How to blind the eyes of the righteous or just Judges!

This daily dose of chukkim focuses on this week’s parasha “Shoftim.” The hebrew letters for this parasha “Shoftim” is שֹׁפְטִים which stands for Sheen, Pey, Tet, Yud, and Mem.  How did the prophet Balaam know to take down Israel from the inside out? It is time to reveal the answers to these questions from the deeper meaning of this parasha Shoftim from a hebraic meaning of each letter. Once we understand the letters of this word then; applying their deeper meaning by the Hebrew letters inside of this hebrew word will be easy to derive:

SHOFTIM (JUDGES-שׁופְטִים)

It is time to understand the deeper meaning of this parasha Shoftim first from a hebraic meaning of each letter. Once we understand the letter of this word then; applying their deep meanings of the Hebrew letters inside of this hebrew word Shoftim will be easy to derive:  

שׁ-Sheen

Two Front Teeth- Sharp, Press, Eat, Two

פְ-Pey

Mouth- Blow, Shatter, Edge

טִ-Tet

Basket- Surround, Contain, Mud

י-Yud or Yod

Arm with Hand Closed- Work, Throw, Worship

ם-Mem

Water- Mighty, Chaos, Blood

In Conclusion:  Todays parasha if full of serious warnings for the spiritual leadership: Deuteronomy 16:18-20 ESV “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”  We will discuss how to walk as leaders at home, workplace and in the congregation this week!  

See Yah This Sabbath ... Much love in Yahushua!

Rabbi John Wesley A. PhD & Pastor Martha

Congregation Beth Hashem in Durham & Greenville NC