Who is Mashah (Moses)

Introduction: Mashah The Lawgiver Who Scribed the Torah

Torah identifies one man who spoke with AL YHUH face to face, received His complete instruction, and sealed it finished at his death. This man was Mashah.

Dbrym 34:10 states: "And there arose not a prophet since in Yshral like unto Mashah, whom YHUH knew face to face."

AL YHUH needed someone to receive Torah, write it down, deliver it to Yshral, and complete it. Mashah fulfilled this function for AL YHUH.

Religions built on TaNaKh and other post Torah writings present many versions of Moses - the meek teacher, the stuttering prophet, the incomplete lawgiver whose work others continued.

These inversions serve specific purposes:

• Create space for additions to Torah,
• Justify false prophets, and
• Enable those banned from the assembly of Yshral to claim authority of the Torah.

Torah's own witness is clear. Mashah wrote Torah complete:

"And it came to pass, when Mashah had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished" (Dbrym 31:24). Nothing remained to add. No oral tradition to preserve. No mysteries requiring later prophets.

Mashah gave this completed Torah to Yshral alone as their inheritance: "Mashah commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Yaiqob" (Dbrym 33:4). Not to the nations. Not to those banned from the congregation. To Yshral through ancestral oath.

The Function of This Torah Witness Scroll

Torah alone documents who Mashah was and what authority AL YHUH gave him. Every claim comes from Brashyt through Dbrym 34, Torah stands complete when Mashah died.

The Who is Mashah Torah Witness Establishes:

• Mashah's origin and appointment by AL YHUH, chosen from birth and given unique face-to-face communication no other prophet received
• His function as lawgiver and scribe who received Torah directly and wrote it down completely until finished
• Torah given to Yshral exclusively as their inheritance, establishing their priesthood functions and tribal roles
• His position standing between AL YHUH and Yshral, interceding when mercy was possible and executing judgment when AL YHUH's word was final
• The partnership with Yahushua establishing the two-witness pattern, lawgiver and sceptre functions working together
• The transfer of the lawgiver portion to Gad as stated in Dbrym 33:20-21, not to Levites or Yahushua
• Mashah's death and burial facing Baal-Peor in Moab's land, positioned against the contamination of adding to Torah (Dbrym 34)

Understanding Mashah's true function exposes the myths that enable false authority claims.

Every addition to Torah after Dbrym 34 violates AL YHUH's explicit command: "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you" (Dbrym 4:2).

Section I: Mashah's Identification and Appointment

Mashah's Birth Under Egyptian Oppression

Mashah was born during Yshral's enslavement in Egypt when Pharaoh decreed death for all Hebrew male infants.

Shmuth 1:15-16 records: "And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live."

When this failed, Pharaoh commanded all his people: "Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive" (Shmuth 1:22).

Into this death decree Mashah was born to Amram and Yochebed of the tribe of Levi:

Shmuth 2:1-2 states: "And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months."

Shmuth 6:20 confirms the lineage: "And Amram took him Yochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Mashah: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years."

Mashah Drawn From Water by Pharaoh's Daughter

Unable to hide Mashah longer, Yochebed placed him in an ark of bulrushes on the river:

Shmuth 2:3-6: "And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children."

Pharaoh's daughter named him: "And she called his name Mashah: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water" (Shmuth 2:10).

The name Mashah (משה) means "drawn out" - marking his deliverance from death waters and foreshadowing his role drawing Yshral from Egypt.

Mashah's Flight to Midian

Raised in Pharaoh's house, Mashah knew his Hebrew identity. At forty years old, he acted:

Shmuth 2:11-12: "And it came to pass in those days, when Mashah was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand."

The next day, Mashah attempted to stop two Hebrews fighting:

Shmuth 2:13-14: "And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Mashah feared, and said, Surely this thing is known."

Pharaoh sought to kill Mashah, who fled to Midian (Shmuth 2:15). There he defended seven daughters at a well, married Zipporah daughter of Reuel/Jethro the priest of Midian, and tended flocks for forty years (Shmuth 2:16-22, 3:1).

AL YHUH's Appearance to Mashah at the Burning Bush

At eighty years old, while tending flocks at Mount Horeb, Mashah encountered AL YHUH:

Shmuth 3:1-4: "Now Mashah kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of AL, even to Horeb. And the messenger of YHUH appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Mashah said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when YHUH saw that he turned aside to see, AL called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Mashah, Mashah. And he said, Here am I."

Mashah's Commissioning  to Deliver Yshral from Egypt

AL YHUH revealed His purpose for Mashah:

Shmuth 3:7-10: "And YHUH said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Yshral is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Yshral out of Egypt."

Mashah resisted this appointment:

Shmuth 3:11: "And Mashah said unto AL, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Yshral out of Egypt?"

AL YHUH responded: "Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve AL upon this mountain" (Shmuth 3:12).

This mountain where Mashah stood was in Midian, not Egypt. Shmuth 3:1 explicitly states Mashah was keeping Jethro's flock in Midian when he came to "the mountain of AL, even to Horeb." The promise that Yshral would serve AL "upon this mountain" means they would return to this same location in Midian - establishing that Mount Horeb where the Ten Commandments and the Oath of Horeb were given was in Midian, not in the traditional Sinai peninsula. The complete Torah would be given later in the Plains of Moab (Dbrym 29:1).

The Name "YHUH" Revealed to Mashah

When Mashah asked what name to give Yshral, AL YHUH declared:

Shmuth 3:14-15: "And AL said unto Mashah, AHYH ASHR AHYH (I am the self-existent one): and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Yshral, AHYH (the self-existent one) hath sent me unto you. And AL said moreover unto Mashah, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Yshral, YHUH AL of your fathers, the AL of Abraham, the AL of Isaac, and the AL of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations."

Mashah's question proves the Yshralite’s already knew the name YHUH, otherwise why would Mashah need to ask?

Raised in Pharaoh's house, Mashah did not grow up among the Hebrews and would not have known AL YHUH's name. The enslaved Yshralite’s who lived together knew their AL's name from their fathers, Abraham called upon the name YHUH (Brashyt 12:8), as did Isaac (Brashyt 26:25) and Yaiqob (Brashyt 32:9).

The name YHUH appears throughout Brashyt from chapter 4:26: "Then began men to call upon the name of YHUH." The forefathers knew YHUH as His actual name, while titles like AL Shadday and ALahym described YHUH's functions, what AL YHUH did for them as protector, judge, or provider. Now AL YHUH confirms to Mashah that YHUH is His eternal name, His memorial to all generations of Yshral.

Signs of Authority From YHUH Given to Mashah

Mashah continued resisting the task, so AL YHUH gives three signs:

Shmuth 4:1-9 records AL YHUH's words: "And Mashah answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, YHUH hath not appeared unto thee. And YHUH said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Mashah fled from before it. And YHUH said unto Mashah, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: That they may believe that YHUH AL of their fathers, the AL of Abraham, the AL of Isaac, and the AL of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee."

"And YHUH said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh."

"And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land."

When Mashah claimed inability to speak well, AL YHUH's anger kindled:

Shmuth 4:10-14: "And Mashah said unto YHUH, O my Adan, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And YHUH said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I YHUH? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. And the anger of YHUH was kindled against Mashah, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well."

AL YHUH appointed Aaron Mashah's brother as spokesman, but Mashah would remain the one receiving the words: "And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do" (Shmuth 4:15).

Mashah's Return to Egypt Under AL YHUH's Command

After the encounter at the burning bush, AL YHUH commanded Mashah's return:

Shmuth 4:19: "And YHUH said unto Mashah in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life."

Mashah took his wife and sons and returned to Egypt with the rod of AL in his hand (Shmuth 4:20). AL YHUH warned him of Pharaoh's resistance:

Shmuth 4:21-23: "And YHUH said unto Mashah, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith YHUH, Yshral is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn."

Mashah's appointment was complete. From hidden infant to Egyptian prince to Midianite shepherd, AL YHUH prepared His chosen lawgiver across eighty years. The man who fled as fugitive would return as AL YHUH's spokesman, commissioned to bring Yshral out of bondage.

AL YHUH Delivers Yshral From Egypt Through Mashah

Upon returning to Egypt, Mashah and Aaron gathered the elders of Yshral:

Shmuth 4:29-31: "And Mashah and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Yshral: And Aaron spake all the words which YHUH had spoken unto Mashah, and did the signs in the sight of the people. And the people believed: and when they heard that YHUH had visited the children of Yshral, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped."

Mashah and Aaron then confronted Pharaoh:

Shmuth 5:1: "And afterward Mashah and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith YHUH AL of Yshral, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness."

Pharaoh's response: "Who is YHUH, that I should obey his voice to let Yshral go? I know not YHUH, neither will I let Yshral go" (Shmuth 5:2).

AL YHUH Executes Ten Plagues Through Mashah

AL YHUH executed judgment on Egypt through Mashah:

Shmuth 7:17: "Thus saith YHUH, In this thou shalt know that I am YHUH: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood."

Note that AL YHUH says "I will smite with the rod" - though the rod was in Mashah's hand, AL YHUH claims the action. Mashah was the instrument, AL YHUH was the executor.

The plagues came in sequence as Pharaoh hardened his heart:

• Water to blood (Shmuth 7:20)
• Frogs (Shmuth 8:6)
• Lice (Shmuth 8:17)
• Flies (Shmuth 8:24)
• Cattle disease (Shmuth 9:6)
• Boils (Shmuth 9:10)
• Hail, Fire and Ice (Shmuth 9:23)
• Locusts (Shmuth 10:13)
• Complete Darkness (Shmuth 10:22)
• Death of firstborn (Shmuth 12:29)

AL YHUH told Mashah the purpose: "And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Yshral, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments" (Shmuth 7:3-4).

AL YHUH Institutes Passover Through Mashah

Before the final plague, AL YHUH gave Mashah instructions for Yshral's protection:

Shmuth 12:1-3: "And YHUH spake unto Mashah and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Yshral, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house."

Shmuth 12:12-13: "For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am YHUH. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt."

Mashah commanded Yshral exactly as AL YHUH instructed, and they heard and did (Shmuth 12:28).

AL YHUH Leads the Exodus From Egypt Through Mashah

After the death of Egypt's firstborn, Pharaoh released Yshral:

Shmuth 12:31-32: "And he called for Mashah and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Yshral; and go, serve YHUH, as ye have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also."

Mashah led approximately 600,000 men on foot, besides children, plus a mixed multitude:

Shmuth 12:37-38: "And the children of Yshral journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle."

AL YHUH Parts the Sea Through Mashah's Hand

When Pharaoh pursued Yshral after leaving Egypt, AL YHUH commanded Mashah:

Shmuth 14:15-16: "And YHUH said unto Mashah, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Yshral, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Yshral shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea."

Shmuth 14:21-22: "And Mashah stretched out his hand over the sea; and YHUH caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Yshral went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left."

When Yshral crossed safely, AL YHUH commanded Mashah to stretch his hand again:

Shmuth 14:26-28: "And YHUH said unto Mashah, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. And Mashah stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and YHUH overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them."

Mashah and Yshral Sing a Song to AL YHUH After His Deliverance at the Red Sea

After witnessing AL YHUH's deliverance, Mashah and Yshral sang:

Shmuth 15:1-2: "Then sang Mashah and the children of Yshral this song unto YHUH, and spake, saying, I will sing unto YHUH, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. YHUH is my strength and song, and he is become my deliverance: he is my AL, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's AL, and I will exalt him."

The Journey to Horeb Where Mashah was Directed to Bring Yshral

Mashah led Yshral through the wilderness toward the mountain where AL YHUH first appeared to him:

Shmuth 3:12 had promised: "When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve AL upon this mountain."

Through Marah's bitter waters (Shmuth 15:23-25), through hunger supplied with manna (Shmuth 16), through thirst at Rephidim (Shmuth 17:1-7), and through battle with Amalek (Shmuth 17:8-13), Mashah led them to the appointed place.

Shmuth 19:1-2: "In the third month, when the children of Yshral were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Yshral camped before the mount."

Mashah had fulfilled the first part of his commission - bringing Yshral out of Egypt to serve AL YHUH at the mountain in Midian where AL YHUH first spoke to him.

Mashah Established as Lawgiver at Horeb

When Yshral arrived at the mountain in Midian, AL YHUH spoke directly to the entire assembly:

Dbrym 4:10-12: "Specially the day that thou stoodest before YHUH thy AL in Horeb, when YHUH said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And YHUH spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice."

AL YHUH gave the Ten Commandments to all assembled, both the children of Yshral and the mixed multitude who came out with them:

Shmuth 20:1: "And AL spake all these words, saying..."

Dbrym 5:22: "These words YHUH spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more."

Yshral and the Mixed Multitude Refuse to Hear AL YHUH Directly

The people could not bear AL YHUH's direct voice:

Shmuth 20:18-19: "And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Mashah, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not AL speak with us, lest we die."

Dbrym 5:23-27 records their plea in detail: "And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; And ye said, Behold, YHUH our AL hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that AL doth talk with man, and he liveth. Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of YHUH our AL any more, then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living AL speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? Go thou near, and hear all that YHUH our AL shall say: and speak thou unto us all that YHUH our AL shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it."

AL YHUH Approves Yshral/Mixed Multitude’s Request for Mashah to Mediate

AL YHUH confirmed their request was wise:

Dbrym 5:28-29: "And YHUH heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and YHUH said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!"

AL YHUH then established Mashah as the sole receiver of Torah:

Dbrym 5:30-31: "Go say to them, Get you into your tents again. But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it."

Mashah Alone Enters the Thick Darkness to Meet AL YHUH

While the people stood afar off, only Mashah could approach:

Shmuth 20:21: "And the people stood afar off, and Mashah drew near unto the thick darkness where AL was."

This established the pattern - AL YHUH would speak to Mashah, and Mashah would transmit to Yshral:

Dbrym 5:5: "I stood between YHUH and you at that time, to shew you the word of YHUH: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount."

The Oath at Horeb Cut with All Present

The oath at Horeb was cut with everyone assembled - children of Yshral and the mixed multitude:

Shmuth 19:8: "And all the people answered together, and said, All that YHUH hath spoken we will do."

Shmuth 24:3: "And Mashah came and told the people all the words of YHUH, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which YHUH hath said will we do."

Shmuth 24:7: "And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that YHUH hath said will we do, and be obedient."

Three times they swore to do all AL YHUH commanded. The mixed multitude who came from Egypt (Shmuth 12:38) stood with Yshral in this oath.

This was not a universal law for all nations - only those physically present at Horeb entered this blood oath. The nations who remained in their lands never heard AL YHUH's voice, never agreed to these terms, never entered covenant. This specific group - Yshral and the mixed multitude who left Egypt - bound themselves and their descendants through formal oath sealed with blood (Shmuth 24:8).

The first four commandments require knowing who AL YHUH is:

• "Thou shalt have no other alahym before me"
• "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"
• "Thou shalt not take the name of YHUH thy AL in vain"
• "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy"

Without Yshral to identify AL YHUH, the nations cannot fulfill these. The mixed multitude needed Yshralites to explain who this AL was that they were swearing to serve. Today, with TaNaKh forgeries obscuring AL YHUH's identity, even descendants of that mixed multitude cannot know who AL YHUH is without proper witness.

The last six commandments - against murder, adultery, theft, false witness, coveting, and dishonoring parents - are moral principles the nations can recognize without knowing AL YHUH. But the nations who never stood at Horeb face no judgment for not knowing AL YHUH or keeping sabbath. Only Yshral and the mixed multitude who entered the oath bear consequences for violating what they swore to keep.

Mashah Receives Additional Laws for Yshral

After the people withdrew, AL YHUH gave Mashah additional instructions specifically for Yshral:

Shmuth 21:1: "Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them."

Chapters 21-23 of Shmuth contain civil laws, property laws, and instructions for dwelling in the land - given to Mashah to teach Yshral, not proclaimed to all like the Ten Commandments.

These laws concern:

• Property rights in the land AL YHUH would give Yshral (Shmuth 21:2-11)
• Judgments for crimes committed within Yshral (Shmuth 21:12-36)
• Agricultural laws for the land of promise (Shmuth 23:10-11)
• Festival observances tied to the land (Shmuth 23:14-17)

The nations who stood at Horeb received the Ten Commandments - the basic moral law against murder, theft, adultery, and false witness. But they received no inheritance in the land, no property laws, no agricultural commands. The mixed multitude heard "thou shalt not kill" but not the detailed judgments about cities of refuge. They heard "thou shalt not steal" but not the property restoration laws.

This distinction matters: the nations are bound only to what AL YHUH spoke to all at Horeb, not to the national laws given specifically to Yshral for their land and priesthood function. Any descendants of the mixed multitude who stood at Horeb remain bound to those Ten Commandments they heard, but not to laws they never received.

Forty Days Receiving the Complete Pattern

AL YHUH called Mashah up to receive the tables and additional instruction:

Shmuth 24:12: "And YHUH said unto Mashah, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them."

Shmuth 24:18: "And Mashah went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Mashah was in the mount forty days and forty nights."

During these forty days, AL YHUH gave Mashah:

• The pattern of the tabernacle (Shmuth 25-27)
• The priesthood instructions (Shmuth 28-29)
• The sabbath commandment reinforced (Shmuth 31:12-17)
• The two tables written with the finger of AL (Shmuth 31:18)

Mashah's Unique Position as Lawgiver Confirmed

No one else could fulfill the Lawgiver function:

Shmuth 33:11: "And YHUH spake unto Mashah face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend."

Bmdbr 12:6-8: "And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I YHUH will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Mashah is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches."

The oath at Horeb established the framework, but the complete Torah would come later. The mixed multitude received the Ten Commandments with Yshral at Horeb, but the full Torah with all its statutes and judgments would be given to Yshral alone in the Plains of Moab (Dbrym 29:1).

At Horeb, Mashah became the lawgiver, the only one who could stand between AL YHUH and the people, receiving AL YHUH's words and transmitting them faithfully. This Lawgiver function belonged to Mashah alone, with 'some' of the function passing to another tribe at Masha's death.

Section IV: Wilderness Trials and the Path to Complete Torah

The Golden Calf - Mashah Intercedes on Behalf of Yshral, Then Executes

While Mashah received Torah on the mount, Yshral corrupted themselves below:

Shmuth 32:1: "And when the people saw that Mashah delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us alahym, which shall go before us; for as for this Mashah, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him."

AL YHUH informed Mashah:

Shmuth 32:7-10: "(7) And YHUH said unto Mashah, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: (8) They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy alahym, O Yshral, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. (9) And YHUH said unto Mashah, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: (10) Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation."

Mashah interceded for Yshral:

Shmuth 32:11-13: "(11) And Mashah besought YHUH his AL, and said, YHUH, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? (12) Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. (13) Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Yshral, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever."

AL YHUH relented from total destruction, but judgment still came. When Mashah saw the calf and dancing:

Shmuth 32:19-20: "(19) And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Mashah's anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. (20) And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Yshral drink of it."

Then Mashah executed AL YHUH's judgment:

Shmuth 32:26-28: "(26) Then Mashah stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on YHUH's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. (27) And he said unto them, Thus saith YHUH AL of Yshral, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. (28) And the children of Levi did according to the word of Mashah: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men."

This established Mashah's dual function, interceding for mercy when possible, executing judgment when required. Mashah could reason with AL YHUH but when AL YHUH's word was final, Mashah executed it without hesitation.

The Waters of Meribah: Why Mashah Cannot Enter the Land of Yshral

At Kadesh, Yshral again complained about water:

Bmdbr 20:2-5: "(2) And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Mashah and against Aaron. (3) And the people chode with Mashah, and spake, saying, Would AL that we had died when our brethren died before YHUH! (4) And why have ye brought up the congregation of YHUH into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? (5) And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink."

AL YHUH commanded Mashah:

Bmdbr 20:8: "Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water."

But Mashah, frustrated with Yshral's constant rebellion, acted differently:

Bmdbr 20:10-11: "(10) And Mashah and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? (11) And Mashah lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also."

AL YHUH's judgment on Mashah was immediate:

Bmdbr 20:12: "And YHUH spake unto Mashah and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Yshral, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them."

Dbrym 32:51 clarifies: "Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Yshral at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Yshral."

The lawgiver who would complete Torah could not enter the land. Yet AL YHUH would transform this judgment into protection for Yshral - positioning Mashah to die in Moab's own territory, buried facing Baal-Peor as eternal guardian. What seemed like punishment became empowerment. Mashah would not die alone but among witnesses, his burial place forever standing against the contamination method Moab used at Peor.

Moab's Attempt Through Balaam: The Failed Curses and Latter Day Prophecy

When Yshral approached Moab's borders, Balak king of Moab feared their numbers:

Bmdbr 22:2-4: "(2) And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Yshral had done to the Amorites. (3) And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Yshral. (4) And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time."

Balak hired Balaam ben Beor to curse Yshral:

Bmdbr 22:5-6: "(5) He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: (6) Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is empowered, and he whom thou cursest is cursed."

AL YHUH intervened directly, speaking to Balaam:

Bmdbr 22:12: "And AL said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are empowered."

Despite AL YHUH's warning, Balaam went with Balak's princes after AL YHUH permitted it with conditions. Three times Balak took Balaam to different locations to curse Yshral. Three times AL YHUH turned the curses into empowerings.

First Oracle: AL YHUH's Protection and Yshral's Separation Declared

Through Balaam's mouth, AL YHUH declared Yshral's unique status to Moab:

Bmdbr 23:7-10: "(7) And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Yaiqob, and come, defy Yshral. (8) How shall I curse, whom AL hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom YHUH hath not defied? (9) For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. (10) Who can count the dust of Yaiqob, and the number of the fourth part of Yshral? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!"

This external witness - through the mouth of AL YHUH using Moab's own prophet - confirms Yshral's calling:

• "The people shall dwell alone" - separated from the nations
• "Shall not be reckoned among the nations" - set apart, not counted with others
• "Whom AL hath not cursed" - under AL YHUH's protection
• "Who can count the dust of Yaiqob" - the promise to Abraham fulfilled

Moab heard through their hired prophet that Yshral was untouchable, separated, and protected by AL YHUH Himself.

Second Oracle: No Enchantment Can Work

Bmdbr 23:19-24 contains critical declarations: "(19) AL is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? (20) Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath empowered; and I cannot reverse it. (21) He hath not beheld iniquity in Yaiqob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Yshral: YHUH his AL is with him, and the shout of a King is among them. (22) AL brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn. (23) Surely there is no enchantment against Yaiqob, neither is there any divination against Yshral: according to this time it shall be said of Yaiqob and of Yshral, What hath AL wrought! (24) Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain."

This second oracle establishes the foundation for the two latter-day functions:

• Yaiqob function mentioned in verse 21: "He hath not beheld iniquity in Yaiqob"
• Yshral function mentioned in verse 21: "neither hath he seen perverseness in Yshral"
• "The shout (T'ruah) of a King is among them" - the battle cry present
• Verse 23 explicitly protects both: no enchantment against Yaiqob (the lawgiver/war priest function), no divination against Yshral (the sceptre function)

At 23:23: "Surely there is no enchantment against Yaiqob, neither is there any divination against Yshral: according to this time it shall be said of Yaiqob and of Yshral, What hath AL wrought!"

The 23:23 marking: Moab's own number appearing at the declaration of their curses' futility. No enchantment (nachash - serpent divination) works against Yaiqob. No divination (qesem - witchcraft) works against Yshral. These two functions remain protected forever.

Third Oracle: The Latter Day Prophecy to Balak

After three failed attempts, AL YHUH gave Balaam a specific Prophecy FOR BALAK and his descendants about the latter days:

Bmdbr 24:14: "And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days."

This was personal - "what THIS people shall do to THY people" - AL YHUH speaking directly to Balak king of Moab about Moab's future judgment. in the latter days

Bmdbr 24:15-17: "(15) And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: (16) He hath said, which heard the words of AL, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: (17) I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Yaiqob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Yshral, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth."

Two Torah Witnesses for AL YHUH identified:

• Star out of Yaiqob - the Yaiqob function protected at 23:23
• Sceptre out of Yshral - the Yshral function protected at 23:23

These two functions would "strike the corners of Moab", strike at Moab's foundations through witness testimony in the latter days. Not physical war but testimony that destroys the foundations of control through exposure.

Bmdbr 24:18-19: "(18) And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Yshral shall do valiantly. (19) Out of Yaiqob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city."

Moab's Identity Marked

The prophecy continues with Moab's allies:

Bmdbr 24:20: "And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever."

Amalek - who attacked Yshral's weak ones from behind (Dbrym 25:17-18) - marked as "first of the nations" in wickedness, whose end is eternal destruction.

Bmdbr 24:21-22: "And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive."

Even those who seem secure (nest in a rock) will be wasted. The prophecy encompasses all who align with Moab against AL YHUH and His priesthood.

AL YHUH's Direct Message to Balak

Throughout these oracles from Balaam, AL YHUH is speaking TO BALAK through Balaam's mouth.

Bmdbr 23:18:

"And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto Me, thou son of Zippor:"

Balak King of Moab heard from AL YHUH:

• His curses could never work against Yaiqob/Yshral
• Two witnesses would arise in latter days
• These witnesses would strike Moab's foundations
• Moab and allies would face complete judgment

Balak's response: "And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together" (Bmdbr 24:10). Balak heard his own judgment pronounced in his own territory by the prophet he hired.

The Significance for Later Day Torah

• The latter day witnesses need perfect Torah to testify
• Moab cannot curse but can contaminate through additions
• The protected functions (Yaiqob/Yshral) require pure Torah
• The "corners of Moab" (foundations) are struck by Torah truth

AL YHUH embedded Moab's judgment in Torah itself, spoken directly to their king Balak, using their own prophet Balaam, in their own territory. When curses failed, Moab would try contamination through Baal-Peor.

AL YHUH's response would be complete Torah given in Moab's land, sealed against additions.

Baal-Peor - The Double Corruption

When cursing failed against Yshral, Balaam counseled Balak King of Moab to use a different weapon:

Bmdbr 31:16: "Behold, these caused the children of Yshral, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against YHUH in the matter of Peor."

The First Corruption of Baal Peor - Yshral Mixing with Mamzer Seed

Bmdbr 25:1: "And Yshral abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab."

This was not about sexual morality, Yshral could have multiple wives and what happens in bedrooms is private matter. The first corruption of Yshral was mixing seed with MAMZERS. Moab descended from Lot's daughters', they made their father drunk and lay with him (Brashyt 19:37: "And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day").

"Unto this day" in Torah means perpetual - from that moment forward without end. When Torah says "unto this day," it means the condition remains unchanged through all time.

Moab remains the children of incestuous daughter and father relations (Mamzers) forever.

The daughters' deception corrupted their vine (offspring) forever. Their blood cannot mix with Yshral. Yshral KNEW Moab were children of incest - mamzers by definition. Mixing with mamzer seed corrupts the bloodline permanently. The children would be mamzers forever, unable to enter the congregation.

The Second Corruption of Baal Peor - Yshral Adding to Torah

Bmdbr 25:2-3: "(2) And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their mighty ones: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their mighty ones. (3) And Yshral joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of YHUH was kindled against Yshral."

The 2-3 pattern marks the second corruption. Verse 2 shows the process - calling to sacrifices, eating, bowing to foreign mighty ones. Verse 3 names the result - "joined himself unto Baal-peor."

Baal-peor means "lord of the opening" - the opening through which contamination enters. This was ADDING Moab's practices to AL YHUH's service. Not abandoning AL YHUH but mixing, adding, contaminating the pure service with foreign elements.

The double corruption:

• Physical: Yshral blood + Mamzer blood = corrupted bloodline that cannot be cleansed
• Spiritual: Pure service + Moab's additions = corrupted practices and inverted Torah of AL YHUH

Twenty-four thousand died in the plague (Bmdbr 25:9). Both corruptions are permanent, mamzer children cannot become non mamzer, additions to Torah cannot be removed once mixed in, requiring removal of the contamination.

The Census Before Entering the Land of Yshral - A New Generation

After the plague, AL YHUH commanded a census:

Bmdbr 26:63-65: "(63) These are they that were numbered by Mashah and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Yshral in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. (64) But among these there was not a man of them whom Mashah and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Yshral in the wilderness of Sinai. (65) For YHUH had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Yahushua the son of Nun."

The generation that stood at Horeb died in the wilderness. Their children would receive the complete Torah in Moab.

AL YHUH's Response to Baal Peor Incident - Complete Torah in Moab's Land

After witnessing Moab's double corruption at Baal-Peor, the mamzer seed mixing and the additions to service, AL YHUH gave Yshral the complete Torah as a witness against them (and Moab) in the later days.

The location of the Torah Witness: Torah was given and written in Moab's own land, where the contamination with Yshral occurred at Baal Peor (Bmdbr 25:2-3). Where Moab tried to corrupt Yshral through additions, AL YHUH seals His complete word. Where Moab mixed what should remain separate, AL YHUH would establish clear boundaries forever.

The generation of the children of Yshral that fell at Baal-Peor was gone. Their children, counted in the plains of Moab, would receive what their parents corrupted, the complete Torah that could never be added to or diminished.

Mashah would be the one to deliver, write, and seal the Torah Witness against Yshral as complete.

Section V: Mashah Gives the Complete Torah to Yshral in Moab

The Complete Oath Presented to Yshral

The complete oath that AL YHUH commanded Mashah to make with Yshral spans from Dbrym 27 through Dbrym 31. This oath included:

• The empowerings and curses ceremony at Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim (Dbrym 27)
• The detailed consequences for obedience and disobedience (Dbrym 28)
• The covenant terms in Moab binding all future generations (Dbrym 29)
• The promise of return after scattering (Dbrym 30)
• The Song of witness against both Yshral and Moab (Dbrym 31-32)

Mashah presented every word AL YHUH commanded. Nothing was hidden, nothing held back. The children of Yshral heard all the terms, understood the consequences, and agreed to everything:

Dbrym 26:16-17: "(16) This day YHUH thy AL hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. (17) Thou hast avouched YHUH this day to be thy AL, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice."

Yshral formally declared their agreement. They "avouched" - solemnly declared - YHUH as their AL and agreed to guard and keep all His statutes, commandments, and judgments.

The Second Oath in Moab's Land

After forty years in the wilderness, on the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, Mashah gathered the children of Yshral:

Dbrym 1:1-5: "(1) These be the words which Mashah spake unto all Yshral on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. (2) There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea. (3) And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Mashah spake unto the children of Yshral, according unto all that YHUH had given him in commandment unto them; (4) After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: (5) On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Mashah to declare this law."

"In the land of Moab" - where Balak King of Moab and Balaam tried to curse Yshral, where Baal-Peor's contamination occurred, this is where AL YHUH instructed Mashah to give the complete Torah.

Dbrym 29:1: "These are the words of the oath, which YHUH commanded Mashah to make with the children of Yshral in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb."

"Beside the covenant at Horeb" - this second oath did not replace but completed what began at the mountain. At Horeb, all present including the mixed multitude heard the Ten Commandments. In Moab, only "the children of Yshral" received the complete Torah.

Who Received the Complete Torah

Dbrym 29:10-12: "(10) Ye stand this day all of you before YHUH your AL; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Yshral, (11) Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: (12) That thou shouldest enter into covenant with YHUH thy AL, and into his oath, which YHUH thy AL maketh with thee this day."

While strangers were present in the camp, verse 1 specifies this covenant was made with "the children of Yshral." The complete Torah with all its laws, statutes, and judgments belonged to Yshral as their inheritance:

Dbrym 33:4: "Mashah commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Yaiqob."

Not universal law for all nations but "the inheritance of the congregation of Yaiqob". Here Mashah is also showing 'who' receives the perpetual Lawgiver function, further confirmed in Dbrym 33:20-21. The Lawgiver function is the "inheritance" of the same function in Bmdbr 23:20-23, Bmdbr 24:17. Yaiqob and Yshral are not used 'interchangeably". In Torah, "Yaiqob" and "Yshral" refer to two separate functions, "Yaiqob" the law guardian from Gad, "Yshral" the nation, with Aparym as its Sceptre. This is repeated in Dbrym 32:44 - Mashah and Yahushua (Lawgiver + Sceptre), 2 witnesses at all times.

Two functions in Torah known as Yaiqob + Yshral.

The Explicit Bans Addressing Baal-Peor

The complete Torah includes direct responses to what happened at Baal-Peor.

Addressing the double corruption from Bmdbr 25:(1)2-3:

First corruption: Bmdbr 25:1: "And Yshral abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab" - mixing with mamzer seed.

Second corruption: Bmdbr 25:2-3: "(2) And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their mighty ones: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their mighty ones. (3) And Yshral joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of YHUH was kindled against Yshral" - adding to service.

AL YHUH's response in Torah addresses both corruptions:

Dbrym 23:2-3: "(2) A mamzer shall not enter into the congregation of YHUH; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of YHUH. (3) An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of YHUH; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of YHUH for ever."

The 23:2-3 marking connects directly to Bmdbr 25's pattern. Verse Bmdbr 25:2 - mamzer ban addressing the first corruption. Verse 3 - Moabite ban addressing those who caused both corruptions (25:2-3). Both bans are "for ever" - no expiration, no exceptions.

Dbrym 7:3-4: "(3) Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. (4) For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other alahym: so will the anger of YHUH be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly."

The prohibition against intermarriage with the seven nations, preventing the blood mixing that corrupts.

The Prohibition Against Adding to Torah (Baal Peor)

Addressing the second corruption from Bmdbr 25:2-3 where Yshral "joined himself unto Baal-peor" by adding Moab's practices, AL YHUH explicitly forbade additions:

Dbrym 4:2: "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of YHUH your AL which I command you."

Immediately connecting this prohibition to Baal-Peor:

Dbrym 4:3-4: "(3) Your eyes have seen what YHUH did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, YHUH thy AL hath destroyed them from among you. (4) But ye that did cleave unto YHUH your AL are alive every one of you this day."

The 4:2-3 pattern matches Bmdbr 25:2-3 - verse 2 about adding/mixing, verse 3 about Baal-Peor's destruction. The message from AL YHUH: adding to Torah IS Baal-Peor.

Those who add to AL YHUH's Torah face the same destruction as those who joined themselves to Peor.

Dbrym 12:32: "What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it."

Followed immediately by warning about false prophets:

Dbrym 13:1-3: "(1) If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, (2) And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other alahym, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; (3) Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams."

Even if their signs come true, anyone who adds to Torah is a false prophet.

Mashah Writes the Complete Torah

AL YHUH commanded Mashah to write everything down:

Dbrym 31:9: "And Mashah wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of YHUH, and unto all the elders of Yshral."

Not partial writing, not main points only, but the complete Torah:

Dbrym 31:24-26: "(24) And it came to pass, when Mashah had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, (25) That Mashah commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of YHUH, saying, (26) Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of YHUH your AL, that it may be there for a witness against thee."

"Until they were finished" - nothing remained to write. Torah was completed. No oral additions needed or allowed, Torah is AL YHUH's witness testimony against Yshral, one cannot change the witness of AL YHUH. No future revelations required or allowed.

Everything AL YHUH wanted "Yshral" to know is written in the "Torah/Instruction" book.

Torah as Witness Against Yshral

The completed Torah serves a specific function for AL YHUH:

Dbrym 31:26-27: "(26) Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of YHUH your AL, that it may be there for a witness against thee. (27) For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against YHUH; and how much more after my death?"

Not a witness FOR Yshral but AGAINST them. AL YHUH knew Yshral would turn aside, add to His words-teachings, and corrupt themselves physically as they did at Baal-Peor.

The Future Generations of Yshral are Bound to the Torah

The Oath in Moab bound not only those of Yshral who were present, also their descendants:

Dbrym 29:14-15: "(14) Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; (15) But with him that standeth here with us this day before YHUH our AL, and also with him that is not here with us this day."

Every future generation of Yshral is bound to the complete Torah given in Moab. No additions permitted for any generation. The Torah Mashah completed remains the responsibility of the nation of Yshral to guard and keep forever.

Hidden Things of Life Belong to AL YHUH

Dbrym 29:29: "The secret things belong unto YHUH our AL: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law."

What AL YHUH revealed through Mashah to Yshral is sufficient. No secret mysteries requiring decode. No hidden oral law. No need for additional prophets to explain the Torah.

What was revealed to Yshral through Mashah, the written Torah, belongs to Yshral and their children forever.

The Witness Song of Dbrym 32: AL YHUH's Testimony Against Yshral and Moab

Before his death, AL YHUH commanded Mashah to write one final witness to the Torah, against Yshral and Moab:

Dbrym 31:19: "Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Yshral: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Yshral."

Dbrym 31:21-22: "(21) And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. (22) Mashah therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Yshral."

The Song of Witness agains Yshral and Moab (Dbrym 32) is to remain in memory even when all else was forgotten, testifying against Yshral's betrayal of AL YHUH, and the bloodshed and corruption it allowed through Moab's contamination.

Section VI: The Final Witness of AL YHUH Delivered Through Mashah and Witnessed by Yahushua

AL YHUH Instructs Mashah to Write His Song of Witness

After Mashah completed writing the Torah, AL YHUH gave one final command:

Dbrym 31:16-19: "(16) And YHUH said unto Mashah, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the mighty ones of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. (17) Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our AL is not among us? (18) And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other mighty ones. (19) Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Yshral: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Yshral."

AL YHUH knew Yshral would break the oath with Him. The Song of Dbrym 32 is His eternal witness when they would, and what would happen as a result.

Mashah Delivers The Indestructible Witness of AL YHUH

Why a song rather than just written law?

Dbrym 31:20-21: "(20) For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other mighty ones, and serve them, and provoke Me, and break My oath (21) And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware."

"It shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed" - songs remain in memory when books burn. The witness of AL YHUH against Yshral survives all attempts at destruction.

Mashah and Yahushua Deliver the Torah Witness Song Together

Dbrym 32:44: "And Mashah came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hushai the son of Nun."

The two-witness pattern:

• Mashah the lawgiver
• Yahushua (Hushai) the sceptre from Aparym

Together they testified the Song that would witness against both Yshral and Moab. Not Mashah alone but with Yahushua - the partnership that would echo in the latter days through their functional inheritors.

AL YHUH's Testimony Against Yshral

AL YHUH in His Witness Song (Dbrym 32) exposes Yshral's complete corruption:

Dbrym 32:5-6: "(5) They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. (6) Do ye thus requite YHUH, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?"

Dbrym 32:15-18: "(15) But Yeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook AL which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his deliverance. (16) They provoked him to jealousy with strange mighty ones, with abominations provoked they him to anger. (17) They sacrificed unto devils, not to AL; to mighty ones whom they knew not, to new mighty ones that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. (18) Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten AL that formed thee."

AL YHUH's Testimony Against Moab

AL YHUH reveals who His enemies are, who hates Him and His ways, and who filled the void in place of the corrupted betrayer Yshral, the nation by the name of Moab.

Dbrym 32:32-33: "(32) For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: (33) Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps."

"Their vine" - Moab's corrupted bloodline from Lot's daughters' deception, connected to Sodom where their father dwelt. "Cruel venom of asps", identifying Moab as the serpent that would poison through deception.

Dbrym 32:34-35: "(34) Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? (35) To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste."

AL YHUH stores up Moab's judgment, sealed in His treasures for the appointed time.

The Promise of Yshral's Later Day Restoration After AL YHUH Judges

Dbrym 32:36: "For YHUH shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left."

When Yshral's power is completely gone - no human strength remaining - then AL YHUH will act.

Dbrym 32:39-43: "(39) See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no mighty one with Me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand. (40) For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. (41) If I whet My glittering sword, and Mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to My enemies, and will reward them that hate Me. (42) I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. (43) Rejoice, O ye nations, with His people: for He will avenge the blood of His servants, and will render vengeance to His adversaries, and will be merciful unto His land, and to His people."

AL YHUH Himself will execute vengeance on those who hate Him (Moab) and restore His people Yshral to their priesthood function when they have no power left to do it on their own.

Mashah Calls Heaven and Earth as Witnesses

Before delivering the Witness Testimony of AL YHUH, Mashah called the eternal witnesses:

Dbrym 31:28: "Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them."

Dbrym 32:1: "Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth."

Heaven and earth are witnesses that cannot die, cannot forget, cannot be corrupted. They observe everything and will testify when called.

Mashah's Warning to Yshral After the Song Was Complete

After completing the Song, Mashah warned Yshral :

Dbrym 32:45-47: "(45) And Mashah made an end of speaking all these words to all Yshral: (46) And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. (47) For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."

"It is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life" - Torah observance for Yshral is life itself, not a religious obligation.

Section VII: The Transfer of Lawgiver Function and Two Later Day Torah Witnesses Established

Mashah Empowers the 12 Tribes of Yshral Before His Death

After delivering the Song of witness against Yshral, before ascending Mount Nebo, Mashah empowered each tribe with their functions, and identifying markers:

Dbrym 33:1: "And this is the empowering, where Mashah the man of AL empowered the children of Yshral before his death."

These are functional assignments, each tribe received their role in AL YHUH's design for the nation of Yshral.

Gad Receives the Lawgiver Portion (Function)

Among all the tribal empowering, only one explicitly receives the lawgiver function:

Dbrym 33:20-21: "(20) And of Gad he said, empowered be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. (21) And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came ahead of the people, he executed the justice of YHUH, and his judgments with Yshral."

"In a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated" - Gad inherited Mashah's function. Not Levites who taught Torah. Not Yahushua who led militarily. Gad received the lawgiver portion.

"He executed the justice of YHUH, and his judgments with Yshral" - the dual function Mashah demonstrated: executing AL YHUH's justice while serving among Yshral.

The Prophet Like Unto Mashah

Before his death, Mashah prophesied about a future prophet like unto himself:

Dbrym 18:15: "YHUH thy AL will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken."

Dbrym 18:18-19: "(18) I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. (19) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."

"Like unto me", having the 'similar' lawgiver function Mashah held. "From among their brethren", from within Yshral's tribes.

Gad received "the portion of the lawgiver," this later day 'prophet' would arise from Gad. Not a mystical savior but one who functions as Mashah did, speaking AL YHUH's words, exposing contamination, executing justice.

The Sceptre Function Confirmed

While Gad received the lawgiver portion, the sceptre authority went to Aparym through Yahushua:

Shmuth 23:20-23: "(20) Behold, I send a 'Malak' (King/Sceptre) before you, to keep you in the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. (21) Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for My Name 'Yahu' is in him. (22) But if you shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. (23) For my Malak (King/Sceptre) shall go before you, and bring you in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off."

"For my name is in him" - AL YHUH's name given to one person. This 'Malak' (King) is Yahushua (Bmdbr 13:16).

This transfer of Sceptre to Yahushua fulfilled Brashyt 49:10: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be."

"Unto him shall the gathering of the people be", this connects directly to Yusap's empowering on Dbrym 33:

Dbrym 33:13-17: "(16) And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the empowering come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. (17) His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of of a bullock: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Aparym, and they are the thousands of Manashah."

"He shall push the people together to the ends of the earth", Aparym gathers the people, fulfilling "unto him shall the gathering of the people be."

Shiloh is in Aparym. When Yahushua successfully led Yshral into the land (Dbrym 34 confirms success), the sceptre transferred from Yahudah to Aparym (Brashyt 49:10). The condition was met, Shiloh had come, the land was taken, the sceptre moved to Aparym through Yahushua. The sceptre has remained in the line of Aparym since AL YHUH gave it to him in Shmuth 23:20-23.

Critical facts About the Sceptre Function in Torah:

• Yahudah was not present as witness when Mashah and Hushai delivered the Song (Dbrym 32:44)
• Yahudah received no special charge for entering the land
• Brashyt 49 was spoken by Yaiqob generations before Yshral received the land, long before the Egyptian slavery
• Once Mashah renamed Hushai to Yahushua with AL YHUH's name (Bmdbr 13:16), any authority Yahudah might have held transferred to Yahushua of Aparym
• This was always the plan, Yusap's tribe would ultimately hold the sceptre and gather the people (Brashyt 49:10, Dbrym 33:13-17, Shmuth 23:20-23)

Dbrym 31:23: "And he gave Hushai the son of Nun a charge, and said, "Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Yshral into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee."

Bmdbr 27:18-23 established this transfer: "(18) And YHUH said unto Mashah, Take thee Hushai the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him.... (21) And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before YHUH: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Yshral with him."

Torah ends at Dbrym 34 confirming Yshral successfully took the land with Yahushua and Gad as the leaders to go before them (Bmdbr 32). No books related to Torah or AL YHUH exist after this. Yahushua received Sceptre authority to lead Yshral but not to add to Torah.

The lawgiver function went to Gad, the sceptre to Aparym. Two witnesses. Yaiqob and Yshral.

The Two Torah Witness Pattern Mashah Established

The pattern from Dbrym 32:44 when Mashah and Hushai delivered the Song together establishes the two witnesses:

1. The Lawgiver/Star Function (Gad)
   
   • Guards Torah from contamination
   • Executes AL YHUH's justice
   • Exposes additions and inversions
   • The "prophet like unto Mashah" arises from this tribe (only tribe given 'Lawgiver' function to operate 'like Mashah' not to replace him)
2. The Sceptre Function (Aparym)
   
   • Holds AL YHUH's authority through His name
   • Leads through testimony
   • Cannot be cursed or divined against (Bmdbr 23:23)

These connect to Balaam's prophecy spoken directly to Balak:

Bmdbr 24:17: "I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Yaiqob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Yshral, and shall smite the corners of Moab."

• Star out of Yaiqob = Gad's lawgiver function
• Sceptre out of Yshral = Aparym's authority function

Both protected at Bmdbr 23:23: "Surely there is no enchantment against Yaiqob, neither is there any divination against Yshral."

The identity is confirmed in the surrounding verses, a riddle bookended:

Bmdbr 23:22: "AL brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a bullock."

• The bullock connects to Yusap/Aparym (Dbrym 33:17: "His power is like the firstling of a bullock")

Bmdbr 23:23: The protection of Yaiqob and Yshral functions

Bmdbr 23:24: "Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey."

• The lion connects to Gad (Dbrym 33:20: "he dwells as a lion, and tearing the arm with the crown of the head")

AL YHUH embedded the identities in the riddle: Bullock (Aparym) - Protected Functions (Yaiqob/Yshral) - Lion (Gad). The two witnesses hidden in plain sight.

Why Two Torah Witnesses Matter

Dbrym 19:15: "One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any trespass, in any trespass that he trespass: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established."

AL YHUH requires two or three witnesses. The testimony against Moab's contamination and Yshral's corruption requires:

• The lawgiver witness (Gad function)
• The sceptre witness (Aparym function)
• Torah itself as the third witness

Mashah's Death and Burial

After transferring functions and empowering the tribes:

Dbrym 34:5-6: "(5) So Mashah the servant of YHUH died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of YHUH. (6) And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth peor: but no man knows of his sepulchre unto this day."

"Over against Bethpeor" - facing Baal-Peor eternally. Where Moab contaminated Yshral through additions, Mashah's burial place stands guard. (Dbrym 4:2-3, 12:32-13:2-3)

The location of Lawgiver Burial Matters

‍AL YHUH is not accidental. AL YHUH left permanent markers that could not be corrupted by anyones hand. Mashah died in the land that Gad would inherit. Bmdbr 32 records how Gad chose the land east of Jordan, the territory taken from Sihon and Og, the same region where Mashah was buried. Bmdbr 32:32 confirms Gad's promise to go 'armed and ready' before Yshral. Gad, who received "the portion of the lawgiver" (Dbrym 33:21), literally protects the lawgiver's grave, the words of the ALYHUH through Mashah, a 'prophet like unto Mshih'.

"No man knows of his sepulchre unto this day" - the exact location hidden so it cannot become an object of false veneration, but Gad's territory encompasses and guards it.

The Torah of AL YHUH Sealed and Complete

Dbrym 34:10-12: "(10) And there arose not a prophet since in Yshral like unto Mashah, whom YHUH knew face to face, (11) In all the signs and the wonders, which YHUH sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, (12) And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Mashah shewed in the sight of all Yshral."

Torah ends confirming no prophet arose like Mashah. Any claiming equal authority to Mashah or to derive their teachings from the Torah written by AL YHUH through Mashah violates Torah's own testimony. Torah was given from AL YHUH to Yshral through Mashah. There is no other bound recipient to its teachings or obligations.

The lawgiver function of Mashah is a unique function that is activated, transferred to Gad, awaiting its latter-day fulfillment when the 'Star' and 'Sceptre' would rise to testify against Moab's warfare on AL YHUH and everything AL YHUH called good.

Appendix: Yaiqob and Yshral: Two Distinct Torah Functions

The Yaiqob and Yshral Pattern Throughout Torah

Torah consistently distinguishes between "Yaiqob" and "Yshral" as two separate functions, not interchangeable names for the same entity. When AL YHUH addresses specific responsibilities, He uses the precise designation that matches the function.

AL YHUH said to Balak King of Moab

Bmdbr 23:23 - Two Protected Functions

"Surely there is no enchantment against Yaiqob, neither is there any divination against Yshral: according to this time it shall be said of Yaiqob and of Yshral, What has AL wrought!"

• Two distinct entities protected from different attacks
• Yaiqob protected from enchantment (nachash)
• Yshral protected from divination (kesem)
• Both mentioned separately with different protections

Bmidbar 24:17 - Two Rising Powers Against Moab's Foundations

"I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Yaiqob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Yshral, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth."

• Star emerges from Yaiqob (individual/lawgiver function)
• Sceptre rises from Yshral (national/authority function)
• Two separate origins for two distinct powers
• Connected by "and" (Ua) showing partnership not singular identity

Dbrym 33:4 - The Law Inheritance Given by Mashah to Yaiqob

"Mashah commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Yaiqob."

• Torah specifically called "inheritance of Yaiqob"
• Not "inheritance of Yshral"
• Establishes "Yaiqob" as the law-guardian function
• Inheritance = bloodline transmission, cannot be revoked or transferred to another

Dbrym 33:28 - Separate Dwelling Functions for Yshral and Yaiqob

"Yshral then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Yaiqob shall be upon a land of grain and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew."

• Yshral dwells in safety (national security function)
• Yaiqob is the fountain/source (spiritual sustenance function)
• Both mentioned with distinct roles in same verse
• Not redundant poetry but AL YHUH's functional distinction

The Tribal Assignments

Gad Receives Yaiqob Function

Dbrym 33:20-21: "And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came ahead of the people, he executed the justice of YHUH, and His judgments with Yshral."

• "Portion of the lawgiver" = Mashah's function transferred
• "Executed justice of YHUH" = Lawguardian 'War Priest' type role
• "His judgments with Yshral" = working alongside the Yshral the Sceptre of the nation
• Gad inherits the Yaiqob/lawgiver function

Aparym Receives Yshral Function

Through Yahushua ben Nun from tribe of Aparym (Bmidbar 13:8, 13:16):

Shmuth 23:21: "Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him."

• AL YHUH's name given to ONE person
• That person was Yahushua from Aparym
• Yahushua led Yshral with sceptre authority
• Aparym inherits the Yshral/sceptre function

The Two Witness Pattern of AL YHUH

The Original 2 Torah Witness Partnership: Mashah and Yahushua

Dbrym 32:44: "And Mashah came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun."

• Mashah (lawgiver/Yaiqob function)
• Yahushua (sceptre/Yshral function)
• Two witnesses delivering testimony together
• Pattern for future two-witness function

The Lawgiver Pattern Established

Dbrym 18:15,18: "YHUH thy AL will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me"

• "Like unto Mashah" = same lawgiver function
• From "thy brethren" = from within Yshral's tribes
• Gad has "portion of the lawgiver" (33:21), prophet like Mashah comes from Gad
• This prophet partners with sceptre function from Aparym

The Identity Riddle in Bmidbar 23

The passage embedding both witnesses:

Bmidbar 23:22: "AL brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a bullock."

• Bullock = Yusap/Aparym (Dbrym 33:17: "His glory is like the firstling of his bullock")

Bmidbar 23:23: Protected functions of Yaiqob and Yshral

Bmidbar 23:24: "Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion"

• Lion = Gad (Dbrym 33:20: "he dwelleth as a lion")

The pattern: Bullock (Aparym) → Protected Functions (Yaiqob/Yshral) → Lion (Gad)

Why This Distinction Matters

Torah Witness Requirements

Dbrym 19:15: "At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established."

• Yaiqob function = First witness (lawgiver/guardian)
• Yshral function = Second witness (sceptre/authority)
• Torah itself = Third witness (written testimony)

Functional Separation

• Yaiqob: Guards Torah, maintains law, exposes contamination
• Yshral: Exercises authority, leads nation, gathers people

The Inheritance Reality

When Dbrym 33:4 calls Torah "the inheritance of the congregation of Yaiqob," this means:

• Bloodline transmission through specific tribal line (Gad)
• Cannot be revoked or transferred outside the line
• Perpetual guardianship function
• Distinct from national leadership role

Torah never uses Yaiqob and Yshral interchangeably. They represent two distinct functions that work together as witnesses:

• Yaiqob = Individual lawgiver function inherited by Gad
• Yshral = National sceptre function inherited by Aparym

These two functions create the two-witness testimony required by Torah law. They're protected different ways (Bmidbar 23:23), arise from different sources (Bmidbar 24:17), and serve different purposes in AL YHUH's design.

The pattern established with Mashah and Yahushua continues: two witnesses, two functions, working together to testify against contamination and execute AL YHUH's justice.