AZAMRA Bible: Nehemiah 12-13, Hosea 1-2

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Nehemiah 12-13
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

NOTE: With praise and thanks to the Creator of the Universe, today we complete our study of the book of Nehemiah. With prayers for His continuing help in our journey of exploration of the treasures of the TaNaKh, we will tomorrow embark on the study of the 12 so-called "minor" prophets, beginning with the prophet Hosea. The reason for beginning with the "minor" prophets instead of with Isaiah will be explained in tomorrow's commentary.

NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 12

Our present chapter continues listing the names of the leading Cohen-priests and Levites who returned to Judea from Babylon with Zerubavel – although the list does not include all of them (Rashi on v 12).

Verses 27ff recount the ceremony of inauguration of the rebuilt city walls of Jerusalem by Ezra and Nehemiah. The purpose of this inauguration was to formally sanctify the area enclosed within the walls with the unique sanctity of Jerusalem. Only within the city walls is it permitted to eat KODOSHIM KALIM ("light" sacrifices, which did not have to be eaten within the Temple courtyard, such as the meat of peace and thanksgiving offerings, the Pesach lamb, animal tithes and firstborn animals), BIKURIM (the "first fruits" eaten by the priests), MAASER SHENI (the Second Tithe eaten in Jerusalem by its owners) etc. A variety of restrictions applied in the Holy City unlike other cities in Israel: among them are the prohibition against leaving a dead body to rest in Jerusalem overnight; no graves were permitted there except for those of the kings of the House of David and Hulda the Prophetess; areas within the city could not be plowed or used for agriculture, fruit orchards etc.; pottery furnaces were not permitted because of the smoke, and garbage tips were proscribed as they would have attracted unclean creatures that could have caused defilement to people and foods that had to be eaten in a state of ritual purity, etc. (see Rambam, Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 7:14).

Daily Zohar # 1120 – Pull a string of light

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Boker Tov Israel let we together Pray Tehilim 111

Boker Tov Israel let we together Pray Tehilim 111,

‘Jas 1:1 Ya'akov, eved (servant) of Yahweh (that’s you Yehudah and Ephraim!) and of Rebbe, Melech HaMashiach Adoneinu (our Master) Yehoshua; To the Shneym Asar HaShevatim (Twelve Tribes) in the Galuth (diasporah), Shalom!’

Psa 111:1  Praise Yahweh. I will praise Yahweh with kol levav (wholeheartly), in the Sod (company, council) of the Yesharim (upright ones), and in the Edah (assembly).

Boker Tov Israel let we together Pray Tehilim 110

Boker Tov Israel let we together Pray Tehilim 110,

‘Jas 1:1 Ya'akov, eved (servant) of Yahweh (that’s you Yehudah and Ephraim!) and of Rebbe, Melech HaMashiach Adoneinu (our Master) Yehoshua; To the Shneym Asar HaShevatim (Twelve Tribes) in the Galuth (diasporah), Shalom!’

Psa 110:1   Of David Mizmor

 Yahweh said unto Adoni (my Master)……

Mashiach Adoneinu; Mal 3:1  “See, I am sending My messenger¹, and he shall prepare the way before Me. Then suddenly the Master you are seeking comes to His Hĕḵal (Palace, Temple)  even the Messenger² of the covenant, in whom you delight. See, He is coming,” said יהוה of hosts. Footnotes: ¹Generally interpreted as Yoḥanan the Immerser. ²The Messiah, obviously.

……Sit thou at My right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for thy feet.

AZAMRA Bible: Nehemiah 10-11

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Nehemiah 10-11
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 10

Stirred to repentance by the song of reproof sung by the Levites on the Temple platform as recorded in the previous chapter, the entire assembly renewed the ancestral Covenant of dedication to God, with the leaders of the Priests, the Levites and Israelites formally signing their names on a written affirmation of commitment.

It may be difficult to assimilate the long lists of names given in these chapters, but they should be read with reverence as part of the fabric of the sacred text, which is the national archive and treasury of all the souls of Israel. With sensitivity to the allusions contained in the different Hebrew roots on which these names are built, careful study will reveal a wealth of insights into the mindset and outlook of the generations of pining exiles and grateful returnees who gave such names to their children.

It was not only the home-born Israelites who reaffirmed their commitment to the Covenant. Among the many unnamed people who followed their leaders in this collective act of repentance were not only many priests, Levites, gate-keepers, Temple singers and servants, but also "all those who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Torah of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, everyone having knowledge and understanding" (v 29). "These are the CONVERTS who separated themselves from the religions of the nations in order to become attached and joined to the Torah of the Holy One blessed be He and to keep his commandments" (Rashi ad loc.)

This affirmation of commitment to the Covenant took the form of a solemn oath which carried the sanction of severe curses on those who would violate it (v 30). The people undertook to observe the commandments of the Torah,

Daily Zohar # 1118 – Use your ‘might’

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Boker Tov Israel let we together Pray Tehilim 109

Boker Tov Israel let we together Pray Tehilim 109,

‘Jas 1:1 Ya'akov, eved (servant) of Yahweh (that’s you Yehudah and Ephraim!) and of Rebbe, Melech HaMashiach Adoneinu (our Master) Yehoshua; To the Shneym Asar HaShevatim (Twelve Tribes) in the Galuth (diasporah), Shalom!’

Psa 109:1   For the one directing of David Mizmor

 Hold not Your peace, O Elohei (Elohim of) tehillati (of my praise);