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CHAPTER
4 Numbers
4:21-49
Num
4:21 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say, 22 Lift up (Bear) ta-the heads of
the sons of
Gershon,
also them, by the house of their fathers, by their families; 23 You
shall visit (account, count) them from
a son of thirty years and the upward (ascending) unto a son of fifty
years; all
that
can go to muster (massing, arming) an Army (a Muster, a Mass, a
Campaign) for the serving the Service
in the Tent
of Appointment. 24 This is the Service
of the families
of the Gershonites, for the serving, and for bearing (burdening): 25
And they shall
bear (carry, lift up)
ta-the Curtains
(Hangings)
of the
Tabernacle, and ta-the Tent of
Appointment, his Covering (Concealment), and the Covering (Concealment)
of the skins of clean animals, (kosher
animals, antelopes, dugongs, ?waterproofing animal skins?, ?badgers?)which
is
upon Him from of above her, and ta-the Covering (Concealment)
of the Entrance
of the Tent of Appointment,
26 And tatheSlings (Sling Screens,
Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings)
of the Court, and ta-the Screen Cover (Screen
Curtain) of the Entrance
of the Gate of the Court, which is upon the Tabernacle, and upon the
Altar
all around, and tatheir Cords,
and ta-all the Vessels of their
Service, and
taall which shall be done to
them: and
they shall serve. 27 Upon the mouth
of Aaron and his sons, she shall be all of the Service
of the sons of
the
Gershonites, to all of their Burden
(Bearing), and to
all of
their Service:
and you
shall visit (oversee, account) upon them on the Charge of
ta-all of their Burden. 28 This
is the Service
of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the
Tent of
Appointment: and theirCharge
on the hand of Ithamar,
son of Aaron, the Priest.
29 Of the sons of Merari, you shall visit (account, count) them by their families, by
the house of their
fathers; 30 You shallvisit (account, count) them from a son of thirty
years and the
upward,
and unto a son of fifty years, all that are going tothe Army (Muster, Mass,
Campaign)for the serving
ta-the Service
of the Tent of Appointment. 31 And this is the Charge of
their Burden (Bearing) to all of theirService
in the Tent of
Appointment; the Boards of the Tabernacle, and his Bars, and his
Pillars, and his Sockets, 32 And the Pillars of the Court all around,
and their Sockets, and theirPins (Pegs),
and their Cords, of
all their Vessels, and of all of their Service:
and you shallvisit (account, count) in
name ta-the Vessels
of the Charge
of
their Burden (Bearing). 33 This is
the Service
of the families of the sons of Merari, to all of
theirService,
in the Tent of Appointment, on the hand of
Ithamar, son of Aaron, the Priest.
34 And Moses, and Aaron, and the Rulers of the Congregationvisited (accounted, counted) ta-the
sons of the Kohathites by
their families, and by the house of their fathers, 35 from a son of
thirty
years and the upward, and unto a son of fifty years, all that are going
tothe Army (Muster, Mass,
Campaign)for the Service in the Tent
of Appointment:
36 And they were of their visiting (accounting, count) by their
families two
thousand, seven hundred, and the fifty. 37 These were the visits
(accounts, counts)
of the families of the Kohathites, all that were serving in the Tent
of
Appointment, which Moses and Aaronvisited (accounted, counted) upon the Mouth of hwhy, on the hand
of Moses.
38 And
the visiting
(accounting, count) of the sons of Gershon, by
their
families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 from a son of thirty
years
and the upward, and unto a son of fifty years, all that were going tothe Army (Muster, Mass,
Campaign)for the Service in the Tent
of Appointment, 40 And they were
their visit (account, count) by their families, by the
house of their fathers, two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
41 These were the visits (accounts, counts) of the families of the sons
of
Gershon, of all that were serving in the Tent of Appointment, which
Moses
and Aaron hadvisited (accounted, counted), upon the Mouth of hwhy.
42 And the visiting
(accounting, count) of
the
families of the sons of Merari by their families, by the house
of their fathers, 43 from a son of thirty years and the upward
(ascending), and
unto a
son of fifty
years, all that were going to the Army (Muster, Mass, Campaign)for the Service
in
the Tent of Appointment, 44 And they were of their visit (account, count) by their
families, three
thousand and two hundred. 45
These were the visits
(accounts, counts) of the families of the sons
of
Merari, which Moses and Aaronvisited (accounted, counted) upon the Mouth of hwhy, on the hand of Moses.
46 Of all of the visits
(accounts, counts) which Moses and
Aaron and the rulers of Israelvisited (accounted, counted) ta-the Levites by their
families, and by the house of their fathers, 47 from a son of thirty
years and the upward (ascending) and unto a son of fifty years, all
that were going
for the serving the Service
of a Servant, and the Service
of the Burden
(Bearing) in the Tent of
Appointment, 48 and they were of their visits
(accounts, counts), eight
thousand and the
five
hundred and eighty. 49 Upon the Mouth of hwhyvisited (accounted, counted) them on the
hand of Moses, a man, a man, upon his Service,
and upon his Burden (Bearing): and
his (their?) visit
(account, count), which hwhy commanded ta-Moses.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
First of all, whoever it was that made the decision to cut this chapter
in half, between last week's Torah portion of B'midbar and this week's
Torah
portion was not in their right
minds. Why they did it that way? I do not know.
Theses are the numbers of the Levitical Patriarchs mentioned above:
LEVITES
All males from thirty to fifty years old:
Gershonites:2,630 Merari:3,200 Kohathites:2,750
Total Levites:8,580
These do not include the men below thirty and above fifty. If can
estimate the total amount of Levites based on the total amount, which
is noted in
the Torah portion of B'midbar, in the book of Numbers
Numbers 3:43And were all of the firstborn
remembered ones (males) on the scroll (enrollment, number) of names,
from a
son of a renewed month and
the upward (ascending), of theirvisit (account, count) were two and twenty
thousand, three and
seventy and two hundred.
When one substracts 8,580 from 22,273, that leaves 13,693
males below thirty and above fifty. If one can estimate the totality of
the Levites, including all the females and children, it could be in the
ballpark of
75,000, if every male from thirty to fifty years old were married.
The Gershonites were in charge of the fabrics of the Tent of
Appointment, which is noted in the Torah portion of B'midbar,
in the book of Numbers
Numbers 3:25And the Charge of
the sons of
Gershon in the Tent of Appointment was the Tabernacle, and the
Tent, his Coverings, and the Screen Cover (Screen Curtain) of the
Entrance of the Tent of
Apointment, 26 And the Slings (Sling Screens,
Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) of the Court, and ta-the Screen Cover (Screen
Curtain) of
the Entrance of the Court which is upon the Tabernacle, and upon the
Altar all
around, and ta-his Cords
for all of his Service.
The Merarites were in charge of the hardware of the Tent of
Appointment, which is noted in the Torah portion of B'midbar, in the
book of Numbers
Numbers 3:36And the Oversight (Visit,
Account) of the Charge of
the sons of
Merari
shall be the
Boards of the Tabernacle, and his Bars, and his Pillars, and his
Sockets, and all of his Vessels, and all of his Service,
The Kohathites were in charge of the major appliances of the Tent of
Appointment, which
is noted in the Torah portion of B'midbar, in the book of Numbers
Numbers 3:31And
their Charge
was the Ark, and the Table, and the Menorah, and the
Altars, and the Vessels of the Sanctuary which they shall minister
on
them, and the Screen Cover (Screen Curtain), and all of his Service.
Looking
at the duties of the Levites for the Tabernacle, all under Aaron's son,
Ithamar:
THE GERSHONITES
These are the duties noted
in the Torah portion of B'midbar, in the book of Numbers:
*The Tabernacle *The Tent *His Covering *The Veil of the Entrance of the
Tent of Appointment *The Hangings of the Court *The Veil of the Entrancce of
the Court, upon the Tabernacle *The Altar all around *His cords for all his service
Comparing the Gershonites' responsibiblities for the service in this
week's
Torah portion:
*The Curtains of the Tabernacle *The Curtains of the Tent of
Appointment *His covering *The Antleope (Waterproof) skins *The Covering of the Entrance of
the Tent of Appointment *The Slings of the Court *The Hanging of the Entrance of
the Gate of the Court *The Hangings' cords *All the vessels of their
service,
and all which shall be done to them
This week's list shows more detail than what was mentioned in the Torah
portion of B'midbar, in the book of Numbers.
THE KOHATHITES
These
are the duties noted
in the Torah portion of B'midbar, in the book of Numbers:
*The Ark *The Table *The Menorah *The Other Altars *The Vessels of the Sanctuary *The Veil, and his service
RULERS OF THE LEVITES
*Oversee the keepers of the
charge of the Sanctuary
THE MERARITES
These
are the duties noted
in the Torah portion of B'midbar, in the book of Numbers:
*Boards of the Tabernacle *His Bars *His Pillars *His Sockets *All His vessels *All His service *Pillars of the Court *The Court's Sockets *The Court's Pins *The Court's Cords
Comparing
the Gershonites' responsibiblities for the service in this week's Torah
portion:
*The Boards of the Tabernacle
*The Tabernacle's bars
*The Tabernacle's pillars
*The Tabernacle's sockets
*Pillars of the Court
*The Court's sockets
*The Court's pins
*The Court's cords
*All their vessels, and their service
Practically, the same thing mentioned from last week's Torah portion.
Verse forty seven
47 from a son of thirty
years and the upward (ascending) and unto a son of fifty years, all
that were going
for the serving the Service
of a Servant, and the Service
of the Burden
(Bearing) in the Tent of
Appointment,
Looking at the word SERVANT
The Hebrew word
for servant is "ah-voh-dah"- Ayin, Bet, Dalet, Heh (hdbe).
It is from Strong's Concordance number 5656, and its definition
From
H5647; work of any kind: - act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour,
ministering (-try), office, service (-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work,
X wrought.
from 5647 "ah-vahd" (dbe), and its definition
A
primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication to serve, till,
(causatively) enslave, etc.: - X be, keep in bondage,
be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, +
husbandman, keep, labour (-ing man), bring to pass, (cause to, make to)
serve (-ing, self), (be, become) servant (-s), do (use) service, till
(-er), transgress [from margin], (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper.
Normally, this Hebrew word is translated as "ministry" in this week's
Torah portion passage in the King James Version. The question is "Why
did I
translate this as 'servant'"? Because one, this Torah verse has used
these two Hebrew words, four consecutive times together. In the Hebrew
text, it reads this with the similar Hebrew word highlighted in yellow:
The two Hebrew "avodath" (tdbe)
words used is properly translated as "the service of". The key word
"avodah" (hdbe)
with the context of this verse, shows that it was used for the emphasis
of the Levites' title. Title could also be translated as
"servant", or
"minstry".
The apostles also called themselves "servants" in the Brith
Khadashah (the New Covenant), as exampled in the apostle Paul's letters
to the assemlbies
in Rome and Colossia, and by the apostle Peter in his epistle
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant
of Yeshua the Messiah, called to be an apostle, separated unto the
Gospel of hwhy,
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras,
who is one of you, a servant
of Messiah, saluteth you,...
2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter,
a servant
and an apostle of Yeshua the Messiah,...
Looking at the word SERVANT
The Greek word for servant is
"doolohs" (douloj). It is from Strong's Concordanc
number 1401, and its defnition
From
G1210; a slave (literally or figuratively, involuntarily or
voluntarily; frequently therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or
subserviency): - bond (-man), servant.
from 1210 "deh-oh" (dew), and its definition
A
primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or
figuratively): - bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind. See also G1163,
G1189.
This could also be translated as "bondservant".
We as belivers in Yeshua are also His "servants", and we are also
Yeshua's "priests" which is noted in the apostle Peter in his epistle,
and by the apostle John in the book of Revelation
1 Peter 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:
Revelation 1:1The
Revelation of Yeshua, the Messiah, which hwhy gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants
things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified it by
His angel unto His servant,
John:
2 Who bare record of the Word of hwhy, and of the Testimony of
Yeshua, the Messiah, and of all things that He saw. 3 Blessed is he
that
readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those
things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4 John to
the seven assemblies which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace,
from Him Who Is, and Who Was, and Who Is To Come; and from the seven
Spirits which are before His Throne; 5 And from Yeshua, the
Messiah, who is the Faithful Witness, and the First Begotten of the
Dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us,
and washed us from our sins in His Own Blood, 6 And hath made
us kings and priests unto hwhy and his Father;
to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
We are His servants and His priests doing the "Service of the Servant",
in Yeshua, our Messiah.
CHAPTER
5 Numbers
5:1-31
Num 5:1 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
2 Command ta-the Sons of
Israel, and they
shall be sent from the Camp of
every leper, and everyone having a discharge (flow), and everyone
unclean
one
by
the soul: 3 from remembered one (male) unto expressed one (pierced one,
punctured one,
female), you shall send him away; to from
outside by the Camp you shall send
them away; and they shall not make
unclean [(not defile)] ta-their camps
which
I dwell in their midst. 4 And the Sons of Israel,
they did thus, and
they sent them away to from outside by the Camp: as the which hwhy
spoke to Moses, the Sons of Israel, they
did thus.
5 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
6 Speak to the Sons of Israel, When a man or a woman, they
did
from any of the sins of the Adam by transgressing a transgression
against hwhy, and that soul
is
guitly; 7 and they shall make known (confess) ta-their sin
which they have
done: and
shall return (restore) ta-his guilt in
his head (principal),
and his fifth shall be added upon
him, and shall be given to the which to him was guilty. 8 And if
shall not
be
a
kinsman redeemer to a man for the returning (restoration) to him that
is
guilty, the guilt
that is
returned (restored) to hwhy, to the Priest; from by
besides the
Ram of the Atonements which shall be atoned on him upon
him.
9 And
every Heave Offering for all of the Sacred Things (Holy Things) of the
Sons of Israel,
which they shall bring near to the Priest, they shall belong to him. 10
And a man
of ta-his
Sanctified Things (Holy Things), they shall belong
to him: a man which shall give to the Priest, shall belong to him.
11 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
12 Speak to the Sons of Israel, and you shall say to
them, A
man, a man, if his wife, she goes astray (deviate), and has
transgressed against
him a transgression, 13 And a man shall lay with her, laying of
seed,
and
was veiled from the eyes of her man, and was hidden, and she was
unclean
(defiled), and was not a witness against her, and she was not
caught; 14
and
has gone over upon him a Spirit of Jealousy, and was jealous at ta-his
wife, and she was unclean (defiled): or has gone over upon him a Spirit
of
Jealousy, and was jealous of ta-his wife,
and she was not unclean (defiled): 15 and the man
shall bring ta-his
woman to the Priest,
and shall bring ta-her Karban Offering
(Drawing Near Offering,
Gift Offering) upon her of a tenth of the ephah of grounded barley;
shall not
pour
oil upon him, and shall not give frankincense upon him; for he is a
Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering,
Apportion Offering) of
Jealousy, of a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of a Memorial
(Remembrance),
of a
Memorial (Remembrance) of
Iniquity.
16 And the Priest shall bring her near, and shall stand her to the Face
of hwhy: 17 And the Priest shall
take the Water of Sacreds (Holies) in an earthen vessel; and from the
dust which
shall be on the floor (?rented floor?) of the Tabernacle, the Priest
shall take, and
shall be
given
to
the Water:
18 And the Priest shall stand ta-the woman to
the Face of hwhy, and
shall uncover (loose) ta-the head of
the
woman, and shall give upon her palm tathe Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of the
Memorial (Remembrance), she is
a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of Jealousy: and in
the hand of the Priest
shall be the Water of the Bitters of the Curses: 19 and the Priest
shall make her swear, and shall say to the woman, If a man has not lain
with you, and if you have not strayed (deviated) at uncleanness
(defilement) under your husband,
be free (innocent, guiltless, blameless)
from the Water of the Bitters of these
Curses:
20 And you,
if you have strayed (deviated) under your man, and when you have been
unclean (defiled),
and has
given a man in you ta-his laying from failing unto
your man: 21 And the Priest shall make ta-the woman swear on an Oath
of the Allah-Curse (Imprecation), and
the Priest shall say to the woman, hwhy shall give
for an allah-curse (imprecation)
with you and to an oath in the midst of your
People in hwhy giving ta-your
genitals at falling
off, andta-your womb at swelling (amassing);
22 And
the Waters of these Curses, they shall go in your uterus to swell (amass) the
womb, and to
make
the genitals fall off: and the woman shall say, Amen, amen
23 And the Priest shall write ta-these allah-curses
(imprecations) in a Scroll, and
shall be blotted to the Water of the Bitters: 24
and
ta-the woman shall quaff (drink)
ta-the Water
of
the Bitters of the Curses: and the Waters of the Curses for Bitters, they shall enter
in
her. 25 And the Priest shall
take from the hand of the
woman ta-the Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of the
Jealousy, and shall wave ta-the Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) to the Face
of hwhy, and shall bring
her near to the Altar:
26 And the Priest shall grasp (hand grasp) from the Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Aportion Offering)ta-her Memorial (Remembrance)
Offering, and shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar, and
afterward ta-the woman
shall quaff (drink)
ta-the Waters.
27 And of making her quaff (drink)
ta-the Waters,
and shall be, if she
shall be unclean (defiled), and she transgressed a transgression
against her man, and the Waters of the Curses of the Bitters, they
shall enter
in her, and her womb shall swell (amass), and her
genitals shall fall off: and the woman, she shall be
for an allah-curse (imprecation) in the nearness of her People. 28 And
if the woman
was not unclean (defiled), and she is clean (pure); and
shall be free (innocent, guiltless,
blameless), and shall seed seed.
29 This is the Teaching (Torah) of the Jealousies which a woman,
she shall stray (deviate)
under
her man, and shall be unclean (defiled); 30 Or a man, which she goes
over upon
him a
Spirit of Jealousy, and is jealous of ta-his woman,
and shall stand ta-the
woman to the Face of hwhy, and the Priest shall do to
her ta
all of this Teaching
(Torah). 31 And the man shall be free (innocent, guiltless,
blameless)
from
iniquity, and that
woman, she shall bear her
iniquity.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
In my opinion, regarding this week's Torah portion chapter account
regard, in general, this is the second most important ceremonial act
done by any priest, whether the High Priest, or a regular Priest, next
the High Priest ceremonial activity on Yom HaKippurim.
Verses one through four
1 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
2 Command ta-the Sons of
Israel, and they
shall be sent from the Camp of
every leper, and everyone having a discharge (flow), and everyone
unclean
one
by
the soul: 3 from remembered one (male) unto expressed one (pierced one,
punctured one,
female), you shall send him away; to from
outside by the Camp you shall send
them away; and they shall not make
unclean [(not defile)] ta-their camps
which
I dwell in their midst. 4 And the Sons of Israel,
they did thus, and
they sent them away to from outside by the Camp: as the which hwhy
spoke to Moses, the Sons of Israel, they
did thus.
In
the
beginning of this week's Torah portion chapter, the Israelites were
told to take all of the
unclean People outside of the Camp. Notice that it didn't occur until
after the Tent
of Appointment was erected.
Another way of
saying this week's Torah portion passage is "OK, Folks! Time to clean
Camp!"
Looking at this week's Torah portion passage, did hwhy say to Moses "They
cannot return to the Camp anymore, and they cannot follow us, because
they are unclean"? No, He didn't. They were following the Camp
throughout the Israelite's journey outside of the Camp as long as
they did not enter
into it, because there was a chance that they were going to be clean at
one point in time, as well as those hoping to be healed from leprosy.
A couple of questions came to me: "How many of the People, roughly,
were
existing outside the Camp during their journey"? I would roughly guess
as low
as about 200, but it could be as high as 10,000 that were outside of
the
Camp. There could have also been three separate camps outside of the
Camp: One camp was for those who
were unclean from touching a dead soul, and those who had issues. The
second camp were for those who had the plague, but were not guaranteed
to stay unclean. The third camp were for the "loners" who were defined
as unclean, which is noted in the Torah portion of Thazria, in the book
of Leviticus
Leviticus 13:42And if shall be on the bald
head or the bald forehead a
white-reddish plague; she is a leprosy breaking (blossoming, blooming,
flourishing) on his bald head or on
his
bald forehead. 43 And the Priest shall look at him:
and behold, is a lifting (exalting, swelling) of the
plague of white-reddishness on his bald head or on his bald
forehead of the skin of the flesh is as the appearance of leprosy; 44
he is a
leprous man, he is unclean: unclean, the Priest shall make him unclean;
his plague is on his head. 45 And the
leper of whom the plague is on him, his garments shall
be rent (torn), and his head shall be loosened (exposed), and upon the
upper
lip he shall muffle (veil), and shall cry, Unclean! Unclean! 46 All of
the days
that the
plague shall be on him shall be unclean; he is unclean: shall dwell
alone;
shall be his dwelling from outside by the Camp.
The next question is "How do they eat and drink while they are outside
of the Camp"? The
obvious answer would be their family members provide them food. They
would provide their
sustanance while they were outside of the Camp until they hopefully
become clean.
Indirectly related, this is an unusual exception to the rule, which is
noted in the book of the prophet Samuel
2 Samuel 10:1 And it came
to pass after this, that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and Hanun
his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said David, I will shew
kindness unto Hanun, son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness
unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for
his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of
Ammon. 3 And the princes of the sons of Ammon said unto Hanun,
their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour ta-thy father, that he hath sent
comforters unto thee? Hath not David rather sent ta-his servants unto thee, to
search ta-the city, and to spy it out,
and to overthrow it? 4 Wherefore Hanun took ta-David's servants, and shaved off ta-the one half of their beards,
and cut off ta-their garments in the middle,
even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told it
unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed:
and the king said, Tarry at
Jericho until your beards be grown, and
then return.
This
was a type of the men being "outside of the camp" of Jerusalem, until
their beards were grown to its proper appearance.
In the end of days, in comparison to the clean and the unclean ones,
Yeshua is going to separate the believers who follow Yeshua from the
unbelieves who do not, which is noted in the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 25:31 When
the
Son of Man shall come in His Glory, and all of theHoly angels with Him,
then shall He sit upon the Throne of His Glory: 32 And before
Him
shall be gathered all nations: and He shall
separate them one from
another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And
He
shall set the sheep on His Right Hand, but the goats on the Left. 34
Then shall the King say unto them on His Right Hand, Come, ye blessed
of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me meat: I
was
thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me in: 36
Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto Me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer Him,
saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungred, and fed Thee? Or thirsty,
and gave Thee drink? 38 When saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in?
Or naked, and clothed Thee? 39 Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison,
and came unto Thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto
them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.
41 Then shall He say also unto them on the Left Hand, Depart from Me,
ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his
angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me no meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took Me
not in: naked, and ye clothed Me not: sick, and in prison, and ye
visited Me not. 44 Then shall they also answer Him, saying,
Lord,
when saw we Thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or
sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto Thee? 45 Then shall He
answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not
to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me. 46 And these shall
go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life
eternal.
The sheep are the righteous, symbolically, the clean ones, who excepted
Yeshua and
follow and do hwhy's
Commandments by doing things unto Him, but
the goats are of the world, a.k.a Egypt, symbolically the unclean of
the lepers, who
rejected Yeshua and hwhy's
Commandments by not following Yeshua and by not doing things unto Him.
Verses five through ten
5 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
6 Speak to the Sons of Israel, When a man or a woman, they
did
from any of the sins of the Adam by transgressing a transgression
against hwhy, and that soul
is
guitly; 7 and they shall make known (confess) ta-their sin
which they have
done: and
shall return (restore) ta-his guilt in
his head (principal),
and his fifth shall be added upon
him, and shall be given to the which to him was guilty. 8 And if
shall not
be
a
kinsman redeemer to a man for the returning (restoration) to him that
is
guilty, the guilt
that is
returned (restored) to hwhy, to the Priest; from by
besides the
Ram of the Atonements which shall be atoned on him upon
him.
9 And
every Heave Offering for all of the Sacred Things (Holy Things) of the
Sons of Israel,
which they shall bring near to the Priest, they shall belong to him. 10
And a man
of ta-his
Sanctified Things (Holy Things), they shall belong
to him: a man which shall give to the Priest, shall belong to him.
This
was taken from the Teaching (Torah) of Transgression, which is noted in
the Torah portion of
Vay-Yirkra, in the book of Leviticus Leviticus 6:1And hwhy spoke to
Moses, to say,
2 If a soul, she sins, and transgresses a transgression against hwhy, and
deceives (lies, dealt falsely) against ta-his associate (companion)
in counting (overseeing, numbering, visiting), or in a deposit (pledge)
of hand, or in a
robbery, or has extorted (frauded)
his neighbor; 3 or
has found a lost thing, and was deceiving (lying, falsifying)
against her, or had sworn
upon falsehood; upon one from
any which the Adam does by sinning
in
them:
4
And
shall be, if has sinned, and is guilty, and shall
return ta-the robbed
thing which was
robbed, or ta-the extorted thing that
was extorted (frauded), or ta-the deposit (pledge)
that was
deposited (pledged) with him, or ta-the lost
thing which was
found, 5 or from all that was sworn upon him by deceiving (lying,
falsifying), and
shall repay him on his headness (principal), and his fifth shall be
added upon him,
to which he has to him shall give him in the day of his Guilt
Offering.
6 And shall bring ta-his Guilt Offering to hwhy of a perfect ram from
the flock in your evaluation for a Guilt Offering to the Priest: 7
And the Priest shall atone upon him to the Face of hwhy: and shall
be forgiven to
him from one
from all that was done by being guilty on her. The
word "transgression" is usually translated in the English version
Bibles as "trespass".
This is the Bible Study Tools
website's definition of the word
"trespass" and "transgression":
"To pass
over, to go beyond one's right in place or act; to injure another; to
do that which annoys or inconveniences another; any violation of law,
civil or moral; it may relate to a person, a community, or the state,
or to offenses against God".
"From
"transgress," to pass over or beyond; to overpass, as any rule
presscribed as the limit of duty, to break or violate, as a law, civil
or moral;... the violation of of a law or known principle of rectitude;
breach or command; offesnse; crime; sin."
In any case, it is ultimately against hwhy,
and that soul is the one that broke the connection between ones own
soul
and hwhy.
As I noted before in past Torah portions, the soul is feminine, and
it consists of the mind, emotions and will. The parts of the offerings
given to the Priests have a significance with the soul, which is noted
in the Torah portion of Vay-Yikra, in the book of Leviticus
Leviticus
3:1And if a Sacrifice of a Peace
Offering shall be his Karban Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering),
if he is bringing from the
herd; if of a remembered one (male), if of a female, shall bring near a
perfect one to the Face of hwhy.
2 And shall support (lay) his
hand upon the head of his Karban Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering), and shall
slaughter
him at the
Entrance
of the Tent of Appointment: and the sons of Aaron, the Priests, they
shall
sprinkle ta-the blood
upon the Altar all
around. 3 And shall bring near the Sacrifice of the Peace Offering
of a
Fire Offering to hwhy; ta-the kheylev-fat which covered (concealed) ta-the nearest parts (inwards),
and taall of the
kheylev-fat which is
upon the nearest parts (inwards),
4 and ta
the two
kidneys, and ta-the kheylev-fat which is upon
them
which
is upon the loins (buttocks, flanks), and ta-the flap (caul, lobe) upon the
liver, upon the kidneys,
shall be removed.
There are three items here being separated, and it is probable that it
relates to these three areas:
THE KHEYLAV FAT
This is
fat. The brain also contains fat. Each organ has a "mind" of its own,
and the fat is connected to them, which is the result of the organs. It
is probable that the kheylev fat is symbolized by the brain, which is
fat, and it is related to theMIND.
THE CAUL (LOBE)
This is
connected to the liver, which represents strength, and it is probable
that the caul (lobe) relates to theWILL.
THE TWO KIDNEYS
It is
well known that the kidneys relates to the EMOTIONS.
These three items represents the
three parts of the SOUL: THE
MIND, THE EMOTIONS, AND THE
WILL.
Those
who transgressed were to pay one fifth, or twenty percent, on top of
the principal to repay for their guilt. The purpose of the additional
fifth
was probably to make that soul think that this costs the soul one's
silver for the extra charge to the principal. Don't forget that as I
noted in the Torah portion of Vay-Yigash, in the book of Genesis, for
the common farmers of the day, silver was not a major commodity for
them, but their livestock, and when the famine hit Egypt during
Joseph's reign as Viceroy to Pharaoh, the silver by the Egyptians were
spent in a shorter period of time than their livestock. Livestock is
the only element that multiplies, but not silver.
The fifth is the number five, and five is well known to be
symbolized for
grace. When the transgressor is giving a fifth, he is giving a grace
amount,
so that he would receive grace in return. In other words, if one needs
grace, one is to give grace in order to receive it. Grace is what we
received when we accepted Yeshua as our Lord and Savior. The apostle
Paul noted this in his letter to the assembly in Ephesus
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are
ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the Gift
of hwhy: 9 Not of works, lest
any man should boast.
Believers would think that confessing their sins was only mentioned in
the Brith Khadahah (the New Covenant), but it is in noted the Torah.
The
apostle John noted
about confessing one's sins in his epistle
1 John 1:9 If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
Verses eleven through twenty
eight
11 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
12 Speak to the Sons of Israel, and you shall say to
them, A
man, a man, if his wife, she goes astray (deviate), and has
transgressed against
him a transgression, 13 And a man shall lay with her, laying of
seed,
and
was veiled from the eyes of her man, and was hidden, and she was
unclean
(defiled), and was not a witness against her, and she was not
caught; 14
and
has gone over upon him a Spirit of Jealousy, and was jealous at ta-his
wife, and she was unclean (defiled): or has gone over upon him a Spirit
of
Jealousy, and was jealous of ta-his wife,
and she was not unclean (defiled): 15 and the man
shall bring ta-his
woman to the Priest,
and shall bring ta-her Karban Offering
(Drawing Near Offering,
Gift Offering) upon her of a tenth of the ephah of grounded barley;
shall not
pour
oil upon him, and shall not give frankincense upon him; for he is a
Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering,
Apportion Offering) of
Jealousy, of a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of a Memorial
(Remembrance),
of a
Memorial (Remembrance) of
Iniquity.
16 And the Priest shall bring her near, and shall stand her to the Face
of hwhy: 17 And the Priest shall
take the Water of Sacreds (Holies) in an earthen vessel; and from the
dust which
shall be on the floor (?rented floor?) of the Tabernacle, the Priest
shall take, and
shall be
given
to
the Water:
18 And the Priest shall stand ta-the woman to
the Face of hwhy, and
shall uncover (loose) ta-the head of
the
woman, and shall give upon her palm tathe Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of the
Memorial (Remembrance), she is
a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of Jealousy: and in
the hand of the Priest
shall be the Water of the Bitters of the Curses: 19 and the Priest
shall make her swear, and shall say to the woman, If a man has not lain
with you, and if you have not strayed (deviated) at uncleanness
(defilement) under your husband,
be free (innocent, guiltless, blameless)
from the Water of the Bitters of these
Curses:
20 And you,
if you have strayed (deviated) under your man, and when you have been
unclean (defiled),
and has
given a man in you ta-his laying from failing unto
your man: 21 And the Priest shall make ta-the woman swear on an Oath
of the Allah-Curse (Imprecation), and
the Priest shall say to the woman, hwhy shall give
for an allah-curse (imprecation)
with you and to an oath in the midst of your
People in hwhy giving ta-your
genitals at falling
off, andta-your womb at swelling (amassing);
22 And
the Waters of these Curses, they shall go in your uterus to swell (amass) the
womb, and to
make
the genitals fall off: and the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
23 And the Priest shall write ta-these allah-curses
(imprecations) in a Scroll, and
shall be blotted to the Water of the Bitters: 24
and
ta-the woman shall quaff (drink)
ta-the Water
of
the Bitters of the Curses: and the Waters of the Curses for Bitters, they shall enter
in
her. 25 And the Priest shall
take from the hand of the
woman ta-the Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) of the
Jealousy, and shall wave ta-the Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) to the Face
of hwhy, and shall bring
her near to the Altar:
26 And the Priest shall grasp (hand grasp) from the Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Aportion Offering)ta-her Memorial (Remembrance)
Offering, and shall incense (smoke, fumigate, burn) to the Altar, and
afterward ta-the woman
shall quaff (drink)
ta-the Waters.
27 And of making her quaff (drink)
ta-the Waters,
and shall be, if she
shall be unclean (defiled), and she transgressed a transgression
against her man, and the Waters of the Curses of the Bitters, they
shall enter
in her, and her womb shall swell (amass), and her
genitals shall fall off: and the woman, she shall be
for an allah-curse (imprecation) in the nearness of her People. 28 And
if the woman
was not unclean (defiled), and she is clean (pure); and
shall be free (innocent, guiltless,
blameless), and shall seed seed.
THIS SPIRIT OF JEALOUSY
hwhy took
the issue
regarding the women lay with a man who is not her husband very
seriously. This is how the King James Version translates verses
twenty-one and twenty two of this week's Torah portion passage
(KJV) 21 Then the priest shall
charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto
the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people,
when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels,
to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall
say, Amen, amen.
It sounds strong, but it doesn't hit the correct places of a woman.
What's the point of a woman's thigh to rot? To me, the thigh doesn't
make sense.
Looking at the following King James
Version's words:
THIGH
The Hebrew word
for thigh is "yah-reyk"- Yod, Resh, Kaph Sophit (Kry).
It is from Strong's Concordance number 3409, and its definition
From an
unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness);
by euphemism the generative parts; figuratively a shank, flank, side:
- X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
Looking at these defenitions, one can see that one translation is "the
genereative parts". This is the same Hebrew word used when Abraham
asked his elder servant, commonly accepted as Eliezer, to put his hand
under his "testacles", because it doesn't just apply to Abraham, but to
Abraham's descendants as well. In the woman's case, this would apply
"to her genitals" as well.
BELLY
The Hebrew word
for belly is "beh-tehn"- Bet, Tet, Nun Sophit (Njb).
It is from Strong's Concordance number 990, and its definition
From an
unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the
womb; also the bosom or body of anything: - belly, body, + as they be
born, + within, womb.
The KJV's translation of belly is a general area in a woman's body.
Looking for something more specific, it would make sense that it would
affect her generative parts, and one defintion shows one, which is the
"womb".
BOWELS
The Hebrew word
for bowels is "mey-eh"- Mem, Ayin, Heh (hem).
It is from Strong's Concordance number 4578, and its definition
From an
unused root probably meaning to be soft; used only in plural the
intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively sympathy; by
implication a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men,
the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively): - belly, bowels, X
heart, womb.
The bowels are also a various lower area in a human being. Looking for
a definition to fit the area of a woman's reproduction area, since the
uterus was already clearly defined, the best one revealed by Strong is
"the uterus".
SWELL (AMASS)
The Hebrew word for swell
(amass) is
"tsah-vah"- Tsade, Bet, Heh (hbu). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 6638, and its definition
A
primitive root; to amass, that is, grow turgid; specifically to array
an army against: - fight, swell.
Notice that this definition is the same root word for "army".
Putting these three crucial definitions together, this is how it should
be properly translated:
21 And the Priest shall make ta-the woman swear on an Oath
of the Allah-Curse (Imprecation), and
the Priest shall say to the woman, hwhy shall give
for an allah-curse (imprecation)
with you and to an oath in the midst of your
People in hwhy giving ta-your
genitals at falling
off, andta-your womb at swelling (amassing);
22 And
the Waters of these Curses, they shall go in your uterus to swell (amass) the
womb, and to
make
the genitals fall off: and the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
These results really hits a woman "below the belt", by affecting her
reproductive areas. As one can see, if a woman did lay with another man
and put seed in her, hwhy's
judgment on a woman would be more dramatic and traumatic, that hwhy
took away two things from her:
One: The
woman's ability to mate and enjoy the pleasure of mating with her
husband, by having her genitals fall
off.
Two: The woman's
reproductivity and her blessing to have
sons and
daughters, by making her womb swell. During Biblical times, in the
culture, a wife's
reputation was to have children, and if she was not able to bear
children, she was not fruitful as hwhy
commanded Adam and Khavah, which is noted in the Torah portion of
B'reyshith,
in the book of Genesis
Genesis 1:26And Elohim
said, We will do (make) Adam in Our Image according to Our
Likeness, and shall rule among
the fishes of
the Sea, and among the birds of
the Heavens, and among the animals, and among all of the Earth, and
among
all
creepers that
creep upon the Earth. 27
And Elohim created ta-the Adam in
His Image,
created him in the Image of
Elohim, created them a remembered one (male) and
a perforated one (punctured one, female). 28 And Elohim
blessed them, and
Elohim said to them, Fructify and multiply, and fill ta-the Earth,
and subdue her;...
hwhy's
Judgment on a woman would so dramatic and so traumatic, and
she would also not conisdered blessed. This would really cause a scare
to the women at that time to be scared at the result, and would make
them think twice before considering straying from their husbands, and
would think that they could have it done to them as well. In verse
twenty two of this week's Torah portion passage, when the judgemnt
would cause a
woman's womb to swell, this would be an act of a mockery to
that woman by hwhy
by making her look like she was pregnant and for looking like she was
taking part with the other fertile women to "amass" an "army", But it
would be only a "mass of air", and it would be "an empty and false
pregnancy", for
the
fruit of her womb by lying with another man who is not her husband is
"emptiness", and she will stay in that state for the rest of her life.
This would also portray as Rico Cortes of Wisdom In
Torah Ministries calls it "Measure for measure", and in
agricultural
terms it is "Reaping what you sow". Also these elements take away the
woman to have pleasure in having sex, and if she did get pregnant, she
would have difficulty in giving labor to her baby. This false act of
"amassing an army of air" can be compared to HaSatan who is the prince
of the air who has his own army.
Indirectly
related, the Torah of a man lying with a woman, which is noted in the
Torah portion of Ki Theytsey, in the book of
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 22:22If a man shall be found
laying
with a woman married of a husband, and
they shall die, also both of them, the man that layed with the
woman, and the woman: and you shall consume (fuel away burn away)the evil from Israel.
In
verse twenty three of this week's Torah portion passage, the Priest is
to take the written scroll of the
curses and blot it with Water of the Bitters.
Looking at the word BLOT
The Hebrew word for blot
is "mah-khah"- Mem, Khet, Heh (hxm).
It is from Strong's Concordance number , and its definition
"A
primitive root; properly to stroke or rub; by implication to erase;
also to smooth (as if with oil), that is, grease or make fat; also to
touch, that is, reach to: - abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow,
put out, reach unto, X utterly, wipe (away, out)".
This is where we get our modern English word "mock".
This is the same word used when Moses talked with hwhy
on Mount Sinai, after the Israelites defiled themselves with the Golden
Calf, which is noted in the Torah portion of of Ki Thisa, in the book
of
Exodus
Exodus 32:31And Moses
returned to hwhy, and said,
Oh now, this People have sinned a great sin, and they have done (made)
for
themselves
elohim of gold. 32 And
now, if You will lift away (bear) their sin, and if not,
blot (erase) me now from Your Scroll which You have written. 33
And hwhy said to
Moses, Whom which
has sinned to Me, I will blot (erase) him out of My Scroll. 34 And
now,
go,
lead ta-the People to which I
have spoken to you:
behold, My Messenger shall go to your face:
and in the day of My Visitation, I will visit their sin upon (over)
them.
35 And hwhy plagued ta-the People, upon which they
did (made) ta-the calf
which Aaron made.
Moses warns the Israelites that they would be blotted out if they go
and serve other elohim, which is noted in the Torah portion of
Nitsavim,
in the book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 29:16For you, you know tawhich we dwelled
in
the land of Egypt;
and ta
which we went
over in the nearness of
the nations which you
went over; 17 and you have seen ta-their disgustingness (filth,
pollutions), and ta-their log
idols (rolling idols)
of tree and the stone, silver, and gold, which were with them: 18 lest
shall exist among you
a man, or a woman, or
family, or a tribe, which his heart faces away today from withhwhy, our
Elohim, to go to
serve the elohim of ta-these
nations; lest shall exist
among you a root that
fructifies gall and wormwood; 19 And
shall
be, in his hearing ta-the Words of
this
alah-curse, and shall bless in his heart, to say, Peace shall belong to
me,
for
I walk in the stubborness (hostility, imagination)
of my heart, by that, to
add the drunkenness
to
ta-the thirsty:
20 hwhy will
not breathe forgiveness [(be willing at
forgiving)] to him, for then shall smoke
the Anger of hwhy, and His Jealousy shall be
against
that man, and
shall crouch on Him all of the alah-curses (imprecations) that were
written in
this
Scroll, and hwhy shall
blot out (abolish) ta-his name
from under the Heavens.
This principle was similarly applied in the Brith Khadashah (the New
Covenant), and it
regarded the assembly in Sardis, which is noted by the apostle John, in
the book of Revelation
Revelation
3:1 And unto
the angel of the assembly in Sardis write; These things saith He that
hath the seven Spirits of hwhy, and the
seven stars; I know
thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2 Be
watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to
die: for I have not found thy works perfect before hwhy.
3 Remember therefore how
thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore
thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt
not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4 Thou hast a few names even
in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk
with Me in white: for they are worthy. 5 He that overcometh, the same
shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not
blot out his name out
of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My
Father, and
before His angels.
Some
brethren in Sardis were not walking completely in the truth, and they
in many ways were in danger of being blotted out from the book of life.
This
is the same Hebrew word applied in the opposite means, and an example
is regarding David's sin with Bathsheba,
which is noted in the book
of the Psalms
Psalm 51:9 Hide Thy Face from
my sins, and
blot out all mine iniquities.
Also in this week's Torah portion verse, the
woman's
reproductive organs are being "blot out" from bearing fruit
of having children, especially children who could have been
potential
ancestors
of the future Yeshua, the Messiah.
Monte Judah of Lion
and Lamb Ministries noted in this segment regarding the woman,
is that the spiritual
implication to this, is that one would commit spiritual adultery with
other elohim by another elohim,
i.e. the world, or other things they make elohim in their lives. In my
two cents worth, what happens to those who serve other elohim in their
lives, is that they give labor to things related to the world, which is
"vain labor", or in the Kingdom sense, in this week's Torah portion
segment "empty labor".
Looking at the following words:
ALLAH-CURSE (IMPRECATION)
The Hebrew word for
allah-curse(imprecation) is
"ah-lah"- Ayin, Lamed, Heh (hle). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 423, and its definition
From
H422; an imprecation: - curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.
from 422 "ah-lah" (hle), and its definition
A
primitive root; properly to adjure, that is, (usually in a bad sense)
imprecate: - adjure, curse, swear.
This is the same word that the Muslims use for the name of their
perverse pagan god.
CURSES
The Hebrew word for curses is
"ah-rahr"- Aleph, Resh, Resh (rra). It is from Strong's Concordance
number 779, and its definition
A
primitive root; to execrate: - X bitterly curse.
Rico
Cortes of Wisdom in Torah
Ministries recorded a teaching, titled
"Bitter
Waters and the Church in the Great Tribulation". Right click the link
below and choose "Save Target As".
Bitter Waters and the Church in the Great Tribulation
CHAPTER
6 Numbers
6:1-27
Num
6:1 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
2 Speak to the Sons of
Israel, and you shall say to them, If a man or a woman shall
accomplish
(make wonderful) to a vow of a Vow of a Nazarite for the set apartness
(separation) [(to be set apart (separated)] to hwhy: 3 Shall be set apart
(separated) from
wine and strong
drink (liquor); and shall not drink from leavened (vinegar) wine and
leavened (vinegar) strong
drink (liquor); and shall not imbibe (drink) any steeped juice of
grapes; and
shall not
eat the
fresh
(moist) and the dry grapes. 4 All of the
days of his set apartness (separation) from anything which shall be
done (made) from the vine; of
the wine from the sour grape (grape kernel), and unto a grapeskin
(grape husk), shall not eat.
5 All of the days of the Vow
of his Set Apartness (Separation), a razor shall not go over
upon his head: until the
days are fulfilled of which was set apart (separated) to hwhy shall be Sacred (Holy), and
shall
grow the locks (looseness) of the hair of his head. 6 Shall not
come upon a dead
soul all of the days of his set apartness (separation) to hwhy, 7 for his father, and for
his mother, for his brother, and for his
sister, shall not be unclean (defiled) for them in their death: for a set apartness (separation) of his Elohim is upon his
head. 8 All of the days of
his set apartness (separation) he shall be Sacred (Holy) to hwhy.
9 And when a dead one shall die upon him in a sudden (moment's,
instant's, winking's, twinkling's) moment (instant,
wink, twinkling), and makes unclean [(and defiles)] the
head
of his set apartness (separation); and shall shave his head in
the day
of his
cleansing,
shall shave him on the seventh day. 10 And on the eighth day shall
bring two
turtledoves
or two sons of a dove to the Priest to the Entrance of the Tent of
Appointment: 11 And the Priest shall do (offer) one for a Sin Offering,
and
one for an Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), and
shall atone upon
him from the which had sinned upon the soul, and shall sanctify ta-his head
that day. 12 And shall set apart (separate) to hwhyta-the days of
his set apartness (separation), and shall bring a sheep of
a
son of his
year
for a
Guilt
Offering: and the days of the first, they shall fall, for
his set apartness (separation) was made unclean [(was
defiled)].
13 And this is the Teaching (Torah) of the Nazarite in the day were
fulfilled the days of his set apartness (separation): shall bring
himself to the
Entrance
of the Tent of Appointment: 14 And shall bring near ta-his Karban Offering
(Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) to hwhy, a perfect sheep of a
son of his year
for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering), and one
perfect ewe sheep of a daughter
of her year for a Sin Offering, and one perfect ram for
a Peace Offering, 15 And a basket of unleavened bread
of flour, of
overflowed (mixed) in the oil, and wafers (thin cakes) of
khalah
bread (khalah cakes) of
unleavened
bread
anointed in
the oil, and
their Donation Offering (Tribute Offering, Food Offering, Grain
Offering, Apportion Offering), and their Drink Offering (Libation
Offering). 16 And
the Priest shall
bring near to the Face of hwhy, and shall
do (offer) ta-his Sin
Offering and ta-his Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 17
And shall do (offer) ta-the ram of a Sacrifice of the
Peace Offering to hwhy upon the
basket of
the unleavened bread: and the Priest shall do (offer) ta-his Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering) and ta-his Drink
Offering (Libation Offering). 18
And the Nazarite shall shave at the Entrance of the Tent of Appointment
ta-the head of
his set apartness (separation),
and shall taketa-the hair of the head
of his set apartness (separation), and shall give upon the
fire which is under
the Sacrifice
of the Peace Offering. 19 And the Priest shall take ta-the boiled
shoulder leg (arm leg, front leg) from the ram, and one
unleavened
bread cake from the
basket, and
one
unleavened bread wafer, and shall give upon the palms of the Nazarite
after his shaving ta-his set apartness (separation): 20 and the Priest shall
wave them of a Wave Offering to the Face of hwhy: he is Sacred (Holy)
to the Priest, upon the breast of the Wave Offering, and upon the hip
leg (back leg)
of the Heave Offering: and afterward, the
Nazarite shall imbibe (drink) wine. 21 This is the Teaching (Torah) of
the
Nazarite which
shall vow his Karban Offering
(Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) to hwhy upon his set apartness (separation), from by unto
which his hand, she shall afford (attain, reach): according to [(as)]
the mouth of his
vow,
which shall vow, so shall do upon the Teaching (Torah) of his set apartness (separation).
22 And hwhy
spoke to
Moses, to say, 23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, to
say,
Thus you shall bless ta-the Sons of
Israel,
saying to them, 24 hwhy shall bless you,
and shall keep (hedge) you:
25 hwhy shall shine His Face to
you,
and shall be gracious to you: 26 hwhy shall lift up (bear) His
Face to
you, and
shall set (put) peace to you. 27 And they shall put ta-My Name upon
the Sons of
Israel; and I, I will bless them.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
Verses one through twenty-one
THE NAZARITE VOW
There are
two well known people in the Bible who did the vow of the Nazarite, and
they were Sampson
and the apostle Paul, which are noted in the books of the Judges and
the Acts
SAMPSON
Judges
13:1 And
the Sons of Israel did evil again in the Eyes of hwhy;
and hwhy
delivered them into
the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 And
there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose
name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 3 And the
Messenger
of hwhy
appeared unto the
woman, and
said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou
shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore
beware, I pray thee,
and drink not wine
nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 For, lo, thou
shalt
conceive, and bear a son; and no
razor shall come on his head: for the young boy shall be a Nazarite of
Elohim from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the
hand
of the Philistines. 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying,
A man
of the Elohim came unto me, and his countenance was like the
countenance of a Messenger of Elohim, very terrible: but I asked him
not whence he was, neither
told he me his name: 7 But He said
unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and
bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any
unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to Elohim from the
womb
to the day of his death. 8
Then Manoah intreated hwhy,
and said, O my Adonai,
let
the Man of the Elohim which Thou didst send come again unto us, and
teach us
what we shall do unto the young boy that shall be born. 9 And the
Elohim
hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the Messenger
of the Elohim came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but
Manoah
her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and
shewed her
husband, and said unto him, Behold, the Man hath appeared unto me, that
came unto me the other day. 11 And Manoah arose, and went after his
wife, and came to
the Man, and said unto him, Art Thou the Man that spakest unto the
woman? And he said, I am. 12 And Manoah said, Now let Thy Words come to
pass. How
shall we order the young boy, and how shall we do unto him? 13 And the
Messenger of hwhy
said unto Manoah, Of
all that
I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She
may not eat
of any thing that cometh of the vine,
neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing:
all that I commanded her let her observe.
15 And Manoah said
unto the Messenger of hwhy,
I pray Thee, let us detain Thee, until we shall have made ready a kid
for Thee. 16 And the Messenger of hwhy
said unto Manoah,
Though thou
detain Me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer an
Elevation (Burnt) Offering, thou must offer it unto hwhy.
For Manoah knew not
that He
was a Messenger of hwhy.
17 And Manoah said
unto the Messenger of hwhy,
What is Thy Name, that when Thy sayings come to pass we may do Thee
honour? 18 And
the Messenger of hwhy
said unto him, Why
askest
thou thus after My Name, seeing it is secret? 19 So Manoah
took a
kid with the Food (Grain) Offering, and offered
it upon a rock unto hwhy:
and the Messenger did
wondrously; and Manoah
and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up
toward
heaven from off the altar, that the Messenger of hwhy
ascended in the
flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on
their faces to the ground. 21 But the Messenger of hwhy
did no more appear to
Manoah
and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was a Messenger of hwhy.
22 And Manoah said
unto his wife, We shall surely die,
because we have seen Elohim. 23 But his wife said unto him, If hwhy
were pleased to
kill us, he would not have received an Elevation (Burnt) Offering
and a
Food (Grain) Offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all
these
things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. 24
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson:
and the young man grew, and hwhy blessed him.
The
future mother of Samson was not to have anything to do with the grape
items, and Samson was not to eat grape items throughout his life.
THE APOSTLE PAUL (FORMALY SAUL)
Acts 18:18 And
Paul after
this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the
brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and
Aquila; having
shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
It
is clear in this passage of Acts that Paul did a Nazarite vow. When
Paul was present at the
time of the stoning of Stephen in Jerusalem, to the time Yeshua met
him, to the time his eyes were open by Ananias, meeting Barabbas,
meeting the disciples, meeting Lydia, meeting of woman of divination,
teaching in Antioch, all these before the time of appealing to Caesar,
Paul was under the Nazarite vow, and had long locks of hair.
By the way, this is how the apsotle Paul got his name, which is based
of an account in the book of the Acts
Acts 9:1 And Saul, yet
breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the
Lord, went unto the High Priest, 2 And desired of him letters to
Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether
they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there
shined round about him a light from the heavens: 4 And he fell to
the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why
persecutest thou Me? 5 And he said, Who art Thou, Lord? And the Lord
said, I am Yeshua whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick
against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord,
what wilt Thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go
into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
The
key part of this passage in this Acts passage is this:
And he fell to the earth...
In the Hebrew, the root word for fall is "nah-phahl"- Nun, Peh, Lamed (lpn)
Take that last two letters and we get "phal" (lp).
The apostle "Paul" got his name by his experience "falling" off from
his animal, most likely a horse.
Bill Cloud of Shoreshim
Ministries noted that there could be many reasons for the People
to want to take the Nazarite Vow.
In similarness, John the Immerser abstained from drinking wine and
strong drink, which is noted in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:8
And it came to pass, that while he executed the Priest's Office
before hwhy in the order of his course,
9 According to the Custom of the Priest's Office, his lot was to
burn incense when he went into the Temple of hwhy. 10 And the whole
multitude of the People were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of hwhy standing on the right side
of the Altar of Incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was
troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear
not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall
bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name, John. 14 And thou
shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the Eyes of hwhy, and shall drink
neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of the sons
of Israel shall he turn to hwhy, their Elohim. 17 And
he
shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the
hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the disobedient to the
wisdom of the just; to make ready a People prepared for hwhy.
A question comes to me "Why did hwhy
abstain the Nazarite from only grapes of any format"? Wine was a main
staple for drinking in any culture.
The My Olive Tree
website, under the article "The Historical Symbolism
of Grapes and Grapevines", said this:
"Symbolism
involving the grapevine dates back thousands of years, to the times of
the ancient Greeks. In Greek mythology there was even a god of a
vintage (Dionysus, known as Bacchus in the Roman tradition). Dionysus
would carry around a grape vine or bunches of grapes whenever he was
represented in paintings and images. Many festivals and banquets had
wine toasts to Dionysus as a tradition, and Greek wine cups were often
even decorated with wine and grapes as a tribute to the god.
The grapevine also frequently occurs as a symbol in Christianity and
the New Testament. One parable told by Jesus likens the Kingdom of
Heaven to a father engaging laborers within his vineyard. Jesus even
uses the vine as a symbol of Himself, saying "I am the vine." Because
of this symbolism, many important Roman figures (after the Roman Empire
had adopted Christianity) use the images of vines and grapes on their
graves or in mosaics in which they are depicted. The grapevine makes
frequent occurrences in the older scriptures as well, with the vine
being the symbol of God';s chosen people, the children of Abraham.
In most of these situations, you can see that the use of a grapevine as
a symbol that is tied into fertility and prosperity.
It is therefore appropriate that My Olive Tree helps to literally
create more fertility in the desert by using grape vines, a symbol of
fertility that stretches back to Israel's early history.In most of
these situations, you can see that the use of a grapevine as a symbol
that is tied into fertility and prosperity".
The purpose of abstaining of drinking or eating from the grapes is an
act of having no fertility and no prosperity. Anyone heard of a
religion during the Medieval times through today having nothing to do
with fertility and prosperity? How about the Roman church? Also, the
Benedictine monasteries and the Jesuits did it too by abstaining from
fertility and living in poverty. My ancester, Robert de Newburgh
(c.1100-1159), during the latter years of his life, became a monk at
the Abbey of Bec, in Normandy, France, and is buried there. He had that
experience in the years he became a monk. Samson and the apostle Paul
were abstained from these things as well.
Regarding the Nazarite Vow in this week's Torah portion chapter, the
Nazarine's purpose is that they were to abstain from any form of
grapes,
the symbol of fertility and prosperity- the grapes' symbol. In relation
to Yeshua, Yeshua came to earth without having sex and offspring and
was poor throughout His life. He was the Nazarine which makes sense,
because He lived, since as early as twelve years old, in "Nazareth",
which is noted in the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 2:19 But when
Herod was dead, behold, an angel of hwhy appeareth in a dream to
Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the Young Child and
His mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which
sought the Young Child's Life. 21 And he arose, and took the Young
Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he
heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father
Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned
of hwhy in a dream, he turned aside
into the parts of Galilee: 23 And he came and
dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Common sources say that it is from the book of Judges regarding Samson,
the Judge. But on the Christian
Courier website, in the article "Was Matthew Mistaken in the
Nazarene Prophecy?" noted that it could be a play on words, which is
based in
the book of the Prophet Isaiah
Isaiah 11:1 And there shall
come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out
of his roots:
It doesn't show it in English, but in the Hebrew text, the Hebrew word
for branch is "neh-tsehr"- Nun, Tsade, Resh (run),
which would fit the name of the location that Yeshua dwelled, as well
as His title, a "Nazarene".
Verses twenty two through twenty
seven
THE
AARONIC BLESSING 22 And hwhy
spoke to
Moses, to say, 23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, to
say,
Thus you shall bless ta-the Sons of
Israel,
saying to them, 24 hwhy shall bless you,
and shall keep (hedge) you:
25 hwhy shall shine His Face to
you,
and shall be gracious to you: 26 hwhy shall lift up (bear) His
Face to
you, and
shall set (put) peace to you. 27 And they shall put ta-My Name upon
the Sons of
Israel; and I, I will bless them.
It has been traditional that the Jews hold their hands in the air in
the shape
of a Shin
This is a topical view of Jerusalem showing the three rivers making the
Hebrew letter Shin (Backwards shaped)
The scripture though, does not say that Aaron put out his hands in the
shape of
the letter Shin. This is the first account of Aaron as the High Priest,
when he blessed the People, as noted in the Torah portion of Sh'mini,
in the book of Leviticus
Leviticus 9:22 And Aaron
lifted up (bore) ta-his hands to
the People, and
blessed them,...
It doesn't say though that Aaron didn't to do it. Mr Spock from "Star
Trek" Leonard
Nimoy, who is Jewish, who
played Mr Spock from "Star Trek",
thinks it's ok to use this Shin symbol in the Star Trek episode series.
But don't forget, it is only
the High Priest and his sons that do it, and we have
our Eternal High Priest, and He is Yeshua, the Messiah.
CHAPTER
7 Numbers
7:1-89
Num 7:1 And
was in
the day Moses had finished to the raising up ta-the
Tabernacle, and the anointing of
him, and the sanctifying of him, and ta-all of his Vessels, and ta-the Altar
and ta-all of his Vessels, and
the anointing of them, and the sanctifying of them; 2 And the Rulers of
Israel, the heads of the house of their fathers, they brought near.
These
were the rulers
of the tribes, these were the ones standing upon (over) the visited
ones (accounted ones, counted ones): 3 and
they brought ta-their Karban Offering (Drawing
Near Offering, Gift Offering) to the Face of hwhy, six wagons, and
two ten (twoteen,
twelve) oxen; a wagon upon two of the rulers, and an ox for one:
and they brought them near to the face of the Tabernacle.
4 And hwhy
spoke to Moses, to say,
5 Take from them, and they shall be for the servicing of ta-the Service
of the Tent of
Appointment; and you shall give them to the Levites, a man
according to [(as)] the mouth of his Service. 6 And Moses took ta-the wagons,
and
ta-the oxen,
and gave
them to the Levites. 7 tatwo
wagons, and
ta
fouroxen were
given to the sons of Gershon according to [(as)]
the mouth of their Service: 8 And tafour wagons and taeightoxen were given to
the sons of Merari according to [(as)] the mouth of their Service, on
the hand of
Ithamar, son of Aaron, the Priest. 9
And to
the sons of Kohath were not given: for the Service
of the Sacred Things
(Holy Things)
was upon them, they were carried (bored, lifted up) on their shoulders.
10 And the rulers,
they brought near
tathe
Dedication
Offering at the Altar in the day he was anointed [(had anointed
him)], and the
rulers, they brought near ta-their Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) to the
face of the Altar.
11 And hwhy
said to Moses, One
ruler for the day, one ruler for the day, they shall bring near ta-their Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) for the Dedication
Offering of the Altar.
12 And the one with bringing
near ta-his Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) on the
first day was Nahshon, son of
Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: 13 And his Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 14 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
15 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for
an Elevation Offering (Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 16 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 17 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats, five sheep,
sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of Nahshon, son of Amminadab.
18 On the second day brought
near Nethaneel, son of Zuar, ruler of
Issachar.
19 The bringing near of ta-his Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 20 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
21 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 22 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 23 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of
Nethaneel, son of Zuar.
24 On the third day, the
ruler of the son of Zebulun was Eliab, son of
Helon. 25 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 26 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
27 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 28 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 29 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)
of Eliab, son of Helon.
30 On the fourth day, the
ruler of the sons of Reuben was Elizur, son
of
Shedeur: 31 His Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 32 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
33 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 34 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 35 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of
Elizur, son of Shedeur.
36 On the fifth day, the
ruler of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel, son
of
Zurishaddai: 37 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 38 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
39 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 40 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 41 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of
Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth day, the
ruler of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph, son of
Deuel: 43 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 44 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
45 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 46 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 47 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of
Eliasaph, son of Deuel.
48 On the seventh day, the
ruler of the sons of Ephraim was Elishama,
son
of Ammihud: 49 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 50 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
51 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 52 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 53 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of
Elishama, son of Ammihud.
54 On the eighth day, the
ruler of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel,
son
of Pedahzur: 55 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 56 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
57 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 58 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 59 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.
60 On the ninth day: the
ruler of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan, son
of
Gideoni: 61 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 62 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
63 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 64 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 65 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)
of Abidan, son of Gideoni.
66 On the tenth day, the
ruler of the sons of Dan was Ahiezer, son
of
Ammishaddai: 67 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 68 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
69 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 70 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 71 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of Ahiezer, son of
Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh day, the
ruler of the sons of Asher was Pagiel, son
of
Ocran: 73 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 74 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
75 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 76 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 77 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of
Pagiel, son of Ocran.
78 On the twelfth day, the
ruler of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira, son
of
Enan: 79 HisKarban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering)was one
silver Plate
(Dish), thirty and a hundred was her weight; one silver
Sprinkling Bowl (Strewing Bowl) of
seventy shekels on the Shekel of the Sanctuary; both of them filled of
flour overflowed (mixed) in the oil for a Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): 80 One
golden Bowl (Spoon) of ten, filled of
incense:
81 One bullock, son of a herd,
one
ram, one sheep, son of his year for an Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering): 82 One goat
of the kids for a Sin Offering: 83 and for the Sacrifice of the Peace
Offering were two bulls (oxen), five rams, five he goats,
five sheep, sons of
a
year: This was the Karban
Offering (Drawing Near Offering, Gift Offering) of Ahira, son of Enan.
84 This was the Dedication Offering of the Altar in the day he was
anointed from tathe Rulers
of Israel: two
ten (twoteen, twelve)
silver Plates
(Dishes), two ten (twoteen, twelve) silver Sprinkling
Bowls (Strewing Bowls), two ten
(twoteen, twelve) golden Bowls (Spoons):
85 Thirty and a
hundred was of the one
silver Plate
(Dish) and seventy was of the one Sprinkling Bowl
(Strewing Bowl): all of the
silver vessels were two
thousand and four hundred on the Shekel of the Sanctuary: 86 Two ten (Twoteen, Twelve)
golden Bowls
(Spoons), filled of incense,
of ten,
of ten,
of the
Bowls (Spoons) on the Shekel
of the Sanctuary: all of the gold of the Bowls (Spoons)
were twenty
and a
hundred.
87
All of the herd for the Elevation Offering
(Ascension Offering, Burnt Offering) were two
ten (twoteen, twelve)
bullocks, two ten (twoteen, twelve)
rams, two ten (twoteen, twelve) sheep, sons of a year, and
their Donation Offering (Tribute
Offering, Food Offering, Grain Offering, Apportion Offering): and two ten (twoteen, twelve) goats of the kids for a Sin
Offering. 88 And all of the herds for the
Sacrifice
of the Peace Offerings were twenty and four bullocks, sixty rams, sixty
he
goats, sixty sheep, sons of a year.
This was the Dedication
Offering of the Altar, after he was anointed [(after had
anointed him)].
89 And was Moses in entering to the Tent of Appointment to speak with
Him, and heard ta-the Voice
from speaking to him from upon the Mercy
Seat which was upon the Ark of the Testimony
(Witness), from between
the two
cherubims: and spoke to him.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have
comments)
If anyone knows a popular secular Christmas tune called "The Twelve
Days of Christmas", it is probable that it was based on this week's
Torah portion chapter.
Notice that the order the rulers came to the Tent of
Appointment
were based on the order of their military camps and not by their birth
order. Why? I
do not know.
There are symbols to some of these elements:
Gold:Eternity Silver:Redemption Flour:Yeshua without
leavening Oil:The
Ruakh HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) Incense:Prayers
for the tribes/saints Oxen/Bullocks/Rams/Lambs/Kid of
the Goats:Yeshua, the
Living sacrifice
The Tabernacle was assembled and sanctified in first day of the first
month
of Aviv, which is noted in the Torah portion of P'kudey, in the book of
Exodus.
Exodus 40:17And was, in the first renewed
month in the second year, on the one of
the
renewed month, the Tabernacle was raised up. 18 And
Moses
raised up ta-the Tabernacle,...
A question came to me: "What days were the twelve days
the
rulers
dedicated the Tabernacle"? We know that the Levites were in the tent to
be consecrated seven days, which is noted in the Torah portion of Tsav,
in
the book of Leviticus
Leviticus 8:35And you shall dwell at the
Entrance of
the
Tent of Appointment, daily and nightly, seven days, and you shall keep (observe,
guard) ta-the Charge
of hwhy, and you shall not die: for
so I
have commanded.
Based in my calculation, it was probable that the Levites were in the
Tent of Appointment from the fifteenth day of the month of Aviv/Nissan
to the
twenty-first day of the month of Aviv.
The next question is "When did the leaders of the twelve camps bring
their Karban Offerings to the Tent of Appointment"? We can get a point
of time when the Camp was made, which is noted in the Torah portion of
B'midbar, in the book of Numbers
Numbers
1:1And hwhy
spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai in the Tent of
Appointment, on the one of the second renewed month, in the
second
year to
their going out from the land of Egypt, to say, 2 Lift up (Bear) ta-the heads of
all of the Congregation of the Sons
of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, among
the enrollment (scroll, number) of names, of every remembered
one
(male) by their skulls (rolls); 3 from a son
of
twenty years and the upward (ascending), of all going out armed in
Israel: you, you and
Aaron shall visit (account, count)
them by their
armies. 4 And a man, a man, they shall be with you, a man to the
tribe; he is a man of a head to (of) the house of his fathers.
The last day they stayed at Mount Sinai is noted in the
Torah portion of B'ha-alothkha, in the book of Numbers
Numbers 10:11And was in the second
year, in the second renewed month, on the twenty
on the renewed month, the Cloud ascended (taken up) from upon (over)
the
Tabernacle of
the Testimony
(Witness). 12 And the Sons of Israel, they
pulled up (journeyed) for their
journeys (departings, movings) from the Wilderness of
Sinai;...
Which means they had to do the twelve days of Karban Offerings possibly
occurred between
the twenty second day of the first month of Aviv/Nissan and the
nineteenth day of the second month of Iyar.