Exposition on Yahuchanan (John) 14:1-3

John 14:1 “Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in Aluahym and believe in Me as well.”
John 14:2 “In My Father’s house/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt are many dwelling places/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕 madurut if it were not so, I would have told you. Behold, I go to prepare a room/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqum for you.”
John 14:3 “And it came to pass if I go and prepare a room/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqum for you, I shall surely return and take you to Me so that you shall also be where I am .” 

Yahuchanan 14:2 is the most misunderstood verse as other scriptures as people read them from a fleshly mind with a disconnection to Torah. There are translations as ''In my Father's house are many mansions KJV, Eth Cepher, /staying places Ts2009''
I have heard Christian pastors teach that their Jesus has been preparing mansions for his people since 2000 years. The Greco Roman mentality will always be against the Ruach mind of Mashiyach which is given to those whom he has chosen to draw near to him.

The Hebrew word for dwelling places is 'madurut/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕' from 'madur 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓 H4070' which means dwelling and also from 'madurah/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤄 H4071 A round pile of wood for fires'

It has the root singular word 'dur/𐤃𐤅𐤓' H1752 & H1753 which means 'dwell' and H1754 which means 'round about/circle' and H1755 which means 'a dwelling age/generation'

Yahusha referred to His Father's house to be the Heykal

John 2:16 To the dove merchants He said, “Take these out of here, and do not make the house/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of My Father into a house/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of merchandise.” 

Hence, the dwelling places and rooms he speaks about in Yahuchanan 14:2 is related to the Father's house, but not the physical one but the eternal and the spiritual. Since he is the 'Beyt/House' Himself known as the 'Miqdash' or 'Heykal', He is the spiritual pattern.

Rooms in the Haykal/Temple:

The northeast court was called "Woodshed." This is where the priests sorted the wood for sacrifices that were destined for the altar. "At the north-east was the chamber of wood: where the priests, defiled with any spot, searched the wood, whether it was unclean by worms. And all wood in which a worm was found was not fit for the altar." Remember 'madurah' means a round pile of wood for fires and the wood was stocked in a round pile here.

There was also a place for lepers (considered ritually unclean), as well as a ritual barbershop for Nazarites. There were rooms for priests to change, rooms for priests to eat the sacrificial meal, room where oil and wine were kept

The outermost area of the temple in Yerushalayim was called the court of the Gentiles/Guym because it could be entered by all people. It was the most exterior and, by far, the largest of all the courts. This location, along with Shelemoh's Porch (which was a covered area that existed on either side of the court's eastern entrance, see the first image above) was frequented by Yerushalayim's sick and the poor seeking help (Acts 3:11, 5:12). 

Act 3:11  And as the lame man who was healed was clinging to Kĕpha and Yoḥanan, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Shelomoh’s, greatly amazed. 

In each of the four corners of the Court of the Women were chambers, or rather unroofed courts, each said to have been 60 feet long. In that at the right hand (on the north-east), the priests who were unfit for other than menial services on account of bodily blemishes, picked the worm-eaten wood from that destined for the altar. In the court at the farther angle (north-west) the purified lepers washed before presenting themselves to the priests at the Gate of Nicanor. At the left (south-east) the Nazarites polled their hair, and cooked their peace-offerings; while in a fourth court (at the south-west) the oil and wine were kept for the drink-offerings. The musical instruments used by the Levites were deposited in two rooms under the Court of the Yasharalites, to which the access was from the Court of the Women.
On the gate of Nicanor there were 15 steps leading to the inner court where the priests court was as well as the Yasharalites court room to the right. On these 15 steps, on each step the Levites used to sing each of the 15 Psalms of ascent (Psalms 120 to Psalms 134) during Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).

Just outside this gate of Nicanor the cleansed leper and the women coming for purification presented themselves to the priests, and there also the 'water of jealousy' was given to the suspected wife.

Right and left of the Nicanor Gate (inside of the gate) were rooms for the priestly vestments (one for each of the four kinds, and for the twenty-four courses of priests: 4 x 24 = 96).

Next came the chamber of the high-priest's meat-offering, where each morning before going to their duties the officiating priesthood gathered from the sacrifices their portion. The latter was built on arches, and contained a large dining-hall that communicated with four other chambers. One of these was a large apartment where fires were continually burning for the use of the priests who ministered barefoot. 

 Besides this chamber there were, north and south of the court, rooms for storing the salt for the altar, for salting the skins of sacrifices, for washing 'their inwards,' for storing the 'clean' wood, for the machinery by which the laver was supplied with water, and finally the chamber 'Gazith,' or Hall of Hewn Stones, where the Sanhedrim would meet. Above some of these chambers were other apartments, such as those in which the high-priest spent the week before the Day of Atonement in study and meditation.

Heb 9:22 And according to the Torah, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Heb 9:23 It was therefore necessary that the dabaryam/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 (patterns) shabshamayam/𐤔𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 (returning to the heavens) should be purified with these; and the dabaryam/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 (patterns) shabshamayam/𐤔𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 (returning to the heavens) with better sacrifices than these.
Heb 9:24 For MASHIACH is not entered into the qodesh places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of Aluahym for us:

The pattern/dabaryam shown to Masha on the Mount was a shadow of the heavenly.

Hence, the 'rooms/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕 madurut ' or dwelling places have to be understood in the light of the Ruach temple who is Yahusha himself

1Pe 2:4 To whom coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but chosen of Elohim and precious, 

1Pe 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house/ ha ruach mishkan 𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤇 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 for a set-apart priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to Aluahym through Yahusha the Mashiyach.  

The words or patterns/dabaryam 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 each time a lamb/ram/heifer/calf/bull/goat/doves etc were offered they resounded or called to the heavens for a better sacrifice than these. Dabaryam also means words. The words from Torah recited by action in sacrifices resounded a need for a better sacrifice returning to make way for the heavenly and the words find the fulfillment/completeness in Mashiyach through whom we offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to Aluahym. We are built up as a ruach mishkan in Mashiyach.

Joh 2:18 Then answered the Yahudiym and said unto him, What sign show you unto us, seeing that you do these things? Joh 2:19 YAHUSHA answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Joh 2:20 Then said the Yahudiym, Forty and six years was this Temple in building, and will you rear it up in three days? Joh 2:21 But he spoke of the temple of his body. Joh 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his Talmidiym remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which YAHUSHA had said.

The indication Yahusha was giving here being the Miqdash Himself by saying that in his Father's house there a rabbim/plenty of madurut/rooms was that in Himself he would gather all generations of Yahuah's remnant. Remember we saw the word 'dur 𐤃𐤅𐤓' H1755 a root word in 'madurah' means 'a dwelling age/generation'

John 14:2 “In My Father’s house are 'many/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabbim' 'from/mem 𐤌 ' 'generations/durut 𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕'. if it were not so, I would have told you. Behold, I go to prepare a place for you.” 

The mem/𐤌 as a prefix before 'durut 𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕' means 'from'. Hence, the verse spiritually could also read as ''In My Father's house are many from generations, if it were not so, I would have told you. Behold I go to prepare a place for you''

The dwelling would be in the Ruach Temple in Mashiyach as he says '' I will turn and return and take you TO ME so that you shall also be where my name is/sham

John 14:3 “And it came to pass if I go and prepare a place for you, I shall turn/𐤔𐤅𐤁 shub and return/𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁 ashub and take you to Me so that you shall also be where my/anay name is/ 𐤔𐤌 sham.”

𐤔𐤌 sham H8034 means name

Gen 18:10 And he said, I will turn/shub return/ashub unto you according to the time/at of life/chay; and, lo, Sarah your woman shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

Yahuah had promised Abraham that he would turn and return according to the time and life and Sarah would have a son. The Son of the Most High came as the Promised seed through the lineage of Abraham and Sarah in fulfillment of the time of life and we according to Yitshaq being in Mashiyach are the children of promise.

Gal 4:28 Now we, brethren, as Yitschaq was, are the children of promise.

He takes us unto Himself so that we shall be where HIS NAME IS

John 14:1 “Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in Aluahym and believe in Me as well.” John 14:2 “In My Father’s house/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt are many dwelling places/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕 madurut if it were not so, I would have told you. Behold, I go to prepare a room/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqum for you.” John 14:3 “And it came to pass if I go and prepare a room/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqum for you, I shall surely return and take you to Me so that you shall also be where I am .”

maqum 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 H4725 figuratively of a condition of body and mind comes from H6965 qum 𐤒𐤅𐤌 a primitive root which means abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure (-ly), (be) up (-hold, -rising).

mem/𐤌 as a prefix means ‘from’ and qum 𐤒𐤅𐤌 means to rise/hold up/raise/rear up/rising

Hence, the place/maqum is figurative of raising/rising with Mashiyach just as ‘madurah 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤄’ H4071 is a a round pile of wood for fires used in sacrifices and kept in the storage room in the temple i.e. one near the outer gate which had even the wood with the worm and the the priest /kohen who would be unclean would separate the wood with the worm from the good wood as the wood with the worm was no good for the sacrifices.

The good wood was stored in another storage room beyond the gate of Nicanor where the priests court was and this wood was used in sacrifices. This speaks of the death of Mashiyach and I have also touch based on a topic in a study ‘The worm that clung on the tree’ where this worm red in color stuck to the tree and this worm was used to make the red dye used in all curtains, priestly and high priestly clothing, table cloths, hangings etc in the tabernacle

Psa 22:6 But I am a worm/tolath 𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤏𐤕 H8438, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

We see the connection with Yahusha ha Mashiyach who died on the stake and as stated in Psalms 22:6 it speaks of him that he is a worm and no man showing the stain of blood shed for us on the piece of wood/stake and speaks of his death. Hence, ‘madurah 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤄’ shows us that he was identified with the wood which had the worm in it and was eventually cast away by the priests (impaled on a Roman stake) as being not good for the sacrifices and is a picture of him being despised, rejected and bearing the reproach of Yasharal being impaled outside the city walls of Yerushalayim where we are called to bear his reproach. He is identified with the bodies of the beasts whose blood was brought into the Set-apart Place by the high priest for sin, these bodies were burned outside the camp while those serving the TENT HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO EAT FROM THE TRUE ALTAR.

Heb 13:10 We have an altar from which those serving the Tent have no authority to eat.

Heb 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the Set-apart Place by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.

Heb 13:12 And so יהושע also suffered outside the gate, to set apart the people with His own blood.

Heb 13:13 Let us, then, go to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

John 11:25 `Yahusha said to her, “I am the resurrection/qumah 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤄 and the life. The one who believes in Me shall live even if he dies.”

What a beautiful picture of the ‘madurah’ which speaks of his death in sacrifice and maqum which figuratively shows the state of our body and mind in being resurrected/qumah in Mashiyach.

Luke 14:21 “The servant came and told those things to his master, and the owner of the house became furious. He said to his servant, ‘Go out at once to the squares of the city and to the streets and bring here the poor, and the oppressed, and the blind, and the lame.’”

Luke 14:22 “The servant said, ‘My Adon (Master), what you have commanded has been done and still there is room/ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqum.’”

Luke 14:23 “The master said to the servant, “Go out to the roads and to the pasture, and urge them to come so that my house/ 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyth may be filled.”

Luke 14:24 “For I say to you, not one of those men invited that shall taste my feast.”

In the parable of those invited to the feast, the invited ones refused to show up and made excuses whereas those in the squares of the city, streets i.e. the poor, oppressed, blind and lame of the lost sheep of house of Yasharal will make it to the feast in Mashiyach having the right to eat from the altar.

The first temple stood with rooms which divided all class of peoples and sacrificial elements, but the Ruach Haykal has dwelling places/madurat in equality, every sacrifice and its elements and classes of people made one in purification of the dabaryam in a perfect sacrifice Yahusha ha Mashiyach who is the true pattern.