Shalom, friends! We’re so glad you’re here. We invite you to explore this week’s Torah portion and discover the timeless lessons of faithfulness, courage, justice, and legacy that still speak powerfully to our lives today. 😃

If you would like to explore more teachings and resources related to this portion of Scripture, we warmly invite you to visit our Pinchas page.

Thank you for sowing into this mandate.💖 You are making a difference for the Kingdom of YHVH.

The testimonies that come to us are always so encouraging, and such a reflection of how Ruach HaKodesh has used Michael & Rood Crew to touch lives... it is truly humbling and astounding. Here is one that speaks volumes! 

I bless and thank Yehovah on High for His servant Michael Rood. I became a Torah-observant follower of Yeshua in 2006 and soon after obtained the 3 DVD series with this strange Man in Blue Dress talking about Sun God’s and Bare breasted fertility goddesses turning chickens into egglaying rabbits…
Then heard he was coming to Cape Town! At the time I was getting input from more traditional preacher types so was not sure I would go, but the message was burning in me as I was cleaning up my diet and celebrating Feast days with a small Messianic group. Then the word came - that the hosts had cancelled the venue Michael would teach at! He was labelled a false prophet and put under the ban - by a Messianic Rabbi no less. I had to do something!
So I hired a Science Venue at a large Mall which had an auditorium, and a room in a guest house near my home. With no time for marketing - just word of mouth the first meeting was poorly attended, but Michael taught the message that would become the Jonah Code later. He was electric, and you would swear he had the whole of Africa in front of him. At the next meeting, people were sitting in the stairways and on the floor in front of the stage. What revelation! We had to book the next day again. At some time, Michael came to my house and had a cup of coffee and, while he was sitting there on my blue leather couch, I remember thinking how small he looked after appearing like a 9ft Giant on stage. I remember thinking that I should be asking him some profound question, that I should be harvesting some deep revelation from this brilliant mind. Nothing, I could think of nothing - because I got it! It’s all in the Torah and it’s simple - obey as much as you possibly can and YHWH will lead you into all Truth. As Michael put it - you will only receive as much Truth as you are willing to obey.
On another visit to South Africa, Michael launched his Chronological Gospels, which he had printed here.
I have my autographed first copy: “I’ll see you when the smoke clears M.R.
From your lips to His ears, Michael, Thank you for your Service Sir.
Jacques S

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A major challenge today is that modern lifestyles have changed dramatically. Many people spend less time outdoors, work indoors, avoid sun exposure, and live in environments filled with factors that can place additional stress on the body. While sunlight remains an important natural source of vitamin D, geography, seasons, and lifestyle can significantly affect how much the body produces.

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Vitamin D also works alongside other nutrients. For example, because vitamin D3 increases the body's absorption of calcium, vitamin K2 is needed to help direct calcium where it belongs — toward bones and teeth rather than allowing excess calcium to accumulate in soft tissues (which can lead to pain, stiffness, calcified arteries, and kidney stones). Magnesium also plays a key role in calcium regulation and muscle function.

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Understanding your own vitamin D status and supporting healthy levels may be one of the most important steps you can take toward long-term wellness.

Shalom, everyone!

Thank you for being a valued member of Michael Rood TV. Your faithful support makes it possible to continue producing resources that encourage a deeper understanding of the Scriptures from their original Hebrew perspective.

This week, we’re pleased to share the infographic for Balak, designed to give you a clear and engaging overview of this Torah portion. It highlights the key events, central themes, important characters, and practical lessons that emerge from the text, making it an excellent companion for your personal study, family discussion, or fellowship group.

We pray that this resource will help you see the faithfulness of Yehovah more clearly, deepen your appreciation for His Torah, and inspire you to walk more faithfully in His ways.

Thank you for being part of this growing community of seekers. We hope this week’s infographic is a blessing to you.

Shalom, and enjoy your study!

Encouraging Word of the Week ✨

A Promise of Faithfulness

Hebrew: Emunah

Isaiah 54:9,10

 “For this is the waters of Noaḥ to Me, in that I have sworn that the waters of Noaḥ would never again cover the earth, so have I sworn not to be wroth with you, nor to rebuke you. 10 “For though the mountains be removed and the hills be shaken, My kindness is not removed from you, nor is My covenant of peace shaken,” said Yahovah who has compassion on you.

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<62> The first "Sermon on the Mount," Yeshua proclaims the rules of the Kingdom!
~Michael Rood~ The Chronological Gospels.

Verse of the Week: Matthew 4:4

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of Yehovah.”

Before Yeshua began His public ministry, He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. This was not a detour. It was preparation. The Son of David, the greater Moses, the faithful Israelite, and the last Adam entered the place of testing and overcame where Adam, Israel, and all of us have so often failed.

The first temptation was not dramatic in the way we might expect. Satan did not begin with open blasphemy. He began with appetite. “Command these stones to become bread.” The issue was not whether Yeshua had the power to do it. The issue was whether He would use His power outside of submission to the Father. The test was simple, but it reached into the deepest place of human weakness. Will man live by what his body demands, or by what Yehovah has spoken?

This is one of the great themes running through the whole biblical story. Eden was lost through appetite. Israel was tested in the wilderness through hunger. Messiah entered the wilderness and conquered through obedience. Where the first Adam reached out and took, Yeshua refused. Where Israel grumbled, Yeshua trusted. Where we so often try to satisfy the flesh first and seek Yehovah afterward, Yeshua shows us the order of the Kingdom.

This matters because the Kingdom of Yehovah is not merely a future political reality, though it is certainly that. It is also the present formation of a people who live under the rule of the coming King. The return of Yeshua will bring the restoration of all things, the healing of Israel, the renewal of the earth, and the restoration of Eden. But even now, Yehovah is forming a remnant people who learn to say no to the demands of the age and yes to His word.

The wilderness reveals what rules us. It exposes the things that speak louder to us than Scripture. Hunger, fear, comfort, anxiety, ambition, distraction, and self-preservation all make their claims. But Yeshua answers them all with the word of Yehovah. He does not debate Satan on Satan’s terms. He does not perform to prove His identity. He rests in what the Father has already declared.

The Father had just said, “This is My beloved Son.” The enemy then says, “If You are the Son of Yehovah.” That is always the pattern. Yehovah speaks identity. Satan questions it. Yehovah calls us to trust. Satan calls us to prove ourselves. Yehovah leads us into obedience. Satan offers shortcuts.

Yeshua’s victory in the wilderness teaches us that the people of the Kingdom must recover a life of disciplined dependence. We do not live by bread alone. We do not live by politics alone. We do not live by headlines, emotions, appetites, or survival instincts. We live by every word that comes from the mouth of Yehovah.

So, this week, let Yehovah expose any appetite, habit, fear, or craving that has been speaking louder than His word. Do not merely try harder. Follow the pattern of Messiah. Bring the temptation into the light. Answer it with Scripture. Submit again to the Father. The wilderness is not where Yehovah abandons His people. It is where He prepares them for the Kingdom.

"If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and honor God’s holy day, you will find joy in the Lord and be blessed with triumph and inheritance." -- Isaiah 58:13–14

From all of the brothers and sisters of our Ambassador Family (A-Fam), may your Shabbat be filled with presence, peace, and purpose. Shabbat Shalom!