V'Zos Habracha: aerial perspective

The Parsha includes references to Heaven. (33:26) אֵין כָּאֵל, יְשֻׁרוּן: רֹכֵב שָׁמַיִם בְּעֶזְרֶךָ, וּבְגַאֲוָתוֹ שְׁחָקִים

Astronomy makes heaven a problematic concept.

The common understanding of heaven is an area above the (flat) earth that is the domain of the blue sky, clouds, clestial objects visible at night ( moon, stars, comets, etc.) and Celestial beings(?). Our current view of the space that surronds the (round) earth is set of concentric (strato) spheres that open into the solar system, galaxy and universe. This forces a different view of the celestial beings. They must now rule over a much broader domain, i.e some domain that is beyond our ken ( galaxy?, more likely universe [fortunately most current views of the universe make it finite; thus there is a place beyond the universe])

Theoretically, I like to think that the Torah provides an alternative perspective, a contrast to science. I am forced to believe that the perception of pre- space travel and pre- Copernican was very different from ours. Thus, astronomy and especially space exploration become the Tower of Babel... looking for a perspective that eliminates the Celestial Beings.

I think that the alternative perspective is part of the bracha

Ha'azinu: predictions

Haazinu is difficult to read. It is poetry so I am not sure of its meaning. Maybe meaning ( as in average) is not the aim of poetry. It aims for the edge. Maybe the correct term is how the peotry is edging.

I noticed an edge in pasuk 31:14: חֶמְאַת בָּקָר וַחֲלֵב צֹאן, {ס} עִם-חֵלֶב כָּרִים וְאֵילִים {ר}
בְּנֵי-בָשָׁן וְעַתּוּדִים, {ס} עִם-חֵלֶב, כִּלְיוֹת חִטָּה; {ר}
וְדַם-עֵנָב, תִּשְׁתֶּה-חָמֶר

The pasuk offers up all the forbidden foods: Chelev, milk and meat, blood. It is a Sabbatain feast! Is this a vision of Olam Habah? Is this on the edge? eppis!

One more: וַיֹּאמֶר, אַסְתִּירָה פָנַי מֵהֶם-- {ר}
אֶרְאֶה, מָה אַחֲרִיתָם: {ס} כִּי דוֹר תַּהְפֻּכֹת הֵמָּה, {ר}
בָּנִים לֹא-אֵמֻן בָּם.

Esther is obviously evoked. Mordechai os hiddedn in מָה אַחֲרִיתָם: {ס} כִּי דוֹר תַּהְפֻּכֹת הֵמָּה, {ר}
בָּנִים . Rashi mentions that אֵמֻן means upbringing and refers to the Megillah.

I know you love the codes! this is in honor of the Villna Gaon who says that all of Jewish History is encoded in Haazinu.