Parashat Ha'azinu: The Song of the Kingdom

As we conclude the Torah cycle with V'Zot HaBrachah—"And this is the blessing"—we witness Moshe's final act: blessing the tribes before his death. But this ending is also a beginning, pointing us toward the ultimate fulfillment in Yeshua and the Kingdom of G-D.

 

The Blessing and the Kingdom

Moshe declares: "The LORD came from Sinai... He came with myriads of holy ones... from His right hand went a fiery law for them" (Deut. 33:2). This prophetic vision anticipates not just the giving of Torah, but the coming of the King Himself.

When Yeshua proclaimed, "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17), He was announcing that G-D's reign—foreshadowed in Moshe's blessings—was breaking into human history. The Kingdom is not merely a future hope; it is both present reality and future consummation.

 

From Moshe to Messiah

Moshe blessed each tribe according to their unique calling within Israel. Similarly, Yeshua came proclaiming the Kingdom where every person—Jew and Gentile—finds their place in G-d's redemptive plan. The Torah ends with Moshe's death, but the Kingdom message reveals that death is not the end.

"There has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moshe" (Deut. 34:10)—until Yeshua, the Prophet greater than Moshe, who not only spoke G-d's words but embodied them as the Living Torah.

 

Living in Kingdom Reality

The Gospel of the Kingdom that Yeshua preached is this: G-D's rule is here, His Messiah has come, and we are invited to live under His reign now. This means:

• Repentance (teshuvah) - turning from sin to the King

• Righteousness - living by the Spirit of Torah written on our hearts

• Shalom - experiencing G-D's peace that transcends circumstances, and sets all things in proper order as HE created it to be

• Mission - extending the Kingdom message to all nations

The Eternal Blessing

As we roll the Torah scroll back to B'resheet (Genesis) we remember that G-D's story is circular and eternal. The blessing Moshe pronounced over Israel continues in Yeshua's blessing over His disciples: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew 5:3).

May we, like the tribes of old, receive our unique blessing and calling in the Kingdom. And may we live as citizens of that Kingdom today, awaiting its full revelation when Yeshua returns as Melech HaMelachim—King of Kings.

Chazak, chazak, v'nitchazek! Be strong, be strong, and let us strengthen one another!