Bible ~~- Older Testament ~~- Numbers (Journeys) ~~- chapter 27 of 36 (23 verses.)

Numbers (Journeys) 27Wrench

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Courageous Daughters Win Women's Rights
1 [Moses watches the high-priest read the supernatural flame and light stones. The priest hands a land-grant papyrus to the leader of 5 young men. The men jump up and down, high-fiving each other, screaming, “Woohoo! We got our land rights!” The 5 men run, papyrus held high, rushing back through the maze of tents, to 5 beautiful girls. One of the jerks flaunts the papyrus in front of the girls. The other 4 men grab and push the girls. The men shout, “The count is over! You lost your Daddy's inheritance rights! Now you have to marry us!” One of the girls shouts, “Never!” She spits in his face, then yells, “That's all you'll get of me, you pig!” Another of the jerks growls, “Let's settle this right now.” He unbuttons his pants. He rips off the skirt of (Mahlah) the weakest girl. He grabs her, drags her on the ground toward his tent. The other 4 guys drag the other 4 girls toward tents. Back at the sanctuary, Moses nods to the guards. The guards run to the men. The guards grab the men and the girls. The guards manhandle them all toward Moses. The chief guard growls to the girl, “Out of the frying pan, into the fire, girls.” The lead aggressor says to ‘Queen’, the most stately girl, “Now you've drawn the angry eye of Moses.” The guards shove and drag the girls. They throw the girls at the feet of Moses. The chief guard says, “Sir, these are the] daughters of [old dead] Zelophehad {United}, the son of Hepher {Explorer}, the son of Gilead {Monument-Mound}, the son of Machir {Salesman}, the son of Manasseh {Sweet-Forgetting}. [They're members] of the clans of Manasseh, the son of Joseph {Increaser}. These daughters are named: Mahlah {Weak}, Nuah {Mover}, Hoglah {Partridge}, Milcah {Queen} and Tirzah {Delight}.”
Dramatization.
2 The [brave young] women stand [their ground] before Moses, and before [high] priest ELeazar {El's-Aid}, and before the princes and the whole congregation, by the entrance to the Meeting Tent. [Mahlah trembles. Pretty Tirzah {Delight} steadies her weak sister. Milcah {Queen} boldly addresses Moses:]
3 “Our father died in the wilderness. But he avoided the rabble of [Demoblicans] who joined the conspiracy against YHVH in Korah's [rebellion]. [Our] Dad died in his own sin. [He] left no sons [to inherit his property].
4 [There's no reason] to wipe the family-name of our [dead] father from the genealogy of the [tribe of Manasseh], just because [all his children were born female instead of] male. So, [Moses, recognize us girls] as the [Lawful] possessors of the inheritance-rights [to our Father's estate, the Lawful equals of our male cousins who inherit land from our] Dad's brothers.” [The Elders and the people gasp. They shout, “Stone the wenches!” The men pick up stones to throw at the girls, 😇. The women shout, “How dare they speak to Moses like that!” The young men who have been exploiting the girls shout, “Know your place, woman!” Another shouts, “Get in the bed and do as you're told, you whores!”]
5 [The rabble sweep in from all sides. Men grab the girls. They tie the girls to oxcarts, intending to draw and quarter them. Suddenly Moses yells. The sky turns black. Moses shouts, “Anyone who touches the girls dies! YAH will decide their fate!”] Moses [ducks into sanctuary. He passes the veil. He falls on his face before the Ark] of YHVH. [A shimmering supernatural glow appears between the golden angels.]
YHVH Grants Equal Rights For Women
6 YHVH enlightens Moses [about women's rights]:
7 [YAH's angel] says, “The daughters of Zelophehad {United} speak right. Absolutely. Give the [girls] ownership of inheritance [rights equal to those enjoyed by] their father's brothers. And you [ensure that] their father's estate passes [safely] to them, [free of interference from the sexist mob].
8 Address the [brats] of Israel. Tell them, ‘If a man dies, leaving no son, then make sure his inheritance [rights] pass to his daughter, [no matter how fiercely the macho creeps fight and scream].
9 And if a man has [no sons] nor daughters, then give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 And if a [man dies, leaving no sons, daughters, or] brothers, give his inheritance [rights] to his father's brothers, [his uncles].
11 And if the [dead man's] father has no brothers, then give his inheritance [rights] to his nearest [male] blood-relative, as an [inalienable] possession.’ Say, ‘This judicial statute will perpetually apply to the [future] descendants of Israel, as YHVH commanded Moses.’”
Moses Passes His Authority To JAHshua
12 Then YHVH [opens a supernatural portal. It shows Moses the nearby mountains. YAH] says to Moses, “You move up onto this mount Abarim {Beyond}, [from where you will move to the regions beyond this world]. Look [out over] the land I give to the children of Israel.
Abarim means "regions beyond".
13 Then, when you've overlooked [the earthly Promised Land, I'll] take you away [to the heavenly Promised Land], as [I] took Aaron your brother.
14 [I can't let you lead my people into the Promised Land, because you set a terrible example for them when you violently] rebelled against my order, when the community fought me at the water of Meribah {Bickering} in Kadesh {Sanctuary} in the wilderness of Zin {Crags}. You [failed to] show how different I am [from the violent war-gods, when, instead of calmly speaking, you bashed the rock to draw out] the water, before all of the peoples' watching eyes.”
The last thing the Israelites need is more violence. Not allowing Moses to lead the people should have been a wake-up call that YHVH did not want the Israelis to violently invade the Promised Land. But, as usual, they didn't listen.
15 Moses [resists the urge to argue his own case. Rather] he begs YHVH [to help others]:
16 [Moses prays,] "YHVH, Elohim [over] the spirits of all flesh, please set a [good] man over the community [of Israel].
17 [Give Israel a leader] to venture out [to the Promised Land] before them, and to enter in before them, to lead them out [of sin], to bring them into [your blessings], so that the [millions of] people of YHVH never [die lost] like sheep without a shepherd.
There's nothing about battle in this verse, despite the GNT's and the NLT's militaristic inventions. When the Messiah arrived in Israel and Judah, he saw they were leaderless sheep without a shepherd. Their leaders were ravenous wolves, just like the leaders of the ‘Judeo-Christian’ establishment today.
18 So YHVH replies to Moses, “You take Nun's son JAHshua, a man in whom [lives My] spirit. [Publicly] lay your hand [of blessing] upon his [head].
19 [Then] set [JAHshua] before [high] priest ELeazar {El's-Aid}. Before the whole congregation [of elders], give [JAHshua your] commission, while everyone watches.
20 Pass your authority to JAHshua, so that the whole [2 Million] people of Israel will [be inclined to] obey [him].
OR , "delegate some of your authority."
21 And whenever [the nation] needs counsel from YHVH, [instead of resorting to the madness of the popular vote,] [JAHshua] will [humbly] stand before [high] priest ELeazar {El's-Aid}, who will face YHVH, [praying for YAH] to render a judgment by means of the [supernatural] Urim [stone(s)]. [Then,] at JAHshua's word, the Israelites will venture out. At [JAHshua's] word, they'll enter [their destination]: [JAHshua], and all the children of Israel with him: the whole [2 Million person] crowd [as one man, united under YHVH's leadership].”
This is the idea expressed as “E Pluribus Unum” [Out of many, one]. It is the idea behind the pagan pledge of allegiance, “one nation, under god, indivisible.” But without YAH's Laws, the only way a state can be unified is through brainwashing and oppression. Democracy will NEVER work, as stated by Ben Franklin and the other ‘founding fathers’ of the USA.
22 So, 😇, Moses does everything as YHVH commands him. He escorts JAHshua [outside the Meeting Tent]. He sets [JAHshua] before [high] priest ELeazar {El's-Aid}, before the whole [massive Israeli] crowd.
23 [Then,] as YHVH commanded him, Moses lays his hands upon [JAHshua]. Thus [Moses] hands over his authority, [proclaiming JAHshua his successor].
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