Mark Call – Parsha “Chukat/Balak” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

This week the regular annual cycle is a double-parsha (Chukat, Numbers chapters 19 through 21), and then parsha Balak, chapters 22 through 24…and a bit more. Admittedly, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa thinks that’s a bit much for one week’s study, but at least it’s an interesting combination, for reason’s we’ll explore. First, the story itself, in the Erev Shabbat overview and reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com..../wp-content/uploads/ The double-parsha really DOES resonate with the “times and seasons” today, this year, however. From elements of “do this because I SAY so,” that have to do directly with death, to the story of a man who clearly HEARD from YHVH, but somehow didn’t actually listen, are about as clear a warning as we should expect. But, even more, as Mark suggests in the strongest possible way, it’s vital to understand how a people who were so specifically blessed by Yahuah were able to be seduced into cursing THEMSELVES! Double parsha Chukat/Balak:<br /> How to Dupe People into Cursing THEMSELVES, and Where’s Pinchas When We Need Him the Most? https://hebrewnationonline.com..../wp-content/uploads/ The combined full two-part teaching is here: