your feet on the necks of these kings meaning before sides after Yeshua conquered already the five kings, God told them to be able to destroy all the other kings and they'll be easily accessible to do so as if they're just stepping on their necks and destroying them on their own. This concludes the sixth Torah reading of parshas V'Zos HaBracha.