Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Pinchas.
Pinchas was the grandson of Aharon Ha Kohein Gadol.He took up his courage in saving his people and his teacher's honor. And brought peace between G-D and Israel.The leader of the Tribe of Simeon - Zimri Ben Salu did a terrible thing in front of Moshe Rabbeinu , when he brought the Midianite princess Cozbi daughter of Tzur into his tent immodestly.The Midianites and Moabites had ,on the instruction of Bilaam and Balak, set up a market with young females , to entice Israel to sin and worship their deity so as to get HaShem angry with Israel.A plague had broken out and it was due to the actions of Pinchas , that the plague was stayed. What did Pinchas do? He courageously picked up a spear that was in Moshe's possession and with great Emuna in HaShem , he walked toward Zimri's tent and pierced both Zimri the Simeonite and Cozbi , the Midianite with the spear ridding Israel if this immoral act,saving the honor of his teacher Moshe and greatest of all, calming HaShem's anger at Israel by bringing peace between G-D and His people .
This was a very courageous action for the Simeonites could have killed Pinchas but Pinchas put his own safety aside and put his life on the line for his Creator .For this action, HaShem truly Blessed Pinchas with the Blessing of long life , for Pinchas continued to live for a very long time .Infact , Pinchas was even one of the spies that Joshua sent into Yericho to spy out their city and report back .
The action of strength and courage of Pinchas ,standing up alone for right and morality and going into a camp of Simeonites who were very strong, showed bravery beyond question , for he could not stand the fact that HaShem and Moshe had been slighted.Even after he had killed Zimri and Cozbi with the spear, he came out of Zimri's tent and held them both up on the spear in the air to show what becomes of unholiness and immorality. After this action, the ppplague was stayed and peace again reigned between HaShem and His people .
This action of Pinchas bringing peace between G-D and Israel saw to it that HaShem gave Pinchas a very special Brocha . Our sages tell us that because Pinchas brought peace between G-D and Israel , Pinchas would be deserving of being the one who heralds Mashiach and so , Pinchas returned as Eliyahu Ha Navi who went up to Shamaim alive in a fiery chariot , to return as the harbinger of peace that will anoint the coming of Mashiach and as the prophet Malachi says, Eliyahu Ha Navi , will turn (in Mashiach's time ) the hearts of the Fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their Fathers - a task surely for a man of peace as Pinchas surely was.
We know that Eliyahu Ha Navi sometimes comes to Earth dressed as a poor beggar for alms , trying to get people to give Tzeddakah - This is truly a man of holiness .
HaShem so loved this righteous action of Pinchas that even HaShem showed us that HaShem humbled Himself with Pinchas , for in the Torah in this verse , when HaShem put in Pinchas' name , the 'Yud' in the name of Pinchas , which signifies the first letter of one of HaShem's Names , is written in Pinchas' name here, smaller than the letters around us , showing the honor and love that HaShem gave to Pinchas and his faithful action.
If we look closer at Pinchas' name here , the 'Pei' in front refers to the mouth of HaShem that Pinchas protected, and the Yud within his name for HaShem within and the letters left of his name spell the word 'Nachas,' which is the root to the words 'Nechsach,' which means ' To be Saved or spared,' and 'Nechsam' which means ' To be closed or blocked,' so putting this together,we get Pinchas spoke for HaShem's Mouth and spared and saved us and blocked and closed the plague.
Certainly, Pinchas was a truly holy man.
Pinchas , like Avraham both stood up against the many and proclaimed the one truth of HaShem and His Laws .
This is how HaShem Wants us to be. To have total faith in Him no matter what others around may be doing. HaShem wants us to stand up with bravery and courage and profess the truth and keep this World moral for HaShem 's Sake .
To be a true follower of G-D means to follow G-D and not the crowd like sheep .
To be a true follower of G-D means to stand up and profess HaShem's Torah , in this World amid the obstacles others may try to put in the way as people go their own way . We must be like Pinchas and Avraham , and profess the truth of G-D with courage , not because of getting a reward, but because of pure love of G-D .
To truly love G-D , is to truly stand by Him no matter what .
To truly love G-D as Pinchas and Avraham did , is to be the one that says no to the flow and ebb of those around who try to lead others astray .As our great Torah sage Hillel said, 'In a place where there are no leaders, strive to be a leader,' meaning that in a place of immorality and where people go their own way,strive to be the one to lead them back to the right path of The One And Only true G-D - G-D The One And Only Creator of all .
To truly love G-D , is to follow G-D and His Torah and to make this entire World holy for HaShem .
With love to HaShem, I wish HaShem with love a truly special and beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love and to all, a special beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love.
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