以色列的土地
安息日妥拉
Mattot — מטות
民数记（Num）： 30:1 – 32:40
耶利米书（Jr）： 1:1 – 2:3
马太福音（Mt）： 5:33 – 37
Massei — מסעי
民数记（Num）： 33:1 – 36:13
耶利米书（Jr）：
2:4 – 28；3:4
雅各书（Jm）：4:1 – 12
本周妥拉摘要
Mattot-支派
第四十二段妥拉阅读经卷的名称为Mattot (מטות)，意为“支派”。此名称出自民数记30:1，里面讲到“摩西晓谕以色列各支派的首领说”。民数记30章讨论了许愿与起誓的原则。民数记31章讲述了以色列与米甸的争战。民数记32章讲述了流便子孙、迦得子孙以及玛拿西半个支派继承了约旦河东的土地。除了圣经日历中的闰年，在同一个Shabbat（安息日）， 妥拉阅读段落Mattot（支派）与Massei（所行的路程）一起阅读。
Massei-所行的路程
民数记最后的妥拉阅读经卷称为Massei (מסעי)，此单词意为“所行的路程”。它出自妥拉阅读段落的第一节，“以色列人...所行的路程”（民数记33:1）。妥拉从创世纪的创造宇宙开始叙事，一直讲述到Massei这段，所以Massei相当于一个叙事休止符。直到申命记结束、摩西去世后，叙事的手法才再次重启。
在民数记最后的阅读段落解决了很多紧急关头的细节问题。在经文中罗列了以色列人从埃及到摩押地的安营过程。我们还读到了分配给各支派土地的指导，以及关于土地边界的具体细节。在解释土地和边界的同时，摩西也介绍了逃城的规定和更多关于继承的条例。在大多数年份中，犹太会堂会把Massei妥拉阅读段落和之前的Mattot妥拉阅读段落合并诵读，因为Mattot是对它的简要解读。
Mattot-Tribes
The name of the forty-second reading from the Torah is Mattot (מטות), which means "tribes." The name is derived from the words of Numbers 30:1, which says, "Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel." Numbers 30 discusses the laws of vows and oaths. Numbers 31 tells the story of Israel's war with Midian. Numbers 32 relates the story of how the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Mannaseh came to inherit the land east of the Jordan River. Except in biblical calendar leap years, Mattot is read together with the subsequent Torah portion, Massei, on the same Sabbath.
Massei-Journeys
The last reading from the book of Numbers is called Massei (מסעי), a word that means "journeys." It comes from the first verse of the reading, which begins with the words "These are the journeys of the sons of Israel" (Numbers 33:1). Massei is the end of the continuous narrative of Torah that began in Genesis with the creation of the universe. The narrative does not resume until the end of Deuteronomy, when Moses dies.
The final reading in Numbers settles several last-minute details. In it we find a list of the encampments from Egypt to the plains of Moab. We also find instructions for apportioning the land, as well as the specifics regarding the borders of the land. While explaining the land and its borders, Moses introduces the laws of the cities of refuge and more inheritance laws. In most years, synagogues read Massei together with the preceding portion, Mattot, which accounts for the brevity of this portion's commentary.
妥拉纲要
妥拉
民数记 30:1 ｜ 女人的许愿
民数记 31:1 ｜ 与米甸人的争战
民数记 31:13 ｜ 从战场上返回
民数记 31:25 ｜ 对俘虏和战利品的处置
民数记 32:1 ｜ 约旦河外的所得之地的划分
民数记 33:1 ｜ 以色列从埃及出发的路程
民数记 33:50 ｜ 征服迦南的指示
民数记 34:1 ｜ 迦南地的边界
民数记 34:16 ｜ 支派的首领
民数记 35:1 ｜ 分给利未人的城邑
民数记 35:9 ｜ 逃城
民数记 35:16 ｜ 关于谋杀和血仇
民数记 36:1 ｜ 女子结婚的继承条例
TORAH
Numbers 30:1 | Vows Made by Women
Numbers 31:1 | War against Midian
Numbers 31:13 | Return from the War
Numbers 31:25 | Disposition of Captives and Booty
Numbers 32:1 | Conquest and Division of Transjordan
Numbers 33:1 | The Stages of Israel's Journey from Egypt
Numbers 33:50 | Directions for the Conquest of Canaan
Numbers 34:1 | The Boundaries of the Land
Numbers 34:16 | Tribal Leaders
Numbers 35:1 | Cities for the Levites
Numbers 35:9 | Cities of Refuge
Numbers 35:16 | Concerning Murder and Blood Revenge
Numbers 36:1 | Marriage of Female Heirs
以色列的土地
民数记34章描绘了以色列的国土边界，就是约书亚分给9个半仍需安置支派的土地。当时流便、迦得以及玛拿西半个支派已经承受了约旦河东的领土，而利未支派不会分到任何领土。约书亚和以利亚撒需掣签，把地分给余下的支派。民数记34:19-29列出了各支派中负责将地划分给不同宗族及家庭的首领名单。
弥赛亚的信徒们一读到以色列的地理信息，常常会觉得索然无味。关于这些土地的描述看起来和我们毫不相关。毕竟，基督教倡导的是我们在天上的属灵产业，而不是地上的，所以信徒们何必关心以色列的土地呢？
然而我们应该关注以色列地，其中一个原因是，神关注它。圣经里充满了对这块地产的详细描述。以色列地也是一个舞台，大多数圣经中的情节都上演于此。在圣经中，以色列地是神关心的焦点。如果它对神至关重要，那么它对神的孩子来说也应该无比重要。
很多基督徒第一次踏上那地游览时，通常会反应到，“现在我觉得圣经简直活过来了！”或者，“我从没想到原来错过了这么多！”还有，“我感觉我回到了家！”。每位信徒都和以色列地有种特别的关系。这里是我们信仰的摇篮。我们的主曾经将脚踏在这里的泥土和石头上。这是神的圣地，是祂安置祂的城（耶路撒冷）和圣殿，又使祂的同在居住其中的地方。
对于犹太信徒来说，这份联结就更为紧密了。以色列地不仅是他属灵的源头，而是他在世上实际的产业。
基督徒从一世纪起就开始了圣地朝圣之旅。在FFOZ，我们也鼓励所有的弥赛亚信徒们一生至少要去一次以色列。从属灵意义上来说，以色列地是所有信徒的家乡。神的同在遍布这里。它是“耶和华—你神所眷顾的；从岁首到年终，耶和华—你神的眼目时常看顾那地”（申命记11:12）。先知们也说到，当弥赛亚再来的时候，祂会聚集所有以色列子民重新回到以色列地。
The Land of Israel
numbers 34 sketches out the borders for the land of Israel, which Joshua was to distribute among the nine and a half tribes that remained to be settled. The tribes of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had already made claim to territories east of the Jordan. The Levites were not to receive tribal territory. Joshua and Eleazar were to cast lots to parcel out the land among the remaining tribes. Numbers 34:19-29 gives a list of the tribal leaders responsible for dividing the parcel among the clans and families of the tribe.
It is easy for believers in Messiah to read about geographical Israel with little interest. Descriptions of the land seem inconsequential to us. After all, Christianity provides a spiritual inheritance in heaven, not an earthly inheritance. Why should believers care about the land of Israel?
One reason we should take an interest in the land of Israel is that God does. The Bible is filled with details about this particular piece of real estate. The land of Israel is the stage on which the majority of the Bible is played out. In God's Book, the land of Israel is a central concern. If it matters to God, it should matter to His children.
When Christian believers first visit the land of Israel, they typically say things like, "The Bible has become so real to me now," or, "I never realized how much I was missing," or "I feel like I've come home." All believers have a special relationship to the land of Israel. It is the cradle of our faith. Our Master's feet tread upon its soil and stones. It is God's holy land in which He placed His city (Jerusalem) and His Temple and caused His presence to dwell.
For a Jewish believer the connection is even more relevant. Not only is the land of Israel the place of his spiritual origin, it is his literal inheritance in this world.
Christians have been making pilgrimages to the Holy Land since the first century. At FFOZ, we encourage all believers in Messiah to make at least one visit to Israel. In a spiritual sense, the land of Israel is the homeland of all believers. The presence of God permeates the land. It is "a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year" (Deuteronomy 11:12). The prophets say that when the Messiah comes, He will gather all the people of Israel back to the land of Israel.
First Fruits of Zion