Portion: Ki Tisa (When You Elevate) Shemoth (Exodus 32:21-33:20)

Exodus 32:21-35

21 And Mosheh said to Aharon, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?” 22 And Aharon said, “Do not let the displeasure of my master burn. You know the people, that it is in evil. 23 “And they said to me, ‘Make us mighty ones who go before us. For this Mosheh, the man who brought us out of the land of Mitsrayim, we do not know what has become of him.’ 24 “And I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let them take it off.’ And they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.” 25 And Mosheh saw that the people were let loose, for Aharon had let them loose, to their shame among their enemies. 26 And Mosheh stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, “Who is for יהוה? Come to me.” And all the sons of Lĕwi gathered themselves to him. 27 And he said to them, “Thus said יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl: ‘Each one put his sword on his side, pass over to and fro from gate to gate in the camp, and each one kill his brother, and each one his friend, and each one his relative.’ ” 28 And the sons of Lĕwi did according to the word of Mosheh. And about three thousand men of the people fell that day. 29 And Mosheh said, “You are ordained for יהוה today – since each one has been against his son and his brother – so as to bring upon you a blessing today.” 30 And it came to be on the next day that Mosheh said to the people, “You, you have sinned a great sin. And now I am going up to יהוה – if I might atone for your sin.” 31 And Mosheh returned to יהוה and said, “Oh, these people have sinned a great sin, and have made for themselves a mighty one of gold! 32 And now, if You would forgive their sin, but if not, please blot me out of Your book which You have written. 33 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I blot him out of My book. 34 And now, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. See, My Messenger goes before you. And in the day of My visitation I shall visit their sin upon them. 35 And יהוה plagued the people because they made the calf, which Aharon made.

Exodus 33:1-20

1 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Come, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought out of the land of Mitsrayim, to the land of which I swore to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Ya’aqoḇ, saying, ‘To your seed I give it.’ 2 “And I shall send My Messenger before you, and I shall drive out the Kena’anite and the Amorite and the Ḥittite and the Perizzite and the Ḥiwwite and the Yeḇusite,

3 “to a land flowing with milk and honey. For I do not go up in your midst because you are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume you on the way. 4 And when the people heard this evil word, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. 5 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. Should I go up in your midst for one moment I shall consume you. And now, take off your ornaments, and I shall know what to do to you.’ ” 6 So the children of Yisra’ĕl took off their ornaments at Mount Ḥorĕḇ. 7 And Mosheh took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and called it the Tent of Appointment. And it came to be that everyone who sought יהוה went out to the Tent of Appointment which was outside the camp. 8 And it came to be, whenever Mosheh went out to the Tent, that all the people rose, and each man stood at his tent door and watched Mosheh until he entered the Tent. 9 And it came to be, when Mosheh entered the Tent, that the column of cloud descended and stood at the door of the Tent, and He spoke with Mosheh. 10 And all the people saw the column of cloud standing at the Tent door, and all the people rose and bowed themselves, each one at the door of his tent. 11 Thus יהוה spoke to Mosheh face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Yehoshua son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the Tent. 12 And Mosheh said to יהוה, “See, You are saying to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not made known to me whom You would send with me, though You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favour in My eyes.’ 13 And now, please, if I have found favour in Your eyes, please show me Your way, and let me know You, so that I find favour in Your eyes. And consider that this nation is Your people. 14 And He said, “My Presence does go, and I shall give you rest.” 15 And he said to Him, “If Your Presence is not going, do not lead us up from here. 16 For how then shall it be known that I have found favour in Your eyes, I and Your people, except You go with us? Then we shall be distinguished, I and Your people, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth. 17 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Even this word you have spoken I shall do, for you have found favour in My eyes, and I know you by name.” 18 Then he said, “Please, show me Your esteem.” 19 And He said, “I shall cause all My goodness to pass before you, and I shall proclaim the Name of יהוה before you. And I shall favour him whom I favour, and shall have compassion on him whom I have compassion.” 20 But He said, “You are unable to see My face, for no man does see Me and live.”

Fill In The Blank

1) And now, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. See, My ________________ goes before you. And in the day of My ________________ I shall visit their sin upon them.

2) And now, if You would ________________ their sin, but if not, please ________________ me out of Your book which You have written.

3) And Mosheh said to ________________, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a ________________ upon them?”

4) And Mosheh stood in the ________________ of the camp, and said, “Who is for .Come to me.” And all the sons of _______________ gathered themselves to him ?יהוה

5) And He said, “I shall cause all My goodness to pass before you, and I shall proclaim the Name of יהוה before you. And I shall favour him whom I favour, and shall have ________________ on him whom I have ________________.”

6) Thus יהוה spoke to Mosheh face to face, as a man speaks to his ________________. And he would return to the camp, but his servant ________________ son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the Tent.

7) And it came to be, whenever Mosheh went out to the Tent, that all the people rose, and each man stood at his tent ________________ and ________________ Mosheh until he entered the Tent.

8) And it came to be, when Mosheh entered the Tent, that the column of ________________ descended and stood at the ________________ of the Tent, and He spoke with Mosheh.

9) And now, please, if I have found favour in Your eyes, please show me Your ________________, and let me know You, so that I find favour in Your eyes. And consider that this _________________ is Your people.

True Or False

would meet Mosheh at the tent of appointment יהוה (1outside the camp so that the people would not be consumed by his presence. True/False

2) All the people would gather before the column of cloud at the tent of appointment. True/False

Across

3. I know you by name, and you have also found ____ in My eyes. 4. You are a stiff-____ people. 7. My Presence does go, and I shall give you ____. 8. You are unable to see My face, for no man does see Me and ____. 9. And יהוה ____ the people because they made the calf, which Aharon made. 10. And now I am going up to יהוה – if I might ____ for your sin.

Down

1. So the children of Yisra’ĕl took off their ____ at Mount Ḥorĕḇ. 2. Whoever has sinned against Me, I blot him out of My ____. 5. Do not let the ____ of my master burn. 6. If Your Presence is not going, do not lead us up from here.

ATONE

CALF

DISPLEASURE

ENTRANCE

GOLD

HONEY

MESSENGER

ORDAINED

ORNAMENTS

SWORD