Sabbath Keepers Fellowship & Prison Ministry
Ovadyah Ben Yisrael
From this week's Torah portion:
“And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying, ‘Speak to the children of Yisra’el, that they take up a contribution (Terumah) for Me. From everyone whose heart moves him you shall take up My contribution. And this is the contribution which you take up from them: gold, and silver, and bronze, and blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed red, and fine leather, and acacia wood, oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense, shoham stones, and stones to be set in the shoulder garment and in the breastplate. And they shall make Me a Set-apart Place, and I shall dwell within them. According to all that I show you – the pattern of the Dwelling Place and the pattern of all its furnishings – make it exactly so.’”
The words Shakanti B’tokam (שָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם), from the beginning of this week's Torah portion, are usually translated “I shall dwell in their midst,” or “I shall dwell among them.” However, these are not the only translations possible.
The compound word Shakanti certainly means “I dwell,” and indicates a residing physical/spiritual presence. However, the word B’tokam can have somewhat different shades of meaning. Its root is the Hebrew word “tok” (תוך), which is sometimes translated “among,” but more often is translated as “in,” or “within.” It can even be translated as “inside.” Thus, the highlighted verse above can fairly be translated as, “And they shall make Me a Set-apart Place, and I shall dwell within them” - or “inside them.”
Consider that. It is a commandment of the Most-High that the people of Yisrael are to make for Him a set-apart Dwelling Place B’tokam - within them.

Original Hebrew Scripture from 1Chronicles 28 Original Hebrew Scripture from 1Chronicles 28
"All hearts are searched by Yahweh"
כָל־לְבָבוֹת דּוֹרֵשׁ יְהוָה
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God keeps his promises regardless of what we do, but the positive promises might be fulfilled in our lifetime or in another's, depending on our relationship with God. If the people as a whole are obedient to God's Law, or even if only their leaders are, the people are much more likely to receive God's blessing in their lifetimes.
1 Kings 6:12-13

Here's the Sabbath Bulletin for our Shabbat service:

IMPORTANT! Pastor Kraig Dorney, associate pastor for Corner Fringe Ministries, will be preaching next Shabbat on Saturday, Feb. 24, starting at 10:30 a.m. EST/9:30 a.m. CST, at 60 Bailey Ave., Manchseter, NH. Kraig just returned to the states from back-to-back mission trips to India and Honduras, and he will be preaching on the urgency of equipping the saints to make disciple-making disciples while "Growing A Healthy Church," as fulfillment of the Great Commission. The livestream will be available at and the sermon will subsequently be posted at

Why were no iron tools allowed on the altar stones? Stones often represent people, and iron represents power and punishment. Perhaps this is God's way of saying, You can't make yourself into an acceptable sacrifice through your own power.

The stones for the Temple were cut in the wilderness and transported to Jerusalem, just like the Hebrews in the wilderness. Just like us.

The character of the two structures was very different, yet God dwelled in both. Very interesting…

#terumah

I know that it can be hard to find fellowship, and this is a very big deal for people who take the commandments seriously.

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I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
Ezekiel 16:10 ESV

Compare this to the description of the Tabernacle in Exodus. It is a 3-dimensional representation of a higher, spiritual reality. God communicates spiritual truths to us through visual and tangible metaphors because we are both physical and spiritual beings.