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Torah Reading-Leviticus 6:1-8:36[1]
Blessing
Before the Torah is Read:
Blessed are You, O Lord our
God, King of the Universe, who selected us from all the peoples and gave us His
Torah. Blessed are You, O Lord, the
Giver of the Torah. Amen
Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu
melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu mikol ha-amim, v’natan lanu et Torato, baruch
atah Adonai, notein haTorah. Amen.
Torah Overview[2]- Leviticus
6:1-8:36
Command the
Kohanim-Leviticus 6:1-9
The Kohens Offerings-Leviticus 6:19-20a
The Kohens Thanksgiving-Leviticus 7:11
Consecrating the Kohanim-Leviticus 8:1-3
The Kohens Purification-Leviticus 8:14
The Kohens Consecration-Leviticus 8:22
The Kohens Elevation-Leviticus 8:30
Maftir-The Command Completed-Leviticus 8:36
Haftarah- Jeremiah 7:21-8:3
Reflect Glory-Jeremiah 9:23-24
Brit HaDasha-Hebrews 9:11-28
Face to
Face-Hebrews 9:11-28
This Week’s Torah Nuggets[3]:
Tsav- Command –
Leviticus 6:8-9
Hebrew English
Stone Edition Chumash
Commentary p. 568:
“The first two chapters of Tzav discuss
offerings that have already been mentioned in the previous chapters: olah
(elevation offering), minchah (meal offering), shelamim (peace
offering), chatas (sin-offering), and asham (guilt offering). Previously, however, the Torah addressed
itself primarily to the people who bring those offerings; now, the Torah speaks
to Aaron and his sons (v2) and teaches them the additional laws that relate to
their sacrificial service.” (Ramban)
Torah Nugget: “A Holy
Priesthood”
Leviticus 8:1-36
Lev 8:1
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
Lev 8:2 "Take Aharon and his
sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin
offering, and the two rams, and the basket of matzah;
Lev 8:3 and assemble all the
congregation at the door of the Tent of Meeting."
Lev 8:4 Moshe did as the LORD
commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the Tent of
Meeting.
In
order to enter into Holy Service the Kohanin had to be
In
Messiah we have been anointed, purified, consecrated and Sanctified
2Co 1:21
Now he who establishes us with you in Messiah, and anointed us,
is God;
1Pe 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through
the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see
that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Heb 10:10
by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the
body of Yeshua the Messiah once for all.
Heb 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated
for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Lev 8:5 Moshe said to the
congregation, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded to be
done."
Lev 8:6 Moshe brought Aharon and his
sons, and washed them with water.
Stone Edition Chumash
“ Brought..forward. Moses brought the Kohanim to the laver,
where he would wash them in preperation for their induction into the priesthood
(ibn Exra). The requirement here was for immersion in a mikvah (Rashi Exodus
29:4). Immersion requires that a person be submerged completely in the water,
without even a hair protruding. This
symbolizes the idea that one should “submerge” himself in God’s holiness, to
the exclusion of extraneous and contradictory influences (Michtav Me’Eliyahu). This was a necessary and fitting
prerequisite to the concecration of the Kohanim to the Temple service.”
What
are we to do as new believers in Messiah Yeshua..
Act 2:38
Kefa said to them, "Repent, and be immersed, every one of
you, in the name of Yeshua the Messiah for the forgiveness of sins, and you
will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Gal 3:27
For as many of you as were immersed into Messiah have put on
Messiah.
This
first immersion we go through as new believers is the first step to be set
apart as holy vessels for His service.
1Pe 2:5
You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a
holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God
through Yeshua the Messiah.
1Co 6:19
Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit
which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,
The
Clothes of the Priesthood..
Lev 8:7 He put the coat on him, tied the sash on him, clothed him with the robe, put the efod on
him, and he tied the skillfully woven band of the efod on him, and
fastened it to him with it.
Lev 8:8 He placed
the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the
Tummim.
Lev 8:9 He set
the turban on his head; and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moshe.
The
Clothes of the New Covenant Priesthood of Messiah: (notice the similarity to
the garments that were put on the High Priest)
Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Eph 6:12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and
blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's
rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of
wickedness in the heavenly places.
Eph 6:13 Therefore, put on the whole armor of
God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all,
to stand.
Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having the utility belt
of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of
righteousness,
Eph 6:15 and having fitted your feet with the
preparation of the Good News of shalom;
Eph 6:16 above all, taking up the shield of faith,
with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God;
Eph 6:18 with all prayer and requests, praying at
all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and
requests for all the holy ones:
What is the armour of God? It is the clothing of the Priesthood who stood in the gap and interceded for the nation of Israel.
Lev 8:10 Moshe took the anointing oil,
and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and sanctified them.
Lev 8:11 He sprinkled it on the altar
seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the basin and its
base, to sanctify them.
Lev 8:12 He
poured some of the anointing oil on Aharon's head, and anointed him, to
sanctify him.
Stone Edition
Chumash p. 583
To Sanctify Him..
There are two kinds of anointment, A king is anointed to invest him
with a spirit of power-but a Kohen Gadol is anointed to elevate him to a
station of holiness (Haamek Davar)
Yeshua was anointed as a King and
as Kohen Gadol…
Act 10:38
even Yeshua of Natzeret, how God anointed him with the Holy
Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Heb 7:22 By so much, Yeshua has become the collateral
of a better covenant.
Heb 7:23 Many, indeed, have been made Kohanim,
because they are hindered from continuing by death.
Heb 7:24 But he, because he lives forever, has his
priesthood unchangeable.
Heb 7:25 Therefore he is also able to save to the
uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever
to make intercession for them.
Heb 7:26 For such a Kohen Gadol was fitting for
us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than
the heavens;
Heb 7:27 who doesn't need, like those Kohenim
Gedolim, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the
sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.
Heb 7:28 For the Torah appoints men as Kohenim
Gedolim who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the Torah
appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.
We have been anointed In Him
2Co 1:20 For however many are the promises of God, in
him is the "Yes." Therefore also through him is the
"Amein," to the glory of God through us.
2Co 1:21 Now he who establishes us with you in
Messiah, and anointed us, is God;
2Co 1:22 who also sealed us, and gave us the down
payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
The Blood was applied:
Lev 8:13 Moshe brought Aharon's sons,
and clothed them with coats, and tied sashes on them, and put headbands on
them; as the LORD commanded Moshe.
Lev 8:14 He brought the bull of the
sin offering, and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull
of the sin offering.
Lev 8:15 He killed it; and Moshe took
the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar round about with his finger,
and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and
sanctified it, to make atonement for it.
Lev 8:16 He took all the fat that was
on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat;
and Moshe burned it on the altar.
Lev 8:17 But the bull, and its skin,
and its flesh, and its dung, he burned with fire outside the camp; as the LORD
commanded Moshe.
Lev 8:18 He presented the ram of the
burnt offering: and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the
ram.
Lev 8:19 He killed it; and Moshe
sprinkled the blood on the altar round about.
Lev 8:20 He cut the ram into its
pieces; and Moshe burned the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
Lev 8:21 He washed the innards and the
legs with water; and Moshe burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt
offering for a sweet savor. It was an offering made by fire to the LORD; as the
LORD commanded Moshe.
Lev 8:22 He presented the other ram,
the ram of consecration: and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head
of the ram.
Lev 8:23 He killed it; and Moshe took
some of its blood, and put it on the tip of Aharon's right ear, and on the
thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.
Lev 8:24 He brought Aharon's sons; and
Moshe put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of
their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot; and Moshe sprinkled
the blood on the altar round about.
The Blood applied to the right ear, The thumb of the right hand and
the great tod of his right foot.
Stone Edition Chumash p. 585
Although this ritual is a
Scriptural Decree, it has a homiletic lesson that applies to everyone. The blood upon the ear symbolizes that the
Kohanim should always listen to and obey God’s commands. The hand is the organ
that grasps things and that is active; so the blood upon the thumb symbolizes
that the Kohanim should actively carry out His will. And the foot is the organ of movement; so the blood on the big
toe symbolizes that the Kohanim should always move with alacrity to serve God
(R’Avraham ben HaRambam)
We
have been called to a Holy Priesthood:
1Pe 2:9 But ye are
a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;
that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light:
7 Days of Consecration of the Priests
Lev 8:33 You shall not go out from the
door of the Tent of Meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration are
fulfilled: for he shall consecrate you seven days.
Lev 8:34 What has been done this day,
so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you.
Lev 8:35 At the door of the Tent of
Meeting you shall stay day and night seven days, and keep
the charge of the LORD, that you don't die: for so I am commanded."
Lev 8:36 Aharon and his sons did all
the things which the LORD commanded by Moshe.
Walk Leviticus Commentary- Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg PH.D.
“ The call to holiness is
commanded for all who would minister for the nation as priests. Not just Aharon, but his sons also are
sequestered during the time of ordination. Ask yourself honestly: when is
the last time you set aside the week solely for the purposes of purifying
yourself and seeking the face of the Lord?
Remember that you have
unlimited access to God in heaven, right now! When Yeshua came, the entrance
into God’s dwelling in heaven was opened up for us. In the Spirit, we have been granted an access to God previously
experienced by only the Kohen Gadol of the nation and by him only once each
year. Do you take this privilege with
anywhere near the holiness that God expressly commands?
Never forget that God in
holy! And never forget that His Ruach haKodesh dwells within your earthly
tabernacle. Give of your whole self in service. You will please Him with your offering-a sweet smelling savor
like the olah (ascent offering) and priestly mincha (tribute) that ascend to
heaven itself”
1Co 6:19
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are
not your own?
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Food For Thought: Are we living Kodesh/Holy, sanctified/set apart lives as His Holy
Priesthood?
Haftarah Nugget:
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Jer 9:23 Thus says the LORD, Don't let
the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his
might, don't let the rich man glory in his riches;
Jer 9:24 but let him who glories glory
in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am the LORD who
exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in
these things I delight, says the LORD.
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Blessed are You, YHWH, our God, King of the Universe, Who gave us the Torah of truth and implanted eternal life within us. Blessed are You, YHWH, Giver of the Torah.
Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher natan lanu Torah emet, v’chayei olam, nata b’tocheium. Baruch atah Adonai, notein haTorah. Amen.
Shabbat Shalom B’Shem Yeshua
[1] All Scripture taken from the Hebrew Names Version of the Bible, E-Sword
[2] Overview taken from Walk Exodus Daily Messianic Devotional by Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg PHD copyright Foundation for Leadership and Messianic Education, 1999 234 Surrey Lane, Lake Forest IL 60045 www.flame-found.org
[3] To help with your Torah studies I recommend “The Stone Edition Chumash” ArtsScroll Series Published by Mesorah Publications, ltd. You can purchase it as www.amazon.com.